AMERICA N FRUITS 



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 de- 

 cade 1899-1909. Although the number of 

 establishments reporting nursery products, 

 7,159, was greatest in the East North Cen- 

 tral division, the latter ranked fourth, being 

 exceeded in value of products by the Middle 

 Atlantic, West North Central and Pacific 

 divisions. In per cent of increase, the Pa- 

 cific division ranked first with 377 per cent., 

 the West South Central division second, 

 179.4 per cent., and the South Atlantic divi- 

 sion third, 117.4 per cent. 



Comparison Products 



In both the florist and nursery industries 

 an increase was shown in the number of 

 establishments and value ot products for 

 each geographic division. In both 1909 and 

 1899 the value of nursery products was 

 greater than that of florist products in the 

 West North Central, East and West South 

 Central and Pacific divisions. This differ- 

 ence was particularly marked in the West 

 North Central and Pacific divisions in 1909. 

 Although the number of establishments re- 

 ported florist products was greater than 

 those reporting nursery products in the 

 East South Central division, the value of 

 products in this division was greater than 

 the value of florist products. The very 

 much greater value of florist products in the 

 country as a whole, was contributed almost 

 entirely by the New England, Middle Atlan- 

 tic and East North Central divisions. How- 

 ever, the value reported from the West 

 North Central and Pacific divisions was 

 over $2,000 000. 



Value of Products by States 



In 1909 New York ranked first with a total 

 value of products of $5,149,000; Pennsyl- 

 vania was next with $3,803,000, and Illinois 

 third with $3,695,000. In 1899 the order was 



32 



