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TODAY'S FARM FAMILY WAS SELECTED WITH THE VERY CAPABLE HELP OF JASPB1 COUNTY AGMT, W.C. JEFCQA' j l T I S A FAMILY THAT HAS HADE REAL STRIDES IN ADAPTING THEIR FARM PROGRAM TO CHANGING TIMES AND IN CONTRIBUTING TO A BTTE1 COMMUNITY IN KHICH THEY LIVE. THIS I S THE STORY OF MR. AND
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MRS. W . J . WILSON AND
SEVEN CHILDREN.
MR.
AND MRS. WILSON LIVE IN HIE STRINGER COMMUNITY SOUTH AND WEST OF BAY SPRINGS, M I S S I S S I P P I . IN
THEY LIVE MIGHTY CLOSE TO WHERE THEY BOTH GREW UP.
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MR. WILSON GREW TO MANHOOD ON ONE SIDE
OF THE LAND HE PRESENTLY OWNS AND MRS. WILSON REW TO YOUNG WOMANHOOD ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THIS SAME FARM. MR. WILSON HAD TO CROSS HIS
ENT FARM DURING HIS COURTING DAYS AND GREW 0 LIKE I T SO WELL THAT HE EVMTUALLY BOUGHT I T , SLIDE FAHH-2 HOUSE . AND MRS, WILSON WERE CHILEBOOD SWEETHEARTS ND WENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH SCHOOL TOGETHER. S HOME IN WHffffH THEY LIVE I S 128 YEARS OLD ND WAS BUILT BY MR, WILSON1S GREAT GRANDFATHER AND I S AS GOOD TODAY AS TMEX M Y IT WAS BUILT. . WILSON HAS FARMED ALL HIS L I F E . HE RENTED
UNTIL HE BOUGHT HIS PRESENT FARM 20 YEARS AGO. t H E N MR.AND MRS. WILSON CAME TO THIS FARM THEIR !>OUL POSSESSIONS WERE A MULE AID A HORSE AND HE D I D N ' T EVEN MAKE A DOWNPAYMENT ON THE FARM.
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UP UNTIL THREE YEARS AGO CORK AND COTTON WERE H I S MAJOR CROPS. SLIDE FARM-3
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IN 1952 HE DRASTICALLY CHANGS)
H I S FARM PROGRAM WITH THE ADDITION OF DAIRYING. BARN THIS CHANGE WAS NECESSITATED BY A NUMBER OF THINGS AMONG THEM COTTON ACREAGE REDUCTION AND HIGH PRODUCTION COSTS. W . J . WILSON DIDN'T JUST
JUMP INTO DAIRYING BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT, HE SPENT MUCH TIME
TRAVELING ALL OVER THE STATE VISITING VARIOUS jDAIRY OPERATIONS, UNTIL HE WAS SATISFIED IT COULD BE A PRACTICAL PART OF HIS F A M PROGRAM, ONCE HE DECIDED TO ADD DAIRYING TO HIS FARM jPROGRAM HE STARTED WITH THE BEST. HE BUILT ALL
THE NECESSARY FACILITIES BBR A MODERN GRADE *A� SLIDE FARM-A MILK EQUIPMENT DAIRY, WITH THE BEST EQUIPMENT POSSIBLE FOR PRODUCTION OF TOP QUALITY MILK. REALIZING THAT
NITATION I S THEY KEY TO PROFITABLE DAIRYING E ASSEMBLED EVERYTHING NECESSARY TO ASSURE ODUCTION OF A SANITARY PRODUCT, INCLUDING THIS DRYING RACK FOR MILK UTENSILS. SLIPS FARM-5 MILKER ON COW LINE HE USES A PIPE
MILKING SYSTEM AND THE MILK I S NEVER
^TOUCHED BY HUMAN HANDS FROM THE TIME I T LEAVES SHE COW'S UDDER UNTIL I T I S IN THE MILK CAN IN SLIDE
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A MODERN ELECTRIC MILK COOLER. MR. WILSON HAS I MODERN TWO COW MILKING PARLOR WITH EVERY LABOR SAVING DEVICE POSSIBLE FOR MAXIMH EFFICIENCY.
