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NEWS OF AGRICULTURE, FAMILY LIVING AND
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN NEWTON COUNTY
Campbell Asks
Caution In Ga.
Pig Sales
ATLANTA—Commissioner of
Agriculture Phil Campbell today
reported a serious outbreak of
transmissible gastro - enteritis,
(TGE) that is reaching epidemic
proportions in swine herds in
Georgia.
The disease Is highly contag
ious, Campbell said, and can vir
tually kill all baby pigs in a herd
within a 24 hour period. It af
fects pigs, generally less than
three weeks old, with severe
diarrhea, dehydration and vomit
ing. Death loss to pigs under 10
days old will run from 90 to 100
percent. Older pigs can often sur
vive the virus, state veterinar
ians said.
Campbell said he is recom
mending that all sales of breed
ing animals in Georgia be cancel
led for a 60 day period to pre
vent further spread of the costly
disease.
All swine growers should be
extremely careful In purchasing
any hogs during the next 60 days
or until the outbreak can be con
trolled.
The disease is primarily sp
read by bred gilts, sows, trucks,
people and even birds.
It is believed that the epid
emic was started from a pure
bred sale held in the state re-
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cently in which 32 states were
represented. TGE has been in
Georgia prior to this sale but
has never before reached the
proportions that are felt in Geor
gia herds today.
If you suspect TGE in your
herd, call your local veterinar
ian immediately.
Milk Production
Record Set By
Hayfield Cows
Brattleboro, Vermont — Milk
and butterfat production levels
established by Registered Hol
stein cows in this area have been
reported by Holstein - Friesian
Association of America. The In
dividual lactations were tested
under official supervision.
Vicinity cows listed In the Hol
stein report are:
Anthony Hayflelds Bonnie
6246936, a two-year-old, pro
duced 17,130 lbs. of milk and
588 lbs. of butterfat in 337 days.
Perfection Hayfields Cora 639-
7793, a two-year-old, had 15,200
lbs. of milk and 568 lbs. of but
terfat In 305 days. Both are own
ed by Sam B. Hay, Jr., Hay
fields Farm, Covington.
These new production figures
may be compared to the estima
ted annual output of 7,880 lbs, of
milk and 285 lbs. of butterfat
by the average U. S. dairy cow,
notes the national Holstein As
sociation.
Rotarians Aid Scouting
The following members of the Rotary Club are engaged in Boy
Scouting in Newton County:
Dick Walters, Scout Executive for Newton-Rockdale Dlst.
Sam Ramsey, Commissioner for Newton-Rockdale Dlst.
Bill Morris, Scout Master for Troop 58
Dallas Tarkington, Cub Pack Master for Pack 58
Jack Christian, Dlst. Comm. - Inst. Rep. and Rotary Scout Comm.
Claude Schlagenhauf, Dlst. Comm, and Asst. Scout Master Troop 58
Ted Stroud, Dlst. Comm, and Comm. Troop 207 Porterdale
E. G. Lassiter, Dlst. Comm, and United Fund President
Bill Hoffman, Dlst. Comm. Asst. Pack Master Pack 58
John Morford, Committee Pack 58 Secretary
E. M. McCart, Executive Officer Sponsoring Ins. Heard Mixon
Moe Wynn, Committee Pack 222
Charles Robertson, Pack Master Pack 222
Hugh Steele, Committee Troop 222
Jim Morgan, Committee Troop 222
Carlos Meyer, Inst. Rep. Post 211 Oxford
Jim Purcell, District Committee, Health & Safety Chairman
Howard Brooks, Chairman District Newton-Rockdale
Forest Fires
Increased In
Past Year
Forest fire occurrence and
acreage burned Increased in
1966, according to James C. Tur
ner, Jr., assistant director and
Forest Protection chief of the
Georgia Forestry Commission.
During the year, 8,190 wild
fires burned some 55,834 forest
acres. This is double the acre
age loss and a 20 percent in
crease in the number of fires
over 1965.
The average size fire in
creased from 3.68 to 6.82 acres.
The percentage of protected for
est land burned followed the same
trend increasing from .105 to
.233.
More than one-fourth of
the fires burned some 59 per
cent of the acreage from March
24 - April 12, 1966. Turner
pointed out that this was the
most critical fire danger period
since the 1954-55 blow-ups. The
fact that the high fire danger ex
isted over the entire State made
the situation more dangerous.
Ray Shirley, Commission dir
ector, invoked a No Burn Ban
from March 31-April 3 to com
bat the fire weather situation.
