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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, JAN. 15, 1970
‘The County Agent
- BY JUDSON COOg:R
. Early County Agent
CROP VALUE UP
. You. just can’t count farmers
out. Weatherwise, 1969 was one
‘of the worst crop years inalong,
long time. So what do Georgia
farmers do? They produce crops
worth sl9 million more than in
1968. That's the word in the
year-ending report of the State
Crop Reporting Service.
CRS says the value of prin
cipal crops grown in the state
during 1969 amounted to $407,
113,000. That is five percent
above the 1968 value of S3BB,
125,000,
The peanut crop was No. 1
last year. ‘‘Goobers’’ brought
Georgia farmers $115,410,000
and accounted for 28.3 percent
of the total value of crops pro=-
‘duced in the state.
Tobacco was in second place
with a value of $75,483,000. Corn
ranked third and cotton fourth.
The value of the pecan crop
reached an all-time high of $25,
425,000. Soybeans have increas
ed in recent years and in 1969
were valued at $26,899,000.
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LIVESTOCK LATER
It will be after the middle
of the year before livestock and
poultry values are added to the
crop figures to come up with
Georgia’s total agricultural in
‘come for 1969. Due to the
favorable price situation for live-~
stock and livestock products,
these values almost certainly
will be up. So it looks like the
state’s total farm income will be
over $1 billion for the third year
in a row.
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PIG CROP GROWING
Georgia is fortunate to have a
well-balanced agriculture. Once
upon a time our farmers de
pended almost exclusively on
crops. In recent years, how=-
-ever, livestock has taken an im
portant place in the scheme of
things. Extension Service eco=-
nomists and animal scientists
‘believe the place of livestock
“in Georgia will become even more
important in the future. We not
~only are increasing in livestock
» numbers, but also in the qua=-
\lity of beef and pork we pro
+‘duce.
. That pig numbers are increas
. ing is indicated by last month’s
: Crop Reporting Service livestock
. figures. The 1969 fall pig crop
. in Georgia is estimated at 1,248,
. 000 head--eight percent above
! the June-November, 1968, crop
~of 1,159,000 head. Sows far
* rowed during the period totaled
;171,000 head--up 10,000 from the
. same period last year.
" Georgia farmers reported in
' tentions to farrow 211,000 sows
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during the December, 1969-May,
1970, period. This would be
12 percent above the 188,000
a year ago and 17 percent above
the same December-May period
of 1968.
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PLANTING NUT TREES
Most Georgia homeowners
have room for two, three or four
trees around the yarde. Two
pecan trees and two chestnut
trees would be a delightful choice
for shade and nuts. Space pecan
trees 40 or more feet apart.
Space chestnut trees 20 or more
feet apart.
One of the most important
things to remember when plant=-
ing trees is to plant at the cor
rect time of the year. In Geor
gia this is in late November,
December or January.
The next most important item
to remember is to dig a hole
large enough to accommodate
the root systems. For pecans,
this would be 36 to 40 inches
deep and at least two feet wide.
For chestnuts, a somewhat
smaller hole will usually accom=
modate tree roots.
One other item that would be
extremely helpful in obtaining
good survival would be to add
about three gallons of dry peat
moss mixed half and half with
good topseil around the root sys
tem. After the trees have been
transplanted, add about five gal
lons of water around each tree
so that the soil will have a
chance to settle, reducing the
number and size of air pockets
that may exist.
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COTTON DESEASES DECREAS
ED BY CROP RESIDUE DISPO
SAL
‘Too often the grower’s atti
tude is that what happens after
the cotton harvest is not ime
portant as long as the land is
ready by planting time next
spring. Actually cotton farmers
should begin immediately to pre
pare for next year’'s crop.
Cotton stalk destruction should
be considered an essential final
step of the current production
year or the initial step for the
up coming season. Stalks should
not just be mowed down and
harrowed; they should be turned
under with a bottom plow. This
practice definitely kills the roots
and deprives nematodes and par=-
asitic fungi of a food source.
They are thus prevented from
multiplying to populations which
might over winter and cause a
more severe problem next year.
Nematodes, both-root knot and
others, are definitely decreased
by residue destruction. How=-
ever, this practice can also aid
in preventing several other
harmful cotton diseases. The
fungi causing anthracnose and
Ascochyta blight may build up
and overwinter on cotton stalks.
The same is true of several of
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County Office Manager
By WARREN CLEVELAND
1970 FEED GRAIN PROGRAM
The program is the same as
the 1969 program except for
payment rates. The diversion
payment rates will be less. The
program continues to be volun
‘tary. How can you participate ?
The minimum acreage you may
divert is 20 percent of yourbase.
