Robert H. Smith family farm; multiple views. Farm of 80 acres located in the LaGrange Community about 16 miles north of Ackerman, three and a half miles south of Eupora. Choctaw Co. agent Belton Berry and Work Unit Conservationist Jim McMinn assisted with selection of farm family.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-langfitt-scripts/1141/thumbnail.jp

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Mississippi State University Scholars Junction Howard Langfitt Farm Families of the Week Television Scripts Howard Langfitt Farm Families of the Week 7-7-1961 Smith, Robert H. Script Howard Langfitt Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-langfitt-scripts Recommended Citation Langfitt (Howard) Farm Family of the Week Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University This Transcript is brought to you for free and open access by the Howard Langfitt Farm Families of the Week at Scholars Junction. It has been accepted for inclusion in Howard Langfitt Farm Families of the Week Television Scripts by an authorized administrator of Scholars Junction. For more information, please contact scholcomm@msstate.libanswers.com. W L B TC O N T I N U I T Yht)P Farm Family of the WeekBY Howard Langflttxrflh. July 7. 1961TIMF Pt»»iVIDEO AUDIOCAMFRA OH LANGFITTSLIDF FARM-1MAILBOXSLIDE FARM-2FAMILYSLIDE FARM-HGuSI WANT TO SAY IN THE VERY BEGINNING THAT I AMDEEPLY GRATEFUL TO MR, BELTON BERRY, COUNTYAGENT OF CHOCTAW COUNTY AND MR. JIM MCMIM,WORK UNIT CONSERVATIONIST OF THE SOIL CONSERVAT:SERVICE IN CHOCTAW COUNTY FOR THEIR VERY FINEHELP IN SELECTING THE FAMILY WHICH WE SALUTETODAY AND FOR GOING WITH ME TO THIS FAMILY'SFARM TO HELP HE OBTAIN THE STORY I AM NCN' GOINGTO TELL. THIS IS THE STORY OF MR. AND MRS.ROBERT H. SMITH AND THEIR TWO CHILDREN, Ik YEAROLD BOBBY AND NINE YEAR OLD ANN. MR. AND MRS.SMITH LIVE IN THE LAGRANGE COMMUNITY OP CHOCTAWCOUNTY ABOUT 16 MILES NORTH OF ACKERMAN. THEIRFARM IS LOCATED ON HIGHWAY NINE AND IT'S ONLY34- MILES SOUTH OF EUPORA. ROBERT SMITH GREW UPIN THIS SAME COMMUNITY, ABOUT A HALF MILE AWAYFROM THEIR HSISENT HOME. MRS. SMITH GREW UP IKTHE PROGRESS COMMUNITY OF CHOCTAW COUNTY, ABOUTFIVE MIES AWAY. SSI ATTENDED WOOD COLLEGE ANDDELTA STATE COLLEGE AND WAS TEACHING SCHOOL WHESSHE AND ROBERT MET. SHE GAVE UP TEACHING WHENTHW MARRIED APRIL 13, 19^6. AT TH1 TIME ROBERTWAS FARMING AND S1WMILLING. BE HAD BOUGHT THE80 ACRES OF LAND WHERE THEIR