Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bidding Springs in Adair Co. is one of the most famous in eastern Oklahoma. Water from the spring makes this cool, inviting pond. Mrs. Linn Unkefer, who owns the mill, the springs and some surrounding property, is pictured here with her foreman, Walter Smith. The old mill still retains much of its old charm."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sergeant Gus Watt, a Cherokee from Westville, was once no. 4 on the roster of Company C. 279th infantry, as fourth man to enlist after reactivation of the unit in 1946."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "W. H. Langley, Stillwell, state representative, Adair Co."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "W. H. Langley, Adair, Okla."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A few of the labels of frozen foods and canned vegetables processed by the Stilwell food plant."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The picture above gives a good idea of the enormous size of the strawberries now being picked in fields near Stilwell."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Three hundred pickers gathered 20,000 quarts of berries here in one day."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Device harvests farm rock crop."

Photograph of grassland. Cut over woodland followed by goats and sprigged to Bermuda grass overseeded with clover. OK-212-12.

Photograph of a pond dam. The pond dam is showing seriosly rilled erosion. Pond dam needing sodding before treatment. OK-212-4.

Photograph of a waterway. The waterway is seen before shaping and vegetating. Natural drain below the farmstead. OK-212-3.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "THE BUSIEST SECTION of the last two weeks has been the strawberry belt in the vicinity of Stilwell."

Photograph of a broiler house on the Edds farm, which can hold up to 48,000 hens. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of the interior of a 48,000 capacity broiler house which is 30' x 300' in size. The yearly output of broilers on the Edds farm is approximately 98,000."

Photograph of fire damage. Most fires when started in rural homes, do severe damage. Little chance to save property through fire fighting equipment is available. The best way to save property from fire in rural areas is by the establishment of safety rules which include the removal of fire hazards. Fight fire by avoiding them. OK-294-12.

Photograph of Frank Grooms standing in a field of Kentucky 31 fescue and orchard grass.

Photograph of strawberries being harvested from hillside field. This field has a slope of from 20 to 30%. This land has recently been cleared from brush and will produce good strawberries from 3 to 6 years before it will need to be planted to bermudagrass and overseeded with lespedaza and clovers to conserve the soil that will be damages by erosion and leaching. Strawberries can be grown on this land again in about 20 years. OK-293-3.

Photograph of strawberries. Strawberries being harvested from hillside field, John Garrett farm / ranch. This field has a slope from 20% to 30%. This land has recently been cleared of brush and will produce good strawberries for 3 to 6 years before it will need to be planted to Bermuda grass and overseeded with lespedeza and clover to conserve the soil from erosion and leaching. Strawberries can be grown on this land again in about 20 years. OK-293-3.

Photograph of strawberries. Strawberries as being harvested from a hillside field. This field has a slope from 20% to 30%. This land has recently been cleared from brush and will produce good strawberries for 3 to 6 years before it will need to be planted to Bermuda grass and overseeded with lespedeza and clovers to conserve the soil that will be damaged by erosion and leaching. Strawberries can be grown on this land again in about 20 years. OK-293-3.

Photograph of strawberries. The packing shed where strawberries are taken to by the pickers. The pickers are paid as they bring the berries to the shed. The berries are packed in crates and are prepared to be shipped to market or the freezing plant. Berries are picked and handled quickly to conserve loss from spoilage. OK-293-6.

Photograph of packing shed where strawberries are taken by their pickers. They are paid as they bring the berries to the shed. The berries are packed in crates and are prepared to be shipped to market or the freezing plant. Berris are picked and handled quickly to conserve loss from spoilage. OK-293-6.

Photograph of the typical sample of strawberry land. This land is mostly rocks and gravel. It will grow strawberries for 3 to 6 years before it should be put into bermudagrass and clovers to conserve the soil from further depletion from erosion and leaching. Strawberries can be grown on this land again in about 20 years. OK-293-7.

Photograph of strawberries, John Garrrett farm / ranch. Strawberries growing on an extreme slope. This field will run from a 20 to 30% slope but will grow excellent berries. This land was recently cleared of brush and planted to strawberries. Irrigation is used in this field. After 3 – 6 years of strawberries this land will be planted with Bermuda grass. Erosion and leaching will deplete this soil in a few years and the grass is necessary to conserve and improve the soil. The berries can be grown again in about 20 years. OK-293-4.

Photograph of strawberries. Typical example of strawberry land. This land is mostly rocks and gravel. It will grow strawberries for 3 to 6 years before it should put into Bermuda grass and clover to conserve the soil from further depletion from erosion and leaching. Strawberries can be grown on this land again in about 20 years. OK-293-7.

Photograph of strawberries. Strawberries growing on an extreme slope. This field will run from 20% to 30% slope but will grow excellent berries. This land was recently cleared of brush and planted to strawberries. Irrigation is used this field. After 3 to 6 years of strawberries, this land will be planted with Bermuda grass. Erosion and leaching will deplete the soil in a few years and the grass conversion is necessary to conserve and improve it. Berries can be grown again in about 20 years. OK-293-4.