Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-10-22
VINO SAYS 6StsI gefioNi
I. G. Stark, LoNisians. Mo.
in "STARK TREE TALK"

1uction of apples of l lilo perl
;ent-practically no increase
while the population during that |
same period increased is per cent
and the value of these fruit crops
during that period increased
6S.2 per cent. In other words, the
value increased almost IS times
as much as the production. These
II cures are taken from the U. S.
Census Report and are correct.
The Census also show that all
orchard frui. trees of bearing
age were reported as follows:
369. 900, 900 in 1900
30l, 0OO.O 600 in 1910 Ca drop of
6S. 900, 600 trees in 10 years..
Since 1910 we estimate there
has been very little comparative
change, taking the U. S. as
whole. The Government report
itself states:
The small increase in the
bushels of fruit produced was
due to the fact there was a de-
cided decrease in the greatest
orchard fruit apples whie h
was a little more than offset in
the production of all other Or
chard fruits combined"
j It also states that the value
tof orchard fruits in 1909 was
$116, 100000 or 6S.2 per cent
more than in 1899. Moreover,
the value for 1899 included some
by-products, such as vinegar,
) cider, ETC., which were not in.
cluded in 1909 reports. The pro-
! duction of orchard fruit decreas.
ed 16, 752, 900 bushels in the east
and north-central states (Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan. Wis.
consin) during the 10-year
period, and it decreased 12.-
!. 463, 900 in the Middle-Atlantie
states (New York, New Jersey
] Pennsylvania. Notable decreases
were shown by Pennsylvania
J: Ohio and Virginia.
BIG DECREASE IN APPLE CROP.
| The production of apples for
the country as a whole decreased
1861 per cent between 1899 an6
: 1909, the largest decreases being
Eiu Ohio and Pennsylvania. The
value of the apple crop produced
In 1909 was S83,231, 1920; the
value OF the peach crop was SS.
7s1, 07s.OO; pear crop,$,91O.6O0 90
} iplums, $40, 299, 495.0O; cherries
1921, 10000; appricots, ST.
} 1884, 1890; ounces, S517,243 90
The value of grapes produced
: in 1909 was $22, O29, 900.
The production of grapes de-
creased from 1899 to 1909 every
: where except ON the Pacific Goa st
/, The production of grape juices
including wine, in 1909 was IS,
$50, 600 gallons. being more thar
two and one-fourth times a.
great as 1899, which was s..
246. 900 gallons. The produc
|. ton in New York was 347, ZOO
! gallons; in Ohio, 264, 900 gallons
in Illinois, 24s, 1000 gallons, ant
i'll Missouri, 100000 gallons.
The grape juice industry ha.
Igreatly increased since the las
census.
i Cider: The production of cider
shows a decrease of nearly rs
Ht shows a great decrease in Penn.
lsylvania and Ohio. The only
main cider producing states are
i New York. Michigan. Indiana,
| Connecticut, Missouri. Massa.
ciusetts, etc.
The man who bowls ever-pro-
lduction is the man who wants to
buy your fruit for less than it is
worth.
The above figures show a de.
crease in the production of the
10. S. in the 10.year period. Our
population in the U. S. has great
ly increased during that same
period.
The U. S. export of fruit showed
great increase during that same
period.
Since the war began, nearly
all the leading orchard sections
of Europe have been wiped out
so that the export business will
increase by leaps and bounds.
Now as never before is the time
to plant commercial apple or.
chards. Editor Collingwood of
the Rural New Yorker says so,
and the Government Statistics
prove it.
Any man who will give intel.
ligent thought and care to grow
ing and marketing apples and
other staple fruits is sure to make
good money; the only man who