THE RAISIN INDUSTRY. 3 
TABLE I.—California raisin crop compared with the quantity and value of ex- 
ports and imports of raisins in the United States. 



Exports for fiscal year | Imports for fiscal year 




California ending June 30. ending June 30. 
Year. crop 
. (pounds). 
Pounds. Value. Pounds. Value. 
Ufo tSt Sas en iene PEA Vee ee UA Seti ie RE eh biel see eh Oey OFA OOF OOOR Risers sseee|(saecer Secale 38, 319, 787 | $2, 661, 669 
TI Eee See ees Sepa eee a See Ss Diet et ar eee 35-000; 0008|Eeer- = 5.--2s\ 502 - fee 36, 914, 330 | 1,997, 103 
SO Spice ees apa Sar dD hae Aiea ints cotesahy tan Dt a OT OOO OO OM EEE Sac eiteeee see 15, 921, 278 651, 420 
“TOO ae ss Se eee Bsa Ri Ua eae as Pe ACS Ti ae 90, 000,000 | 2,415,456 | $139, 689 | 10,309, 498 531, 124 
TOL 2 kt a Sas ee i le Sele sain sa 87,000,000 | 7,054, 824 372,087 | 4,041, 689 273, 031 
TOTO eee ee ee Ne ree ee oS Ce heehee cone 115,000,000 | 8,526, 114 417,403 | 5,042, 683 296, 047 
TUCO Tee pt a Re eae es ap aia IO ee ee Ae 120, 000, 000 | 18, 659, 992 | 1,069,300 | 2,479, 220 237, 422 
QO ARG ie at gu Negi aees pm eR CB Fa 185, 000, 000 | 19,949, 046 | 1,351,986 | 3,255, 861 295, 466 
TI oS Sec he  ie Rare Rar ce Ral se ALS 130, 000, 000 | 28, 120, 507 | 1,512,642 | 2,579,705 241, 630 
31K) AR rs ge mp a I RNID ©: Sear In ORAL ee 182, 000, 000 | 14, 766, 416 997,575 | 4,554, 549 309, 511 
TUS UERS 5 cae a Ay ah Si ae hl ea a 250, 000, 000 | 24, 845, 414 | 1,718,547 | 2,808, 806 238, 958 
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About 110,000 acres are devoted to raisin growing. Of the 58 
counties in California, 11 produce raisins in commercial quantities. 
The raisin output of the State in 1914 was 182,000,000 pounds. The 
estimated quantity produced in each county is shown in Table II. 
Taste II.—Hstimated production of raisins in California, by counties, in 1914. 




County. Crop. County. Crop. 
= Pounds. Pounds. 
BETO ST) ORCS era psen one oes Siar cesta Se 2 TOGHOOO O00 eI GRVCOl Oz ee ae se isos ey a fete) cee nc 2, 500, 000 
ALOU os SUES Ao eae ee Ae Ie bes il ha SOSOOOROOO || Ker eera POPE Oe Tee Se Lee 1, 600, 000 
RSTO Si ISS ct aN en a ere le ay eaten eal 24 OOON0003||Colusar yes eee ok ere se ee 28 bone ae 900, 000 
SUNK eee ee ee 6 eee eee sea oe 60005 000M MBostAmpelesthe 4: 2 ha: sa ans t eee Ss 800, 000 
Salybermardino ec s22 sss Sse Ne 4,600, 000 —__—_—— 
‘Sheba ID WO sere eas aera aie beelesrey Gera 3, 200, 000 Mota See eT SEE Ee Nas see 182, 000, 000 
Madera Meee niseanea aay oa, Seen 2, 400, 000 


Tt will be seen from this that Fresno County alone produces nearly 
60 per cent of the entire raisin output of the State. It was in 1892 
that the California raisin crop first equaled that of Spain. Cali- 
fornia now produces about three times as many raisins as Spain. 
At present the annual consumption of raisins in the United States 
is less than 14 pounds per capita. Were we to consume as much as 
Great Britain, or about 5 pounds per capita, the industry in this 
country could be quadrupled without causing overproduction. 
SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN THE INDUSTRY. 
From 1889 to 1893 an average of 5 cents a pound was realized 
by the raisin growers, and the industry was very profitable. An 
era of falling prices then began and continued until in 1897 raisins 
were quoted as low as three-fourths of a cent a pound. Many 
growers gave up in despair, and thousands of acres of vines were 
