r 6 ^ k. A ^^m ^B HHI ■^ UC-NRLF 1 H I mill ill III III 1 li 1 III ii 11 1 11 1 1 $B bT D22 LEHIGH VALLEY R. R. CO. FARMING OPPORTUNITIES YC 59063 UNIV. OF CAL. EXPT. STA. LIB. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2007 with funding from Microsoft Corporation http://www.archive.org/details/farmingopportuniOOIehirich FOjai@ SA LOAD OF PEACHES- .IN THE FINGER LAKE FRUi^^£LT _gg C C * 6 ^fc ^ , Main Lib. C3 V Along tl|r j '^3 : ,■•, ^^ ^KMuiftJirilMJP^* ■■■'■^^** PiiACH Orcharji, Sim 1 a Lake. An A DISTINGUISHED editor once offered the advice. Editor's "Go west, young man," but it is not on record how Advice far west he meant. He lived in New York City, and his youthful fellow townsmen might obey his injunction by going to New Jersey or Pennsylvania or Ohio or Colorado or California. Some chose to stop their migration not far from home, where they could have all the advantages of wide acres, fertile soil and salubrious climate, and yet remain in easy reach of the great centres of population; others, with visions of an El Dorado ahead, sought health. FiVEYEAR-OLD APHU OT TREES. wealth and happiness far beyond the bounds of what was then called civilization. I N recent years there has been a revival of the pioneer Stay sentiment among men and women who have the long- East, ing for a free, outdoor life. The West has sent forth Young its luring call to dwellers in the thickly settled Atlantic Man coast section, and thousands of families have responded. "Distance lends enchantment to the view" — the hopes of full crops and big profits in a far-away land have often 2981;^0 PACKING PEACHES IN THE ERUIT BELT blinded the eyes to rare opportunities that wait nearby, to become farmers, it is more than probable that he would 1 here is rich land in the West, and great fortunes amend his former instructions and say, "Go west, young have been made from it. No one can dispute that. But man — but not too far." the men and women of the East who go there to farm are ignoring the possibilities of a vast region between the DERHAPS the most remarkable phase of this "back- Back Atlantic and the Great Lakes, where they can find soil to-the-farm" movement has been the apparent readiness to the just as fertile as beyond the Mississippi, climate just as of settlers to pay for western land higher prices than Farm healthful, sky and hills and valleys and rivers just as beautiful; where they can have schools for their chil- dren, the most regular and rapid railway accomodations that the country affords, and — what is most important of all, on the financial side — the growing and greedy mar- kets of the East close at hand to absorb their milk and grain and hay and fruits and vegetables. If the sa- gacious Horace Greeley were alive today to give ad- vice to young men ambitious There is Money in Growing Grapes FRUIT FARMER'S BUXGALOW, SENECA LAKE Bridal Veil Falls are asked for New York or Pennsylvania land equally pro- ductive and far more accessible to the markets. This is not the day of cheap farms in the West. Good farming land within six or seven hours of New York and Philadelphia can now be ob- tained for less money than far western land with an actually lower yield per acre. In this booklet is a list of farms offered for sale in the territory of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. The prospect of life on a farm is more inviting now than it was in years past. "Scientific management" has done away with much of the drudgery that made the old-time farmer's day a round of toil. Labor-saving inventions and improved imple- ments of various kinds, good roads, telephones, trolleys — all A WoouLANU Cataract HOLSTKIN CATTLE NEAR GENEVA, N. Y. The upward price of butter is not a source of worry for the owner of this herd. Where Soil Is Rich these have combined to give wider opportunities for edu- cation, social intercourse and all the things that make life worth living. And the eco- nomic tendency of the time — the enormous growth of con- sumption— protects from the fear of want the farmer of ordinary industry and pru- dence. UNITED States Govern- ment figures show that ^ -^ Seeded June Alfalfa u.n tul Old Juu.n Juiinsun I'"akm 1910, it yielded five tons to the acre in 1911. The picture shows the third cutting. the average yield per acre of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania exceeds that of other States where farming land has recently been in great demand. Wide-awake farmers who are congested cities by persons of small resources. Many a man following scientific methods, in the territory traversed by who invests his total savings in a house on a fifty-foot sub- the Lehigh Valley Railroad, are highly prosperous, and urban lot could buy, with the same amount of money, a farm even those who handle their lands in the most slovenly of many acres — dwelling, outbuildings, tools, growing or- fashion escape by a wide margin the anxiety suffered in the chard, and even chickens and cows and horses. City vs. Country /^F course, the wisdom of a city man's buying a farm must depend upon that particular man's tastes and talents. If he is an incorrigible "child of the pavements," it would be folly for him to leave the city. He should not allow any temporary enthusiasm to lead him away. But if he is confined to the city through evil circumstance or mere inertia — if in his heart he yearns for open country. sky, birds, brooks, soft grass yielding under foot — there is no good reason why he should stay walled-in. There are thousands of such men, who stay in the city as much because they lack information of farming opportunities as for any other reasons; and it is to point the way to such as these that this booklet is issued by the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Seven-Year-Old Apricot Orcharu in Blossom ID Apricot Orchard, Eight Years Old This is in the Finger Lake Fruit Belt, along the Main Line of the L. V. R. R Alluring T T is not only the home-seeker of modest means, however, Profits to whom the fertile lands of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania