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Bill Satterwhite discusses the seed delinting industry on the South Plains.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Bill Satterwhite
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' July 02, 1984
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Lamesa, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 53 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Personal history,
 
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Born: February 14, 1902,
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Agricultural background,
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Construction of delinting plant (1912),
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S. B. Jackson,
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Connection with delinting plants,
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Installation of plant in Lamesa, Texas,
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Farmer acceptance of delinting,
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Custom delinting,
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Chemical seed treatment,
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Farmer acceptance (again),
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Advantage of delinting,
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Planting,
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Experiment stations and delinting,
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Delinting methods,
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Production of gas,
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Problems,
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Drying seed,
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Pink boll worm,
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Effect on delinting industry,
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Temperature requirements,
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Changes in delinting business,
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Capacity,
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Process,
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Chemical treatment,
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Waste disposal,
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Seasonality of business.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Storage of cotton seed,
 
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Evolution of seed varieties,
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Delinting of certified seed,
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Market area serviced,
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Big Spring plant,
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Move to Lamesa (1949),
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Reasons for move,
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Big Spring gin; post 1950,
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Proliferation of delinting companies on the Plains,
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Major changes in delinting industry (again),
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Chemical treatment (again),
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Seed storage (again),
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Chemical acquisition,
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Transport and storage,
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Ceresan,
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Increase in delinting cost,
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Economic significance of delinting,
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Father, Walter W. Satterwhite,
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Death,
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Robert Jackson.
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1902-1984
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1912-1984
  
  
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Latest revision as of 21:56, 8 August 2019

Bill Satterwhite discusses the seed delinting industry on the South Plains.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Bill Satterwhite

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: July 02, 1984

Location: Lamesa, Texas

Interviewer: Richard Mason

Length: 53 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Personal history, Born: February 14, 1902, Agricultural background, Construction of delinting plant (1912), S. B. Jackson, Connection with delinting plants, Installation of plant in Lamesa, Texas, Farmer acceptance of delinting, Custom delinting, Chemical seed treatment, Farmer acceptance (again), Advantage of delinting, Planting, Experiment stations and delinting, Delinting methods, Production of gas, Problems, Drying seed, Pink boll worm, Effect on delinting industry, Temperature requirements, Changes in delinting business, Capacity, Process, Chemical treatment, Waste disposal, Seasonality of business.

Tape 1, Side 2: Storage of cotton seed, Evolution of seed varieties, Delinting of certified seed, Market area serviced, Big Spring plant, Move to Lamesa (1949), Reasons for move, Big Spring gin; post 1950, Proliferation of delinting companies on the Plains, Major changes in delinting industry (again), Chemical treatment (again), Seed storage (again), Chemical acquisition, Transport and storage, Ceresan, Increase in delinting cost, Economic significance of delinting, Father, Walter W. Satterwhite, Death, Robert Jackson.

Range Dates: 1902-1984

Bulk Dates: 1912-1984


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