History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia by James William Head
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Trees. | trees. | bushels grown. ----------------------------+-----------+---------------- Apple | 83,027 | 195,406 Peach and Nectarine | 22,446 | 3,900 Pear | 4,983 | 2,828 Cherry | 4,179 | 3,930 Plum | 1,589 | 534 Apricot | 117 | 30 Unclassified orchard fruits | 42 | 20 ----------------------------+-----------+---------------- The farms of Loudoun produced in 1899 2,304 barrels of cider, 388 barrels of vinegar, and 13,530 pounds of dried and evaporated fruits. _Small Fruits, Etc._ The total value of small fruits was $3,574, the number of acres under cultivation 40, and the product 62,280 quarts. There were in Loudoun June 1, 1900, 9,742 grapevines of bearing age. They produced in 1899, 171,921 pounds of grapes, from part of which yield were made 766 gallons of wine. The number of pecan, Persian or English walnut and other nut trees of bearing age reported was 35. _Flowers, Ornamental Plants, Etc._ |
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