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NEWS OF AGRICULTURE, FAMILY LIVING AND
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN NEWTON COUNTY
Fewer People Work On
Farms, Production Up
The number of people employ
ed on Georgia farms Is going
down, according to figures re
leased this week by Paul C. Bun
ce, Extension market information
and outlook specialist at the Uni
versity of Georgia.
At the same time, however,
labor costs on farms are up and
are expected to continue in that
direction.
Mr. Bunce said farm employ
ment in the statewasdowntol39,-
000 in 1965 and the number last
year was 14 percent below this.
Farm operators and members
of their families who worked on
farms in 1966 totaled 90,000—
11 percent fewer than in 1965.
The number of hired workers
was down by 24 percent—to only
29,000.
Nevertheless, a sharp rise in
labor costs is in prospect for this
year and the next two years. The
reason, according to Mr. Bunce,
is the fact that the minimum wage
now applied to some farms. "Be
cause of competition for the 11-
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mlted supply of labor,” he ex
plained, “wage rates are likely to
be near the required minimum—
even on farms not covered by the
law.”
For the nation as a whole, farm
employment has been declining
recently by about 200,000 each
year. The number working on
U. S. farms was down to 4.3
million in 1966.
"The fact that fewer and fe
wer people are required to work
on farms is evidence of the In
creased efficiency of American
farmers,” according to Mr. Bun
ce.
Today, for example, one farm
worker produces enough food and
fiber for himself and 37 other
people. As recently as 1950,
one farm worker could feed and
clothe himself and only 15 others.
In 1940 the number was ten; in
1900, seven.
James Harvey Receives Work Imp. Award
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ATLANTA ARMY DEPOT—James F. Harvey, (left) of Covington,
receives award for work Improvement suggestion from Lt. Col.
Murry D. Smith, Director for Maintenance, Atlanta Army Depot.
Mr. Harvey suggested that laminated data plates be secured to a
particular shipment of generators from the General Equipment
Branch, to Insure meeting deadline. His suggestion meant a monetary
savings of $938. Personnel of the Depot are encouraged to submit
their suggestions, which save the Government many thousands of
dollars annually. Mr. Harvey has been a Depot employee 16 years.
He Is affiliated with Hopewell Presbyterian Church, and has two
children, James and Glenda, students at Livingston Elementary
School. (U. S. ARMY PHOTO)
Population Boom Increases
Demands On Land, Resources
Newton County’s 174,720 acres
seem like only a drop in the
bucket, when you realize there
are approximately 2 billion acres
in the United States.
But local land, according to
County Agent Ed Hunt, Is a part
of the total, “and it is just as
important as land anywhere in
the nation.”
The ownership pattern here
is similar to that across the
U. S. Three-fourths of Amer
ica’s land—nearly 1,420,000,000
acres--ls privately owned. Only
490 million acres are “public”
land, owned by federal and state
governments.
Mr. Hunt said the meaning
of this is clear. “Individual
citizens control most of the
American countryside, landscape
and natural resources. Here
on this privately-owned land is
where the biggest and most diff
icult job of soil stewardship and
conservation is being perform
ed.”
The county agent took advan-
tage of Soil Stewardship Week,
April 30-May 7, to point out
that an even better job must be
done In the future.
“The population boom at home
and abroad means mounting de
mands on the land, and on the
resources associated with land,”
he declared, “The forecasts of
human increase are of such mag
nitude that they are hard to com
prehend.”
During the next 35 years, for
example, the population of North
America is expected to Increase
by 64 percent, to 350 million.
Here are the predictions for
other areas of the world: Latin
America—by 157 percent, to 630
million; Europe—by 15 percent,
to 780 million; Africa—by 151
percent, to 775 million; Asia—
by 89 percent, to nearly 3 1/2
billion.
The total number of people
in the world is expected to rise
to 6 billion by the year 2000—
an increase of nearly 3 billion
In just 35 years.
In Newton County and through
out Georgia and America, Mr.
Hunt continued, more people will
want more products of the land.
