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PAGE EIGHTEEN
County Agent’s Column
By ED HUNT
Complete-Mixed
Or Free-Choice?
Free-choice versus complete
mixed rations for swine feed
ing is probably one of the
most controversial areas among
swine producers.
Even though these types of
feeding have been studied ex
tensively, an examination of
published experimental data
indicates considerable variation
in results, due in part to ex
perimental variables regarding
the animals, dietary ingre
dients, and environment.
A simple average of avail
able data published by various
experiment stations during the
past 4 years of free-choice vs.
mixed-rations shows that pigs
fed complete-mixed rations on
concrete grew 4 percent faster
but that the free-choice fed
pigs made more efficient gains
by requiring 3 percent less
feed.
There were 570 pigs involved
In the studies. Half were on a
complete - mixed ration and
half were on a free-choice.
Average daily gain for free
choice fed pigs was 1.48
pounds; for complete-mixed
ration fed pigs, 1.54. However,!
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it took 9 more pounds of ra
tion for each 100 pounds gain
ed by complete- mixed
- fed pigs than those on free
- choice.
e Because of the saving in
g feed and the saving of the
grinding and mixing cost, the
f feeding of free-choice rations
- on concrete, weaning to market,
f resulted in a saving of 60 cents
a for every 100 pounds of pork
i I produced.
However, there is a trend to
? ward feeding of complete
• mixed rations and less free
choice. The two main reasons
• for this probably are that a
; complete-mixed ration lends
: itself more readily to automa
. tion and it allows for maxi
; mum use of soybean meal.
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Regular Savings
Os all the ways there are to
i make a living, farming must
11 surely rank near the top of the
list from the standpoint of un
certainty of results.
What could be more risky
than investing your money in
an enterprise controlled by so
I many factors over which you
have little or no influence.
Just the same, many smart
I farmers are hedging against
Rocky
Plains
By MISS IRENE HARVET
I “Therefore we ought to give
the more earnest heed to the
things which we have heard, lest
at any time we should let them
slip.” Heb. 2:1
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Harvey and
children had as their Sunday
dinner guests Dr. T. B. Mcßride
and Miss Martha Mcßride of
Decatur.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Weldon Sr.,
with Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Weldon,
Jr. of McDonough motored to De
catur Saturday morning where
they attended the open house at
the Delta Air Lines.
Eugene Harvey of Covington was
a visitor Sunday afternoon of Miss
Irene Harvey and Mrs. Ola H.
Thacker. Other visitors on Thurs
day were Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
adversity by regular savings.
A recent report by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture
shows that American farmers
own liquid financial assets in
excess, of 14 billion dollars—
sl4.3 billion to be exact.
The largest single item in
this holding is United States
Savings Bonds, with farmers
owning $5.2 billion worth, or
I 36 per cent. Their demand de
■ posits total $4.3 billion, and
I time deposits $2.9 billion.
; Their cash in hand was esti
mated to be $1.9 billion.
Soil Tests
If possible, farmers should
! get as many soil samples as
they can submitted to testing
i laboratories by December 15th.
Laboratory officials say this
is a good time for them to run
tests on the samples because
they will have extra help dur
ing the holiday period. By get
ting the soil samples in before
December 15th, the farmer can
expect the results to be re
turned much faster than if he
waits until after the first of
the year.
If you haven’t taken soil
I tests yet, do so as soon as pos
-1 sible. If you have never taken
soil test before on your farm,
stop by at my office and I will
I. give you complete instructions
' on how to take the sample. The
, laboratory test of the sample is
' free of charge.
This service is available to
. homeowners for lawn and
garden sampling also at no
charge.
• • * •
Low Growing Shrubs
Most new houses are low,
j one-story structures with a
definite horizontal look. With
such architectural design, there
is greater need for planting
। low growing shrubs and trees
i to decorate your law. But many
I of these new houses have been
, nearly covered with tall plants.
With use of more and larger
windows in new houses, it has
, become important to do more
planting of shrubs and trees
away from the building. How
, ever, there is still need for
some plants around the base of
I the house that will be in scale
with the building.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Hearn of Decatur and Mrs, Neal
McDonald of Covington.
Miss Sue Thompson and Mrs.
Paul Stewart with Mrs. Preston
Johnson of High Point visited Mrs.
Margaret McDonald Sunday
afternoon at Snapping Shoals.
Miss Fay Ellington had as her
guests Saturday afternoon Misses
Gail and Regina Moon of Atlanta.
Miss Ruth Davis had as her
I guests Sunday afternoon Mr. and
। Mrs. William Avery and son, Mr.
Billy Avery of Newnan and Mrs.
R. E. Cowan of Covington.
Mr. and Mrs. Grier Chesnut, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Stewart, Mr, and
Mrs. Riley Stewart and Mrs. W. S.
