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Ticks Are Abundant
Spring is here and the
weather is warm, and that
means tick time.
Ticks not only are annoy
ing. They also are a health
hazard.
Ticks are eight-legged
creatures, and are usually
brown or black. They are
primarily outdoor pests, but
when they are abundant
like they are this time of
year they may get on any
person or animal that goes
through grassy, brushy, or
wooded areas. These kinds
of areas are good homes for
ticks. They will be found in
all areas of Forsyth County.
Most species of ticks can’t
survive in cleared areas
where they are exposed to
the sunlight and to preda
tors. So keeping areas clear
of debris is an important
step in controlling the pests.
Overwintering ticks be
come active in early spring,
but most of the activity is in
late spring and summer.
The major disease which
ticks carry is Rocky Moun
tain spotted fever. The dis
ease is transmitted by only
one to two percent of the
total tick population, and a
tick must feed for a least six
to ten hours before it can
infect humans.
FEVER SYMPTOMS
Rocky Mountain spotted
fever is easy to treat if cor
rectly diagnosed. Symptoms
occur from two to 12 days
after a tick bite. Symptoms
include sudden chills, severe
headache, high fever, joint
and muscle aches, tired feel
ing, and a measle-like rash.
If you get any of these
symtoms during tick season,
Trees Beneficial
To Developers
Healthy, well grown trees
on your property can add
privacy, shade and make it
an inviting and desirable
place to live.
Forest Ranger Ed Wright
pointed out that property
consistently has a higher ap
praisal value, up to 20 per
cent more, when quality
trees are left on the prop
erty. In addition, trees can
help keep down cooling bills
in the summer and heating
bills in the winter.
Wright said trees and na
tive vegetation screen un
sightly views and buffer
noise, which is especially
important when living near
major highways or where
residential and commercial
property mix.
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see your doctor. Be sure to
tell him if you had a tick on
you, or if you remember
removing a tick from your
dog or cat.
There are several things
you can do to protect you and
your family from ticks.
Proper dress is important
when you go hiking outdoors.
Tuck pants legs into socks or
boot tops. Be sure your shirt
tail is in. And keep sleeves
and jacket buttoned. This
layering effect will reduce
chances that the tick will get
on you as it climbs upward.
HOW TO REMOVE TICKS
Spray shoes and clothes
with an insect repellent be
fore going into areas likely to
harbor ticks.
Examine yourself and
your children for ticks after
being in tick-infested areas.
Look for them in the hair,
armpits, and groin. Ticks
seldom attach themselves to
the body in less than three to
four hours.
Remove ticks immedi
ately. Pull them out gently
by grasping them at the head
and using a slow, steady
pull. Be careful not to break
off its mouth parts. Apply an
antiseptic to the bite and
wash your hands well with
soap and hot water.
Examine your pets fre
quently. Light tick infesta
tions can be controlled by
rubbing Sevin dust into the
pet’s hair. Also treat the
animal’s sleeping quarters.
Replace old bedding with
fresh, untreated bedding.
On pets, look for attached
ticks especially on the neck,
in an about the ear s, under
legs, and between toes.
Home owners or devel
opers can contact the For
syth-N. Fulton County
Forestry Unit for advice on
care and maintenance of
trees as well as advice on
what trees should be left on
property being developed.
Ranger Wright said items
to be considered in devel
oping property include:
• Which trees are healthy,
which need pruning or re
moval.
• Which will survive antic
ipated changes in grade,
drainage, etc.
• Which trees should be
removed from near build
ings; weak root systems
make trees prone to wind
throw, invasive root prob
lems with sewer lines, etc .
• Which trees are rela
tively pest and disease resis
tant, and those that cause
major problems in this re
spect.
• Which areas of the site,
from the standpoint of econ
omy, ecology and beauty,
would best be left natural or
minimally cleared.
•How to protect single
trees, tree groups, or natural
areas of vegatation before,
during and after construc
tion.
• Where trees should be
planted, or transplanted,
and how to do it.
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Tardy Named
Administrator
ASCSNEWS
Secretary of Agriculture
John Blocok has named
Clarence L. Tardy as deputy
administrator, State and
County Operations for the
Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service.
