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ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM OFFICE OF
. THE COUNTY AGENT
SEED substitutions
WILL BE PERMITTED
ON WINTER LEGUMES—
Fitting the continued need for soil
building to an apparent shortage of
winter legume seed, J. E. Leger,
county agent of Early county, this
week announced a revision of agri
cultural conservation program pro
visions which will permit farmers to
substitute certain small grains for a
part of the required seedings of
Austrian winter peas, vetch, or crim
son clover.
“It appears”, Mr. Leger said, “that
the western markets will be unable
to supply all the seed needed for the
coming season. To meet this situa
tion, a reduction in the seeding re
quirements has been made.”
Among the conservation practices
in Georgia is the seeding of winter
legumes: Austrian winter peas at the
rate of 30 pounds per acre, vetch at
the rate of 20 pounds, and clean
crimson clover at the rate of 15
pounds.
In lieu of these requirements, the
county agent said, farmers may sub
stitute the following: Twenty pounds
of Austrian winterpeas, 15 pounds
of vetch, or 10 pounds of clean clover
seed, in connection with (a) 1 1-2
bushels of oats, (ib) one bushel of
barley, (c) three pecks of rye, or
(d) a combination of equivalent
amounts of the three small grains
named.
Because of the possibility of a
shortage, farmers have been urged
to make use of all available winter
legume seed supplies, and to increase
their use, whenever possible ,and thus
cut fertilizer costs while enriching
their soil.
The Pacific northwest producing
area, it is reported, has pledged a
550 per cent increase in the 1942
acreage for seed, in an effort to in
sure adequate seed supplies next year.
There is only a short time left
for farmers to complete their 1941
soil building program and earn the
many thousands of dollars that have
been set aside for them. In addition
to the practices named above farmers
may avail themselves with the op
portunity of using superphosphate
and lime, both products may be re
ceived through the grant of aid. In
order to qualify for a payment the
superphosphate must be used in con
nection with seeding winter legumes;
however, the lime may be spread
broadcast over any of the cropland
or pasture.
Each 200 feet of terraces con
structed according to specifications
with proper outlet facilities will
count as a soil building practice and
entitle the operator to $1.50.
The seeding of winter legumds
and small grain to be grazed or cut
for hay also assist the farmer in
meeting the 25 per cent Soil Con
serving crop requirement for next
year.
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neSon 6b ® e u'' Ved two things in con
nection with cotton.
w P ptii?u that in man V sections boll
damao-o cause<l a tremendous
damage, and second, that a very large
& nt T the cotton "op h a '
already been harvested.
little thou^ht t 0 the
habits and life cycle of the boll
e i aSy to see how a iarge
part of this boll weevil damage can
be prevented next year if proper
precautions are taken now. Where
ever possible farmers should destroy
the cotton stalks at once. This will
prevent the boll weevils from raising
a late crop to go into winter quar
ters. If the cotton stalks are de
stroyed noiw most of the boll weevils
will die before winter or be so weak
ened that they will not be able to
come out next spring. I know of
no better precautions and no prac
tice that will pay more than to de
stroy cotton stalks now.
I trust the farmers will avail them
selves of this opportunity, combat
ing the boll weevil in advance.
FALL IS GOOD TIME
TO PAINT BUILDINGS—
“AIthough spring is often thought
of as clean-up, paint-up time, there
is perhaps no better time for paint
ing than during the dry fall months,”
County Agent J. E. Leger declared.
Mr. Leger said that during hot,
mucky weather any exterior paint
ing may soon blister and peel. He
declared that moisture collects on the
surface of the wood in periods of
high humidity.
“When paint is applied l over this
moisture film, it does not bind firmly
to the wood and later the vaporiza
tion of the imprisoned moisture will
cause bubbled,” he said. “Painting
a damp surface that will soon be
exposed to direct sunlight is the worst
possible practice.”
The county agent further suggest
ed that it is best to paint outside
only when he weather is dry, free
of dust, and not too warm. For
this, fall weather is usually ideal, he
said.
BAD HABITS—
Bad habits that were formed when
farming in Georgia was young are
responsible for the alarming rate at
which soil erosion is ruining Georgia
soils today. Habits are hard to break
but Georgia farmers who have
broken the old habits and are now
farming according to plans worked
out with the assistance of the Soil
Conservation Districts find that there
is less work and more profit in the
new habits of farming that conserve
and improve the soil.
It is just as easy to cultivate rows
that are on the contour as it is to
cultivate straight rows after the old
straight row habit is broken. It is
easier to plant strips of close-grow
ing crops such as small grain and
lespedeza across the slope to stop the
sloping hillsides from washing away
than it is to plant the whole hillside
EARLy"cOUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
in cultivated corn or cotton after the
old habit is broken.
It is easier to keep the barren
washed away clay “galls” and the
washes and gullies covered with crops
like kudzu, grass, or sericea for hay
or pasture than it is to let these
places continue to wash away and
damage the good land below.
There is more fun, more profit
and less hard work in farming the
“erosion-prevening way” as soon as
the old soil destroying habits are
broken.
Experiment stations have measur
ed the amounts of soil washed off
of sloping fields. They find that
as much as 13 tons of soil per acre
may be washed off of sloping ground
that is in cultivated cotton in one
rainy summer. On the other hand,
a strip of Kobe or Korean lespedeza
on the same slope will lose less than
a ton of soil per acre during the
same summer.
