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I WAHT TO SAY I H THK VERY BKGTHHING THAT I AH DEEPLY GRACEFUL TO MR, AMSELL E S T E 3 S , Tffiu AOEMT OP WALTHALL COUHW AMD TO H I S ASSOCIATE AQBHT MR. SAM DXAB, P(M 3BKZR VERY WONSESIPUL HELP I H SELECTING BIB FAMILY WHICH WE SALOTB TOJDAY, AHD ESPECIALLY "SO JffU I f AR FOR O O i m WITH ME TO THIS FARM f 0 HSLP ME OBTAIH THE STORY WHICH I AM HOW OOXHG TO J E t t , THIS I S THE STOflT OF M.
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PAR;i-: MAILS
AM) MRS, RAY RIOHMOHD, AND THE.IR TWIKE CHILDREH, JIMMY RAY, GLKH AXD BARBARA, WHO LIVK IH THE DXHAN GQMHUNIT7 OP WALTH4LL OOIIMTY WliERE THKY OWH AND FARii 1 2 0 AGRBS OF LAHD. WHKH I DROVE XOTO
THE YARD OP THE RICHMOND HOME LAST MONDAY APTKRHO
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FARM�2 SIGN
I FOUHP OUT KIGHT QTJIOK THAT THIS I S A ij.-H CLUB FAMILY. THE YARD. XI WAS SO PROCLAIMED BY THIii SIGN I H I 50OM FOUND OUT ALSO, THAT A GOOD
FARM HtOORAM WAS HELPIHG TO STRKHuTHEN THE BOYS J4.-H CLUB PROJECTS AJND THAT THEIR PROJECTS WERE SERVING TO HELP IMRPSVE FARM LIVING FOR THE WHoLB
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FAMILY
FAMILY.
RAY RICHMOMD WAS BOM AMD RAISED OH THE Hi, AT21iHDBD
VKKY LAMD WHERE HE I&RMS TODAY.
SCHOOL AT DliiAH AND TYLERTOVIH AHD UPON aR/iDUATIOH FROM HIGH SCHOOL GAME BACK TO THE FARM WHERE HE HAS EEEN EVKR S I H C B , THOUGH HE DI1)M�T ALWAYS LIVE SLIDE PAI I N THIS HOUSE, FGRMH. AMD MRS. RAY RICHMOND BUILT I T IN 1 9 � 6 USING TIMBER OFF THEIR LAND AND DOIHQ
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MOST OF THE WORK THSHSBLVSS,
MRS, RIGBMQMD, WA$
BEFORE HER MARRIAGE TO HAY, KISS ALMA WILLIAMS, WHO HAD GROWN UP OH A FARM IM THE FROaRBSS GOMIOTITY OF P m E COUITY, MSAR 3LIDB FFI.
MAQHOLIA,
MISSIES!
SHE RECALLS THAT SHE ASD RAIT W� OM A BLIMB AHD WfeOT TOGETHER FOR fWO YEARS K ^ O R E ^HE3f MARRIED I H i % 3 . fHOUOH RAY DIDN*? O M AH3T W
LAHD AT THAT TDffi JH WAS PARMIIIG WITH HIS MGl'HHH, AHD SHE LIVED WITH RAY AMD H I S FAMILY UNTIL SHB PASBKD AWAY HT OGTOB1H OF LAST YEAR. SLIDE
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R/iY BOUaHT AT "ffiB T i l �
TBB FARM JBOK H I S M � ^ E R I I H I 9 l ^ .
HK MARRIED RAT RIHHHO!� WAS RAISING OOCTOH AMD CORII AND HILKIHO A W COWS, HE DIDM'T RAISB HS
COTTOH AFTER ^HAT FIRST YK&R OP MARRIED L I F E . DECIDED HE DI33S*f HAVE 1SOOTH LABOR TO OROW
C O T T O H * . . H E MffiDBD TUB LAID TO GROW WEED FOR H I 3 OATTLS AHD HE WASN*T �AKI�3 iJJOTKJH OOT OP OOTTOH SLIDE FARM* OAxT TO JUSTIFY GOSTIMUI88 I f . WHEN BAY QUIT RAISING
COTTOM I � %9kk HE BEOAM TO IMCREASE H I S DAIRY HERD. HS HAS HAD A BIO JOB TO DO IM THE YEARS THE LAHD WAS
SIHOB AND HE HAS DOHB A OOOD J O B .
