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CAMERA QX LANGFITT
[ AM VERY MUCH BfDEBTED TO MR, LBilS
GARRISOH,
COUNTY AGENT OF SHARKEY COUNTY A I D HIS VERY ABLE ASSISTANT, GEORGE BERRY, FOR THEIR TfQSDERFl L3P IN SfiLECTISG TODAY'S FARM FAMILY. THIS IS
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THE STORY OP MR. AND I B S . J . R .
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THREE W0ID13MJL CHILDREN, REBECCA, RICHARD A I D H&8IHA. JIMMY DICK CARTIS OPBRATK MM CART1M640 AID j
BROTHERS FARJ1 CONSISTIM& OF 1 0 8 8 ACRES, OF I T TiilY O � I , THE REST THEY REWS. Mil.
M R S . CARTER LIVE IN THIS LOVELY HOKE WITIi MR. CARTJSR�S MOTHER. BOM THEY PLAN TO BUILD 'THEIR (MS KiUSET
IN TIIE NOT TOO BISXAKT El-TORE.
J E . 1 Y DICJC WAS 1 5 YEARS OLD S I S FATHER PASSED AWAY AXD HE WAS THE 08LY ONE LEB"'T AT HOME TO THE PLACE GOING. J I l a l Y DICK FARMED
THE lAND UNTIL H I S BROTHS? WALLACE, WHO WAS I N THE IAVY, RETURNBD FROM SERVICE AND FINISHED
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OF COLLEGE HE LACKED BEFORE
WHEW WALLACE RSTURKEB FROM COLLEGE ;F THE FARM WHILE JIMMY JIMMY DICK
BE TOOK OVER OPEHATIOH
D I C K WENT TO M I S S I S S I P P I STATE. CARTER FINISHED COLLEGE IB
1 9 5 0 , MARRIED H I S
H I G H SCHOOL SWEETHEART, H I S S LETA WELLS OF ROLLING FORK, ASD HifiY CAKE BACK TO THE FARM TO CARRY ON THE FARM 0 P 2 E A T I 0 N .
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FOE WO YMRS JIMMY BICIC 0FJEHAT1D THE FARM AND TAUGHT A VETERANS FARM CLASS, U 1952 JIMMY
AMD EIS BROTHER WALLACE DECIDED THAT WHILB tUM WOULD OPERATE THE FARM AS CARTER BROTHERS, ONL1 NiS OF THEM WOULD DO THE FARM. WORK. TfALLACB
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FAHI1IHG AHD WSIT TO WORK W MM ENGIMSRIIG FIELD, J I M Y DiaC GAVE UP HIS VETERANS FARM
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HAD GRADUATED IN MGIHEESING SO HE QUIT ACTIVEI
C U S S AND DEVOTED FULL TIMS TO TUB FAM PROGRA5 T H I S OFMCE THE BROTiJBRS BUILT SERVES AS AN OFFICE FOR EACH OF THEM AMP MANY HOURS ARE SPSS limE PLANNING THE FARM P M t & X AND KEEPING ONE OF THE
ACCURATE RECORDS ON ITS OPERATION,
THINGS I I THIS OFFICE THAT M S BEEN MOST
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HELPFUL TO JIMMY DICK I S THIS LA1GE AREAL MAP OF THE FARM. YOU WILL MOTE TttAT THE AREA TO SH
RIGHT OF CEUTEU I S THE TOWN OF 1OLLIIG FORE. BY USING T1IIS M P JIMMY DICK CARTE! CAM LAY OUT A CONTOUR OF HIS FIELDS AND MAKE HIS PLANS ACCORDINGLY, FULL TIM mm JIMMY DICK FIRST DSTOTf3) HIS
TO FAILING THEIR PRINCIPLE FARM WERE COTTON, COM AID A FW COWS.
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COTTON IS STILL IMPORTANT TO TEE FAIK PROGRAM TODAY, BUT NOT NEARLY SO MfiCB SO AS A FEW YEARS AGO,
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IJf HSCT Hi I S Yl&E HAS D&fGNSTRATED TO JIMMY CARTS? HOW WISE HE HAS BESS TO DIVERSIFY HIS FARM PROGHAM. I THINK THIS PICfURB TELLS A
GRAPHIC STOIY OF WHAT HAPPENED W SHARKEY COUIT" K i l S YEAR. COUNTY AGENT GARRISON AJO3 JIHMY THIS
DICK P O U T OUT THE LACK OF TOP CROP IS OTTON FIELD.
