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Howard Langfitt
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I WANT TO SAT IN THE V S Y BBGIfflBfG THAT I AM DEEPLY GMTEFUL fO JASPER COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGSTT W.C. JEFCOAT AND ASSOCIATE COUNTY AGENT HUBERT SUGGS, FOR THEIR 7 S R I �0ND�FUL HM.P IN S S L i C T I N G TMg FAMILY WHICH WB SALUTE TODAY AND F BOISG Wlffl ME TO THEIR FARM LAST MOHBAY AFTMOfOOU TO HELP MB OBTAIN THE STORY WHICH I AM NOW GOING TO T S X . THIS I S THE' STORY OF 1 8 , AND MIS. THBH FIVE MUGHTJ^S MHO LIVE
� A . WILLIAM AW HOUSE
I V E MILES SOUTH CF STEMGER, MISSISSIPPI ON IGHKAY 1 5 . ALVIS WILLIAMS ONLY HAS 60 ACHES
( F LAND BUT IT I S AMAZING WHAT HE HAS BHEN ABLE ) DO WITH I f TO PE0�IDS A GOOD L I T H E FOR HIS 'AMILY, ALVIS MILLIAKS MAS BO1N IN ALABAMA AND
OMB TO THIS LAND WI'fH HIS PAMTTS WHEN HE WAS 9 YS&ES 0 0 * HAS %mm ALTIS WILLIAMS GRKtf UP ON THIS LASi L^T IT. MRS. IflLLIAi^ I S A FARM SHE AND ALTO GGSVWTIQ THBY
SIHL WHO G1EIC UP IN JGNBS COUNTY.
^ T Oils SUIDAY AT A SACUD HARP SINGING A L T I S C A ^ mm A FAMILY OF S I N G S 8 S | .
4W.E HARRIBD ON DBCiSBSR 2 4 , 1949 AID ALVIS
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BOUGHT HIS BRIDE BACK TO THE FAHM AND THEY �I0VBD INTO THE OLB FAMILY HOMS mSME ALVIS HAD UP. ALVIS * MOTHm AND FATllffi MOV� OVER
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TO THE HOUSE WHEtB ALVTS AID HIS FAMILY HOW LIVE. TEE FIRST YEAR AFT� THEY V M S MARRIED HIS F A f B M , H I M MO?^
ALVIS WILLIAMS FARMED MM
S H A R 1 C S 0 P P � F(� SIX Y M 8 S . AFTER THE DfiAffi OF ALVIS*S FASiSJ Hg MOVES BACK
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f O THIS FARM AFD RffiTBD I T FOR FOUR YEARS M D HffiM BOUGHT U S LAIB FROM THE OfHSi H S U S . THEY BAVB DOITii COSSIBERABLE RMODBLING OF 1KB HOUSE SINCE THEY HOYED BACK. THEY HA YE PUT 0� ASBESTOS
S I D I S G , ADDKD A LIVISG ROOM, VESTIBULE AMD BIG BACK PORCH, tf&Sff ALYIS WILLIAMS C A ^ BACK TO THi FASH WERE ILL WAS RAISED HIS FARM PROGRAM WAS P R U A K I L Y R(M C1OPING.. .MOSTLY COTTOI,,..SOHE C 0 8 1 , POIAOTS P 0 1 MAEEET AID HAY AW QUITE A
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P B F HOGS,
H I S FIBST MAJOR CHAJTGE I I THE FAKM
P1OGHAH MAS MADE IK 1 9 5 1 WHEH HE B1C1S4SE9 HIS :ROP PRODUCTIOI, BUILT UP PASTURES AID ADDED ^ � .AID IT�S BEES IHFI BIST CHANGE HE MDE. ALVIS WILLIAMS SAYS HE STARTMJ HIS
I S Y PROGRAM OH THE ADVICE OF COUHTY AGENT, C # JHPCOAT I I H -BIS 14Y SPRINGS CHAHBIK OF
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SET OUT
TO HEBF ESTABLISH A MILK ROUTE ALCES SAYS AFTM HE GOT
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Ml STARTED BAIRYIFG KI2H SIX COWS M B HB STILL HAS T O OP THOSE ORIGIJSAL COWS I F HIS BffiB, W tomh TOBl
HERD IS 30 HMB M B HI I S MILiOTO 1 4 .
