ot spring. If the apples should shrink in size, as apples
do, the spring in the box will take up the slack. In loading on the car
or ship, the boxes are placed on their edges. One thousand boxes make a
good car-load, weighing about 40,000 pounds. A barrel will make about
4-1/2 boxes. These cases of selected apples are expected to sell readily
for eight shillings (or $2) per box, and packed in this careful manner
should go through in perfect condition. If they bring satisfactory
prices, I predict that next year more than one Kansas orchard will be
packing apples for foreign export.

A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE WELLHOUSE ORCHARDS.

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 Dav