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TIME ONCE AGAIN FOR OUR WEEKLY SAUTE TO A FAUK WM ILY MAKING AN OUTSTANDING COMTRIBUTIOS TO THEIR COMMUNITY LIPB AND TO THE BETTERMENT OF AGRICULTURE I I THEIH COOTTY AID STATE. TOJDAY�S FAMILY SALUTE GOES BOW3T TO LIMCOLS COUITY TO A FAMILY SELECTED WITH THE VERY ABLE ASSISTANCE OF COUITY AQSST JAMSS H. P R I C E AMD ASSISTAIf COUITY AGEST TRAVIS TABLOCK, TO GET TO TODAY'S FAMILY � 1 DROVE OUR FIRST
ABOUT 1 1 MILES WEST OF BROOHIAVM. SLIDE FARM-1
GLIMPSE (F THE MERRILL FK?GUS0H FARM WAS THIS STUEDY OLD COUIfTRY HOME BUILT BY MR* FMGUSOK*; GHAIBFATHfiR A GMEkf MHIY YEARS AGO. IT I S
COFSTMJCT1D COMPLETELY OF HEA1T PIHB � A FACT WHICH S l ^ S TO ME SYMBOLIC OF THE OTUHDIIffiSS OF THE MEH1ILL FERGUSOI FAMILY WHICH CONSISTS OP FIVE CHILDREN....$ BOYS AND 2 GIRLS. M.
F ^ G U S O N WAS BORI ON THIS FAHM AND HAS REMAIN� BMM TO RAISg HIS O N WM ILY. W ThERE AW 209
ACRES OF LAND IN THE FERGUSON FAHM.
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HE OPERATES A GRADE A DAIRY AND MR. FIKGUSON
RAISES REGISTERED DUROC HOGS.
HAS BEEN IN Till MIRY BUSINESS FOR E U S E I F ON
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A GHADE "A B BASIS SINCE 1 9 4 6 .
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I S ONI FAHMB8 WHO GEStf INTO THE MIRY BUSINESS HE SAYS HE WAS RAISED "Uf A MIRY BARN* HOWEVER, H I HASN'T ALWAYS HAD 1HB MODERN F A C I L I T I E S I I HIS DAISY ENTERPtlSE THAT HE HAS TOMY, mm MKJRILL FERGUSON HIRST
STARTED M H Y I N G FOI HIMSELF HE OPIATED A G M D B �C" DAIRY AID THE MILK WENT M I L Y TO A GKADE " C CRE&MgRY PO1 HJTTSR AID DRIED MILK. nmSILL COWS. HMD. FERGUSON STARTED WITH FIVE OR SIX TOMY HIS MILKHG HERB CONSISTS I F 22 THIS MODERN MILKING PARLOR HANDLES
F I Y E COWS AT A TIMI UIDffi THE MOST SAMTAKY CONDITIONS ISC^SARY TO ME1T GMBB "A" H1QUIHMMTS. AS YOU CAN SEE THE MILK I S
MOT TOUCHES BY HUMAN HANDS FROM THE TIME IT LEAVES THE COW'S UBBB1 UNTIL I T I S IN TUB CAN. THE M CHINE RUNS THE MILK INTO THE STAINLESS S T K a PIPES SUNNING ALONG THE �3GJB OF THE M I S B D FLOOR UPON WHICH THE COW 5 SLIDE FAHM�4 MILK. COOLER STANDING.
I T ' S NEXT STOP I S IN AN ADJOINING MILK ROOH RIGHT IN THE MILK CAN SITTING IN THIS MODMN ELECTRIC COOLM. I T IS NOT MM NECESSARY TO AS MANY AS
MANUALLY SWITCH FROM CAN TO CAN*
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FOUR MILK CANS MAY B� ATTACHBD AT ONE TIME km WHEN ONE 10 FULL THE MILK AUTOMATICALLY THERE I S � 0 HEAVY
FLOWS TO THE NEXT OMB,
L I F T I N G TO GST THE CAF IN THE COOLER B8CAUSE I T I S ALREADY TH^RE RB4DY TO BE COOLED TO A G I V M TEMEPEHATURE AID KEPT THERE D�TIL PICKED
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TYPICAL OF THE SPOTLESSLY FAT AID
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NURS1 COWS TO GET HIS CALVBS OFF TO A GOOD START. FROM THIS 22 HEAD MILKING HIED MS.
