used for home consumption. The plantings are greatest 
in the mild and moist western section, particularly in 
Rhenish Prussia and Wurttemberg. Much of the fruit is 
grown for cider or beverage purposes and does not enter 
the world markets as fruit. Germany imports large quan¬ 
tities of apples in the form of ripe and dried apples, a 
large portion of which prior to the World War, came from 
the United States and France. No production data is avail- 
aole. In 1913, however, it was reported that Germany had 
74 ,3^0,000 apple trees, including both bearing and non- 
bearing trees. A large part of the plantings are found 
along highways and in pastures, making it impracticable 
even to attempt an acre comparison with the apple orchards 
in the United States, 
France 
The apple industry of France is confined largely to 
the northern section bordering upon the English Channel. 
In this country, also, a very large portion, possibly 90 
per cent of the crop, is used for cider and beverage pur¬ 
poses. Probably the principal reason for the location of 
most of the apple trees in northern France is due to the 
fact that this region is beyond the limits of vine cult¬ 
ure. It is in Brittany and Normandy where cider, and not 
wine, is the traditional beverage. In southern France 
the apple cannot successfully compete with the vineyards. 
Climatic conditions also are less favorable in the south¬ 
ern part. 
Because apples are grown largely for cider purposes 
