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F r i . my 2, 1958
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OH LANGFIfT
I WAIT fO SAY IN THE VERY BEGINNING TiiAT I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO SMITH COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGENT, m. TRUITT BUFKIN, FOR HIS VERY WONDERFUL
HELP IN SELHJTUG THE FAMILY WHICH WE SALUTE TODAY AND WOR GOING WITH MB TO THIS FARM TO HffiP I MB OBTAH THE STORY WHICH I A NOW G0I2TG TO TBLL. M THIS I S THE STOHY OF HK. AHD Mm. W,C, OTMBY,
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YMR OLD JIMMY
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) PENHY, WHO LIVE IK THE ROCK BLUFF COMMUNITY OF SMITH COUNTY. SLIDE FARM-1 HOUSE ACTUALLY THMR FARM
I S LOCATED THRSE MILi^ HORTH OF WHITE OAK AID SEV EYM MILES SOUTH OF POLKVILLB. MR. � . C . 0��RBY
R M UP OH THIS SAMg S75 ACRE FAM WHICH HE FARMS TODAY. MS. OrmBY GREW UP AT MITE OAK. THEY
SCHOOL TOGETHER. 1947.
THSY WERE MARRIED I I BEEF OFF
THE ONLY TIME MR. OVERBY HAS mm
THE FARM WAS A COUPLE OF YS&RvS DURING HIE SECOND IORLD WAR MES HE WORKED IN A DSFMSE PLANT, , OVIB^Y WAS BORN IN THIS SAKE HOUSE IN WHICH pPHEY LIVE TODAY. W,C. OVERBY1 S FAKIS? WAS W.C. CAME HOME AND
K I L L Q ) IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT.
FARMED FOR HIS MOTHER TI02N EVENTUALLY BOUGHT JHE LAND FROM THE ESTATE AND BEGAI FARMING FOR IIMSELF. W.C. OVERBY STARTED OUT ROW CROP
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FARMING BUT GRADUALLY BEGAN TO ADD A PEW H1AD (F
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EATTLB TO HIS PROGRiM.
ABOUT TBN YEARS AGO H I
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JBBGAN TO SERIOUSLY EXPAND HIS CATTLfi PROGRAM AND CUT DOWN ON HIS ROW CROP PROGRAM. HE FOLLOWS A
COMMERCIAL COW AND CALF PROGRAM SELLING THE BULK OF HIS CALVES MILK PAT OPP U S COW. HOWEVER, HE
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COWS
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HE HAS 85 BROOD COWS AND ABOUT 60 SfiLVBS ON THIS PLACE. TEE OTIRE HERD GROWTH HAS BEEN FROM
SAVING THE B S T HEIFERS FOR H ^ D REPIACStiNT AND CULLH mi THE OLD COWS AND POOR PRODUCERS. THE
I S BANGS FREE AND W.C. OVERBY USES BACKKJJBS
AND A DIPPING VAT FOR PARASITE AND INSECT CONTROL MR, OVERBY FIGURES HE I S ABOUT AT HIS MAXIMUM ON SLIDE FAR&. CATT HMD GROWTH THOUGH HE MIGHT IVMTUALLY LIKE TO HAVi 100 BROOD COWS. HIS BIG JOB NOW I S TO
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE BREEDING AND MANAGEMENT <F HIS PRESENT BROOD COW HERD. HE HAS ALWAYS USEE REGISTERS) BERSPORD BULLS AS HMD SIRES. HIS
CATTLS PROGRAM IS BASES ON GOOD GRAZING, HAY AND SILAGE WITH f i l l HAY AND SILAGE FM) ONLY DURING WE WINTER MONTHS. SLIDE FARMCATT VJ YEAR ODL SON JIMMY I S ALSC IT STARTED
GETTING INTO THE CATTLB BUSINGS.
WHM HE WON A BULL CALF IN THE SMITH COUITY CALF SCRAMBLE A FEW YEfcRS AGO AND STARTED BUYING GOOD
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HEIFERS,
TODAY HE HAS F I V E REGISTERED H E I F E R S .