I HAS 23 MILK COWS AND THB RSST ARE RSPLAd3fEST]
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1 7 YEARS OLD AJTO ? M OP H1R CffifSPRIIG ARE- Of HIS FSBSEirT HERB. HB HAS A 6RADE HERD* mmmiSATEL)
JBRSBY AMD I S MEEB&IHG HIS HERB ARTIFICIALLY, HB SOLD HIS BULL LAST SfllTTM 0 1 MCGUHAGSifST 'ROM Till COUHTY AGMT*S SLIDE K CA OFFXCS M S FIGU1K I S I S
fit TING B�Tf J ^ BRMEDIliS THAI WAS EVER POSSIBLE BJEPOSS. ALFIS CALFHOOD VACCIMAT^ AHU HIS HERD WHEN HB CHAKGED TO GRADE
I S TB AMD BANGS FRBS.
! � MILK PRODUCTIOI IH 1 9 5 3 ALTIS WILLIitf S MJILT
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HAIRY BAWS
THIS H0D�RN GRABS "A" IMIRY MRH AID INSTALL� k PIPE LINE HILKER, THOUGH HB HAS FIVE DAUGHTERS
BVMYONg- OF. 2 8 9 1 HAVE BEES OP RBAL VJL UE TO LVIS IM CARRYIIG OUT 1HB M I R Y PROGRAM, ALVIS
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I D THE GIRLS ZAKB GREAT CA1S IJT THUR SAMTATIOB L5 KILE. TO ASSURE COFSTHAT PROUCTIO^ OF QUALITY 14 YEAS OLB GLSMBA M S I S THE OILY STILL, I I SCHOOL AFD AT HOME ALL THE H W TO PITCH IN AND HELP GET O
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IKE MILKING DONS, TYPE, SLIDS FARM.1
COW IIS M R S
THE BAH? I S A TWO COW PARLOR U S X YEAR HIS
ALVIS BUILT I T HI1SBLF.
H2HD AVERAGE WAS 0 � M 6*000 POUIDS OF MILK PBK C W P I S YEAR AND I S HOW ABOUT 6 f $ 0 � P0UIBS. O I H 1953 THE HERD AVBEAGE WAS JUST Vmm P0U1DS OF MILK PER Cm mi 4,000
YEAR SO TOU CAN SEE
TUB BfPROV&fEflTT HE HAS M S B I I BR1BBIMG, PASTUHB, AHD imHAGMfflT. SLIPS C W IK MRM O HHSAf BKAS, M I L L A S ^ , COTTOHSffiB M ^ L A1B MUMALI 4LL CATTLE ARE F S ) GBAIH IN THE WIHTMTIMB BUT'" IH H I ! SUMMER M S M Y COWS GET GSAZING QHLY, TH1 THE CATTLE ARE FID A
DAIRY HATIOI HADE UP I F HOME GRCWI GHAIK AHD
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TOUCHM) BY HUMAU HAIBS*
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DIHBCTLY PROM THE MILKSMG PARLOI TO THE COOLING TANK BY WSkSS OF STAI3ffLESS S T ^ b P I P E S , I S HELD UNTIL BKLITE1T TO MfcRKBT. HEHE I T
ALVIS WILLIfflfS
FIGURES HiS HAS ABOyT ALL THE CATTLE BE CAI HAISLB WITH HIS ffilSEBT LAIB, MM I F HB CAN AQUISB SOME
LAUD EB M Y EXPA2O) HIS J5AIRY P10GKAH. GRAIIHG FOE THE HIRB CONSISTS OF 40
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ACRES BT M I X I S , BSHMJDA, AM) BAHAIA GRASS AMD HHIVfi BUTCH Am CRBfSOlf CLSTSR. HE HAS FOUR
P A S T U H ARMS AID 10TATBS. XIMJM R ^ m M .
