1,628 36 Buffalo and points west, including Pittsburgh 96
906 20 Pennsylvania and points south of Newberry Junction 72
222 5 Points east of Albany 25
986 22.3 Points north of New York City 145
677 15.7 New York City 1
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4,419 339
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Analyzing these figures we find that the 4,419 carloads reached 339
destinations grouped as follows:[260]
9 cities took 2,378 cars, over one-half of the crop,
21 cities took 3,018 cars, two-thirds of the crop,
59 cities took from 4 to 10 cars each,
231 cities took from 1 to 3 cars each,
62 per cent of the crop went outside of the State,
22.3 per cent went to points in New York north of New York City,
15.7 per cent went to New York City
The nine cities which took over one-half of the crop are:
New York 677 Cars
Pittsburgh 555 "
Philadelphia 418 "
Cleveland 156 "
Boston 135 "
Cincinnati 116 "
Syracuse 109 "
Columbus 109 "
Detroit 103 "
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Total 2,378 Cars
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While these nine cities took over one-half the 1915 peach-crop,
twenty-one cities took 3,018 carloads. In addition to those already
named, these cities are as follows:
Newark, N. J. 77 Cars
Dayton, O. 69 "
Albany 67 "
Utica 64 "
Baltimore 55 "
Troy 52 "
Wilkes-Barre 50 "
Schenectady 46 "
Watertown 44 "
Indianapolis 43 "
Toledo 37 "
Providence 36 "
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Total 3,018 Cars
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COSTS IN GROWING PEACHES
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