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fruits contributed two-thirds of this value, and dried fruits the 

 remainder. In addition, exports of wine averaged $86,000 annually* 

 The chief fruits exported during the period named were raisins, 

 $547,000, fresh huckleberries, $56,000, and dried berries, $21,000. 

 Germany was the principal customer for all of these fruits. 



SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE. 



BULGARIA. 



Area and Production. 



Orchard fruits. — The area under orchard fruits in Bulgaria during 

 the threeyears 1909-1911 averaged 20,475 acres annually, 2,271 acres of 

 which carried trees not of bearing age. The production of orchard 

 fruits averaged 69,325,000 pounds annually, valued at $979,000. 

 Plums are cultivated more extensively than any other orchard fruit, 

 the area planted with plum trees averaging 12,132 acres annually, 

 or approximately three-fifths of the total area under orchard fruits. 

 The production of plums averaged 39,687,000 pounds annually, 

 valued at $441,000. The only other orchard fruit for which statistics 

 of area and production are given separately is the apple, to which 

 only 319 acres were devoted in 1911. 



Vineyards. — Wine grapes in Bulgaria during the three years 1909- 



1911 were cultivated on an area averaging 192,000 acres annually, of 



which 16,173 acres were planted with vines not of bearing age. 



There was a marked reduction in acreage during the period named, 



from 211,000 acres in 1909 to 168,000 acres in 1911. The production 



of grapes averaged 363,924,000 pounds annually and of must 



23,251,000 gallons. 



Imports. 



The total value of imports of fruits during the. three years 1909— 

 1911 averaged $883,000 annually, declining from $1,506,000 in 1909 

 to $471,000 in 1911. Fresh fruits contributed 50.8 per cent of the 

 total value of fruit imports, and dried, prepared, or preserved fruits 

 49.2 per cent. In addition, imports of olive oil averaged $451,000 

 annually and of wines $28,000. 



The principal fruits imported and their average annual value were 

 olives $211,000, citrus fruits $101,000, dates $69,000, grapes $63,000, 

 figs $52,000, raisins $31,000, and prunes $27,000. Turkey supplied 

 the bulk of the fruits and olive oil and France most of the wines. 



Exports. 



The value of exports of fruits from Bulgaria averaged $33,000 an- 

 nually. Dried, prepared, or preserved fruits contributed 87.5 per 

 cent of this value and fresh fruits 12.5 per cent. Nearly all of the 