ABOUT ERODED AWAY AHD MUCH OP I T WM GROWN UP TO BUSHES AHD BRIARS,,.OULY 1*0 AORES WAS OPEN AHD THE FERTILITY OH I T WiiS VERY LOW. TODAY I T * 3 AH
KHTIRKLY DIFFERENT PIGTURB AMD THEREIN I S THE SLID! CATTLE SUCCESS STORY WE WANT TO TELL. M Y RXCHMOHD
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REALLY STARTED H I S DAIRY PRGORAM WHEN I B WAS TEH TEAR OLD WH1H BB BOUGHT B I S FIRST COW, ALL HIS
THROUGH 2BB YEARS HAS HBJ& K!OM THAT EXCEPT FOR FOUR OOWS HE HAS BOUGHT, >LIDB PARM-9 HAS GROWN BY 3AVIH0 H I S BEST HbXHBRS FOR HERD RKFLAO.ifBHT ABD BRKEDIHQ PR TOP MILK PRODTJOTIOIT, H I S TOTAL HSU) I S 10 HEAD WITH Jij. MILK COWS Am 3 0 OP THEM tULKIHG HI0B3P NOW. PKACTICALLY ALL OP M
ALL TEE HEHD I S CALPHOOD VACCINATED.
WALfHALL COUi^Y I S CERTIFIED BRUCBLQSSIS ESEB* M Y HAS THREE REGISTERED AMIMALS THA? W ^ E 1|.-H GLUB CALVES, S L I D E ...BABM-D HE tJSBS ARTIFICIAL BREEDIMO QM ALL FHOM THE VERY BEGIKIflWa RAY HE STARTED
THK BETTER COWS,
BAR
HAS BEEK ON THE FLUID MILK PROGRAM.
GOT M I L K i m IM AH OLD BAR!? BUT Ilf 1 9 ^ 0 TORE I T DOWK AMD BUILT THIS OMS, RAY RICHMOND HAS BBEM
EMROLL^D IN TBE EKTEHSIOH SERVICE BALfiHCBD PARH SLIDE FAI COW I H BARM A I D HOME PROGRAM SIWCE 1 9 ^ 6 AND HAS WORKED VKRtf CLOSE WITH A8SO0IATK COUITY A0EHT SAM DYAR I H DEVELOPING H I S LIVESTOCK AND PASTURE PROGRAM. I N 1 9 5 6 RAY'S FRQDUCTIOH AVEHA0K WAS k*$QQ OP MILK PER COW PER YKAR....TODfflT IT I S POUHDS
6,300
POUHDS AMD RAY I S S B O ^ Z S O AT AH 8 , 0 0 0 POUMD AVBRAaE. H I S ORIGINAL GOAL WAS 5 * 0 0 0 POUNDS AMD M Y GETS
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HE HAS ALREADY FAR SURPASSED THAT HARK, A 3.00^ CALF CROP AMD CULLS fM
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THE OLD COWS AM) LOW PRODUCERS,
RAY FICHJRKS H I S
IHOREASE H I WE C0� JtnlLX PRODUCTION I S DUE TO IMPROVED PASTURES, BET13SR BREEDIHG AMD BETTER A H BOUND HERD
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THE HERD I S ALL JSKSKY
EXCEPT POH'MO HOLSfSIHS HE �UST BOUGHT AHD IB THTOfG OUf, RAT HAS A $% BUTTERPAT CONTEH^ OH All I T W&3 A LITTLE BELOW ^ IV
TOE MILK HE S H I P S , LK TAliK
1 9 5 6 BUT HOW I T i s A LITTLE ABOKB,
RAY AND THE
BQXS HILK WITH TWO PORTABLE KtLRERS AUD FOR TUE PAST TWO ifEARS HBVB BEiSH BULK TAHK WISH THEIR SOLAR MILK MIMDfiR* RAY WOULDH'T BE WITHOUT I T ,
HE SAYS I T I S BASIEK TO KSEP GLISAN^.HAS LOWERED H I S BACTERIA COUNT AND HAS CUT LABOR AND MILKIHS TIME PLCS SAVING HEAVY L I F T I H G . WE MILK I S
P I C K E D UP EVERY OTHER DAY AMD GOES TO SEALTKST I S SLIDE FA* FASTI m w CBLBAHS, m � E DAIRY BARS RAY RIGHMO� fEKD HS PORCHAaKS THE SOLID FEBD
A 1 6 ^ DAIRY RATIOS,
S I H C K HE QUIT 0ROWim CORH THRBfc. YKARS AGO AfiD WBHT TO ALL ORASSL&HD FAEOOm* AND BELIEVE ME
THE QUALITY OF H I S PASTURES I S OSE OF THE BIO REASOMS RAY RICHMOND I S A SUCCESSFUL DAIRYMAN.
