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There were some miscellaneous soil descriptions 

 given} but these were not of sufficient extent to warrant any 

 correlation between the soil type and the varieties of apples 

 grown upon it. Hence, it does not seem worth while to discuss 

 these miscellaneous soils. 



Adaptation of Varieties to Soils . - I thought it was 

 desirable to obtain the grower's opinion regarding the adap- 

 tation of varieties to soils. Therefore this question was 

 propounded: "Do you find that certain varieties of apples 

 are adapted to certain kinds of soil?" 



This question was answered by 159 growers. Of this 

 number 139 growers considered that certain varieties whould 

 be grown on particular types of soil and 20 considered that 

 a given variety would do as well on one soil as another pro- 

 vided the soils were about equal in fertility. 



The most striking adaptation met with is the case of 

 Albemarle. This variety, as is frequently pointed out, suc- 

 ceeds best on the Porters series of soils in the mountain 

 region. It is grown on other soil types, as certain members 

 of the Cecil series; and indeed it was reported by a number 

 of growers on the soils belonging to the Hagerstown series 

 of the Valley region. But it does not succeed anywhere so 

 well as on the mountain soil. 



York grows well on nearly all kinds of soils that are 



