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Good Soil Management Makes Strawberries
Photograph of Wilson DeGroot and wife packaging strawberries. Good soil management makes strawberries. Contour rows, fertilization and check-row cultivation has simplified labors. This "pick-em-yourself" four acre project grossed $1,600 in 1960. Over 2,000 people picked for home use according to DeGroot. This retired bricklayer says his hobby is interesting and profitable.
Date:
May 10, 1961
Creator:
Hayes, Earl J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of agricultural workers. During rush season field and shed are full of town pickers. Scarcity of labor made this 4-acre berry patch a "you-pick-em" deal and everyone is happy. OK-1339-11.
Date:
May 10, 1961
Creator:
Hayes, E. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wilson Degrot Farm
Photograph of Wilson Degrot Farm in Haworth, OK. "During rush season field and shed are full of town pickers. Scarcity of labor made this four acre berry patch a "you pick em all" deal and everyone is happy
Date:
May 10, 1961
Creator:
Hayes, Earl J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Floyd Marshall
Photograph of Floyd Marshall, district supervisor for SCS district. He appears on a tractor in a field and has been supervisor since 1939.
Date:
May 10, 1961
Creator:
Hayes, Earl J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
You-Pick-Em Berry Patch
Photograph of the rush season, field and shed are full of town pickers. Scarcity of labor made this 4-acre berry patch a "you-pick-em" deal and everyone is happy.
Date:
May 10, 1961
Creator:
Hayes, Earl J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History