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time the growth of intra-state com- 

 merce in fruits was very strong and 

 very rapid. According to U. B. Barnes, 

 of Middlchope, N. Y., the planting of 

 commercial apple orchards did not 

 receive much attention until 1825, 

 although Robert Pell was already ex- 

 porting Newton Pippins. Gradually, 

 summer, early and late fall apples 

 became customarily shipped down the 

 Hudson to New York. These apples 

 were often sold by the steamboat 

 captains who carried the fruit to the 

 city. Heavy plantings in Western New- 

 York followed the completion of the 

 Erie Canal, which opened in Western 

 New York one of the greatest fruit 

 regions of the world. The 1867 ship- 

 ment of California to New York City 

 was a failure as regards condition of 

 fruit and prices received, but the idea 

 remained, and pears, peaches, Tokey 

 and other grapes, and later, oranges and 

 lemons followed this firm shipment. 

 This State is today easily first in green 

 fruit production, though prior to 18fl,3, 

 but 5,0n0 boxes in all of California fruit 

 had ever been sold in New York. 

 Florida oranges entered the market 

 shortly after this first California ship- 

 ment, and now the more rapid citrus 

 industry in California has outstripped 

 the orange industry in Florida. Florida, 

 however, has the grapefruit, and the 

 two states are keen competitors in the 

 production of domestic, tropical and 

 sub-tropical fruits of all kinds. Early 

 fruits with vegetables are controlled by 

 the Gulf States, and specialized fruit 



industries have sprung up in the Rocky The total value of tropical and sub- 



Alountain and North Pacific States. tropical fruits trebled in the ten years 



The following tables show the 19(19 between the twelfth and thirteenth 



values, acreage, etc., of small and census figures. The production of 



orchard fruits in the United States: citrus fruit alone increased 2.31.3%. 



TABLE IV.— S:MALL TRUITS in the UNHED states, 1910 CENSUS. 



Total Value Proftttction in Hclaliiie 



in 1009 IWi'.i (quiirls I Acreage Value 



AH small fruits lji29,974,481 rj|-...-.C..',.,sli:! 272,11111 10n.n% 



Strawberries 17,613,92fi 2.-|.j,702,0:i.'i 143,045 58.8% 



lilaekberries 3,909,831 .i5,343,570 49,004 13.0% 



Raspberries 5,132,277 60,918,196 48,668 17.6%; 



Currants 790,431 10,448,532 7,862 2.8% 



Gooseberries 517,034 5,282,843 4,765 1.8% 



Other small fruits 1,810,982 38,870,687 19,116 6.0% 



TABLE v.— ORCHARU FRUITS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1910 CENSUS. 



Pro/luction Increase Helative 



Total Value (bushels) over ISU9 Value 



All orchard crops SI 40.867,347 216,083,695 1.8% 100.0% 



Apples 83,233,492 117,522,318 15.9% 59.1%, 



Peaches 28.781,078 35,470,276 133.0% 20.4% 



Pears 7,910,600 8,840,733 33.4% 5.6% 



Plums and Prunes 10,299,495 15,480,17(1 76.6% 7.3% 



Cherries 7,231,160 4,126,099 43.6% 5.1% 



Apricots 2,884,119 4,150,263 57.1%, 2.0% 



Quinces 517,243 428,672 0.3%, 



The acreage of all classes of small Much of the greater part of the tropical 

 fruits decreased between 1899 and 1909 and sub-tropical fruit produced in the 

 from a total of 309,770 to 272,460 acres. United Slates is grown in California 

 or 12%; likewise the total production and Florida, the former producing 

 was 7.9% less. The only crop with 67.8% and Florida 28.7% of the total 

 increased production was cranberries, valuation. Of the oranges, nearly three- 

 Small fruits in general are grown rather fourths are produced in California, 

 uniformly throughout the United States. most of the remainder coming from 

 In acreage New York and New Jersey Florida. Nearly the entire domestic 

 head the list, but many states produce supply of lemons comes from Cali- 

 crops excelling the New Jersey crop in fornia. Although California produces a 

 value. Strawberries come from all few grape fruits, the dealers receive 

 sections of the country, but the South ncarlv the entire supply from Florida. 

