AMERICAN FRUITS 



-000 trees of bearing age, against 43,678,000 

 trees in 1900. At the present census 22,633,- 

 000 bushels of apples were produced by this 

 division, valued at $11,792,000. Ten years 

 ago the production amounted to 14,321,000 

 bushels. 



The South Atlantic division, with 20,674,- 

 000 trees of bearing age, is third in rank. 

 In 1900 the corresponding number of trees 

 was 25,526,000, a slight falling off thus being 

 shown. The trees of bearing age in 1909 

 produced 18,375,000 bushels valued at $9,- 

 461,000; but in 1899 there were gathered 

 26,774,000 bushels, the decrease during the 

 ten years being 8,399,000 bushels. 



The middle Atlantic division reports al- 

 most as many trees of bearing age as the 

 South Atlantic, and shows more apples pro- 

 duced than any of the other divisions. In 

 1910 there were 20,302,000 producing trees, 

 as compared with 28,640,000 in 1900, the de- 

 crease amounting to 8,338,000 trees. The 

 number of bushels gathered in 1909 was 

 37,865,000, valued at $19,857,000. In 1899 

 the trees in this division produced 52,813,000 

 bushels. 



Chico Nursery Company 



GROWERS OF 



High Class Nursery Stock 



We have a good Stock of Logan, Mammoth 

 Black, and Himalaya Giant Blackberries. 

 Also Quinces. 



Write us for prices 



Chico Nursery Company 



Chico, Calif. 



Mention "American Fruits" Year Book 

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