The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, February 17, 1972, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextFROM CO. EXTENSION OFFICE County Agent PAUL E. THOMPSON, JR. WHY FERTILIZER? One reason farmers have to fertilize their land is because crops remove a lot of fertilizer elements from the soil. For this reason, the grower begins planning next year’s fertilizer needs as soon as one crop is harvested, and the yield of his current crop has a lot to do with how much plant food he will buy the coming season. Generally speaking, the higher, the yield the more plant food the soil. corn crop harvested for grain removes 90 pounds of nitrogen, 35 pounds of phosphate and 25 pounds of potash. Thirty-five bushels of soybeans remove 20 pounds of phosphate and 50 po unds of potash. We know that these nutrients must be replaced, else yields would dwindle away to practi cally nothing. FEEDING LAWNS Extension recommendations for fertilizing lawns include 4- 1-2 and 3-1-2 ratios for general purpose use. Horticulturist Gerald Smith says there are a number of reasons for includ ing these ratios. OPENING FRIDAY-FEB. 18th KING’S FACTORY OUTLET WAYCROSS, GA. ( A Division of the Casey King Co.) 2503 B PLANT AVE. BLACKSHEAR HIGHWAY-82 (Next to Flanders Studio) All Ist. Quality Merchandise-Savings up to 50% Every Item Discounted Shop With Us and Save "MONEY” Large Free Parking Area STORE HOURS FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE MON, THURS,FRI— 9:30-9:00p.m. TUES, WED,SAT.—9:3O— 6:00 p.m. SUNDAY—I:OO—6:OOp.m. DRIVE A LITTLE—SAVE A LOT INFORMATION First, fewer urban home traditional practices of apply ing standard mixed fertilizers then supplementing this with several applications of nitrogen during the growing season. Second, he continues, resear ch results concerning turf fer tility indicate that all of the HIGH in nitrogen, LOW in ph osphorus and MEDIUM in po tassium. Smith points out, however, that approximately 4,000 soil test results from Georgia lawns in two recent years indicate a reverse fertility level for phos phorus and potash. In fact, 65 percent of the lawn samples tested high in phosphorus, wh ile only 19 percent were in high potassium. Recently several lawn ferti lizer analyses have been intro duced with z 4-1-2- or 3-1-2 as a ratio. These include a 16-4- 8 analysis as a 4-1-2 ratio and 12-4-8 as a 3-1-2 ratio. Smith says there are a number of analysis available, including a ls-4-9 and a 12-5-8, which are close enough to these ratios to be useful in lawn grass ferti lization. PESTICIDES Just about everybody has some left-over pesticides ar ound the house someplace. It’s a good idea to gather up all these and store them in a dry area. And this area should be located so that normal work will not involve using it. Be sure to keep it locked so acc ess to the pesticides can be controlled. 4-H HORSE SCHOOL Horses will attend classes at the University of Georgia this summer. Along with their 4-H owners, 130 of them will participate in the fifth annual 4-H Horse school at the Uni versity Coliseum, July 16-21. The program will feature rid. ing instructions, demons, trations, movies and lectures. Applications for the school are now being accepted. More de tails about the school and app lication forms are available at your county extension office. YOUR This is the time of the year when many Brantley Countians are asking questions about buy ing beef in quantity for the fre ezer. A lot of the vegetable supply has been used and there is more room in the freezer the time to buy, so here are some suggestions which should help you in your selection of meat. Many firms advertise “sp ecials” in newspapers and the food industry promotes the sale of freezers and meats tobefro zen. Study these ads very care fully. Beefpriced very low may mean the quality also is very low. And you may find the pre trimm ing is very slight. It is very important to know the yield grade. Yield “ 1 ” means you’ll get much more beef than with yield ” 5 ”. A reliable source of infor mation on beef quality is the USDA grading system. Note the grade, as it will be an in dication of quality that relates to juiceness, tenderness and flavor. These top grades in order of quality are: USDA Prime, Choice, Good, Stand, ard, Commercial and utility. The highest grade Prime is primarily sold to hotels and restaurants and not to the gen eral public. USDA Choice and Co. Extension Home Economist VIRGINIA N. RAULERSON, Good are the most common grades found at retail markets. Leanwestern- fed beef, deli, cous, top quality, fancy, sup. reme beef and similar terms are not recognized as quality indicators. These terms often to confuse the buyer instead of guaranteeing a fair price for the quality she wants and gets. Some companies offer free bonuses as come-on bait to lure customers to buy higher priced meats. Remember a business must make a profit if he stays in operation. I f you are planning to buy a hindquarter of beef from a 1, 000 pound of U.S. Coice qual ity to U.S. Good, you should know that each hindquarter and would weigh about 140 pounds. A 35 pound difference in weight ( 25 percent ) between ail cuts obtained from it are due to fat, bone and cutting shrinkage. This may varycoi* siderably, depending on the finish of the animal and the am ount of fat and bone removed in processing the retail cuts. You can expect about 104 pounds of meat from each hind quarter of beef weighing 139 pounds. Some concerns cut the meat size of roasts and steaks, al so the number of each you want in a package. You can also specify the amount