44 The Commercial Apple Industry 



in the vicinity of Taylorsville and Wilkesboro. The dried 

 apple industry has assumed considerable proportions in 

 this locality. 



The most progressive apple section in North Carolina 

 is in Haywood County near Waynesville. Here a con- 

 siderable number of strictly commercial apple orchards 

 have been set out, which are responsible for the increasing 

 commercial output of this section. A third important 

 commercial region is in Polk and Henderson counties in 

 the vicinity of Saluda and Hendersonville. 



While most of the North Carolina apple crop is handled 

 in bulk, the product from the later commercial plantings is 

 nearly all barreled, and finds a ready sale at good prices 

 in southern markets. In addition to the apple counties 

 already named, some commercial planting is found in 

 Watauga, Madison, Rutherford, Alexander, and Jackson 

 counties. 



The leading variety of the old orchards is the Limber- 

 twig of which there are several types, including the Royal 

 or Brushy Mountain Limbertwig. Winesap, Stayman, 

 Delicious, and Arkansas (Black Twig) are among the new 

 varieties predominating in the younger plantings. Pro- 

 duction of these varieties will increase materially. The 

 Limbertwig, although a very good apple, owes its early 

 popularity to the fact that it is a late keeper. Better 

 known and higher quality varieties are supplanting the 

 Limbertwig in the younger orchards. It is quite apparent 

 that the strictly commercial production of apples from 

 North Carolina will be increased materially when the 

 young plantings attain full bearing. Surry County in the 

 northwest central part of the state, and Haywood County 



