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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY OCT., 5, 1967
The County Agent
BY JUDSON COOPER
Early County Agent
SOYBEAN HARVEST
PREPARATIONS
Before too long you will be
engaged in harvesting your fine
soybean crop.
Although an individual soybean
plant may produce many beans
through the length of the plant,
all seed will mature and be ready
for harvest at about the same
time.
When combining, make certain
that the seeds are dry enough to
thresh, but not dry enough to
cause shattering and bean dam
age. The best moisture content
to harvest soybeans is 12 to 14
percent.
That combine needs to be cor
rectly adjusted in order for you
to get all of your soybeans. Pay
close attention to the adjustments
at all times.
Four beans left on each square
foot of ground in your fields
would represent one bushel per
acre loss. So you see that
proper adjustment and opera
tion of that combine is very im
portant.
So now while we have a little
time is when you should make
certain that you are prepared
for soybean harvest operations.
There will be a Soybean Har
vest Clinic for Early County on
October sth, 7;30 p.m. at the
City Hall.
HEATED OR UNHEATED AIR
FOR DRYING STORED GRAIN
Should 1 use the heated or un
heated air method of drying my
stored grain?
Os course, the type equipment
and storage area facilities may
determine just what is best for
your operations.
Generally, unheated air may be
used for drying grain if the
amount is small and there is
plenty of time for a longer dry
ing period required with this
type drying.
Heated air will be required
where the quantity is large and
the drying time is short. This
is especially true when you are
in a hurry to sell or to com
plete drying in order to care for
other things around your place.
If you need more information
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Your fall program should include an application to
pastures-with USS Dolomitic Zinclime. Every ton
of this agricultural limestone supplies 432 pounds
of calcium, 184 pounds of magnesium, plus a bonus
of 4 pounds per ton of zinc... a micro-nutrient espe
cially important in loose, sandy soils. When used
as recommended, USS Dolomitic Zinclime can re
turn $3 for every $1 invested.
io help you determine which sys
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COTTON STALK DESTRUCTION
It is very important that you
destroy those cotton stalks after
harvesting your cotton in order
to achieve better insect and dis
ease control on your place.
Cotton stalks should be des
troyed as soon as possible after
harvest. It is best if they can
be destroyed before the first
killing frost.
By destroying these stalks you
prevent survival and buildup of
both the insect and disease popu
lations. You certainly don't want
to provide a home for these cot
ton profit destroyers.
If your neighbor does not prac
tice early stalk destruction, why
not talk to him and try to get
him to get rid of his stalks,
also. After all, it takes a com
munity or even county-wide ef
fort for this practice to reach
its fullest potential.
After harvest, get those cot
ton stalks down and destroyed.
PEAR VARIETIES
Pears are possibly the most
universally adapted tree fruit
for the entire state of Georgia.
It is not uncommon to find trees
as much as 40 to 50 years old
that are still producing fruit.
It is very important that you
select the proper variety for use
here in Early County.
Generally, for home and local
use you can count on getting good
results from the Orient and Kief
fer varieties.
Tax Problem
Solution Offered
A solution to Georgia’s tax
problems, both for rural and
urban citizens, was offered last
week by the 50,000 family mem
bers Farm Bureau Federation in
a one-day tax conference at Rock
Eagle 4-H Club Center.
Over 1,000 leaders from coun
ties throughout the state, includ
ing civic, financial, and educa
tional leaders were in attendance
for the tax conference.
Speaking up the warn of dan
gers to excessive taxation to
property were leaders from busi
ness, agriculture, finance, ed
ucation, and government.
Eassence of warnings from the
conference was the excessive
taxation of property to finance
government operations and the
urban and rural level threatens
to destroy the very ownership of
property and endanger the free
enterprise system.
William L, Lanier, President
of the Georgia Farm Bureau
Federation offered a solution
when he advocated that the Geor
gia sales tax be increased to 4
percent with the additional re
venue from the sales tax be re
turned to counties for educational
purposes based on average daily
attendance formula, and that lim
itations be placed at the local
area, both rural and urban on
taxation applied to property for
educational purposes.
Lanier suggested thatthe limi
tation be placed at 5 mills in
stead of the current 15to 20 mills
that currently are being levied
for local educational support in
rural and urban levels.
