DARE Interview : Washington, Georgia; Primary Informant GA009

Fieldworker

Lampman, Michael

Date

• 1966

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• GA009: White; male; age: 69 (old); education: grade school; community type: rural
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: GA009 (4:18)
• Full Interview 1 (Tape 0295-S1).
• Content:
• 00:20 Going to school to which mother donated the land. Quit after eighth grade to farm; changes in farming after boll weevil
• 04:45 Beef cattle and dairy after loss of cotton. Also lots of land for pine timber
• 09:15 Stock sale meetings—seems that price is prearranged, because price is fixed. Have a solid market but no promise of profit
• 14:00 Use of phony bidders to raise auction prices. Raising swine in area
• 17:30 Rabbit hunting with beagles, describes hunting coon with dogs
• 21:30 Dogs trained for different hunts. Watching coon fight dogs
• 24:30 Hunts less now. Using a cow dog. Sings a song and describes accompanying game
• 28:15 Tape end
• Full Interview 2 (Tape 0295-S2).
• Content:
• 00:05 Arthur the Rat
• 04:20 Tape end