should present powerful attractions. They afford an inviting field for the activities of the capitalist. Let him traverse the Finger Lake district or the Susquehanna Valley. Here may be found farms where 200 per cent, on the investment has been realized. There are a number of farms that will return from 25 to 50 per cent, every year. This may sound unreason- ably large as if due to ex- traordinary conditions, but a little reflection will show that it is not. If western farmers can afford to pay for trans- portation thousands of miles across the continent, on prod- ucts which have been raised on higher-priced lands, and yet realize a large margin of profit, it is certain that products of jusl as good quality, raised on soil just as fertile but cheaper, within a few hours of the world's largest markets, should return a much greater profit. Here is a question worthy of investigation by a capitalist who is looking for a way to use his money profitably: What would a one-thousand acre fruit farm, in the Finger Lake region, scientifically managed, return on the investment? It is a business prop- osition worth considering. ii JAPAN PLUM URClIAkU Notice the clean cultivation. Ideal T" HE farms in the territory of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Truck vary from steep hills to level valleys; they will pro- Land duce any except tropical products, and they are even threat- ening California's "corner" on some semi-tropical fruits. The soils vary from a stiff clay to a light sand. There are vast stretches of black muck lands that can be made into ideal truck farms when someone has provided adequate drainage. Truck farming is every year offering increasing op- portunities to persons holding land within reasonable ship- ping distance of New York City. The population of the metropolis increased forty per cent in the last decade, and the city is constantly reaching farther and farther for food with which to supply its in- habitants. The growth of Jersey City, Hoboken, New- ark and other neighboring cities has been equally startling, and their food demands correspondingly insistent. The past year has witnessed surprising advances in the prices of almost all fresh vegetables. Fortunate is the man who has such products to sell instead of to buy. Grapes near North Hector, N. Y. A fair example of hundreds of vineyards along Seneca Lake. 13 m Three-Vear-Old Apricot Trees in Bloom Figures T'HE productiveness of this part of the East as compared year book of the United States Department of Agriculture That Convince with some of the Western States is indicated by the giving average yields per acre for 1910 as follows: Corn New York 38.30 bu. Pennsylvania .... 41.00 New Jersey 36.00 Iowa 36.30 Ohio 36.50 Idaho 32.00 Washington 28.00 Montana 23.00 Wheat Oats Buckwheat u. 22.75 b u. 14.49 b u. 23.00 bu. 16.38 ' 14.53 • 19.50 " 18.13 ' 16.32 ' 21.50 " 17.85 ' 10.21 ' 14.90 " 14.58 • 13.02 ' 18.00 " 16.15 ' ' . 16.17 ' 00.00 " 13.44 ' 20.54 • 00.00 " 18.92 ' 17.48 ' 00.00 " 14 Pkune Okchaki), Twenty Milks Soo'th of Geneva, N. Y. Farming T'HE possibilities of the land lying along the Lehigh Val- That Pays ley Railroad may be shown by a few typical examples, of well conducted farms. The accompanying photographs, all of which were taken along the line of the road, indicate what conscientious work, aided by science, can accomplish on Eastern soil. A few of the good yields that have become a matter of record may be set down here as indicat- ing what has been accomplished by men already on the ground. /^ORN: 170 bushels per acre, average production on Sample a 1 3-acre field. Wheat: a farm near Geneva pro- Yields duced 900 bushels on 1 8 acres of land, an average of 50 bushels per acre. Oats: lands that two years ago sold for $ 1 8 an acre produced 70 bushels per acre in 1911. Alfalfa hay: the old John Johnson farm, which was tile-drained in 1837, produced 5 tons per acre last year; this hay is of excellent quality and sells for $20 a ton. Potatoes: the growers in the potato belt along the Lehigh 15 THIS IS NOT IOWA CORN. It is a field along the L. V. R. R., and can be duplicated in hundreds of places, costing $30 to $50 an acre. Valley always count on a yield of 200 bushels per acre, and records of 400 bushels per acre have been made; potatoes are selling this year for a dollar a bushel. Fortunes ^"'"'^ territory through in Fruit which the Lehigh Valley Railroad passes is the prize fruit belt of the East. The apple orchards seldom fail to bring a net return ot $200 per acre. In the territory around the Finger Lakes there are great orchards of peaches, plums and pears, yield- partly because of the natural conditions and partly because ing an average net return of $300 per acre. This district is of market facilities. New York leads the States in dairy also rich in vineyards, some of which run to three hundred products, potatoes, hay, farm forests and other products, acres in size. and is one of the leading States in horticulture." Field of New York State Cauiiac^es Varied New York pROFESSOR L. H. Bailey says, in the Cyclopedia TT D. Voorhees, former director of the New Jersey New of American Agriculture: "Probably in no other State " State Experiment Station, says: "The resources of Jersey's This is this State in soil, drainage, climate, season and average Riches the cult e agriculture so varied as in ied ably New York. 17 Working in the Nursery rainfall, the exceptional facilities for travel and communica- tion, together with the growing demand consequent on the growth of the large cities, the improved methods of marketing, and the increasing dissemination of practical knowledge, should make the New Jersey farmers among the most prosperous in the Union." Surely this is a happy outlook. 