NEVADA— HORTICULTURE IN NEVADA 



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Frost and Frecipitation for Nevada 



Production of Fruits in Nevada 



Small fruits: 1909 and 1S99. Tlie following table shows data with regard to small 

 fruits on farms: 



The total production of all small fruits 

 in Nevada in 1900 was 50,287 quarts and 

 in 1899, 76,860 quarts, and the value was 

 $5,683 in 1909, as compared with $8,786 

 in 1899. The most important of the 

 small fruits in 1909 were raspberries 

 and loganberries. 



Orchard fruits, grapes, nuts and tropi- 

 cal fruits: 1909 and 1899. The next 

 table presents data with regard to or- 

 chard fruits, grapes, nuts and tropical 

 fruits. The acreage devoted to these 

 products was not ascertained. In com- 

 paring one year with the other the num- 

 ber of trees or vines of bearing age is 

 on the whole a better index of the gener- 

 al changes or tendencies than the (luan- 

 tity 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 temporarily favorable or 

 unfavorable climatic conditions. 



The total quantity of orchard fruits 

 produced in 1909 was 86,576 bushels, 

 valued at $82,695. Apples contributed 

 nearly seven-eighths of this quantity. 

 The production of grapes in 1909 MmounL- 

 ed to 376,205 pounds, valued at $12,045. 

 The production of nuts and of tropical 

 fruits in this state was unimportant. 



The production of all orchard fruits 

 together in 1909 was nearly six times as 

 great as in 1899, while that of grapes al- 

 so increased. The value of orchard 

 fruits increased from $10,433 in 1899 to 

 $82,695 in 1909, and that of grapes from 

 $5,856 in 1899 to $12,045 in 1909. It 

 should be noted that the values for 1899 

 include the value of more advanced prod- 

 ucts derived from orchard fruits or 

 grapes, such as cider, vinegar, dried 

 fruits, and the like, and may therefore 

 involve some duplication, while the 

 values shown for 1909 relate only to the 

 products in their original condition. 



