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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 1^69
The County Agent
BY JUDSON COOPER
Early County Agent
The decade of the 1960's has
drawn to a close. One thing
that has happened during the last
ten years is a coming together
of farming and farm businesses.
It’s all wrapped up in that re
latively new word, "agribusi
ness."
Why this closer relationship?
Dr. Tyrus R. Timm, head of
the agricultural economics de
partment at Texas A & M Uni
versity, gave three reasons last
month at Georgia’s first agri
business conference.
The first reason, he said, is
the growing commercialization
of farming. In other words,
farming itself has become more
of a business.
Second, the increase in inter
est groups—special interest
groups concerned about farming
and farm business. Timm point
ed out that membership in farm
and farm-related organizations
in this country is at an all-time
high. This certainly doesn't
indicate any lessening of inter
est in, or importance of, farm
ing.
The third reason Timm gave
for the closer relationship bet
ween farming and business is
government. Government is
going to be involved in farming
from now on, he stated. "There
is nothing as permanent as a
temporary government agency."
THE MEANING?
What does it mean, this wed
ding for farming and business
into agribusiness ? For one thing,
it means a boon to our economy.
Farm income in the state no
longer stands alone- It is mul
tiplied four to five times by
agribusiness activity.
So our farm income of slight
ly more than $1 billion last year
really becomes a $4 to $5 bil
lion contribution to the total eco
nomy- This is what happens
as our agricultural commodities
go through the various process
ing steps on the way to the con
sumer.
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POTENTIAL GREAT
Big as agribusiness is in Geor
gia, many people feel we’ve only
begun to scratch the surface-
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Our hard hats are soft-hearted.
Behind electric power beats the heart of the
Georgia Power Company ... its people. J. C.
Adams, a recently retired lineman, is one of
them. A champion blood donor, he s given 112
pints of life-sustaining blood to the Red Cross.
And that’s only part of the some 32,500 pints
our donors have given in the past 19 years.
Our company’s lifeline doesn’t stop there. It
goes on to other service organizations: Easter
Seal. United Appeal, Community Chest, Salvation
Army Christmas dolls. And youth programs such
as 4 .n FHA, FFA, Junior Achievement, Girl
and Boy Scouts, Youth Conference on the Atom,
music and journalism scholarships.
The generators in our powerhouses supply
electricity. But the real dynamos, like Mr. Adams,
are vitally involved in life.
Georgia Power Company
A citizen wherever we serve®
Take peanuts, for example.
Georgia has 38 percent of the
allotted peanut acreage in the
U, S. Yet only 15 percent of
the peanuts produced in the state
are processed here- The rest
are shipped out of Georgia to
provide jobs—and dollars—for
people in other states.
Georgia is also a deficit state
in production of red meat. It is
estimated that, if we produced
all the beef and pork we con
sumed, $127 million annually
would be added to our farm in
come.
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A LONG WAY
Yes, farming and farm busi
ness came a long way during the
decade of the 1960’5. For the
first time (1967) farm income
in the state passed the $1 bil
lion mark. And this, thanks to
agribusiness activity, is multi
plied four to five times.
But we still have a long way
to go. Most experts see con
tinued growth of agriculture dur
ing the decade of the 1970’s-
The next ten years will be ex
citing ones. lam sure every
Extension Service worker in
Georgia joins me in looking for
ward to the 70’s and in pledging
our continued efforts to bring
further progress and growth to
farming and farm business.
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STILL TIME TO PLANT BULBS
As we have ended the year
1969, there are still a number
of gardening activities that should
be completed.
Some gardeners will tell you
that it’s too late to plant spring
flowering bulbs. That's not
necessarily true provided that
you have fresh bulbs which are
still firm and plump. By getting
them into the ground now they will
develop a root system and be
ready to grow and flower next
spring.
In case you still have bulbs
to plant it would be a good idea
to put them into the ground as
soon as possible. Remember
thoroughly spade or plow the
area to be planted. Add a bit
of organic matter* such as peat
moss, compost or similar ma
terial to heavy clays orextreme
ly sandy soils. Remove any
trash or debris as you work the
soil.
