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Volume 46.
Meeting For Corn
Champs To Be Held
In Macon December 13
Forty-eight 4-H Club members
from 12 Georgia counties will be
honored in Macon Tuesday, Decern
ber 13, for their work in the 1955
Four-H hybrid corn program.
They are county champions in’
the project, and will be guests of
the Georgia Power Company at an
awards dinner at the Idle Hour
Country Club. The 4-H’ers and
their county agents will assemble
at Plant Arkwright at 10 a. m. and
will make a two-hour tour before
attending the dinner rteeeting.
W. H. Gurley and J. Frank Mc-
Gill, agronomistts for the College
of Agriculture Extension Service,
said awards of S2O, sls, $lO, and
$5 will be presented to the winners
in each county by an official of
the Georgia Power Company.
The top three corn producers in
the entire program will be announ
ced at the Macon meeting, and
awards of SSO for first, S4O for
second, and S3O for third presented
to them.
Gurley and McGill said that the
three state winners will be chosen
from the 12 first place county
champions.
The Extension agronomists ex
plained that this is the eighth year
of the 4-H hybrid com program.
Each year 12 counties two in
each Extension district are chos
en to participate in the work.
With Y our County
Agent
Walter H. Rucker
Chilling, overheating and over
crowding are pprobably the three
most common examples of poor
management in poultry manage
ment.
Good poultry management is im
portant the year around. But at
this time of the year, when the
nights start getting cold and the
first frosts appear, there ara>a few
simple iymagement practices that
become more important than ever.
The three most often found are
those listed above.
Poultrymen should always in
spect their birds daily. By doing
so, they can notice these conditions
vyhen they first appear and thus
do something about them.
If the birds are chilled, they will
huddle together near the source of
-heat. If overheated, they will move
away from the heat. Overcrowded
birds just simply don’t have space
to move around in. 4
Take care of these simple things
and you perhaps can prevent ex
pensive drug bills. You can raise
birds more economically and there
by make a larger profit in the
long run.
It just Is not thrifty to try to
brood 700 chicks in a brooder that
is designed for 500. For one thing,
overcrowding can lead to cannibal
ism.
This overcrowded condition can
be brought on simply by not pro
viding enough floor space, or
enough space around the feeders
and waterers.
Our weather, for the most part,
has been mighty pleasant for us
this fall. But it can spell disaster
to young chicks. We go out in the
morning wearing a coat or jacket,
and by dinner time it’s probably
so warm that we shed it. However,
our baby chicks don’t come equip
ped with jackets, so it’s up to us
to regulate the temperature for
them. •
In this changeable weather, it is
very important that we avoid chill
ing young birds. It’s a good idea
to have the brooder house temper
ature regulated and sufficiently
warm a day or two before the
baby chicks arrive. Try to elimi
nate drafts, too.
On the other hand, it is very
easy to overheat the chicks. The
brooder temperature can be ideal
for these cool nights and early
mornings. But the sun shinning in
to the house in the middle of the
day can raise the temperature and
result in overheating.
These are simple but extremely
important things. Take care to see
that your chicks are not chilled,
overheated, or overcrowded, and
you probably will take home a big
ger check from the poultry buyer.
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON. CHICRO KEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500) Cumming Georgia, Thursday Dec., 8, 1955.
Today & Tomorrow
Louie D. Newton
304 BUSHELS
, You have probably read about it,
( but it ( will stand telling once more,
j I mean this boy down in Mississip
pi who grew 304.38 bushels of corn
I on one acre.
j His name is Lamar Ratliff, and
he lives in Prentiss County, Miss
! issippi. He is 16 years old. He join
ed the 4-H Club when he was ten,
and has been working with the
same acre of land since 1950.
The first year he broadcast 20
! loads of manure and used 600 lbs.
of 6—B—B and 200 lbs. of nitrate
of soda. He made 179 bushels on
his acre the first year. (The most
his father had ever averaged was
30 bushels per acre).