CONTINUOUS AID HEAVY HAINS AT
THE CRITICAL TIME PREVENTED THEIR KEEPING UP HTI1H TUB BOLL WEEVIL CROP AND K i E U IAS NO HAY m EARTH TO CONTROL TOEM, HIE RESULT I S ... Wi
INSTEAD OF A BALE AND A HALF TO WO MLES PER JACRJB, THEIR CROP B l I S YSUl jLBSS, FARM* 5 C&OTFIIK SZULUS I S A HALF &LE OR
JIHMY DICK CARTER PRACTICES WM BEST COTTOI I S
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POSSIBLE INSECT CONTROL ME&SURES,
POISONED 15A1LY AS I T IS CULTIVATED AM) LATER BY PLANE. AS SOON AS HAREBSTING IS COMPLIED
I S I S FURBIER IHSECT COITROL MEASURE I S APPLISB is SLIDE FA1M*6 mm COTTON STALKS ARE SHREDDED AMD DISCID AWU
HIDES TO DBTROY fflHTER HIBERNATION FOR WM WEEVIL.
ALL COTTON IS FB1TILIZS) WITH AHHYDRWS SOLID FS?TILIZBR IS PUT
I AMONIA AS I S CORS. luNDSR OATS.
ALL COTTOF I S PLAHTED I I THE DRILL
All) THKI CROSS CULTIVATED, IM 1HIS MAFIffi JIMMY DICK CUTS HIS HOEIIG BILL I I HALF. THIS 6*000 GALLON AffilYDBOUS TAKE: MAKES I T
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POSSIBLE TO HAVE PLENTY OF ANHYDROUS AMONIA ON WHIST IT IS HEEDED, SLIDE FASK*7 TRACTOR & SUED JIJMY PICK CARTS? I S
jft COMPLETELY MECHANIZED FARMER* EXCEPT FOR HOEING FOS GRASS CONTROL OF HIS COTTOI BY MACHINE. HE HARVESTS 75 PERCM1 HS HAS 9 TRAfiTORS,
A COMBINE, PASTURE CLIP1DR AHD STALK CUTTER, ONE ROW CORK PICKER, AUTOMATIC HAY BALER, SUBS O I L f f l , AMIYllROUS M G } COMPLETE FOU1�ROW CULTIVATIMG KIUIPMENT AND JUST ABOUT ANYTHING IBLSE HE COULD POSSIBLY NEED. FARM WORKS if OP I S MAINTAINED IN TOP MOTCH CO1DITION. A JYOUIGM3R fcROTHBR WILT, SOON FINISH AT MISSISSIPPI STATE, AMD AMONG OTHBl THINGS HB WILL MOST JY TAICE OVER MANAGEMENT OP HI E FARM WOR8SHO1 IN ADDITION HE
JHAS A COMPLETE FARM WORKSHOP WHERE ALL EQUIPKBSfJ
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FROM A START WITH 25 HSAD OF COMMERCIAL CATTLE JIMMY DICK CARTffi TODAY EAS A HERD OF 140 HEAD, CONSISTING OF 90 BROOD COWS, TWO Ris&SSTH?�) HERD MJLLS AND AND 48 CALVES AND KEPLACi^fEHT
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JIMMY DICK I S BUILDING TOWARD A HE SEIXS HIS CALVES AS MILK FAT
2 0 0 HEAD HERD. CALVIS.
HE GETS ABOUT AN 80 PSBGEKT CALF CROP
AND I F A COW DOESJMT DROP A CALF HE GETS RID OF HER. ALL COWS HAVB A BRAND AND AN EAR TAG AND
lACCUEATfi RECORDS ARE KEPT ON BACH ONE.
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ALL ANIMALS ARE CALFHGOD VACCINATED AND AUIMAL I S SACCINATED FOR ANTHRAX AMD BLACKLEG CH SPRING. ALL STEHJ MONEY I S TUFJfBD MCK ALL CATTLE ARE
INTO QUALITY BULLS AM) HEIFJBIiS.
D EVERY WO WEKC5 FOR PARASITE COtfT80i|i\ AND IIAY ARB FED O3JLY I F THE WINTER, THE
ATTLJS ARE TURH0) I 1 T 0 SOME CORN FIELDS AFTER HARVEST TO PICK UP THI WASTE G M I F . THE
ATTLL PROGRAM I S B4SED PRIMARILY OK GOOD
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JIMJIY DICK HAS 160 ACRES IN PERffAIMT
PASTURE CONSISTING OF BERMUDA, FESCUS AUD RED i . FOR TEMPORARY GRAZING JIMMY 6RA2ES
ABOUT 50 ACR&S OF OATS AID GRAZSS THE SOYBEAN FIELDS B S i l M ) THE COMJIME, HE 1AISSS ABOUT
3 0 0 ACRES OF S01BAMS WHICH AVERAGES ABOUT 30
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BLfSHSLS TO THE ACRE,
JIMMY DICK PlOmJCES HAY USUALLY HE DOESH'T
PRIMASILY AS INSURANCE. I T FOB PEED.
