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TODAY'S SJLUTE TO OUI OUTSTANDING FARM FAMILY WAS RECOMMENDED TO US BY MRS, B . C . j OF P R M T I S S , M I S S I S S I P P I . f.RIFFITfi

M S . GRIMPITH KS0WS SHE fOTWS

HOW TO PICK TOP QUALITY FAMILIES. WHAT WKm

GOOD ISTGBBO1S, GOOD FRIENDS, GOOD SICGMMSfim

FARMERS, GOOD CXTIZE8S, A I ) SHE HAS

SUCH jl FAMILY FOR fOM��5 FA1M FAMILY Of THE WEEK AWARD. THE FAMILY NOMINATED BY MRS.

G R I F F I T H WOULD NOT Bis COMPLETE WITHOUT A DOUBLESALUTE, SO TODAY, IHSTJBAB OF SAYIFG HE HAVE AN OUTSTAIDING FARM FAMILY, I WOULD LIEOS TO | mm SUM FARM*!
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I T A TWO FAMILY AFFAIR AMD PAY WE

I RECOGNITION TO MU AID M S . B . B . MIK3SLL AID [ MR. AID MRS* ROLAND MIKELL,
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ROLANO AND HIS
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FATHER FARM TOGSTHH DOWN IN JEFF-DAVIS COUNTY m TWO HUNDRED ACRES, PART OF WHICH

WAS MOMESTiSADEB BY ML. BB. MIKSLL, A BROTHER A I D TfO SISTERS, BACK I I 1 8 9 7 . THIS BOKB I S

SHARED BY BOTH Till M I M A FAMILIES, AS I S THE WORK 0 1 THE FARM, SLIDE PARH-2 M* MIKELL All) SOS lOLAfD

OI^RATfi A DAIRY FARI1 �ITH A HERD OF 3 5 FINE JERSEY COWS, 21 OF TdMl REGISTERED CATTLE. THE MIKELSS GOT IITO THE DAISY BUSINESS ABOUT THREE YEkM THEIR LAND. AGO. BEFORE TiiAT THEY ROW-CROPPED

BUT MO COTTON HAS BEEN 1AISM) ON

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BESIDES THE HILEI2JG MBE0 THE. MIKELLS HAVE �
O I B - T M E OLD HEIFERS FOR, H1HB EEPIACEMHTT, A l l

4 WO-YMR �IDS.

ALL me CATTLE HAVE PLQTTY

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OF FRESH WAtm AVAHJ.BLB TO MM A? ALL TINES* H I S � ARE 1H1BE SfOCJC WTfiRZBG POSBS PLACSB SfKATlSICALLf A S � K ) IHE MIEHX FARtf SO TEAT I f IS EmDILY AVAIUBL1 fO ALL LIVSfOCIC, BBSIDB5 FUHISBIIG WATM. FOR LI?�if0CIC FOSSS ALSO FUEUSH GOOD FISHJWG FQU TEE fflKBS FMlhl

P ^ H A P S I SHOJU9 HASfEl f O ; K I f I O I H A f fHH� A1B f M OTHEl MIKEL CHILDRM, I S FA1MI1G WIfl HJS WAfUm* 2 Mfifflff PASTURE OHLY MUM

PASfURE IS ZH�

MAINSTAY OF,THE MIRY MJ^D,- M , KIKBLL AMD RGEAXD HAVE 6S ACSBS OP PASTURE C0ISISTHG <F JBAHAI GRASS, M I T E BUTCH CLOTM, CCHMfflr AID BE^MCJM ,GMSS. HERB WE SEE *g*

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SAYS IS THE BEST DHY WJ^TH� FORAGE SB HAS

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THIS SURSXSC PASTO1B I S AH ALL CiMS

IMPORTANT PAST OF THE PAB1 PLAN*

ABOUT TO FSESHW A l l PLAC� I I THIS SMALL PASTORS AID KEPT TBEKS If ITU THEIR CALV3SS C1TTIL T0 TAH TOM CALWS WW, AID KBTUW THE

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COW f 0 THE MILKING HERB.

