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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' R.L. Trice |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' September 03, 1983 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''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). | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''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. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1903-1983 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1930s |
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Latest revision as of 15:04, 22 August 2019
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).
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.
Range Dates: 1903-1983
Bulk Dates: 1930s
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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