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R. L. Trice discusses farming in Floyd County, Texas  

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' R.L. Trice

'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None

'''Date:''' September 03, 1983

'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason

'''Length:''' 1 hour


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Background,
Born: April 25, 1903,
Father farmed in Belcherville, Texas,
Crops raised,
Anecdote: digging well,
To Floyd County,
Electra, Texas,
Operating in Floydada, Texas,
Farming (1920s),
Crops raised,
1927 wheat crop,
Wheat prices,
Great Depression,
Debt,
1927 wheat crop (again),
Irrigation (1944),
Wheat prices (again),
Diversification,
Tractor,
Drought (1930s).
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Drought (continued),
Great Depression (again),
Diversification (again),
First maize crop,
Farm implements (1920s),
Cost,
Fuel,
Irrigation (again),
Early wells in Floyd County,
Cost,
Fuel,
Increased crop yields,
Effects of drought,
Great Depression (again),
Federal Land Bank,
Cooperatives,
Banks.
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'''Range Dates:''' 1903-1983

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1930s


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