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NEWS OE AGRICULTURE, EAMILY LIVING AND
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN NEWTON COUNTY
Farm Production Expenditures Up
Farmers will spend 3% more
for farm production Items In 1968
than in 1967. This will estab
lish a new record of more than
$35 billion paid by farmers for
production items in one year.
Outlays for farm production
items purchased from industry in
1968 will exceed the 3% Increase
expected in over-all farm pro
duction expenditures.
The record farm production
spending in 1968 will be $lO
billion higher than 10 years ago
when farm production expendi
tures totaled $25.2 billion in
1958. This is an Increase of 40%.
Farmers are expected to take
in a record gross income from
all sources (farm and non-farm)
in 1968. This will total around
SSB billion, compared with $57.1
billion in 1967 and $57.3 billion
in 1966, the previous high.
Both the average gross Income
per farm and the average produc
tion expenditures per farm will
More Laying Hens
Bought By USDA
ATLANTA—The U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture’s Consumer
and Marketing Service has bought
720,000 pounds of fresh-frozen,
whole laying hens.
The hens, which must be U. S.
Grade B or better, were bought
at a cost of $140,500 and will be
used in C&MS’s domestic food
distribution programs. This pur
chase brought the total quantity
bought under the current pro
gram to 7,020,000 pounds at a
cost of $1,423,000.
Offers for the latest purchase
were accepted from 7 of 20 firms,
including 4 southeastern firms.
Successful bidders in the Sou
theast and pounds bought are:
Armour and Co., Marshville, N.
C., 36,000; Cagle’s Inc., Atlanta,
Ga’., 72,000; Mott’s Inc. of Miss.,
Water Valley, Miss., 180,000;
and Rockingham Poultry Market
ing Coop Inc., Broadway, Va.,
36,000.
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set new records in 1968. The
average gross per farm is likely
to exceed $18,500 with farmers
expected to spend $11,250 per
farm for production expenditures
and $7,250 per farm for personal
family living.
The 1968 outlook for cash re
ceipts is that income from both
livestock and crops will be sligh
tly higher. Livestock prices are
expected to average slightly high
er In 1968 than In 1967; crop
prices are expected to average
slightly lower — especially for
feed grains and soybeans—but
Increased crop marketings pro
bably will put slightly more crop
money In farmer’s hands in 1968.
Government payments to farmers
will increase $250 to S4OO mil
lion.
In 1967 farmers are spending
about sl.l billion more for pro
duction items than in 1963 ($34.4
billion in 1967 vs. $33.3 billion
in 1966). Expenditures for fa
mily living and Investment are
running about 10% under 1966
($22.7 billion In 1967 vs. $24
billion in 1966).
A year ago Farm Journal pre
dicted that 1967 farm production
expenditures would increase
more than $1 billion and that
spending for family living would
decline 5% to 10%.
§ News Notes From §
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A Mrs. J. T Burns A
Mrs. George Carroll Hawk of
Porterdale had lunch with Miss
Mary Alice Miller Friday.
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We wish everyone on the sick
list a speedy recovery.
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Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. George Smith on the arrival
of their new son, Keith Michael.
He was born at Newton County
Hospital on January 3.
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Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Yancey
Fire Ant Problem
Up For Discussion
Saturday, Tifton
ATLANTA —The Chairmen of
the Senate and House Agricul
ture Committees have called for
a public hearing to be held in Tif
ton Saturday, January 20 to air
the state’s fire ant problem.
Senator Brooks Pennington and
Representative Dorsey Matthews
said the meeting was being called
to determine the extent of the
problem and how best to accel
erate eradication efforts.
In a joint letter to members
of the Senate and House from fire
ant infested areas Senator Penn
ington and Representative Matt
hews advised their legislative
colleagues that the extent of the
problem called for immediate
attention and definite action.
Interested persons from all
fire ant infested areas are invi
ted to attend and express their
views. A large delegation from
the General Assembly, as well as
Commissioner of Agriculture
Phil Campbell and other agricul
tural leaders, are expected to be
present.
The meeting will get underway
at 10 a. m. in the gymnasium
visited Mr. and Mrs. Vick Fin
cher at Rex Thursday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Add O'Bryant
visited Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Yancey Sunday.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Savage
and Mr. and Mrs. Tap Jones vi
sited Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Grier
Sunday afternoon.
♦* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Moss and
Little Jay had supper with the
Jaynes family Sunday night.
♦♦ ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cham
bers and Donnie, Mr. and Mrs.
Warren Kirkus and Randy and
Mrs. Melba Polk visited Mrs.
R. L. Chambers Sunday after
noon.
** * *
Mrs. Ed Daniel and Stephan
ie visited Mrs. R. L. Chambers
Saturday.
A BEAUTIFUL START
The New Year has started
on a beautiful note. Again, Ja
nuary is “Make Georgia Beauti
ful Month”, and many Newton
County individuals and groups
are doing their part to make
the program a success.
This is the fourth year that
such a program has been un
dertaken, and the Cooperative
Extension Service is happy to
have had a part in it each year.
Thousands of flowering trees
have been planted and much has
been accomplished through anti
litter projects.
But beautification is one job
that is never finished. You know
this from personal experience
around your own lawn and home.
As soon as one improvement is
completed you see something else
that needs to be done to beautify
the landscape.
The same thing is true on a
county-wide and state-wide ba
sis. That’s why we’ll make a
special effort in 1968 to carry
out the “Make Georgia Beauti
ful” program the entire year—
not just during the month of Jan
uary.
Os course, good planning is
necessary if we are to achieve
long - range benefits from our
beautification efforts. That’s why
many counties of the state, New
ton County included, have organ
ized county beautification com
mittees. These give local lea
ders an opportunity to get to
gether and analyze problems,
make plans and initiate projects
of lasting beauty.