During this period, winds ranged
from 15 to 40 miles per hour
with the highest winds occurring
in gusts. The humidity fell in
a range from 12 to 45 percent.
The 1966 rainfall was above
normal in Georgia with the ex
cess due to short periods of
heavy rains, according to Paul
H. Hagerty, supervising forestry
meteorologist. Hagerty emphas
ized that fast moving weather
systems, accompanied by high
winds and low humidities, brought
about the high fire danger.
Across the State, debris burn
ing was the leading fire cause
with 2,997 fires. These fires
burned 18,647 forest acres.
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Central Georgia REA
Receives $745,000 Loan
Announcement was made last
week of a $745,000 REA loan
to the Central Georgia Electric
Membership Corporation which
will finance about 64 miles of
distribution lines in a four-county
area adjacent to Newton.
Congressman Robert G. Step
hens of the 10th District of Geor
gia made the announcement which
said “the loan would finance 64
miles of distribution line and
finance system Improvements.
Counties affected In 10th District
are Jasper, Morgan, Newton and
Putnam.”
Meanwhile, the following infor-
STORAGE OF PECANS
Proper storage of pecans Is a
must if you want to prevent them
from becoming rancid. The nuts
contain fat.
Nut meats are sensitive to od
ors and flavors of other foods.
Warmth, light, and air shorten
their life.
The nuts in the shell will retain
their quality for several months
In a dry, cool temperature. As
the temperature rises, quality
deterioration Increases.
Stored under refrigeration,
nuts have a much longer shelf
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Howard Brooks
(District Chairman Os
Boy Scouts)
mation was dispatched by
Senators Russell and Talmadge:
“Pleased to announce Rural
Electrification Administration
has approved loan of $745,000
to Central Georgia Electricship
Corporation, Jackson, Georgia.
Purpose of loan to finance 64
miles of distribution line to ser
ve 900 new consumers and fi
nance extensive system Improve
ments, Including 6 miles of new
tie line and conversion of 39
miles of existing Une and re
lated facilities.” Richard B. Rus
sell and Herman E. Talmadge.
Home
Economist
Miss Carolyn Joyner
life. They will keep In the re
frigerator up to one year, and
in the food freezer two to five
years. Os course, the freezer
temperature should remain at
zero.
This Is an excellent time to
shell pecans, package the nuts in
the family-size containers and
store them In the refrigerator or
food freezer. It takes about two
pounds of nuts in the shell to
give one pound of meats. One
pound of shelled pecans (halves)
equals four and a quarter cups.
If you would like further infor
mation on this subject, contact my
office.
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APPLIANCE “SPEC SHEETS’’
The “spec sheet” is impor
tant reading material for the
prospective appliance buyer.
This term is an abbreviated ver
sion of “specification sheet” and
refers to a sheet that lists spe
cifications and description of a
particular appliance.
It provides a picture of the
appliance and gives its model
number. This is the number by
which you buy and have the ap
pliance serviced. When several
models have almost the same
specifications, all may be shown
on one sheet. Dimensions are
always given and they are very
specific, usually given to the
eighth Inch. This Is especially
Important when the appliance
must fit Into a set space. Spe
cial dimensions may also be
given for installation.
A description of the appliance
features is also given, usually
under general and then specific
headings. Installation details are
given, accompanied by drawings
when necessary. The rating
of the appliance In gas or elec
tric units Is given, and so Is
capacity when available. An ap
pliance should meet Industry
standards. If it does, the spec
sheet will say so. The sheet
also tells what kind of war
ranty it carries.
Dealers usually have up-to
date specs on all appliances they
sell. Many dealers carry extra
specs for their prospective cus
tomers.
Study them carefully when
shopping. Make comparisons
with other models and makes
and you will find it a very help
ful exercise.
FERTILIZING DOGWOODS
If dogwoods are planted In
reasonably fertile soli that is
well supplied with organic
matter, they seldom need fer
tilizing, according to Exten
sion Service horticulturists
at the University of Georgia.
Free blooming is promoted
by moderate rather than quick
growth.
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4-H Elimination
Contests Set
EAST NEWTON SCHOOL,
Feb. 13.
WASHINGTON STREET, Feb.
14.
R. L. COUSINS (Cloverleaf and
Junior), Feb. 15.
R. L. COUSINS (Senior), Feb.
17.
NEWTON HIGH, Feb. 18.
All 4-H’ers Interested In com
peting must give their demon
stration at their school elimina
tion contest.
