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THE JACKSON HERALD
$1.50 A YEAR—IN ADVANCE
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Entered at The JeiYerton Poctoffice
A, Second-Class Mail Matter
Official Organ of Jackson Countjr
JOHN N. HOLDER
Editor A Manager
MRS. JOHN N. HOLDER
Associate Editor A Manager
JEFFERSON, GA., FEB. 20, 1941
U.S. WILL PAY
FARMERS BONUS
FOR GARDENS
Washington, Feb.—The Agricul
tural Department announced Mon
day it would pay Southern cotton
farmers a special “bonus” of $3
each for co-operating with a “live
at-home” program designed to in
crease farm production of food pro
ducts.
This bonus, which would be paid
from a $3,000,000 allotment from
crop surplus disposal funds, would
supplement other benefits offered
farmers for co-operating with the
AAA crop reduction program for
cotton.
To get the bonus, farmers would
be required t ostore at least 300
quarts of canned fruits, meats, or
vegetables for winter use, or to have
gardens and store other types of
food products.
The department has inaugurated
a campaign to boost production of
food on Southern farms for home
consumption. Surveys show, officials
said, that many Southern farms are
deficient in food production. Con
sequently, farm families must either
exist on subnormal diets or
divert cash from cotton into pur
chase of food.
The $3 bonus offer is in addition
to another special program designed
to increase consumption of cotton
goods among farm people in the cot
ton belt. Under this program $25,-
000.000 worth of cotton stamps will
be made available to cotton farmers
for purchase of cotton goods at re
gular mercantile establishments.
The food bonus payment, as it
will apply in Georgia, South Caro
lina, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and Okla- >
homa, requires the farmer to store
t least 300 quarts of canned food,
or perform at least three of the fol
lowing practices.
(1) Store 100 quarts of canned
food; (2) 20 bushels of Irish pota
toes, sweet potatoes or other root
crops; (3) three bushels of dried
shelled cowpeas or beans, or their
equivalent in unshelled cowpeas or
beans; (4) five bushels of unshelled
peanuts; (5) 15 gallons of syrup;
(6) 10 bushels of cereal grains other
than corn; (7) grow a fall garden
consisting of at least four of the
green,leafy or yellow vegetables.
Cattle Will Continue
on Highways in Some
Sections of Georgia
A bill introduced in the legisla
ture by Representative Rich of Union
county to prohibit cuttle from run
ning wild on the highways was killed
in the agriculture committee of the
house. A large majority of the com
mittee members voted against it.
For years there has been an ef
fort made to enact legislation re
quiring livestock of all kinds to be
kept up in pastures, but these bills
nre always voted down in both
Houses of the general assembly.
On several occasions, local elec
tions have been held in the counties
bordering on the Coastal Highway
requiring owners of cattle to fence ,
their pastures, but invariably, the
local people have voted against the
compulsory fence law.
Statistics show that more acci
dents and fatalities occur on the
Coastal Highway than on all other
highways in the state, yet the people
vote in favor of “no fence”, conse
quently, cows, hogs, goats and all
other livestock are permitted to
roam at will, parking on the high
way and causing traffic conditions
that result in serious casualties.
PEACH EXPERT PREDICTS
NORMAL BLOSSOMING
SEASON FOR TREES
Fort Valley, Feb. 6.—Prospects
are in favor of a normal blossoming
season for peaches, according to Dr.
J. H. Weinberger, in charge of the
United State a horticultural labora
tory here.
Almost normal weather conditions
have prevailed so far in the Georgia
peAc'.i belt, it was reported.
NEWS ARTICLE
(John L. Anderson, County Agent
Jackson County)
Home Made Lamp Type Brooder
We have a bulletin in the office
which gives instructions for building
this lamp type brooder. We have
used it at our 4-H Cub meetings
during the month of February and
it is a very economical way to pro
duce chicks. You may get this bul
letin by coming by the office or writ
ing us for it.
This brooder is designed for rais
ing a small number of chickens for
home and farm use. It is ideal for
4-H Club projects and for farm
filocks. It requires no brooder
house, is easy to build and inexpen
sive, the muterial generally costing
from $5.00 to SB.OO.
Ore hundred day old chicks may
be started in this brooder, but in
two to three weeks the number
should be reduced to 50. It is a
good plan to start 100 chicks and then
at the end of two weeks divide the
group and place them in two brood
ers. The chicks can then be raised
to fryer size, that is 2 to 2%
pounds, without letting them touch
the ground.
