Hancock, J E 1982-09-16
J. E. Hancock discusses the introduction and use of the elevating scraper.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: J. E. Hancock
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: September 16, 1982
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 55 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Plains land,
Advertisement,
Boll weevil,
Cotton,
Plows,
Georgia stock plow,
Double turning plow,
Cotton picking,
Use of trucks,
Animals,
Mules,
Horses,
Gadget Day (1945),
Posthole digger,
Elevating scraper,
Contract terracing,
Terracing machine.
Tape 1, Side 2: Mennonites (Kansas),
Elevating scraper,
Success or failure,
Construction site,
Impact,
Hydraulic,
Industrialization,
Hancock’s Company,
Sold to Clark,
Taxes on farms,
Annual increases.
Range Dates: 1940s-1950s
Bulk Dates: 1940s-1950s
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