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February 2011

Mississippi’s AGRICULTURE Magazine®

Tommy Delia

Covering What’s Growing

Generations of Growing Beautiful Flowers

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From the Senior Managing Editor

4 FFA Journal

Arizon Parden

6Pine Belt Observation

What is the most valuable thinga person can possess?

8The Garden Calendar:

February

10The Whipping Bowl

11Farmer’s Advice

13Business UpFront:

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15Ruth Remembers Part II

19Mississippi’s Sportsmen Report

By Ben Willoughby

21Buckley Named State 4-H

Vice President

22Did you know?

Mississippi Trivia

25Grub StationBosun Joes

26Rocking Chair Chatter

28Brenda’s Beliefs

At In The Field magazine, we want to bring you good news. Good news of family farms making it through the tough times, generation after generation. Also the new farm, start up farms in this day and age, taking a chance on a tradition that stems back to the beginning of time.

We hope you enjoy our publication. When today’s media is filled with gloom and doom, we hope to spread a little sunshine by highlighting the farmers and ranchers who work to provide a safe, sustainable food source for everyone.

In this issue you will read about Tommy Delia, long time nursery man, now working for Farm Depot. Part II of Ruth Remembers takes you on a journey of her life, growing up in Texas, and Ben Willoughby reports on the fishing conditions.

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February 2011


Tommy Delia

Covering What’s Growing

Generations of Growing Beautiful Flowers

Cover Story

I am Arizona Parden, a junior at Stone High School in Wiggins, Mis-sissippi. I live in the Big Level community of Stone County with my parents Dale and Jacki Parden. I have been a member of the Stone High FFA Club for the past three years. My FFA advisors are Mrs. Shelly Pulliam and Mr. Brad Morris. I have enjoyed being in our FFA club and have participated in several activities in the club. I have participated in the FFA tractor driving and maintenance contest for two years, and in 2009 I made it to the state level. I represented our club at the Mississippi Legislature breakfast in 2010. Most of all I have enjoyed my livestock project. I started in the cattle business when I was 6 years old, raising Holstein calves, that’s when I decided to go with the commercial breed.

Mrs. Pulliam asked me if I would be interested in entering the 4-H and FFA replacement heifer contest. I asked her what I would have to do. She said pick three heifers from your calves, keep good records, bring calves to the contest and do an oral presentation to a panel of judges. I said, sure that sounds like fun. I don’t like talking in front of people, so I thought this might be a problem. But I guess it will help me get ready for my senior project presentation.

I chose three Brangus heifers, a breed developed to take advantage of the superior traits of Brahman and Angus cattle. The contest lasted for one year, with results being announced at the state fair in October 2010. Detailed records on the three cattle were recorded weekly. I showed how I weaned the calves, and how much feed the calves ate for the year. What vaccination I used and why I used that vaccination. I had to tell about the bull that I chose to breed my heifers with. I had to budget all my spending and tell how much the calves where worth at the time of weaning and how much they were worth at the end of the contest.

I sent a copy of my calendar, budget, and list of contacts to Dr. Dean Jousan’s office on July 28, 2010. We took the heifers on August 14, 2010 to Hinds Community College Bull Test Station in Raymond, Mississippi. The heifers where weighed, evaluated by ultra sound and visually evaluated. I presented a power point presentation on all the work that I had done on my heifers. The judges asked several questions about my project. I knew this project would be fun but talking in front of people was still my concern. Being prepared for the presentation and knowing what I was talking about made it much easier.

This contest gives young cattle farmers a great learning experience. Learning how to keep good records is important to know what you have spent, and having good herd health helps through a hard winter.

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By: Arizona Parden

On October 10, 2010 I went to the Mississippi State Fair in Jack-son to get the results of all my work I had done for a year on this project. When the winner was announced I found it a tad hard to be-lieve. I was really shocked at the moment, but at the same time I was very excited. The payoff of all my hard work for a year was worth a 16-foot bumper-pull cattle trailer customized with my name, a bottle of ivomec eprinex pour on wormer medicine and a paid trip to Mississippi State University artificial insemination seminar. I averaged spending 10 hours a week over the past year on this project. Winning made all the work worthwhile.

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Stone High FFA member Arizona Parden finishes first in state in the 4-H/FFA Replacement Beef Heifer Development Contest.

