MISSISSIPPI 

 Frost and Precipitation in Mississippi 



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Soiitliern Mississippi 



For Bloom Pebiod of Apples, see Louisiana. 



Production of Fruits in Mississippi 



Small fruits: 1909 and 1899. The following table shows data with regard to 

 small fruits on farms: 



1 Reported in small fractions. 

 * Less than 1 acre. 



Strawberries are by far the most im- 

 portant of the small fruits raised in Mis- 

 sissippi. The total acreage of small fruits 

 in 1909 was 836, and in 1899, 1,549, a 

 decrease of 46 per cent. The production 

 in 1909 was 1,407,000 quarts, as compared 

 with 1,735,000 quarts In 1899, and the 

 value was $107,000 in 1909, as compared 

 with $141,000 in 1899. 



Orchard fruits, grapes, nuts, and tropi- 

 cal fruits: 1909 and 1899. The next table 

 presents data with regard to orchard 

 fruits, grapes, nuts, and tropical fruits. 

 The acreage devoted to these products 

 was not ascertained. In comparing one 

 year with the other the number of trees 

 or vines of bearing age is on the whole 

 a better index of the general changes or 



