STATISTICS OF FRUITS IN PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES. 5 



Grapes. — The production of grapes in 1909 was 2,571,000,000 

 pounds, valued at $22,628,000. While California produced 77 per 

 cent of the total crop, the value of the grapes of that State amounted 

 to only 49.2 per cent of the total value. New York was second in 

 production with 253,000,000 pounds and Michigan third with 

 121,000,000 pounds. 



According to a report of the California State Board of Viticultural 

 Commissioners, dated March 15, 1914, the area planted to grapes in 

 California amounts to 330,000 acres. Of this area, it is estimated 

 that about 170,000 acres are planted to wine grapes, 1 10,000 acres to 

 raisin grapes, and 50,000 acres to table grapes. The total produc- 

 tion of fresh grapes in 1914 from the 330,000 acres is reported as 

 1,848,380,000 pounds, or 924,190 tons. 1 In the disposal of the 

 California vintage of 1914 it is estimated that about 475,190 tons of 

 fresh grapes, valued at $5,250,000, were delivered to wineries, 324,000 

 tons were dried into raisins, and 125,000 tons were sold as table grapes. 



Small Fruits. 



Strawberries. — The total production of strawberries in the United 

 States in 1909 was 256,000,000 quarts. Maryland ranked first with 

 24,000,000 quarts and New Jersey second with 19,000,000 quarts. 

 With regard to acreage, the leading States were Maryland, Tennessee, 

 Missouri, New Jersey, and Michigan. In value of strawberries pro- 

 duced, New York was the leading State, followed by California, Mis- 

 souri, Maryland, and Michigan. 



Raspberries and loganberries. — The total production of these fruits 

 in the United States in 1909 amounted to 60,918,000 quarts. New 

 York ranked first with 14,752,000 quarts and Michigan second with 

 8,382,000 quarts. 



Nearly four-fifths of the total value of all fruit grown in the United 

 States in 1909 was contributed by five items, namely, apples 38.3 per 

 cent, peaches and nectarines 13.2 per cent, grapes 10.1 per cent, 

 strawberries 8.2 per cent, and oranges 8.1 per cent. 



Fruit Products. 



farm output. 



In 1909 there were produced on farms in the United States 

 358,040,000 pounds of dried fruits (including raisins and dried grapes), 

 32,584,000 gallons of cider, 7,247,000 gallons of vinegar, and 

 18,636,000 gallons of wine and grape juice. 



California produced 93.2 per cent of the dried fruits and 86 per 

 cent of the wine and grape juice. 



Pennsylvania ranked first in the production of cider and vinegar, 

 New York second, and Michigan third. 



1 Throughout this bulletin, 1 ton equals 2,000 pounds. 



