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Robert Davis, owner of Supreme Geed Mills, describes the feed business and the farming practices of his family. 

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Robert Davis

'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''

'''Date:''' May 7, 1974

'''Location:''' Slaton, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Jeff Townsend

'''Length:''' 50 minutes


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
Discusses family background,
Harvested goose-neck maize,
Comments on later technique of trashing maize,
Feedlots discussed,
Notes cattle losses,
Began in feed business in late 1930s,
Explains further the feed operation,
Mr. Ayers' story told,
Traces development of feed business,
Martin maize produced,
Summarizes entry into business,
Early cattle feeding recalled,
Continued discussion on development of feed operation,
Gone through many changes since 1954
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
Used maize to produce alcohol,
Family farm operation recalled,
Mentions schooling,
Hired labor,
Farmed 400 acres in 1930s,
Bought a tractor in 1939,
Goose-neck maize described,
Tells about father's first years of operation,
Finding water was a problem,
Terms of land sale described,
Used mesquite as a heating fuel,
Cotton was gathered by hand,
Father involved in small cooperative,
Used grasshopper poisoning,
Speculates on water depletion,
Tells about present operation of Supreme Feed Mills,
Fire of 1966 mentioned
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'''Range Dates:''' 1930s-1966

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1930s-1966


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