Harvey H. Smith oral history, 1968.

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Harvey H. Smith oral history, 1968.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63934455

In this interview, Harvey H. Smith discusses the New York State sugar beet industry. Topics include: the activities and effectiveness of the Finger Lakes Sugar Beet Growers Association; the use of GLF (and later Agway) employees to encourage farmers to sign beet contracts; his impressions of the relationship between the Empire State Sugar Company and the growers association, including contract negotiations and the procurement of migrant labor; his assessment of the contributions of the New York State College of Agriculture to the New York State sugar beet industry. Also included are his impressions of Charles Lavis and C. DelMar Kearl.

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Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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