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CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM 



It is interesting to estimate the total value of the annual products 

 of California trees and vines, using the best data and judgment 

 available. Valuation has advanced more than pro rata with in- 

 creased acreage of improved market demand, due to better handling 

 and distribution. 



* 



Number and Acreage of Fruit Trees and Vines in California, 1908. 



Totals 39,002,4291 



10,146,474| 



t Effective acreage probably considerably less. 

 $ Acreage of grapes and berries omitted. 



48,159,103 



914,749 



Valuation of a Year's Fruits and Fruit Products. 



* An estimate upon meager data. 

 t Basis of 20c per gallon. 

 J Basis of 60c per gallon. 



$69,345,024 



These amounts, which are averages of several recent years, are 

 of available surplus for distant shipment. They do not include 

 the local consumption by two millions of fruit-loving people in 

 California. 



