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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, MAY 17, 1962. PAGE 5 Forest Testing Service Offered Georgia Farmers Nitrogen Importance Can’t be Over-Stressed County Agent Says Supplying Correct Amount of Nitrogen i Vital to Tomatoes Forage testing, a new service to help increase productivity of live stock in most cases reduce feed costs by utilizing quality forage to the best advantage, will be avail able to Ga. farmers by July 1. Inauguration of the forage test ing service was announced jointly this week by Commissio>ner of Agri culture Campbell and Director W. A. Sutton of the Cooperative Exten sion Service, University of Georgia College of Agriculture. The State Department of Agricul ture will make chemical analysis of silage and hay samples at its lab oratories in Atlanta. These analys es will be forwarded to extension specialists who will calculate feed ing value and quality of the for age. Interpretive information is being prepared to assist county agents in j making feeding recommendations. County agents will be responsible for the program in their counties. Chemical analysis of foreign samples will be used to estimate quality, permitting valid feeding recommendations to be made to live stock producers, according to H. K. Welch, head of the Extension dairy department, who has been one of the leaders in developing the pro gram. Extension agronomy, dairy and animal husbandry departments will be involved in conducting the program. Research workers in these areas are assisting in developing formulas for estimating forage qual ity, in formulating feeding tables and in evaluating the program. Feed costs, Welch explained, rep resent about 50 per cent of the’total costs of livestock production on most farms; therefore, improvement in this area can pay large dividends to producers. Forages usually provide 50 to 80 per cent of the total nutrients con sumed by ruminant animals, so it is important to know more about this portion of the ration in order to develop nutritionally sound and economical feeding programs, he continued. Several studies have shown that it is difficult even for trained per sons to judge, without chemical analysis, crude protein and total digestible nutrient contents of for age. The only cost to farmers will be the containers in which the sam ples must be mailed, about 10 cents each, and postage, according to Welch. Containers will be available at county agents’ offices and agents will assist farmers in taking sam ples. The program has already been conducted on a pilot basis in sev eral countries. During the pilot (By Verna Griggs) The importance of nitrogen in a well balanced soil fertility program cannot be overstressed, says County Agent Vernon Reddish. This ele ment is the key to better yields and bigger profits. The county agent points out that efficient use of n itrogen is a ma jor factor in successful and profit able farming. Farmers who use ni trogen wisely as an essential pro duction tool can expect both yields and production efficiency to con- ‘inue to climb as they increase ni- j trogen fertilization rates within practical and recommended limits. Discussing the use of nitrogen in a well-rounded fertility program, he explained that it must be kept in balance with other plant foods, es pecially phosphate, potash, calcium | and magnesium. Also, the nitrogen must be supplied to growing crops when they need it during the grow ing season. I Nitrogen has meny functions in the plant, he continued. It produces rapid growth, gives dark green color, increases yield of seed and fruit, and improves the quality of leaf and forage crops. In addition, nitrogen increases the protein con tent of food and feed crops and speeds up the breakdown of straw and other crop residues in the soil. Crops that do not get sufficient nitrogen will make stunted growth and have light green or yellowish leaves and produce shrunken grain and low yields. Supplying exactly the right amount of nitrogen to tomatoes is probably the most difficult fertili zation problem with which growers must deal. Extension Horticulturist F. B. Cates of the University of Ga. Col lege of Agriculture explained the problem this way: “Adequate nitro gen improves yield and quality by increasing the folage.This increases the food maiufacturing surface of the plant and protects fruits from sunscald. "On the other hand, applying ex cessive nitrogen can result in to matoes which break down in shipment. Experienced buyers can usually spot tomatoes that have tender skins as a result of too much nitrogen. “One load of tomatoes that fails to hold up in shipment is sufficient reason for a buyer to seek different ing area.’’ The amount and kind of side growers or move to another produc- dressing material growers use will largely determine the yield and quality harvested, the horticulturist said. Several factors, he continued, should be considered before deci ding on the side dressing applica tion of fertilizer, soil type and leaching rains all influence the kind and amount of side dressing fertilizer materials to use. Gowers who had their soil tested are in much better position to determine the crop’s needs, he added. When in doubt, the best practice is usually to avoid additional ni trogen or to apply about 100 pounds per acre of nitrate of soda or 14-0- 14. In some instances another 100 pounds per acre of nitrate of soda or 14-0-14 two or three weeks after the first application may be justi fied if the bushes begin to lose col or. “Using more nitrogen than rec- eommended can result in buyers refusing to buy the crop because of lowered quality,” Mr. Cates em phasized. Weed control is especially impor tant in cotton production if the cotton is to be harvested mechani cally. 