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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1969
The County Agent
BY JUDSON COOPER
Early County Agent
fertilizing soybeans
Farmers are puzzled some
times because soybeans don’t
respond immediately to fertili
zation. Despite discouraging re
sults occasionally, there are
several general guides to follow
in fertilizing beans.
First, Extension Service
agronomists advise farmers to
stop looking for big, quick in
creases in yields in one year.
High fertility is a must for high
yielding crops, they say. So
devote your efforts to building
the fertility level of your soil.
Adding phosphate, potash and
other fertilizer nutrients accord
ing to soil test recommendations
not only assures adequate plant
food for the immediate crop,
it also increases levels of these
nutrients in the soil.
It is important to remember
that the soybean is a legume.
Therefore, it has a high lime
requirement. Lime should be
applied according to soil test
results.
It is also a good idea to pay
close attention to weed control.
Weeds compete for moisture and
plant food.
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HERE TO STAY?
The las t living creatures on
earth may be insects. At least,
that’s the prediction of Dr. Em
mett D. Harris, Jr., one of our
Extension entomologists. He ex
plained why.
First, insects usually have
great reproductive capacity. For
example, a single cabbage aphid
could have 1,560 sextillion des
cendants from March 31 until
October 2 if all of them sur
vived.
That figure probably doesn’t
mean much, so let's put it an
other way. One cabbage aphid
weighs about 3/100 of an ounce.
Its 1,560 sextillion descendants
would weigh more than all the
people on earth.
Another advantage insects have
is their size. They can hide in
crevices, cracks, flowers and
other places where their ene
mies cannot find them. Also,
their tough skeleton is on the
outside of the body, for more
effective protection of vital
organs.
Too, insects are able to move
about readily. They not only
have six pairs of legs, but
adult insects usually have wings,
too. Some insects catch rides
on other -animals. If things are
bad one place, enough insects
will escape to set up house
keeping in a better locality.
Insects live under all sorts
of conditions and eat all sorts
of food. In short, these little
creatures are extremely adapt
able.
Yes, says Dr. Harris, insects
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KEEP 'EM BLOOMING
With proper care, those flo
wering annuals in the landscape
should last 'til fall.
By mid to late summer these
plants—petunias, salvia, mari
golds, zinnias and others—have
reached mature size and have
flowered heavily. Unless they
are given a little extra care
as they start their downhill jour
ney, they will not be as attrac
tive as we would like them to be.
Troy Keeble, one of our Ex
tension horticulturists, has sug
gested a few things to keep these
plants in good condition.
A light pruning to remove any
stems that show signs of weak
ening will promote growth of new
stems. Old flower heads should
be removed as they fade. Other
wise, they use up a lot of the food
being manufactured by the plants.
They may also harbor insects
and diseases.
Annuals usually need a boost
by mid to late summer, so Mr.
Keeble recommends an applica
tion of fertilizer. He suggests
one to two pounds of a complete
balanced fertilizer, such as 8-8-8
per 100 square feet of flower bed.
Be sure to water the fertilizer
into the soil.
HELPFUL INSECTS
Friend or foe? Actually, you
can find both among the insects
in your home garden this sea
son. We readily notice our in
sect enemies and the damage
they cause. Most of us, how
ever, fail to recognize our help
ful insects. And Dr. Emmett
D, Harris, one of the Extension
entomologists, says the helpful
ones are far more important
than the pests.
According to Dr. Harris, our
most important insect friends are
those that pollinate blossoms and
those that destroy harmful
insects. Most of our fruits
and many or our vegetables would
be non-existent—or certainly in
mighty short supply—if it were
not for pollinating insects. Honey
bees are well known for the job
they do here. Certain other in
sects also perform this function.
Os course, you have to apply
insecticides to protect your gar
den and fruit trees from the in
sect pests. At the same time,
we should try to protect our in
sect friends. The wrong insecti
cides —or even the right insecti
cide at the wrong time —can wipe
out helpful insects, sometimes
without controlling the harmful
ones.
My office had up-to-date re
commendations on insecticides,
rates and methods of application.
