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County Agents Column
By Ed Hunt
Spray Fall Tomatoes
If disease and insect damage
is to be prevented on your fall
tomatoes, you must have a
rigid spray schedule.
You will probably have trou
ble from early blight and late
blight, and the tomato fruit
worm is probably the most de
structive insect on late toma
toes.
Control the diseases by ap
plying Maneb or Zineb sprays
at five to seven day intervals.
Control the worms by using
DDD, Toxaphene, or Sevin. It
is possible to apply the insecti
cides and fungicides together,
and this will eliminate some
of your work.
For more informatin on con
trolling insects and diseases of
fall tomatoes, contact me.
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Georgia Egg Production Record
For some time now the Geor
gia Egg Production Record
Program has been underway.
The program continues to
grow, and we would like to re
mind you of the program in
case you have not joined yet.
In this program you as an
egg producer keep records on
egg production, flock depletion,
labor costs, feed costs, and feed
used. At the end of each 28
day period these records are
sent to the State Extension
Poultry office in Athens.
Turkey Plentiful
For Summer Meals
It’s turkey time again!
Turkey, says the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture, is now
plentiful and a top food buy for
late summer meals. It ranks
high on the September plenti
ful foods list issued early this
month by USDA's Agricultural
Marketing Service as an econo
mical food buying guide for
southeastern foodshoppers.
Forecasts indicate consumer
size turkeys, 6 to 16 pounds,
will be most plentiful. Look
for these birds at the frozen
food counter since about 95
percent of the turkeys sold at
retail are frozen ready-to
cook.
Most of the birds will have
federal grade symbols, such as
U. S. Grade A or U. S. Grade B,
which is the foodshopper's
guide to quality when selecting
a turkey.
Turkey has become a sum
mer favorite, especially since
the serving of turkey is no
longer confined to the Thanks
giving and Christmas holiday
season. Modern turkey farming
and improved marketing meth
ods make it possible to buy
turkey the year round.
Turkey is ideal for summer
meals because it can be served
hot or cold in many tempting
way j. Moreover, turkey is
highly nutritious ranking high
in protein but low in calories.
Even after the family has en
joyed turkey roasted in the
oven, there is usually enough
leftover meat for turkey sand
wiches or for making a variety
of tasty turkey dishes.
Creamed turkey, for examp
le. is an excellent way to capi- :
talize on the tasty goodness of ■
leftover turkey. A creamed
turkey recipe that provides six'
servings calls for the follow-1
ing ingredients:
Three tablespoons turkey fat,
butter, or margarine; 1 table
spoon chopped green pepper:
1/4 cup flour; 1 cup turkey j
broth; 1 cup milk; 2 cups diced I
cooked turkey meat; and 3/4
teaspoon salt.
To make, heat the fat and
cook green pepper in it until
tender. Blend in flour, stir in
turkey broth and milk, and
cook to a smooth sauce stirring
constantly. Then add turkey
meat to sauce and season with
salt. Heat the mixture thor
oughly and serve on fluffy rice,
hot biscuits, golden toast points,
English muffins, or in crispy
pastry puff shells.
How much turkey to buy?
Allow about *2 to 3/4 pound
ready-to-cook weight per serv
ing. The actual number of serv
ings will depend on the quality
of the turkey, correct cooking,
and carving skill.
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News Covering Agriculture, Family Living & Community Activities in Newton County.
You will then receive from
Athens a monthly report for
each flock entered, as well as
the average for all flocks on
the program. This report will
show key performance data for
the current period as well as
figures for each item to date.
At the end of the flock's pro
duction period, a final sum
mary will be presented.
This program enables you to
determine just what you are
doing, and it will show you
where improvements can be
made.
For more information as
well as application forms, con
tact me.
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Building Sites
Landscape designing is im
' portant for your building site,
I however, remember it is bet
ter to work with nature than
to try to radically change it.
You may keep certain trees,
rocks, and slopes so that they
may be used effectively in your
landscape plans. Level places
may be used for parking and
turning, and children play
areas as well as other uses.
Steep slopes might be plant
ed with groundcover, or they
could be developed into a
beautiful rock garden.
Try to make the best of the
topography as it now exists on
your building site. By all means
take advantage of good views
such as a neighbor’s lawn and
flower garden, but you may
screen out the undesirable.
Make you a simple land
scape plan and follow it.
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Purchasing Dairy Animals
If you are thinking about
adding more dairy animals,
let me urge you to consider
some important points.