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Brandon Smith has been in construction since he could walk. Along with his brothers, Brandon owns and works with All Square Construction. Brandon has been cutting plywood with a circular saw since before he started grade school. Brandon recently let his attention lapse while cutting a piece of plywood and the circulating saw cut into his finger. Ouch! Brandon said that after getting over the shock of the squirting blood he real-ized that luckily he had NOT sawed his finger completely off. Rushing to the hospital, his finger needed 10 stitches to repair the damage made by the saw blade.Pat Sandifer works over at Lamar County Schools. Pat’s son Neil loved to hunt. A few years back, Neil was hunting just a few miles from their home when he called his dad to come get him. Neil was done hunting for the day. Between the time Neil had called his dad and the time Pat arrived from the house, Neil had fallen from his tree stand and landed on his head. Pat found Neil on the ground with all the proper safety gear and harnesses still on. What happened? Nobody really knows. After many months in the hospital Neil is still alive, but facing many challenges. Needless to say, that hunting trip changed Neil’s (and Pat’s) life forever.Jeremy Edwards had just turned 15 1/2 years old and had start-ed to drive on his own. His dad, Danny Edwards, was at that time with Oak Grove Middle School as a school police officer.

Danny was very proud of his son. Jeremy was growing into a fine young man.One rainy afternoon, Jeremy was headed home not three miles from Oak Grove Middle School when he lost control of his vehicle in the curves of Old Highway 24. Jeremy Edwards lost his life that afternoon and Danny Edwards lost his fine young son, never to see him on this earth again.Good health is something we so often take for granted. A good friend of mine is Brother Dean Stewart, Senior Pastor of Good

Hope Baptist Church in Purvis. Dean has shared with me that the most valu-able thing a person can possess is GOD’s favor. Dean said, “I have seen good health disappear in the blink of an eye, and I have seen wealth disappear as if it was never there. But, GOD’s favor can and will be with you forever. It is the most valuable thing a person can pos-sess.”Brandon Smith has GOD’s favor. Bran-don didn’t lose his finger.

Pat and Neil Sandifer have GOD’s favor. Neil is still alive and they are able to see and visit each other when they want to.Danny and Jeremy Edwards have GOD’s favor. Father and son will see each other again when they are reunited in Heaven.I pray GOD’s favor for myself and my family every night. I pray GOD’s favor, THE MOST VALUABLE THING A PER-SON CAN POSSESS, on you and yours.

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Fertilizing• Roses -- Apply top-dressing of organic fertilizer under thick layer of compost or rotted manure. • Fertilize Trees and Shrubs (not spring flowering shrubs) if not fertilized in January.

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Pruning• Prune evergreens for size and shape. Cut out dead wood of flowering shrubs. Dispose of clippings to prevent disease or insect spread. • Prune Hydrangeas during the last week in the month.

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……It was on that bridge that Naomi and I did most of our dating with the boys. There wasn’t much to do for entertainment

so at night we would sit on the planters, rakes or whatever Dad parked around the edge of

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Agriculture is in Jeff Register’s DNA. Jeff is owner of Register Metals in Gulfport, Mississippi, but his roots in agriculture go way back. Jeff started out in the chicken farm business many years ago. After several years in the chicken house business, Jeff realized there was a need for someone willing to take down old chicken houses. When he started building hay barns with the materials left from tearing down chicken houses, a business plan started to form.After doing business in Alabama for 12 years, Register Metals moved in to Gulfport in 2005, just before Hurricane Katrina. “The hurricane set us back almost a year,” Jeff said. “We had to rebuild most of our plant after that hurricane tore through here.” Register Metals has been in the metal building business over 18 years. Their goal is to design and build high quality metal build-ings. “We roll out the metal right here at our Gulfport plant,” Jeff said. “There isn’t a ‘middle man,’ which means our custom-ers get quality buildings at a fair price. We do a lot of business all over Mississippi. We also do a lot of work in Alabama and in the Florida panhandle.”Jeff is the proud father of three kids. His oldest daughter, Lake, is a student at Ole Miss. His other daughter, Halee and his son, Jeffrey, are both students at Gulfport High School.Along with Register Metals, Jeff owns and operates a 1000 acre farm in Highland Home, Alabama. Jeff says, “We grow a lot of corn and a lot of hay on the farm. We also run a good number of cattle.”

