The Plow – Vol. 13, Issue I - Bayer Museum of Agriculture

Bayer M useum
of
President
Dan Taylor
A griculture
Volume 13, Issue 1 – June 2014
Deluxe Edition
PHASE II CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE
Vice President
Patti Jones
Treasurer
Waylon Carroll
Executive
Director
Lacee Hoelting
Board of
Directors
Alton Brazell
Ron Chandler
Vic Coker
Don Harris
Mitchell Harris
Pat Jones
Lee Ruth Krieg
Steve Moffett
Clint Robinson
Dale Swinburn
Brett Underwood
Tommy Woolam
Interns
Kirby Kennedy
Tad Menefee
Photo by Jay Hurst
Secretary
Curtis Griffith
Just under 12 months after breaking ground
on Phase II construction, museum staff received
the keys to the new addition. Phase II includes
the Plains Cotton Growers Conference Center
with seating for 300, the main exhibit hall with
gift shop and front desk, the
catering kitchen, the outdoor
patio, additional office space,
storage and a volunteer break
room.
While the exhibit hall is
not yet open to the public,
the Plains Cotton Growers
Conference Center had
over 2,000 visitors attending
different events during the month of April.
The first event in the new facility was the
Texas Cotton Ginners
Association member
reception on April
2. On April 3, the
museum hosted part
of a progressive dinner
for 200 museum
professionals from
Texas and New Mexico
in conjunction with
the Texas Association of Museums Conference.
April 4-5 brought several hundred people for the
grand unveiling of the new John Deere CS690
cotton stripper and round module builder.
Additional events that month included Hurst
Farm Supply’s equipment showcase, and gin
Bayer Museum of Agriculture
meetings for Liberty and Idalou Co-op Gins.
The museum will continue to host events
while exhibits are being built and added to
the main exhibit hall. These exhibits include
an interactive major crops exhibit, a cotton
stripper simulator, an
irrigation exhibit, and an
exhibit by Bayer Crop
Science on the science of
agriculture with a focus
on cotton production.
The Bayer Museum
of Agriculture
aims to open
the new
exhibit hall
sometime this
summer. In
the meantime,
guests are
encouraged to
walk through the new addition
to see the restored crop duster
and look at the new space.
Top to Bottom:
Drone photo
taken during
Hurst event,
Soon-to-be
Main entrance,
Ambrosia
Catering is the
first group to use the new kitchen, TCGA reception
breaks in the new building, TAM members enjoy a
reception in the new conference center.
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NEW MEMBERS &
RENEWALS
* denotes new membership
SOD BUSTER
Ronnie Aston*
Buster’s Gin, LLC
Matt & Diane Farmer
Steve & Delores Greer
Anita Hancock
Lone Star State Bank
McWhorter’s Ltd.
New Home Co-op Gin
Owen’s Co-op Gin
TTU - College of
Agricultural Sciences &
Natural Resources
West Texas Running Club
CREW BOSS
Glasscock County Co-op
Horizon Builders
NAMMCO Machine, LLC*
George Sides
James & Jackie Smith
South Plains Electric Co-op
Darrell Taylor
Texas Star Co-op Gin
Tule Creek Gin
TOP HAND
6S Land & Cattle Company
Terry & Sherri Adcock
Joe F. Anthony
James Becton*
William Bennett
Bozeman Machinery
Eric Englund*
Mike & Felicia Fillingim
Harold & Melva Flournoy
Harvey & Joyce Garrison
Benny & Judy Gray
Mitchell & Pat Harris
Paul & Melissa Hunter
Terry & Sherri Hurst
Wanda James
Patti Jones
Don & Carolyn Kimbrell*
Dan & Lee Ruth Krieg
Melvin & Tina Macha
Travis & Kay Mires
Rekerdres & Sons Insurance
Agency
Charles & Jerry Beth
Shannon
Jack Sides
South Plains Roofing &
Remodeling
Dale & Debbie Taylor
Dan & Linda Wall
FAMILY
Albert “Shorty” & Wanda
Agnew*
Bob & Donna Albin
Gary & Cynthia Bell
Scotty & Carla Bessent
Tony Bishop*
Kenneth & Shirley Braden
Bob & Elena Brown
A Word from the Board
BMA Board Member - Lee Ruth Krieg
I am not a
native West Texan,
but I got here as
soon as I could. I
grew up on a farm
in Central Texas.