'yO the productiveness of Pennsylvania several authorities Business have paid similar tributes. But, though these three Methods States are blessed with many profitable farms, there is Demanded room for great improvement in the business methods em- ployed by farmers. Occasionally failures are heard of, but, if the causes of these were investigated, it would usually be found that not the farms, but the slack business methods i8 practiced by the owners, were responsible. To manage a farm with the maximum of efficiency a man must not only be well versed in the knowledge of agriculture — he must make himself, if he is not one by nature, a good business man. Then, for the best results a certain amount of capital must be available. These three, knowledge of agriculture, businesslike meth- ods, and capital — the capital does not have to be large — - are necessary to the highest degree of success. But that is not saying that they must be possessed at the start. Eagerness to learn will lead to knowledge; and discretion will prevent the dissipation of capital while the novice is feeling his way. That success does not come at first is no sure sign that it will never come. Nursery near Geneva, N. Y. Millions of young trees are propagated annually hereabout. IT ROM Suspension Bridge Grain, and Buffalo the Lehigh Hay and Valley Railroad runs east- Potatoes ward as far as Rochester Junction through a limestone section. In this region the crops are grain, hay and potatoes. At Rochester Junction the Honeoye branch, running from Rochester to Honeoye, crosses the main line. The territory along this branch, a rolling coun- try, grows potatoes, hay, grain, dairy and other prod- ucts. 19 Gooseberries An Inch Long New York State Cherries £xpert fTROM Rochester Juncrion the road runs through a level Advice country famed for its productive farms, to Geneva. Free This is the seat of the New York State Agricultural Ex- perirrxnt Station, an institution founded to advance scientific agriculture, from which anybody living in the State may receive expert advice, free, upon any subject pertaining to the farm. Here the Lehigh Valley forks; the main line follows the east shore of Seneca Lake, while one branch runs along Cayuga Lake, the two lines meeting at Sayre, Pa., just south of the New York-Pennsylvania boundary line. It is at Geneva, also, that the Naples branch, which penetrates the Canandaigua Lake district, joins the main line. Finger T^HIS part of New York State is known as the Finger Lal^e Lake Fruit Belt. Here the Indians, long before Gen- Fruit eral Sullivan drove them away, planted the first peach Belt and apple orchards in America and laid the foundation for the vast vineyards and fruit orchards seen by the traveler of today. In one year 20,000,000 pounds of grapes were gathered in this district, while apples and peaches are even more abundant. Then there are extensive nurseries, where millions of young fruit and ornamental trees are propagated every year. Shipments of such are made to all parts of the country. C INGLE orchards of three hundred acres are not un- Profits common. The most delicate varieties of peaches, apri- That cots and prunes are grown, being protected from injurious Astound frosts by the great lake area. Net profits per acre realized in the Finger Lake Belt are frequently astonishing. Fruit growers in this vicinity average a net return of $200 per acre on their apple orchards, while in good seasons the return has been two or three times that amount. Peaches, apricots and prunes have been known to return as > high as $600 an acre. The Lehigh Valley Railroad provides special fruit trains for this section during the harvest, making it possible for the farmers to ship their products with the minimum of delay to all parts of the world. Because of its superior quality the fruit grown in this region is eagerly sought by the markets. p'OLLOM^ING the fork of the road that passes west Cayuga of Cayuga Lake we reach Ithaca, where is the junction Lake with the Auburn division. The Auburn and Ithaca branch follows the east shore of Cayuga Lake, gathering the fruit, alfalfa and other products from that fertile section. At Ithaca, in connection with Cornell University, is conducted one of the largest agricultural colleges in America. In recent years it has taught thousands of young men. A Land A T Sayre, Pa., the various branches of the Auburn of Fine division, coming from North Fair Haven, Camden, Gattle Cortland a"nd Elmira, join the main trunk. On this divi- sion are bred some of the best Holstein cattle in the country, and nowhere are there better opportunities for the man who wishes to enter the dairy industry. From Sayre the main line follows the Susquehanna River to Towanda, and thence to Wilkes-Barre, traversing a terri- tory of widely diversified farms. Vast A LONG the placid Susquehanna may be seen vast fields of Fields grain, orchards and fields of vegetables. The hills of Grain back from the river are given over to general farming, but mostly to hay and grain. The thousands of dairy cattle that graze on these hills produce a considerable proportion of the New York City milk supply. At Towanda the main line is joined by the Bowman's Creek branch, which runs through a rich fanning district. At Tunkhannock, a short distance above Wilkes-Barre, is the junction with the Montrose branch; this serves a section in which the farmers devote themselves principally to the production of milk, hay and grain, while small orchards are cultivated in some of the valleys with uniformly success- ful results. WINDING through the Wyoming Valley, still along The the Susquehanna, the Lehigh Valley Railroad reaches Wyoming the anthracite coal region. Once a prosperous farming Valley land, its wealth now lies in mining and kindred industries. From Wilkes-Barre the railroad climbs the mountain and passes through the "Switzerland of America." At .Penn Haven Junction the Mahanoy and Hazleton division meets the main line; its chief traffic is coal, but scattered here and there along it are a number of good farms. This is likewise true of the Pottsville branch, which joins the main line at Lizard Creek Junction. ^ O W the railroad is running along the river from which Thrifty it took its name. Passing through Allentown, it pro- Dutch ceeds to South Bethlehem, where connection