APPLE ORCHARD SURVEY OF NIAGARA COUNTY. 313. 



XXI. YEARS OF TENURE 



YIELDS, PRICES AND -MARKETS, AND INCOME 



Yields. Four tables are presented herewith which give the essen- 

 tials with respect to yields. The table on yields for the entire county 

 is only approximate, as is that on average yields per tree. All yields 

 are much reduced because of the scale in the western part of the county. 



XXII. APPROXIMATE TOTAL YIELD IN BUSHELS FOR ENTIRE COUNTY 



1889 (U. S. Census Report) 623 , 204 



1899 (U. S. Census Report) 1,421, 796 



1902 3.445. 



1903 4, 622, 200 



1904 4, 428,600 



I95 



3,751 ,000 



1906 4, 124,000 



The estimates for the last five years are only approximate. 



XXIII. AVERAGE YIELD PER ACRE IN BUSHELS 



The average yield for the five-year period is 192.4 bushels, which is 

 29 bushels less than was found for Orleans County, and 34 more than 

 was found for Wayne County. 