While my
dad farmed, his
primary vocation
was that of
builder. My mom
taught first grade
for most of her
career.
I graduated from Rice University in
May 1965 and married Daniel Krieg
in December. We spent several days of
our honeymoon snowed in in Lubbock.
Little did we realize that we would soon
become Lubbock Residents in 1970.
Daniel received his Ph. D. in Plant
Physiology from Texas A&M in January
1970 and became a Texas Tech faculty
member in March.
Both of our daughters were born in
Lubbock. Andrea, our older daughter,
is working on her Ph.D. at Texas Tech.
Her sister, Dana, works for Ernst &
Young in Dallas.
While we’ve been in Lubbock, I’ve
worked with the Girl Scouts and served
on the Caprock Council board of
directors. I was a parent volunteer and a
substitute teacher in the Lubbock ISD. I
was a Grant Committee member for the
LISD Foundation for Excellence. While
Dana attended Texas A&M, I was a
member and officer of Aggie Moms.
Currently I am a member of Altrusa
International of Lubbock, a women’s
service organization, and I serve on the
state board of directors of Lutheran
Social Services of the South.
Being involved with the museum has
been an exhilarating experience. Board
members are committed to telling the
story of agriculture in a first-class facility
that all of us can be proud of. One of
the most rewarding moments for me
is watching the reaction of a first-time
visitor. I believe we’re a success!
Sincerely,
Lee Ruth Krieg
State FFA Officers Visit Museum
As part of a series of
business and industry
tours, two of the Texas
FFA officers spent the
day in Lubbock.
State President,
Ryon Cox from Mt.
Pleasant and State 1st
Vice President,
Shelby Eckhardt
from Seguin,
started their day
with a tour of
CEV Multimedia,
followed by
lunch at City
Bank with bank
representatives
and Bayer
Museum of Agriculture staff and board
president, Dan Taylor. Curtis Griffith,
Chairman of City Bank and chair of the
museum’s Capital Campaign, hosted
the lunch.
The last stop on their tour was the
Bayer Museum of Agriculture. Dan and
Lacee showed them the sights and they
Bayer Museum of Agriculture
spent several minutes
exchanging FFA stories
with Alton Brazell, a
former state officer and
member of the 1948
National FFA officer
team. Alton assured
Ryon and Shelby that
the jackets
hadn’t changed
all that much.
The Bayer
Museum of
Agriculture
would like to
thank Ryon
and Shelby for
stopping by.
We wish them
the best of luck as they pass on the torch
to a new set of officers at the Texas FFA
Convention, July 15-18 in Fort Worth,
Texas.
Top: Current & Past FFA Officers catch up
Bottom: Dan Taylor takes a photo with the officers.
Dan also serves on the Texas FFA Foundation Board
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Chili Feed Gives Members First Look at Phase II
FAMILY CONTINUED
Kevin Buxkemper
Daniel & Zada Cave
Marvin & Tommye
Cepica
Gary Chesnutt
Steve Claus*
Ben & Jauana Colburn
Don Crump
JimmieDavis
Chris Deberry
Bob Durham
Bennie & Carole Edwards
Jim & Sue Faulkner
John Ford*
Don & Jody Foreman
Kim Fulks*
James & Meghan Gandy*
Jim Gerlt*
James & Kathy
Gilbreath, Jr.
Top Left: Jim Johnson
Bob & Sue Graham
& Joe Embry present
Bob & Marianna Graves
donation ot museum,
Cole & Kyla Hamilton
Topt Right: Alton Brazell Hayden & Emily
does quality control.
