The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, March 05, 1970, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextTHURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1970 Macon Feed and Seed Company In Business For Over 37 Years Two stores are now in opera tion for the Macon Seed and Feed Company, Inc. The origi nal location is still at 3115 Broad way and the new store is located at 4561 Pio Nono Ave., having opened last February. A complete line of garden sup plies, including fertilizers, insec ticides, sprays, garden tools, trees, shrubs, grass seed, garden seeds, field seed and hardware is carried at both locations. Macon Feed and Seed also car ries a full line of bedding plants in the spring and thousands of the ever beautiful Caladium bulbs, flowering bulbs, plants and many others. Grass sod of many varieties in season is also available here. At times, even the most ex perienced gardeners need advice and it is readily given by Edward Young, manager of the Broadway store. He is ably assisted by his wife, Clara, who also serves as bookkeeper and Alton Turner who are both eager to give cus tomers the assistance they need on planting and growing beauti ful plants. The Pio Nono store is under the management of Joseph and J. T. Young who are also ex perienced in gardening. They stand ready to assist customers on even the most minor problems. Middle Georgians will certainly want to visit Macon Feed and Seed’s 16,000 square feet of nursery yard. The area is filled with a very wide selection of azaleas, camellias, fruit, shade and nut trees, flowering shrubs and tree of many varieties, ever greens, rose bushes and other shrubs and plants. “You name it and I believe we will have it, but if not, we will do our best to get it for you,” Edward Young declared. Now is the ideal time for plant ing these trees and shrubs, and customers will find the prices at Macon Feed and Seed Cos. most attractive. As an additional service to customers, Edward Young will visit homes of persons starting a new yard. He will recommend the plants and shrubs that are best suited for the area, or for the garden that has already been started, he recommends fertiliz ers, iron and necessary elements that will make trees, lawns and shrubs healthier. Most important in planting shrubs and trees is the use of peat moss. It is available in all size packages at Macon Feed and Seed Company. Customers will find at either store all types of fertilizers such as azalea and camellia food, rose food, pecan fertilizer and even McDonough Christian Academy New Applications Accepted Beginnning March 9th 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. at the McDonough Baptist Church Fellowship Hall Tuition Rates: Grades 1-8: $125 Registration $40.00 per month for 10 Months Grades 9-12: $l5O Registration $50.00 per Month for 10 Months Classes Begin in September fertilizers with insect and weed controls, plus 4-12-12, 6-12-12, 5-10-5, 10-10-10 and many more. Macon Feed and Seed Com pany, both at Broadway and Pio Nono, is the distributor for Swift and Company, Vitogro, and Viti gro products. For a healthier lawn, Edward Young advises application right now of Vitogro Lawn Food. This is a non-burning fertilizer, with a 33 pound bag adequately cov ering 5,000 square feet of lawn. Well known in the Macon area is the Scott'fertilizer and spread er line which is also carried at Macon Feed and Seed Cos. Personnel in both stores keep up with the newest insecticides, fungicides and herbicides in order to aid customers, when ever the need arises. Edward Young says, “Our entire sales staff is qualified to offer pro fessional advice and to the care and culture of plants, including methods of eradicating insects and diseases.” Included in the 15,000 square feet of floor space within the two stores are hardware depart ments with every piece of equip ment a do-it-yourself gardener could possibly need. Other avail able items found here are a com plete stock of lawn mowers ; gar dening hand tools, saws and other items for the home shop. Spray ers and hoses of all varieties are included here . . . even one that can be attached to a water hose and used for simple application of liquid fertilizers and insecticides. For farm customers here, all fertilizers, seeds, insecticides, herbicides and farm tools are sold. Delivery service is offered daily to customers of Macon Feed and Seed Cos. For a period of 25 years, David Jackson has served as the courteous and reliable truck driver for this firm. An attractive selection of gar den accessories, such as cement tables, benches, and bird baths, or redwood tubs and trellises may be found at Macon Feed and Seed. Wrought iron patio furni ture featuring chairs, settees, tables and flower boxes is also carried. For both a touch of beauty and mulching of flower beds, the com pany has added a line of white marble chips and pine bark mulch. Macon Feed and Seed Cos. of fers attractive prices, excellent quality and service that is known to be prompt and courteous. Edward and Clara Young, J. T. and Joseph Young and Allen Turner all take this opportunity to thank their friends and cus tomers for their past patronage asd invite them to call and visit often at either or both Macon On The Farm Production Front BY CARL BRACK Butts County Agent February has been Achieve ment month for 4-H Club members. There were a total of 59 demonstrations given. The winners will compete in County Achievement on March 27, 1970. The annual silage shortcourse was held at Rock Eagle on Tues day, February 17th. Attending with me from Butts County was James Kelley. Four Butts County dairymen attended the last of a series of three dairy management meetings in Forsyth last week. Those at tending were James Kelly, Jim my Maddox, Robert Smith and Lamar Weaver. Sorghums for Silage There are very few people who will compare sorghums with corn for silage, however sorghums do have some advantages over corn such as drought resistance and time of planting. Let’s compare some of the newer sorghums with NK 300. DeKalb FS-1A produces about the same tonnage and quality, but matures about one week earlier. DeKalb BR-64, Pioneer .828 and GA 615 will not make as much tonnage as NK 300 but matures Feed and Seed Cos. locations. They have purchased a 3 acre tract of land at the corner of Emery Highway and Lakeside Drive