AMERICAN FRUITS 



The fruit products shown are those prepar- 

 ed on farms only, and do not include those 

 reported by manufacturing establishments. 

 Comparable data are given for 1900 wher- 

 ever possible. 



The statement was prepared under the 

 direction of LeGrand Powers, chief statis- 

 tician, and John Lee Coulter, expert special 

 agent, for agriculture. Further analysis 

 may result later in slight modifications of 

 the totals, but it is not expected that they 

 will affect materially the figures. 



Tropical Fruits 



The production of all tropical fruits in 

 1909 was valued at $16,752,101, as compared 

 with $7,219,082 in 1899, an increase of $9,- 

 553,019. Oranges to the number of 14,436,- 

 180 boxes, valued at $12,951,505, were pro- 

 duced in 1909. The lemon production 

 amounted to 2,756,221 boxes, and the value 

 to $2,976,571; olives, 22,990,353 pounds, valu- 

 ed at $401,277; figs, 22,990,353 pounds, valu- 

 *ed at $260,153; pomeloes, or grape fruit, 

 122,515 boxes, valued at $143,180, while 

 the production of all other tropical fruits 

 amounted to 140,374 pounds, valued at $19,- 

 415, 



Orchard Fruits 



The production of all orchard fruits was 

 given as 31,501,507 bushels in 1909, as com- 

 pared with 22,690,696 bushels in 1899, a 

 gain of 8,810,811 bushels. The value of the 

 1909 crop amounted to $18,358,897, as 

 against $14,526,786 in 1899, an increase of 

 $3,832,111. 



There were 9,317,979 bushels of plums and 

 prunes produced in 1909, valued at $5,473,- 

 539. The yield of peaches and nectarines 

 amounted to 9,267,118 bushels, and the value 

 to $4,573,775; of apples 6,335,073 bushels, 

 valued at $2,901,662; apricots, 4,066,823 

 bushels, at $2,768,921; pears, 1,928,097, at 

 $1,660,963; cherries, 501,113 bushels, at 

 $951,624; and all other orchard fruits, 85,404 

 bushels at $28,413. 