Chesnut visited Miss Martha Jane
Stewart and brothers Sunday at
Snapping Shoals.
Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Weldon Sunday afternoon were
Mr. and Mrs. Hulon Capes of Oak
Hill, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Weldon
Jr. and Miss Charlotte Weldon of
McDonough.
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Smith and
children of Conyers were visitors
Sunday afternoon of Mrs. W. B.
Harvey.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Johnson
and children of High Point were
visitors Sunday afternoon of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Stewart.
Miss Clara Hudson of Walnut
Grove spent several days last
week with her sister, Mrs. R. L.
Ellington. Other visitors Sunday
afternoon were Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Malcom of Bostwick, Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Pace of Atlanta.
Their supper guests on Saturday
evening were Mr. and Mrs. Thur
man Hudson of Porterdale.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Harvey and
children visited Mr. and Mrs. Ira
L. Wheeler and family Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Tomlin had
as their guests Sunday afternoon,
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Smith and
Jerry, Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Jenk
ins and Franklin all of Atlanta.
Community News From
Heteborn
MRS. T. W BINFORD
Rev. Asbury Craft filled hi s
regular appointments here Sun
day morning and evening. He,
Mrs. Craft. Cindy and Pam w e re
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
L. S. Polk.
Mr. and Mrs. George Smith
and children of Atlanta visited Mr.
and Mrs. Steve Polk and children
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Mark Chamberlain and
children spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Jones.
Mesdames Albert Ozburn Jr.,
Barron Davis and Luther Polk
spent Saturday in Atlanta.
Work has begun on an assembly
room and rest rooms at our
church.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Holcombe.
Mrs. H. E. Carson and Mrs.
Clara Smith of Covington attend
ed a family reunion at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Carson of
Anderson, S. C.
Mrs. Kate Hinton is visiting her
children Mr and Mrs. Jack Hin
ton and children of Dial Town.
Mesdames Ernest Holcombe.
: H. E. Carson and Kate Hinton
1 attended Week of Prayer service
I at Shiloh Church. Tuesday.
; Mrs. Robert Cardell, Mr s.
Florence Hays and Mrs. Kate
j Thompson of Mansfield visited
Mrs. H. E. Carson on Thursday
I evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Gay Pitts and
daughter, Mrs. Frank Miller of
Indian Springs visited Mrs. J. T.
Pitts Monday
Mrs. Billy Raymond and a
friend of Tampa, Fla., spent
Saturday night with Miss Mellie
Pitts and Mrs. Helene Sasnett.
Mrs. Raymond's mother, Mrs.
Alice Gay, returned home with
her.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Loyd visit
ed Mrs. Chloe Tucker of Shady
dale, Sunday afternoon.
Second Growth of Cotton
Increases Insects
Second growth of cotton
plants furnishes abundant food
supplies and breeding places
for cotton insects, warns Ex
tension Agronomist W. H. Sell.
He says that cotton stalks that
continue to grow after cotton
is picked fatten and increase
the number of boll weevils and
other insects. He recommends
that all stalks be destroyed im
mediately after last picking
It is dangerous to allow
I children to stand on a car seat
while the automobile is in mo
tion, warn Extension Service
I engineers.
Community News from
Salens
By MRS. DOUGLAS YANCEY
We have had most every sort of,
news to report in the past fifteen
years, except fire and now we
have a fire to report. Last week
the home of Mr. and Mrs. James :
Parish here in Salem (The late;
L. W. Phillips place) was almost
destroyed inside by a fire, while
the family of Mr. and Mrs. Parish
were away. We extend our heart
felt sympathy to these our neigh
bors and I am sure that other
people in the Community will join
me in seeing that this family is
soon supplied with warm clothes,
bedding, groceries or other arti
cles for their comfort.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Gravley are
now in Brunswick on their honey
moon. The account of their
marriage will be found elsewhere
in the News this week, I am sure.
Speaking of honeymoons brings
to mind that Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Aylor celebrated their 12th wedd
ing anniversary this past weekend
by slipping away to Atlanta, where
they were guests at the Atlantian
Hotel. On Saturday night they
dined at the Cross Roads Restau
rant to add to their pleasure of
their second honeymoon. To these
and others who will be celebrat
ing anniversaries and birthdays
during the month of December we
send congratulations and wishes
for many happy returns.
Christmas parties will be hold
ing the spotlight in most all sec
tions of the county from now until
Christmas and this is to remind
all members of Salem Home
Demonstration Club members that
their annual Christmas party will
be this Thursday, Dec. 8 at 2:30
p.m. Each one to bring a gift to
exchange and cookies for refresh
ments.
Mrs. Aaron Kemp went up to
Atlanta Saturday and was the
guest of Mrs. Allison Branch.
