Panola County Post (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 48, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 10, 1985 Page: 17 of 38
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cattle business ever since."
he boasts as he surveys his
small herd of heifers. calves
and a giant Brahman bull
named Bo.
The home farm holds many
memories for the Allred
brothers. "I recollect when
my dad set out that sycamore
tree when I was just a little
bitty boy." recalls Ben.
Today s garden covers the
site of the family log cabin
where their father was born.
The brothers were born in a
dogtrot house built later
on the land. Some of the lum-
ber from that house was used
to build the home where Ben
and Maudie live today. “Some
of that heart pine wood is
more than 100-years-old."
said Ben.
Life is still simple but
sweet for the Allred boys.
“Our buddies are about all
gone." they concur. "I’m older
than they all are and there
are only one or two my age
still left,” Ben sadly smiles.
But life hasn't passed by
Ben and Nathan Allred's
door. Not a day goes by that
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sun goes down. And they
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Nathan stays active in the
pulpwood industry con-
ducting enough business to
keep his life comfortable
Ben spends his spare time
cultivating a garden raising a
small herd of cattle and ten-
ding chickens - a full-time job
for any farmer.
Hitching his aged pony
Blue to an antique middle
buster plow Ben furrows the
half acre he gardens to
provide fresh vegetables for
his family friends and neigh-
bors.
Not many years ago Ben
farmed up to 30 acres of cot-
ton. peanuts and vegetables
He used to take tomatoes to
Gary where they could be
shipped by rail to northern
states.
"You can’t use a tractor to
work tomatoes. says Ben so
he's always depended on a
four legged moons. like his
old mule Kato. or little Blue.
Kate lived to be nearly 30
and Ben estimates Blue is
about 20. “She was old when
I got her and she’s still old.
But she’s always been awful
faithful and I guess she will
be ’til she dies." said Sen.
It's not only the plow
animals that are special to
Ben. "The first $30 I ever got
was when I was a teenager
and I bought a cow and calf."
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Thore s something special
about those boys the Allred
brothers
it could be just a twinkle of
the eye or the quick wilted
jokes. Maybe it's the way Ben
has with animals and
working the land or the way
Nathan carries on his pulp
wood business
Perhops it’s how limber
Nathan can be as he curls his
knees up under his chin. Or
the understanding love Ben
still shares with his bride of
60 years. Maudie Ann.
But, what really makes the
Allrod brothers special is that
they’re simply good ol' boys
who still believe in doing
things the old-fashioned way.
Ben and Nathan are the
only two remaining of the 14
Allrod children. They both
live in the Fairplay area. Ben
on the land his family has far-
med for at least 137 years,
right where his father was
born.
Nathan is the baby of the
family at ago B7. Bon. 92.
doesn't miss an opportunity
to let folks know
just how much those five
years mean. "I get along a lot
bettor than he doos." he says
in confidence.
But neither of the lads has
any trouble getting along.
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Grissom, Debe & Chessher, Earl. Panola County Post (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 48, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 10, 1985, newspaper, March 10, 1985; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1430505/m1/17/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sammy Brown Library.