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Average Yields per Acre of Various Crops, continued. 



Cranberry 100 to 300 bus. goo bus. have been reported. 



Cucumber About 150,000 fruits per acre. 



Currant 100 bus. 



Egg-Plant One or two large fruits to the plant for the large 

 sorfes like New York Purple, and from three to eight fruits for 

 the smaller varieties. 



Gooseberry 100 bus. 



Grape 3 to 5 tons. Good raisin vineyards in California, 15 

 years old, will produce from 10 to 12 tons. 



Horse-radish 3 to 5 tons. 



Kohl-rabi 500 to 1,000 bus. 



Onion, from seed 300 to 800 bus. 600 bus. is a large aver- 

 age yield. 



Parsnips 500 to 800 bus. 



Pea, green, in pod 100 to 150 bus. 



Peach In full bearing, a peach tree should produce from 

 5 to 10 bus. 



Pear A tree 20 or 25 years old should give from 25 to 45 bus. 



Pepper 30,000 to 50,000 fruits. 



Plum 5 to 8 bus. may be considered an average crop for 

 an average tree. 



Potato 100 to 300 bus. 



Quince 200 to 400 bus. 



Raspberry and Blackberry 50 to 100 ' us. 



Salsify 200 to 300 bus. 



Spinach 200 barrels. 



Strawberry 75 to 250, or even 300 bus 



Tomato 8 to 16 tons. 



Turnip 600 to 1,000 bus. 



