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NEWS OF A GRICULTURE, FAMILY LIVING AND
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN NEWTON COUNTY
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Aiken (center) as members of Troop 532 looked on during a recent
session at Camp Gorman of the Bert Adams Reservation. Standing,
left to right: Butch Blackstock, Mickey Dickerson, Eddie Mills and
Bobby Gunnells. Troop 532 is sponsored by the Heard-Mixon Com
munity Club.
Marketing Aids For Cotton Farmers
By Ben Franklin
USDA Cotton Div.,
Consumer and Marketing Service
There’s a world of difference
between the modern farmer and
his counterpart of a century ago.
Today, a farmer must be part
businessman, part researcher,
part scientist--and part market
er, in addit’on to being a tiller
of the soil. He must draw on
vast sources of information, pro
vided by colleges, government
and business, to be successful
In the highly competitive agri
business community.
One type of information which
is indispensible to today’s cotton
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farmer is provided by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture under
the Smith-Doxey Act.
This law, passed in 1937 as
an amendment to the Cotton Stat
istics and Estimates Act, pro
vides for two valuable marketing
aids to producers—classing of
the farmer’s cotton and a com
plete market news service on
cotton.
Most of the cotton produced
in this country is classed by
USDA’s Consumer and Marketing
Service under the authority of
this law. Cotton producers who
are members of Smith-Doxey
Cotton Improvement Groups re-
Fertilizer Aids In Making
Good Crops Each Year
FERTILIZER AIDS
Are bale and a half cotton
yields possible for Georgia far
mers year in and year out?
That question was raised to
day by James F. Miller, an ag
ronomist of the University of
Georgia Cooperative Extension
Service.
He pointed out that F. H. Ab
ney, Bleckley County, has an
swered in the affirmative by pro
ducing more than 750 pounds of
lint cotton per acre for the last
five consecutive years, starting
in 1961.
County Agent Carlton Lawson
says both he and Mr. Abney are
proud of this record. They give
credit to fertilizer practices as
the main reason for Mr. Abney’s
continuing success.
Mr. Abney applied a total of
140 pounds of nitrogen, 80 pounds
of phosphorus and 120 pounds of
potash per acre in 1965, and his
yield was 765 pounds,of lint cot
ton per acre.
“Naturally," says Mr. Abney,
“fertilizer alone won’t make cot
ton. Other good practices must
be put into operation.”
Mr. Abney planted 40 pounds of
Coker certified, acld-delinted
seed April 15. His row pattern
was a 36-inch skip row, with
plants spaced 8 per foot of row.
He had a stand of about 50,000
ceive this service.
This classing service provides
the cotton farmer with two val
uable pieces of information: the
relative quality of his cotton and,
from this, its value in the market
place and in the Federal price
support program.
Cotton classing provides the
farmer with information on the
three basic quality factors essen
tial In today’s cotton marketing:
grade, staple length, and fiber
fineness.
The grade is based on:
1. The color—thebrightness,
dullness, or discoloration of the
cotton.
2. Foreigh matter such as
leaf, trash, dirt, etc.
3. Preparation — the degree
of smoothness or roughness of
the ginned cotton.
Grade, then, is important in
determining the quality and color
of the finished cloth or yarn.
Staple length of cotton is the
average length of cotton fibers
In a particular sample of cotton.
Length of cotton fibers is an
important factor in the spinning
of cotton, with the longer fiber
lengths making the best grade
of cloth.
Fiber fineness--or measure
ment of the breadth of the indiv
idual fiber--is determined by
means of an air-flow instrument
and is identified by a micron
aire reading (“mike”). This
measurement shows the relative
maturity of the cotton fibers
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plants per acre.
He had applied lime in 1963,
and he followed a 1965 soil test
on the amount of fertilizer to use.
He applied 500 pounds of high
analysis fertilizer, 8-16-26, in
the drill at planting. When the
cotton was 14 inches tall he ap
plied 100 pounds of nitrogen as
a non-pressure nitrogen solution.
Mr. Miller found that Mr. Ab
ney controlled weeds by means
not commonly used by Georgia
farmers. He used a rotary hoe,
cultivation and herbicidal oils as
early-season directed sprays.
Mr. Abney made 16 applica
tions of insecticides to control
cotton pests. Eight were made
as dust treatments. Spray treat
ments were used for the other
eight applications. Frequency of
applications was determined by
insect Infestation counts by a cot
ton “scout.”
County Agent Lawson points
out four phases of Mr. Abney’s
cotton production program as be
ing especially noteworthy: (1)
he plants to a stand of 50,000
plants; (2) he uses high rates
of high-analysis fertilizer; (3)
he applies plenty of nitrogen
balanced with a good supply of
potash, and (4) he controls weeds
and Insects.
Mr. Abney machine harvests
his crops, but “scraps” the field
by hand.
and is also vital information in
the spinning of cotton.
Knowledge of these factors not
only helps the farmer sell his
cotton, it also helps him inter
pret cotton market news reports
in another service provided under
the Smith-Doxey Act.
Market news reports—infor
mation on prices, supply, dem
and, and quality--are distributed
by C&MS throughout the market
ing season, by means of news
papers, radio, and television, and
through printed reports mailed
directly to farmers and other
segments of the cotton industry.
These reports identify prices
for the various qualities of cot
ton. Thus, armed with the know
ledge of the quality of his cotton
and with the most current market
news report, the cotton producer
is prepared to market his cotton.
He knows about what his cotton
should bring on the market—and
is in a better bargaining position
than if he had to depend on the
quality judgment of the buyer.
