Re: (erielack) DLW Cabbage

["Chuck Yungkurth" <raildata_@_comcast.net>]

I think I have seen where Preble once billed itself as the "saurkraut 
capital of the world" at one time, which is where some of the cabbage went.

Since cabbage stores very well I suspect is was shipped in just plain box 
cars.

Chuck Y
Boulder CO


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From: "Adams, Frank P" <frank.p.adams_@_verizonbusiness.com>
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Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 12:25 PM
Subject: (erielack) DLW Cabbage


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> DL&W valuation map from Preble, NY.  Note the three buildings labeled
> "Cabbage House" under the 166 in a yellow circle.  That's certainly an
> unusual on line industry.  I wonder how that produce was shipped and to
> whom?
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> From the town's website:
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> Preble has always been famous for its rich soil and dairy farming. The
> first Holstein cows in Cortland County were introduced by Millard Nye, a
> noted Preble farmer. The first cabbage seeds were brought by Perry
> Haynes in 1885 and Preble soon became the largest cabbage growing area
> in Central New York.
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> Frank
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