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quantity, while 9 or 10 leading kinds constitute the bulk of the boxed 
output. . 
About three-fourths of the sales of boxed apples reported consisted 
of six leading varieties. These are Winesap, Jonathan, Rome 
Beauty, Esopus Spitzenburg, Yellow Newtown, and Delicious. 
The relative rank remained about the same in the three States of 
the Pacific Northwest from 1915 to 1923, but production of Wine- 
sap and Delicious has gained somewhat at he expense of other 
varieties. Recent reports indicate rapid increase in planting and 
production of the Delicious. Popularity of the various kinds in 
producing regions depends partly on market price and partly on 
ease of production and adaptability to the pack. 
The Wenatchee district ve mostly Winesap, Jonathan, Delicious, 
Stayman Winesap, Esopus Spitzenburg, and Rome Beauty; the 
Yakima district, the Winesap, Jonathan, Rome Beauty, and De- 
licious. Roughly one-third of the apple shipments in the Yakima 
and Wenatchee Valleys is Winesap tonnage. Hood River ships 
mostly Esopus Spitzenburg and Yellow Newtown. Walla Walla 
and Spokane ship heavily of the Rome Beauty, Jonathan, and 
Wagener. Southern Idaho ships mainly the Winesap, Rome Beauty, 
Jonathan, and Winter Banana. Bitter Root Valley ships the 
McIntosh liberally; Colorado, the Jonathan and Grimes Golden; 
California, the Gravenstein, Yellow Newtown, and Yellow Bell- 
flower, besides some of the other standard varieties. 
Jonathan, Winesap, Esopus Spitzenburg, Rome Beauty, and 
Yellow Newtown have been leaders in the boxed-apple markets 
for many years. The Delicious has been popular during the past 
few seasons because of the high price obtainable. Some early- 
bearing varieties used for orchard fillers are now little grown. 
In the long run, both eating or cooking quality and good appear- 
ance seem necessary to market success. The great bulk of the 
receipts is of the varieties mentioned, although 20 to 25 varieties 
are handled in volume more or less considerable. Their leading 
market characteristics are summarized in Table 16 based on reports 
from market centers of the East and Middle’ West. 
THE WINESAP GROUP 
A standard late-season variety is the Winesap, leading the older 
sorts in average price, ranging next to Delicious. Its long-keeping 
qualities and high color insure a ready sale during the late winter 
and early spring. Together with the Yellow Newtown, it comprises 
the bulk of the boxed holdings for the last months of the apple season. 
Its dessert quality is only moderately good and the skin tends to 
become greasy after it ripens, but it is one of the most successful 
market apples. 
The Stayman Winesap does not show up so well in a pack as 
some high-colored varieties that are lower in quality. It is also 
uncertain in storage because of liability to scald; but its popularity 
is increasing because of its fairly high quality and its general utility. 
The Arkansas (Mammoth Black Twig) is assumed to be a Winesap 
seedling. It possesses some of the parent qualities, but is generally 
less attractive in appearance and often shows seald in storage. 
Arkansas Black is another relative of the Winesap and often sells 
at about the same price as the Winesap in the spring. It 1s a late 