HE HAS SHOHN HIS CATTBS FOR THE BAST THREE YfcARS AND EACH YEAR HE HAS PLACED H I G H � IN SHOW
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COMPETITION UNTIL LAST YEAR HE HAD THE CHAMPIO1T AND RESERVE CHAMPION HEIFERS AT THE SHOW, JIMMY
I S ENROLLED I K BOTH 4 - H CLUB AND FFA P R O J K T S AHD I S AH OFFICER I K EACH CLUB IN THE RALI1GH
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G I R L & COW
H I G H SCHOOL.
TONS
YS4R OLD PMNY I S ALSO GBTTI8G
A START WITH SOME RB&ISTEREB CATTLE OF HER OWE, HERB SHE I S WITH HER REGISTERED COW AND CALF. BOTH SHE AHD JIMMY PIAH TO USE THESE AH3MLS FOR T H E I R COLL1BE SDUCATIOH, ABOUT 7 OR 8 YEARS AGO
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W . C . OVERBY BEGAK TO DEVELOP A HOG PROGRAM. H E STARTED OUT WITH BUR0CS, RAISDJG EVERYTHIHG OS THE GROUND. H I I S NOW WORKING ON A CROSS BRBEDIN
PROGRAM USING A SPOTTED POLAND CHINA BOAR AND SLIDE FARM-9 CROSSING HIM WITH DUROC AND IANDRACE SOWS. TODAY W.C. HAS 1 4 BROOD SOWS AND H I S LITTERS AVERAGE 8 * 1 0 P I G S . . . S O M E LITTERS RUN AS HIGH AS 13. SLIDE gARl^lO P I G PARLOR IAST DECEMBER MR. OVERBY COMPLETED A PIG
PARLOR AND BEGAN FINISHING H I S PIGS OUT IN I T . BSFCRE TSiST HS FED OUT 25 TO SO ON THE GROUND.
H E HAS 80 HEAD OF HOGS I N THE PARLOH RIGHT NOW. THOUGH HE I S STILL BUYING SOME FEEDER PIGS FOR THE PARLOR HE I S IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP TO
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RAISE EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO THE PARLOR.
HI
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PLANS TO INCREASE fO 20 BROOD SOWS AM) HAVE EN0UG1 P I G S fO KEEP HIS PARLOR FULL ALL THE TIME. MR,
OVERBY I S ALSO PLASHING TO BUILD FARROWING PENS SO HE WILL HAVE A COMPLETE PROGRAM FROM BREEDING TO MARKET. SLIDE FARM#-12 PIGS |A HOG FEED. km THE PIGS NOW GET SKILLED CORN AND W.C. PLANS TO SWITCH TO A CONCENTRAT! ALL PIGS ARI WORMED THREE
SHELLED CC&N.
WEEKS AFTER WEANING AND AGAIN Af 100 TO 1 2 5 POUNB THE HOG PROGRAM I S CARRIED OUT ON SEPERATE PASTURE FROM THE CATTLE. W.C. OfERBY M S ABOUT
1 2 0 ACRES OF PASTURE FOR HIS HOGS...MOSTLY WHITE SLIDE BUTCH CLOVER. PERMANENT mSTURE CONSISTS <F
2 0 0 ACRES 0? OPEN UND WITH 100 ACRES OF IT IMPROVED BISTURE. GRAZING IS MOSTLY BAHAIA GRASS
WHITS DUTCH, ClBfSGN CLOVER, FESCUE, BERMUDA AND DALLIS GRASS. W.C. LIMBS HIS BISTURES AND HE AIS 0 USES A LOT OF CHICBE TEMPORARY GRAZING HERE WE
APPLIES BASIC SLAG*
F E R T I L I Z E ON HIS LAND.
CONSIST OF 70 ACRES OF OATS AND WHEAT.
