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B. Raymond Evans, resident of Tulia, discusses the development of agriculture in Swisher County, Texas.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' B. Raymond Evans
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' October 4, 1984
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Tulia, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 35 minutes
  
  
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
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B. Raymond Evans,
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Seed business (January 1949),
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Development of irrigation,
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Seed business,
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(Swisher County, Texas),
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Size,
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Hybrids,
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Corn and sorghums,
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Uses,
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Drought resistance,
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Hay grazer (1960s-early 1970s),
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Open pollinated Sorghums (1949),
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Texas Tech Experiment Station,
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Variety certification,
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Persuasion of farmers,
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Harvesting as grain,
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Beef cows,
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Irrigation in Swisher County, Texas,
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Changing of attitudes,
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Pro-irrigation,
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Fertilizers,
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Variety of crops,
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Sorghums,
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Agribusiness,
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Growth,
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Growing season,
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Wheat Growers Cooperative,
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Swisher County Certified Feed Growers Association,
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Certification,
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Grain sorghums,
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Wheat,
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Irrigation,
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Production increases,
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John Taylor, partner,
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Management of AAA,
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Establishment of farm supply stores,
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Golden Acres,
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Origins of name
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
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Golden Acres (continued),
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Breeders,
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Resse McNeal,
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Spur, Texas
 
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'''Range Dates:''' 1949-1984
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1949-1970s
  
  
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Latest revision as of 15:35, 19 June 2019

B. Raymond Evans, resident of Tulia, discusses the development of agriculture in Swisher County, Texas.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: B. Raymond Evans

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: October 4, 1984

Location: Tulia, Texas

Interviewer: Richard Mason

Length: 35 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: B. Raymond Evans, Seed business (January 1949), Development of irrigation, Seed business, (Swisher County, Texas), Size, Hybrids, Corn and sorghums, Uses, Drought resistance, Hay grazer (1960s-early 1970s), Open pollinated Sorghums (1949), Texas Tech Experiment Station, Variety certification, Persuasion of farmers, Harvesting as grain, Beef cows, Irrigation in Swisher County, Texas, Changing of attitudes, Pro-irrigation, Fertilizers, Variety of crops, Sorghums, Agribusiness, Growth, Growing season, Wheat Growers Cooperative, Swisher County Certified Feed Growers Association, Certification, Grain sorghums, Wheat, Irrigation, Production increases, John Taylor, partner, Management of AAA, Establishment of farm supply stores, Golden Acres, Origins of name

Tape 1, Side 2: Golden Acres (continued), Breeders, Resse McNeal, Spur, Texas

Range Dates: 1949-1984

Bulk Dates: 1949-1970s


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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