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born in Texas in 1916 but has called Hattiesburg, Mississippi home since 1994. Ms. Ruth is the Grandmother of Lori Ford, one of the three partners that own and manage Movie Star Restau-rant in Oak Grove. Movie Star Restaurant is well known for their mouth watering fried chicken and delicious peach cobbler. Both these tasty items are made from Ms. Ruth’s original recipe. Lori, nor Ms. Ruth, are willing to share those recipes. These are Ms. Ruth’s memoirs which InTheField Magazine is proud to run as a multi part series in consecutive issues of our magazine. We hope you enjoy these memoirs as much as we did when we first read them. Katherine L. Davis, Editor All the older kids worked in the field. I wasn’t old enough or big enough so by the middle of the morning, mama would bake a plain or mince meat cake and I would take that warm cake to the field workers for a snack. Mama always saw that we had enough good food to eat. Even when we went to the field and had to wait for daylight to start working, mama got up even earlier to build a fire in the old wood burning stove and would cook hot biscuits, bacon, eggs, ham, sausage, and fried potatoes. We always had potatoes and onions under the house and it was my job to crawl under the house and bring them out. In the fall of the year, Dad would go to Waco on the train and hire hands to come out and pick cotton. They would live in shacks on the place for several weeks. One time during the fall on a Saturday afternoon, Dad ordered five gallons of ice cream to be sent to the farm on a train from Waco. We ate all we could and gave the rest to the field workers. It was a treat for us as well as for them. That was the only time we got all the bought ice cream we could eat. Dad was real good to the hands and some of them would come back year after year. Dad would have a bunch of hands in the field, he would be busy hauling the cotton to the gin and he would put me out there to keep tally on the weights. I was young, probably about 12. I would have one chance to see how much each sack weighed, keep each of the hands weight separate, know how much to put on the wagon to make a bale and at the end of the week figure up how much he owed each hand. It was a big job for a 12 year old but everybody had a job to do and that is just the way it was. We always had a dog in the yard. I fondly remember our dog, Ole Dave. He must have been kin to a grey hound. He was black, had long legs and a long tail and he lived to be real old. Mama told us kids Ole Dave was going to live always and turn into something good to eat! The fleas were bad out in Texas and there were not any insecticides at the time. The fleas got on a sore on his tail and the maggots got in the sore and was about to eat it off. We doctored it, but didn’t seem to do any good. Ole Dave was about to die and I said “Mama, I thought you said Ole Dave was going to live always and turn into something good to eat.” And she said “Well honey, I guess he did! Those maggots are finding Ole Dave pretty good eating!” Yes, Ole Dave finally died. We also had a dog named Ole Ring. He was a big dog and looked like a dark brown collie. Each day I would have to drive the cows to the bottom and herd them while they ate. Ole Ring would help

me keep them all together. That is another job that was a big job for such a young person but that is just the way it was. You had to carry your weight and grow up fast. One night when my older brother Ersa had come home with his wife Faith, we made ice cream out in the yard in the old hand crank freezer. We emptied the freezer can and left it in the yard. After we went to bed and was asleep, there was a big com-motion in the yard. Some animals was jumping and growling. Mama woke Ersa and he looked out and hollered “Ring” and the commotion stopped. Ole Ring had been licking the freezer can and got his head stuck in the can and was about to smother!Back then people worked hard and didn’t have much entertain-ment. When we could we would go to church in the horse drawn wagon on Sunday. Most every Sunday we had company. Either someone from church would come home with us or kinfolks would come to visit. Uncle Dub, my Dad’s brother had 12 kids. When they came over, that was a bunch. One Christmas, we had 54 folks over for Christmas dinner. Mama baked a turkey that she had raised. That turkey weighed 34 pounds! Back then the men ate at the first table, then the women would have to wash the plates to set the same table again. Some-one always minded the flies off the table with a towel. With the mules, cows, chickens, cats and dogs there were always lots of flies. Mama would manage to see the children got something to eat. One time it was so cold the lake in the front of our house froze over and we were able to skate on it. When the lake was drying up, there was lots of fish in it, so my brother Vantley took an ole buggy tire, put three foot of poultry wire around it and he would get in the center of it, hold the wire on each side and wade out in the water. When he would see or feel a fish, he would drop the wire and the fish would be trapped inside the round wire trap. He furnished the whole community with fish as there was no refrig-eration and the fish had to be eaten immediately. While I was still real small Dad bought a car, an old Franklin. It didn’t have a radiator and I don’t remember riding in it very much, I do remember all of us pushing it a lot, though. I think we probably pushed it further than we rode in it. The car wasn’t around long and we went back to the horse drawn surrey. A surrey is just a two seated buggy. It was several years later before we got another car, a Model T. We had a big yard and it was kept clean to the edge of the field and to the lot fence. There were no lawns and every sprig of grass and every weed was hoed. The yard was swept with a broom every Saturday. One Saturday, my sister Naomi was told to pick up the shucks in the yard and she began to fuss. She said “When I get grown, I am going to get married, wear high heeled shoes, live in the city and I am NOT going to have a shuck in my yard!” She never reached her goal.It was about this time, we moved to the Joe Briley place. We went to school at Birome (Texas). The school only lasted seven months of the year and only went through the ninth grade. The kids had to pick cotton and pull bales in the fall of the year and get out of school in the spring to hoe the corn and chop the cotton. We car-ried our lunch, which was a boiled egg, and Naomi got up every morning in time to make us a sugar pie. When mama had them to spare, she would give us a half dozen eggs to sell to the other kids and then we would have the money for a great big apple or a candy bar. We kids walked to school but when it was muddy and rainy and cold, Dad would hitch up the team and come after us in the wagon. All the kids on the road we lived on would get to ride. We got our mail at the Birome Post Office. We would walk a mile and a half to get the mail. One time, Aunt Ila sent us a big box of clothes. It took Naomi and me both to carry it home. We had to cross a long bridge and were so tired we had to stop and rest on the bridge. We opened up the box and tried on all those clothes right there while resting on that bridge. It was on that bridge that Naomi and I did most of our dating with the boys. There wasn’t much to do for entertainment so at night we would sit on the planters, rakes or whatever Dad parked around the edge of the yard and we would sit with our dates and sing. Naomi had a very pretty soprano voice, and I fol-lowed along with an alto voice. We must have sung pretty good because there was always boys willing to listen to us sing!

