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spoken of as "pippin land", seems to be the most suitable 

 soil for the variety. This variety does well where the prop- 

 er soil and elevation are found in the Piedmont and Blue Ridge 

 regions of the State. The coves in the eastern slopes of the 

 Blue Ridge Mountains furnish admirable environment for this 

 variety. It does not succeed in the Valley region, nor has 

 it proved successful on the Appalachian plateau or southwest 

 Virginia. Albemarle is susceptible to fungous troubles 

 (particularly bitter rot). The same objection applies in a 

 general way to other varieties having light-colored or yellow 



skin. 



York is a cosmopolitan variety, especially adapted 

 to the Valley region of the State. In the lower part of the 

 Valley, York is severely attacked by cedar rust and several 

 growers stated that plantings of this variety would be re- 

 duced in the future on this account. York does well on the 

 clay loams. One grower finds that there is not enough lime 

 in the soil of the Piedmont region to grow York to perfection. 

 It does not seem to color as well in the Piedmont region as 

 it does in the Valley. York is well adapted to the Alleghany 

 Plateau in south-west Virginia. 



Winesap is well adapted to the clay loams of the 

 Piedmont region ranging up the mountains to an elevation of 

 1000 feet. It does not succeed at high elevations. On the 



