PLUMS AND PRUNES 
From 1897 to 1904, inclusive, the export of 
z\merican prunes was about two hundred and 
fourteen million pounds. 
In 1894-5 the prune crop of California 
amounted to about sixty-five million pounds; 
in 1904 it had risen to one hundred and fifty 
million pounds, while, during the decade, one 
billion, one hundred and ninety-one millions 
of pounds were raised. Large quantities are 
also raised in the adjoining states of Oregon 
and Washington. In California alone there 
were, in 1904, nearly seven million, five hun- 
dred thousand prune trees in bearing. 
While there are a number of varieties of 
prunes, the ones which Mr. Burbank has made 
are steadily advancing and supplanting the 
older varieties. It is quite safe to say that the 
influence of Mr. Burbank is becoming one of 
the greatest factors in the development of the 
prune industry of the United States, an in- 
dustry which now has become a staple asset of 
the nation. Many thousands of people find 
employment in the picking and packing of 
this fruit as well as in the care of orchards, 
while vast sums of money are invested. 
The production of plums has also been 
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