TABLE OF CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



PAGES 



IMPORTANCE AND HISTORY OF THE APPLE INDUSTRY . . 1-27 



Decline of farm orchards 3-6 



Centralized plantings in favored regions . . . 6-7 



Outlook for the apple industry 7-12 



Favorable factors 9-15 



Increase in population 10 



Movement to the city . . . . . . . 10-11 



Development of foreign market ... 11 



Education and advertising 12 



Transportation 12 



Distribution 12-13 



Improved cultural methods 13-14 



Increase in the use of by-products ... 14 



Future production 14-15 



Unfavorable factors 15-19 



Increased commercial crop 16-17 



Poor outlook for unfavored region ... 17 



Danger from boom development . . . 17-18 



Competition with citrus fruit .... 18-19 



Conclusions 19-20 



History of commercial apple-growing in the United 



States 20-26 



Scientific classification 26-27 



CHAPTEB H 



LEADING APPLE REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES . . . 28-84 



Western New York 29-32 



Hudson Valley /. . 32-33 



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