Chris Hitch & Rick Furnish 08/05/2014
Description
Chris Hitch and Rick Furnish, current operators of the Hitch Ranch, discussed the history of the land and the family that claimed it. At one point, Henry C. Hitch Sr. was Oklahoma's largest wheat producer and also leased the land for oil and gas production. Feedlots and pig production were added to the ranch operations along the way. At the time of the interview Hitch Enterprises, Inc. consisted of feedlots, farrow-to-finish hog operations, wheat production, and natural gas, oil and wind power leases.
| Date(s) | 8/5/2014 |
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| Subjects | Off-farm work, Rural life, Diversification Farm life, Ranchers, Wheat, Cattle, Swine, Oil well drilling, Wind power |
| Interviewee(s) | Chris Hitch | Rick Furnish |
| Interviewer(s) | Juliana Nykolaiszyn | Tanya Finchum |