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REGISTERED JERSEY BILLS�..,OHE 4 YEARS O L D . . . O i l WMB& YEARS OLD AKD OMB TWO YMRS OLD, THEY ARE ALL KGW IN SERVICE AT THE FERGUS01 FARM. MERRILL FERGUSON I S IK THfi DAIRY HE WAS OKB
BUSIKBSS TO STAY A LOHG T H � .
OP THE PIOIEER DAIRYMM I I L U C OUT COUNTY AM HAS HELPED TO SHOW THE WAY TO QUALITY MILK PRODUCTION I3T SOUTHWEST M I S S I S S I P P I , RIGHT
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B M B R ) THE MODERN DAIRY M i l IS THIS LOAFIHG SHED WHUE BALED HAY I S STORED IS THE LOFT A3TO
FED FREE CHOICE TO THE DAI1Y HERD ALL YMR LONG. TKE COWS H&VB EASY A C C ^ S TO THE HAY
A I B A MIIIMJM AMOUNT OF LABOI CAI GET IT TO
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STALLS IRE IH THE SA1B MMRILL FKGUSON HITS
B U I L D I I G WITH THE HAY.
UP ABOUT 1400 BALES OF OAT M Y AID 1700 BALES OF CLOFBK AND GRASS HAY E&CH SUMMER, IK
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A D D I T I O I TO HAY, PASTURE I S THE MOST IMPORTAIT S l i G L B CROP ON THE FERGUSON FARM.��.*AHD HE M S SOME OF THE FIIBST BKifUM GRASS
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IK SPITS OF THE DROUGHT IT WAS HOWARD DEEP MEM # VISITED THE FARM LAST
SHOWN LOOKING AT THE BMtUDA ARE
MR. FEKGUSOH, HOWARD'S FATHER AND ASSISTANT
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LINCOLN COUNTY AGBNT, TRAVIS TADLOCK.
MR,
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FERGUSON'S PERMANENT PASTURE CONSISTS OP
ABOUT 90 ACRES OF BERMUDA, WHITE DUTCH, DALLIS 3RASS AND LESPED1ZA, BESIDES HIS WOODLAND PASTURE WHICH PROVIDE A GREAT QUANTITY OP SQUGHAGB. HIS T�M)MRY PASTURE CONSISTS OF THE 70 ACRES
MOSTLY OF OATS AID RYE GRASS.
OF OATS, 30 OF IT I S DRILLED INTO PfiiMMENT SOD BY MEfiHS OF A PASTUHB BRSAM WHICJ MR, FERGUSON OWNS. H I M THERE I S 1 5 ACRES OP
WILD WINTER PEAS PLAITS) AS A COVER CROP.
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BESIDES HAY A2TO PASTUSB, M1HRILL FffiGUSOI F I L L S TWO TRfflCH SIL0S EYERY YEAR* THIS
P A l f l C U L A R ONE HAS OAT HAY SILAGE IN I T , THE OTHER HAS COM SILAGE. HOLD ABOUT 400 TONS. THE TWO S I M S ABOUT
MR. FERGUSON MS
2 0 0 TONS OF OAT SILAGE AND 200 TONS OF CORN SILAGE, iflfiRE WOULD MAYE BEES MORE CORH SILAGl
BUT IT WAS LOST TO THE BROUGHT THIS YMR. N W I SAID IN THE BEGINNING THAT MERRILL O SLIDE FARM-14 HOGS FERGUSON I S A CATTLB AND HOG MAN. HE'S AS
HUCH IN THS HOG BUSINESS AS ANYONE I KNOff. HE HAS 75 HBAD OF DUROC'S, ALL REGISTERED, SOME OF HiE FINEST 1BGISTERED DUROCS YOU'LL
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FIND IN M I S S I S S I P P I . SLIDE FARM�15 BOAR
MR. PBRGUSUK HAS FOUR
REGISTERED BOARS, TWO OF THEM IN SERVTC1 AT THE PRESMT TIME. HE CONTINUALLY ADOS NEW
STOCK TO HIS HERB AT THB 1ATB OF FOUR OR FIVE G I L T S PER YMIU HIS HOG OPERATION IS SET MERRILL FERGUSON MOWS
UP ON A SOUND BASIS.
