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I WANT TO SAY I F THE YERY BEGINNING THAT I AM DfilSPLY GHATEFUL TO fALTMALL COUNTY AGENT, AISELL E S T 1 S S , ASSOCIATE COUNTY AGENT, SAM DYAR AID A S S O C I A T E HOME DEMONSTRATION A G M T , MRS. JEAN FOSTENBERRY FOR THEIH YMY WONDEBPUL HELP I H SELECTING THE FAMILY WHICH WE SALUTE TODAY AND E S P E C I A L L Y TO I K . � U R AND MRS. FORTENBEti?Y FOR G 0 I H 6 WITH ME TO T H U S FARM TO HELP ME OBTAII THE STORY WHICH I AM NOW GOING TO TILL* THIS I S
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THE STORY OP MR. AND MRS. LATIMGRE Q. FORTENBURR] WHO LITE ON AND FARM 1 1 3 ACRES ABOUT SEYES MILES EAST OF TYLERTOWir, M I S S I S S I P P I I N THE KHOXO COMMUNITY OF WALTHALL COUNTY* LATIMORE
FORTENBERRY GREW UP ON THIS FARM AND 1 9 THIS SLIDE FARM>2 HOUSE HOUSE, THOUGH I T HAS BEEN GREATLY REMODELED I I ECENT YEARS* HE ATTENDED SCHOOL IN THIS SAME
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COMMUNITY AND FI2WSHEB AT QUITMAN AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL. MRS. FORTENBERRY GREW UP ON A FARM
I N THE NEW ZION COMMUNITY ABOUT FIVE MILES AWAY* THEY MET AS YOUNG FOLKS ON THE BASKETBALL COURT* BOTH WERE BASKETBALL PLAYERS DURING THEIl? HIGH FARM-; BOUSE SCHOOL DAYS. LATIMORE COUHTED HBS FOR THREE
YEARS BEFORE 3HEY WIRE MARRIED, LATIMORE STARTED TO BUSINESS SCHOOL I N NBW ORLEANS BUT I N THB S P R I N G OF 1 9 2 7 H I S MOTHER GOT SlCfC AND HE CAME
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BACK TO THE PARS TO HELP HIS FATHER AND HAS BBM THESE EVER SINCE, HE AND E I S CHARMING WIFE WSLB LATIM0RE F0RTE8BERRY
HARRIED THAT SAME FALL.
FARMED WITH HIS FATHER OFF M B OK FOR TEST YEARS. I I S FATHER DIVIDED UP THE FARM BETWEEN LATIMORE A I D TWO BROTHERS AND A SISTER, LATIMORE'S SHARE
WAS 4 3 ACRES AHB HE HAS BOUGHT THE REST AS HE COULD OBTAIN IT OTER THE Y&RS, HE STARTED OUT
FARMING RAISING COTTON, CORK, POTATOES AST) SUGAR fcANE. SLIDE FAK�CATTL1 THEY ALSO HAD A FEW DAIRY COWS AND SOLD
BUTTER UNTIL THEY WEST INTO THE BEEF CATTLE BUSIJTESS IK 1 9 5 0 . BEFORE HE GOT INTO THE MEW
CATTLE BUSINESS LATBfORE STARTED BUILDING HIS PASTURES, mm HE HAD ESTABLISHED THREE ACRES
OF PERKAHE9T IMPROVED PASTURE HE BOUGHT A REGISTERED HEREFORD BULL AJTB STARTED HIS BMW PROGRAM VSIM SLIDE FARMHIS DAIRY COWS. OTER TEE YEARS
E HAS BEEN SATISG HIS BIST HEIFERS, OF A BEEF TYPE, FOR HERD REPLACEMENT AID GRADUALLY GROWHG OUT OF THE 0RIG2JAL DAIRY STOCK, TOBAY HE HAS
2 5 HEAD OF BROOD COWS IN A COMMERCIAL COW MM BALF PROGRAM. HE GETS ABOUT A 9B% CALF CROP
AHD CREEP FEEDS ALL HIS CALVES AHD SELLS THEM MILK FAT OFF THE COW AT ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS
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FARM�6 COW & CALF
HE CALFHOOD VACCINATES MB HAS BEM DOING THIS FOR ffiE PAST TKO YEARS. FREE . HIS HERS I S TB AMD BANGS
FOR INSECT AND PARASITE CONTROL LATIMORE
F0RT1NBERRY USES BACKRUBS I I THE PASTURES AND SPRAYS IN THE FALL, SUMMER AND SPRING FOR FLIES AND LICE. HE WORMS ALL H I S CALVES. FOR THE
P A S T THREE YEARS MR. AND MRS. LATIM01E F0RTENBER1 SLIPS FARM. 7 BULL HAVE BEEN ENROLLED I N THE EXTENSION SERVICE BALANCED FARM AND HOME PROGRAM, WORKING WITH
MR. SAM DYAR, ASSOCIATE COUNTY AGENT, MR. PORTENBERRY HAS CONCENTRATED ON UP GRADING HIS H E R D , IMPROVING HIS PASTURES AND WORKING OUT A B E F I N I T E FARM P U N . LATIMORE HAS 4 5 ACRES I N
