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I WAHT TO EAT "THAHKS TO
TH1 CQVIHGTOH COUHTY K&TSHSIOH STAFF FOR THEIR VERY W0HD1RFUL HELP IH SKLEGTIHG 2HE FAMILY WHIG WE SALUTE TODAY. 1 AM ESPECIALLY GHATIFOL TO
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AQ1MT, HISS ELISE THOMS AHD TO WALTER KEBHAK OF TEE HISSISSIFPI SXfllRMEHT STATIOH STAFF SOB THEIH WOHJBERFTJL HELP IH GOIHG WIfH ME TO THIS FARM TO HELP ME OBTAIH THE STORY WHICH I AM HOW GOIHG TO TILL. THIS IS THE STORY OF MB* AND MRS
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WOOD W, SFMD WHO LIV1 AJG> FARM IH THE LEAF RIV1R GOMM0HITY ABOUT S MILES EAST OF COLLIHS, MR, WOOD SPEED WAS BORH AND RAISED OH THIS LAID. HE BOTJSHT IT FROM HIS FATES* WHO HAD IH TURH BOP3HT IT FROM BIS FATHH. �HEH WOOD MARRIED
BAGS IH 1911 HE HAD A COW AHD A OALF AKD A HORSE AHD BTJ3GY AHD HIS BRIDE BROUGHT
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FATHBR HAD SIVEH HSR AHD $$Q TO BUY FORHITUiiE, SLIDE FARM-; THEY DIDH'T START I^RRIED LIFE IH THIS LOVELY FARM HOME. THEY OUT TIMBER OFF THEIR LAHD AHD HATJL1D IT TO THE MILL TO GET THE LUMBER TO BUILD A SMALL HOUSE WHERE THEY COULD SET UP HOUSEKEEPI m, THIS WAS IH THE FALL OF Ifll. IT WAS JUST
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A FIELD AHD THEY CUT THE PEHCE AHD HAUL1D THE LUMBER OHTO THE FEBLD TO BUILD THEIR FIRST HOME, WASH�T A TREB OH THE FIELD. TWO /
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HUGE OAKS WHICH STAND IH THEIR FRONT YARD WIRE CARRIED UP FROM TKi TIMBER BIT WOOD OS HIS SHOULDER. THERE ABB 21}. PECAN TREES AROUND THE HOUSE, THEY TRADED SIRUP FOE THE THH5S, � ,A GALLON OF SYRUP POR A TREE, THEY TORE THAT SLIDE FARK-3
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FIRST HOUSE DOWN IS 191+2 AHD BUILT THEIR PRESENT HOME* WOOD SAYS OVER THE YEARS HE HAS WORKED AWAY AT DIFFERENT THINGS BUT HAS ALWAYS FARMED. BIS FATHER OAYE HIM HIS FIRST I|O ACRES. IT WAS ALL IN TIMBER AID THE TIMBER HAD BEBH SOLD SO HE 0OULDH�T CLEAR IT AHD PAHM IT SO HE WENT TO TEXAS TO SEEK HIS FORTUNE. THEY STAYED OUT THER] FIVE YEARS AM) WOOD WORKED AS A RAILROAD ENGIHEE1 OH THE SOUTHERN PACIPICX. WHEN THEY GAME BACK II MRS. SPEEDS 5STHER WAS SICK MQ THEY MOVED THEIR OVER TO 3QE8XPARM W H M E SHE COULD TAKE CARE OP HER MOTHER AND WOOD PARKED OH THE SHARES POR A YEAR WITH MRS, S!EED*S FATHER. THEH THEY CAMS TO THEIR PRESENT LAND WHERE WOOD STARTED OUT WITH k3 ACRES HE BOUGHT PROM HIS FATHER. ONLY TEN OP IT WAS IN CULTIVATION SO HE RENTED ANOTHER %$ ACRES ADJOINING. WHEN WOOD STARTED PARKING THE FERTILITY OP THE LAID WAS LOW AND WOULDN*T A COTTON STALK OVER 2 | FEET TALL. NOW HE HAS TO WATCH HIS FERTILIZATION TO KEEP FROM GROWING A STALK TOO TALL* HE STARTED FARMING RAISING
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COTTON, GORff, IBAH0TS, SUGAR CASE AND SWlgT
RACTOR WORKING
POTATOES. WOO) M I S HIS PIRST BIG CHOP THAT HE LACKED A LITTLE a m * HIM STARTED WAS IN 1 9 2 3 .
