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AGKICULTURAL REPORT. 



societies, anrl other parties on leading lines of milk supply, and from 

 miscellaneous sources. In summaries of prices and charges of trans- 

 portation, reduction is made to quarts, in order to a ready comparison 

 of the trade returns of different regions'. 



SHIPMENTS TO NEW YORK. 



In the Xew York trade the milk is shipped by the producers at the 

 country stations on milk-cars fitted up and cared for by the railroad 

 company. The farmer furnishes his own cans, each often gallons' 

 capacity, and costing him B6 or more. The shipments are to dealers 

 who have contracted to pay a certain price for a designated season, or 

 they are on commission. Freight charges are paid by dealers at the 

 city terminus. On the Erie road, the line of largest shipment, and on 

 the Xew York and Oswego Midland, the charge is 55 cents per can, for 

 all distances ; on other roads, 60 cents per can, excepting shipments 

 from points on the Harlem Extension, one hundred and thirty miles to 

 two hundred and forty-one miles from New York, which are charged 80 

 cents per can. The following summary of average prices received by 

 farmers at stations of shipment is derived from replies to circulars ad- 

 dressed to station-agents and others on the various lines of supply : At 

 points distant about thirty miles from New York, 3i cents per quart in 

 summer, 5 J cents in winter ; at fifty miles, 3 cents in summer, 5 cents 

 in winter ; at one hundred and fifty miles to one hundred and seventy 

 miles, on the Housatonic route, 3 cents in summer, 4 cents in winter ; 

 at one hundred and fifty miles to two hundred and forty miles on the 

 Harlem Extension, 2J cents in summer, 4 cents in winter. The aver- 

 ages of the regions of largest shipment are very nearly 3 cents in sum- 

 mer and 5 cents in winter. Taking the whole supply, the cost per quart 

 laid down at the depots in New York City ranges from 4^ cents in 

 summer and 6 cents in Miuter, for receipts from points distant one hun- 

 dred and fifty miles or more, to 5 cents in summer and 7 cents in winter 

 for receipts from distances of about thirty miles. 



The follovv'ing will give an idea of variations in average prices at dif- 

 ferent points : 



Poiuts of sbipuicut. 



Chappaqua, X. Y 



Croton Falls. N. Y 



Monroe, X. Y 



Chester, X.Y 



Cornwall, N. Y 



Go.sheu, N. Y 



Lagrange, N. Y" 



Biilinsf.N.Y 



?.Ioorc.s Mills, X.Y.... 



VMbank, N. Y 



MilUnook, X'. Y 



Points of sbipmcut. 



Attlebury, N. Y . . . 



Stissinpr, is''. Y 



Pino Plains, Ts.Y .. 



Husted.X. Y 



Steplicutown, X. Y 



(Canaan, Conn 



SIieftifl(l,]Ma«,s 



Pittsiii-UI, Masa..., 

 Kast Dorset, Vt . . . 



Clarendon, Vt 



Itutlaud, Vt 



Miles. 



96 

 100 

 108 

 170 

 130 

 130 

 107 

 210 

 'J35 

 241 



Price per 

 quart. 



02 



Cents. 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 ■i\ 



2i 



3 

 3 

 3 



'_>.V 

 2i 



Cents. 

 5 



U 



Cents. 

 li 



li 

 1} 



li 

 U 

 li 



The correspondent at Goshen reports prices at 3, 4, and 5 cents, for 

 ])eriods of four months, respectively. jMr. Orrin AVakeraan, of Millertou, 

 New York, informs us that for the first few years after the completion 

 of the New York and Harlem road, which took place in 1851, the 



