The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-16
s. $4,000 N0HII
. CROWN IN !. VI W one YEAR,

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preliminary statemeati,of The general
results olthe Thirteenth census -rela-
tive to the number Of farms reporting
apple trees OF bearing age and these
Tot yet bearing age, together with the
number Of trees In each class as Of
April 10. 1910. and giving the number
OF bushels OF apples produced In 1909,
and the value Of the crop. was issued
today by Director purand. OF the Blu.
teau Of the Census Department.. OF
Commerce and Labor. Comparable
data are given for 1900 Wherein pos.
sible. The report was prepared under
the direction OF LIE Brand Powers,
chief statistictan and John Lee Couli
Ter, expert special agent for agrFcul.
ture Further analysis OF the report
may result in slight notifications OF
the totals here presented before final
but Il is not expected thar
they will affect materially the figures
given herein: jill.
tSSS'Sdso IN nNumpSr OF U ree5 OF
/ Bearing Age.
{ At the census OF 1900, taken as Of
June /, there were reported 2lO.794,.
900 apple trees Of bearing age, as
against 151323,OOO trees In 1910 teen.
sns taken as OF April 15). a decrease
OF 50,411.O00 trees, or 1874 per cent.
In 1910 there were 2,9S0,S9S farms
reporting the growing OF apple trees,
or 46.7 her cent. of the, total number
o. farms in me United States. The
average number OF trees per farm re.
porting Is given as 81. No report was
received in 1900 showing the number
OF. farms reporting. r au
The returns OF the 1900 census, like.
wise. did not secure the number of
trees under bearing age. In 1900, how.
ever, 1.4sS,756 farms, or 23.S per cent.
of the total had 65, 2,OOOitrees not oil
bearing age, or an averageFof A per
farm. az S1ta fft'ta.
The present census shows that in
1909 there were produced in the Uni.
ted States 1882, 900 bushels Of ap
pies. having a total ,Yalne of $50, $751;.
900. The production at that time was
somewhat less than 1t was ten years
previously when 1I5,397,OOO bushel.
were gathered. The reports OF the
1900 census give no information as to
value OF apples.
Number Of Apple Trees and Produc
ton by Divisions.
+; .tOf the. nine main geographical diyf.
sions into which the census divides
the country. thee East North Central
Division in 1910 and 1900 reported the
largest number of trees OF bearing age
Hl35,888 and rs. 1880 RESPECTIVELY
In 1909 a total OF 25,01S,OQ0 bushels
of apples were gathered against A..
$4,000 bushels in; 1893. The value OF
tilec rops in 1909 vas si4,sG3,OO0. -
The division ranking next in the
number Of trees OF bearing age is the
West North Central. In 1910 this divi.
sion had 31,745,0OO trees Of bearing
age against 43,67S.OOO trees in 1909
~ the present census 22,533,OOO bush.
els OF apples were produced by this
division valued at s1l.792,OOO. Ten
years ago the production amounted 10
1i.32l,0 bushels.
/ The South Atlantic, Division, with
2o,674,O0 trees of bearing age, is thirtl
In rank. In 1900 the corresponding
number OF trees was 25,526,OOO, a
slight falling off thus being shown.
The trees of bearing age In 1909 pro.
duccd 1S.ST5,OOO bushels valued at So.
4Gl.0O but In 1899. there were gather.
ed 26,774,O00 bushels, the decrease
during the ten years being $500
bushels. a.F
The Middle Atlantic division reports
almost as many trees of bearing age
as the South Atlantic. and shows more
apples produced than any OF the other
divisions. In 1910 there we're 2O,3O2;.
GOO producing trees, as compared with
2S,6ig,0OO In 1900 the decrease amount
ing 10 S,33S,OO trees. The number OF
trsheis gathered in 1909 was 81 1866.
eco, valued at sl9.S57,OOO. In 1893 the
trees, in this division produced 52.S13,.
900 bushels, ~
These, four divisions reported over
81 per cent. OF the total product OF
1909. r al 5;as
Apples grown In West Virginia In
1909 reached 1,225.OOO bushels, valued
at $2.46l,OGb., Ohio produced 1864, 900.
Number Of Appls Trees and Produc.
ton by States;
Among tho several States, Missouri.
New York and Illinois, together con.
iaiacd in 1910, almost % per. cent. of
all Ppplc trees of bearing age In the
United States. .k
The number Of trees Of bearing age
in Missouri at the census of 1910 was
tf;TGO,000. this being decrease since
1906 OF 5,GSO.0OO trees. The produc
ton of apples u-19O9 amounted to &c..
$4,000 bushels. n gain Of S.fT3,OOO
bushels. The saluc Of the 1909 crop
vas $4.S36, 900. .g.. '. N
New York reported .1l,24S.OOO trees