FROM EXPERIENCE, THAT MANY PIGS MLB LOST EACH YEAR BECAUSE THE SOW LAYS ON THEM, SO HE HAS INSTALLED FARROWING CRATES FOR HIS INPKN SOWS. BY USING FARROWING CRATSS THE SOW HAS
TO GET DOWN ON BBS BELLY MWOWS SEE CAI ROLL OVER DUE ffO TIE NARROWNESS OF THE PEN, THUS GIVING THE PIGS PLENTY OF TIME TO SCAMPER INTO THE AREA SHOWN ON EITHER SIDE OF THIS SOW. NO OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SOW TO JUST DROP
OVER ON HER SIDE AND CATCH A PIG BEFORE I T CAN
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MOVE. AS SOON AS 1EE PIGS ARE BIG ENOUGH TO MOVE THEY ASE MOVED OUT ONTO CLEAN RANGE IN INDIVIDUAL PINS SO THAT A SOW HAS HER MM PIGS WITH HER, THUS THEY GET TUB MILK THEY NEED AND O1DER PIGS CM�T TAKE I T IWAY FROM THEM. THIS I S JUST A PORTION OF SEVEN OR EIGHT LOfS B1SIGNED BY MR, FERGUSQM FOR THIS PURPOSE. M S . FERGUSON HAS LOCAL DEMAND IN LINCOLN AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES FOR EVERY DUROC GILT
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HE RAISES.
THIS SPRING MR. FERGUS OK HARVESTED HE FEEDS HIS OATS
1 2 0 0 BUSHII� OF OATS.
MIXED WITH CORN AMD CONCENTRATES FOR M S HOGS AND COWS. MS, FERGUSON PASTURES M S HOGS ON
GATS, RED CLOVER AID RYE GRASS IN THE FALL AND WINTER AID ON BERMUDA AID WHITE DUTCH IN THE SUMMERTIME.. ALL THE HOGS FOLLOW THE CATTLE A I D RANGE ON THE S&MB LAND. >LH?E FAHBkl8. IIOG FEEDER I f ADDITION TO
H I S REGISTERS) DUROC HERD MR. FERGUSON ALSO I S FEEDING 18 HEAD OF BARROWS. HE FATTENS HIS
MRSOWS O CORN AND OATS MIXED WITH KMP330BI M CONCENTRATES AND FEEDS TO MARIE T IN THE SPRING AID FALL. ALL GKAIN I S FED IN SELF� SEVEN ALL
FEEDERS SUCH AS THE ONE WE SEE HERE.
ACRES OF THE 27 IN CORN I S HOGGED DOWN.
BARROWS ARE MARKETED AT THE LOCAL AUCTION SLIDE FARH-19 POND SALE. WATER I S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
PASTS OF A LIVESTOCK PROGRAM I F IT IS 10 BE SUCCESSFUL. MR. FERGUSON HAS SEVEN STOCK
PONDS SIMILAR TO THIS ONfi LOCATED SO THAT H I S HOGS AND CATTLE ARE NEVER VERY PARK FROM WATER REGARDLESS OP WHERE THEY MIGHT BE
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GRAZING.
THEY ARE ALSO WELL STOCKED WITH
BRBAM AND BASS AND FUWISH A PLEASANT MSSTIME FOR THE FAMILY WHEN THE WORK*S ALL DONE.
