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STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT
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Agricultural Experiment Station Circular 393
CALIFORNIA SPINACH, ECONOMIC STATUS, 1948-49
by
Sidney Hoos and P. C, Habib
Jui» 1949
Contribution from the
Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics
Digitized by the Internet Archive
in 2012 with funding from
University of California, Davis Libraries
http://archive.org/details/statisticalsup39349hoos
Statistical Supplement to
Agricultural Experiment Station Circular 393
California Spinach, Economic Status 1948-49
by
Sidney Hoos^/and P. C. HabibS/
CONTENTS
Table Page
1 Fresh Market Spinach Production in the United States by Seasonal
Groups and Selected States, 1918-1948 1
2 Spinach Production for Processing in the United States by States,
1919-1948 4
3 Total Spinach Production - United States, California and All States
Except California, in Thousands of Bushels and Tons, 1918-1948 . 5
4 Commercial Acreage of Spinach in the United States and in Selected
States, 1918-1948 . . 6
5 Commercial Acreage of Fresh Market Spinach in the United States,
by Seasonal Groupings, 1918-1948 9
6 Total Spinach Acreage in the United States and Selected States,
1918-1948 10
7 Distribution of Spinach Acreage Harvested in California by Counties,
1928-1947, In Acres and Per Cent of State Total 11
8 Yield Per Acre of Spinach United States Average, California and
Texas, 1918-1948 13
9 Utilization of United States Spinach Production, 1933-1948 .... 14
10 Utilization of California Spinach Production, 1933-1948 15
11 Canned Spinach Pack in the United States, 1933-1948 16
12 United States and California Pack, Packers' Carry-over and Packers'
Shipments of Canned Spinach .... 17
13 Annual Movement of California Canned Spinach, 1933-1948 18
14 Carlot Shipments of Fresh Spinach by States, Including Boat Ship-
ments Reduced to Carlot Equivalents (Excluding Truck Shipments),
1920-1947 19
1/ Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, Associate Economist in the
Experiment Station and on the Giannini Foundation.
2/ Research Assistant on the Giannini Foundation.
Table Page
15 Fresh Spinach Consumption in the United States, 1933-1947 . .. . .. 20
16 United States Season Average Price Received by Farmers for Fresh
Market Spinach, by Seasonal Types, 1918-1948 .... 21
17 Season 1 s Average Spinach Prices Received by California Farmers,
1918-1948 22
18 Spinach: Farm Value Per Acre, United States, California, Texas
and United States Excluding California, 1919-1948 23
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TABLE 2
Spinach Production for Processing in the United States
by State sV
1919-1948
«
Total
United
Year
California
Texas
Maryland
Virginia
Arkansas
Oklahoma
States
1919
thousand tons
15.5
3.1
18.6
1920
15.9
6.3
22.2
1921
23.9
6.4
30.3
1922
29.4
9.7
39.1
1923
48.1
6.7
54.8
1924
41.4
7.4
48.8
1925
29.1
6.2
35.3
1926
46.0
6.9
52.9
1927
51.5
5.6
57.1
1928
65.4
7.8
73.2
1929
90.0
6.9
96.9
! 1930
36.0
2.4
38.4
1931
28.7
6.0
34.7
I 1932
16.6
3.9
20.5
| 1933
32.0
4.0
36.0
i 1934
37.6
3.7
41.3
| 1935
48.3
5.0
53.3
1936
41.5
7.0
1.4
3.0
10.5
63.4
i 1937
43.5
10.4
2.7
3.4
4.8
64.8
1 1933
20.8
9.6
3.4
3.7
1.9
2.9
42.3
I 1939
27.5
9.0
7.4
6.2
1.7
1.6
53.4
| 1940
19.1
5.6
3.1
4.7
1.8
9.4
43.7
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22.3
7.6
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10.1
1.9
2.7
44.9
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52.6
8.8
4.2
9.4
14.2
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114.4
| 1943
34.7
6.0
1.6
1.9
16.7
21.1
82.0
1944
49.4
9.0
1.9
1.1
20.1
25.4
106.9
1945
48.0
8.2
3.7
1.5
15.3
12.6
89.3
1946
50.6
6.0
3.0
3.0
14.1
11.7
88.4
1947
28.4
7.5
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2.2
9,3
7.6
55.5
1948
23.0
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1.5
1.5
10.8
4.5
48.9
a/ From 1919 to 1935, estimates of production for processing include only
California and Maryland. Estimates for Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas were
added in 1936 and the estimate for Virginia was added in 1938. All other
production for processing is included in the fresh market data.
