NORTH AMKRICAN STATES 



^'i^'p^f ^n "^maUrfnnt^ decreased .n acreage rom 



quart.s valued at 5.oA.S3. 1 h « • ' ^^l,*^^; ^ ..mnpared 



". tm «)3 Wtahlel, not including potatoes m- 

 at Mjbl.bUJ. vcgei.u , 2 m 1909, 



cR-asc<l in acreage from 9-4 m ^°-'y>:,\.,., i„ 1909, 



The pr(xluction of f '1 "^™r, Tliis production 

 86,576 bushels, valueii at f-'^f'-'^'J,^.,, i5,287 

 w=is nearly slx t,me-s as grea a. >^ ^^^^'j ,1'Vhe i^.ost 

 busheb were produced. Applib aie "> '- , „. 



4,083 bushels of pears, ^'f^ , ^i/^g4^ 3' nibush of 

 of phims and prunes, valued at ^^''^f^Jt^^oO- and 524 

 peLh« and n.-\-'-VI^^^",f sf 418 ' In SwHion, 

 Si we^pr^luc^S^t tt'vklie of f894, and 



205 pounds, valued at $12,045, as cwnp ^^^^ 



""ThfoSdacSot nu« md Iropic.l fruit, in Nevrf. 



berries next in importance. In 1- %tne prou 

 ra..pberries and loganberries wa^. 17 841 quarts ^^^^ 

 at SI ,901; that of Sooseberrics 1 3 .0 quar^, vai 

 «1 317- that of strawberries, 11,189 lUf'v ^fr, V,on. 



V«Vfi71=;- 124 acres of onions, valued at 832,o^3, 3/ 

 at *ob,no, i-s'i aciiB < an-jon- 43 acres of cabbage, 



Sd'rSrf 2^ ^^"^aL^us, v^^ 



s5(,7o. QA acres of watermelons, valued at $2,923, ana 

 5^.9/0, -vt aires 01 "<» ' .,,„ Vecetables of 



in irres of tomatoes, valued at «^,l^o. vct,(ij' 



'Thr"^^"r2crVv':;!irT'^the pro<iuction o^ 



flower andl^lants in Nevada in 1909. The vahx- of the 

 than an acre, and their value $493.^ ^ ^^^^^^^_ ^^^ 



NORTH AMERICAN STATES 



PACIFIC STATES. 



Washington. 



The state of Washington (Fig. 2532) is naturally 

 ,livi ed 1 o two very different climatic areas. The 

 sto, e n he west side of the Cascade Mountains is 

 Ser' 1 Iv very rolling. The plains and mountam sec- 

 Hos are usually covered with heavy timber. The 

 elevation i from sea-level to 3,000 feet and mountam 

 peaks extending to much, g^-'^ter elevation^. Tte 

 -linf-dl m the sections varies from 20 to 100 inche^ 

 m"iv. The summers are generally warm and w^ h 

 verv Mit rainfall. The winters are usually cloudy with 

 Tgreat deal of rain but with very little wmd and cold 



"" The'section of the state east of the Cascade Moun- 

 t.iins is I broken elevated plain with mountains in the 

 „o"uient part of the state^ The altitude vanes from 

 500 n tiOO feet, with mountains much higher. The 

 ramfLu varies from 5 inches '" the lowest vafeys to 

 •ihout 35 inches at elevations of 3,500 teet. inere is 

 practAcahy no rainfall during the summer months and 

 'c":;-p;:!duction in the. valley -^^--^-^^taTur? fs 

 ahnost entirely by irrigation. ] ^^^ tf™?Xw'zero 

 equable and seldom reaches more than 16 betow zero^ 

 Tlie changes in temperature during the winter are 

 usmxUy ^adual, and the extreme temperatures are 

 seldom acoompamed by wind. , ■ 



The leading hort cultural districts m the state are m 

 the Yakima Valley, Wenatchee Valley, Spokane VaUey, 



SU^tuttorPi^Kin It^^^^^^^^ 



ilgrowSig is the' leading horticultural mdustry 



\\^illa district, Okanogan district, and the Clarkston 



S[rs^lik?YiCN^e^^~^d&^^^^^^ 

 -J!:{nKi|ralt.ud.arebes^^^ 



^L^rSM^lTn^'r^^^^^^^^^^ 

 '^'^'^'^ !:tor"oV3intTpou™Sore'tha^n.U 

 ^f;^"^ I gri « Lpl^t^d^ ^dm ^ 

 c.«es the P>-'i?-g-;-^ Znerov^ varieties of prunes 