Watch the depth at which you
plant the bulbs. Here are the
general depth recommendations
narcissus and daffodil four to
six inches; Dutch iris three in
ches; lllly-of-the-valley tops of
pips level with the ground; cro
cus three inches deep; glory-of
tbe -snow (Chionodoxa) three in
ches; alluim three inches; ane
mone (windflower) two inches
deep; tulips six to eight inches.
In the more southern areas the
planting depths may be increas
ed. Better growth and flowering
may result.
The past few weeks have been
busy ones. Many gardeners have
been swamped with Christmas
activities. However, wise gar
deners have or will soon be
finding time to replace those
overgrown shrubs, add new
plantings where planting schemes
are not complete or design and
plant-plantings around new homes
or garden areas.
The weather may be a bit cold
but plants are dormant and can
be planted as time permits. Re
member the earlier the planting
the better off your plants will be.
Here's why—plant roots con
tinue to grow and develop except
in periods of extreme weather.
Therefore, a plant placed in the
garden now will have a more
extensive root system by next
spring. These plantings can
withstand the rigors of spring
and summer much better- It’s
time gardeners in the South for
get some of the old Ideas and put
into practice gardening techni
ques that will lead to more suc
cess. It’s time to forget that
spring planting of shrubs and
trees is most desirable. It
isn't. But in case you are un
able to plant your shrubs in win
ter, spring will be acceptable
provided you give your plants
plenty of care. This means
watering and mulching through
out the spring and summer.
Wise gardeners plan their ac
tivities to take advantage of the
good conditions of winter to make
shrub and tree plantings.
ALL GEORGIANS
INVITED TO JOIN
BEAUTIFICATION
Cooperative Extension Ser
vice personnel, Extension Home
Economics Club members and
4-H boys and girls are inviting
all Georgians to join them in the
1970 "Make Georgia Beautiful"
program.
The invitation was issued by
Thomas G. Williams, Jr., head
of the University of Georgia Ex
tension Service landscape de
partment, and chairman of "Make
Georgia Beautiful" since it be
gan as a special week in 1965.
The program was observed
as a special month (January)
in 1966 and '67, and it went
year-round in '6B.
Anti-litter campaigns and the
planting of over 2 million flo
wering trees have been impor
tant parts of the program the
last five‘years. Since 1968
the Extension Service, through
its county agents and county Ex
tension home economists, has
concentrated on making educa
tional community landscape de
velopment programs available.
The county Extension office
serves as the information outlet
for subject-matter material on
all phases of landscape design
and maintenance.
Organization of county beauti
fication committees to plan and
support local projects was start
ed in 1967, and today virtually
every county in the state has such
a group.
"Our program in 1970," said
Williams, "will not be anything
new. It will be a continuation
of the on-going ‘Make Georgia
Beautiful' effort.”
He added, however, that at least
one new tool is available for use
by community leaders next year.
The Extension Service has pub
lished a “Community Visual Sur
vey" form to help pinpoint areas
that need attention. The new
form is designed to aid "eye
sore inventories” of central
business districts, streets,
parks, playgrounds, schools,
churches and other areas.
In 1970, according to Williams,
the idea will be to find areas that
need Improvement, and then make
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Sunday School
Lesson
January 11, 1970
JESUS CONFRONTS EVIL
Matthew 4;1-U; Hebrews 2:14-
18; 4:14-16
MEMORY SELECTION: For in
that he himself hath suffered
being tempted, he is able to
succor them that are tempted.
Hebrews 2:18
It is very difficult to help a
person with a problem we have
never experienced. We often
get "theoretical'' suggestions as
answers to the very complex
problems of life. How can a
person who has never experienc
ed a sickness sympathize with
the sick? How can those who
have never known poverty know
the problems involved in this
state of life ?
God’s love for the lost human
race caused Him to send the
Son into the world to confront
the problems of man. The Sav
iour could have taken the form
of any of the created beings,
but He chose to come in the
form of man. Man demonstrat
ed his frailties in the Garden
of Eden. This was never the
plan of God—the lost condition
of man. The Son was to meet
the problems of the human race
and be victorious over them.