Source of data: See sources listed in table 1.
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TABLE 3
Total Spinach Production - United States, California
and All States Except California
In Thousands of Bushels and Tons, 1918-1948
All states
All states
Calendar
United
California
except
United
California
except
year
States
California
States
California
1918
1
2
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5
6
thousand bushels
tons
2,725^/
52 5&/
2,200^/
24,525
4,
,725
19,800
1919
5,466
2,384
3,084
49,218
21,
,458
27,760
1920
6,385
2,420
3,965
57,471
21,
,786
35,685
1921
8,895
3,316
5,579
80,061
29
,849
50,212
1922
10,462
4,330
6,132
94,162
38
,976
55,186
1923
13,604
6,409
7,195
122,444
57*
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64,759
1924
13,912
6,436
7,476
125,210
57 ,
,924
67,286
1925
13,742
4,138
9,604
123,680
37
,245
86,435
1926
17,021
6,423
10,598
153,187
57
,803
95,384
1927
19,460
7,242
12,218
175,144
65
,180
109,964
1928
19,323
8,019
11,304
176,910
72
,177
104,733
1929
26,876
11,084
15,792
241,890
99
,765
142,125
1930
16,414
5,260
11,154
147,723
47'
,340
100,383
1931
18 , 592
4,564
14,028
167,324
41
,075
126,249
1932
16,154
3,162
12,992
145,393
28
,462
116,931
1933
17,040
4,931
12,109
153,369
44'
,384
108,985
1934
18,632
5,895
12,737
167,696
53.
,062
114,634
1935
18,803
7,441
11,362
169,229
66'
,975
102,254
1936
22,641
6,343
16,298
203,764
57!
,088
146,676
1937
23,724
6,537
17,187
213,525
58.
836
154,689
1938
19,191
3,837
15,354
172,719
34,
,534
138,185
1939
20,278
4,885
15,393
182,505
43 i
,970
138,535
1940
19,174
3,770
15,404
172,580
33
,932
138,648
1941
17,991
4,173
13,818
161,927
37 \
,555
124,372
1942
27,529
7,186
20,343
247,762
64,
678
183,084
1943
24,042
5,375
18,667
216,388
48
,380
168,008
1944
26,730
7,058
19,672
240,586
63,
530
177,056
1945
24,332
6,782
17,550
218,990
61,
041
157,949
1946
23,605
7,184
16,421
212,447
64
,658
147,789
1947
18,408
4,657
13,751
165,669
41,
909
123,760
1948
18,077
4,212
13,865
162,696
37.
904
124,792
a/ Fresh market production only, available for 1918.
Source of data: Tables 1 and 2.
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Commercial Acreage of Spinach in the United States
and in Selected States
1918-1948
6.
Calendar
United
"1
year
States
California
Texas
Louisiana
1918
Fresh
i
2
3
<
4
in acres
7,250
630
2,120
i
Process
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—
—
Total
7,250
650
2,120
—
1919
Fresh
9,250 ,
4,130°'
750
4,800
„_
Process
3,170
—
—
Total
13,380
3,920
4,800
—
1920
Fresh
10,890
800
5,620
mmam
1
l
Process
4,850
2,950
—
—
Total
15,740
3,750
5,620
—
1921
Fresh
16,930
740
8,320
__
Process
7,800
5,320
--
—
Total
24,730
6,060
8,320
—
1922
Fre sh
17,350
1,130
8,210
__
Process
8,360
5,660
— .
—
Total
25,710
6,790
8,210
—
1923
Fresh
21,670
1,420
9,440
__
Process
10,570
8,290
-—
— .
Total
32,040
9,710
9,440
—
1924
Fresh
22,300
2,130
8,700
__
Process
10,470
8,290
— —
—
Total
32,770
10,420
8,700
—
1925
Fre sh
29,530
1,810
14,440
1,900
Process
11,890
9,690
~
—
Total
41,420
11,500
14,440
1,900
1926
Fresh
33,210
1,750
16,820
1,700
t
Process
11,510
9,590
—
— .
Total
44,720
11,340
16,820
1,700
1927
Fresh
38,400
1,900
19,450
1,650
1
Process
12,150
10,300
—
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50,550
12,200
19,450
1,650
1928
Fresh
45,300
1,000
25,600
2,100
1
Process
14,640
12,340
--
—
Total
59,940
13,340
25,600
2,100
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7.
