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BY EDSEL MARTIN
Approximately 955,000 cot
ton, feed grain and wheat pro
ducers who certified In the 1972
set-aside programs are being
mailed a total of $U billion in
early program payments au
thorized by the agricultural act
of 1970, it was announced today
by Um U.S. Department of Ag
riculture. The checks were sch
eduled to arrive in many pro
ducers' hands July 1. Most pro
ducers are expected to receive
by: Walter H. Rucker
Since October of 1970 farmers
and others have been paying a
cost of $2 for having a soil
sample tested at the University
of Georgia Soil Testing Labo
ratory. This was begun at the
time the new laboratory facili
ties became available and more
complete analyses were made.
Some changes are now being
made.
The routine test which inclu
des a test for soil ph (acid
ity), lime requirements, phos
phorous, potassium, calcium a
nd magnesium will continue to
carry a charge of $2 per te
st. Since 15 to 20 per cent of
Forsyth County soils normally
are low in magnesium and/or
calcium we would strongly sug
gest that you will still use this
test for pastures, especially if
you have experienced problems
with grass tetany in the past.
There is a free test now a
vailable. It will Include tests
for pH (soil acidity), lime re
quirements, phosphorous andp
otassium. This test will pro
bably be adequate for most gar
dens, lawns and field crops in
Forsyth County unless you have
reasons to suspect shortages of
either calcium or magnesium.
Special tests for soil micron
utrients (those needed by crops
in minute quantities) are avail
able for a cost of $1 per ele
ment. Tests can be made for
boron, manganese and zinc. A
pples and alfalfa quite often s
how a deficiency in boron and
and pecans quite often need ex
tra zinc added.
Special tests are also avail
able for determining the Or
ganic Matter Content, Soluble
Salts and Nitrate Content. The
cost of these is fifty cents per
element.
SCS News
Soil Conservation Service
J.T. Coots
Nitrate and lime are being
applied to the roadside cut
slopes vegetation in the Big
Creek Watershed. W. D. Sim
mons of Baldwin, Georgia is the
contractor. James G. Harris of
Forsyth County is the Contr
acting Officer and T. Kenneth
Orr, local SCS technicians is
the Inspector. The complete ap
plication should be completed by
August Ist.
Dr. Marcus Mashbum, Sr.,
one of the first cooperators
with The Upper Chattahoochee
River Soil and Water Conser
vation District was a recent vi
Historical Briefs
About America’s First Food
Instead of chopping them
down, American Indians used
to cut a strip of bark all the
way around each tree where
they wanted to plant corn.
This simple act killed the
trees and forever removed the
leaves that once blocked the
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their early payments by the end
of July.
Payments under the set-aside
programs are made to farmers
who agree to set aside part of
their land from production in
order to meet a national obje
ctive of balancing supply and de
mand in certain commodities.
These payments help to offset
the loss of returns from crop
land that otherwise would be
used for pro-
For commercial greenhouse
or nursery operators the pre
viously announced soil test for
them will continue to be avail
able at a cost of $2. This
special test includes a test for
soil pH, Soluble Salts, Nitrates,
Phosphorous, Potassium, Ca
lcium, Magnesium, Maganese
and Zinc. To receive this test
samples must be specially mar
ked “Commercial Greenhouse"
or “Nursery Soils." All of this
new program is effective imm
ediately.
4-H CLUBBER'S ARE
CAMPING THIS WEEK
Forsyth County 4-H Club me
members are camping this week
at Camp Wahsega near Dahlon
ega and both Extension agents
will be accompanying the group
of about 120 boys and girls.
We will be camping with ano
ther group of 4-H members
from Walker County.
Nestled in a valley near the
Army Ranger's Mountaineering
Camp, Wahsega is one of the
prettiest 4-H Camps in Geor
gia. A mountain stream runs
through the middle of the camp.
Our 4-H Clubbers will be
enjoying acltivities such as sw
imming, softball, volleyball,
horseshoes, nature hiking and
crafts. Two special programs
are on tap. On Tuesday all
campers were scheduled to hear
a special program on drug abuse
and another special program on
our juvenile court system will
be presented on Thursday. Sa
ndwiched in between these acti
vities atour of the Army
Ranger Camp on Wednesday af
ternoon.
Our 4-H group will be re
turning to Cummlng on Friday
morning just after breakfast.
sltor in the local SCS office.
Joe Booth SCS and coordin
ator of the Chestatee-Chattah
oochee RC&D Project recently
visited with Amon L. Corn Dis
trict Supervisor of Forsyth Co
unty.
Don Eberhart visited the local
SCS office last week and obt
ained a copy of the Soil Sur
vey for Forsyth County.
Rupert Groover a district
cooperator and west of Cumm
lng recently visited with the
local SCS technicians.
Those Interested in obtaining
blueberry plants through the
Upper Chattahoochee River Soil
and Water Conservation Dis
trict should get in touch with
T. Kenneth Orr, SCS technician
during the month of July.
Because they were
generally taller and more
slender than their parents,
Australian youths were once
popularly known as
“cornstalks!"
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without modern herbiciue.
like Evik (ametryne) to
knock down problem weeds,
corn growers would suffer
devastating losses. A weed
called "fall panicum," for
example if allowed to
flourish can stop a
mechanical corn picker right
in its tracks!
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Whenever the word “corn” '
appears in the Bible, the
reference is really to wheat or
barley, which were the only
two cereals cultivated in
Biblical limes!
ductlon, and on which the far
mer is obliged to continue to
pay taxes and apply needed con
servation steps, USDA expl
ained. Payments to producers
are limited to $55,000 per per
son for each of the three cr
ops under the 1970 Act.
Total payments for grains
and cotton this year are exp
ected to be about $3.7 billion.
Feed Grain producers ulti
mately will get about $1.9 bi
ELECT
Larry D. Watson
FORSYTH COUNTY COMMISSION POST 5
% v
IF ELECTED AS FORSYTH COUNTY TAX COMMISSIONER
f 'l 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.
.1 will assist all the taxpayers in obtaining maximum benefits due them as set forth
by our existing state laws.
1 will make every effort possible to collect the taxes that are due the county.
I will work with the tax assessors in obtaining equal taxes for all our citizens.
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 citizens who have public jobs.
REMEMBER AND SUPPORT ME ON TUESDA Y, A UGUST S, AND
/ WILL REMEMBER AND SUPPORT YOU FOR THE NEXT FOUR
YEARS AS YOUR TAX COMMISSIONER.
llion. cotton producers about
$825 million, and wheat pi-l-u
--ucers about $1 billion.
Preliminary payments to
wheat producers under the Ag
ricultural Act of 1970 are li
mited to 75 percent of final pa
yments. Final wheat certificate
payments will be made after
Dec. 1. Feed Grain and Cotton
farmers may or may not get
a final payment, depending on
market conditions.
A VOTE FOR DONALD M. MAIOR
IS A VOTE FOR THE TAXPAYERS
OF FORSYTH COUNTY
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Vote For
DONALD M. MAJOR
FOR TAX COMMISSIONER
FORSYTH COUNTY
AUGUST 8, 1972
Your Vote and Influence Appreciated
THE FORSYTH COUNTY NWaMnjMMMBEHHB
IF ELECTED. I WILL ESTABLISH A
MAIL ORDER SYSTEM WHEREBY
CITIZENS MAY ORDER THEIR
AUTOMOBILE TAOB BY MAIL.