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CAMERA 0 1 LANGFITT
? I R S T , I WANT TO SAY HOW GRATEFUL I AM TO [JNCOLN COUNTY HOME DEMONSTRATION AGENT, MISS S A M CRAIG AND COUNTY AGENT, THAVIS TADLOCK FOR ffiEIR WONDERFUL HELP I N SEBSCTING THE FARM FAMILI
V D IN GOING WITH MB TO THEIR FARM 0 N A RAINY IFTERNO0N TO OBTAIN THS STORY WHICH WE ARE ABOUT TO TELL YOU. SLIDE FARJL1 HOUSE k.B. MM THIS I S H I E STORY OF iffi. AND MRS. JRf
PRICE AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN, R . B .
JIMMY BYRL AND PEGGY SUE, WHO LIVE I N THE
40AKS CREEK COMMUNITY OF LINCOLN COUNTY, ABOUT 1 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROOKHAVEM AND 8 MILES ORTH EAST OF SUMMITT. MR. AND M ? S . PRICE BOTH
GREW UP I N THIS SAME C01HUNITY JUST A FEW MILES $0UTH OF THEIR PRESENT HOME. I N FACT THEY
TENDED SCHOOL AND CHURCH TOGETHER AS CHILDREN. . AND MRS. R . B . PRICE CAME TO THEIR PRESENT SLIDE FARM-2 HOUSE OME AND LAND WHEN THEY WERE SERRIED 22 YEARS AGO. XSSX THEY STARTED OUT FARMING BY RAISING FEW BHiF CATTLE, WHEN THE WAR
COTTON, CORN I D A
CAME ALONG MR. PRICE LEFT THE FARM AND WENT INTO DEFENSE WORK AND WORKED AT I T UNTIL 1 9 4 5 . HE
!'HEN CAME BACK HOME, RESUMED H I S FARMING AND ORKED AS A CARPENTER BET EBN RUSH SEASON. OWETER, IN 1 9 5 5 HE GAVE UP CARPEHERING TO DEVO? LL TIME TO H I S FARM-PROGRAM. BACK IN 1 9 4 8 ,
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R . B . PRICE REALIZED THAT HE COULDN'T RAISE A 'AMILY AND SUPPORT IT UNLESS HE HAD A MORE ERTAIN FARM INCOME, SO HE WENT TO WORK AID SLIDE FARM 3 DAIRYBARN BUILT THIS GRADE *AW MIRY BARK AND WENT INTO THE GRADE "A" MIRY BUSINESS. HE STARTED KITH '
12 GRADE JERSEY COWS THAT HE HAD RAISED AND A MARKET FOR HIS MILK. FROM THE VERY BEG DOTING
I S HAS- USED ARTIFICIAL BREEDING TO BREED HIS CATTLE AND IMPROVE HIS HERD. HE MAS NOT BOUGHT
I I Y CATTLE SINCE HS STARTED BUT HAS GROW STEADILY INTO THE MIRY BUSINESS BY SAVING HIS J E S T HEIFERS FOR HERD REPIACEMMf . SLIDE R . B . PRICE
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I D HIS FAMILY STARTED OUT MILKING BY HAND BUT ODAY THEY HAVE THREE PORTABLE ELSCTRIC MILBERS AND A COMPLETELY CLEAN AND SANITARY MILK PRODUCT3
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HIS BARN HOLD EIGHT COWS AT A TIME
AND M I L E THREE ARE BEING MILKED, FIVE MORE ARE J5ETNG READIED FOR MILKING. WHEN HE STARTED HIS
AVERAGE PRODUCTION WAS 2 , 4 0 0 POUNDS PER COS* PER TEAR, TODAY IT I S 7,000 POUNDS. TB AND BANGS TESTED. SLIDE FARM-6 COWS HIS HERD IS
HE STILL RAISES GRADE
ERSEYS BUT THE QUALITY IS GREATLY IMPROVED IfROH THAT BEGINNING IN 1 9 4 8 . R . B . P U C E ' S HERD
ODAY TOTALS 45 HEAD WITH 32 MILK COWS, 16 BEING ILKED AT THE PRESENT TIME. MR. ftEICE�S PRIMARY
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JOAL FROM HERE OH I S TO IMPROVE HMD QUALITY AND SLIDE FARM-7 CNCRBdSJS PRODUCTION. THE FA8M I S ONLY 170 ACRES
NO HE FJ3EL8 THAT HE N W HAS ENOUGH CATTLE FOR O fllE ACRMGfi ME HAS, THE CATTLE ARE FED A 16$
M I R Y 8ATI0N NIGHT AID HORNING AND M U PRICE ttXES HIS �m SLIDE FARM-8 COWS GRAIN WITH BUS NECESSARY SUPPLiMMi HE FOLLOWS A CLOSE
TO GET THE RATION BE MESDS.
