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Baca County Festivals and Fairs: Part 1

I will probably work at adding to this in pieces, maybe in the form of a timeline, but I thought it would be fun to start looking at various festivals and…

June 12, 2018

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

Conversations on our Baca County Facebook groups about German POWs led me to look a little deeper into that topic. I will aggregate some of those conversations here and add…

December 23, 2017May 15, 2020

The Challenge of the Broomcorn Harvesting Machine

“No machine has yet been invented to successfully replace the hand labor.  The men, using broomcorn knives with sharp five-inch knives, move down rows in a field, bending the heads…

February 1, 2017March 9, 2019

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

Rise and Fall of the US Broom Industry is an overview of the broom & broomcorn industries in the U.S.  The foundation for  this post was provided to me by…

January 30, 2017September 9, 2020

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

In the talks I have given about broomcorn I have always mentioned that Benjamin Franklin is often credited with bringing broomcorn to America in the 1700s. This concept is usually…

December 9, 2016

Broomcorn Research Progress 2007: by Dr. Sam Moyer

Reposted with Permission by Dr. Sam Moyer. Although there hasn’t been broomcorn production in Baca County for many years, there actually has been quite a bit of research done  in…

December 6, 2016

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

We know that harvesting broomcorn was a hard itchy process but  at my "Broomcorn Capital" presentation 2 years ago Shorty Miller may have driven the point home when he told…

November 23, 2016

So Where is the Broomcorn Capital of the World?

What is Broomcorn? I have had several conversations about recording local history as we are doing with Bacacountyhistory.com.  Anytime the topic of broomcorn has come up with someone not from…

December 31, 2014August 23, 2019

Tools of the Lost Trade: The Broomcorn Knife

The knives were razor sharp and they wrapped their thumbs with the old style electrician's tape (friction tape). Each night they would set around and sharpen their knives. -Ted Burhenn…

October 14, 2014December 21, 2020

When the Humble Broom built Broomcorn Empires

It has been reported that  99% of all American households have at least one broom, and that a broom is vital to everyday living. -Los Angeles Times 1988 Source: (Library…

October 10, 2014August 21, 2019

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