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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, DEC. 18, 1969
The County Agent
BY JUDSON COOPER
Early County Agent
profitable cotton
PRODUCTION DEPENDS
ON FERTILE SOIL
Fertile soil is basic to effi
cient, profitable cotton produc
tion. That is why soil fertility
is being stressed as one of the
basic steps in Early County’s
Big C Cotton Program, County
Agent Judson Cooper said.
Although Early County farmers
have made great strides in im
proving fertilizer use in the Soil
Fertility Program, and sub
sequent Master Corn and Big M
Pasture Programs, soil fertility
is still one of the big needs
for high cotton yields, he con
tinued.
The county agent pointed out
the results of soil samples sent to
soil testing laboratories from the
county have made it possible
to identify certain soil conditions
existing in the county. This in
formation has been useful dis
covering soil problems or speci
fic plant nutrient deficiencies
in the county.
For example, soil testing has
pointed up soil acidity as a basic
problem- Tests have shown that
65 percent of the county’s soils
need lime.
These tests have also shown
that many of the soils found in
the county are deficient in phos
phate and potassium. For ex
ample, 15 percent are low in
phosphate and 40 are low in po
tassium.
County Agent Judson Cooper
urges all farmers to have their
soil tested and follow lime and
fertilizer recommendations for
a profitable cotton crop.
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1969 CENSUSOFAGRICULTURE
Early County farmers will be
receiving questionaires for the
1969 census of agriculture in Jan
uary. In an attempt to help you
better understand how to answer
the questions on the census re
ports, I will have a special se
ries on census of 1969 in this
column for the next three weeks.’
First Series .
X The 1969 Census of Agricul-
X ture has been designed to pro-
X vide information needed by far-
X mers and those who serve far-
X mers. This census, to be con-
X ducted by mail in January 1970,
X will provide figures by counties,
s*l for all farms, comparable with
X’ data for 1964 and earlier census
years-
X Farm Definition Unchanged
The definition of a farm, as
£ used in 1959 and 1964, will be
X the same in the 1969 census.
♦J; Places of less than 10 acres
£ will be counted as farms if
1969 sales of agricultural pro
ducts are at least $250. Places
® of 10 acres and more will be
;* counted as farms if sales amount
to at least $50.00.
J? To Be Taken By Mail
For the first time in a Census
X of Agriculture, farmers will be
requested to fill out and mail
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back their reports for the cen
sus. In earlier censuses, enu
merators called on all farm ope
rators to complete and pick up
the report forms. The 1969
blank forms will be mailed out
in January 1970. The mail method
allows farmers and ranchers to
complete the report at their con
venience, within a reasonable
time period, and to use their
records as needed. Since re
sponse is required by law, far
mers who do not return their
reports for the census will be
contacted to obtain the missing
data.
Data For All Farms
Data included in the census
will cover: Total number of
farms, acres in farms, average
value of land and buildings per
farm, cropland harvested, total
land irrigated, acreage and pro
duction for the major U, & crops
and numbers of major kinds of
livestock on the farms.
Additional items include: num
ber of farm operators by age,
value of all farm products sold
(including forest products), days
of off-farm work by farm ope
rators, recreation income, and
number of autos, trucks, trac
tors, combines, and corn pick
ers (including corn heads for
combines).
Expenditure items cover pur
chases of feed, fertilizer, pesti
cides, lime, gasoline and other
petroleum fuels, machine hire,
farm labor, and livestock and
poultry.
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SAVE ON TAXES
You can save on taxes this year
by putting money aside for retire
ment. As a self-employed far
mer you may make tax deducti
ble contributions to a retirement
plan up to $2,500 or 10% of earn
ed income- Regular employees
must be included in the plan.
Check with your banker or tax
adviser. He can tell you whether
it is feasible for your situation
and help you set it up.
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A minister friend was being
transferred from a rural com
munity in Texas to a large city.