Smith-Doxey cotton classific
ations and market news are two
more of the indispensible modern
marketing aids provided to
America’s producers by USDA’s
Consumer and Marketing Ser
vice.
Sunglasses should not be worn
for night driving. They do reduce
headlight brightness but also cut
down your ability to see.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
NEW YORK—About 30 per
cent of the 6,550 persons killed
by home fires in the United
States in 1964 were children, ac
cording to the Insurance Infor
mation Institute. Many of the
victims had been left alone and
perished because they were un
able to protect themselves.
* Campaign Secrets
Nancy Pudvin, 8, of Decatur, the 1967 Easter Seal
Poster Girl, whispers campaign secrets to University
of Georgia football coach Vince Dooley, 1967 state
Easter Seal campaign chairman. Listening also is
C. M. Wallace, Jr., president. Georgia Society for
Crippled Children and Adults, and vice president in
charge of sales. Georgia Power Company. To become
the state Easter Seal poster girl, Nancy, who has
received Easter Seal service for five years, won an elec
tion conducted by 78 Key Clubs throughout the state.
HEADQUARTERS FOR FALL
Planting Needs
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•Nitrogen Materials
•Fall Planting Seed
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Starrsville Club Heard
Dr. Bob Faulkner Speak
The Starrsville Community
Club was honored to have a
special guest to present the pro
gram at the monthly meeting on
September 27. Dr. Robert Faulk
ner, who has become well known
throughout the county, presented
a most interesting and informat
ive program on mission work in
Southern Rhodesia. Serving with
the Southern Baptist Home Miss-
Home Economics
Meeting Schedule
Oct. 6, Heard Mixon, 2:30,
Clubhouse.
Oct. 7, Town & Country, 7:30,
City Hall.
Oct. 11, Almon, 2:00, Club
house.
Oct. 12, Pine Grove, 2:30,
Clubhouse.
Oct. 13, Salem, 3:00, Club
house.
ion Board, Dr. Faulkner spent a
year in one of the Baptist hos
pitals in Southern Rhodesia doing
research in primitive medicine
and giving of his valuable ser
vice to the thousands in need
of medical treatment.
During the program, Dr.
Faulkner presented many inter
esting slides showing scenes of
the country and of the work being
done in the hospital. In explain
ing the slides, Dr. Faulkner em
phasized the tremendous need
of the people there. The club
members certainly appreciated
and enjoyed the unusual program.
Everyone was very thrilled to
hear the president announce that
the Starrsville Community Club
had won first place in the com
munity club competition for
booths at the fair. We are in
debted to those hard working
members who served on this
committee and made this accom
plishment possible.
Fire Ant
Spraying In
Newton Area
Aerial operations to eradicate
scattered fire ant infestations
will shift from DeKalb and Rock
dale Counties southward to Henry
and Butts Counties this week if
weather permits.
Twin engine aircraft distrib
uting Mirex fire ant bait will be
gin their north-south flight pat
tern in the vicinity of the Pros
pect Church community in New
ton County, flying southward to
the intersection of Hampton Rd.
and Georgia Hwy. 42 in Butts
County.
The treating aircraft will fly
an oval, race-track patternoper
ating at low altitude over Mc-
Donough, Locust Grove, Jenkins
burg and Jackson.
The Mirex fire ant bait being
used offers no threat to humans,
domestic animals or wildlife and
all aerial operations are con
ducted in keeping with safety
regulations prescribed by the
Federal Aviation Agency.
SELL YOUR TIMBER TO -
Call or Write To:
WILLIAMS BROTHERS
LUMBER COMPANY
934 Glenwood Avenue, S. E. Atlanta
Atlanta Office: MA7-8421
S. D. McCULLERS, Phone: Conyers 483-8626
Route 1, Lithonia, Georgia
Farrar, Ga. Mill: Mont. 468-6219
Covington, Ga. Mill: 786-5717
Thursday, October 6, 1966
Producer-Ginner
Can Help Cotton
Price, Quality
Memphis, Tenn. (Special)—
Close cooperation between the
producer and ginner is required
to achieve the highest bale value,
preserve fiber properties, and
insure the best gin operation.
For his part, the grower should
not harvest cotton containing
more than 10 per cent seed cot
ton moisture or 8 per cent lint
moisture. Cotton containing ex
cessive moisture or green leaf
should be delivered immediately
to the gin and the ginner not
ified of its condition.
The ginner should check the
moisture content of each trailer
load and group those which re
quire about the same amount of
drying and cleaning. This will
allow him to select gin machinery
and drying temperatures so that
he can properly process cotton
at different moisture levels, the
National Cotton Council points
out.
Lint moisture content should be
kept between 6 1/2-8 per cent at
the gin stand and only enough
cleaning machinery used to ob
tain maximum bale value, not
just the highest grade. Total
bale value is the product of price
times weight. Price is based on
grade, staple, fineness, and area
reputation or strength and length
uniformity. Weight includes
moisture and trash as well as
lint.
Ginning at low moisture levels
is the primary cause of fiber
breakage — the major damage
sustained by fibers during the
ginning process. The drier the
cotton, the greater the damage.
However, regardless of moisture
content, the more cotton is work
ed mechanically, the greater the
amount of fiber breakage.
Specific harvesting and ginning
recommendations for local areas
may be obtained from extension
services and USDA ginning lab
oratories.
There is no magic juice in a
beefsteak to heal a black eye.
For treating a black eye, the
Georgia Society for the Preven
tion of Blindness advises cold
compresses.