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BULLETIN 1325, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
111 New England, 141 towns and cities received direct car-lot ship- 
ments of Massachusetts onions in 1920-21. A few of these were 
doubtless shipments for diversion, but probably more than 135 cities 
and towns in New England are able to handle and consume late 
onions by the carload. Boston is hardly holding its place as a 
receiver of these onions. Worcester, Hartford, and Springfield seem 
to be increasing in importance as receiving cities. 
PRIMARY DESTINATIONS OF 
CONNECTICUT VALLEY ONIONS 
SEASON OF 1922 
Figures represent carloads 
of Connecticut Valleu onions 
shipped into States 
Fig. 17. — Distribution of Connecticut. Valley (Massachusetts) onions is usually 
limited to a few Eastern States except in seasons of shortage in the Middle West 
WESTERN NEW YORK 
In shipping season of 1923-24, primary destinations of 1,672 car- 
loads of onions from western and central New York were placed on 
record. (See fig. 18.) About one-fourth (417 cars) of these went 
to New York City, one-eighth (203 cars) to Philadelphia, 120 to 
Boston, 96 to Buffalo, 76 to Baltimore, and 62 to Providence. 
Nearly one-half (766 cars) was shipped to cities and towns of New 
