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‘THE LAND OF THE BIG RED APPLE.  ___ 875 
fruit region of this country is so favorably located for ensuring a 
good market for its products, being much more central and conven- 
ient to Texas and other gulf states and the Dakotas than California, 
Oregon and Washington. Southern Texas, Louisiana and, probably, 
in the near future, Old Mexico will consume large quantities of the 
apples grown there, and both apples and other fruit of superior 
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quality are always in demand in some other sections of our great 
country. Fruit trees there begin bearing while yet very young and 
are very productive. The apples grow to large size and color up 
beautifully and are of superior quality. They are rich in flavor but 
not quite as juicy and sprightly as ours, yet better than those 
grown on the Pacific coast. 
This region appears to be peculiarly well adapted to the growing 
of peaches. Wherever pits are dropped trees spring up, and in two 
