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north. Fall varieties, like Colvert, Gravenstein and King, 

 brought from 16 to 25 shillings in Liverpool the first of 

 October, while the true winter apples were opening at 12 to 

 18 shillings. 



One of the most gratifying features of the apple returns of 

 1891 is the fair yield and unusually fine quality of the New 

 York crop. In 1890 the crop in New York was exceedingly 

 light, and much of the failure was thought to be due to the 

 unusual prevalence of the apple-scab fungus; the crop this 

 year is proof that such scourges may dissipate themselves in 

 a single season. 



The estimated apple yield of the country, as given by The 

 the November crop-report of the Department of Agriculture, apple 

 is as follows, the figures representing the percentage of an crop ' 

 average full yield : 



Maine 82 New Hampshire.. 89 Vermont 85 



Massachusetts .. 85 Rhode Island ... . 96 Connecticut.... 93 



New York 85 New Jersey 100 Pennsylvania... 90 



Delaware 100 Maryland 100 Virginia 89 



North Carolina. . 72 South Carolina.. 66 Georgia 69 



Alabama 65 Mississippi 67 Louisiana 71 



Texas 80 Arkansas 75 Tennessee 68 



West Virginia... 89 Kentucky 79 Ohio 51 



Michigan 41 Indiana 78 Illinois 65 



Wisconsin 65 Minnesota 70 Iowa 96 



Missouri 69 Kansas 96 Nebraska 100 



California 96 Oregon 92 Nevada 100 



Colorado 90 South Dakota. .. . 90 Idaho 90 



New Mexico. . . . 100 Utah 100 Washington .... 90 



Many parts of the Pacific slope seem to be admirably 

 adapted to the apple, as appears from facts given in Annals 

 for 1890, and which are more fully presented upon succeeding 

 pages of this volume. Parts of Virginia and North Carolina 

 are also important apple-growing regions, even for late fall 

 and early winter kinds, and the early northern markets have 

 long been familiar with the early varieties of Delaware, Mary- 

 land and southwards. 



Tasmanian apples, which began to attract attention in the 

 San Francisco market in 1890, appeared in considerable 

 quantity this year, as also apples from Australia and New 

 Zealand. These fruits begin to reach California markets in 

 April. Apples from these countries, especially from Tas- 



