July, 1926] 



Apple Industry in New Hampshire 



29 



In Table 11 there is given a siiinniaiy of the inetlu)(l:< of the sale 

 of Ncnv Hampshire apples, the same information being shown graph- 

 ically- in Fig. 8. The New Hampshire farmer ha^ a strong tendency 

 to s(>ll his apples for cash in tlie antinnn. Thus, the countiy buyer 

 and the city wholesaler recei\e well over half of the croji. Commission 

 sales either for domestic or foreign markets cover nearly another 14 

 per cent of the total. 



There are as yet only a small proportion of New Hampshire apples 

 marketed through cooperative associations. The selling of ajiples, pro- 

 \ ided that they are of good quality, is so easy in this territory that 

 there is small wonder that the fruit growers* have neglected to organ- 

 ize. There is a possibility, as we shall see later, that this situation may 



Table X. — Prices of Leading Varieties of Apples in Netv Hampshire 



by Grades 



be changed within the next decade. The discussion of this, however, 

 we will leave until the conclusion when a forecast is made of the de- 

 \elopment of the industry for the next 15 j^ears. 



In Table 12 on page 32 there is given a summary of the methods by 

 which New Hampshire apples are moved to market. It is of interest 

 simply in that it indicates that nearlj^ half of the apples reach the con- 

 sumer by transportation o\-cr the highwaj's, rather than bj' rail or boat. 



CULTURAL METHODS 



No district can expect to compete in the apple market of today un- 

 less scientific methods of orcharding are adopted. Information on 

 orchard practices is of interest particularh' so far as it enables us to 

 determine to what extent appro\ed practices are being used in New 

 Hampshire orchards. The data do not lend themselves to tabulation, 

 and will, therefore, largely be presented in the text.* 



*For further information, see New Hampshire Extension Circular 62, "'Production 

 Practices in New Hampshire Orchards" 