Following the baptism of the
Master by John the Baptist, the
Spirit led Him into the wilder
ness to be tempted. We must
keep in mind that the Spirit
allowed this temptation- In the
three points of temptation, our
Lord was completely victorious.
How did He overcome this temp
tation? He had a knowledge of
the Word, and was able to use
this "two-edged sword". There
are many today who feel that
God leads them into temptation.
This is hardly the case- God
allows us to be tempted in or
der that He might have a test
ed people, but He is in com
plete control of the severity of
our trials. Think of the man
Job. He was tempted very sev
erely, but God allowed the enemy
to carry this temptation only to
certain limits.
“Let no man say when he is
tempted, I am tempted of God;
for God cannot be tempted with
evil, neither tempteth He any
man: But every man is tempt
ed when he is drawn away of
his own lusts and enticed. Then
when lust hath conceived, it
bringeth forth sin: and sin when
it is finished, bringeth forth sin.
James 1:13-15.
The Scriptures list three
groups of sin: the lust of the
flesh, the lust of the eyes, and
the pride of life. During the
temptation of the Master, He
met a representative of each
group. He was victorious! He
". . .was in all points tempted
like as we are, yet without sin.”
Hebrews 4:15. We can be vic
torious over sin through the Lord
Jesus Christ.
Many people think they have
to "be good enough" to come to
the Master. This will never
come to pass- We must place
our faith in the shed blood of
the Saviour for cleansing us from
sin. We can never remove a
single sin from our lives unless
the Saviour comes in to abide-
Have you invited the Saviour
to become the Master of your
life? Why not give your life
to Him today? This will give
great joy to your heart.
Rev. James C. Temples
the improvement according to a
well-made plan.
"We wlllemphasize the impor
tance of community projects that
are examples of good civic de
sign," he stated. "The 1970
program will also stress plan
ning for orderly growth as well
as the need to conserve natural
beauty."
The Alabama Farm Bureau
has objected to hippies charac
terizing police and public figures
as "pigs ’.
CMBty Office Maaager
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DETAILS GIVEN ON 1970 FEED
GRAIN PROGRAM
Producers in Early County will
receive notice of their feedgrain
bases and an explanatory leaflet
on the 1970 feed grain program
in January, according to Mr. J. W.
Miller, Chairman of the Early
County Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation (ASC)Commit
tee.
Sign-up period for the volun
tary farm programs — including
wheat and cotton as well as feed
grains — will be February 2
through March 20.
The 1970 feed grain program
will be much like the 1969 pro
gram, the ASC Committee Chair
man said. Provisions of the
1970 wheat and cotton programs
were announced earlier. Mr.
Miller gave the following details
on the feed grain program:
1. Acreage Diversion and
Diversion Payments.
Minimum diversion at 20 per
cent of a farm's feed grain base
acreage will be required for
program participation. No pay
ment will be made for this first
20 percent diversion, except for
small farms.
Payments will be made for
additional diversion of corn,
grain sorghum, and barley.
Maximum additional acreage that
can be diverted for payment will
be the larger of 30 percent of a
farm's feed grain base or 25
acres less the qualifying 20 per
cent diversion. Payment rate
for this additional diversion will
be based on 40 percent of the
total county price support (loan
plus support payment) times a
farm’s projected yield of the
crops involved. No advance di
version payments will be made.
Upper limits will be estab
lished on the per-bushel rate
which will be paid for the ad
ditional voluntary diversion of
feed grain acres. The maxi
mum payments will be: for corn,
60 cents per bushel; for grain
sorghum, 55 cents per bushel
(not hundredweight); for barley,
45 cents per bushel.
2. Price-support loans and
Payments
National average price-sup
port loan rates on all feed grains
will be the same as in 1969.
However, corn loan rates, while
unchanged, will be at SI.OB per
bushel, "No. 2" basis -- which
is equal to the 1969 level of
$1.05 for average quality.