HOME SETS IN 1927.HE AND HIS FATHER HAD BOUGHT 160 ACRES TOGETHER.W L B TC O N T I N U I T YBYDATE_TIME-VIDEO AUDIOSLIDE FABM-iiOLD HOUSESLIDE FARM«HOUSESLIDE FARM-6CATTLEROBERT WAS RAISING COTTON AND CORK AMD A PEWCATTLE STRICTLY FOR HOME USE. WHEN HE MARRIEDHE RECALLS THAT HE MADE THE STATEMENT HE WOULDSEVER MILK COWS FOR A LIVING. WELL, AGTUALLYHE DOESN'T, BUT DAIRYING IS A PART OF THE FARMPROGRAM OF THE SMITH FAMILY. IN THE EARLY YEARSOF MARRIED LIFE THE SMITH'S LIVED IN THIS HOUSEJUST UP THE ROAD UNTIL THEXK BUILT THEIR PRISEN1LONELY LITTLE COUNTRY HOME IN LATE 1950 AND EARII MENTIONED TWO CHILDRE, BOBBY AND ANH.HASANOTHER OLDER MARRIED DAUGHTER. HISFIRST WIFE mSSED AWAY DURING CHILDBIRTH OFTHAT DAUGHTER. WHEN ROBERT MARRIED IN 19M> HEWAS JUST FINISHING UP SAWMILLING. HE HAD SOLDTHE MILL. AT THE TIME HE HAD QUITE A LOT OFLABOR ON THE PLACE AND THEY'D QUIT SAWMILLINGLONG ENOUGH TO GROW A CROP AND THSM GO BACK TOIT. BUT EVEN BEF©E HE QUIT MILLING ROBERTSAYS THAT JIM MCMINN OF THE SOIL CONSERVATIONSERVICE HAD GOTTEN WITH HIM AND THEY HAD TERRACETHE LAND TO KEEP IT FROM WaSHIMG AWAY. ROBERTROW CROPPED WITH TENNANT LABOR UNTIL 19£l WHENHE QUIT THE TENNANT IABOR PROGRAM. HIS IA ST BIGCROP WAS IN 19lj.8. ROBERT SMITH QUIT ROW CROPFARMING BECAUSE HE HAD GOTTEN A START IN LIVE-STOCK AND TOO, LABOR HAD BECOME TO BIG AW L B TC O N T I N U I T YHJR_BY__DATE_TIME-VIDEO AUDIOSLIDE FARM-CATTSLIDE FARM-8CATTLESLIDECALVESPROBLEM. AT ONI TIME ROBERT RAISED AS MUCH AS50 ACRES OF COTTON. HE USED A TRACTCR TO BREMTHR GROUND AND FAILED WITH MULES. ROBERT SAYSHE QUIT COTTON BECAUSE HI SAW HE COULD HANDLECATTLE EASIER WITH LESS LABOR AND WITH ALL TEEPROBLEMS HE HAD BEEN FIGHTING HE FIGURED ITWOULD BE MORE BOPITABLE, ROBERT RECALLS THATHE STARTED BIHF CATTLE BY GOING TO SALES ANDBUYING WSS JERSEY HEIFERS. HE WOULD GROW THEMUP TO MILK COWS AND BREED THEM TO A GOODI1GIST1RED HEREFORD BULL* IT WAS IN 1939 THATHE STARTED WITH THE JERSEY HIIPERS. IN 19k2ROBERT HIT DOWN HIS FIRST IERMANENT mSTURS...8 ACRES OP IT. IN 19M> HE HAD ACCUMULATED 16HEAD OP GRADE COWS, RID POLLS AND JERSEYS, HEBOUGHT A FEW OCCASIONALLY BUT SINCE 19^5 HE HASRAISED ALL HIS HSRD REPLACEMENTS. HE HAS SAVEDHIS BEST HEIFERS AND IS SAVING SEVER THIS YEAR.TODAY THERE ARE 1̂8 BROOD COWS IN THE HERD ANDHE HAS 105 HEAD OP CATTLE ON THE PLACE. HEFOLLOWS A COMMERCIAL COW AND CALF PROGRAM SBLLIUTHE CALVES MILK PAT OFF THE COV, ROBERT GETSNEARLY A 100$ CALF CROP AND HE CALFHOOD VAGGINAT. IN PACT HI VACCINATES HIS LIVESTOCK FOR JUSTiABOUT EVERYTHING. UNLESS HET GETS MORE LAND HEHAS ABOUT ALL THE CATTLE HE CAN HANDLE, ROBERTW L B TC O N T I N U I T YKJR_BY_DATE.TIME-VIDEO AUDIOSLIDE FARM-10CATTLESLIDE FARM-11DAIRY CATTLESLIDE FARH-12PONDSMITH CREEP FEEDS ALL HIS CALVES AND USES BACKRTJBS IN THE PASTURES FOR INSECT AND PARASITECONTROL. AS I SAID, DAIRYING 18 AN IMPORTANTPART OF THE SMITH FAMILY PROGRAM. IN FAGT THEYHAVE 20 GROWN COWS AND ARE MILKING 1$. THEYACTUALLY GOT STARTED DAIRYING BECAUSE THEY HADFOUR COWS THAT THE CALVES COULDN'T TAKE ALL THEMILK FROM. THAT WAS IN 1952. THEY BEGAN TOSELL THE SURPLUS AS MANUFACTURING MILK. ROBERTSAYS THEY GOT TO GETTING A LITTLE MONEY TOSPEND AND LIKED IT SO WELL THEY BEGAN TO EXPAND*THEY STARTED OUT MILKING BY HAND BUT NOW USEA PORTABLE COW TO CAN MILKER. MRS. SMITH ANDANN AND BOBBY HANDLE MOST OF THE DAIRYING ANDROBERT GROWS THE FEED FOR THE CATTLE AND HANDLESTHE BEEF PROGRAM. ROBERT LOOKS AT HIS DAIRYPROGRAM IN THIS WAY. HE FEELS I£*S EASIER ONHIS WIFE TO BE MILKING A FEW COWS TO ADD TOTHE FAMILY INCOME THAN TO BE OFF WORKING ALLDAY IN A FACTORY TRYING TO HELP MAKE ENDS MEET.WATER FOR LIVESTOCK IS SUPPLIED FROM STOCKPONDSSIMILAR TO THIS ONE. THAT'S SOIL CONSERVATIONWORK UNIT CONSERVATIONIST JIM MCMINN WITH ROBERTROBERT USES ALL HIS A.S.C. 2XXKSN2X ASSISTANCEAND THEN DOES A LOT MORE ON HIS OWN IN BUILDING* •W L B TC O N T I N U I T YDATE_BY TIME-VIDEO AUDIOSLIPS FAHM-13SLIPB FARM-lkPASTURESLIDE FARM-15HAY MACHINERYSLIDE PARM-16C0RN LANDTHE FERTILITY OF HIS SOIL AND IN KEEPING I T I EGOOD GROfING CONDITION. PERMANENT B STURECONSISTS OP 1 0 0 ACRES DALLIS AND BERMUDA GRASS,FESCUE, BAHAIA GRASS, WHITE DUTCH CLOVER ANDSOME SERECIA LESPEDEZA. BAHAIA AND SBRECIA ONMOST OF THE SLOPES WITH DALLIS «ND BERMUDAINTHE BOTTOMS. ROBERT CLIPS H I S W STURFS FORWEED CONTROL AND LIMES AND FERTILIZES THEM TOO.I N THE PALL ROBERT PUTS f$ ACRES OP OATS IN HISPASTURES WITH A PASTURE DREAM. HE PUTS ALL HISROW CROP LAND TO OATS FOR WINTER GRAZING TOO.HE PUTS OUT ANOTHER 1 2 ACRES FOR HAY. THISYEAR ROBERT SMITH HAS THREE ACRES OP MILLET FORTHE DAIRY CATTLE AND TURNED IN ON I T FOR THEFIRST TIME LAST SATURDAY WHILE I WAS VISITINGTHE MRM. HE AB 0 HAS k ACRES 07 LESPEDEZA FOEHAY. ALL TOLD ROBIBT PUTS UP THREE OR FOURT H O U S ^ D BALES OP HAY EACH Y E A R . . . O A T S , GRASSAND SOYBEANS. HE I S COMPLETELY MECHANIZED WITHTWO