HIS HAY CROPS CONSIST <3F
&LFALPA AND MRLEY, ABOUT 4 5 ACRES OF EACH. I E HAS 125 ACRES OF OATS WHICH I S HARVESTED PCM
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IMPORTANT PART OF THE FARM PROGRAM I S HOG PRODUCTION. J U K I DICK START� RAISING HOGS IK HE HAS GRMTLY IXPANDEB ABOUT 70 ACRES OF CORK ARE
1 9 4 9 tflffi 25 HEAD. S I S C E THAT TIME.
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'USED IN TWO WAYS, HARVESTED FOR FEED GRAIN AND IOGGED OFF IN THE FIELD.
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ABOUT 3 5 ACRES I S HIS CORN YIELDED 0VE8 JIMKT DICK
ilAWESTED I I THIS WAY. SLIDE HOGS
1 0 0 BUSHELS TO THE ACRE THIS Y&HU
BARTER RECENTLY SOLD 100 HEAD <F SHGATS AID NOT HAS 75 HEAD ON THE FARM. IT I S A COMMERCIAL 'SB':
i!3?J> OF DUROCS ALL SUBJECT TO REGISTER*
iOGS ARE FED 0� EAR CORN, CRUSHED BAILEY AW STECESSARY SUPPLBMBHT. THEY ARE FED OUT TO ABCXJ1 HE SATES
POTIBS CR SETEH MONTHS OF AGB, H I S O U GILTS AHD BUYS A FM W SLIDE FARtl-1 FARROWING MOUSE
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I J I M Y DICK HAS R]�;MTLY IUILT A FARROiflSG HOUSE PROM SCRAP LUMBER* HE MJILT I T TO TRY TO
INCREASE TOE SIZE OF THE LITTM?S, HE HAS 2$ BROOD SOWS AND NOW GETS A I ATEHAGE OF SE�J2f P I G S TO THE LITTER, THIS FARROWING HOUSB WILL INSIDE
HOLD AS MANY AS SEYM SOWS AT A TIME. SLIPS FARM~16
THE HOUSE JIMMY HAS BUILT 4 OF THESS PORTABLE PARROTING CRATES. I SAY TiiEY ARE PORTABLE.
BECAUSE THEY ARE SET ON A CONCRETE FLOOR THAT {ALLOKS HAXISDM SANITATION AND THEY CAN BWL EASILY SHIFTED TO ACCOHODATE RORE CRATES I F TH� ARE NEEDFJ), THB SOWS AR1 PIACSJ) XV TUBSE CRATH
ABOUT TWO 0 1 THREE DAYS B1F0RI FARROWING, THOROUGHLY HASHED AND KEPT THAT MAY THROUGH TEE
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FARROWING PERIOD*
'TWICE EACH SAT ME SOU I S ALL
LET OUT TO GET FEiGD, EXERCISE ANB WATER.
P I G S ARE VACCIIATED FOR CHOLERA AT 8 WEEKS OP AGE AND PIGS ARE WORMED MM m THEY ARE VE6SED I I ADDITI0
AGAIN BEFORE THEY GO TO MARKET.
TO BUILBTOG HIS (HI FARROf ING HOUSB AMD CRATES J I I f l Y DICIC CARTER M S ALSO BUILT AUTOMATIC SELF FEEDERS AND THE OFLY THISG HE HAS FOBCMSED FOR [IIS HOG PROGRAM I S AUTOMTIC WATSRMS. IK HIS I JSFFORTS TO GST HUXIHUH FRODUCHQK FROH HIS <�!&& IJIMIY DICK: CARTER SUB SOILS ALL SANDY LOAM I pro BREAK THE HASDPAM AID STORE MUCH �BEDED MOISTURE I I THE GRQU2TO. HE HAS A COMPLETE PROMBLY THE
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HOST SUCCESSFUL TYPE HE USES I S THE W-DITCH SHOW HERE, JIMMY OPERATES HIS FARM UNDER A
S O I L CONSERVATION SERVICE FAH5S PLAN AND I S MOT OMLY PUTTIIG EVERY ACRE TO ITS BEST POSSIBLI USE BUT I S EMPLOYING EVERY MEANS POSSIBLE TO IMPROVE THE LAlfD AT THE SAME TIME. ANOTHER TYP1
OF DRAINAGE EFFECTIVELY USEB (M THE FARM I S THE
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^ELL-KNOWN V-9ITCH MOST PRACTICAL.
