Report of Commissioner Third District. 



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For 1903 and 1904, the following is a careful estimate for those 

 years : 



1903 



1904 



Apples, boxes 



Pears, boxes 



Prunes, pounds cured 



Peaclies, boxes, 20 pounds each. 



Small fruits, crates 



Gross value 



Apples, boxes 



Pears, boxes 



Prunes, pounds cured 



Peaches, boxes, 20 pounds each- 

 Small fruits, crates 



Gross value 



300,000 



120,000 



7,000,000 



10,000 



50,000 



100,000 



100,000 



3,000,000 



250,000 



75,000 



Total gross value for 1903-1901. 



040.000 00> 



760,000 00 



9 1,390,000 OO' 



By comparing the gross value of the output of 1901 and 1902 

 with 1903 and 1904, it will be seen that the value has increased in 

 two years $587,000. This, notwithstanding in 1903, our peach crop 

 was nearly a failure, and in 1904 our prune crop was not over 35 

 per cent of a normal crop. This increase in value the past two 

 years is due to the fact that many new orchards have come into 

 bearing, and growers, by thinning out their fruitj and better culti- 

 vation and spraying, have grown a higher grade of fruit that com- 

 mands better prices in the markets. 



For the years 1903 and 1904, the several counties of the District 

 produced the following amount of fruit: 



Jackson County 



Douglas County 



Apples, boxes 



Pears, boxes 



Prunes, pounds cured 



Peaches, boxes 



Sinall fruits, crates 



Apples, boxes 



Pears, boxes 



Prunes, pounds cured 



Peaches, boxes 



Small fruits, crates 



Josephine County— Apples, boxes -.. 



Pears, boxes 



Prunes, pounds- 



Peaches, boxes. 

 Small fruits, crates 



500,000- 



100,000 



1,000,000 



150,000 



.50,000 



125,000 



80,000 



8,750,000 



130,000 

 50,000 



75,000 

 20,000- 

 250,000 

 30,000 

 25,000- 



The above estimates are made from careful data gathered 

 through the years 1903-4 for the three counties above tabulated 

 that are engaged in commercial fruitgrowing. 



From the best data I am able to obtain, Coos, Curry, Lake, and 

 Klamath Counties produce more than enough apples, prunes, and 

 small fruits, such as strawberries, blackberries, etc., for domestic 



