24 BULLETIN 485, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



counties: Doniphan, Brown, Nemaha, Atchison, Jackson, Wyandotte, 

 Leavenworth, Jefferson, Shawnee, Johnson, Douglas, Miami, Frank- 

 lin, and Linn. 



The second region is in the Arkansas River valley in Reno, Sedg- 

 wick, Cowley, and Sumner Counties. In this region the principal 

 orchards are located within a comparatively short distance of the 

 river. 



It should also be added that there are large orchards in many other 

 counties in the eastern part of the State, especially south of the Kan- 

 sas River, but they do not represent the heavy concentration of 

 orchard interests that prevails in the regions designated. Morris, 

 Lyon, and Greenwood Counties are representative of this latter 

 group. 



Varieties. — Arkansas, Ben Davis, Early Cooper, Gano, Grimes, 

 Jonathan, Maiden Blush, Missouri, Rome Beauty, Stayman Winesap, 

 Winesap, and York Imperial. The Delicious is also giving promis- 

 ing results in some of the younger orchards in both of the principal 

 commercial regions. In the Arkansas River valley the King David 

 is highly regarded by some growers. 



SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES. 

 DELAWARE. 



Distribution. — Apple growing is rather general in Delaware, with 

 the largest commercial interests located in the central part of the 

 State in Kent County. Wyoming is probably the largest shipping 

 point. Dover, Smyrna, and Felton are other points having inter- 

 ests of considerable magnitude. Middletown in Newcastle County 

 and Bridgeville in Sussex County are also centers of some impor- 

 tance. 



Varieties. — Summer- apple growing is a prominent phase of the 

 industry. The following early sorts are largely grown: Yellow 

 Transparent, Early Ripe, Red Astrachan, and Williams {Williams 

 Early Red). The principal long-keeping varieties are Arkansas (or 

 Paragon), 1 Ben Davis, Jonathan, Nero, Rome Beauty, Stayman 

 Winesap, Winesap, and York Imperial. Grimes is reported from 

 the vicinity of Middletown and King David from tne Wyoming 

 section. 



MARYLAND. 



Distribution. — The leading apple-producing counties in Maryland 

 are Allegany, Washington, Frederick, Montgomery, and Kent. The 

 commercial interests are somewhat widely distributed in these coun- 

 ties, while individual orchards of considerable importance occur in 

 many other parts of the State. 



1 See footnote under " New Jersey " (p. 17) for explanation relating to these varieties. 



