| Show GROWING OF SUMMER APPLES department of agriculture makes study of industry in middle atlantic states on nearly every farm arm summer apples have had a place since very early days and varieties havo bave been developed extending the season of apple production over the entire summer bummer as well as autumn while as a rule this fruit has been grown for or family consumption tho the surplus has haa found its way to market tho marked decline III in lao tho production ot of peaches within the past few years has brought about a considerable extension of the early apple industry on a commercial scale which extension has been most marked in the middle atlantic states where especially advantageous tralis transportation porta routes both rall rail and water and tho the proximity of largo large markets havo have stimulated the enterprise which has haa its center in the truck producing region near philadelphia tho united states department of agriculture as a result ot of this extension has made a study of the early apple industry with tho the middle atlantic states as a field and published the information collected in a bulletin entitled summer apples in the middle atlantic states issued by the bureau of 0 plant industry till this bulletin Is a compendium of 0 information covering all phases of the question of early apple production including soils climate culture picking packing marketing etc nui numerous rou varieties are described describe and sea seasons son and other dat data a conveniently presented in tabular forn |