is made for Settlers Philadelphia. This section was settled many years ago by the Dutch, and they have farmed it for many genera- tions, producing wheat and other cereals from the rich limestone soil. These "Pennsylvania Dutch," as they are often called, also reap handsome profits from dairy and poultry products. Crossing the Delaware River at Easton the railroad enters, in the State of New Jersey, a peach country that in recent years underwent an attack by the destructive San 22 jose scale. This tiny insect destroyed many of the largest orchards in New Jersey before the growers learned how to combat it; but science showed them the way, and they are rapidly recovering from the raids of the pest. In place of those destroyed, young peach orchards have been planted and the famous Jersey fruit belt is coming back into its own. How lo "yHE extent of the farming opportunities in the East has Obtain heen indicated by this brief review. Any one who Land desires lo pursue the inquiry further can obtain more de- tailed information. The Lehigh Valley Railroad Com- pany has organized an Agricultural Department, the func- tion of which is to aid those who are already farmers and those who think of becoming farmers in the Lehigh Valley's territory. The Department has compiled a list of farms for sale, part of which is published in this booklet. The prices of land range from $5 to $500 an acre; excellent farms, well provided with good buildings and rurming water, can be purchased for from $40 to $50 an acre. If the capitalist, or homeseeker, fails to find herein & farm such as he wants, he can learn of one that will meet his requirements by apply- ing to P. H. Burnett, Industrial Commissioner, Lehigh Valley Railroad, 143 Liberty Street, New York City (Telephone, Cortlandt 4902) ; or to F. R. Stevens, Agriculturist, Lehigh Valley Railroad. Geneva, N. Y. 23 C i 1 1 B ¥ ibI B^WBp^J^C^^^^^ ^^^^"i^ - ^ E^HIHBHIHv * 1-^' KJH . '•, r _ ♦.' > '.. . hiii V 1 PANORAMIC VIEW OF SEXECA LAKE, N, Y., W SE SLOPES ARE A VISTA OF VINEYARDS STRAWBERRIES THAT MAKE ONE'S MOUTH WATER They were harvested in the spring from plants set the previous fall. ICtBt of JIfarma for B^it Along tift EatlroaJi Ai.FAi.1 A, Ue Klvtek, N. v. No. I . — 65 acres, 3 miles from station at Caywood, N. Y., now growing rye, buckwheat and hay. The farm is well watered and will make excellent stock farm. Build- ings worth the money, or the land worth the money with- out buildings. Small orchard. About 6 acres of timber and pasture. Small house. Large barn, with basement, in good shape. Fences in poor condition. Price, $35 per acre. No. 2.- — 200 acres on shore of Seneca Lake, I % miles from Kendaia, N. Y., on main line of L. V. R. R. and 4 miles from Romulus on Ithaca branch. In fruit section; A Good Crop of Oats. also good for grain or stock. A never-failing stream runs through ra.vine which forms south boundary ; this ravine is the only waste land, balance being all high and tillable. Orchard of about 3 acres. Large old-fashioned house in fair condition. Good barns. Price, $ 1 0,000 on easy terms; possession at orice. No. 3. — 40 acres, three minutes walk from Sayre, Pa., borough line and 2 miles from Waverly, N. Y. Two houses and one combination horse-and-cow barn. One of the houses rents steadily to Sayre shop men for $8.00 per month. Apple orchard, cherry and plum trees. Two 27 ALFALFA MORE THAN SL\ FEliT HIGH. NFIAR UNION SPRINGS. N. Y wells, and water in pasture. 30 acres of meadow land, soil of loam and gravel. An ideal farm for berries and garden products. School nearby. Price, $4,200. No. 4. — 110 acres under good cultivation, between Tunkhannock and La Grange, Pa. House, barn and other outbuildings; running water in house, barn and milk house. Price, $.6,000. No. 5. — 70 acres, 3 miles from Batavia, N. Y. Fair 8-room house, two barns. 1 5 acres pear and apple orchard. Price, $3,500. No. 6. — 88 acres just outside a good village on the L. V. R. R. in Genesee County, N, Y. 8-room house. Barn 30 x 1 20, with stanchion room for 40 cows. 2 silos. Natural gas line runs in front of farm and can be used for lighting and heating purposes. Price, $6,000. No. 7. — 200 acres, Batavia, N. Y. 1 75 acres culti- vated. Good I 8-room house. Horse barn 43 x 30, with basement. Grain barn 45 x 90, with basement. 1 5 acres of extra good orchard. \^ ill trade for Buffalo or Roch- ester income property. Price, $75 per acre. No. 8. — 2 acres, 2 miles from Bound Brook, N. J. ; macadamized road entire distance. 8-room dwelling in good repair. Brooder house with hot water system. Stable. Two poultry houses, 74 x 1 4 ft. and 80 x 1 4 ft. 4 col- ony houses equipped with gasoline engine, bone cutter, feed mill, feed mixer, etc. Ice-box, with capacity of 1 ,000 lbs. Apples, plums, peaches, cherries.- Poultry runs wired and fenced. Price, $6,500. No. 9. — 30 acres, I mile from Flemington, N. J., on macadamized road. 1 0-room dwelling. Good barn. 1 0 acres of winter grain. Asparagus bed, 1 ,000 plants. Large number of fruit trees. Stream, meadow, horses, cows, poultry, swine, farming machinery, etc. Immediate possession. Price, $6,500; mortgage, $3,000. No. 10. — 160 acres, Flemington, N. J. Large 1 0-room dwelling. Large barn, wagon house, hen houses, hog pen, shop, hovel, and other buildings, all in good condition and painted. 7 acres of woodland, apple or- chard, good stream. Excellent poultry, stock and grain farm. Price, $8,000; mortgage, $4,000. No. II. — 173 acres, 2 miles from railroad, Fleming- ton, N. J. Stock farm. Frame dwelling, fourteen rooms, six rooms down, eight up. Can be occupied by two families. Barn 36 x 1 38, nearly new, room for forty cows, eight horses. Large wagon houses, hen houses, etc. Good stream. Water runs by gravity into barn and dwell- ing; so arranged that cows can drink at any time from stanchions. About 27 acres of meadow, 6 acres of woods; rich soil. R. F. D., telephone. Price, $15,000, part in cash. No. 12. — 48 acres, ->4 mi'e west of Mendon, N. Y. Run down buildings. Fruit for family use. $4,000, $1,000 to be cash. 29 EUROPEAN PLUM ORCHARD, SENECA LAKE No. I 3. — 22 acres in Tioga County, N. Y. 3 miles from markets and L. V. R. R. station at West Candor. 