Ed Abernathy 11/08/2019
Description
Ed Abernathy, born in 1930, is a 1953 graduate of Oklahoma A&M College (OAMC), now Oklahoma State University. He recalls his youth and discusses long career as a soil scientist for the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) in Oklahoma. He talks about his college days and describes his early days with the SCS. Abernathy talks about completing soil surveys in several counties in Oklahoma as well as his activities since retiring from the SCS. He shares about his part-time work within the poultry industry and about some of his efforts with the Le Flore County Conservation District.
| Date(s) | 11/8/2019 |
| Call Number | SOK_448 |
| Subjects | Career, Childhood, Agricultural issues, Rural life Conservation of natural resources, Occupations, Soil surveys, Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae, Interviews |
| Interviewee(s) | Ed Abernathy |
| Interviewer(s) | Tanya Finchum | Ben Pollard |