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YaHeties. — Various lists of varieties have been suggested for dif- 

 ferent parts of Texas, but there is considerable similarity in them. 

 Some of the more comprehensive lists include a number of varieties 

 not often grown in other States. For northern Texas the following 

 varieties have been recommended: Arkansas (MammotJt l>i 

 Twig), Arkansas Black, Becker, Bledsoe, Early Harvest, Gano, 

 Jonathan, Kinnard, Lincoln, Missouri, San Jacinto, Staj^man 

 Winesap, and Summer Queen. 



Other lists for this section of Texas include, in addition to the 

 above, Ben Davis, Doyle, Maiden Blush, Eed June, Yellow Trans- 

 parent, and others. It may be stated also that the lists that have been 

 recommended for other sections of the State consist very largely of 

 different combinations of the varieties named above. 



MOUNTAIN STATES. 



In the Mountain States, commercial fruit growing is confined very 

 largely to rather restricted areas in the valleys so located that they 

 can be irrigated. Very few of the commercial orchards in the States 

 in this division are maintained without irrigation. 



MONTANA. 



In Montana there are at the present time six fairly well denned 

 valley areas where apples are grown, as follows: 



(1) The Bitter Root Valley in Ravalli County and Southern Missoula County, 

 the fruit district extending from Darby to Missoula. 



(2) The Flathead Lake district in the southern part of Flathead County, 

 the orchards being located largely on the shores of the lake and extending 

 northward to Kalispell. 



(3) The Kootenai Valley in Lincoln County, this valley area extending from 

 Eureka in the north nearly to the border line of the State on the west. 



(4) The Clark Fork valley in Sanders County between Plains and Thompson. 



(5) The valley of the Clark Fork of the Yellowstone River in Carbon County 

 from Fromberg to the junction of the fork with the Yellowstone. 



(6) The Yellowstone River valley in Yellowstone County, centering about 

 Billings. 



Varieties. — A smaller number of varieties have been planted in the 

 orchards in Montana than is the case in most commercial apple- 

 growing regions. In the areas designated as Nos. 1, 2, 3. and 4, Mc- 

 intosh, Rome Beauty, and Wealthy are the principal varieties. To a 

 lesser extent, Delicious, and Wagener are planted. In area 2 Tomp- 

 kins King is also grown. In areas 5 and 6 Gano, Mcintosh, and 

 Wealthy are chiefly grown. 



IDAHO. 



Distribution. — At the present time the most important apple- 

 orchard interests of Idaho are located in the southwestern part of 



