Oral History Collection
| MAIN ENTRY: | Dominy, James F. |
| DATE OF INTERVIEW: | June 10, 1975 |
| LOCATION OF INTERVIEW: | Abilene, Texas |
| INTERVIEWER: | David Murrah |
| LENGTH OF INTERVIEW: | 1 hour |
| SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: | Mr. James F. Dominy recalls his education at Texas Tech and his work with the Soil Conservation Service from 1935-1965. |
| TAPE ONE, SIDE ONE: |
Personal history Entered Texas Tech in 1928 Brought own cows Remembers Frazier Kemp and Earl Collins Problems with bringing cows to Lubbock Discussion of Dairy Industry Department Effect of Depression Worked in a boarding house Clothes and lifestyle during Depression Entertainment described John Philip Sousa band recalled Work after graduation in 1932 Hired as trainee in Soil Conservation Service in February, 1935 Promoted to junior agronomist Positions and locations listed Innovations listed Range station near Abilene Root plowing explained |
| TAPE ONE, SIDE TWO: | People who own small tracts of land Establishment of Agri-Business and Company, Inc., upon retirement from SCS in 1965 Work since his retirement More awareness of problems with retail businesses People in agriculture listed H. C. Stanley, retired county agricultural agent Dr. Francis Churchill, Keith Justice at Abilene Christian College John Matthews, rancher Billy Bob Toombs, farmer at Merkel Joe Ed McDuff, county commissioner Dean W. L. Stangel's conviction that feedlots should be built on South Plains Change that mechanization had brought Family mentioned Tech classmates named Livestock judging teams of junior and senior years remembered |
| RANGE DATES: | 1925-1975 |
| BULK DATES: | 1925-1965 |