Fruit Culture Merit Badge History

Earned through 195411,877

Best year1934861 earned

All-time popularity#208official, as of 2020#211by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1928. Peak year 1934 with 861. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

192868 earned#86 of 88

1929228 earned#84 of 89

1930376 earned#81 of 92

1931732 earned#77 of 96

1932513 earned#81 of 98

1933500 earned#85 of 101

1934861 earned#72 of 101

1935355 earned#92 of 101

1936344 earned#90 of 101

1937804 earned#78 of 102

1938382 earned#95 of 105

1939485 earned#91 of 106

1940447 earned#93 of 106

1941381 earned#96 of 106

1942305 earned#96 of 110

1943411 earned#93 of 112

1944489 earned#94 of 111

1945500 earned#96 of 111

1946397 earned#100 of 111

1947359 earned#99 of 111

1948323 earned#98 of 111

1949367 earned#101 of 111

1950526 earned#95 of 111

1951458 earned#104 of 111

1952458 earned#111 of 120

1953426 earned#96 of 105

1954382 earned#99 of 103

"#99 of 103" means the badge was number 99 of the 103 merit badges earned that year. The 2025 all-time place is an estimate, because the counts for 2021 to 2025 are worked out from each year's official ranking and the total number of merit badges earned that year.

192868#86 of 88

1929228#84 of 89

1930376#81 of 92

1931732#77 of 96

1932513#81 of 98

1933500#85 of 101

1934861#72 of 101

1935355#92 of 101

1936344#90 of 101

1937804#78 of 102

1938382#95 of 105

1939485#91 of 106

1940447#93 of 106

1941381#96 of 106

1942305#96 of 110

1943411#93 of 112

1944489#94 of 111

1945500#96 of 111

1946397#100 of 111

1947359#99 of 111

1948323#98 of 111

1949367#101 of 111

1950526#95 of 111

1951458#104 of 111

1952458#111 of 120

1953426#96 of 105

1954382#99 of 103

Grand total through 1954:

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Fruit Culture: workbook data

Printings (14)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	BSA #	HC
	1929	November	3B	back-3		3354
x	1930	January	3B	back-3		3354
x	1931	February	3B	back-3	1M	3354
	1932	not made
	1933	not made
x	1934	April	3B	back-3	1M	3354
	1935	not made
x	1936	October	3B	back-3	1M	3354
	1937	not made
	1938	not made
x	1939	February	3B	back-3	1M	3354
	1940	not made
	1941	not made
x	1942	March	3B	back-3	1M	3354
	1943	not made
x	1944	April	3B	back-3	1M	3354
x	1945	January	3B	back-3	1M	3354	HCE
x	1946	January	3B	back-3	1M	3354
	1947	not made
x	1948	September	3B	back-3	1M	3354
	1948	September	5B	blank	1M	3354
	1949	not made
	1950	not made
	1951	January	5B		2M	3354
x	1951	September	5B	back-6a	1M	3354
	1952	not made
	1953	not made
	1954	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1928	68	86	88
1929	228	84	89
1930	376	81	92
1931	732	77	96
1932	513	81	98
1933	500	85	101
1934	861	72	101
1935	355	92	101
1936	344	90	101
1937	804	78	102
1938	382	95	105
1939	485	91	106
1940	447	93	106
1941	381	96	106
1942	305	96	110
1943	411	93	112
1944	489	94	111
1945	500	96	111
1946	397	100	111
1947	359	99	111
1948	323	98	111
1949	367	101	111
1950	526	95	111
1951	458	104	111
1952	458	111	120
1953	426	96	105
1954	382	99	103