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with iihosphoric acid, phosphoric acid and potash, and phosphoric acid, 

 potash and lime, produced fruit freer from bitter-pit than did the check 

 plots. In 1924 tlie fruit borne in nitrogen and lime, and nitrogen and 

 potash plots was freer from bitter-pit than that borne in the check 

 plots; but in 1925 this condition was reversed. In 1924 and 1925 the 

 ]-)otash, and potash-plus-lime plots produced fruit freer from bitter- 

 pit than did the check plots. 



RURAL ECONOMICS 

 State-Wide Consumption Survey — iPurnell Fund) 



The i)reliminary state survey of the pui'chases of farm commodities 

 by stores, hotels and camps was begun in August, 1925, in co-operation 

 with the Bureau of Agricultural Economics of the United States De- 

 ixirtment of Agriculture. Approximately 1250 store and 300 hotel 

 records were taken. The i)urpose of this study was to secure definite 

 information as to quantities of farm products which were being shipped 

 into the state at various seasons of the year. Special emphasis was 

 given to those bulky or i)erishable jjroducts that are being shii)iied in 

 during that season of the year when local products could be grown. 

 In most instances, no attempt was made to decide whether or not these 

 commodities could be i)rofitably grown locally. More detailed com- 

 modity studies later can more adequately answer these problems. 



The outstanding results of the survey, which was made by H. C. 

 Woodvvorth, L. B. Lincoln and H. I. Richards, are: 



1. About 300,000 bushels of jiotatoes are shipped in during the com- 

 peting season. 



2. The local markets are nearly supplied by local production with 

 beets, carrots, parsnips, greens, string beans, tomatoes and cucum- 

 bers, during the comi)eting season. (This is an important fact 

 since an increase in production would mean a local siu'plus and 

 prices would be low.) 



3. Hotels in the White Mountains buy most of their vegetables out- 

 side of the state. 



4. Hotel demand for poultry and eggs in the White Mcumtains is 

 nuich greater than the local jiroduction. 



The results of the survey were published in Station Bulletin No. 

 222, "Can New Hampshire Produce More of What She Eats?" 



As the result of the facts brought out in this i)reliminary survey, 

 definite projects for more detailed study have been started, as follows: 

 a study of potato production; study of vegetable demand in the White 

 Mountain district and the methods of supplying the demand; study of 

 poultry demand in the White Mountain district, and the methods of 

 supplying the demand. 



Cost of Fruit Study— (Pwrru// Fund) 



In co-operation with the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture, a detailed study of cost of producing 

 apples was undertaken in Api'il, 1926. Twelve farms were selected and 



