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Who’s A Farmer?
County Extension Director
Most Georgians are farm*
ers.
You may doubt that, but
Curtis Jackson, resident di
rector of the Georgia Agri
cultural Experiment Station
near Griffin, says it’s true.
Let him explain:
“Most humans enjoy and
appreciate natural things of
the earth. All of us who culti
vate plants to coax useful
ness from them are, in a
sense, farmers.”
Writing in the July issue of
“Georgia Agricultural Re
serch,” Curtis adds, “Al
though most of us Georgians
do not cultivate large acre
ages or raise animals as an
occupation, we are nonethe
less intersted in trees,
shrubs, lawn grasses, and
house and garden plants.”
For that reason, the exper
iment station director be
lieves, “the college of
agriculture’s research and
extension programs for or
namental crops are well
founded on the needs of a
growing commercial base
and increasing interest and
growth of Georgia’s ‘home
farmers’.”
Everybody Benefits
Most people probably
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Platform Advantages
Soil Conservation Service
The use of fertilizer plat
forms in pond fertilization is
more efficient, economical
and easier than other meth
ods.
The platform method has
the following advantages:
Less fertilizer is re
quired to maintain a good
“bloom,” sometimes as
much as 25 percent less.
Fertilizer nutrients are
disolved in the top waters of
a pond. This makes the nuti
rents more available to the
phytoplankton and' less
available to bottom growths
of filanientous algae and
rooted aquatics.
Less phosphorous is
tied up on the pond bottom.
Fertilizer nutrients go
into solution in the pond wa
ter over a longer period of
time.
Fertilizer is easier than
other methods and takes less
time to apply. Lay the sacks
on their sides, split them
from top to bottom and side
to side and fold them back.
A platform three feet by
three feet is sufficient for a
three acre pond. In pinds
larger than three acres, pro
vide 3.5 square feet of plat
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think of agricultural re
search and extension work
in terms of applying science
to help the producers of vast
tracts of crop plants and
herds of cattle. But as Curtis
points out, “The kinds of
knowledge produced by
Georgia’s agricultural re
search usually benefit all
farmers, and the benefit is
often is as important to the
backyard farmer as it is to
the large commercial
farmer.”
He goes on to point out
that the beauty of Georgia’s
landscape and the growth of
our ornamentals industry
are directly related. And
,very few people are aware of
the size of our state’s orna
mentals industry.
“We have had an enor
mous explosion of flower
and foliage crops production
in the last six years,” Curtis
writes. We now have 1,200
greenhouse operations with
a total of about 10 million
square feet of greenhouses.
“Conservative estimates
place the gross sales at SIBO
to S2OO million each year.
Ready markets and
Georgia’s mild climate have
been factors in this growth.”
form for each surface-acre
of water.
Locate platforms in the
upper two thirds of the pond
where wave action will pro
vide good distribution for
disolved nutrients.
Build the platform 10 to 15
feet from the bank with a
good walkway connecting it
to the bank.
It is best to build the plat
form and walkway of two
inch boards that have been
treated with creosote or
some other preservative.
The floor of the platform
should be 12 to 18 inches be
low the water level. Treated
fence posts should be used to
support the platform.
Use the color of the water
to determine when another
application of fertilizer is
needed not the amount of
undisolved fertilizer on the
platform.
ABOUT LIMING
How quickly will lime
stone neutralize soil acidity?
Bill Segars, Extension Serv
ice agronomist, says it de
pends primarily on the
fineness of the lime stone.
The smaller the particles,
the faster the lime works.
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Farm Bureau Asks
For Government Help
Responsing to Georgia
farmers’ financial crisis
brought on by one of the
worst droughts in history,
Georgia Farm Bureau Pres
ident Bob Nash has called on
President Carter to issue ex
ecutive orders to “correct
regulations that are prevent
ing many of the government
agencies form assisting
(farmers) in this time of
emergency.”
Nash announced 13 spe
cific “Points For Agricultu
ral Survival.” He said the
“possible solutions” were
discussed and agreed upon
by the federation’s board of
directors at its Aug. 28 meet
ing.
Nash said that because of
the “extreme situation” the
board is “asking the Presi
dent, Secretary of Agricul
ture, legislators, banking
and agribusiness leaders to
come to the aid of those who
have had losses from this
drought condition.
“We have reached an
emergency situation in
which we must ask some as
sistance from our govern
ment, from the farm credit
services and from the bank
ing-industry to keep the
farmer in business another
year where he will have the
opportunity to regain some
security and income to meet
his obligations,” Nash
stated.
“We are calling upon the
senators and congressmen
to act immediately to
change or make exceptions
on regulations that are nec
essary if our industry is to
survive,” he continued. “It
is necessary that some of the
banking regulations be al
tered in order to prevent
forced foreclosure on thou
sands of farmers in the state
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... Clay M. Bennett, Left, with J.T. Coots
of Georgia this year.”
Briefly, the 13 points are:
Lending institutions to
reamortize or extend farm
loans.
Farmers Home Admin
istration to consider all
loans on an individual basis
immediately and state if the
loan can be reamortized or
extended.
FHA to not update farm
loans, or ask a farmer to re
locate his loan.
FHA to subordinate on
all loans as requested
according to law.
Federal Office of Man
agement and Budget to au
thorize FHA to hire
additional workers to speed
up loan program.
Federal small Business
Administration to speed up
subordination of loans to pri
vate financial institutions.
All Farm Credit Asso
ciations to reamortize and
extend their farm loans.
Private lending institu
tions to try to obtsin relief
GARDEN PEST
Nematodes are present in
just about all Georgia
gardens. They are tiny
worm-like creatures that
feed on plant roots and cause
them to become knotted or
galled. Infected plants
become stunted and bear
very little fruit. Jim Barber,
Extension Service hor
ticulturist, suggests treating
the soil for nematodes in
September, October or
November. This will allow
the garden area to be
fumigated during the winter
months. Then it wiU be ready
for planting with no waiting
period.
through the Bankers Asso
ciation regarding classifica
tion of loans by bank
examiners to farmers who
can not make their pay
ments because of the
drought.
Banks to help farmers
secure guaranteed FMHA
loans.
Legislative support to
ammend disaster regula
tions to help farmers.
Agricultural Soil and
Conservation Service to
raise disaster paymwents to
farmers.
Congress to finish a new
crop insurance program in
time for next year’s crop.
The Soil and Water Con
servation Service to pay
farmers to plant marginal
farm land in soil-conserving
crops and to build farm
ponds for irrigation.
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THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS-WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,1980-
SCS Honors Bennett
ELBERTON - Clay M.
Bennett was presented with
a certificate of appreciation
from the Soil Conservation
Service at a luncheon held at
Camp Harmony in Elbert
County on Sept. 11.
Bennett was recognized
for his 27 years of dedicated
service to SCS.
Bennett started his career
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Extra pancakes and
waffles don’t have to be
thrown away. You can
freeze them for use later,
say Extension Service home
economists. Freeze them on
a cookie sheet covered with
paper towels. When they are
frozen, stack and store them
in plastic bags. When you
want pancakes or waffles for
breakfast, just pop them in
the toaster to reheat.
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in Forsyth County in 1954.
Most of his work with SCS
was in watershed work, sur
veying and inspecting con
struction. He also helped in
surveying and designing
farm ponds.
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DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
JUSTICE of the PEACE
Chattahoochee District
Attorney at Law
Emory Law School
Graduate 1941
Veteran WW 11
Lt. Col. A.U.S. Retired
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