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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 §r;:5 7 Pansies Doug Collins, Acting Lee County Extension Coordinator ^ putting knowledge to\\/ork l ^ 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. The Lee County Ledger ‘EstabCisfecC August 24,1978 P.O. Box 715 (124 4th Street) Leesburg, Georgia 31763 (229) 759-2413 USPS 470-310 Official Organ of Lee County SUBSCRIPTION RATES Lee and surrounding counties $14. 95 year Elsewhere $19. 95 year Publisher Editor Layout and Design Derryl Quinn .... Jim Quinn .Tricia Quinn (USPS 470-310), is published weekly for $14. 95 per year in Lee and surrounding counties, and $19. 95 per year else where by at its offices at the May Office Building, 126 - 4th Street, Leesburg, Georgia 31763. Periodicals postage paid at Leesburg, GA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes on Form 3579 to, P.O. 715, Leesburg, GA31763. Printed On Recycled Paper MEMBER OF GEORGIA 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.