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tinct types of soils to be found in the Ontario Shore district seem 

 to be well suited to the apple. Much of the soil is sandy or loamy 

 and is easily drained and worked. Soil and climatic conditions 

 are such that the apple trees are exceptionally large, very produc- 

 tive and unusually long-lived and bear fruit of most excellent 

 quality. 



Erie Shore. — The plain along the shore of Lake Erie from the 

 Niagara river to the western boundary of the State forms the Erie 

 Shore district. It is a very narrow strip of land bounded on the 

 south by a high escarpment from which it gradually descends 

 to the lake level on the north. This district is largely given up 

 to grape-growing, there being so few apples that it has been ex- 

 ceedingly difficult to secure sufficient data from which to form a 

 list of apples. 



Western Plateau. — The high plateau to the south of the On- 

 tario and Erie shores and west of the Central Lakes is called the 

 Western Plateau. This, like the Eastern Plateau, is a region of 

 indefinite boundaries, varied topography, and relatively of smaller 

 importance in the apple industry than the neighboring districts. 

 Here again it has been difficult to get sufficient data upon which 

 to base a list and it has been necessary to be guided in including 

 or excluding some varieties by their behavior in other districts 

 where conditions are much the same. 



