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527 Farm Groups
Now Established
By FSA In State
Over 527 group associations have
been formed among Georgia FSA
borrowers, E. C. Young, state FSA
director, said this week.
The groups vary in size from less
than a dozen to several hundred
members, Young pointed out, and
services range from saving a house
wife 15 to 20 percent on fruit jars,
to providing medical and dental treat
ment for the whole family.
Functions vary from operation of
a county-wide milk route so that
dairy products may be marketed
successfully, to joint ownership of
a piece of farm machinery. Twen
ty-five groups own purebred sires
for improvement of their livestock.
There are 166 group medical and
dental associations, 120 purchasing
and marketing associations and 189
farm machinery co-ops.
Between 18,000 and 20,000 pack
ages of garden seed were bought co
operatively through local purchas
ing and marketing associations this
year at a saving of approximately
$40,000.
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FLOVILLA
Mrs. Lillie Holloway having her
children with her Sunday were Mr.
and Mrs. Morris Holloway of Ma
con, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hays and
son, Craig, of Warm Springs, and
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Holloway and
daughter, Ann, of Atlanta.
Mr. J. C. Funderburk of Chipley
spent the weekend with his family.
Miss Allene Towns of Towns spent
several days last week with her
father.
Mr. and Mrs. ft. C. Mallette had
for six o’clock dinner guests Friday
evening Miss Allene Towns and her
father, Mr. Towns, and Miss Ethel
Smith of Jackson.
Carl Funderburk Jr. who is attend
ing Georgia Tech, spent the week
end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Funderburk.
Rev. E. W. McDougall filled his
regular appointment Sunday morn
ing.
We much regret the sickness of
Mr. F. C. Maddux and hope for him
a speedy recovery.
PLOW POINTS
New plows are sometimes covered
with varnish or paint to protect
shiny metal parts, and Extension
specialists say that the plow will
scour better if this is removed. A
can of concentrated lye dissolved in
several quarts of water will soften
the coating of paint or varnish so
that it may be scroped off with a
putty knife.
Early dent varieties of corn plant
ed in March can be used for hog
ging-off by early summer.
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FARMERS’
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Good Management
Is Farm Women’s
Chief War Role
Miss Ruby Thompson, associate
state FSA director in charge of
home management, in a patriotic yet
practical appeal to the 30-odd thou
sand FSA home-makers in the state,
lists seven things they can do' as
their part for Victory, They are:
1. liaise food if you live on a
farm or have a good piece of ground
for a garden. Save everything you.
, raise to use fresh, store and can.
Do not waste food in thick peelings,
by carelessly burning food, or let
ting food spoil. Save all fats, and
use fats that cannot be eaten for
making soap.
2. Do your own sewing. Make
over old clothes and save all scraps
as they may be used in bed quilts,
quilted house coats, pillows and
draperies.
3. Fix over furniture instead of
buying new.
4. Take the best care of house
hold equipment that you can.
5. Get your money’s worth by
buying things that will wear a long
time. Do not buy sugar or other
foods to last a long time ahead.
6. Bea good manager. Plan
ahead what you spend and keep a
record of what you spent.
7. Bea good neighbor. Exchange
work and work together. Use to
gether things that are scarce or that
cost too much for you to buy for
yourself alone.
“The way you spend your money
and manage your home is your part
for Victory,” Miss Thompson said.
“Therefore, you should not buy
things for your home that you can
do without. Instead, now is a good
time to use your money to pay off
debts and save for the future. Re
member, there is no shortage of
food, so feed your family better
than ever so that it will be strong
for its share of the job ahead.”
LIBERTY
Mrs. N. F. Thaxton visited Mrs.
Willie Brooks Thursday.
Mr. Odgen Maddox of Macon
spent the week-end with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Maddox.
Friends of Mrs. L. H. Washington
regret to know that she is on the
sick list. Hope she will soon be w r ell
again.
Mr. W. H. Smithwick of Jackson
ville, Fla., Mrs. A. E. Smithwick and
little Sandra, Miss Agnes Mobley
and Edward Washington of Atlanta
and Miss Carolyn Maddox of Jack
son were the supper guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Washington Friday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hammond
spent Sunday afternoon in Forsyth
with Mrs. Levie Hoard who is sick.
Mr. Edward Washington of Atlan
ta spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Washington.
Rev. and Mrs. T. R. Scott of Sil
vertown spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Wise.
LEGUMES IN PASTURES
Legumes are the most nutritious
plants in the pasture, explains E. D.
Alexander, Georgia Extension agron
omist. Legumes respond to phos
phate and lime, and for this reason,
these materials should be applied in
amounts that will keep them in their
best growing condition. Manure is
an excellent fertilizer for pastures
and should be used when possible.
