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...Eating apples can help reduce Advertisementthe risk of some types of cancer, heart disease and high blood pressure, according to the U.S.

Apple Association.

Q: When did the industry start in Adams County?

A: Noah Sheely had the first commercial orchard in 1878, according to the Penn State Cooperative Extension.

His orchard is called the first in the county, situated where the historic Round Barn and Fruit Market owned by Knouse Foods is now.

Sheely is also credited with making the first commercial shipment in 1893, when he ordered 1,500 barrels of apples for the Chicago World's Fair.

Q: How many varieties of apples are grown in the United States?

A: About 2,500, but 15 popular varieties make up about 90 percent of those produced, according to the apple association.

Q: What are the most popular varieties of apples?

A: The top five in 2006 were: Red Delicious, Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith and Fuji, according to the apple association.

The Yellow Delicious is still popular, while newer varieties such as Jonagold, Cameo, Pink Lady and others are growing more common, Spence said.

Reach Angie Mason at 771-2048 or amason@ydr.com.

If you go Learn more about apples at the 2007 Adams County Apple Blossom Festival, from 9 a.m.

to 5 p.m.

next Saturday and Sunday at the South Mountain Fairgrounds on Route 234 in Arendtsville.

The cost is $5 for adults, and it's free for children under 12.

Events include orchard tour...