In the 40's, strawberry picking was as much a teenager's summer job as fast food places are now. I remember picking at least one summer, and my little brother did too, later on. I can't remember where the fields were that we went to. Patricia R. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Hi All: I remember picking strawberries for George Craft. Our whole family went and picked for him. it seems to me there were alot of strawberries up around Butterfield and perhaps Purdy. If I remember correctly they were brought to Cassville and put in train cars and shipped to Exeter on the short railroad between Cassville and Exeter. Also during World War II blackberry picking was big business. It seems to me a man by the name of Hilburn bought blackberries in Cassville. The govement wanted all the food they could get to feed the soldiers. I remember my Dad, Mother, my brother and I would go out and pick blackberries in the morning. Then take them to Cassville and sell them to Mr. Hilburn. We picked on 3 farms 6 days a week while black berries were ripe. That was the first real money that I made. My Dad saved some of his money and put electricity in our house. This was the time that Rural Electricity came into rural areas. As I look back on the time, I think God was in it all. Before the war there were few blackberries. Then after the war The sources of blackberries dried up. One could find a few here and there. I don't know if this interesting to anyone or not. Jack Tucker Roulx@aol.com wrote: In the 40's, strawberry picking was as much a teenager's summer job as fast food places are now. I remember picking at least one summer, and my little brother did too, later on. I can't remember where the fields were that we went to. Patricia R. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com Please tell us about your Barry county ancestors. The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now.