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apples. The commercial crop has varied from 6,000,000 
barrels in 1913 to 3,500,000 barrels in 1918. 
Commercial production in two important Caaadian provin- 
ces for the 
years 
1911 
to 1919, inclusive. 
was as follows: 
Nova Scotia 
British Columbia 
Barrels Barrels 
(of 3 boxes each) 
1911 
- 
1,734,876 
75,033 
1913 
- 
993,533 
138,880 
1913 
- 
651,390 
153,137 
1914 
981,347 
305,300 
1915 
613,883 
331,030 
1916 
- 
681,470 
458,770 
1917 
- 
744,730 
595,135 
1918 
- 
808,600 
459,335 
1919 
— 
1,500,000 
833,333 
1 Folger,J.D., Thomson,S.M. The Commercial 
of North America. The Macmillan Co. pp.87, 
Apple Incustry 
93. 1931. 
Australia and New Zealand 
Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand are now the most 
important commercial apple growing regions outside the 
The crop 
North American Continent. M is estimated to be about half 
that of Canada, and one-tenth that of the United States. 
The area in bearing trees is increasing. The present acre¬ 
age in Australia is about 50,000 in Tasmania 35,000, and in 
New Zealand 15,000 acres. A very large portion of the acre¬ 
age enters into the commercial crop most of which is con¬ 
sumed at home. England and Germany furnish the principal 
markets for the surplus fruit, which amounts to approxi¬ 
mately one-fourth of the crop;;, 
