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Typical Day
There is no such thing as a “typical day” on JL Adams Farms. With the various crops, poultry, and alligators that are grown, not a month, nor hardly a day passes, when crops are not being planted or harvested.
Seasons Change
In January and sometimes in February, pecan harvest is winding down from the prior year.Corn is planted in February and March. April and May and June bring cotton, peanut, and soybean planting. July
and August see corn harvested. Peanuts are picked in September (Tours available)
and rye for cattle is planted in September and October. Pecan harvest begins in mid October (Tours Available) and continues for four or five months. Soybeans are combined at the end of October and into November. Cotton is picked in October, November, and if weather interferes, will spill into December (Tours Available.) Chickens and alligators must be fed and watered every day.
No day is typical or the same, no month routine. We enjoy all the seasons and the challenge of maintaining a working farm. Recently, we have created over 22 miles of
trails. The family enjoys riding “the Snapper” or the golf cart or other ATV’s around these beautiful trails. We have opened the trails up on a limited basis for trail rides.
It’s all about family
 Everyone in our family has chosen to live in
the country as a way of life. We like to gather at the Oak Shed and have dinner with family and the children. The children love to swing on the tire swing, slide on the zip slide, and fish in the catfish pond. We
all love to ride on the “Snapper” and the Golf Cart. In the summer when it rains and there are big mudpuddles, we often ride through them as many times as possible - yelling “Yahoo!” and getting very muddy.
What a way to raise kids and grandkids!
Our Family life definitely centers around the facility we lovingly call “The Shed.” We love to grill and cook at the Oak Shed which has a commercial kitchen.and an outdoor grill to surpass all outdoor grills!
The Shed is also heated in the winter and in the summer is cooled by two huge fans like those used to cool on the sidelines of NFL football games! At Thanksgiving we
have 80 of our closest relatives and lots of friends over to enjoy dinner. Christmas at “The Shed.” This facility, the brainchild of my dad, James Lee Adams, is far more
than a shed. It has a commercial kitchen and seats over 100 people.. This facility is the original site of our first peanut dryers. It is definitely a special place and a little
piece of heaven on earth to us! In the spring, summer and fall, we can “Roll up” the walls and except for the screen ke eping out the unwanted flying critters, we are basically outdoors amidst ten acres of the most beautiful century oaks you’ve ever seen. (We call them century oaks
because many of these oak trees are over 100 years old!)
The ladies often meet at the shed to create Christmas gifts and to cook and freeze new recipes. Mom often teaches us how to cook those culinary delights that
only she has perfected. And we love sharing these flavorful treats when we host events like the Trail Rides and annual tennis tournament in our hometown. We have
hosted the Taster’s Luncheon this spring for our local chamber.
We have a great time on the farm with our family. We love being together and we love being outdoors. All of us have given up life in the big city for a beautiful,
peaceful, settled life on the farm. We feel like we have what is important in life and enjoy our heritage and lifestyle very much. [View Group Tours]
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