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Page 4A,The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, November 24, 2010
HHrgia Forestry
C&mSssiBi Reffirt
Buy A Georgia Grown
Christmas Tree This
Season
‘Tis the season for
Christmas tree shopping.
The Georgia Forestry
Commission again this
year is encouraging folks
in Lee County to buy fresh,
locally grown Christmas
Trees. It’s time to bring
it home folks. Whenever
we can we need to buy
Georgia Made or Georgia
Grown products. Put Geor
gia First!
Besides, there is nothing
more pleasing to the nose
and to the heart as a fresh
cut Christmas tree. Family
outings, to look for that
perfect tree, are a tradition
that has come back to area
families. It is a chance for
the family to do something
together as it heightens the
Christmas spirit.
More than 200 farms
have well shaped trees of
several species, according
to the Georgia Christmas
Tree Growers Association.
Georgia producers range
from those growing a few
hundred trees to highly
mechanized farms produc
ing up to 50,000 Christmas
trees.
Area “Choose and Cut
Christmas Tree Farms’’
in your area are prepared
to offer fresh, well shaped
trees. Just take the family
out to the nearest Christ
mas tree farm and select
and cut the perfect
tree for your
home.
In Lee County
Busy Elves
Christmas Tree
Farm is located
at 102 U.S Hwy 82
next to the Terrell
County line. Joedy
Putnal is the owner
and operator of this
farm and he has a
fine selection of Ley
land Cypress, Caro
lina Sapphire, and
Tom Lambert
Murray Cypress to choose
from that would look good
in anyone’s home. Mr. Put
nal also has some freshly
cut Fraser Fir for sale.
Mr. Putnal makes every
effort to insure that the
Fraser Firs remain fresh
so that the trees will last
throughout the Christmas
Holidays. Trees are priced
according to size and type.
Busy Elves Christmas Tree
Farm is open Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday from 10:00 am to
7:00 pm, on Wednesdays
from 10:00 to 5:30 and on
Sundays from 12:30 pm to
5:00 pm. You can contact
Joedy Putnal for more
information at 432-9243.
Mr. Putnal has worked
hard to provide people with
top quality Christmas trees
that can be enjoy during
the Holiday Season. The
Georgia Forestry Com
mission wants to encour
age you to visit your local
Christmas tree farm. Enjoy
a traditional family
outing in the country,
and allow the local
growers the
opportunity
to assist you
with your
Christmas
tree needs.
May each of
you Have a
Happy Thanks
giving and a
Very Merry
Christmas.
I Am
by Stella Faulkner
If you are lost, take my hand
and I will lead you.
If the way is impassable
follow my path and find your way.
If your strength is weak and failing
lean on me for all of your support.
If you can no longer stand,
let me carry you on your way.
If the pain of life is too much
cry to me and I will ease the pain.
If you feel alone and lost in the dark,
remember that I am always here and your light,
If you turn to me in your time of need,
You will find I am here.
Not only in your happiness,
but also in your sorrow,
Remember, through me you can accomplish all.
For I am the love and strength that you need.
The Father, Son, Lord, God,
Jesus Christ, Holy Ghost,
The Great I am!
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Letters t® tnHIditor
Attorney’s Suport Davis
On November 30, there
will be a run-off election
for judge on the Georgia
Court of Appeals. Toni
Davis is a candidate.
Toni served 14 years
as a law assistant on the
Georgia Supreme Court.
Judges she worked with
give her very high praise.
She now works as a lawyer
in private practice.
Toni Davis is a hard
working, intelligent,
fair-minded person. We
strongly recommend her to
the voters and urge them to
turn out November 30th.
Patrick Eidson
W. Edward Meeks, Jr.
Thanks For Recognition
As Commander of the
American Legion Post 182
Leesburg I would like to
take this opportunity to
thank the Students and
faculity of the Lee County
Middle School for the
heart warming
presentation they
gave for all the
Veterans on Vet
erans Day this
year. The pro
gram they give
each year is something
all the local veterans look
forward to each year and
talk about for months after.
The salute in the military
is a symbol of respect, Lee
County Middle School I
Salute you.
Thank You
Pat Walsh Commander
American Legion Post 18
Thanksgiving!
What a good time for a
gratitude list. I am thank
ful that I was born to a
land of freedom
and plenty. I
am grateful
that I am
free to
express
ion in
this
newspaper
without fear of
recrimination
from any source.
I am free to crit
icize my leaders
and praise their
opponents and I am free
to change my alliances for
any personal reason. I am
free to choose my own em
ployment or to choose to
not be employed and I am
free to worship whomever
and however I choose. I
am free to tell anyone of
my worship choices. I am
free to make any inquiry
I choose about my gov
ernment and to comment
openly about it. I am free
to say in 3000 newspa
pers, today, that God is
the father of my creation
and Jesus Christ is the
savior of it. Such freedom
has never been equaled in
history. Thank God for the
freedom of these Linked
States of America. I hope
you are giving as much
thanks today, as I am feel
ing. Happy thanksgiving!
