MARKETING WESTERN BOXED APPLES Z 
Twin Falls districts in southern Idaho, and an area of about the 
same size*in the Lewiston district. The State normally ships 3,000 
to 6,000 carloads. Irrigation is general. The Jonathan, Rome 
Beauty, and Winesap are varieties prominent in the order mentioned. 
Methods are like those of the Bacifie Northwest in general. A 
feature is the large proportion of the crop shipped as orchard-run 
or combination grades, and the extensive shipments in bushel baskets 
and in bulk to western markets. 
CALIFORNIA 
In 1924, California had 59,345 acres of bearing apple trees, in- 
cluding only the commercial orchards. About one-half of these were 
in the three central counties of Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Sonoma, 
one-fifth were in southern counties and the rest were somewhat 
scattering. Half the young trees not yet bearing were in Sonoma 
County. 
WATSONVILLE 
There are two long-established apple-shipping districts in Cali- 
fornia. The Watsonville district in Santa Cruz and Monterey 
Counties is best known in the East for its shipment of the Yellow 
Bellflower early in the fall; but Yellow Newtown is the leading 
variety, although grown largely for export. The Yellow Bellflower 
is used in California in large quantities for drying. State production 
of dried apples in 1923 was estimated as slightly under 12,500 tons. 
The district of about 50 square miles has sometimes produced over 
3,000,000 boxes of apples. Irrigation is not generally practiced, 
although there is some tendency toward the use of pumping systems 
-supplied by wells. 
SEBASTOPOL 
Located north of San Francisco in Sonoma County, the Sebastopol 
district is famous for its Gravensteins, which supply eastern markets 
with their earliest high-grade boxed apples. Shipments average 
around 1,000 cars annually, and there is besides a heavy output of 
dried apples, about half the crop being used for this product. Varie- 
ties other than Gravenstein are mostly taken for drying. Irrigation 
is seldom practiced, because of sufficient rainfall and cool summer 
climate. 
YUCAIPA AND BEAUMONT 
In San Bernardino and Riverside Counties of southern California, 
the Yucaipa and Beaumont districts produce several hundred 
thousand bushels of Rome Beauty, Winesap, Delicious, and other 
kinds. The location is elevated, the climate cool, and the season 
rather late. Excellent care is given these orchards and the produc- 
tion is largely sold in local markets, principally in Los Angeles. 
COLORADO 
The leading apple State of the Rocky Mountain region is Colorado. 
Most commercial orchards are on the western slope in Grand and 
Gunnison Valleys, with important shipping points at Grand Junction 
and Clifton in Mesa County, Paeonia, Austin, Hotchkiss, and Delta 