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MR. WILSON STARTED DAIRYING WITH 6 HE/ID OF GRADE COWS AND AN OLD LOAFING SUED FOR FEEDING ROUGE GE TO HIS HERD. SLIDE
LOAFING SHED
10 DAY HE I S I N THE
FARM - 7 gf
PROCESS OF BUILDING A NEW LOAFING SHED RIGHT BEHIND HIS MILKING PARLOR. THIS I S A 1 0 0 FOOT THE SIDES ARE
LONG BARN AND I S 4 0 FEET WIDE.
B U I L T OF CINDER BLOCKS WITH FRAME BRACING AND jA SHEET METAL ROOF. I THE �ROUND FLOOR OF THE
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I N S I D E SHED
IsHBD, WHEN COMPLETED WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH 1IAY FEEDING RACKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THESE CENTER BRACING POSTS. THE CATTLE WILL COME THROUGH THIS WAY TO THE MILKING PARLOR AND WILL
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0 INTO THE MILKING PARLOR THROUGH THE DOORWAY !0N THE LEFT HAND S I D E OF TEE CENTER POSTS AND MA Y RACKS . WHEN THEY RETURN FROM THE MILKING THROUGH THE LOAFING
PARLOR THEY WILL COME BACK
HED BY WAY OF THE DOOR ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE �F THE CENTER POSTS. I N THIS WAY THEY WILL HAVE
C C E S S TO FRESH HAY AS THEY GO I N AND AGAIN A S SY RETURN. THE SECOND STORY OF THE LOAFING
SHED WILL CONSIST OF A HAY STORAGE AREA WITH p P E N I N G S IN THE FLOOR DIRECTLY ABOVE THE HAY RACKS BEL9W SO THEY HAY MAY BE TOSSED RIGHT INTO
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THIS LOAFIN
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SHED, LIKE MOST OF THE OTHER FARM BUILDINGS ON
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THE W . J . WILSON FARM I S BEING BUILT ENTIRELY BY MR. WILSON. US HE HARVESTS H I S OWN T I M � , DOES
O N CARPENTERING, DOES H I S OWN B1ASONIY,' W
LUMBING, WIRING AND
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ELSE THAT IS
ED AROUND THE FARM.
HE SAYS HE I S BUILDING THE LUMBER
H I S LOAFING SHED BETWEEN MILUHGS. SLIDE LUMBEK
OMES FHOM H I S OWN TIMBER M� I I I CUTS I T ALL WITB CHAIN SAW HE WAS HOLDING IN THE IAST PICTURE. 4 I S BUILDING PROGRAM I S A CONTINUING JOB AND KORE LUMBER STANDS READY FOR USE BY THE SIDE OF THE BARN. I SAID A WHILE AGO THAT W. J . WILSON TODAY HE HAS A
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STARTED WITH 6 HMD OF CATTLE.
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BILKING HERD OF 26 HEADf FOUR OF BIBM REGISTERED JERSEYS. HE CULLS HIS HERD CLGB E AND KEEPS ONLf IN ADDITION TO H I S MILKING
TOP PRODUCING COWS. SLIDE MBIFI
IBRD HE HAS 1 7 REPIA CEMENT HEIFERS AND FOUR OF THESE ARE REGISTERED JERSEYS. ALL H I S CATTLE
SRAZE ON ABOUT SO ACRES OP PERMANENT ft STORE CONSISTING OF CLOVTSR AND NATIVE GRASSES. IN
A D D I T I O N HE PUNTS ANOTHER 40 ACf^BS OF TEMPORARY GRAZING CONSISTING OF OATS AND MILLET. M.
WILSON USUALLY HARVESTS SQJS3 OATS FOR GRAIN BUT LAST YEAR'S DROUGHT MADE I T NECESSARY TO GRAZE H I S OATS COMPLETELY OFF TO SEE H I S HERD THROUGH E WINTER MONTHS SO HE WON'T BE HARVESTING ANY I S YEAR. THE 2 5 ACRES THAT WAS IN OATS WILL
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NOW BE TURNED UNDER AND PLAITED TO SORGHUM FOH SILAGE. MS. WILSON BREEDS ALL H I S COWS TO A
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R E G I S T E R E D JERSEY BULL TO FURTHER BUILD THE i QUALITY HE DESIRES INTO H I S MILKING HERD. HE
I S WORKING TOWARD THE BAY WHEN HE WILL HAVE A DOMPIETELY REGISTERED HERD OF F I F E JERSEY CATTLE.
