162 
AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
Kinds. 
Pounds. 
Selling price. 
V alue. 
Green deciduous , 
139, 464. 400 
361.317, 800 
153,325, 400 
995, 592, 600 
11.631,600 
104, 439, 400 
57, 127 600 
3,786,000 
136. 488, 000 
6, 765, 600 
At 2 c per lb — 
2 c “ “ 
$2,789. 288 
7. 226, 356 
6, 133, 016 
3, 584, 723 
697, 896 
Citrus fruits • 
Dried fruits 
“ 4 c “ “ 
Raisins 
“ 3%c “ “ 
6 c “ “ 
Nuts 
Canned fruit 
Vegetables (fresh) 
Canned vegetables 
“ 5 c “ “ 
“ % c “ “ 
“ 2V 2 c “ “ 
“20 c per gal. . . 
“ 60 c “ “ 
5, 221,920 
428, 457 
94, 650 
3,412, 200 
507, 420 
W ine 
Brandy 
Totals 
$30, 095, 926 
CONNECTICUT. 
BY T. S. GOLD, WEST CORNWALL, CHAIRMAN. 
1. Fruit Sections — Practically every section of the State is favorable to 
fruit growing and, with the. great diversity of soils and abrupt changes of 
elevation within very short distances, there are very few townships in the 
State that cannot grow all standard varieties of deciduous and small fruits. 
The most thoroughly developed fruit section is the Connecticut Valley region, 
from Middletown north, and along the main line of the N. Y. N, H. & H. R. R., 
in Hartford, New Haven and Fairfield Counties. Small fruits are mostly 
grown on the lower levels and peaches on the higher elevations. Apples for 
commercial purposes are mostly grown in Litchfield and Windham counties. 
2. Soil and Elevation— Sandy loam soils are most cultivated in small fruits 
and peaches, while apples and pears thrive best on a soil with some mixture 
of clay. The best peach orchards in the State are at elevations of from three 
to six hundred feet and, while apple, trees grow well and bear abundantly 
in the valleys, the brightest colored, best flavored and longest keeping apples 
come from the hilly lands of from six to twelve hundred feet elevation. 
3. Valuation— $25.00 to $60.00 per acre for good land for orchards, location 
having more to do with it than productive value. Bearing orchards so seldom 
change hands that they practically have no quotable market value. 
A good bearing apple orchard of winter varieties will give net annual pro- 
fits equal to a valuation of $1,000 or more per acre, while a bearing peach 
orchard would be worth from $300 to $1,000 per acre according to age, loca- 
tion and variety. While it is not rare to find such results, these estimates 
must not be taken as an average, taking into account product, quality, 
markets, etc., though our market location is the best in the country. 
Varieties: Apples — Baldwin**. Roxbury Russet*. Rhode Island Greening ** , 
Peck Pleasant*, Fallawater*, Red Astraelian*, Hubbardston*, Sutton*, Hurl- 
but*, McIntosh Red*, and Graven stein*. Pears— Clapp*. Bartlett**, 
Seckel**, Sheldon**, Bose**, Anjou**, and Winter Nelis*. Cherries— 
Wood, Montmorency, Coe Transparent, Windsor and Tartarian, Black. Plums 
—Japanese varieties: Red June*, Abundance**, Burbank**, Cliabot*, and 
Satsuma*. European — Imperial Gage**, Lombard*, Green Gage**, Pond*. 
Peaches— Mountain Rose**, Champion*, Elberta*, Oldmixon**, Stump**, 
Triumph*, Waddell*, Carman*, Frances*, Early and Late Crawford*, and 
Fox*. Strawberries— Excelsior, Clyde, Haverland, Glen Mary, Pride of Cum- 