1 The second year he broadcast 30
loads of manure, and used 800 lbs.
of 6 —B—B and 250 lbs. of nitrate
of soda, planting Dixie 17 hybrid
again that year, and made 187
bushels.
The third year he broadcast 1500
j pounds of basic slag, used 34 wag
on-loads of manure, 600 pounds of
6—B—B and 400 pounds of nitrate
[of soda. He got 214.1 bushels that
year.
The next year he broadcast 35
loads of manure, used 750 pounds
of 6—B—B and 400 pounds of ni
trate of soda, and got 21.5 bushels
on the acre.
This year he broadcast 25 loads
of manure, and used 1000 pounds
of M4 —14—14, and 200 pounds of
ammonium nitrate. He planted the
acre on March 23—rows 30 inches
apart, and the stalks inches in the
row. He sidedressed on the second
and last ploughing with 300 addi
tional pounds of nitrate.
The com was gathered Septem
ber 30 under the supervision of the
County Agent and several witness
es. They seht three bushels to the
State College for checking of mois
ture content, which showed 13.93
per cent. The yield was 304.38 bush
els. The seed planted were Funk’s
I G-711 hybrid.
So, there you have it—the larg
est yield of com on one acre in
the history of the United States by
a Mississippi farm boy, 16 years
old.
I certainly would like to shake
that boy’s hand.
UNUSED TALENT
Sometimes we marvel at the tal
ent of a young man or a young
lady but as we follow some of their
lives we find that some of tthose
young people do not use their tal
ent for God’s glory or for the good
of mumanity. They hide their
light. What faith they have, they
fail to exercise it. What interest
they have in people and what love
they have for the nobler things of
life, they fail to show it. They ac
tually hide their talents.
Sometimes we find that they are
members of the church but never
attend, they never contribute to the
support of the church. God has
given them a wonderful voice but I
they do not use their voice for the j
glory of God by singing God’s prais
es i nithe church. I have actually
known people to live in a com
munity for twenty-five to fifty j
years and never withdraw their ■
membership from a distant church
and line up with the church where 1
they live.
You are missing the greatest
happiness in life. Express your
love for people; Express your love
for God. Come out with it and
your maladjusted life will be ad
justed again.
Jesus said “Ye (his followers)
are the light of the world. A city
that is set on a hill cannot be hid.
Neither do men light a candle, and
put it under the bushel (measure),,
but on a candlestick and it giveth ,
light unto all that are in the house.
Let your light so shine before men
that they may see your good works
and glorify your Father which is
in heaven.
W. R. CALLAWAY
IMPORTANT NOTICE
| Will those who brought food to
| the home of Mrs. Emory Phillips,
j please call 2282 so that we may re
turn your dishes.
Thank you,
Mrs. Hoyt Conner
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Forsyth County
Chapter Receives
S6OO Polio Check
As a stopgap measure to meet
this community’s acute need for
funds to continue care of polio
patients, a check for $600.00 from
March of Dimes headquarters in
New York was received today by
the Forsyth County Chapter of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis.
“This mone,” explained Mr. Leon
Boling, Chapter Chairman, “is an
advance supplied by chapters op
erating in the black. When it was
realized that more than 1,200 chap-'
ters would exhaust the March of
Dimes funds available to them,
National Foundation headquarters
called in funds from chapters
which had surpluses.”
Recognizing that polio respects
no state or county lines, Mr. Bol
ing said, chapters with funds have
willingly answered the distress
signals of those operating in the
red to insure the necessary care of
polio patients.
Encouraging the “haves" to help
the “have-nots,” Mr. Boling con
tinued, is one way the March of
Dimes assures that the lives and
usefulness of polio patients every
where in the country can be saved.
