. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. 8 r.\i\KHsriv OF New Hampshire [Sta. Bull. 322 DOLLARS PEB HUNDRED POUNDS Of AMLK aoc - 240 150 J» 0 DOLLARS PER TON OF GRAIN. 1931 I 1932 I 1933 30 -20 l»2« 1927 1920 1930 1934 1935 F'lGiRK 4. Prices uf Huid and surplus milk at Colebrook, and of a 20% dairy grain ration, 1926-35. The section between the vertical dotted lines indicates the prices during the period studied. DOLLARS PER HUNDRED POUNDS OF POTATOES &00 uo 2«0 IW LM JO M ^ r^ '-'^ I I M I I I I M I Mill 1928 M ' I I 1929 Mill 1930 Mill IVI I II II 1932 Mill 1934 1926 I 1927 I 1928 I 192
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. 8 r.\i\KHsriv OF New Hampshire [Sta. Bull. 322 DOLLARS PEB HUNDRED POUNDS Of AMLK aoc - 240 150 J» 0 DOLLARS PER TON OF GRAIN. 1931 I 1932 I 1933 30 -20 l»2« 1927 1920 1930 1934 1935 F'lGiRK 4. Prices uf Huid and surplus milk at Colebrook, and of a 20% dairy grain ration, 1926-35. The section between the vertical dotted lines indicates the prices during the period studied. DOLLARS PER HUNDRED POUNDS OF POTATOES &00 uo 2«0 IW LM JO M ^ r^ '-'^ I I M I I I I M I Mill 1928 M ' I I 1929 Mill 1930 Mill IVI I II II 1932 Mill 1934 1926 I 1927 I 1928 I 1929 I 1930 I IVI I 1931 I 1933 Figure 5. Potato prices on Boston market, 1926-35 „.ction between the vcr grown during the period studied TTTTT 1935 The section between the vertical dotted lines indicates the prices for the crop One may wonder how these farm o])erators mana<:^ecl to live on $186 for the year. The answer is that they did not. Some of the men were not in debt and had the full for both cajiital and labor. Others had only .small interest ])ayments to make. Those heavily in debt had to increase their indebtedness—unfortunately this t(»ok a serious toll of the younj^er aj^j^ressive farmers who had not yet become established. .\n examination of the expense detail also reveals a decrease in inventory and an allowance for deprecia- tion of buildinfjs. This indicates that the men were draw in^- on llieir cajiital to some extent. The Price Situation in Period of Study The farms were, imder observation in a depression ])eriod aiul the o])eratr)rs wore faced with discoura^'inq; jirices for their Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. [Hanover, N. H. ] : New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
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