of leaness you want in your ground beef and stew meat. The seller sh ould be able to tell you the app roximate amount of meat you should receive from the whole sale cut you purchase. Also inquire about cutting and pack aging costs. Supervise the cu tting of your beef in order to know you are getting what you ordered. YOUTH NIGHT SLATED AT WINOKUR BAPTIST A “ YOUTH NIGHT” meeting will be held Friday night at the Winokur Baptist Church in Win okur , Ga. at 8:00 p.m. Visiting speaker will be Mr. Clayton Turner. The public is invited to att end. Waycross-Ware Tech To Hold Open House If you are concerned about the future of your son or your daughter, you should visit Way cross - Ware Tech during the week of February 14-18. This week has been designated as National Vocational Education. Week and thoudands of schools across the country will be opening their doors to citi. zens who have never before be en inside a vocational-technl cal school. Vocational education at Way cross. Ware Tech prepares all types of citizens for employ, ment within our community. It trains our youth for a salable skill; upgrades the skills of an employee whose job has become more complex and retains a THOMPSON BLASTS U.S. HIGH COURT ON BUSING ATLANTA,—•( GPS ) Con. tinuing his attacks on school busing to achieve integration, sth District U.S. Rep. Fletcher Thompson said in a Georgia speech that federal judges sh. ould “ go back to their oath to uphold the Constitution.” Speaking at the East Point Moose Lodge, Thompson ass erted that the U.S. Supreme Court “ has deviated from the clear course of the Constitut. A KEENEYE’S TIPS ON SHOOTING \\\^£ MAKE YOURSELF SEEN. \ W Irfr fdLWear international orange or 1 red in the field. / /'¥/Wx Don’t be a target. '' (Ak W Many states require M I C'nSk hunter to wear WyK international orange. VF\a a. ?/TF-lC You had better check the local laws. Distributed as a public service by National Rifle Association ■ wgjWlßwMr lOlt 1) I I NIMMER I I USED VEHICLE I I WARRANTY I Covers Major Components of the Vehicle for 30 days' ■ or 2,000 Miles, of Course, at Nimmer Chevrolet You Also Get Savings on Parts and Labor for 24 Months. At Nimmer Chevrolet Company. We Have Many Used ■ Cars That Has the "OK WARRANTY BY NIMMER” ■ These are But Four of Our Finest Warranted Used Cars 1971 - CHEVROLET IMPALA - Power Brakes, Power Steering, Air Conditioned, Automatic Transmission, Radio and Heater, Vinyl Roof - This Car Has Less Than 14,000 Miles on it. 1970 - MUSTANG MARK I - VB, 3 Speed In Floor, Full Power, Radio and Heater - Red with Black Stripes. 1970 - OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS - ROYAL 350 - Full Power , Air Conditioned, Automatic Transmission, VB, Bucket Seats ■fl Console and Tape Player. 1969 - DODGE MONICO - 4 Door Sedan, Power Brakes, Power Steering, Automatic Transmission, Air Conditioned and adio. NIMMER CHEVROLET j worker who has displaced from his position due to technologi cal Innovations or pjsical im pairments. Don F. Winters, Director of Waycross-Ware Tech urges all adults of the community to vis. it the school during National Vocational Education Week. You can learn a lot about car. eer education by observing the existing vocational programs and talking with community em ployers who serve on school advisory committees. If you are concerned about education, come to Waycross. Ware Tech Open House, Feb. ruary 14-18. Hie school fs located on CarsweH Avenue. For further informantion, call the school at 283-2002. ion.” The Congressman said there can be no educational ” equal rights” when some children are forced out of their neigh gratlon. “ It’s an insult to the black race to say that a black child can’t learn when he attends a predominantly black school,” Thompson told the all-white lodge’s Civic Awards Night Banquet. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Georgia, February 17 1972 ■ . Mijij inlL Friday, February 18th, is the anniversary of Arbor Day in Georgia. The Georgia Legis lature first wrote Into Georgia law the ways and means by which we celebrate our State Arbor Day in 1890. In 1941, the General Assembly set the date of Arbor Day as the third Friday in February. Thousands of young trees will be planted throughout the state by school children , tea chers, garden clubs, agricul tural groups and civic organi zations. In this way they will dedicate this day to reorgani zing the value of our vast tree Women’s Club Meeting Planned The Nahunta Woman’s Club will meet In the home of Mrs. Joe Walker Feb. 21, at 7:30 p.m. Old and New members arewel. come, A program is planned. SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS. THEY MAKE THIS NEWSPAPER POSSIBLE. A VIEW OF THE FOREST BY H. L. NEAL, JR. AREA FORESTER AND E. J. RHODEN COUNTY RANGER 1 crop. 1 On Arbor Day, Feb. 18th keep in mind that the forests of Georgia and products derived from these forests are esseru 1 tial to the livelihood, well-be ing and recreation of the citi zens of our State. We ask you to join all Georgians in re dedicating yourself to the pro tection, preservation and per petuation of our State’s lead ing farm crop...trees. Rain Fall For Feb. to Date. Nahunta Tower———2.s6” Brantley Tower——— 2.33” Waynesville Tower— 2.36” YOUR WILL A person who dies before he has made out a valid will is said to have died “intestate.” And it means any property he may have owned is distributed to his widow and heirs according to rigid rules of state law. Economists with the University of Georgia Extension Service say a properly prepared will and testament is a much better way in just about every case.