Sursa, Belinda and Dave Kinney 1970
Belinda Sursa and Dave Kinney discuss, in separate interviews, various aspects of life on the Pitchfork Ranch.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Belinda Sursa and Dave Kinney
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: 1970
Location: King County, Texas
Interviewer: None Given
Length: 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Belinda Sursa [speaker],
Buying supplies for the ranch,
Sourdough biscuits,
Ranch life,
Isolation,
Danger from horses,
Barrel racing, daughter,
Early ranch life,
Lack of medical care,
Home remedies,
Tourniquets,
Snake-bite cures,
Hugh Binson, grandfather,
Chuck wagon cook, Swenson Ranch,
Cooking quail,
Dave Kinney [speaker],
Coyotes,
Bought land from Matador Ranch (1948),
Camps on ranch,
Croton camp,
Bachelor camp,
Half-dugouts,
Calves,
Maintenance of windmills, fences,
Cattle,
Feeding,
Cross breeds.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1890-1970
Bulk Dates: 1948-1970
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