of the commercial apple among other food products. With 
the greater efficiency and increased per capita production 
of the American farmer a larger proportion of our popula¬ 
tion is making the city or large town its home. The per¬ 
centage of rural population has been dropping rapidly from 
& decade to decade. According to the 1930 Census reports, 
less than 30 per cent of the population is now classed as 
rural. Having in mind these facts as well as the fact 
that our total population has greatly increased we can 
readily see that the market for agricultural products among 
the non-agricultural people must become larger each year. 
The apple should be included in this increased demand and 
should have little difficulty in maintaining its present 
rank among other farm products. In the five year period, 
1914—1918, the estimated annual value of important farm 
crops in the United States was as follows* 
1 . 
2 . 
3. 
4. 
Corn 
Wheat 
Hay 
Cotton 
# • • 
5. Oats 
6. Potatoes 
7. Tobacco 
Apples, 
. $ 3,634,804,000 
. 1,188,737,000 
. 1,133,376,000 
. 1,097,039,000 
. 773,753,000 
. 373,339,000 
. 308,436,000 
. 184,774,000 
8 . 
