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Thursday, March 28, 1963 (Our Advertisers Are Assured Os Results)
Right Fertilizers and Good
Seed Up Farm Production
Good planting seed of super
ior varieties and the use of re
commended amounts of lime
and fertilizer are the basis for
efficient production on the
Geise Usry farm near Smith
ville, according to Hugh A.
Inglis, agronomist of the Uni
versity of Georgia Extension
Service.
Mr. Usry specializes in certi
fied seed production, growing
188 acres of barley, 60 acres of
rye and 20 acres of peanuts for
certification. He also grows
other crops such as cotton,
corn, soybeans and pecans
which are not certified.
As a result of his certified
seed production Mr. Usry was
able to supply a large amount
of Ga-Jet barley seed to seeds
men and farmers in his area
for planting in the fall of 1062.
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PURINA RESEARCH
One of the “extras” you get when
you feed from the Checkerboard bag
The nutritional needs of livestock and poultry are
under continuing study at Purina Research labora
tories and farms across the country.
Purina has devoted more than 30 years of practical
research to getting answers from birds and animals as
to what they need to produce more meat, milk, and
eggs at low cost.
Each new Purina Chow or Health Aid we sell has
already proved its value tn Purina Research Labora
tories and at Purina Research Farms. Products carry
ing the Checkerboard label have proved their worth.
Our servicemen are trained and experienced in han
dling feeding, management, and sanitation problems.
They are in constant touch with new developments in
Purina research. You can depend on their help.
Prove to Yourself ... Purina Feeding Can Cost You Lose
PATRICK FEED COMPANY
Usher St. — Covington, Ga. Phone 786-3220
4-LB. CARTON PURE LARD 49$
(WITH ORDER)
FRESH SPARE RIBS lb. 29<i
SLICED BREAKFAST BACON lb. 39c
FRESH PIGS FEET lb. 10c
HOT SMOKE LINKS 3 lbs, for SI.OO
WIENERS 3 lbs. for SI.OO
FRESH COLLARDS bunch 19c
HEaVY WlCht. double coated
SCRUB TUBS WITH HANDLE ea. 99c
Large size box'
N.B.C. VANILLA WAFERS ea. 35c
Superlative Market
And Hardware
RUSSELL BRADEN — Manager ALL QUANTITY RIGHTS RESERVED
PHONE — 786-2557 208 West Usher Street, Covington Ga.
Mr. Usry, the agronomist
said, depends on soil test to
determine the amount of lime
and fertilizer needed for each
crop.
On one 55-acre field of cot
ton, he broadcast 500 pounds
of 9-9-8 fertilizer before plant
i ing and turned it under. Then,
after the cotton was up and
growing, he side-dressed it
with 500 pounds of fertilizer
per acre. On another 20-acre
field he applied 850 pounds per
acre of a complete fertilizer at
planting.
The corn crop was planted
with hybrid seed in 40-inch
rows and fertilized with 750
pounds per acre. On soybeans,
he waited until the beans were
about four inches high and then
applied 400 pounds per acre
■ of fertilizer. He used DDT and
other insecticides to control
worms on the crop.
Mr. Usry also broadcasts his
peanut fertilizer and turns it
under with a bottom plow. He
plants Spanish on one-third
his land and runners on the
remainder. When the peanuts
begin to bloom, he applies 500
pounds of land plaster per acre.
On early grain used for graz
ing, Mr. Usry starts with 500
pounds of fertilizer per acre
and then in February top
dresses the grain with a com
plete fertilizer. Late-planted
grain receives 700 pounds of
fertilizer at planting and a hea
vier topdressing of complete
fertilizer.
Mr. Usry also believes in
using plenty of fertilizer on his
pastures, the Extension agro
nomist said.
Corn Growers
Point the Way
To High Yields
Dr. Glenn W. Burton, chair
man of the agronomy division
for the University of Georgia
College of Agriculture, told
members of the Money Maker
Corn Club recently that the
average corn yield in the state
remained at about \0 bushels
per acre for 100 years or more.
“But in the last 15 years,” he
continued, “the average yield
has climbed as high as 35 bus
hels.”
Dr. Burton said he did not
believe the state had yet reach
ed a ceiling in corn yields, and
130 farmers qualified for mem
bership in the Money Maker
Club last year to add strength
to his belief.
The farmers were honored at
the Rock Eagle 4-H Club Cen
ter for producing 85 or more
bushels per acre on all their
corn land. Seventy-one of the
130 averaged 100 or more bus
hels per acre.
The Cooperative Extension
Service corn awards program
was started in 1946 with the
100 Bushel Club. Farmers were
eligible for membership if they
produced 100 bushels or more
on only one acre. To make the
program more challenging it
was changed to the 1,000 Bus
hel Club in 1955, and farmers
who produced 1,000 or more
bushels on 12 acres qualified
for membership. The Money
Maker Club was started in
1961 to encourage high yields
on all land planted to corn.
