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Page 4 - The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, December 27, 2001
Ten Points
for Seedling Survival
Dr. William Carey. Auburn Uni
versity Professor, outlines a ten
point system to help improve for
est tree seedling survival, insist
ing you give seedlings "tender
loving care" from the time they
leave the nursery until planted in
the field.
1. Do not allow seedlings to dry
out. Ample moisture is the key
factor in seedling survival; seed
lings must never be allowed to
dry out from the nursery to plant
ing. Remember, "If they dry, they
die".
2 Transport seedlings carefully.
Rough handling can damage root
systems and predispose seedlings
to stress.
3. Avoid temperature extremes.
Fluctuations in temperature, es
pecially excessive heat, during
storage and transport can result in
seedling trauma.
4. Plant promptly. Once seed
lings are lifted, minimize storage
time, especially early in the sea
son.
5. Do not trim or prune seed
ling roots. Seedlings need every
single tiny root to absorb mois
ture and nutrients from the
ground. The more root surface,
the better the growth.
6. Do not wash or shake gel
from seedling roots. Gel applied
to roots at the nursery prevents
drying out during transport, de
creases planting shock, and im
proves acclimation to the plant
ing site.
7. Plant bareroot seedlings af
ter October, preferably after De
cember 15 and before April.
Cooler temperatures are more
conducive to seedling survival
and healthy growth.
8. Plant seedlings deeply. A
ground line 'collar' is visible on
most seedlings. Greater exposure
to the soil and its water content -
even one-half inch of added depth
of planting -significantly im
proves survival rates.
9. Use mechanical planting, if
possible. Although slightly more
expensive, planting mechanically
yields better results and is an in
vestment that pays off.
10. Do not attempt to plant
seedlings that have frozen in the
pack. Freezing irreversibly dam
ages the root system, leading to
seedling death.
The University of Georgia • Cooperative Extension Service
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Pansies
Doug Collins, Acting Lee County
Extension Coordinator ^
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Pansies are available in trays of plants with colorful
flowers
Pansies
For more information on plant
ing and to purchase your seed
lings. call the Lee County office
of the Georgia Forestry Commis
sion at 759-3011. The Georgia
Forestry wants to wish everyone
good health and prosperity in
2002.
Brad Lofton Director of Economic Development 759-2422
Facts About Masonry
Chamber Receives
Grant for Free Training
Beginning in January of 2002,
the Chamber of Commerce will
be hosting four sessions of free
training for businesses in Lee
County. The Chamber has re
ceived a state grant in the amount
of $50,000 to facilitate computer
and business leadership training.
The Intellectual Capital Partner
ship Program (ICAPP) grant is
awarded through the University
System of Georgia and adminis
tered by Darton College. This
grant focuses on two very criti
cal training components in
Southwest Georgia, computer
training, and leadership. Classes
will be held at the Lee County
Library in Leesburg.
The computer courses will
cover Microsoft Office 2000
software, including Word,
PowerPoint. Publisher and Excel.
The Business Leadership pro
gram is ideal for owners, man
agers, or supervisors as well as
those interested in leadership.
The certificate program is well
respected in the business commu
nity, and it works well for staff
development credits. This free
training would cost about $569/
person!
Registration is ongoing, but the
number of spots is limited. The
three computer courses have a
maximum of only 14 people per
session. There are 30 slots open
for the leadership training. Call
the chamber today if you are in
terested in taking advantage of
this training for you or your em
ployees.
The Chamber works diligently
to promote and assist existing
members in providing resources,
which will make them more suc
cessful.
Please let us know if you have
any additional ideas, which
would allow for your business to
be more successful.
By J.M. Rhodes
Member of Chehaw Lodge 701
Leesburg, Georgia
THE SOURCE OF
PERSONAL POWER
by Rev. N. V. Peale
Fortitude and faith are the
words. That is what keeps a man
going when he seems defeated.
Believe that if you put your trust
in God and keep at things with
unremitting energy and intelli
gence you too, can build a solid
foundation beneath you upon
which you may mount to victory.
Therefore, train your mind never
to accept the thought of defeat
about anything.
That verse from the Bible
makes an unbeatable inspiration
in any situation: "If God be for
us, who can be against us?".
Hold it habitually in mind and it
will train you to believe in your
self by constantly reminding you
that you have extra power avail
able.
THE BANK ACCOUNT
I do not know who wrote this.
Imagine there is a bank that cred
its your account each morning
with $86,400. It carries over no
balance from day to day. Every
evening the bank deletes what
ever part of the balance you
failed to use during the day.
What would you do? Draw out
every cent, of course!!! Each of
us has a bank. It is called TIME.
Every morning, it credits you
with 86,400 seconds. Every night
it writes off. as lost, whatever of
this you have failed to invest to
good purpose. It carries over no
balance. It allows no overdraft.
Each day it opens a new account
for you. Each night it burns the
remains of the day. If you fail to
use the day's deposits, the loss is
yours. There is no going back.
