Whitney, Ellis 1984-05-10
Ellis Whitney from Roswell discusses agriculture along the Pecos River Valley.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Ellis Whitney
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: May 10, 1984
Location: Roswell, New Mexico
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 1 hour 45 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Whitney family,
Father’s brother-in-law: Hobson (1896),
Sulfur well,
Roswell farm (1902 and 1905),
Irrigation,
Drainage district (1915),
Area wells,
Crops,
Orchards,
Fruit pickers,
Apples,
Cotton (1920-1922),
Carlsbad (1910s),
Durango cotton,
Buyers,
Farmers incorporated (1937),
Problems,
Mechanization (1952),
Alfalfa.
Tape 1, Side 2: Crops (continued),
Alfalfa (continued),
Anecdote: Baling hay in a storm,
Mechanization (1918),
Machinery,
Tractors,
Balers,
Ditching machine,
Hay harvest,
Cost,
Marketing,
Buyers,
Butter and egg route,
Orchards,
Family orchards,
Marketing orchards,
School days,
Irrigation (again),
Underground pipe.
Tape 2, Side 1: Irrigation (continued),
Underground pipe,
Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District,
Artesian wells,
Dairy operations (1981),
Alfalfa,
Irrigation (again),
Pumping water,
Power source,
Underground water laws (1931),
Modification (1933),
Water recharge,
Missouri Plaza (c. 1900),
Reservoirs,
Ditches (1890s),
CID at Carlsbad, New Mexico,
"Junior Water" Rights.
Tape 2, Side 2: Irrigation (continued),
Water problems,
Meters (1960s),
Roswell, New Mexico,
Expansion,
Farming demise,
The Farmers’ Almanac.
Range Dates: 1890-1981
Bulk Dates: 1900-1981
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