UTAH 



1987 



tity of product, but the data for the cen- 

 suses of 1910 and 1900 are not closely- 

 comparable, and the product is there- 



fore compared, although variations may- 

 be due largely to temporarily favorable 

 or unfavorable climatic conditions. 



Small fruits: 1909 and 1899. 

 small fruits on farms: 



The following table shows data with regard to 



CROP 



Small Fruits, total 



Strawberries 



Blackberries and dewberries. 

 Raspberries and loganberries. 



Currants 



Gooseberries 



Other berries 



Number 



of farms 



reporting 



1909 



1,049 



247 



1,291 



1,043 



851 



Acres 



1909 



1,416 

 719 

 95 

 374 

 128 

 100 



1899 



1,052 

 345 



72 

 284 

 194 

 110 



47 



Quantity 



(quarts) 



1909 



3,118,395 

 1,832,796 

 184,140 

 758,317 

 195,901 

 147,241 



Value 

 1909 



$217,327 



125,854 



13,447 



54,826 



13,436 



9,765 



Strawberries are by far the most im- 

 portant of the small fruits raised in 

 Utah, with raspberries and loganberries 

 ranking next. The acreage of small 

 fruits in 1909 was 1,416 and in 1899, 



1,052, an increase of 34.6 per cent. The 

 production in 1909 was 3,118,000 quarts, 

 as compared with 1,695,000 quarts in 

 1899, and the value |217,000, as compared 

 with $117,000. 



CROP 



Orchard Fruits, total. 



Apples 



Peaches and nectarines,.. 



Pears 



Plums and prunes 



Cherries 



Apricots 



Quinces 



Mulberries 



Unclassified 



Grapes. 



Nuts, total 



Persian or English walnuts. . . 



Almonds 



Unclassified 



Tropical Fruits, total. 



Figs... 



Pomegranates 



Trees or Vines of 



bearing age 



1910 



Farms 

 reporting 



8,419 

 4,765 

 4,747 

 5,771 

 4,244 

 2,760 

 134 

 1 



692 



53 

 113 



46 

 1 



Number 



1,385,681 

 517,039 



79,355 



135,619 



79,775 



28,978 



597 



4 



204,445 



* 1,737 



292 



1.408 



387 

 287 

 100 



Trees or Vines not of 



bearing age 



1910 



Farms 

 reporting 



4,631 

 2,866 

 1,642 

 1,616 

 2,300 

 1,101 

 48 



277 



42 

 39 



16 



Number 



1,641,765 



789,260 



651,233 



39.901 



23,388 



109,119 



28,639 



215 



94,043 



* 1,160 

 484 

 664 



175 

 175 



Product 



1909 



Quantity^ 



633,739 



360,023 



143,237 



38,654 



68,249 



21,402 



12,047 



118 



9 



1,576,363 



16,649 



5,985 



10,664 



22,164 

 400 



Value 



$640,904 



319,691 



156,451 



44,365 



64,040 



54,170 



12,037 



135 



15 



28,126 



1,547 



533 



1,014 



588 



576 



12 



1 Expressed in bushels for orchard frmts and pounds for grapes, nuts and tropical fruits. 



2 Included with "unclassified." , , . , x j j xv j - *• » n xi, ♦ 

 8 Consists of products not separately named by the enumerator, but grouped under the designation aU other. 

 * Includes hickory nuts, chestnuts and pecans. 



1899 



Quantity! 



397,863 



189,882 



85,315 



59,982 



45,984 



9,905 



8 1,523 



920,000 



9,110 

 1,310 

 7,600 

 «200 



6,425 



The total quantity of orchard fruits 

 produced in 1909 was 634,000 bushels, 

 valued at $641,000. Apples contributed 

 considerably more than one-half of this 

 quantity, and peaches and nectarines 

 ranked next in importance. The produc- 

 tion of grapes in 1909 was 1,576,363 



pounds, valued at $28,126; there was also 

 a small production of nuts and of tropi- 

 cal fruits. 



The production of all orchard fruits to- 

 gether in 1909 was 59.3 per cent more 

 in quantity than in 1899, and that of 

 grapes also increased. The value of or- 



