NEW YORK 



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The value of all fruit produced in 

 New York state exceeds the value of 

 the tropical and sub-tropical fruits pro- 

 duced in the United States by $2,144,618. 



New York has a total of 24,988,707 or- 

 chard trees which produce 29,456,291 

 bushels, valued at $17,988,894. 



New York ranks third, exceeded by 

 California and Missouri in number of 

 trees. 



New York ranks second in bushels of 

 fruit produced, exceeded by California by 

 about 2,045,216 bushels, because of their 

 immense prune industry. 



New York has 14,076,718 apple trees 

 which produce 25,409,324 bushels valued 

 at $13,348,028. 



New York ranks first in the value of 

 apples; first in bushels produced and 

 second in number of trees. Missouri 

 ranks first in the number of trees with 

 17,984,506, but with a production of 

 9,968,977 bushels. 



New York has 3,644,257 pear trees 

 which produce 1,343,089 bushels valued 

 at $1,418,218. 



New York ranks first in the number 

 of trees; second in the quantity and value 

 produced, closely following California in 

 this respect. 



New York ranks third in value of 

 peaches produced, about equal to Georgia 

 and less than half the value produced in 

 California. 



New York ranks third in the value of 

 plums and prunes, producing $519,192; 

 Washington producing $600,503, and Cali- 

 fornia, with its enormous prune industry, 

 producing $5,443,539. 



New York has 309,734 quince trees 

 which produce 132,451 bushels, valued at 

 $135,345. 



New York ranks first, as it produces 

 about one-fourth of the quinces raised 

 in the United States. 



New York has 35,603,897 grapevines in 

 vineyards which produce 253,006,361 

 pounds, valued at $3,961,677. 



New York ranks second in number, 

 production and value of vines, while Cali- 

 fornia ranks first with a production of 

 $10,846,812. 



New York produced $2,867,673 in flow- 

 ers and plants, thus ranking first. 



New York produced $2,750,957 in nurs- 

 ery products, thus placing it in first 

 rank. 



New York has 22,496 acres in small 

 fruits producing 37,857,829 quarts, rank- 

 ing second, but closely following New 

 Jersey which is first in small fruits. 



New York ranks first with 11,057 

 acres in raspberries, and first in cur- 

 rants with 2,557 acres. 



The following was furnished by this 

 department for the "Arbor Day Annual" 

 issued by the Education Department in 

 1912. 



Production of Fruits in Hew York 



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

 fruits on farms: 



CROP 



Small Fruits, total 



Strawberries 



Blackberries and dewberries . 

 Raspberries and loganberries . 



Currants 



Gooseberries 



Cranberries, 



Other berries 



Number 



of farms 



reporting 



1909 



14,086 



4,882 



13,187 



7,528 



1,696 



88 



9 



Acres 



1909 



22,496 



6,382 



1,951 



11.057 



2,557 



259 



277 



13 



1899 



25,051 



7,311 



2,060 



12,376 



2,594 



190 



113 



407 



Quantity 



(quarts) 



1909 



37,857,829 



15,945,863 



2,509,851 



14,751,940 



3,982,389 



331,135 



327.370 



9,281 



Value 

 1909 



$2,875,495 



1,187,410 



210,986 



1,168,062 



264,051 



23,427 



20,743 



816 



Strawberries and raspberries and logan- 

 berries ai-e by far the most important 

 small fruits grown in New York, with 

 currants ranking next. The total acre- 

 age of small fruits in 1909 was 22,496 



and in 1899, 25,051, a decrease of 10.2 

 per cent. The production in 1909 was 

 37,858,000 quarts, as compared with 

 40,376,000 quarts in 1899, and the value 

 $2,875,000, as compared with $2,538,000. 



