PLUMS AND PRUNES 



From 1897 to 1904, inclusive, the export of 

 American prunes was about two hundred and 

 fourteen million pounds. 



In 1894-5 the prune crop of California 

 amounted to about sixty-five million pounds ; 

 in 1904 it had risen to one hundred and fifty 

 million pounds, while, during the decade, one 

 billion, one hundred and ninety -one millions 

 of pounds were raised. Large quantities are 

 also raised in the adjoining states of Oregon 

 and Washington. In California alone there 

 were, in 1904, nearly seven million, five hun- 

 dred thousand prune trees in bearing. 



While there are a number of varieties of 

 prunes, the ones w^hich Mr. Burbank has made 

 are steadily advancing and supplanting the 

 older varieties. It is quite safe to say that the 

 influence of Mr. Burbank is becoming one of 

 the greatest factors in the development of the 

 prune industry of the United States, an in- 

 dustry which now has become a staple asset of 

 the nation. Many thousands of people find 

 employment in the picking and packing of 

 this fruit as well as in the care of orchards, 

 while vast sums of money are invested. 



The production of plums has also been 



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