TRACTCRS, A COMBINE, HAY BALER AND ALL OTHUiNEEDED EQUIPMENT TO CARRY ON HIS FARMIN- PROGRAMIN FACT HE DCF'S SOME CUSTOM HARVESTING ANDPASTURE DREAM WORK. ROBERT HAS 2 5 ACRES IN CORIHE PLANTS HYBRID SEED, IT YIELDS AN AVERAGE OFBUSHELS TOTTHE ACRE AND HE FEEDS I T ALL ANDW L B TC O N T I N U I T YDATE_TIME_VIDEO AUDIOSLIPS FARM - 3 JSOYBEANSSLIDE FAHM-SLIDE FARM-X9TIMBERSLIDE FAHM-20TIMB1BAHD BUYS SOME. ROBERT CRUSHES HIS OWN GRAIN PO]PEED FOR BOTH THE DAIRY CATTLE AND FOR USE INTHE CREEP. HE HOIES TO AVERAGE f$ BUSHELS TOTHE ACRE ON CORN THIS YEAR AND EXPECTS TO DOIT THROUGH HEAVIER THAN tJStJAL FERTILIZATION. IMENTIONED THAT ROBERT PUTS UP SOYBEANS FOR HAY.HE HAS 35 ACRES IN BEANS AND WILL PUT IT ALL UPAS HAY. ROBERT'S BEANS ARE GRASSY BUT THEY ABETHAT WAY ON PURPOSE. HE LIKES A GOOD GRASSMIXTURE WITH BEANS FOR HAY. HE SAYS IT CURESBFfTER, HOLDS THE LEAVES BITTER AND MAKES ABETTER GRADE HAY. THE BEAHS WE SAM A MOMENTAGO WITH BOBBY STANDING IN THEM ARE BEHIND OATS.ROBERT PUTS UP 12 ACRES THIS WAY. THESE, OFCOURSE ARE EARLIER SOYBEANS. ROBERT SMITH ALSOHAS ABOUT U6 ACRES IN PINE TIMBER. HE ISPROTECTING IT FROM FIRE, DOING A LITTLE WEEDINGOF UNDESIR BL1 HARDWOODS AND SAVING IT FOR ARAINY DAY. HE BUILT THE FOUNDATIONS, SUB-FLOORAND SIDING OB THEIR HOME FROM HIS TIMBER. MOSTL*HE USES THE TIMBER NOW AS SHEEPER FOR HISLIVESTOCK AND REALLY THINKS IT DOES A GREATJOB. ROBERT HAS CLEAREDM MOST ALL HIS LAND.HE CLFJLNED UP Ij.0 ACRES OUT OF RAW WOODS AND SOMEPROM SECOJD GROWTH BUSHES AND BRIARS.. HE CUTSHIS OWN FENCE POSTS AND ALL HIS LAND IS FENCEDW L B TC O N T I N U I T YBYDATE_TIME_VIDEO AUDIOSLIDE FARM-21(JAMDKSSLIDE FARM-22FREEZERSLIDE FARM-2CANNED POODSLIDESEWINGAMD GROSS FENCED. ROBERT HAS ALSO ESTABLISHEDWATERWAYS AHD PILLED IH SOHS OLD DITCHES ANDSTRAIGHTKNED OTHERS. THIS IS VERY MUCH A LIVEAT HOME FAMILY AHD THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER TOPRODUCE THE FOOD FOR THE FAMILY* S NEEDS. THEYHAVE ABOUT AH ACRE AND A HALF OF GARDEN INCLUDIITHS TRUCK PATCHES, ABOUT AN EIGHTH OF AH ACHEOF IT IS YEAR ROUND GARDEN WHICH ¥ E SEE HERE.SPEAKING OF FOOD, ROBERT EVEN PLANTS PEA PATCHESFOR THE GAME BIRDS HE LOVES TO HUNT, FROM THEFAMILY FOOD SUPPLY MRS. SMITH EACH YEAR FREEZESABOUT 1,800 POUNDS OF FOOD IN THE FAMILY UPRIGHTFREEZER, IN ADDITION TO WHAT SHE FREEZES SHEALSO CANS ANOTHER 300 JABS OF FOOD.,..SUCH THINGASJAMS, JELLIES, PICKLES, PEACHES BEANS,TOMATOES AND SO FORTH. IN