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Newspaper Page TextNew helps available Co. Extension Home Economists Recently our state special ists in the Housing and Home Furnishings areas of Extens ion Home Economics programs have provided us with some excellent materials in helping homemakers make important decisions. These materials Involve arrangement of furniture, pl anning sleeping areas, utility rooms, doors and windows, li ving areas, a sewing center NEXT WEEK Southeast Pecan Meeting Has Georgians on Program BILOXI, MISS. - Georgia will be in the spotlight here next week when the 66th annual convention of the Southeastern Pecan Growers Association is held at the Broadwater Beach Hotel. The No. 1 pecan state in the nation is providing more than a dozen program participants, including the president of the Association, Felix Marbury of Albany. In addition, seven of the 12 SEPGA directors are from Georgia. They include C. M. Pippin Jr., Albany; Fred W. Voigt, Waycross; Ben T. Whelchei, Rochelle; Pope Williams, Cordele; Jim Bonser, Baconton; J. W. Cannon Jr., Cordele, and Joseph S. Hall, Cairo. R. L. Livingston, head of the Cooperative Extension Service horticulture department at the University of Georgia, is a member of the program committee for the meeting LET'S TALK TIMBER MR v .TIMBER OWNER, are you inte rested in getting the highest dollars for your poles, logs and pulpwood. Having a supervised cutting operation that will protect your young trees for later income? Then wait no longer! Allied Timber Company, Inc. would like to quote you a price before you sell. PLEASE CONTACT ALLIED TIMBER COMPANY, Inc Phone 912-285-8282 Box 1259 Waycross, Ga. 31501 JOHN CONGER EDISON PEEPLES Office 912-576-5834 Office 912-576-5834 Home 912-638-4508 Home 912-576-5996 Box 606 Box 606 Woodbine, Ga, 31569 Woodbine, Ga. 31569 The little bug thats Putting the Bite on the FUEL CRISIS! Boyer J Volkswagen, Inc. 103 Lee Ave. Waycross, Ga. Virginia Raulerson and remodeling helps • These materials are design ed for you to make decisions with pencil and paper without backbreaking moving of furni ture, and building or remodel ing, then finding you have made a serious mistake. Tliese materials are free to you, and one of the helps wh ich the county home economist can give you. here. Livingston named the fol lowing Georgians who will present educational papers March 5 and 6: Plant Pathologists Jack Taylor, W. M. Powell and F. F. Hendrix of the University of Georgia College of Agriculture, Athens; Plant Pathologist R. H. Littrell, Entomologist Sam G. Polles and Horticulturist Ray Worley of the Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton; Entomologists Jerry Payne and Walker L. Tedders, Plant Pathologist John W. Wells, and Agricultural Engineer John Smith of the Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Station, Byron; and Ento mologist Emmett Harris, Cooperative Extension Service, Athens. Registration for the up coming meeting will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 4. Presi dent Marbury will be master of Around home & down on the farm ATTENTION FARMERS Do you need more money? Brantley County farmers are continually on the look out for ways to increase their income and make their land more pro ductive. Recently an inquiry was made to my office about the possi bility and interest of Brant ley farmers in producing ve- ceremonies at a luau Sunday evening and will open the educational phase of the meeting at 8:30 a.m. Monday. A panel discussion featuring pecan growers from five states will be the last thing on the program at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, and a noon luncheon for old and new officers of SEPGA will conclude the 1973 meeting. LESS FARMERS The population’s “down on the farm.” Farm dwellers dwindled from 9.7 million in April 1970 to 9.4 million in April 1971, continuing a long time downward trend. Since 1960, the farm population has declined by about two fifths-an average annual de cline of 4.6 percent. In 1920 about one person in three lived on farms. In 1971 only one person in 22, or 4.6 percent of the total population resided on farms. Irvin Push Initiates New USDA Poultry Research ATLANTA (PRN) - The U. S. Department of Agriculture has responded favorably to Georgia recommendations for stepped up research on Asiatic Newcastle disease which has ravaged poultry flocks in California and threatened Georgia’s multi-million dollar poultry indus- < try. The recom-| mendations] o r i g i nated^ with Commis sioner of| Agriculture! Tommy Irvin! and the Geor- IRVIN gia poultry industry and forwarded to the USDA as a resolution through the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. Irvin, who a few weeks ago transferred $55,000 from his Department’s operating fund to initiate similar research at the University of Georgia, said he was “greatly encouraged” by the new approach the USDA is taking to help solve the problem. “I am advised that the WHAT'S AFOOT Modern carpeting is very much in step with the times and even greater advances are looming for the future, ac cording to lan McMeekin, de signer for Burlington House, the largest textile manufac turer in the world. “The textured nylon plush is catching on like gangbust ers,” Mr. McMeekin said, “be cause it combines esthetics and function. It’s a shorter, more easily cared for texture than the long, loose shag of a couple of years ago. It has proved to be durable as well as visually exciting. And it’s not expensive. Sophisticated textile engineering makes it possible.” Yarn technology has ad vanced. Companies like Burl ington House Carpets twist and ply nylon carpet yarns to give them added strength and resilience. Both the twist and the ply are set under conditions of high heat and great pressure in a giant auto clave, which most resembles Science shows that the blue color of the sea is due only tc reflection of the sky. getable crops for the market. A Mr. curry, from Jackson ville, Fla., who made the in quiry and who is interested in establishing a business handling vegetables produced has agreed to explain his