Hargrave
Middle:The ForgetDon
& Barbara Harris
Me-Nots pose with
Sammy
& Marilyn Harris
Lacee, Bottom: Museum
Phil
&
Shirley
Harrist
members take a tour of
Lynn & Cindy Harrist
new construction.
Charles & Peggy Hastings
Lynda Heinrich
Robert & Henri Henson
Farris and Monica
Hightower
- Winston Churchill
Shyrle & K.W. Hill
Arlen Hilton
Edsel & Georgia Huie
Rex & Nancy Isom
Arwin & Cookee Johnson
John Johnson
Bobby & Jeanna
Kauffman*
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Don Kimbrell*
Phillip & Juaneal
Ice Cream Social from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Krambeck
@ the museum, 1121 Canyon Lake Drive
Harold, Billie & Randy
Landrum
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Langston
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Robert & Kim Loveless
Donnie & Ronda Maines*
BMA Annual Membership Meeting
Jett & Lynette Major
@ the museum, 1121 Canyon Lake Drive
Ray & Celia Mason
Bill & Karin McCay
Heath & Julie McGehee*
Gary McKenzie
Walter & Tracy Menzer
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Lon & Gertrude Miller
A Night for the Museum featuring
James and Sylvia Mitchell
Wendell & Peggy Morrow
Bob Phillips, The Texas Country Reporter
Sally Murray
@ the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center
Todd Oliver
Jimmy & Cherry Pitcock*
Bobby & Anne Richey
Red & Patricia Rivers
Bonnie Schwarzentraub
Around 130 people attended the
annual chili feed on January 25
and got their first look at Phase II
construction.
Following the meal, Dan Taylor
and Lacee Hoelting led people through
the new exhibit hall and meeting
room. They also pointed out where
the catering kitchen, director’s office,
volunteer break room and storage area
would be. Lacee pointed out where the
agricultural literacy wing would eventually
connect once money is raised for Phase III
construction.
Chili was prepared by Jerry Spruill
of Ag Texas Farm Credit and Dan and
Lee Ruth Krieg brought tamales to
go with the chili. Waylon Carroll
handled the rest of the meal.
The highlight of the event was a
check presentation to the museum
for $7,000.00, from the South
Plains Antique Tractor Association,
proceeds from their annual tractor
show and raffle.
“The farther backward you can look, the farther forward
you are likely to see.”
Bayer Museum of Agriculture
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FAMILY CONTINUED
Frank & Margaret Sehon
Henry & Sellie Shine*
Jerry & Linda Singleton
Carolyn Sowell
Bo & Sheila Stephens*
Jim & Doris Stewart
Jerry & LeNora Stockton
Wayne & Wanda Swart
Joe Tarber*
Dean & Gloria Taylor
Keith Weid*
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
David Appling*
Bobby Brock*
Paul & Ellen Carlson
Ron & Donita Harkey*
Lynn Lewis*
Charles Mason
Thomas Musser
Dwight and Sandra Roye
Arlin Ryals
Caleb Truax*
Shirley White & Carolyn
Culver
QUARTERLY
VOLUNTEERS
Bill Adams
Joe Anthony
Alton Brazell
Waylon Carroll
Ron Chandler
Vic Coker
J.T. Drake
Felicia Fillingim
Jason Gandy
Bob Graham
Sue Graham
Curtis Griffith
Don Harris
A.D. Hughes
David Jones
Pat Jones
Patti Jones
Linda King
Phil Krambeck
Lee Ruth Krieg
Harold Landrum
Lee Leonard
Tina Macha
Doyle McFerrin
Tad Menefee
Walter Menzer
Weldon Menzer
Steve Moffett
C. Don Rhodes
Red Rivers
Clint Robinson
Leonard Schmidt
Jerry Spruill
Wayne Swart
Wanda Swart
Dale Swinburn
Dan Taylor
Preston Upshaw
Dale Winders
Tommy Woolam
Larry Work
Stanley Young
Lee Leonard
Born and raised
in Spade, Texas, our
spotlight volunteer
certainly has an
impressive and
diversified background
in agriculture.
