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Baca County Festivals and Fairs: Part 1

June 12, 2018
by Kent Brooks

I will probably work at adding to this in pieces, maybe in the form of a timeline, but I thought it would be […]

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German POWs in Baca County: “Many Thanks to Mr. Schroeder from his Broomcorn Crew”

December 23, 2017May 15, 2020
by Kent Brooks

Conversations on our Baca County Facebook groups about German POWs led me to look a little deeper into that topic. I will […]

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The Challenge of the Broomcorn Harvesting Machine

February 1, 2017November 26, 2021
by Kent Brooks

“No machine has yet been invented to successfully replace the hand labor.  The men, using broomcorn knives with sharp five-inch knives, move […]

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The Rise and Fall of the U.S. Broom Industry

January 30, 2017September 9, 2020
by Kent Brooks

Rise and Fall of the US Broom Industry is an overview of the broom & broomcorn industries in the U.S.  The foundation […]

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Did Ben Franklin Really Have a Key Role in Bringing Broomcorn to America?

December 9, 2016
by Kent Brooks

In the talks I have given about broomcorn I have always mentioned that Benjamin Franklin is often credited with bringing broomcorn to […]

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Broomcorn Research Progress 2007: by Dr. Sam Moyer

December 6, 2016
by Kent Brooks

Reposted with Permission by Dr. Sam Moyer. Although there hasn’t been broomcorn production in Baca County for many years, there actually has […]

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I would rather be in a Tulsa Jail than cutting broomcorn…

November 23, 2016
by Kent Brooks

We know that harvesting broomcorn was a hard itchy process but  at my “Broomcorn Capital” presentation 2 years ago Shorty Miller may […]

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So Where is the Broomcorn Capital of the World?

December 31, 2014August 23, 2019
by Kent Brooks

What is Broomcorn? I have had several conversations about recording local history as we are doing with Bacacountyhistory.com.  Anytime the topic of […]

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Tools of the Lost Trade: The Broomcorn Knife

October 14, 2014November 17, 2021
by Kent Brooks

The knives were razor sharp and they wrapped their thumbs with the old style electrician’s tape (friction tape). Each night they would […]

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When the Humble Broom built Broomcorn Empires

October 10, 2014August 21, 2019
by Kent Brooks

It has been reported that  99% of all American households have at least one broom, and that a broom is vital to […]

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