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land are the only ones of any importance. But even Swit- 

 zerland now sends us more than she receives. 



These statistics of the importations of fresh, dried, and pre- 

 served fruits indicate strongly the necessity of supplying the 

 home market with our own product. Otherwise consid- 

 erable sums of money must go to other countries for fruits 

 which, for the most part, might be produced at home. 



reduce the imports. ^Statistics show that^he demand for 

 fruit and fruit products is steadily growing, and a wide field 

 is open to those who would engage in the occupation of 

 supplying the home markets. This increased demand for 

 fresh fruit is partially due to the natural increase of population 

 of the empire and to a greater desire of the people for fresh 

 fruit. 



Better methods of preparing the various products ob- 

 tained from fruits has also increased the demand for the 

 latter. This is especially noticeable is the case of wine made 

 from apples. The factories of Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen and 

 vicinity ship considerable quantities of wine to northern 

 Germany, and since it has been discovered that the wine will 

 keep in tropical countries, considerable quantities have been 

 shipped to Trindad, Sumatra, and to the most distant islands 

 of the Pacific. It seems as if the peculiar acidity of the wine 

 is particularly valuable in hot countries. Our marine 



without doubt a profitable trade in these articles could also 

 be carried on with the colonies. The demand for apples is 

 also increased by other processes of manufacture. Reference 

 is here made particularly to the kraut factory, which every 

 year uses considerable quantities of apples, especially the 



a necessary article ot diet. This applies particularly to the 



larger quantities and the demand for it will be largely in- 

 creased when the eastern and northern parts of the country 

 have once become acquainted with its merits. Among the 



which preserve it, and their number has increased durum ti < 

 past five years to a very gratifying extent. Formerly the 

 demand for preserved fruit was supplied almost entirely by 