LOSE CULLING PROGRAM AHD ALL THE CATTLE GST *BED OF A REGULAR SCI1ESULS. MR. PRICE M S ABOUT
1 0 0 ACRES IN PJSUMMENT GRAZIHG WHICH CONSISTS OF Bfii?MUDA, DALLIS t CARPET GRASS AND USSPEBEZA. PIRATES AND LIMSS HIS PASTURES AND CLIPS THEM TTEGULARLY FOR WEED CONTROL. TEMPORARY GHAZIHG HI
(FONSISTS OF 60 ACRES OF OATS WHICH HE GFIAZES... OME OF I T UITIL I T I S GOIE, WITH ABOUT 20 ACRES HARVESTED FOR FEED MMB SEED M D 10 ACRES PUT UP SLIDE FARM*9_ HAY BARN J!S HAY IK THE DOUGH STAGE, THE HAY GOES INTO
I B I S HAY BARM MUCH MR. PRICE BUILT HIMSELF FROM TIMBER OFF HIS O N LAUD. W IN FACT HE HAS PRINCIPAL HAY
I U I L T EVERY BUILDING ON HIS FARM. SLIDE FARM-10
CROPS ARE OATS, ALICE CLOVER AND NATIVE GRASSES. J R . PRICE USUALLY PUTS UP ABOUT 1400 BALES OF BAY EACH YEAR AND FEEDS IT FRSE CHOICE DURING HIE WINTER MONTHS. HE ALSO PUT OUT ABOUT 24
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FARM-11 MTSlNBIN
JRAZING.
IN ADDITION TO SAVING HIS SEED OATS,
? . B . PRICE ALSO SAVES HIS O N CLOVER SEED THUS W SAVING m FARM EXPENSE. HE TESTS HIS SOIL AND
BELIEVES IN FOLLOWING EXPERIMENT STATION IECOMMENMTIONS TO THE VERY LETTER. R . B . PRICE
1ELIES HEAVILY 01 M S COUNTY AGRICULTURAL WORKERS IND HAS A SOIL PLAN ON HIS FARM WHICH HE I S �ARRYING OUT ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE. R . B . PRICE .
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S TRYING TO GET EVERY ACRE W HIS LAM) IN THE HOP FOR WHICH IT IS BEST S U I T � . I I ORDER TO
) 0 THIS HE HAS M B TO CLEAR ABOUT 30 ACHES OF H I S LAND. SAW. IT HAS ALL BEES DONE WITH AS AXE AND
HERE WE SEE SOME OF HIE LAND RECENTLY
CLEARED WITH TfIS SRUB GROWTH PILED UP READY TO BE BURNED. R . B . PRICE QUIT RAISING COTTON IN
J 943 DUB TO THELACK OF DEPENDABLE LABOR AID HE 0 LONGER RAISES CORN, HE SAYS HE CAN'T CARRY
> T ALL THE PROGRAM BY HIMSELF AND STILL RAISE U 0 � CROPS AND HAS FOUND THAT HE CAN BUY CORN BOUT AS CHEAPLY AS US CAN RAISE I T , SO HE PUTS H I S TIME INTO THE PROGRAM THAT JflLL RETURN HIM 111E MOST FOR HIS EFFORTS. SLIDE FARM,! HE HAS ABOUT 70 ACRES
N GOOD PINE TIMBER AND IS DOING TIMBER STAND MFROVEMENT WCRK ON I T . HE HAS APPROVAL FOR
USE OF A . S . C . PAYHENTS ON 20 ACRES WHICH IS NOW
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TO BE GIRBLED TO WEiSB OUT THE UNDESIRABLE R . B . P R I C E ' S LAND I S FENCED AND
.IARDW0OBS.
CROSS FENCED ivTTli POSTS CUT FROM H I S TIMB�� AID SLIDE FARM-li WOOD FORKING 1SINC AM EXPERIENCED CARPENTER ME WORKS UP MUCH )F HIS SURPLUS LUMBER FOR iARH USE, H� AND S 0 �
, r i l # l Y BYRL ARE MOW I � THE PROCESS OF BUILDING ADDITIONAL GRAIN STORAGE Sm.CE IIAY AND GRAIN BAHN. I N THE LARGE
THEIR MM HOME WASBUILT H� TORE BOVN THE OLD
BY MR. PRICii LAST YEAR.
LOUSS AMD BUILT. THE OT ONE USING MUCH OF THE LUMBM mm XHEIR OLD HOJffi. R . B . PRICE I S A
( OKPLigTJSLY >liSCHANIZiiD FARMER ASD HAS A 7RACKR, FMISI, FERTILIZER DRILL, DISCS AND BUSli HOG TO MRS.
ilANDLfi H I S PASTURE, GIJAIN AND HAY CHOPS.
