Oral History Interview: Graf, Truman (1071)

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dc.contributor.intervieweeGraf, Truman
dc.contributor.interviewerJanus, Edward
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-16T18:44:00Z
dc.date.available2015-01-16T18:44:00Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionAbstract: In his 2009 interview with Edward Janus, Truman Graf traced his childhood on a Wisconsin dairy farm and his long career in the state?s dairy industry. He described obstacles facing his father and other farmers in the 1920s and through the Great Depression, while also detailing New Deal relief programs. Graf related his personal background to his career at UW-Madison and beyond, focusing primarily on cooperatives, milk pricing, and milk promotion. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the UW-Madison Oral History Program. Keywords: agriculture; dairy farming; Manitowoc County; cows; Carnation; the Depression; cooperatives; Lake to Lake cooperative; Federal Land Grant Program; the New Deal; World War II; threshing; Negro league baseball; progressive farming; conservation; radio; Art Murphy; Federal Milk Order Program; milk orders; Battle of Cemetery Hill; UW-Madison College of Agriculture; National Farmers Organization (NFO); Rudy Froker; Cliff Hardin; Truman Torgerson; George Ruppel; Babcock test; supply and demand; Lyman McKee; Navy Air Corps; whey.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/70222
dc.subjectUW-Madison College of Agricultureen
dc.subjectNational Farmers Organizationen
dc.subjectNew Dealen
dc.subjectCooperativesen
dc.subjectMilk pricingen
dc.subjectDairy Farmingen
dc.subjectAgricultureen
dc.titleOral History Interview: Graf, Truman (1071)en
dc.typeRecording, oralen

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