Phillip Compton - dynamite on the ranch

Back in the day it wasn’t uncommon to use dynamite rather than heavy duty machinery to dig up rock, however, it came with its dangers.
Phillip Compton recalls how he got his fair share of splinters from a dynamite job and why he began using Kubota Four by Fours rather than horses while working on his land.
We recorded Phillip Compton’s story of ranching in West Texas at the Taylor County Expo Center.