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TABLE 2. — AVERAGE CROP YIELD PER ACRE, UPPER PENINSULA. 



HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION. 



The fruit industry in the Upper Peninsula is in its infancy. It has 

 received some set-back due (1) to the planting of varieties not adapted 

 to the climatic conditions of this section and (2) to the planting of un- 

 linown varieties which have in recent years come in to bearing and in 

 a great many instances the fruit of Which has not been of a good quality. 

 This has had a tendency to discourage the farmers from expanding along 

 the lines they should in order to take care of their home needs. 



Fruit-growing depends principally upon climatic and soil conditions. 

 The favorable areas are those situated adjacent to the Great Lakes. 

 They have good air, drainage, and the large bodies of water temper the 

 climate and make conditions favorable for fruit production. The total 

 number of orchard trees not bearing is- 100,885, while the number of 

 bearing trees is 17G,802. Of the foregoing trees 200,474 are apple, 11,082 

 cherry, 5,460 plum, and 477 pear. One hundred and twenty-five acres 

 produce strawberries and 14 acres are devoted to raspberry culture. If 

 the fruit trees were uniformly distributed, it would mean that there 

 would be 22.5 fruit trees per farm. 



The maple sugar and maple syrup industries have not developed as 

 would be expected of an area having such large numbers of sugar miaples. 

 The total number of maple trees tapped amounts to 25,199; amount of 

 maple sugar made, 674 pounds; gallons of maple syrup made, 5,084. 