Proposals were also advanced
to alter assessment methods on
property or land to an income
capability or usuage basis. That
method would apply to rural and
urban centers alike.
It was noted that timber as a
crop is being double taxed, and
that under current court rulings
as applied to current Georgia law
that timber may be taxed at 40
different times making the tax
greater than income potential in
this enterprise.
Spokesmen noted that timber is
not cash or money until marketed
as only expense over several
years -a condition that threatens
elimination of this industry that
supplies employment for one of
five Georgians employed in man
ufacturing in the state. The threat
of distruction lies in the fact that
the economics under current tax
systems will encourage destruc
tion of the pine tree as a natural
resource rather than wise man
agement practices and invest
ment by the land owner to stim
ulate development.
Over 78 percent of the timber
land in Georgia is owned by small
woodland owners - and unrealis
tic taxation at the current rate
will encourage destruction of that
timber instead of stimulating in
creased growth which must come
if job supplying industry is to
expand to meet the demand that
will be present in future years.
Further growth can’t come
economically if unwise manage
ment practices are encouraged
with this resource.
Miss Sue Hobbs and Miss Diane
Dirham of Columbia , S. C.,
visited their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Hobbs and Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Durham the past week
end.
WHY LIME IN THE FALL? Modern practice
recommends fall liming when you have more time
and while the soil is dry and firm to support equip
ment. An application now can actually extend your
grazing season. USS Dolomitic Zinclime is ground
to uniform fineness . . . has a 50% passage through
a 100 mesh screen .. . goes to work faster. See your
local dealer now. USS is a registered trademark.
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National 4-H
Week September
30-October 7
Good citizenship will be
accented again this year as Nat
ional 4-H Week is observed Sept
ember 30 to October 7.
, A World of Opportunity,”
is the theme. In the spotlight
will be about 2-1/4 million
4-H’ers completing their year’s
work and starting new work.
In the "new 4-H, "everyday
learning experiences—called
"projects"—now offer members
more "why’s" as well as
"how’s" in their science em
phasis. More career informa
tion helps the young man or wo
man explore career possibilities.
Youth going into into agriculture
do more specializing. Greater
stress attaches to youth problems
such as education, jobs, personal
values, and goals. The disadvan
taged are being reached more
than at any time in the past.
Head-Heart-Hands-Health en
joy their varied and useful learn
ing projects and activities. They
may choose from up to a hundred
of these 4-H educational exper
iences. Selections may be cloth
ing, community beautification,
conservation, entomology, elec
tric, automotive, and leadership.
Or 4-H’ers can learn money
management, better buymanship,
town and country business, home
improvement, personality de
velopment, horsemanship,
health and safety, emergency
preparedness, and community
service.
1967 Aims of National 4-H Week
are to:
Get more young people, 9to 19,
to join 4-H. Encourage more men
and women to volunteer as 4-H
leaders. Recognize the important
contribution of parents to 4-H
and influence their continued co
operation. Acquaint the public
with the modernized, enlarged
4-H program which adapts to
meet the needs of today’s youth.
Report the year’s 4-H accom
plishments and make plans to
meet future needs.
Friends of 4-H are valued:
4-H appreciates its many friends
in civic groups, business, in
dustry, agriculture, education,
foundations, and other fields.
Their public-spirited assistance
benefits 4-H in every State and
county here and in other lands.
They generously supplement pub
lic funds for 4-H to finance cit
izenship education, leader train
ing, teaching and technical aids,
youth awards to stimulate in
terest and achievement.
I National
4-H Week
by Rhonda Waller
Many of you may know what
4-H Club work really is, but
this example will explain the
many phases of club work. The
clothing of a boy will explain
each detail of club work. The
parts of club work that represent
types of apparel are projects, our
parents, work, fun, leaders, pro
grams, demonstrations, judging,
exhibits, service and achieve
ments. These all go to make
up club work.
Now let’s go further and ex
plain each. First, let’s take the
pants. They are chosen before
the rest of the outfit. The pants
represent 4-H Club projects.
Without our projects the other
phases of club work would not
be possible.
If we don’t wear a belt the
pants will fall off. The belt is
like unto our parents. If we
didn’t have the help and support
of our parents our projects could
not be successful.