Lee Leonard
described his childhood
on the farm as “learning
to cut his teeth on a hoe
handle.” Lee’s family
farmed grain sorghum,
wheat, cotton, and had
a few head of livestock.
In high school, Lee
exhibited pigs and crops
for FFA projects and received his
Lone Star Farmer’s Degree.
Lee graduated high school and
attended Texas Tech as an agriculture
education major and went to work
for the Soil Conservation Service after
graduation. Lee then went back to
school and received his master’s degree
in agronomy and worked at the Texas
A&M Experiment Station.
After receiving his master’s
degree, Lee took a job as a small
grains breeder for Anderson Clayton
Company. In 1970, Lee moved to
Leoti, Kansas and remained there for
eight years doing testing and research
on grain sorghum, corn, and alfalfa.
Additionally, Lee set up a sunflower
nursery during his time in Kansas.
In 1978, Lee and his wife, Ginger,
moved to Temple, Texas, and worked
on developing hybrid cotton for
Anderson Clayton (Paymaster). In
1980, Anderson Clayton
sold its seed division
to Cargill, making Lee
an employee of Cargill.
In 1985, Lee moved to
Portland, Texas, and set
up a research station for
cotton and grain sorghum.
In 1986, Lee switched to
full-time grain sorghum
research and breeding. Lee
moved to Plainview, Texas,
and continued his research
from there and in 1997,
became the director of
grain sorghum research for
Cargill.
In 2000, Cargill’s seed divisions sold
to Dow Chemical and Lee retired from
there in 2001. Lee then went to work
in logistics for Bayer Crop Science. Lee
retired from Bayer in 2013.
Lee married his wife, Ginger, in 1967
and they have three children: Michael,
Rebecca, and Emily. Michael is a
computer technician, Rebecca is a social
worker, and Emily is a news anchor.
Lee and Ginger have two grandchildren
who are 12 years old and 6 months old.
Lee and Ginger have lived in Lubbock
since 2003 and Lee has been a museum
volunteer for a year.
“I enjoy working here, and especially
doing research on the exhibits,” Lee
said. Lee’s extensive background in
seed and grain research makes him a
unique and valued addition to our crew
of volunteers at the Bayer Museum of
Agriculture. Lee, thank you for all you
do.
Photo & Story by Kirby Kennedy
Remember BMA for Next Year’s Field Trip
Thank you to Abernathy ISD, Frenship’s Westwind Elementary and Ropesville ISD for
their recent visits to our museum. We hope you come back and see us again.
Left to Right: 1st graders pump water, Kirby reads Dr. Seuss, one of the Abernathy classes stops for a picture with the Titan
Bayer Museum of Agriculture
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A Restoration Story
When Lacee Hoelting forwarded an email about a
potential donation to Steve Moffett, she never imagined it
would result in a feature exhibit at the Bayer Museum of
Agriculture.
The email discussed a crop duster in storage at Texas
State Technical College in Waco, Texas that needed a new
home. Lacee had
always envisioned a
crop duster hanging
from the ceiling of
the new museum
and excitedly sent
the email to Steve;
a board member
who she knew had
The Ag Cat Story
As taken from, “Grumman/
Schweizer AG-CAT,” written by
Nick Pocock.
The ancestry of the Ag-Cat
includes a series of muscular
warplanes produced by Grumman Iron Works. It first
flew in 1957 following in the paw-prints of the Wildcat,
Hellcat, Bearcat and Tigercat fighters of World War II.
Though the fighters had been monoplanes, the AgCat returned to the biplane tradition of the pre-war
Grummans. This layout had the rugged strength and
other desirable qualities required for work as an agplane...which is an aircraft used in agriculture to dust,
spray or seed crops.
At the time, most “dusters” as they were called, were
modified Stearman Kaydet biplanes- which were WWII
trainers. The Ag-Cat was the first plane built from the
ground up specifically for agricultural use.
