COST OF PRODUCING APPLES IN YAKIMA VALLEY. : a 
The county contains a total of 2,622,760 acres, of which 742,082 
are deeded. Of the latter acreage 187,084 are irrigable. In 1914 
there were 47,829 acres in fruit, of which 41,955 acres, or 88 per 
cent, were in apples.t. (See Table I.) Approximately the following 
acreages are in Other fruits: Peach and apricot, 2,054; pear, 1,623; 
prune and plum, 279; cherry, 78; and mixed fruits, 1,840. 
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Fic. 1.—Outline map of Washington State and Yakima County, showing locations in the valley 
where the investigation was made. 
TABLE I.—Apple acreage at different ages in Yakima County. 
Age of trees. Acreage. { Age of trees. : Acreage. 
enter te trae ert ih GSS DA pilhieel ONVEATS cS tee vee ees nl ee 5, 280 
Pei COTS GR ae ee ee we Sl. HaOUuSy Bearman! aac oe cae: oe eT eens 8, 528 
SVC OTS saree ya ete tees i 8, 000 
Pease ee ee ee 6, 460 | ALG tal fee ooo eG ea Ree 41, 955 
ORV CRISS hee Sos 6, 152 
Fruit is grown throughout the entire valley. Extensive plantings 
of young orchards are found in the Tieton, Cowiche, Selah, and 
Naches areas, which lie north and west of North Yakima. (See Table 
II.) Older commercial plantings are found in the vicinity of North 
1 From the county assessor’s report of the classification of lands in Yakima County, June, 1914. Since 
the report, about 2,000 acres of apple trees have been removed. 
