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Farm P K R I I V at ttee Week IV Howard Langfitt
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I WANT TO SAY IN THE VERY BEGINNING THAT I AM D E E P L Y GRATEFUL T O � , C.L. TULLOS, WORK UNIT C O N S E R V A T I O N I S T 'ITH THE SOIL CONSERVATION S E R V I C E AMD MR. W.R. LOMINICX, COUNTY AGENT OP W A R R E N COUNTY, FORTHEIR VERY FINE HELP IN SELECTING THE FAMILY WHICH � 1 SALUTF TODAY AND FOR GOING WITH ME TO THIS FAMILY'S FARM TO HELP M l OBTAIN THE STORY WHICH I AM NOW GOING TO
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T E L L , THIS IS THE STOflY OP THE SOUTHALL BROTHKF PAT MiD BILL, WiO LIVE IN THE CULKIN COMMUNITY OF WABREN COUNTY, ABOUT EIGHT MILES NCRTHEAST OP VICKSBURG, UBERB THEY FARM 1023 ACRES IN PARTNERSHIP. PAT AND BILL SOUTHALL WBR!^30RN
IN TENNESSEE, BUT GREW UP AS BOYS NEAR LUMB1R- T O N , MISSISSIPPI. THEIR MOTHER PASSED AWAY W H E N PAT WAS JUST A CHILD AND THE LAST S 1 V M Y E A R S BEPCR1 H I CAME TO WARREN COUNTY HE LIVED SLIDE FARM-2 PEOPLE B E T W E E N HIS FATHER'S WARREN COUNTY FARM AND W I T H HIS GRANDPARENTS WHILE HE OTT TO SCHOOL. P A T , ON THE B1BBT, WAS JUST OUT OP HIGH SCHOOL W H E N HE CAM1 TO WARHEN COUNTY TO LIVE. BROTHER
B I L L , WHO IS SICOFD PROM THE LBPT, HAD BEEN IN T H E COUNTY FOR SOME TIME BEFORE THAT. THEIR
FATHER HAD BEEN FARMING LAID ADJOINING WHAT IS SOW THE VICKSBURG AIRPORT, FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS
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BEFORE EAT CAME OUT OP HIGH SCHOOL TO J O I I HIM AHD OEDER BROTHER B I L L , THEIR FATHER HAD l ^ S
A G R 1 S SOUTH (F VICKSBURG AHD BILL AND PAT HAD ANOTHER I4.OO ACRES IN THE HILLS THAT HADN'T BEEN DEVELOPED WHEW TUW SLIDE FARM-3 IK 1 9 5 0 . CAMS TO THE CULKIK COMMUKIT'
T H M SOLD THAT LAUD SHORTLY AFT1R
THEY MOVED TO THEIR fRESEEF LAND WHICH ADJOINS THE OLD VIGKSBURG AISPORT, WHIIK ?AT WAS
L I V I N G SOUTH OP VICKSBURO HE MET, W001D AND MAHRIED H I S L O H L Y WIFB Iff 192+3 � FOR FIVE YEARS BILL
PAT MAKAGED A FAKM FOR MR. LE TOTJBKEAU.
ALSO WORKED FOR MR. LE TODRHEAU DURING SOMS OF THCEE YEARS AND DID SOME F A M I N G , SLIDE FAM* H0USI WHEM TH1Y
CAME TO T H I S LAHD IH THE CULKIH COMKDHMY THE LAHD HAD BEEN LET GROW UP TO BUSHES AHD BRIARS, T H I S HOUSE HAD OSLY THE TOP FLOOR T O i I T . PAT
A H D . B I L L HAVE PUT THE GROUND FLOOR THERE IH THE YEARS S I N C E . I T S I T HIGH OH BILXARS BUT HOT
H I G H EHOUGHX FOR T H ! NEW GROUND FLOOR SO THEY DUG OUT M D CUT DOWN THE TOP OF THE HILL TO HAKE SLIDE LAID COTTOH OH? RATION WITH MUCH OF THSLAHD 0 F 1 H , BUT AS I S A I D , WHIN THK SOUTHALL BROTHERS BOUGHT I T I T HAD GRO � U P . THE FRONT PORCH. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKES FROM PAT M D B I L L T I L L ME THAT WIEN ROOM. AT OHE TIMS T H I S LAHD HAD BEM M OLD
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THEY CAME HERS YOU COULDN'T SEE THE BARN FROM THE HOUSE. THAT'S THE,BARH YOU S H IK THE RIGH)
CENTER OP THE PICTURE.
