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THE PEACHES OF NEW YORK 



total different sections produce; how the crop is distributed in consump- 

 tion; and the movement of the peach-crop from competing peach-states. 

 These data we undertake to furnish for the year 1915, a normal peach- 

 year, taking the figures from the transportation lines handling peaches in 

 New York so far as obtainable. The volume of the product for western 

 New York is shown by figures taken from the New York Central Railroad ^ 

 and the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Peaches were shipped from towns as 

 follows : 



Adams Basin 26 Cars 



Albion 41 " 



Appleton 108 " 



Ashwood T Q " 



Barker .;. 261 " 



Barnard 7 - " 



Brice 24 " 



Brighton 3 " 



Brockport . . . ^ 116 " 



Buffalo 2 " 



Burt 244 " 



Carlton 25 



Cay wood 16 " 



Charlotte 88 " 



Covert 21 " 



E. Williamson 52 " 



Elberta 24 " 



Elm Gro\e i " 



Fancher 17 



Fruitland 48 " 



Gasport loS " 



Geneva 19 



Greece 14 



Hamlin 216 " 



Hector 28 



Hilton ,514 " 



Holley 27 " 



Junius •. 61 



Kendall 70 



Lewiston 432 



Lockport iiQ 



Lodi 3 



Lyndqnville 171 



Medina 76 



Middleport 36 



Millers 87 



Model City 156 



Morton 188 



North Rose 2 



Ontario 43 



Pittsford 2 



Ransomville 38 



Rochester 214 



Rushville 3 



Sodus 126 



Spencerport g i 



Trumansburcr 11 



Union Hill i 



Valois 5 



Walker 168 



Waterport 15 



Waverly i 



Webster 3 



Williamson 371 



Wilson 126 



Wolcott . . IS 



Cars 



Total 4568 Cars 



These figures include plums but the shipment of plums in 19 15 was so 

 insignificant as to be negligible and more than offset by shipments of peaches 

 not accounted for by the carriers named. 



In addition to the above the American Express Company took out of 

 this territory about 175 cars, mostly in less than car-lot shipments. 



Welsh, F. S. and Anderson, E. H. Tin- Markcling of Xcti- York Stale Peachei . 



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