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



fruits imported during the period named, the principal ones and their 

 average annual value were raisins $508,000, prunes $331,000, figs 

 $297,000, dried currants $213,000, bananas $83,000, fresh pineapples 

 $22,000, and grapes $10,000. 



Spain supplied the greater part of the citrus fruits and France most 

 of the apples, wines, and olive oil. 



Exports. — The principal fruits exported from Belgium during the 

 five years 1909-1913 and their average annual value were apples 

 valued at $738,000 and grapes valued at $374,000. Germany was 

 the principal customer for apples and the United Kingdom for grapes. 



NETHERLANDS. 



Area. — During the five years 1909-1913 the area of the commercial 

 orchards of the Netherlands averaged 52,790 acres annually, as com- 

 pared with 57,147 acres in 1914. 



Imports. — The value of imports of fruits into the Netherlands 

 during the ^xve years 1909-1913 averaged $2,020,000 annually. 

 Fresh fruits contributed 70.2 per cent of this value, dried fruits 26.8 

 per cent, and preserved fruits 3 per cent. In addition, imports of 

 wines averaged $2,102,000 annually and imports of olive oil $35,000 

 annually. 



The principal fruits imported during the period named and their 

 average annual value were oranges and mandarins $723,000, dried 

 fruits $541,000, lemons $111,000, apples $88,000, pears $62,000, 

 canned fruits and grapes $48,000 each, and pineapples $17,000. The 

 chief source of supply for oranges was Spain, for lemons Italy, for 

 dried fruits United States, and for apples, grapes, and pears Belgium. 



Exports. — During the five years 1909-1913 there was exported 

 from the Netherlands an average of 91,003,000 pounds of fruits 

 annually, valued at $1,705,000. Fresh fruits contributed 84.9 per 

 cent of this value, prepared or preserved fruits 14 per cent, and dried 

 fruits 1.1 per cent. There were also exported during these five years 

 wines to the value of $449,000 annually and olive oil to the value of 

 $47,000. 



The principal fruits exported during the five years named and their 

 average annual value were apples $514,000, strawberries $263,000, 

 pears $127,000, cherries $73,000, grapes $44,000, currants $42,000, 

 and dried fruits $18,000. 



Germany took 83.4 per cent of the apples exported, practically all 

 of the strawberries, and 76.2 per cent of the pears, while Belgium was 

 the chief customer for wines. 