Since the chicks are raised in con
finement, it is essential that a com
plete ration be fed, otherwise various
nutritional disorders will develop. A
good commercial starting mash, or
broiler mash, should be fed from
the start. Such feed contains cod
liver oil, dry skim milk, alfalfa leaf
meal, and other ingredients that
contain the necessary minerals, vita
mins and proteins to make a well
balanced ration.
Allow at least one inch feeding
space for each chick. One four-foot
chick feeder where the chicks can
feed from both sides, will take care
of 100 chicks. Two one-half gallon
fruit jar water fountains should be
provided for 100 chicks, but the
larger one-gallon size metal water
containers are better after chicks
are ten days old.
It is not necessary to use a ther
mometer in the brooding compart
ment. as the behavior of the chicks
is the best indication as to whether
they are getting enough heat. In
starting the chicks, especially in
cold weather, it is desirable to feed
them at first in the brooding com
partment, placing the feeders and
water containers on top of the sand.
Keep the chicks confined to the rear
compartment for the first few days
until they learn where to go for
heat. One improvement in the plan
is to cut a small window in the side
of the rear compartment and cove •
with a pane of glass. This gives
light in the rear compartment when
it is necessary to feed the chicks
there. After the first few days,
feeders and waterers arc placed in
the runway.
The lamp is paced on the ground
in the center of the lower rear com
partment so as to heat the tin with
sand above it. The lamp should, be
lighted at least 24 hours before
chicks are placed in the brooder so
as to allow time for the sand to dry
thoroughly and a uniform tempera-
ture obtained in the brooding com
partment. The lamp should be giv
en careful attention and wick clean
ed once each day. With proper at
tention the lamp should not smoke.
This brooder has the advantage of
keeping the chicks off contaminated
ground, and thus helps to prevent
diseases. The dry droppings in the
sand in the rear compartment should
be raked up each day. It is not
usually necessary to change this
sand more than two or three times
during the brooding period, unless
rain beats in and gets the sand
wet.
Care should be taken not to per
mit the feed in the runway to become
damp during rainy weather. If rain
should wet the feed, it should be
removed within one hour and a
fresh supply provided. Water is
very important in brooding, and a
supply should be available to the
chicks at all times. It should be
kept clean and fresh by changing the
water several times a day.
Chopped, young, tender greens
may be fed the chickens, where
available, but if a commercial start
ing or broiler mash is used, this is
not necessary. For broilers it is
generally best to feed a broiler masb
with little or no grain until chicks
are marketed. When chicks are to
be grown out as layers, grain may
be fed once a day after they are
three weeks old, in which case grit
and oyster shell should also be sup
plied. Be sure to keep the mash be
fore them at all times. If the chicks
are fed a large proportion of grain
and very little or no mash, it will
slow up their growth and they are
likey to develop rickets, perosis, o>*
-other nutritional disorders. It is
therefore important to feed the
chicks right when this brooder is
THE JACKSON HERALD. JEFFERSON. GEORGIA
used.
If chicks are not being fed in
adequate ration it is much better
to get them out on the ground and
give them free range. In that case
a small door might be arranged
with a runway so the chicks can
reach the ground, and the chicks
turned out after they are two or
three weeks of age. This brooder in
designed primarily, however, to raise
the chicks in confinement up until
the time when they need no heat.
The feed consumption and rate of
growth of baby chicks varies widely
with different lots of chicks, man
agement methods, kind of feed, and
time of year. The following table
will give a rough idea of what to
expect when American breeds, such
as Rocks, Reds, or New Hampshires
are fed on a commercial broiler
mash and raised to fryer size in the
home made brooder unit. It gener
ally takes about to 7 pounds of
mash to grow a two pound fryer.
Estimated average feed consump
tion and rate of growth in pounds
for American Breeds.
Average Weight Feed
Per Chick Consumption
Cochrels Pullets 100 chicks
2 Weeks .20 .19 30
4 weeks .45 1 .43 110
6 weeks .93 .88 230
8 weeks 1.75 1.51 480
10 wks. 2.35 2.30 750
Radio Program*
The county agent will have charge
of the radio programs on Wednes
day, March sth; Wednesday, April
2nd; and Miss Esie Bowman, Home
Demonstration Agent will have
charge of the programs on Thursday.
February 20th; Thursday, March
20th, and Thursday, April 17th.
These programs will be broadcast ov
er station WGAU, Athens, Georgia,
and will be on subjects of interest to
Jackson County farmers.
