According to the report of the Census Bureau, the acreage in the United States
devoted to the culture of the different fruits enumerated, in 1890, Is as follows: Almonds,
13,515; orange, 184,003; citron, 169; walnut, 12,180; guava, 550; figs, 4,477; lemon, 7,256;
limes, 495; olives, 7,097; persimmons, 1,362. These figures are most remarkable, for
while the acreage given is no doubt conservative and low, yet it shows that most of
these fruits must be grown exclusively, or nearly so, in California; for instance, the
acreage of figs is given at 4,477 acres, while there are 5,231; of olives, 7,097 acres are
given, while there are 7,997; of walnuts, 12,180 acres are given, while there are 14,912 acres;
of lemons, 7,256 acres are given, while there are 10,062>^ acres; of almonds, 13,515 acres
are given, while there are only 9,228 in the State, showing that California has over two
thirds of the area planted. Of oranges, there are 184,003 acres given, while we have
60,007 acres, or very nearly one third of the entire area. The Census Bureau, for reasons
best known to itself, falls to enumerate the following fruits, which are extensively
grown in California: the apple, pear, peach, cherry, and the grape.
IMPORTS OF CITRUS FRUITS.
In 1885 the value of the importations into the United States of oranges was 12,088,204;
of lemons, $2,510,426. In 1892, oranges, $1,133»959; lemons, $4,^211.
