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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, IMB Acreage Allotment, Marketing Quotas For 1950 Cotton Crops Are Announced Main points of interest about the 3960 cotton acreage allotments and marketing quotas are: A 1950 cotton acreage allotment will be established on each farm on which cotton was planted, or regard ed as planted, in 1946-47-48. No farm will receive an allotment Jess tha nthe smaller of (a) 5 acres or (b) the highest acreage planted, or regarded as planted, to cotton iin 1946-47-48. Farm allotments of more than 5 acres are established on the basis of a uniform county, or administra tive area, percentage of the adjusted cropland. No farm, however, can re ceive an initial allotment based on the percentage factor which is in ex cess of the highest acreage planted, or regarded as planted, to cotton on ihe farm in 1946-47-48. The adjusted cropland for the pur pose of determining a farm cotton allotment is the land on the farm that was tilled or in a regular rota tion the preceding year, less speci fied acreages of wheat, peanuts, to bacco, rice, sugar cane, sugar beets, | orchards and vineyards and non-irri gated lands in irrigated areas. Farms on which cotton was not planted, or regarded as planted, in 1946-47-48 are eligible for consider ation for an allotment provided written application is made to the county committee by a prescribed closing date. The acreage of cotton planted in 1949 cannot be used in determining a state, county or farm allotments Acreage planted to cotton in ex cess of 1950 allotmemnt cannot be considered in establishing future cotton allotments for states, counties or farms. When a farm allotment is undet - - planted by not more than the .larger of 10 percent or 1 acre, the farm allotment will be considered the offi cial cotton acreage for the farm for that year. If the allotment is under planted by not more than the above amount, the actual planted acreage will be the official cotton acreage for that year. Each cotton acreage allotment is established for a specified farm and cannot be planted on or transferred to any other farm. Marketing Quota* The farm marketing quota is the actual production of the acreage planted to cotton o nthe farm less the farm marketing excess. The farm marketing excess will in no case be larger than the normal yield per acre times the acreage planted in excess of the allotment. If the actual yield is less than the normal yield and the producer es tablishes this fact, the farm market ing excess will be reduced to the amount by which the total produc tion on the farm exceeds the normal yield times the allotment. The penalty rate on the farm mar keting excess is 50 percent of parity as of June 15 plus interest at 6 per cent per annum from the date the penalty becomes due until paid. When the acreage planted to cot ton on a farm is within the farm allotment, a marketing card will be issued so that the entire cotton crop on the farm may be marketed penal ty free. A marketing card will not be is sued for a farm with excess cotton until the penalty has been paid on the entire farm marketing excess. Not until such penalty is paid the entire cotton crop is subject to a lien in favor of the United States. After the penalty has been paid a marketing card will be issued that will permit the marketing of the entire crop. There are approximately 5,000 “unknown cases” of tuberculosis in Georgia. These people are not only losing their own health but may be spreading the disease to their fami lies and friends. Shop early, mail early 1 Estes “Creatures” Arouse Interest Traveling Public The roadside signs at the D. D. Estes home on route 42 between Jackson and Jenkinsburg are attrac ting wide attention and many stop to inquire about the different “crea tures” fashioned by Mr. Estes. Among those stopping at the Estes home recently were Celestine Sibley, Atlanta Constitution feature writer, and Photographer Ryan Sanders. During a visit to Butts county they made pictures of some of the Estes creations and pictures were printed in the Constitution of “The Hitch hiker” and “Little Orphan Annie.” Under The Hitchhiker was the fol lowing descriptive matter: “Trave lers on Highway No. 42 have long been intrigued by the fanciful, grow ing figures at a home near Jackson. Celestine Sibley and Photographer Ryan Sanders took time out to in vestigate. They were met by Mrs. D. D. Estes, who showed them the many “creatures” created by her husband. Mrs. Estes is shown here beside ‘The Hitchhiker.’ The femi nine ‘Hitchhiker’ is on the other side of the doorway.” Under another picture the script said: “Orphan Annie lives here too. Little Orphan Annie ran for 37 years THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA HAMLIN SERVING ON THE USS HECTOR IN PACIFIC Gerald L. Hamlin, seaman USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Hamlin of Jackson, is serving aboard the auxiliary repair ship USS Hector, one of the units engaged in the joint Army-Navy exercise, “Miki.” in the Constitution. Mr. Estes has the roaming comic-strip character and her dog in his front yard to stay. They are modeled from cement. Mr. Estes, Butts county farmer, has been trimming and training his yard hedges for many years.” Block that Coldl . NEOHETRAMINE 25 tAN TIHISTAMI HI C Read about this amazing Drug that stops colds before they start in December’s Reader’s Digest. BOTUE OF OQt 25 TABLETS Y SMITH DRUG CO. During 7949 preferred by truck users over the next two makes combined ADVANCE-DESIGN TRUCKS This overwhelming preference stems from just one fact: Chevrolet trucks give more Jbr the money / 1949 results based on incomplete but conclusive nationwide registration figures, SETTLE fit ROBISON JACKSON, GEORGIA Postal Receipts Show Good Gain Receipts at the Jackson post of fice through November 30 amounted to $16,414.61 as-compared with $14,- 713.59. This is an increase for the same period over last year of sl,- 701.02, or 11.5 percent, according to Victor H Carmichael, postmaster. With the heavy Christmas mail in December it is expected total re ceipts for 1949 will be well above those for 1948. Shop early, mail early! j^^EVßO^^ Don’t forget to buy Christmas Seals and use them. LOWEST PRICE IN YEARS for the greatest t/re we've ever offered 7 ♦Plus Federal Excise Tax THE GREAT GULF TIRE Orive aw/ w/M /Yak/fie /owest/w‘ce /h years! 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