. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 120 The Florists'" Review Sbptbmbeb 14, 1922 lion trees, or less than two per cent. The total number of these kinds of fruit trees was 408,431,587 in 1910 and 289,295,433 in 1920. The decrease in the ten years totaled 119,136,154 trees, or approximately twenty-nine per cent. Interestingly, the figures as to the bushels of fruit obtained of these trees in 1909 and 1919 show larger in the latter year than the former, aside from apples, despite the fewer trees. Here are the production figures in bushels: 1909 1919 Apples 145,412,318 ,997 P
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 120 The Florists'" Review Sbptbmbeb 14, 1922 lion trees, or less than two per cent. The total number of these kinds of fruit trees was 408,431,587 in 1910 and 289,295,433 in 1920. The decrease in the ten years totaled 119,136,154 trees, or approximately twenty-nine per cent. Interestingly, the figures as to the bushels of fruit obtained of these trees in 1909 and 1919 show larger in the latter year than the former, aside from apples, despite the fewer trees. Here are the production figures in bushels: 1909 1919 Apples 145,412,318 ,997 Peaches 35,470,276 50,686,082 Pears 8,840,733 ,265 Plums and prunes 15,480,170 19,083,942 Total 206,203,497 220,535,286 It will be seen that production per tree is climbing faster than the number of trees decreases, but still the average yield is three-quarters of a bushel per tree per year, counting all the trees, and only slightly more than one bushel per tree if one counts just the trees of bearing age. It would appear that better yields are to be desired as much as more trees. There is ample room for both, since the figures would indicate that there are but two bushels per year for each person in the United States, of apples, peaches, pears, plums and prunes. If these figures are correct— and they are United States census fig- ures—there is ample room for increased business in fruit trees for nurserymen. QUARANTINE NO. 43 EXTENDED. An announcement from the United States Department of Agriculture states that quarantine 43, known as the Euro- pean corn borer quarantine, has been amended and notice is given that the following towns are now added to and included within the area infested by the European corn borer, and regulation 3 amended accordingly: MaHsachiisetts—Attleboro, Berkley, DiRhton, Fall. River, Norton, Rebobotli, Seekonk, Somer- set and Swansea, in Brl><toI county; Acton, Hol- liston. Hudson and Marlboro, in Middlesex county; Foxboro and Norfolk, i
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