Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88Between Turnrows • 35 seed for him. We grew wheat, rice and soybeans for him. He was a really energetic guy! Sherman was very pro-extension and forward thinking. “When Carl Phipps started working for Sherman the business really started to grow. Carl had been in the rice seed business for a long time and had a lot of good contacts and clientele built up. Sherman had been more in the wheat and soybean business, and Carl brought a lot of rice customers to Cullum. Of course he moved at ninety miles an hour and spent a lot of time working in the seed plant, making sure everything was just right. The first hybrid rice that was grown in this country was grown here at Cullum Seeds.” Herbie Ziegenhorn was an original rice seed grower for Cullum Seeds. He remembers working with Carl. “Carl made a very good impression on me. I can’t say enough about how he treated me fairly and the relationship we developed.” Clarence Johnson worked for the Cullums at the flying service and at Cul- lum Seeds for twenty-nine years. “Sherman was always a jolly fellow, a real pleasure to work for. We worked very hard, but Sherman and Ms. Linda were always really good to their employees. They would do anything they could to help out anybody that needed it.” Local farmer Leonard Wilson, who attended church with the Cullums for many years, also remembers their generosity. “Sherman and Linda have always been very generous people. Anytime there was a need in the community they helped out. Sherman would buy bushels of peaches and sweet corn and truckloads of watermel- ons and carry them out to people in the community.” Cullum and Armor Seed dealer Terry Gray remembers how Sherman helped him get started in the seed business, “We were planting a medium grain rice called ‘Mars’ and I ran out before I got everything planted. I only needed ten or fifteen bags so I drove up the road to Carter-Cox Seed to get what I needed to finish up. I noticed Sought after by many collectors, Sherman Cullum is wearing one of the many hat designs that were given to farmers from Cullum Seeds until the name change to Armor Seed. Hat designs and colors changed over the years, however, the Cullums’ commitment to helping farmers never wavered.