Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-05-24
s2,4sI.ooo WORTH OF APPLES
GROWN IN w. VA.


not yet bearing age, together with the
number OF trees In each class as OF
April l5 1910 and giving the number
of bushels of apples produced in 1903
and the value OF the crop was issued
by Director Durand of the Bureau OF
the Census, Department of Commerce
and Labor. Comparable data are Civ
en- or'190O wherever possible. There
port was prepared under the direction
OF lie Grand Powers, chief statistieian
and John Lee Coulter, expert special
agent for agriculture. Further analy-
sis of the report may result in slight
notifications Of the totals here pre-
sented before final publication, but it
is not expected that they win effect
materially the figures given herein.
Decrease in Number Of Trees
At the census of 1900, taken as OF
June, there were reported 2O1.794000
apple trees of bearing age. as against
ISL 1923, 900 trees in 1910 census taken
as of April 15), decrease of 50,471,-
900 trees, or 1874 per cent.
In 1910 there were 2,oS0,398 farms
reporting the growing OF apple trees,
or 46.S per cent. of the total number of
farms in the United States. The aver
aso 'iu' y 49, p "a ~ iopoi '
lhs y sven 80 O. NO Lepoie was ie,
c c'l' ~ i'VV sio"ine me nunioei vi
farms reporting.
he ns VI tie i2oo census iih n
WIS., wv n.y. eeeu'e w aao "
'rees unaei peaiiiis ase' ~ i9oV' ~"
ever Asso, 70 farms " -o'o pei cent.
u tiie toiai NAY o2'''1'gVV e'e ~ mo- ~ "
pearihs age Vi al average VI ~ per
farm M
me present census SHOWS thal IA
isos sheie WEI plouu'eu "a .,e upie-
Gu states i4i',o1@'oVV poSleis " app po
nayihs totai Yalue u Foo'@ol,V IVY
ne ptouuc.iol al thdV ''iiie "ae so 'ii
what less than, II was 'th yeais Pc
Vlousiy' WIFI 'o'o'' wv pueiisas 20 We" ~.
eathereu. me repoItS Vi 'ile i9yo oei
sus give NJ iiiioiiii"'ioi' do W value II
apples .... st
Apple Trees And Their Production
OF the nine main geographical divi-
sions into which the census divides
the country, the East North Central Di
vision in 1910 and 1900 reported the
largest number of trees of bearing age
34,135,000 and 4S,493, 600 respectively.
In 1909 total of 25,0S1 900 bushels of
apples were gathered against 1880
900 bushels in 1899, The value of the
crop in 1909 was S14,669,000.
The division ranking next in the
number of trees of bearing age is the
West North Central. Iii 1910 this divi-
sion had 81, 745,000 trees OF bearing
age against 43.67S 900 trees in 1900. AT
the present census $685., 900 bushels
Of apples were produced by this divi-
sion valued at S11,792,009. Ten years
ago the production amounted to a.
321 900 bushels,
The South Atlantic division, with
! 20,674,000 trees OF bearing age, is
third in rank In 1900 the correspond
ing number of trees was IS, $4,000, a
slight falling off thus being shown
me trees OF bearing aye III lsVS pro
uuceu 100 o,oVo pusi,eiS N"iuou at @''-
foi,Vuu, put IN 1898 thero were gamer
er 20, s'ooo ousiieis' IVY. ueol naa uui
ms ''0 '0" oe''Ae '''''''V' '"'i'
els. .4... ...
me ihiuuie A'ian'le u'' 's'oii iepoi' -
almost as many tlees u pe"i'ns ase
as the oouth A'laiitic' anu SHOWS rnoie
apples produced .nai Ahy VI 'he o od
er DIVISIONS, III isAo' 'h'ie were ~,