Part II Lori Ford and her Grandmother, Ruth Counts


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If you enjoy bass fishing but can only fish on weekends and holidays, if you enjoy the competition of tournament fishing but are not quite ready to lock horns with Kevin Van Dam or Cliff Pace, there is an organization tailor made for you and that is American Bass Anglers. This organization was started in Florida back in 1975 as a support group for our military and has shown remarkable growth in recent years.The Mississippi Chapter is American Bass Anglers District 129. The director is Mike Murphy. Mike grew up in the Clinton area and married a lady from McComb. They spent 35 years working in various locations for UPS, Memphis, Nashville and Austin, Texas to name a few. He retired last August. He was selected Director of the local chapter or division and got things rolling in September of 2010. Dues are $25.00 per year or $40.00 for two years. There are several weekend tournaments set for 2011. All will be held at Ross Barnett and will launch from Tommy’s Trading Post on Highway 11. The upcoming schedule is February 19 – 20, March 19 – 20, April 16, May 5, and June 18 – 19.The two day Division Championship will be held July 16 and 17, launching from Tommy’s Trading Post.Mike says that you do not have to pre-register for any tournament. You can just show up at Tommy’s the day of the event and have your hooks sharp. Fees for each tournament are $65.00 plus $5.00 big bass fee. The payouts are really good with most of the fees paid going back to the fishermen who place.

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Chris Morse at Marsh Works in Hattiesburg reports that they have been really catching some fine trout at Bayou Caddy. They caught some trolling but mostly dropping anchor and bouncing jigs off the bottom. On his most recent trip they caught several five pounders, lots of three pounders and lots of two pounders. Contact Chris at Marsh Works (901-277-3777) for up to date salt water fishing reports and they also offer an excellent line of lures for specs, reds, founder and more.

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The lack of rain during the summer and into the fall and winter has caused our local lakes and ponds to be as low as I ever remember seeing them. Fishermen can use these conditions to their advantage. For one thing the fish are in a smaller area, plus with the low water levels the observant fisherman will take note of many things not visible when the water is at its normal level. Most fish, bass in particular, relate to some sort of structure such as bridge pilings, stumps, tree tops, logs and ditches. While the water level is low take a little time, keep your eyes open, ease around in your boat and take note of everything the low water conditions are letting you see. Unless your memory is super sharp it would be a good idea to take notes as to locations that when at normal water levels could possibly be a hot spot for a bass or two.

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Delia’s Magnolia State Nursery was in the same location in South Hattiesburg for over 51 years. Today, if you want to speak with Tommy Delia and benefit from his years of expertise, you will have to visit Farm Depot in West Hattiesburg. “My Daddy, Joseph Delia, started Magnolia State Nursery and Delia’s Florist in 1947. We were located in South Hattiesburg by the Beverly Drive-In,” shared Tommy Delia. “There was a whole family of us involved in that business. We did everything, FTD florist, landscaping, garden center, year round nursery. The business opened in 1947 and closed in 1998. We were in the same loca-tion for 51 years.”In 1947 the Delia family opened a branch store in Cloverleaf Mall, mainly selling flowers and gifts. The store was called “Delia’s Flower World”.“I worked from birth in the nursery busi-ness”, said Tommy. “Before school, after school, on Saturdays. The nursery busi-ness was our life. I started working full time in the nursery business over 40 years ago. Working with plants and flowers is all I know.”After the closing of Delia’s in 1998, Tommy was the floral manager for three years at Albertson’s in the Cloverleaf Mall. “The day Albertson’s decided to pull out of Mississippi I saw a help wanted ad in the newspaper that said ‘nursery manager needed’. My wife told me I had better call them because I needed a job. I called the phone number and it was Southern Home Center in Downtown Hat-tiesburg. They hired me right away!” Tommy said. “Farm Depot purchased the Southern Home Center in November of 2002. We then moved to our present location in West Hattiesburg in 2003.” (Farm Depot is located at 42 Office Park Dr. behind Petro Auto-motive Group. Their phone number is 601-582-3545.)Tommy said, “If you are gonna sell stuff you gotta know your products.” Tommy oversees the nursery department at Farm De-