The National average loan le
vels of the other feed grains
will be: grain sorghum, $1.61
per hundredweight; barley, 83
cents per bushel; oats, 63 cents
per bushel; rye, $1.02 per bush
el- Price-support is required
by law for oats and rye, but
there are no provisions for ac
reage limitations-
Price-support payment rates
will be: corn, 30 cents per bush
el; grain sorghum, 53 cents per
hundredweight; barley, 20 cents
per bushel. Price-support pay
ment for a farm is arrived at by
multiplying the per bushel price
support payment times the farm's
projected yield times the smaller
of the planted acreage or 50 per
cent of the farm's feed grain
base •
3. Small Farm Provisions
A farm with a feed grain base
of 25 acres or less will be able
to qualify for payment on the
first 20 percent of its diverted
acreage, with the payment rates
based on 20 percent of the total
county support rate times pro
jected yield. For the remaining
diverted acreage on small farms,
the diversion payment will be
based on the 40 percent payment
rate, subject to the maximum
limitation.
Producers with feed grainbas
es of up to 125 acres will have
the option of temporarily reduc
ing their base to 25 acres to
VANEWS
Veterans and servicemen with
G. 1. life insurance policies is
sued during the World War I
and Worl d W’ar II periods will
receive some $264-million in
dividends in 1970.
Administrator of Veterans Af
fairs Donald E. Johnson, in ap
proving the dividends, said 1970
payments will be S2B million
more than last year.
The payments will go to 4,
191,200 holders of U. S, Gov
ernment Life Insurance and Na
tional Service Life Insurance-
USGLI was issued during the
World War I era and NSLI dur
ing World War IL
The VA chief said the increase
in dividends was made possible
because of larger interest earn
ings in the two funds, and that
payments will be made through
out 1970 on the anniversary dates
of the policies.
According to Mr. Johnson, 173,
200 USGLI policy holders will
receive S2O million in dividends,
averaging a little more than slls
per policy. In 1969, the average
was about $97. NSLI policy
holders number 4,018,000 and
they will receive $24 million in
dividends averaging nearly s6l
each, compared to $53 in 1969.
Mr. Johnson explained that
since the dividend on each policy
depends on the plan of insurance,
age of the insured, age of the
policy, and its face value, indi
vidual payments will range from
a few dollars to hundreds of dol
lars.
He stressed that since the cash
payments will be automatic, there
is no need to write to the VA to
receive them. The only excep
tion is where the servicemen
or veteran has indicated to the
VA another disposition of his
dividends.
It was also pointed out that
dividends will not be paid on po
licies terminated by death or
surrender, since these dividends
are ordinarily paid at that time.
become eligible for the small
farm provisions. In such case,
no corn, grain sorghum, or bar
ley is to be planted for harvest
on the farm and the temporary
25-acres feed grain base must
be put to conserving uses-
4. Other program provisions
Soybeans planted in lieu of feed
grains will not earn price
support payments.
Substitution provisions re
lating to wheat and feed grain
acreage will continue as in pre
vious years-
Announcement will be made
prior to sign-up time on pro
duction of substitute crops on
diverted acres.
Deep Dish Pie
3 pounds peaches (about)
% to 1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons com starch
J 4 teaspoon salt
Pastry for single crust
pie
2 tablespoons margarine
J 4 teaspoon almond extract
Pare and slice peaches to
equal 6 cups. Mix sugar, com
starch and salt. Sprinkle over
peaches; set aside. Roll out
pastry to % thickness on flour
ed board or cloth. Cut or roll
out about >4-inch smaller than
top of selected baking dish.
Use 1 (I^4-quart) baking dish
or 1 (10x5x3-inch) pan. Put
peach mixture in dish. Dot
with margarine; sprinkle with
almond extract. Top with pas
try. Bake in 425°F. (hot) oven
about 45 minutes,
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Social
Security
"The overall cost of living
keeps going up, and hospital costs
are no exceptions," said W. W.
Kirksey, District Manager of the
Albany Social Security Office.
