THE APPLE IN MASSACHUSETTS 



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CHART 4. Non-bearing and Bearing Trees of Leading Varieties, 1925. 



PER.CLNT OF TOTAL 



for family use or by a few large growers catering to a roadside or otlier 

 specialized trade. 



Baldwin 



The Baldwin is the most important commercial variety in Massachusetts, 

 making up 40 per cent of all trees reported. It is found in nine-tenths of tlie 

 orchards and its continued popularity is indicated by the fact that nearly half 

 of the growers have young trees. Of nearly 400,000 Baldwin trees, over 25 

 per cent are not yet bearing. The average age, nearly twenty-five years, is 



CHART 5. Recent Plantiug.s of Leading Varieties, by Five-Year Periods. 



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