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X MANX 10 SAY I N THE VERY BEGINNING TEAT I AM GRATEFUL TO C0P2AH COUNTY AGRICULTURAL JLGENT, E . E . HANDLE FOR H I S WONDERFUL HELP IN { . E L A T I N G TEE FAMILY WE SALUfE TODAY AND IN GOING mm ME TO THEIR FARM TO OBTAI1 THE STGRT MY THASKS ALSO TO
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GROVER SMITH, VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHER AT CBPIAH-LINCOLN JUNIOR COLLEGE FOR HIS HELP | ^URING M
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BOB ANDERSOI
AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN LIVE ABOUT 6 MILES EAST OF WESSON, M I S S I S S I P P I WHERE THEY OWN 2 6 6 ACRES OP FARM LAID AND RENT ANOTHER 1 2 0 ACRES, ^ O B AIDERSON WAS BORN I N HA2ELHURST BUT SPENT \
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TO CHICAGO, MANAGED CHAIN STORES I S LOUISIANA* HAULED AND SOLD MOLLASSES ALL OVER TLE COUNTRY, iJTO WORKED I N A POST O F F I C E . I N FACT WHEN HE
3 1 M S I E D MRS. ANDERSON I N 1 9 4 2 , THEY MOVED TO .OUISIANA WHERE BOB WORKED I N THE POST OFFICE* YEAR LATER HE TRANSFERRED TO THE JACKSON POST O F F I C E . HE THEM GAVE UP PUBLIC WOBK AND
TO 6 0 ACRES OF LAND HE OWNED IN THE
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MARTINSVILLE COMMUNITY OF COPIAH COUNTY.
AFTER
SIX YEARS HE AID MRS. ANDERSON SOLD TEAT LAID
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BOUGHT THEIR PRESET 266 ACRES IN 1 9 4 9 , I S MRS, ANDERSON'S OLD HOME PLACE, THE SHE-Aft
FARM WHERE SHE GREW TO YOUHG WOMANHOOD.
BOB MET IN CHURCH WHILE BOB KAS VISITING HIS I0THER, )ELTA. SLIDE FARM-2 DAIRY m WAS AT THAT TIME WORKING IN THE
BOB ANDERSON STARTED OUT FARMING ON If
FARM RAISING COTTON AND TRUCK CROPS.
WAS IN 1953 THAT HE CHA2JGHD HIS FARM PROGRAM (COMPLETELY AND WENT INTO DAIRYING ON A LARGE
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UP UNTIL Sfifi THIS HE SWTCIIiiSD TO A DAIR"
PR0GKAI1 BOB ANDiiRSON HAD RAISED SOME BEEF CATTLJ I N FACT HE BROUGHT 100 HEAD OF BE�1 CATTLE WITH)
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HE MOVED TO THIS FARM.
HIS LAID USB
ND PASTURE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REALLY STARTED H I L E HE WAS RAISING BEEF CATTLE AND IT HAS BES SLIDE CATTLE I N BARN BIG JOB, BUT A JOB VELL DONE. BOB ANDMS02I
TARTED RIGHT OUT DAIR�ING WITH A GRADE *A� IEY PROGRAM, MILKING IN HIS MODERN GRADE "A" IpAXRY BARN. HE STARTED WITH 4 $ HEAD OF CATTLE AT THE PRESENT TIME HE HE HAS A TOTAL OF 54 MILK
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OWS AND HOPES TO INCRI&SE THE SIZE OF HIS UNTIL HE WILL BE MILKING AT LEAST 60 COWS
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THE YEAR AROUND, CATTLE
WHERE TODAY FINE JERSEY COICS
GRAZE LUSH PASTURES, THERE WAS ONCE ONLY SCRUB BRUSH, WES>S, AND GULLIES, THIS FARM WAS ALMQS1
COMPLETELY WASHED AND WORN AWAY WHEN MR AND MRS, BOB ANDERSON BOUGHT I T . TO CLEAR THE WHOLE FARM. I N GENERAL TERJS HE HA1 HE COMPLETELY CLEARED
3 5 ACRES THAT HAD GROWN UP INTO SCRUB TIMBER, I T HAS BEEN A BIG JOB, AND BOB AND JUS ON SAYS HE WOULDF�T WANT TO DO I T AGAIN. BUT H I S EFFFLR!
