82-Year-Old Still Tills Land With Donkey

Drive through Mars Bluff, S.C., and 82-year-old Clarence “Chubby” Jeffords may be out tilling his 20-acre farm the old fashioned way — with a donkey. Despite having two tractors, Chubby prefers hitching up a donkey he named Rabbit and putting him to work. Before that, he used an ox until it died. The traditional method of farming has made Chubby a main attraction in Mars Bluff, as passersby stop and take pictures of him and Rabbit tilling the land. Any given year, Chubby plants everything from cabbage and collards to squash, string beans and sugar cane. He lives off of his land that he has had since 1952 when he moved to Mars Bluff. The only reason he goes to the market is for a few household products. Read more (SCNow.com).