PAT AHD BILL 30UTHALL
SAY THEY CUT SAWLOGS OPP OP LAND THAT STILL SHOWED THE COTTON ROWS FROM EARLIER CROPPING DAYS. OWEN COOPER, EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT OP THE
M I S S I S S I P P I CHS^MICAL GOROSATIOH MAS RAISED OK
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AS PAT AHD B I L L OPINED THE LAHD THE1 THIS
PUT IT IK CORN OR COTTON FOR ONK YEAR MD
PUT I T IN OATS AHP GLOVER AND TH1H IHTO ffiRMAHES PASTURE. B I L L RECALLS THAT THE FIRST YEAH THEY
PLAHTED QUITE A BIT OP CORK AND HOGGED I T O F F . TH1Y HAD AS MUCH AS 1 0 0 ACRES OP COTTOH OME
YEAR; BUT AS FAST AS THEY COULD THEY ocf SLIDE FARMCATftl E TL
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A CATTEE OPBRATIOH. THEY BOUGHT A DOZER THE FALL OF THEIR FIRST YEAR AT THIS FARM AND AS
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FAST AS THEY COULD SET LAHD IN PASTURE THEY PUT CATTBg ON IT. THE BROTHERS RECALL THAT THEY ID TO PAY THEIR MAY AS THEY WEST AND THiS? ONCE THEY HAD TO KEEP CATTLE TWO YEARS TO GET THE PRINCIPAL OUT OF THUS. THEY BOUGHT ABOUT kO HEAP OF CATTIE WITH THE M N D . THEY CARRY OUT TWO TYPES OF LIVESTOCK O!ffiRATION,,,A C0MHSHC1AL COW AND CALF PROGRAM SELLING THE CALVES HILK FAT OFF THE GOW,.��HICB IS THE SECONDARY HOB RAM.,.
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AHD THEIR I R I N C I P L E PROGRAM OF BUYIHG CALVES
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AND FEEDING THSM OUf. HUMBER llj.0 HEAD MS
THEIR BROOD COW HERD
THEY PLAH TO KEEP ABOUT I T ' S ABOUT THE MOST
THAT MANY FROM NO* O H . THEY�VE HAD. PRQGRM
BUT AS I S A I D , THEIR ffi IMAHY THEY FEED ABOUT
I S FEEDIHG CALVES.
A THOUSAND HEAD A YEAR,
THEY USED TO SEW OATS THE
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AND BUY THIN CATTLE I S THE FALL AND SELL IS S P R I H G OFF THE OATS AID A LITTLE F E E D .
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HAVE ABOUT 5 0 0 HEAD 07 CATTIE AT A TIKE AHD ARE HOT OH ANY SET PROGRAM. THEY BUY AGCORDIHG TO
THE MARKET AND ACCORDIIG TO THE GRASS THEY HAVE, BY THE WAY, THEY CR1BP FEED THE CALVES THEY R A I S E OS THE COW. THEY BOY CATTLE LIGHT AHD
TRY TO UPGRADE THEM AS WELL AS TAKE THE GAIM. THEY HAVE SOLD THE TOP END OF THE HERD AHD WILL
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SHORTLY TOP OUT WHAT'S IE F T .
