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THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - JUNE 22, 1972 -
ASCS News
BY: Edsel Martin
Every man, woman and child
in the United States should und
erstand, that the smallestport
ion of after-taxes income ever
achieved here or anywhere else
in the World is spent by Am
ericans consumers for food.
In 1971, the figure was 16
percent of their after taxes in
come. Indications are that in
1972, American consumers will
be spending only about 15 1/2
percent of their disposable in
come for food.
If that didn't impress you en
ough, consider tnis - if we were
paying the same proportion of
our take-home pay for food to
day as was th e case 20 years
ago, the food bill for American
consumers would be about SSO
billion more per year than is
actually the case.
But, the thing that’s hard to
get across to the American p
ublic is the fact that agricul
ture just like any other ind
ustry, needs to balance prod
uction with demand, and that
agriculture, like any other in
dustry, is entitled to economic
reward for its increased prod
uctivity and efficiency.
This is what farm programs
are all about.
Now city people want a fair
wage and they should get it.
Businessmen want a fair return
on their investment -- and they
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IF ELECTED AS FORSYTH COUNTY TAX COMMISSIONER
I will make every effort possible to eliminate the waiting lines for paying property
taxes and purchasing auto tags.
I will carry out the duties of Tax Commissioner in a courteous, business-like
manner.
I will assist all the taxpayers in obtaining maximum benefits due them as set forth
by out existing state laws.
I will make every effort possible to collect the taxes that are due the county.
I will work with the tax accessors in obtaining equal taxes for all our citi/.ens.
I will work with you, the taxpayer, and assist you in resolving your problems.
Your problems will be my problems if I am elected as your Tax Commissioner.
The office of Tax Commissioner will be open extra hours during rush periods, to
better assist our citi/.ens who have public jobs.
REMEMBER AND SUPPORTME ON TUESDA Y, AUGUSTS, AND
/ WILL REMEMBER AND SUPPORT YOU FOR THE NEXT FOUR
YEARS AS YOUR TAX COMMISSIONER.
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should get it. And everybody
should realize that farmers
want a fair return for their
work and investment—and they
should get it.
Some of us fail to realize that
less than 5 percent of our pe
ople are on farms or that our
agricultural industry is so eff
icient and productive that we are
able to produce the food for our
entire population of more than
200 million people, PLUS mill
ions more in other countries
as well. When we think of f
ood or where it comes from,
some people automatically th
ink of the supermarket. Few
have much reason to stop and
remind themselves that back
of every quart of milk, there’s
a cow with a cocklebur in her
tail slapping some farmer in
the face; back of every pork
chop there’s a squealing pig;
and back of every loaf of br
ead there’s a bushel of
wheat that didn’t just drop d
own out of the sky.
A better life for farm and r
ural people, will be the key to
more balanced, and more
wholesome growth for the en
tire nation. If it weren’t for
about five farmers out of every
100 of us, another 95 of us w
ould have to get out and dig in
the dirt to survive.
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Vote For
DONALD M. MAJOR
FOR TAX COMMISSIONER
FORSYTH COUNTY
AUGUST 8, 1972
Your Vote and Influence Appreciated
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By: Walter Rucker, County Agent
THE JAPANESE BEETLE IS
HERE AGAIN
First reports of activity of
the Japanese beetle were re
ceived in the County Extension
office last week.
There are very few plants
that this destructive insect re
fuses to eat. Favorites include
most all fruits, vegetables, ro
ses and many others. Sevin and
malathion are the recommended
insecticides. Both will do an
excellent job of killing the bee
tle and both are relatively safe
to use.
Use Sevin (either dust or
spray) if they are on fruits
or vegetables that you plan to
harvest within a week. Malath
ion has a 7-day period between
last application and harvest.
Sevin has a one-day waiting
period.
In case you aren’t familar
with this insect the Japanese
beetle is metallic green or
greenish - bronze with redish
wing covers. He’s easily mis
taken for an immature June
bug. However, on the Jap
anese beetle two prominent
white spots and several sm
aller white spots are located
near the tip of the abdomen
and along the sides. The beetle
is 1/3 to 5/8 inch long.
The adults feed on the fol
iage and fruits of about 250
kinds of plants, including nea
rly all deciduous fruits and
shrubs, shade trees, corn, soy
beans, garden flowers, veget
abled and weeds.
The grub-like larvae are ser
ious pests of the roots of lawns
and pasture grasses. There is
usually one generation each
year, with the adults emerging
during June and July. We can
expect the beetle to be a ser
ious pest for the next six weeks
to two months.
TURF FIELD DAYS
Forsyth County folks who are
in the landscaping or nursery
business or someone who’s
really interested in a top qual
ity lawn—will have a real op
portunity on the 27th of this
month to get a good educa
tion of lawn grasses.
It’s the Turf Field Day to be
held at the Georgia Experim
ent Station at Experiment Geo
riga (near Griffin) and gets
underway at 10 o’clock that
morning with a tour of the
field plots.
You will be able to see the
appearance of most of the co
mmonly used lawn grasses in
cluding six bentgrasses.
Also on the tour you can
see such things as the effect
of height of mowing on both
warm and cool season grasses,
the effect of a variety of post
emergence and preemergence
herbicides on a variety of turf
grasses and weeds, the effect of
natural tree shade on growth
“retardants” on fescue and
bermuda grass.
An afternoon panel discus
sion will be held wher e you
can quiz a group of experts
on any turf grass questions
that you may have.
4—H CLUB MEMBERS BUSY
Summer vacation time is the
busy season for some of our
County’s 4-H Club members.
One delegation returned fr
om District Project Achieve
ment last week with many hon
ors. Complete details of this
trip will be given at an early
date when pictures are
received.
