1 bushel = 4 Pecks = 42lbs. (approx)

The average apple has:

Calories: 80, Carbohydrates: 18 grams, Protein: 0.3 grams, Fat: 0.5 grams, Dietary Fiber: 5 grams, Cholesterol: 0, Sodium: 0, Potassium: 170 Milligrams (approx)

Apple Cider can be stored for an extended period if kept just over 32 degrees Fahrenheit. It will keep a year or more if frozen in plastic jugs; take out some cider to allow room for expansion.

It takes roughly two pounds of apples to make a nine inch pie.

Cut an apple in half (across the core) and you'll see a star shape!

Famous apple growers: Willard Scott, NBC Today Show weatherman; Dick Enberg, NBC sportscaster and Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson (who used to trade apple wood with each other for grafting purposes).

According to legend, the Esopus Spitzenburg apple variety was Thomas Jefferson's favorite apple. Spitzenburg is thought to be a parent of the Jonathan apple variety.

According to the Guinness Book Of Records, the largest apple ever plucked from a tree weighed three pounds, two ounces.

According to Country Living Gardener magazine, archeologists have found evidence that humans have been enjoying apples since at least 6500 B.C.

About 300 different apple varieties are grown in the U.S. You can find apples are grown in many climates all over the U.S.

Source: HungryMonster Writers