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| Title | Oral history interview with James & Joann Pickett |
| Interviewee | Pickett, James ; Pickett, Joann |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 2009-04-30 |
| Farm Name | Pickett Farms |
| County | Lincoln |
| About the Farm | James and Joann Pickett are owners of two farms designated as Oklahoma Centennial Farms, the Pickett Farms, and the Picketts Dairy Farm. Both farms are in Lincoln County, near Carney, Oklahoma. The Pickett Farms came to be in the Pickett family in two parts. Louis F. Pickett, Jamess grandfather, purchased the first 80 acres in 1901 and the second 80 acres in 1906. After the deaths of Louis and Bertha Pickett, the land passed to Oliver and Ruth Pickett, Jamess parents and in 1986, Ruth deeded all but 15 acres to James and Joann Pickett. Loose hay, feed grain, and cotton were original crops and now farm products include alfalfa, Bermuda grass for hay, small grains, and beef cattle. |
| Abstract | Oklahoma Centennial Farm; Pickett Farms; Lincoln County, Oklahoma; James and JoAnn Pickett; acquiring the land; getting the land grant; acreage; grandfather came from Kansas on a train; grandfather was a school teacher; homesteading; cattle; cotton; orchard; self-sufficient; farmhouse; family; 1919 flu epidemic; holidays and family gatherings; structures on the farm; barn; silo; granary; blacksmith shop; dairy; acquiring more land; chores; milking cows; water cistern; chicken house; re-using materials; windmill; root cellar; Delco system for electricity; woodstove; ice; siblings; Lone Star School; Carney School; neighbors and community; feed sacks; sewing; Carney; cotton gins; depot; milk cooler tank; progression of dairying practices; milk products; cottage cheese; growing and picking cotton; tractors; baling hay; working during teenage years; money; movies in Carney on Saturday nights; cemetery; five generations; beef cattle; wheat; alfalfa; barley; supplemental income; typical day; record keeping; dogs; equipment; thrashing; combine; water wells and ponds; Bell Cow Creek; barns; current house; current acreage; KATY railroad; fences; 2007 ice storm; dozer work; pecan crop; lesson from father; working for Lincoln County; mineral rights; and team effort. |
| Description | James & Joann Pickett were interviewed April 30, 2009 as part of the Oklahoma Centennial Farm Families Oral History Project. |
| Streaming Server Audio | mms://nilu.library.okstate.edu/OCF_005_audio |
| Digital Publisher | Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University |
| Collection | Oklahoma Centennial Farm Families |
| Interview Number | OCF_005 |
| Rights Management | This material may not be copied or reproduced without permission. For more information, contact the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at liboh@okstate.edu or call 405-744-7685. |
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| Title | Aerial View |
| Interviewee | Pickett, James ; Pickett, Joann |
| Farm Name | Pickett Farms |
| County | Lincoln |
| About the Farm | James and Joann Pickett are owners of two farms designated as Oklahoma Centennial Farms, the Pickett Farms, and the Picketts Dairy Farm. Both farms are in Lincoln County, near Carney, Oklahoma. The Pickett Farms came to be in the Pickett family in two parts. Louis F. Pickett, Jamess grandfather, purchased the first 80 acres in 1901 and the second 80 acres in 1906. After the deaths of Louis and Bertha Pickett, the land passed to Oliver and Ruth Pickett, Jamess parents and in 1986, Ruth deeded all but 15 acres to James and Joann Pickett. Loose hay, feed grain, and cotton were original crops and now farm products include alfalfa, Bermuda grass for hay, small grains, and beef cattle. |
| Abstract | Oklahoma Centennial Farm; Pickett Farms; Lincoln County, Oklahoma; James and JoAnn Pickett; acquiring the land; getting the land grant; acreage; grandfather came from Kansas on a train; grandfather was a school teacher; homesteading; cattle; cotton; orchard; self-sufficient; farmhouse; family; 1919 flu epidemic; holidays and family gatherings; structures on the farm; barn; silo; granary; blacksmith shop; dairy; acquiring more land; chores; milking cows; water cistern; chicken house; re-using materials; windmill; root cellar; Delco system for electricity; woodstove; ice; siblings; Lone Star School; Carney School; neighbors and community; feed sacks; sewing; Carney; cotton gins; depot; milk cooler tank; progression of dairying practices; milk products; cottage cheese; growing and picking cotton; tractors; baling hay; working during teenage years; money; movies in Carney on Saturday nights; cemetery; five generations; beef cattle; wheat; alfalfa; barley; supplemental income; typical day; record keeping; dogs; equipment; thrashing; combine; water wells and ponds; Bell Cow Creek; barns; current house; current acreage; KATY railroad; fences; 2007 ice storm; dozer work; pecan crop; lesson from father; working for Lincoln County; mineral rights; and team effort. |
| Description | Aerial view of the farm. |
| Digital Format | image/.jpg |
| Digital Publisher | Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University |
| Collection | Oklahoma Centennial Farm Families |
| Interview Number | OCF_005 |
| Rights Management | This material may not be copied or reproduced without permission. For more information, contact the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at liboh@okstate.edu or call 405-744-7685. |
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