After the creation of two prototypes, the X1and X2, and
a tour of the southern states, where the prototypes were
tested by actual spray pilots, the first commercially available
Grumman Ag-Cats were built by Schweizer Aircraft
Corporation in Elmira, New York in 1959.
his pilot’s license and a keen interest in aeronautics. She
thought Steve could look into the plane further, but in less
than three months, he had gone above and beyond.
With the help of several volunteers, Steve hauled the
plane to Lubbock. He got a paint job and new decals
donated and repairs made to the wings. He went in search
of and found a spray boom, pump, and pump propeller to
complete the plane. Once word got out about the project,
everything just seemed to fall into place.
“I was given a budget of zero,” Steve says jokingly, “and
I was determined to stick to it.”
The plane, a 1958 Grumman Ag Cat, was installed the
last week of March, just as construction was being finished.
In the month of April, just over 2,000 visitors saw the
plane as they attended various events in the new Plains
Cotton Growers Conference Center.
Future plans for this exhibit include development of a
reader rail telling the history of the Ag Cat. The reader rail
will include a touchscreen monitor with a series of videos
documenting the museum’s story of acquiring, restoring,
and suspending the plane at
the museum. The video is
currently being produced by
Ramar Communications.
The Bayer Museum of
Agriculture is extremely
grateful for the efforts of so
many to bring this unique
artifact to our new facility.
THANK YOU
The Bayer Museum of Agriculture has a Grumman Ag-Cat G164,
which was the actual X2 prototype referenced in Pocock’s book.
Photos by Lacee Hoelting
Project Manager
Steve Moffett - Lubbock Electric Co.
Research
Midtown Printing - John Frullo
Plane Donation
Texas State Technical College in Waco
Provided Equipment/Parts
Larry Neal, Terry Johnson, Vic Coker
ASCO Equipment - Brax Wright & Mark Price
CMH Manufacturing - Charles Hall
Plane Transport & Storage
G&G Avionics - Enrique Saa
Hall Hangar - Charles Hall
Lubbock Aero - Richard Casler
Paint Job
Prescision Body Works- Joey Brewer & Tony Brewer
Decals and Fabric Wing Repair
Signs on the Go - Gary Tucker & Terry Brown
Bayer Museum of Agriculture
Videography/Production
Ramar Communications - Brad Moran, Charlie
Whisner, Judy Stout, Ryan Detwiler
Donated Time, Labor & Expertise
John Boatwright, Butch Boyd, Tony Brown, Kevin
Condren, Jon Fleming, Lynn Hughes, Alfred Mata,
Domingo Mireles, Phuong Tran
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Photo by Lacee Hoelting
Photos by C. Don Rhodes
Top Left: Jerry Spruill
and Lee Ruth Krieg
prepare the chili, Bottom
Left: Tommy & Lynda
Woolam at Party on the
Prairie, Right: Guests
enjoy the patio at the
John Deere event in
April.
Top: Over 400 people came to farm bill meeting
hosted by National Cotton Council at the
museum, Left: Joe Barbour uses the Texas Farm
Bureau mobile learning barn to educate first
graders at the museum, Bottom: Dale and Cheryl
Swinburn take a picture with their grandson at
Party on the Prairie.
Top: John Deere CS690 on display at John Deere Event,
Right: Troy and Morgan Pickering enjoying their first
event at the museum, chili feed, Bottom: A.D. Hughes,
Lee Leonard and James Pendergrass help set up
the conference center for a meeting.
Bayer Museum of Agriculture
Photo by C. Don Rhodes
Photo by C. Don Rhodes
Photo by Lacee Hoelting
Drawings
submitted
by
Abernathy
First Grade
Students
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by Kirby Kennedy
The round bale is a significant piece of cotton
ginning history, which has been rarely seen since
the beginning of World War II. German textile
mills were the main user of round bales so when
World War II broke out, the need for the round
bale became obsolete.
The round bale measured 35 inches in height
and 22 inches in diameter. With a density of 28
pounds per cubic foot, the round bale was half
the weight of a square bale at around 250 pounds.
