Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Economic Aspects of the Fresh Plum Industry
Nearly all plums are consumed in the fresh state. Only 4 to 8 per cent are canned, the bulk of which come from California.
The early California plums usually bring high prices in New York when they first come on the market. As the supplies increase prices rapidly decline. The later varieties bring some recovery in prices, especially when the supplies become limited towards the end of the season. The varieties bringing the highest prices at New York from 1925 to 1927 were Kelsey, Wickson President, Beauty, and Formosa. The Diamond and Tragedy rank high among those on which complete records are available since 1917. In selecting varieties for planting, however, it should be noted that there are considerable variations from year to year in the rank held by the different varieties, and further, that other factors such as adaptability of the variety to the region, cost of production per crate, the problem of pollination, ' and labor distribution, must be considered as well as the price the variety is likely to bring.
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