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Adair County is located in the
eastern part of
Oklahoma adjoining
the counties of Benton
and
Washington,
State of Arkansas, on
the west and
Cherokee County,
Oklahoma, on the
east. The western
slope
of what
is
called
the
"Ozark Uplift"
of
Arkansas extends
into Adair County,
giving it a
healthful
altitude
of one thousand feet or more. It
is
about thirty-six miles in
length
north and south, with
an
average
width of sixteen miles,
containing
587
square
miles of land.
The greater
part of
the county is
rough and
hilly and
originally
was
heavily timbered. The hilly sections
are
underlaid with
sandstone,
limestone,
and granite which
very
closely resembles marble. These
hills are plentifully
supplied
with
sparkling
springs,
good grass,
and
of late
years the
residents
are just becoming fully
cognizant of
the fact
that much of
this rough, cheap land
is well
adapted to fruit and
berry
culture.
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Adair County boasts of being one of the best watered counties of the state, its numerous springs forming little streams which furnish pure water for every neighborhood. Of these streams the Barron Fork, Sallisaw Creek, Lee's Creek, Ballard Creek and others, all tributaries of the Illinois and Arkansas rivers, not only supply pure water to the inhabitants of the county, but furnish great sport for anglers.
The greater part of the hilly sections of this county is still covered with timber, consisting of oak, hickory, walnut, ash, elm and sycamore, much of which is suitable for making furniture and building material. No special effort has yet been made to develop the mineral resources. Fifty years ago some lead was found from which the Indians molded their- bullets, but lead has not yet been found in paying quantities. Two attempts to drill for oil were made some time ago- but without success, although the land owners are still hopeful of finding lead, oil and gas.
The valleys of the
numerous streams of
Adair County are
very fertile,
producing
practically
all
of the crops of the
temperate
zone.
Corn, cotton, wheat
and oats
are the
staple
crops, but
alfalfa,
timothy
and
potatoes are
produced in
limited
quantities. Although
quite a
number of
orchards
have
existed for many years, the
citizens
of
the
county have
only
recently begun to
appreciate the
possibilities of
fruit
and berry
culture
and to apply
modern,
intelligent
methods in the care and
development of
orchards.
Systematic
spraying of
fruit
trees
is now being
advocated, although
when first
begun it
met
with
opposition from
some
farmers who
feared that the
chemicals used in
spraying would poison their
bees.
It
was
soon
demonstrated,
however,
that the
difference in
value
between the
products of
sprayed
orchards
and those not
sprayed
far
exceeded the
value of all the honey
obtained.
from
bees.
|
Addielee |
Bunch |
Going Snake |
Rocky Mountain |
Watts |
|
Ballard |
Chance |
Greasy |
Salem |
Watts Community |
|
Baptist |
Cherry Tree |
Green |
Sanders |
Wauhillau |
|
Baron |
Chewey |
Lyon Switch |
Spade Mountain |
West Peavine |
|
Bell |
Christie |
Maryetta |
Stilwell |
Westville |
|
Bidding Springs |
Elohim City |
Peavine |
Stony Point |
Whitmire |
|
Blanch |
England |
Piney |
Strawberry Spring |
Zion |
|
Blank |
Fairfield |
Proctor |
Titanic |
|
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