Newspaper Page Text
PAGE EIGHTEEN
County Agents Column
By Ed Huet
Feed grain producers in New
ton County who cooperate in
the feed grain program will
realize one immediate benefit
from the 1961 Feed Grain Bill
recently enacted into legisla
tion.
Secretary of Agriculture Or
ville L. Freeman has already
announced that the support
price for corn in most counties
will be 14 cents more a bushel
than it was in those counties in |
1960.
The national average corn
price will be $1.20
The corn support price in 1
Newton County will be about
$1.20 per bushel, also.
National average support
prices for other feed grains are:
barley, 93 cents per bushel for
grade No. 2 or better; gram
sorghum, $1.93 per hundred
weight for grade No. 2 or bet
ter; oats, 62 cents per bushel
for grade No. 3; and rye, $1.02
per bushel for grade No. 2 or
New Gehl Mix-Al I
IT GRINDS! IT MIXES!
IT DELIVERS THE FEED!
lIZ-— I |B «
/ ill Ift vl”
r V/ In I !
7
I I I?nJT AV!
iIUI If/ Jr
* ! I J /
GEHL gL——ndg/
i li
PORTABLE...PTO-POWERED GEHL MIX-ALL
maAes 2 tons Look at this: shovel in ear com at the
. . crib, pick up grain at the bin or self-
unloading wagon, add concentrate or
minutes... premix automatically. Big payoff —
then takes it take the finished iced where you want
to sett-feeders, « bins ’ b ^ s or
More details at our store —stop m soon.
bunks, bins
or bags.
>OO
or st* r/cr )
GEHL PUTS ALL PRICE FACTORS IN YOUR FAVOR
HAYS TRUCK & TRACTOR
Phone 786-3334 Mansfield, Ga.
Bring
car p - q T
for J S P ri " 9 |EY
• 6MHi s'
^CHECK j|W 'J /
•.. and add to the safety, comfort
and economy of your summer driving
Just as most people need a spring tonic and all care need a spring
cleaning — your car needs a Spring Certified Car-Check . . . with worn
winter lubricants drained and replaced, the cooling-system flushed and
protected, and all vital pointe checked and serviced to assure you safer,
care-free summer driving.
Our Certified Spring Car-Check is far more thorough than the old
fashioned “spring changeover.” We follow car-manufacturere’ recommen
dations in servicing and use only quality Standard Oil products. Assure
yourself of top performance from your car this spring and summer by
bringing it in soon for Spring Certified Car-Check
STANDARD,-
KpiL^Z
R. C. Cook Standard Service Station
Highway — 278 and Emory Street Telephone 786-6313 Covington. G
(Our Advertisers Are Assured Os Results)
better or grading No. 3 on test
weight only.
In announcing the new rates
for feed grains, Secretary Free
man said that the new feed
: grain program signed into law
'by the President “gives an op
' portunity to move toward a
better relationship between
feed grain supplies and utiliza
tion. This also permits an in
crease in support prices from
I past years to help boost farm
j income in the important feed
grain sector of our agricultural
: economy.
“Farmers, however, in return
for increased support "evels are
being asked to reduce their
1961 acreages of corn and grain
sorghum from last year in an
effort to bring production more
nearly in line with needs. Early
indications of corn plantings
for 1961 show acreage down
only slightly from 1960. This
underlies the need for an im
mediate attack on the problem
: this year through an emergency
program while devel
i oping more permanent legisla
■ tion for the years ahead.”
Many Farmers May
Take Part in New'
Feed Grain Program
Fanners on March 1 indicated
। intention to plant about the
same acreage in feed grains
and other crops that they
planted in 1960. These were the
intentions brought together by
crop reporters over the coun
try and tabulated in the U. S.
Department of Agriculture's
Outlook and Situation Board.
These intentions were gather
ed bofer enactment of t h e
'1961 feed grain program aim
led before enactment of t h e
; unneeded production.
There may be several corn
and other feed grain growers
in Newton County to cut pro
duction under the program.
Those who cut production 20
percent will receive half the
amount of grain they would
normally have grown on the
acreage taken out of produc
tion and put to soil conserving
use. Those who make a bigger
cut, up to 40 percent, will get
60 percent payment-in-kind
from Government storage for
the added reduction.
If the farmer elects, the
Department of Agriculture
will sell the corn for him. He
can get half the payment due
him at the time he agrees to
cut production under the feed
grain program.
Thus, as farmers cut produc
tion, the program provides for
taking a proportionate amount
of grain out of storage and
making it available for sale on
the open market, by the farmer
or by the Government.
Feed Grain Bill
Seeks to Reduce
Cost of Storage
One of the major objectives
of the 1961 feed grain bill is to
cut down on the cost of storing
the hugh surplus of corn and
grain sorghums.
It has been estimated that
the program will save taxpay
ers as much as SSOO million in
storage costs.
