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Volume 50.
Gold Key Farmer
Gives Tips For
Growing Cotton
“It Can Be Done,” might well
be the motto of Hoke Caudell,
Banks county farmer, who year
after year produces better than a
bale and half of cotton on his 18-
acre allotment.
For the past three years he has
averaged 858 pounds of lint per
acre. He is one of six Georgia
farmers who have received gold
keys from the Bale-and Half cotton
Club for producing more than 750
pounds per acre for three years.
Mr. Caudell follows a rotation of
cotton, small grain and corn on
the sloping red hills of his Pied
mont farm. He breaks his cotton
land with tractor equipment in the
fall or winter, then harrows it in
the early spring.
For planting and cultivating. Mr.
Caudell relies on Old Dobbin. Using
a muledrawn distributor, he places
800 pounds per acre of 4—12—12
fertilizer deep in the soil and fol
lows this with a spring-tooth har
row to prepare the seedbed. The
planter follows immediately behind
the harrow, putting out 30 to 50
pounds per acre of certified seed.
According to County Agent E. F.
Lyon, this farmer does not rush
about chopping the cotton. He
waits to be sure the plants are
healthy and not dying. Then he
chops, leaving four to six plants
per foot of row. As soon as this is
done, he side dresses with 40 to
60 pounds of nitrogen per acre.
Mr. Caudell inspects his fitlds
regularly for insect damage and
uses tractormounted dusters and
sprayers in dry weather. When the
soil is too wet or the cotton too
large for the tractor, he uses hand
dusters to stay on his regular
schedule. At picking time Mrs.
Caudell and the children keep him
busy going to the gin by picking
one to two hales a day.
Mr. Caudell recently completed
a 4,000 capacity broiler house to
better balance his farm program.
Fertilizer Cited
As Cheapest Feed
Farmer Can Buy
“Successful grassland farming
depends upon a willingness of the
livestock producer to use up-to
date practices and available techni
cal agricultural assistnce,” says Dr.
Ralph L. Wehunt of the University
of Georgia Agricultural Extension
Service.
Dr. Wehunt pointed out this
week that the cheapest feed a
daiy or beef farmer can buy is
fertilizer —applied to grass. Ade
quate amounts of nitrogen, phos
phate, and potach are required to
“cash in on grass.”
He also stressed the importance
of lime to successful grassland
farming. “To farm a filed without
knowing its lime needs,” said Dr.
Wehunt, “may be like buying a
termiteinfested house —anew coat
of paint will not help solve the
problems. Neither will anew trac
tor make profits running over an
acid field of grass.”
Fertilizer demonstrations conduct
ed in Southwest Georgia showed
farmers how to “cash in on grass”
with sound fertilizer practices.
Six farmers —W. C. Bryan and
W. I. Newberry of Baker county:
C. R. Cook and C. M. Lane of
Miller county, and Ed Kelley and
Phil Spooner of Seminole county
conducted fertilizer demonstrations
on Bahia grass in cooperation with
their county agents.
One treatment on these farms
consisted of an "average farmer
treatment” of only 300 pounds of
4 12—12 fertilizer per acre with
out top dress nitrogen. This treat
ment yielded only 2.944 pounds of
airdry forage per acre. Another
treatment consisted of adequate
phosphate and potach applied ac
cording to soil test recommenda
tions plus 50 pounds of top dress
nitrogen. This treatment produced
5,113 pounds of forage per acre.
But with a treatment of 100 pounds
of nitrogen along with adequate
phosphate and potash, the yield
jumped to 7,052 pounds of forage
per acre.
There is no method of ccurately
forecasting the future, but the
past, if carefully studied, will give
you more than a haphazard view.