He owned a horse that he had to
sell, so he advertised and soon
had a potential buyer. He took
his prospect out to the corral
to look at the horse and soon
had him in the saddle- The
minister slapped the horse on
the back and said "Praise the
Lord", and the horse ran a
round the corral at a good clip.
The prospect was a bit scared
and shouted, "whoa, whoa, but
the horse wouldn’t stop. He
yelled to the minister, "How do
you stop this horse ?' and the
minister shouted back, "Say,
"Amen”. He did and the horse
stopped. Turning to the mini
ster, he asked, "What’s with
this horse, anyway”? The mini
ster smiled and said "One little
idiosyncrasy . . ~ 1 trained
him to go when I said, "Praise
the Lord, ” and to stop when I'd
say, "Amen”.
The minister walked over and
opened the corral gate. "Praise
the Lord”, the rider said and off
VANEWS
MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR
HELPLESS VETERANS
State Veterans Director Pete
Wheeler reminded veterans with
non-service connected disabili
ties that the Veterans Admini
stration authorizes the furnish
ing of invalid lifts, therapeutic
or rehabilitative devices and
other medical equipment or sup
plies, including drugs or medi
cines, for those in receipt of a
VA pension with aid and atten
dance.
Mr. Wheeler said, "Veterans
receiving aid and attendance
benefits under both the old and
the new pension laws are eligi
ble to apply for such devices
as artificial limbs, crutches,
hearing aids, and wheelchairs;
such supplies as hearing aid
batteries, surgical cotton or
dressings; and such equipment
as adjustable hospital beds and
invalid walkers.”
It must be determined that the
use of the specific item in the
veteran's place of residence is
feasible and that a competent
person is available to operate
or use the item in the best in
terest of the patient. Applica
tion may be made by letter,
signed by the veteran, along with
a statement from a physician
showing the needed item.
"Drugs and medicines will be
furnished by the Veterans Ad
ministration to aid and atten
dance patients upon a physician's
prescription,” Mr. Wheeler said.
Office managers of the Geor
gia Department of Veterans Ser
vice are prepared to assist vete
rans in applying for these bene
fits. More information can be
obtained from the Department
of Veterans Service Office lo
cated at the Early County Court
house. It's manager is Tom
Morgan.
they went. The horse was moving
at a fast gallop when the rider
looking ahead about 100 yards
saw that they were heading
straight for a cliff. He realized
suddenly that he had forgotten
what to say to stop the horse.
"Amen". The horse slid to a
stop about two feet from the
100 foot drop off, and the man
looked over the edge, gazed up
ward, and said, "Praise the
Lord.”
At the moment, 1 am in the
same situation as our friend,
the prospect, before he uttered
those fateful words. It is a time
to choose one's words carefully
as we look ahead into 1970.
The latest edition of Accident
Facts show that the 1968 death
rate per 100,000 farm residents
stands at 69.8, a decline of 1.4
from the preceding year.
for this, after an annual increase
of the last six years, we can be
thankful and grateful. Have we
reached the turning point in this
game of agricultural accidents?
Certainly it's not a time to rest
on our laurels but rather a time
to dedicate ourselves anew and
with increased vigor to improv
ing the safety record and the
quality of living for farm people.
Place of residence is not a
requirement for membership in
4-H, says T. L. Walton, State
4-H leader with the Coopera
tive Extension Service. Geor
gia 4-H'ers live in towns, on
farms and in the suburbs.
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Looking for a neat and quick
way to grease cookie sheets.
Home economists with the Uni
versity of Georgia Cooperative
Extension Service suggest that
you use a rubber spatula for
greasing cookie sheets.
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Sunday School
Lesson
December 21, 1969
GOD WITH US
Matthew 1
MEMORY SELECTION: And
she shall bring forth a son, and
thou shalt call his name Jesus:
for he shall save his people
from their sins. Matthew 1:21
There has been a great ten
dency for people to forget the
real meaning of Christmas. It
has become simply a "season
of the year”. The birth of the
Saviour has been pushed com
pletely out of the minds of many.
The giving of gifts has become
mechanical, rather than coming
from a heart of love.
