NEBRASKA 



1393 



rainfall, reaching an average of about 

 thirty inches per annum, while the rain- 

 fall in the Bad Land region is not more 

 than fifteen inches. 



The principal fruit is the apple, but the 

 hardier kinds of plums, cherries, peaches 

 and small fruits are grown. 



The number of bearing apple trees for 

 the whole state is estimated to be 2,937,- 

 178; peaches and nectarines, 1,188,373; 

 pears, 59,285; plums and prunes, 351,321; 



cherries, 494,468; grapes, 1,221,736 vines; 

 small fruits, 1,411 acres. 



The counties producing the largest- 

 quantity of apples are: Cass, 143,302; 

 Gage, 132,944; Lancaster, 127,859; Nema- 

 ha, 150,516; Otoe, 157,035; Richardson, 

 175,179; Sanders, 110,124; Valley, 100,603. 

 All of these counties, except Valley, are 

 in the southeastern part of the state. Val- 

 ley county is near the central part and 

 drained by the Loup river. 



Granville Lowtheb 



Frost and Precipitation in Nebraska 



Station 



Hay Springs 

 Valentine. . . 



Lynch 



Oakdale .... 

 Tekamah . . . 

 Kimball . . . 

 N. Platte... 



Ansley 



Genoa 



David City . 



Omaha 



Imperial.. . . 

 Beaver City 

 Hebron . . . 

 Lincoln . 

 Auburn 



Frost 



Average Date of 



First ^ 



Killing in 



Autumn 



Sept. 21 



Sept. 16 



Sept. 24 



Sept. 22 



Sept. 27 



Sept. 18 



Sept. 20 



Sept. 20 



Sept. 24 



Oct. 5 



Oct. 12 



Sept. 28 



Sept. 29 



Sept. 30 



Oct. 8 



Sent. 26 



Last 



in 

 Spring 



May 16 



May 9 



May 3 



May 1 



Apr. 26 



May 15 



May 9 



May 8 



May 3 



Apr. 17 



Apr. 15 



May 4 



May 5 



Apr. 30 



Apr. 18 



Apr. 23 



Date of 



First 



in 



Autumn 



Sept. 6 



Sept. 12 



Sept. 12 



Sept. 11 



Sept. 13 



Sept. 5 



Sept. 10 



Sept. 5 



Sept. 2 



Sept. 12 



Sept. 18 



Sept. 7 



Sept. 12 



Sept. 12 



Sept. 12 



Sept. 13 



Last 



in 

 Spring 



June 21 



June 21 



May 26 



May 24 



May 22 



June 5 



May 23 



May 28 



May 27 



May 5 



May 19 



May 26 



May 26 



May 26 



May 7 



May 12 



Precipitation 



Annual 

 inches 



19.3 

 23.1 

 24.1 

 32.0 

 14.9 

 18.0 

 23.0 

 27.7 

 28.8 

 30.8 



21^3 

 28.9 



27.7 

 35.7 



Production of Fruits in Nebraska 



Small fruits: 1909 and 1899. The following table shows data with regard to small 

 fruits on farms: 



CROP 



Number 



of farms 



reporting 



1909 



Acres 



Quantity 



(quarts) 



1909 



Value 





1 



1909 1899 



1909 



Small Fruits, total . . 





1,411 



562 



428 



247 



86 



88 



1,171 

 369 

 152 

 230 

 161 

 192 

 1 

 66 



1,594,421 



654,061 



501,872 



265,183 



90,779 



82,086 



$159,169 



Strawberries 



Blackberries and dewberries 

 Raspberries and loganberries 

 Currants . . 

 Gooseberries 



3,425 

 1,982 

 1,128 

 1,669 

 2,016 



65,772 



46.648 



29,841 



8,592 



8,259 



other berries 



6 



0) 



440 



57 



^ Reported in small fractions. 

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