APPLES 189 



Average Prices — Percentage of Grades — Percentage of Sizes 



• Average of two shippers, 20,000 boxes each. 



Aiueteeu Leading Varieties 



The 19 leading varieties of apples as 

 indicated by the displays for the past 

 few years at the National Apple Show at 

 Spokane. Washington, arranging the list 

 alphabetically, is as follows: 



Arkansas Black, Baldwin, Delicious 

 Gravenstein, Grimes Golden, Jonathan 

 Mcintosh Red, Northern Spy, Rhode Isl 

 and Greening. Rome Beauty, Spitzenburg 

 Stayman Winesap. Wagener, Wealthy 

 WTiite Winter Pearmain, Winter Banana 

 Winesap, Yellow Bellflower, Yellow New- 

 town. 



This list indicates the consensus of opin- 

 ion as to the leading varieties at the time 

 those trees now in bearing were planted 

 and from which the apples were selected 

 for exhibition. 



Granville Lowther 



V.VLUE OF SIZES AJfD GRADES OF 

 APPLES 



The following figures are given to indi- 

 cate the difference in the value of the 

 standard sizes and grades of apples of 

 various varieties in the Northwest, and are 

 based upon the average prices received 

 by the Wenatchee and Yakima Valley 

 Fruit Growers' Associations for the sea- 

 son of 1911-12: 



DIFFERENCE IN VALUE OF GRADES 