Because of the tremendous in
crease in the cost of the average
hospital stay social security
Medicare beneficiaries will have
an increase In their share of
hospital costs. Beginning in
January 1, 1970 the social se
curity beneficiary will pay the
first $52.00 of their hospital
costs rather than $4.00 as Im
the past. In the event the benefi
ciary stays more than 60 days
then his share of the cost will
be $13.00 per day for all days
over 60 days up to 90 days.
Before January 1,'1970 this was
$ll.OO per day. This means
the beneficiary who stays in the
hospital 90 days will now pay
$442.00 where before the in
crease, he would only have paid
$374.00 for the same 90 days-
For more information about
this increase in hospital pay
ments or any other question a
bout Medicare Mr. Kirksey sug
gests you call or write the So
cial Security Office at 500 Pine
Ave., Albany. The telephone
number is 435-2074.
Forestry Unit
News
Macon, Ga. • • The Georgia
Forestry Commission's 1969 an
nual report, featuring its ser
vices to Georgia Landowners,
shows new programs initiated
and progress in every area of
service.
Ray Shirley, Commission di
rector, cited the Rural Fire De
fense Program for giving com
munities, not protected by organ
ized fire departments, an oppor
tunity to provide fire suppression
service, and others an oppor
tunity to reinforce presentequip
ment. During the program’s
initial year, 103 pieces of fire
equipment were placed in 94
communities in 60 counties.
In the field of reforestation,
20.7 million improved or
"super" loblolly and slash pine
tree seedlings were made avail
able to the general public. Shir
ley pointed out that this marked
the fifth consecutive year that
these "super" trees have been
available to the public. He noted
that seed were planted to pro
duce another 28 million improv
ed trees for the 1969-70 plant
ing season.
During the reporting period,
the number of forest fires de
creased 20 percent and the forest
acreage loss was decreased 50
percent over the 1967-68 fiscal
year. Shirley emphasized that
only 41.854 forest acres were
burned by wildfire of the 24,
066,400 private forest acres pro
tected.
Shirley added that the Forestry
Commission provided technical
forestry assistance to more land
owners than ever before. There
were 19,616 landowners assisted.
Through the Atlanta Metro
Forestry Program, increasing
service is being rendered to
homeowners in the six county
area. This type service has also
increased in all areas of the State.
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Library News
Whatever your New Year’s re
solution is, the chances are good
that your public library has one
or more books to help you carry
it out. For instance, If the
resolution relates to physical
fitness there are numerous
guides to good health. How-to
do-lt manuals are always in de
mand, especially during the win
ter months.
Or perhaps your need is for
recreational reading; if so, it
will be easy for you to find
books written strictly to enter
tain, such as Gladys Taber's
STILLMEADOW ALBUM or Jan
Westcott’s THE WHITE ROSE.
If you want a fast-moving sus
pense novel consider THE GOV
ERNOR’S LADY by Norman Col
lins.
HOW TO KEEP YOUR YOUTH
FUL VITALITY AFTER FORTY
by Lelord Kordel. Comprehen
sive guide to good health offers
nutritional secrets for everyone
between the ages of 20 and 100;
believes nutrition, accelerates
the rate of aging.
COMMON SENSE GUIDE TO
REFINISHING ANTIQUES by Al
fred Higgins. Sound advice pre
sented in a clear, down-to-earth
text; written by a man who has
had 30 years experience in res
toration and the refinishing of
furniture.
STILLMEADOW ALBUM by
Gladys Taber, photo by Jacques
Chepard. Gladys Taber and Still
meadow need no introduction; the
place is dear and familiar to her
readers, but in this book you may
learn what Stillmeadow and its
inhabitants look like-
THE WHITE ROSE by Jan
Westcott. Stormy love story' be
tween Edward IV and Elizabeth
Woodville, the beautiful widowed
mother of 2 children during the
War of the Roses, a bloody period
of English history.
THE GOVERNOR’S LADY by
Norman Collins. The death of the
White Governor of a British
colony in Africa during the 1930's
precipitates a Trial in which the
careers and reputations of his
staff and beautiful wife are sud
denly at stake; highly readable
suspense novel-
Turkey will spend $528-mil
lion on defense in' 1970.
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