Black, Roy T 1978-05-24
Roy T. Black discusses farming and his life in West Texas.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Roy T. Black
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: May 24, 1978
Location: Littlefield, Texas
Interviewer: Bobby Weaver
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
To Littlefield, Texas (1924),
Land breaking,
Lumber hauling,
House construction,
Crops,
School,
Gins (1925),
Weather,
Tornadoes,
Sand storms,
Cow chips,
Wells,
Livestock,
Irrigation,
O. H. Herring (1937),
Tractors (1925),
Great Depression,
Crop problems,
Paducah, Texas,
Farming,
To Amherst, Texas (1940),
Sand storms,
Fishing
Tape 1, Side 2:
Crops,
Planting,
Parents,
Lubbock, Texas,
Land purchase (1923),
Ranches,
Roads,
Driving teams,
Feed shortage (1924),
Dog fight,
Stove fuel,
Coal,
Amherst School party,
Entertainment,
Tornadoes (1940s),
Sand storms,
Prairie dog towns,
Livestock,
Breaking horses,
Tractors,
Paved roads, World War II
Range Dates: 1924-1970
Bulk Dates: 1924-1970
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