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Branch Stations Issue
Reports On Farm Costs
Georgia farmers who want to
make more money next season
may find out how by studying a
series of three booklets recently
issued by the University of
Georgia college of Agriculture
Experiment Stations.
These booklets contain full ac
counts of practices followed in
producing eight different crops
and in managing five different
livestock enterprises as well as
detailed analyses of costs and
returns on each operation.
The crop and livestock enter
prises reported on were conduct
ed at experimental farm manage
ment units located In three major
farming areas of the state. These
farm management units are the
three branches of the University
of Georgia’s College Experiment
Station—the Southeast at Mid
ville, the Southwest at Plains, and
the Northwest at Calhoun.
Each booklet was prepared by
the superintendent and assistant
superintendent of the station con
cerned and Dr. Fred B. Saun
ders, research agricultural ec
onomist at the College station In
Athens. You may get free one
copy of the booklet for the station
in your area by writing Its super
intendent.
The cost and return figures
given In the reports are for the
three years 1963,1964 and 1965.
Kenneth Treanor, director of the
branch stations throughout this
period, said that with one or two
exceptions all farm enterprises
analyzed were conducted on a
commercial scale. In almost
every case, the enterprises were
profitable, he added.
Mr. Treanor pointed out that
although the crop production and
livestock management practices
followed were based on the latest
available findings of research,
every practice employed used
equipment, materials, and labor
and management skills within the
reach of typical commercial
farmers In Georgia.
The booklet for the Southeast
Georgia area (Mlmeo Series N.S.
254) includes reports on product
ion of cotton, corn, oats for grain,
and pecans, and management of
dairy, hog, and laying hen enter
prises. Cotton and pecans were
the most profitable crops and
the Grade A dairy herd the most
profitable livestock enterprise.
Work at this station was super
vised by Orlen L. Brooks, super
intendent, and Charles E. Perry,
HIGHLIGHTS OF
GEORGIA POULTRY INDUSTRY
Importance of Georgia's
Poultry —A report from
the Georgia Experiment
Station on the economic im
portance of the poultry indus
try in Georgia shows, among
other things, these figures on
1964 operations: 1,361,330,000 lb.
of poultry meat at the farm level;
221 million dozen commercial eggs;
53,750,000 doz. hatching eggs; 439,300,000
chicks produced in hatcheries; production
of 2,190,000 tons of poultry feed. There
were 285 mills in Georgia in 1962 doing
a gross volume of $153 million. Gross sales
are up some since then, but the number of
mills is about the same. At least 150 of the
mills were engaged primarily in producing
poultry feed. More than 50 mills were
established within the past five years.
Most of the larger mills in particular are
in north Georgia.
FEEDSTUFFS
May 14, 1966
SUPPORT OF 4-H M \(H HIGH
NUMBER OF 4-H
DONORS SCHOLARSHIPS
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BEGINNING with an annual
contribution of a few thou
sand dollars 45 years ago, the
National 4-H Service Commit
tee, Inc., this year has budgeted
a record $2 million for services
to the 4-H program.
“For nearly half a century
the Committee has fostered a
steady growth of service and
support to 4-H,” said Norman
C. Mindrum, director. “Contri
butions from U.S. business in
support of 4-H award programs
are at an all-time high.”
From a handful of donors the
list has grown to an all-time
high of 61, representing virtu
ally every type of major busi
ness and industrial enterprise.
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assistant superintendent.
The Southwest Georgia area
booklet (Mlmeo Series N.S. 256)
Includes reports on production of
the following crops, listed In or
der of net returns per acre to
land, resident labor and manage
ment; peanuts, Coastal Ber
muda-grass forhay, cotton, corn,
and wheat for grain.
Livestock enterprises at the
Southwest station Include; a con
finement system for producing
meat-type market hogs, a cow
calf beef cattle system, and a
laying hen flock. The reports
on these livestock enterprises
feature analyses of special
related operations—wintering
brood cows and growing pullets
for flock replacements.
Supervisors of the work at the
Southwest station were Robert
B. Moss, superintendent; E.
Wayne Williams, former assis
tant superintendent, and W.
Jerome Ethredge, assistant
superintendent.
The booklet for the Northwest
Georgia area (Mlmeo Series N.S.
255) Includes reports on cotton,
com, and grain sorghum, and
hog, dairy, and layer enterprises.
Milk production was the major
farm enterprise at this station
and relatively high net returns
were received each year. Cot
ton was the only cash crop.
Values of corn and grain sor
ghum, grown primarily for feed,
as cash crops were calculated,
however.
