4 BULLETIN 483, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



No other State had a production so large as 2,000,000 bushels. For 

 the years 1915 and 1916 the Bureau of Crop Estimates reports the 

 total production of peaches as 63,000,000 bushels and 37,000,000 

 bushels, respectively. 



Plums and prunes. — The production of plums and prunes in 1909 

 was 15,500,000 bushels. California was the leading State with 

 9,31S,000 bushels, Oregon second with 1,748,000 bushels, and Wash- 

 ington third with 1,032,000 bushels. 



Pears. — The production of pears in 1909 amounted to 8,841,000 

 bushels. The chief producing States were California with 1,928,000 

 bushels and New York with 1,343,000 bushels. In 1915 the pear 

 crop of the United States, according to reports of the Bureau of Crop 

 Estimates, was 11,216,000 bushels, and in 1916, 10,377,000 bushels. 



Cherries. — The production of cherries in 1909 was 4,126,000 bush- 

 els. California ranked first with 501,000 bushels and Pennsylvania 

 second with 475,000 bushels. 



Tropical and Subtropical Fruits. 



Citrus. — The principal citrus fruits grown in the United States are 

 oranges, lemons, and grapefruit. The cultivation of these fruits is 

 virtually confined to California and Florida. In 1909 there were 

 produced in the United States 19,487,000 boxes of oranges, 2,770,000 

 boxes of lemons, and 1,189,000 boxes of grapefruit. Practically all 

 of the lemons and 74 per cent of the oranges were grown in California, 

 while virtually all of the grapefruit and 25 per cent of the oranges 

 were grown in Florida. 



During the season 1913-14 there were shipped out of California, 

 according to figures of the California State Board of Agriculture 45,306 

 carloads of oranges and 3,032 carloads of lemons, as against 39,744 

 carloads of oranges and 7,068 carloads of lemons in 1914-15. A 

 California carload is estimated to average about 396 boxes of oranges 

 or 336 boxes of lemons. 



The production of oranges and grapefruit in Florida during the 

 season 1913-14, as reported by the Commissioner of Agriculture of 

 that State, amounted to 6,666,000 boxes and 2,211,000 boxes, 

 respectively. 



Noncitrus. — The principal noncitrus fruits grown were figs, pine- 

 apples, and olives. In 1909 there were produced in the United States 

 35,060,000 pounds of figs, 779,000 crates of pineapples, and 16,405,000 

 pounds of olives. Two-thirds of the figs and practically all of the 

 olives were grown in California, while Florida reported virtually all 

 of the pineapples. 



With regard to the disposal of the olive crop of 1915, the California 

 Olive Association estimates the production of olive oil in California 

 at 1,000,000 gallons and of packed olives at 300,000 cases of 6 

 gallons to the case. 





