Spring 2007 "Apples for Health"
You have surely heard "an apple a day keeps the doctor away."
New research continues to back up what our forefathers knew without research; that apples are one of the healthiest foods available. While many foods have some lingering question, sugh as cholesterol or ingredients, apples have no such concerns. Eating 3 a day has even been proven to be a viable weight loss plan.Faeth Orchards history in pictures. Click on a thumbnail to see the photo.
Ada and Marvin Faeth, the 4th Generation, about 1921
Carol Moore, College Graduation. She married Marvin in 1941
Apple harvest, 1944 or 1945. Both the Moore family and the Faeth Families used all their "chips" in 1944 to get a chance to buy a new John Deere Model H tractor. Only the rear wheel of the new tractor can be seen in this photo. Orange crates were recycled as apple crates due to the wartime shortages. You can see the orange crates full of apples.
Marvin Faeth (L) and Rena Faeth (R), a cousin, in some fun outside the old salesroom, about 1950. Notice the baskets of apples stacked ready for sale in the background.
Carol Faeth with part of the 5th generation, 1953. Loren is on her lap.
Ada Faeth with a friend by the smokehouse holding a long limb full of big apples, about 1940
H.A Faeth and Emma (Haffner) Faeth, wedding picture. Third Generation, about 1912.
Harvest 1938. Two teams of horses tied to the hitching rack outside the old salesroom. Lots of apples. Would you like a bushel, or a wagonload?
Another wagonload of apples by the house. In those days, apples were stored in the basement of the house. There was no cold storage available.
A sunday afternoon, about 1893. Lew, Adam, Herb, Anna and her sisters, and Rob pose by the house. Note there is no porch yet on the west side of the house.
H.A. and Emma, about 1957. Herb was a contemprary and friend of the noted naturalist and conservationist, Aldo Leopold. Most of Aldo's suggestions were implemented on the farm. It was far ahead of time in terms of conservation practices. H.A and Aldo invented and practiced what has become known as sustainable agriculture.
H.A points out the graft line in a Grimes Golden tree for the newspaper photographer during a fruit growers field day, 1958. Note the un-natural position of his left arm. The arm was crushed by a horsebite in 1936, and the bones were not able to be set or healed. The wrist and hand hung limp. He used a strap over his shoulder with a hook to substitute for the left hand. This is a very unusual photo, because usually he positioned himself so his left hand would not show, or appeared normal.
Packing apples, 1942. A neighbor is on the left, Marvin is in back, his mother, Emma is on the right center, and Herb can be seen on the far right.
FREEZE WARNING! Temperatues tonight may reach 25 degrees. What do you do when your trees are in bloom, and you hear this? It happened in 1963. In this newspaper photo, Marvin is seen preparing for the freezing night. Fires were lit to keep the air moving, and hopefully prevent or lessen damage to the trees and blossoms. Frozen blossoms mean no fruit.
Marvin holds a ring-packed bushel of apples in this 1948 photo. Every apple sold used to be packed in ring-packed baskets.
Here is a photo that is typical of H.A. Faeth. He was a horticulturalist's horticulturalist. You can see the pride as he inspects big juicy beautiful apples in this 1957 newspaper photo. When we say H.A Faeth Select apples, you know you are getting the finest available. Notice how he hides his left arm in this photo.
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