The birth of the Saviour was
not welcomed news to all the
people who lived at the time of
the event. The event was hidden
from the eyes of many. Only a
select group had any knowledge
that God was giving the world
the "Saviour”. The shepherds
received the word from the angel
choir and the wise men saw the
star. The remainderof the people
had to wait for the word to spread
by word of mouth. Herod, the
king, was not pleased at all
with the possibility of the birth
of a king. He determined to rid
the area of this One who would
usurp his authority. Great grief
was in the land as he had all
the male children killed from
two years old and under.
In spite of the dark side of the
picture, we can see the hand of
God at work as He makes the
final plans for the completion
of the plan of salvation. This
Babe in the manger was later
to be the Christ of the cross.
Even though we might not like
to think of the cross as we
view the manger, we must rea
lize that these events had to
follow in succession. There
could never have been a Christ
of the cross if the Babe had not
come into the world-
The work and ministry of the
Babe was made known to Joseph,
the man who was to marry the
mother of the Christ-child. The
angel gave him the solemn task
of giving the young Child a name.
Just any name would not do.
He was to have a special name,
Jesus- He was to save His
people from their sins.
The Old Testament prophets
had called the name of the Son
of God Emanuel, meaning “God
with us". In the person of our
Lord and Saviour, we have "God
with us" as the One who takes
away the sins of the world. Oh,
what a glorious thought—God is
with usf The presence of God
can now be near us each day.
The trials and tests we meet
from day to day can be encoun
tered with confidence since we
are not alone. Many of the
problems of man today stems
from the feeling of being alone.
This need not be the case. The
Saviour wants to be near us
each day.
Can you truthfully call Christ
Emanuel ? Is Christ really with
you? He can be very close
to you throughout the remainder
of your life if you will invite
Him to live in your heart. An
experience with God does not
have to be a theoretical idea,
it can be a reality. Please ask
the Master to come into your
life today. Let this Christmas
be the time the Saviour becomes
a reality to you-
Rev. James C. Temples
By SSG H.R. Lesieur
Just how good are Army men
at handling their money? Well,
if credit unions are any cri
teria, pretty darned good- In a
survey just completed by the
Federal Credit Union, service
men were shown to have a bet
ter record in paying off debts
than members of other types
of credit unions. In this day of
the good credit rating, Armed
Forces personnel rate high, and
that's no small matter.
****
A LOT OF ROOM
Speaking of money, where can
you deposit your pay check, geta
hair cut, buy airline tickets, have
your clothes cleaned and go to
work all in a building three
times the size of the Empire
State Building? If you answer
ed "the Pentagon" you're right.
Designed and built in a record
16 months, the Pentagon opened
for business in 1943 as a home
base for all the Armed Forces,
known officially as the War De
partment. It covers 34 acres
and has 17 1/2 miles of cor
ridors, 28,000 miles of telephone
wire, a maintenance crew of
650, 5.2 acres of glass in its
windows, and a 200,000-volume
Army library. Employees con
sume up to 30,000 cups of cof
fee each day and make over
123,000 telephone calls. Faci
lities available to the Pentagon
community include round-the
clock cafeterias, complete bank
services, medical and dental cli
nics, jewelry stores, bookstores,
newstands and a bakery counter.
It has a staff of nurses, phy
sicians and psychiatrists, and
among other Interesting statis
tics has been the setting of two
births unattended. Through all
this, the Pentagon does the job
of keeping our country militari
ally on it's toes.
YOU, SIR, ARE NO GENTLE
MAN
They're using stevedores over
in Vietnam, only instead of being
big, burly men, these stevedores
are women. A six-week steve
dores school for Vietnam civi
lians has been started by the
10th Transportation Battalion in
Gam Ranh Bay, and as it turns
out, half the students are women.
Labor is hard to get in Vietnam
these days, and women fill in
wherever they can. The school
teaches loading and unloading
techniques and how to operate
equipment for both ship cargo
and shore material- After their
first few weeks of schooling,
the students are trained to work
together as efficient stevedores
teams. The women are very
efficient, is the report and they
make wonderful teammates.