PERMANENT, IMPROVED PASTURE WHICH CONSISTS SLIDE FARM-8 PRIMARILY OF BAHAIA GRASS, DALLIS GRASS, BERMUDA G R A S S , WHITE DUTCH AND CRIMSON CLOVER. HE
F E R T I L I Z E S HIS PASTURES HEAVY AND HAS BEEN USING S O I L TESTS TO DETERMINE FERTILIZER NEEDS FOR THE PAST 1 2 YEARS. HE HAS FOUR PASTURE AREAS AND
ROTATES HIS GRAZING FOR MAXIMUM PASTURE U S E . FOR TEMPORARY SPRING AND WINTER GRAZING HE USES 1 0 ACRES OF OATS WHICH ARE GRAZED TILL MARCH SLIDE FARM-9 HAT AND THEN NITRATED AND CUT LATER FOR HAY. EACH YEAR HE PUTS UP ABOUT 5 0 0 BALES OF OAT HAY AND ANOTHER 5 0 0 BALES OF GRASS HAY FOLLOWING THE OATS
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FOE TEMPORARY SUMMER GRAZING MR. PORTENBERRY USES TEN ACRES OF MILLET, LAST TEAR HE PUT OUT
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2 0 ACRES OF CORN. BE USED f 0 PLAIT 35 ACRES BUT I S GEXTIMJ ALL THE COSJI HE NEEDS NOW FROM LESS ACREAGE. I T ALL STARTED WHEN HIS SON, JAMBS
HERMAN HAD A 4-H CLUB CORN PROJECT AND WON THE COUNTY CONTEST F 0 1 THREE YEASS WITH NEARLY A 100 BUSHEL AVERAGE, LATIMORE FIGURED I F I I S SON
COULD DO THAT ON A FEW ACRES H I COULD DO I T ON THE WHOLE FARM* TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF BOW GOOD
H I S JUDGMENT HAS BEEN HE USED TO AVERAGE ABOUT 2 6 BUSHELS TO THE A C R E . . . . THIS YEAR I T WAS BETTER TEAN SO BUSHE1S TO THE ACRE. I B ALSO TREATS ALL
H I S CORN IN THE CRIB WITH LINRANE AND COTTONSEED BULLS FOR WEEVIL CONTROL. HE STORES HIS CORN IN
C U B S WHICH HE M S BUILT NEAR THE PASTURE A S M S . BE FEEDS ALL HE NEEDS AND SELLS THE SURPLUS.
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LATIMORE FORTENBERRY ALSO HAS 20 ACRES IN PINE TIMBER. IMPROVEMENT ON THIS HAS BEEN ANOTHER OF
H I S ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDER THE BALANCED FARM AND HOME PROGRAM OF THE EXTENSION SERVICE. HE HAS
SET OUT ABOUT 9*000 SEEDLINGS, PUTTING OUT 2*000 . YEAR UNTIL LAST YEAR WHEN HJB PUT OUT 1 , 0 0 0 , T H I S YEAR HE I S GETTING STARTED ON TIMBER STAND SLIDE IMPROVEMENT WORK. IN OFF SEASONS HE SUPPLEMENTS
FARM INCOME BY MEASURING COTTON IN THE SPRING ANP
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ffORKING WITH THE FORESTRY COMMISSION ON FIRE CONTROL UT THE WINTER. LANS TO BUT A TRACT� . LATIMORE PGRTEtfBERRY H I HAS BEES FARMING WIT
MULES UP TO NOW BECAUSE Hfc HAS FELT I T MAS MORE PORTANT TO EDUCATE HIS DAUGHTER, BUNNY JEAN, AM 'ABM WITH MULES THAI TO BUY MACHINERY AND HOT BE
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ROM HER ACRE ANH A HALF GARDEN, AN ACRE OF I C H I S YEAR ROUND, S H I RAISES ENOUGH FOOD TO I L L HER FREEZER, SHE ALSO KEEPS SO LAYING HENS
ND RAISES ABOUT SO FRYERS FOR THE F?KBZBT� FROM MILK SUPPLIED BY TWO JERSEY COWS SHE HAS MI I I L K FOR THE FAMILY NEEDS AND TO CHU1II THEI1 OWS SLIDE FAm�mU
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V FOOD EACH YIIAR AND PUTS UP ANOTHER 1 2 S QUARTS FOOD IN JARS* BESIDES HATING MOUGH EGGS FOR
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F A M I L Y ' S NEEDS SHE HAS SOME SURPLUS TO SELL CH WEEK. BY THE WAY, SHE USED TO CHURF ABOUT S POUNDS OF BUTTER PER WESI! FOR THE LOCAL MARKET THEY USED TO SAKE SYRUP FOR MARKET AND FOR FOLKS ; E I THE COMMUNITY TOO. THEY STILL RAISE ABOUT
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MRS. FORTENBERRY LOVES f 0 COOK AND I S A I ESPECIALLY KNOW THA! SHE M S ALL
> COOK AS I WELL KNOW.
