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ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM OFFICE OF
THE COUNTY AGENT
AGENT DISCOURAGES
BUILDING OF HOUSE
WITHOUT ANY PLAN—
Because he has seen so many mis
takes made in the building of houses
without plans, County Agent J. E.
Leger this week offered young farm
couples some advice on this subject
He stressed the necessity of plans,
especially in building a house on a
farm.
“When a city family outgrows its
surroundings, it usually moves to a
larger house,” the Agent declared.
“Os course, the situation in the
county is different. The young farm
er doesn’t want to leave his farm,
so he must add additional rooms to
make his house large enough.
“Now if he just starts in and adds
what rooms he needs, the result more
than likely will be an architectual
hodgepodge with inconvenient con
nections to the original dwelling.
“The only way to remedy this situ
uation is to plan for later additions
at the time that you build your first
house. This can be done by arrang
ing windows which later can become
doors in the new part of the house,
and other connections can be plan
ned which will involve a minimum
of tearing out and rebuilding. It is
also well to locate connecting walls,
halls, and doorways suitable, and to
make provision for heating, plumb
ing, plumbing, and lighting extensions
in the new portions.”
He calls attention to Farmers’
Bulletin 1738-F on “Farmhouse
Plans.” This publication, showing
some 15 “growing houses” suited to
different parts of the country, can
be secured by writing to the U. S.
Department of Agriculture.
COUNTY AGENT SAYS
CORN IS WORTH MORE
WHEN FED TO SWINE
With the present corn-hog price
ratio expected to continue favorable
for swine production, Early
county farmers who have a surplus
of corn will find it advisable to use
it for feeding out hogs this season,
according to County Agent Leger.
He pointed out that corn which
is fed to hogs and marketed as pork
should be worth about $1.25 per
bushel at present prices. The corn,
he said, will have to be supplemented
by a protein mixture, composed of
equal parts of tankage and cotton
seed meal and a mineral mixture.
Cottonseed meal used in this manner
should be worth about S4O a ton to
the farmer, he added.
The Agent expressed the opinion
that, at the present time, two good
No. 1 barrows, weighing as much
as 225 pounds each, will bring more
than a bale of cotton. He also re
minds producers that there is a daily
market for fat hogs in Georgia, just
as there is for cotton.
“Fully 35 per cent of the farm
families in the state do not have even
a single hog for home use and this
condition certainly ought to be
remedied. There’s not much danger
of over-production of hogs, either,
because if the market drops too
much, we can always kill our hogs
and cure them for use at home.”
When growing hogs for market,
•the County Agent advised farmers
to plan a breeding and feeding pro
gram which will have hogs ready for
market during the spring and sum
mer months, when prices are usually
highest. Planting of oats this fall
to supply green grazing is advisable,
he declared, and then some dry corn
can be used as a finishing feed in
the spring.
More than 50 county home demon
stration agents from all over Geor
gia will gather in Athens on Novem
ber 1 for a six-day Short Course,
under the supervision of Miss Lurline
Collier, state home demonstration
agent for the Agricultural Extension
Service. The objectives of the con
ference, according to Miss Collier,
are to help workers gain a broader
conception of extension work and its
underlying philosophy, and to afford
an opportunity for discussing prob
lems of the farm home and their
solution.
Two specialists from Washington,
D. C., are on the program. They
are Dr. O. E. Baker, of the United
States Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics, and Miss Gladys Gallup, ■
home economist for .the Federal 1
Extension Service. Other prominent
visitors scheduled to make contribu
tions are Miss Erna Proctor, of Mont
gomery, Ala., regional home eco
nomist for the Farm Security Ad
ministration; and Dr. Joe P. Bow
doin, of the Georgia State Depart
ment of Health.
Despite rain and more rain, the
138 mid-western farmers who visit-
ed Atlanta recently on a Good-Will
Tour of the South seemed to have
an enjoyable timte. Although the
special train stopped in the city only
a few hours, the visitors were royal
ly entertained by Georgia officials.
They were guests of an Atlanta
business firm, at a Georgia products
dinner, which followed a tour of the
city. A visit to the Battle of At
lanta cyclorama had been planned,
but had to be postponed when the
special train was several hours late
in arriving.
♦ * *
Another successful Southeastern
Fair is drawing to a close in At
lanta. This year the Atlanta Cen
tennial was also observed, and a
record attendance is in prospect.
The various agricultural exhibits
seemed to be bigger and better than
ever. Thousands of visitors have
been swarming through the exhibit
buildings each day.
* * *
Far more attention has been given
to accident prevention in industry
than on the farm and in the home,
although farm and home accidents
outnumber all others, according to
Dr. D. J. Price, fire prevention ex
pert of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture. He says there is an ur
gent need for the adoption and ap
plication in the rural districts of
those safety measures which have
proved their value in the urban and
industrial centers.
♦ * *
When the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration recently announced a
program to maintain prices to pea
nut growers for their 1937 crop by
diverting a portion of the crop to oil
and by-products, a general sigh of
relief was expressed by growers of
this state. Georgia peanut growers
may sell their surplus to the Georgia-
Florida-Alabama Peanut Association,
of Camilla, Ga.
Federal credit union loans out
standing on June 30, 1937 amounted
to $11,152,100, compared to $4,328,-
905 at the mid-point of last year, ac
cording to a recent announcement
by the Farm Credit Administratiori.
ROWENA NEWS ITEMS.
By Jumbo.
