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Jim Stroup discusses his life as a rancher in Briscoe County. 

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Jim Stroup

'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None

'''Date:''' March 16, 1978

'''Location:''' Quitaque, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Bobby Weaver

'''Length:''' 50 minutes


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Born in Briscoe County (1903),
Father’s arrival (1892),
Ranch cook,
Marriage (1901),
Land for cattle (1907),
Hereford cattle,
Cattle market before World War I,
Water availability,
Education,
Graduation (1923),
Wayland College,
Ranching operation,
Raising feed,
Bad winters,
Blizzard (December 1911).
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Winter (1911-1912),
Cattle loss,
Sandstorms,
Cattle,
Horses,
Church,
Raising cattle,
Land,
Increasing mechanization.
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'''Range Dates:''' 1892-1920s

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1903-1920s


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