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Fruits and Vegetables 1935–1936 Season

Florida State Marketing Bureau

1937

CITRUS FRUITS (Total Production) 1935–1936 SEASON

Oranges	15,864,588	boxes	(40,121 cars)	$33,349,552
Grapefruit	11,504,067	boxes	(29,116 cars)	15,936,845
Tangerines	2,093,397	boxes	(2,093 cars)	3,902,794
All Citrus	29,462,052	boxes	(79,491 cars)	$53,189,191

OTHER FRUITS (Total Production) 1935–1936 SEASON

Strawberries	1,652	carlot	equiv.	$2,431,776
Watermelons	5,004	carlot	equiv.	920,412
Other Non-Citrus	316	carlot	equiv.	125,800
	29,462,052	cars		$3,477,988

VEGETABLES (Total Production) 1935–36 SEASON

Beans (indcluding limas)	7,131	cars	$5,659,855
Cabbage	3,122	cars	794,740
Celery	8,482	cars	5,468,580
Cucumbers	1,126	cars	963,760
Eggplant	463	cars	265,244
Lettuce	524	cars	235,196
Peas (English)	1,054	cars	609,160
Peppers	2,368	cars	1,287,472
Tomatoes	8,394	cars	7,485,572
Miscellaneous	8,019	cars	4,445,760
Total Vegetables	40,683	cars	$27,215,399
Miscellaneous Fruits	579	cars	340,000
Pecans	1,650,000	lbs.	206,000
			$27,761,399

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Source:
Excerpt from: Risher and Hiatt "Bird's-Eye View of Florida Agriculture."
Florida State Marketing Bureau, Oct. 1937, Bulletin No. 86, Pg. 8.

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