IK ADDITION TO GOOD

PASTUB$# THE JfXKELLS BELIIYS Iff FIOVIDIIG THE FEED' MGESSA1Y TO H A I I T A I I f�F MXLC FK0DUCTION. SLIDE FABM*7 SliiiD THIS LOAFKG S I � , OFFERS HIE HERD M Y AID SILAGE FI?EE CHOICE UHDM SETTER I H A2TY H U B OF F m T I i l K . ME. IIKELL AIB 10LAKD HJT UP

ABOUT 80� TO I # � 0 0 M L � W M Y MC1I YEA1* f H I S YEAR IS TIB EXCEPTI0I S H C E THE M Y � WEATiiHR HAS CUlfAILBO Till HAY CROP. OUT 30 ACRES m T1SY �Ut

OATS LAST WIMTK AID BESIDES

P t W I D I f G G0OB fllTJffi GEAZIW, THIS LAI� I S M W PROVIDING LUSH GKAZISG AM O SLIDE FAKM�8 BUILDING & TRMCH SILO G80P. BfiSIO POSSIBLY A 1AY '

HAY, PLERTY OF SILAGE I S ALWAYS

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AVAILABLE FOR T i l lliSRD'S NEEDS,- ABOUT XX TONS OF S01GfflJ� Am YBAR* COM SILAG1 A l l PUT UP MCH

I I ADBITIOM TO PUTfllG UP THHE1 <MM

S I L A G E , MR. MIKELL AID S O I , EOIAHB DO CUSTOM SILAGE CUfTUG FOR THMR HEIGHB(RS� I I K 1 L L � S USB A TRffiCH TYPE SILO* Ml .

HIE B U I L M K H

DT THE BACMGEOUIi. I S THE L0AFIIG SMffl.

ADDITION TO BAY AND SILAGE TEE MIKELLS HAUL COHK AKD OATS TO TOWN AID HA�E IT MIXED WITH C O S C M T M T S S f 0 GET A l PlD^fflT DAIEY FfflB.

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THE MHQSLLS HA�E THE MOST MODSW BQUIPMMT V� MMBLIIG TUBER MILE I I T H M I GKADE A DAIRY,

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H I I S M m S G PARLOR WHICH �UJBLJ@S TWO COWS A f A TIME I S S O M T H I K YOU BOI*f OFTEN SEE I N XBB AVERAGE M I E Y afTERPRISE* I f IOT ONLY

P M M I T S THE MXIMJM AMOUIT OF CLBASLIffBSS t 3 T E ALSO MAfES I f POSSIBLE f � HAIiLB' A' 600D SLIDE FARM�10 MILK HERS WI1H A S M L L BUILDISG. S!�

THIS I S THE HILCC

M S I Iff WHICH MB MILKII& M 1 L 0 ! I S LOCAf U> # QMS HALF GB VBE B f f l I S USES FOR MILKIIQ, fHE .
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FASH*11 11 CAMS

OSIER HALF HOUSES THE .MILK CASTS, CjQQLBRr WAS1III6 AM SfffilLI^IMG B W I P M M f AMD OTITS. H1IS PICfUHE GMMICALLY PORfMYS

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ME MILK' ClffiES 1HROOGB S A I I f A l Y P I P S PROS TEE Cms UDDER AND DIHECfLY IlffO 1KB BEJM f mCMMB BY H O M I

M I L E CAMS# EEVm

W O 0 1 MOSE CAMS M Y BE S I T UP I I SERIES # B mm ONE CAN I S PULL I T AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHES ALL THAT. I S LETT I S FOS HR,

TO 'HIE IEXT C A I , SLIDE FAB&�12 Jttfc & COOLER

MIKSLL TO PUT THE L I B 0 1 THE CAI AID $WI2�� I T BY MOOTS OF A HOIST* I2TT� THE COOLffi* USUALLY H & m E S ALL THE VXUaX&t
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BUT SINCE BE

WAS BUSY IK THE FIELD, MR. � � � � MBOELL SHOW�} EM IT I S MITE. ALL KILE I S PICKED UP SAILY A WHILE AGO I ,,

AID TAKES TO HATTIBSBURG.