63 Pass Ga. Bar The State Board of Bar Examin ers announced Monday that 63 applicants passed the Georgia bar exam given in February. This was 28.2 per cent of the 223 applicants who took the test. The U. S. Forest Service has pre dicted that the South will eventual ly become the main concentration point of the nation’s lumber supply according to an Extension Forestry Specialist. DEFEND FREEDOM BUY US. SAVINGS New Super Market NOW OPEN TO SERVE YOU WATCH FOR OUR GRAND OPENING! Willis Red & White Super Market Air Conditioned for Your Comfort Butler, Georgia phase it has taken from 14 to 21 days for the analyses to be com pleted and results returned to the farmer. Welch pointed out the following advantages to having forage scien tifically tested: 1. It makes possible an evalua tion of silage or hay being fed. This enables the dairy or beef cat tleman to supplement the herd’s nutritive intake as necessary to in sure good production. 2. By using records of cultural practices on the forage crop and comparing fertilization, variety, side dressing and other factors with the chemicalanalyses, the farmer can evaluate his forage producing prac tice. 3 The program will help dairy men and cattlemen to utilize better home produced feeds. Analysis will include such factors as present mois ture, crlde protein, fiber, dibestible nutrients and net energy of each sample. Chemical weed control can reduce the amount of hoe labor needed to produce cotton by as much as 80 per cent. YOU - AND HIGHWAY WEEK Jim L. Gillis, Sr. Chairman, State Highway Board . The week of May 20-26 has been officially designated as the second annual Highway Week in Georgia. The proclamations of both President Kennedy and Gov ernor Vandiver emphasized the dependence of every citizen upon his highway system, a life-long dependence that is too often overlooked. Today, as every day, thousands of children traveled over portions of Georgia’s 16,000-mile State Highway System, tens of thousands of wage-earners commuted varying distances to their jobs, and other thousands sought their livelihood directly from some highway-related business or industry. Somewhere a new citizen had his first contact with our highway system as he traveled home in the arms of his proud parents. Everywhere, housewives shopped for the daily needs of their families, the partnership of highway and automobile giving them access to many widely-scattered markets. Merchants draw patronage from ever-expanding trade areas as more and better highways bring more and more families closer to their counters. In mountains and coastal plains other Georgians and visitors from far-away places find a brief release from the cares of life, seeing more of this country ih a few days than their grandparents could see in a lifetime. And, the roads providing these many services cost their users an average of some 17 cents per day, or 12 cents out of each motoring dollar. They pay for the use of their high ways in direct proportion to the use which they make of them. In fact, many pay nothing directly, but still receive benefits from highways in terms of lower shipping costs, economical public transportation, doorstep delivery, and other advantages and conveniences made possible by our highway system. The highway program is self-supporting to a greater degree than perhaps any other function of government. Actually, the revenues generated by our highways contribute to other government service on both the state and national level. But there is another side to the coin. Somewhere a Georgia motorist was jarred by a trouble some and dangerous “pothole," or fumed impatiently in a time-consuming traffic jam. Somewhere a Georgia motorist met death at a dangerous grade crossing, or an obsolete bridge, or on a curve too sharp for today’s fast cars. This is the price we are paying for inadequate highway facilities; a price which today’s accelerated highway program, geared to tomorrow’s needs, is striving to reduce through the erection of a more adequate system. This campaign for better roads cannot afford to falter or “mark time.” It cannot afford the false economy of reductions in road building allocations through diversion of road-user revenues. We pay for better highways whether we build them or not, and the choice is simply a matter of our money or our lives. The problems confronting your Highway Department are simf.ar in one respect to many of the problems confronting the average Georgia family. Their solution is simply u mat ter of adequate financial resources. The Highway Depart ment pledges to you that it will do all within the limits of its resources and abilities to achieve an adequate highway network. May we ask your understanding, your patience, and your supp^'-t in pursuance of this goal. Congratulations Senior Butler High School Rebecca Harris James Payne Mary Elizabeth Smith Sandra Faye Smith Doris Katherlane Harris James Stephen Bazemore William A. Gibson John Addison Childs Gary David Windham Philip Larry Almgren Yvonne Williamson James Morris Melvin Shaderick W. Barnett James C. Gilbert Donald Robin Harvey Margaret Elizabeth Tante Olivia Eugenia Hortman Cecil Jackson Taunton Ollie Rea Dunn Mary Joanne Swanger Patricia Ann Montgomery Betty Ann Brewer Helen Judith Kirksey Gloria Faye Wainwright H. L. Guined Joanclle Carroll Ann Moore Moncrief Phyllis Lanell Wall Shirley Anne Woodall Errol Jean Bradshaw Carl Clayton Hobbs, III George Dwight Harris Talmadge DeWitt Jarrell, II Martha Louise Brown Brenda Joyce Albritton Jerre Lamar Edmondson Walter E. Turner, Jr. Grady Carey Gassett Raymond Lee Robinson William Bussey Hammaek James Eugene Bone Helen Lavonne Peterman Linda Harris Sloan Johnny Lou Adams Kay Adele Dunn Vera Elizabeth La whom Frances Beatrice Kirksey George Ray Wainwright ff We Know Their Sizes THE PAR-SAN APPAREL and SHOES for LADIES, BkEH and CHILDREN FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA