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ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM OFFICE OF -:- THE COUNTY AGENT FEED WHEAT AVAILABLE— We have been advised that through the month of August the Commodity Credit Corporation will sell wheat for feeding purposes only, at ' the rate of 99 cents per bushel in Geor gia and in the month of September at 99.5 cents per bushel. From studies recorded in “Feeds and Feeding,” by Henry & Morrison, wheat is a little superior to corn for hog feed, if ground. In a feeding test, hogs made 3 per cent better gains on wheat and tankage than on corn and tankage. There was no evidence in favor of. feeding part wheat and part corn,! but animal protein or tankage was' necessary for best gains with each. Wheat is not as desirable for beef cattle feeding as corn. EXTENSION SERVICE RECOGNIZES VICTORY VOLUNTEERS — From the Director of Extension we received this week a letter of commendation and a card of identi fication for all Victory Volunteers, and Community Leaders in Early county. These will be put into the hands of the Victory Volunteers and leaders right away. HEAVY LOSSES ON LOW GRADE COTTON— Early county fanners are again advised that picking cotton wet or damp and improper ginning will re duce profits three times as much this year as in 1941. Last year when a farmer took his cotton to the gin damp and the ginner roughed it up so that it was classed as strict low middling, or one grade below middling, the cot ton sold for only $2.75 a bale less than middling cotton. A very damp bale or one that was in such bad shape that the buyer classed it two grades below middling caused a loss of only $6. This year the situation is much more serious. When the cotton is lowered one grade from middling now, a loss of $6.75 per bale re sults. Two grades below middling this year means a loss of $19.75 per bale. We urge farmers to pick cotton clean, take it to the gin dry, and insist on a good job of ginning in order to avoid these losses. Frequent rains or heavy dews oft en make it difficult to pick cotton dry, but usually there is enough sunshine to dry cotton in the field as it is picked if it is spread on sheets. Some farmers pay pickers a premium for clean picked cotton. One of the most common causes of rough ginning is operating the gin with a tight seed roll. But gin ners who rough up cotton enough to lower its grade this year will cost their customers real money. LOCAL 4-H GIRL ATTENDS ANNUAL WILDLIFE CAMP— Gathering at Camp Wahsega, near Dahlonega, in the Chattahoochee Na tional Forest, around 150 Georgia 4-H Club members and agricultural leaders are this week studying how we may conserve natural resources in the war effort. The occasion is the seventh annual State 4-H Wildlife Conservation Camp. Alice Ramona Lanier, member of the Blakely 4-H Club, is the win ner of a scholarship to this camp, and left for camp Monday morning. According to W. A. Sutton, state club leader for the Georgia Agricul tural Extension Service, outstanding speakers attending include Clint Da vis, U. S. Forestry Service; Jack Tway, president of the Atlanta Field Trial' Club; 0. B. Keeler, sports writer on the Atlanta Journal; G. W. McCullough, wildlife technician for a large ammunition concern; Zack D. Cravey. director of the State Di vision of Wildlife; C. H. Bishop, manager of a large Atlanta farmers market; Mark Hertzler of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Division; A. S. Furcron, geologist of the State Di vision of Mines; C. H. Alden, assist ant state entomologist; and Parker B. Smith, U. S. game management agent. Snecial guests for the week are J. C. Haynes, public relations di rector of a lare-e Atlanta mail order concern, and Mrs. Harper Tucker both state 4-H Club advisers; and the officers of the State 4-H Club Council. . During the week J. E. Phillips, extension forester. H. W. Harvey, landscape specialist, and Frank Fitch. Jr., scout leader, are conduct ing hikes and leading wildlife con servation discussions. Miss Reba Adams, extension home industries specialist, and G. I. John son and J. C. Oglesbee, Jr., agricul tural engineers, are giving club sters instructions on making’ bird houses, pottery, and other items. _ G. P. Donalson, recreation special ist and Abraham Baldwin professor, will be in charge of recreation and music at the camp. APPROVED DEDUCTION RATES FOR SUPERPHOSPHATE AND BASIC SLAG — The State AAA office has passed on to the counties from the Southern Division office the approved deduc tion rates for Grant of Aid mate rials. delivered by rail to all counties in Georgia. They are: 20% available superphosphate, $16.10 per ton delivered to county. 19 % available superphosphate, $15.30 per ton delivered to county. 18% available superphosphate, 814 50 per ton delivered to county. Basic Slag, SIO.OO per ton deliv ered to county. . The nayments for applying these materials to specified crops are: $1.65 for 48 pounds of available phosphate. This is 240 rounds of 20%’ super phosphate. and $7.00 ner ton for ba sie slag. All counties are being urged to rush orders for these ma terials NOW, if delivery is to be ex pected. 