AS THEY COT OUT
THE TOP EFD OF THE HERD THEY PUT BACK REPIACEMU CATTIE . PAT AND B I L L SOUTHALL PLAU TO CONTIHUE
T H E I R PRESEST PROGRAM AHD EXPAHD I T I F THI�GS BEGIM TO LOOK BETTER,THEY USE BOTH HEREFOBD THEIR
AHD AHGUS BREEDING IHT THEIR OPERATION,
MAIff CATTLE PROGRAM I S A GRADE HERD OF 3T0CKER C A T T L E . . THEY USUALLY RUH THE HEIFERS AHD ST S E I S R A T E BUT 'BiGAUSE OF DRY.WBUHER THEY HAVE
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THEM TOGETHER RIGHT NOW.
THE CATTLE ON PEED
GET AN 18 PERCENT PROTEIN,...POUR POUNDS EACH DAILY. THEY HAVE BEEN PUTTING ON ABOUT TWO POUNDS EACH DAILY, EVEN DURING THE DRY WEATHER. THEY DO THAT. ON THIS COMMERCIAL PEED PLUS GRASS. OP COURSE DURING THE WINTER MONTIS ALL THE GATTI
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ALL T H ^ HAY THEY WILL EAT. HAY IS STOBSI) IN THIS HUGE BARN THAT HAfc FLOOR TO CEILING STORAGE SPACF. EACH YEAR THE SOUTHALL BROTHERS
PUT UP 6,000 OR 7,000 BALES OP HAY POR THEIR OWN SE. THPY ALSO DO A LOT OP CUSTOM BALING M D AL
OLD BALF ABOUT ?5 TO 100 THOUSAND BILES A Y1AB. HE PEEDING IS ALSO DONE IN ONE AREA OP Ti|IS
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PAT AND BILL S0UTHA1L HAVE U$0 ACRES OP
>PEN PASTURE WHERE THEY GRAZE THEIR CATTIE AND WHICH THEY CUT HAY, THE PRIMARY GRASSES ARE BERMUDA W DALLIS WITH WHIT1 DUTCH CLOVER
IN THE BOTTOMS AND CRIMSON ON THE HILLS. THEY THEIR SOIL AND THE A STURES HAVE B E M LIMED . THE HtESENT TIME THEY DON'T SHOW � T
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MIXED FERTILIZER. THE SOUTHALL BROTHERS USED !0 USE OATS AND RYE GRASS BUT NOW THEIR. BSTURES DEVELOPED TO THE EXTEND THAT THEY CAN DEPEND THE CLOVERS. ONE OP THE SEG1SBTS TO THEIR PASTURE PROGRAM IS TO NEVER OVERGRAZE....AND YOU
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GAH SURE SEE THE RESULTS OF THAT PRACTICE FOLLOWING THfi PROLONGED DROUGHT, THEY HAVE B1L UP WELL. THE SOUTHALL BROTHERS HAVE 8 PASTURE *
AREAS AND THEY DIVIDE THE CATTIF UP OH THE < PASTURES. THEY CLIP ALL THEIR mSTURES FOR WEED CONTROL AHD SPRAY ALL THE CATTLE FOR CONTROL OP INSECTS AND MHASIT'^S. TBETY POINT
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OUT THAT THEY ARE IN GOOD JSTURE COUNTRY. MOST OP THBIR JOB HAS BEEN CLEARING UP AND GOOD LAND UTILIZATION. THEY STILL HAVE l�0 ACRSS TO OPEH UP AND THEY SAY IT IS SOUS OP THEIR BEST LAMB. WATER FOR THE LIVESTOCK IS SUPPLIED FROH TEH
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STO0KPONDS SIMILAR TO THIS ONI. THIRE WIRE TWO PONDSOH THE PLACE BUT THESE PILLOWS HAV1
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DRAINED THEM AND Rl-WORKED THEM, THERE WAS PRACTICALLY NO FEN0IHG WHES THEY MOVED TO THIS LAND AND THEY HAD TO TEAR OUT WHAT WAS TBSRE� T � A Y THEIR LAND IS PMCED AND CROSS FSffCBD AID THEY CUT THEIR OWN POSTS. THOUGH PAT M B BILL SOUTHALL HAVE CLEARED OUT A LOT OP TIMBER THEY HAV1 ALSO WORKED TO 11COURA01 AND IMPROVE THE GOOD TIMBER STANDS OH THE PLACE. THEY HAVE ABOUT 600 ACRES IN GOOD HARDWOOD TIMBER,
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WAS JUST .ESTABLiaXfi3> TB1S TBPR.
