Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-11
STATE FRUIT CROP IS
WORTH FIFTY MILLIONS

SACRAMENTO, July 11-Statistics
on horticultural products in California
have been compiled by the secretary
of state. They show that there were
produced in 1909 fruits and nuts to
the value of over $50, 100000.
The production of orchard fruits
was 31-501 ,597 bushels, valued at $1S,-
35S.S97.
There were 9,317,979 bushels OF
plums and prunes valued at $5,473.
539: peaches and nectarines, 9267,11S
bushels, valued at S4.512,775; apples,
6.335,075 bushels, S2,901, ,662: apricots.
4,O66,S32 bushels, S2,76S,921; pears. l.
! 92S,097 bushels, S1.660,963; cherries,
sol .113 bushels, 1851 ,642.
The production of all tropical fruits
was S16,752, 101, an increase of $685.
019 over the census reports of 1899.
In 1909 the orange crop alone was
14,436 $50 boxes, valued at $12,951,-
sos.
The lemon crop was of next impor-
tance, the production amounting TO
S2,756,221 boxes of the value of 81
976,571. Olives to the amount of 22.-
99O,335 pounds. valued at $401,277;
figs, 22.990,350 pounds of the value OF
S260,153: pomeloes or grapefruit ag-
gregating 122.515 boxes, of the value
of S143,1S0. and all other fruits
amounting to 140.374 pounds, worth
S19,415, made up the immense produc-
ton credited to tropical fruits.
Santa Cruz county leads in the
number of apple trees.
Santa Clara county leads the list of
counties growing apricots; also leads
in the growing of plums and prunes.
In Fresno county orchards are found
the greatest number of peach and nee
tarine trees, 2,2I7.315 beaing the grand
total of both Fresno also has the
greatest vineyards, made of 4O.6S7.20'
vines. which produced in 1909, Gill;
1888 pounds of grapes.
Los Angeles county. with 4,923,Si7
bearing vines and product of 44,S46,-
S07 pounds. evidences the importance
of this industry in different sections
of the state.
In the raising of oranges San Ber-
nardino county holds the banner there
being 1,919.254 trees bearing, which
luscious fruit in 1909 Los Angeles is
not far behind with l,674,695 trees,
and product for the same year of
4124,161 boxes.
Riverside county had i'll its groves
1,021 ,957 trees. which produced 2,006,-
902 boxes.
Orange county is shown to have
47S,272 trees. and turning northward
Tulare looms up in this great indus
try with S01, ,101 trees, and a produc;
of 75S. 465 boxes
Los Angeles county passes San Ber-
nardino county with it's 157,731 lemon
trees, having 2l9,149 trees, which pro-
duced 104, ,301 boxes in 1909.
San Diego county COMES second
with 1898 trees. Riverside county
has 115.020 trees. San Diego county is
the great olive growing section, there
being 109,S71 trees, which produced
2.559.79 pounds in 1909. Los Angeles
county follows closely, with S4,934
trees and yield of 1.549,419 pounds.
while the nearby counties of Orange
and Riverside have respectively 67,-
046 and S0,527 trees in full bearing
The olive crop of Riverside county in
1909 was 1,2S1 $40 pounds and Orange
county gathered S29.204 pounds.
In the growing of English walnuts
Los Angeles county leads with 2S1,-
S37 trees, which gave the growers in
1909, 6,13S,033 pounds. Orange coun-
ty. next south, runs a close second
with 276,S42 trees and a greater crop
of 7,47S,955 pounds.
Santa Barbara county and Ventura
county are very close. The latter hav-
ing 1892 trees, which produced p
665,935 pounds, and the former &c.
776 trees and product of 2.67S,039
pounds