'I been farming since 1951.'
WHIGAM, Ga. - Many South Georgians working in the agriculture business will tell you that “farming is in my blood,” but few can say it more proudly than St. Elmo Harrison of Whigham. Harrison is 100 years old, and in 2023, he harvested his 71st peanut crop.
In his lifetime, he has seen a big change in the industry. But In his own words, Harrison says he is proud to be a Georgia farmer and still loves to eat peanuts. “I just love them raw, parched, boiled anyway,” Harrison said. ”Even back when I was in high school, my dad grew peanuts, planted corn. That was with mules. Planted corn. About four rows of corn and a row of peanuts. We would gather the corn, and put the hogs in on them peanuts. Fatten them up and kill them for the meat. First crop I grew in the field right above here. I planted I believe was five or six acres. We had to use an eight-end Ford Tractor and plowed them up.
Harrison said his 71st peanut crop this year was 35 acres, and he says the yield was not his best. But we want to salute St. Elmo Harrison, a true Proud to be a Georgia Farmer.
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