Fort Worth Gets First Wheat

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20151540

Description

Bob Hamby, 19, of Westover, brought the first load of 1950 wheat to Fort Worth from the J. T. Martin farm in Baylor County. The 500-bushel truck load was purchased at $2.05 per bushel by Temple Hay and Grain Company. Market price was $2. Published in Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, May 24, 1950. A man wearing western clothes and a cowboy hat. Kneeling down in the grass.

Archival Date

1950-05-24

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-2508

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Cowboys; Country life; Agriculture; Wheat; Farmers; Ranchers; Farming; Ranching; Grains