for the construction of a 3rd location to be Georgia’s larg est and most complete Farm, Home and Garden Store. Owners of Macon Feed and Seed Cos., which has been in continuous ope ration for 37 years is Rufus Ad ams and E. D. Briscoe of Jackson. All locations are less than 50 min utes drive from Jackson. These items are also available at Ad ams-Briscoe Seed Cos. in Jackson and Adams-Briscoe Farm Supply at Forsyth. Cfe V 666 THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA Boys in Service CAMP LEJEUNE, N. C. (FHT NC) Feb. 9—Marine Private Roy C. Letson, who is the son of Mr. Roy Letson of Route 3, Jackson, Ga., is serving with Second Shore Party Battalion, Second Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force at Camp LeJeune, N. C. His battalion provides a tactical flow of equipment, troops and supplies during amphibious or helicopter operations. Its duties include the establishment of cas ualty collecting stations for the wounded for further transfer to hospital ships and the construc tion of war compounds. about three weeks earlier and produces a better quality silage. In addition to selecting the right variety silage must be high ly fertilized and cut at the right time if quality silage is your aim. Sorghums should be cut when the first seed heads are seen in the field. Corn should be cut in the early dent stage. Soil tests should be made every year on silage land, because of the amount of nutrients removed from the soil. Liriope, commonly called lily turf or bordergrass, is often ex posed to trying conditions such as drought and “childrenitis.” Consequently, liriope can look a bit worn. Tip burn and other mechanical damage doesn’t im prove the appearance either. There is a way, however, to re new the beauty of bordergrass which consists of pruning away the top portion completely. Quite often a rotary mower can be utilized to complete the job. The secret is to complete the process early in February to prevent in jury to the new shoots that emerge quite early in the season. Delaying the procedure naturally results in injury 4o the new foli age. Advice For Producing Quality Pecan* Annually When all technical informa tion concerning pecan production is “boiled-down” or condensed, the simple answer appears to be: Keep numerous, large, green healthy leaves on the trees until frost in the fall. This requires an intensive cul tural program. The following three factors are very important in such a program. 1. Fertilization 2. Vegetation control in grove 3. Insect and disease control When one or more of the above practices are neglected or impro perly executed, pecan production is decreased. Before and after Carrier Enjoy Carrier whole-house air conditioning in your home! Carrier value is outstanding. And our installation is expert and prompt. In fact, a Carrier cooling system can be added to most warm air heating systems in less than a day — without muss or fuss. You can buy Carrier, the world’s finest air conditioning, with nothing down and up to 5 years to pay. Call for a free estimate today! Authorized Carrier Dealer Radio Dispatched Trucks For Fast Service hawk Heating & Air Conditioning Cos., Inc. 261 Macon Street McDonough, Ga. 30253 Phone 958-5177 Flint PCA Has Loaned Record Sum The Flint River Production Credit Association reached a record high loan volume of $5,- 300,414 during 1969 to meet the needs of 311 farmers, growers and ranchers in the Association’s territory for operating and capi tal investment credit on an inter mediate-term basis according to the Association’s general man ager. Flint River PCA is one of 60 Production Credit Associations providing agricultural credit ser vices to over 50,000 farmers, growers and ranchers in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. On December 31, the 60 Associations had a peak loan volume of $522.5 million out standing for the year which was an increase of nearly SB7 million over the peak loan volume in July, 1968. Flint River PCA is a farmer owned and operated credit co operative serving the credit needs of farmers and their families in Butts, Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton, Henry, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Spalding, Taylor and Upson Counties. The Association’s home office is located in Thomaston and branch office is now located in Jonesboro, but will be moved to Griffin in approximately six weeks. Since organization in December 1933, Flint River PCA has ex tended $56,144,314 in credit and now has $543,500 in member owned capital and $391,624 in ac cumulated earnings. At year end assets of the As sociation had increased t055,811,- 897 from $5,015,171 at the end of 1968. The Association’s net worth totaled $935,124, an in crease of 27 percent over 1968, Mr. Worsham reported. Officers and directors include Hubert Hancock of Thomaston, president, W. G. Burch of Fay etteville, vice president; J. J. Pierson of Culloden, director; Wiley A. Brown of Locust Grove, director; Franklin McCants of Butler, director; Elijah J. Mar tin of Milner, director; David P. Elder of Griffin, director; W. J. McDaniel of Zebulon, director emeritus; F. L. Maddox of Jack son, director emeritus; Mr. Grover C. Worsham, Jr., general manager and Mr. Harold D. Fal lin, assistant secretary treasurer.. The branch office manager is Mr. Travis R. Hardy. rCarrierj PERSONAL Jackson friends of Bob Parsons of Mcßae will be interested to learn that he is showing improve ment from a recent serious ill ness. Mrs. W. G. Hicks, sister of Mrs. Parsons, visited the Parsons during the weekend. SPRING HAS SPRUNG! Give your shoes another chance Make them into Golf Shoes. You will feel better and play better. CITY SHOE SHOP 1 Day Service Ask About Our Six Savings Plans One Is Just Right For You 4.75% to 6% Dividends Mailed or Compounded Quarterly Open Add Withdraw By Mail Accounts Insured to $20,000 by F.S.L.I.C. GRIFFIN FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION 120 S. 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Georgia Power Company A citizen wherever we serve® CARD OF THANKS With a grateful heart I wish to thank each and everyone that remembered me with cards, flow ers, calls, visits and many other acts of concern shown me during my recent stay in the Macon Hos pital and since returning home. Your kindness will always be re membered.—Mrs. L. D. Singley.