The check received by the For
syth County Chapter will help meet
long overdue back bills for pro
viding treatment and equipment
for several polio patients in this
area, he said. Mr. Boling predicted
that because many of these pat
ients will continue to need help,
the chapter would be forced to ask
for additional funds in the near
future. Even with the receipt of
this $600.00, the Chapter will lack
approximately $500.00 to pay bills
on hand.
“The financial burden our chap
ter has had to assume is unfortu
nately shared with others,” Mr.
Boling said. “Destitute National
Foundation chapters will need an
estimated $8,000,000 from Head
quarters to meet patient care bills
for the remainder of this year.
"Our present situation may be
the lot of other communities next
year,” Mr. Boling went on to say.
“It is hope that the money we
have received can be returned to
National Foundation headquarters
from contributions to the next
March of Dimes in January of
1956 for assistance to other chap
ters in need.
"The promise of the Salk vaccine]
is bright, but the full realization
of that promise is for -the future.
As we in Forsyth County know
only too well, polio isn’t licked yet.
Singing Notice
The Big Second Sunday night
Singing Convention will be held at
Zion Hill Baptist Church in For
svth County next Sunday night,
December 11th, beginning promptly
at 7 o’clock. We have the promise
of singers from Marietta, Buford,
Gainesville and Winder, including
Quartets and all other specials.
This will be a good singing, so
come on put early in order to get
a seat.
D. J. Whitmire, President
Ezra Orr, Vice President
'GARDEN FEEDS THE FAMILY
Cecil Blackwell, garden specialist j
for the Agricultural Extension Ser-J
vice, has figured that an adequate'
annual diet, including all the basic
seven foods, for an average family 1
of five will cost $1,440. He also has
found that the value of food that
could be produced in a home gard
en in $1,413, meaning that a gard-i
en, if managed correctly could pay
all but $27 of an annual food bud
get
Soil Conservation News
Forsyth County
Soil Conservation Quotations
“When the soil moves, people
move. When the soil fails, life
fails," —Robert Flaherty, in Scenar
io for “THE LAND”
"To skin and exhaust the earth
is to undermine the days of child
ren.”—Theodore Roosevelt.
“Since the first crude plow up
rooted the first square foot of sod,
and since man’s axe first bit into
virgin forest, erosion of the soil
has been a problem. It is as old
as history. Down through the ages
it has influenced the lives of men
and the destinies of nations and
civilizations. In the United States
today, no problem is more urgent.”
—Dr. Hugh H. Bennett.
St. Francis of Assissi: “.. Praised
be my Lord for our Mother the
Earth, that which doth sustain us
and keep us and bringest forth
divers fruits and flowers of many
colors and grass.” (Translated by
Matthew Arnold).
‘The waters wear the stones;
thou washest away the things that
grow out of the dust of the earth;
and thou destroyest the hope of
men.”- -THE BOOK OF JOB
Our soil is not just dirt. It is a
factory where everything needed to
feed plant, animals, and human
beings is made.
Forsyth County
Forestry Unit News
Knowing the correct way to put
out campfires and warming fires
built in the woods may save thou
sands of acres of valuable timber
being destroyed in Forsyth County.
So declared Edward L. Wright,
i Ranger, Forsyth County Forestry
'Unit, as he pointed out this week
that carelessness with fires in or
jear the woods causes nine out of
every 10 wildfires in this county.
“During these cold December
days,” said the Ranger, “many per
sons in the woods—harvesting
crews, hunters, campers and others
will stop to build warming fires.
In other cases, schoolchildren wait
ing along the highway for busses
will also build warming fires.”
Ranger Wright said if these fires
are not built properly and if they
are not properly extinguished when
the persons building them leave,
(they can very easily escape and
ignite surrounding woodlands.
‘The safest way to build a fire,”
the County Forestry Unit head de
clared, "whether it’s a warming
fire or a regular campfire, is to
clear pine needles and old leaves
off a spot of ground about six feet
in diameter. Dig a hole in the mid
dle of this spot and build your fire
there. Build your fire there, and'
keep it small.
