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with an average yearly production for the same period of ap- 

 proximately 83,000,000 pounds. In 1914 the number of trees 

 increased to 7,100,000 and the yield was 86,500,000 pounds. 



Formosa} — Peaches were not grown in Formosa (Taiwan) 

 prior to the Japanese occupation, but since then they have 

 been planted in limited numbers especially in the northern 

 part. For the years 1910 to 1913, the number of trees ranged 

 from 40,000 to 46,000; in 1914, it was about doubled. 

 During these years the yield has averaged about 500,000 

 pounds annually. 



Persia. — A wide range of fruits is grown in Persia which 

 includes peaches, apricots, plums, dates, grapes, and oranges. 

 The importance of the fruit industry is indicated by the 

 fact that for 1909-1913 the quantity exported averaged an- 

 nually more than 60,000 tons, valued at $7,000,000. No 

 separate data for peaches are available. 



Africa. 



British South Africa. — Only fragmentary figures are 

 available. These show the value of peaches exported in 

 1914 to have been $44,000. 



Tunis. — No data on peaches are available. This fruit 

 is enumerated in a list, which includes all the principal de- 

 ciduous and subtropical fruits, as being grown there. 



Oceania. 



Aiistralia. — Peaches are grown more or less widely in 

 various parts of the Commonwealth. The average annual 

 production of nectarines and peaches (these fruits are com- 

 bined) for the season of 1912-1913 was 924,000 bushels. 



1 Huggins, H. C, Vice Consul, Daily Consular and Trade Repts., 

 June 3, 1916. 



