BY JAN SWOOPE
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Ernest Mast's Homestead Acres is nestled deep in Noxubee County, past vast fields that call up the phrase "God's country." Miles of dirt road bordered by corn and soybeans lead to its white rail fence and a neat ranch-style farmhouse, originally built by Ernest's father.
A welcoming committee of speckled hens, interspersed with a few indifferent cats and a curious duck, patrol the central farmyard. In the face of a brewing storm, the chickens peck their way
Jan Swoope is the Lifestyles Editor for The Commercial Dispatch.
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