Have you started your cider making experiments yet? Definitely interested in hearing how that goes, given I am about 2-3 years behind you in progress (on a much smaller scale). I planted ~60 trees on my property last year, with 45 being in an orchard (21 apples, 3 apricots, 6 cherries, 4 nectarine, 5 peach, 6 pears). I use chipdrop to get free woodchips to mulch my rows. Maybe that exists in your area (I am in Northern Virginia).
We have some overlap in apple scions for cider (Golden Russet, Dabinett, Arkansas Black, Nova Spy, McIntosh), but it looks like I have a couple you do not (Franklin Cider Apple, Goldrush).
I just love this thread and it gives me hope for my little orchard!