Contents 



PAGES 



Shenandoah-Cumberland region .... 104-105 



Piedmont region of Virginia 105-106 



Southern Ohio Home Beauty section . . . 106 



Western Michigan 106-107 



Illinois 107 



Ozark region 107-108 



Missouri River region 108-109 



Western Slope of Colorado 109 



Utah 109-110 



Idaho 110-111 



Washington 111-112 



Montana 112 



Oregon 112-113 



California 113-115 



New Mexico 115 



Choosing the site for a fruit-farm 116-132 



Kaw versus planted land v . 116 



Time to buy 117 



Syndicate projects 117-118 



Yields and varieties 118 



Proximity to market 118-119 



Distance from shipping station 119-120 



Bearing age of trees 120-122 



Diseases and insect pests 122-123 



Climatic influences 123-125 



Size of farm 125-126 



Necessary capital 126-128 



Labor conditions 128-129 



Social conditions 129 



Regional developments 130 



Soil 130-132 



CHAPTER V 



THE FARM -MANAGEMENT PHASES OF APPLE-GROWING . 133-143 



Farm organization in relation to the orchard . . 133-140 



Systems of tenantry 140-143 



