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Dirt andBroomsby
Kent Brooks
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So Who Am Iand How Am I Connected to All of This?
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How Did I Started Writing Down Stories I
Heard My Whole Life
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Vesta Tuna????....You mean
Vesta Tune?
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Photo Courtes6y of Johnny Jameson
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So Where is the
Broomcorn Capital of the World?
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1876
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How many of you raised
Broomcorn?
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1911 Photo Courtes6y of Ron Wilson
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1929
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1942
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How many Acres of
Broomcorn did you grow?
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Handling broomcorn bales was more technique than
brawn. When I was a teenager I could lift a
400lb. bale 6 inches off of the floor and turn 90
degrees with it. But it was all in knowing how to do it.
-Charles Taylor
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Back to the question where is
Broomcorn Capital of the World?
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1971
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The 3 Main “Broomcorn
Capital of the World” Eras
1860’s-1900 Arcola IL I1900-1930’s Lindsey
OK1940’s-1974 Baca
County
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1955
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How many Broomcorn Farms were counted in
1974?
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