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NEWS OF AGRICULTURE, FAMILY LIVING AND
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN NEWTON COUNTY
Farm Bureau Says Work Lnderway
Model Broiler Growers Contract
The Georgia Farm Bureau
Broiler Market Service announc
ed this week that plans are un
derway to develop a model con
tract for broiler growers.
Ned Hamil, Director of the
Broiler program in Georgia, said
that a series of meetings have
been held throughout the State
to gain the thinking of the broiler
growers in developing a grow
out contract that would be most
acceptable to them.
Hamil stated that the program
Is a grass-roots grower organ
ization and that desirable pro
visions for a grow-out agreement
must come directly from the
people involved.
The original thinking of the
State Broiler Advisory Commit
tee was presented to members
of the County Broiler Advisory
Committee in six multi-county
meetings In Georgia’s major
broiler sections.
Hamil said the county commit-
The average U. S. cow produces
more than 8,000 pounds of milk
per year. But despite this in
creased producitivy, the nation’s
total milk production declined to
slightly more than 125 billion
pounds as a result of a sharp
decline in cow numbers.
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Sales of fluid nonfat and low
fat milk rose to an all-time high
of 16 quarts per person during
1965. Per capita sales of these
dairy foods have more than doub
led in the last 15 years.
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tees studied the State Commit
tee proposals and made recom
mendations for changes, correct
ions, and additions to the ori
ginal draft on the contract.
Farm Bureau officials believe
that a final and acceptable draft
of the model contract will be
available for approval by the State
Advisory Committee In coming
weeks.
“This will be one of the first
efforts by growers to put into
practical form the contract pro
visions they would like to have
included in their current con
tracts”, he stated.
Milk Producers
Continue No. 1
Marketing Order
ATLANTA—Georgia milk pro
ducers have voted to continue op
eration of Marketing Order No. 1
of the Agriculture Commodity
Commission for Milk it was an
nounced after a meeting was held
for the purpose of counting ball
ots cast by milk producers.
Commission Chairman Joe Sh
ropshire of Cartersville said that
more than ninety-five percent
of those voting were in favor of
the continuation of the order.
The Agriculture Commodity
Commission for Milk was form
ed in 1961. Milk producers in
Georgia are assessed 1? per one
hundred pounds of milk for the
purpose of research, promotion,
and education.
Program Participants At 4-H Meeting Monday
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PARTICIPANTS at the Newton County 4-H Awards Program are shown in the photo above. Left to
right: Bill Marks, who gave the 1966 accomplishments; Jan Hitchcock, who introduced the main speak
er; Tommy Curtis, who gave the welcome address; Judy Peterson, who presided; Harold Darden, staff
4-H Club Leader, main speaker; Art Hargrove, State Chairman of 4-H Local Leaders, who presented
the awards; and Teresa Ison, who gave the invocation. The program was held at the Newton High aud
itorium Monday evening.
USDA Proposes Amendments
To Egg Grading Program
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture has announced a proposal
to amend the regulations which
govern its shell egg grading pro
gram.
USDA’s Consumer and Market
ing Service said the proposed
changes would more accurately
reflect the quality of eggs now
being produced and marketed.
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Meetings Schedule
March 2, Heard Mixon, Club
house, 2:30.
March 2, Town and Country,
City Hall, 7:30.
March 7, Flint Hill, Clubhouse,
1:30.
March 7, Richards Chapel,
M rs. Eugene Hollingsworth, 4:00.
March 7, Mansfield, Club
house, 7:00.
March 8, Pine Grove, Club
house, 2:30.
March 9, Salem, Clubhouse,
3:00.
A major feature is a provision
for “origin” and “destinaiion”
grading, which would apply both
to consumer and procurement
grades. “ Origin” grading would
be defined as “grading which is
performed other than where the
eggs are retailed or consumed.”
Quality requirements for “ori
gin” gradings would be raised
above current standards.
Requirements fox “destina
tion” gradings would remain the
same as under current regulat
ions, the Consumer and Market
ing Service said. Another pro
posal would eliminate export
grades and Procurement Grades
TH and IV since they are no
longer used.
Other proposed amendments
would:
—Provide for a new identifi
cation mark on consumer egg
cartons, similar to the USDA
grade shield used for poultry
and poultry products.
—Provide for an identifica
tion mark, similar to the con
sumer grade mark, for use on
bulk packs of eggs for which
the grade is determined on a
sample basis.
—Change sampling and testing
of eggs under USDA’s Quality
Control Program from weekly
to biweekly. Weekly tests would
be performed, however, if condi
tions require it.