Make sure that all animals
purchased originate in a dis
ease-free herd. Make sure you
consider all communicable dis
eases.
Transport animals only in
trucks that have been thor
oughly cleaned and disinfected.
Isolate for observance and
examination all purchased an
imals for at least 30 days and
preferably 60 days.
Animals returning to the
farm from shows, fairs, etc.,
should be handled in the same
way as newly purchased ani
mals.
I know' this sounds like lots
of work for you, but it is really
worth it.
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Spring Flowering Bulbs
Spring flowering bulbs need
a long growing season during
the fall and winter months
prior to the growth of the top
of the plant.
This is the reason that early
planting in the fall is recom
mended for spring flowering
bulbs.
Generally^ October and ear
ly November is the period
when most bulbs should be
planted.
Another tip in planting bulbs
is to plant all the bulbs of one
variety at one level so that
flowering will be uniform.
Planting at a uniform level
will insure uniform beauty
from the plants.
USDA Buys Chickens
For School Lunches
The U. S. Department of Ag
riculture bought 2.3 million
pounds of specially packed
fresh frozen, cut-up young
chickens on August 22 for use
in the National School Lunch
Program. This brings the total
purchased since the buying
program started August 1 to
3.8 million pounds.
Mor® than half of the quan
tity bought August 22 — 1.2
million pounds—was from pro
cessing firms in the Southeast,
says USDA’s Agricultural Mar
keting Service. Prices paid
ranged from 28.85 to 30.84
cents a pound.
The number of pounds of
chicken bought August 22 from
processors in the Southeast, by
states, follows: Georgia, 990,-
000: Tennessee. 90.000: North
Carolina. 30,000; and Missis
sippi, 90,000.
Newton Countians Receive ASC Certificates of Merit
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CERTIFICATES OF MERIT were awarded five Newton Countians for obtaining new par
ticipants under the 1962 Agricultural Stabilization Program. Seated, left to right: P. M.
Nix, District Fieldman, who made the awards: A. E. Hays, Sr„ Chairman County Com
mittee; and W. Roy Aiken, County Office Manager ASC. Back row, left to right: Hoke
Hays, certificate; F. M. Ellington, certificate; H. G. Jones, county committeeman: L. D.
Hodge, certificate; and Troy Stubbs, certificate. G. Harold Dobbs was not present for
his certificate.
Georgia Farmers Cash Earnings
Up $1 Million; Broilers Led
The annual cash returns of
i Georgia farmers now stands at
$B3l million, a jump of $27
million in a year.
The Crop Reporting Service
listed the 1962 figure Thurs
day, explaining 55.3 per cent
or $440.76 million came from
livestock or livestock products.
Total cash from crops dropped
from $362.29 million in 1961
to $356.6 million in 1962.
The biggest money - maker
for the farmers were commer
cial broilers which accounted
for $l6B million or 21.1 per
cent of the 1962 total cash re
ceipts.
Second was cotton lint and
seed. $105.21 million or 13.2
per cent: third, eggs. s9l mil
lion or 11.4 per cent; fourth,
tobacco, SB7 million or 10.9
per cent.
USDA Plans to Buy
Pork for Schools
The U. S. Department of Ag
riculture plans to buy canned
pork packed in natural juices
for distribution to schools par
ticipating in the National
School Lunch Program.
USDA's Agricultural Mar
keting Service says that pur
chases will be made only from
vendors operating under USDA
inspection in order that the
product may be shipped in in
terstate commerce. Vendors al
so must be operating in com
pliance with the Humane
Slaughter Act of 1958.
The Agricultural Marketing
Service emphasizes that all
products purchased under the
program must be prepared from
animals slaughtered and pro
cessed within the United States.
Last spring the Agricultural
Marketing Service purchased
nearly 12 million pounds of
canned pork packed in natural
juices for distribution to
schools operating non - profit
lunch programs. Cost of the
last canned pork purchase pro
gram amounted to nearly $6
million.
Offers of the canned port,
packed in 29-ounce cans, must
be made in minimum carlot
quantities of 63.510 pounds.
Offers in 6-pound pullman
style cans, must be made in
minimum carlot quantities of
67.200 pounds.
First offers are due by 1
p.m. (EDT) Tuesday. Septem
ber 24. and each Tuesday there
after until further notice from
the Agricultural Marketing
Service.
Offers and requests for in
formation regarding the pur
chase program should be ad
dressed to the Livestock Divi
sion, Agricultural Marketing
Service. U. S. Department of
Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
20250.
