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been placed on the Canadian and American markets with the 

 most encouraging results." 



Grapes have been fair to good in yield and of unexcelled 

 quality. In New York, which is the most important grape- 

 growing region in America outside of California, the crop 

 was medium to fair, the shortage being due, in part, at least, 

 to late frosts. Fair returns were obtained from the crop, 

 however. In the middle west, as Missouri, the grape crop 

 has been large. 



The grape crop is estimated as follows in the November 

 crop-report of the Department of Agriculture, the figures rep- 

 resenting the percentage of an average full crop : 



Grape 

 crop. 



Maine 90 



Massachusetts. . . 95 



New York 89 



Delaware 100 



North Carolina. . 86 



Florida 90 



Louisiana 75 



Tennessee 84 



Ohio 43 



Illinois 92 



Iowa 90 



Nebraska 100 



Colorado 98 



New Mexico. ... 95 



New Hampshire . 95 

 Rhode Island . . .100 



New Jersey 90 



Maryland 86 



South Carolina. . 90 



Alabama . 90 



Texas 89 



West Virginia... 60 



Michigan 68 



Wisconsin 86 



Missouri 80 



California 93 



South . Dakota ... 90 



Utah 95 



Vermont 92 



Connecticut .... 93 

 Pennsylvania. . . 85 



Virginia 75 



Georgia 90 



Mississippi 92 



Arkansas.. 85 



Kentucky 80 



Indiana 78 



Minnesota .... 95 



Kansas. 88 



Oregon 100 



Idaho 100 



Washington .... 90 



The census report upon viticulture (Bulletin 38, March 10, 

 1891, by H. Gardner) divides our leading grape-areas into 

 five regions : the Eastern, including New York and that por- 

 tion of Pennsylvania lying upon lake Erie ; the Middle, in- 

 cluding Ohio, Indiana and Illinois ; the Western, lying in 

 Kansas and Missouri, the Southern, in Georgia, Tennessee, 

 North Carolina and Virginia ; the Pacific, comprising Cali- 

 fornia and parts of Arizona and New Mexico. Of these, the ^tStics. 

 Pacific division comprises the greatest acreage, there being 

 no less than 213,230 acres in cultivation, of which 157,458 

 acres are in bearing. The Eastern or New York region fol- 

 lows next with 51,000 acres, the Middle with 42,633 acres, 

 the Western with 17,306 acres, and the southern with 17,092 

 acres. About 60,000 acres are in cultivation outside these 

 definite areas, making a grand total of 401,261 acres in the 

 United States, of which 307,575 acres are in bearing. 