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FACTS ABOUT THE ARMY; Did
you know ??????
**That the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier in Arlington National Ce
metery was conceived to pay tri
bute to the Nation's soldiers
in World War 1 who had died
unknown in battle? Today un
knowns from World War II and
Korea are also buried in the
Tomb.
♦♦That the Army has had a re
tirement system since 1861 when
it was first put into effect on a
limited scale ?
♦’That the eagle was adopted
as the insignia for the rank of
a Colonel in 1832?
...»
FAST SERVICE
World War H's "Red Ball Ex
press” is riding again, this time
in Thailand. During World War
11, General Patton started what
has been called the "Red Ball
Express." This was an emer
gency truck system that worked
much like the Pony Express.
Under this system, supplies could
be shipped across France non
stop. The same type of system
has been started in Thailand
to speed fresh dairy products
to our troops serving there.
The new system provides re
frigerated trucks called "Red
Balls” that travel from Bang
kok to Northern Thailand. They
stop only long enough to change
cabs and drivers along the route.
It has certainly solved the spoil
age problem that has plagued
distribution in the past. Guess
you can't beat fresh milk and
eggs for improving troop morale.
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DOORS WIDE OPEN
That's all for today, but don't
forget our doors are wide open
for questions relating to career
opportunities and for information
on new rules and regulations.
Look us up and stop by anytime.
Our hours are 8;00 a.m. - sp.m.
Monday through Frldy and 8
a.m. - Noon on Saturdays. We
are located at 315 Broad Ave.
in Albany. If need be call us
at 432-7622 "COLLECT”
Cewty Office Manager
«y WAKKBN CLEVELAND
MEASUREMENT SERVICE A
VAILABLE FOR FARM PRO
GRAM PARTICIPANTS
Producers who plan to parti
cipate In the 1970 voluntary'
wheat, feed grain, or cotton pro
grams may save money by re
questing measurement service
from their County Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Service Office, according to Mr.
J. W. Miller, Chairman of the
Early ASC Committee.
He urged farmers to put in
their requests for measure
ment service as soon as pos
sible in order to be assured of
early service.
The ASC Office makes a charge
for the measurement service suf
ficient to cover cost of the field
and office work. "In proportion
to possible savings to the far
mers, the modest charge is well
worth it”, said Mr. Miller.
Under the voluntary programs,
a farmer certifies the acreage
he has planted in wheat, feed
grain, and cotton. Failure to
certify to the exact acreage de
voted to each crop and land use
can result in substantial reduc
tions in payments otherwise
earned under the farm programs.
However, if the acreage has
been staked by an ASCS reporter
prior to planting or prior to the
certification date, the farmer has
assurance he will be able to make
precise certification.
If his acreage is staked before
planting, he need only stay with
in the staked areas to assure
compliance with the programs.
If his acreage is measured af
ter planting and before certifi
cation, he still will have time to
make changes to comply fully
with the programs.
The ASC measurement service
provides for staking both the land
to be planted to the program
crops and the land which is to
be diverted from crop produc
tion.
"Guessing about acreage can
cost the farmer money either
through overplanting or under
planting," Mr. Miller said.
Acreage measurement takes the
guessing out.
He pointed out that after a pro
ducer has certified his crop acres
and his diverted acres he cannot
make changes in order to com
ply with program provisions. If
a spot check reveals an error,
a penalty must be assessed. Spot
checks are made each year on a
substantial number of farms par
ticipating in the voluntary pro
grams.
Measurement service should
be requested at the County ASC
Office. The charge is $5.00 per
farm plus 50 cents per acre
plus SI.OO for each field in ex
cess of three.
Social
Security
Q. I will be 65 years old
on March 31st, but do not plan
to retire. When should I apply
for Medicare ?
A. You should apply anytime
during the next three months.
Your Medicare will go intoeffect
March 1, 1970, if you apply for
this insurance during the three
month period before the month of
your birthday.