WHICH I S EMPLOYED WHERE
ALL THE LAND DRAINS FROM THE WHICH
if ASD V DITCHES INTO THIS DSAIHAGE CANAL SLIPB PARM-20
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SINCE I T WAS BUG HAS PREVENTED OVMFL0W OF
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A C0NSID3RABL5 AMOUNT OP L&NB WHICH USED TO FLOOD ALMOST EVERY YMH. SLIDE & PUMP JIMMY DICK CARTER
USES I3LECTHICITY I I MANY WAYS O HIS FARM, M AT HIS HOI� HE IS SEHTSD BY THE M I S S I S S I P P I POTfES AND LIGHT COMPANY, OH THE FARM ARE! HE I S SERVED BY RURAL ELECTRICITY FROM THE mmt WW �
HB8CTRIC P(M3R ASSOCIAflOI I S HOLi^IMLE,
RDRAL a E C T ^ I C I T Y H10TIDS3 A CONSIST WATER SUPPLY I I .ALL HOG AND CATTLE DISTURBS BY USE OP AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC PUMPS INDIVIDUAL WBLLS LOCATED H INSTALLED OVER THESE PASTURBS.
^ S S I D K CROPS AMD LIVESTXX, FOOD TOR FAMILY SLIDE FABJji�22 USE IS A MIGHTY IMPORTANT PART OF THIS FAMILY* S T 3W AND H O * PROGRAM. -IlilS T U H I P Aim M/STARD EMIT OF ASOUT 3
PATCH IS OSLY A SMIJi OF CARDJbll' SPACE.
MRS. CARTi^ FRIEZES VEGETABLES EVERY
.BOUT 2000 POUNDS OF MEAT AM
M 8 AND TliE FA^i PROVIDES FOOD FOR TURJSE [FAMILIES, I I ADDITION THERE ARE 40 LAYING HENS
01? HOME USE, FOUR COWS ARE MILKED IN A MODERN M I R Y BAHM THAT VOUDL QUALII^Y FOS ANY GRADE �A* DAIRY PROGKAM AND ALL MILK I S PASTUERIZM) FOR HOME USE IN THEIR FARM PASTUERIZHI. 3 3 fWM THEY HAVE
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TSEES AND A FEW APPLE' TREES WHICH I f R W I D E SOME OF THE FRUIT PRiSSMVBD FOR HOME USI
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I S NEVER BOM ON TMIS FARH AS I f SELDOM I S ON AST FARM. MANY LONG HOURS ARE SPENT BY J I M Y DICK, IS WM OFFICE, POURING OYM RECOHDS AND MAKING PL&MS Ft�. ME FUTURE. CHA3HIIK MRS.
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C H I L D a f i S . HER RESPONSIBILITY IS TO HES HUSilAMD AID HER CMILDHM AND SUM MAKES I T A JULL fZMB J O B . . . A JOB MICM SBE LOVES flOIHG. OH FAMILY
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BOTH Mi AID M S , CAHTEE FIH� TIMS TO MB
DEVOTE THEIR isPFOHfS TO Ttt�IR COtfflttTITY THEIR COUNTY,
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M S . CASTJ3H IS C0U1SELOR FOR THE
I&IBLS AUXILIARY OF ME ROLL-IMG FORK MPXIST CHURCH WimE KiiSy iiAFE THEIR liMBfiRSHIP AND ALS( SUE IS ALSO A
S I I G S IK THii CHURCIi CHOIR. HUJBB! m CLUB.
TiiE ROLi,IHG FORK HOME DMOMSTRATION
JIMHY DICK CARTBH IS-A 3U�MY SCHOOL
1B&CEER, CHAIXMAI OF TiiB LiMD�S SUPft'R COHHITTSi OF IlIS CHURCH, A SOTARIAI, S�CR�TARY AMD D I R K T O R OF THESUARKBY COUlfTY FARM BURE4U AND A COMiUNIIY COHHITTSfiMAN OF TEE S W X A.S.C.
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DICK CARTER AID HIS LOVELY WIFE GITB
MUCH OF THE CRJSDIT FOR TdELR HAPPINESS AMD S U C C ^ S TO JIMMY'S HOTItfiR, I I MiOSE HOME THfiY LIVE. �IEY BO151 SAY SEE HAS BBiM TEE I2*5PIRATH
TiiEY HAVE NEEDISD TO XBEP WQmiMQ TOWARD
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DAYS.
J I M ' S MOTHER AND HIS LOVELY: WIFE BOTH
L I K E TO S M AND THEY BOTH LOVE FLOTERS MB HY PLEASANT HOU",?S AEESPBIT TOGETHER I I THIS 'AY. BECAVSE �E HAVE TOLD YOU HUGH OP THE STOK
OF JIJB1Y SICK AID LETA CARTER, I�D LIKB YOU FJ8J TO MEET JIMMY'S VERY CHAJIRUG MOTHER.