Why not come by or call for this
information ?
Sunday School
Lesson
May 4, 1969
Exodus 34;27; II Kings 22;8-13;
I Chronicles 29:29, 30; Jere
miah 36:27-32; John 21;24, 25;
Il Peter 3:15:18; Revelation 1:
11, 19.
MEMORY SELECTION: Hea
ven and earth shall pass away:
but my words shall notpass away.
Mark 13:31
Many today are attacking the
Bible from almost every con
ceivable standpoint, attempting
to discredit the Word of God.
The " modern critical” ap
proach to the consideration of
the Word has caused many to
have doubts concerning the will
and plan of God.
The "critikl" approach to the
Scriptures is nothing new. People
have been attempting to destroy
the Word of God for many years.
The Word of God still stands.
Critics have passed on, but the
precious Word still abides!
Moses was the first person
to begin writing the words we
now have as the Scriptures. He
wrote in obedience to the com
mand of God. Exodus 34;27.
The other writers were able
to record their inspirations in
order to allow other people to
know the will and plan of God.
The Old Testament was well
accepted by Christ as the Holy
Scriptures. He quoted from the
Old Testament, and used these
quotations to show that He was
the Son of God.
The Gospel writers are show
ing us the various sides of the
life and ministry of the Master.
By writing to different groups
NITROGEN
Several farmers, and home
gardeners, too, have asked me
recently why the soil test analy
sis does not include a test for
nitrogen. There are several
reasons, but they boil down to
three major ones.
First, nitrogen that is avail
able for plant uptake is in the
nitrate and ammonium forms.
Determining these forms of
nitrogen would be of little use
because they move rapidly
through the soil. Also, there is
a rapid change in the content of
these forms of nitrogen from time
to time.
Second, the best indication of
the nitrogen-supplying power of a
soil is its organic matter content.
Organic matter is the storehouse
of soil nitrogen. However, or
ganic matter varies in its nitro
gen content. So determining the
amount of organic matter in the
soil would not tell us how much
available nitrogen is present.
And third, most Georgia soils
are low in organic matter and,
consequently, reserve nitrogen.
Therefore, field tests based on
response of different crops to
varying levels of nitrogen are the
best method for determining
nitrogen needs for a crop at the
present time-
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PLAN TIMBER SALE
The demand for southern pine
lumber has created competition
among buyers for quality saw
timber. Landowners with tim
ber to sell may benefit from, in
creased stumpage prices.
A successful timber sale, how
ever, takes some careful plan
ning beforehand. The timber
should be appraised by an ex
perienced cruiser so that both
quality and quantity are known.
Then, several buyers should be
contacted and bids received.
These and many other points
that need to be considered in
selling timber are contained in
Extension Circular 477, "Check
Your Timber Sales.” You may
want to call or come by my office
for a copy.
Red Rose I I
HORSE FEEDS!
These feeds
take the worry
out of feeding!
ROGERS’ BROTHERS
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
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County Office Manager
By WARREN CLEVELAND
STORAGE FACILITY AND DRY
ING EQUIPMENT
It is time to begin planning
and making arrangements to buy
drying equipment and additional
storage bins for properly con
ditioning and storing your crops.
Commodity Credit Corporation
loans are available through the
ASC County Committee for the
purchase of new equipment.
Loans are available on stor
age facilities including operat
ing equipment. Loans are a
vailable on drying equipment in
cluding new mechanical dryers
or new dryers with wagons or
trailers as integral parts or air
circulators, ventilators, tun
nels, and power fans, or any
combination thereof.
To be eligible for a loan on
this equipment, the farmer must
be participating in the peanut
price support program with suf
ficient expected production to
justify the equipment or be par
ticipating in the feed grain pro
gram with sufficient expected
production to justify the equip
ment or any combination of the
two.
The loans are available on up
to 85 percent of the cost of
equipment, foundations and in
stallation. The loans are re
payable in four equal annual
installments. The interest rate
is 34 cents per month on the
unpaid amount of the loans. This
figures approximately 4.1 per
cent per annum. There is a
service charge of $5.00 for mak
ing the loan.