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORBYTH COUNTY Si CITY OF GUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH. FULTON, CHICRO HEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
RESOLUTION
IN MEMORY OF BROTHER
WILLIAM EMORY LIPSCOMB
We, tiie Committee request that:
Be it remembered that on the
day of April 26, 1959, Brother Wil
liam Emory Lipscomb. Sr., laid
aside the working tools of a Mas
ter Mason and answered the sum
mons of the Grand Architect of
the Universe which read: “Well
done Thy Good and Faithful Ser
vant, Thou Has Been Faithful
Over a Wew Things. I will Make
Thee Ruler Over Many Things,
Enter Thou in the Joys of Thy
Lord.”
Brother Lipscomb, a Doctor who
served his community many years
in this capacity, was a man loved
by all who knew him. He was a
member of LaFayette Lodge No.
44 F. & A. M. for more than 54
years.
He served as Worshipful Master
in years 1914 thru 1918 1920,
1923—1924, 1934- -1936 and in 1941.
He served his Count*/, his Church,
his neighbor, his brother and his
lodge without request of reward.
We sorrow at the passing of our
brother but the cherished memory
of our departed brother will be
enshrined in our hearts and mem
ory forever.
BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. To the family and loved ones
of our departed brother we express
our deepest heartfelt sympathy.
2. This Lodge stand a few mom
ents in silence in memory of our
departed brother.
3. This resolution be recorded
in the permanent files and records
of this Lodge.
4. A copy of this resolution be
delivered to the family.
5. A copy be furnished the For
syth County News for Publication.
Respectfully subitted, in open
i lodge this the 19th day of May
1959.
COMMITTEE:
Lloyd G. Wright
L. W. Holbrook
Ben Hulsey
Ranger, Edward L. Wright
The most common of all forest
tree diseases is fusiform rust. This
' common disease attacks slash and
j loblolly pine from the seedling
| stage through the maturity of the
j tree. Any cultural practices, such
!as fertilizing or burning, which
I stimulate early growth in the
! spring, may increase the infection.
; However, by maintaining high den
sity of stocking in plantings and
sapling stands, it will encourage
early natural pruning of lower
branches and will minimize the
i spreading of branch canukers into
| the lower stems. There is one
bright consolation. If you have
I fusiform rust on your trees, it
cannot be transmitted from one
tree to another. When the trees are
thinned, the ones with the stem
! cankers should be removed first,
as they are susceptible to wind
damage and have a low market
value in addition to being a men
ace to your other trees. If you
have any management problems,
contact the Forsyth County Fores
try unit for further information.
Miss Lurline Collier To
Conduct Work Shop
Here On June 8
The Garden Club Council of
Cumming will sponsor a flower
arranging workshop in the base
ment of the Methodist Church.
Miss Lurline Collier will be the
instructor on June 3, 1959 (Wed
nesday) from 1:00 o’clock until
4:00 o’clock. P. M. There will be
a charge of $2.00 per person.
This workshop is for beginners
as well as advanced arrangers.
Anyone interested in attending
should contact the president of one
of the Garden Clubs to get a list
of materials needed.
The man who attempts some
thing unusual is generally laughed
at, if he fails, and hailed as a
great guy if he succeeds.
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, may 28, 1959.
Georgia’s Spring
Livestock Survey
Is Now Underway
Georgia’s annual spring livestock
survey is now underway, and the
results will tell, among other
things, whether this year’s spring
pig crop in the state is larger or
smaller than last year. j
Rural mail carriers will destri- |
bute some 10,000 U. S. Department j
of Agriculture livestock question
naire cards among Georgia farmers
about 20 and 21. The cards should
be returned promptly to the mail
carrier for forwarding to the Geor- i
gia Crop Reporting Service at I
Athens, where the information will J
be summarized and sent to USDA’s j
Crop Reporting Board in Washing- i
ton, D. C.
On June 18, at 12 o’clock noon, !
E. D. TANARUS., the Crop Reporting Board i
will issue its annual June pig crop
report, which will show whether
the nation’s spring pig crop is
up or down from last year, and i
i give the same information for the
states. In addition, the report will
show farmer’s farrowing plans for
this summer and fall.
