Interview with Kenneth T. Anderson, January 9, 1992

Interview Summary

Kenneth T. Anderson was born in Garrard County, Kentucky. His father did work as a carpenter, but also owned a farm where he raised tobacco. Anderson reminisces about living on his father?s farm, including the various food production and preservation practices used. He talks about his early education, which was in segregated schools and briefly mentions raising his first crop of tobacco while he was a 4-H member. He tells how he bought a farm and raised dairy cattle on it, with a herd varying from twenty to twenty five in size. He states that the income from this was supplemented with off-farm employment and by raising tobacco. He tells why he no longer is a dairy farmer, since the work did not produce enough income. He gives his opinion that government farm policy favors larger producers, but states that he has continued to work in industry. He also reflects on church life and his experience within it.

Interview Keyword

African American farming experience Black farmers Church life Dairy production Food preservation Future of tobacco production Garrard County (Ky.) Government farm policy Heritage farms Off-farm employment Segregated schools Tobacco production

Interview LC Subject

African American families African American farmers African Americans Agriculture--Kentucky Agriculture Families Family farms

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