STATISTICS OF FRUITS IN PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES. 

 Table 4. — Orchard fruit crops of Uruguay, 1908. 



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Kind of tree. 



Orange 



Lemon 



Peach 



Pear 



Apple 



Plum 



Cherry, sweet 

 Cherry, sour. . 

 Olive 



Total.. 



Area 

 culti- 

 vated. 



Number 

 of trees. 



Production. 



Acres. 





Pounds. 



16,884 



501, 119 



6, 292, 759 



1,403 



40, 332 



315, 901 



33,418 



2,095,597 



14,229,895 



6,716 



229, 198 



1,791,650 



4,935 



118,391 



350, 889 



1,436 



68,278 



219, 777 



761 



50,519 



23,847 



1,114 



55, 301 



273, 242 



1,458 



125, 828 



104,463 



68, 125 



3,284,563 



23,602,423 



VINEYARDS. 



During the five years 1909-1913 the average, area under vines was 

 14,386 acres, number of producing vines 21,528,000, production of 

 grapes 29,255 tons, and production of wine 4,111,000 gallons. 



Table 5.— Vineyards of Uruguay, 1908-9 to 1912-18. 



Season. 



Area, 

 culti- 

 vated. 



Number of 



producing 



vines. 



Production. 



Grapes. 



Wine. 



1908-9 



1909-10 



1910-11 



1911-12 



1912-13 



Acres. 

 13, 574 

 14,080 

 14,006 

 15, 188 

 15, 082 



19,636,543 

 20,689,479 

 20,410,430 

 22, 772, 976 

 24,132,869 



Tons of 

 2,000 lbs. 

 30, 240 

 31,285 

 27,089 

 20, 806 

 36,854 



Gallons. 

 4,270,304 

 4,490,295 

 3,884,250 

 2, 788, 803 

 5, 132, 962 



IMPORTS. 



The value of imports of fruit into Uruguay during the three years 

 1909-191 1 averaged $282,000 annually. Dried fruits contributed 50.3 

 per cent of this value, fresh fruits 39.3 per cent, and preserved or 

 pickled fruits 10.4 per cent. The principal fruits imported during the 

 three years 1909-1911 and their average annual value were raisins 

 $60,212, figs $41,087, oranges $38,574, olives $25,754, plums $25,242, 

 dried peaches $22,269, bananas $21,549, dates $17,330, and apples 

 $4,622. 



Imports of olive oil averaged $526,500 annually and of wine 

 $1,714,000. Spain and Italy supplied the bulk of the olive oil and 

 wine. 



EXPORTS. 



The value of fruit exported from Uruguay during the three-year 

 period 1909-1911 averaged $44,952 annually, as compared with 

 $47,831 in 1912. The principal fruits specified among these exports 

 were peaches, oranges, pears, olives, and cherries. 



