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Fig. 5. — Percentage of total monthly live broiler receipts by seven poultry dealers 

 on New York market from New Hampshire in 1925. 1926 and 1927. 



crease in receipts especially during the late spring months. AYhile re- 

 ceipts from Connecticut during December, 1926, are fairly high, they 

 are consistently low for the remaining months. Each of these states 

 shipped a few broilers to New York during January and February, 

 1927, but the total was small, — only 13 percent of receipts from New 

 Hampshire. 



Receipts from New Y'ork, Pennsylvania, Yirginia. ^Maryland. New 

 Jerse}^ and Delaware for the period covered by this study were also very 

 small during the winter and early spring months. The total receipts from 

 these states were even less than for the five New England States other 

 than New Hampshire. In 1927, however, they showed a marked in- 

 crease during March, April and May over the same months of the two 

 preceding years. Receipts from middle western and other states showed 

 the same tendency to increase during April, 1927, over the preceding 

 year. In May, however, there was a marked decrease. 



The relative importance of New Hampshire in supplying the live 

 broiler market at New Y'ork, month by month, is sliown by Figure 5. 

 During 1926 and 1927 receipts from New Hampshire represented from 

 60 to 80 percent of the total from January to March, inclusive. From 

 February to March each year New Hampshire furnished a constantly 

 decreasing proportion of the total supply. In January, October, Nov- 

 ember and December, 1926, however. New Hampshire furnished a 

 much larger proportion of the total than in 1925, indicating a much 

 more rapid development of the broiler business there during these months 

 than in other states. New Hampshire poultry men have apparently 

 taken the lead in developing this industry. 



In fact, New Hampshire broiler producers have practically dominat- 

 ed the New York market during the early part of the season. In- 

 creased production in this state has usually been accompanied by a pro- 

 portionate decrease in price. As long as this situation holds true, pro- 

 ducers in this state who can estimate very closely from sales of hatch- 

 eries and other sources of information the probable increase or decrease 

 in production of broilers in New Hampshire from month to month should 

 be able to estimate fairly closely the future price on the New York mar- 

 ket a few months in advance during the early part of each season. 



