INTRODUCTION". V 



Table II. — Number of apple and peach trees of bearing age in the Ozark region, by 

 counties, as shown by the Thirteenth Census — Continued. 



MISSOURI. 



Count v. 



Apple. Peach. 



Count v. 



Apple. Peach. 



Countv 



Apple. Peach. 



Barry 



Barton 



Benton 



Camden 



Cedar 



Crawford.... 



Dallas 



Dent 



Douglas 



Franklin 



Greene 



Hickorv 



Howell 



Iron 



Adair 



Cherokee 



Coal 



Delaware.. . 



Garvin 



Haskell 



410.896 

 157.337 



41.902 



87.260 

 121.961 ! 

 270.309 I 

 140.265 i 

 240.119 I 

 132,386 

 116.975 

 501.213 i 



69.007 J 

 474.560 



22. 577 



191.345 

 27.796 

 42,508 

 35.421 

 45.840 

 31,046 

 31.093 

 38,254 

 81.978 

 66.112 



125.960 

 31,478 



424. 269 

 20.343 



Jasper 



123.311 



28,122 



Laclede 



25n.97> 



57.661 



Lawrence . . . 



234.232 



68.036 



McDonald. . 



243.620 



97.464 , 



Madison 



35,158 



30.634 j 



Maries 



91,958 



35. 29* 



Miller 



82,002 



47,292 



Morgan 



56.>99 



24.445 



Newton 



289. 159 



72.907 



Oregon 



92.138 



463.609 



Ozark 



26.097 



53.095 



Phelps 



153.902 



38.530 



Polk 



194.043 



54.464 



Pulaski 



121,896 



43.357 



Remolds. . 

 St. "Clair.... 

 St. Francois 

 Shannon . . . 



Stone 



Taney 



Texas 



Vernon .... 

 Washington 

 Webster.. . 

 Wright 



Total . 



41.509 

 86, 42v 



50.569 



73.566 



«5.75v 



26.044 



291.575 



200. 936 



47.624 



624. 63S 



351.922 



:•: 



37.860 

 30. 132 

 42.425 

 72.119 

 SO; 668 



125.691 

 48.418 

 41.771 

 78,031 



120.135 



3.007.906 



OKLAHOMA. 



39.311 



21.645 



30.643 



10.194 



4.058 



12.121 



63.636 



18.754 



11.512 



35.624 



9.692 



24. 772 



Hughes 



16.897 



17.381 ' 



Latimer 



732 



2.^29 



Le Flore 



9.776 



41.677 



McCurtain.. 



2.280 



8.24S ! 



Murrav 



5.990 



24.005 1 



Pittsburgh.. 



24. 194 



46,064 



Pontotoc 



Pushmataha 

 Sequoyah . . . 



Total.. 



14.966 



2.240 



13.610 



41.201 

 B,16J 



49. 770 



249.537 



362.446 



On account of the importance of the fruit industry in the Ozark 

 region and the transition period through which it was passing, the 

 Bureau of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture began in 

 1903 a study the object of which was to determine as far as possible 

 (1) the exact behavior of the different fruit varieties, especially of the 

 apple and peach, in different parts of the region, (2) the conditions 

 under which they attain their highest degree or a satisfactory degree 

 of perfection, and (3) the suitability of each variety for the purpose 

 intended. The final object is to aid in the introduction of sorts which 

 may prove more profitable and satisfactory than those now being 

 grown. 



In 1903 a brief period was spent in getting in touch with the 

 growers and locating some of the more important orchards, thus 

 facilitating subsequent investigations. From 1904 to 1908, inclusive, 

 a considerable portion of each season, from July to September, was 

 given to this work. Subsequent observations have also been made in 

 certain sections. 



This bulletin is devoted principally to a discussion of the results of 

 these investigations. In order that a description of the behavior of 

 a variety may have real significance it must be interpreted in terms 

 of the conditions under winch the variety is grown. Accordingly, 

 there follows a somewhat comprehensive description of the region 

 studied and an account of the conditions existing therein which have 

 an important bearing on its fruit industry. 



