YEAR BOOK 



in 1900 was 5,000. The value of the 894,000 

 pounds produced in this state in 1909 was 

 $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 pro- 

 duction 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 com- 

 pared 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 produced in this state 637,000 pounds 

 of pecans, against 242,000 in 1899. While 

 this state was fourth in the amount of its 

 yield in 199, the value of the production 

 $79,936, was second to that of Texas. 



CENSUS OF FRUITS AND NUTS 



A summaring statement of the general 

 results of the Thirteenth Census relating 

 to tropical fruits, orchard fruits, grapes, 

 small fruits, nuts and certain specified fruit 

 products in California, was issued recently 

 by Director Durand, of the Bureau of the 

 Census, Department of Commerce and La- 

 bor. In addition to the number of farms re- 

 porting 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. The fruit 

 products shown are those prepared on 

 farms only, and do not include those re- 

 ported by manufacturing establishments. 

 Comparable data are given for 1900 wher- 

 ever possible. 



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