Leading Apple Regions of the United States 67 



Winesap is the leading variety and in some years repre- 

 sents as high as one-half of the total production. Heavy 

 plantings have been made of Jonathan, Ben Davis, Rome 

 Beauty, Esopus (Spitzenburg), Yellow Newtown, De- 

 licious, Stayman, Gano and lesser plantings of Arkansas 

 (Black Twig), Baldwin, Wagener, Grimes Golden and 

 Arkansas Black. Probably in no other region is there a 

 larger list of extensively grown varieties and yet most of 

 those named are good commercial kinds well adapted to the 

 region. 



Wenatchee North Central Washington district (Plate /F). 



The Wenatchee Valley is included in what is commonly 

 spoken of as the North Central Washington fruit region. 

 Although less than fifty miles apart, the Yakima and 

 Wenatchee valleys are separated by a range of mountains 

 and there are no rail connections except by a very circuit- 

 ous route. These two very important fruit regions have 

 grown up almost simultaneously under very similar condi- 

 tions, vieing with each other in the production of high 

 marketable quality apples. 



The Wenatchee \ 7 alley proper is in Chelan County, 

 although in speaking of the North Central Washington 

 district one commonly includes apple plantings along the 

 Columbia River and its tributaries, extending northward 

 from Wenatchee into Okanogan County. Annual rainfall 

 varies from eight to fifteen inches and irrigation is neces- 

 sary. 



The principal producing area of this region lies in the 

 Wenatchee Valley in the vicinity of the towns of Wenat- 

 chee, Monitor and Cashmere, and extends as far up the 

 valley as Leavenworth, the latter being situated at the 



