CHAPTER XIV. 

 YIELDS, MARKETS AND PRICES. 



Average yields. The following tables give some of the chief points in 

 the average yields : 



TABLE 37. 

 Approximatettotal yield for entire county. 



1899 (U. S. Census report) 



1900 



1901 



1902 



Bushels. 

 1,394,000 

 4,872,000 



672,000 

 4,053,000 



TABLE 38. 

 Average yield per acre. 



*The yield for 1899 is for " trees of bearing age " and is taken from the census 

 report. 



fThe average yield for 1903 is too large for it does not include young trees nor 

 does it include orchards that gave no yield. 



TABLE 39. 

 Average yield per tree. 



Trees set before 1880. 



1899 (trees of bearing age) 



1900 



1901 



1902 



Bushels. 



1-75 



5-78 



.78 



5-01 



Average 



3-33 



This calculation is for the number of trees that the orchards would contain if 

 there were no trees missing. 



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