He will also serve as deputy
vice president of the Com
mondity Credit Corporation
(CCC).
In this position Tardy will
be responsible for supervis
ing the administration of
Federal farm programs
through ASCS offices in all
States and Puerto Rico.
A native of Lexington, Vir
ginia, he is owner and opera
tor of a multiple fanning
operation of approximately
1,300 acres of Rockbridge
County, producing regis
tered Angus cattle. Tardy is
a graduate of Effinger High
School in Lexington, and
Public Meetings
To Be Held Soon
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture will hold public
meetings in Atlanta, June 23
and 24 to discuss priorities
and possible cuts or redirec
tions in its economics and
statistics programs for fiscal
years 1982 and 1983 that may
be imposed by budget limita
tions.
Assistant Secretary of Ag
riculture for Economics Wil
liam Lesher said he wants
recommendations from peo
ple who use statistics, re
search and analyses from
USD A’s Economics and Sta
tistics Service concerning
what areas could be reduced
or eliminated based on the
relative value of these pro
grams to the public.
The meetings will be held
in Room 330, 500th 12th St.,
S.W., from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
The June 23 meeting will
cover the agency’s statisti
cal programs and the June
24 meeting will cover its eco
nomic analysis and research
work.
“The Economics and Sta
tistics Service needs to sys
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Washington and Lee
Universtiy. He has twice
been district gover nor of the
Natural Bridge District of
Ruritan National, and has
been a n ational director of
Ruritan. He has served as a
community committeeman
in Rockbridge County for a
number of years and has
been an active participant in
ASCS farm programs.
Tardy was appointed to
the Virginia State ASC com
mittee in 1972 and served as
chairman from 1974 to 1976.
He was Eastern Regional
Director of ASCS from 1976
to 1977 during which time he
was a member of the Honor
Awards Committee for the
department of agriculture.
He also served as vice presi
dent of the Virginia F arm
bureau federation from 1964
to 1974, and again from 1977
to 1981.
tematically assess its pr
iorities to maintain the qual
ity of its work in light of
rising costs and tighter fund
ing constraints,” Lesher
said.
“We expect one of the
tightest budget years we
have ever had,” he said.
“Recommendations from
the public meeting will be
important in developing our
plans for the next two
years.”
Meeting participants will
each have 10 minutes to com
ment, or they may submit
written responses, which
will be accepted through
July 3.
Those who want to attend
either session, want more
information about the cur
rent programs or want to
submit written comments
should contact: Kenneth R.
Farrell, administrator, Eco
nomics and Statistics serv
ice, USDA, Room 448-6 HI
Bldg., Washington, D.C.,
20250. Phone: (202)447-8104.
Jo &
Non-Farming Land
A recent study shows new
housing taking heavy toll of
rural land.
More than 40 percent of the
nation's housing constructed
in the 1970’s was build on
rural land, some of it highly
productive farmland, a U.S.
Department of Agriculture
official said today.
Norm A. Berg, chief of
U.S.D.A.’s Soil Conservation
Service, said information
gathered for the recently
completed national agricul
tural lands study and in re
cent agency inventories
reveals that rural housing is
joined with expanding cities
as a competitor for farm
land.
The study was made
jointly by U.S.D.A. and the
Council of Environmental
Quality and other agencies.
Less Rain
In June
Georgia weather this
month (June) will be warm
with less than normal rain
fall. That is the latest 30-day
outlook from the National
Weather Service.
Drier than normal
weather will slow seed ger
mination and plant growth.
This will be especially true
for the southern part of the
state. However, above nor
mal rains are expected in
extreme Eastern Georgia,
which should help conditions
there.
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“Lots for new residences
for non-farming families
ranging from 5 to 10 acreas
are common in rural areas
of Georgia where central
sewer and water services
are not available,” said
Dwight M. Treadway, state
conservationist for Georgia.
"These residential farmlets
are taking an increasing
amount of agricultural land
out of production.” Accord
ing to the study, Georgia will
lose 14 percent of its prime
land to non-agricultural us
ers by the year 2000.
The nation’s agricultural
land is converted to nonagri
cultural uses at the rate of
more than 2 million acreas a
year, according to S.C.S.’s
Chief Berg. About a third of
converted acres are cro
pland.
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