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Leading Apple Regions of the United States 83 



Southern and Middle Atlantic states. 



Yellow Transparent is the leading variety in the more 

 southern districts. Early apple plantings, however, are 

 more or less scattered and limited in extent. The produc- 

 tion of Yellow Transparent in the vicinity of Bowling 

 Green, Kentucky, and central Tennessee is increasing. 



East North Central states. 



Along the north side of the Ohio Eiver in Ohio and 

 Indiana are considerable plantings of early varieties, par- 

 ticularly of Oldenburg (Duchess) and Yellow Transpar- 

 ent. Large commercial plantings of the latter variety are 

 also found in central Ohio. 



In Michigan and Wisconsin the Oldenburg (Duchess) 

 and Wealthy are prominent varieties. Their maturity, 

 however, is greatly delayed in these regions with the result 

 that they enter the market too late to be classed as distinctly 

 early varieties. 



Southern Illinois. 



One of the most intensive early apple regions in the 

 country is in the extreme southern part of Illinois. Union 

 and Johnson are the leading counties and include extensive 

 plantings of Benoni, Yellow Transparent, Oldenburg 

 (Duchess), Sops of Wine, Bed June, Chenango, and 

 Cornell Bed Streak. This region has produced as many 

 as 800 cars of early apples in a season. Production is 

 likely to increase. 



California. 



Scattered plantings of early apples are found throughout 



