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Artichoke — 200 to 300 bushels. 



Beans, Green or Snap — 75 to 120 bushels. 

 " Lhna — 75 to 100 bushels of dry beans. 



Beets — 400 to 700 bushels. 



Carrots — 400 to 700 bushels. 



Corn — 50 to 75 bushels, shelled. 



Cranberry — 100 to 300 bushels. 900 bushels have been re- 

 ported. 



Cucumber — About 150,000 fruits per acre. 



Currant — 100 bushels. 



Egg-plant — 1 or 2 large fruits to the plant for the large sorts 

 like New York Purple, and from 3 to 8 fruits for the smaller 

 varieties. 



Gooseberry — 100 bushels. 



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

 years old, will produce from 10 to 12 tons. 



Horseradish — 3 to 5 tons. 



Kohlrabi — 500 to 1000 bushels. 



Onion, from seed — 300 to 800 bushels. 600 bushels is a large 

 average yield. 



Parsnips — 500 to 800 bushels. 



Pea, green in pod — 100 to 150 bushels. 



Peach — In full bearing, a peach tree should produce from 5 

 to 10 bushels. 



Pear — A tree 20 to 25 years old should give from 25 to 45 

 bushels. 



Pepper — 30,000 to 50,000 fruits. 



Plum — 5 to 8 bushels may be considered an average crop for 

 an average tree. 



Potato — 100 to 300 bushels. 



Quince — 100 to 300 bushels. 



Raspberry and Blackberry — 50 to 100 bushels. 



Salsify — 200 to 300 bushels. 



Spinage — 200 barrels. 



Strawberry — 75 to 250 or even 300 bushels. 



Tomato — 8 to 16 tons. 



Turnip — 600 to 1000 bushels. 



