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MISSISSIPPI. 



Distribution- — While a few apple trees occur in many parts of 

 Mississippi, particularly in the northern part of the State, the in- 

 terests are hardly to be rated as commercial, except as the orchards 

 may supply a little fruit for local markets. Prentiss, Lee, and Pon- 

 totoc Counties (all in the northeastern part of the State) have been 

 mentioned as having apple orchards of some extent. 



Varieties. — The varieties named under "Alabama ; ' are suggested 

 also for the corresponding sections of Mississippi. 



WEST SOUTH-CENTRAL STATES. 

 ARKANSAS. 



Distribution. — The St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Eailway, 

 which from the north enters Arkansas near the northeastern 'corner 

 of the State and passes in a southwesterly direction to Texarkana, 

 which is near the southwestern corner, divides the State in a general 

 way into two approximately equal sections. The portion of the 

 State lying west of the railroad named produces practically all of the 

 apples grown in Arkansas. While they are distributed to a limited 

 extent in the southeastern section, the quantity produced there is 

 negligible. In the northwestern section there are a good many 

 orchards of commercial importance that are widely distributed. 

 However, the apples which are a substantial factor in the trade are 

 produced in five or six counties in the northwestern corner, these 

 counties being Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, and Boone. 

 Other counties in the same section of the State which are of sec- 

 ondary importance in apple production are Crawford, Franklin, and 

 Searcy. The commercial orchards which occur in other counties in 

 the northwestern section of the State are more or less isolated and 

 do not represent large unit interests. 



Varieties. — A large number of varieties occur in the commercial 

 orchards in Arkansas, but a very large proportion of the product 

 consists of the following: Arkansas (Mammoth Black Twig), Ben 

 Davis, Gano, Grimes, Jonathan, Maiden Blush, and Winesap. In 

 the younger orchards Stayman Winesap is an important variety, but 

 it has not yet been marketed in large quantities from this State. 



LOUISIANA. 



Distribution. — A few apples are grown for home use in the north- 

 ern portion of Louisiana. From a commercial standpoint the quan- 

 tity of fruit produced is negligible. 



Varieties. — No special recommendations are made as to varieties 

 aside from those under "Alabama " for locations other than those 

 having relatively high elevations. 



