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THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1941.
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•NEWS ARTICLE
(John L. Anderson, County Agent
Jackson County)
ASSISTANCE FOR PASTURES
UNDER AAA
There is a need for good pastures
in the food and feed program. Pas
tures, both permanent and tempor
ary, are essential for the production
of food and feed for home use and
for the support of the livestock in
dustry. Most every farm, regard
less of size, can have grazing of
some type. The lowlands and the
good upland soils will make good
pastures and can become one of the
most profitable areas on the farm.
Importance of pastures is recog
nized by the assistance of AAA in
the 1941 program. Seven of the 21
soil-conservation and soil-building
practices are concerned with per
manent pasture. They include:
1. Application of phosphate to
pasture. 2. Application of lime
stone. 3. Establishment of pastures
by sodding and seeding. 4. Estab
lishment of pastures by seeding. 5.
Development of non-crop open pas
ture land. G. Mowing weeds and
other competing plants in pastures,
and 7. Contour ridging non-crop
open pasture land.
Thus it can be seen that the
major points on pasture establish
ment and management are well rec
ognized. In addition to permanent
pastures, temporary grazing areas
are given assistance in the establish
ment of kudzu and the seeding of
lespedeza.
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GOOD TERRACES SAVE TONS OF
SOIL EACH YEAR
Usually terraces are given just a
“lick and promise” during the rush
of spring work, but a sure sign of
progress in farming is to see a farm
er fixing up his terraces early in the
season. It may be that only the
outlet has been re-worked during wet
weather or a portion of the terrace
has been re-run to care more ade
JEFFERSON MOTOR COMPANY, Jefferson, Ga.
quately for the waiter, but in either
case, the person is showing his ap
preciation and his sincere belief in
something that can save tons of soil
each year.
It is difficult to realize the job
that is asked of terraces, but for
every inch of rain there are about
27.000 gallons of water that must be
handled on each acre. The water
that doesn’t soak in the soil has to
run down the slope. Since under
certain cropping practices, some land
absorbs very little water, a terrace
that has three or four acres above
it has a real job of making “running
water walk.”
Some farmers understand clearlv
the benefits of good terrace maim
tenance, because they have given up
the half-hearted attempts at repair
ing them. A practice of using a
hand shovel to fix a broken terrace
is rapidly giving away to the drag
pan and mule.
Better farmers in this county have
long been aware of the limitation of
terraces. In the agricultural plan
ning committee they have stressed
that soil-conserving crops, good crop
rotations, liming, and better tillage
practices are important steps in
saving soil apd maintaining terraces.
RADIO PROGRAM
The Agent is to have charge of
the radio program in Athens over
WGAU, on Wednesday, March sth.
The program will be of interest to
the people over the county.
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HOW TO EARN COTTON STAMPS
1. Q. How will cotton farmers be
compensated for making an addi
tional voluntary acreage reduction in
1941?
A. They will receive cotton orde l '
stamps, which can be used to pur
chase cotton goods. These stamp
payments are in addition to the
regular payments provided for under
the 1941 Agricultural Conservation
Program.
2. Q. Will underplanting of the
1941 cotton allotment affect the farm
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON. GEORC.IA
cotton allotment in future years?
A. No. Underplanting of the cot
ton acreage allotment on any farm
in 1941 will not affect the cotton
acreage allotment for that farm in
1942 or subsequent years, except in
case no cotton is planted in 1941
on a farm on which no cotton was
planted in 1939 and 1940.
3. Q. Does participating in the
Supplementary Cotton Program af
fect payments under other phases of
the Triple-A program?
A. No. The Supplementary Cot
ton Program provides for additiohal
payments and does not affect pay
ments under other phases of the
AAA Program.
4. Q. Who is eligible to partici
pate in the Supplementary Cotton
Program?
A. Any farm owner, operator,
tenant, or sharecropper entitled to
share in the 1941 cotton crop on any
farm for which a cotton allotment
was established for 1941, provided
cotton wa3 grown on that farm in
1940.
5. Q. How may a farmer earn
cotton stamps, '
A. By planting in 1941 an acre
age of cotton less than the 1941
farm cotton acreage allotment or
1940 measured acreage for the farm,
whichever is smaller.
6. Q. Ls it necessary for every
farmer to give advance notice of his
intention to participate in this pro
gram?
A. Only the operator of a farm,
on behalf of himself and all others
interested in the cotton crop must
sign a prescribed form before June
15, 1941, showing the number of
acres he intends to take out of cot
ton production as well as other
pertinent information.
7. Q. What will be the result if
the 1941 cotton acreage is reduced
by more than the amount set foith
in the intentions?
A. Stamp payments will be. made
only for the amount of reduction set
forth in the statement of intentions.
8. Q. Whait is the basis of pay-
ment for voluntary reduction of cot
ton acreage?
A. A farm payment in cotton
stamps will be computed at the rate
of ten cents a pound times the norm
al cotton yield determined for the
farm under the 1941 Agricultural
Conservation Program times the
acreage reduced for stamp payment.