pot. He is also the go to guy for fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, garden equipment, garden tools and hardware.Tommy says in February gardeners should begin to get their gar-den spot ready. Till your garden area up and spread lime. Lime takes about 90 days to go active, so you need to put out your lime early. If you haven’t already done so, put out your pre-emergent weed control in February. Stop the weeds before they start grow-ing. Tommy also shares that the time to plant potatoes is mid

February.“You get a lot of odd question in this business,” Tommy said. “Folks will bring in a leaf and ask what is wrong with their plant. They will bring in an insect in a pill bottle and ask me how to kill it. I have had questions about how to get squirrels out of attics, armadillos from under houses. At Farm Depot we have fungicides for the leaves, insec-ticides for the bugs in the pill bottles, repellants for the squirrels, and traps for the armadillos!”Tommy Delia is considered by many to have the premier bonsai garden business in the Hattiesburg area. “A bonsai is a plant that grows in a dish

or pot, not in the ground. The plant is trimmed to resemble an old tree. I started growing bonsai plants over 40 years ago. We had customer demands in the early 1970’s for the plants and the plants appealed to me so I started growing bonsai plants as a side business back then.” Tommy shows and sells his bonsai plants by appointment only. He has bonsai starter plants that start at $5.00 and full grown plants that start at $20.00. Please call him at 601-583-4585 for an appointment.

“I have really enjoyed working at Farm Depot these past eight years. I feel like I am at home here. I invite anyone with questions about their plants or their garden to come by and see me.”

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Recently Covington County 4-H member, Michael Buckley of Collins, Mississippi was elected as State 4-H Vice President. Michael was elected during a state wide election held at the 2010 State 4-H Club Congress. As the State 4-H Council Vice President Michael will represent Mississippi 4-H at State and District events, which he will help plan and conduct. In addition to his membership on the State 4-H Advisory Council, Michael will be a part of the state 4-H leadership team and will provide programmatic input for statewide 4-H programming for the more than 94,000 youth that participate annually in Mississippi 4-H activities. Michael has been a member of Covington County 4-H for eight years where he has held numerous county and district positions. In addition to his leadership project work Michael spends much of his time involved in other 4-H projects such as shooting sports and the livestock projects. Michael is an active livestock exhibitor where he has won numerous awards while exhibiting his Beefmaster cattle all across the nation. He was also a member of the 2010 State livestock judging team. In his shooting sports project work, Michael was named as an alternate for the 2010-2011 state 4-H rifle team. Michael serves as a teen volunteer leader assisting wherever needed during 4-H Events. Michael is extremely excited about his term as State Vice President and hopes to make a difference in the lives of all 4-H members across Mississippi this next year!

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Mississippi Culture and HeritageMississippi culture and heritage has been greatly influenced by the Indian tribes. This is evidenced in the names of many of the counties, small towns, communities, rivers and streams scattered across Mississippi. Below are some of those Indian names and translations, the source of which is Mr. Bob Ferguson, Tribal Historian of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.


