COMMERCIAL APPLE PRODUCTION BY COUNTIES, 1998-1999 1/


                            1998	1999 2/

			Pounds	Bu 3/	Pounds	Bu  3/
				 -thousand-	
Shenandoah Valley
Clarke			19,495	464	22,397	 533	
Frederick		120,254	2,863	159,698	 3,802	
Rockingham		23,042	549	31,520	 750	
Shenandoah		38,832	925	58,569	 1,395		
Other Counties		3,723	89	2,942	 70	
District Total		205,346	4,889	275,126	 6,551	
					
Piedmont
Albemarle		8,794	209	11,832	 282	
Amherst			4,573	109	4,336	 103	
Madison			3,224	77	3,594	 86	
Nelson			19,245	458	22,446	 534	
Rappahannock		11,716	279	10,540	 251	
Other Counties		1,205	29	1,494	 36	
District Total		48,757	1,161	54,242	 1,291	


Central				
Bedford			3,143	75	3,898	 93	
Botetourt		7,366	175	8,774	 209	
Other Counties		3,357	80	5,234	 125	
District Total		13,866	330	17,906	 426
					
Southwest
Carroll			4,640	110	4,670	 111	
Patrick			4,146	99	4,600	 110	
Other Counties		1,991	49	2,208	 53	
District Total		10,777	257	11,478	 273	
					
Other Counties 4/	1,254	30	1,248	 30	
State Total		280,000	6,667	360,000	8,571	



1/ Commercial crop estimates refer to the total production in commercial orchards of 100
    or more bearing trees.
2/ Preliminary 
3/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
4/ Includes all other counties not included in the four major apple districts.