398 The Commercial Apple Industry 



Winesap. 



This old and well known apple is one of the most import- 

 ant commercial varieties. It is growing in popularity and 

 its production has been greatly increased in recent years. 

 It is particularly adapted to the Piedmont section of Vir- 

 ginia and to the Yakima and Wenatchee valleys in Wash- 

 ington, where it is the leading variety. In the Missouri 

 River region, at the intersection of Nebraska, Missouri, 

 Iowa and Kansas, and also in southern Illinois, the Wine- 

 sap production is increasing. 



Excellent qualities of both tree and fruit make the Wine- 

 sap a good commercial variety for the regions named. It 

 is not grown commercially in New York or New England. 

 The tree is vigorous, not particularly susceptible to any 

 disease or insect pests, and does best on light rich soils. It 

 comes into bearing early and is an annual cropper. The 

 fruit tends to grow small in some sections and the tree 

 does not thrive on heavy clay or low wet soil. Winesap 

 apples are a stable product. They hang on the trees well, 

 are excellent keepers, and sell well from storage. Arkan- 

 sas, Arkansas Black, and Stayman Winesap are seedlings 

 of the old Winesap. 



Rhode Island Greening. 



Rhode Island Greening, originating in Rhode Island 

 about two centuries ago, is second in importance to Baldwin 

 in New York state and its distribution throughout the 

 northeastern part of the United States coincides largely 

 with that of the latter variety. The Greening fits in well 

 with the Baldwin in a farm management scheme, since it 

 ripens somewhat earlier and very often produces a crop 

 during the light year for Baldwins. 