Q. I have been receiving
monthly social security benefits
and will be 65 next year. How do
I ap ly for Medicare ?
A. You will automatically be
entitled to the Hospital Insurance
under Medicare as of the first
day of the month you reach age
65. However, you should enroll
for Part B, the Sup, lementary
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Library News
Books and Christmas go hand
in-hand. In fact, it would be
a disappointment not to receive
at least one book as a Christ
mas gift. The children you
’"ve as well as adults will wel
come books for Christmas.
There is joy in the ownership
of books-
The next best thing to the pos
session of a book is the chance
to read it, even though it is on
loan. So take advantage of the
books available at your public
library, particularly the Christ
mas books. The following titles
are new additions of unusual
merit.
ESPECIALLY AT CHRISTMAS
by Celestine Sibley- Ten human
Medical Insurance, during the
three months before your birth
day. An application for Part
B will be mailed to you, but if
you have any questions about your
Medicare, you should visit or call
your local Social Security Office
at 500 Pine Ave., Albany, tele
phone 435-2074.
Q. I recently applied for so
cial security disability benefits
and was told that my illness
was not severe enough to allow
payment to me. The letter I
received denying my claim has
been lost. I disagree with the
decision made on my claim. Can
I file another claim ?
A. You surely can. Actually
since it has been less than six
months since a decision was made
on your claim, you can ask that
the first claim be reconsidered.
Your Social Security Office will
help you get a review of your
claim and assist you in getting
more evidence which may es
tablish you are due benefits.
Q. lam 86 years old and
for the last 10 years my son
has been supporting me. I have
never worked and my late hus
band died before social security
started. My son died last month,
and 1 now have no income. Is
it possible for me to get some
benefit from the social security'
contribution my son made ?
A. Probably so, you should
file a social security claim as
a dependent parent. Parents of
deceased workers may be eligi
ble for monthly benefit checks
if the worker contributed at least
one-half of the parent's support
during the 12 months ending with
the worker's death.
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interest stories ranging from
"Muv', the author 's own mother,
to some of the characters of
various walks of life, including
the Georgia poet Herbert Bryon
Reece, whom Miss Sibley has
befriended; each has enlarged
her concept of the true meaning
of Christmas.
RENFROE’S CHRISTMAS by
Robert Burch. Another Georgia
writer presents a cheerful story'
of a country family's Christ
mas in the 1930'5; Renfroe, an
8 year old boy, responds to the
Christmas spirit by giving away
"the finest thing he’s ever
owned.”
HAPPY CHRISTMAS compiled
by Kean Seymour and John Smith.
An anthology of Christmas selec
tions drawn from English prose
and poetry, from Elizabethan
times to the present day with
the work so such devise writers
as Dickens and Dylan Thamas,
T. S. Eliot and Samuel Pepys,
J. B. Priestley and Kenneth Gra
hame-
A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS:
T'WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE
CHRISTMAS by Clement C.
Moore and illustrated by Paul
Galdone- A 1968 edition of this
Christmas favorite with bold and
colorful drawings which give the
feeling of today.
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRIST
MAS by Clement C. Moore; RU
DOLPH, THE RED-NOSED
REINDEER by L. May.
The two Christmas classics
charmingly illustrated by Ruth
Eves; sketches of both authors
are included.
THE CHRISTMAS COOKIE
SPRINKLE SNITCHER by Vip.
A gay humorous 1969picturebook
for children; text and illustra
tions similar to Dr. Seuss.
A GREEN CHRISTMAS by
Theodora Kroeber. A 1967
book about a little boy and his
sister who moved from snowy
Colorado to California and found
there green grass, fresh clover
and snow lilies for Santa's rein
deer to enjoy fortheir Christmas
breakfast.
Milk production on Georgia
farms during October totaled 95
million pounds, according to the
State Crop Reporting Service.
This was 8 million pounds a
bove the October total in 1968
and 5 million pounds above the
September, 1969, total. Pro
duction per cow in herd aver
aged 675 pounds.
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