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Prohibition legislation caused more disruption in the Central 

 Lakes district of New York than in any other of the larger grape 

 districts outside of Ohio, and this fact, together with the rather un- 

 organized condition of the local trade, created more interest in mar- 

 keting methods and caused the organization of several cooperative 

 associations. 



Market Outlets and Distribution. 



The shipments from the Central Lakes district secure a wider dis- 

 tribution than those from any other section in New York and are the 

 principal source of late supplies for the eastern and southeastern 

 cities of the United 1 States. Concords in this section ripen from 10 

 days to 2 weeks earlier than those of the Chautauqua-Erie belt, and 

 during that time there is no competition between these two districts. 

 When the belt begins to ship heavily on the West and the Hudson 

 River Valley is shipping on the East, shippers in the Central Lakes 

 district are hard pressed to find an outlet for their product. It is 

 then that the shipments find their way into the more southern 

 markets. Later, when Michigan is out of the market, some stock 

 is rolled to the Middle West. It is noticeable that in 1918 both the 

 Chautauqua-Erie belt and the Central Lakes district shipped heavily 

 to the smaller cities in Pennsylvania, these shipments being largely of 

 stock packed in 12-quart baskets for the home manufacture of wine. 

 Largely on account of the location and directions of the railroads 

 in these two sections, the shipments from the belt go to western Penn- 

 sylvania and from the Central Lakes to the eastern part of the State. 

 Also, all New York shipping sections roll stock to New England. 

 (See Appendix.) 



THE HUDSON VALLEY OF NEW YORK. 



History and Description. 



The production of table grapes in America first reached com- 

 mercial importance in the Hudson Valley district. 5 Before 1830 a 

 vineyard of Catawbas and Isabellas was shipping to neighboring- 

 markets. This district is notable for the extensive experimental 

 work that was done in the early days of the industry, in the pro- 

 duction and dissemination of new varieties. This was an undoubted 



5 See Hedrick, U. P. The Grapes of New York. Report of the New York Agricultural 

 Experiment Station for the Year 1907, II, p. 89. 