Work at the Northwest station
Is supervised by Dean D. Hayes,
superintendent, Edward E. Wor
ley, assistant superintendent, and
Howard L. Dorton, assistant su
perintendent.
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I HIS INSIGNIA denotes
the Sergeant Major of the
Army. A red and white ena
mel shield with two red and
two white stars is surmount
ed by an eagle and star.
These 4-H backers not only pro
vide awards and educational
aids, but also encouragement to
2,185,000 boys and girls parti
cipating in 4-H Clubs.
This year marks the 45th Na
tional 4-H Club Congress to be
held in Chicago. The annual
event brings recognition to boys
and girls between 14 and 19
years of age who have success
fully engaged in 4 H Club proj
ects and activities for at least
three years.
The 1,600 Congress trips spon
sored by the award donors are
said to have a lasting and far
reaching effect on the youth
from the 50 states and Puerto
Rico who win them.
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FARMERS MUTUAL EXCHANGE officers and directors are shown at their Annual Meeting Thursday
at their new location across from the Georgia RR depot. Left to right, seated: H. Denver Day, man
ager; Leonard M. Standard, president board of directors; C. A. Jolley, G. Harold Dobbs and A. C.
Ewing, directors; D. Y. Williams, District Manager of Cotton Producers Assn. Back Row, left to right:
Dixon Hays, James C. Elliott, Jack H. Chandler, J. H. Ellington, C. W. Ellis, all directors; and Howard
Pickett, assistant manager.
‘Buy Lines’
Q. What is the best way to
store chicken in the refriger
ator?
A. Remove the store wrap
ping If you have “bought” chick
en. Poultry, like other raw
meats, is very perishable. Store
in the coldest part of the refrig
erator in a container loosely cov
ered with wax paper. If giblets
are stuffed into the bird, remove
them and store separately. They
spoil more readily than the rest
of the bird.
Q. My market frequently has
sales on ground beef. I’d like
to stock up for meat loaf, spag
hetti sauce, chill or casseroles.
Which cut should I buy?
A. Ordinary ground beef Is
fine for the uses you listed.
Ground chuck is recommended
for hamburgers for children.
Ground round may be used for
special occasions.
Q. Is It all right to store
opened canned food in the re
frigerator in the can?
A. It is safe to store opened
canned food in the refrigerator
in the original container for a
few days. Be sure to cover the
can tightly to prevent mingling
of odors in the refrigerator.
Q. Is there a special bread
for weight watchers?
A. Some breads come in
smaller loaves with thinner sli
ces. Naturally, the calorie count
per slice of bread is lower than
for a thick slice from a larger
loaf.
Q. What is the difference be
tween summer and winter
squash?
A. Generally speaking, sum
mer squashes grow quickly, are
smaller and have tender skins
and are picked when immature.
Some examples are: yellow
crook-neck, green and white str
iped zucchini and pattypan (scal
loped edge). Winter varieties
are larger and have hard rinds.
They thrive In hot weather and
may be stored for winter use.
Examples are butternut, acorn
and hubbard.
(Today’s “Buy Lines” were
prepared by Lora Laine, Home
Economist - Family Economics,
Cooperative Extension Service,
University of Georgia.)
Another highlight of the Con
gress is the presentation of 300
scholarships valued at $146,500.
The 3,358 grants given during
the last 15 years have done
much to enlarge the education
and careers of the older 4-H
Club member.
Most of the scholarships are
for SSOO and paid all at one
time. However, last year Gen
eral Motors, donor of awards in
the national 4-H Safety program
for 22 years, upped its scholar
ships to SI,OOO. The corporation
provides eight scholarships pay
able in two installments.
Other 4-H scholarships range
from SBOO to $1,600. In addi
tion, six $3,000 fellowships are
awarded to professional exten
sion workers for advanced
study.
“It is gratifying to report,”
said Mindrum, “that this year
three more companies have ac
cepted support of new national
4-H programs.”
The new programs are home
management, sponsored by Tup
perware of Orlando, Fla.; horse,
sponsored by Merck & Co.,
Inc., Rahway, N.J., and a series
of study manuals on veterinary
science underwritten by The
Upjohn Company of Kalamazoo,
Mich.
Among the 61 donors are the follow
ing which have given support to the 4-H
program from 15 to 48 years: Allis-
Chalmers, American Oil Foundation,
Armour and Company, Santa Fe Rail
way System, the Burlington Railroad,
Coats & Clark Inc., Illinois Central
Railroad, Kerr Glass Manufacturing Cor
poration, Livestock Conservation, Inc.,
Montgomery Ward, Simplicity Pattern
Co. Inc., Standard Oil Company (Ky.)
and The Standard Oil Company (Ohio).