As the town of Ellisville continues to expand, local businesses are stepping up to meet those growing needs in the community. Bosun Joe’s Seafood Restaurant is one of those businesses that opened up a few months ago, but the business is not new to the area. The business was originally a Catfish One walk-up restaurant that operated three days a week, but owners Michael Welch and Dr. Joe Michael Robert-son felt that the time was right to relocate their business to the historic Hotel Alice, bringing a full-scale seafood restaurant to the residents of Jones County. Upon entering Bosun Joe’s, customers are greeted by a homey atmo-sphere. From the beautiful hardwood floors to the nautical decora-tions and historical pictures of Ellisville, patrons can enjoy a delicious seafood meal in cozy confines. The warm, welcoming staff greets you as you walk in the door and is always there to make sure that your meal is just to your liking. Welch, who started as a cook for Catfish One in 2003, ensures that only the highest quality catfish and seafood are served up to custom-ers. Bosun Joe’s receives all of its catfish from Mississippi Delta cat-fish farms. “It is important to us to bring only the best to our custom-ers,” Welch said. “It might cost us a little more to get the Mississippi catfish, but it is definitely worth it. It’s important to us to know the beginning stages in the growth of the catfish until they end up on our plates.” All other seafood served at Bosun Joe’s comes from Mississippi and Alabama locations around the Gulf of Mexico. Diners can be as-sured that they will receive only the freshest and tastiest seafood, and all meals are made to order. So, if you like your catfish filets a little crispy, just ask and the talented cooks at Bosun Joe’s will make sure you get what you want. Every meal and specialty is hand breaded and made fresh daily and cooked in 100 percent peanut oil. There are no pre-prepared or pre-packaged meals here. Bosun Joe’s has a wide range of delectable offerings for diners, rang-ing from catfish, jumbo fried shrimp, popcorn shrimp, shrimp poboys, oysters, and much more. No meal would be complete without those signature Bosun Joe’s sides to go along with it. Bosun Joe’s is known for hand-breaded hushpuppies and fried dill pickles and mouthwater-ing turnip greens. At Bosun Joe’s, you’ll want to sample the soup of the day and the stuffed crab. Once you try any of these appetizing offerings, you’ll be hooked. Welch said that some of their new items have been big hits in the area and keep customers coming back for more. Bosun Joe’s offers home-made onion rings made fresh daily. One of their latest offerings is a seafood pasta salad that has been well received. “News about the seafood pasta salad has kind of spread by word of mouth, and a lot of people are coming in just to try it,” Welch said.To finish off the meal, Bosun Joe’s offers fried apple pie, ice cream, and apple pie a la mode. Any of these choices will be the perfect top-ping to a hearty, delicious meal served by an excellent staff in a warm

environment.Bosun Joe’s also offers various catering options for any occasion. Welch said that the Hotel Alice location offers several rooms that can be used for private parties, and they also offer various catering options for office or home locations. They have a portable trailer and equip-ment that are enabled to serve upwards to 1,500 people, Welch said.Welch said that it is important for Bosun Joe’s to give back to the com-munity that has been so good to them. They are strong supporters of local schools and various organizations, but Welch feels that he has been given so much more than he can ever give back. “The community has been so good to us, and we have received such a positive response,” Welch said. “It has meant so much to us to get to know the local people and really become a part of their lives.”Welch said the part of his job that he enjoys most is “visiting with the customers.” When diners walk in, Welch and staff make a point to greet them and make them feel welcome. “We really want to establish a connection with our customers and the community,” Welch said. Diners have enjoyed the memories that Bosun Joe’s brings back to them. “A lot of our customers like to come in and reminisce about special times enjoyed at the old Bosun Joe’s on Highway 84,” Welch said. “We love to hear all the stories about first dates and special oc-casions or anniversaries spent at the old Bosun Joe’s.”Bosun Joe’s continues in the tradition originated with the original Bo-sun Joe’s Southern Fried Seafood restaurant opened in the 1970s in Laurel by its founder Papaw Joe Stringer, Mr. Catfish One. Jones County is lucky to have such a quality seafood restaurant that is devoted to serving only the best to its customers with a warm staff.

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The other day I was walking down the sidewalk in downtown Plant City and a bug tried to fly up my nose. Of course it made me sneeze, and immediately the person walking in back of me said, “God Bless You.” I said, “Thank you,” and went in to the Chamber of Commerce. I thought, why do they say, “God Bless You,” when you sneeze? I asked Marion, Amy, Jane, Susan and Al at the Chamber if they knew, and they all said they had no idea.

Later that day I ran into Dean Snyder and asked him if he knew. He said, “Yes Al, as a matter of fact I do know why they say ‘God Bless You’. When I was going to Harvard I wrote a thesis paper on this very subject. To sum it up, the Romans apparently routinely greeted sneezing with a salutation, most often, “May the Sun be with you!” The writers back then referred back to the legend of Prometheus, who made a clay model of a man, then brought him to life by applying a heavenly celestial-fire-filled reed in the clay man’s nostrils.”

Wishes for good health appeared to have been born out of a number of epidemics beginning the Middle Ages. There was a legend that the habit of sneezing dates back before Christianity, even before the time of Jacob. Back then the shock of sneezing was fatal. Buford, the right hand man for Cyrus the Great, bargained with the Gods, exchanging the fatality a of sneeze for the promise that a prayer would be said every time one sneezed. Thus, from that we get today’s “God Bless You,” so says Dean.

Why I spend time on the subject of sneezing I’ll never know, but one thing I did learn is that there are numerous superstitions about sneezing. When you sneeze you do it with your eyes closed, and your bodily functions completely are beyond your control. Have someone take your picture when you sneeze and you’ll see what I mean. Your face contorts, you might turn pink and the threatened explosion comes whether we are at home, attending a funeral or behind the wheel of our car.

