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between the cover and the top bunch. Such short weight reacts 

 upon the reputation enjoyed by this section and every one interested 

 in the industry should strive to put a stop to this practice. The 

 greatest responsibility rests upon the grower, who should take pains 

 to secure a good, tight, full pack, remembering that the future of 

 this section is dependent upon its recovery of the table-stock trade, 

 and that every dissatisfied consumer reduces the terminal demand 

 and the price. 



Market Outlets and Distribution. 



It is to be regretted that the data for the destinations of 1918 

 shipments only are available, as in that year production was far 

 below normal and the field of d'stribution was materially reduced 

 (see Appendix). However, it is known that shipments from this 

 section have gone as far west as Denver, Colo., as far east as Port- 

 land, Me., and as far south as Atlanta, Ga. A very large number 

 of the 1918 destinations show merely the interstation shipments, as 

 from Ripley to Westfield, or from Brocton to Fredonia, of grapes 

 intended for juice factories. It should be remembered that not all 

 the carlot shipments represent table stock, as a very large percen- 

 tage of the stock shipped in 12-quart baskets was used in the home 

 manufacture of wine. This was especially true in the smaller cities 

 of Pennsylvania and Ohio, where the proportions of the foreign- 

 born population is large. Some of these cities are so small that a 

 full carload of table stock could not have been consumed. 



Although in 1918 the grapes from the belt went to 109 different 

 cities and towns in two States, it can not be said that the shipments 

 of this section show a generally wide distribution, as in that year 

 nearly half went to four cities — Pittsburgh, Westfield, Boston, and 

 Philadelphia. Much of the remainder of the crop went to parts of 

 Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York, adjacent to the belt. The Mich- 

 igan competition prevents a greater expansion of outlets toward the 

 West, and few cars are rolled in that direction until after the Michi- 

 gan crop has been consumed, which in 1918 occurred earlier than 

 usual. On the other hand, a fairly large business has been built up 

 in New England, but the short crop in 1918 prevented the shipment 

 of many cars to that section. 



THE CENTRAL LAKES DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. 



Location and Extent. 



The Central Lakes district of New York is one of the most inter- 

 esting and important grape-growing sections of the country The 

 deep, long lakes of Keuka, Canandaigua, Seneca, and Cayuga make 