Also, Westinghouse Electric Corpora
tion, Wilson & Co., Inc., Standard
Brands Incorporated, The Pure Oil
Company, Hercules Incorporated, Ford
Motor Company Fund, Elgin National
Watch Company, Conrad Hilton Hotel,
Chicago Board of Trade, Carnation Com
pany, American Forest Products Indus
tries, Inc., Cities Service Oil Company.
Also, The Sears-Roebuck Foundation,
Massey-Ferguson Inc., Sunbeam Corpo
ration, Firestone Tire & Rubber Com
pany, International Harvester Company,
Chicago and North Western Railway
and the Milwaukee Road.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
COVINGTON MEADOWS MERCHANTS
Congratulates The
4-H CLUB MEMBERS
OF NEWTON COUNTY
CELEBRATING NATIONAL 4-H CLUB WEEK -
SEPT. 24 - OCT. 1
GROW WITH 4-H A
This 4-H theme of the year points up the worthwhile Goal of 4-H Club work. Research has shown that in families in
which there are active 4-H members, they more readily adopt modern, approved methods of Farming and Home
making. We congratulate 4-H Boys and Girls, as well as their Club Leaders and Extension Agents, for their able
effort toward attaining their goals of “Learning for Living” through 4-H Club work.
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Grier Stephenson Is Awarded
Dissertation Fellowship Grant
PRINCETON, N.J. Donald
Grier Stephenson, Jr., sonofMr.
and Mrs. Donald G. Stephenson of
Fairfield, Route 4, Covington, is
winner of a Dissertation Fellow
ship from the Woodrow Wilson
National Fellowship Foundation.
Mr. Stephenson received his
A. B, in 1964 from Davidson
College. He is now a graduate
student at Princeton University.
“Freedom of Speech and State
Supreme Courts in the South” is
the topic Mr. Stephenson has
chosen for his dissertation. He
is limiting the study to three
states, Mississippi, Florida, and
North Carolina. He intends to
analyze the content given to free
dom of speech by each state’s
Supreme Court.
Woodrow Wilson Dissertation
Fellowships are awarded after a
jury of specialists in the can
didate’s field reviews all these
proposals and candidates’ re
cords. Selection committees
make awards on the basis of the
best proposals presented by the
most highly qualified candidates
in each group under review, ac
cording to Dr. Lawson Crowe,
director of the Foundation’s dis
sertation program.
In the four years since the pro
gram’s inception, 48 per cent
of all holders of Dissertation
Fellowships completed their Ph.
D.’s in the four and one-quar
ter year time limit set by the
Foundation. Another 12 per cent
finished shortly thereafter, Dr.
Crowe said.
“We consider this a good re
cord. As late as 1960-61, Amer
icans awarded Ph.D.’s in the
humanities that year reported
that 12 years had elapsed be
tween their first year of gra
duate school and the award of
the doctorate. We believe that
humanists and social scientists
engaged in sustained and uninter
rupted study can produce dis
sertations of high quality in just
over four years’ time,” Dr.
Crowe explained.
The Woodrow Wilson National
Fellowship Foundation, operating
under grants from the Ford
Foundation, has as its aim the
encouragement and support of
potential college teachers.
KIWANIS OFFICIAL
WAS SPEAKER HERE
Henry Malone, District Gover
nor of Kiwanis International, was
the guest speaker at the Covington
Kiwanis club meeting Thursday
at Legion Home.
Edgar Wood had charge of the
program and he presented Jim
Shearer who in turn introduced
Thursday, September 29, 1966
12 Speeders Caught
During Past Week
Inside City Limits
Cases involving speed of
fenders in the City of Covington
during the past week took up most
of Judge E. W. Strozier’s City
Court Monday. Twelve persons
had their case called with many
forfeiting their cash bonds.
A variety of other cases were
heard by the Judge during the
session Monday. Three were
cited for reckless driving, three
for running stop signs, three for
driving without licenses, two for
driving under the influence of in
toxicants, and one for running
a red light.
Drunkeness cases numbered
six Monday, and five were cited
for disorderly conduct during the
past week. One subject was fined
for possessing non-taxed paid
whiskey.
the speaker.
Mr. Malone is professor of
history at Georgia State College,
Atlanta. He chose for his topic
of discussion “The Civil War.”
During the meeting a new mem
ber was inducted into the Cov
ington Club. He is Norbert
Thompson, manager of the C.R.
Bard, Inc. plant which will be
built in Covington. Kiwanian
Rucker Ginn handled the induction
ceremony.