Report of the Secretary. 47 



1903 fruit crop. 



Apples $ 640,000 



Pears 148,500 



Prunes 900,000 



Peaches 75,000 



Cherries 35,000 



Grapes 50,000 



Small fruits 652,500 



$2,501,000 



1904 FRUIT CROP. 



Apples $ 935,000 



Prunes 362,500 



Pears 245,000 



Peaches 186,000 



Cherries 125,000 



Grapes 100,000 



Strawberries 205,000 



Small fruits 255,000 



$2,413,500 



All fruit products for 1904 show a marked increase over 1903, 

 with the exception of the prune, which was only one-third of the 

 previous season, a falling off of over half a million dollars on this 

 crop. 



From this time on the apple is to be the staple fruit grown in 

 Oregon, and will lead all others. The growth of the apple in dol- 

 lars, for this season over last, is nearly $300,000. "With the large 

 acreage planted to new apple-orchards, now coming into bearing, 

 $1,000,000 is the least we can expect the apple to bring into the 

 State, beginning with 1905, and to even double that before 1910. 



