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Rank of Apple Crop in the United States 
Value of Total Apple Crop in 1918 - $> 339,990,000 
" " " " " " 1919 - $ 375,463,000 
Apples in ±919 ranked ninth in the list of farm crops, 
"being exceeded in total value only by wheat, oats, cotton, 
corn, potatoes, hay, tobacco, and barley# 
The total value of the apple crop was about three 
tines that of rioe, almost twice that of rye, and about 
equal to that of barley* Over a period of years the apple 
orop varies in rank from eighth to twelfth in value as com-* 
pared with other farm crops* The greatly fluctuating yield 
of apples from year to year due to climatic conditions ac¬ 
counts for the annual change in rank* With the growth of 
the commercial industry in the United States the apple is 
maintaining an important position among other agricultural 
products as illustrated by the export data found elsewhere 
in this study* 
The apple is the leading fruit both in tonnage and 
value of product and destined to maintain its important 
position among fruits* European and South American count¬ 
ries are rapidly expanding their demand for apples for 
table use and reflect a very significant trend toward in¬ 
creased consumption. In the United States, also, the de¬ 
mand xor apples in the cities is growing and should prove 
to be an important factor in 
maintaining the rank of the 