Calendar
United
year
State s
California
Texas
Louisiana
i
1929
Fre sh
1
2
s
4
in acres
53,690
1,400
28,650
2,000
Process
18,170
15,790
—
—
Total
71,860
17,190
28,650
2,000
1950
Fresh
46,130
1,550
25,060
1,990
Process
9,550
8,370
—
—
Total
55,480
9,920
25,060
1,990
1931
Fresh
51,870
1,700
27,850
1,500
Process
7,850
5,850
—
—
Total
59,720
7,550
27,850
1,500
1932
Fresh
52,570
1,830
30,800
1,200
Process
5,540
4,040
—
—
Total
53,110
5,870
30,800
1,200
1933
Fresh
66,920
1,690
44,000
1,200
Process
10,100
8,200
— -
—
Total
77,020
9,890
44,000
1,200
1934
Fresh
60,970
2,220
■
35,500
1,500
Process
15,290
13,420
—
-—
Total
76,260
15,640
35,500
1,500
1935
Fresh
61,970
2,300
36,000
1,200
Process
15,180
13,410
~
—
Total
77,150
15,710
36,000
1,200
1936
Fresh
81,520
2,170
48,000
1,100
Process
27,020
12,970
6,400
Total
108, 540
15,140
54,400
1,100
1937
Fresh
75, 740
2,400
46,000
1,100
Process
29,720
16,720
8,000
—
Total
105,460
19,120
54,000
1,100
1933
Fresh
70,090
2,800
40,000
1,200
Process
22,420
9,470
8,000
— .
Total
92,510
12,270
48,000
1,200
1939
Fresh
63,750
3,000
35,400
1,350
Process
19,860
7,860
6,000
—
Total
83,610
10,860
41,400
1,350
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Calendar
year
United
States
California
Texas
Louisiana
1944 Fresh
Process
Total
1945 Fresh
Process
Total
1946 Fresh
Process
Total
1947 Fresh
Process
Total
1948 Fresh
Process
Total
1
1940
Fresh
64,900
Process
21,340
Total
86,240
1941
Fresh
63,050
Process
19,940
Total
82,990
1942
Fresh
70,780
Process
46,240
Total
117,020
1943
Fresh
74,150
Process
39,030
Total
113,180
73,350
44,100
117,450
66,220
35,960
102,180
67,450
36,020
103,470
61,980
24,060
86,040
59,460
21,550
81,010
in acres
3,200
9,540
12,740
3,000
7,440
10,440
3,050
15,040
18,090
3,800
9,130
12,930
3,450
11,480
14,930
4,200
10,220
14,420
4,400
10,990
15,390
4,350
6,460
10,810
4,600
4,800
9,400
34,400
3,500
37,900
35,400
4,500
39,900
43,300
5,500
48,800
39,400
4,000
43,400
42,400
6,000
48,400
36,000
5,500
41,500
38,000
5,000
43,000
34,400
5,000
39,400
32,000
4,500
36,500
1,350
1,350
1,250
1,250
1,150
1,150
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
900
900
900
900
800
800
700
700
a/ Data not available .
b/ From 1919 to 1935, acres for processing include only California
and Maryland. Estimates for Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas were
added in 1936 and the estimate for Virginia was added in 1938.
All other acres for processing are included in fresh market data.
Source of data: See sources listed in table 1.
9.