On down the line were cat
tle and calves, $63.7 million,
8 per cent; peanuts, $55.63 mil
lion, 7 percent, hogs , $54.37
million, 5.8 per cent; and dairy
products, $53.2 million, 6.7 per
cent.
Forestry products were cred
ited with yielding farmers $29
million in cash, corn $25.25
million, truck crops $20.31 mil
lion, peaches $9.13 million and
pecans $5.16 million.
Livestock Sales
Top SIOO,OOO at
Tri-County Barn
Tri-County Livestock Auc
tion Company’s total receipts
for the week were $108,135.66
with 1.071 head of cattle and 17
hogs sold. Milk cows and
springers topped at $280.00,
baby calves at $27.00, pigs at
SB.OO and stockers at $175.00.
Price ranges were: calves.
$13.25 to $35.00; heifers, $14.50
to $22.00; steers, $16.80 to
$27.50; light bulls, $15.00 to
$17.00; heavy bulls, $16.70 to
$18.30; canners, $8.75 to $11.50;
cutters, 10.50 to $13.00; fat
cows, $13.50 to $16.30; and
hogs. $14.50 to $15.00.
Livingston 4-H
Met Friday at
School Cafeteria
The Livingston 4-H Club met
Friday, September 13, in the
Livingston cafeteria. The meet
ing was called to order by the
president, Karen Dillingham.
Becky Moody led the devotion
al by reading Psalm 23 and the
Lord’s Prayer. Becky led in the
pledge to the American Flag
and Karen Dillingham led in
the pledge to the 4-H Flag.
Karen Dillingham, Sue Ell
ington, Betsy Jolley and Carol
Thomas gave reports on Dist
rict Project Achievement meet
at Rock Eagle 4-H Club Center
in Eatonton.
The enrollment cards were
handed out. The fronts were
filled out and next month what ,
projects will be taken will be
filled in. 4-H identity cards
were given out. Mrs. Gioves
announced the cards would be
used to enter the Southeastern
Fair on Saturday, October 5.
Mrs. Groves gave an interest
ing demonstration on trans
planting a plant.
Applications were given out
for the 4-H Awards Banquet i
to be held in late winter or ।
early spring. Record books and
applications are to be brought
to the next meeting.
Salem HD Club
Has Program on
Low Calorie Diet
Salem Home Demonstration
Club held their September
meeting on Thursday after
noon, September 12th with
eleven members and four visit
ors present. The visitors were
Mrs. Hazel Malone, District
Agent, Miss Oteria Kirkland,
i Rosemary and Susan Robert
| son.
Mrs. O. E. White. President,
i called the meeting to order and
welcomed each one. Mrs. W. C.
I Bates gave the devotional read
: ing using the Ist Psalm and
closing with prayer.
The roll was called ano July
minutes read by the .secretary.
The treasurer reported $109.75
on hand. During the business
session, several items of inter
est were discussed including
the Newton County Fair. Book
lets were given each one con
cerning the Red Cross Blood
Program. The club voted for
the November meeting to have
a Social inviting the new ladies
of the community.
For the demonstration, Mrs.
Sara Groves, Agent, presented
posters and talked about low
calorie cooking using less fats,
which is very essential. She
also gave out low calorie re
cipes.
During the social hour, Mrs.
W. C. Bates and Mrs. W. C.
Savage served cookies and
cokes.
1963 Cotton Grading
Middling or Better
The U. S. Department of Ag
riculture reports that most of
the cotton classed so far this
season in the six major cotton
producing states in the South
east continues to grade white
middling or better.
USDA's Agricultural Mar
keting Service said that the
percentage of cotton grading
strict middling showed a con
siderable increase last week.
The Cotton Division of the
Agricultural Marketing Service
reports that most of its South
eastern and South Central
classing offices show cotton
stapling 1 1/16 inches or longer ;
was the predominant length so !
far this season.
Grades of white middling or i
higher were reported on about;
90 percent of the cotton classed
at Jackson and Greenwood,
Miss., and Memphis, Tenn.
Classing offices at Atlanta.
Ga.. Birmingham. Ala., and
Columbia. S. C., report about'
75 percent of the cotton closs- I
ed this season also graded
white middling or higher.
Cotton of shorter staple
lengths than 1 1/16 inches wa s
reported by Georgia classing
offices at Moultrie. Vienna, and
Augusta.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
IN THE COVINGTON NEWS.
