NORTH CAROLINA 



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Pecans 



It was not until recently that the value 

 of the pecan and its adaptability to the 

 coastal region were discovered. This 

 variety of nuts had been growing wild 

 from time immemorial, but they were 

 not thought of as a great commercial 

 crop. Recently, however, the nut has 

 been so improved and the demand so in- 

 creased that its growth for commercial 



purposes is very profitable. North Caro- 

 lina has her share of the great Coastal 

 Plains region and deep rich soil where 

 the drainage is good, and the trees root 

 deeply and find a climate suited to their 

 demands. 



Cranberries grow wild in the high val- 

 ley lands of Watauga and Ashe coun- 

 ties, 3,500 to 4,000 feet above the level 

 of the sea. Granville Lowther 



Frost and Precipitation in Nortli Carolina 



Production of Fmits in North Carolina 



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

 fruits on farms: 



CROP 



Small Fruita, total 



Strawberries 



Blackberries and dewberries . . 

 Raspberries and loganberries. 



Currants . . 



Gooseberries 



Cranberries 



Other berries 



Number 



of farms 



reporting 



1909 



5,868 



2,65S 



331 



S9 



127 



5 



Acres 



1909 



6,701 



5,420 



1,233 



40 



3 



5 



(') 



1899 



6,837 

 5,616 

 1,073 



25 



Quantity 



(quarts) 



1909 



12,827,427 



10,313,361 



2,464,065 



37,764 



5,382 



5,831 



1,024 



Value 

 1909 



$8.53.076 



712.126 



136,609 



3.388 



400 



536 



17 



* Reported in small fractions. 