9. Q. How are cotton payments to
be divided among tenants and land
lords?
A. The computely payment for the
farm will be divided in the same
manner as the payment with respect
to the cotton allotment is divided.
10. Q. When will cotton farmers
who take part in this program get
their cotton •stamps.
A. As soon as possible after cot
cn the farm has been measured and
performance certified by the AAA
county committee.
MOTHER OF COMMERCE
CITIZEN DIES
Wednesday, February 19th, at
the residence near Jersey, after an
illness of some four months, death
claimed Mrs. Minnie Mae Guest
Smith. She, the daughter of the
late W. T. Guest and Mrs. Elizabeth
Johnson Guest, who survives, was
only 57 years.
Besides her mother, Mrs. Smith
leaves her husband, Mr. A. G. Smith,
and five children, Mrs. .1. P. Harvey.
Monroe; J. W. Smith, Monroe; Mrs
W. W. Ivey, Commerce; W. G
Smith, Commerce, and Mi’s. J. P.
Duncan, near Jersey. She also leaves
eight grandchildren; one brother, C
C. Guest, of Jersey, and four sisters,
Mrs. C. W. Allen, Jersey; Mrs. J. H
Allgood, Covington, It. F. D.; Mrs.
W. C. Hudson, of Jersey, and Mrs.
John Hammond, of Loganville.
The late Asa Candler once said
that the following was his Secret of
Success: “Early to bed and Early
to Rise, Work like Hell and Adver
tise.”
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HOSCHTON NEWS
ITEMS
MRS. J. L. GUNNIN PASSES
Mrs. J. L. Gunnin died Monday
night at the home of her son, Mr.
W. H. Gunnin, where she had made
her home since the death of her
husband, the late J. LaFayette Gun
nin, prominent and progressive
Jackson County farmer. She had
been in ailing health for some time
and suffered a second heart attack
last week which resulted in her
death Monday night.
Mrs. Gunnin had spent practically
her entire life in this section of
Jackson county. Before her health
began to wane she was active in
church, social and civic activities,
and was highly esteemed by all who
knew her.
Besides her son, W. 11. Gunnin,
she is survived by the following
grandchildren: Mrs. C. K. Siler, Mrs.
James O’Kelley and Miss Dorothy
Gunnin, all of Asheville, N. C.; Mi*s.
Bob Moser, of Shelby, N. C.; Carrol
E. Gunnin, of St. Louis, Mo., and
four great-grandchildren.
DON WIER CALLED BY DEATH
Don Wier died in Hoschton Feb
ruary 26, after a long illness. The
funeral was at the Methodist church
with Rev. Hoyt Cruce, of Winder in
charge. Burial in the Hoschton
cemetery.
He was about sixty years of age
He is survived by two uncles, Hal
and Cicero Weir, of North Carolina.
His mother, Mrs. Alice Weir, passed
on some years ago.
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A SEMI-CENTENARIAN
Hoschton, as an incorporated
town, will be fifty years old this year.
(It’s still rathe<r small for its age
isn’t it?) The Charter was approv
ed September 19, 1891. At that
time Mr. W. J. Northern was gover
nor. Mr. Clark Howell was speaker
of the House and Mr. Robt. G.
Mitchell served as president of the
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Senate. No doubt. Hoschton was a
sizeable community before the char
ter was granted. I am of the opin
ion if we could somehow prevail on
her, meaning Hoschton, to get a per
manent, a facial, a manicure (and
whatever other beauty treatments
are available) and anew flowered
dress, she could stage a real “com-
J ing out party” on her Golden Char
j ter Day Anniversary, and be the
belle of the ball. And why not?
Towns like folk some-times grow old
before their time, but they shouldn’t
when there are so many ways of
keeping young.
J. O. HARRISON PASSES
Rites were held in Hog Mountain
Baptist church for J. O. Harrison,
76, who died at his home in Hall
county after a long illness. He was
a Missionary Baptist and a farmer.
Surviving are his wife; one son, G.
H. Harrison, of Auburn; and three
daughter, Mrs. Vada Hawkins, of
Dacula; Mrs. Edna Fleeman, of
Hoschton, and Mrs. Myrtie Brown,
of Greshamville. The Rev. Jamea
Jones officiated at the final rites.
1940 TAG OUT-OF-DATE
If Jackson Countians are driving
around in an auto not equipped with
the bright blue and orange license
tag with the Georgia Peach and the
year 1941 enscribed thereon, they
had better not been seen by a Geor
gia patrolman.
The penalty for driving with 1940
tags is exactly $1.50 payable in
cash to the sheriff. It also might
cause a little difficulty in buying the
new tags from the Motor Vehicle
Division which remains open daily in
the state capitol.
Director Wayne Walker said Fri
day he had issued 340,000 tags so
far this year, about 40,000 under
last year. By the end of the year
he expects to sell about 530,000
plates.