Flower Show, Senior Citizen
Exhibit, Art Show At Fair
The expanded 1963 Newton County Fair will have four
exhibits and shows at Legion Home on Legion Drive, Cov
ington, according to fair officials this week. A Flower Show,
Senior Citizens Exhibit, Art Show and Adult Exhibit of
Clothing are new features this year.
The flower show, which is
open to everybody, will be
staged in the main auditorium
at Legion Home Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday after 6
p. m. each evening. Judging of
the show will take place Tues
day afternoon, October 1.
Arrangements will be judged
in Amateur Division (Adult),
Professional Division (Adult),
and Horticultural Exhibits and
Cut Flowers. Persons who wish
to enter the flower show should
contact the Extension Office at
the Courthouse or Lewis White
at Ginn’s Tire and Parts Com
pany for entry forms.
Rules and Regulations of the
Flower Show are:
1. Arrangements will te dis
j played on tables - (size and
height not limited).
2. Exhibits must be entered
between 9:00 a. m. and 11:30
a. m, Tuesday, October Ist, and
remain through Thursday, Oct
ober 3rd, Any exhibit arriving
after 11:30 a. m. may be placed
at the discretion of the com
mittee, but cannot enter the
competition.
3. Judging will take place
Tuesday afternoon, October Ist.
' The flower show will open to
| the public at 6:00 p. m. Tues
day, October Ist and continue
through Thursday evening,
October 3, 1963.
4. Judging will be on a com
petitive basis, according to
standards agreed upon by a
group of competent judges.
5. The decision of the judges
will be final. Judges may with
hold any award from exhibitor
when they consider them not
warranted.
6. All containers and person
al properties should be marked
underneath with the owner’s
name. Exhibitors will attach
card to exhibit showing class
and lot number. The Fair As
; sociation assumes no responsi
■ bility for damage or loss of
property. A responsible person
will be on duty at all times
i that the flower show is open to
i the public.
7. No one. will be allowed to
be present during the judging
except the Chairman of the
I show and the clerks.
8. Exhibitors may compete
in as many classes as desired,
but may make only one entry
per class.
9. Exhibitors entering should
notify Newton County Exten
sion Office prior to September
27th so that table space and
display cards for name of ex
hibitor may be arranged.
Arrangements, Amateur Di
vision-Adult, are:
a “Winter Magic" - Dried
arrangement - no artifical
material permitted.
b. “Favorites From Our
Woodlands" - An arrangement
featuring driftwood, weathered
wood, treated materials, rocks I
or moss with fresh plant '
material.
c. “As You Like It" - Arran
gement using late summer
flowers or fall flowers in your
favorite container - any foliage. I
d. “Foliage Flair" - All foli
age arrangement stressing diff- <
erent textures or colors in i
foliage.
e. “Our Wonderful World”
Wild flower arrangement-grass
seed-heads may be included.
f. “He Lead e t h Me” -
Church arrangement (Ecclesi
astical) - not necessarily all
white.
g. “A T i s k e t-A-Tasket” -
Basket arrangement - any type
flowers are permitted.
h. “Bountiful Harvest” - An
arrangement featuring vege
tables and/or fruit with flow
ers.
Special Award will be given
to best arrangement in this
Amateur Division where fresh
plant materia' predominates.
An Award of Distinction will
be given for best arrangement
where dried materials, drift
wood, and etcetera predomi
nates.
Arrangements, Piofessional |
Division-Adult:
a. “Grace and Poise" - Ar
rangement featuring graceful
lines and interesting silhouette.
b. “Make Believe” - Per
manent arrangement using all
permanent artifical flowers and
foliage.
c. “Market Review” - Ar
rangement featuring artificial
fruits and/or vegetables with
or without fresh or permanent
flowers.
d. “Down Woodland Tiail" -
Design using driftwood and
fresh plant material.
e. “Anything Goes” - Design
using any type flowers-stress
ing novelty or originality.
f. “Autumn Harmony” - Ar
rangement of chrysanthemums
using a brass or copper con
tainer.
g. “Reaching For The Sun"-
A slender arrangement stress
ing height.
h. “We Thank Thee”-Church
arrangement any colors.
An Award of Appreciation
will be given for best arrange
ment in this Professional Di
vision.
Horticultural exhibits: Pot
Plants Adult:
a. African violets, single
crown.
b. African violets, double
crown.
c. Ferns, any type, (kind to
be judged against kind).
d. Begonias, any type (kind
to be judged against kind).
e. Fruited plant.
f. Foliage plant.
g. Terrarium.
h. Cactus and Succulents
(may be a combination of pl
ants).
i. Planters - combination of
plants.
j. Miscellaneous item.
