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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Elvie J. Lane |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' August 15, 1973 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Willcox, Arizona |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Paul Patterson |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour, 30 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Gives background, |
| − | + | Early childhood spent in New Mexico, | |
| + | New Mexico homesteads discussed, | ||
| + | Notes existence of big ranches, | ||
| + | Ranching methods described, | ||
| + | Comments on Arizona remembered, | ||
| + | Types of cattle recalled, | ||
| + | Remembers big ranches worked for, | ||
| + | Names horses which he rode, | ||
| + | Describes food at the ranch, | ||
| + | Ranching practices cited, | ||
| + | Explains how horses were broken, | ||
| + | Practice of shipping cattle talked about, | ||
| + | Discusses merits of cattle grazing, | ||
| + | Predator problems stated. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Predator problems (continued), |
| − | + | Reads written article about Willcox, Arizona, | |
| + | Article contains short history of area, | ||
| + | Beginnings of his own ranching stated, | ||
| + | Tells of complications with droughts, | ||
| + | Problems of cattlemen presented, | ||
| + | Talks about breeds of cattle, | ||
| + | Explains job as livestock inspector, | ||
| + | Horse-raising commented on, | ||
| + | Inspects for cattle diseases, | ||
| + | Old ranches listed, | ||
| + | Sheep and goat-raising was failure. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' ?-1973 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' None Given |
Revision as of 17:56, 7 May 2015
Elvie J. Lane, cattle inspector in Arizona, describes his ranching experiences.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Elvie J. Lane
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: August 15, 1973
Location: Willcox, Arizona
Interviewer: Paul Patterson
Length: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Gives background,
Early childhood spent in New Mexico,
New Mexico homesteads discussed,
Notes existence of big ranches,
Ranching methods described,
Comments on Arizona remembered,
Types of cattle recalled,
Remembers big ranches worked for,
Names horses which he rode,
Describes food at the ranch,
Ranching practices cited,
Explains how horses were broken,
Practice of shipping cattle talked about,
Discusses merits of cattle grazing,
Predator problems stated.
Tape 1, Side 2: Predator problems (continued),
Reads written article about Willcox, Arizona,
Article contains short history of area,
Beginnings of his own ranching stated,
Tells of complications with droughts,
Problems of cattlemen presented,
Talks about breeds of cattle,
Explains job as livestock inspector,
Horse-raising commented on,
Inspects for cattle diseases,
Old ranches listed,
Sheep and goat-raising was failure.
Range Dates: ?-1973
Bulk Dates: None Given
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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