THAT THE MIKELSS TAKB THBII GMIIT

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TO PRJMTISS, M I S S I S S I P P I , JUST A F W MILES AWAY, AID HAVE I T GIOUID AW) BOXED PO1 DAIRY

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A PART OF THAf G1AII I S C O 1 I .

.HERE

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WE SEE ROLAND, MR. MIKELLS AID MR, SWQW� INSPBCTXNG THIS YiAH'S CORI CROP WHICH HAS MSI SfiAKPLY CUT BY DROUGHT. THIRTY ACRES AR1

Iff COM AF0 IT LOOKS LIKE THIS YEAR'S CROP WILL AVERAGE ABOUT 30 BUSHE&S TO WE ACRE*

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THERE I S I � T A HORSE OR MULE OK THIS MIEBLL FARM. EVERYKIIMG I S DONfi WITH THE M� T MOSERI ALL THE COR�

FARJf MACHINERY AMD EQUIPMENT.

i I S PICKED WITH THIS PICKER, I I ADDITION M S ! M1KELL*S HAVE A COUBIITl, SILAGE CUTTER, SIDE DELIVERY RAKE, PICKUP TRUCK, DISC* FEED GRIUBIHG MILL AID A NUMB! OF NECESSARY PIECES OF EWIPMEIT, 1KB XXKEIX

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FAMILY HAS ALWAYS BELIEVED I I GOOD F M C I I G , MR, MIK8LL, WHO I S 76 'YEARS OLD W I L T THISTIGHT FSSCE MAHY YEMS AGO. I T I S m � E OF

HEART PIME AHI> IS'NSTILL A TOP QUALITY FMCE I I I SPITE OF ITS AGEi SLIDE FARM�1.6 MIT TODAY, WI1H i 0 ACRES

OF WELL MANAGED TIMBER SUCH AS I B I S FMCIHG HAS CONTINUED TO PLAY A VITAL PART I I THE FAR� 0PE8ATI0S. THIS TIMBER I S WEEDED

AKB HARVESTED AT REGULAR INTERVALS WIffi

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REGARD FOR COMTIOTJED GROWTH.. SLIDE FARM-17
POSTS

AND F t C THIS M

T I M E R ABOUT 350 FENCE POST;:.,- ARE CUT EVERY YEAH A I D ABOUT A HALF MILE OF FffiCE I S RSHACED YEAS, TQBAY THE ENTIRE FASM I S FSVCED AMD

C R 0 S S * F E � C E D , EXCEPT A HALF ACRE AID I T WILL BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR* ALL FENCE POSTS ARE

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TREATED ACCORDIHG TO EXPERIMENT STATIGH 1 E C # 3 ! M B A T I O I S AM fflU MZKBU* AH� SON HAVE T11EIR OWF TRfiATIHG �AT TO DO THE ty^ggk

POST TRbATIBG VAT

THESE Wm BELIEVE I I U3XIG EVMY POSSIBUS M B 0 1 - S A F H G DB?ICfi TO HELP BO A UTTER JOB I I TMEIS FA1MIMG 0IERATI05, SLIDE FAgM�l$ FENCE TODAY'S FWCWQ

LOOKS VASTLY BIFFSREIT fllAI THAT MILY^ HEART BINE FESTCISG,'BUT NO MORE MOD^N' FOR THE TIMES BBCAtlSE WE MI1ELLS SATi ALWAYS IEPT ABREAST OF THE MOST MODERV DSVELOFMBTTS I H FARMING� BESIDES THIMIHG OTMAITSD HARD�0O^

A I D M 1 � ^ T I J & QUALITY TIMBER, TH1 HIKELL*S TIMffiE MNAGEMENT PROGRAM HAS MADE ROOM FOR I S f GROWTH All) FUTURE TIMBER ISC CHE* FIRS

� LAIES ARE EVIDENT AtOCHS THE MIKELL flMBER I CROP FOR MAXIMUM P10TECTI0H. I I I A P 0 S I T I 0 1 TO mm THE MIJffiLL*S A l l

THE VALUE OP THEIR

I TIMBER FOR FROM I T THEY HA�B BUILT ALL THEIR KAMI BUILDINGS. TH1I1 HOME BURNED XV 1 9 2 4

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AFB WIfE IHIs! ffOHDERFUL HELP,OF THEIR MM IEIGEB0RS' AID WITH TUBES FROM IHBfR LAID

m e * WERE ABLE TO RKBUILD AID GIST BACK ON
T H M E FEET. THE FOUNDATION AHD FMMIIG T23OBRS mE: M M WAS BUILT TEE MIKELLS SUI .-

W.SRE ALL CUT . OFF TEE FAim. FROM TIMBER OFF IKE FA8M*

ABOUf | 3 f 0 O O WOE'TH OF TISfBffi ffiE LAST TX8B I T �AS CUT FIVE YEAIS AGOt M THE U S T S E ? ^

YEARS TBET HAVE BESS RETUllfSD ABCSJT $3#S�$ OF THEM TDffiES, OR ABOUT $50� FIR YEAH.

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I T HAS ONLY BEEN OF 8BCMT YI&RS HAT THE I MIKHLL�S HAVE I 0 T PRODUCMJ CAIE SYRUP FOR A C 0 M 0 J G I & L mWmt* THIS YEAR TMfflE ARE 0ILY

FOUS EOWS OF.CAIE 0 1 � E MI1ELL FA1M, ABOUT E I 0 U G I T TO PRODUCE FIFTY <R SIXTY &AJLLOIS OF SLIBE FARM;mm CHUSHw SYRUP. I I YM1S PAST, IBS BOILIMG POTS AW

C A I E CMJSHffi MAM BEM WOSEB) LOIG J I � ! S T0 liASTBST THIS BiPOHmiT CHOP. ,.T0MY fSB PILl

OF P I I E HEAtTS S m i B WIH1 AGE AID THE SIRUP IffiPIIffiY IS 0HLY LITTLE USB0, �ELL f TffAT*S

OILY A SMALL PA1T OP T i l l F A H STOW., I B 8 R � r S S O M MUCH MORE HE- COiLB TELL ABOUT THIS � WOSBffiFUL FAMILY, BUT I P WB DID I WOULBI*T HAVE TIMS TO LET YOU iffiST 1HSK AIS I M f f i TO

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BE SURE YOU GET THAT OPPORTUNITY.

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SO MJCfi POOD IS GAfllD AS OICB I A S , THIY S T I U CAI OVER SO� JMUK OF FISJIK AIB VB&HTABIBS EVERY f l A l . BKIBBS CAHIIIG AID FRBEZXIB

FO0B I I01ICED fHAf MIS* B�fi* MIKELLS All) lOLAI� MIISLLS BOW SPESD COISIBMABLE TIMS SEWIIG Atm mmm
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CLOWES ASB NEEDED TKE

fHEES'S SO MJCii I0SE TO THIS SfOIY. OICE P10WCED T1UCK CROP FOR THE MEKBT, mm S H ! FOUR SOWS TO

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S O I S M B BAUGHTJBKS CAMMLE OP HELPING' KEEP H E i STRONG. WE ARE SURfiLt GRATEFUL TO BUS,

B . C . GRIFFITH FOR THE NKHONATIOK OF f i l l S W0HBSRFUL FAMILY AS OUR OUTSXAHBIlKr FAfSM FAMh OF THE � 1 M , AH?) WE ARE P10UD f # SALUTE MR,

Mm M S , B.B. HIKEU. AKD MR. AID I t l , MUM
WOBBUk Fm TKHR GREAf CONTRIBUTIONS fO 2HI3S

I C M , COME WIKi HB AMB MBET S I � I * . , H OBLt WSH WB HAD flME fO -0 MORE BUM^LY I l f O THEIR B S 1 P L T nOVim AMD CO U1AG1OJS PAST.

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