“Food, which has been in ‘sur
plus,’ may never again be in that
category,” he said. “However,
all prospects Indicate that we
can Increase food production to
meet our domestic needs for the
foreseeable future. With good
stewardship, we can produce
more per acre and we can farm
more land more intensively.”
But Mr. Hunt concluded that,
in the coming years, the tests of
soli stewardship, conservation
and resource management will
be more critical than ever be
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THE COVINGTON NEWS
Georgia F.B.
Supports Ag
Marketing Act
The Georgia Farm Bureau Fe
deration board of Directors voted
May 3rd to support congressional
passage of the Agricultural Pro
ducers Marketing Act of 1967.
Farm Bureau President Wil
liam L. Lanier said passage
would strengthen American agri
culture and agribusiness. All
state and local Farm Bureau
chapters throughout the United
States are supporting the mea
sure which is referred to as
S. 109. Thirty-nine Congressmen
are co-sponsors of the enabling
legislation.
Lanier said the legislation
would give farmers an equal voice
as more and more farm commo
dities are produced on a contract
basis.
The basic objective of the Ag
ricultural Producers Marketing
Act Is to aid the development of
voluntary agricultural marketing
programs by prohibiting unfair or
retaliatory practices against
producers who join marketing
associations.
The U. S. Chamber of Commer
ce, The National Broiler Council
and the American Canners Asso
ciation are reportedly opposing
the farmer marketing proposal.
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture is reportedly supporting
the measure at a time when farm
prices are at lowest levels since
the late 1930’5.
Farm Bureau’s Directors gave
support to a study committee re
port designed to strengthen the
organization.
Fire Ant
Eradication
Continues Here
Aerial operations to eradicate
fire ant Infestations In DeKalb,
Newton, Rockdale and Henry
Counties will move southward
within a few days to Include new
areas of Henry, Newton and Butts
counties.
The new treatment areas will
Include the southern part of Hen
ry County, the southwestern cor
ner of Newton and the northern
portion of Butts County. Major
communities over which aerial
operations will be carried out will
include McDonough, Locust Gr
ove, Jenkinsburg, Luella and St
ark.
As at present, the operations
will continue to be carried out
with the use of B-17 aircraft
flying at low altitude and broad
casting Mlrex fire ant bait at the
rate of 1 1/4 pounds per acre.
The fire ant bait offers com
plete safety to humans, domes
tic animals and wildlife and all
aerial operations are carried out
In keeping with safety regulations
of the Federal Aviation Agency.
Milk and other dairy foods
serve as a primary source of
protein, a food nutrient essen
tial throughout life for growth
and repair of body tissue. Dairy
foods supply about one-fourth
of the nation’s protein require
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Meat Industry Appreciation Set For May 16
Georgia is going to take a
close look at its livestock indus
try.
Beef, dairy and hog farmers
from throughout the state will
gather at the Coastal Plain Ex
periment Station in Tifton on
Tuesday, May 16, to survey the
present status and to hear pre
dictions about the future.
Registration for “Livestock
Appreciation Day” will begin at
9 a.m. at the Station’s livestock
EGG SHELL THICKNESS
Problems with egg shells al
ways seem to Increase as the
summer months approach. Egg
producers often wonder why this
is true. It might be pointed out
that temperature and humidity
are the principal factors that In
fluence the thickness of the egg
shell. These factors are, of
course, related to the amount of
calcium in the bird’s blood.
As the environmental tempera
ture climbs from 70 degrees to
90 degrees Fahrenheit, a drop of
approximately 25 percent Is ob
served In the blood calcium level
of the bird. Shells become thin
ner almost immediately.
The most obvious factor is feed
Intake. Since feed consumption
drops In hot weather, the calcium
content of the feed has to be In
creased to satisfy the calcium
requirements of the bird. When
environmental temperatures are
below 60 degrees, shell thickness
is normally not a problem, pro
vided there is adequate calcium
available.
High humidity during warm
weather has been found to have
adverse effects on shell quality.
In hot weather, shells normally
are thicker when humidity re
mains low rather than when It Is
high.
