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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 



rroductiou of Fruits iu New Jersey 



Oi'tharil fruits, grapes, nuts and tropi- 

 cal fruits: 1909 and 1899. The follow- 

 ing table presents data with regard to 

 orchard 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 gen- 

 eral changes or tendencies than tlie 

 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 temporarily favorable or 

 unfavorable climatic conditions. 



The total quantity of orchard fruits 

 produced in 1909 was 2,372,000 bushels, 

 valued at $1,975,000. Apples contributed 

 nearly three-fifths of this quantity, 

 peaches and nectarines and pears most 



of the remainder. The production of 

 grapes amounted to 6,501,000 pounds, 

 valued at $i;i3,000, while the production 

 of nuts and of tropical fruits was rela- 

 tively unimportant. 



The production of all orchard fruits 

 together in 1909 was 61.5 per cent less 

 in quantity than that in 1899, while the 

 production of grapes increased. The 

 value of orchard fruits declined from 

 $2,595,000 in 1899 to $1,975,000 in 1909, 

 while that of grapes increased from $81,- 

 758 in 1899 to $132,957 in 1909. 



It should be noted in this connection 

 that the values for 1899 include the value 

 of more advanced products 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. 



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



» Included with "unclassified." 



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



* Includes Persian or English walnuts, almonds, pecans, Japanese walnuts, beechnuts, Japanese chestnuts, filberts, butternuts 

 hazelnuts and other nuts. 



* Includes small amount of Japanese f)crsimm(ins. 



The following table shows the quanti- 

 ties of the more advanced products man- 

 ufactured by farmers from orchard fruits 



and grapes. Values 

 on the schedule. 



were not called for 