No payment is made for this
acreage except for small farms
(25 acres or less) You may
divert up to the maximum of
25 acres or S 0 percent of your
base whichever is the larger,
not to exceed the farms base.
Diversion payment of 60 cents
per bushel times your farms
projected yield will be made for
this acreage. Price support
payment rates on acreage plant
ed remain the same as in 1969.
This is 30 cents per bushel
for corn, 53 cents per hund
redweight for sorghum, and 20
cents per bushel forbarley. This
payment is made on the smaller
of your planted acreage or S 0
percent of the farmsbase. Farms
with feed grain bases less than
125 acres may be reduced tem
porarily to 25 acres and the en=
tire base diverted. No corn,
sorghum or barley can be grown
on the farm for harvest.
Substitution provision relating
to wheat and feed grain acre
ages will be continued as in pre
vious years. There will be no
advance voluntary diversionpay=-
ments. All payments willbe made
in the fall.
If you participate in the feed
grain program on one farm you
must comply with the feed grain
base on all other farms in which
you have an interest. You can
not overplant the base.
Feed grain notices giving your
base, payment rates, and pro
jected yields will be mailed to
you prior to the signup.
The signup will be held begin
ning February 2nd through March
20th.
The Veterans Administration
said today veterans and depen
dents receiving VA pension
checks have until Jan. 15 to
return the income questionnaire
mailed with their October checks.
Several hundred thousand
questionnaires have not yet been
returned, VA said.
The Jan. 15 deadline applies
to veterans who are totally and
permanently disabled by disease
or injuries not associated with
their military service, and war
time veterans’ widows who draw
pensions from the V 4, if they
have limited incomes.
In addition, parents of deceas=~
ed veterans who receive com
pensation checks are required
to return income and depend=-
ency questionaires.
Since the amount of payment
is related to income, the law
requires beneficiaries to report
their income so VA can deter
mine the amount to which they
are entitled during 1970,
The VA reminded veterans,
widows and dependent parents
that they may receive informae
tion and assistance in complet
ing their questionnaires from
their nearest VA office.
the organisms involved in both
the seedling disease complex and
boll rots.
Early fall destruction of in
fected plant residues tends to
prevent field carry over of the
bacteria causing the angular leaf
spot disease of cotton.
Residue destruction is an
essential part of any cotton di
sease control program. It may
prevent the future need for more
costly disease control methods.
Now is the time to get those
stalks down and start getting
ready for the next year.
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Sumday School
Lesson
January 18, 1970
JESUS ANNOUNCES GOD'S
KINGDOM
Isaiah 61:1-4; Matthew 4:12-25;
9:35-38
MEMORY SELECTION: Re=-
pent: for the kingdom of God
is at hand. Matthew 4:17
Kings usually come with a
conquering force. There is great
devastation in their wake. They
want to rule their subjects with
an iron hand.
The King of Kings was born
in a stable, hearlded by angels,
and adored by shepherds. The
nobility of the day knew nothing
of the advent until news was
brought from afar.
What kind of a kingdom would
such an obscure king establish?
How could such a kingdom ever
survive? This was not to be a
kingdom ruled by force. The
subjects were to be chosen and
become citizens because of a
willingness to serve the King.
No one would be forced to be
submissive to the desires of the
One who was to rule.
How was entrance made into
this kind of kingdom? The in
structions were first given by
the prophet in the wilderness.
His message was repeated by
the King--repent. This King
was to know the problems which
His subjects would face. He
had to be tempted by the same
adversary that would oppose His
followers. Now He was ready
to rule them with a heart of love
rather than from greed.
What could this King offer
that would make following Him
be desirable ? He is able to give
them ‘. . . .beauty for ashes,
the oil of joy for mourning, the
garment of praise for the spirit
of heaviness. . . ."” Isaiah
61:3. The darkness of oppres
sion was to be removed by this
King of hearts. ‘The people
that walked in darkness have
seen a great light: they that
dwell in the land of the shadow
of death, upen them hath the
light shined.’’ Isaiah 9:2. ‘‘Yea,
though 1 walk through the valley
of the shadow of death, 1 will
fear no evil: for thou (the
Great Shepherd) art with me...”’
Psalms 23:4.
Could this King make His pro
mise ‘good? Yes! He called
some fishermen by the Sea of
Galilee, who were villing to stake
their future on the claims of
this Man. He had promised
to make them ‘‘fishers of men’’.
Matthew 4:19. As we follow
these ‘‘committed men’’ we find
the work of God spreading as a
result of their work and witness.
Where is this kingdom ? This
question was answered by the
Master at His mock trial before
the governor. My kingdom:
is not of this world: if my king
dom were of this world, then
would my servants fight, that I
should not be delivered to the
Jews: but now is my kingdom
not from hence.’”’ John 18:36.
