45° THE APPLE 



A large amount of Northern capital has been invested in the 

 cheap orchards and orchard lands of this territory. Some of these 

 newly purchased farms have set out between 2000 and 3000 

 trees, the plan being to carry on the work under the most scien- 

 tific methods. Where older orchards have been systematized, the 

 product has doubled in a year. 



The varieties differ from those of the North. The York Im- 

 perial with its characteristic lopsided and irregular form is the 

 leading variety. It is very productive, well colored, and in good 

 demand. Its irregularity is a market asset, giving even the most 

 uninformed person a sure means of identifying it. The Limber- 

 twig is another variety of importance in a certain part of this region. 

 It has a good reputation as a hardy variety and heavy producer, 

 and yields a large amount of juice for cider and applejack. It is 

 a fine, medium-sized apple, with a rich-red skin. The trees are 

 low-headed, the branches often touching the ground. The Ben 

 Davis, Arkansas, Grimes, Jonathan, Northwestern, Stayman Wine- 

 sap, Winesap, Yellow Newtown, and Rome Beauty are grown suc- 

 cessfully in this region. Many other valuable varieties are found 

 in the older orchards. 



The Pacific Northwest. So much attention has been attracted 

 to the wonders of the fruit grown in the Pacific Northwest that 

 a brief description of the limitation and desirable characteristics 

 may be of interest. This district, which embraces Oregon, Wash- 

 ington, and lower British Columbia, may be divided into three 

 great apple-producing regions : the Coast Region, which is west of 

 the Cascade Mountains and has a heavy annual rainfall and an 

 even temperature throughout the year ; the Inland Valleys, east 

 of the Cascade Mountains, which has an altitude of from 300 to 

 1000 feet and a rainfall of from 4 to 10 inches, so that irrigation 

 is usually necessary for crop production ; the Inland Uplands, east 

 of the Cascade Mountains, which has an altitude of from 1000 to 

 3000 feet and a rainfall of from 12 to 25 inches, and is not irri- 

 gated. These sections are again divided into countries, such as the 

 Palouse country, the Big Bend country, the Puget Sound country, 

 and the Hood River country. A "country" is a district having 

 almost uniform climatic and soil conditions. Some of these coun- 

 tries are very large, while others are only narrow river valleys. 



