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Ed Hitson, former Hidalgo County agent, discusses 
the development of farming in Hidalgo County, New Mexico. 

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Ed Hitson

'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''

'''Date:''' February 22, 1984

'''Location:''' Lordsburg, New Mexico

'''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason

'''Length:''' 1 hour


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Ed Hitson,
Fort Sumner,
Bill Hitson father,
Bell Hitson mother,
Family history,
Training as a county agent,
Hidalgo County (1946),
Farms,
Hidalgo County New Mexico,
Crops,
Water supply,
Wells (early 1960s),
Alfalfa,
Crop rotation,
Dry land plots,
Ted Tippet’s well,
Wells (again),
Drillers,
Rapid growth (7-8 years),
Drillers (again),
Electrical power source,
Natural gas supply,
Hidalgo County (again),
Cotton,
Varieties,
Harvesting methods,
Bracero program,
Mechanization,
Acreage allotments.
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Cotton (again),
Water allotment,
Enforcement,
Water levels,
Recharge,
Irrigation,
Underground pipe,
Tail water,
Cotton farming (early 1950s-mid-1960s),
Production drop-off,
Rotation,
Major developments,
Corporate farming.
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'''Range Dates:''' 1946-1984

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1946-1960s


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