AMERICAN FRUITS 



trees in 1910 (census taken as of April 15), 

 a decrease of 50,471,000 trees, or 33.4 per 

 cent. 



In 1910 there were 2,980,398 farms re- 

 porting the growing of apple trees, or 46.8 

 per cent, of the total number of farms in 

 the United States. The average number of 

 trees per farm reporting is given as 51. 

 No report was received in 1900 showing 

 the number of farms reporting. 



The return of the 1900 census, likewise, 

 did not secure the number of trees under 

 bearing age. In 1910, however, 1,498,746 

 farms, or 23.6 per cent! of the total, had 

 65,792,000 trees not of bearing age, or an 

 average of 44 per farm. 



The present census shows that in 1909 

 there were produced in the United States, 

 147,522,000 bushels of apples, having a total 

 value of $83,231,000. The production at that 

 time was somewhat less than it was ten 

 years previously, when 175,397,000 bushels 

 were gathered. The reports of the 1900 cen- 

 sus give no information as to value of ap- 

 ples. 



Production by Divisions 



Of the nine main geographical divisions 

 into which the census divides the country, 

 the East North Central Division in 1910 and 

 1900 reported the largest number of trees 

 of bearing age, 34,135,000 and 48,493,000, re- 

 spectively. In 1909 a total of 25,081,000 

 bushels of apples were gathered, against 

 47,650,000 bushels in 1899. The value of 

 the crcp in 1909 was $14,669,000. 



The division ranking next in the number 

 of trees of bearing age is the West North 

 Central. In 1910 this division had 31,745,000 

 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 di- 

 vision, 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 raiik. 

 In 1900 the corresponding number of trees 

 was 2:^,526,000, a slight falling off thus being 



