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greatly increased their production during past years but had not 

 looked for new marketing outlets. Seventeen miles away in Manches- 

 ter. 56.000 bushels were shipped in from Maine. Furthermore, the 

 pi'iee differential between the two cities averaged $.09 a bushel lower 

 in Concord than Manchester. It seems safe to assume that if the sur- 

 plus about Concord had been trucked to Manchester, it would have 

 raised the price in Concord to about the Manchester level. 



The improvement of marketing methods and development of New 

 Hampshire markets are being gradually brought about by a number of 

 forces working harmoniously. The development has been advanced by 

 production cost studies, field demonstrations, better seed and the adop- 

 tion of standard grades. The New Hampshire Farm Bureau Federa- 

 tion is serving as a clearing house between growers and regular trade 

 channels. (Purnell Fund) 



Milk Marketing 



A study of the practices and factors affecting marketing costs and 

 the quality of milk produced on New Hampshire farms was initiated 

 last year by E. H. Rinear and II. C. Moore. It deals particularly with 

 the costs of the various methods in marketing Grades A and B milk, 

 in order to learn the most economical way of caring for milk in pre- 

 venting bacteria development from the time it is drawn until it is 

 delivered to the consumer. 



The project naturally divides into three parts: first, that performed 

 by the farmer when milking, cooling and transporting to the receiving 

 station ; second, the assembling and care of milk preparatory to ship- 

 ping in tank cars to Boston; third, the part played by the wholesale 

 and retail distributor before the milk is delivered to the consumer. 



To date, detailed information has been obtained from 42 farms 

 regarding the amount of equipment, method of washing and sterilizing 

 equipment, time required and annual cash outlay for making Grade A 

 milk. (Purnell Fund) 



Soil Fertility Studies 



Six experiments in this field under the Purnell Fund are being 

 supervised by Ford S. Prince and Paul T. Blood, with chemical work 

 done by T. G. Phillips and G. P. Percival. One phase of the work 

 under way is the annual sampling and testing for pH value of each plot. 



The Experiment with Hay on Neglected Hay Lands on the Whenal 

 farm, Greenland, N. H., has now run six years. The work as originally 

 planned is finished and will be reported in a separate publication 

 shortly. 



There are 63 twentieth-acre plots in the experiment, 12 of which 

 represent the original sod. 24 having been plowed and reseeded with 

 manure, the remainder plowed and reseeded without manure. 



Nitrate of soda has given a significant increase on the manured and 

 unmanured sections but has failed to do so on the unplowed plots. 



Superphosphate has not given a significant increase in the experi- 

 ment when used alone. 



