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Re: (erielack) DLW Cabbage

Looking at some old Sanborn Fire Maps there were a number of Cabbage 
Houses at Apulia Station also. Some of these still stand today and are 
being used by a construction company that also uses the old passenger 
station there.

Ed Olszewski

Todd Stearns wrote:
> I know the business lasted at least until the 1970's or so.  By this 
> time at least, they were producing horseradish. I remember seeing the 
> remaining building(s) often from I-81. By this time it looked like one 
> structure. I never noticed a siding or idle railcar there so I would 
> guess the horseradish was trucked out. I would also hazard a guess 
> that cabbage was also sold at area farmer's markets and possibly even 
> area grocery stores. Walt Smith's Syracuse division manual does show a 
> siding in Preble, but it's not labeled anything other than "N. Bound 
> Spur Preble". This shows a revision date of 3/5/69 which is mostly 
> before my memory. This could possibly be a spur for the cabbage 
> farmers. I'm searching old newspaper archives now. If I can turn up 
> more concrete facts I'll be sure to pass them on.
>
> Todd K. Stearns
>
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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.
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>> Regards,
>> Frank
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