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Georgia 4-H: a lot
of changes going on
In many ways, 4-H will always
be the same: fun, educational, excit¬
ing and busy. But starting this fall,
4-H is changing in many ways —
for the better.
This popular youth program,
which claims almost 170,000 young
Georgians as members, is active in
every county through the work of
county Extension agents from the
University of Georgia Extension
Service. In Peach County, about
800 students are members of the
4-H club.
The agency has doubled its dis¬
trict lines from four to eight dis¬
tricts this year. What does this mean
for 4-H?
With half the number of counties
in each district, agents will have
much more flexibility in organizing
contests and activities. And with
smaller numbers in competition,
more 4-H’ers can be recognized for
their achievements.
When 4-H’ers compete on the
Volunteer for 4-H fun!
Usually when the call goes out
for volunteers to get a job done,
people scrunch up their faces, sigh
and stick up their hands. It’s a tough
job but somebody’s got to do it.
The Peach County 4-H program
relies on volunteers, too but you
won’t hear sad sighs or grumbles
out of them.
Our 4-H volunteers are the best.
They love young people and enjoy
sharing in the fun and excitement of
being in 4-H. We wouldn’t be able
to do our 4-H program without vol¬
unteers.
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GEORGIA 4-H WEEK
October 3-10, 1993
district level in demonstrations, the
Juniors (Grades 7-8) and Seniors
(Grades 9-12) will go to Rock
Eagle at different times. Senior Dis¬
trict Project Achievement (DPA)
will be in March, which will free
older 4-H’ers for summer jobs and
other activities.
The Junior 4-H’ers will compete
in June at Rock Eagle. The 4-H
Junior and Senior officers who plan
the program for these activities will
be able to plan a special event for
each age group.
The state winners will continue
to join other winners from through¬
out the country at National 4-H
Club Congress, but there will no
longer be any national competition.
The Congress will move to a new
location every few years, rather
than stay in its traditional home of
Chicago. All these changes come
from months of listening and learn¬
ing from 4-H’ers, parents, volun¬
teers and agents.
The volunteers in Peach County
drive 4-H’ers to events, chaperon
camps and rallies, listen to 4-H
demonstrations, organize events,
help with fund raisers, and much
more.
The 4-Hers and Extension Ser¬
vice would like to thank the 4-H
volunteers during Georgia 4-H
Week October 3-9.
If you would like to volunteer to
work with the 4-H’ers, call Wanda
McLocklin at the Peach County
Extension Service. The phone num¬
ber is 825-6466.
from McLaurin
Extension Notes
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By MARK COLLIER
County Extension Director
In lieu of my own writing, this
week I'm quoting some timely veg¬
etable information from Extension
Horticulture Specialist, Wayne
McLaurin.
Late Fall Garden Tips -
Vegetables seeded in August
and September should be inspected
frequently for the presence of
insect pests. Many times these fall
vegetables are the only green
plants around and when insects see
these delicious tidbits, they won't
be able to pass them up. When
looking for the presence of insects,
be sure to look on both sides of the
leaf.
As each crop is harvested, any
remaining plant refuse should be
carted to the compost heap. This is
not only a matter of neatness, but
also a future help with insects and
disease problems. Many pests
overwinter in the garden in crop
refuse. For example, bean rust and
bacterial wilt remain in infected
debris; corn earworms and Euro¬
pean com borers spend the winter
inside com stalks; Colorado potato
beetles and striped cucumber bee¬
tles overwinter in the debris of
their respective host.
Also, write down all of the
harvest dates, problems, com¬
ments, etc. that you have accumu¬
lated this gardening year in a note¬
book. Along with this make notes
of frost dates, weather problems,
and anything you might want to try
next year.
Cover Crops for Green
Manure
One practice more home gar¬
deners should follow is to sow a
green cover crop on the garden
before cold weather sets in. If a
legume is used, then additional
nitrogen can be added back to the
soil when the crop is turned under
next spring. It is best to treat the
seed of legumes with a nitrogen
fixing bacteria before seeds are
sown. One of the following crops
can be used as a fall cover crop:
rye, oats, crimson clover, arrow
leaf clover, Harry vetch.
There will probably be suffi¬
cient residual fertility so that no
fertilizer need be added for the
cover crop. However, pH should be
above 6.0. If pH is low, plow down
50 pounds dolomitic lime per
1,000 sq. ft. previous to sowing
cover crop.
Take Soil Test Now -
A soil test taken in the fall
will more accurately indicate soil
nutrients present and allow the
home gardener time to make lime
application if needed. A fall soil
sample will also be processed in
the soil labs at a time when there is
less demand for this service, so the
waiting time to learn of the results
is shortened. If the soil test indi¬
cates that lime is needed, a fall
application is recommended since
this will allow time for the soil and
lime to react before time to plant
the spring vegetables.
October Garden Jobs
Many vegetables from the fall
garden can be stored for extended
periods of time if minimum
requirements for storage are main¬
tained. All vegetables intended for
storage should be carefully har¬
vested to prevent bruising and then
graded to eliminate all decayed or
insect damaged products. Dry,
loose soil should be brushed off
vegetables before they are stored,
but,in most cases the product
should not be washed between har¬
vesting and storage. The following
suggestions should help home gar-
Local 4-H'ers share
feelings on "Why I Like 4-H"
By Nicole Hunnicutt
I like 4-H because you can do
alot of fun things. There’s alot of
clubs you can join. You can also
learn about your state. I am going to
join a the 4-H horse club. Horses
are my favorite animal. I like to
learn about animals and insects. I
also like 4-H because we will go
alot of places.
By Melanie Walker
I like 4-H because it makes
learning fun. I also enjoy learning
new things. I also enjoy making
things and having a chance to win
money prizes, and win bulldog
bucks. Being in 4-H is a great way
to make new friends. Most of all,
deners extend their gardening sea¬
son by the use of vegetable stor¬
age.
For Irish Potatoes, don't har¬
vest until at least 50% of the vines
are dead. Carefully dig to prevent
cutting potatoes. After digging,
grade out cut and rotten or sun¬
burned potatoes as they are picked
up. Remove potatoes from the field
within one hour after digging.
Store potatoes in a dark, well ven¬
tilated area. A storage temperature
of 40 to 50 degrees is best. If this
low temperature cannot be main¬
tained, then select the coolest soot
available.
Call your Peach County
Extension Agent with vegetable
questions at 825-6466.
4-H makes me feel good about
myself and my accomplishments.
By Heather Jackson
I like 4-H because there are fun
things to do. You can enter contest
and win prizes. In 5th grade 4-H,
we have bulldog bucks. If you get 1
bulldog buck, you get to go to a
UGA Basketball Game. If you gel at
least 5 bulldog bucks, you can go to
the spring fling. You can do fun
projects and enter contest. You can
call the 4-H club if you have any
questions. At the end of the year, if
you have made at least 35 bulldogs
and attended DPA, you get to go on
the end of the year reward trip.