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NORTHERN ILLINOIS. 



1891. Value. 1892. Value. 



Apples, bushels 1,232,132 $1,626,414 166,626 $221,231 



Peaches, bushels 13,494 26,950 6,134 12,558 



Grapes, pounds 742,378 29,640 486,710 19,145 



Wine, gallons 43,750 42,890 27,858 27,106 



Strawberries, value 27,106 20,405 



$1,753,000 $300,445 



CENTRAL ILLINOIS. 



Apples, bushels 712,639 $812,408 145,877 $167,395 



Peaches, bushels 55,410 88,096 22,051 35,124 



Pears, bushels 1,695 2.949 757 1,318 



Grapes, pounds 888,061 29,395 654,156 21,699 



Wine, gallons 42,248 30,418 21,406 15,534 



Strawberries, value 19,491 13,699 



J,757 $254,769 



SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. 



Apples, bushels 1,034,708 $910,543 258,329 $225,845 



Peaches, bushels 263,431 355,631 167,295 152,390 



Pears, bushels 16,754 18,932 8,084 9.173 



Grapes, pounds 288,800 8,981 177.758 5,535 



Wine, gallons 19,750 17,779 14,465 13,947 



Strawberries, value 138,299 132,075 



$1,450,165 $538,965 



Total value in entire state, 1891 $4,185,922 



Total value in entire state, 1892. . : 1,094,179 



ADDITIONAL FRUIT STATISTICS. 



The inaccuracy of the above tables is shown by the follow- 

 ing statement of shipments of fruit taken from the books of 

 the railroad companies". the records of the various shipping 

 associations, or comp/^i by intelligent men in the localities 

 mentioned under th^ Direction of the secretary of the State 

 Horticultural Society. 



Mr. G. W. Endicott, of Villa Ridge, in writing of the in- 

 correctness of the assessors' statistics above quoted, says: 

 "I will quote one item alone 'grapes, grown in 1891 in 

 Southern Illinois, 288,800 pounds,' or about nine cars of 30,- 

 000 pounds each, when in fact the railroad company's books 

 show that ninety (90) cars were shipped from Villa Ridge 



