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Right here will be a general overview of the oral history interview. It will be roughly 3-5 sentences for new interviews, shorter for older interviews.  
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Area farmer Tobe Vereen recalls his farming experience in the 1930s, including various agricultural practices and techniques.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Tobe Vereen
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' May 14, 1974
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Sudan, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Jeff Townsend
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 30 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Family background,
 
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Farming in East Texas recalled,
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Moved to Sudan and bought land (1924),
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Sudan cotton gins remembered,
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Description of farming operation,
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Inventory of equipment (1929),
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Need for farm labor mentioned,
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Insect problems mentioned,
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Work with farm implement business examined,
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Changes in sorghum varieties noted,
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Irrigation recalled,
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Area soil classification and water depletion explored,
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Discussion of cotton strippers,
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Foreclosure on farm (1927) noted,
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Review of good years,
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Use of early tractors recalled,
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Use of corn and grain as fuel recalled,
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Mesquite grubbing, threshing remembered,
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Cotton harvesting machine innovators cited,
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Harvesting with sled strippers recalled.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
 
 
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1920s-1930s
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1920s-1930s
  
  
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Latest revision as of 20:22, 23 August 2019

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


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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