Vereen, Tobe 1974-05-14
Area farmer Tobe Vereen recalls his farming experience in the 1930s, including various agricultural practices and techniques.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Tobe Vereen
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: May 14, 1974
Location: Sudan, Texas
Interviewer: Jeff Townsend
Length: 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Family background,
Farming in East Texas recalled,
Moved to Sudan and bought land (1924),
Sudan cotton gins remembered,
Description of farming operation,
Inventory of equipment (1929),
Need for farm labor mentioned,
Insect problems mentioned,
Work with farm implement business examined,
Changes in sorghum varieties noted,
Irrigation recalled,
Area soil classification and water depletion explored,
Discussion of cotton strippers,
Foreclosure on farm (1927) noted,
Review of good years,
Use of early tractors recalled,
Use of corn and grain as fuel recalled,
Mesquite grubbing, threshing remembered,
Cotton harvesting machine innovators cited,
Harvesting with sled strippers recalled.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1920s-1930s
Bulk Dates: 1920s-1930s
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