You probably know from ex
perience that shoes without socks
rub blisters on your feet. Our
socks would represent the work
and fun we have in 4-H Club
work. That reminds me of an old
saying: "All work and no play
makes Jack a dull boy.” It isn't
this way in Club work because
we have a mixture of work and
fun.
If we don’t wear shoes, the
rocks will hurt our feet. The
shoes represent our leaders and
well rounded and planned pro
gram we have in the 4-H Club.
The leaders and programs help
us to stay away from rocks, so
to speak, that might harm our
club work.
The next part of our outfit
would be our shirt. Our two
sleeves would be our demonstra
tion and judging. In this way we
tell others about what we have
learned through our club work.
Nest would be our hands, which
is one of our four leaves that
make up the clover. Our hands
would symbolize the service ren
dered in order that we might put
into practice our motto. “To
Make the Best Better.”
The accessory of our outfit
is the tie. The way we show
off what we have done is 4-H
is to make exhibits. You can
easily see how these tie in with
each other.
To add the final touch of our
outfit we put on our cap. In this
same way we make achievements
as our final touch in club work.
Each of these articles of cloth
ing all go to make the complete
outfit of an individual. Our
projects, service, and achieve
ments too, all go to make up
club work in the great youth
organization we know today as the
4-H Club.
Most of us here in Early county
know 4-H. We are especially
proud of our 4-H’ers during Nat
ional 4-H Week, September 30
to October?.
The green and white four-leaf
clover emblem is appearing in
newspapers, in stores and other
public places. Our 4-H’ers are
a part of a membership of two
and three-quarter million boys
and girls, and we salute the work
they are doing to make a better
America. But our praise does not
end there.
We’d like to make sure the
adult 4-H'ers—the volunteer
leaders—get a well-deserved
pat on the back I” Do you know
that about 372,000 men and women
across the Nation give their time
to 4-H Club work ?
Our hat is off also to nearly
142,000 junior 4-H leaders who
use their experiences in 4-H to
assist the adult volunteers. As
we look at the achievements of
the past 60 years, we salute all
those in 4-H for
A JOB WELL DONEI
All of us have at one time or
another listened to a speaker
say the future of the next genera
tion is in the hands of youth today.
Os course, it’s ture today’s
youth are tomorrow's leaders,
but sometimes we wonder what
exactly is being done to prepare
boys and girls for the difficult
and challenging, tasts that lie
ahead.
During National 4-H Week,
September 30 to October 7, our
attention turns to 4-H, head
heart-hands- health youth pro
grams. The "learn by doing"
concept carried out in dozens of
ways of preparing young people
for tomorrow.
4-H international project work
gives young men and women op
portunities to broaden their hori
zons far beyond geographic boun
daries. Through the International
Exchange, young people may be
able to visit the lands they study.
We are glad 4-H is in our county.
We salute its efforts in behalf of
two and three-quarter million
4-H members across ourNationl
ECHS CLASS
OFFICERS NAMED
Senior Class officers at Early
County High School have already
been revealed. Ramelle Dißose
is Senior Class Beauty; Jerry
Gleaton, Boy Favorite and Car
cuth Gilbert, Girl Favorite.
Junior Class officers for 1967-
68 are: Billy Newberry, presi
dent; Danny Westbrook, vice
president: Sue Glass, secretary;
John Brown, treasurer; Barbara
Newberry, reporter.
Donna Fetner is Class Beauty;
David Crowdis, Boy Favorite:
Sherry Settles, Girl Favorite.
Sophomore Class officers are:
Terry Davis, president, Ronnie
Taliaferro, vice president; Paula
Roberson, secretary; Jeannie
Clinkscales, treasurer; Nancy
James, reporter.
Jeannie Clinkscales is Class
Beauty; Terry Davis, Boy Favo
rite and Candy Clifton, Girl Fa
vorite.
Ninth Grade Class officers for
the year are: Nancy Holman,
president; Vicki Fryer, vice
president; John Ricketson, sec
retary; Jill Gleaton, treasurer:
Tom Watkins, reporter.
Dyanne Jordan is Class Beauty;
Eddie Glass, Boy Favorite and
Diane Riley, Girl Favorite.
The eighth grade class of Early
County High School held a class
meeting on Monday, September
25th, in the school cafeteria.
The purpose of this meeting was
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