ML161062
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Subject 1: (Interview). Subtitle: Momodu Bah, Musta Faba. Timecode In: 00:03:11. Timecode out: 00:18:36. Notes: Farming discussion with Richard Harris. Subject 2: (Interview). Subtitle: Richard Harris, unidentified persons. Timecode In: 00:23:29. Timecode out: 00:39:03. Notes: Location 2. Farming discussions and children playing. Habitat: ; ; Equipment Notes: Decoded MS stereo. Show: Locust , R.Harris Engineer: Leo del Aguila Date: October 16-23, 2004 Dub 2 master 1 (tape 1 cont and tape 2 short) 3:13 RH there are dead ones also on the road 3:17 Leo- why don't you pick one up and describe it for me, just for fun. RH- laughter, yeah, this one is dead, or almost dead, this one's twitching, yuck I think you can just grab it that would be a good photo actually RH 3:42 I picked up a locust that was lying on the road, almost dead, still twitching a little bit. So the farmer had told us they had come through to spray a couple of days ago, so this may be the result of insecticide on this critter, he's about three inches long with silvery black wings. His legs are pink and his eye is red and his face is uh, sort of silvery with some black markings on it also, and it looks like kind of a creepy little creature in a way. He looks armored and is actually reminiscent of the grasshopper of some of those animated movies. They are not portrayed very flattering in the movies either. He has 4:53 on the trailing edge of his little hopping legs he has a trail of little spurs and they continue on sort of the foot on the end of that....anyway. for, want to hold him? 5:33 (digital camera click) 6:23 RH we are not walking up to another field that is just dirt. There is nothing in it at all. There are a couple of wells, one on each end and one in the middle. There is just nothing growing. There is one small row of green something. That's it for this whole field. RH Who's field is this? 6:52 BOY15yrs? this is my uncle's farm. RH And was he growing something? 7:06 yes he has grown something, but locust ate up everything. Rh just a few plants left in the middle, what are those? 7:19 that is cucumbers, but its not growing yet. RH cucumbers but it hasn't- BOY-Cucumbers but it hasn't grown yet. Its cassava. RH Normally what would be growing here right now? 8:09 at this time, it would be, cropping carrots. RH And your uncle decided not to plant carrots either this season? 8:34 he will be cropping. RH- he will be? What was destroyed in these fields? 8:52 it was peppers and tomatoes. 9:00 RH there's a beautiful bird- and interesting bird coming across. Very large. 9:08 RH Have you had locust here before 9:15 BOY- it has been a while, they didn't destroy. 9:23 RH-When was that? Do you remember when that was? 9:32 BOY-1988 RH-and why didn't they destroy the crops that time? 9:42 BOY-They did not stay a long time, but once they came the sprayer came and destroyed. This time was different 10:04 this time it was different, they are more locusts, they are laying in here and in 88 they weren't laying in here. 10:25 this time there are more locusts and instead of 1988 this time they are laying eggs in here. 10:40 RH Have they come to spray these fields also 10:43 Yes they came once 10:50 RH Did it help? 10:54 yes when they sprayed, they killed all the eggs, but once they went another generation came back but no one sprayed them. 11:23 you will find more over there. 1:40 you will find more red locust over there, they are eating the small one RH what are they eating? 11:56 RH they are eating the smallest ones? Oh really? Can you show us? AMBI (12:17walking) 12:24 Ambi bird 13:05 AMBI walking on the road, talking fade in 13:20 2nd guy interview get bean seeds... 13:28 I used to be a, I used to work with agriculture department; they used to give me bean seeds. 13:35 Now I am afraid of getting them, becaus... (Notes truncated)
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- Sennheiser MKH 30; Sennheiser MKH 40
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- Cataloged
- 21 Apr 2010 - David McCartt
- Digitized
- 21 Apr 2010 - David McCartt
- Edited
- 21 Apr 2010 - David McCartt