(Intended for last week)
The Flint River Primitive Baptist
Association met in annual session
with Pisgah church, several miles be
low Bainbridge, in Decatur county,
last Friday and continued through
Sunday. Shady Grove church, here,
was represented by Elder A. A. Gar
ritt, and perhaps sever others.
There was no preaching at Shady
Grove church, here, last Saturday
and Sunday, the regular monthly
preaching days, on account of the
pastor, Elder Crawford, being in at
tendance at the association.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Byrd and
pretty little baby were a recent week
end guests of relatives at Cairo,
Climax and Bainbridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Sasser and
daughter Miss Inez, were guests of
relatives in Augusta last week end.
Miss Inez will enter training in the
hospital in that city. They were ac
companied by Mr. and Mrs. R. O.
Lewis, who were guests of their
daughter, Mrs. H. K. Harpe, and
family, while in Augusta.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gibson and
daughter, Ruth, of Arlington, were
guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Scott last Sunday.
Miss Bessie Lewis, of Blakely, was
the last week end guest of Miss
Audrey Bryan.
Mrs. Annie Laurie Ginn and pret
ty little baby, of near Morgan, spent
last week here with her mother, Mrs.
W. C. Regan, who continues in feeble
health since returning home from
the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Croft and pretty
little girl, of Ricon, Ga., spent a few
days recently here with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Timmons. Mr.
Croft, Who is a section foreman on
the S. A. L. Ry., near Savannah, was
taking his annual vacation and spent
part of the time here.
Mrs. Leone Eubanks and pretty
little baby, of near Morgan, spent;
a recent week end here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Clowers.
Mrs. Nannie Jo Jacobs and two
children, of Immaklee, Fla., are here
spending some time with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Clowers.
Mrs. Helen Davis Byrd and pretty
little baby, spent the last week end
with her mother, Mrs. G. C. Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Haniel Swords an
nounce the recent birth of a baby
boy, their second child and first boy,
who has been named Wyatt.
Miss Kathleen James, of Bain
bridge, spent several days recently
here, the guest of her aunt, Mrs. T.
F. Daniels.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Sasser and
family and Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Taylor and daughter, Miss Francis,
spent last Sunday with their mother,
Mrs. S. R. Olive, in Milford.
Mr. and Mrs. William Glower, of
Morgan, spent a recent Sunday here
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Willie Clower.
Mrs. J. M. Garrett was a recent
Sunday afternoon guest of Mrs. J.
L. Scott.
Prof. Tweedy spent the last week
end with his mother in Dawson.
Mr. W. D. Sasser attended the
meeting of the County Board of |
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Education, of which he is a member,
at Blakely last Tuesday.
Miss Clara Hixon spent last Sun
day night here, the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. D. W. Sasser, Jr. She was en
route from her home in Decatur
county to Leary, where she is teach
ing in the school at that place.
Miss Powell spent the last week
end with home folks in Colquitt.
Prof. Tweedy, principal of our
school, is boarding with Dr. J. M.
Emanuel, Miss Ethel Blackshire, one
of our teachers, is boarding with Mrs.
J. W. Taylor, and Misses Ruthland,
Powell and Barbree, the other teach
ers, are boarding with Mrs. S. T.
Nance, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Davis and lit
tle Frank, were the guests of the
former’s mother, Mrs. J. L. Scott,
last Sunday afternoon.
BLAKELY CHAPTER 44 R. A. M.
Blakely Chapter 44
Royal Arch Masons
meets on the second
and fourth Monda'
nights of each nioni’
at 8 o’clock. Visitin.
companions invited
C. E. Martin,
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J. G. Standifer,
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CEDAR SPRINGS NEWS
Mr. D. C. Napier, of Cedar Springs,
is visiting relatives in Valdosta.
Miss Addie Weaver spent the week
end with Miss Carolyn Napier.
Mrs. Russ has been visiting her
niece, Mrs. C. C. Golden, recently.
Our school was saddened by the
death of our superintendent’s father.
Rev. Ellis P. Miller and family
dined with Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Mar
tin Sunday.
Mrs. M. E. Crozier has returned
home, after a two weeks’ visit with
her children.
Mrs. Belle Howard spent the week
end with Mrs. C. H. Baughman.
Mr. Harry Napier spent Sunday
with Mr. Leamon Tolar.
Mrs. C. H. Crozier dined with her
granddaughter, Mrs. C. L. Smith,
Sunday.
Russia’s Mercury Deposits
Extensive mercury deposits are
known to exist in the Donez basin tn
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’37 COTTON CROP
SECOND LARGEST,
REPORT SAYS
(By Georgia News Service)
According to the U. S. Crop Re
porting Board, the United States will
have the second largest cotton crop
on record this year.
Based on a condition 79 per cent
of normal, the board estimated pro
duction as of October 1 at 17,537,-
000 bales. Only once in history has
this figure been exceeded, that being
in 1926.
Yield of the crop was placed at
249.3 pounds per acre, an all-time
record.
Limestone (calcium) is not pri
marily a fertilizer, but a soil condi
tioner that sweetens the land so that
crops may better use other plant
nutrients.
A very good time to apply lime
stone is when preparing to seed a
small grain or winter cover crop.
A Three Days’ Cough
Is Your Danger Signal
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Study in Contraita
The hottest national monument and
the coldest resort in the United States
are only 20 miles apart, says the De
troit News. The explanation is the
mile difference In altitude between the
White Sands of New Mexico, and the
town of Cloudcroft in the same state.