SEE MR. OVBRBY SHOWING HIS OATS TO TRUIT BUFKIN, SMITH COUNTY AGENT. HE POINTS OUT THAT HE GRACES
H I S OATS TILL SRPIN� THEH TAKES THE CATTLE OFF SLIDE FARM-14 SILO AND CARRIES J80UT 1 5 ACRES FOR COMBINING AND CUTS fHE REST FOR HAY. MR. OVERBY PUTS OUT 5� ACRES
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OF HYBRID CORN WHICH AVSJAGES SO fO 7S BUSHELS TO THE ACRS, HE PBSDS IT ALL IN HIS HOG PROGRAM,
THIS 300 TON TRMCH SILO IS FILLED ABOUT EVERY THiH YIAR WITH SORGHUM SILA&E. W.C. DOESN'T
PLAN TO PUT UP ANY SILAGB THIS YEAH AS HE INTERS TOCLE&N THE SILO OUT AID RB-ICORK IT AMD CONCRETE THE FLOOR* HE PUTS UP ABOUT 2500 BALKS OF OAT
AND GRASS HAY EACH YEAR M B PS1DS IT FREE CHOICE
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SLIDE ARM!* BROILER H0U5K
THE
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MOITTHS,
IK* OV^BY TESTS HIS
SOIL ASD FERTILISES ACCORBIHG TO SOIL HBEDS# THE THIRD PHASE OF THIS FOUR PHASE FARM PROGRAM I S POULTRY. THIS IS PRIMARILY MRS, OTSRBY'S PROGRAM. THEY STARTED OUT WITH OHE SMALL HOUSE IT HAHDL� 2 , 0 0 0 HMD, HIM
SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
THEY KJILT AIOTH� TEST HAIDIES SfOOO BIRDS, T H I S THIS ONI BUILT TWO YEARS AGO BANDIES X I f 0 0 0 SLIDE FARM-16 BROILERS BROIUERS. THIS I S A COIfTHACT OPERATION WITH THE
OVBEBY*S FURNISHING THE HOUSES AND THE LABOR AND GETTING A GUARANTEE OF %i A POUND, A WmiCATW WATESERS, THEY FB1D
FEW IN THE HOUSES AND USE AUTOMATIC ALL BROILERS ARE MRKETSD AT 9 TO 10
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FARM-*] CHICKENS
WEEKS.
FEED IS D E L i m E D TO THE HOUSE IN BULK
AND MRS, OYERBY SAYS ALL SHE HAS TO DO IS TO FEED THB� AND LOOK A F T � THM. VSm SHE SAYS THIS
TO BE MR. OV^BY�S PROJECT BUT WHEN HB
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BUILT THE PIG PARLOR AND EXPANDED HIS HOG PROGRAM I f BECAME H ^ S . THEY EAVB JUST RBCOTPLY BSGM, THBIT
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FOUNDATION
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CONSTRUCTION OF ANOTHER 2.4,000 BIRD HOUSE,
FIGURE THIS WILL PROBABLY COMPLETE THEIR BROILER PROGRAM EXPANSION U1LESS WE SITUATION LATM SHOULD WARMNT A LARGH OPERATION. THE FOURTH
PHASE OF THIS FARM PROGRAM, AM) OHB OF EQUAL
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IMPORTANCE TO ALL THE OTHERS I S TDIBM, 1 0 0 ACMES W TIMBER, MOSTLY PINE.
THE!
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THEY FOLLOW
A TIMBER STMD IMPEOVMMT PROGRAM, WEEDING OUT THE UHDBSITRABIE HARDWOODS ASD S^JBCTIVBLY KA1VESTIHG. I I THE LAST THREE YE&RS THEY HAVE FROM THEIR timm
SET OUT 2 0 f 000 PIHE SEEDLINGS. m
HAVE FENCED AND CROSS FENCED THEIR LAND AND
THE LAST THREE YEARS HAVB USED ONLY CRiiOSOTH) POSTS, S0f9 OF THE LAND I S FENCED HOG TIGHT.