“Before you leave the fire,” he
added, “thoroughly drench it with
water. Stir the coals as you pour
on the water. The best, way to
make sure the last spark is dead
out is to feel the embers with your
bare hands.” , '
You may get in touch with the
Ranger by telephoning: Day 2950-
Nights 2493 or 2913.
Important Notice
To owners of homes with bath
rooms. It is getting about time of
year for septic tank cleaners to
start their rounds through the
country before you call one.
Some of these fellows are re
liable and some are not. if your
septic tank needs cleaning you cer
tainly will want it done and on
the other hand you would hate to
pay for a service that you did not
need when some unreliable person
makes the inspection and would
tell you it had to be done.
The State Health Department
offers a simple inspection method
to determine if a tank needs clean
ing. One of the end sections of the
Septic tank top is removed and
a long strip is extended to the
bottom of the tank. Notice how far
the strip from the bottom, add the
length of the scum line on the up
per end of the strip to the sludage
measurement. If these combined
measurements amounts to 1-2 of
the liquid depth. This would be a
good indication that a tank would
need cleaning. The liquid depth
starts approximately 12” down
from the top of the tank.
County Population 15,000. Number 49.
YIELD RIGHT OF
WAY SIGNS
The State Highway Department
and some cities in the State, under
Traffic Code of 1954, have marked
a number of highway and street
intersections as "Yield Right-of-
Way” intersections.
!
! Since this sign and the legal re
quirements signified by it are some
what new, the interests of traffic
safety and of law observance may
be advanced if the public is well
informed about them.
When an intersection has been
1 designated by proper authority as
a “Yield Right-of Way” intersection
and signs erected, the driver of a
vehicle approaching the “Yield
| Right-of Way” sign shall slow to a
I speed of not more than tten miles
per hour and yield the right-of-way
to all vehicles approaching from
, the right or left on the intersection
j roads or streets, which are so close
as to constitute an immediate haz
ard.
The law states that if a driver is
involved in a collision at an inter
' section or interferes with the move
ment of other vehicles after driv-
I ing past a “Yield Right-of Way”
! sign, such collision or interference
shall be deemed to be prima facie
. evidence of the driver’s failure to
! yield right-of-way.
Experience records show a high
frequency of accidents at those in
tersections which are controlled by
“Stop” signs where the character
of the traffic flow on the heavier
j 'route is such that drivers on the
lesser route develop a disregard of
the “Stop” sign. This condition oc-
I curs when there are long gaps in
I the traffic flow on the heavier road
tending to make a full stop seem
i ridiculous, yet the laws require
ithat all vehicles stop before enter
ing that Intersection. Repetition of
j actions in disregard of law breeds
I contempt for the law, which be
■ comes especially dangerous at traf
fic intersections. Enforcement of
the "Stop” is very difficult at many
intersections because the enforcing
officers are generally occupied on
the heavier routes, elsewhere.
' Under the “Yield Righ-of-Way"
law, licensed drivers are privileged
to use their good judgment under
existing conditions. Enforcement of
the “Yield Right-of-Way” law, al
though apparently more indirect,
becomes more effective since the
responsibility in case of accident
is so easily determined. The driver
who drives past a “Yield Right-of-
Way” sign is responsible for safety
of himself and other drivers until
he clears the intersection. The ef
fectiveness of the “Yield Right-of-
I Way" law is, therefore, dependent
upon the complete understanding
by the driver of the seriousness to
him if he becomes involved in an
accident just after driving past a
“Yield Right-of-Way” sign.
Southeastern Dairy
Convention Selects
Georgia In 1956
The Southeastern Dairy Cooper
ative Marketing Clinic has chosen
Georgia for its 1956 annual con
vention.
John S. Conner, dairy marketing
specialist for the College of Agri
culture Extension Service, announ
ced this week that the convention
will be held at the Henry Grady
hotel in Atlanta on February 16
and 17.
