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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 probably 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 Eipley, N. Y. The 
commercial vineyards are found in a long narrow strip of land 
running from Eden, N. Y., to Girarcl, 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; Eipley, 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.: Perrysburg 
Chautauqua Co., N. Y., 
Aug.-Nov.: 
Brocton 
Dunkirk 
Forestville 
Forsythe 
Fredonia 
Irving 
Laona 
Mayville 
Minton 
Portland 
Pratts 
Prospect 
Ripley 
Sheridan 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
42 
89 
6 
68 
2 



3 
6 

13 
47 
86 
12 
112 
2 
9 

14 



1 
66 
85 
6 
50 
162 
275 
24 
258 
97 
77 
11 
23 
423 
325 
95 
296 1 
28 
26 

10 
137 
135 
31 
158 


29 

241 
224 
14 
268 
90 
11 

39 
44 
22 

40 
17 
36 

24 


7 

332 
190 
124 
282 

7 


16 



352 
258 
102 
211 
118 
112 
64 
209 
Chautauqua, Co., N. Y., 
Aug.-Nov.— Continued 
Silver Creek 
Smiths Mills 
State Line 
Van Buren 
Vineyard 
Westfield 
West Perrysburg 
Chautauqua Co. total 
Unknown, loaded in New 
York 
Erie Co. Pa., Rept.-Nov. 
Erie 
Fairview 
Guard 
Harbour Creek 
Moorheads 
North East 
Springfield 
State Line 
Unknown 
1916 
132 
44 
133 


148 

2, 255 
252 
63 
Erie Co. total 1,012 
Total loadings in belt 3, 526 
114 
17 
33 
5 
1 
120 

1,636 
318 
1918 

6 

143 
53 
620 
2 
3 

526 
161 

2 

64 
34 
223 

14 
30 
827 367 
3,133 1,0S9 
1919 
211 
33 



68 
75 
1,924 

7 
23 
204 
49 
727 
3 


1,013 
3,218 
