Interview with Charles H. Gulley, October 22, 1991

Interview Summary

Gulley begins by giving a brief description of his military experience in World War II. He describes the family farm that he grew up on and the profitability of their hemp and tobacco production after the war. He describes the livestock enterprise in Fayette County, Kentucky. He describes the effects of parasites on both livestock and crops. Gulley describes how agricultural leaders decide the type of programs that should be promoted and the work that the extension agents need to do within their county. He utilizes his own farm experience to describe the history of mechanization and goes on to describe the extension agents' promotion of insecticides, pesticides and other forms of agricultural innovation. Gulley discusses the government's movement to eradicate hemp and marijuana in the 1960s. He describes the agricultural trends during his time as an extension agent.

Interview Keyword

Heritage farms Fayette County (Ky.) Insecticides Fertilizers Pesticides Hemp identification Hemp eradication Agricultural trends Educational programs

Interview LC Subject

Agriculture--Kentucky Family farms Hemp Hemp farmers Hemp industry Hemp industry--Kentucky Farm life--Kentucky Hemp industry--Kentucky University of Kentucky World War, 1939-1945 Crops Traditional farming Government programs Kentucky Farm Bureau Farm mechanization Agriculture

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