PLUMS 



1695 



Production of Plums and Prunes 



Thirteenth census statistics for con- 

 tinental United States by divisions and 

 states, 1909 and 1899: 



In 1909 there were produced in the 

 United States 15,480,170 bushels of plums 

 and prunes, valued at $10,299,495, while 

 in 1899 there were 8,764,032 bushels, value 

 not stated. There was a large falling off 

 in the number of trees of bearing age, 

 those in 1900 numbering 30,780,892, as 

 against 23,445,009 trees in 1910. 



Production by Divisions 



Of the nine main geographical divi- 

 sions into which the census divides the 

 counitry, the Pacific division alone in 

 1909 produced 12,097,643 bushels, valued 

 at $6,912 825, which was over 78 per cent 

 of the entire crop of plums and prunes 

 in the United States. The Middle At- 

 lantic division ranks second, with 858,274 

 bushels, $928,673; East North Central, 

 568,383 bushels, $674,671; West North 



Central, 499,784 bushels, $535,374; Bast 

 South Central, 442,125 bushels, $314,199; 

 Mountain, 366,056 bushels, $319,651; West 

 South Central, 327,260 bushels, $267,703; 

 South Atlantic, 257,912 bushels, $236,221; 

 and New England, 62,733 bushels, $110,- 

 178. 



Production by States 

 Of the ten principal producing states, 

 California leads all others with a produc- 

 tion of 9,317,979 bushels of plums and 

 prunes in 1909, valued at $5,473,539, fol- 

 lowed by Oregon with 1,747,587 bushels, 

 $838,783; Washington, 1,032,077 bushels, 

 $600,503; New York, 553,522 bushels, $519- 

 192. Arkansas, Idaho, Michigan, Mis- 

 souri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, reported a 

 combined production of 1,300,551 bushels, 

 valued at $1,361,554, while the production 

 in all other states amounted to 1,528,454 

 bushels, worth $1,505,924. 



The Tabular Summary 



Further details are afforded by the table 

 appended: 



Production of Plums and Prunes in the United States — 1909 and 1899 



DIVISION OR STATE 



Trees of bearing age, 1910 



Farms 

 reporting 



Number 



Products of 1909 



Bushels 



Value 



Trees 



reported 



June 1. 1900 



Products 



of 1899 



(bushels) 



United States. . . 



•Geographic Divisions: 



New England 



Middle Atlantic . . 

 East North Central 

 West North Central , 



South Atlantic 



East South Central 

 West South Central 



Mountain 



Pacific 



States: 



Arkansas. . . . 

 California .... 



Idaho 



Michigan 



Missouri , 



New York.. . 



Ohio 



Oregon.. 



Pennsylvania. . . 



Washington 



All other states. 



1,120,130 



23,445,009 



15,480,170 



$10,299,495 



80,780,892 



25,872 

 148,834 

 299,672 

 253,304 

 114,141 



93,098 

 107,851 



20,616 



56.742 



23,884 

 18,105 

 6,317 

 49,498 

 92,163 

 62,024 

 96,203 

 18,308 

 82,758 

 20,329 

 650,541 



176,038 

 1,709,712 

 2,739,635 

 3,570,012 

 1,152,080 

 1,324,616 

 2,337.965 



678,268 

 9,756,683 



62,733 



858,274 

 568,383 

 499,784 

 257,912 

 442,125 

 327,260 

 366,056 

 12,097,643 



110,178 

 928,673 

 674,671 

 535,374 

 236,221 

 314,199 

 267.703 

 319,651 

 6,912,825 



177,126 

 1,760,479 

 3,662,320 

 3,761,789 

 1,532,414 

 2,177,474 

 2,825,796 

 1,242,413 

 13,632,081 



731,276 



7,168,705 



302,855 



464,917 



917, ool 



919,017 



1,001,734 



1,764,896 



744,148 



823,082 



8,606,528 



194,649 



9,317,979 



179,027 



181, 188 



234,872 



553,522 



215,657 



1,747,587 



295,168 



1,032,077 



1,528,454 



137,003 

 5,473,539 

 132,804 

 205,765 

 211,472 

 519,192 

 278,505 

 838,783 

 396,005 

 600,503 

 1,505,924 



1,082,749 



9,823,713 

 685,173 



1,378,953 

 745,187 

 988,147 

 892,441 



2,517,523 

 707,512 



1,290,845 

 10,768,650 



8,764,032 



24.976 



428,583 

 596,753 

 428,048 

 190,561 

 228,558 

 397,266 

 248,223 

 6,221,064 



174,734 



5,632,036 



164,468 



213.682 



111,603 



303,688 



81,435 



359,821 



100,210 



229,207 



1,393,148 



Bureau of Census. 