What does the King promise to
those who become His servants?
The promises are many and long
lasting. ‘‘For the kingdom of
God is not meat and drink (con
fined to the things of this life);
righteousness, and peace, and
joy in the Holy Ghost (spiritual
in nature).’’ Romans 14:17.
Have you become a citizen
of this heavenly kingdom ? Have
you given your life to the King
of Kings? Why not ask Him to
come into your heart and give
you the joy that comes from
knowing Him ?
Rev. James C, Temples
The number of horses has
increased so rapidly recently
that the Journeyman Horse
Shoer's Association has ex
panded and now has a mem
bership of 313.
Hoagy Carmichael wrote
‘‘Stardust’’ 38 years ago.
By SSG H. R. Lesieur
The helicopter is one of the
most versatile aircraft ever in
vented as has been proven be
yond doubt in Vietham. Besides
ferrying troops and picking up
wounded, the bighelicopters per=
form numerous other jobs. For
instance, they are used to dis=
perse shallow fogs over airfields
and dock areas. Rotordownwash
from ‘‘choppers’’ hovering di
rectly over fog will clear an
area up to 100 yards by one mile
long in less than five minutes.
Another job for helicopters is
putting out fires. Chemically
produced water is sprayed from
a retractable boom mounted on
the hovering aircraft. While the
water is being sprayed on the
fire, the ‘‘Chopper’’ rotors as=
sist in surpressing fuel-fed
flames. Developers of this sys=
tem say this can open up an
area of 20 by 40 feet for three
minutes during which airplane
crash victims can be extricated.
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FACTS ABOUT THE ARMY: Did
you know ??7???
**That two vaccines that may
prevent meningitis have beende=
veloped and are undergoing tests
by Army scientists at Walter
Reed Army Institute of Re=
search? In recent years bet=-
ween 200 and 500 soldiers have
contracted the disease eachyear.
The civilian rate has an average
of 2,500 to 3,000 cases per year.
**That 90 percent of all eggs
consumed by the U.S, Army in
Europe came from Denmark, the
Netherlands and Luxembourg?
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LONG HAUL
Our astronauts may have gone
to the moon, but here on earth,
Army men are setting transpor
tation records of their own. In
Vietnam, the 500th Transporta=
tion Group in Vietnam traveled
1,895,815 miles in its first 100
days in Vietnam. They deliver
ed ammunition, petroleum and
other supplies to combat troops
up and down the front. This
mileage could be compared to
taking four lunar trips, or go=
ing 79 times around the earthe.
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FIREPROO FING AIRMEN
The. Army Combat Develop=
ment Command at Fort Rucker,
Ala., is working on a proposal
that all Army air crewmen wear
completely fireproof uniforms.
The clothing would be fireproof
from head to toe, including hel=
mets, outer uniforms, under=
garments, gloves, socks and foot=-
wear. This apparel would play
a dual role. The greatest value
of such apparel, of course, would
be to protect airmen in a crash
accident where fire is the great
est source of danger. It would
also be effective during in~flight
fires and those caused by small
arms, and it would provide ther
mal protection from radiation.
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ISIT JUNK?
Don’t throw out that 1942 Jeep.
It might be worth something.
Antique collecting has gone into
high gear these days, from Tif=
fany lamps to campaign buttons,
but Specialist Charles Fitch of
Fort Carson, Colo., believes the
greatest, and maybe value, lies
in the military. His ‘‘Military
Junk'’ collection includes every=-
thing from a British Light Bri
gade helmet to a 1941 recon'
car of the type used in the
North African desert. Fitch
inherited his interest in mili=
tary collecting from his father.
Their collections are now valued
at some $40,000, Fitch visits
junk yards wherever he can,
trades with other collectors, and
buys outrightt. His favorite
periods: World War 1 and the
Spanish American War.
That’s all for today, butbefore
finishing I'd like to pass along the
hours you can see me in your
town. 1 am in Blakely every
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Social
.
Security
Social security beneficiaries
need not apply for the 15 per
cent benefit increase just sign
ed into law by President Nixon.
“Every one of the 25 million
men, women and children now
on the benefit rolls will re
ceive the increase automatical=-
ly,”’ Robert M, Ball, Commis=~
sioner of Social Security, said
today. ‘‘The first regular check
in the new amount,’’ Commis=-
sioner Ball said, .'‘will arrive
April 3, the usual day for de=
livery of benefit checks cover=
ing payments for the month of
March.,'' A separate check in
the amount of the benefit in
crease for the months of Jan
uary and February will reach
beneficiaries later in April,
probably during the week of
April 20, Refiguring the bene
fit amounts of the 25 million
men, women, and children now
on the benefit rolls is a tremen=
dous task, Commissioner Ball
pointed out, and it must be done
without disrupting the regular
benefit payment cycle.