TABLE 5
Commercial Acreage of Fresh Market Spinach in the United
States, by Seasonal Groupings*/, 1918-1948
Calendar
Early-
Late
Total
year
Winter
Spring
Slimmer
fall
fall
United States
1918
1
2
3
4
5
6
in acres
2,750
3,300
1,200
7,250
1919
5,550
2,550
250
900
9,250
1920
6,420
2,950
700
820
10,890
1921
9,060
4,700
970
2,200
16,930
1922
9,900
3,630
1,220
2,600
17,350
1923
11,860
5,400
70
1,740
2,600
21,670
1924
12,330
5,190
80
1,700
3,000
22,300
1925
19,250
6,320
180
1,380
2,400
29,530
1926
21,570
6,940
150
1,790
2,760
33,210
1927
24,2?0
7,520
240
2,420
4,000
38,400
1928
29,470
8,100
660
2,950
4,120
45,300
1929
32,560
10,080
2,680
4,570
3,800
53,690
1930
28,930
10,000
2,810
3,590
800
46,130
1931
31,530
10,200
3,040
5,300
1,800
51,870
1932
34,110
7,840
3,270
5,150
2,200
52,570
1933
46,990
9,620
3,360
5,100
1,850
66,920
1934
39,420
8,200
3,380
6,570
3,400
60,970
1935
39,700
9,220
3,920
4,830
4,300
61,970
1936
51,870
13,530
4,570
6,550
5,000
81,520
1937
49,700
10,850
4,390
5,700
5,100
75,740
1938
44,200
10,690
4,700
6,300
4,200
70,090
1939
39,750
10,780
4,370
5,450
3,400
63,750
1940
38,950
11,410
4,840
6,300
.3,400
64,900
1941
39,650
9,810
4,940
6,700
1,950
63,050
1942
47,500
9,850
5,200
6,050
2,450
70,780
1943
44,200
11,990
6,250
8,260
3,450
74,150
1944
46,850
12,110
6,270
5,050
3,070
73,350
1945
41,100
9,860
6,570
5,990
2,700
66,220
1946
43,300
9,790
6,340
5,570
2,450
67,450
1947
39,550
9,430
4,900
6,100
2,000
61,980
1948
37,300
8,750
5,010
6,600
1,800
59,460
a/ Seasonal groupings are on a basis of the season during which
the crop is harvested.
Source of data: See sources listed in table 1.
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Total Spinach Acreage in the United States and Selected States
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California
Texas
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Maryland
California
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3,920
4,800
3,450
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1920
15,740
3,750
5,620
3,570
2,400
11,990
1921
24, 730
6,060
8,320
6,400
3,300
18,670
1922
25,710
6,790
8,210
5,900
3,600
18,920
1923
32,040
9,710
9,440
7,100
3,200
22,330
1924
32,770
10,420
8,700
6,700
3,350
22,350
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41,420
11,500
14,440
6,300
3,500
29,920
1926
44, 720
11,340
16,820
6,960
3,200
33,380
1927
50, 550
12,200
19,450
8,700
3,090
38,350
1920
59, 940
13,340
25,600
7,820
3,800
46, 600
1929
71,860
17,190
28,650
3,400
4,480
54, 670
1930
55,480
9,920
25,060
4,700
1,600
45, 560
1931
59,720
7, 550
27,850
5,300
3,700
52,170
1932
58,110
5,870
30,800
4,200
3,140
52,240
1933
77,020
9,890
44,000
5,450
3,140
67,130
1934
76,260
15,640
35, 500
4,800
3,140
60,620
1935
77,150
15,710
36,000
5,430
3,200
61,440
1936
108,540
15,140
54,400
6,400
2,800
93,400
1937
105,460
19,120
54,000
6,400
2,900
86,340
1938
92,510
12,270
40,000
7,900
3,100
80,240
1939
83,610
10,860
41,400
8,100
3,150
72,750
1940
86,240
12, 740
37,900
8,100
2,950
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82,990
10,440
39,900
7,500
3,000
72,550
1942
117,020
18,090
48,800
6,800
3,000
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1943
113,180
12,930
43,400
5,600
2,800
100,250
1944
117,450
14, 930
48,400
4,770
2,200
102,520
1945
102,180
14,420
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2,800
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1946
103,470
13,990
43,000
4,800
1,170
89, 480
1947
86,040
10,810
39,400
3,600
1,650
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1948
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Yield Per Acre of Spinach
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Texas
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594
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TABLE 9
Utilization of United States Spinach Production
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230,508
107,950
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407,528
303,949
103,579
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427,050
265,771
153,401
7,878
1938
345,438
266,501
72,078
6,859
1939
364,910
258,075
100,012
6,823 i
1940
345,122
213,644
124,053
7,425
1941
323,854
191,224
123,656
8,974
1942
495,524
226,221
239,170
30,133 j
1943
432,776
194,209
184,529
54,038
1944
480,708
173,408
248,924
58,376
1945
437,980
155,308
215,913
66,759 |
i 1946
424,894
144,164
211,206
69,420
1947
331,338
191,293
97,724
42,321
1948
325,386
124, 547
125,262
75,577
j
a/ Does not include production not marketed.
b/ Farm weight.
c/ Small quantities, data not available.
Sources of data:
Col. 1: Tables 1 and 2.
Col. 2: Col. 1 minus cols. 3 and 4.
Col. 3: National Canners Association, Canned
Food Pack Statistics, 1934-1947. Washington,
D. C. Canned pack converted to farm weight
in pounds by multiplying cases of 24 No. 2's
by 25. 1948: Preliminary.
