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the same time the Ncwburgh, Dutchess, and Connecticut branch of 
the Central New England was shipping milk to New York City over 
the Hudson River branch of the New York Central. A few years 
later the New York, New Haven & Hartford was bringing milk from 
the New England States to supply the New York market. In 1S70 
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western received small consignments 
of milk on its Sussex branch in New Jersey, and in the same year the 
New York, Ontario & Western started its first milk train from 
Bloomingburg, N. Y. Practically all of the railroads had their 
farthest point from New York within the 100-mile limit, except that 
the Harlem was bringing milk from Rutland, Vt., a distance of 240 
miles. There was very little change in the areas from which milk was 
obtained until 1890. In that year the New r York, Ontario & Western 
extended its service to Walton, N. Y., a distance of 179 miles. Shortly 
after 1890 several other railroads started milk trains. The Lehigh 
Valley established this service with Dryden, N. Y., as a terminus. 
In 1893 the Delaware & Hudson was receiving milk and forwarding 
it to New York City over the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western. In 
1890 the West Shore extended its service beyond Albany, with 
Syracuse as a starting point, and two years later the Hudson River 
branch of the New York Central extended its service to the same point. 
By 1910 many of the points from which milk was shipped to New York 
City were over 300 miles distant. There were no new railroads to 
enter this service, but those already carrying milk had extended 
their lines so that it was bounded by the Canadian boundary line on 
the north and within a short distance of Buffalo on the west. 
Table 6. — Number of gallons of milk and cream received at New York City (cream not 
reduced to terms of milk) . 
New York Central R. R. 
Delaware, 
Lacka- 
wanna & 
Western 
R.R. 
Erie R. R. 
New York, 
Ontario 
& 
Western 
R.R. 
Year. 
N.Y. Cen- 
tral (long 
haul). 
Harlem. 
New York 
& 
Northern. 
Total. 
Lehigh 
Valley 
R.R. 
1900 
Gallons. 
11,279,010 
14,191,800 
17, 502, 640 
18, 682, 620 
21, 195, 2*0 
24, 358, 300 
30, 193, 520 
33, 578, 340 
33,204,810 
36,285,920 
Gallons. 
5,981,770 
5,933,620 
5,565,960 
5, 409, 170 
4, 409, 180 
3, 364, 700 
2, 465. 050 
3, 374, 540 
6, 038, 070 
7, 607, 520 
10,777,580 
11,190,430 
12,051,120 
Gallons. 
1, 304, 050 
1, 134, 580 
1,194,710 
1, 241, 070 
801,930 
Gallons. 
18, 564, 830 
21,260,000 
24,263,310 
25, 332, 860 
26, 406, 350 
27, 723, 000 
32, 658, 570 
36, 952, 880 
39, 242, 880 
43,893,440 
51,347,960 
55, 774, 620 
56,883,820 
Gallons. 
16, 749, 980 
16, 525, 320 
17, 104, 600 
18, 409, 950 
20, 575, 930 
22,993,070 
25, 155, 000 
25, 892, 470 
25, 991, 090 
26, 464, 030 
27, 776, 360 
Gallons. 
16, 703, 010 
17, 943, 170 
17, 320, 590 
18, 837, 990 
20, 226, 180 
21,302,910 
22, 123, 440 
24,261,590 
26, 106, 260 
24,330,300 
24, 133, 700 
Gallons. 
16, 158, 900 
16, 610, 600 
18, 368, 410 
19,' 165, 470 
21, 123, 670 
21,030,110 
22,212,770 
22, 682, 530 
21,282,670 
23, 706, 770 
23, 283, 530 
22, 943, 150 
24, 953, 260 
Gallons. 
5, 836, 290 
6,458,920 
7, 102, 310 
7, 964, 170 
8, 615, 550 
10, 881, 080 
13,017,580 
14, 029, 270 
14, 033, 880 
14,466,650 
15, 604, 570 
17, 606, 580 
18, 216, 220 
1901 
1902 . 
1903 
1904 
1905 
1906 
1907 
1908 
1909 
1910 
40, 570. 380 
44, 584, 190 
44,832,700 
1911 
1912 

30' 693' 750 27^ 004', 950 
Average: 
1885-1889. 
14, 074, 436 
12, 285, 468 
10, 076, 248 
23, 165, 470 
36, 094, 154 
2, 104, 362 
12, 007, 956 
19,975,436 
17, 873, 156 
25.299 132 
15,029,436 
16, 998, 694 
15,942,236 
18, 206, 188 
23, 624, 900 
6,048,940 
9, 926, 792 
14, 650, 162 
18, 285, 410 
22, 182, 970 
1890-1894. 
8, 566, 666 
7,829,584 
5,459,940 
4, 569, 976 
3, 718, 802 
1,541,072 
1, 135, 268 
529, 794 
3, 075, 194 
7, 195, 448 
13,285,692 
1895-1899. 
1900-1904. 
1905-1909. 
705, 592 
16.570,262 
31, 524, 178 