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MIE WABR1R COBHTT MBM BURffAU AMP TBl? OOWSTt LIVBSTOCK..A.?SOClAfIOB i P D I S V I 0 1 P K I S I I ^ W OF TBS COOTTT FARKBR'S ^,U1 # . HS B AJ.SO A PAST
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M R S , SOUTHALL CARRIES OUT A GOOD HOMEMAKING PROGRAM. THOUGH THBT HAVE FOUND I T MOKE
ECONOMICAL TO BUY FRUIT AID VEGETABLES I H SEASON SHE DOES GAIT JAMS AID J E L L I E S AHD SUCH THIMGS IN JARS, THEY SMOKE PORK AND WHEK THEY
S E L L CALVES THEY BUY BACK THE R RTICULAR OUTS OF MEAT THEY WAHT, SLIDE KITCHEN MRS. SOUTHALL HAS A BEAUTIFE I T � S BEAUTIFULLY
KITCHEN IH WHICH TO WORK.
P A I 1 L E D AND HUSgAKJ PAT AMD H I S BROTHER B I L L D I I A L L T H F �CEK. THHT HAVE ALSO PAHELED MOST OF
THE DOWHSTAIRS WHICH INCLUDES A DEH AHD B I L L * S L I V I H G QUARTERS. YOU SEE B I L L , 5 t ? E R MARRIED.
HE I S S T I L L A BACHELOR. # . A P P A R E N T L Y A.HAPPY OME, SLIDE M R S . SOUTHALL S T I L L DOES SOME OP HER OWN SEWIHG, SHE USED TO SEW A LOT FOR TWO GROWING DAUGHTERS. THE DAUGHTERS ARE FROM A PREVIOUS MARRIAGE AND ARE MARRIED AND THE SOUTHALL�S HAVE SIX ORAiTDDAUGHTERS AN3 OME GRAWDSOI* THIB SOU KXXS, IS
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P R E S I D E N T OP THE GULKIN COMMUNITY RURAL DBTSTEDOPMBNT CLUB. BOTH PAT I � BILL ARE MEMBERS OF THE M I S S I S S I P P I CATTLEM3PS ASSOCIATION AND
T E E M I S S I S I P F I LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS ASSOGIATIOI? T H I S I S A STORY OF A WONDEBFUL FAMILY FOB THAT* WHAT IT I S * . . O H E BIG HAP 3f FAMILY. NOW I I THE
T I M E THiSF REMAINS r WART YOU TO MEET THEM. 1. 23 3. B I L L , HOW DO YOU DIVIDE UP THE WORK? B I L L , WHAT DO YOU SEE AS YOUR FUTURE H1SDS? PAT, BA*/E YOU HAD ANY -DRAINAGE OR EROSION PROBLEMS TO OVERCOME! lu 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. WHT DOSPT YOU RSW CROP FOR FEED? M?S # SOUTHALL, HOW MfflY ROOMS IN THE^BOQSBt DO YOU DO ANY OUTSIDE WORK? DO YOU DO ANY WORK OFF THE FARM? WHERE DID YOU Q1OW UPf MIKE, DO YOU DO AlfY FAfW WORK? DO YOU THINK YOU'D WANT TO BE A PARM1B?
