Walthall Co, (Miss.) ; Bullock, George Wilson--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
George Wilson Bullock family farm; multiple views. Farm of 164 acres located nine miles north of Tylertown, MS. Walthall Co. agent Sam Dyar and Associate Home agent Miss Jane Reese assisted with selection of farm family.
Stenholm, Charles. Agriculture Department Reauthorization Bill. Department of Agriculture Reorganization. Espy, Mike.
Speaking with Congressman Charles Stenholm of Texas
1- The Agriculture Department us is one of the biggest in the government was there room for consolidation and reorganization?; 2- Could you explain what this reorganization will do?; 3- How would...
Smith Co. (Miss.) ; King, Vernal R.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Vernal R. King family farm; multiple views. Farm of 536 acres located about 8 miles east of Taylorsville in the Summerland Community. Smith Co. Agricultural agent Truitt Bufkin assisted with selection of farm family.
Shaw family; Copiah County (Miss.); Port Hudson (La.); Civil war; United States; African-Americans; Slavery; Brookhaven (Miss.); Agriculture; Confiscations; Spinning; Children; Diseases
Letter, Albert Shaw to his mother, Mary Shaw. He is feeling much better, but his wife, Almerinda (''Rinnie''), is still in bad health. Their son, Clarence, likes to go out to the fields before dinner and ride home on a plow mule. He writes that...
Shaw family; Copiah County (Miss.); Agriculture; Cotton; Civil war; United States; Brookhaven (Miss.); Diphtheria; Diseases
Letter, Albert Shaw to his mother, Mary Shaw. He writes that he is still unwell and that he has the ''flux.'' Another company left Brookhaven, but there is no news from the war. He tells her about the cotton and some hogs that they plan to...
Railroads--Mississippi--Clay County--Photographs.; Cattle--Mississippi--Clay County--Photographs.; Crosby, Will--Photographs.; Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad.; Horner, Jack--Photographs.
From left to right: Mr. Robison, representative of M. & O. Railroad, who was successful in acquainting this section with the Cattle deal, and Will Crosby and Jack Horner, who were instrumental in putting the deal over, and who bought and grazed the...
Plantations; Plantation overseers; Choctaw Agency (Oktibbeha County, Miss.); Cattle; Swine; Agriculture; Slaughtering and slaughter-houses; Spinning; Rice, Augusta H., 1831-1906
Letter from plantation manager A. B. Parks in Choctaw Agency, Mississippi, to Augusta Hopkins Rice, reporting that he slaughtered some hogs and is sending her some meat and produce. He also writes about cattle and spinning. 1864.
National Guard. Avenger Air Defense System. Defense Spending, Balanced Budget.
1- You went to Ft. Bliss Texas this past weekend to watch Mississippi National Guardsmen participate in live-fire exercises with the Avenger Air Defense System. What is the story on this?; 2- The President’s budget proposal for defense spending...
National Defense Committee. Armed Services Bill. National Guard. Crimes Against Children Legislation.
1- Congressman, as a ranking member of the National Defense committee, can you give us the details on the 1997 Armed Services Bill?; 2- What funding can we expect for the Mississippi National Guard and Air Guard?; 3- A number of bills presented on...
Mississippi State University--Employees--Interviews; Mississippi State University--Alumni and alumnae; Mississippi State University--History; Mississippi State University. Cooperative Extension Service; Mississippi State University. Cooperative...
Oral history; Interview with William M. Bost, conducted on July 10, 2002 at Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University. Dr. Bost was born in Ecru, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, in 1924 and grew up on a farm. After serving in the...
Mississippi State University--Employees--Interviews; Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station; Mississippi State University. Cooperative Extension Service; Mississippi State University--History; Mississippi State...
Oral history; Interview conducted with Rodney Foil on June 18 and 25, 2002 at Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University. Robert Rodney Foil was born in Bogalusa, Louisiana in 1934. He received his B.S. (1956) and M.S. (1960) in...
