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from these bottom lands is a bluff section which borders the Mis- 

 sissippi River from its juncture with the Ohio River to southern 

 Tennessee. In a narrow strip along this bluff the aid drainage is 

 very good and the soil deep and fertile. Between the bluff section 

 and the Tennessee River the land is rolling and well adapted to 

 general farming. 9 



POMOIOGICAL FEATURES. 



Early apples, peaches, strawberries, and blackberries are the fruits 

 grown for the general markets. In the bluff section along the Mis- 

 sissippi River apple orchards when well cared for bear regular crops 

 of fruit of very high color and finish, and the conditions seem espe- 

 cially favorable to the development of orchards. At present the 

 apple orchards of this section consist mostly of fall and winter 

 varieties. 



Fig. 10. — A field of Aroma strawberries at Bowling Green, Ky., in the Interior Low 

 Tlateau region, rhotographed May 26, 1913. 



The remainder of this region is so well adapted to general farming 

 that it is not likely to become an important orchard section. Cer- 

 tain localities, however, offer peculiar advantages to the fruit grower, 

 and orchards are found in such places. Some of these orchards 

 furnish early apples for northern markets, and others partially 

 supply the local winter-apple market. Many varieties of early apples 

 are grown, while the Winesap is the principal winter sort. Figures 

 11 and 12 show young apple orchards of this region. 



Some peach orchards, chiefly of the early-ripening varieties, are 

 scattered throughout this region. 



Strawberries for the northern markets form the principal fruit 

 industry of this region. The more nearly level lands have been 

 selected for strawberries, as the silt soils easily wash away from or 

 over the plants if there is much slope. The attitude of the growers 



9 For detailed information on the soils of this region, see the following references : 

 Averitt U), Carr and Bennett (IS), Jones (29), Lyman and others (39), Mooers. (U, 45). 

 Mooers and Robert (.',8), Rice (54), Roberts (56), Shedd (58). 



