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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Oranges to the number of 14,436,180 boxes, valued at $12,951,505, were 
produced in 1909. The lemon production amounted to 2,756,221 boxes, 
and the value to $2,976,571; olives, 22,990,353 pounds, valued at 
$401,277: figs, 22,990,353 pounds, valued at $260,153; pomeloes, or 
grape fruit, 122,515 boxes, valued at $143,180, while the production of 
all other tropical fruits amounted to 140,374 pounds, valued at $19,415. 
Orchard Fruits 
The production of all orchard fruits was given as 31,501,507 bushels 
in 1909, as compared with 22,690,696 bushels in 1899, a gain of 8,810,811 
bushels. The value of the 1909 crop amounted to $18,358,897, as 
against $14,526,786 in 1899, an increase of $3,832,111. 
There were 9, 317,979 bushels of plums and prunes produced in 
1909, valued at $5,473,539. The yield of peaches and nectarines 
amounted to 9,267,118 bushels, and the value to $4,573,775; of apples, 
6,335,073 bushels, valued at $2,901,662; apricots, 4,066,823 bushels, at 
$2,768,921; pears, 1,928,097, at $1,660,963: cherries, 501,113 bushels 
at $951,624; and all other orchard fruits, 85,404 bu.shels at $28,413. 
Grapes 
In 1909 the production of grapes amounted to 1,979,686,525 pounds. 
This was an increase of 1,258,253,125 pounds over 1899, at which time 
721,433,400 pounds of grapes were gathered. The value of the 1909 
crop was $10,846,812, while in 1899 it was $5,622,825. 
Small Fruits 
There was an increase of 12,242,169 quarts in the production of small 
fruits during the ten years since 1899. In 1909 the yield equaled 
26,824,120 quarts, valued at $1,789,214, and in 1899, it was 14,581,951 
quarts, valued at $911,411. Strawberries to the number of 15,69.1.,326 
quarts were produced in 1909, valued at $1,149,475; raspberries and 
loganberries, 5,222,117 quarts, at $304,169; blackberries and dew¬ 
berries, 4,898,524 quarts, at $282,383; currants, 852,378 quarts, at 
$43,508; gooseberries, 145,119 quarts, at $9,086; and of all other small 
fruits, 11,656 quarts at $593. 
Nuts 
The production of nuts in California was reported as 28,378,115 
pounds, valued at $2,959,845 in 1909, while in 1899 it was 17,775,505 
pounds, worth $1,518,708. A total of 21,432,266 pounds of Persian or 
English walnuts, valued at $2,247,193, were reported in 1909. The 
almond production amounted to 6,692,513 pounds, valued at $700,304; 
and of all other nuts, 253,336 pounds, valued at $12,348. 
Fruit Products 
The number of farms reporting the production of cider in 1909 was 
481, and the number of gallons produced, 118,456. This is an increase 
over 1899 of 43,013 gallons. 
Vinegar to the amount of 244, 683 gallons was produced in 1909, as 
against 199, 679 gallons in 1899. The number of farms reporting in 
1909 was 973. 
Over 16,000,000 gallons of wine and grape juice were produced on 
2,163 farms in the state in 1909, as compared with 5,492,216 gallons in 
1899, an increase of over 10,500,000 gallons. 
Only 78 farms reported the production of olive oil in 1909, and the 
quantity produced was 95,955 gallons. This is a gain of 87,510 gallons, 
since 1899. 
Raisins and dried grapes to the amount of 169,210,679 pounds were 
produced on 4,551 farms in 1909. No published reports are available 
showing the quantity of raisins and dried grapes produced in 1899. 
The production of other dried fruits in 1899 amounted to 189,495,705 
pounds, and the number of farms reporting was 8,373. Li 1899 there 
were 117,935,727 pounds of such fruits produced. 
F. W. Watson, Topeka, Kan., is preparing to erect a 2-story concrete 
storage house, 70 x 80. 
A barn of The Farmers’ Nursery Co. of Dayton, O., was destro3"ed 
by fire May 4 , wfiiich caused a loss of $2,500 with only $500 insurance. 
The origin of the fire is a mystery. 
Our Book Uablc 
English Walnuts, Walter Fox Allen, Lawrenceville, N. J. Published 
by the author. Illustrated. 29 pages. 6)4 x 
One of the virtues of this book consists in the fact that when ^mu 
want to plant English walnut trees, you can find out from its pages how 
to do it without wading through a lot of material which, however 
interesting it maj'- be, is not of immediate importance. Mr. Allen notes 
the rapidly' increasing interest in the English walnut, ever}' pound of 
which contains as much nutriment as eight pounds of steak. A second 
reason for the planting of these trees is their value as shade trees. As 
with the pecan in the South, statements of prolificacy must be taken 
largely from scattered individual trees; for the commercial orchard is 
almost unknown, taking the country as a whole. But there are records 
of single trees bearing eight hundred pounds of nuts in a season. Much 
is now being said about nuts, but in few places could one find .so much 
about Juglans regia in so small a space as in this little volume which 
touches upon historjq ^deld, importations, planting, care and varieties. 
The Forester’s Manual, Ernest Thompson Seton. Published by 
Doubledajq Page & Co. Illustrated. 141 pages. 8Xx5F^". 
Price $1.10. 
This book is announced as No.- 2 of Scout Manual Series, b}' the 
Chief Scout, Boy Scouts of America. But the professional nurseryman, 
as well as the Boy Scout, may find valuable information within its 
covers. The author sa^'s in the preface, “In it I aim to give the things 
that appealed to me as a boy: first, the identification of the tree; 
second, where it is found; third, its properties and uses, and last, various 
interesting facts about it.’’ One hundred of the best known native 
timber trees of Northeastern /\merica are described in groups, of which 
there are twenty-four, as Pinaceae, Conifers or Pine Famihq and 
Salicaceae, The Willow Family. The treatment of each species consists 
in (i) a map giving the area in which it is found; (2) the family, with 
common and scientific names of the species; (3) description of tree and 
wood, weight, uses, etc.; and (4) illustrations of leaf and fruit, made in 
most cases from fresh specimens in the woods. This publication of the 
present year from the pen of an author whose name vouches for its 
accuracy will no doubt take its place beside his writings on other subjects 
as a book combining many items of interest and value to old and young 
alike. 
Personal jVIentlon 
PROGRESSIVE NURSERYMEN IN DEMAND 
With a unanimous vote leading all the men on the ticket, 
Orlando Harrison was elected mayor of Berlin for the sixth 
time. His platform was Better Streets, more economy in 
expenditure of the town’s money, more substantial improve¬ 
ments and immediate action to build macadam streets. 
Improvements will be made at once as the whole fight was 
made on Improvements for Berlin. 
Harlan P. Kelsey has purchased eighty acres of land at Boxford, 
Mass., which he will use for nursery purposes. 
J. Dykhuis of Felix & Dykhuis, Boskoop, was in Rochester the 
middle week of May on his eleventh annual trip. Mr. Dykhuis is the 
secretarj' of the Pomologische Vereeniging, or horticultural society, at 
Boskoop. 
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