In order to produce eggs with
quality shells during a period
of hot and humid weather, the
feed intake must be kept high
and the calcium level higher
than any other season. Free
choice feeding of calcium pro
ducts Is helpful In keeping the
calcium level high.
Age of bird, disease and he
redity are other factors which
Influence shell thickness.
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POND MANAGEMENT
The farm fish pond is a val
uable resource to its owner and
it can be a money-maker if man
aged properly. Management is
too often a missing ingredient.
It must be given proper empha
sis if we are to have a fish pond
and not just another body of wa
ter.
The management of a fishpond
is similar to managing a field
of cotton. We must look after
corn and cotton crops properly.
It takes land preparation, pro
per fertilization, weed control
and thinning for the crop to pro
duce Its greatest yield.
A fish pond Is no different.
In order to have a productive
pond—one that produces good
fishing—you must look after It
just as you do other crops.
A productive pond is one that
has been properly constructed,
fertilized, cultivated, and har
vested. I might add that cultiv
ation of a pond Involves the use
of weed control and that harvest
ing means keeping the fish pop
ulation thinned.
If you neglect any one of these
four factors, the pond will not
arena, and the program will get
underway at 10 o’clock.
Sponsored by the animal sci
ence departments of the Exper
iment Station, the Cooperative
Extension Service and the Uni
versity of Georgia College of
Agriculture, the program will
feature speeches by three nat
ional animal Industry leaders
and a vice president of the Uni
versity.
Beef, dairy and swine produc-
County Agents
Column
Bv eq Hunt
COUNTY AGENT
be the fish pond that can make
it a money maker.
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TERMITE CONTROL
It’s about that time of year
when you might see termites
swarming around your buildings.
This brings to mind the thought
that if you are building a new
structure you might want to pre
vent termite damage in the f ‘ are.
Rake and remove all wood
chips, blocks, roots, paper, and
other debris from under the
building. Insulate all wood to
earth contacts under the building.
Cut off the lower six inches of
all wooden supports and place
them on concrete blocks, brick,
or concrete footing. Cut off the
lower three to four inches of
excess door frames and replace
with brick or concrete. Ventila
tion in the foundation wall is
Important. Install one ventila
tor for each 15 linear feet of the
wall. These ventilators should be
eight by 16 inches.
All voids in the foundation
wall, piers, and chimney bases
should have holes drilled in them
and then filled with Insecticide.
You will also need to apply insec
ticide along the outside and inside
foundation walls, around piers
and supports, and also under con
crete slabs on dirt fills which
lie in contact with foundation
walls.
Four materials that may be
used for the control of the sub
terranean termite are chlordane,
dieldrin, aldrin, or heptach
lor.
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Thursday, May 11, 1967
tlon—both now and in the future
will be covered by Dr. E. J.
Warwick, chief of the beef cattle
research branch, Agricultural
Research Service, U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture; Dr. J. K.
Loosll, head of the department
of animal husbandry, Cornell
University, and W. C. Haase,
swine specialist, Swift and Com
pany, Chicago.
J. W. Fanning, vice president
for services, University of Geor
gia, will speak on the overall live
stock industry when he dis
cusses “Animal Production for
Georgia Now and In the Future.”
The program will be climaxed
with a tour and study of beef,
dairy and swine research work
now underway at the Coastal
Plain Experiment Station.
Home Economics
Meeting Schedule
May 11, Salem, 3:00, Club
house.
May 15, Rocky Plains, 1:30,
Mrs. Wheeler.
May 17, Suburban Home
makers, 10:00.
May 17, Brickstore, 1:30, Mrs.
Maughon.
May 18, Leader Trainlng(Lln
gerle), 2:30 Snapping Shoals EMC
Building.
The Cadet Band Concert will
be held at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday,
May 16, and the Blue Rambler
Band Concert will be Friday
evening, May 19, at 8 p. m. Tic
kets will go on sale next week,
good for both concerts.
The egg shell color does not
affect the food value, flavor, or
interior of the egg, according to
J. Henry Massey, Extension Ser
vice poultryman. However, the
color does make a difference in
the price of the egg in some
cases.
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