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New York ranks first in the value of small fruits produced — ■ 

 $2,875,495. 



New York ranks first in tlie number of bushels of apples pro- 

 duced — 25,409,324 bushels. 



New York ranks first in the value of flowers and plants — 

 $5,148,949. ■ 



New York ranks first in nursery products — $2,750,957. 



New York ranks first in the dairy industry. An increasing pro- 

 portion of its dairy products is sold as market milk. 



New York ranks second in acres among the states in the pro- 

 duction of hay and forage. The amount reported in 1910 was 

 7,055,429 tons, valued at $77,360,045. 



New York ranks second in the value of pears produced — 

 $1,418,218. 



New York ranks second in the value of grapes — $3,961,677. 



New York ranks second among the states in the amount ex- 

 pended for labor — $41,312,014, exceeded only by California. 



New York ranks second in value of forest products of farms — 

 $10,365,651. 



New York ranks third among the states in the production of 

 beans, having 115,698 acres, valued at $3,689,064. 



New York ranks third in the number of orchard trees of bear- 

 ing age — 17,625,093 ; the trees not bearing, 7,363,614. Number 

 of bushels produced is 29,456,291, valued at $17,988,894. 



New York ranks third in the value of peaches produced — 

 $2,014,088. 



New York ranks fourth in the value of plums and prunes pro- 

 duced — $519,192. 



New York ranks fifth in the value of cherries produced — 

 $544,508. 



New York ranks fifth in the value of nuts • — $74,420. 



New York State ranks eighth in a list of nine states producing 



a value of crops over $200,000,000 each. The following table 



shows the acreage and value of crops reported by acres, and the 



total value of all crops : 

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