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Growing Strawberries - Jim Wark's Strawberry Patch

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Two items about strawberry cultivation from the SDHC newsletter inserts. a. Scan of photo and caption from the July 6, 1972 Fennville Herald with the headline "Jim Wark's Strawberry Patch." The image shows Mr. Wark, at the far left, standing beside rows of weedy strawberry plants along with farm workers holding handled collecting boxes or baskets. In the background are two men in a wagon drawn by a pair of horses and a rustic shed or stand. b. Scan of list of strawberries planted in 1901
p123WarkStrawberryPatch.jpg 9.4MB; Recently the Allegan County Historical Society brought in some old photographs taken around 1893 by Fennville photographer Jimmy McClemens. We selected a group to be reprinted in the Fennville Herald as a series. This one is reportedly
A listing of strawberries planted in the growing season of 1901 by Joseph W Prentice at his farm a mile and a half south of Douglas. Although we have no way of knowing how long each row was, it would appear that the 69 rows on this list might be more than enough for family consumption, leaving same to sell. The Prentice family moved to Douglas in 1919 and Joe was manager of the Saugatuck Fruit Exchange 1921 to 1953. Their home was directly south of the new village hall. JimWark'sStrawberryPatch.jpg 13.8MB; Digital file on Jack Sheridan Drive 2021.72.02

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SDHS NL Inserts1870 Fruit growing, farming, agriculture

Winthers, Sally

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Wark, James Gustavus 1849-1930Prentice, Joseph Warren 1877-1961

The newspaper clipping was copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023. The location of an original or printed version of these photos was unknown at the time of cataloging. The newspaper clipping and berry list also appeared in the SDHS newsletter supplements. Binders of original paper copies are in the SDHC reference library.

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