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BULLETIN 861, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



not sufficient cars shipped from any one point to establish its reputa- 

 tion and to cause carlot buyers to investigate its possibilities. Most 

 cars from these districts are rolled unsold, generally on consignment. 



DESCRIPTION OF LEADING PRODUCING SECTIONS. 



THE CHAUTAUQUA-ERIE BELT. 



Location and Extent. 



The Chautauqua-Erie belt is probabty the most specialized grape- 

 growing section in the United States outside of California. The in- 

 dustry reaches its highest development around the towns of North 

 East, Pa., and Brocton, Portland, Westfield, and Ripley, 1ST. Y. The 

 commercial vineyards are found in a long narrow strip of land 

 running from Eden, N. Y., to Girard, Pa., along the shore of Lake 

 Erie, including parts of the counties of Erie, Pa., and Chautauqua, 

 and Erie, N. Y., and to a much less extent parts of Cattaraugus 

 County, N. Y. 



Portland and Brocton, N. Y., are the leading shipping points of 

 2-quart baskets; Ripley, N. Y., and North East, Pa., of 4-quart 

 baskets, and the 12-quart trade is the most important at Brocton, 

 N. Y., and North East, Pa. Large grape- juice factories are estab- 

 lished at North East, Pa., and at Westfield, Eipley, Brocton, Fre- 

 donia, and Silver Creek, N. Y. 



Table 2 shows the carloadings at the various stations throughout 

 the belt as reported to the Bureau of Markets by the originating 

 railroads : 



Table 2. — Carloadings of grapes in the Chautauqua-Erie belt. 



Erie Co.,N.Y., Sept.-Dec. 



Angola 



Buffalo 



Derby 



Eden Center 



Farnham 



Lawtons 



North Collins 



Erie Co. total. 



Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., 

 Oct.-Nov.: 1'errysburg. 



Chautauqua Co., N. Y., 

 Aug. -Nov.: 



Brocton 



Dunkirk 



Forestville 



Forsythe 



Fredonia 



Irving 



Laona 



Mayvillc 



Minton 



Portland 



Pratts 



Prospect 



Ripley 



Sheridan , 



1916 1917 1918 1919 



102 



97 



423 



28 



137 







241 



90 



44 



17 







332 







16 



352 



118 



275 



77 



325 



26 



135 







221 



11 



22 



36 







I '.10 



7 







258 



112 



95 







31 



29 

 14 

 

 

 

 7 

 124 

 

 

 102 

 01 





 13 

 112 

 14 



1 

 50 



258 



23 



296 



10 



158 







268 



39 



40 



24 







282 











211 



209 



Chautauqua, Co., N. Y., 

 Aug.-Nov.— Continued. 



Silver Creek 



Smiths Mills 



State Line 



Van Buren 



Vineyard 



Westfield 



West 1'errysburg 



Chautauqua Co. total 



Unknown, loaded in New 

 York 



Erie Co. Pa., Sept.-Nov.: 



Erie 



Fairview 



Girard 



Harbour Creek 



Moorheads 



North East 



Springfield 



State Line 



Unknown 



Erie Co. total 1,012 



1916 1917 1918 1919 



132 

 44 



133 

 

 



148 

 



2,255 



13 



6 



9 



252 



63 



666 



3 











Total loadings in belt 3, 526 



114 

 17 

 33 

 5 

 1 

 120 

 



1 , 636 



318 





 6 

 



143 

 53 



620 

 2 

 3 

 



827 

 3, 133 



526 



161 







2 







64 



34 



223 







11 



30 



367 



211 



33 















68 

 75 







7 



23 



204 



49 



727 



3 











1,013 

 3,218 



