Melba Ware: Go West

Farming on Mars by Ciera Ware

Mar 31, 202131:46Business

Melba Ware moved to Cone, TX with her parents and siblings (one of them being my dad's dad) in 1920. She recounts moving to the plains, family history, and how farming had progressed at that time in this interview....

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