HIS GHAZMG F 0 1 A
HE VSES HIS GRASSES IK TAHIOUS
O M B I S A T I O S S , . , , B B H M U M AMD BAHAIA,* # , D A L L I S ,
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CARPBT AM) BERMUDA AID ONB PLOT HTTIHI&Y OP
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BAHAIA GfiASS, BEHMUBA GSASS.
ALVIS LIKES BOTH BAHAIA GRASS AID LAST YEAR H I PUT P H I AC BBS I I 1MEP0RABT GHAOTG CONSISTS OF
COASTAL BfiRHUM,
CATS AND RYE GH&SS ALL I F WHICH I S SOD SEEDM) AID GRAZED ALL THE �AT �<m.. ALTIS TESTS HIS SOIL -,
AID FERTILISES HIS PASTU1S HS&fY ACCORDING TO PBRTILITY BTBiiDS, HS WYS HOST OP HIS HAY BUT BAHAIA GRASS H1ISYEAH. HE
HOPES TO PUT UP SOm
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IHSSCTS ON HIS MIRY HMD
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LCKiATIOH EE IIAS SHADE AND SALT AVAILABLE TO THE AMIMALS. ALL OF HIS IAND I S PffifCBB AID CROSS
FSSTCED, � ,HIS LAUD I S TH*RACS> A�D UB CLIPS HIS PASTURES FOR WSS) COMT1*� HS EAS CLIARED 8 AC8E
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BRIGHT THE LAND OWLY 12 ACS1S WAS CLEARED.
B I S FATHBE M B BSQTBKiS CLEAHBB MOST OF ME LAUD mm THE BOYS WEBB G1WI1G UP. WAT� F�_THJB
LIVESTOCK I S SUPPLIED FROM THIS ST0CKPQNB WHICH I S SO SITUATED fHAT ALL MSTURE ARMS ARE A V A I U B L B TO I T . SLIDE FAKM-3
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ALVIS WILLIAMS HAS THfflffi ACH1S
I K CCKTi I S PLAITS HYBRID S E ^ J AID IT YIELDS ABOUT 50 BUSfiaS TO 1MB ACRE, H I PBSJS ALL THAT
I I I RAISES AID BUYS WHAT HE HiEBS IM HIS F1EDIHG
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ALVIS WIL IAHS IS A COMPLETELY
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COTTON LAID I S IN 2HB SOIL BANK THIS YMR, ALV'XS IJPTSI1S T0 S ^ B I f fO O&fS THIS FALL
FOR A GRAZING CROP NEXT SPRING AFTER THE SOIL BANK CONTRACT M D S . SLIDI FA3 SAKSI FAMILY* TfilS I S TKULY A LIVE AT HOME
1HHT HAVE ABOUT AN ACRE AID A HALF OF INCLUDING THE ?Ek PATCHES AND THEIR Sl&LL
ROUND GARDEN,
ALVXS QUIT RAISING POTATOES
1 9 S 3 BECAUSE IT RfiQUISBD TOO MUCH TIME TO HANDLE I T AID THB BAIRY PROGRAM TOO, FROM THE
GARBM AMD WM FAMILY MEAT SUPPLY MRS* WILLIAMS OUT A COMPLETE FOOD PRESERVATION PROGRAM. \ RECENTLY GOT A HOJfii F R E E Z E AND WILL SLIDE FAHf!*20 FKElliiSR ABOUT 2 t O O 0 POUNDS OF FOOD IN THE F R E S 1 R THIS YEAR. IN THEPAST SHE HAS CANNED ABOUT 500
QUARTS OF FOOD IN JARS AND WILL CUT THAT TO 10� QUARTS NOW THAT SHE HAS THE F^EBZER* THIS I S ALL THE
1 4 YEAS OLD GLSNDA RAE ITIffl HER MOTHER.
