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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Bob Bickley |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' July 12, 1977 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Pecos, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Richie Cravens |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 50 minutes |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| − | + | Born in Merkel, Texas, | |
| + | McMurry College, | ||
| + | Anderson-Clayton Company, | ||
| + | Purchasing Texas Cotton Industries (1948), | ||
| + | Financing crop production, | ||
| + | Irrigation districts, | ||
| + | Pump farming, | ||
| + | Water availability, | ||
| + | Longer staple cotton, | ||
| + | Pecos-Balmorhea area, | ||
| + | Anderson-Clayton, | ||
| + | Short-term crop production loans, | ||
| + | Insurance companies, | ||
| + | Farming costs (1948), | ||
| + | Expansion, | ||
| + | Allotments, | ||
| + | Post-World War II, | ||
| + | Land available, | ||
| + | Production changes, | ||
| + | Increasing costs, | ||
| + | Gasoline prices | ||
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| − | + | Gasoline, | |
| + | Production costs, | ||
| + | Western Cotton Oil, | ||
| + | Gins, | ||
| + | Mills, | ||
| + | Seed supply, | ||
| + | Pecos Growers Gas Company, | ||
| + | Trans Pecos Cotton Association, | ||
| + | Farming benefits, | ||
| + | Bracero Program, | ||
| + | Feeding facilities (1970s), | ||
| + | Alternate crops, | ||
| + | Anderson-Clayton, | ||
| + | Disposal of area holdings (1968) | ||
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1948-1970s |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1948-1970s |
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Latest revision as of 15:59, 13 June 2019
Bob Bickley discusses agriculture in the Pecos Basin.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Bob Bickley
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: July 12, 1977
Location: Pecos, Texas
Interviewer: Richie Cravens
Length: 50 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Born in Merkel, Texas,
McMurry College,
Anderson-Clayton Company,
Purchasing Texas Cotton Industries (1948),
Financing crop production,
Irrigation districts,
Pump farming,
Water availability,
Longer staple cotton,
Pecos-Balmorhea area,
Anderson-Clayton,
Short-term crop production loans,
Insurance companies,
Farming costs (1948),
Expansion,
Allotments,
Post-World War II,
Land available,
Production changes,
Increasing costs,
Gasoline prices
Tape 1, Side 2:
Gasoline,
Production costs,
Western Cotton Oil,
Gins,
Mills,
Seed supply,
Pecos Growers Gas Company,
Trans Pecos Cotton Association,
Farming benefits,
Bracero Program,
Feeding facilities (1970s),
Alternate crops,
Anderson-Clayton,
Disposal of area holdings (1968)
Range Dates: 1948-1970s
Bulk Dates: 1948-1970s
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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