18 BULLETIN" 485, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



A list of varieties that has been suggested for Luzerne County, lo- 

 cated in the northern region, in order to provide for a long sequence 

 in ripening, is as follows: (9) 1 Baldwin, (4) Gravenstein, (7) Mcin- 

 tosh, (3) Oldenburg, (2) Eed Astrachan, (6) Smokehouse, (10) 

 Stark, (8) Wagener, (5) Wealthy, (1) Yellow Transparent. 



In the southern part of Pennsylvania the following varieties pre- 

 dominate in the commercial orchards : Stayman Winesap, York Im- 

 perial, Eome Beauty, and Grimes. 



Many other varieties occur in Pennsylvania, but the ones named are 

 especially important. Mention in this connection should be made 

 of the Rhode Island Greening and Northern Spy (which occur in the 

 northern part of the State and amount to 5.5 per cent and 11.4 per 

 cent, respectively, of the crop) and the Ben Davis (which occurs 

 more or less generally and which amounts to 6 per cent of the crop) . 2 

 These varieties, however, are evidently in the older orchards, as they 

 do not appear to be commonly recommended for planting anywhere 

 in this State at the present time. 



EAST NORTH-CENTRAL STATES. 



OHIO. 



Distribution. — Commercial apple growing in Ohio is largely in the 

 southern and southeastern part of the State in the counties border- 

 ing the Ohio River and in the counties in the northern part which 

 are influenced by the proximity of Lake Erie. There are interests 

 also of some recognized importance in the central sections of the 

 State. The counties especially mentioned are as follows : 



In the Ohio River valley: Belmont, Monroe, Noble, Washington, Athens, 

 Meigs, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Clermont, and Hamilton. 

 In the central sections : Ross, Fairfield, Franklin, and Delaware. 

 In the northern part: Lake, Erie, Sandusky, Ottawa, Lucas, and Seneca. 



Varieties. — For the northern sections: Baldwin, Ben Davis, 

 Grimes, Jonathan, Northern Spy, and Ehode Island Greening. For 

 the central and southern sections, Eome Beauty (especially in addi- 

 tion to Ben Davis and Grimes named above). Stayman Winesap 

 may also be expected to give good results in these sections of the 

 State. 



INDIANA. 



Distribution. — Apple growing is generalized in Indiana. The 

 interests are widely distributed in the northern and eastern tiers of 

 counties, in the counties in the north-central part of the State 



1 The number in parentheses preceding each name indicates its sequence of ripening as 

 related to the others in the list. 



2 See Table III for the percentages of other varieties. 



