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CAMERA O LANGFITT H
, OUR SALUTE TO THE OUTSTANDING FARM FAMILY OF THE WEEK. I WANT TO THANK MR. PAT HCGOWAN,
j m O G COU1TY AGENT FOR HIS WONDERFUL HELP AND ALSt M S , JAMES H . CRAIG, HZOO COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF THE FARMER'S HOME ADMINISTRATION, FOR THEIR VERY ? I S E HSLP I N SELECTING AND OBTAINING THE STORY OF THE FAMILY WE SALUTE TOMY, SLIBEFASM*! SB. THIS I S THE STORY WHO LIVE ABOUT
OF Ml� AND MHS. LB RONDE HANCOCK
M I L E WEST OF BENTONIA ON HIE SATARTIA ROAD. ! BC?, HANCOCK WAS RAISED IN BENTONIA. HIS FAflim
I BOUGHT THIS FARM I N 1 9 2 1 AND UPON HIS DMTH M S LEFT OT m * L I RONDE HANCOCK A i l H I S SISTffl. HE
RENTS H I S SISTERS SHARE OF THE, FARM AND FABKS THE fflOLE 290 ACHES. MKS. HANCOCK ALSO GREW UP IN
SHE AND MR. HANCOCK WEBE CHILDHOOD AND ATTENDED SCHOOL TOGETHER. SLIDE THST
1OYED INTO THIS LOVELY HOME IN 1 9 3 2 AND LIVED � I T H MR, HANCOCK*S FATHER AND MOTHEE AND LE RONDE a S L P E D H I S FATHER TO FARM AND DO LOGGING WORK. �fHEN LB RONDE HANCOCK STARTED OUT FARMING HE RAIS' COTTON AND CORN AND DID I T WITH MJLES AND SHARE
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FARM-3 B8.HN
kABOS.
TODAY HE I S A COMPLETELY MECHANIZED FARME]
EXCEPT THAT HE HAS HIS COTTON HAND PICKED I N O1DE1 1 0 KHSP LABOR ON THE P U C E , THE OTHER SEASONS OF
YEAR HE HIRES H I S TEMANTS AS DAY
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IN fHIS WAY H I I S ASSUBED OF A YEAR ROUND SUPPLY OP LABOR TO HELP KEEP TOE FARM GOING. HE KEEPS
ALL HIS BUILDINGS SPIC AND SPAN AND IN TOP REPAIR . HAHCOCK CONSTRUTED FHIS BARN HIMSELF, AND HAS OIDPLSTELY HEFINISHED THE HOUSE ON THE OUTSIDE, �AJNTINGT PUTTING ON MM!AL AWNINGS AND BUILDING A K CUFITAIN WALL AROUND THE HOUSE. IN 1 9 3 9
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IONDE HANCOCK ADBED CATTLE AN1 HOGS FO HIS S JFTON AND CORN PROSMM, I T WAS ABOUT THIS T I M !
;1B B3SGAN TO FESL THE PDTCH OF BBPDC� COTTON C H M G I AND HBKLIZED HS MUST CHANGE H I S TYPE OF F A 8 H N G I F HE WAS TO COITIIUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL m STAJCTED map TEN COWS AND TEN SOWS, II 1947
fr& WENT INTO THE REGISTERED HEREFORD BUSINESS. HE BOUGHT I S REGISTERED HEREFORD COWS, HAIS1D TWO SETS OF CALVES F1OM THEM AND THEN SOLD THE COWS POR THE SAME P1ICE HE PAID FO1 THEM, AFTER G E f f B
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3UT OF TH1 REGISTERED B1EEBI1& MJSINESS HE WENT CiiifS INTO RAISING COI#^HCIAL CATTLS. TODAY HE H4S 70 3R0OD COWS, SOUS OF fHBf W1TII CALF AT S I B S , MAKINC A TOTAL HERD OF 11$ HEAD. HE FOLLOWS A COW AND
CALF PSOGiAM AND SELLS HIS CA FES AS MILIC FAT CALVES RIGHT OFF THE COW. Hfi CALF HOOD VACCINATE?
Ami SAYS HIS BEST HEPLACEMHfT HEIFERS TO ADD TO 3 IIS HERD. RE FOLLOWS A STEICT PE0GRA1 OF CULLING
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OLD CO�S f OFF-COLORS M B ION PRODUCES. fAY HE GETS ABOUT A 98% CALF CROP,
331 THIS
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JTEtr OP HIS BEST 1BIFERS TO TIIE HMD M Q i YEAR. ,,,, SLIDE
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ALTHOUGH HIS BROOB COWS AR1 ALL I F GRAOB- STOCK':'r'
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1KB CATTLE GHA2E ALMOI
m W T A I N TYPE AID QUALITY.
