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THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS-JUNE 29j 1972-
ASCS News
The President has announced
his Intention to nominate Car
roll G. Brunthaver, of Fremont,
Ohio, to be an Assistant Sec
retary of Agriculture for In
ternational Affairs and Com
modity Credit Corporation.
In addition, the President Is
annohnclag his appointment of
Mr. Brunthaver to be a mem
ber of the Board of Directors
of the Rural Telephone Bank.
He Is currently serving as As
sociate Administrator of Agric
ultural Stabilization and Cons
ervation Service in the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Mr. Brunthaver will succeed
Clarence D. Palmby whose re
signation the President has ac
cepted with special regret, eff
ective June 7, 1972.
Born In Fremont, Ohio, on
March 27, 1932, Mr. Bruntha
ver graduated from Ohio State
University and received a PhJ),
Census To Ask
On Homes, Buying
Questions on consumer buy
ing and home improvement ex
pectations will be asked in this
area by Bureau of the Census
interviewers during the first
two weeks of July, according to
Thomas W. McWhlrter, Direc
tor of the Bureau's Data Col
lection Center in Atlanta.
The survey is taken four
times yearly as part of a na
tionwide effort to collect infor
mation as a guide to Federal
agencies and other groups in
developing programs on con
sumer spending patterns.
A sample of residents here
will be asked if they expect to
buy a house, car, or major ap
pliance during the next year and
if they have made recent pur
chases of these Items. Homeow
ners will be asked about home
ANTICIPATED RECEIPTS
Local Taxes (Includes Local Bonds) $ 1,405,125.41
Other Local 4,000.00
State 3,461,514.01
Federal (PI 874) 14,500.00
Non-Revenue Receipts 300,000.00
Transfers from all-Funds 37,162.00
July Ist, 1972, Balances
Committed 802,192.44
Uncommitted - 34,500.00
Total July 1, 1972, Balances 767,692.44
Total Receipts " ~"57^,997755
Federal (Title I) 120,824.00
Adult Education 5,769.00
ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES
Administration 78,081.10
Instruction 1,924,463.67
Special Instructional Program 6,757.20
Attendance § Health Services 26,871.00
Transportation 237,625.00
Operation of Plants 215,870.00
Maintenance of Plants 130,360.00
Fixed Charges 166,053.45
Food Services 154,200.00
Capital Outlay 2,344,834.43
Debt Service (Includes Bond Sinking) 561,146.50
Transfers to all Funds 37,162.00
June 30, 1973, Balances
Committed 54,569.51
Uncommitted 52,000.00
Total End of Year Balances 106,569.51
Total Expenditures 5“,989,993.86
Federal (Title I) 120,804.00
Adult Education 5,769.00
THE FORSYTH COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL GIVE FINAL APPROVAL
TO THE BUDGET ON JULY 11, 1972. ANYONE HAVING A QUESTION OR
SUGGESTION ON THE BUDGET ARE URGED TO ATTEND THE MEETING ON
JULY 11, 1972, AT THE FORSYTH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY AT 1:00 P.M.
By Edsel Martin
In Agricultural Economics In
1960.
He was a pilot In the U. S.
Air Force from 1954-1957. Mr.
Brunthaver served as an
Assistant Instructor In the De
partment of Agriculture Econ
omics at Ohio State University
from 1957-1960 and spent the
following year as an Assistant
Professor of Agricultural Ec
onomics at Michigan State Un
iversity.
From 1961-1966. Mr. Brunt
naver served as Director of Re
search for the Grain and Feed
Dealers National Association
and was an Associate Director
of Research at COMCO, Mem
phis, Tennessee, from 1966-
1969.
Mr. Brunthaver Is married to
the former Betty Hesslck.They
have two children and reside
In Alexandria, Virginia.
Improvements and repairs dur
ing the last three months and
any planned for die future.
Results of the last survey,
taken in April, showed an in
crease in the number of house
holds expecting to buy houses,
major appliances, furniture,
and carpets over expectations
reported in the January survey.
However, expectations to buy
new cars and to make home
Improvements were not signi
ficantly changed.
Information supplied by In
dividuals participating In the
survey Is kept confidential
by law, and will published only
In the form of statistical totals.
The Census Bureau repre
sentative In this area Is Mrs.
