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3. This locality is not of sufficient size to warrant the com- 

 petition among the buyers which is generally found in the larger 

 districts. 



4. The region is less accessible than such districts as the 

 Hudson Valley. 



5. Rigorous winters are common. 



NEW ENGLAND 



Advantages. 



1. The outstanding advantage of New England orchards is 

 their proximity to centers of consumption such as Boston and 

 other large cities. 



2. Foreign export trade draws rather heavily on New England 

 production, particularly has it been partial to Maine Baldwins. 



3. Land values are reasonable. 



4. The revived interest in apple-growing is serving to bring 

 to prominence a number of specialized districts which are capa- 

 ble of producing exceptionally fine fruit. An instance is the 

 Wilton district in southern New Hampshire. 



5. Particular localities in New England are suited for growers 

 who desire to specialize on such fancy varieties as Mclntosh and 

 Wealthy for which a special trade can be built up. 



Disadvantages. 



1. In general, New England orchards are small, rather 

 scraggy, and include relatively few highly commercial and in- 

 tensive plantings such as are found in western New York and 

 the Shenandoah-Cumberland region. 



2. Scattered plantings and limited production from any par- 

 ticular region naturally limit the possibility of cooperative effort 

 among growers in marketing their fruit at the highest prices. 



3. The industry and production of New England as a whole 

 has declined very materially in the ten years prior to 1919. The 

 future of apple-growing in this region probably depends on the 

 development of small specialized projects rather than on large 

 or general commercial planting. 



4. Rigorous winters are common. 



