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The Applewhites discuss the early settlement of Floyd County and early farming modes utilized in the Lockney area. 

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' G. C. Applewhite

'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''

'''Date:''' October 15, 1980

'''Location:''' Lockney, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason

'''Length:''' 1 hour, 30 minutes


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
Unintelligible
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
Entertainment,
Farming,
History,
Cotton,
Drought (1890),
Prairie fire (1905),
Covered wagons,
Prairie dog towns,
Jackrabbit drives,
Lobos,
Bounty hunters,
Coyotes,
Snow storm (1906),
Winters (1918),
Anecdotes,
Lakes,
Rain,
Hail damage,
Transportation,
Hank Smith,
Rock Smith,
Freighting,
Shipping points,
Lumber,
Dugouts,
Fortenberry family,
Farming began (1915),
Wheat,
Tractors,
Freegrass
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'''Tape 2, Side 1:'''
(Tape two: 1 hour),
Automobiles (1910),
Antelope,
Water supply,
Wells,
Irrigation,
Sand storms,
"Black blizzards",
Anecdotes,
Static electricity,
Irrigation,
Electricity (1941),
Wind charger (1930s),
Cattle shoot,
Kerosene lamps,
Housewife's duties,
Combines,
Hardships,
Medical care,
Doctors,
Midwives,
Illnesses,
Homes
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'''Tape 2, Side 2:'''
Lockney, Texas,
School teachers,
Transportation,
Bathtub,
Cattle slaughtering,
Neighbors,
Cooperative efforts,
Hog killing,
Farming,
Funerals,
Grain storage,
Farmers' co-ops,
Gas prices,
Tractors,
Mule teams,
Mechanization (1930),
"Rummy" tractor,
Livestock,
Mules versus horses,
Comparison,
Anecdotes
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'''Range Dates:''' 1890-1941

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1890-1941


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