Farr, Bud 2019-05-23
This interview features Bud Farr as he discusses living on the Bar S ranch. In this interview, Bud describes what it was like to work on the ranch, his dad’s job, and the history of the Ranch.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Louis "Bud" Farr
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: May 23, 2019
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Andy Wilkinson
Length: 02:50:00 (2 hours 50 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and background information; His father’s family; Polo; Feeling at home at the Bar S Ranch; Hunting on the Bar S Ranch; working on the wagon; His schooling; going to vet school; His service in the Army; his dad getting kicked off the Bar S Ranch; History of the Bar S Ranch; The big Christmas dance at the Ranch; Eating while working on the wagon; hog hunts; How the Bar S Ranch became the Rocker b Ranch; How his dad changed after the Ranch changed to the Rocker b Ranch; How the Bar S Ranch got electricity
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374889 >
Related Interview: Farr, Bud, Bill, Phil 2020-01-07 ; Swaringin, Howard 2019-11-20 ; Stokes, Boone 2019-06-24
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