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Total value of the products noted above, grown in the vi- 

 cinity of the two towns mentioned, amounts to $444,850.00. 



REMARKS. Cherries, plums, quinces, sweet corn, aspara- 

 gus, spinach, and all the other modern products are grown in 

 liberal quantities for the home market and for canning, pre- 

 serving, and pickling purposes. The bulk of the above men- 

 tioned products which are suitable for such purposes find a 

 ready market at the canning and pickling establishments, of 

 which there are seven in the territory from which these sta- 

 tistics are compiled. 



SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. 



ALTON, MADISON COUNTY. 



Horticultural products grown in the vicinity of Alton, 

 Madison county, as reported by E. A. Riehl, for the year 1893. 



Apples, acres in orchards, 100; bushels harvested, 3,250; 

 value, $2,061. 



Pears, acres in orchards, 81; bushels harvested, 3,700; 

 value, $4,010. 



Peaches, acres in orchards, 157; bushels harvested, 11,200; 

 value, $11,000. 



Grapes, acres in vineyards, 35; pounds harvested, 300,000; 

 value, $5,295. 



Small fruits, acres, 193; total value of crop, $12,290. 



Asparagus, acres planted, 148; total value of crop, 

 $13,805. 



Among the larger growers near Alton may be mentioned 

 the following : 



Fred Hayden Pears, 4 acres; peaches, 3 acres; grapes, 

 11 acres; small fruit, 1 acres; asparagus, 1 acre. Total, 20 

 acres. 



B. F. Draper Apples, 7 acres; pears, 14 acres; asparagus, 

 34 acres. Total, 55 acres. 



Mr. Johnson Asparagus, 20 acres. 



D. W. Collet Pears, 4 acres; peaches, 3 acres; small 

 fruits, 5 acres; asparagus, 5 acres. Total, 17 acres. 



