West Central Florida Land Use Oral History Project

Interviewee

Kenneth McClain

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Interviewer

Bill Mansfield; University of South Florida Libraries -- Florida Studies Center.|Oral History Program; University of South Florida -- Tampa Library

Publication Date

2-5-2008

Date

2007-06-26

Abstract

Kenneth McClain, a rancher and a millwright, talks about the challenges of being a cow-calf cattleman who leases land in the Manatee County area. He specifically discusses land use by cattle men, leasing land for ranching, land owners selling land that ranchers are leasing, moving cattle, pasture maintenance, the beef cattle industry, developers and greed, rural development in Parrish Florida, and the migration of Florida farmers to Tennessee. He also discusses the history of land leasing in Florida.

Keywords

Land use, Rural, Ranching, Leases, Florida, Manatee County

Subject: geographic

Florida; Manatee County

Holding Location

University of South Florida

Language

English

Media Type

Oral history; Online audio; interview

Format

audio/mp3

Identifier

W34-00010

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