Y E AR BOOK 



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 com- 

 pared 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 

 produced 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 $26^,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, valuer 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 nec- 

 tarines amounted to 9,267,118 bushels and 

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

 bushels, valued at S2, 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. 



Grapes 



In 1909 the prodtiction of grapes amount- 

 ed to 1,979,686,525 pounds. This was an 

 increase of 1,258,253,125 pounds over 1899, 

 at which time 721,433,400 pounds of grapes 

 were gathered. The value of the 1909 crop 

 was $10,846,812, while in 1899 it was $5,622, 

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