potentials and opportunities and give us courage to continue to develop the 

 policies and programs, including most importantly research and training, needed 

 to keep our industry prosperous and progressive if we are to forge ahead. 

 Research and training are emphasized because without more know-hox^/ than our 

 competitors, whether they be apple growers in other regions or producers of 

 competing products, and without trained and enthusiastic young people, we cannot 

 continue to go forward. The only other direction to go would be to slip backward. 



Competition in know-how and trained personnel is sharp. It is a case of 

 having to run hard to keep from falling behind — but that is true of the com- 

 petitive economic system we cherish. Fortunately for the apple industry of 

 Massachusetts, it has a potentially bright future. But it will not come to 

 pass by default. The situation calls for continued concerted action on the 

 part of all. Analytical information, now being processed, on such factors as 

 varieties, age of trees, size of orchards, percent of income from fruit, methods 

 of sale, and trends broken down to the individual counties and towns will be 

 invaluable for the industry's leaders in determining goals, policies, plans, 

 and programs for the future. 



--G. W. Westcott 



FARMS WITH 100 OR MORE APPLE TREES 



IN MASSACHUSETTS 

 By Counties, 1925, 1940, and 1956 



