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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 



The total production of small fruits in 

 New Mexico in 1909 was 76,532 quarts 

 and in 1899, 59,690, and the value was 

 $9,335 in 1909, as compared with $5,768 

 In 1899. The most important of the 

 small fruits in 1909 were strawberries. 



Orchard fruits, grapes, nuts and tropi- 

 cal fruits: 1909 and 1S99. 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 the 

 quantity of product, but the data for the 

 censuses of 1910 and 1900 are not close- 

 ly comparable, and the product is there- 

 fore compared, although variations may 

 be due largely to temporarily favorable 

 or unfavorable climatic conditions. 



1 Kxprcsscd in busheb for orchard fruit=, pounds for grapes, nuts and figs, and boxes for oranges. 



* 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, black walnuts, butternuts, filberts. Japanese walnuts, chestnuts, hazel- 

 nuts and hickory nuts. 



The total quantity of orchard fruits 

 produced in 1909 was 504,000 bushels, 

 valued at $520,000. Apples contributed 

 about four-fifths of this quantity. The 

 production of grapes in 1909 was 425,000 

 pounds, valued at $16,101, while that of 

 nuts and of tropical fruits was unim- 

 portant. 



The production of all orchard fruits to- 

 gether in 1909 was 88.2 per cent more in 

 quantity than that In 1899, while the 

 production of grapes decreased decided- 

 ly. The value of orchard fruits increased 

 from $197,000 in 1899 to $520,000 in 1909, 

 while that of grapes declined from $33,- 



717 in 1899 to $16,101 in 1909. It 

 should be noted in this connection that 

 the values for 1899 include the value of 

 more advanced products derived from or- 

 chard 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. 



The following table shows the quanti- 

 ties of the more advanced products man- 

 ufactured by farmers from orchard fruits 

 and grapes. Values were not called for 

 on the schedule. 



