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Arlene Pittcock recalls the cattle shoot on the family ranch near Aspermont, Texas, the disposal of the cattle, the canning of some of the better meat, and the reactions of the local people.  

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Arlene Pittcock

'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None  

'''Date:''' July 31, 1969

'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Beth Schneider

'''Length:''' 30 minutes


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Pittcock Ranch at Aspermont, Texas, 
Adjacent ranch of Mrs. Pittcock’s father-in-law, 
Feed, wheat, cotton grown on the ranch, 
Ranch conditions prior to the Depression, 
Condition of watering facilities during the Depression, 
Great Depression, 
Weakness of cattle, 
Drought, 
Cattle shoot, 
Reaction of Aspermont people before the shoot, 
Means of separating cattle for the shoot, 
Provisions made to allow some of the meat to be canned by ranchers, 
Actual shooting, 
Payment for cattle shot, 
Disposal of dead cattle, 
Feelings of people in Aspermont, 
Conditions of other ranches at time of cattle shoot, 
Use of money received from shoot, 
Shoot assistants, 
Canning the meat, 
Burning some of the cattle, 
Killing of bulls, cows and calves with no distinction.
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
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'''Range Dates:''' 1930s

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1933-1934


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