20 acres under cultivation; 2 acres timber. Hill loam soil, clay sub-soil; rolling land; no waste land. Well fenced with wire and rails. Watered by springs. 2-story 9-room frame house in good condition, plastered and ceil- inged on first floor, with two porches. One barn 36 x 40, with basement. Six hen houses, I 0 x 24, I 0 x 12, 8 x 10, 12 X 14, and (2) 6x10; all buildings are in good condi- tion. Never-failing running water in house. Pears, peaches, cherries, thirty apple trees and four grape vines. Value of last year's crops, including hens, Wcis $900. Buildings are insured for $700. Average yearly taxes, $8. I mile from school, >4 mile from church, 3 miles from creamery. Good roads, R. F. 1)., telephone. Price, $1,100; terms, $600 in cash, balance on mortgage at 5 per cent. No. 14. — 30 acres in Tioga County, N. Y. ; I mile from markets and L. V. R. R. station at Richford. All in crops and pasture. Loam soil, clay sub-soil, half level. All fenced with wire. 2 wells and 2 springs. 2-story 1 0-room frame house, sided, painted and in good condition ; one porch forty feet long. One barn 40 x 60, two hen houses, hog houses, ice house, shop and tool house; all in good condition ; no repairs needed. Apples, plums, grapes and currants. Buildings insured for $1,500. Average yearly taxes, about $12; 1 mile from school, church and creamery, at Richford; good roads, R. F. D. Price, $2,500 in cash. No. 1 5. — 72 acres in Chemung County, N. Y., 3 miles from L. V. R. R. station at Van Etten. 45 acres under cultivation, 15 acres timber; 2,000 cords of wood can be cut. Clay loam soil, clay sub-soil. All fenced with wire. Water supplied by two wells and several springs. 2-story 8-room house, lathed, plastered, a portion ceilinged, in good condition, with one porch. One barn 30 X 40, wagon house, sheepshed, granary, 1 2 x 20, hen house and hog house. Roof is needed on the barn, but no other repairs. 40 apple trees and small fruit. Y^ mile from school, 3 miles from church, 20 miles from Elmira ; good roads, R. F. D., telephone. Possession may be taken at once. Price, $1,800; one-half cash, balance at 5 per cent. No. 16. — 125 acres situated in Cortland County, N. Y. About 1 00 acres under cultivation, the rest mixed limber. Slate and loam soil, rolling or hilly land, no waste land; all good farm land. All fenced, mostly with wire, some rails. Water supplied by drilled well 1 26 feet deep, with windmill. One and one-half story 1 4-room house, well finished and in good condition with four porches. One barn 38 x 48, with basement, cement floors. Hen house hog house, watertank house; all in good condition. Apples, p)ears, plums, cherries, currants and gooseberries. The value of last year's crops was $2,600. The buildings are insured for $2,500. Average yearly taxes are about $25. f^ of a mile from school, less than three miles from creamery, markets and Lehigh Valley Railroad sta- 31 BETTER THAN CITY LIFE, DON'T YOU THINK? tion at Hartford Mills; good dirt roads, telephone. Pos- session can be given immediately. Price, $2,800; terms, $ 1 ,600 cash, balance mortgage. No. I 7. — 3-acre farm, Middleton Junction, Pa., about Yz mile distant from Lehigh Valley Railroad, containing abundance of fruit, and especially well adapted to truck and poultry. Improvements thereon consist of two houses with all necessary outbuildings. Price, $2, 1 00. No. 18. — 50 acres, Cazenovia, N. Y. Land rolling and well watered. L. V. R. R. on farm. 8-room house. Two barns, fair condition. Bargain. Price, $1,600. No. 19. — 40 acres, Bradford County, Pa. 20 acres in fruit, balance under cultivation. Good springs. Small house. Barn and chicken house, fair condition. Fruit trees average from 2 to 5 years of age; some fruit such as plums and peaches in bearing now. 1 ,000 Spys and Baldwins, 200 peaches, 200 pears, 100 plums, 150 cherries, 500 asparagus, 15 butternuts. Price, $1,200. No. 20. — 400 acres, Bradford County, Pa. 350 acres under cultivation; 50 acres in woodland. Well watered and practically all level ; river land on State road. One nile from good market. County seat. lile fi I mile trom fair grounds. Large dwelling house. Several large barns, silo, and various buildings in perfect condition; an ideal stock farm. No. 21. — 140 acres, 2 miles from Black Walnut, Pa. Large house and barn, concrete stablings. Buildings in good condition. Ice house. Large orchard of apples and other fruit. Land under good state of cultivation. Price, $5,700. No. 22. — 50 acres, I J4 miles from Avery, Pa., station on Montrose branch of L. V. R. R. Two barns and two houses. Fruit land under good state of cultivation. Price, $2,000. No. 23. — 5 acres, poultry farm. Skinners Eddy. New house 38x38, 10 rooms, running water, porch 8x50. Good new barn. Price, $3,500. No. 24. — 100 acres in Wyoming Borough, Pa., branch of L. V. R. R. running to farm. Under the highest state of cultivation. Land runs from the Susquehanna River to the mountain ; now being used for raising truck products. Price on application. No. 25.^ — 5 acres of good farm land, I mile from Mountain Grove, Pa., station. 6-room house. Two springs of excellent water, one near the house, which have never been known to fail. Would make a splendid chicken farm; land slants slightly to the south. Price, $550. No. 26. — 2 acres suited for a poultry farm, about 3 miles south of Cazenovia, N. Y. Well Watered. Good 1 1 -room house. About 40 grafted apple trees. School within '_> mile. Z3 FIRST HOUSE BUILT IN SENECA COUNTY, N. Y., NEAR LODI, 1790 No. 27. — 80 acres of which 60 are under cultivation, about 4 miles from Cazenovia, N. Y. Well watered, with house and barn in good repair. Young orchard of about 25 trees. Buildings all in good repair. This is a bargain for the man who wants a small farm. Price, $1,200. No. 28. — 127 acres, Victor, N. Y., within 3j/ miles of five markets. Good buildings, all well fenced. Good roads. IY2 acres bearing apples, 8 acres af apples 4 years old and 4 acres of apples 5 years old. Price, $70 per acre. No. 29.