APPLES

                Commercial Production, 1997 and 1998 1/
                           1997 Production         1998 Production
 Area and County
                         Pounds    Bushels 2/    Pounds    Bushels 2/

 Shenandoah Valley:
 Clarke                   16,287         388     19,495          464
 Frederick               112,354       2,675    120,254        2,863
 Rockingham               20,637         491     23,042          549
 Shenandoah               37,463         892     38,832          925
 Other Counties            2,178          52      3,723           89
 TOTAL                   188,919       4,498    205,346        4,889

 Piedmont:
 Albemarle                 9,011         215      8,794          209
 Amherst                   4,564         109      4,573          109
 Madison                   4,054          97      3,224           77
 Nelson                   20,901         498     19,245          458
 Rappahannock             13,912         331     11,716          279
 Other Counties            1,192          28      1,205           29
 TOTAL                    53,634       1,278     48,757        1,161

 Central:
 Bedford                   2,971          71      3,143           75
 Botetourt                 7,191         171      7,366          175
 Other Counties            4,436         106      3,357           80
 TOTAL                    14,598         348     13,866          330

 Southwest:
 Carroll                   6,169         147      4,640          110
 Patrick                   3,864          92      4,146           99
 Other Counties            1,649          39      1,991           49
 TOTAL                    11,682         278     10,777          257

 Other Counties: 3/        1,167          28      1,254           30

 STATE TOTAL             270,000       6,429    280,000        6,667
 1/ Preliminary. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Includes all
 other counties not included in the four major apple districts.

 





                           Apple Trees, 1997 1/
  
STATE TOTAL    2,000,751

TOP COUNTIES:
Frederick    644,624
Shenandoah    244,149
Rockingham     214,713
Nelson        200,853
Rappahannock    174,312