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I RICE HAS A COMPLETELY MODERN HOIS WITH ALL THE CONVENIENCES OF MOST CITY WOMEN. THE P R I C E ' S HAH ABOUT A HALF ACRE OF GARDEN FROM WHICH THEY F R E E Z E VEGETABLES FOR YMR ROUND USE. IN ADDITIC
M R S . PRICE CANS ABOUT 1 0 0 JARS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES EACH Y&iR. SHE ALSO PUTS ABOUT 1 0 0
B R O I L f S S IN THE FOOD FREEZER EACH YEAR ALONG WITE COUPLE OF BEEVES EACH YEAR* SHE ALSO RAISES
30UT 2 5 LAYING HENS FOR FAMILY NEEDS AND SELLS IR SURPLUS J2GGS. WHEN THE P R I C E ' S BUILT THEIR
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AKES WASH-AY A PLEASURE FOR MRS. P R I C E .
THE
OUSE I S COMPLETELY MODERN IflTH ELECTRICITY AND JUNNING HATER EVERYWHERE IT I S NE0)ED. IN HER
PARE TIME MRS. PRICE LOVES TO SEW AND CARE FOR (HE MANY BEAUTIFUL PLOVERS WHICH SURROUND HER. HOME, MRS. PRICE ALSO BID THE BEAUTIFUL 1 2 YE&R OLD
^NDSCAPING AROUND THEIR HOME. SLIDE FARM T MACHINE A G I R L AT M C
�BGGY SUE I S ALSO A GREAT HELP TO HER MOTHER. H E I S A 4-H CLUB MEMBER WITH FOODS AND CLOTHIW S HER PRINCIPLE PROJECTS. MRS. PRICE HAS HAD
(WO OPERATIONS IN THE PAST YEAR OR SO AND PEGGY SUE HAS ASSUMED MUCH OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CBEPING THE HOME GOING. PBGGY SUE AND JIMMY
YRL BOTH ATTEND SCHOOL AT JOHNSTON STATION WHERE iWMY BYRL WILL BE IN THE 11TH GRADE THIS YEAR AND PHGGY SUE WILL BB IN THE 7TH GI?JDE. BYRL I S
LSO A 4�H CLUB MEMBER AND AN F . F . A MEMBER. SLIDE FARM�.JL8 PHE R . B . P R I C E ' S WORK HARD AND LIVE AT HOME. [�HEIR JOYS ARE BUILT AROUND THEIR FAMILY AND B E I R HOWE. THEY WORE AND PLAY TOGETHER AMD I N
50 DOING ARE MAKING A SUCCESSFUL WAY OF L I F E �OR THEMSELVES. THE ONLY DEBT THEY HAVE I S
A LITTLE THEY OWE ON THEIR NEW HOME WHICH WAS 'INANCED THROUGH THE FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION, CAMERA ON FAMILY K E Y ARE MEMBERS OF THE MOAKS CREEK BAPTIST
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CHURCH WHERE MR. PUCE M S SERVED AS B . T . U . niRISCf m AND WHERE HE SINGS IH THE CHOIR. BEFORE
MRS, PRICE'S ILLNESS SHE TAUGHT THE 12 YEAR OLD C U S S IN THEIR SUNDAY SCHOOL AND THE INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT OF THE B.T.U. CHOIR WHEN SHE IS ABLE. SHE ALSO SINGS IN THE 1 PEGGY SUE I S SECRETARY M S . PRICE
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OF THE JUNIOR DEPARTMENT OF B . T . U ,
3:S TICS PRESIDENT OF THE .EXCELSIOR HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB. HIE PRICE'S ARE FARM
IfUREAU MEMBERS AND MS. PRICE I S A MEMBER OP THE LINCOLN COUNTY MIRY ASSOCIATION. THEIR OLDEST
SON, l . B . JUNIOR FINISHED SCHOOL AT SOUTHWEST JUNIOR COLLEGE IN SUMHITT LAST YEAR AND, IS SOW A EIREHAN ON THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC I?AILR0AD. THE
I . . B . PRICES PLANS FOR THE FUTURE INCLUDE BUILDIN JORS QUALITY INTO THEIR MIRY PROGRAM AND FIXING I HE FARM UP MORE AS THEY GO ALONG. THEY ALSO
HOPE TO EDUCATE THEIR CHILDREN AND SEE THEM BAKE SUCCESSFUL LIVES FOR THEMSELVES. THOSE
GOALS ARE WELL ON THE WAY TO ACCOMPLISHMENT AND KNOWING TH3 PRICE FAMILY WE KNOW THE FUtURS HOLDS EVEN MORE PROMISE FOR THIS HAHD WORKING FARM FAMILY THAT STARTED iflTH A DEBT AND A DESIR1 AND HAS BUILT INTO A FARM SUCCESS. ARE, I KANT YOU TO MEET THEM. HERE THEY
