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Grady Shepard, feedlot owner, discusses the feedlot business and problems associated with it.  

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Grady Shepard

'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None

'''Date:''' May 17, 1974

'''Location:''' Hale Center, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Jeff Townsend

'''Length:''' 35 minutes


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Family background,
Began building feedlot in 1956,
Lists other feedlots in the area,
Describes financing,
Tells about changes in feeding,
Added new equipment,
80% of cattle are custom fed,
Discusses capacity of feedlot,
States opinion of beef price drop,
Talks about other problems,
Compares this price slump with previous ones,
Notes feed prices,
Forecasts a corn shortage,
Prices are down in pork and poultry market,
Mentions price freeze,
Lists drugs given to cows for health reasons,
Explains investment fund,
Comments on truckers’ strike,
Feedlot owners are losing money.
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Discussion of losing money (continued),
Slump has caused unemployment,
Names places where he has cattle,
Comments on cattle and feed prices.
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'''Range Dates:''' 1956-1974

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1956-1974


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