PLANTING ALL TIB GROUBD THAT WAS FERTILIZED FOR POTATOES BECAUSE U S SEEP GAVE OUT SO HB POT IT J H O03W01T, BE RECALLS I T WAS THE FIRST B E ' t a W HIS FATHER
TEST FERTILIZER WOULD �ROW c m O H .
HAD TQW HIM THE COfTOH WOtUD SEVER PAT FOR THE F E R T I L I Z E R HE HAD BOUGHT OH CREDIT BUT HE MADE A BALE TO THE ACRE AHD WITH GOOD LUGK SELLING I T THAT SOT HIM STARTED IH PROFITABLE FARMIHd. HAS 3 6 ACRES IN 00$TO8 H W AW O HE
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HEAVY EVERT HAR AHD HAS SEVER FAILED TO HAKE A M L l T f O THE ACRE* LkW BE H4S TWO FAMILIES OH THE
HOW AND BABBLES MOST OF HIS COTTOH OH THE WOOD SPEED F I R S ? STARTED RAISIBG- CATTLE HB BOUGHT THESE WHIT) CATTLE EVER
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COMMERCIALLY BACK IM 1 9 3 5 .
FACE CALVES AHD HAS HEEH RATSIWi SISCE,
WOOD SAYS HE BAD THE FIRST WHITE FAGB
0ASTLE THAT 8ZDS OF 0OLUHS 3 ^ 0OVIHGTOH OOtJHTT, MOST ALL HIS LIVESTOCK GROWTH OVER THE YEARS HAS BEEN FROM SAVING HIS BEST CALVES* TBERE ARE OHL!
F I V E OR SIX BEAD OS THE PLACE THAT BE HASM�f SLIPS FARM-? CATTLE RAISED. BY THE WAY* YOU WILL NOTICE HE SOD WOOD HAS
HOME OF HIS WIHTER ORAZIHG.
IOWS WEIGH HE CARRIES H FOUR DIFF1REST
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HE ALSO HAS 12 DIFFEREKT PASTURES AREAS ON WHICH H I ROTATES HIS GRA2 ING � HI GULLS THE HEED GLOSS AMD GALFHQOD VAQOIHAEES E�lH]2THINa HE SAVES IH SXtWE, THE HERD, HE GETS A 9$% CALF CROP. TWELVE OP
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HIS CATTLE ARE REGISTERED AND \$ MORE ARK SUBJIC1 TO REGISTER. HI BUYS REGISTERED STOCK ALONG AH) SLIDE
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ALWAYS USES REGISTERED BELLS, BUT HE DOESN'T 00 IH FOR SELLING REGISTERED CATTLE. HE USES BACK BUBS FOB IHSECT AMD PAHASITE CONTROL AND SPRAYS WFBRY TWO WEEKS XH THE SUMMERTIME. WOOD SPKED SELLS HOST OF HIS CALVES MILK FAT OFF THE
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FEEDS OUT HIS LATE CALVES, HE HAS
SOMETHING- OH FEM) ALL THE TIME AHD THOSE HE FEEJM HI CARRIES tBOUT %X0 DAYS OS PEED. HE FIGURES Hi HAS ABOUT AS HAHY CATTLE A3 HE GAM CARRY. HE HAS BEBH THIS SIZE FOR TEH YEARS. AT ORE TIME H I HAD 200 HEAD OF CATTLE BUT FOUND YOU CAH GET
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TOO MANY. WOOD SAYS HE'D RATHER HAVE PLENTY OF QMZim UHDBR AHY CQHIMETIOHS THAU TO � T CAUGHT
SHORT. HE FEEDS THE BROOD COWS HAY AM) EAR CORK AHD SILAGE DURING THE WIUTER MOHTHS. WHEN A COW GETS OLD HE PUTS HER IN THE FEEDLOT WITH HER GAL3 AHD FEEDS HER OH OUT FOB MARKET. FOR CALVES OH DRY FEED WOOD SWAPS COTTON SEED FOR HEAL AMD HULJ AH� FSEOS IT WITH CRUSHED COHH. HE 0SE1P A M , HIS CALVES HKJABDLESS OF HOW THSY SELL.