ADDITION TO THEIRGARDEN THEY ALSO HAVE A FEW ffiACH TREES, WHENI ASKED MRS, SMITH IF SHI LIKED TO COOK SHE SAIDI RECKON SO, IT»S A NECESSITY. SHE ALSO DOESQUITE A BIT OF SEWING BOTH FOR HERSELF AND FORDAUGHTER ANN. I FOUND HER WORKING ON A DANCECOSTUME FOR ANN, ANN PERFORMS TAP AND BALLETDANCING. SHE ALSO MAKES HER OWN CURTAINS AHDDRAPERIES. MRS. SMITH ALSO LOVES FLOWERS BOTHIN DOORS AND OUT OF DOORS. SHE SAYS HER HOBBYIS HAULING THE CHILDREN. SHE THIES TO HELP THEMW L B TC O N T I N U I T YBYDATE_TIME-VIDEO AUDIOSLIDE FARMtRM-253BURCHCAMERA OH FAMILYDO THE THINGS THEY WANT TO DO. MR. AND MRS.SMITH AND THEIR CHILDREN BELONG TO THE LAGRANGEMETHODIST CHURCH VSERE ROBERT IS A STEWARD ANDCHURCH SECRETARY AND WH1RB MRS. SMITH TEACHES TlTHE YOUNG PEOPLE'S SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS.. MRS.SMITH IS ALSO PRESIDENT OP THE LAGRANGE HOMEDEMONSTRATION CLUB AND SHE AND ANN WON THEFAMILY GROUP DIVISION OF THE COUNTY STYLE SHOWTHIS YEAR. ROBERT IS A SOIL CONSERVATIONDISTRICT COMMISSIONER AND FARM BUREAU DIRECT®.HE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CHOCTAW COUNTYFARMER'S HOME ADMINISTRATION COUNTY COMMITTEE.HE SAYS HE RELIES HEAVILY ON COUNTY AGENT BELTO1BERRY AND SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE TECHNICIANJIM MCMINN FOR ADVICE IN CARRYING OUT HIS FARMPROGRAM. BOBBY IS A lj.-H CLUB MEMBER. IN SCHOOIHE PLAYS BASEBALL AND BASKETBALL AND ILSO RUNSTHE kkO9 880 AND IS ON THE MILE RELAY TEAM INTRACK. HE LIKES TO FARM AND CAN DO MOST AJfYTHINTHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, ANN IS IN THE FOURTHGRADE. SHE GATHERS THE 1GGS AND MILKS WHEN SHEIS NEEDED, THIS IS A FINE LIVE AT HOME FARMFAMILY AND IN THE TIME THAT REMAINS I WANT YOUTO MEET THEM,1. WHAT ARE YOUR HOIES FOR THE FUTURE?8, HOW SUCCESSFUL WERE YOU WITH COTTON?BYW L B TC O N T I N U I T YDATE,TIME^VIDEO AUDIO3. HOW MUCH LAND DO YOU OWN...H0M MUCH DO YOUFARM?ko DO YOU TURN YOUR CATTLE IN OH CORN FIELDS?5. MRS, SMITH, WHAT ARE YOUR HOPES FOR THECHILDREN?6. DO YOU PLAN ANY ADDITIONS TO YOUR HOW?7. WOULD YOU RATHER WORK INSIDE OR OUTSIDSt8# BOBBY, WHAT IS YOUR k-H CLUB PROJECT,9» DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO VJHEM YOUFINISH HIGH SCHOOL?10, ANN, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEKN DANCING?11. WHO PLAYS THE PIANO I SAW IN THE LIVING.ROOM?12, DO YOU LIKE LIVING OH A FARM?

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