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Appendix 



Value op Different Fruit Crops in 1909 



In 1899 the relative rank was apples, strawberries, grapes 

 and peaches ; the respective values, in round numbers, were 

 sixty, fifteen, fourteen and seven millions. The wonderful 

 stride in commercial peach-growing between 1899 and 1909 

 apparently has removed the strawberry permanently from 

 second place ; now it vies with grapes for third place, some 

 years exceeding that fruit in the value of the crop. If the 

 value of the fruit produced in gardens were added to the 

 value of the commercial product, it is probable that the 

 strawberry would rank second to the apple. 



The states having the largest acreage in 1910 were : 



Maryland 14,292 acres 



Tennessee 10,761 acres 



Missouri 9,048 acres 



New Jersey 8,684 acres 



Michigan 8,051 acres 



Arkansas 7,361 acres 



Delaware 7,194 acres 



Virginia 6,606 acres 



* Does not include wine and raisin gr&pea. 



