HORTICULTURE. 91 



AVERAGE YIELDS PER ACRE OF VARIOUS 

 CROPS. (Bailey.) 



Apples A tree 20 to 30 years old may be expected 



to yield from 25 to 40 bus. every alter- 

 nate year. 



Artichoke 200 to 300 bus. 



Beans, green or 



snap 75 to 120 bus. 



Bean, Lima. ... 75 to 100 bus. of dry beans. 



Beet 400 to 700 bus. 



Carrots 400 to 700 bus. 



Corn. 50 to 7S bus., shelled. 



Cranberry lOO to 300 bus. ; qoo bus. have been reported. 



Cucumber About 150,000 fruits per acre. 



Currant . 100 bus. 



Egg-plant I or 2 large fruits to the plant for the large 



sorts like New York purple, and from 3 

 to 8 fruits for the smaller varieties. 



Gooseberry 100 bus. 



Grape 3 to 5 tons. Good raisin vineyards in 



California, 15 years old, will produce 

 from 10 to 12 tons. 



Horse-radish. ... 3 to 5 tons. 



Kohlrabi 500 to 1000 bus. 



Onion, from seed 300 to 800 bus.; 600 bus. is a large average 

 yield. 



Parsnip 500 to 800 bus. 



Pea. green, in pod 100 to 150 bus. 



Peach ,. In full bearing a peach-tree should produce 



from 5 to 10 bus. 



Pear A tree 20 to 25 years old should give from 



25 to 45 bus. 



Pepper 30,000 to 50,000 fruits. 



Plum 5 to 8 bus. may be considered an average 



crop for an average tree. 



Potato 100 to 300 bus. 



Quince 200 to 400 bus. 



Raspberry and 



blackberry. ... 50 to 100 bus. 



Salsify 200 to 300 bus. 



Spinach 200 barrels. 



Strawberry. .... 75 to 250 or even 300 bUB. 



Tomato 8 to 16 tons. 



Turnip 600 to 1000 bus. 



