OH 1438 | Oral History

OH 1438

For the Ray Roberts Lake Oral History Project. Farmer. Miscellaneous reminiscences about rural life, agriculture, neighbors, and homesteads in Denton County, Texas, 1900-1987. A walking tour of his farm with descriptions of buildings and agricultural equipment; rural social life and recreation; folk remedies and medicines; food preservation; the evolution of farm machinery; hog killing and butchering; stock raising; rail splitting and well digging; threshing; equipment repairs, improvising, and stockpiling spare parts; cotton farming and marketing; local businesses and industries; a tour of his house in Pilot Point, Texas.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 238 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Steve Renner, Kate Singleton
Date of Interview July 19, 1987 to July 23, 1987

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