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Thursday, February It. 1959
County Agent’s Column
By ED HUNT
(County Agent)
Fertilizing Pecan Trees
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now's the time to fertilize.
V. ithin four to six weeks growth
of trees begins and fertilizer
will need at least this much time
to dissolve and get down to the
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tree roots where it will do some
good.
This month each tree not in
a pasture system should receive
three pounds of 8-8-8 fertilizer
for each year it has been grow
ing. This means a 33 year old
tree would need 100 pounds of
fertilizer broadcast under the
spread of its branches, begin
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five feet beyond the vertical
tree shadow.
Lime should be applied to
the soil if soil tests show the
PH is below 5.5. If liming, or if
protection against rosette is
needed, also apply zinc sulfate.
For trees five to ten years old,
three to four pounds of zinc
sulfate should be broadcast un
der the branches. Mature trees
should receive six to eight
pounds.
For trees intergrated into a
pasture system, apply two
pounds of 8-8-8 fertilizer for
each year of the tree’s age. This
application is needed in addition
to that given for the pasture
during the spring or fall.
If soil tests show that ample
amounts of phosphate and pot
ash are in the soil, then fertiliz
er containing only nitrogen may
be applied in February. Apply
one pound of actual nitrogen to
trees five and six years old.
two pounds if 10 to 12 years
old, four pounds if 20 to 22
years old, and six pounds if
30 to 32 years old.
Manures and organic matter
are also beneficial to pecan
trees. The lack of fertilizers is
one of the main causes for low
pecan production in Georgia.
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Planting Trees
February is a good month for
planting trees and shrubs.
“Bare root” plants such as Dog
wood, Crape Myrtle, Crabapple.
Oaks, etc. should be planted
before spring growth begins.
Here are several things to
consider about trees, as very
important parts of a landscape
plan, in the planning and plant
ing stage:
(1) growth rate and size at
maturity; (2) is it an evergreen
or decidious tree; (3) general
form — height, spread, nature
of branching; (4) resistance to
insects and diseases; (5) root
system; (6) hardiness, and (7)
litter — leaves, fruit, etc. that
falls to the ground.
Always try to choose the tree
to best do the particular job
you have in mind. Some trees
are better for shade, others as
windbreakers or barriers and
others for ornamental purposes.
• * * *
Over-Crowded Shrubs
Often shrubs will become
over-crowded after several
years of growth. An overcrowd
ed plant looks as bad as no
plant at all. Where shrubs have
become crowded you can thin
them out and use the plants re
moved in another part of the
yard or for a shrub border.
I You can avoid over-crowded
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Notes From ....
Your Health Department
Stevens Byars, M.D., District Director of Public Health
There is a philosophy among
health workers that advocate
that all children and adults
should be under “continuous
medical supervision”. Under
this regime children are seen by
the family physician at periodic
intervals to determine their
growth and development and to
guide parents in developing
good health habits of the child.
This periodic check-up varies
in any community with the de
gree of the parent and physi
cian education along this line,
shrubs by learning the plant’s
growth habits, size, spread, ex
posure, etc. before planting and
allowing enough space for the
shrub to spread to maturity
when you plant the first time.
I am wondering how well this |
is being done here.
I wish to talk about one phase
of this periodic examination in
this column today. That is the
role the dentist plays in this
routine. Beginning at about the
3rd year the child should be in
troduced to the family dentist.
Not much dental decay will
have occurred before this. The
dentist looks over the child’s
mouth and begins planning with
the parent the dental habits
that need correcting in the
child. He explains to the parent
about tooth decay, the role of
sweets in tooth decay, the ob
servance of good eating habits,
the role of toothbrushing, etc.
He will also make a date for the
next visit. Most dentist will
keep a record and send you a
notice when he has scheduled
the next visit in his office if
you will ask him to.
At subsequent visits he will
again look over the teeth and
determine whether the routine
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Activity Plans
The Hays District Home
Demonstration Club met Feb
ruary 4, at the clubhouse in
Starrsville with Mrs. C. O. Ben
ton and Mrs. J. E. Mann as co
hostess.
The president, Mrs. C. O.
Benton, called the meeting to
order at 2:30. Due to the bad
weather and roads only nine
members were present.
Mrs. J. E. Mann led the de
votional which was followed by
the Lord’s prayer in unison.
Roll call and minutes of the
January meeting were given by
the secretary Mrs. D. B. Dixon
Jr. ,
Mrs. J. M. Aiken gave the
treasurer’s report. Mrs. Benton
named the project chairmen
for the new year and ask that
each chairman give a talk or
demonstration along her line
of work sometime during the
year.
The secretary checked the
score card along with checking
the sewing and food preserva
tion each homemaker had so
far this year.
Mrs. J. M. Aiken, county food
preservation chairman, talked
the homemakers concerning t
to the homemakers concerning
their 1959 Food Preservation
Plans.
Mrs. Aiken ask the home
makers to begin planning now
on the amount of food to be
preserved to meet the needs of
their families during the com
ing winter —also preserve a va
riety in order that they might
serve a well balanced meal each
day.
instructions are being carried
out. Normally there should not
be any decay in the teeth if
■ some very simple rules are
• rigidly adhered to. If there is
. tooth decay in the mouth, there
I is poor observance to simple
> oral hygeine or there is some
s drastic inherent factor working
i that requires more drastic mea
s sures to be instituted to combat
; this condition. Only the dentist
t can determine this.
f It has been recently proven
- that applying fluoride topically
i, to the teeth gives definite pro
:. tection to the teeth even in the
e children who have drunk fluor -
1 idated water continuously from
a birth. It seems well worth the
i effort to have it done.
f I hate to see so many terrible
mouths in young children that
1 I am now seeing, when it is all
1 so unnecessary.
e See your dentist regularly.
Mrs. J. H. Anderson, clothing
chairman, announced that a
dress revue would be staged at
the March meeting.
Mrs. Hazel Malone gave a
demonstration on food and nu-
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trition.
At the close of the meeting
Mrs. Benton and Mrs. Mann
served delicious valentine dec
orated sandwiches, toasted nuta
and coffee. ______
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