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Germany is making a creditable effort in the production of apples, 

 and the number of apple trees planted in the empire is over fifty-two 

 millions. 



IMPORTATION OF PEARS INTO GERMANY FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES. 



Gei-man reports place imports of pears and quinces together in the 



f ollowing talale : 



Figures given in busheis. 



1907. 1908. 1909. 



Belgium 349,300 300,950 459,600 



France 208,700 



Italy 173,900 181,550 278,950 



Netherlands 402,100 158,100 308,300 



Austria-Hungary 944,650 432,450 1,570,000 



Switzerland 71,750 60,600 305.000 



Total importation 2,159,950 1,278,500 3,009,650 



The average import price per 100 kilos (220.4 Ibs.) in 1907 was 

 M. 14.82 ($3.53), in 1908 M. 13.13 ($3.12) and 1909 it was M. 17.34 

 ($4.12). 



The average import price in 1907 and 1908 was about 1% Cents per 

 pound, and in 1909 nearly two cents per pound. 



From this table it seems that the United States has no part of con- 

 sequence in the pear trade. 



Not having had an opportunity of a personal inspection of the Ger- 

 man fruit trade, I am not able to give detail Information that would be 

 of value either in the apple of pear markets. 



There are over twenty-five million pear trees in Germany. 



IMPORTATION OF PEARS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM. 



Pears, Raw. From — 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 



Germany $ 59,080 $ 117,830 $ 87,425 $ 9,390 



Netherlands 138,975 89,895 199,865 64,415 



Eelgium 221,455 327,630 611,715 422,430 



France 1,019,205 1,736,055 1,190,270 1,415,310 



United States of America 471,490 437,010 132,210 470,185 



Other foreig-n countries 6,650 4,280 11,570 5,465 



Channel Islands 19,240 52,595 30,845 29,570 



Cape of Good Hope 6,440 20,395 35,365 56,100 



Australia 44,560 23,765 75,240 23,290 



Canada 51,965 51,905 18,540 83,455 



Other British possessions 25 10 10 10 



Total importation $2,039,085 $2,861,370 $2, 393, $55 $2,579,620 



Pears to the value of two and a half million dollars are annually 

 imported into Great Britain. This amount has been remarkably constant 

 for the past five years. 



France has a little over half of this trade with Belgium usually 

 second and the United States third. The Pacific Coast pear is becoming 

 well established and the Oregon fall and winter pears are beginning 

 to make a first class reputation. 



More of them is all that is required to enlarge the market, as dealers 

 everywhere are calling for more of the Oregon fall and winter pears 

 and offer every encouragement to the increase of the market. They do 

 not speak so encouragingly of the market for summer pears. 



Oregon can produce these pears that are particularly desired in 

 this market, and in the planting of orchards considerable study should 

 be given to varieties capable of good production in the different dis- 

 tricts and fitted to this trade. 



The most profitable will be those suited to the holiday trade. A 

 pear satisfactory to the Christmas trade will have very little Opposition 

 in the British markets because the French and Belgian are difficult to keep 

 so late, and as soon as pears begin to soften the dealers do not care to 

 handle them. 



