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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Eddie Reinauer Sr. |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' July 05, 1974 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Hereford, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Jeff Townsend |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 20 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Vegetable crops discussed, |
| − | + | Changes in cooperative listed, | |
| + | Bought co-op facility in 1957 and changed it to a state corporation, | ||
| + | Recalls bad crop market year of 1965, | ||
| + | Remembers storing potatoes, | ||
| + | Crop insurance mentioned, | ||
| + | Explains seasonal employment changes, | ||
| + | Farms 1,500 acres, | ||
| + | Trend toward large vegetable farming noted, | ||
| + | Water depletion discussed, | ||
| + | Changes in processing and packaging potatoes, | ||
| + | Railroad and trucks used for shipping, | ||
| + | Potato sack loader described, | ||
| + | Reasons for closing cooperative, | ||
| + | Formation of Growers and Shippers solved some problems. | ||
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| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank |
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1957-1974 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1957-1974 |
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Latest revision as of 21:56, 5 August 2019
Eddie Reinauer, owner of E. C. Reinauer & Sons Company, discusses vegetable farming and the Growers and Shippers Corporation.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Eddie Reinauer Sr.
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: July 05, 1974
Location: Hereford, Texas
Interviewer: Jeff Townsend
Length: 20 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Vegetable crops discussed,
Changes in cooperative listed,
Bought co-op facility in 1957 and changed it to a state corporation,
Recalls bad crop market year of 1965,
Remembers storing potatoes,
Crop insurance mentioned,
Explains seasonal employment changes,
Farms 1,500 acres,
Trend toward large vegetable farming noted,
Water depletion discussed,
Changes in processing and packaging potatoes,
Railroad and trucks used for shipping,
Potato sack loader described,
Reasons for closing cooperative,
Formation of Growers and Shippers solved some problems.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1957-1974
Bulk Dates: 1957-1974
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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