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OF COURSE, HE FOLLOWS THE IA TEST EXPERIMENT STATION RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING THE USE OF ^ H E BACKRUB AT STRATEGIC P U C E S ABOUT THE FARM |F0 CONTROL HORN F L I E S ON H I S CATTLE. THIS
PARTICULAR BACK-RUB I S LOCATED STRATEGICALLY i f f A WALK WAY BETWEEN THE MILKING PARLOR MX) THE OPEN PASTURE. T f . J , WILSON I S A COMPLETELY HE GAVE U P HORSES A I D MULES
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HECHANIZED F A R M � . N 1941.
BESIDES THIS TRACTOR HE HAS A PORTABLE
GRINDER AND NOT ONLY GRINDS H I S OWN FEED IIUT DOES CUSTOM WORK FOH H I S NEIGHBORS. WHEN
RADE *C* AND GRADE " A " DAIRYING BEGAN TO TAKE HOLD I N JASPER COUNTY MR, WILSON AMD SEVEN OF B I S NEIGHBORS REALIZED THAT SILAGE WOULD BE A
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J I G H T Y IMPORTANT BkRT OF THE FEEDINC PROGRAM. R E A L I Z I N G THAT FOR EACH TO PURCHASE EXPENSIVE IMACHINERY WOULD HAKE DAIRYING A COSTLY OPERATION r . �
THEY POOLED THEIR RESOURCES AND BOUGHT THIS F I E L D HARVESTER TOGETHER TO HARVEST ALL THEIR S I L A G E . SS* WILSON DOES HIS OWN MECHANICAL
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WORK AND CONSEQUENTLY KEEPS AMD MAINTAINS THE F I E L D HARVESTER SO I T WILL BE READY FOR USE WHEN SLIDE
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MR. WILSON'S TRENCH SILO WAS BUILT LAST HIS FIRST YEAR BE FILLB
YEAR AND HOLDS 2 7 0 TONS,
I T WITH CORN SILAGE AND SAYS IK I T HADN'T BEEN FOR HIS SILAGE HE DOESN'T BELIEVE HE COULD HAVE .
C A R R I E D H I S CATTLE THROUGH TO SUMMER m STORE.
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| � I S SILO I S CONSTRUCTED FOR SEIF FEEDING AND jffiE CATTLE GRADUALLY EAT THEIR HAY THROUGH THE tENGTH OF THE TRENCH, THIS YEAR HE WILL ADD MR. WILSON
SORGHUM SILAGE TO HIS CORN SILAGE.
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HAS ABOUT 3 0 ACRES OF REALLY FINE LOOKING COHIT. THIS RECENT MOISTURE OUGHT TO REALLY PUT I T TN TOP SHAPE. HARVESTS CORN BESIDES SILAGE, MR. WILSON ALSO OR DAIRY AND HOG FEED. HE
?EEDS A 16fo DAIRY RATION.
ALTHOUGH MR. WILSON
CHANGED FROM A CORN AND COTTON PROGRAM TO MORE OMPLETE DIVERSIFICATION HE HASN'T COMPLETELY rIVEN UP EITHER. THIS YEAR HE HAS ABOUT 2 0 ACRES
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) F COTTON WHICH STARTED OUT TO A SPOTTY STAND, 3 JUT THESE RECENT RAINS HAVE FILLED IN THE SKIPS AND I T LOOKS LIKE THE MAKING OF A GOOD CROP. ONE TIME MR. WILSON RAISED 6 5 ACRES OF COTTON. TODAY HE AVERAGES ABOUT A BALE TO THE ACRE. I HERE WE SEE COUNTY AGENT JEFCOAT, M WILSON AND AT
OF THE BOYS CHECKING FOR THRIPS DAMAGE.
