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BULLETIN 483, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



IMPORTS. 



Imports of fruits into Japan are not classified separately in trade 

 statistics, but are included with nuts and vegetables. Wine is the 

 principal fruit product imported. During the five years 1909-1913 

 there was imported an annual average of 454,000 gallons of wine, 

 valued at $267,000. Spain and France supplied three-fourths of the 



wine. 



PERSIA. 



PRODUCTION. 



The growing of fruit for export, especially in its dried form, is an 

 important industry. Among the fruits cultivated are quinces, 

 peaches, apricots, plums, grapes, dates, and oranges. 



EXPORTS. 



During the five years 1909-1913 exports of fruits from Persia aver- 

 aged 121,000,000 pounds annually, valued at $7,025,000. Fresh and 

 dried fruits contributed 99.9 per cent of this value. The most im- 

 portant fruit exported is the raisin. During the five years 1909-1913 

 there was exported an annual average of 70,252,000 pounds of raisins, 

 valued at $4,727,000, the quantity exported ranging between 56,000,- 

 000 pounds in 1912 and 82,000,000 pounds in 1910. Russia took 

 nearly all of these raisins. Of the other fruits exported during this 

 period the more important items were fresh and dried fruits, not 

 specified, $1,613,000; dates $616,000; citrus fruits $62,000; and 

 preserved fruits $7,000. 



AFRICA. 



ALGERIA. 



PRODUCTION. 



Statistics of grapes and olives are more complete than of the other 

 fruits in Algeria. The area under vines during the five years 1909- 

 1913 averaged 391,000 acres annually, and the production of wine 

 212,000,000 gallons. Red wine comprised 88.1 per cent of the total 

 production, and white wine 11.9 per cent. The number of olive 

 trees averaged 13,081,000 annually during this period, the produc- 

 tion of olives 599,000,000 pounds, and the production of olive oil 

 8,421,000 gallons. Data concerning other fruits cultivated are 

 given in the following table: 



Table 15. — Number of fruit trees in Algeria. 



Kind of fruit tree or plant. 



4-year average, 

 1909-1'J12. 



Total 

 number. 



Number 

 bearing. 



1912. 



Total 

 number. 



Number 

 bearing. 



Banana 



Cherry 



Citrus : 



Lemon and cedrate 



Mandarin 



Orange 



Date 



Fig 



Medlar 



Pomegranate 



52, 286 

 87,328 



175,322 



516, 406 



852, 166 



3, 863, 550 



5, 832, 220 



68, 278 



637, 207 



34, 624 

 73, 147 



150, 648 

 423,674 



720, 822 



2, 657, 756 



4, 860, 036 



54, 812 



550, 818 



42,880 



hlii, 7S7 



101, 721 

 539, 373 



889, 832 



4, 131, 753 



6, 064, 105 



78, 089 



652, 379 



31,303 



82, 627 



141, 695 



373, 264 



783, 341 



3,084.869 



5, 263, 398 



58,962 



570, 367 



