Johnny Moore and Moore Family oral history interview, 2004 January 19

Description

Married couple Johnny and Karen Moore, and their children Brian and Shelley Moore, recount their family's background and the history of their farm in Rowan County, North Carolina. Mr. Moore and his family discuss their farming practices such as the no-tilling method, dairy cattle and breeding, the show cows, urbanization within the community, and connecting with other farmers at meetings.

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Title

Johnny Moore and Moore Family oral history interview, 2004 January 19

Interviewee

Moore, Johnny C. (Johnny Clark), 1957-2019

Interviewer

Cumming, Gabriel

Contributor

Moore, Karen, 1956-
Moore, Brian
Moore, Shelley

Place of Publication

Charlotte, North Carolina

Publisher

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Date of Interview

2004-01-19

Physical Description

1 audio file (1:36:52) : digital, MP3

Object Type

sound recording-nonmusical

Genre

spoken word

Language

eng

Interviewee Biography

Johnny Moore was a 46 year old man, Karen Moore was a 47 year old woman, Brian Moore was a 24 year old man, and Shelley Moore was a 16 year old woman at the time of interview, which took place in their home in Rowan County, North Carolina. The Moore family are longtime residents of Rowan County, North Carolina. The Moore family all work on their family farm.

Abstract

Married couple Johnny and Karen Moore, and their children Brian and Shelley Moore, recount their family's background and the history of their farm in Rowan County, North Carolina. Mr. Moore and his family discuss their farming practices such as the no-tilling method, dairy cattle and breeding, the show cows, urbanization within the community, and connecting with other farmers at meetings.

Digital Object Notes

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on minidisc and reformatted using a Digidesign 003 rack.

Interviewee Occupations

Farmers

Subjects--Names

Moore, Johnny C. (Johnny Clark), 1957-2019
Moore, Karen, 1956-
Moore, Brian, 1979 or 1980-
Moore, Shelley, 1987 or 1988-

Subjects--Topics

Family farms
Land use, Rural
Rural families
No-tillage
Field crops
Dairy cattle
Dairy cattle--Breeding
Farm manure
Urbanization
Farm life

Subjects--Geographic

North Carolina--Rowan County

Subjects--Genre

Interviews
Oral histories

Coverage--Dates

1800-2010

Digital Collection Title

Catawba Lands Conservancy Perspectives on Land Project

Digital Collection Series Title

West Rowan

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Internet Media Type

audio/mpeg

Identifier

PL-MO0051

Handle URL

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:3163

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