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us a wide choice of fruits — early or late, sweet or sour, 

 large or small, of good quality or of poor, red, yellow, 

 green, or white. 



Commercial Apple Regions 



While the Apple is grown to a greater or less extent 

 over most of the temperate parts of North America there 

 are five great regions where the fruit is a staple commer- 

 cial product. These regions have been given the follow- 

 ing names by F. A. Waugh: 



1. The Lake Ontario Region: parts of New York, 



Michigan, and Ontario. 



2. The Mississippi Valley Region: Illinois, Missouri, 



and parts of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, 

 and Arkansas. 



3. The Allegheny Region: parts of Penny si vania, 



Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, 

 and North CaroHna. 



4. The Nova Scotia Region: part of Nova Scotia. 



5. The Pacific Coast Region: parts of Washington, 



Oregon, and California. 

 Outside of these commercial Apple regions the fruit 

 is grown in great quantities for home use and local sale. 

 The trees thrive in a great variety of soils and situations, 

 and amply repay the sKght care required to keep them 

 in bearing condition. While some soils are better than 

 others, the trees will grow almost as well on any soil 

 that is not waterlogged, a deep, rich, well-drained loam 

 being most desirable. Clean, vigorous, two-year-old 

 trees with well-formed heads should be chosen for plant- 

 ing, and set at distances of forty feet apart each way. 

 The soil should be well prepared before planting and 