 Atlantic States are the heaviest pro- Xo other class of fruit has increased in 



1'q -nlv'nnn''"''"", '"» ^'^^"'cr.,,""r'?u'7';'^ production and popularity in the past 

 .^3 oOO 0( 0, or about one-fifth of the total ^^^3^,^ ^^ j^^^ ,j^^ grapefruit or pomelo, 

 value of the strawberry crop of the a,, ., ., r •. • . 1 

 entire country. The increase of value J}"^ °*h'^'' "."'"•^ f""*^ ^';^ unimportant; 

 in small fruits is not given for the ^^^^^ ""^ T""!' '^"f,';'""?^-'*' «"^ '^'^™- 

 different crops separately, but as a «I"«'S' '^^lefly from Florida, and man- 

 whole the berries showed an increase darines from Louisiana. The production 

 in 19.8% in value, with a decrease of "f ^Ss is widely distributed throughout 

 7.9% in total production. the Southern States, although California 



Our grape crop has had a picturesque leads with two-fifths of the crop, 



history since the first vain attempts in Arizona and California control the 



colonial days. Ohio and Missouri have domestic supply of olives — a crop 



in turn lead the other states in produc- which has trebled in the last decade, 



tion, but today 63% of our crop comes Florida is the only source of supply 



from California, New York and Mich- within the United States for pineapples, 



igan. Practically all of our European bananas. Avocado pears, and mangoes, 



grapes are produced in California, (Discussion, "Small Fruits, Grapes,\nd 



whereas New York and Michigan can t..„„: „i u •, " 1 1 u .• 



produce only native American grapes of J' "P'^,=^ ^'''^p l«':sely verbatim copy 



the Concord type. The grape crop for f™'" '^*'"^'-. I"™' '. .' ^he guavas are 



1909 was valued at !?!22,027,961, an known only in California and Florida, 



increase of 57.1%- over the value in =^"'' loquats only in the former. The 



1899. The total production in 1909 was native supply of pomegranates and 



2,571,065,205 pounds. dales come from several of the southern 



The following table gives the value of and southwestern states. Japanese per- 



Iropical and sub-tropical fruits in the simmon is produced only in California, 



United States for 1909: Florida and Texas. 



TABLE VI.— VALUE AND PRODUCTION OF TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL FRUITS, 1909. 



Increase of 



Total Value Production Production 



\on-C.itrus Fruits in 1909 in 1909 over 1S99 



Figs ?803.810 35.060,395 pounds 178.3% 



Pineapples 734.090 778,651 crates 672.6% 



Olives 404,574 16,405, 193 pounds 220.6% 



Bananas 5.66I 10,060 bunches Not given 



Avocado Pears 10,100 4,920 crates Not given 



C.uavas 11,628 .354.062 pounds —78.8% 



Mangoes 5,7.39 5,278 pounds Not given 



Persimmons (Japanese) 9,087 6,723 bushels 148.1% 



Loquats 5,880 4,541 boxes Not given 



Pomegranates 4,203 152.825 pounds Not given 



Dates 533 9,947 pounds Not given 



Ci(ru» Fruits • 



Oranges $17,566,161 19,487,481 boxes 217.0% 



Lemons 2,993,738 2.770.313 boxes 215.9% 



Grape Fruit 2,060,610 1,189,250 boxes 3,378.7% 



I>>mes 12.478 11.318 boxes —50.0%, 



Tangerines 68,770 .38.752 boxes Not given 



Mandarines 6,553 3.896 boxes Not given 



Kum(|uats 2,826 1.112 boxes Not given 



