The peaches of New York

Name: The peaches of New York
Author: Hedrick, U. P.

Hedrick, U. P.

Fruit-culture -- New York (State); Peach

Adams Basin      26 Cars
  Albion           41  "
  Appleton        108  "
  Ashwood          19  "
  Barker          261  "
  Barnard          72  "
  Brice            24  "
  Brighton          3  "
  Brockport       116  "
  Buffalo           2  "
  Burt            244  "
  Carlton          25  "
  Caywood          16  "
  Charlotte        88  "
  Covert           21  "
  E. Williamson    52  "
  Elberta          24  "
  Elm Grove         1  "
  Fancher          17  "
  Fruitland        48  "
  Gasport         108  "
  Geneva           19  "
  Greece           14  "
  Hamlin          216  "
  Hector           28  "
  Hilton          314  "
  Holley           27  "
  Junius           61  "
  Kendall          70  "
  Lewiston        432  "
  Lockport        119  "
  Lodi              3  "
  Lyndonville     171  "
  Medina           76  "
  Middleport       36  "
  Millers          87  "
  Model City      156  "
  Morton          188  "
  North Rose        2  "
  Ontario          43  "
  Pittsford         2  "
  Ransomville      38  "
  Rochester       214  "
  Rushville         3  "
  Sodus           126  "
  Spencerport      91  "
  Trumansburg      11  "
  Union Hill        1  "
  Valois            5  "
  Walker          168  "
  Waterport        15  "
  Waverly           1  "
  Webster           3  "
  Williamson      371  "
  Wilson          126  "
  Wolcott          15  "
                 ---------
      Total      4568 Cars
                 ---------

These figures include plums but the shipment of plums in 1915 was so
insignificant as to be negligible and more than offset by shipments of
peaches not accounted for by the carriers named.

In addition to the above the American Express Company took out of this
territory about 175 cars, mostly in less than car-lot shipments.

Accurate figures could not be obtained from the Hudson River Valley
and Long Island shipping points as so much of the fruit is shipped by
water, but, basing the yield in 1915 on the census reports of 1909 as
to yields and number of trees as compared with similar data for these
years from western New York, a rough approximation of the number of
carloads in eastern New York is 600. From reports received from the
chief Hudson River navigation lines it would seem that they probably
carried about one hundred carloads.

Practically all of the 600 carloads grown in eastern New York were
consigned to New York City or nearby towns. From the above table we
may assume that about 5000 carloads were produced in the rest of the
State and we are fortunate in having a record as to where 4419 of these
were consigned. The New York Central Railroad distributed the number of
carloads named as follows:[259]

  _No. of_  _Percentage_                                           _No._
   _Cars_    _of Crop_                 _Destination_             _Towns_

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The peaches of New YorkHedrick, U. P.

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The peaches of New York

Hedrick, U. P.

Fruit-culture -- New York (State); Peach

Adams Basin      26 Cars
  Albion           41  "
  Appleton        108  "
  Ashwood          19  "
  Barker          261  "
  Barnard          72  "
  Brice            24  "
  Brighton          3  "
  Brockport       116  "
  Buffalo           2  "
  Burt            244  "
  Carlton          25  "
  Caywood          16  "
  Charlotte        88  "
  Covert           21  "
  E. Williamson    52  "
  Elberta          24  "
  Elm Grove         1  "
  Fancher          17  "
  Fruitland        48  "
  Gasport         108  "
  Geneva           19  "
  Greece           14  "
  Hamlin          216  "
  Hector           28  "
  Hilton          314  "
  Holley           27  "
  Junius           61  "
  Kendall          70  "
  Lewiston        432  "
  Lockport        119  "
  Lodi              3  "
  Lyndonville     171  "
  Medina           76  "
  Middleport       36  "
  Millers          87  "
  Model City      156  "
  Morton          188  "
  North Rose        2  "
  Ontario          43  "
  Pittsford         2  "
  Ransomville      38  "
  Rochester       214  "
  Rushville         3  "
  Sodus           126  "
  Spencerport      91  "
  Trumansburg      11  "
  Union Hill        1  "
  Valois            5  "
  Walker          168  "
  Waterport        15  "
  Waverly           1  "
  Webster           3  "
  Williamson      371  "
  Wilson          126  "
  Wolcott          15  "
                 ---------
      Total      4568 Cars
                 ---------

These figures include plums but the shipment of plums in 1915 was so
insignificant as to be negligible and more than offset by shipments of
peaches not accounted for by the carriers named.

In addition to the above the American Express Company took out of this
territory about 175 cars, mostly in less than car-lot shipments.

Accurate figures could not be obtained from the Hudson River Valley
and Long Island shipping points as so much of the fruit is shipped by
water, but, basing the yield in 1915 on the census reports of 1909 as
to yields and number of trees as compared with similar data for these
years from western New York, a rough approximation of the number of
carloads in eastern New York is 600. From reports received from the
chief Hudson River navigation lines it would seem that they probably
carried about one hundred carloads.

Practically all of the 600 carloads grown in eastern New York were
consigned to New York City or nearby towns. From the above table we
may assume that about 5000 carloads were produced in the rest of the
State and we are fortunate in having a record as to where 4419 of these
were consigned. The New York Central Railroad distributed the number of
carloads named as follows:[259]

  _No. of_  _Percentage_                                           _No._
   _Cars_    _of Crop_                 _Destination_             _Towns_

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The peaches of New York

The peaches of New York

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