The Georgia Crop Reporting Ser
| vice regards this survey as one
;of the most important it makes
each year, especially since more
than 50 percent of the Georgia
cash receipts from farm market
ings now come from livestock. It
urges farmers who receive the sur
vey cards to fill in the requested
information carefully and return
the cards to their mail carriers
promptly so the resulting estimates
will be as accurate as possible.
Farmers returning the cards will
receive a copy of the June pig crop
report, and other farmers and per
sons interested may obtain a copy
ibby writing to the Georgia Crop
J Reporting Service 319 Extension
| Building, Athens. Ga.
j Cash receipts from hog market
i ing in Georgia last year amounted
jto 68,807,000. compared to $57,-
' 533..000 in 1957. the Crop Repport
ing Service said. Total weight of
the hogs marketed last year
amounted to 335,225,000 pounds,
! about 18.5 million pounds more
I than in 1957.
Alfalfa Acreage
j Shows Increase
jin North Georgia
| Alfalfa, the Queen of the Hays,
j now occupies 36.169 acres in Geor
| gia. This is a big increase per
! centage-wise over previous years’
acreages, according to Extension
Agronomist J. R Johnson, Univer
sitly of Georgia College of Agri
culture. The Agricultural Extension
Service has a goal of 100,000 acres
of alfalfa by 1965.
To aid in establishment, mainte
nance, and promotion of this crop.
Extension Agronomists Johnson.
W. H. Gurley and J. Frank McGill
have written anew Extension Ser
vice publication. “Alfalfa Product
ion in Georgia.” This circular gives
the latest recommendations on soil
requirements, seed and varieties,
soil preparation, management, as
well as for disease and insect con
trol.
Alfalfa is a good cash crop for
North Georgia soils, according to
Johnson. Once a stand has been
established, alfalfa will yield about
four to five tons of high quality
hay for five to six years.
To be successful with alfalfa
North Georgia farmers should:
(1) Plant on well-prepared, dapt
ed soil; (2) Use lime, phosphate,
potash, and borax, according to
soil tests; (3) Use certified seed
of either Atlantic, Buffalo, or Nar
ragansett varieties, and (4) Sow
25 to 30 pounds of inoculated seed
per acre during September or Oct
ober in moist soil.
Copies of “Alfalfa Production in
Georgia” may be secured from
county agents throughout the state.
CAKE WALK AT MATT SCHOOL
SATURDAY NIGHT, MAY 30
There will be a Cake Walk at
Matt School, Saturday, May 30, at
8:00 o’clock. Pently of good music
furnished by Cliff Carnes and the
Rocky Ridge Gang, from Duck
town. Proceeds go to the lunch
room.
HON. ELLIS ARNALL
IN GOVERNOR’S
RACE IN 1962
Hon. Ellis Arnall
Former Governor Ellis Arnall
states that he will be a candidate
for Governor of Georgia in 1962
if Georgia’s public schools are
closed and there is no assurance
that they will be reopened and
kept open.
He was Chairman of the Con
stitutional Revision Committee, of
which wrote the school segregation
provision of the Constitution of
1945 under which Georgia now
operates a system of segregated
public education.
He believes in segregated public
schools, however, if Georgia cannot
maintain segregated public schools,
then he is in favor of open schools
with as much segregation as pos
sible under the law. Open schools
can be maintained with maximum
segregation through a strong pupil
placement act, local option and
j grants-in-aid.
I Mf\ Arnall believes that the peo
| pie of Georgia will not permit a
j million Georgia school children to
Ibe turned into the streets and
! fields. Too much toil, sacrifice,
I
and devotion have gone into our
public schools to permit them to
be destroyed, and will help keep
the schools open and operating.