i r l R L S HAVE LEARNED TO CM FOOD AND 1KB G0OD
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OOKB LIES TEBIS MOTHER*
IN ADDITION TO THE
OOKXNG SHE DOES AT HOME I R S , WILLIAMS HAS ALSO FORKED IN THB SCHOOL LUICIi ROOM AT STRINGER POM MS PAST TWO YEARS* HIE SAYS SHE LOVES FARM
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LIVING AND W SHi HAD A CHOICE SHE WOULDN'T CHANGE I T , M3S, WILLIAMS ALSO DOES A LOT OF
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SBJfUG FOR -HERSELF M D IKE GIRLS AND SOME FOR BUS GEAMDCHILDRM, SHE HAS ALSO TAUGHTM H �
DAUGHTERS TO SBf AND THEY BO SOME OF THUS O N W SEtfING, THE ALYIS WILLIAMS FAMILY M S BEM
MRuLLKD IN THE EXTMSION SMVICB BALANCED FARM AMD HOME PROGRAM S U C S 1955 AND DO CONSIDERABLE
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MQ:M WITH ASSOCIATE COLWTY AGSKT HUBERT SUGGS, 0 1 Tifg LEFT. COUNTY AGSHT J^COAT OH 1HS SIGHT A GREAT WSLP TO THIS FAMILY. MS
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SINCB KiEIR MROLLMMT I I THE PROGRAM fUME
\ MORE ALL AR0W3 FAMILY PLAMIHG �ITH B E T T ^ lAWi WE AMD HIGHER PASTURE FHTIILZATIG3? ON THE FA1M AND mSim FOOD PUSBI5G AID W�
- C A T I O I AROUTO THE EOUSB.
THE L . A . WILLIAMS
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?AMILY BELO�eS TO THS PEASANT HOME BAPTIST
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I N THE CHOIR.
AL?IS I S A DEACQI AID THE GIILS
J�S P WILLIAMS HAS ALSO TAUGHT Hf NINETEEN Yi3AR
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL WHSV NESDED,
OLD LOUMDEHE IS T M I I I N 6 UNIOU SBCR1TARY AND I S IS&CBER OF mm YOUIG AMJLT Mffl'S SUNDAY FAMILY SCHOOL C U S S . WM WILLIAMS I AMILY BaONGS TO �ARM WmMV AND GRADI *A� GRADE �C" DAIRY kSSOCIATIOI OF JASPBH COUNTY. THIS I S TRULY A
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WONDERFUL FARM FAMILY DOUG A TERRIFIC JOB OH A i SMALL ACREAGE. I HATE OILY TOUCHEB OH W�
HIGHLIGHTS OP TEE1R STOEY, HOW I WANT YOU TO ME^i THEM AFB HBAR PHOM THEM SOME MORI OP THBI! ACCOMPLISHMEIffS AM) PLAHS FOR THE FPHIRB. 1. 2. 3. 4. WHAT HAS HELPED MOST I I MIlYIIfG?
�IPN#T YOU ONCE RAISE POULTRY?...WHY QUIf? BO YOU PLAIT TO J5O IT AGAIH? MRS.�..WHERE ARE OLDS? GIRLS JUTO WHAT I>OIIG?
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WHAT CO MIO3 AT PLANT? GLJ30M KAE, . .WHAT ARE 4-H P R O J H I T S . . . * HQAT AMASBS HAVE YOU frOJT?
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TO �0 ffllffl GRADUATE?
9 # ^ L � I S � WHAT HAS BIE^ BIG JOB XV BUILDUG PROGRAM? 10, Um WHAT ARE FUTUH1 PLAHS I F ANY? HUBERT.. . I f t l i r ACCCHPLISH1E�1S UI0KR PGM.