7-POUND BALE ALLOWANCE GIVEN ON COTTON COVERS— King Cotton has scored over war crippled jute again with the an nouncement of a seven-pound allow ance, added to gross bale weight, to be paid producers who market bales covered with cotton fabrics. The U. iS. Department of Agricul ture has worked out arrangements for the allowance with major cotton trade groups and the cotton branch of the Agricultural Marketing Ad ministration, with a view to increas ing the use of cotton bale patterns. Approximately 4,000,000 cotton bale patterns will be available for the 1942 crop, it is said. They will be sold by the Lane Cotton Mill Com pany of New Orleans and the Little Rock Textile Company of Little Rock. Ark., at a fixed price of sl.lO per pattern to producers and $1 per pattern to wholesale distributors. About 44,000 bales will be required to produce the 4,000,000 patterns. Announcement of the plan culmi nates years of intensive action by state and federal agencies to get buyers and handlers of cotton to make allowance for the additional cotton in a bale wrapped in cotton. The jute wrapper and ties on a 500-pound bale weigh from 21 to 22 pounds. Cotton pattern and ties on the same size bale weigh about 14 pounds. Cotton bale covering not only gives a neat appearing and well protected bale, but it permits the packing of more lint per bale of a given weight, and .gives producers an opportunity to use a fabric man ufactured from their own product. Under the agreement, reached through amendment of the buying and selling rules, the seven-pound per-bale allowance will be made only on cotton-wrapped cotton bales. Since the seven pounds will be add ed to the gross weight, producers using cotton patterns will receive full payment for their lint coton. LESPEDEZA PAYING OFF IN EARLY— Again I would like to say that I am very proud'of the progress Early county farmers are making in the use of lespedeza. Lately I have heard from various sources how well pleased people are with their crops. One farmer said last week, in my presence, that he planted 3 1-2 acres, and that he felt that the three and one-half acres paid him greater retrns than any 3 1-2 acres jon his farm. It was keeping up both his hogs and his cattle. Another (farmer was inquiring about the cost of a lespedeza harvesting attachment —WEAVER’S— Fall Price Boomers Cotton Picking and Peanut Shaking SPECIALS These Low Prices Effective Aug. 27 thru Sept. 5 Cooking Oil —Canary, gal. can $1.35 My Rose Flour—Enriched, 24-lb. sack .85 Oil Sausage—3-pound can .65 Sweet Corn —Field style, No. 2 can __ .10 Salad Dressing—Williams, full qt. jar .25 Tip Top Meat Loaf —No. 1 can .15 Cheese —Wisconsin-Full cream, lb. - .30 Lye—Dixie Brand, 2 cans .15 Soda Crackers —2-ib. package .18 Syrup—Delta Brand, delicious, gal.__ .65 Vinegar—Quart jar -09 Table Salt —3 regular 5c pkgs. .10 Vienna Sausage—Can .10 Pure Wheat Shorts —100-lb. bag 2.75 Tomato Catsupi——l4-oz. bottle .10 Corned Beef—No. 1 can .29 Sunshine Peaches —No. 2/4 can .19 White Meat —Best grade sides, lb. .20 Argo Starch —3 regular 5c pkgs. .12 Preserves —Besto brand, delicious, pound jar .15 Mustard —Full quart jar .10 Charmer Coffee-1 pound can .20 Life Buoy Soap—2 regular 10c bars .15 Tomatoes —No. 2 can, new pack .lO (PAY CASH—Use This Money Saving Bargain Sheet Today) Buy Defense Stamps and Bonds Today— We Are One Day Nearer Victory BETTER FOODS : : : : LOWER PRICES WEAVER’S FOOD MARKET C. D. Duke, Mgr. : Blakely, Ga. EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA to put on a combine. “I have a field knee high, you just ought to see it,” is a common expression. This crop will be reflected in the milk, butter, pork and beef crops of Early county. RYE, OATS AND BARLEY AVAILABLE THROUGH AAA— Monday of this week we were in formed that in order to encourage more winter cover to protect our lands from washing during the win ter, and because more rye, oats and barley are needed to furnish winter grazing for the live stock in creases that southern farmers are asked to produce, that rye, oats and barley seed will be available under the Purchase Order plan during the fall of 1942. Application for any of these seed should be made through the local AAA office. GROWING PULLETS NEED OOOD FEED— Growing pullets muse be supplied with all the well-balanced feed they will consume if they are to be ef ficient egg producers this fall and winter. The necessity for growing out husky, heavy-bodied pullets cannot be over-emphasized, if these pullets are to strike the egg-laying pace re quired to provide enough eggs for our allies, military forces, and do mestic needs. The ideal growing ration should contain enough protein to assure full growth and weight before egg pro duction begins. But, in addition to receiving a properly balanced ration, pullets must be allowed to eat all they want. Next in importance to feeding is range. If at all possible, pullets should be given ample summer range where there is plenty of grass and shade. Plenty of the right kind of feed, along with shade, grass, and water, will produce sturdy pullets ca pable of turning out the eggs needed. Nearly 1 1-2 billion dozen eggs must be produced in the United States during the next five months if the 1942 national goal of 4 1-2 billion dozen to meet all wartime re quirements is to be reached. STORAGE METHODS FOR VEGETABLES— As pits and cellars are not gener ally found in Early county for stor