The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-03


Mr.. W. NJ. Dunlap, who owns a small
place Of ten acres in this county, on the
West Alexander and West Liberty road,
about four miles from tho former and three
miles from tho latter place, happened in at
the INTELLIGENcER office yesterday, and we
fell into conversation with him as to his
crops this year and tho prices obtained for
them. Mr.. D, is grower oil quite vari-
ETY. Of potatoes that have not us yet come
into general use, and also pays great deal
OF attention to small fruits, such as grapes,
strawberries, raspberries and blackberrics.
In this line he has achieved considerable
reputation and success as q farmer, and
this too despite tho fact that he spends
about half Of every week in the city, or at
least away from his place, attending to le-
gal business.
He raised this year about 500 bushels Of
potatoes, and expected to have had thou-
sand. But he has made, and will make,
more money out OF his 500 bushels, owing
to the general failure Of the crop, than he
could have made out Of his 1000 bushels
had the year been q good one. For in
stance, he has sold off his Early Rose, his
Burbanks, Dunmores and Monmouth
Pearls at 81. 25 per bushel, and he Is hold.
ing his Bells, Pride Of America, La Plume
Triumph and Beauty Of Hebron for fancy
prices (for seed) next spring. He sold
Bells and Pride Of America at 81 per bush.
Of last spring, La Plume Triumph at s.,
and Beauty Of Hebron at s.. He thinks II
quite probable, owing to the general scar
city this year, that he will get still higher
prices next spring He Is holding over
about 200 bushels in all OF these varieties
in this expectation.
The Pride Of America Is q great pro.
ducer. Mr.. D. planted n half blshel Of
them on the 9th Of April last, and from
that half bushel dug sixty bushels this fall.
In other words, II produced one hundred
and twenty fold-an extraordinary crop
surely. And It is All excellent potato, too,
quite equal to, II not superior, p the Early
Rose in flavor On the day following (the
10th Of April he planted two bushels Of
Early Rose, and this fall dug only sixteen
busliel, or only eight fold. Quito u differ.
enCe indeed. The Bells produced seventy.
two bushels from two bushel, or thirty.six
fold; the Beauty Of Hebron one hundred
andflity bushel from four bushels, or thirty.
seven and n half fold. The La Plume
Triumph produced about two.thirds more
than the Rose.
Nfr. Dunlap does not think much OF the
81. Patrick, Burbanks, Monmouth Pearls,
Early Success and Dunmorcs, and has dis.
Cafded them all. Their quality Is not
good. He estimates that any variety of
potato will run out in from twelve TO fifteen
years. and says that the EARLY Rose Is about
played.
In the way Of grapes, Mfr. D. raises some
sixty varieties, the principal OF which are
tho Moore's Early, Champion, Concord,
Ives, Martha, Brighton, Lady, Salem and
Telegraph. lie sold his crop OF Moores
and Championships twenty bushels in
all-at 81 90 per bushel, or eight cents per
pound, on his place. He sold his Concortis
at 81 90 per bushel, or two cents per pound,
and his Telegraphs (Which yield double
the amount Of any other Variety at two
and one.hali cents per pound The Moores
and Champion mature from four TO five
weeks eatlief than the other varieties,
which accounts for the fancy price obtained
for them. They are, however, q well
favored grape, and he regards the Moorcs
a. equal 10 the Catawbas.
Mi. Dunlap raised this last season about
1000 quarts Of Strawberries, which he sold
al 12t cents per quart. His taspbetries
were not more than half q crop, and he got
ten cents per quart. His blackberries were
almost a total failure, and he had none for
sale. He sold about $1,000 strawberry
plants at from g 90 to So 90 per thousand
ian average Of s. COY, yielding him In all
$3.50 fIe also sold about 10000 grape vines
at$5O0per hundred, yielding himinNll 500.
And he sold also from 1000 to 5000 fasp-
berry and blackberry plants, yielding him
at so per thousand, for say 5000, about
500,
MI. Dunlap counts his place Of ten acres
as worth, house and all, $500, and of liz
proceeds he supports family Of seven
persons, large and small, and makes some.
thing besides. He has kept a minute &C.
count Of all his outlays Tor family pur.
poses outside Of what he consumes off his
place and they foot mp $500 per year. AL.
lowing as much more for what they con.
sumo oIf tho place, aud lot taxes, repairs,