Dyer, M E 1970-05-02
M. E. Dyer reminisces the hard times in Travis County around the turn of the century, early farming methods, social and religious life of the farmer, dry land farming, and early government farm programs.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: M. E. Dyer
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: May 2, 1970
Location: Ackerly, Texas
Interviewer: Ray Brown
Length: 20 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
M. E. Dyer's early life,
Born in Williamson County on May 3, 1883,
Father was farmer and preacher,
Hard times in Travis County,
Story about people being stranded at church by rising river,
Discusses how they avoided starvation,
Tells about his father's preaching,
Courtship and marriage,
Marriage in 1904,
Entertainment while courting,
Farming methods on Dyer's farm,
Turning plow and other machinery,
Using horses to pull equipment,
Paying for the farm,
Hardships on the farm,
Discusses living in large groups while they were building their homes,
Grubbing out farm land,
Church services for farmers at Ackerly School at Ackerly,
Education of teachers,
Story about a man hollering in the school house door,
Dryland farming in Ackerly,
Hardships on the farm,
Farming with tractors as opposed to teams,
Especially dry years,
Effects of government programs,
Cutting acreage
Tape 1, Side 2:
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Range Dates: 1883-1970
Bulk Dates: 1904-1970
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