ideas to all interested farmers. I have arranged a meetlngfor AT WINTER MEETING Georgia Fertilizer Industry TIFTON—The fertilizer busi ness is looking up in Georgia. That was the consensus of some 200 manufacturers and dealers attending the recent winter meeting of the Georgia Plant Food Educational Soci ety. “Better Business for Me in ’73” was the theme of the sessions at the Rural Develop ment Center here. Bob Farrow, manager of market research for Kaiser Agricultural Chemicals, Savan nah, explained that fertilizer consumption in the state has reached almost two million tons annually. He predicted that increased use of plant food will continue, and said he based this on the growing live stock industry in Georgia and the Southeast. “Cattle and calves require a tremendous amount of for age,” Farrow stated, “and forage is a big user of fer tilizer.” Much of the industry’s growth was credited to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has requested the Agricultural Research Service to initiate and conduct research in at least four different areas of study,” Irvin said, “and I am confident such research will aid considerably in combatting this problem.” The Commissioner said the four areas of study would be directed toward development of a rapid diagnostic test for Asiatic Newcastle; a study of the vaccine immunity response in chickens and turkeys; a determination of the susceptibility of exotic birds to the disease and safer importation methods and a study of the carrier status of vaccinated birds after exposure to Asiatic Newcastle. Irvin pointed out that the research would involve the carrier status not only of poultry and turkeys but other species of birds as well and emphasized that there has been much concern over the role wild bird species may play in the spread of Asiatic Newcastle. IN DECORATING a huge pressure cooker. Tem peratures inside the autoclave often approach 400 degrees F. Another factor is that fiber blends have become much more sophisticated. Mr. Mc- Meekin selects nylon fibers of different staple lengths, different deniers, different de grees of luster and brightness, and often fibers made by dif ferent chemical companies to be spun into a single yarn. There have also been changes for the better in dyeing, and the fiber is brighter and has greater luster. “Carpet engineering is be ing made to serve the con sumer as never before,” the designer said. “The nylon tex tured plush is a result of this marriage of design and science. This kind of carpet is enjoy ing a tremendous surge in popularity now. I’d expect the textured plush to con tinue to grow in acceptance for at least another three 1 years.” Tuesdat, March 6, at the Br antley County High School at 7:00 p.m. Tell your neighbor, invite someone to come with you, and come yourself to hear Mr. Curry explain vegetable crops, the labor involved and how to Picks Leaders, Looks Ahead Cooperative Extension Service agronomy department, and the head of that department— J. R. Johnson—received the Soci ety’s “Outstanding Service Award” for 1972. GPFES President James D. Gordon of Gold Kist Inc., Atlanta, presented the award at a banquet climaxing the 1973 meeting. Under Johnson’s leadership, the Extension Service in 1957 initiated the intensified soil fertility program in six pilot counties. This program has been carried out statewide since that time, and many other educational under takings—in forage production; corn, cotton, peanut, soybean and tobacco practices; weed control; soil testing and plant analysis; farm chemical work shops; field tours, and others— have been added to the list of intensive programs. The certificate which John son received pointed out that he “has presented information that has aided farmers in in- | IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN ! | Time To. . . * 5 Discover the whole new FORD BLUE line... t see why it’s the fast-growing line that’s first in $ time-saving, money-saving features * W IOS t JM £ I ® ur Me™ L ,ne Today You probably have a good idea what needs replacing in the way of machinery on your farm. Why wait any longer. . . When Dixon Ford t Tractor has a great line of Holland Tobacco Transplanters, Cole Planters & Distributors, Harrows, and Turnplows to choose from. I ! S DIXON FORD I’T TRACTOR CO. * S. Hwy. Ave. Ph. 449-6673 Blackshear, Ga. dM^d^^dM^d^d^^^ move the produce. Tbere will be an opportunity for you to ask questions, too. Remember next Tuesday , March 6, 7:00 P.M. • Brant ley County High School. Paul Thompson,Jr. County Extension Chairman . creasing yields and made busi ness better for the plant food industry.” In addition to Farrow’s presentation on fertilizer in dustry outlook, members were also brought up to date on Extension’s soil testing and plant analysis program, fer tilizer and pesticide laws, use of minor elements in Georgia agriculture, fish pond fertiliza tion, and business management for the industry. John L. Cope of Kaiser Agricultural Chemicals was elected president for 1973-74 and will succeed Gold Kist’s Gordon. J. Fielding Reed of the Potash Institute of North America was elected vice presi dent. READ THE wantak PAGE5 The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Georgia, March 1, 1973 Corn disease wide spread in state Corn growers were advised this week to check with their county Extension agents before selecting the hybrids they will plant this year. The reason, according to Norman E. McGlohon, plant pathologist with the University of Georgia Extension Service, is to be sure about resistance to maize dwarf mosaic and corn stunt. Dr. McGlohon explained that these two diseases have been major problems in Northwest Georgia since 1965. A year ago he predicted that they would show up in all corn growing counties of the state, and this is what happened lastyear. The viruses hit the 1972 crop in South Georgia and caused con siderable damage. ” Mosaic and stunt now occur in practically every county wb ere johnsongrass is a prob- WE CAN SAVE YOU MONI ^=^2lW ON ALL YOUR BUILDING ■ I rtfmWTny materials! 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