DEHYDRATION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 3 
TABLE 1.—Quantity and value of dried fruits in the United States, 19191 
| | 
Fruit | Quantity Value || Fruit | Quantity | Value 
Pounds | Pounds | 
iii Eee Ree AG'GIS4599 1 Sh i742 1008 Peaches: sea es 73, 379, 193 |$12, 109, 624 
Arkinsas | 6, 720, 070 805, 157 |! Califormas’ "4s | 73,268,010 | 12,074, 246 
(GEN C2) 2) | 15,477, 039 2, 630, 300 | All other States_______ 111, 183 35, 378 
AINTOIS ese ee 274, 354 0 | Jad 2 a v0 6 jee i a a 136, 377, 066 | 18, 253, 691 
New i¥ orks: ised | 13, 524, 019 2, 234, 128 || Walifornial ttt Ss 114, 324, 446 | 15, 211, 293 
OYPoOnS ==. 2 eae 1, 577, 441 191, 490 Oreroneek 2 Sofa. 19, 930, 935 | 2, 785, 373 
Mirpanigi its 22 22.055! 2 1, 274, 125 122, 425 |! All Site: Staitess soos 2) 121, 685 257, 025 
Wisshineton. 2-2. ..- | 4,044, 090 AGG, 214 lipRaisings “en ory) ai 293, 300, 581 | 35, 544, 262 
West Virginia________ 203, 000 34, 821 || California______..____] 293, 300, 581 | 35, 544, 262 : 
All ether States______- | 3,529, 461 254, 514 |} All other fruits __.._____- oie 852, 258 | 6, 384, 934 
Js Soin eae Ae es 24, 192,628 | 6,034, 697 || Galifomniaz 242 oe 33, 235, 543 | 5, 659, 138 
ahfornias fe PL fo 23,944,612 | 5, 994, 309 || Oregon: 2 Ae ae a 177, 585 | 436, 935 
All other States______- | 248, 016 40, 388 | All other States_______ 1, 439, 130 | 288, 861 
1 Fourteenth Census of the United States (1920), vol. 10, p. 79. 
TABLE 2.—Quantity of fruit dehydrated in California in 1921, 1922, and 1923 
| Annual 
ee | BEOWOE, (eo eeens 
| Total Dehy- . in pro- 
Product and season | dried! | drat ay 9 tion de- C aut aa 
hydrated deli 
| NS 
drated 
Apples: I ons Tons Per cent | Per cent 
AOD pest Pe 88s = Vee et EO OREN ETRY Pye e FE oe 7, 000 620 8.0) =e eee oe 
ih pa) 5 oe 98 ee OBR ONS eae ree Es eat at es See eee 10, 500 1, 333 W227 +42. 7 
PAS Ss Vi NRE So 2 ie BRB oe SEP Reet Ee ga ee ee ee 9, 500 1, 618 17.0 +33. 9 
Apricots 
IPDS gS se oo ae 2 Atk Cire ge em Gil ep eh ice ne a eee 12, 000 60 Hyg Sere ae 
1992 bia eee CEPTS I BA Ge UCT TENS SEE TS ety 15 2 ey 15, 500 194 13 +160. 0 
1 73 Bl SA OS ee es es eee eee ee ae 25, 000 52 2 —84.6 
Grapes 
1ODIG Re wee ee ee as ee eee A eb e ce 6 Nd 138, 500 220 De | eee eS 
TMP Sed: Rack Oe 2S oe Soe CMe ee wee hh Sk 5 Pa ee te en ae tie Ree ee oes 235, 000 3, 238 1.4 +600. 0 
TES Me IR is ea a a ee lc Ee Se a ee ee en ee 190, 000 3, 358 1.8 +28.6 
Peaches 
1p | AR ee reas Fy Fs ee eS LS ee ee 21, 000 13 |. |pos See 
DPR ha ree es 08 So te Se ct pea ac eae ae a 28, 000 362 1.3 | +1, 200.0 
TES) ne eee Se RoE Oe Pel eee ee ee ee ee aa 26, 000 67 3 —76 
Pears 
NODA Rae rene) pene Eee re NT a eA Af yes 1, 200 20 1S | Soe a oo ee 
TE Ae i ln oP lS eh oe Sh OD Toei Betis IE cre aac he aR EE ie aU ne 5, 000 65 1.3 —23.5 
VATS soe RU ce ee ee ee ee eee ee OP Oe PRES E See pee RE eee 1, 500 55 3.7 +184. 6 
runes 
1G ies eens Os 2 ee eek a ae are e Se mest eee es 100, C00 2, 946 Poh al Nat a agi 
IM yels 3 DEE «eS tes RS See SE SS a a a ah aed Oe ae 132,000 | 13,356 10.1 +248. 3 
HY eb ae Sai ees eee ge og ee i M8 110,000 | 16,810 15.3 +51.5 
1 California Fruit News (Mar. 8, 1924), vol. 69, no. 1861. 
2 Christie, A. W. California dehydration statistics for 1923. Jn Western Canner and Packer (July, 
1924), vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 44-45. Figures recalculated, using reduction ratio (fresh to dry) shown in Cali- 
fornia Fruit News (July 14, 1923), vol. 68, no. 1827, p. 15. 
TABLE 3.—Quantity and value of dried vegetables in the United States, 19191 
| | | 
Vegetables | Quantity | Value _ Vegetables | Quantity Value 
Pounds Pounds 
PEA TAS ety toer sae aes eo 917, 134 $1965.091. || “Poatatoes#* 2 2 we 7, 253, 230 | $1, 840, 399 
Califarnia se 134, 689 8, 097 || Waliionmlanee sc. en 3, 189, 328 838, 521 
All other States_________ 782, 445 107, 994 Oregon. 78 sits. yee 774, 087 176, 806 
Reape es ee 19, 901 13, 684 All other States__._____- 3, 289, 815 825, 072 
Da Vign 6) 5 lel Seen ee Ree ee 432, 959 1 ASH Spinach ey Leer iy se } 40, 989 41, 352 
Gsbfornias es =o. 2 = 312, 207 88.568 sense Eee 19, 396 é 
All other States __-____- 120, 752 28,919 | Other vegetables ?__________ 989, 397 | 271, 917 
Sepleny see bare ay oe 17, 587 11, 100 | Soup imixtures 2. eset Po. 655, 228 222, 361 
1 Fourteenth Census of the United States (1920), vol. 10, p. 79. ; F 
? From 500,000 to 1,000,000 pounds of dehydrated sweet corn is produced annually in Pennsylvania 
and Ohio. This is not included here. 