—Provide additional require
ments concerning shell egg plant
operations and facilities and es
tablish new requirements con
cerning the health and hygiene of
plant employees.
Additional minor changes in the
regulations also are proposed,
the Consumer and Marketing Ser-
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vice said.
Written data, views or argu
ments in connection with these
proposals should be filed In tri
plicate not later than March 31,
1967, with the Hearing Clerk, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room
112, Administration Building,
Washington, D. C. 20250, where
they will be available for public
Inspection.
All Seedlings
Sold, Forestry
Commissions Says
Macon—The Georgia Forestry
Commission 1966-67 seedling
crop has been sold, according to
Ray Shirley, Commission direc
tor. Shirley stated that the
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Annual 4-H Club Report For 1966
“This past year was one of the
best for Newton County 4-H’ers.
Let me tell you about it. There
were 44 clubs in a total of 10
schools. There were 659 boys
and 738 girls enrolled for a total
of 1,397 4-H’ers,” stated Bill
Marks at Monday’s 4-H Meet
ing. “We 4-H’ers participated
in many activities. Let’s take a
look at some of them;”
From local and county partic
ipation 65 4-H’ers participated
in District Project Achievement
meetings. There were 9 clover
leaf boys and 15 cloverleaf
girls--10 junior boys and 11 jun
ior girls—B senior boys and 12
senior girls—giving us a total
Gunnells Named
Ag Department
Dist. Supervisor
Commissioner of Agriculture
Phil Campbell announced today
the appointment of John R. Gun
nels, Sr., of Calhoun to the new
ly created position of District
Supervisor of the Georgia De
partment of Agriculture.
The new post is part of the
implementation of recommend
ations made by the Governor’s
Commission on Efficiency and
Economy In State Government,
commonly known as the Bowdoin
Commission.
One of five district supervi
sors in the state, Gunnels will
coordinate both general agricu
ltural inspection and consumer
protection work in North Georgia
with offices in Cartersville.
Retiring from his present pos
ition of county agent in Gor
don County, Gunnels will assume
his supervisory duties April 1.
Gunnels, 58, is a 1931 gradu
ate of the University of Georgia
College of Agriculture.
A recipient of the Distinguished
Service Award from the National
County Agents’ Association, he
is a former director of the Geo
rgia County Agents’ Association
and has been a county agent for
21 years, mainly in Gordon Cou
nty.
A native of Madison County
Georgia, Gunnels now resides in
Calhoun. He Is active in the
Calhoun Chamber of Commerce,
Rotary Club, Elks Club, and is a
member of the First Baptist
Church of Calhoun.
Commission has stopped taking
seedling orders.
Sanford Darby, chief, Commis
sion Reforestation Division, said
that approximately 60 million
seedlings were sold. This is
about a 50 percent increase over
1965-66. Loblolly and slash pine
accounted for some 95 percent
of the seedlings purchased, Darby
added.
of 24 cloverleafs; 21 juniors;
and 20 seniors. Os these 65
4-H’ers seven were first place
district winners; 4 won 2nd place
honors; 15 placed third; 38 were
awarded blue award cards; 24
received red award cards and 3
were given white award cards.
One senior girl won a trip to State
4-H Club congress from her dis
trict win in horticulture and one
senior boy was awarded a trip to
State congress and a SSOO sch
olarship in 100% records.
The Newton County 4-H Hour
program was shown on Channel
5 WAGA-TV.
6 entries were made in the
Steer Show.
1 entry in the Dairy Day Show,
Athens.
Dairy Day judging was partic
ipated in by one junior team and
one senior team. District Live
stock judging was held with a
Field Day at the Double T Ranch
in Conyers with 3 boys partici
pating in the judging contests.
District Horse Show saw 4 en-
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tries from Newton County and
the State Horse Show had one
entry from our county.
4-H’ers also attended district
rallies; district land judging eve
nts; 39 attended camp at Camp
Chatham and 8 attended camp at
Dublin 4-H summer camp.
4 attended State 4-H Council
at Rock Eagle.
5 attended District Senior Lea
dership Camp at Wahsega.
2 attended State Forestry Camp
and 1 attended State Wildlife
Camp.
15 4-H girls participated in the
county dress revue and 6 others
competed in the clothing demon
stration.
1 senior 4-H boy was selected
to serve as camp counselor at
Rock Eagle for the summer
camping program.
Mr. Art Hargrove was made
an Honorary Master 4-H Club
member at State 4-H Council
meeting. He served his first
year as State Chairman of 4-H
Local Leaders.