▁The ▁farm ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁in ▁a ▁government ▁project ▁to ▁help ▁boost ▁the ▁economy . ▁The ▁C ash ▁family ▁joined ▁the ▁community ▁in ▁March ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁Ray ▁and ▁Car rie ▁C ash ▁moved ▁to ▁Ark ansas ▁when ▁they ▁took ▁an ▁offer ▁to ▁farm ▁government ▁land ▁for ▁poor ▁and ▁imp over ished ▁far mers . ▁The ▁C ash ▁family ▁went ▁through ▁many ▁hard ▁ships ▁while ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁farm ▁house ▁by ▁flo ods ▁and ▁losing ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁children , ▁Jack ▁C ash . ▁G row ing ▁up ▁pick ing ▁cot ton ▁and ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁farm ▁influenced ▁some ▁of ▁Johnny ▁C ash ' s ▁songs ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁One ▁of ▁them ▁being ▁" P ick in ' ▁Time ." ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁J . R ▁C ash , ▁or ▁well ▁known ▁as ▁Johnny ▁C ash , ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁community ▁in ▁northern ▁Ark ansas ▁known ▁as ▁Dy ess ▁Col ony . ▁This ▁col ony ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mississippi ▁county . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁Dy ess ▁Col ony ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁help ▁boost ▁the ▁economy ▁by ▁Franklin ▁Ro ose vel t ▁and ▁his ▁administration . ▁The ▁col ony ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁William ▁Reyn olds ▁Dy ess , ▁a ▁Mississippi ▁native , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁Ark ansas ▁W PA ▁administrator . ▁Dy ess ▁gave ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁supp lying ▁far ms ▁to ▁families ▁in ▁pover ty ▁to ▁Harry ▁Hop kins , ▁and ▁then ▁named ▁the ▁first ▁" Col on