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The year 1894 will show an increase, but not so great I think as here- 

 tofore. We did our heavy plantings in 1888-9. These trees bore in 1893, 

 and hence the gain. The table shows no large gains until 1893. 



Green deciduous fruits increased steadily. Citrus fruits gained in 

 1891, and fell back in 1892, but gained again in 1893. 



Dried fruits held their own in 1891, but fell off in 1892, and only 

 show a gain of 12 per cent in 1893 over 1890. 



Canned fruits have fallen off 43 per cent since 1890. 



Raisins have increased quite rapidly year by year, and in 1893 show 

 a gain of over 81 per cent. 



I think the dried fruit interest, in which raisins are not included in 

 the tables, shows most favorably for the future, mainly because we have 

 gained so slowly. 



There is every indication that the experience of 1894 will result in 

 much heavier exports of dried fruits hereafter. Later on I may speak 

 of the causes. Radical changes must take place or this will be in- 

 evitable, and green fruit shipments will diminish correspondingly. 



I have endeavored, in making my annual reports to the State Board 

 of Trade, to obtain the shipments from all points in the State, but have 

 been unsuccessful. I desired to show the distribution of the industry 

 and its advancement in the different localities. The nearest I could 

 accomplish this was to obtain the shipments from terminal points 

 of the Southern Pacific system, north and south. In the south, Los 

 Angeles is a common terminal. In the north, the terminals are San 

 Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Stockton, Sacramento, and Marysville. 

 But this conveys a very imperfect idea of the distribution of our 

 orchards. As a matter of fact, we load cars for export at nearly all 

 railroad stations from San Diego to Redding — nearly 600 miles apart. 

 As your reports are read in every State of the Union, and are consulted 

 by home-seekers everywhere, I think I should make place here for these 

 tables, showing at least the terminal points of shipment and the 

 months when our products move. The tables are most instructive upon 

 the capabilities of our climate. For 1893 I am able to give the ship- 

 ments of vegetables. 



