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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 



quarts in 1S99, and the value was $1,228,- 

 000 in 1909, as compared with $1,181,000 

 in 1899. 



Orchard fruits, grapes, nuts and tropical 

 fruits: 1909 and 1899. The following ta- 

 ble 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 llie other the number of trees 

 or vines of bearing age is on the whole a 

 bettor index of the general changes or 

 teudencl(>s than the quantity of product, 

 but the data for the censuses of 1910 and 

 1900 are not closely comparable, and the 

 product is therefore compared, although 

 variations may be due largely to tem- 

 I)orarily favorable or unfavorable cli- 

 matic conditions. 



' Expressed in bushels for orchard fruits and pounds for grapes, nuts and figs. 



' Included with "unclassified." ,, 



> Cunsisla of all products not separately named by the enumerator, but grouped under the designation "all other. 



• Includes almonds. Japanese walnuts, Japanese chestnuts, hickory nuts, butternuts, chinquapins, filberts and hazelnuts. 



' Includes Japanese persimmons. 



The total quantity of orchard fruits 

 produced in 1909 was 2,577,000 bushels, 

 valued at $1,517,000. Apples contributed 

 nearly three-fourths of this quantity, 

 pears and peaches and nectarines most 

 of the remainder. The production of 

 grapes in 1909 amounted to 2,152,382 

 pounds, valued at $53,498, and the pro- 

 duction of nuts to 318,148 pounds, valued 

 at $5,687. 



The production of all orchard fruits to- 

 gether in 1909 was 30.5 per cent less in 

 quantity than that in 1899, while the pro- 

 duction of grapes increased materially. 

 The value of orchard fruits, however, in- 

 creased from $1,266,000 In 1899 to $1,517,- 

 000 in 1909, and that of grapes from $43,- 

 282 In 1899 to $53,498 in 1909. It should 

 be noted that the values for 1899 include 

 the value of more advanced products de- 



rived from orchard fruits or grapes, such 

 as cider, vinegar, dried fruits, and the 

 like, and may therefore involve some 

 duplication, while the values for 1909 re- 

 late only to the products in their original 

 condition. 



Massachusetts 



The east and southeast portions of 

 Massachusetts are mainly undulating or 

 level, the central portion is hilly and 

 broken and the west is rugged and moun- 

 tainous. There are two distinct moun- 

 tain ranges called the Taconic and the 

 Hoosac, parts of the Appalachian moun- 

 tain system. The highest elevation in 

 the Taconic range is Mount Greylock, 

 3,535 feet. The highest peak in the Hoo- 

 sac range is Spruce Hill, 2,588 feet. The 

 principal rivers arc the Hoosac, Connec- 

 ticut and the Merrimac. 



