Apple production was an important food and revenue source for the Turner Family. The orchard was planted in 1911. The 52 trees that were planted by Gilbert Walker began bearing fruit at the time the Bill Turner family moved permanently to the farm. Apples were used by the family, sold, and kept as livestock feed. Apples that were not used immediately were either canned or stored in the barn in layers of hay. Lora Turner was noted in Buena Vista for apple pies that she brought to all church functions and other gatherings.

The orchard is currently watered by a combination of irrigation water and a hose sprinkler system.