There is no drawing against the
"tomorrow". You must live in the
present on today's deposits. In
vest it so as to get from it the ut
most inhealth, happiness, and
success! The clock is running.
Make the most of today. To real
ize the value of ONE YEAR, ask
a student who failed a grade. To
realize the value of ONE WEEK,
ask the editor of a weekly news
paper. To realize the valve of
ONE MINUTE, ask a person who
missed the train. To realize the
value of ONE SECOND, ask a
person who just avoided an acci
dent. To realize the value of ONE
MILLISECOND, ask the person
who won a silver medal in the
Olympics. Treasure every mo
ment that you have! And treasure
it more because you shared it with
someone special, special enough
to spend your time. And remem
ber that time waits for no one.
Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is
mystery. Today is a gift. That's
why it's called the present!!
Pansies are a great plant for the
winter. I often recommend
spring flowering bulbs for the
cool months, but they can’t com
pare to pansies for providing
colorful blooms throughout the
season.
Pansies are bedding plants.
This means that they are grown
in and are available for sale in
flats, which are trays of indi
vidual plants. They are available
in a variety of vivid colors. You
can even buy flats that contain a
mixture of plants with different
colored flowers. Individual
flowers can even be variegated
(two or more colors on the same
flower).
Pansies can be grown in full
sun or partial shade. They can be
grown in borders, raised beds, or
containers. They will bloom
throughout the fall and winter,
with peak blooming occurring in
the spring.
For best performance, till the
soil to a depth often inches. Add
lime if the pH is below 6.0.
When planting pansies, space
them six to twelve inches apart.
After planting, apply one pound
of 10-1 0.10 fertilizer per one
hundred square feet. One hun
dred square feet is equal to a bed
five feet wide and twenty feet
long. Repeat the fertilizer appli
cation every six weeks through
out the season. Alternatively,
you may use a slow release fer
tilizer. This will reduce, or even
completely do away with, the
need for repeat fertilizer appli
cations as well as reducing the
chance of fertilizer burn.
Winter weeds are often a prob
lem in pansy plantings. Placing
a one and one-half inch deep
mulch of bark or pine straw will
suppress weeds as well as con
serving moisture.
One of the good things about
pansies is that they don’t need
to be deadheaded (deadheading
refers to the removal of spent
flowers) in order to keep the
plant blooming vigorously.
Unfortunately, pansies can’t
tolerate hot weather. They begin
to play out when the weather
warms up.
For more information, call the
Lee County Extension Office at
759-6025.
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PRESS ASSOCIATION
Agreement Reached
On School Reform
Senate over a number of
provisions in the "No Child
Left Behind Act" were finally
resolved this past week. The
compromise bill was expected
to be quickly adopted by the
House and Senate and signed
into law by President Bush. It
was passed by the House
Thursday (December 13) by a
vote of 381-41.
The bill includes:
* Accountability provisions,
including annual testing of
school children to evaluate
academic achievement
levels; "report cards" to
parents and the public on
school performance; finan
cial and other incentives to
help schools upgrade their
academic programs; and new
options for young people
caught in schools that
chronically under-achieve.
* Increased funding authoriza
tion for Title I programs,
which are targeted to help
low income students. The bill
authorizes $13.5 billion for
Title I grants to school
systems during the next
fiscal year, a 57 percent
increase; 17.5 billion the year
after that, and new levels
rising to $25 billion for fiscal
2006^
* An expanded teacher
training program, authorizing
$3.2 billion during the next
fiscal year for grants to states
to fund teacher development
initiatives.
* Increased flexibility, en
abling schools that meet
performance standards to
shift federal funds among
different federal education
aid programs to address their
own priority needs.
Lee County Elementary School Students of the Week
are Colby Blackburn, Alexa Moree and Val Sorensen.
Colby Blackburn is a ten year old fourth grader.
Colby’s parents are Don and Liz Blackburn. Alexa
Moree is a ten year old fifth grader. Alexa’s parents
are Clay and Candy Moree. Val Sorensen is an 11 year
old sixth grader. Val’s parents are Ron and Melanie
Sorensen.
The agreement reached in
Congress over a far-reaching
school reform bill represents an
historic step forward for
primary and second education
in America, U.S. Representa
tive Sanford Bishop said
Thursday (December 13).
"This landmark legislation
can improve the performance
levels of schools throughout
the country, especially in low
income areas where critical
school achievement gaps
exist," the Second District
Congressman said. "Many
members of Congress, myself
included, have been seeking
real education reform for years,
and this measure can be a
major breakthrough."
After months of negotiations,
differences between the House-
The winner of the Victorian Christmas Dollhouse was Melonie Glass. Pictured
here is her grandmother, Faye Glass. The seniors sold over $800.00 in tickets
for the dollhouse. The dollhouse was created by the seniors and Pam
VanOteghem.