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HERE I S THE PASTURE DREAM MR. FERGUSON USES TO DRILL HIS OATS INTO PMUfANENT PASTURE. THINKS I f I S THE FINEST PIECE OF EQUIPMENT MR. FERGUSON BELIEVES IK HE
HE HAS EVER BOUGHT, MECHANIZATION. PLACE* MIS
THERE I S ONLY ONE HORSB ON THE
TRACTOR TAKES ffiE P U C E OF WAY, I DOI'T BELIEFS YOU CAK
HOHSES IN EYmY
SEE I T , BUT THERE'S A SCMPISR LOAD �P DI1T m I T I I THIS PICTURE. I T PULIS THE HAY
BALJSR, THE SIDB DELIVERY RAKE, IHE PASTURE mmU, THE MAfflJRE
SPRJMDBR,
CONSID�KBD BY
MR. FERGUSON AS HIS MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF BQUIPHMT ASD I S USED IH COUHTLESS OTHER WAYS. ffilfi THING I VAMT TO POINT OUT I F THIS PICTURE I S HIE BUTAIS TASK 0 1 THIF10NT. LIKE MAMY
OTHER PROGRESSIVE FABLERS WHO LOOK TO SAVE A DOLLAR WHENEVER AM) WHEREVER THEY CAM, MR. FERGUS01 HAS FOUMD THAT USIIG MJTAIE 0 1 HIS TRACTOR I S FAR MORE ECONOMICAL. IT SAVES AJSB MR.
FUEL B I L L S . . . . S A V E S REPAIR ON XBE ESGim I S WELL WORffl PUTTING ON THE TRACT� .
Pi^GUSON HAS A DUAL*PURPOSE CA1BURATQR OM HIS TRACTOR AND I F HE HAPPENS TO BE OUT OF BUTANE CAN SWITCH OVER TO GAS ANB GO RIGHT OH OPERATING. MERRILL FERGUSON S A P BURNING
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JiODERN KITCHM PERMITS A MINIMUM OF EFFORT AHB ALLOIfS MORE TIME FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITY. MRS. FERGUSON I S PRESIDENT OF TbELIXCQLB COUNTY HOME DEMONSTRATION COUNCIL, VICE
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OF TUB COUITY FARM BUREAU, DISTRICT
WINNER THIS YEAS I S THE SOUfflWEST DISTRICT POH 4-H CLUB L M D ^ S I I I P , BBIHG BSKBER OF THE LLOYD STAR 4-H CLUB�...SIiE TBACHES 'HIE YOU�G ' P E O P L E ' S CLASS AT PHIUDBLPHIA BAPTIST CHURCH UP THE ROAD HiREE HUBS IN" TiiS CASBTVILU! COM-IUMITY AMD STILL TAKES GOOD CARE W HSR FIME BIG FAMILY. FOUR OF UWL CHIXDRSr ARE
I I 4�H CLUB WORK.. .WELL, REALLY THR1E, MJT THE FOURTH I S ABOUT AS �NHiU$�-.STIC AS AHY OP THEM AMD CM HARDLY WAIT FOR THE MY WHEN m CAN BBCOlfc A SfSfBiR. MR. FERGUS01 I S
ACTIVE I I HIS CGHHUiriTY T O O . . . . A MSIBM OF FA�M BUREAU, DfiACON IN IHfi CHUECH, PRBSIDiiNT OF B . T . U . A M ASSISTANT BOYS LEADER I I 4*H . � O M AT LLOYD STAR SCHOOL* MRS. FERGUS OH WAS
OMB OF' THE T M TOP OTMERS I I HIS STATE CONTEST FOB KITCHM IMPROVMMT AND WON SECOND FOR HER STORY CONCERNING HER KITCHEN IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. AID OM AND ON I T G O B S . . .