Edith Gwen Jones, 19 Frontier
Drive, Buford.
TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR ALL FUNDS
FORSYTH COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
JULY Ist, 1972 through JUNE 30, 1972
PAGE 4
WATER SHRUBS
Shrubs will need watering
during dry periods this sum
mer. Here are some tips on how
to do It.
First, water enough. Some
gardeners we know wet only the
surface. There are very few
roots In that vicinity.
So water six to eight Inches
deep. That way, the moisture
will reach the root system.
And a heavy watering once a
week Is better than a light
watering every day.
Use a hose? Sure, but be sure
hie water moves downward Into
the root system. Make a three
to four-inch mound of soil some
18 inches out from the shrub.
This serves as a reservior
and makes sure the water moves
down to Hie root area.
Time of day matters little
when watering shrubs. However
It's not a good idea to water
roses with overhead irrigation
In the late afternoon. Might
encourage foliage diseases.
EARLY DEATH?
Chances are good—or bad—
that some gardeners will lose
some of their recently-planted
shrubs this summer. One week
without water can easily kill
plants that have not established
an extensive root system Into
the surrounding soil.
Some folks just don’t realize
that a lot of the roots of a
ball and burlap shrub are left
in the ground when the plant Is
dug. The nurseryman doesn’t
do It this way on purpose;
there’s just no way he can dig
all the roots. Anyway, these
plants are going to be under
a lot of stress.
Many container - grown
shrubs die during their first
growing season, too. And for
the same reason—neglect. Th
ese plants need very careful wa
tering, even though the entire
root system was planted.
You see, the roots of cont-
By: Walter Rucker, County Agent
alner-grown shrubs occupy an
extremely small soil volume.
In other words, the roots are
restricted In their ability to
obtain water.
MULCHING
There are hundreds of gar
dening practices, but few are
more beneficial than mulching.
This Is one of the best ways
we know to conserve soil moi
sture in the summer.
During dry periods, frequent
watering Is necessary to keep
the upper six inches of the soil
In flower beds moist. A mulch
on the surface will hold mois
ture and greatly reduce the need
for watering. Will make your
shrub and flower beds look bet
ter, too, not to mention a low
er water bill.
There are a lot of mulching
materials you can use—pine
straw, pine bark, slightly de
composed fall leaves, hay and
sawdust.
CULTIVATE?
Some people cultivate around
shrubs. Why, we don’t know.
There’s really no advantage to
It. In fact, dlgtfng around some
ornamentals azaleas, cam
ellias and hollies—can severly
injure the root system. Roots
of these plants are located wi
thin a few Inches of the soil
surface.
Some gardeners “work In”
fertilizers. Most fertilizers are
water soluble, so working ’em
In Isn’t necessary. Others cul
tivate around shrubs to control
Bermuda and other grasses. A
better approach Is to place a
sheet of polyethylene plastic on
the ground underneath the plant.
Just cut toe plastic Into around
shape, then make a cut to toe
center so It fits up to toe
trunk of toe shrub. Now cover
toe plastic with an attractive
mulch. Pine straw, for example.
The straw and plastic can be
left ’round toe shrub Indefini
tely.
SCS
News
Soil Conservation Service
J.T. Coots
Jesse Mercer, Soil Conser
vation Service, State Biologist,
spent Tuesday, June 20, In toe
county assisting local SCS te
chnicians In rendering assis
tance to several District Coo
perators with fishpond manage
ment.
The next phase of roadbank
treatment In toe Big Creek
Watershed Is expected to be
gin toe first week In July. This
application will Include lime
and nitrogen and will cover toe
same area as covered In toe
first phase that took place In
May and June.
H. C. Hall In toe Daves Cr
eek community has a dam under
construction that will impound
water for fishing and recrea
tion. Willie Raines Is toe con
tractor. T. Kenneth Orr Is toe
inspector representing toe Soil
Conservation Service.
Does your school have a
classroom without walls or
textbooks? Many schools do.
They want It that way. What
does the child learn? He learns
to see. Yes, to see toe mud
and toe gully It came from.
He learns to see toe bark on
a tree - and snakes, and bees,
and toe toads and leaves. He
learns their names, why they
are there, and why they are good
or bad. That is a new way of
learning - In outdoor class
rooms. For more about this,
call your Soil Conservation Dis
trict.
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