Four-H club members have col
lected many million pounds of scrap
iron and steel as an aid in winning
the war.
Letter From Our
Congressman
Capitol Hill, Washington, D. C.,
March 7, 1942.
My dear Constituents: We have
labored this week on the Agricul
tural Appropriation Bill, which the
agriculture sub-committee of the Ap
propriations Committee, headed by
Judge Tarver, has recommended for
passage. Judge Tarver’s sub-com
mittee thoroughly investigated every
item in the bill, holding lengthy
hearings, and shaving off every dol
lar possible consistent with the farm
program. The bill they finally
recommended was for an amount
many millions less than the last one,
and far less than the Budget Com
mission’s estimates. Yet all the
week attempts have been made to
cut and slash every item. Some real
economies have been effected, but
some of the efforts were entirely
without reason. It does reflect the
feeling of the country regarding gov
ernment spending and shows that our
people want to stop every unneces
sary program and want to fully con
centrate on winning the war. Judge
Tarver has done a good job.
Congress has very little voice in
the administration of our laws. Our
real authority is in the appropriation
of money, and many times the mon
ey we appropriate for a program is
spent in a far different manner than
was envisioned by us when the mat
ter was before us.
Many people write me regarding
Army and Navy policies, asking why
reinforcements are not sent to Gen
eral MacArthur in the Phillippines,
or other questions concerning the
strategy of the war. They seem to
forget that under the Constitution
the President is the commander-in
chief of the Army and Navy, and
the actual conduct of the war is en
tirely in the hands of him and his
advisers. The high command, con
sisting of the general staffs of the
Army and Navy, advise with him
and they plan the strategy of the
war. Congress appropriates the
money, grants powers to the admin
istration for the conduct of the war
and manufacture of munitions and
supplies, but the President and his
advisers conduct the whole effort.
It certainly would not do for every
strategical movement to be debated
in Congress—neither would it be
practicable for Congress to locate
each defense project or munitions
plant or airfield. These must be
located by trained engineers and of
ficers with due regard to labor sup
ply, shipping facilities, housing, wa
ter, materials, topography, etc. All
of us push the claim of our district
for a share of the defense projects,
however, and do our best to present
the advantages of our section.
I tell them that any plant located
in the Fourth District of Georgia
will find an abundance of native
American labor, who will work more
than forty hours a week for their
country and without danger of sabo
tage.
Sincerely,
A. SIDNEY CAMP, M. C.
MEDIUM BER BEST
On most soils, better stands of
cotton are obtained when a medium
high bed is thrown up, in the opin
ion of E. C. Westbrook, Extension
cotton specialist. Where possible,
the seed bed should be thrown up
at least two weeks before planting.
A rain on the seed bed before plant
ing is very helpful in securing a
good stand.
More than 300.000 farm people
were seriously injured by accidents
in the United States during 1939.
Quality Feed For
More Milk Urged
By County Agent
“It is more important that we get
more milk from the cows w ? e have
now in Butts county than it is to
add more cows to our herds,” Coun
ty Agent M. L. Powell said this
week in discussing the Food for
Freedom program.
“Of course, the first need is milk
and other dairy products—enough
for all Georgia families to have what
they need. Most families need to
use more dairy products for better
health."
Most cows will produce more milk
if fed more good hay and other good
quality roughage this winter and
spring, he stated.
“Hay and grazing are the most
important steps in getting more milk
at less cost,” Mr. Powell asserted.
“We can provide these feeds at
home and so reduce the amount of
bought feed. If we don’t have
enough hay for feeding liberally
this winter, let’s really go after this
and grow enough for next winter.
“Dairy cows that have all the
good roughage, grazing and silage,
if available, will produce up to
about 70 percent of their full ca
pacity. These are home grown
feeds. Feeds in sacks from town
may go higher in price. We need to
feed some concentrate feed but don’t
overlook the value of the rough
ages.”
Another dairy suggestion County
Agent Powell made was to see that
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THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1942
the family cow and the milking herd
had plenty of good water at least
twice daily. Milk production can
be increased ten or fifteen percent
sometimes by making good drinking
water available to the milk cows
when they want it.
Butts county can produce more
more milk at less cost by carefully
studying the cow’s needs, the agent
declared.
BETTER EGGS
Good-quality eggs bring the big
gest returns to producers. A good
market egg requires good production
methods on the farm, good hauling
methods during its journey to mar
ket, and speed in movement from the
nest to the consumer. Incidentally,
eggs are produced on about six mil
lion farms in the United States.
A good milk goat can produce 3 0
times her body weight of milk in a
single lactation period.
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