HAVE PAID OFF I N ONE OF THE FINEST FARM PROGRAM
CATTLE GRAZING
J I � Y E SEEN,
THE KEY TO BOB AIBBRSON�S WHBLE RE&LL!
FARM PROGRAM I S TOP QUALITY LIVESTOCK AW ( F I N E WINTER GHAZISG.
BELIEVE ME I T I S REALLY
BOMETHING TO S E 3 A SIGHT LIKE THIS AT THIS OF THE YEAR, AND AS DRY AS THE WEATHER HAS BEEN UIFTIL RI^ENTLY. BANGS FWM. BOB ANDERSON �S HERD I S
HE CULLS OLD COWS AND LOW PRODUCE
BUT EVEN SO H E ' S NOT A FARMS? WHO BELIEVES HE HAS THE JOB FINISHED. HE I S QUICK TO TELL YOU
HE S T I L L HAS SOME I N THE HERD THAT NEED TO COLFI OUTS BOB GROWS THE GRAIN TO FEED H I S CATTLE
{AND ALL MILK COWS GET A RATION OF HOME GROWN GR GRAIN AND SUPPLEMENT.� .NIGHT AND MORNING... ABOUT AX 1 7 $ M I R Y FEED. DAIRY COWS ARE GRADE STOCK. ALL OF BOB ANDERSOK* HE DOESN*T CARE
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ABOUT REGISTERED ANIMALS.
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H E ' L L TELL YOU THAT
A REGISTERED COSf�S BAG WILL GO BAD JUST AS QUICKLY AS A GRAMS C0Jf�S. WHAT BOB I S INTffiESTI
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HIS
3ERD AVERAGE I S ABOUT 6 # 0 0 0 POUNDS OF MILK PER COW PER YEAR. HE HAS SOME COWS IFF HIS HERD
RHAT WILL GIVE SIX GALLONS OP MILK PEH DAY. FARM.7 CALVES 'M SATES HIS BEST HEIFERS FOR HERB REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER, HE I S VERY CAREFUL IN SELECTING HIS HEIFERS AND A VERY SHALL PERCENTAGE OF THEM REMAIN IN THE HERD, ALTHOUGH BOB ANDEISON .
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F A I S E S G1ADE U�S HE I S PARTICULAR ABOUT TJSB BREEDING, HE USES ONLY REGISTERED JERSEY BULLS
I N HIS HMO),,. .AND BELIEVE HE THEY*RE GOOD ONES, .IND THE QUALITY OF THE CAJX CROP SHOWS UP IN EVERY YEAR BOB ANDERSON PUTS UP ABOTT,
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BALES OF HAY.
THIS YEAR ONLY 3 , 0 0 0 BALES
BECAUSE HE HAD A THOUSAND IN THE BARN, BOB PUTS UP OAT AND LSSPEDJSA HAY AND ALL THE CATTLE GM 11 DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. HIS DRY COWS GEF
NOTHING BUT HAY AND THEY ARE SURE THRIVING OF
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COWS AT HAY RACK
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HAY I S HAULED TO THE LIVESTOCK: EVERY DAY
DURING THE WINTER MONTHS AND THEY EAT I T FREE CHOICE FROM THESE HAY RACKS. ALL CALVES ARE CREEP FED. BESIDES GRAZING
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1JOB ANDERStM USES THE HILLS FOR WINTER GRAZIH6 AND THE BOTTOM LAID FOR SUMMER GRAZING. FARMl-12 FA&TUKE BOB
TESTS HIS SOIL AND FERTILIZES IN SO FAR AS HE CAS AFFORD TO, ACCORDING TO THE EXPERIMENT
T A T O T RECOMMENDATIONS,
BOB ANDERS OF HAS
D I F F E R E H T PASTURES AXD FOLLOWS A STRICT FASTURI HOTATIOH PROGRAM. H I S PERMANENT GRAZING I S 4 0
ACHES CONSISTING OF BERHUDA, AID CSIMSOI CLOVER, THESE PERMANENT PASTURES ARE BROKEN INTO THREE DIFFERENT GRAZING AREAS, AS I SAID BOB DEPMBS HE M S F I � 1
HEATILY OS TEMPORARY GRAZBJG, P I F F B R M T OAT FIELDS.
