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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Glenn Dean |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' May 16, 1975 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Dumas, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' David Murrah |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| − | + | President of Texas Cattle Feeders Association, | |
| + | Personal history given, | ||
| + | In 1954-1963 worked in feedlots in California, | ||
| + | Returned to New Mexico in 1963, | ||
| + | Decision to build feedlot on the Plains, | ||
| + | Opened Texas Beef Producers, Inc., | ||
| + | Principal investors named, | ||
| + | Changed in 1972 to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arizona-Colorado Land and Cattle Company, | ||
| + | Company supplies some cattle, | ||
| + | Outside investor can raise grain and cattle prices, | ||
| + | California and Plains feedlots contrasted, | ||
| + | Steam rolling of milo, | ||
| + | Iowa feedlots discussed, | ||
| + | Downturns in cattle market | ||
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| − | + | Ability of ruminant animals to convert fiber to protein, | |
| + | Formation of Texas Cattle Feeders Association, | ||
| + | Reason for splitting from Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, | ||
| + | National affiliation | ||
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| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1954-1972 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1954-1972 |
Revision as of 14:25, 22 September 2014
Glenn Deen, president of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, discusses the feedlot industry in Texas and California.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Glenn Dean
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: May 16, 1975
Location: Dumas, Texas
Interviewer: David Murrah
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
President of Texas Cattle Feeders Association,
Personal history given,
In 1954-1963 worked in feedlots in California,
Returned to New Mexico in 1963,
Decision to build feedlot on the Plains,
Opened Texas Beef Producers, Inc.,
Principal investors named,
Changed in 1972 to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arizona-Colorado Land and Cattle Company,
Company supplies some cattle,
Outside investor can raise grain and cattle prices,
California and Plains feedlots contrasted,
Steam rolling of milo,
Iowa feedlots discussed,
Downturns in cattle market
Tape 1, Side 2:
Ability of ruminant animals to convert fiber to protein,
Formation of Texas Cattle Feeders Association,
Reason for splitting from Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association,
National affiliation
Range Dates: 1954-1972
Bulk Dates: 1954-1972
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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