— 208 acres near Victor, N. Y. Good build- ings. L. V. and New York Central railroads pass through farm. Ideal place for general farming, cattle or sheep raising. Price, $20,000. No. 30. — 40 acres, 3 miles from Geneva, N. Y., 3 miles from Waterloo, 6 miles from Seneca Falls, 1/3 mile from trolley station; near L. V. Railroad, Seneca River, Erie Canal and the coming Barge Canal. District school Yi mile, R. F. D., telephone. 3 acres of good timber. Soil adapted to chicken raising, vegetable crops and large and small fruit; natural drainage. 8-room house in good repair. Barn 30 x 40 feet in good repair. Good well, 10 feet from kitchen. Price, $4,000; mortgage now standing, $1,500. Crops and personal property also for No. 3l. — 160 acres in Dimock township. Pa., I mile from railroad switch, 3 miles from creamery and railroad station. 40 acres woodland, original timber, good sugar bush. House with 1 4 rooms, with finished attic and cellar. 2 barns, catde barn 42 x 64 with sheds, zuid horse barn 32 x 42 with basement. Undeveloped stone quarry on farm. Price, $6,000. No. 32. — 300 acres, 1 mile from Geneva, N. Y., overlooking Seneca Lake. Beautiful Colonial house in good condition. Barns with silo and other modern equip- ments. Good water supplied from a driven well by a gasolene engine. Land level and well drained; clay loam soil in excellent tilth. Adapted to any kind of farming, particularly to fruit. One of the best farms in the State. Price, $ 1 00 per acre ; easy payments. No. 33. — 800 acres, partly improved, at Wilmot, Pa., 2 miles from railroad. 50 acres of level land, the re- mainder rolling. Adapted to stock and dairy farming, cereal and forage crops. Price, $ 1 5 per acre on easy payments. No. 34. — 85 acres at Lehman Center, Pa., 3 miles from railroad, convenient to trolley. Profitable stock and dairy farm, on main road, ten minutes walk to village with churches, stores and post-office. A beautiful country over- looking the picturesque scenery of the North Mountain. 45 acres of cleared land and 40 acres of young timber; creek running through. Barn in good condition. Owner 35 FRUIT FARM OVERLOOKING SEXI'XA I.AKR states that other business requires all his time, hence the low price. Price, $3,500, part cash, balance easy terms. No. 35. — 50 acres at Lehman Center, Pa. Build- ings are worth more than is asked for entire property. Everything combines to make place an ideal spot for country home. House contains I 4 rooms, hot and cold water and bath, with steam heat; affords the pleasures of the country in conjunction with the conveniences of the city. Ram, which includes a covered barn yard, is practically new and could not be duplicated for $4,000. Soil in good state of cultivation, land level. Price, $8,000. No. 36. — 80 acres, J/ mile from Clinton, N. J., L. V. R. R. station, school, churches, etc. 8 acres of valuable timber, 6 to 8 acres of meadow pasture with small stream ; pond of about two acres, balance tillable and under good state of cultivation. House containing 1 6 rooms, cement cellar, outside summer kitchen, laundry, steam heat, hot and cold water; water supplied from never-failing spring. Outbuildings consist of large cellar barn, large modern cow barn (ties 16 head cattle) hovel, double wagon house with corn cribs, machine storage, pig pen, ice house, spring house with ram and all other necessary outbuildings. Good-sized apple orchard, small peach and pear orchard, and plenty of other fruit for home use. All buildings in first-class condition. This place is a bargain. Price, $6,000; with stock, etc., $7,500. Reasonable terms can be arranged. No. 37. — 136 acres, including 3,'4 acres, well graded, set aside for residence. Large lawn, ornamental trees of many varieties, effectively grouped, with the entrance road winding between them. There are some 200 of these trees — copper beeches, lindens, magnolias, yellow wood, Kentucky coffee, tulips, English walnuts, chestnuts and hickory-nuts in full bearing, Lombardy poplars, gingko, pyramid oak, horse chestnuts, Camperdown weeping elms, maples and others, in addition to 75 or 1 00 fruit trees. The gateway and entrance on a quarter circle some 30 feet back from road, surrounded by level evergreens and constructed of old surface stones with moss on them, cost $300.00. There are choice fruit trees on each side of and in the rear of the large house. The house is finished with hardwood trim ; bath room that has recently been overhauled, and equipped with up-to-date sanitary plumbing, porcelain fixtures; running water in both house and stable; a never-failing supply furnished by wind-mill from a well 63 feet deep. The farm buildings consist of a large farm house, large barn, grain house, enclosed cow stables, all in good condition. The water is supplied by a new wind- mill from a well over 90 feet in depth. Storage tank in barn, with hydrant inside. The 133 acres include 12 acres of chestnut timber and 1 2 acres of meadow land with a stream running through it. Land is under good cultivation. Buildings are in first-class condition, having been recently painted and repaired; fences in perfect order. Price. $27,000. 