Col. 4: 1937-1945. Western Canner and Packer.
Yearbook 1947.
1946-1948. National Association of
Frozen Food Packers. Frozen Food Pack Statistics
1948, Washington, D.C. April 1949. Converted
to farm weight from pack weight by factor of
1.818.
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TABLE 10
Utilization of California Spinach Production
1933-1948
15,
Calendar
California
total
Utilization
year
production
Fresh
Canned
Frozen
1933
1
2
3 . ~"^
4
thousands of
pounds!*/
88,768
37,031
51,737
--V
1934
106,124
42,028
64,096
—
1935
133,950
57,873
76,077
— .
1936
114,176
46,480
67,696
—
1937
117,672
43,872
73,727
73
1938
69,068
35,542
33,368
158
1939
87,940
39,487
47,519
934
1940
67,864
24,585
42,588
691
1941
75,110
20,781
53,602
727
1942
129,356
37,159
89,088
3,109
1943
96, 760
18,884
70,151
7,725
1944
127,060
21,900
89,113
16,047
1945
122,082
23,120
83,664
15,298
1946
129,316
16,547
94,462
18,307
1947
33,818
38,283
42,017
3,518
1948
75,808
18,106
43,970
13,833
a/ Farm weight.
b/ Small quantities, data not available.
Sources of data:
Col.
Col.
Col.
Col. 4:
Table 3.
Col. 1 minus cols. 3 and 4.
National Canners Association. Canned Food Pack Statistics,
1934-1947. Canners League of California, Washington, D.C.,
1948. Canned pack converted to farm weight in pounds by
multiplying cases of 24 No. 2's by 25.
1937-1945. Western Canner and Packer. 1947 Yearbook.
1946-47. Western Canner and Packer. 1948 Yearbook, Frozen pack
converted to farm weight basis by factor of 1.818.
1948. Western Frozen Food Processors Association. Calif.
Frozen Fruit and Vegetable Pack for 1948. San Francisco, Feb. 1948.
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1934-1949
Year
United States
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Pack
Packers
Packers
Pack
Packers
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shipments
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1934-35
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6
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3,502
325
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2,604
1935-36
500
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4,418
285
3,043
3,094
1936-37
400
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4,143
234
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2,722
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4,636
220
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2,432
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2,883
3,383
737
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335
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5,162
207
1,704
1,794
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5,046
116
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8,467
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3,717
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8,781
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1944-45
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9,357
121
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3,562
1945-46
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3,637
8,137
124
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3,271
1947-43
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3,909
630
1,681 i
1,967
1943-49
1949-50
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Sources of data:
Col. 1 - 1934-35 to 1945-46. U.S. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce,
Fruit and Vegetable Canning Industries. Wash-
ington, B.C. July 15, 1945, p. 95. (industrial
Series No. 15 Revised.)
1946-47 to 1947-48. U.S. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
Industry Report — Canned Fruits and Vegetables.
T7ashington,D.C. March 1947, p. 29.
- See To.ble 11.
- Cols. 1+2 minus col. 1 of the follomng year.
- Canners League of California. Uncatalogued releases (including
bulletins and special bulletins) 1933-1948. 1949-50: Preliminary.
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Carlot Shipments of Fresh Spinach "by States,
Including Boat Shipments Reduced to Carlot Equivalents,
(Excluding True!: Shipments )
1920-1947
19.