ing vegetables from victory gardens, we can use banks, mounds, barrels, or boxes. Simple inexpensive stor age space is available on almost any farm in the county. Bushel baskets used for shipping peaches may be placed bottom up on the grouhd, placed in rows, and filled with such vegetables as tur nips, beets, rutabagas and carrots. Bottoms should be removed to put in the vegetables and need not be replaced. Pine straw or similar material will be needed around these con tainers to protect them from cold. Earth should be banked on top of and around this straw to keep out i freezing temperatures and rain. Old boards, pieces of tin, or roofing may be weighted down on top to furnish further protection. Only sound vegetables should be used, and I suggest cutting off tops about an inch from beets, rutabagas, and carrots. A fall garden will also furnish many vegetables for the winter. Beets, cabbage, rutabagas, and tur nips may be planted during the next few weeks. WANTED— Two 525x19 tires and tubes; good condition. BRYANT TURNER. WANTED— To buy scrap iron, rubber and metal. Located .next to Nathan Collier’s. J. B. BOWMAN. WANTED College student or High School Graduate to do can vass work, no selling, in Blakely during the month of August. P. O. BOX 666 Dothan, - Alabama DR. R. A. HOUSTON VETERINARIAN Day Phone 232; Night 157 Located: Under Telephone Exchange FQWICTORY jO buy UNITED STATES O WAR /f/ Lwbonds ’ w HKn AND Jfef® STAMPS Why the Members of Your Board of Commissioners Are for Talmadge for Governor 1. We have always been able to see him and talk to him without having to approach him through some politician who had a “pull/’ 2. He has consistently cooperated with us, and has given Early County everything we have ever asked for. 3. Early County has received more money and more road work during the Talmadge administration than in any other. 4. Although the gas mileage revenues have fallen off, he has kept up Early county’s share of the gas mileage money at the highest figure we have had. Early county is actually getting S6OO per month more than the gas sales amount to. 5. While others have talked about paying the school teachers, Talmadge has paid them. 6. Today the working of laying the base on the Blakely-Colum bia road for paving is starting. Early County has been trying to to get this road paved for years and has been fed on prom ises. Talmadge is now paving it. H. C. FORT, C. L. COOK, O. H. KING, C. B. MILLER, LEON H. BAUGHMAN. (THIS ADVERTISEMENT PAID FOR BY THE ABOVE AS INDIVIDUALS) A HALF CENTURY AGO TODAY Some Things of Interest That Happened Fifty Years Ago. (Excerpts from Early County News of August 25, 1892.) DR. T M. HOWARD was elected the member for Early County on the Second District Democratic Ex ecutive Committee. • * • MR. W. S. BEAUCHAMP is pro gressing nicely with the building of the brick store of Major T. F. Jones. • » » MR. F. M. PLATT has made an addition to his store in the way of a meat department. * * • THE People’s Party, or Third Par ty, has elected Dr. F. M. Pickle and Mr. Berrien Minter as delegates to the Congressional convention at Al bany. * * * MR. W. A. BUCHANNON has re turned from a trip to Montgomery. » * » MISSES Lillie and Lena Fryer and Henri Chipstead have all passed cred itable examinations for scholarship at the Georgia Normal and Indus trial School. MR. H. H. BUCHANNON was ov er from Columbia Wednesday. * * » MESSRS. Will Appling and Idus Jay, of Hilton, spent Sunday here. * * * MR. CHARLIE DEAL visited Co lumbia Tuesday. • =» » MISS SIDDIE PLATT is visiting friends in Fort Gaines. * * * MR. HARTER KING, of Colum |bia, was a visitor to Blakely this 'week. * * * MRS. J. B. SHAW and Mrs. E. L. Burroughs visited Albany Friday last. * ♦ » MR. P. D. DuBOSE has returned from Arlington. * i’s * MESSRS. Walter Jackson and Will Sanders, of Clay county, were the guests of Mr. L. D. Gay thus week. MESSRS. J. P. Lane and J. I. Perry, of Sowhatchee, were in town Tuesday. MISS FANNY HAND, of Milford, is the guest of Mi's. Lizzie Thompson. MR. E. M. FORT left Wednesday for Harmony, Putnam county, where he goes to teach school. MISS Mary Ashley Hightower vis ited friends in Arlington this week. ♦ » * THE Early County Democratic Club was organized on Wednesday night. Major T. F. Jones was elect ed president, Col. R. H. Sheffield vice president, and Mr. J. T. Freeman secretary. A rules and by-laws com mittee was appointed consisting of Col. W. A. Jordan, Dr. T. M. How ard, Mr. D. W. James, Capt. W. H. Stuckey and Mr. W. C. Odum. CARD OF THANKS In this way I wish to thank each one who remembered me with pret ty flowers, beautiful cards, trays, fruits, visits, deeds of kindness and real service. Many new links of love have been added to my already heavy chain. Sincerely, MRS. F. B. MELTON. CARD OF THANKS We want to thank each and every one for all their kindness and the gifts they gave our baby Dan while he was in Dr. Holland’s hospital. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bynum and Children. FOR SALE —Fifteen 50-gal. oak barrels, slightly used, $3.50 deliver ed. BRYANT TURNER. DISAPPEARED — Small black and white male fox terrier dog; loves to ride and play with children. Liberal reward to anyone who will tell me where this dog is. J. H. HARPE, Route 1, Blakely, Ga.