Pastures
It is very gratifying to realize the
interest that farmers are taking in
fertilizing, liming and seeding their
permanent pastures. This is the
most profitable area on the farm.
Upland soil is best adapted for
permanent pastures and those best
suited to farm crops. Good pastures
have been established on some of the
strip land in the county. In many
cases these have been improved by
use of cover crops, commercial fer
tilizer and manure.
A large number of farmers, even
though not fertilizing, are cutting
the weeds and bushes off in order to
get their pastures in better condi
tion.
However, the best results are ob
tained when feirtilizing with from
300 to 400 pounds of 16% phosphate
or applying every two or three years
from 1,000 to 3,000 pounds of lime
stone will be suffiient.
Top Dressing Grain
Last February, 1940. many of our
farmers top dressed their oats and
wheat with an application of nitro
gen fertilizer from the 15th of Feb
ruary to the first of March. From
their experience,- they have found
that under most conditions this is
more desirable than waiting to the
first of March. I watched several of
these fields and under field condi
tions it seemed to get best results
applying nitrogen about the 25th of
February instead of 10th of March,
whether or not this is more desirable
year in and year out, it remains to
be seen.
GET IN..STRETCH OUT .. and enjoy
NEW COMFORT was the keynote as
we made plans for this year’s Ford.
Get in, through the new wide doors!
Stretch out, in room to spare! Seating
width has been increased as much as
7 inches. Knee-room and inside length
are greatest in the low-price field.
Then take the road and try its ride!
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Old Cylinder Oil And Ochre For
Paint
The writer has been using ochre
in yellow, brown, and red colon
mixed with boiled cylinder oil drain
ed from crank cases for 15 years
with good results. Recently the 4-H
Club boys at the Jackson Trail
School took this as their community
project, in order to get more tenant
houses and barns painted with some
cheap paint in their community.
Since that time, the Agent has fur
nished this formula for a large num
ber of people and has ordered 1,000
pounds of Ochre to be used. This
can be bought from most any build
ing or supply house under the trade
name of red mortar oxide of iron.
It is bought from the mine at Car
tersville as Ochre. Three pounds of
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WANT BETTER
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COTTON and GRAIN YIELDS?
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LET US TREAT YOUR SEED
TO REDUCE DISEASE LOSSES
Treat yourself to better cotton and grain stands, better
control of seed-borne diseases, and generally improved yields
by letting us treat your seed! On cotton we use 2% Ceresan,
the dependable dust disinfectant which produced the yield in
crease shown above —190 pounds more seed cotton per acre at a
treating cost paid by 3 pounds of lint! On wheat, oats and
barley we use New Improved Ceresan, now recommended
in every grain-growing area.
Enjoy the crop benefits and profit increases which seed
treatment affords, but save yourself time, trouble and labor
by having us treat the seed for you. Our service costs very little
more than treating at home. See us now, and be ready to plant!
SEEDS OF PROSPERITY WILL BE SHOWN AT
ROOSEVELT THEATRE
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27-28
2% Ceresan sells 1 podnd can 70c, 5 pound can $3.00, 25
pound pail $13.25. One pound treats 5 1-3 bushels. We can
sell you the material at these prices, or better still we are equip
ped with an electric power machine to do the work for you at
veiy reasonable prices. This power machine will get the dust
evenly on each and every seed. When in town drop in and see
our treating machine.
FARMERS WAREHOUSE
R. S. JOHNSON, Proprietor.
Jefferson, Georgia
A soft, steady, gliding new Ford ride
that takes good road or bad in a sat
isfying new kind of stride. And notice
the quietness of this big Ford!
There’s news at your Ford Dealer’s
that’s too good to miss! News in com
fort. News in value. And news in a
“deal” that you’ll find easy to take!
thi.i mixed with 1 gallon of crank
case oil boiled to get the gedment
out, makes a worth while paint. It
not only adds to the appearance but
also preserves.
4-H Club
At the beginning of 1941 we have
506 4-H Club boys enrolled to work
in Jackson County. The member
ship is divided as follows: Apple
Valley, 17; Braselton, 66; Dry Pond,
43; Hoschton, 18; Jackson Trail, 33;
Jefferson, 73; Long View’, 14; Mays
ville, 65; Nicholson, 66; Pender
grass, 16; Plain View, 32; Talmo,
35; Wilsons, 28.
In addition to 506 Club boys, the
Home Demonstration Agent has ov
er 500 girls making a total enroll
ment of white Club members above
1,000 l! Ul
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