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an injustice on the local producer and in the long run discourages local 

 production and makes prices higher to the consumer. It probably works 

 little hardship on year-round manufacturers when a product is put on 

 sale by retailers at a loss; but in the case of strawberries and other crops 

 where the results of a year's work are put on the market within a brief 

 time, the local producer may have to accept prices below the actual mar- 

 ket possibilities. Thus, the retailer, in jockeying for a position of ad- 

 vantage over other retailers, often discourages local production. 



NEED OF FURTHER STUDY 



As stated in the introduction, this study was intended only as a pre- 

 liminary survey to get a general picture of the situation. From a study 

 of this survey it would seem that there are several outstanding problems 

 which require detailed study and analysis. 



1. Under what conditions can our producers afford to meet the market 



demand for potatoes? Large amounts are being shipped in. Is it 

 feasible or practical to grow them locally? 



2. Large quantities of poultry are being shipped in to summer hotels. 



Would this demand be attractive to our producers? Could they 

 furnish poultry for this market? What is the best way to supply 

 this large demand? 



3. Can local producers profitably supply the White Mountain vegetable 



demand? 



4. There is a demand for celery in nearly every district of the state. 



Can this be grown locally to better meet the demand? Can the 

 demand for local products be further accentuated by storing for 

 holiday trade? 

 -5. Can the demand for cabbage be profitably supplied by local pro- 

 ducers? And after supplying the local demand can cabbage be 

 profitably grown for outside markets? 



6. Can the vegetables which now practically fill the demand be grown 



with less labor and perhaps by fewer men? 



7. Can the New Hampshire producers profitablj' force cucumbers, 



tomatoes and other vegetables in order to take advantage of the 

 early price? 



8. Can local farmers produce dry onions in competition with present 



production areas? 



9. To what extent can we afford to meet the demand for dry beans? 

 10. What can be done to accelerate the marketing of local products? 



How can better trade relations be established between producer and 

 retailer? How can unfair practices on the part of either retailer 

 or producer be changed? 



These questions raise problems that cannot be adequately discussed 

 in this study on account of lack of definite information. It is important 

 that studies be made to secure such information as is necessary to satis- 

 factorily discuss the problems. This will involve commodity studies in 

 production and marketing under our conditions. In the case of potatoes, 

 a survey of the conditions on 500 farms producing potatoes for the market 

 should indicate not only something as to cost of production under varying 