Georgia Insurance
Volume Gain Tops
U. S., Says Cravey
ATLANTA—Georgia’s phenomenal
economic growth is being reflected
in a U. S. pace-setting gain in in
surance business being transacted
in the state and Atlanta is rapidly
becofing the Hartford of the South
east, Insurance Commissioner Zack
D. Cravey declared today.
In premium volume increase
Georgia percentage wise is far in
front of the rest of the nation, he
pointed out.
“This volume increase from 1947
through 1956 was 409.47 per cent.”
he explained. “The nearest state
to Georgia was Arizona which had
a 260.28 per cent gain. Figures
since 1956 are unavailable, but I
am sure they would show Georgia
has jfiaintained this blistering pace.
“Ir. 1946, the year before I be
came Commissioner, the premium
tax and fees accruing to the state
from insurance was only $2,487,205.
64 ac compared to the 1959 figure
of $9,796,998.67. This is an increase
during the period of 393 per cent.
“Ten years ago approximately
14.000 agents were licensed. Now,
under stringent regulations of re
cent vintage, we have between
23,000 and 25.000 qualified.
“When I took office in 1947 only
350 companies were licensed in
Georgia as against 732 today.
“Practically all major national
compnies now operate a network
of offices from their Atlanta head
quarters to serve the state and the
southeast. As for our Georgia-own
ed companies their soundness is
attested by the fact that not a
single one has gone broke since I
have been Commissioner. These
are two majo r reasons why Atlan
ta is becomim The Hartford o f
The Southeast.”
Of course, complete defense of
the nation mpans heavier taxes,
but it may save the blood of our
young men. Why worry about the
taxes?
County Population 15,000.
Mr. Lonnie R. Pulliam
Dies Suddenly, May 21
Mr. Lonnie R. Pulliam, passed
away suddenly at his home near
Cumming on Thursday, May 21.
Funeral Services were held at
the First Baptist Church here on
Saturdav morning. May 23 at 11:00.
Rev. Marcus Reed and Rev. W. H.
Warren officiating. Interment in
Pleasant Hill cemetery at Lavonia
in Franklin County.
Survivors include his wife, two
sons. Prof. D. F. Pulliam of Cum
ming and Mr. Ray Pulliam of
Gainesville.
Health Department
News
By Grace Palmour, PHN.
First in the hearts of parents is
the health and welfare of their
chilHren. It is with this in mind
that th mind that the American
Red Cross and the Department
of Public Health have in cooper
ation provided a wa yto teach
prospective parents and future
prospective parents Mother and
| Baby Care.
Your Public Health Nur6e has
just completed a course of instruct
ion in Mother and Baby Care in
the Ninth grade Home Economics
class at Forsyth County High
School.
It was, as always, a good exper
ience. The eagerness of these girls
to learn and the reward of being
able to give them a true picture
not distorted by superstitions is
in itself a truly wonderful feeling.
These are girls who in a few j
short years will be going out to
make homes for families of their
own.
Within three or four years we
will be seeing the results of some
of these classes. I believe here
we will build a good potential
case load for Maternal and Child
Health Conferences as well as help
ing these girls to stop and realize
the importance of immunizations to
their children their first years of
life. Whether it be through the
Department of Public Health or
their private phsicians.
SOCIAL SECURITY
The amount of social security
credit needed to qualify for bene
fits is still widelv misunderstood.
Cecil W. Collins. District Manager
of the Gainesville Serial Security
Office, stated today. Many people
th'nk that 2 years of social security
credit will qualify them for bene
fits at retirement age. This is not
true in the majority of cases.
A person who has reached retire
ment age and has worked long
enough to be insured may get
monthly social security payments.
Retirement age is 65 for men and
62 for women. The amount of
icredit needed, called quarters of
coverage, depends on the person’s
date of birth. As an example, a
man born July 1894 would need
17 quarters of coverage, or 4 1-4
years. A woman born July 1897
would also need 17 quarters of
coverage.