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FOR TEMPORARY GRAZING MR, SPEED HAS OATS AND RYB GRASS IH THE WIHTER AND MILLET IS THE SUMMER. HE STARTS GRAZIHO THE OATS AND R S GRASS IH DECEJfBER AMD TAKES OFF THE FIRST OF MARCH. IE COMBIHES $0 ACRES FOB SEED AHD SELLS A LOT OF SEED. PERMANENT GRAZIHG CONSISTS OF 25� ACRES , IH BERMUDA AW DALLIS GRASS, CRIM30H CLOVER AHD WHITE DUTCH GLOVSR, HE PUTS UP 2,000 BALIS OF HAT EACH YBA1..*MO3TLX PASfBRS CLIfPIHBS AID QAfi WOOD IS ALSO COOPERATING WITH WALTER KEEKAH OF
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2 � THIS BALF ACR1
PASTURE FERTILIZAflOH T E S f i *
THBHB ABE SEVEN DIFFERED THKATHB1TS AMD SIX REPETITIONS OF EACH THBATJffiSNT. S E 0 0 S D MkM FOR THE TEST. THIS I S THE
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THE SRASS FROM EACH TEST AM) WEIGH THE YIELDS. THE fEST WILL HUH FOE T � 1 E 1PSABS. TIAf *S MB.
XSERAIT IM THE MIDDIfi, WOOD I S THS FOBMROtR� ABB Qme ARTStm O�BRJiM IH THE
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SPEED BAB PLESTX OF WATER FOB HIS LIVESTOCK. BE HAS 1 2 PONDS...OHE IH 38VERY PASTURE AW THEM ALL HIMSELF, BUILT
BF FACT HE HAS CLEARED 3 5 0 ALL BUT 20
ACRES OF OPEN LAUD, MOSTLY BY HAHD.
ACRES OF HIS $ ? 8 AGRSS 1 0 FENCED AMD CROSS FENCES
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BE HAS 300 AGRES IN TIMBER WHICH HE TRIMS AMD ASD SBLECTIVELY HAHVSSfS AW PROfEGfS FROM
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TIMBER I S A MIGHTY VALUBBLE PART OF MR. J J F 1 E D � S FARM PROGRAM. PRACTICALLY &LL H I S
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J � J I L D I H G HAS BEEN DONE PROM H I S OWN TIMBER* ]B I S I N THE PROCESS RIGHT M<M OP BUILDIHS A mmE TO R E P U C E ONE DESTROYED BY P I K E .
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AND MRS, WOOD SPEED HAVE A s e v e n ACRE PEACH <E0HAHD AND BESIDES H&VIMl P R U B ! FOB SHEIR OWM THEY SELL A LOT OP PEACHES DURING GOOD B Y THE WAY, THEY AISO ^ . 1 � HAVE POR A LOHG T I M S , I . S 7 ^ ACRES A YEAR. JFELONS TO THE ACRE, ...20 RAISE WATERMELON
HE HAS HAD AS MUCH
ONE YEAH HE MADE A THOUSAND THEY STIFIL GROW S I A P BEAMS.
ACRES T H I S YEAR POR THE CANNING* FACTORY.
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1SRS# SPEED ALSO HAS A HALF ACRE YEAR ROUND GAUSS STRAWBERRIES INCLUDED. FROM THEIR ORCHARD AND
(AHDBN AND MEAT SUPPLY, MRS� S P I E D EACH YMH I R E E Z E S ABOUT 1 , 2 0 0 FUTLNDS OF FOOD POR HER HOME J'REEZER AND PUTS UP ANOTHER Z$Q QUARTS OF FOOD I ::H J A B S , HERE SHE AHD HOME D IHOBSTRATXGN AGENT, RIGHT, EXAMINE SOME OF THB MRS. SPEED LOVES TO SHE ALSO LIKES SH6 MAKES HSR OWN
J S S S THOMS, ON WE
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COOK AND I S AM EXCELLENT OJCB,
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I>RAPES AND CB8TAIHS.**GEWS FOR HERSELF AND GRAND
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3&AU&HTEBS AID SOME OF MR, SPEED*S SHIRTS. SHE I S ALWAYS SEWING.