Herbert Gladin
Masonic Short Talk
by Ron Rowe, Sr.
The Hidden Lessons
From Rituial Work
So many times we seem
to look at Ritual Work as
not being that important,
and that it doesn’t have to
be done that well. We feel
that just need to have more
Masons for our Lodges. If
we fail to share the teach
ings properly, who do you
think loses?
I would like to have you
think back to that first
night. It could of been a
warm or cool night that
we all share. That night
we were so apprehensive,
or for the sake of bet
ter words, confused as to
what was going to hap
pen. Those first words you
heard said at the Lodge
door, asking questions and
wanting answers of you,
and how you were treated
was only the start of your
Masonic life. That life that
leads most of us on a con
tinuous journey of Masonic
travel the rest of our lives.
For some of us, who had
to memorize the Degree
and Obligations, we share
something that no one else
can understand. This task
of learning them, that we
choose to do, and we did.
This struggle teaches us
what we all can do with
hard work and a true desire
to accomplish things.
So many times I have
listened to the lectures, and
still I find them as interest
ing as the first time I heard
them. Every time I hear
them, I find a new per
spective that I have missed
before. I fear for those that
do not choose to listen to
them in this way, as they
will never find the lessons
that are taught there in
Masonry.
And as for those that
give those grand lectures,
they learn as well. They
learn how it feels to give
that perfect lecture and
also when they don’t get
it perfectly right! Most of
the time just stopping for
a moment to think or to
taking a breath. I think
we can all learn hidden
lessons here too. How we
should overlook everyone’s
little mistakes that we
all make in life. Also to
remember sometimes the
best intentions go wrong
by accident.
“Value Your Word’’
For What Worth Hath
a Liar
Pets’
Photos
With Santa
Santa will be at the Lee
County Animal Shelter to
make dreams come true.
Everyone is encouraged to
bring their family to Lee
County Animal Shelter
to have their pet’s photo
taken with Santa Claus on
December 11, 2010 from
9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
For only $10, families can
get their favorite photos as
an 8x10 or get two 5x7.
For every $100 that is
raised, an animal at the
shelter will be sprayed /
neutered. All proceeds
will benefit these animals
in hopes of a better and
brighter future.
People visiting the
animal shelter to look at
some of Santa’s helpers
who are in need of a home
that they can call their very
own. Nothing would make
a better present than a new
addition to your family.
Please help Santa make
wishes come true for our
four legged friends, be
cause everyone deserves a
chance during the holidays.
Donations are greatly ap
preciated. Please call 229-
759-6037 for additional
information.
The University of Georgia • Cooperative Extension Service
Center Pivot
Irrigation Systems
Doug Collins, Lee County
Extension Coordinator
Putting knowledge to\Vork'1 ^
Center pivot irrigation systems are common in
southwest Georgia. They are also important
to local economies.
Center Pivot
Irrigation Systems
The increase in the
number of center pivot
irrigation systems over
the past 40 years has been
phenomenal. In 1970, there
were 87 center pivots in
Georgia. Today there are
more than 13,000. Acreage
watered by center pivots
has increased likewise over
that same period, from
144,000 acres in 1970 to
1,170,000 acres today.
Approximately half of the
center pivots in Georgia, or
6,700, are in the lower Flint
basin.
8,500 of the center pivots
in the state use ground
water. 4,500 use surface
water.
Interestingly, the aver
age pivot in Georgia is 90
acres. This is a small pivot
by our standards. If the
average is 90 acres, and
we have so many pivots
that cover 200 acres and
more, there must be some
small pivots in the state.
Although center pivots are
concentrated in the coastal
plain, they are scattered
in other parts of the state.
Pivots are in north Georgia
on turf and dairy farms.
To produce one pound
of dry plant tissue, 400
pounds of water are
required. It takes about 18
inches of water to make
a cotton crop. Remember
that there is about 6,000
pounds of stalks and leaves
(dry matter weight) and
that the seed cotton (un
ginned cotton— lint, seeds,
and trash) is only about 40
percent lint cotton. An inch
of water on an acre of land
is equal to 27,154 gallons
of water.
Very little of the water
required by the plant is
needed for photosynthesis.
Most of the water is used to
keep the plant cool.
Irrigation has done much
for our area. With irriga
tion, we are no longer
subject to complete crop
failures in extremely dry
year. In decades past,
before irrigation, the entire
economy of a farming
community felt the effect
of a bad farming year.
Farm equipment dealers,
car dealers, even the local
jewelry store, was affected
by the peanut crop. Irriga
tion has gone a long way
toward smoothing out the
variances in crop yields.
A center pivot irrigation
system typically triples
(approximately) the land
rent for crop land. It also
increase the value of
the land, which in turn
increases the tax base that
funds our schools, roads,
public safety services,
libraries, and other govern
ment services.
Irrigation has had a tre
mendous economic impact
on southwest Georgia. For
more information, call the
Lee County Extension Of
fice at 759-6025 or email
me at collinsd@uga.edu