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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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Duran White discusses farming in the Post community between 1930 and 1975.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Duran White
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' September 08, 1982
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Post, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 1 hour 30 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Born: Parker County, Texas (1913),
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Parents,
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Mr. and Mrs. N. B. White,
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Married (1901),
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Mother, Laura Jones,
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Occupation,
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Farming,
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Cotton,
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Watermelon,
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Gardens,
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Farm, Parker County,
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Acreage,
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Pasture land,
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Harmony, Texas,
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Watermelon,
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Seed marketing,
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Seed screens,
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School,
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Migration to Post, Texas,
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Covered wagon,
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Farm,
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Animal trading,
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Tractor,
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Kerosene power,
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Financing,
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Cotton expansion.
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Goose neck maize,
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Cattle,
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World War II,
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Private egg marketing,
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Irrigation,
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Wells,
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Co-op gins,
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Five Stand Gin,
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Cotton prices (1930s),
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Five cents a pound,
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WPA,
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Cream marketing,
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Testing,
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Hog raising,
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Butchering,
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Processing,
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Deep freezers (1940s),
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Livestock auctions,
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Stockyards,
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Electricity (1946),
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Government loans,
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Pesticides,
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Kerosene poisoning,
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Hand sprays,
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Arsenic.
 
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<br>
  
'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 2, Side 1:''' Pesticides (continued),
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Boll weevils,
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Terracing (1937),
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Dust Bowl,
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Government assistance,
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Good crop years,
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From rural to urban living,
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School consolidation (1953-1955),
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World War II,
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Labor,
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Mechanization,
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Self-sufficiency,
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Modern farming,
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Cost.
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'''Tape 2, Side 2:''' Blank
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1901-1982
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1930-1975
  
  

Revision as of 18:24, 6 October 2015

Duran White discusses farming in the Post community between 1930 and 1975.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Duran White

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: September 08, 1982

Location: Post, Texas

Interviewer: Richard Mason

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Born: Parker County, Texas (1913), Parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. B. White, Married (1901), Mother, Laura Jones, Occupation, Farming, Cotton, Watermelon, Gardens, Farm, Parker County, Acreage, Pasture land, Harmony, Texas, Watermelon, Seed marketing, Seed screens, School, Migration to Post, Texas, Covered wagon, Farm, Animal trading, Tractor, Kerosene power, Financing, Cotton expansion.

Tape 1, Side 2: Goose neck maize, Cattle, World War II, Private egg marketing, Irrigation, Wells, Co-op gins, Five Stand Gin, Cotton prices (1930s), Five cents a pound, WPA, Cream marketing, Testing, Hog raising, Butchering, Processing, Deep freezers (1940s), Livestock auctions, Stockyards, Electricity (1946), Government loans, Pesticides, Kerosene poisoning, Hand sprays, Arsenic.

Tape 2, Side 1: Pesticides (continued), Boll weevils, Terracing (1937), Dust Bowl, Government assistance, Good crop years, From rural to urban living, School consolidation (1953-1955), World War II, Labor, Mechanization, Self-sufficiency, Modern farming, Cost.

Tape 2, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1901-1982

Bulk Dates: 1930-1975


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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