YEAR BOOK 



$59,481. In 1899 the production amounted 

 to only 2,000 pounds. 



While Georgia was third in the number of 

 trees of bearing age in 1910, reporting a 

 total of 76,000, its production was exceeded 

 by that of both Louisiana and Mississippi. 

 Georgia had 30,000 trees in 1900. Its produc- 

 tion in 1909 amounted to 354,000 pounds, 

 valued at $47,845, but in 1899 only 27,000 

 pounds were produced. 



There were 37,000 trees of bearing age in 

 Louisiana in 1910. This is a decrease of 

 4,000 trees, during the ten years since 1900,. 

 but this state is third in the production of 

 pecans in 1909, its trees having yielded 724,- 

 000 pounds, valued at $70,635, as compared 

 with 87,000 pounds in 1899. 



There was an increase of 21,000 in the 

 number of trees of bearing age from 1900 in 

 Mississippi. In 1900 the number was 40,000^ 

 and in 1910, 61,000. In 1909 there were pro- 

 duced in this state 637,000 pounds of pecans, 

 against 242,000 pounds in 1899. While this 

 state was fourth in the amount of its yield 

 in 1909, the value of the production, $79,936, 

 was second to that of Texas. 



CENSUS OF FRUITS AND NUTS 



A SUMMARIZING statement of the gen- 

 eral results of the Thirteenth Census 

 relating to tropical fruits, orchard fruits 

 grapes, small fruits, nuts and certain speci* 

 fied fruit products in California, was issued 

 recently by Director Durand, of the Bureau 

 of the Census, Department of Commerce 

 and Labor. In addition to the number of 

 farms reporting and the number of trees 

 and vines of bearing age, as of date April 

 15, 1910, the summary gives the amount and 

 value of fruits and nuts produced in 1909. 



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