This round bale, donated by Frank Thompson,
was ginned in 1929 and is believed to be the last
remaining round bale in the United States. At that
time, Frank’s Granddad (W.M. Marley) owned one
of the largest gins in the world. The gin, located in
Mart, Texas, consisted of 15 gin stands, three flat
bale presses and three round bale presses.
Frank started working at the gin when he was
a young boy, and has continued in the cotton
business to this day. In 1949, he started buying
cottonseed for Brazos Valley Cotton Oil located
in Waco, Texas. In 1962, Frank moved to West
Texas to start Levelland Vegetable Oil. For the next
30 plus years Frank continued to buy cottonseed
for the oil mill. Frank currently owns a majority
Round Cotton Bale
interest in Fiber Brite,
a moteplant located in
Wilson, Texas.
He works
alongside his son
(Rick Thompson)
and grandson (Kerry
Thompson) making it
a true family business.
Regardless of the
many positions
Frank has held
in the cotton
industry the
one thing that has remained a constant is his
enjoyment of calling on the cotton gin managers
and owners, which he counts as his best friends.
Above: Round Bale on display in the Alton Brazell Exhibit Hall
Bottom: From Left to Right, Kerry, Frank and Rick Thompson
Sponsors and Volunteers make Party on the Prairie a Huge Success
Every April, museum members and guests attend
Party on the Prairie hosted by Dan and Linda Taylor.
The Taylors open their barns for a wonderful meal
and barn dance, and thanks to our sponsors and
volunteers, everyone had a lovely evening.
Throughout the evening, guests enjoyed oldfashion horse and surrey rides around the parking lot
and grounds courtesy of Greg and Leon Pinkert of
Top Left: Surrey Rides, Top Right: Dan
& Linda Taylor enjoying the evening,
Middle : David and Ronda Langston
Slaton. Ag Texas Farm Credit grilled delicious steaks,
which were accompanied by potatoes from Jeana’s
Feedbag and Stanley Young and Waylon Caroll
prepared the rest of the food including appetizers.
Toes were tapping as soon as the meal was
finished and guests headed to the east barn for music
and dancing provided by the Hot Texas Band of
Levelland.
Before the night ended, several attendees took
the opportunity to tour Dan Taylor’s personal cotton
ginning museum, while other visitors fellowshipped
around a campfire. With 180 people in attendance,
the event raised just under $5,000 for the museum.
BMA would like to Felicia Fillingim and Tina
Macha for handling all of the event decorations,
James Pendergrass and Clint Robinson for helping
haul tables and chairs to
Thank you to the
Ropesville, and we would
following sponsors:
especially like to thank
Dan and Linda Taylor for
Ag Texas
Steaks & Bottled Water
opening up their home in
support of the museum.
Becknell Wholesale
Wine
Bottom Left: Buzz Varedeman
& Bob Graham visit.
Bottom Right: Ag Texas cooks up
delicious steaks for the event.
All Photos by C. Don Rhodes
Bayer Museum of Agriculture
Capital Farm Credit
Band
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Remembering Those Special To Us
a unique way to honor or remember someone special
Memorial and honorarium donation forms are available to print online.
www.agriculturehistory.org/membership.php
Forms can be found in the top, right-hand corner under the heading Forms/Downloads.
Send your completed form and payment to
Bayer Museum of Agriculture
PO Box 505
Lubbock, TX 79408
In Memory of...
Ruby Peter Amonett by Billy &
Sandy Fortenberry
B. L. Anderson Jr. by Kristofer
Verett
Owen Barron by Sparenberg Gin Inc.