About one out of every eight
Americans is now receiving a
social security check each month,
Commissioner Ball said. As
of the end of December, these
monthly payments totaled $2.2
billion and the monthly total will
go up by $345 million to more
than $2.5 billion as the 15 per
cent benefit increase becomes
effective.
The average retirement bene=
fit of SIOO a month will rise to
slls per month; a couple 65 or
older receiving the average cou=-
ple's benefit of $l7O will have
their benefit increased to $194.
The average benefit for a family
made up of a disabled worker,
wife and one or more children
will go up from $237 to $273
and average payments for a widow
and two or more children will
rise from $254 to $292."
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Library News
The emphasis through the
years in this column is on ac=
quisitions at your public library,
so you will be informed. With
the New Year, consider these
new books. They will stimu=
late and give variety to your
way of everyday life.
NEW TRENDS IN TABLE
SETTING by Lucy Staley. Step
by-step guide for ‘‘centerpleces’’
for today’s homemaker; furniture
periods and ceramic glossary
included; color illustrations;
good pointers for flower show
exhibitors as author is a sea=
sonal exhibitor who has won many
ribbons.
SERVE IT COLDby June Cros=
by and Ruth Conrad Batemen.
Cold cooking from appetizers to
desserts including complete
menus; every recipe may be
prepared in advance; 12 party
menus featured.
AFTER ALL: A DESSERT
COOKBOOK FOR EVERYONE by
Marlyn Cohen. 194 goodies for
everyone who loves sweets along
with a special section of 30 low=
calorie desserts; history of des=
serts is given with America’s
big contribution highlighted, the
development of leavening agents.
MAKING THINGS GROW: A
PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR THE
INDOOR GARDENER by Tholas=
sa. The secrets that dispel
the tiresome myth of the green
thumb and show exactly what to
do in all seasons to make potted
plants, window boxes and hang=
ing plants flourish.
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Monday at the Selective Service
Board on South Main St. Any
other day 1 can be reached at
my office in Albany at 315 Broad
Ave. or by calling 432-7622
“COLLECT"’ in Albany.
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Membership in the United
Nations has now reached a
total of 126.
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Major Gains Made By
Newspapers In 1960°s
ATLANTA (PRN)—
Newspapers in Georgia made
significant gains inthe decade
of the 60s, and that
progressive trend is expected
to continue, a report issued by
Georgia Press Association
reveals.
Since 1960, two new daily
newspapers were established
and 22 new weekly
newspapers were launched and
new high circulation figures
were reached. Weekly
newspapers made a 96 per
cent gain in circulation, while
daily newspapers registered a
15 percent gain, the report
shows.
Modernization of printing
equipment set the pace for the
nation. There are now 75
percent of all newspapers in
the state, both daily and
weekly, printed by offset,
compared with only 4.5
percent at the beginning of the
decade just concluded.
Georgia newspapers ranked
fifth in the nation in national
advertising volume by states.
In the same period the
Georgia Press Association
added some six new programs,
including a workshop for high
school publication advisors,
the organization of college
newspaper editors and the
establishment of a
scholarship-loan program,
financed largely by proceeds
from the Cracker Crumble, an
annual political spoof. Since
the inception of the show,
some $40,000 has been raised,
more than half of which has
been granted to fledging
journalists. The association
also moved into its own
headquarters building in
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“It has been a decade of
excitement and progress for
our association and for our
member newspapers,” Glenn
McCullough, GPA manager,
said in releasing the summary.
“The horizon of the 70s looms
bright and indications are that
Georgia newspapers will in
1970 set new records in
advertising linage, while
continuing the trend in steady
circulation growth and
influence.”
The national newspaper
industry likewise made gains
in the recent decade, the
report shows. It now ranks
tenth in the top 50 industries
by value of shipments, is fifth
among all U.S. industries in
terms of employment. In the
last decade, daily and Sunday
newspapers showed a 32.9
percent increase in receipts
from subscriptions and sales
and a 57.1 percent increase in
advertising revenue. Weekly
newspapers showed a 73.9
percent increase in
subscription and sales receipts,
and a 61.6 percent increase in
advertising. Capital
expenditures for new plants
and equipment nearly
doubled, from $147 million in
1959 to $285 million in 1967.
Consumption of newsprint
increased nearly a third in the
ten year period.
Groucho Marx has been
married three times.
Hogs may easily be trained
to do tricks and are said to
be more intelligent thancows,
sheep and some dogs.