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center of the San Joaquin Valley, although there is 

 a raisin product of some moment in the Sacramento 

 Valley and in southern California. The wine and 

 brandy interests were widely distributed through the 

 length and breadth of the State when prohibition 

 prevailed as a national policy. It was apprehended 

 that wine grapes could no longer be profitably grown, 

 but prohibition multiplied the price for both fresh 

 and dried grapes and induced a considerable increase 

 of acreage of all varieties in 1920 and 1921, on the 

 chance that grape-juice in various conditions might 

 be in greater demand than ever before. 



Fruits of the semi-tropical class which have reached 

 considerable commercial importance are indicated in 

 the tabulation on page 178. Others are succeeding 

 with amateurs, and some of them advancing to com- 

 mercial recognition. The date fruits freely in the 

 Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys and in central 

 parts of the State and an increasing commercial 

 product is made in the irrigated areas of the Colo- 

 rado Eiver district in southern California all com- 

 prised in Eegion 4. The banana is fruited for 

 home use in many thermal situations. The pine- 

 apple is grown in a small way in frostless places 

 near the coast in southern California. The cheri- 

 moyer is found in the markets of Los Angeles, while 

 the avocado is becoming very popular in the south, 

 and is also being planted in several other parts of the 

 State. The guava and loquat are freely produced 

 for local use and sale. The persimmon and pome- 

 granate grow in nearly all fruit districts. Many 