Home Economics
Meetings Schedule
Feb. 9, Salem, 3:00, Mrs. J.
F. Burns.
Feb. 14, Almon, 2:00, Club
house.
Feb. 14, Mansfield, 7:00, Club
house.
Feb. 15, Brickstore, 1:30, Mrs.
Charles Sherod.
The cost of fertilizer and lime
applied to farmland, and the cost
of applying them, may be de
ducted on your Federal Income
Tax return as an expense In the
year such costs are paid or
Incurred.
If the benefits of the fertilizer
or lime last substantially more
than a year, however, you may
deduct such expenses In the year
paid or Incurred, or you may
capitalize them and deduct a por
tion thereof for each year that
the benefits last.
Your Government payments
received for lime or fertilizer
must be included in income, also.
For more Information on filing
your Federal Income Tax return,
may I suggest that you get a copy
of the Farmer’s Tax Guldewhich
is available free at my office.
It contains 64 pages of valuable
Information for you.
THINNING PINE
TIMBER STANDS
The real purpose for thinning
pine stands Is very reasonable
if you stop and think about It.
You should thin your pine
stands to get the proper number
of trees on the area and to have
these trees spaced so each one
will have a sufficient amount of
water and nutrients as well as
proper sunlight.
To determine your need for
thinning, check for a very dense
interlocked crown cover, or
stems very slender in proportion
to their height.
When thinning take out those
trees that are crooked, diseased,
stunted, overtopped, or damaged
in any way. Leave the thrifty,
straight trees for crop trees.
For more information on your
thinning problems, contact my
office.
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EGG STAINS
The most practical method for
egg producers to remove stains
from eggs Is prevention rather
than the actual removal.
Once the eggs have become
stained It Is difficult, as you
know, to remove the stains.
For hens in litter houses, you
should keep the nest litter and
floor litter clean and dry. Wet
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Ellington Receives DHIA's
Award For Dairy Herd Work
Dean Ellington, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Ellington of Route 1,
Covington, recently was cited for
his dairy herd work in the Coosa
Valley section of Georgia (Rome
The Rome News-Tribune car
ried an article on Mr. Ellington
as follows:
Dean Ellington, supervisor for
the Coosa Valley Dairy Herd Im
provement Association, last week
received the 1966 Georgia DHIA
Supervisors Award, presented
annually by the Georgia Milk Pro
ducers, Inc.
Ellington tests dairy herds in
Floyd, Gordon, Bartow, Chat
tooga, Haralson and Walker coun
ties. He had 12 herds to com
plete the testing year with an
average of 71 cows and an aver
age annual production per cow of
10,186 pounds of milk and 391
pounds of fat.
In presenting the award to El
lington, officials noted that this
County Agents
Column
By Ed Hunt
COUNTY AGENT
litter certainly causes dirtyeggs
and dirty eggs cause stains.
For hens kept In cages, the rust
stain can be prevented if the wire
is made of rust resistant mat
erials, or if the wire is cleaned
often to prevent rust formation.
Don’t allow stains to rob you of
around ten cents a dozen for your
eggs. Good management will go
a long way in preventing these
stains on eggs.
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Thursday, February 9, 1957
represented an increase of ap
proximately 3,000 pounds of milk
and 119 pounds of fat over 1960,
which was the first full year
for the Coosa Valley Associat
ion.
Ellington was one of four sup
ervisors honored at the meeting.
Two awards went to supervisors
having more than 12 herds and two
for supervisors with 12 or fewer
herds completing the testing
year.
Three major areas were con
sidered In the selection of the su
pervisors - herdbrooks, reports
and membership elations.
DHIA supervisors in Georgia
are hired by local dairy herd
Improvement associations as
production recordkeepers, with
these records used by farmers
as a tool for improving their
dairy herds.
Value of production records
were cited at the meeting. Of
ficials said that in 1946, the
average production per cow per
year was 5,220 pounds of milk,
while by last year this total had
climbed to an average of 10,-
820 pounds of milk.
Supervisors visit each herd en
rolled In their association once
a month. He weighs milk from
each cow for two milkings, tests
the milk for fat and keeps mon
thly, yearly and lifetime records
for every cow in the herd.
Presently, 32 DHIA supervi
sors are working in Georgia.
They provide production records
for 450 dairymen.
Important Reminder:
All 4-H’ers interested in com
peting in County Project Elimina
tions are reminded that 4-H Club
record books are due in the
County Agent’s Office NO LA
TER THAN 5:00 P. M., Friday,
February 17th.