THE YMR RODND AND GET HAY I I Till WINTER MOKTHS ALOm WITH SOME GR^IIT* AFTER THE CORI I S PULLED
TUB COWS ARE TURNS?) I I fO CLSO? UP THE PISU)S� StIDB � PARK*? HOGS t'ROM THE OHIGIKAL T M S(WS MS. HAICOCK BOUGHT HE
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pOW 1IAS 12 BROOD SWS AID P0U1 GILTS FOR HERD IISPLACSMMT -THIS WWtm
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AND i�CHJ? 14 HMO OP OTHS HE RAISSS
HOGS THAT WILL SOOH GO TO MRKET.
REGISTERED DUHOC HOGS AID mKIBTS ABOUT 100 HEAD �?m TEAR* H I FOLLOWS A STRICT PI06RAM OP WORMIBG FOR
A I D VACCIMTIIG I I S HOGS AIB SPBAfS mm PARASITE CO^TIOL. SLIDE
LE ROMSI HAICOCK*S PmMkMffltT
PASTURE CONSISTS OF A1OJT 120 ACRES OF CARPET i�RASSt DALLIS GRASS, BSRMJDA, WHIfl WJTCH AM CRIMSOH CLOTBS Am LBSPS)^A* HIS TMPORARY
GRAZING CONSISTS OF SO ACRES OP OATS MB HIS iPASTURES Am DIVIDED UP FOR HOGS AM) CATTLE* SLIDE THE
2ATS ARE GRAZED OTTIL MRCH AID THM CARRIED ON H1ROUGH AMD HARYSSTSD FOR 6RAXI. B R I B E S GRAZISG ] I I S HOGS IfR, HANCOCK HOGS OFF SGHB OF HIS 5� ACHES OF CORN AHB ALSO PEHBS SOWSStirS TO HIS V \
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1MB WE SEE MR. HANCOCK DISCUSSING HIS WINTER OATS GRAZING WITH MR. CRAIG AND COUNTY AGENT M GOWAN. . HANCOCK FARROWS A FALL AND SPRING LITTER OF P3 GS IN MORERI FARROWIIG PHJ$ WHERE THEY GET THE ST OF CA1E. ALL PASTURES ARE CLIPPED FOR
CONTROL AND FERTILIZED ACCORDING TO VBfiDS,
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CONSTANT SUPPLY OF FtESH WAfM IS SUPBLIEDFOR OGS AND CATTLE FROM .FOUR STOCK POIDS # A DEEP WELL AND ONE OF THREE CREEKS THAT DRAIN THROUGH ^ H S FARM. TWO OF HIE CRESS CANNOT B i USED BJ8CAUJ
JTIIEY DM IN REFUSE FROM THE OIL FIELDS XWSSS UP CORN AND S m L L GRAIN I S STORED RIGHT ON
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FARM IN SUCH BINS AS THIS ONE.
PRACTICALLY
i L L FEED GROWN ON HIS FARM I S USED ON THE FARM. ST YIAR'S CORN CHOP MADE ABOUT 6 5 BUSH1LS TO THE ACRE. $ 2 # 8 ACRES OF COTTOI AVffiAGED ABOUT MB, HANCOCK TBSfS ALL
1 3 / 4 BALES TO THE ACRE.
i SOIL ASD FWGBOWS A MLASCBD PROGRAM OP PARMIMJ F E R T I L I Z E S HIS R0W CROPS ACCORDING TO SOIL AND FOLLOWS A COMPLETE POISONING PIOGRAM O�
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MR. HANCOCK'S HAY CROP CONSISTS LAST USE HE PUT UP 2*001
PRIMARILY OF LBSPEBBZA, BALES.
IN ADDITION HE DOES CUSTOM BALING, SOME 0 ALL OF HIS ROW CROP LAND I S
I T ON THIS SHARES.
B1JDB
FAjffiUlS COVEE CHOP
P L A I T � TO A COTER CROP IN THE FALL AND THEN TUEN1D IXSDEK iff T1I1SPEING TO H1LP. BUILD THE � '
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<M& COVER CROP CONSISTS OF VE1CH AND OATS IN COMBINATION, BY THE WAY THERB WASN'T A PENCE ON M
THE PLACB WBHN MR. HANCOCK'S FA1HER BOUGHT I f ;L921 AID TODAY THE FARM I S COMPLETELY FMCWD AND CROSS FE29CED, MR. 1M RONDE HANCOCK HAfING )0ME MUCH OF THE WORK, ARE FSHCED HOG TIQHU
OF COU1SE ALL HOGS PASfOHJ SPE&IQMG OF t O V ^ CROPS ASJ
C 1 O P S , MR� MASCOCK PUf UP 200 TOMS OF BROUGHT SILAGE WQ YJS4RS AGO. IT IAS PUf I I A fREgCJ
HAS FEVER B B � OPMED, BUf WITH G E A 2 1 ^ SHflSf i t WIKTJSR MR. HAICOCK PMSS fO OPSR M A f SILO AiiD FBED IT TO HIS LI�aS?OCK. A R i ^ ^ f CHECK ML HANCOCK
SHOWED I f TO BE IM GOCH) CONOlflOI.
