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Springs. The elevation here is below 500 feet. 



The Champlain region is in the upper part of the 

 valley back of Plattsburg in Clinton County at an 

 elevation of 300 to 600 feet. There is also a smaller 

 area of apple orchards along that lake in southern 

 Essex County. 



A growing period between killing frosts of one hun- 

 dred and sixty days includes three-fourths of the 



Fig. 26. Amount and distribution of specified fruits in 

 1910. One dot equals 500 acres, a. plums and prunes; 

 b. grape vines. 



commercial apple territory as it does of all fruits, 

 and one hundred and fifty days marks the limit be- 

 yond which there are scarcely any large commercial 

 orchards. This does not get outside of the ranges 

 of elevation stated above, but neither does it include 

 all of the territory within those limits. 



The Indians in western Xew York had large plant- 

 ings of apples when their strength was broken by 

 General Sullivan in 1779. Apples were not grown 

 for market in a commercial way much before 1825. 

 The early plantings were based on the production of 

 cider as well as fruit for culinary purposes. Beach 



