The American Apple Orchard 



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THE GEOGRAPHY OF APPLE GROWING 



THE apple is the most widely grown of tree fruits ; 

 and though it cannot cover quite so great a range of 

 latitude as the plum, it is, after all, more generally 

 known and prized than any other fruit of any longi- 

 tude or zone. Nevertheless the extreme northern and 

 southern agricultural regions of our continent are 

 practically outside the apple country. Even within 

 the apple country there are great inequalities of dis- 

 tribution. Certain regions are not well adapted to 

 apple culture, while in others this fruit has become 

 the basis of a great industry. The ten leading states, 

 as shown by the number of apple trees reported in the 

 census of 1900, were as follows: 



States Trees 



Missouri 20,040,399 



New York 15,054,832 



Illinois 13,430,006 



Ohio 12,952,625 



Kansas 1 1 ,848,070 



Pennsylvania 1 1,774,21 1 



Michigan 10,927,899 



Kentucky 8,757,238 



Indiana 8,624,593 



Virginia 8,190,025 