‘Nuff of that, let’s move on to another subject. I have two questions. One, if man evolved from monkeys and

apes why do we still have monkeys and apes? Two, what do you do if you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant? I’ll let you work on those.

Have you ever heard of “Coon Dog Cemetery?” I have and I have been there. It’s located in northwest Alabama in a small, grassy meadow, deep in the rich, thick wilderness of Freedom Hills. The coon dog graveyard was established in 1937 on a popular hunting camp where coon hunters from miles around would gather

to plot their coon hunting trips, and compare coon hounds. The first coon hound buried there was old “Troop.” It was said he was “cold nosed,” meaning he could follow cold coon tracks until they grew fresh, and he never left the trail until he had treed the coon.

The only dogs that are allowed to be buried there are coon dogs. Key Underwood who established the graveyard said, “there is no way we would contaminate this burial place with poodles and lap dogs.”

The official name is now “Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard,” which has over the years become a popular tourist attraction and is the only cemetery of this kind in the world.

More than 200 coon dogs have been laid to rest here, and all have met the three requirements for internment.

1 - The owner must claim their pet is an authentic coon dog.

2 - A witness must declare the deceased is a coon dog.

3 - A member of the local coon hunters’ organization must be allowed to view the coonhound and declare it as such.

You can find the “Coon Dog Cemetery” 7 miles west of Tuscumbia on U.S. Highway 27. Turn left on Alabama Highway 247, travel about 12 miles. Turn right, and follow the signs. For more information contact the Colbert County Tourism and Convention Bureau.

Put this place on your next vacation, and watch the expression on your friends faces when you tell them where you went.

Some people make profound statements, and I have collected a few of my favorites;

• Will Rogers - We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress.

• Billy Crystal - By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he’s too old to go anywhere.

• Joe Namath - Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was SHUT UP!

• Rodney Dangerfield - My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying.

• Lillian Carter - (mother of Jimmy Carter) Sometimes when I look at my children, I say to myself, “Lillian, you should have remained a virgin.”

• Victor Borge - Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.

Have you noticed how many people are using their cell phone while driving? Stranger things have happen on the interstate highways. When Lamar Maxwell of Lithia was with the Florida Highway Patrol he pulled over a car that was being driven by a chimpanzee on I-4 between Plant City and Lakeland.

Recently I heard the story of a highway patrolman that pulled alongside a speeding car on the freeway in California. Glancing at the car, he was astounded to see that the blonde behind the wheel was knitting! Realizing that she was oblivious to his flashing lights and siren, the trooper lowed his window, turned on his bullhorn and yelled, “PULL OVER!” “NO” the blonde yelled back, “IT’S A SCARF!”

Till next month I leave you with this to ponder. Why is it that when you’re driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?

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Few, if any, conservation stories are as remarkably successful as that of the National Wild Turkey Federation. Hunt-able populations of wild turkeys can now be found over most of North America. Due to this widespread availability there has been a virtual explosion of turkey hunting fans and fanatics. Once it was thought that only those gifted few with a trained ear and a talent for mimicry calling could hope to be a successful or accomplished turkey hunter. To that way of thinking I say, hog wash. As with any kind of hunting, there are a variety of methods, any of which can put a gobbler in the cooking pot.

A couple decades of springs devoted to outsmarting my fine feathered friend has convinced me it is all up to the bird. It’s the gobbler that decides whether he will waltz in twirling and showing off his full courting regalia or if he’ll cower away snubbing your most desperate pleading on every call in your hunting vest. A wild turkey has a mind of his own that can and does change often. This is the reason that not any one tactic will produce success every time. The hunter that keeps an open mind, a flexible attitude, and a large bag of tricks will always be the hunter with the most filled turkey tags.

I’d rather be a mediocre caller with a variety of tunes than an expert with only one song. There are days that all gobblers will turn a deaf ear to the most seductive yelps of a box call yet be utterly suicidal for any random scratching on a slate. I’ve seen a snuff can tube call inspire five gobblers to race headlong into a load of Winchester No.5’s, while a gold-trimmed custom wing bone yelper sent them running for cover. The reaction of a wild strutter on any given day is usually determined by a trial and error check. This is one reason why I carry an arsenal of hunting tricks and tools in my turkey vest.

My new signature “Sweet Talker” friction call does double duty since it has a glass striking surface on one side and a slate on the other. With the red cedar “Sweet Strike” peg it is possible to sound like multiple hens without having to carry multiple pot calls. I also depend on a well tuned box call for windy days or other situations when there is a need for a louder yelp. Add to this a tin full of assorted diaphragms and a locator call, such as those that mimic a crow, hawk or woodpecker, and I feel confident and prepared for even the most stubborn old gobbler.