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MR, WILSON FOLLOWS A COMPLETE FERTILIZATION PROGRAM, THIS YEAR ES FERTILIZED HIS C Off OF WIU
7 0 0 POUNDS OF MIXED FERTILIZER AND PUT 100 POUND; OF PURE NITROGIN H I D E ! I f , HIS f l M B M LAW)
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CONSISTS OF ABOUT 1 0 0 ACRB3 OF PINE TIMBER WHICH HE MANAGES AND SELECTIVELY CUTS FOH LOG TIMBER AND PULPWOOD. HE HAS CLEARED ABOUT 40 ACHES OP BESIDES
SCWB TIMBER FOR PASTURE AND CROP LAW).
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N O D FOR LIVESTOCK, FOOD FOR SHE FAMILY PLAYS
J MIGHTY IMPORTANT PART IS THE FARM PROGRAM. A SLIDE GARDEN S H I S OUB ACRE GARDS? SUPPLIES FRESH VEGETABLES FGR THE FAMILY TABIE , BESIDES ME 3 0 0 QUARTS ffilCIl H8S. WILSOF CAIS. IX ADDITION ABOUT 1 4 0 0
OUDS OF VBGETABIfiS AND JEAT GOES I I T O THE DEEP REEZE SACM YEAR. THE WILSON'S KW ABOUT 2 4
1AYING HENS AM) A HUND1EB BROILEiS FOS'HOIE JSE. ORK. THEY HAVE A SMOKE HOUSE AID CURB THEIS (MS AND Olf AND ON THE STORY GOES. ME HAVE
)HLY HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS FIME FARM PROGRAM HOWEVER, IK THE TIME REMAIHI&G, I*D LIKE TO TELL YOU HOW KIIS FAMILY CONTRIBUTES TO THE BETTERMENT OF THEIR COMMUNITY, THSIiR COUITY AND HIE ^TATE OF M I S S I S S I P P I . WILE I BO I T , I WANT YOU i TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FIKB JASPER COUNTY FARM
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� AND I S , W . J , WILSON HAVE fIRLS.
3 BOYS AND POUR
THE OLDEST, JIMMIE QUAY I S TEACHING HOME MARION, HAS
J0CONOMICS IN PENSACOLA SCHOOLS.
JUST RECENTLY RETURNED FROM SERVICE AND I S ALSO JUST RECENTLY MARRIED TO A NORTH CAROLINA FARM UIRL. DAUGHTER ROSE I S IN HER SECOND YEAR AT
H . S . C . W . , JOHN WILLIS I S A JUNIOR AT STRINGER SCHOOL, AND SO I S CORA JOX. CHARLIE I S IN
8TK GRADE AND DAUGHTER BECKIE IN THE 5TH (fRADE. ALL OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS HAVE BECOJE
4 * H CLUB MEMBERS AS THEY REACHED CLUB AGE. MR, AND MRS. WILSON AND THEIR FAMILY BELONG TO TH UNION BAPTIST CHURCH WHERE MR. WILSON HAS BEES A W e ON FOR 22 YEARS. FOR MANY YEARS HE WAS MRS. WILSON
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
EN T^CHING THE SENIOR SUNDAY SCHOOL C U S S FOR TEN YEARS. MRS. WILSON HAS BEES A LEADER IN SHE HAS REPRESENTED
i * H CLUB WORK FOR I S YEARS.
STATE 4-H LEADERS ON THE DISTRICT 4-H COUNCIL. SHE I S A CQMFNITY 4-H CLUB LEADER AND HAS BEEN A HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB MEMBER FOR 20 YEARS, HAVING SERVED IN ALMOST EVERY OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION. MR. WILSON I S A MEMBER OF THE
JASPER COUNTY ARTIFICIAL BREEDERS ASSOCIATION, MEMBER OF THE COUNTY MIRY ASSOCIATION, DIRECTOR
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OF THE COUNTY FARM BUREAU, MEMBER OF THE JASPER COUNTY CO.OP GIN AND THE COUNTY CO-OP. HE I S
V I C E PRESIDENT OF THE NEITTON NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION. MR, AND HRS. WILSON HAVE AS THEIR
F I R S T GOAL I N LIFE TO SEE ALL THEIR CHILDREN GET A COLLEGE EDUCATION AND UP TO THIS POINT ALL OF THEM HAVE GONE ON TO COLLEGE. THERE'S MORE
TO THIS STORY, BUT LIST'S GET THE REST OP IT JFROM THE FAMILY.
