Leading Apple Regions of the United States 47 



inaccessible. On account of the rolling character of the 

 land, orchard operations are somewhat difficult. In many 

 cases terraces have been made to facilitate the operation 

 of power spray outfits. It is common to find the orchards 

 situated on the tops of the hills. Trees are set close 

 together and do not attain the size of those in most eastern 

 regions. Orchards for the most part are under twenty- 

 five years of age. A lack of symmetry is noticeable in 

 some commercial plantings on account of missing and 

 varying sized trees. Much of the fruit is ferried across 

 the Ohio River to Huntington and Parkersburg on the 

 West Virginia side. These cities, together with Marietta 

 in Ohio, are the principal distribution centers for the 

 southern -Ohio crop. 



With the exception of some summer varieties which 

 are often sold in bulk in nearby markets, most of the 

 apples are barreled. The commercial production of the 

 region has reached 750,000 barrels in certain years. 

 Rome Beauty, the leading variety, originated in southern 

 Ohio and is especially adapted to this section. Ben Davis, 

 Grimes, York Imperial, Oldenburg and Yellow Trans- 

 parent are among other important varieties grown com- 

 mercially, of these Ben Davis and Grimes being most 

 widely grown. 



The average annual yields in this region are rather 

 small and unless planting proceeds more rapidly than for 

 the period 1915 to 1919, no greatly increased production 

 can be expected. 



Minor regions in Ohio. 



Columbiana County in the eastern part of Ohio is a 

 rather important apple county with a number of old 