Mrs. Annie Lizzie Hammond
and daughter Patricia joined a
group of friends last weekend and
went to Fort Campbell, Kentucky,
where they visited Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Hammond and baby. Mr.
Hammond is with the Paratrooper
Division of the U. S. Army and is
expecting to be moved from Fort
Campbell soon, therefore Mrs.
Hammond and baby returned to
Newton County for an extended
visit.
—
Mrs. Doi* Robertson was report
'ed sick on Monday and Judy
Standard has a host of friends
: who are sorry to learn that she is
: sick.
! Mrs. J. F. Burns returned last
week from an extended visit to
Spartanburg, S. C. with her daugh
ter and family. The Jim Turners.
Mrs. Burns remained in Decatur
with the Joel Burns family and on
Saturday she and Mrs; Joel Burns
and sons went to Blythe, Georgia,
where they visited Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Burns and Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Burns.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Savage were
kept busy last week going to
Atlanta making several business
trips.
As I listened to WSB Radio one
day last week, I learned that Mr.
Lundy English was celebrating his
82nd birthday on Wednesday. Con
gratulations to Mr. English. His
family celebrated the occasion on
Thanksgiving Day. Mr. English
had two sisters and two brothers
to spend the day with him, plus
his own children. We can imagine
what a happy thankful day it
must have been for all — and
hope they have many more just as
happy.
Mrs. Johnny Andiews, Mrs.
Bankston Ellington. Mrs. W. C.
Savage, Mrs. J. B. Matocha and
Mrs. Douglas Yancey attended the
Newton County H. D. Council
Christmas Party last F id a y
afternoon at the Teen-Can in Cov
ington.
Mr, and Mrs. Doyle Bailey, Mr.
and Mrs. Warren Kirkus and their
families went to Thomaston Sun
day where they visited Rev. and
Mrs. Ted Haggard.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Yancey
went to Atlanta, Sunday, spending
tha day with the John E. Taylor
Jr. family.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Ramsey of
Covington visited Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Ramsey and the Doug
Robertsons Sunday afternoon. The
G. W. Ramseys were joined later
Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
King of Covington and visited Mr.
and Mrs. John Cowan in the Zion
Community.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bates went
to Atlanta, Monday.
In a recent year U. S. oil
and natural gas production
was valued at about $lO bil
lion — more than the com
bined value of all other min
eral*, metals and fuel*.
(Largest Coverage Any Weekly In The State)
Citizens Asked
To Help Prevent
Forest Fires
Ray Shirley, director of the
Georgia Forestry Commission
today appealed to all Georgians
asking them to exercise ex
treme caution when in or
around the woods. The state
has had no rain for a number
of days which has resulted in
the drying of our timberlands.
Shirley stated that the num
ber of forest fires are build
ing up daily. Hardest hit areas
so far seem to be in South
Georgia. Conditions are such
that any fire now occurring
could mushroom into a “blow
up” fire which would destroy
many thousands of acres of
valuable timberland.
Analysis of fire reports in
the Macon office show that
careless hunters and debris
burners have set a large pro
forest fires that have occurred
during the past few weeks,
Shirley added.
Therefore, we ask all Geor
gia sportsmen and landowners
to be extremely careful and
not ruin someone’s Christmas
by burning up their valuable
timber, Shirley urged.
From Editor & Publisher:
‘‘How many industries or bus
inessess that are as old as the
nation have so much faith in
their own future and of t h e
country that they are investing
SIOO million per year in plant
improvement and expansion?
“That’s what the newspapers
of the United States and Can
ada spent last year and will
spend again in 1960, according
to a survey by the American
Newspaper Publishers Associ
ation. They averaged that
amount in both 1957 and 1958
... It is proof that newspaper
men are convinced the public
is going to want, need and
read newspapers in greater and
greater numbers.”
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Russell Proposes
Broiler Purchase
For Lunch Program
Senator Richard B. Russell
(D-Ga.) has proposed anew
plan to add broilers to the menu
of the Nation’s School Lunch
Program.
In a letter to Agriculture
Secretary Ezra T. Benson, the
Georgia Senator asked the
Department of Agriculture to
institute a trial program for
the purchase of broilers for
the lunch program under regu
lar funds authorized for such
purchases.
The Department previously
had declined to enter into a
poultry buying program with
funds provided for purchase of
surplus agricultural commodi
ties. However, Russell’s propo
sal would involve other funds
that have been appropriated by
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Thursday. December 8. 1960
Congress specifically for pur
chase of food for donation to
the school lunch P^'
Russell pointed out that Con
gress has authorized some $125
million for this purpose but
that none of it had been used
to buy broilers. He urged Ben
son to direct the A^icuttura
Marketing Service to institute
a m’-ofuHv planned trial pro
gram” of broiler purchases un-
S provisions of the National
School Lunch Act.
Georgia is the Nation s lead
ing broiler producing state.
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