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part of the state; (3) Eau Claire district in which limited 

 plantings are found in Eau Claire, Chippewa, and Trem- 

 pealeau counties. Duchess of Oldenburg and Wealthy 

 are the leading varieties. 



MINNESOTA 



Minnesota is even less important commercially than 

 Wisconsin, although there are many scattering home 

 orchards through the south and particularly southeastern 

 part of the state. In the vicinity of Late Minnetonka, 

 Long Lake and Howard Lake, in Hennepin, Meeker and 

 Wright counties, are commercial plantings in which 

 Wealthy, Patten's Greening, Hibernal, and the following 

 crabs are grown: Florence, Whitney, and Lyman's Pro- 

 lific. Some of these apples are jumble packed in boxes 

 and others shipped in baskets. Another very limited com- 

 mercial area is in Houston and Winona counties, in the 

 extreme southeastern part of the state. In addition to 

 the varieties named above, Wealthy, Northwestern Green- 

 ing, and Wolf River are common for Minnesota. Crabs 

 are widely grown. 



EABLY APPLE REGIONS 



Only a few counties in the United States produce early 

 apples in quantity for commercial purposes. Early 

 apples are grown to a greater or less extent in nearly all 

 important apple regions and in nearly every farm orchard. 

 By far the larger part of this production, however, is not 

 strictly commercial, but is used only for local or home 

 consumption. In this discussion particular attention will 

 be given to the few specialized early apple regions. 



