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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 



variety to a particular region is not al- 

 together a matter of latitude, or length 

 of seasons. The general character of the 

 soil, the prevailing climatic conditions 

 during the blooming season, and other 

 conditions peculiar to local environment 

 also enter into the question. Probably 

 there is no region of New York where 

 better Esopus Spitzenburgs are grown 



than in the Schoharie valley; or better 

 Newtown Pippins than in certain loca- 

 tions on the north shore of Long Island 

 and in the Hudson valley; or better Fa- 

 meuse than along the St. Lawrence riv- 

 er and Lake Champlain, yet there are 

 locations having corresponding latitude 

 and altitude where these kinds do not 

 succeed as in the regions named.*' 



Frost and Precipitation in New York 



Station 



Frost 



Average Date of 



First 



Killing in 



Autumn 



Ogdensburg 



Saranac Lake 



Lowville 



No. Four 



Appleton 



Rochester 



Oswego 



Rome 



Glens Falls 



Buffalo 



Avon 



Auburn 



Cooperstown 



Albany 



Jamestown 



Angelica 



Ithaca 



Honey Mead Brook 



Port Jarvis 



New York 



Setanket 



Oct. 8 

 Sept. 14 

 Sept. 24 

 Sept. 23 

 Oct. 13 

 Oct. 19 

 Oct. 13 

 Sept. 30 

 Oct. 6 

 Oct. 16 

 Oct. 3 

 Oct. 12 

 Oct. 1 

 Oct. 18 

 Oct. 2 

 Sept. 24 

 Oct. 11 

 Oct. 9 

 Oct. 7 

 Nov. 6 

 Nov. 10 



Last 

 in 



Apr. 26 



May 22 



May 14 



May 24 



May 7 



May 1 



Apr. i!jO 



May 10 



May 10 



Apr. jiiu 



May 15 



May 4 



May 7 



Apr. 24 



May 4 



May 22 



May 2 



Apr. 30 



Apr. 29 



Apr. 10 



Apr. .15 



Date of 



First 



in 



Autumn 



Sept. 23 

 Aug. 21 

 Sept. 6 

 Sept. 9 

 Sept. 23 

 Sept. 26 

 Oct. 3 

 Sept. 1 

 Sept. 14 

 Sept. 23 

 Sept. 15 

 Oct. 2 

 Sept. 15 

 Oct. 3 

 Sept. 15 

 Sept. 1 

 Sept. 15 

 Sept. 25 

 Sept. 15 

 Oct. 15 

 Oct. 22 



Last 

 Spring 



May 19 

 June 11 



May 29 

 June 10 

 June 5 

 May 30 



May 29 

 June 7 

 May 25 

 May 23 

 May 31 

 May 15 

 May 27 

 May 30 

 May 29 

 June 21 

 May 29 

 May 23 

 May 17 

 Apr. 30 

 May 17 



Precipitation 



Annual 

 inches 



30.7 

 35.6 

 36.4 

 50.4 

 32.7 

 34.5 

 36.8 

 47.9 

 40.5 

 37.4 

 27.0 

 36.7 

 39.9 

 36.9 

 44.2 

 37.9 

 34.4 

 43.2 

 46.2 



48.5 



Synopsis of Fruit Production in New York 



The following statement of the fruit 

 production of New York, by comparison, 

 is taken from Bulletin 48, entitled "Fruit 

 Production of New York.' The bulletin 

 is written by George G*. Atwood, Chief of 

 the Bureau of Horticulture and Nursery 

 Inspection. 



Fruit growing in the state of New 

 York has assumed such large propor- 

 tions and has been pursued so long that 

 it is away beyond the experimental stage. 

 There is no state where conditions are 

 more favorable or where the industry 

 is so firmly established. Soil, climate 



and proximity to the best markets of the 

 world are ours and it only remains for 

 growers to apply their knowledge to suc- 

 ceed. 



The value of all fruit produced in the 

 state of New York according to the last 

 census is as follows: $24,826,066. 



Apples $13,^43,028 



Peach 2,014,088 



Pear 1,418,218 



Plum 519,102 



Cherry 544,508 



Apricot and nectarine 14,490 



Quince 185,345 



Total value of orchard fruits. . .$17,988,894 



Value of small fruits 2,875,495 



Value of grapes 3,961,677 



$24,826,066 



