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

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