Peas 2,960
Apples 955
Dates 1,240
Figs 1,782
Prunes 1,135
Raisins 1,550

Fresh fruits
and vegetables

Beans 472
Peas 475
Apples 156
Bananas 236
Oranges 228
Peaches 138
Pears 228


From the foregoing it is evident that, unless the cost of a pound of fresh
apples is less than one-fifth that of dried ones, the dried will be
cheaper; that if dates and raisins cost the same per pound they are
equally economical to buy. It may be noted, too, that the return on a
pound of dried fruit may be quite as good in its way as the return on a
pound of a grain product, but they will be equally cheap only when they
cost the same per pound in the market. Here, again, there is no
incompatibility between economy and conservation of special foods. Even in
the case of beans is this true, for, while certain kinds are wanted for
the army and navy, there are dozens of kinds of beans; one may count it as
part of one's service to find out where these can be obtained, how they