Eugene Becknell By Jim & Sue
Faulkner
Eugene Becknell by Idalou Co-op Gin
Eugene Becknell by Dan & Lee
Ruth Krieg
Eugene Becknell by Dan & Linda
Taylor
Coy Biggs by Alton Brazell
Coy & Johnette Biggs by Norine
Patschke & Family
Billy “Bill” Brown by Hurst Farm
Supply
Morris Bryan by Bob & Sue
Graham
Morris Bryan by Grace Ann Bryan
Morris Bryan by Margaret
Cammack
Morris Bryan by Waylon Carroll
Morris Bryan by Janette Dickerson
Morris Bryan by Dr. & Mrs. Lee
Dickerson
Morris Bryan by Bill & Sue Hall
Morris Bryan by Duane & Nan
Howell
Morris Bryan by Ernesteen Kelly
Morris Bryan by Lee Lewis
Construction
Morris Bryan by Livingston Hearing
Aid Center
Morris Bryan by Raye Morris
Morris Bryan by Nelda Rollins
Morris Bryan by Mary Lou
Scheideman
Morris Bryan by Dan & Linda Taylor
Rick Burns by Bill Mason
Rick Burns by Dan & Linda Taylor
Sidney Ray Burrow by Hurst Farm
Supply
Bayer Museum of Agriculture
Special Thanks
Francisco “Pancho” Cavazos Jr. by
Sammy & Marilyn Harris
Paul Eugene Cornelius by Hurst
Farm Supply
Noel Debman by Sparenberg Gin Inc.
James Doughty II by Hurst Farm
Supply
LuCille Garrison by Dan & Linda
Taylor
LuCille Garrison by Hurst Farm
Supply
Norman Gentry by Hurst Farm
Supply
Norman Gentry by Norine Patschke
& Family
James Hamilton by Hurst Farm
Supply
Eugene Heath by Dan & Lee Ruth
Krieg
Therese Heinrich by the Vardeman
Family
Therese Heinrich by Plains Cotton
Growers
Therese Heinrich by Hurst Farm
Supply
Cliff Hilbers by Idalou Coop Gin Co.
Bennie Bob Hobgood by Hurst
Farm Supply
B. B. Hobgood by Dan & Linda
Taylor
Vera Holloway by Waylon Carroll
Jacques Hopkins by Dan and
Linda Taylor
Darvin Huddleston by Mullin,
Hoard & Brown, LLP
Hazel James by Billy & Sandy
Fortenberry
Hazel James by Hurst Farm Supply
Hazel James by Norine Patschke &
Family
Hazel James by Dan and Linda Taylor
Jim Jenkins by Larry and Linda King
John Jones by Hurst Farm Supply
John Jones by Idalou Co-op Gin
Bass Lasater by Sparenberg Gin Inc.
Richard Lawson by Larry and
Linda King
Nancy Lee by Glen & Velda
Phipps
James Logan by Jimmy & Rita
Clark
James Logan by Chad & Jill
Whitley & Family
James Logan by Micky & Randee
Allen & Family
Janie Lee McAfee by Hurst Farm
Supply
Pauline McGee by Hurst Farm
Supply
Ralph McLaughlin by Verett Farms
Lucille Miller by Hurst Farm
Supply
D. J. Moses by Heath Verett
Jackie Mull by Farmers
Cooperative Compress
Jackie Mull by Stoney & Doris
Jackson
Joyce Neill by Glen & Velda
Phipps
Al O’Brien by Hurst Farm Supply
Don Opheim by Norine Patschke
& Family
Aaron Tate Osborn by Ray &
Celia Mason & Family
Dora Pinkert by Buster’s Gin
Dora Pinkert by Hurst Farm
Supply
Dora Pinkert by Dan & Linda Taylor
Melvin Powell by Hurst Farm
Supply
Ginny Riggs by Dan & Lee Ruth
Krieg
Ginny Riggs by Dan & Linda
Taylor
Ginny Riggs by W. B. Waters
Jo Eddy Riley by Hurst Farm Supply
Jack & Johnnie Robertson by Steve
& Patricia Verett
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Southwest Collections Showcases AAM in New Exhibit
Above: Chancellor Kent Hance
addresses crowd at exhibit opening
Right: Flag on display at SWC
Below: Tractorcade image from
the collection of Dan Taylor.
From March through mid-June, the Southwest
Collection (SWC) at Texas Tech University is exhibiting
their American Agricultural Movement (AAM) records in
an exhibit entitled Tractorcade! It commemorates the 35th
anniversary of the AAM’s last great Tractorcade in 1979.
