CONTENTS- 



PART I. — General Annals. 



Page. 



§ 1. Crops and Prices, 1893 1-26 



Apples 2-6 



The Estimated Crops 2 



Exportation of Apples 3 



Apples in Nova Seotia 4 



The Piedemont Region of Virginia 5 



Apples in Europe 5 



Pears 6 



Peaches 6-8 



Peaches on the Delaware and Chesapeake Peninsula 6 



Exportation of Peaches 7 



Citrous Fruits 8-13 



The Louisiana Orange Crop 8 



Future of the Orange Industry 8 



European Oranges 9 



Beginnings of the Florida Orange Trade 10 



The California Orange Trade 11 



Th e Oran ge Outlook 12 



California Fruits Abroad 13-15 



Beginnings of the California Fruit Trade 13 



Origin of the Auction System .'. . . 14 



Lemons 15 



Grapes and Raisins 15-18 



The Grape Interests of New York 16 



The Shipping Season in the Chautauqua District 17 



American Grapes Abroad 18 



Spraying European Grapes 18 



Strawbrrries 18 



Cranberries 19 



The Cranberry Abroad 19 



Imports and Exports of Fruits 20 



The Banana 20 



The New Orleans Fruit Market 21 



Potatoes 22 



Sweet Potatoes 22 



Tomatoes 23 



Corn 24 



Imports and Exports of Vegetables 25 



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