COST OP PRODUCING APPLES IN YAKIMA VALLEY. 3 



The county contains a total of 2,622,760 acres, of which 742,082 

 are deeded. Of the latter acreage 187,084 are irrigable. . In 1914 

 there were 47,829 acres in fruit, of which 41,955 acres, or 88 per 

 cent, were in apples. 1 (See Table I.) Approximately the following 

 acreages are in other fruits: Peach and apricot, 2,054; pear, 1,623: 

 prune and plum, 279; cherry, 78; and mixed fruits, 1,840. 



Fig. 1. — Outline map of Washington State and Yakima County, showing locations in the valley 

 where the investigation was made. 



Table I. — Apple acreage at different ages in Yakima County. 



Age of trees. Acreage. 



1 year 2, 517 



2 years 5, 018 



3 years. 8, 000 



4 years 6, 460 



5 years 6, 152 



Age of trees. Acreage. 



6 years 5, 280 



Bearing 8,528 



Total 41,955 



Fruit is grown throughout the entire valley. Extensive plantings 

 of young orchards are found in the Tieton, Cowiche, Selah, and 

 Naches areas, which lie north and west of North Yakima. (See Table 

 II.) Older commercial plantings are found in the vicinity of North 



1 Prom the county assessor's report of the classification of lands in Yakima County, June, 1914. Since 

 the report, about 2,000 acres of apple trees have been removed. 