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BUTANE COSTS A LITTLE LESS THAI HALF HIE COST OF BURNING GAS AND THAT THE CONVERSION DI1UPT COST BUT A HUNDRED DOLLARS, HE RECOMMENDS
I T TO ANY FARMER INTERESTED IN ECONOMISING. WE'VE TOLD ONLY THE HIGHLIGHTS OP THE MERRILL FERGUSON FARM STORY, GO MORE IN DETAIL. TIME WON'T PERMIT US TO WE MUST TOUCH ON THE HOME ME
PHASE OF THIS FARM FAMILY OPERATION. JLIDE FREEZE
EIECTHIC FRESg� I S ONS OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ADDITIONS TO TUB FffiGUSON HOSIS L I F E . F'lEDING
A FAMILY OP SEVEN I S SO SMALL TASK, AKD THIS FRSS2BR CUTS DOM O� LABOR FOR MRS. FS&USON FOR I T TAKES MUCH L ^ S TIME TO FREEZE fKAH TO CAN AS SHE USSD TO HAVE TO DO. THE FAMILY
KEEPS THIS 16 CUBIC FOOT F R f i f i M FULL ALL THE TIME. ABOUT A THOUSAND POUNDS OF BEEF GO YEAR AS WELL AS 800 OR MCRS THE FERGUSON'S ACRE
INTO I T mm
POUNDS OF VEGETABLES,
GARDEN SUPPLIES ALMOST EVERYTHING THEY NEED. T i i l S SPRING THE FERGUSON*S RAISED 3�0�0 BROILERS, AND AS I TOOK THIS P CTURE I NOTICE 2 5 OR 30 FSOZM CHICKilS I S THE FREEZER, ADDITION MRS. FERGUSON CANS HER FRUIT FROM THBIR PEACE AND APPLE ORCHARD,
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PEW FAMILIES AITYWHBtE HAVE A FINER 1EC01B OF
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COMMUNITY COOPERATION AMD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB OF MAKING A GOOD LIFE FROM THEIR LAND,
CAMERA ON LAIGFITT
I COULD TALK AIOUT THEM FOR ALL THE REGAINING TIMS AMD STILL NOT TELL ALL WE STOHY. Wt I
KNOW YOU A1E ANXIOUS TO MEET THEM, SO COME
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WITH ME A M MBIT MR. AND MRS. M.M. FERGUSON AND THEIR WONDERFUL FAMILY....A FAMILY WE ARE INDEED PROUD AND HAPPY TO HAMS AS THE *RPD TBLEVISIT" FARH FAMILY OF THE MEEK."
CAMERA ON FAMILY
QUBSTIO,EfSi 1 .
MR. FERGUSON, HUAT H N B OF A FERTILIZATIO PROGRAM DO YOU FOLLOW?
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DO YOU HAVE YOUR SOIL TESTED/ DO YOU RECOMMEND YOUR TYPE OF FARMING TO THE AVERAGE FAMILY TfPEX FARMER?
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MRS, FERGUSON, I F YOU HAD IT TO DO AGAIN WOULD YOU STILL BE A FA8M WIFE WITH A LARGE FAMILY?
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H W CAN A FARM WIFE BEST HELP HER O HUSBAND?
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WHAT ALL DID YOU DO TO YOUR KITCHEN? LANELLE, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE IN 4-H CLUB WORK?
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WHAT OTOBR ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE YOU JUBB
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EDWAKD MERRILL, WHAT I S YOUR MAIN JOB AROUND THE FAHM?
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WHAT HAVI YOU DOME I I �*H CLUB WORK? DO YOU WAIT TO STAY 0 1 THE FARM TB&T YOUR PAMILY HAS FAMED FOR THREE GENERA TIOSS?
I WOULD SUGGEST THAT I F TIME PERMITS YOU FINISI U P WITH MS, FERGUS0M, OTHER H D S SAY HELLO. HER 4-H WOSK. BE SURE TO RBPE&T OUE PHIDE I I NAMING THEM AS *BFD TELEVISIT" FAKS FAMILY OF THE YOU MIGHT JUST HAVE THE MAYBE ASK HELM RU&H ABOUT
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