There is a direct link between comfort and success since being comfortable means you are more apt to hunt longer and it is easier remain still. Here’s my list; Redhead Turkey Lounger vest. This vest has a patented integrated stadium style seat that supports my back for the most comfortable seat in the woods, plus it keeps my bottom dry when sitting on wet ground. I outfit my shotgun with the best recoil pad available and an extendable monopod shooting stick. Winchester Extended Range Turkey Ammunition is tops for reaching out and seriously touching the bald noggin of what was almost our National Bird. Having survived a round of tick fever a few years ago, I’m extra cautious about using a good tick spray on my hunting clothes, plus tick gators on my pants legs. The RedHead Leafy suit has a fine mesh liner that prevents ticks from gaining access and the Mossy Oak camo patterns helps me melt in to any habitat.

There you have it! Be confident, hunt comfortable, and kill more turkeys.

Brenda Valentine is a free lance columnist that has been appearing in other editions of InTheField Magazine. We are proud to welcome her as a contributing writer to the Mississippi edition of InTheField Magazine.

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Herbicide Granules Weed and Grass StopperAn easy way to prevent weed growth around ornamental trees, shrubs and listed flower and vegetable gardens and other areas where undesired weed growth may occur. Weed free flowerbeds and gardens can be yours! Controls Annual Blue-grass, Barnyardgrass, Crabgrass, Johnson Grass and many other grasses and flowers listed on la-bel. Application Rate: Apply as early as possible in the growing season for season-long weed control. Can be applied anytime around trees, shrubs and estab-lished plants. For established plants at least 2” to 3” tall sprinkle on soil surface at the rate of 1 oz per 10 sq. ft.

10784 & 10785Gardener’s Special

11-15-11

An excellent all-purpose plant food that contains both fast and slow release Nitrogen. Contains necessary trace

elements to aid in development of plant and crop yield. These elements need to be replenished since they are quickly

depleted by the high use and demand on the soil by vegetable plants.

UPC Number 7-32221-10784-74 lbs 35 cases per pallet

UPC Number 7-32221-10785-415 lbs 100 cases per pallet

Always Read and Follow Label DirectionsDecember 29, 2009

Application Rates:Vegetable beds: 2 lbs. per 100 sq. ft.

Vegetable rows: 1/2 lb. per 25 feet of rowBedding plants: 1/2 lb. per 25 sq. ft.

Ornamentals & shrubs: 1/2 cup per 3 feet of height

Turf and Ornamental Weed and Grass Stopper (35 lbs)

Product of the Month

Farm Depot in Hattiesburg is 24,000 square Feet of Feed and Seed, Horse Tack, PetSupplies, Work Wear, Western Wear,Hardware, Garden Supplies, a Year Round Nursery and Much More!

Tommy’s Tips for February: Tommy says in February gardeners should begin to get their garden spot ready. Till your garden area up and spread lime. Lime takes about 90 days to go active, so you need to put out your lime early. If you haven’t already done so, put out your pre-emergent weed control in February. Stop the weeds before they start growing. Tommy also shares that the time to plant potatoes is mid February.

Tommy Delia has been working in the nurserybusiness for over 55 years and is considered to be one of the premier garden experts in the state.

Use in ornamental landscape areas, established lawns and ornamental turf. Can be applied up to 4 weeks later than other preemergence Crab-grass preventers. Provides superior control of Crabgrass and many other annual grass and broadleaf weeds Application Rates: Consult label for turf and ornamental landscape area application rates. Always Read and Follow Label Directions

FOR SALE: Registered Red Brangus heifers and bulls. Please call Dr. Richard Gingles, DvM at 228-863-8490

METAL BUILDINGS AND BARNS. Cut out the middle man! We are the manu-facturer and the contractor. Check our prices

and save money. 228-678-0971.

PIONEER HORSE DRAWN BUGGIES and equipment. We carry new and used buggies and other horse drawn equipment.

601-964-8222.

Need a nice car and you need to make payments? Auto financing available with approved credit and a reasonable down payment. Please call Jason @

601-582-2002.

LANDAU BT206LX Pontoon Boat with 60 HP Yamaha and Trailer. Great for fishing or cruis-ing. Four captain’s chairs, sink and two live wells. $8000, PLEASE CALL 601-917-2781

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P U R V I S F LO W E R S H O P,valentines DayFebruary 14th.Come see us foryour valentine flowerneeds.401 Mississippi Avenue,Purvis, Mississippi 39475,Phone: 601-794-8280.

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On Hwy 49 one mile South ofInterstate 59 on the right

601-336-54946467 Hwy 49 • Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Good Luck to all the local 4-H show participants this month

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