Fruit Pkoduction in New York 1349 



in tlio nmnber of trees with 17,984,500, but with a production of 

 9,908,977 bushels. 



'New York has 3.044,257 pear trees which produce 1,343, 089 

 busliels vahied at $1,418,218. 



New York ranks first in the number of trees ; second in the 

 quantity and value produced, closely following Califoniia in this 

 respect. 



ISTew York ranks third in value of peaches produced, about 

 equal to Georgia and less than half the value produced in Cali- 

 fornia. 



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

 ducing $519,192; Washington producing $000,503 and Cali- 

 fornia, with its enormous prune industry, producing $5,443,539. 



ISTew York has 309,734 quince trees which produce 132,451 

 bushels valued at $135,345. 



New York ranks first as it produces about one-fourth of the 

 quinces raised in the United States. 



]^ew York has 35,603,897 grape vines in vineyards which pro- 

 duce 253,000,301 pounds, valued at $3,901,677. 



Kew York ranks second in number, production and value of 

 vines, while California ranks first with a production of $10,- 

 840,812. 



New York produced $2,807,073 in flowers and plants, thus 

 ranking first. 



JSTew York produced $2,750,957 in nursery products, thus 

 placing it in first rank. 



New York has 22,490 acres in small fruits producing 37,857,- 

 829 quarts, ranking second, but closely following New Jersey 

 which is first in small fruits. 



New York ranks first with 11,057 acres in raspberries, and 

 first in currants with 2,557 acres. 



The following was furnished by this Department for the 



"Arbor Day Annual " issued by the Education Department in 



1912. 



FRUIT PRODUCTION IN NEW YORK 



Almost as soon as the early settlers of America were estab- 

 lished on these shores, they began the propagation of those frnits 

 best known to them in their homes beyond the seas. As those 