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OF OATS AMD CRIMSOF CLOVER, OATS AND VETCH M B OME OATS FOLLOWED BY LBSPEDBZA. A C R 1 S I H TEMPORARY GRAZIIG. BOB HAS 7 5
HE DOES HOT COMBINE
ANY OF I T BUT BUYS H I S SEIS) FROM THE DELTA EACH SAR. RE KEEPS ONE OAT FIELD JUST TO THROW HE KEEPS I T ENTIRELY FGK BOB AHDIMSON PRACTICES
Y I F NECESSARY.
RAZISTG I N WM WEATHER.
ONTROLLS) GRAZING IH SUCH A NAY THAT HE I S 2TEVBR OUT OF PLENTY OF PASTURE,
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BAD OATS READY TO GRAZE BY SEPTEMBER 15TH. BOB FIRST STARTED FAHMIHG FOR HI1SELF HE SAYS HE USED TO GO TO THE DELTA EVERY FALL TO WORK AWD MAKE EFOUGH MOHEY TO GOME BACK HT THE
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SPRING, FURTHER IMPROVE HIS U S D AND TRY fO IAKE A CROP, EVERYTHISG BOB AIDERS OF HAS MADE HIRE WE SES
S GONE BACK INTO THE FARM.
OB WITH COLWTY AGENT RAKDLE AITO VO-AG TEACHER
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FIVE OF BOB�S PASTURE ARE SITUATED
AS TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO THIS FINE LAKE.
THUS PROVIDING PLEKTY OF MATER FOR LIVESTOCK, ADDITION HE HAS A CREEK RDMTIHG THROUGH SOME THE PASTURES, SLIDE TRACTORS MECHANIZED FARMER, BOB ANDERSOI? I S A COMPLETELY HE HAS TWO TRACT� S , AND
IMOUGH HE DOBSN*T HA?E ALL THE STORAGE SPACE HE NEEDS YET, WB CAN SEE THAT H I PROTECTS HIS iiACHINERY WITH A CANVAS TARP WHERE NECESSARY, OWBVER, THERE WAS A TIME WHEN BOB DID ALL BIS ORK WITH MULES AND TBAT MADE I T DOUBLY HARD, N FACT, HE AND HIS TWO BOYS RUN THE FARM BY
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HE DOES HAVE A HAND H I HAS HAD BOB ALSO RAISES SOME COTTON HE
.rUST A FEW WEEKS.
JJLND LAST YEAR MADE 10 BALES ON 8 . 6 ACRES,
PUTS HIS COTTON IN FOLLOWING THE OATS AND VETCH OMBIHATION. 5ER. IMBias ABOUT $5 ACRES OF HIS LAND I S IN
MOST OF I T I S YOUNG TIMBER WHICH HE IS
OTSCTING FROM FIRE AND WHICH HE WESDS AND I N S AID WILL SELECTIVELY HARVEST WHEN THE
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3 COMES.
BY THE WAT, HE CUfS PULPWOOB IH HIS
AREA f 0 SUPPLEMENT THE FARM IICOMf.
JER FURNISHES IDEAL SHELTER FOR HIS LIVESTOCJ
C U T T i m THE EXPEffSB OF BUILDUP SLIDE FENCE POSTS M VAT. TREATS THE! IE HIS OWI HOMEmDE TKEA1HI& THBSE POSTS ARE BEIHG BRIE9 IS PREPEKATIO] THESE ARE A HUJ1BER OF OLD SEBVtm OB ALSO CUTS ALL HIS FMCB POSTS FROM HIS TIMBJ
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HOUSES OK THE PLACE TOICH HE USES F<R HAT | STORAGE. SLIDE FA} MR. AK� HRS. BOB ANDERSOK PRODUCE BOB USED TO BE
PRACTICALLY ALL THEIR FOOD.