Thousands of acres of sloping land
in Georgia have already been aband
oned because all the good soil has
been washed away.
If the bad habits that cause erosion
are not broken soon we may not
have any good land left except the
few thousand acres of level land in
the flat valleys of north Georgia and
on the few level plains in south Geor
gia.
GARDEN SUGGESTIONS—
Here are some hints on planting
crops for fall and winter defense
gardens which can be easily grown
in all gardens:
Beets: Grow on light or well pul
verized soil; fertilize well with com
plete fertilizer, high in potash; plant
seed 1 inch deep and firm in the
soil; use 1 oz. of seed to 100 feet row.
Carrots: Plant on light, deep, rich
soil; cover 1-2 to 3-4 inches deep
and firm soil over seed; 1-2 oz. for
100 feet or row.
Lettuce: Plant on rich soil; ferti
lize heavily with high grade fertilizer;
thin plants to 12 inches apart; plants
may be transplanted; use 1-2 oz. of
seed for 200 feet of row.
Mustard: Plant on any good soil
in rows or 'broadcast; 1 oz. of seed
to 100 feet of row; 3 pounds per acre
broadcast.
Onions: Onions need rich, loamy
soil, well-fertilized; sets or pants
may be in single or double rows or
on beds spaced 3 to 4 inches apart.
Sets shoud be planted in shallow fur
rows and covered very lightly; 1 qt.
of sets or 400 plants for 100 feet
of row; 12- oz. of seed for 1,000
plants.
FARMERS CAN DEVOTE
TIME TO MANY JOBS IN
FALL AND WINTER—
There are many important fall
and winter jobs that can be done
during slack periods when the har
vesting is over, says County Exten
sion Agent J. E. Leger.
Right now is the time to be pre
paring for cover crops such as Aus
trian winter peas, vetches, crimson
clover, and other legumes which en
rich the soil and prevent it from
washing away, the County Agent
pointed out.
Seed saving, the agent continued,
is another chore that pays divi
dends. The average Georgia farm
uses about SIOO worth of planting
seed annually, and plenty of seed
saved at home will mean money in
the pocket of farmers, he said.
“Then, too, if a farmer has home
grown seed, he doesn’t have to worry
about a scarcity. Plenty of seed
saved this fall will come in handy
next year for the home garden.”
Other winter jabs listed by Mr.
Leger ineluded cleaning out terrace
channels, repairing pasture fences,
cutting and storing fuelwood for
year-round use, and supplementing
livestock feed by planting an acreage
to a mixture of small grain and
legumes.
PATROLMAN FINDS
WHY SAMBO RAN
Thomadton,—-Whlat 'made Sambo
run?
The state patrolman who let out
after Sam and his motorbike wasn’t
quite sure. None of the 150 citi
zens who followed in the chase
the scared darky had the slightest
idea. Somebody yelled “shoot ’im!”
Somebody shot—and missed.
The quaking quarry was finally
caught hiding behind a boarding
house.. The patrolman asked what
made Sambo run. “Boss, I ain’t got
no drivers license,” was the hesitant
reply. Sambo paid $11.50 for license
and fine.
COLOMOKEE Y. W. A.
The Colomokee Y. W. A. held its
last meeting with Misses Ellen and
Kathleen Smith. Some of the Blake
ly Y. W. A. girls and their leader,
Mrs. Cheek, visited us at our meet
ing. Interesting parts were given
by a few of our members. After
the business meeting we enjoyed a
social hour and 1 ,were served delicious
refreshments by our hostesses.
—REPORTER.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
CARVER LIBRARY REOPENS
The George Washington Carver Li
brary for the colored people of
Blakely and Early county has been
reopened and a full-time WPA i
brarian is in charge. Clifford C.
Humphrey is the new librarian.
SIX-INCH
S-E-R-M-O-N
By REV. ROBERT
H. HARPER
THE FULFILLMENT OF HISTORY
THE NEW JERUSALEM
Lesson for Sept 28: Revelation 21:
1-7, 10-12, 22-24
Golden Text: Revelation 21:7.
It is said the ancient Jews be
lieved that God would renew the
world in 7,000 years. The preced
ing lesson gives sufficient assurance
that things will not go on always
as now. In the present lesson we
find the inspired seer beholding “the
fulfillment of history” in the “New
Jerusalem.”
John saw all things made new —
rather, restored to their pristine
beauty and purity. It is difficult to
understand just what is meant by
a new heaven and a new earth —
these would imply a vast altera
tion in the universe. It is enough
to know that the redeemed will
enjoy marvelous and unending bles
sings in the new order of things—
tears, sorrow, pain and death shall
be done away. Certainly the resur
rection would imply that death
would be abolished.
The New Jerusalem, twice men
tioned as “coming down out of
heaven,” means the Christian
church in a state of purity and per
fection. It is inspiring to read in
John's vision the fulfillment of the
Master’s promise that the gates of
hell should not prevail against the
church.
There will be no temple, though
for none will be required. Men will
no longer need to approach God
through ritual and sacrifice. For
He will dwell always in the midst
of his people.
Certainly in this appalling time
it is good to read of the nations
bringing their glory into the New
Jerusalem. Then let us renew our
hope of a warless world and of re
deemed nations as well as individ
uals —in the new order of things.
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