J. R. Johnson, head of the
Extension agronomy depart
ment, said the 1962 Money
Maker corn producers repre
sented 33 counties in all sect
ions of the state, and added
that this indicates corn yields
can be improved throughout
Georgia. Gordon County had 22
members in the Club last year
more than any other county.
John R. Gunnels is the county
agent there.
Extension agronomists keep
records on each of the state’s
top corn growers to see how
they did it and to pass on to
other farmers tips that will
boost corn yields. Gus Moore of
Gordon County produced
more total bushels than any
farmer in the program last
year. He made 24.400 bushels
of corn on 200 acres for an
average of 122 bushels per
acre.
Mr. Moore, like most of the
Money Maker Corn Club mem
bers, used soil tests to deter
mine his land’s fertilizer re-
THE COVING
IRS Clarifies I
Medical, Dental
Tax Deductions
Special rules continue to
apply to deductions for Medical
and Dental expenses on Fed
eral Income Tax returns, A- C. j
Ross, District Director of In
ternal Revenue, said today.
Deductible expenses, he ex
plained, include the amounts
you pay for diagnosis, preven
tion, cure, correction, treat
ment of Either a physical or
mental defect or illness, and
for the ordinary transportation
necessary to reach medical
assistance.
Also deductible are pay
ments made for doctor, den- '
list, nurse and hospital biWs.
artificial teeth, hearing aids,
medical or surgical appliances,
braces, and x-ray examin
ations and treatments are also
considered deductible.
Deductible as well are the
premiums paid on hospital and
medical insurance policies.
Mr. Ross made the point,
however, that the cost of med
icines and drugs is deductible
as a medical expense “Only in
the Amount which exceeds one
per cent of the income reported
on line 9, page 1 of the form
1040. This is one case where
the age of the taxpayer is not
taken into consideration. The
amount is the same for every
one.”
The District Director went
on to point out items which
are not deductible. “Some of
these are funeral expenses,
cemetery plots, illegal opera
tions or illegal drugs, life in
surance premiums, travel for a
rest or change, and that portion
of premiums paid for health
and accident policies covering
loss of earnings in the event of
illness.”
“When you have listed and
totaled these deductions,” Mr.
Ross added, “You must reduce
the total by three percent of
the income reported on line 9,
page 1 of form 1040”.
He went on to explain that
the three percent reduction,
though, does not apply to med
ical expenses where either the
taxpayer or his spouse has
reached his 65th birthday on or
before January 1, 1963.
It also does not apply to the
medical expenses paid for the
care of a Mother or Father who
is 65 years of age or over by
that date and for whom you
furnished over half of his or
her support.
“This restriction does apply,
however, for any other de
pendent,” The District Director I
emphasized.
Mr. Ross went on to add that '
citizens should check on the I
maximum limitations on the
amounts deductible as medical
expenses. The limitations are
based on the taxpayer’s age,
physical condition and number
of exemptions, he explained.
The Director stated: “Any
one having questions on medi- i
cal expenses may obtain doc- |
ument number 5020, Medical ,
and Dental expenses”, from
any Local Office of IRS.
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quirements. He planted Funk’s |
711 AA hybrid corn. He used
one ton of lime per acre, and at
planting time applied 700 .
pounds of 6-12-12 fertilizer. He
side dressed his crop with 300
pounds of 33-0-0 per acre. Mr.
Moore had 15,756 stalks of corn
on each acre.
W. H. Gurley of the Exten
sion agronomy staff summari
zed all the records of the 130 j
farmers and found that
the average acreage wa s
37.6 acres per farm. They '
used an average of 555 <
pounds of 5-11-13 per acre'
and side dressed with 233
pounds of 33-0-0. Stalks per
acre on all farms averaged
12,855. The average yield was
117 bushels per acre, and these
farmers produced their corn at
a cost of 55 cents a bushel.
MODERN VERSION
Tn shape, the wood A-frame
vacation home is not unlike the
old Indian tepee. But it's a far
sturdier and more functional j
version.
In lieu of poles that held up
the wigwam, the A-frame is
supported by thick wood beams 1
which rise diagonally from
foundation to converge at the
roof apex. The bearskin or
deerskin covering of the an
cient tepee is replaced by solid
two-ineh thicknesses of wood
decking applied to the outer
edges of the beams. Stronger
wood species, such as Southern
Pine, are used.
According to the Southern
Pine Association, the A-frame
| is economical since walls and
roof are one and the same.
The strength of the frame per
mits large window areas and
an ample interior view of lake
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