Collins also pointed out that the
younger the person is the more
time he will generally need under
the social security program to
qualify for benefits. The amount
of work necessary to bo fully in
sured is always at least 6 quarters
(1 1-2 years) and never more than
40 quarters (10 years).
How many quarters of coverage
are needed and how they may be
earned is the subject of anew
leaflet prepared by the Social Se
curity Administration. The leaflet
is free and may be obtained thru
your nearest social security office,
according to Collins. Ask for the
I leaflet on “Social Security Credits,”
Ihe urged. The address of your
[nearest office can be found under
I“U .S. Government” in your tele
phone book. Information about
your social security office and its
services ran also be obtained from
your local post office.
J. O. Bethea, agronomist, Agri
cultural Extension Service, recom
mends use of 10—15 pounds of
DDT per acre to control Budworms
.in Aromatic tobacco.
Number 22.
FORSYTH COUNTY
JAYCEES RECEIVE
STATE AWARD
At the State Jaycee Convention
in Augusta last Saturday the For
syth County Jaycees received an.
award for the club having the
highest percentage membership in
crease in the entire state.
The convention was held in the
beautiful Bon-Air Hotel in Augusta
with more than one thousand Jay
cees in attendance. Each club in
the State of Georgia had the privi
lege of casting ten votes for the
state president and Forsyth Coun
ty cast their votes for the winning
candidate for president Mr John
Lassiter of Savannah.
The Forsyth County Jaycees
were represented at the conventkm
by the following members: Mr.
Lloyd Smith, Mr. Edwin Gravitt.
Mr. Dowe Vaughn, Mr. Douglas
Vaughn, Mr. Roy P. Otwell, Jr..
Mr. Joel Webb, Mr. George Barnett
Mr. Lelon Barnett, Mr. Carey Mar
tin and Mr. William Chamblee.
Forsyth County Jayeees are look
ing forward to the new year with
anticipation that their one hundred
fifteen percent increase over this
year can be excelled in the eomtnjf
year and the many projects they
are carrying out should be an in
centive for the young men in oar
count yto want to become mem
bers and do their part in this
civic work.
Soil Conservation
District News
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JAMES T COOTS
SOIL CONSERVATION SF.RVHX
Twenty acres of Coastal Bermuda,
grass planting on Jess Watson:
farm in the Big Creek community
has been completed. Mr. Watson
has a registered herd of Black
Angus cattle. Watson figures that'
three acres of land will furnish
each animal feed Iwelve months -
in the year. A combination of her
muda. fescue and white clover will
give him year around grazing.
] District coope’ators who are
ready to carry out their woodland
management on thinning may have
the services of a graduate and
qualified forester for marking the
trees for thinning. SCS technicians
will assist you in securing this
specialist for you.
James T. Coots and John M.
Garrett, Jr., SCS technicians at
tended the monthly meeting of the
Board of Supervisors, Upper Chat
tahoochee River Soil Conservation
District in Watkinsville last week.
A tour of the Watkinsville Soil
and Water Experiment Station and
the farm of W. H. Breedlove were
held.
Critical areas along County road
rights-oflway in the Settingdown
Creek Watershed are being seeded
to grass as a part of the Water
shed Project.
County Masonic Assn.
Meets With Cross
Roads Lodge, May 30
The Forsyth County Masonic As
sociation will meet with Cross
Roads Lodge No. 119 F. & A. M.
on Saturday May 30th at 8 o’clock
P. M.
Brother John Lummus will be
the principal speaker of the even
ing. This being an open meeting,
all Masons and their families are
cordially invited to attend.
Refreshments will be served.
Clyde Bannister, President
W. F. Harrison, V-president
Harold Hendrix, Secretary
Ralph Williams, animal husband
man, Agricultural Extension Ser
vice, declares the produco-m of far
calves is a method of beef pro
duction which requires plenty of
good pasture and roughage and a
‘small amount of concentrates.