Fruits of the wild crab 



and the yearly production probably exceeds a 

 hundred millions of barrels. 



The curious story of ^^ Johnny Appleseed" is 

 given us by historians, who tell us of this 

 semi - religious enthusiast who roamed barefoot 

 over the wilds of Ohio and Indiana a century 

 ago, sowing apple -seeds in the scattered clear- 

 ings, and living to see the trees bearing fruit, 

 selections from which probably are interwoven 

 among the varieties of today. New varieties of 



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