This savings would be made
possible by the program’s plan
to use surplus corn and other
feed grains now in govern
ment storage to help farmers
cut 1961 production to an
amount in line with needs. Co
operating farmers will divert
20 to 40 percent of their 1959-
60 acreage of corn and grain
sorghum to soil - conserving
uses. They will be paid for this
cut in certificates for surplus
grain, which the Government
will sell for them if they like.
The Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman stated that
the feed grain program will:
1. Help increase farm in-
THE COVINGTON NEWS
come.
2. Help assure the consumer
a continuation of fair and
stable prices for meat,
poultry, and dairy pro
ducts.
3. Reduce ultimate costs to
taxpayers by about SSOO
million.
4. Prevent further buildup
of the feed grain surplus
and possibly reduce it.
Secretary Freeman said re
cently: “Every livestock, dairy
and poultry producer has a di
rect stake in this program.
They cannot ignore the chaotic
effects that continued and pro
longed excess feed grain out
put would have on their pro
duction and their prices. Both
producers and consumers have
an interest in supply and
price stability.”
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Here are some of the most
commonly - asked questions —
with answers —about the 1961
feed grain program.
If you want more detailed
answers or have additional
questions, contact your local
Extension Service county agent
or County ASC office.
QUESTION: If a farmer re
duces corn by 20 percent, gets
no pay for it. but puts diverted
acres to soybeans for harvest,
can he get price support on
corn?
ANSWER: No.
QUESTION: Is there any dol
lar limitation on how much a
farmer can be paid for divert
ing acreage?
ANSWER: No. Not ,s long as
he complies with regulations
of the program for his county.
QUESTION: What if I make
a mistake in measurement and
my diverted acreage turns out
to be say 19.5 percent—rather
than the minimum of 20 per
cent required? Will this mis
take disqualify me from being
a cooperator?
ANSWER: Yes. Our advice
is to err on the side of taking
out slightly more than 20 per
cent. If you’re in doubt, take
out 21-22 percent to be sure.
QUESTION: When can I get
paid for diverted acreage?
ANSWER: You can receive
up to half of your payment at
the time you sign-up and the
remainder after compliance has
been determined — probably
late summer or early fall.
QUESTION: I’ve already
signed up for the ACP program.
Does that mean I’m ineligible
to participate in the feed pro
gram?
ANSWER: No. Aid under the
ACP or other programs in es
tablishing conserving uses on
diverted acres will not make
the farm ineligible under the
feed program. If the county
ASC committee desires, it may
approve ACP cost-share on the
conservation use acres. How
ever, such cost - share assis
tance is not guaranteed.
QUESTION: Does corn for
silage come under the feed
grain program?
ANSWER: Yes. But sweet
corn doesn’t.
Soybeans
Newt o n County soybean
growers who expect to receive
price supports on soybeans this
year must maintain the same
acreage of conserving crops
and idle land that they had
during 1959-60.
This requirement is designed
to insure that soybean growers
put any additional soybean pro
duction on acreage that has
been used for crops in abund
ant supply such as wheat, cot
ton, corn, grain sorghum, and
other feed crops—not on land
now in conserving uses of idle.
The . S. Department of Agri
culture wants to avoid increas
ing soybean acreage at the ex
pense of acreage now under
conservation practies. Price
supports on the 1961 soybean
crop have been increased to in
sure an adequate supply of
soybeans and help meet anti
cipated needs for this crop.
The national average support
price for 1961-crop soybeans
will be $2.30 a bushel.
• ♦ • •
Efficient Fertilizer Placement
The use of high per acre
rates of relatively high analy
sis fertilizer on cotton in re
cent years makes placement of
fertilizer a very important
consideration.
The most efficient placement
of fertilizer for cotton is 2 to
3 inches to one side and 2 to 3
inches below the seed. If fer
tilizer is placed in this man
ner, there is little danger of
injury to stands even with the
use of relatively high per acre
rates of high analysis fertili
zer.
If you don’t have equipment
designed to place fertilizer in
this manner, it may be best to
broadcast all or part of the
fertilizer, particularly when
high per acre rates are used.
♦ ♦ • •
Cattle Sprayer
Let those cattle spray them
selves for protection from pes
i ty, biting flies!
Tbit's risht! Automatic
। sprayer equipment can be in-
j stalled to take much of the
trouble, time and worry out of
the control of biting flies on
livestock.
The automatic sprayer is
really very simple. A cow
walking through a chute de
presses a treadle activating the
sprayer. Only one side of the
animal is sprayed when going
i through so it’s necessary of
: the round trip to get both sides.
The use of an automatic
sprayer with the proper insec
ticide will control horn flies, I
protect animals from stable flies,
horse flies and deer flies. It
will usually keep house flies
off cows during milking.
The automatic sprayer is
more suitable for dairy herds
than beef, but can be used for
both. Stop by at my office for
additional information.
Off-flavored Milk
During the next four months
many of the weeds that cause
off-flavored milk become more
frequent in pastures. The most
troublesome weeds are onions,
garlic, and bitterweed. Gener
ally they can be controlled by
a good pasture and dairy man
agement program.
Some suggested practices for
preventing off-flavored milk
are;
1. Use only feeds that do not
cause off-flavor.
