ag review august 2004 volume 23 number 8 a special thank you goes to new england producers and agri businesses who have helped us by completing surveys via mail telephone or personal interviews this issue contains the results of monthly quarterly including july 2002 agricultural labor survey in land values chickens layers eggs dairy products farm workers hours wages production expenditures fruit apples pears cranberries wild blueberries milk price tobacco acreage yield turkeys raised 1 forecast placed broadleaf at 4 3 million pounds connecticut river valley improved yields would place 27 percent above last year s disease reduced output if realized be largest crop produced two states since 1959 cooler than normal temperatures season delayed ripening as late harvest was one weeks behind schedule were expected average 831 per acre according early assessments intend shade massachusetts an increase