The farmer should bring a
complete itemized invoice sign
ed by the dealer representative
when he comes to make the
application for the loan.
ASCS SALE OF REPOSSESSED
GRAIN BINS
This office has for sale two
silver shield (13,781 bu. each)
grain bins. Bins are in new
condition and are located at
Lumpkin Brothers in Blakely,
Georgia. These bins sell as
is where is. We will accept
offers through May 23, 1969 on
these bins. We invite you to in
spect these bins and make us an
offer. We guarantee your offer
they show the compassion of
the Saviour for all humanity.
The congregational and personal
letters of the New Testament
were written to deal with speci
fic problems that had arisen.
Even though these were written
many years ago, the problems
and answers are very applicable
today.
Before the end of the first
century, A.D., the gospels and
the letters were accepted as
Scripture- II Peter 3:16. The
authenticity of the New Testa
ment has come under more criti
cism from the “critics” than has
the Old Testament. The letters
have been especially criticized.
Who are we to question the au
thority of the Word of God ?
How can we feel free to question
the authenticity of a letter, when
the Apostles accepted these as
the Word of God? Many think
that "to question is to be scho
larly”. It often comes as a
surprise to these people that
history and archaeology are dis
covering more and more evidence
to show the authority of the Word.
Statements concerning future
events have also been attacked
by the critics. The "impossible”
has been happening on many so
cial and political fronts. Christ
was not beating the wind when He
said, "Heaven and earth shall
pass away; but my words shall
not pass away”. Mark 13:31.
What about the promises of
salvation and eternal life ? Have
these changed? No! The love
of God is still precious to those
who will accept. Have you ac
cepted the plan of salvation as
your own ? Have you invited
Christ to live in your heart?
Why not invite Him in today?
You will never regret this de
cision.
Rev. James C. Temples
Don’t beat
around ,he bush -
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J IHWWB Once you've fertilized, let your roses take care
of themselves • Forget frequent spraying for
WK. V’l I pests • Just spread ORTHO Systemic Rose and
Flower care around the plant and water it in
• Systemic insecticide is take up by the roots.
You can * wash '* o,f * You get enou 9 h nutrients
and insect protection for at least 8 weeks.
ROGERS’ BROTHERS BLAKELY, GEORGIA
will be kept confidential.
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CERTIFY ACREAGE
Early farmers are to re
port acreage planted and divert
ed in 1969. This report will be
made by June 20th. The de
partment of agriculture changed
to this procedure of reporting
acreage because this is a far
mers program. They felt that
the farmer should be responsi
ble for planting and diverting
the correct acreage. The certi
fication program cost approxi
mately SIO,OOO less in 1968
than the old procedure of mea
suring all crops.
Farmers will report these a
creage on all farms except
Conservation Reserve farms.
The acreage on all Conservation
Reserve farms will be measured
as in the past. The operator
of other farms will report the
acreage of peanuts planted. If
he reports an acreage in excess
of his allotment he will report
the dug acreage prior to Septem
ber 15th.
The operator will report the
acreage of cotton planted. The
operator on a farm participating
in the Feed Grain Program will
report the acreage planted to corn
and grain sorghum — the acre
age diverted and that it has been
mowed or disced.
After these reports have been
made we will select 15 percent
of the farms having each crop.
This selection will follow an
exact order. They are not se
lected at random. The crops
reported on the farms selected
will be measured.
The cotton and feed grain far
mers have a tolerance of 2.0
acres or 5 percent, not to ex
ceed 15 acres, whichever is the
larger. If he exceeds the allot
ment orbase within the tolerance,
he would pay a penalty approxi
mately equal to the gross selling
price of the commodity on the
excess acreage. If he exceeds
the tolerance, he would not re
ceive any diversion and price
support payments. He would pay
a penalty on the excess cotton.
On peanuts he has a tolerance
of one half acre or 5 percent
not to exceed 10 acres, which
ever is the larger. If the deter
mined acreage is within this
tolerance, he will pay a penalty
equal to 75 percent of the pea
nut price support. If he ex
ceeds the tolerance, the penalty
will be due on the excess acre
age. The peanuts would not be
eligible for price support.
