Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . to the fact that the blight has damaged the celery tosome extent in this county, and that a large quatity is being raised nearEl Monte, in Los Angeles County, and also a large acreage nearStockton, in San Joaquin County, the growers are turning to lima beansand sugar beets, which are more certain and less expensive to raise. The onion crop the last two years has not much changed. In 1913the acreage was 7,327, producing an average of 355 bushels to the acre,or a lOtal of 2,597,91
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . to the fact that the blight has damaged the celery tosome extent in this county, and that a large quatity is being raised nearEl Monte, in Los Angeles County, and also a large acreage nearStockton, in San Joaquin County, the growers are turning to lima beansand sugar beets, which are more certain and less expensive to raise. The onion crop the last two years has not much changed. In 1913the acreage was 7,327, producing an average of 355 bushels to the acre,or a lOtal of 2,597,915; and in 1914, 7,250 acres produced 2,900,000bushels, or a yield of 400 bushels per acre. According to the figures of the California Vegetable Union, LosAngeles County leads in the production of cauliflower, cabbage, lettuce,tomatoes and mixed vegetables; San Joaquin in potatoes and onions;San Mateo in artichokes, and Sacramento in asparagus. The annual average shipments are approximately as follows: Vegetables Artichokes Asparagus Ct^lery Cauliflower Cabbage Potatoes Lettuce Toiiiatoes Onions Mixed vegetables. Average price paid to growers 25 cents to $ per cents to 4 cents per cents to 40 cents per cents to 60 cents per dozen.$ to $ per cents to .$ per cents to 25 cents per dozen.$ to $ per cents to .$ per cwt. CANNED VEGETABLES. California ranks first among the states in the production of cannedasparagus, and sixth in that of canned tomatoes. The case which isused as the unit of measure consists of 24 standard-size cans No. 2(also called 2-pound cans) for beans, peas, and No. 3 (also called3-pound cans) for all other vegetables. Where the output has beenreported in other forms by the canneries, the quantities have beenreduced to standard cases. tin the exports dried peas arc included in the total with beans. ?For the production of dried beans and peas by counties, see page 90. 76 CALIFORNIA STATE B
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