Bringing together a host of oral histories, photographs,
newspaper articles, and artifacts, SWC curators attempt
to tell this unique story of authentic American grassroots
activism.
The AAM formed in Campo, Colorado, during 1977.
Wanting the U.S. Government to address their concept
of “Parity”—defined loosely as economic balance between
agriculture, other industries, and the U.S. government—
the AAM attempted to organize a farmer’s strike. Although
widespread strikes didn’t take off immediately, later that
year around 5,000 farmers held a tractor rally in Lincoln,
Nebraska. Farmers in other states soon followed with their
own rallies, and in In January 1978, around 3,000 farmers
drove their tractors to Washington D.C., the first of two
tractorcades to the Capitol.
Today, AAM serves as a watchdog for farmers as well
as providing information useful to both elected and
appointed officials who are responsible for forming farm
policies. In June 2013, members from the AAM held a
reunion in Lubbock, Texas, to discuss their shared history.
The SWC worked with AAM members to collect oral
histories, photographs, scrapbooks, and artifacts to be
preserved at the SWC. These materials are now available
for research.
At the close of the SWC exhibit in mid-June, the
artifacts and information will be on temporary exhibit at
the Bayer Museum of Agriculture.
Written by SWC Staff
Special Thanks
James Allen Ross by Hurst Farm
Supply
The Honorable William Shaver by
Mr. & Mrs. Don Langston
The Honorable William Shaver by
Mr. Ellis Lee Langston
The Honorable William Shaver by
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Ruppel
The Honorable William Shaver
by Ellenor Wilkison & Kelley
L. Owens
The Honorable William Shaver by
Mr & Mrs. Joe O. Langston
The Honorable William Shaver by
David R. Langston
Jerry Lee Silhan by Hurst Farm
Supply Inc.
Bobby Sisk by Idalou Co-op Gin
Betty Smith by Bob & Sue Graham
Betty Smith by Billy Fortenberry
Family
Betty Smith by Plains Cotton
Growers
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Betty Smith by Jimmy & Rita Clark
& Family
Roy Smith by Farmers Cooperative
Compress
David Stafford by Gary McKenzie
Jerry Don Sutterfield by Hurst
Farm Supply
Bill Taylor by Larry & Linda King
Kenny Thiel by Dan & Lee Ruth
Krieg
Walker & Pauline Watkins by Steve
& Patricia Verett
Dewey & Maggie Wells by Verett
Farms
Otis Bill Wheeler by Hurst Farm
Supply
Vernon White by Joe Anthony
Dan Wilbanks by Dan & Lee Ruth
Krieg
Bill Willis by Gary McKenzie
Embry Williams, Jr., by Mullin,
Hoard, & Brown, LLP
In Honor of...
Ronnie & Suanne Alexander by
Larry and Linda King
Waylon Carroll by Joe Anthony
Kim Fulk by Bobby & Jeana
Kauffman
Ann McLaughlin Orr by Verett
Farms
Barbara Payton by Doyle & Cindy
Buxkemper, Drury & Tara
Buxkemper, & Cybil, Jeremy &
Garett Contreas Robert Pope by
Larry & Linda King
Bart & Tami Roye by Verett Farms
Dan & Linda Taylor by Carlton &
Janis Buesing & Family
Betty & Bob Wideman by Heath
Verett
Jim Willis by Dunn Crop Insurance
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Bayer Museum of Agriculture
PO Box 505
Lubbock, TX 79408
HOURS
The museum is open
Tuesday through
Saturday from 10 a.m.
until 5 p.m.
Special tours are available
upon request.
Contact Us
806.744.3786 museum & fax
806.239.5796 director
877.789.8335 toll free
E-mail:
amadirector@
agriculturehistory.org
Website:
www.agriculturehistory.org
Held at the Bayer Museum of Agriculture
Bring the family and a freezer of your best homemade ice cream.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three ice cream entries.
Judging starts at 7:15, socializing to follow.
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