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III 
Total Apple Production in the United States 
There is a very marked fluctuation in the total bush¬ 
els of apples produced in the United States from year to 
year due largely to seasonal conditions. The high record 
year as shown in the accompanying chart was in 1814 when 
the crop exceeaea 353*000*000 bushels. This was more than 
10v*0u0*000 bushels above the preceding year* and only 
<53*000*000 bushels above 1S15. Since production records 
have been kept there are two years in the recent history 
of the crop which stand out in bold relief as low crop 
years. They are the years 1890 and 1931* the only two in 
the past 33 years in which the total apple crop in the 
United States tell below 100*000*000 bushels* 
Among the high yielding years are 1895* 1904* 1906* 
1813* 1914 and 1930* the latter being second only to 1914 
the year with the largest crop on record* 
In general the high crop years were years when lower 
prices prevailed although there are numerous exceptions to 
this during the period of a rising price level* 
Assuming the yield for the period 1909 to 1913 as a 
base for an average yield we find by referring to the chart 
that during 15 years of the past 33 the yield was above the 
average and during the remaining 18 years below this level* 
Twelve states produce about 70 per cent of the total crop* 
For information on yields in the most important states refer 
to the table in the appendix containing sane for the past 
