PRINCIPAL APPLE VARIETIES. 19 



through which the Wabash River flows, in the Wabash, White, and 

 White Water River valleys, and generally throughout the southern 

 half of the State. There are two sections of Indiana in which apples 

 are of little importance, namely, the central part south of the Wabash 

 River and the northwestern part which lies between the counties 

 through which the Wabash River flows and the northern tier of 

 counties. 



Varieties. — Ben Davis, Grimes, Indiana Favorite, Jonathan, Rome 

 Beauty, Stark, Wealthy, Winesap, and Yellow Transparent. The 

 varieties not here included which are named for northern Ohio are 

 grown more or less also in northern Indiana. The relative impor- 

 tance of several of them is shown under " Indiana " in connection 

 with Table III. 



Distribution. — There are three general areas in Illinois in which 

 the larger commercial apple interests are centralized. The most 

 important development in its extent includes Clay County in the 

 south-central part of the State, which has the largest acreage devoted 

 to apple growing of any county in the State ; Wayne, Marion, Rich- 

 land, Jasper, and Crawford Counties, in all of which there are large 

 acreages; and Cumberland, Jefferson, and Washington Counties, in 

 which smaller interests are located. The second region in impor- 

 tance is in the west-central part of the State and includes Hancock, 

 Adams, Pike, and Calhoun Counties, all of which border on the Mis- 

 sissippi River, and Greene and Jersey Counties, which are adjacent to 

 Calhoun on the east. K third area fairly well defined is in the ex- 

 treme southern part of the State and consists of the following coun- 

 ties: Jackson, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, 

 and Massac. In addition to these three somewhat well-defined 

 areas, there are important individual orchards in a number of other 

 counties, including Champaign, Dewitt, Macon, McLean, Bureau, 

 and perhaps others. 



Varieties. — The principal varieties for most parts of Illinois are 

 Ben Davis, Grimes, Jonathan, and Rome Beauty. In the extreme 

 southern counties, in addition to the first three named, Stayman 

 Winesap, Winesap, and York Imperial are important sorts. 



In Marion County, summer apples are grown quite extensively. 

 Yellow Transparent, Oldenburg, and Benoni are especially impor- 

 tant varieties. 



Other varieties of more or less general importance in most sections 

 of the State include Early Harvest, Red June, Maiden Blush, and 

 Wealthy for early, and Gano, Minkler, Willowtwig, and a few 

 others for long-keeping sorts. 



