Interview with Jerome D. Morton, July 30, 1992

Interview Summary

Jerome "Jerry" Morton talks about his family's farm and how they came to own the property. He discusses how the family farm has changed over the years and the effects of modernization in the Cane Creek area.. He describes his family's property and some of the structures built on it, including the smokehouse, chicken house, farmhouse, and outhouses. He describes a cane mill his father once used to make molasses, and talks about how it was used. He talks about other equipment used on the farm, including cultivators, plows, and hay balers. Morton talks about tobacco farming and why he stopped farming. He talks about working at two local radio stations and the type of music he played. He talks about getting together with other people in the Cane Creek area to play music.

Interview Keyword

Bench fields Cane Creek (Ky.) Extension Service Family get-togethers Farm buildings Floods Heritage farms Household organization Farm mechanization Morton Family history Mules Off-farm employment Outhouses Fences Part-time farming Residential history Rural electrification Rural sanitation Smokehouses Snakes Sorghum cane production Tobacco production Traditional Cane Creek music. Use of fertilizers Yard spatial organization Powell County (Ky.)

Interview LC Subject

Agriculture--Kentucky Agriculture. Country life Family farms Farm life. Farms, Small. Rural conditions Traditional farming Farm buildings Farm equipment Farmers.

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