This document discusses the history of broomcorn production in the United States. It touches on different eras when different regions were considered the "Broomcorn Capital of the World," including Arcola, Illinois from the 1860s to 1900, Lindsey, Oklahoma from 1900 to the 1930s, and Baca County from the 1940s to 1974. It also references a quote about the technique required to handle broomcorn bales and asks how many broomcorn farms were counted in 1974.

1. Dirt and
Brooms
by
Kent Brooks

2. So Who Am I
and How Am I
Connected to All
of This?

8. How Did I Started
Writing Down
Stories I Heard My
Whole Life

11. Vesta
Tuna????....
You mean
Vesta Tune?

16. Photo Courtes6y of Johnny Jameson

23. So Where is
the
Broomcorn
Capital
of the World?

25. How many of
you raised
Broomcorn?

29. Photo Courtes6y of Ron Wilson

34. How many
Acres of
Broomcorn did
you grow?

41. Handling broomcorn bales was
more technique than brawn.
When I was a teenager I could
lift a 400lb. bale 6 inches off of
the floor and turn 90 degrees
with it. But it was all in knowing
how to do it.
-Charles Taylor

44. Back to the
question
where is
Broomcorn
Capital

46. The 3 Main
“Broomcorn Capital
of the World” Eras
1860’s-1900 Arcola IL
I1900-1930’s Lindsey OK
1940’s-1974 Baca County

48. How many
Broomcorn
Farms were
counted in
1974?

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