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tanee] that one man, reporting from Butte County, places Black Ben first- 

 Four reporting from El Dorado (no two agreeing) gave Rome Beauty. Esopus, 

 Baldwin, and Sutton. One man from Fresno reports Fameuse as his first choice. 

 Humboldt County is represented by six growers, giving Wagener, Tompkins 

 King. Esopus. and Yellow Bellfiower ; two favored Rhode Island Greening. Two 

 reports from Madera County were received, both giving White Pearmain as the 

 leading variety for that section. In Mendocino County the following varieties 

 are said to be the best by four who answered the questions : Jonathan. Swaar, 

 Tompkins King, and Baldwin. One report from Monterey County places the 

 Yellow Xewtown first. Eleven orchardists reported from Riverside County, 

 giving a leading place to the following: King David. Esopus. Rhode Island 

 Greening ; three favored Rome Beauty and five Delicious. Eight orchardists 

 were heard from in San Bernardino County, one giving the Jonathan first 



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:g. 13. — Outline map of the United States, showing the distribution by States of that 

 portion of the estimated average apple crop for the years 1909 to 1913. inclusive, 

 which is harvested in July. Each dot represents 30.000 bushels. The arrangement 

 of the dots within the State boundaries has no significance. 



e, two TVinesap. and five Rome Beauty. From San Diego County nine 

 reports came, one giving Jonathan as the leading variety, one Julian Duchess, 

 one Paragon, three Yellow Xewtown. and three Yellow Bellfiower. As would 

 naturally be expected., only two varieties were given first place by nine of the 

 leading orchardists reporting from Santa Cruz County ; six favored the Yellow 

 Xewtown and three the Yellow Bellfiower. 



The second county in importance from the standpoint of production, viz. 

 Sonoma, is represented in these answers by eleven growers, eight of whom 

 favor the Gravenstein. one the Alexander, one the Rome Beauty, and one the 

 Yellow Xewtown. One report from Tehama County gives the Yellow Xewtown 

 first place. 



Tlie replies to the above-mentioned request for lists of the leading 

 sorts in the different sections mentioned in all some -iS different 