PECAN P I E I S OUT OF H I S WORLD,
I E NECESSARY MODERN CONVENIENCES I N HER Id?CUES TO M I S ROJ1EMAKIIG A PLEASURE.. SHE ALSO LO�BS
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U S T A I N S AND DRAPES AND HAS A T M Y ARTISTIC MSB ABOUT THEIR USE IN HER HOME. SHE WORKS
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T I O N , THE ASSOCIATE HOME DEMONSTRATION AGENT OF WALTHALL COUNTY. TOGETHER THEY HATE WORKED
OUT P U N S FOR A NEW UTILITY ROOM AND FINISHING THE CLOSETS. THEY ARE ALSO MKING P U N S FOR
TDOOR UNDSCAPING WHICH THEY HOPE TO ACCOMPLISI SOON WITH THE HELP OF MR� HENRY JA SMITH, EXTENSION ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURIST. SLIDE I MENTIONS!
M A T MR. AND MRS. U T I M 0 1 E FORTENBERRY HAVE TWO DHIiDREN. JAMBS HERMAN, AGE 2 4 , LIVES AND WORKS BUNNY J E A N , WHO I S 1 9 *
EN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.
I S ATTENDING SCHOOL AT M I S S I S S I P P I SOUTHERN I N SATTIESBURG, E T S ON THE THIS I S THE PICTURE OF HER THAT MANTLE AT HOME. MR. AND MRS.
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ESPECIALLY PELL IN LOVE WITH t H I S , THEIR BEAUTIFC LIVING ROOM. THEY HAYS ALSO ADDED A DEN AND
PATIO AND IB-FINISHED TOE REST OF THEIR HOME. I T * S HARD TO REALIZE I T ' S THE SAME BOMB WHERE LATIMGRE GREW UP AS A BOY, CAMERA 0 1 FAMILY MR, AND MRS,
FORTSNBERRY BELONG TO THE KNOX� BAPTIST CHURCH U T I M O R E I S A DEACON AND JUNIOR DEPARTMENT
SUNDAY SCHOOL
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FGRTMBERRY I S MUSIC DIRECTOR FOR THE CHURC1
AND ACTIVE IN WORK WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE IS TRAINING UNION,� SHE I S ALSO SUPERINTENDENT OF
THE PRIMARY DEPARTMENT, BELONGS TO THE W,M.U, AND LEADS THE SINGING IN THE COUNTY W.M.U. ASSOCIATION. SHI I S A MEMBER OF THE KNOXO
HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB AND SAYS SHE HAS BEEN |SINCS SHE WAS A GIRL. SHE IS A PAST PRESIDENT
OF THE WALTHALL COUNTY HOME DEMONSTRATION COUNCIL AND I S A MEMBER OF THE EXTENSION PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN THE COUNTY. THEY ARE
FARM BUREAU MEMBERS AND LA TIM ORE I S A MEMBER OF THE LIVESTOCK COMMITTEE OF THB COUNTY AND A PASf A . S . C , COMMUNITY COMMITTEEMAN, HE SERVES ON THE
COUNTY EXTENSION PROGRAM PROJECTION COMMITTEE F01 CORN AND LIVESTOCK, BOTH CHILDREN WERE 4-H CLUB THE EXTENSION AGENfS
MEMBERS WHILE GROTING UP,
TELL ME THEY ARE ALWAYS RsADY AID WILLING TO
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HELP WI1H ANY COMMUNITY OR COUNTY ACTIVITY. MR. AND MRS, FGRTEN0ERRY TOLD ME K E Y REALLY B E L I E V E IN THEIR COUNTY AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AH� IHAT THEY HAV1 REALLY COME TO THEIR RESCUE I N TIME OF NEED. I COULD GO 0 1 AT GREAT LENGTH
TELLING YOU OP THIS FINE FAMILY BUT I � D RATHBR THEY TELL YOU THE REST I I THE TIME THAT REMAINS, SO HERE THEY ARE, |� HAVE YOU EVER RAISED COTTON? DO YOU PLAN
TO RAISE ANY A G A I N ? . , . . W H Y DID YOU QUIT? 2* 3* DO YOU PLAN TO INCREASE YOUR HERD ANY? WHAT PASTURE WORK 1 0 YOU PLAN YET? WHAT ARE YOUR MAIN GOALS FOR FUTURE? 5* MRS, HOW DOES YOUR HOMEMAONG TODAY DIFFER FROM 3 0 YEARS AGO? WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOUt HOME NOSf? 7. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF 4�H AND HOME DEMONSTRAT I O N CLUB WORK? 8� WHAT ARE YOUR DAUGHTER'S PLANS FOR FUTURE!
