12 BULLETIN" 483, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



FRENCH WEST INDIES. 



Small quantities of pineapples are exported from Guadeloupe, and 

 of bananas, pineapples, and citrate of lime from Martinique. 



HAITI. 



Statistics of the commerce of Haiti are meager and fragmentary. 

 In 1913 there were exported 601,000 pounds of orange peel, as com- 

 pared with 622,000 pounds in 1912. 



PORTO RICO. 



The principal fruits cultivated in Porto Rico are pineapples, oranges, 

 and grapefruit. The value of fruit exported during the fiscal year 

 ended June 30, 1915, was the largest in the history of the island, 

 amounting to $3, 031, 000. 1 Of this value, pineapples contributed 

 $1,724,000, grapefruit $834,000, and oranges $378,000. 



SOUTH AMERICA. 



ARGENTINA. 



PRODUCTION. 



Grape growing is the most important fruit industry in Argentina. 

 During the five years 1909-1913 the area devoted to the cultivation 

 of grapes averaged 265,000 acres yearly, the quantity of grapes sent 

 to wineries 1,324,000,000 pounds, and the production of wine 

 107,405,000 gallons. Mendoza is the leading Province in the pro- 

 duction of grapes. Considerable quantities are also grown in the 

 Provinces of San Juan and Entre Rios. 



Statistics of production of other fruits are lacking. However, the 

 Argentine census of 1908 reports the number of fruit trees in Argentina 

 as 14,343,000. Slightly more than one-half of these is credited to the 

 Province of Buenos Aires. The total number of peach trees in 

 Argentina numbered 7,908,000, orange trees 2,117,000, apple trees 

 1,185,000, pear trees 459,000, apricot trees 312,000, olive trees 

 98,000, and lemon trees 64,000, the remainder being made up of 

 fruit trees not specified. Buenos Aires was the leading Province in 

 the growing of peaches and apples, reporting an area of 32,017 acres 

 carrying 4,839,000 peach trees,, and an area of 5,283 acres carrying 

 1,035,000 apple trees. With reference to orange culture, Corrientes 

 is the leading Province, reporting an area of 15,987 acres carrying 

 1,514,000 trees. 



IMPORTS. 



The value of fresh, dried, and prepared or preserved fruits imported 

 into Argentina during the five years 1909-1913 averaged $1,779,000. 

 Fresh fruits contributed 49 per cent of this value, prepared or pre- 

 served fruits 31.6 per cent, and dried fruits 19.4 per cent. In addi- 



i Nearly all of this fruit was shipped to the United States. 