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W*C. 0YMBY I S A (JOMPLlTaY MECHANIZES FARMER AND HAS A FIHE FARM WOR^HOP MIME HE BOES MOST OF HIS FARM MACHINERY RS�AIR WOHK. WATER FOR
THE LIVESTOCK PROGRAM I S SUPPLIS) FROM STRONG RIVER MICH BORDHJS THBIR LAND ON ONE SIDE, A RffiK WHICH RUNS THROUGH I T AND 4 STOCK PONDS. BESIDES CARING FOR THE POULTRY PROGRAM MRS. SLIDE OVHIBY ALSO CARRIES OUT AN EXCELLENT H0MHAKING PROGRAM, FROM THBIR HALF ACRE YEAR ROUMD GARDEN
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AND PROM THE FAMILY WAT SUPPLY SHE BACH YEAR SLIDB FARH�2% BS ABOUT 1,600 POUNDS OF FOOD IK H M HOME EK. IN ADDITION TO THE FOOD SHI FREEZES
H R S . OTERBY ALSO PUTS UP ABOUT ISO TO 200 OARS OF POOD FOR THE FAMILY'S NEEDS. SLIDE FABf-2 KITC SHE LOVES TO
COOK AND I S A GOOD OITE AS I FOUND OUT LASf M0NMY AFTERNOON WHEN I VISITED I S THE OTSRBY HCKE. WIHI ELECfRICITY SUPPLIED FROM fliE SOUfHEM PBfB ELECTRIC POWS? ASSOCIATION SHE HAS MM HOMEHAKING CCMYMISirCES, MODEM
THERE'S A ?EtY CHAKMISG
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AND TALENTED YOUNG L4DY I3f THE OVERBY ECm THAT COJOC&NDS A LOT OP ATTENTION FROM HSR MOTHER AND DADDY. NINE YB&R OLB PEHNYf WHO IS IN THE 41H
! AT RALIEGH I S QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHED PIANIST AND SINGES. IN FACT SHE PLAYS THE PAINO FOR TEE QY1RBY
THE CHUBCH WHERE TEE FAMILY ATTENDS. OH FAMILY
FAMILY BELONGS TO TEE ROCK BLUFF BAPTIST CHURCH. ALSO BELONG TO WM HALIBGH SCHOOL P . T . A . ANB ARE FAEJI BURMU IOSMBERS, SCHOOL BOARD, W.C. HAS SERVED ON THE
HE IS A MAHBER OF THE MISSISSIPPI
LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, HLE SMIiH C0UNT1 FARMER'S COOP�IRATI?E AND HOLDS STOCK IN THE M I S S I S S I P P I CHEMICAL COMPANY AND COASTAL Ci��ECAL CFMPANY. PENNY NOT ONLY SINGS, BUT SHE DAICES TC SHE ALSO LOVES TO
AKD I S NOW IilARNING TO COOE.
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nm HORSE.
JBWY ISN'T WITH us TODAY
HE L&FT U S T MOHM1
BECAUSE HE I S IK WASHINGTON B�C# OH AN P.F,A# T R I P TO .THE NATION'S CAPITOL,
MORNING WITH A GROUP OF FFA 3TUBHSTS FROM i?ALIEGH HIGH SCHOOL AND MILL GET BACK HOME SUNDAY. MR.
AND MRS, OVffiBY WOKST VMY CLOSELY WIB! ALL THE AGRICULTURAL WOKIEEES IN THE COUNTY, ESPECIALLY WITH COUNTY AGMT TRUIT BUFKIN, AND VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHESS, MR, B1ATTY OF WHITE OAK AND MR SPSHCE OF RALI1GH. THIS I S A W0NDJ3BPUL
STORY OF A HARD WO1KING FARM FAMILY THAT HAS LITSIALLY PULLER THMSM.VES UP BY THEIS O N W BOOT STRAPS. N W I WANT YOU TO MEET THM. O