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MR. AND MBS. SPEKD
2EAVE BEEN HARRIED J t f l YEARS AND THEY HAVE FIVE (IHUDREN AND 3.5 GRANDCHILDREN, SLIDE FARM-gX
WOMEN & GRAFTS
MRS. SPBBD HAS
IlHEH ACTIVE IN HOME DEMONSTRATION WOHK FOR 3� "SEARS. IN HER HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB WOHK SHE
ItAS MASTERED SUOH ARTS AS BASKET WEAVIHG, MAKING I[ASSOOKSt REPINISHINO PURNISORE, TEXTILE PAINTS HOOKING RTJGSj CROCHETING BEADPREADS AND MANY OTE P I N E CHAPTS, INCI.DDIN& PLOV�R ARRANGIH3.
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J Hii ARRANGEMENT OH THE TABLE 1H FRONT OP MRS, AND HISS THOMS. THEY ARE HSR HOBBY, MRS, SFSED LOVES FLOWERS BODY MONOSMITH BELIED
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I HE LANDSCAPE HER 2KRD WHEN HE WAS EXTENSION (RMAMENTAL HORTIOULTURxST A NUMBBR OF YEARS AGO. I R S . SPEED SAYS SHE I S IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE IrORD ON HER FLOWKRS AND TAKES AN ARRANGEMENT TO CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY. SHE AID MISS THOMS, HSR
iiOME BMONSTMTION AGENT, WORK VERY CLOSELY 3GGSTHER. MBS, SPEED TRIES TO KEEP ACCURATE SHE I S
JEOORDS ON ALL HER HOMEMAKING PROGRAM,
VICE PRESIDENT OP THE LEAP RIVER HOME DEHONSTRAT CLUB AND FOR TEN YEASS SERVED AS ITS PRESIDHK. �HE I S VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND SERVED TWICE AS IT*S PRESIDENT, j SHE ATTENDS
AND STATS COUNCIL MEETINGS AND HAS BEEN
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TO ONE NAT IONAL HOME DEMONSTRATION GQUBOIL MEETING, MR. AND MRS, WOOD SPIED BELONG TO
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AND REGULARLY SUPPORT THE LEAF RIVER BAPTIST CHI CHUECH, WOOD IS A TRUSTEE AND MRS, SPEED TEACHKS THE LADIES CLASS, TWO OP THEIR SOUS ARE DEACONS. MRS. SPEED WAS TRAINGIN UNION DIRECTOR PROM THE TIME THEIR CHURCH WAS O R G A N I Z A E D UP UUT
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UNTIL TWO YEARS A0O, HOW, WHILE Y00*!E L0OKIMS AT THIS WOHD1RFUL PAIR OP YOUHGSTKRS, I WAHT T0 TELL YOU OF O8E MORE AMEODOTE IH THEIR LIFE, MRS. SPIED MOVED IHTO THE LEAP RIVER COMMUHITY WITH HER FOLKS AS A SIRL OF TEH. SHI SAYS THE FIRST BAY SHE WENT TO SCHOOL WAS THE HIRST DAY SHE EVER SAW WOOD AKD HE TOLD ALL THE BOYS THAT SP1SD TOLD ME THIS ABOUT WOOD. 8M SAID, M I DOH�T THIHK YOU'LL FIHD A MAN THAT STARTED WITH LESS, TRIED AHY HARPER ASD MADE ANY MORE OF A SUCCESS.* HOW, I WANT YOU TO MEET MR. AND MRS. WOOD SPEED OF COVIHGTOH COUSTY. 3U WOOD, WHAT'S YOUR HOBBY! 2� TELL ME ABOUT YOUR COHH PROGRAM, 3� WHAT IS YOUR PHILOSOPHY OF LIFEf 4 , TO WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE YOUR SUCCESS? 5 , MRS, TELL US ABOUT THE CHILDREN, 6, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE A YOUNG FARMWIFE?
V1HY DAY THAT S ^ WAS HIS GIBL, AND MOHDAY MRS,