Cut flowers Adult:
Specimen must, have been
grown by exhibitor. Specimen
to be named if possible. Only ;
one entry kind. Specimen
should be exhibited as a collec
tion of from 3 to 5 stems in 1
container.
Class will be divided and/o:
sub-divided into as many
classes as may be considered
necessary and premiums or
ribbons will be awarded ac
cordingly.
Senior Citizens: Exhibitors i
must have reached 70th birth- j
day to qualify:
a. Oldest used item.
b. Oldest official document,
c. Most complete family tree,
d. Oldest Bible.
e. Best preserved & oldest
book.
f. Best coin collection.
g. Best Indian artifact col
lection.
h. Best modern jazz collec
tion.
i. Best childhood picture of
SEWING NAPPED FABRICS
By Peggy Ott
Extension Clothing Specialist
University of Georgia
College of Agriculture
The casual, layered “Fashion
; Look” brings with it napped
. and one-directional designs and
: the home seamstress needs to
■ put special emphasis on details
to achieve the look.
Extra yardage is needed
when buying napped fabrics or
ones with one - directional
plaid. Often the pattern gives
the extra amount needed. If it
does not. the seamstress must
figure it out for herself. One
way to do this is to check the
instruction sheet of the pat
tern and see how many pieces
must be relocated so that all
pieces will lay in one direction.
The pieces which must be re
located should then be mea
sured tc see how much extra
it will take. Usually from one
half to three-fourths yard will
be ample.
When cutting, the nap or pile
should all run in one direction.
This makes the light reflection
the same on all pieces. If the
exhibitor.
j. Oldest and best preserved
original grant of land now in
Newton County.
k. Most complete Confede
rate War collection.
1. Oldest bridal picture.
m. Oldest newspaper.
n. Best miscellaneous item.
o. Any entry made, grown,
composed, found or stolen in
the last five years. Items to b®
judged with item competing
against like items.
Clothing Exhibit Adult:
All entries must have been
made by exhibitor and not
have been awarded a prize be
fore:
a. Cotton or linen garment.
b. Wool garment.
c. Silk or synthetic.
e. Coat or suit.
e. Lingerie.
f. Shirt.
g. Infant or toddler's gar
ment.
h. Child’s garment.
I i. Play clothes.
j. Blouse.
k. High school student only
(any garment).
1. Miscellaneous garment.
Handicraft, Adult only:
Article must have been made
bv the exhibitor during the last
three years and not awarded a
prize before.
a. ’Ceramics, hand molded.
b. ’Ceramics, others.
c. ’Ceramics, Stained.
d. China painting, gold and
white.
e. China painting, other
plate.
f. China painting, others.
g. Christmas wreaths.
h. Christmas candles.
i. Articles of wood.
j. Wall plaques.
k. Textile painting.
1. Miscellaneous item.
m. Best in class.
’ Above classes will be di
vided into student and profes
sional. Mark entry sheet either
student or professional.
Swine Producers
Urged to Continue
Vaccinations
The head of the Cooperativ®
Extension Service veterinary
department said this week that
the vaccination level for hog
cholera is at a low level in
many Georgia counties.
Dr. Charles N. Dobbins, Jr.,
of the University of Georgia,
said swine producers will re
ceive 100 percent indemnity"'
for hogs lost to the disease, if
properly reported.
He added, however, that th®
indemnity will not cover th®
total loss.
“In many cases,” Dr. Dob
bins continued, “breeding pro
grams will be interrupted, and
valuable bloodlines may b®
lost.”
| nap runs up, the fabric looks
richer and darker; if the nap
runs down, the fabric looks
lighter and shinier.
As a general rule, wheh cut
' ting napped fabric on a doubl®
‘ fold, the fold should be length
, wise, not crosswise. This keeps
. | the nap running in the sam®
direction on all pieces.
A fabric with a one-direc
tional design requires that each
■ piece of pattern be cut singly
I then reversed for the other side
or, if cut double, one layer of
fabric must be reversed. Th®
notches that join should be
| placed on the same section of
j the design.
Pin and baste napped fabrics
carefully before sewing. They
are very easy to slip.
The machine tension and
pressure should be adjusted to
the fabric being sewn. Usually
a lighter than average pressur®
and a looser tension with a
slightly longer stitch bring
better results.
Careful attention to th®
small details gives the well
mannered look that is ace-high
, in fashion.