2. Feed hay before grazing or
during grazing.
3. Feed silage after milking
—not before or during milk
ing.
4. Remove cows from weed
’ infested pastures four to six
hours before milking.
Some good pasture manage
ment practices for controlling
weeds are:
1. Soil test and fertilize ac
cordingly.
2. Meet lime needs every two
; to three years.
3. Use adapted pasture
■ \ plants.
4. Use certified seed in esta
blishing pastures.
5. Manage pastures properly.
Do not over-graze. Wait until
pasture is well established be
fore grazing.
6. Rotate grazing and do not
over-graze.
7. Mow weeds before early
bloom stage.
8. Chemically control weeds
when necessary.
For more details about weed
control, stop by at my office
and ask for Bulletin 573 and
Circular 408.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
i IN THE COVINGTON NEWS
Tri-City Cleaners
Offers 3 Point Program For The
Expert Care Os Your Woolens
PLAN 1
We Will Clean and Mothproof Your Garments At The Regular Cleaning Prices. (No Charge
For Mothproofing) Returned To Your Ready For Wearing or Storing.
PLAN 2
Box Storage —We will dean your garments, Mothproof, Store and Insure Them In Our
Plant Until You Call For Them Next Fall. They will be returned Fresh and Ready to Wear
— All for the Low Price of $2.95 Plus Cleaning Charge.
PLAN 3
Spring - Fall Plan - We will clean and Mothproof Your Garments and Return to You Un
pressed so You may Store Them at Home. The Charge for this Service is Half the Charge
forth Regular Cleaning. Then in the Fall You can have Us Pick up and Press Your Clothes
at Pressing Charges Only!
TRI-CITY CLEANERS
AND LAUNDRY
ALL MOTHPROOFING IS 100% GUARANTEED
(Largest Coverage Any Weekly In The State)
Decatur-Oxford
District Layman's
Rally May 8 !
On Monday, May 8, at his
toric Salem Camp Ground near
Covington, the laymen of the
Decatur - Oxford District will i
gather for their annual meet-'
ing. A delicious barbeque sup- i
I per will be served from 5:30'
j to 7:15 P. M. More than 1000
I Methodist laymen and laywo
' men are expected to attend.
The program will be on
I Christian stewardship. Those
: attending will meet under the
arbor at 7:30 P. M. Mr. Joe
Digby, the lay leader of t h e
Decatur - Oxford District, will
preside. Dr. Virgil Y. C. Eady,
conference lay leader, will lead
the congregational singing. The
district, charge, and church lay ’
l eaders will form the choir. |
Special music will be given by I
the Men’s Chorus of the Patillo
Memorial Methodist Church,
Ga. The District Superinten-:
dent. Dr. Delma L. Hagood, will :
review the work of the con
ference year and report on the
present status of the district.
The address on stewardship ;
will be given by Mr. Millard A.
Beckum, Mayor of the city of
Augusta. He is active in the
civic, fraternal, political, and 1
spiritual life of Augusta. Mr. I
Beckum is a member of t h e [
; I St. James Methodist Church, a I
. member of the Official Board,:
and teaches a large Men’s Bi- I
u ’e Cass. He is interested in I
Boy Scout work. For three
years he served as president I
of the Chamber of Commerce
, in Augusta and has been presi
' dent of National Exchange
Club. At present he is its trea
surer. He has served in various
places on the Augusta City
’ Council and has been mayor
since 1958. Laymen of the dis
' trict are urged to be present
for this important rally.
One key to making good cof
fee is keeping the coffeemaker
I clean, according to Miss Doris
Oglesby, housing and equip
ment specialist with the Geor
’ gia Extension Service.
FOOT TROUBLE?
'4 of all your bones are in the feet.
No wonder there is achrng, swelling,
[ perspiring, odor. Bathe feet twic<»
> daily with T-4-L Solution for relief:
| of the 52 bones. bb joints plus liga
ments. Curbs athlete's foot, toe I
itch too, or your 48c baek if not
pleased in One Hour TODAY at — ।
PEOPLES DRUG STORE
Did You Know?
That — the Movie Stars such as Lucille Ball -
Glenn Ford - William Holden - Joan Crawford-
Fredric March - Broderick Crawford - Mickey
Rooney and many others are Chiropratic pa
tients? That — Columbia pictures in Holly
wood maintains a Chiropractor to look after
the health of its actors?
Why Don’t You Try Chiropractic?
DR. LOUGHEAD
402 Washington Street, Covington, Georgia
OFFICE HOURS: 9:30 A. M. to 4:00 P. M.,
DAILY EXCEPT THURSDAYS
Phone 786-3565
NOTICE!
CITY or
COVINGTON
TAX BOOKS OPEN APRIL Ist
CLOSE MAY 31st
9:30 o.m. Til 12:00 — 1:30 p.m. Til 4:00 p.m.
Closed Wednesday Afternoon
COL. WJ. DINGUS, JR.
TAX RECEIVER
Please Make Your Return Promptly!
Thursday, May 4, 1961