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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 \ 4 I ‘ -*3m -.-‘.M 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.