Contributions

  • Thompson, Charles D., Jr. (Charles Dillard), 1956- interviewer - Contributor
  • Amberg, Rob, interviewer - Contributor
  • Connor, Dawn, interviewee - Contributor
  • Southern Oral History Program - Contributor
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project) - Contributor
and 1 more
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library - Contributor

Publication

2007 - University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C., North Carolina

Language

English

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Alternate Titles

  • Interview K-0818, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
  • Interview with James W. (Jim) Connor, December 19, 1999
  • Oral histories of the American South.

Description

Hog farmer Jim Connor lost his hogs in the flooding during Hurricane Floyd, but he managed to save five cows, a horse, three cats, and a fox. That devotion to animals is a major theme of this interview, one Connor frequently describes in connection with his environmentalism. He defends the environmental practices of hog farmers and attacks environmentalists who sue farmers without good reason, even as he welcomes stiff penalties on polluters. In addition to illustrating one farmer's approach to animal husbandry and the environment, this interview reveals many of the details of hog "growing," including the workings of the automated hog houses and waste disposal systems.

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