Bickley, Bob 1977-07-12
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
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