37 ^ Original King Apple Tree Jacksonville, N. Y. From this tree the famous Tompkins County King apples were propagated. • The Susquehanna Valley Such property may be bought for $25 an acre. Compare it with Western land at double that price. No. 38. — 73 acres near Kings Ferry, N. Y. 14 acres of timber. Large barn, carriage house, medium-sized farm house in good condition. Three wells of pure water. Grove of locust trees sufficient to keep place fenced. The land about Kings Ferry is considered as good as or better than any in New York State. Price, $3,000, on terms to suit purchaser. No. 39. — 1,500 acres of rolling land at Spencer, N. Y. Soil, silt loam. Buildings scattered and in fairly good condition. Farm well supplied by never-failing spring. Land adapted to dairy farming and raising cereal crops; about three-quarters cleared and one-quarter in second growth timber. Price, $ 1 5 per acre. No. 40. — 170 acres, Spencer, N. Y. Comprises about 90 acres of good level land, about 30 acres of pasture and 50 acres of woods. Soil is deep, silt loam, and produces well ; pasture well-seeded ; woods contain chestnut, hemlock, basswood and poplar. Comfortable house and new barn with concrete basement, besides smaller buildings. Watered from springs, with a deep drilled well for use in emergency. Orchard of apple and cherry trees. Telephone. About I mile from school. Farm has pastured cattle for years, and so is not worn out. Price, $3,000; one half cash, balance in easy pay- ments. No. 41. — 185 acres near Gorham, N. Y., I mile from railroad. Land very productive and buildings in good condition. 1 0-room cobblestone house with slate roof. Large outbuildings and tenant house. Farm has been in same family for over a century; must sell to settle estate. Price. $13,500. No. 42. — 125 acres, Paltenburg, N. J. Well watered. Adapted to grain and stock. Good buildings. Abundant supply of fruit. Price, $6,000. No. 43. — 84 acres, 2^ miles from Pattenburg, N. J. 60 acres under cultivation, I 4 acres woodland and meadow. Property is conveniently situated and is the very best of peach land, with abundance of fruit on at this time. Ex- cellent dwelling house with 8 rooms. Barn, wagon house and all necessary outbuildings. Price, $4,000. No. 44. — 40 acres, ly^ miles from Pattenburg, N. J. About one-half of it set with fruit trees of all kinds. Has the best spring water in the section. Would be a good place for a fish hatchery, as the water comes from an iron rock formation. Good house and outbuildings. Price, $ 1 6 an acre. No. 45. — 800 acres partly improved, 2 miles from Wyalusing, Pa. 50 acres of level land, the remainder rolling. Adapted to stock and dairy farming, grain and forage crops. Price, $ 1 5 per acre on easy terms. No. 46. — 205 acres at West River, N. Y., railroad running beside the farm. 1 2-room house and large new barn, both in good repair. Spring water. All level land 39 except 25 acres, which are slightly rolling; nearly all cleared except 40 acres of limber, worth about $1,000 standing. Price, $3,000 in easy payments. No. 47. — 30 acres at Middlesex, N. Y. House poor and nearly worthless. Good barn 1 8 x 30. Six acres of bearing vineyard on farm and several acres of peaches and apples. Never-failing spring. Price, $1,000, two- thirds in cash. No. 48. — 92 acres, Geneva, N. Y., 2 miles from rail- road station. Splendid opportunity for growing fruit, al- falfa and other crops. Buildings good. Supply of fruit. Some timber. Price, $7,500. No. 49. — 76 acres on State road, 2 miles from railroad station, Geneva, N. Y. Suitable for all crops, especially for fruit and alfalfa. Very good buildings. Price, $6,250. No. 50.— 26 acres. Oaks Corners, N. Y. 12 acres fruit. Land all tillable. 6-room house ; good barn ; new poultry house, 90 x 1 8 feet; good water. Light loam soil. Price very reasonable. For further information apply to P. H. Burnett, Industrial Commissioner. Lehigh Val- ley Railroad. 143 Liberty Street. New York City (Telephone. Cortlandt 4902); or to F. R. Stevens, Agriculturist. Lehigh Valley Railroad. Geneva. N. Y. fey • ^fl -^^>\ Nine-Year-Oi.u Apple Tree 40 . 1»50 IU3 ItW l»6» l«7a IW3 lUO \tt9 ISM liH IMO I9«» io JO Nfw «M«.. 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The Industrial Department is organized for the purpose of aiding manufacturing industries in securing locations, and its facilities are such that it can give information and assistance about available sites, where raw products can be secured, rates, rents, taxes, and labor in the various communities through which the Lehigh Valley Railroad runs. Address all communications to P. H. BURNETT, INDUSTRIAL COMMISSIONER 143 Liberty Street, New York City The Shipper Who Wants the Best Service Marks His Freight "Via Lehigh Valley Railroad" * Daily Fast Freight Service to Almost Every Section of North America A COLLECTION AND DELIVERY SYSTEM AT RAILROAD TERMINALS THAT IS NOT SURPASSED ANYWHERE BONDED LINE .. THROUGH CARS .. REFRIGERATOR CARS For Information Apply to FREIGHT DEPARTMENT, LeHIGH VaLLEY RaILROAD 143 Liberty Street, New York City, or to Nearest Agent Lehigh Valley Railroad LIST OF OFFICERS AND AGENTS. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. p n Tunuia n-,.; i„.,. S 228 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa. E. B. THOMAS, President.... J, ^3 ,j,^^^^j, j,,^^^^^ jj^^^. y„^^ J. A. MIDDLETO.V, Vice-President New York T. N. JARVIS, Vice-President New York L. D. SMITH, Vice-President New York and Philadelphia F. L. BLENDINGEK. Assistant to Vice-President New York D. G. BAIRD, Secretary Philadelphia, Pa. E. A. ALBRIGHT, Assistant Secretarv New York .T. WM. ROBBINS, Assistant Secretarv Philadelphia, Pa. J. M. BAXTER, Treasurer Philadelphia, Pa. C. J. KULP, Assistant Treasurer Philadelphia, Pa. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT. T. N. JARVIS, Vice-President 143 Liberty ,Street, New York J. F. J. C. C. 0 E. G. F. J. (;. p. H. A. ('. O. w. c. J. F. W. H. OPERATING DEPARTMENT. A. MIDDLETON, Vice-President u:i l.iljirly Street, New York L. BLENDINGEK, Assistant to Vice-President New York MAGUIRE, General Manager South Bethlehem, Pa. BARDO, Asst. to Gen. Mgr South Bethlehem, Pa. KINNEY, Superintendent of Transportation. .. .South Bethlehem, Pa. MINSHULL, Supt. of Car Service South Bethlehem, Pa. .^SHBY, Chief Engineer New York MOORE, Engineer of Maintenance of Wav South Bethlehem, Pa. N. HIBBITS, Superintendent of Motive Power South Bethlehem, Pa. F. CASKEY, Superintendent of Telegraph South Bethlehem, Pa. H. FOSTER, (ieneral Land and Tax Agent New York H. BURNETT, Industrial Conunissioner New York C. RO.