| | 1 | Author: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John “Danny” Freeman Papers, SHM MS-6
1947-2000 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1947-2000 | | | | Abstract: | John Daniel “Danny” Freeman was born in 1911 on a cattle and wheat ranch near Tulia, Texas.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture in May 1935, from New Mexico State University. He worked for
the United States Soil Conservation Service and as a Range Examiner. He did range surveys, soil erosion studies, and
determined capacities for area ranches in cooperation with the CCC and WPA. He became an area conservationist overseeing
range management issues for five northern Arizona counties and worked with dozens of area ranchers to promote modern
scientific methods of ranch management. He served in Vietnam as an agricultural advisor. He was highly involved in the
Society for Range Management, the Yavapai County Fair Association, the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo, and Cattle Growers’ Association. | | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum | | | | Subjects: | Area Conservationist | Lehman Lovegrass | Matt Culley Collection | Pioneer Stockman | Yavapai Calf Sale | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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