CITRUS FRUITS—CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AS AFFECTING CERTAIN CROPS 815 
Citrus Fruits—Trees, Production and Value 
1910 Census 
1910 ————1909—_— 1899 
Trees Trees not Pro- 
of bearing of bearing Production duction 
State— age age (boxes) Value (boxes) 
d citrus fruits *.. 11,486,768 5,400,402 {23,502,122 $22,711,448 7,098,486 
Oranges, total ........... 9,737,927 4,327,271 19,487,481 TTP ee ee 6,167,891 
AVIZONA 2. cee eee eee $3,375 982 32,247 52,341 11,116 
California ............. 6,615,805 2,093,410 14,436,180 12,951,505 5,882,193 
Florida ............06. 2,766,618 1,097,896 4,852,967 ,804,987 278,295 
Louisiana .........666. 266,116 155,016 149,979 222,339 1,285 
Mississippi ............ 10,452 38,6387 3,776 848 2.2.0. 
TEXAS ... cc een eee e ee 42,384 867,407 10,694 22,090 ....4.. 
Lemons, total ............ 956,920 396,111 2,770,313 2,993,738 876,876 
California Leen e ee en es 941,293 379,676 2,756,221 2,976,571 874,305 
Florida ..... sense eens 11,740 7,32 12,367 13,753 2,359 
Pomeloes (grape fruit), total 710,040 640,597 1,189,250 2,060,610 30,790 
California ............. 43,424 25,589 122,515 143,180 17,851 
Florida .........ce 5 eae 656,21; 600,049 1,061,537 1,907,816 12,306 
Limes, total .........508- 45,387 30,2389 11,318 2,47 22,889 
Florida 2... ee eee ee eee 45,369 30,088 11,302 12,457 22,714 
Tangerines, total ......... 27,271 873 38,752 68,770 ) 
California .........6.-. 8,637 34 3,08 4,188  ...eus 
Florida ......eseee eee 23,2384 3,839 34,871 64,082 = == .esaee 
Mandarins, total ........ 7,227 1,923 3,89 Doe (£) 
_ Louisiana ...........-. 6,875 1,900 3,340 5,945 
Kumquats, total ......... 1,988 358 112 2,826 ($) 
1,955 222 1,091 2,768 peewee 
Wlorida .... cc cw wwe eee 
*Includes a small number of citron trees in 1910 and the value of their product in 1909, 
also a small amount of product in 1899. 
| Exclusive of a small quantity of citrons. 
~ No report. 
CLEAN TinLacGE. See Apple Orchard, Cul- 
tivation of. 
CLIMATE, 
Orchard. 
Climatic Conditions as Affect- 
ing Certain Crops 
It seems to be a provision of nature that 
everything cannot be successfully grown 
everywhere. The wisdom with which we 
decide upon the adaptability of crops to 
climatic conditions will determine in a 
large measure the degree of success result- 
ing from our labor. It would be folly to 
try to grow oranges for commercial pur- 
poses in Colorado, Montana and Washing- 
ton. It would be equally unwise to try 
to grow winter apples in the regions best 
adapted to the orange. In like manner. 
but not so marked, there are adaptations 
of fruits to interior and coast climates. 
For instance, the climate of Puget Sound 
in the state of Washington, as contrasted 
with the interior and eastern portions of 
the same state. On the west side of the 
Cascade range, irrigation is seldom prac- 
ticed, while on the east side, there are 
sections where nothing could be grown 
without irrigation. On the west side, the 
rainy season is in autumn, winter and 
spring, followed by a dry season in which 
See Selecting Site for Apple 
certain kinds of crops suffer for lack of 
moisture. On the east side, by the pro- 
cess of irrigation, moisture is present 
wherever the farmer chooses to apply it. 
The result is that on the west side all 
kinds of fruits of the early maturing vari- 
eties may be produced. Strawberries, 
blackberries, raspberries, prunes, early 
pears, cherries and such like fruits are 
grown as well on the west side as on the 
east side, with less labor and cheaper 
land. Granting, therefore, that on the 
east side as good berries, prunes and 
pears, could be grown, it would not seem 
wise to do so in competition with the 
west side where they can be produced 
with less labor. In the irrigated dis- 
trict, it might be found profitable to sup- 
ply the local markets, but not to ship 
to the general markets. An exception 
might be the case of crops which ma- 
ture earlier in the dry section and so 
secure the higher prices obtained for the 
early fruits, as for example, the Kenne- 
wick strawberries, which arrive in the 
market ten days to two weeks before the 
berries from the coast section. On the 
other hand, the east side can produce 
apples and peaches and perhaps other 
varieties of pears, better than they can be 
produced on the west side. They have 