1
All
Year
Total
California
Texas
Virginia
Colorado
Arkansas
other
U. 3.
states
1920
3,039
429
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1,420
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331
1921
4,954
51
1,484
2,759
—
660
1922
5,205
303
1,518
2,439
2
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1923
7,747
455
2 ,382
3,435
2
1,473
1924
7,537
94
3,123
3,035
3
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1,279
1925
7,955
303
3,442
2,691
18
24
1,477
1926
10,494
283
4,924
3,362
10
50
1,865
1927
9,610
393
4,291
3,388
3
45
1,480
1923
10,365
391
5,395
2,968
D
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1,423-
1929
10,317
437
6,007
2,540
67
90
1,176
1930
9;823
170 •
7,082
1,757
23
153
633
1931
9,001
75
6,502
1,422
50
107
845
1932
8,995
103
6,959
1,422
27
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416
1933
8,090
87
5,681
1,750
25
67
480
1934
7,685
15
5,570
1,270
19
149
662
1935
6,107
135
3,843
1,642
36
133
313
1936
7,972
20
5,650
1,590
43
265
404
1937
7,788
16
5,196
2,044
45
158
329
1933
6,835
5
4,392
1,825
55
65
493
1939
6,329
4
4,351
1,320
59
123
472
1940
5,970
2
4,158
1,205
51
91
463
1941
5,615
1
4,618
551
135
37
273
1942
6,226
1
5,127
500
197
86
315
1943
6,774
43
4,877
628
341
273
612
1944
6,353
33
i 4,739
668
332
212
374
1945
5,582
25
4,300
371
413
60
413
1946
4,824
27
3,602
577
235
61
322
1947
1 4,052
i
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25
3,034
1
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340
243
99
311
Sources of data:
1920-1932: U.S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Carlot Shipments and Unloads
of Important Fruits and Vegetables. Statistical Bulletins 7, 8, 9,
19, 23 27, 30, 35, 33, 42, 46. 1913-1932,
1933-1942: U.S. Food Distribution Administration. Carlot Shipments of Fruits
and Vegetables. 1925-1942.
1943-1947; U.S. War Food Administration, Office of Distribution. Carlot Ship-
ments of Fruits and Vegetables by Commodities, States, and Months,
1943-1947.
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TABLE 15
Fresh Spinach Consumption in the United States
1933-1947
20.
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Estimated
Population
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Per-capita
Calendar
able for fresh
fresh
consumption 3 -/
continental
United States b /
sumption of
consumption
year
consumption
fresh spinach
relative
1933
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2
3
4 '
5
1,000 pounds
125,578,763
lbs. per capita
1935-1939=100
227,261
197,717
1.57
87.7
1934
245,339
213,444
126,373,773
1.69
94.4
1935
230,508
200,542
127,250,232
1.58
88.3
1936
303,949
264,435
128,053,180
2.07
115.6
1937
265,771
231,221
128,824,829
1.79
100.0
1938
266,501
231,856
129,824,939
1.79
100.0
1939
258,075
224,525
130,879,718
1.72
96.1
1940
213,644
185,870
131,954,144
1.41
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1941
191,224
166,365
133,060,045
1.25
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1942
227,221
196,812
133,770,500
1.47
82.1
1943
194,209
168,962
133,966,319
1.26
70.4
1944
173,408
150,865
132,552,005
1.14
63.7
1945
155,308
135,118
131,975,774
1.02
57.0
1946
144,164
125,423
139,893,406
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50.3
1947
191,293
166,425
143,382,000
1.16
64.8
a/ Computed on a basis of 13 per cent normal marketing losses.
b/ Estimated population on July 1 excluding armed forces overseas.
Sources of data: Col. 1: Table 9.
Col. 3: U. S. Department of Commerce. Statistical Abstract
of the United States, 1948. Tables 7 and 8. Washing-
ton, D. C.
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United States Season Average Price Received by Farmers
for Fresh Market Spinach, by Seasonal Types
1918-1948
21,
Calendar
Early
Late
year
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Fall
1918
dollars per bushel
.76
.55
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.60
1919
.80
.60
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.60
1920
79
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.70
1921
.55
.69
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.85
1922
.62
.80
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.70
1923
.49
.66
.50
.54
.80
1924
.61
.60
.50
.54
.60
1925
.61
.73
.40
.54
.70
1926
.46
.67
.45
.52
.70
1927
.47
.61
.35
.62
.92
1928
.48
.67
.45
.70
.67
1929
.37
.57
.69
.64
.64
1930
.55
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1931
.38
.41
.49
.54
.60
1932
.45
.51
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.43
.41
1933
.35
.39
.36
.43
.44
1934
.38
.44
.44
.46
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1935
.53
.56
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1936
.33
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1937
.34
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1938
.34
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.49
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1959
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.35
.43
1940
.56
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.45
.46
.37
1941
.49
.46
.47
.71
.63
1942
.54
.55
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.88
.89
1943
.97
.96
.95
.95
.93
1944
.74
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.84
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1945
.84
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.94
.91
1946
.84
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Season's Average Spinach Prices Received by California Farmers, 1918-1948
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Fresh market
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fresh market and processing
1918
dollars per bushel
dollars per ton
dollars per ton
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19.56
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17.61
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17.64
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1926
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16.15
18.53
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18.46
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24.84
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.45
10.85
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1946
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26.50
36.44
1947
.65
27.30
41.78
1948
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