In 1876 Mr. F. Wellhouse planted, at Glenwood, Leavenworth county,
Kansas, 117 acres of apple trees, as follows: 60 acres of Ben Davis, 32
of Missouri Pippin, and 25 of Winesap. This orchard yielded, in 1880,
1594 bushels of apples, which sold for $1.50 per barrel, or $797; and in
1881 it yielded 3887 bushels, which sold for $4 per barrel, or $5184.
In 1878 he planted, near Gardner, Miami county, 160 acres, as follows:
80 acres of Ben Davis, 40 of Missouri Pippin, 30 of Winesap, and 8 of
Cooper's Early and 8 of Maiden's Blush. These two orchards, of 277 acres
combined, yielded, in 1882, 12,037 bushels, which sold for $2.48 per
barrel, or $9,950.
In 1879 he planted, at Fairmount, Leavenworth county, 160 acres, as
follows: 80 acres of Ben Davis, 40 of Jonathan, 30 of Winesap, and 8 of
Cooper's Early and 8 of Maiden's Blush.
These three orchards, of 437 acres combined, yielded as follows:
1883, 12,388 bushels, sold at $3.00 per barrel.
1884, 11,726 " " 2.04 "
1885, 15,373 " " 2.00 "
1886, 34,909 " " 1.45 "
1887, 33,790 " " 2.11 "
1888, 20,054 " " 1.81 "
1889, 11,952 " " 2.49 "
1890, 79,170 " " 3.00 "
1891, 63,698 " " 1.75 "
1892, 978 bushels.
1893, 900 "
1894, 47,374 " sold at $2.50 per barrel.
1895, 59,138 "
1896, 784 "
1897, 3,758 "
1898, 3,639 " not sold yet.
In 1889 he planted, near Wakarusa, Osage county, 800 acres, as follows:
300 acres of Ben Davis, 200 of Missouri Pippin, 160 of Jonathan, 75 of
York Imperial, and 65 of Gano. In 1895 this orchard yielded 3470
bushels.
In 1894 he planted, near Tonganoxie, Leavenworth county, 300 acres, as
follows: 100 acres of Ben Davis, 100 of Gano, 33 of Jonathan, 33 of York
Imperial, and 34 of Missouri Pippin.
In 1895 he sold nearly 21,780 bushels, put in cold storage 9000 bushels,
and sent to dryer 26,600 bushels, making a total for 1895 of 57,380
bushels.
In 1896 he set out, near Summit, Leavenworth county, 140 acres, making a
total acreage of 620 acres of Ben Davis, 76 of Winesap, 409 of Missouri
Pippin, 190 of Jonathan, 150 of York Imperial, 160 of Gano, 16 of
Maiden's Blush, and 16 of Cooper's Early.
During this time he sold thousands of bushels of "culls" that are not
counted in this statement, excepting in 1895. These culls sold, per
bushel, as follows: 1883, at 30 cents; 1884, at 15 cents; 1885, at 20
cents; 1886, at 13 cents; 1887, at 27 cents; 1888, at 14 cents; 1889, at
18 cents; 1890, at 20 cents; 1891, at 15 cents; 1894, at 20 cents.
For profit, Mr. Wellhouse puts the Jonathan first, Ben Davis second,
Missouri Pippin third, and Winesap fourth. He says Cooper's Early does
not pay him.