1483. County map of New York State. 



the climate in their immediate neighborhood. The 

 slioresof Lakes Erie and Ontario conserve horticultural 

 interests,— the former being famous for its grapes, the 



less trnni ti..st tli in it .Im.-s in I'l- s.^miIm,-,, m:,i.-.. 



New York ci.ntains about L'an.OIHI farms. Agricultu- 

 rally, the most important industry in New York state 

 (aside from general mixed farming) is dairying. The 

 second industry is fruit-growing, and this seems to be 

 extending more rapidly than the other. The leading 

 fruit is the apple. Nearly all parts of the state grow 

 apples easily, but the great commercial apple-growing 

 regions are the counties of Wayne, Monroe, Orleans, 

 Niagara, with important extensions in Ontario. Cir-uo- 

 see and adjac-iit .•,„„iti..s aii.l in C.lmnl.i;. iuhI ntlirr 

 east-Hudson ,-MUiitir-. A full <■<■"]■ •■i ^iipl.-s in .\,.w 

 York is nearly cr .piit,- T.ikiii.ihki l,ai-ivls. r.al.lwin i- 

 the leading v;irii-ty, witli m. vaiictii-s wlii.-b dccnpy a 

 close second place. X<irthern Spy, Rhode Island Green- 

 ing, and American Golden Russet are important com- 

 mercial varieties. Of late, Ben Davis has been widely 

 planted, but it is probable that this variety will always 

 hold a secondary place in the northeastern states. Un- 

 til within the last decade, most New Y'ork apple orchards 

 have been in sod; but, under the stimulus of rational 

 horticultural teachimr. 7.t per cent of the orchards 

 in the apple-Lrrn',--)Tf,' f.-'iT^i'-s nv^' tir.iv under a 



most thorouL'li -'-'■■""' ■' t-M l'.^- Us,-,. Most 



of these ori-ii:ii. - ~ i ^ . n lieavy 



in recent vi-^,i- . : . , _ .1 ; as a 



result, the appir m.lu-ir) i~ in ihriN wvj r.,iMiin<.n. The 



ing for the orchards and in disposing of the crop. A 

 large part of the apple crop is exported, although there 

 is a very large business in evaporated fruit. 



The grape occupies second place in New York po- 

 mology. More than 50,000 acres is devoted to this in- 

 dustry, of which about half the area is in Chautauqua 

 county, lying in a narrow strip against Lake Erie. The 

 oiin-r s)i..,-i:ii areas are the central lake region and the 

 llu.l-"n nv.i- valley. These three areas stand for three 

 lyprs ,,(■ \itirnlture — early and special table grapes for 

 nrai-liv markets in tin- liuilsun valley; staple varieties 



fi'T win.' I -' ii.' i;ii..' in parts of the lake region 



paiii ,: n.ral-purpose varieties 



fi>r di-i in: im: I , I aiiqua region. In the 



lakf ri-ii n. I ai , , _ variety. In Chautau- 



put ot table gr 

 70,000 tons; of 

 g.aIlons. The gr 

 rivers, thereby r 



■ iln-rs. A normal out- 

 nk is about 60,000 to 

 iMi()0,000 and 3,000,000 

 '-'• to the lakes or large 

 iiiiit of the ameliorated 



X. \v York is known also for its pears. The apple 

 'iMinrins mentioned above, and Oswego, Onondaga, and 



('Mluiiihia counties are the leading pear areas. Bartlett 

 isthestai.il Mimr, init Kiefifer has risen to near the 

 flrst plain I,. The number of commercial 



varietirs, i, . . , i . r. hitively large. The culture of 

 dwarf ]..ai- i- n -n I'lr ami has marlied a high degree 

 of pertV.-ti.in. 'riiiiiiv ami pi. ..nn i i ■ ■■ -r hards 40 and 

 50 vears ..1.1 staii.l iii van , i , , n ,. state. 



The].lu.iiislari;..ly)ilan n - . . - X.-w York, in 



many variiti.s. In a.-r.a-i , i i i nahly leads, liut 



several ntln-r vari.ti..^ i\. . 1 nnmi. lal importance. 



The Damsi.ns an- lar-il\- L:iM\\n; also tlie German and 

 Italian innm s Km ili.. laii.r are not dried). The 

 Japanese iilnm- an miw wi.l.ly planted, and are giving 

 general satisfartnm. Th. y ar.- rarely injured by late 

 spring frosts. The improved native plums are relatively 

 little known. 



Peaches are grown about all the central lakes and in 

 the Hudson valley, but the only distinct natural peach 