VA News
Burial allowances for 249,707
eligible deceased veterans were
paid by the Veterans Administra
tion in FY 1968, and it is esti
mated that the total for this year
will number 265,000.
VA also provided an Ameri
can flag for the caskets of
229,046 veterans last year. This
number is estimated to increase
to 250,000 in fiscal year 1969.
Flags are supplied undertak
ers, on requests, by an VA of
fice or Post Office. The flag
may be given to the next of
kin, or , if there is no next of
kin, to the closest friend of the
veteran following his burial.
A. W. Tate, Manager, At
lanta VA Regional Office, said
the VA allows up to $250 for bu
rial or cremation of any vete
ran who was discharged under
conditions other than dishonor
able if he served during war
time or after August 4, 1964.
Payment is made to the under
taker or to the party who paid
the undertaker.
Similar burial expenses are
also paid by VA for veterans
of peacetime service who were
receiving service-connected dis
ability compensation at the time
of their death, or who had been
released from service for dis
abilities incurred in the line of
duty.
Burial expenses for service
men who die on active duty are
borne by the military, not the
VA. Further information may
be obtained from any VA office.
Hotel guest (to bell hop): "Be
a good boy and run up to Room
607 and see if 1 left my brief
case there. Please hurry, I've
gotta catch a plane.”
Bell hop (a few minutes later);
"Yessir, it's there all right."
Fam Bureau
Mews
What's Happening Down on the
Farm — With the 50th Anni
versary of Farm Bureau across
the nation about to be celebrated
and observed, let us focus on
that first meeting where tempo
rary officers were being elected
in the so-called first annual
meeting of the American Farm
Bureau Federation. Several ad
vance meetings had been held
and on the first attempt only 13
states were represented.
But, on this occasion, as is
reported in "Farm Bureau
Through Three Decades,” O.M.
Kile who was there, reported
that J. R. Howard of Clemons,
lowa had attended and partici
pated in the gathering and was
back in his hotel room preparing
to catch a train to return to his
farm to break corn.
He had not expected, nor anti
cipated that he would be elected
President, and it was speculated
by Kile that Howard had thought
that O. E. Bradfute of Ohio would
be elected. Bradfute had done a
good job of presiding over the
first meeting and handled it effi
ciently. Bradfute looked and talk
ed more like a banker, but Kile
reported Howard was more like a
farmer in talk and action and
speculated for this reason Ho
ward was elected.
Back in that day a farmer
had 1,000 chickens and planned
to have the largest laying flock
in the state made news. Also
in that year Fordson tractors
were advertised as a thing able
to replace six horses or mules -
and the price was $750.
Someone has said that history
repeats itself. In that year of
birth, farmers were concerned
about American Federation of
Labor attempts to organize a
Farm Hands Union while today
farmers are concerned with labor
efforts to force unization of grape
pickers.
Unity A Basic
Principle In
Landscape Design
Landscaping
By Kerry Waller, Senior New
Hope 4-H Club
Landscape design is organizing
outdoor space for use by people.
It is more than just working
with plants, for you work with
construction materials of all
sorts. Landscape design involves
more than beauty. Suitability,
economy and utility are other
factors to be considered.
Good design comes with care
ful planning. Unity is one of the
basic principles for in a land
scape scheme everything must
seem to "belong”.
How do we get unity ? We use
the basic factors which make
for unity. The first is balance.
There are two types of balance.
Symmetrical and asymmetrical.
In symmetrical balance you would
use the same size and type of
plants on each side of the walk
or door. Asymmetrical is a little
more difficult to accomplish, for
you must use a group of smaller
plants to balance one large plant.
Accent is also a factor. You
can accent a particular area or
dominant feature by contrasting
color or size, changing the line
or form or by using special
features. Accent relieves the
monotony of too much balance.
Repetition is the final factor.
Too many varieties and colors
of plants distract from the beauty
of a simple landscape scheme.
Good design is achieved only with
careful selection on repetition
to have unity and rhythm.
