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



CRETE. 



Exports. — Exports of fruit from the Island of Crete during the four 

 years 1909-1912 averaged 27,784,000 pounds annually, valued at 

 8601,000. Dried or preserved fruits contributed 62.8 per cent of this 

 value and fresh fruits 37.2 per cent. In addition, the average annual 

 value of olive oil and wines exported was $1,176,000 and $203,000, 

 respectively. 



Imports. — Imports of fruits into Crete during the four years 1909- 



1912 averaged 126,500 pounds annually, valued at $4,600. The 



largest single item was dried or preserved olives, imported principally 



from Greece. 



roumania- 



Area and Production. 



Orchard fruits. — The principal orchard fruit grown in Roumania 

 is the plum. During the five years 1909-1913 the area under plum 

 trees averaged 180,000 acres annually, as compared with 193,000 and 

 173,000 acres, respectively, in 1914 and 1915. The production of 

 plums averaged 308,000,000 pounds annually, valued at $2,505,000, 

 as compared with 365,000,000 pounds in 1914, valued at $3,305,000. 



Vineyards. — The area devoted to the cultivation of the vine in 

 Roumania during the five years 1909-1913 averaged 216,000 acres 

 annually. American vines resistant to attacks of the phylloxera are 

 rapidly replacing the native vines. From an area of 45,000 acres in 

 1909, or 21 per cent of the total area in vineyards, the area under 

 i\merican vines increased to 97,000 acres in 1913 and to 113,000 

 acres, or 55 per cent of the total area, in 1914. The production of 

 wine averaged 37,436,000 gallons annually, valued at $10,493,000, 

 as compared with 17,453,000 gallons in 1914. Of the total produc- 

 tion of wine in 1914, 74 per cent was derived from grapes grown on 



American vines. 



Imports. 



Imports of fruits into Roumania during the four years 1909-1912 

 averaged 48,052,000 pounds annually, valued at $1,183,000. Pre- 

 pared or preserved fruits contributed 40.7 per cent of this value, 

 fresh fruits 36.6 per cent, and dried fruits 22.7 per cent. In addi- 

 tion, imports of olive oil averaged 7,333,000 pounds annually, valued 

 at 8614,000, and of wines 2,381,000 pounds annually, valued at 

 $360,000. 



The principal fruits imported during the four years 1909-1912 and 

 their average annual value were olives $446,000, oranges $157,000, 

 raisins $137,000, lemons $115,000, figs $61,000, table grapes $50,000, 

 mandarins $30,000, dried apricots $23,000, and dates $22,000. The 

 citrus fruits were obtained chiefly from Italy and the figs from 

 Greece. The bulk of the remaining fruits, as well as olive oil, was 

 obtained from Turkey. France supplied the larger part of the wine. 



