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BULLETIN 1189, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTURE. 



That part of the region which is drained by the Kanawha River 

 system has not yet been extensively developed. The extremely 

 broken nature of much of this section of the region and its distance 

 from large markets has caused orchard development to be less 

 rapid than in other sections more favorably located. Many small 

 apple and peach orchards, however, indicate that as far as the 

 development of fruit is concerned the higher elevations in this sec- 

 tion are well adapted to fruit growing. 



The varieties of apples grown most extensively in this region are 

 York Imperial, Ben Davis. Grimes Golden. Gano, Stayman "Winesap, 

 and Arkansas. The peach varieties grown are selected to ripen in 

 sequence throughout the season, beginning with Carman and ending 

 with Bilveu. 



Fig. 4. — A typical York Imperial apple orchard at Winchester. Va.. in the Shenandoah 

 Valley of the Virginia Valley and Ridge region. All operations in such an orchard 

 can lie done ,it less cost than where the contour is as broken as in Figure 7. 



CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION. 



PHYSICAL 1EATT/KES. 



The Cumberland Plateau region lies chiefly in Tennessee. Its 

 northern boundary is the Cumberland River. The eastern boundary 

 is the western boundary of the East Tennessee Valley region. The 

 southern boundary of this pomological region does not coincide with 

 the physiographic region, but terminates near the Alabama-Tennessee 

 line, while the physiographic region extends much farther south. Its 

 western boundary is irregular and is clearly defined by a marked drop 

 in elevation and a change in the character of the country. 



The Cumberland Plateau region is relatively level, having an 

 average altitude of about 1.800 feet, or nearly 1,000 feet higher than 

 either the East Tennessee Valley region or the Highland Rim of the 

 Interior Low Plateau region, between which it is located. 



The elevation of this region causes it to be exposed to relatively 

 low temperatures late in the spring, while its southern latitude makes 

 it subject to warm days, which start the buds very early. Spring 

 frosts which kill the bloom of fruit trees are likely to occur. The 