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FARM*** PAS1!
PERHAJfEHT PASTURE CONSISTS OF %
ACRES OP BAHAIA
A I D DALLIS GRASS AHD WHITE DUTCH CLOVER AND SOME GRIMSOXf CLOVER. ALL OF I T I S IMPROVED PASTU B , FERTILIZES ACC3ORDIHG TO
HE TESTS HIS SOIL AW S O I L AN1IALYSIS*
RAY HAS PIVfc PASTURE AREAS AMD
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R 0 2 A T E S THE ORAEIHS,
HB C L I P S H I S PASTURES FOR
CONTROL AHD SPOT TREATS THSM WITH 2�4|.-D FOR
SLICE OATS
DOCK AND THISTLE COHTROL.
RAT RELIES HEAVILt 0 �
TUfPORARY GRAEIHO I N H J 3 FA8T0IiE PROCRAM. � *BOSB All!) S U � � m * � � f H A f DAEK AREA I I THE BACK HECBHfLY FOR
GHOUND I S O A T S � , , . B i A f HAVE JUST H l f R A T E D kW
ARE f^BALLt OOMI�a ON.
�RAEIHS RAY U ^ S 2 0 ACRES OP 0A$S A8D 1 0 ACRES OF
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ORASS AHD CRIHSOff ALL THL WAY AMD GUTS THE 2 0 ACRES OP OATS FOR HAY. MB ALSO POTS tJP ALICE
OLGVBR FOR HAY Affi) LASS1 YEAR BALED ABOUT 2 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 BALES BUT NEEDS TO INCREASE TMf IM0REASXW3 H I S HERD, AS Iffi I S
TEMPORARY SUMMER GRAZIHQ
OP MILLED, TKUK FLASf I l � OP FIVE AORES EACH TO PKOVIDE ABOUT A HALF AORE PUi 0OW# VRE
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LAM). I S ALL mUOW
AHD CROSS F E M 0 g D # . , I H P/iCT RAY
XSXH THE PROCESS OF RE-FEHGZHO WITH CREOSOTES POSfS, WATER FOR THE LIVESTOCK I S SUPPLIED PROM RAY I A S ALL THE M&GBXKBRT HE
'STOCK POHDS.
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IEED3 TO CARRY OH H I S ORASSLAHD PRGGEAM, IHCLtTDIMC iffi OMLY HAS TWO A0RES OP TWSm BUT
SHE TRACTOR, SLIDE FARM*.; CLEARED LAID
T H I N S AHD WE3S0S I T , PROTECTS I T FROM FIRE AMD SELECTIVELY HARVESTS I T . B U I L D I H B MEEDS. Hi'* I S MAINTAINIHB I T PQF OMLY ABOUT ij.0 ACHES OF HIS HK HAS
LAND WAS OPEM WHEM RAY STAHTKD FARMING.
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ALL BUf SOS fWO AORES OP TIMBER HOW* USB AXE, BUSH HOG AMD D02EH, RAY MAIffiS USB OF ALL
H I S A . C . P . FAXMEHIS AM> HAS SERRAGED AMD TERRACED HIS LAID, THIS I S TAUT OP 3 0 A0RE3 RAX
BOUGHT is JANUARY, m is IN THE PROCESS OP
CLEARING HO^T OF 12 OF BOSHES MB JBIARS fO ADD TO HIS PASTURE LAKD# SLIDE FARM* SZJfOE E ^ i O L L i m IM fKK
EXTSNSIOM SERVICE BALAAM) FARM AND HOI� PROGRAM I H 1956 SAM DYAR, O fHE LSFT t HAS HiiLPED RAY TO M TBBf HIS SOIL AMD IMPROVE HIS PMRTILIZATIGM AHD PASTURE W>tiAQEmHT PROORAIS.,,CHAmE HIS CROPPIHa SYSTEM.. .DROFPIHG CORK AMD GOING EHTIHKLt ^0 08ASI TO BUILD THE HOUSE, RAY AID HIS WIFE FLAIOffiD
3?HE HOUSE AHD SEST THEIR PLANS TO KEKHIT �AY Af " C S S I 3 S I P P I STA� UUlVIfflSITY AMD S SLIDE FARM" BLUEPRINTS, \m HOW, LET m DBEW WE RICIMOHI i'XSO SAY
TELL YOU OF MS, LET m
HER FINK HOMfcHAKI� PRO&RAH.
