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Right here will be a general overview of the oral history interview. It will be roughly 3-5 sentences for new interviews, shorter for older interviews.  
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Jake L. Drake, longtime cattle buyer, discusses various aspects of the cattle industry.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Jake L. Drake
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' December 23, 1975
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Byron Price
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 1 hour, 5  minutes
  
  
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
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Early history,
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Career,
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Assistant foreman,
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Assistant buyer,
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Early cattle buyers,
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Cattle prices (1930s),
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Job market,
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Cattle feed and hides,
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Military service (1941-1945),
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Assistant cattle buyer,
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Cattle,
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Southern vs. northern,
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Greenwood, Mississippi (1957),
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Lubbock, Texas, plant (1959),
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Cattle slaughter,
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Lubbock plant innovations,
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Feedlot business (1959),
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Large ranches,
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Feedlot vs. cattle business
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
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Pampa, Texas, slaughtering house (1975),
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Farm vs. feedlot feeding,
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Cattle business future,
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Cattle supply and demand,
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Cattle buying
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1930s-1975
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1930s-1975
  
  

Revision as of 20:33, 22 September 2014

Jake L. Drake, longtime cattle buyer, discusses various aspects of the cattle industry.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Jake L. Drake

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: December 23, 1975

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Byron Price

Length: 1 hour, 5 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Early history, Career, Assistant foreman, Assistant buyer, Early cattle buyers, Cattle prices (1930s), Job market, Cattle feed and hides, Military service (1941-1945), Assistant cattle buyer, Cattle, Southern vs. northern, Greenwood, Mississippi (1957), Lubbock, Texas, plant (1959), Cattle slaughter, Lubbock plant innovations, Feedlot business (1959), Large ranches, Feedlot vs. cattle business

Tape 1, Side 2: Pampa, Texas, slaughtering house (1975), Farm vs. feedlot feeding, Cattle business future, Cattle supply and demand, Cattle buying

Range Dates: 1930s-1975

Bulk Dates: 1930s-1975


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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