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tance is tlie peach. The peaches are best 

 adapted to the lower valley, and from 

 Mesilla large quantities are shipped to 

 the Eastern markets. 



Apricots, plums, grapes, quinces and 

 pears do well in the different localities 

 suited to them. 



Prof. Pabrian Garcia says: 



*"New Mexico, though lying pretty well 

 south and frequently thought to be out 

 of the apple-growing belt, contains many 

 sections well adapted to apple culture. 

 Almost every county in the territory has 

 demonstrated this fact. A very impor- 

 tant factor governing apple culture in 

 New Mexico is water. If more water for 

 irrigation purposes could be secured, 

 especially for high land, more apple or- 

 chards could be planted. Because of the 

 large area and great difference in alti- 

 tude a great variety of climatic and soil 

 conditions exist. The apple will grow in 

 any part of the territory where enough 

 moisture may be had for it, but the same 

 varieties may not be equally suited to all 

 of the apple growing districts; neither 

 can the same cultural methods or irriga- 

 tion practices always be applied. 



The largest apple growing sections are 

 found in the larger valleys and in the 

 mountains where mountain streams can 

 be utilized for irrigation. Many of these 

 sections are comparatively new and 

 small, but there is no doubt that just as 

 soon as some of the many irrigation 

 schemes now under way are completed, 

 the apple-growing area of the territory 

 will be increased. The apple is undoubt- 

 edly the most important orchard fruit in 

 New Mexico and it is likely that it will 

 always be, because it can be shipped long 

 distances." 



Orakville Lowther 



Varieties Adapted to Hew Mexico 



The question of recommending varie- 

 ties is always a difficult one, but Judging 

 from the results at the station and from 

 observations made by the writer in the 

 territory and from reports of different 

 growers in New Mexico the following va- 

 rieties are given as being among the best 



* New Mexico Experiment Station Bulletin 



No. 75. 



of those that have fruited. These have 

 been classified in groups for the different 

 sections or counties. The location of 

 these divisions may be found in figure 9. 

 These are the most important apple grow- 

 ing districts in the territory at present. 

 General Collection. Ben Davis, Gano, 

 Mammoth, Black Twig, Missouri Pippin, 

 Winesap, Rome Beauty, Jonathan, Grimes 

 Golden, W. W. Pearmain, Northern Spy, 

 Geniton, Arkansas Black, Black Ben 

 Davis, Maiden's Blush, Yellow Trans- 

 parent, Red Astrachan, Red June, and 

 Early Harvest. 



Geoup L Satisfactory varieties report- 

 ed from the Mimbres valley, in southwest- 

 ern New Mexico: Early — Bed Astrachan, 

 Red June, and Early Harvest. Late — 

 Black Ben Davis, "Winesap, Delicious, 

 Paragon, and Arkansas Black. 



GKOtrp n. Satisfactory varieties report- 

 ed from the Rio Grande valley from north 

 of Bernalillo to the Texas line. Early — 

 Maiden's Blush, Red June, Early Har- 

 vest, Yellow Transparent. Late — Ben 

 Davis, Arkansas Black, Missouri Pippin, 

 White "Winter Pearmain, Mammoth Black 

 Twig, "Winesap, and Jonathan, 



Gboup ni. Satisfactory varieties re- 

 ported from Otero county districts: 

 Early — ^Yellow Transparent. Late — Mam- 

 moth Black Twig, Ben Davis, Winesap, 

 W. Winter Pearmain, Jonathan, Arkansas 

 Black, and Rome Beauty. 



Gkotjp IV. Satisfactory varieties re- 

 ported from the Lincoln county region: 

 Early — Maiden's Blush, Red June, Late 

 —Mammoth Black Twig, Winesap. W. 

 W. Pearmain, Geniton, and Northern Spy. 



Gkotjp V. Satisfactory varieties re- 

 ported from the Pecos valley: Early — 

 Maiden's Blush, Yellow Transparent, Red 

 June, Early Harvest, and Strawberry. 

 Late — Ben Davis, Black Ben Davis, Mam- 

 moth Black Twig, Winesap, Jonathan, 

 Arkansas Black, Grimes Golden, and 

 Missouri Pippin. 



Gkottp VI. Satisfactory varieties re- 

 ported from Colfax county: Early — 

 Maiden's Blush and Early Harvest. Late 

 —Ben Davis, Jonathan, Northern Spy, 

 and Geniton. 



GEOtxp VII. Satisfactory varieties re- 