A TRUCK FARMER BUT GAVE THfiT UP BECAUSE OF H E UNCERTAIN MARKET AKD LABOR REQUIRMENTS. , THEY STILL PUT OUT ABOUT 2 ACRES OF FOR YEAR ROUS� PRODUCTION. MRS,
.UTOSRSON HAS A GOOD FOOD PRIMERVATION PROGRAM AW FREEZES ABOUT 2S00 POUNDS OF FOOD EACH IK ADDITION SHE CABS IS JARS ABOUT 300
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QUARTS OF PICKLES f TOMATOES, BESTS, JELLIES A3TB 30 FORTH. SLIDE SHE LIKEST TO COOK W HER MODMM
K I T C H M AWD SPfflDS MAHY HOURS A DAT IH I T REPARIBG FOOD FOR THE FAMILT�S ITEEDS. WITH
T R I C I T Y FURUISHS) BT THE SOUTHERN PISE 3CTRIC POfER ASSOCIATION OF TAYL0RSVILLE, AMDERSON HAS ALL MODERH COKVEMIEMCES IM
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HER HOME, UfCLUDIHG RUINING WATER, SLIDE TO SSf IH HER SPAKE -TINS*
SHE LIKES
IIT FACT SHE MKES
SLOTHES FOR HER DAUGHTER AND HERStLF AM MAKES �05T OF HER DRAPES AJB CURTAIJ?S�
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ALSO LOVES TO WORK IK HER FLOWER BEDS* THOUGH I T ' S HARB TO FIND ALL TIIE TIME IT REQUIRES* CAMERA OH FAMILY �R, AIO) MRS, R . E . AND0SSOI HAVE TMBE CHILBK^* IHE ELDEST I S RALPH, AGE 1 3 * THE� JIMMT, AGE |L2 AID DAUGHTER B S V m Y , AGE S� THE FAMILY
ATTMDS CHURCH AT THE ZION HILL BAPTIST CHU1CH ANDERSON I S SSRVIK HIS FIRST TEAR AS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM COPIAH COUNTY I I OUR TATE LBGISSfcTURlt AHD EVEKYOITE I TALK TO SATS B I S SINCERE AHD HOK1ST AM BOim A GOOD JOB,
S A LEGISLATOR EE I S ACTIVE AS A MEMBER OF THE GRICULTUHE COMITTES, COUHTY FAIRS C O M I T T l g f IGHSAYS AW HIGHWAY FI1AHCI1G COW1ITTEE,
I V ^ T O C K AND POULTRY COMMITTEE, PBJTITMTIARY OIMITTEE Am OMMITTEB, PSISIOIS AW SOCIAL W0LFARE OF THE COPIAH COUUTY
HE I S A MMBM
P A I 1 Y ASSOCIATION AHD WORKS CL0SM,Y WI1H ALL HICULTURAL AGMCIBS IK THE COUHTY. MR. AID
, ANDERSON ARE FAHH BUREAU H^ffi!RS AHD ACTIVJ THE P . T . A , OF THEIR CHILBRM�S SCHOOL. BOYS ATTEm) SCHOOL AT WESSON MERE THEY
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P M Y BASKETBALL AffD WHERE BOTH ARE ACTIVE 4 - H CLUB ifORK. THE BOYS ARE ALSO ACTIVE IN
L I T T L E LMGHE BASEBALL DURING THE SUWHBfi MOMIHS, BOYS ALSO DRIVE fHE TRACTOR AM? D0 JRJCH OP THE TRACTOR WORK ON 1HEPARH. YOUM B�VERt.r OP THI RIGHT SOX THIS I S
US S T I U i A FM YMBLS AWAY PROM MM OMilMITY AND SCHOOI, ACTIVITIES, miSK
SHE MJOYS EH? PUPPIES MOST.
RMLLY FINE STORY OP A HARD WORKIS&, P R O S t e S S COPIAfl COUNTY FARM FAMILY. F 0 � , I WAIT YOU
MEET THEM tS PBRSO� AHD HKAR OF SOME OF THE THI1& HHICH PICTURES �OST*T TELL.
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