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Ada farmers form a migrating dairy and truck farm belt
The narrative follows Ada residents who moved east of town toward the lake to dairying, chickens, and truck farming. It highlights Nathan Hayley and John Thrasher’s dairies, Rhode Island Red chickens, orchards, dairy barns, and silos. Lucas family milk sales led by Miss Johnnie. Collins and Praytor households with peppers, berries, peaches, and a cash truck total of 1284.90 in 1920.
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Ada
W. Hayley
Hayley
Broadway
Mrs. Hayley
John Thrasher
John
Mrs. Thrasher
Hoot Owl Ranch
North Ada
Old Cemetery
Rhode Island
Ardmore
Mrs. Watson
C.S. Aldrich
Holdenville
Aldriches
Maryland
Aldrich
E. H. Lucas
Cement
Lucas
C. S. Collins
Collins
McDonald Blackberries
Austin Deveberries
Praytor