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- The Jordan waterwheel, early 1930s
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- The Jordan brothers each built irrigation systems; George's included this large waterwheel. Walter researched the design and George patterned the wheel from a picture in a catalog. The overshot wheel, 20 feet in diameter, was powered by ditch...
- Orchards grow to commercial sizes
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- The Jordan orchards would eventually boast over 1,500 fruit trees. During World War II, Walter had a contract with the government to ship apples to our troops. He made 8 trips to Phoenix to deliver the order for 1,000 boxes, driving all night to...
- Ira Smith picking fruit from his horse
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- This was not the common way to harvest fruit. More likely, Ira was in the neighborhood and took advantage of his elevated position from atop his horse. A canvas bag over their shoulders allowed workers to have both hands free for picking. The...
- The David Dumas farm
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- The Dumas family moved next door to the Schuermans in 1905. They grew peaches, apples, apricots, plums and blackberries in addition to large gardens. David and Margaret Dumas were known throughout the valley for their warm hospitality,...
- Red Rock fruit display at the county fair, 1930
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- Fruit from the Schuerman place, among others, was selected by fair organizers to make up this incredible display at the Yavapai County Fair. Note the photos of Courthouse Rock (now referred to as Cathedral Rock). Red Rock fruit and vegetable...
- Jordan carrot crop
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- Before their fruit trees produced, the Jordans grew carrots planted between the rows of immature fruit trees. Carrots were loaded on a Model A and 12 hours later the carrots would be in Phoenix where Ruth went directly to restaurants and hotels to...
- Walter pruning in the orchard
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- Orcharding required work in the field year round. Pruning was one of Walter's specialties. When the pruning was done, there was spraying for pests, spreading fertilizer, monitoring the weather for moisture and killing frost, smudging, caring for...
- Smudge pots
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- Oak Creek orchardists used smudge pots to protect fruit from frost. The pots/heaters were brought to the field on a sled. At Walter Jordan's place, the sled was pulled by a caterpillar tractor. Once placed, the dampers were opened and cleaned,...
- Mechanized apple sorting machine
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- The apple sorting machine in Walter's fruit packing shed was state of the art in 1948. It was not uncommon for it to run 8+ hours per day during harvest, stopping only for the packers to catch up when their bins became too full. Peaches were...
- Fruit boxes stacked to the packing shed roof
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- The smooth concrete floor of Walter's new packing shed was popular with all the kids in town for roller skating. How disappointed they were when harvest time arrived and their skating rink was filled with boxes and workers.
- Will Steele and Joe Farley try out a new piece of equipment
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- In 1924, Joe Farley learned his old homestead was for sale, so he and Sarah moved back with their daughter, Minnie, and her husband, Will C. Steele. They split the purchased property, with the creek as the dividing line. The Steeles developed a...
- The Walter Jordan place
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- Many orchards are still visible in photos, especially aerial photos of Sedona, into the 1970s. But the influx of retirees in that decade brought a transition from an agriculture-based economy to one of development and tourism. Walter and Ruth...
- The Schuerman Red Rock winery
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- Unfortunately, Heinrich (Henry) Schuerman found out that what the previous owners occupied wasn't exactly what they owned due to a bad survey. Henry ended up buying some land from the railroad to straighten out the boundaries. He had settled...
- Erwin Schuerman's honey label
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- Bees to pollinate a fruit orchard are a necessity. As the orchards in the area grew larger, the orchardists began to bring in bee colonies to ensure enough bees to do the job. With the bee hives came the natural byproduct, honey, which then...
- Irrigation ditch work was everyday
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- The Schuerman and Dumas families were close neighbors and friends. Being next door neighbors, Dumas and the Schuermans worked together to build and maintain an irrigation system. Erwin (left), Henry and Dorette's son, works here on part of the...
- Edith Smith harnesses a farm goat
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- Children were involved in the work and responsibilities of area homesteads. The Abraham Lincoln Smith family arrived in Sedona in 1915 to put their children in school. Edith was a Smith granddaughter, in this case taking a spin in a farm cart...
- The Hart children haul wood
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- L.E. 'Dad' Hart and family arrived about 1909-10, and bought land and cattle. Although Dad's store would be the first to have electricity in town, that was almost 25 years into the future, so the Hart children were tasked with gathering wood for...
- Jerome miners provided a ready market for Oak Creek fruit and wine
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- The Schuerman ranch on Oak Creek was at the base of Courthouse Rock (now known as Cathedral Rock). The family grew apples, peaches, apricots, and quince to name a few. They produced Zinfandel wine made in the style of their German ancestry, along...
- Pendley barn
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- The area's earliest settlers were subsistence farmers, meaning they grew what they needed for their own use. Frank Pendley arrived in 1907. He came to fish in Oak Creek and ended up returning to establish 'squatters rights' on a piece of land,...
- Pendley fruit crate label
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- Farms--Arizona--Sedona
- Pendley built over a mile of irrigation ditch that included sections of pipe and flume, some of it piercing rock in which he blasted holes to accommodate the gradual angle needed for gravity flow of the water. He grew corn, squash, and alfalfa,...