Apple Orchard Survey of Niagara County. 



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XXI. Years of Tenure 



YEARS OF TENURE. 



One year 



Two years 



Three and four years 

 Five or more years . . 



Number 

 orchards. 



IS 

 14 

 13 



36 



Number 

 acres. 



106 

 174 

 222 

 171 



P;r cent 

 orchards. 



19 . 2 

 18.0 

 16. 7 

 46 . 2 



YIELDS, PRICES AND MARKETS, AND INCOME 



Yields. — Four tables are presented herewith which give the essen- 

 tials with respect to yields. The table on yields for the entire county 

 is only approximate, as is that on average yields per tree. All yields 

 are much reduced because of the scale in the western part of the county. 



XXII. Approximate Total Yield in Bushels for Entire County 



1889 (U. S. Census Report) 623 , 204 



1899 (U. S. Census Report) i ,421 , 796 



1902 3,445,000 



1903 4, 622, 2 00 



1904 4, 428, 600 



1905 3.751.000 



1906 4> 124,000 



The estimates for the last five years are only approximate. 



XXIII. Average Yield per Acre in Bushels 



YEAR. 



1902 

 1903 

 1904 



1905 

 190& 



Number 

 orchards. 



125 

 273 

 459 

 372 

 173 



Number 

 acres. 



1,415 

 2,736 

 4.321 

 4,152 

 2,031 



Average 

 yield. 



236 

 197 

 195 

 155 

 179 



The average yield for the five-year period is 192.4 bushels, which is 

 29 bushels less than was found for Orleans County, and 34 more than 

 was found for Wayne County. 