This week, four of our out
standing senior members are
representing Forsyth County at
the State 4-H Club Center near
Eatonton. They include Patsy
Eubanks, Lynn Martin, Walter
Rucker Jr. and Tony Wright.
Next week, nine of our senior
members will be at CampWah
sega near Dahlonega attending
Senior Leadership Camp. They
will spend the week in classes
such as recreation leadership,
lerning to be junior leaders,
attending classes in gun safety
and archery, learning how to te
ach others to keep 4-H Club
records, making talks and vis
uals and meeting in “rap” ses
sions. The purpose of the camp
is to teach these 4-H members
how to teach others when they
return home. Attending the
camp will be Susan Anthony,
Diane Ball, Connie Charles,
Jack Mundy, Ann Patterson,
Ernie Phillips, Walter Rucker
Jr., Cathy Samples and Tony
Wright.
Then during the week of July
9-14, we will have a group of
three attending the annual 4-H
Club Dog Care and Training
School at the University of Ge
orgia in Athens.
These young people will take
their dogs with them and learn
how to care for them properly
and to teach obedience.
Sponsored by the Jim Dandy
dog food company, the school
will be staffed by professional
dog trainers and veterinarians.
Attending this school from For
syth County will be Diane Ball,
A 1 Oakes and Ann Rucker.
On July 15 John Maffett, Nell
McWilliams and Valerie Roy
will Carry their horses to
Athens for similiar training in
the 4-H tTubllorseSchool,Tills
school will also last for a week.
The activity that will involve
tlu* most 4-H Club members
during the summer will be the
annual summer camp ami begins
on Monday, July IT.
This year we’ll be camping
at Camp Wahsega near Dahlon
ega. More than a hundred 4-H
Club members from Forsyth
County will be along as will a
group of junior and adult lea
ders.
State 4-11 club W ildlife camp
w ill l>e going on the same week
at I aura Park near Waycross.
The long delegate from our
county will be Walter Rucker,
Jr.
Hog Cholera
Quarantine Lifted
Atlanta—Commissioner of
Agriculture Tommy Irvin has
announced that state and fed
eral veterinarians have Issued
a release on the hog cholera
quarantine that was Imposed
in a portion of Tattnall Cou
nty in April due to two chol
era outbreaks there.
The quarantined area in
cluded the portion of Tattnall
County south of 280 and 147*
The release also applies to
individual herds that were qu
arantined due to the cholera
cases.
On April 8, the first hog ch
olera case in Georgia in more
than two years was confirmed
in Tattnall County. As a result
an embargo was placed on the
movement of all hogs in the state
except those going straight to
slaughter and all feeder pig
sales were cancelled.
As there was no evidence of
Health Council
Holds Meeting
CLEVELAND—The first me
eting of the Area Health Advis
ory Council was held cn June
8 at the Holiday Manor Rest
aurant in Cleveland.
Representatives from phy
sical, mental and environmen
tal health joined with various
“consumers” to study the
health problems in the area.
Most of the time was spent dis
cussing the council’s role and
organizational structure.
This new group has been es
tablished by the Georgia Moun
tains Planning and Development
Commission to carefully ex
amine area health problems and
to make recommendations for
improvement.
Georgia Mountains Planning
and Development Commission
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Property will be offered in tracts and as a whole and is suitable for industrial complex, service station, truck terminal,
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the spread of cholera outside
of the Tattnall quarantine area,
the statewide embargo was lif
ted on May 1 but the Tattnall
County area has remained un
der quarantine until June 12.
Commissioner Irvin re
minded Georgia Hog farmers
that the release of this quar
antine in no way affects the
statewide quarantine imposed
in August 1968 which requires
that feeder and breeder swine
be inspected andpermitted from
farm to farm and farm to spec
ial sales.
In addition, Irvin expressed
his appreciation to all Georgia
hog farmers, especially those
in the Tattnall area for their
cooperation during the quaran
tine.
With the release of the quar
antine, Georgia regains its st
atus as a hog cholera free s
tate.
has been working very closely
with the Department of Human
Resources, OEO, and other ag
encies in an effort to coordin
ate the health planning activi
ties for the 13 counties which
it serves: Banks, Dawson, For
syth, Franklin, Habersham,
Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun,
Stephens, Towns, Union and Wh
ite. The advisory council will
play an important role in this
Comprehensive Health Planning
Program.
In the near future the council
will elect officers, adopt by
laws, and form committees to
deal with specific health pro
blems.
The members from Forsyth
County are Mrs. Grace
Palmour, Ledford Pruitt and
Mrs. Brenda Chester.
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SCS News
By J. T. Coots
Soil Conservation Service
Roy G. Holtzclaw and Amon
L. Corn local District Super
visors of the Upper Chattah
oochee River Soil and Water
Conservation District attended
their monthly meeting in Ga
inesville Thursday June 15,
1972.
C. L. Mclntyre, SCS Soil sc
ientist, and Ed Pullen, SCS
area engineer, were in Forsyth
County last week assisting the
local Soil Conservation Service
technicians in making an inves
tigation for a proposed dam site
on the lands ofDr.L.H. Felder.
The flood retarding structure
in the Etowah River Watershed
near Mt. Tabor Church has been
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checked by SCS technicians re
cently and found to have an
established vegetation program
on the embankment, spillway
and borrow areas.
The District Supervisors will
assume maintenance respons
ibility in cooperation with the
Forsyth County Commissioners
for the works of improvement.
Frank A. Heard in the Shady
Grove Community has com
pleted works of improvement
on three channels. The Forsyth
County ASCS Committee is
cost-sharing with Heard. The
local SCS technicians did the
necessary engineering work.
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