NORTH CAROLINA 



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Pecans 



It was not until recently that the value 

 of the pecan and its adaptability to the 

 coastal region were discovered. This 

 variety of nuts had been growing wild 

 from time immemorial, but they were 

 not thought of as a great commercial 

 crop. Recently, however, the nut has 

 been so improved and the demand so in- 

 creased that its growth for commercial 



purposes is very profitable. North Caro- 

 lina has her share of the great Coastal 

 Plains region and deep rich soil where 

 the drainage is good, and the trees root 

 deeply and find a climate suited to their 

 demands. 



Cranberries grow wild in the high val- 

 ley lands of Watauga and Ashe coun- 

 ties, 3,500 to 4,000 feet above the level 

 of the sea. Geanvixle Lowthee 



Frost and Precipitation in J^ortli Carolina 



Station 



Mount Airy.. 



Roxboro 



Henderson. . . 



Weldon 



Linville 



Lenois Mount 

 Soapstone... 

 Chaj)el Hill. . 



Raleigh 



Tarboro 



Waynesville.. 



Asheville 



Highlands. . . 

 Charlotte — 

 Rockingham . 

 Fayetteville . 

 Goldsboro . . . 

 Newbern .... 

 Hatteras .... 



Sloan 



Lumberton . . 

 Wilmington. , 

 Southport. . . 



Frost 



Average Date of 



First ^ 



Killing in 



Autumn 



Oct. 16 



Oct. 24 



Oct. 31 



Oct. 29 



Sept. 30 



Oct. 21 



Oct. 17 



Oct. 30 



Nov. 3 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 10 



Oct. 20 



Oct. 7 



Nov. 4 



Nov. 2 



Nov, 8 



Nov. 4 



Nov. 8 



Dec. 11 



Nov. 6 



Nov. 2 



Nov. 5 



Nov. 16 



Last 



in 

 Spring 



Apr. 16 



Apr. 10 



jcvpr* i 



Apr. 9 



Apr. 30 



x\.pr» X I 



Apr. 17 



Apr. 8 



Apr. 3 



Apr. 11 



Apr. 20 



Apr. 22 



May 5 



Apr. 1 



Apr. 10 



Apr. 3 



Apr. 1 



Feb. 28 



xxpr. 4t 



Apr. 4 



Mar. 27 



Mar. 28 



Date of 



First 



in 



Autumn 



Oct. 1 

 Oct. 1 

 Oct. 10 

 Oct. 10 

 Sept. 14 

 Oct. 1 

 Oct. 1 

 Oct. 1 

 Oct. 8 

 Oct. 10 

 Sept. 28 

 Oct. 1 

 Sept. 17 

 Oct. 8 

 Oct. 2 

 Oct. 19 

 Oct. 17 

 Oct. 10 

 Nov. 7 

 Oct. 10 

 Oct. 10 

 Oct. 16 

 Nov. 7 



Last 



in 



Spring 



May 8 



Apr. 24 



Apr. 21 



May 6 



May 27 



May 7 



May 6 



May 6 



May 6 



Apr. 30 



May 14 



May 14 



May 26 



Apr. 26 



Apr. 24 



Apr. 21 



ixpr. jux 



x\.pr • JL X 



Apr. 19 



Apr. 21 



Apr. 28 



May 1 



Apr. 10 



Precipitation 



Annual 

 inches 



46.3 

 46.6 

 50.2 

 46.0 

 60.2 

 52.0 

 50.3 

 47.6 

 49.9 

 51.7 

 47.7 

 42.6 

 78.2 

 49.6 

 50.6 

 56.0 

 51.7 

 55.0 

 62.5 

 54.4 

 51.0 

 51.5 

 49.1 



Production of Fruits in Korth Carolina 



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 



5,668 



2,655 



331 



89 



127 



5 



Reported in small fractions. 



Acres 



1909 



6,701 



5,420 



1,233 



40 



3 



5 



1899 



6,837 



6,616 



1,073 



69 



25 



26 



Quantity 



(quarts) 



1909 



12,827,427 



10,313,361 



2,464,065 



37,764 



5,382 



5.831 



1,024 



Value 

 1909 



$853,076 



712.126 



136,609 



3,388 



400 



536 



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