Interview with Luther Mason, February 9, 1992
Project: Family Farms of Kentucky: African American Farmers Oral History Project
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This is the second interview with Luther Mason. Among the topics focused upon in this interview are his experiences as a young boy on his father?s farm in Scott County, Kentucky. He discusses changes in farm practices, such as the use of horses for traction, use of pesticides, the practice of preparing tobacco plant beds through burning, using the signs of the zodiac, food preservation, the use of farm cooperative services, and the nature of veterinary services. He also talks about one-room schools, school consolidation, changes in church life and the decline of the country store.Interview Accession
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African American experiences in farming Black farmers Changes in church facilities Chores Church facilities Country stores Family doctors Food preservation Heritage farms House calls Household division of labor Household self-sufficiency One room schools Paris Green Southern States Tobacco plant production Use of horses in agriculture Use of pesticides Veteranary servicesInterview Rights
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Mason, Luther Interview by Zack Lewton. 09 Feb. 1992. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Mason, L. (1992, February 09). Interview by Z. Lewton. Family Farms of Kentucky: African American Farmers Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Mason, Luther, interview by Zack Lewton. February 09, 1992, Family Farms of Kentucky: African American Farmers Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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