AMERICAN FRUITS 



In 1909, the value of tlie products of the 

 3,366 establishments reporting in the Mid- 

 dle Atlantic division was $11,810,000, which 

 was one-third of the total value of products 

 in the United States. The East North Cen- 

 tral division ranked second, as shown by 

 the returns for the last two censuses, in both 

 number of establishments and value of pro- 

 ducts. . The absolute amount of increase in 

 value of products during the decade 1900- 

 1910 was nearly equal to that of the Mid- 

 dle Atlantic division, its per cent, of gain 

 was 101.1 per cent, as compared with 67.1 

 per cent for the Middle Atlantic division. 

 The per cent of increase was largest in the 

 West South Central division, 268.9 per cent. 

 A noteworthy increase was also shown in 

 the Pacific division where the value of pro- 

 ducts increased from $727,000 in 1899 to $2,- 

 176,000 in 1909, or 199.3 per cent, 



Nursery Products 



The total value of nursery products re- 

 ported from 5,582 establishments in 1909 

 was $21,051,000; an increase of 591 estab- 

 lishments, or 11.8 per cent., and $10,927,000, 

 or 107.9 per cent, in ten years. In 1909 the 

 Middle Atlantic division ranked first with 

 products valued at $4,355,000, as compared 

 with $2,523,000 in 1899, an increase of $1,- 

 832,000, or 72.6 per cent, during the decade 

 1899-1909. Although the number of estab- 

 lishments reporting nursery products, 7,159, 

 was greatest in the East North Central divi- 

 sion, the latter ranked fourth, being exceed- 

 ed in value of products by the Middle Atlan- 

 tic, West North Central and Pacific divi- 

 sions. In per cent of increase, the Pacific 

 division ranked first with 377 per cent, the 

 West South Central division second, 179.4 



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