\CH, Superintendent New York Division Jersey City, N. J. ROSS, Superintendent New Jersey and Lehigh Division Easton, Pa. J. SHEA, Superintendent Wyoming Division Wilkes-Barre, Pa. J. GILDROY, Supt. Mahanoy and Hazleton Division Hazleton, Pa. \V. ABBOTT, Superintendent Auburn Division Auburn, N. Y. T. O'NEAL, Superintendent Buffalo Division Buffalo, N. Y. N. HAINES, Assistant Superintendent Buffalo Division Sayre. Pa. C. ROGERS, Superintendent Lake Line Buffalo, N. Y. I. POWERS, Superintendent Morris Canal Division. .Phillipsburg, N. J. C. DAVIS, General Agent 6 Broadway, New York Freight. A. BLOOD. Freight Traffic Manager 143 Liberty Street, New York C. BURNETT, Asst. Freight Traffic Mgr. ... 143 Liberty Street, New York J. WOULFE, (ieneral Freight Agent 143 Liberty Street, Ncv" York T. (;R1ER, Gen. Coal and Freight Agent ... 143 Liberty Street, New York S. WOOD, Assistant General Freight Agent .. 143 Liberty Street, New York C. H.\MII/rON, Asst. Gen. ( -,, , .,, ,,. , o « 1 vt v- Freight AgcTit \ '-'''■'"''"'f "' I'onuncrce Hldg., Buffalo, N. V . E. C;RANE, General Eastern Freight Agent .... *2U1) Broadway, New York J. HENRY. Gen. Western Frt, Agt.. Railway K,\<'iiange BIdg., Chicago. 111. T. MOORE, General Foreign Freiglit Agent ... .The Bourse, Philadelphia A, STORY. Through Freight Agent Buffalo, N. Y. F. DKWE V. .Milk Agent I 43 L'iberty Street, New York ('. DA\'1S. General Agent ti Broadwav, New York DUGAN, Special Freight Agent 143 Liberty Street, New York C. BECK, Chief of Tariff Bureau 143 Liberty Street, New York I- i^v-L^o XT ... t:, ~i a \^ t « .i-'l" Oiil South BIdg., Boston, Mass. K. D\KR, New England brt. Agt | .j,, ,,|„„,,.|, v,lr<-et, New Haven. Conn. D'E. COOPER. Canadian Freight Agent 33 Vonge St., Toronto, Out. B. W.VLMSLKY, Commercial AgcTit. . , .flul Union BIdg., Newark, N. J. .VI. liAKRES, Division Freight Agent South Bethlehem, Pa. E. DENGLEll, Commercial .\gent Hazleton. Pa. (!. Mcdowell, Division Frt. Agt.. .il4 East Market St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. IIAVDKN, Division Freight Agent Lockhart BIdg., Savre, Pa. S. .McCREA, Division Freight Agent... 3011 East State St., Ithaca, N. V. S. .M.\TTES, Commercial .\gent Drake Building, Easton, Pa. P. HOWELL, Citv Freight Agent 312 (iranitc BIdg., Rochester, N. Y. K. TAYLOR, Agent 7!) Wall Street, New York W. MITCHELL, Agent 900 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia, Pa. L. PAINTER, Agent .lOO Park BIdg., Pittsburg, Pa. H. McDEVlTT, Commercial Agent Majestic BIdg., Detroit, Mich. N. II AIT, Conunercial .\gent Rockefeller BIdg., Cleveland, O. T. JENNEY, Commercial Agent 22 Produce Mxchange, Toledo, O. J. TODD, Conunercial Agent 144 Ingalls ItMg., Cincinnati, O. 44 WOLF, Comniprcial Agent. .514 Board of Trade Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. II. BRUJCS. AKent 248 Board of Trade, Kansas City, Mo. L. KELI.OCG, Com. Agt. .303 fliamher of foniniercc Bldg., .Milwauliee, Wis. R. J.VRVIS, Northwestern Kreiglit and Passenger .\gent. 404 Metropolitan Life Bldg., Minneapolis, Miini. Brokerage Bldg., East Fifth St., St. Paul, Minn. L. LYO.V. Solieiting Freight Agent Baer Bldg., Reading, Pa. W. LVONS, Solieiting Freight Agent.. 104 W. 4tli St., Williamsport, Pa. F. KIRTZ. Soliciting Freight Agent Geneva, N. Y. H..Cl'LI('K, Soliciting Freight Agent Auburn, N. Y. A. RAIITK. Trav. Frt. Agt., TOT Railway Exchange Bldg., Chicago, 111. F. .lOIIX.SO-N, Traveling Freight Agent 143 Liberty Street, New York nipori .vgis.. .J g,2 j,onadnoek Block, Chicago, III. W. SHELDON k Ctl., . WINGATE i .lOHN'STON, Gen. Agts.. Cnited Kingdom,* , , ... „ 17 and 18 Aldersgate St., and 12 Falcon Avenue. . J ^""'""'' "'^■ Passenser. S. LEE. tleneral Passenger AgiTil 143 Libertv Street, New York E. HAMMANN, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt 143 Liberty St., New York W. HAY, General Baggage Agent Soutli Bethlehem, Pa. E. COOLEDGE. Superintendent Dining Car Service Easton, Pa. .1. SIMMON'S, General Eastern Pa8.senger Agt. . 1460 Broadwav, New York . n. LINDSAY, Eastern Passenger Agent 1 460 Broadwav, New York n. REICH, Passenger Agent 1460 BroadwaV, New York , F. THORNTON. City Pa.ss. and Ticket Agt S.'j.'j Broadway. New York .\. FOUf'ART, Steanishij) Pass^-nger Agent 94 Broadwav, New York N". REED. Passenger and Ticket Agent 94 Broadway, New York 11. SNYDER. Passenger Agent 143 Liberty Street, New York F. HOLWILL, Jr., City Pas.-*nger and Ticket .'Vgent, 30 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. W. PRINGLR, New England Pass. Agt. . .3!l ( hureh St., New Haven, Conn. F, ANDRKWS, Di.strict Pas.'senger Agent.. 211 Market St., Newark, N. J. KITTr;EK, Traveling Pa. JARVIS, Northwestern Freight and Passenger Agent. 404 Metropolitan Life Bldg.. Minneapolis, Minn. McLKlSH, Traveling Passenger Agt. .209 Century Bldg.. Denver, Colo. NONNEM ACKER, Special Passenger Agent Allentown, Pa. INGATE & .lOHNSTON, General Agts., United Kingdom. . I , __j„, x-,,_ 17 and 18 Aldersgate St., and 12 Falcon Avenue i i^"""". i^' B- ACCOUNTING AND TREASURY DEPARTMENTS. L. 1). SMITH. Vicc-I^i>idcnl New York and Philadelphia J. I. MORRISON, General Auditor Philadelphia, Pa. R. S. DorsMAN. Auditor of Traffic Philadelphia, Pa. E. C. MANN, Auditor of Disbursements Philadelphia, Pa. G. C. ARNOLD, General Claim Agent Philadelphia, Pa. .7. M. BAXTER, Treasurer Philadelphia, Pa. C. J. KULP, Assistant Treasurer Philadelphia, Pa. I.EGAL DEPARTMpNT. .lOHN G. .JOHNSON, General Counsel Philadelphia, Pa. E. H. BOLES, General Attornev 143 Liberty Street, New York B. F. LA RUE, Claims Attorney 143 Liberty Street, New York INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT. P. H. BURNETT, Industrial Commissioner. .. 143 Lilierty Street, New York F. R. STEVENS, Agriculturist Geneva, N. Y. 45 Lehigh Valley Railroad THE BLACK DIAMOND ROUTE Double track Stone ballast Block signals Through a scenic region famed as The Switzerland of America Between New York-Philadelphia and Rochester and Buffalo, and West via Niagara Falls FREQUENT FAST TRAINS PROVIDE CONVENIENT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN INTERIOR POINTS AND THE PRINCIPAL COMMERCIAL CENTRES OF THE EAST Electric lighted steel trains ; Buffet-Library cars ; Observation Parlor cars ; Dining cars, service a la carte t^. VC 59063