Now that you understand a
little of what landscaping is all
about you can probably see that
it is not difficult to have a well
landscaped home. Just remem
ber that everything must "be
long” in a good landscape de
sign-
Cancer of the colon and rectum is
one of the major causes of cancer
deaths today. Yet, almost 3 out of
4 patients can saved if the can
cer is detected and treated in time.
The American Cancer Society
urges every adult man and woman
to have an annual health checkup,
including a proctoscopic examina
tion, which can detect this cancer
before any symptoms appear.
Johnny Dixon tells Pilot
Club of Duty in Vietnam
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Johnny Dixon shows where Chu Lai is located on the large map
of South Vietnam. Mrs. R. W, Mueller, program chairman, and
Oiairman of International Relations assists the speaker.
Johnny Dixon, Blakely Elec
trician, and a former member
of MCB6 Company H, U.S, Navy,
stationed in Vietnam for thirteen
months, was the guest speaker
at the dinner meeting of tire Pilot
Club of Blakely held at tire coun
try home of Mrs. i\. D, Wilker
son in the Rock Hill community,
Tuesday night.
Dixon, a specialist with air
Blakely Band
Places Third
In State Contest
Blakely’s popular teen-age
band, The Seventh Soul Division,
placed third in the State Battle
of the Bands at Savannah Satur
day night, after playing off a
three-way tie for first place.
Each band was allowed fifteen
minutes playing time and five
minutes to set up their respec
tive band.
The play off gave each of
the bands ten minutes playing
time. The U. S. Apply Core
of South Cobb, placed first; The
Shadows of Columbus, second
and the Seventh Soul Division,
third.
There were nine bands com
peting, all had been selected
in regional contests and were
considered the top bands in the
state.
The event was held at the Na
tional Guard Armory or Sports
Arena. Other bands to compete
were The Midnight Riders, Sa
vannah; Ronda and the Chess
men, Brunswick: The Afro-
Checks, Valdosta; The Cryptic
Delegation, DeKalb County; The
Wages of Sin, Athens; The Soul
Reserve, Augusta.
The best vocalist citation went
to Dennis Shelton of the Cryptic
Delegation from DeKalb County.
All of the bands were real good
the local group declared.
Members of the Seventh Soul
Division are: Brownie Fryer,
Clink Alexander, Steve Malsber
ger, Tommy Collier, Sonny
James, and Roger Sammons.
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conditioning who is associated
with liis father, Dixon Plumb
ing and Electric Co., was with
the Seabees Civic Action group
in Vietnam and served as an
assistant to the Chaplain at the
Chu Lai Chapel just below the
DMZ while in Vietnam.
He showed slides taken while
on duty, both as assistant to
the Chaplain and as a U.S* Sea
bee, giving a most interesting
account of his contact with the
Vietnamese, the rice paddiesand
crops of the area, the hunger of
tlie people and the lack of santi
tation; he showed slides of the
country near Chu Lai and Da
Wang.
Young Dixon, a very busy e
lectrician in this area of South
west Georgia, expressed his will
ingness to tell the story of his
tour of duty and his observance
of the Vietnamese, because he
promised his Maker he would do
this if he returned home. His
slides revealed some of the hand
some chapels that have been
built by the servicemen while in
Vietnam.
He related some of the en
joyable highlights of his stay in
Southeast Asia, such as the Sea
bees celebrating their 25th birth
day with a large 12,000 pound
birthday cake, "that was one
time each Seabee go a hunk of
cake and not just a slice,” he
said.
The former Seabee was in
troduced by Mrs. R. W. Muel
ler, Chairman of International
Relations Committee, and pro
gram chairman for the April
meeting.
Mrs. Wilbur Evans, Secretary,
presided in the absence of the
president and vice president.
Mrs. A. D. Wilkerson, Chaplain,
gave die devotional, "God’s
Recipe for Living.”
Mrs. Mueller reported one ap
plication bad been received for
the Nurses Scholarship and stated
the deadline would be May 9.
The supper was served buffet
style, a lovely arrangement of
red roses was usedon the console
in the living room.