'EAT INDUSr�RY HAS HELPED mi& FARM,
FAMILY TO STAY OH
POH HIHE YEARS N W �RS, RICHMOND HAB O HOUH DAY VXH DAYS A WEEK AT THE SHE
AMD 8
i&SPEL MEH�S CLOTHISG PLA8T IN TYLERTOWH,
FINDS TINS TO DO HBK HOUSE WORK AHD GARE FOR 3ER FAMILY, WRQH THEIR TWO ACHES OF GARDEN AHD
MEAT SUPPLY SHE EACH YEAR. FRIEZES ABOUT 2 , 0 0 0 POUNDS OP FOOD FOE THE FAMILY FRKE2BR AM) SLIDE FARK-22 PUTS UP ANOTHER � 0 0 CiUARTS OP FOOD XS JABS,
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AS XBODEXBEAHS* TOMATOES,
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PIOKLBS,
JAMS AMD SO FORTH.
MRS. RICHMOND I S AH COOKINC* POR *SKE
OBLLEHf COOK AMD DOES TM
OLTJDIMG COOKING FOOD FOR TUB MOON MKAL WHILE �O�*S AWAY W01KIS8, BARBARA OOOKS OORMKiBAD
DOES ANY LAST HXNDTE COOKING NBEDBD AT MOOif WHEH HE�S HOME. SLIDE PARK* OP COURSE, W KKOW MRS. K
RICHMOND I S A GOOD SEAMSTRESS, SIMGE SHE 1 8 EHPLO: A S ONE, SHE LOVBS W SSM A^D HARKS MOSf .OF HER
A T H E S AMJ ALL OP B A R m U A ' S CLO�KiBS AM) HER D R A P i a ^ S AM) CPRTAIHS. SHE ALSO
FLOWERS AHD WIBHEVER SHE TIME PEHMI1*S YOU CAM FIHB �ER IH HER FLOWER BEDS, SHE' AHD MRS,
MCMILLAM, A POKKKR A8SO0IATE HOME DEMOMSfHATJOH ACJEIT I H WATHALL OOWTY FLAMMED ALL THE LAHD 8CAPIM& WHIOH MRS. RICHMOND I S OivRRYIM OUT, CAMERA Of? FAMILY MR. AM) MRS. M Y RICBMOif) ANI) THEIR FAMILY BELOIWi TO IKE D i m H BAPflST GHtmCH WHERE MRS. RICHMOH> I I SECRSTARY-TREA3UERB OP THE W.M.U. THE 0OYB AR1
MEMBERS OP THE AiffiRIOAS J 0 H O R DAIRY A S S O G I A f l O I AIID KAY I S A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OP DIRECTORS OF mm GOWTY DAIRY A S 8 0 C I A U I 0 8 , , ,TWi FAMILY BfiLOHOS
TQ THE FARM BURiuHJ AHD I H H I S SPARE T B E RAY DOBS S O I � WORK FOR THE COOTTY SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICI 3.6 YEAR OLD JIHMY RAY AHD 1 2 YEAR OLD OXEH ARE A C T I V E IH ij.-H CLUB WORK AHD HA�IS REOISTERED
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JERSEY HEIFERS FOR DAIRY PROJECTS, JIMMY RAY IS A MEMBER OP THE OOUHTY*S OEHERAL LIVESTOCK JUDGING TEAM AMD WAS A MEMBER OP TIE STATE CKAMPIOII DAI RY JUDGING TEAM TSS YEARS AGO. GLEN is A MEMBER OF TEE COUMTY JUNIOR DAIRY JUDQI JIMMY RAY IS VICE PRESIDENT OP THE WALTHAL DAIRY CLUB AND OLEH IS REPORTER FOR THE JUNIOR 4-H CLUB, JIMMY RAY PLAYS AHD GLEJi IS AH OUTFIELDER IS LIJTLB LEAGUE BASEBALL, BAHBARS IS LEARNING W COOK AHD Sit� AND LOVKS TO SPEHD HER SPARE TIME WITH GATS AMD DOOS. THIS IS A WONDERFUL STORY OF A VERY FIME FAMILY... HOW I WAHT YOU TO MEET THEM* ,, RAY, WHAT IS THE SECRET OF YOUR PASTUilH FRQGH, :# WHAT DO YOU PLAH TO DO YET? 3� � MRS, W H f ARE 1OUR HOPES FOR CHILDREN* ,# WHAT HELPS YOU MOST IK HOMEMAKIffO PROGRAM? - TALK TO GHILDHES �
