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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Bruce Ayres |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' December 26, 1972 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Gruver, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' David Murrah |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 30 minutes |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| − | + | Entered feedlot business in 1963, | |
| + | Cattle feeding operations in Hansfod County reviewed, | ||
| + | Planning of the feeding operation recalled, | ||
| + | Cites capacity and extent of feeding operations, | ||
| + | Feedlot process traced, | ||
| + | Fluctuation of fat cattle market examined, | ||
| + | Explains operation of feedlot, | ||
| + | Cattle gains discussed, | ||
| + | Feedlot operation and seasons (continued), | ||
| + | Review of types of cattle sought, | ||
| + | Mention of death loss and treatment of sick cattle, | ||
| + | Pre-conditioning practiced, | ||
| + | Speculates on status of the cowboy, | ||
| + | Changes in the cowboy examined, | ||
| + | Identification of Cotton Hays, area cowboy, | ||
| + | Notes accommodation of old cowboys to new conditions, | ||
| + | Tellas anecdotes concerning Hays | ||
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:34, 12 June 2019
Feedlot operator Bruce Ayers discusses his experience with the cattle feedlot business in the Texas Panhandle.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Bruce Ayres
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: December 26, 1972
Location: Gruver, Texas
Interviewer: David Murrah
Length: 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Entered feedlot business in 1963,
Cattle feeding operations in Hansfod County reviewed,
Planning of the feeding operation recalled,
Cites capacity and extent of feeding operations,
Feedlot process traced,
Fluctuation of fat cattle market examined,
Explains operation of feedlot,
Cattle gains discussed,
Feedlot operation and seasons (continued),
Review of types of cattle sought,
Mention of death loss and treatment of sick cattle,
Pre-conditioning practiced,
Speculates on status of the cowboy,
Changes in the cowboy examined,
Identification of Cotton Hays, area cowboy,
Notes accommodation of old cowboys to new conditions,
Tellas anecdotes concerning Hays
Tape 1, Side 2:
Blank
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Access Information
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Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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