JAS HAD SOMfifflAT OF A D8AIMGB PSOBLBf BUf HIS HAS
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r O U I D T11AX V*fYPE DI'IGHES SUCH AS THIS ONE DO A S-OOD JOB I I COITROLIIG WATJ3R FLOW AND PEOVIBING GOOD DRAIHAGB F 0 1 THE FAim* ALL OF MR. HANCOCK*S
F A M I S PROPERLY DHAIM19 WIIH V ANB if DITCHES.
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Lfi 1ONBE MAICOBK ALSO HAS 0NS ACES OP PINE TREES ONE YMR OLD AID THESE 2 , 0 0 0 P U B SBBBLINGS :>ffiICM WILL BE SET OUT IN '1MB IBXT FBff WBMS. HB
HAS FOUND JM W0R1ONG OUT HIS FARM P U N THAT SOME OF HIS LANS I S BEST SUITS) TO TIMBKi PRODUCTION AND I S TAKING STEPS TO GET IT INTO A WELL MAMG1I PLOT. MS, CRAIG AND Iffi,]CG0�AN TELL HE
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IIJAT MR, HANCOCK PQLLQffS A GOOD LAND USE PROGRAM HAS COMPLETED A SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE LAND USE MAP ON HIS PA8M� ROGMM I S WELL BALANCED, SLIDE FA%M*16 HASCOCIC F A M f P I B M AJTD POOD AM& BOH
TO THB OYS&LL mm
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I . HAICOCfC BUYS ABWf 200 1ABY CMICKS FOR FOQW M �BQ3, MANY OF MM GO MTO WS POOD P S B E g i ^ . IN ONE SII>B M ^
IGHT N H niEf OT
HA�B 25 L&YIFG H M S ,
)F THE HOUSE IN �IE BACSS�(UTO IS A MK4T SAUSAGE ?00M WHSRS THB H4IC0CKS CURE H1EIE T k c O N AND HAMS. SLIDE FARj^.1 FOOD SAUSAGii SUCH AS 1HIS WE SEE BESIDES TWO HOGS
HANGING IN THE ROOM TOMI* fHAT ARE BUTCHERED
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THE MMOCKS
ALSO HAVE A HAD
| c R B GARBEM AMD THEY MITCH1R ABOUT THRS- BJBEVBS, I ALL OF WHICH GO INTO THIS M i JSE. SLIDE. PMEMW FOR HOME
IN ADDITION, MBS* HANCOCK CANS ABOUT 4 5 0 A MODERN KITCHM AND
TARS OF FOOD MCH YJB&K,
IAUNDRY PROVIDB ALL MB IECESSITIBS AND AND CONVENIENCES OF A MODMN FARM HOME, YEAR MR* AND MBS. HANCOCK SLIDE IVING ROOM
HOPJS
THIS
TO COMPLETELY IN HER SPASB �
REMODEL THE INSIDE OF TflMR HOME. TIME MS,
HANCOCK LIKE TO M I S E FLOWERS AND THEK IN ATTRACTIVE SETTINGS. SHE IS A
:�EMBE8 OF THE BMTONIA GARDM CLUB AND IS SURROUNDED BY LOVELY
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FAMILY
jsrw* WHILE i TSLL rm OF smm omm ACC OWLISH
S OF MR* ASB MRS, LS RO8TOJ3 HAMCGCIC, I WAHf fO TAKE A LOOK AT 7H9f. IH 19SS MS� HANCC�]
IAS PR^SIDMT OF THE Vi2.Q0 COUN1T FAfiM BMEkV ASB ]1AS SM�K� ON TOE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOK SIX YMM US fAS A FARMM�S H K ADMIHISfRAflOI COMISSIOIS
IHRBE YEARS, A TRUSZEE OP
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.POK EIGHT Y:?ASSf AM ASC COMHIfTE^mM W(M 12 YEAHS', MEMBER OP THE COUNTY DRAFT BQ&RB FOR SIX YJ-14RS AW HAS BfiBff A SOIL CCNSaHtAnffir M S f l l C T COM JCOMMY.SSKMTBR FOR Tiffi PAST FOUR tMASS.
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