Leading Apple Regions of the United States 63 



The only distinct apple region in New Mexico outside 

 of the Pecos Valley is known as the Farmington district 

 and is in San Juan County in the extreme northwestern 

 corner of the state. The isolation of this region, com- 

 bined with poor railroad facilities, has checked its develop- 

 ment. Principal varieties are Gano, Jonathan, Rome 

 Beauty and Winesap. 



UTAH 



Commercial apple-growing in Utah is largely confined 

 to irrigated valleys in Boxelder, Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, 

 and Utah counties, which lie along the eastern shores of 

 the Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake, in north central 

 Utah. The most highly commercial districts are near 

 Provo in Utah, which has shipped as high as 300 cars 

 of apples in a year, and also near Tremonton in Box- 

 elder County. Both are irrigated and market their com- 

 mercial apples largely in boxes, although bulk shipments 

 are not uncommon. 



Principal varieties for the Provo district are Jonathan, 

 Rome Beauty, Winesap, and Lawver; for the Tremonton 

 section Ben Davis, Gano, Jonathan and Winesap. The 

 apple acreage in Utah County is approximately 5,000 

 acres, of which two-thirds was planted before 1910. Of 

 the 2,000 acres in apples in Boxelder County, most of 

 the trees were planted between 1906 and 1910. Local 

 consumption and nearby mining camps largely absorb the 

 production of Weber and Davis counties. Limited 

 increase in commercial production may be expected from 

 this state as the acreage increases in age. It is improb- 

 able that commercial shipments will exceed 1,000 cars 

 within the next few years. 



