, 1879-01-09
FIJI UT.
= raper from tic Natlonnt Agricultural
Department..

Paper from thc Natlonnt Agricultural
Department.
From orr U7rn Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. ID. e.. Ian. 6.-Co1. A. c. Jonea,
formerly Of Msnnesota, nuw an official OF the
Agricultural Department, who has been en-
gagged In prcnarinR number Of vatusbie papers
on agricultural products OF the country. has
Just completed A. interesting nns upnn
the subject Of the dried.iruIt trade. Tho
PAPER will be Of value to merchants In
iercsscd In that article, a. we'll ~ 10 alt
WIN take an fnteresk tn the material t1rvel-
oonient of the country. The paper Il long
ons, and no atte11pt will be made to give cyeu
features. however, MAY hc hr1c0v st!nmar,zcM:
THE abundance Of the fruit rrnp of the Cnstctl
States Is one of thc most gratifying results nf
The progress of Agriculture III this sauntrs. In
Hays moro Than GO0l, ,hfl of peach sFres blo1s0nl
annually. The cruDtcrry has been f,Hln'l to lie
VERY profitable In Minnesota. where In ls77 there
vas d crop q 4o,o:S tus!lels. OF ths value Of At
least *1D,000. The European demand for
American fruits increases With the rslpplys anti
proves to ltu very generally rcb.unerat,yc. To
save the great amount Of surplus fruit Is sub
jcct o, Important confederation There Is fruit
both our uwn country and Europe. The applo
Is one Of the most considerable and important,
and is leading brunch OF agricultural enter.
prlse. il Il estiinased that more than 2.no.noo
and tue urrhnrl-pro1uct OF tile United
Htntes, accor,lng lo the eensus of 1915,
wua ajl .sEH ,57l. Ina period Of twenty SrnTr,
there wns tile enormous fncrcasc In this product
last ccns'is has BEEN III an egcn glgatcr rattt'.
Next to tho appIs Il the peaciI. On single
farm in Maryland, Of l,YU acscs, there arc
l3J, 600 pcacl, trees. The Pennsu1a of Delaware
mud Maryland eeuds to tunrket S,Gl0, COO baskcta
annually, WORTH sl.po,0W. -1oother Important
district Is tho Lake-siIoro region in Michigan,
whosu climate, although So fur north, Ii 1lolt-
fed by the proximity al largc bodies of water.
This rrcion produces crop cs:fnatcd a. 81 .0o',-
100 annua'ly. Ons arower In Ntet,tgan sells his
TLie estimated ralno of the strawberry crup In
tie United Statcs Is st, OK, ,0W annually.
American fruit 10 held Il, great esteem In
Europe. The first expectation OF apples Was
tnatlr thirty years ago, when the applies com
That city now receives 90, QUO barrcls Of Afueri-
eau apples annually. Tie value OF frults vx-
ported last year WAS ~ ,025. Tho expoEta-
ton Ut canned iEult IA rapidly Increasing. The
supply Of dr!sd fruit has ncvcr been caunl to
production. within tho last few years has hcen
MET by still Ercutcr consumption. No census
nf this trade las ever BEEN snkeu. New York IL
the largest trutt-protucing statc. aud the bulk
trade In dried fruit Is yerr large, as 1t ~ dis
tributing pofnt OF snnstdcrabic Importance fnr
ihc West a.Wi Northwest. TAa Secretary ut the
Beard Of Trade In Chicago, In icth.r to thu
Department of Agriculture. states that ltr re-
cr!pts Of dried iruts In 1877 were IN tonws:
Dried appirse, ~, ,t0 barrels. .uf AFl mounds each;
dried pouches, 10, tpl barrris oi 35O IMul,ia ear:
dried bIarkberFies. 1,0o0 barrels, Of aN 'nunds
eacl. propors1nnate anluunt Nf tho smaller
frnlts aud bcrries was received. The general
t,laWf being supplied wltha . few years by thu
great Increase In canned Euols.