The 1956 program will include
discussions on such subjects as
Public Relations and Legal Prob
lems, Fluid Milk Pricing, Problems
Facing the Dairy Industry, Plant
Operations, Dairying in the South
east, and Advertising and Promott
jian.
Conner said a feature of the con
vention will be exhibits in thte en
trance-way to the Henry Grady.
“These will show the dairy indus
try's responsibility and its prposal
in feeding the growing poppulation
in the expanding industrial South,"
he stated.
To avoid silage flavor in milk,
Georgia dairymen are advised to
feed after milking or, preferably,
to feed silage in bunkers outside
the barn.
Three Leaflets
On Marketing Are
Issued By Agents
Pointing out that many growers
feel that when they have produced
a crop and started it on its way
to market their responsibility er;ds,
W. C. Carter, economist for the
College of Agriculture Etenslon
Service, says the assumption is not
true.
"The condition in which the pro
duct reaches the market directly
affects the volume bought, the
price paid, and future purchases.
The grower can, by careful har
vesting and handling, and proper
grading and packaging, greatly in
fluence the buyer and largely de
termine whether or not the crop
will he profitable,” Carter says.
Three new leafletes written by
the specialist, and available thru
county agents, show why these
facts are true. Their titles are:
"Marketing Georgia Sweet Com,”
Marketing Georgia Tomatoes,” and
"Marketing Georgia Cantaloupes.”
Each of the leaflets deals with
such topic as varieties to plant,
marketing practices at harvest time
how to judge maturity, and ret om
mended methods of picking, sort
ing, grading, packing, and, finally,
selling.
“Too many growers make the
mistake of waiting until harvest
time to make their marketing plan
This nearly always will cause un
satisfactory results as it leaven the
grower in an unfavorable position.
Too much emphasis cannot be plac
ed on planning for marketing o!
the crop when production plans are
made if good results are to be ex
pected, ’’ Carter states.
ASC NEWS
DECEMBER IS SET FOR
COTTON VOTE
Cotton growers have an import
ant decision to make on Tuesday,
December 13, C. A. Bagwell, Chair
man of the. County Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Com
mittee reminds farmers.
jOn that day, growers will vote
in a referendum to decide whether
marketing quotas will be in effect
for their 1956 upland cotton crop.
“If at least two-thirds of the
growers voting approve the quotas,
Mr. Bagwell explains, "marketing
quotas will be in effect on all the
farms growing upland cotton in
1956, penalties will apply on ‘ex
cess’ cotton, and price supports to
those growers who comply wifhf
their cotton acreage allotments will
be available at the full level of ef
fective supports. Under current leg
islation, this suport will be between
75 and 90 percent of parity, the
level depending upon the supply
situation at the time the determi
nation is made.
::If more than one-third of the
growers disapprove quotas, there
will be no marketing quotas or
penalties, but price supports to ell
gible growers <(who comply with
their allotments) * will be available
at 50 per cent of parity.
“In either case, acreage allot
ments will continue in effect for
for the 1956 cotton crop.”
] The Chairman pointed out that
the Secretary of Agriculture is
directed to proclaim marketing
quotas for the next upland cotton
crop when the. cotton supply ex
ceeds normal. Quotas are not put
into operation, however, unless
they are approved by at least two
thirds of voting in a
national referendum on the quest
ion.
All farmers who produced cot
ton in 1955 are eligible to votte in
the referendum. Listed below are
the polling places:
Bells and Vickory—Ralph Moore’s
i Stotre
Coal Mt. and Rolands—Grady Mar
tin’s Store
Chestatee and New Bridgeßl). O.
Freeman’s Store
Cumming and Chattahoochee—Po*-
syth Countty ASC Office
Barkers and Hightower—Hurt A
Moore’s Store
Big Creek—W. D. Buice’s Store
Settendown and Ducktown—TJ. M.
JGreen’s Store
All polls will open promptly at
8:00 A. M. and close at 5:00 P.