UNITED STATES 
AND CANADA 
PRODUCTION OF 
APPLES 
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Fig. 55. The most important apple-growing regions of the eastern part of the continent are near 
bodies of water. In the West, apples are grown in the irrigated regions and along the coast. In 
Canada. apples are the only fruit crop of importance. 
CHAPTER SIX 
WHERE FRUIT IS PRODUCED 
Fruit is a product which was once supposed to be a luxury, but is 
now known to be a necessity. It is needed by everyone as a matter 
of health. Fruit farming or orcharding is much like vegetable farm- 
ing, in being a widely dispersed branch of agriculture, for nearly every 
farmer raises at least a little fruit for his own home supply. The 
two industries are also alike in that both are becoming highly spe- 
cialized in favored localities of the United States. 
Although there is a large variety of fruits in the plant kingdom, 
only a few are of great commercial importance. These few include, 
among others, apples and peaches in the temperate zone; grapes in 
temperate and subtropical regions; and oranges and bananas in 
semi-tropical regions. 
APPLES 
The leading fruit in the United States is the apple. The value of 
the crop equals that of all the other fruits combined. and is half as 
much as that of the. potato. . 
Where apples are grown in the United States. Although the 
apple is grown in every state, it thrives chiefly in the cooler portions of 
the country, as appears in Figure 55. In three kinds of regions it 
prospers so well that a great supply can be shipped to distant cities, 
and even to Europe. 
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