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Re: (erielack) DLW Cabbage

I'm sure no expert on farming and produce but remember that the peasants in 
Europe used to bury cabbage in the ground for winter use. One of the virtues 
of cabbage was the ability to store it for long periods.

And they shipped watermelons in what were just box cars with ventilated 
doors. Put about a foot of straw down and just laid the melons in it. One of 
the high points as a kid was watching watermelon unloading...where they gave 
us all the broken or cracked melons we could carry!

Chuck Y


- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Schuyler Larrabee" <schuyler.larrabee_@_verizon.net>
To: "'EL Mail List'" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 1:29 PM
Subject: RE: (erielack) DLW Cabbage


> Box cars?  Well, maybe, if they delivered clean and tight cars.  They 
> might have used reefers or
> insulated box cars.  And it might have depended on how far they were going 
> to be shipped.  I'd guess
> a good portion of this product went to NYC, via Hoboken.
>
> SGL
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chuck Yungkurth [mailto:raildata_@_comcast.net]
>> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 2:52 PM
>> To: EL Mail List
>> Subject: Re: (erielack) DLW Cabbage
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Adams, Frank P" <frank.p.adams_@_verizonbusiness.com>
>> To: "EL Mail List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
>> 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?
>> >
>> > From the town's website:
>> >
>> > 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.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Frank
>> >
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