Our office in the Courthouse
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County Agents |
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COUNTY AGENT i
is again serving as information
headquarters for “Make Geor
gia Beautiful.” We have a lot
of printed and mimeographed ma
terial that will help you put
“rhyme and reason” into your
landscape improvement plans—
whether they be for home, a
public building, or an entire com
munity.
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LOT OF FERTILIZER
Georgia farmers buy about S7B
million worth of fertilizer a year.
This represents about eight per
cent of our state’s annual agri
cultural income. In fact, $1 out
of every sl2 received by the far
mer for his products is spent
for fertilizer.
There is no question about the
fact that proper use of fertilizer
is necessary for economical crop
production. In Georgia, a return
of $3 to $6 can usually be ex
pected for every $1 invested in
fertilizer. That is if the fertili
zer is applied according to soil
test recommendations and other
recommended cultural practices
are followed.
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OUR SOILS NEED IT
Most Georgia soils are inhe
rently infertile. This is parti
cularly true of the sandy-type
soils of the Coastal Plain. In the
virgin state these soils are very
low in nitrogen, phosphorus and
potassium. The heavier clay -
type soils in North Georgia ge
nerally contain more potassium
than nitrogen or phosphorus.
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WHICH TO USE?
Your decision of what partic
ular kind of fertilizer to use sh
ould be based on the content of
nitrogen, phosphorus and potas
sium. These are the principal
elements required for plant gr
owth and the ones generally most
limiting in the soil.
Research has shown little di
fference between the availability
of nitrogen, phosphorus and pot
assium for plant growth contained
in the different kinds of mixed
fertilizers.
So here are the factors that
should be considered in choosing
the kind of mixed fertilizer you
will use: cost per pound of nit
rogen, phosphorous and potas
sium; ease of application; con
tent of other needed fertilizer el
ements, and physical condition of
the product.
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THE COMPOST HEAP
In addition to applying fertili
zer, there is another way that ve
getable and flower gardeners can
add to the fertility of their soil.
That is by making a compost
heap.
Urban gardeners do not have
ready access to the organic ma
terials available on most farms.
But by composting plant refuse,
they can make their own organic
matter. Autumn leaves are ideal
for this. Other forms of organic
matter—such as lawn clippings,
straw, and plant refuse from your
garden or the kitchen—may be
used.
These materials, when tho
roughly decomposed, make an ex
cellent soil builder for flower
beds, pot plant mixes, and pre
paring soil prior to planting sh
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Livingston 4-H
Members Gave
Demonstrations
On Friday, January 5, the Li
vingston School Cloverleaf 4-H
Club held its meeting. The pre
sident called the meeting to or
der. The devotion was presented
by Wayne Glaze, reading from
John 1:1-10. Julie Thomas led
in the pledge to the American
Flag. The secretary read the
minutes of the last meeting and
called the roll. The chairman
gave a report on the Make Geor
gia Beautiful committee.
The following members gave
demonstrations: Dianne Ledford
on preparing homemade applesa
uce, Michael Melton on in bet
ween meal snacks, Terri Scot
on making a hem in a skirt,
Nancy Brandenburg on making
cherry cream, Marsha Knight on
making pimento cheese and Sue
Maddox on making milk shakes.
Ed Hunt and Miss Carolyn Joy
ner told future meeting dates and
about the 4-H camps. The camp
applications were then passed
out.
Pam Puckett led in the pledge
to the 4-H Flag, after which the
meeting was dismissed.
Hoys’ Junior
4-Yr.-old Holstein
Sets Milk Record
Brattleboro, Vermont — New
food production achievements for
Georgia Registered Holstein
cows have been reported by Hol
stein - Friesian Association of
America. The butterfat produc
tion records were established un
der official production testing su
pervision.
The new butterfat record hold
er for Junior four-year-old Re
gistered Holsteins milked twice
daily in both the 305 - day
and 365-day divisions of the Dairy
Herd Improvement Registry Pro
gram is Pride Hayfields Helen
6197693 owned by Sam B. Hay,
Jr., Covington.
The new class leader’s offic
ial 305-day lactation totalled 16,
906 lbs. of milk and 768 lbs. of
butterfat. She confined to milk
for a 315-day record of 17,330
lbs. of milk and 785 lbs. of butt
erfat. “Helen” was bred in the
herd of Alvin S. Bauman, West
Montrose, Ontario, and was
sired by Hickory Creek Gomar
Pride 240227 CHB.
The previous lacation record
for butterfat in this age group
for Registered Holsteins in the
305-day division was held by
Hamps Lyon Brook Arab Mary
Jo 4958721, owned by William J.
Greer, Jackson. The class lead
er in the 365-day division for
butterfat production was Hurl
wood Conqueror Panda 4056497,
owned by Canaan Farms, Pine
Mountain.
Production sampling, weighing
and testing operations were
supervised by the University of
Georgia working in cooperation
ation.
USDA Buys Poultry,
Meat For Schools
ATLANTA—The U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture’s Consumer
and Marketing Service reports
it bought 201,600 pounds of can
ned pork, packed in natural jui
ces, and 4,644,000 pounds of
fresh-frozen, cut-up, U. S. Gra
de A chickens for use in its na
tional school lunch program.
In addition, the Consumer and
Marketing Service has announced
that offers will be invited for can
ned beef packed in natural jui
ces, concurrently with the pre
sent program for canned pork.
Offers are to be submitted un
der separate invitations. How
ever, the 2 commodities will
be considered interchangeable in
filling school lunch canned meat
requirements, taking freight and
area distnoution needs into ac
count.
Funds for these purchases are
provided under the National Sc
hool Lunch Act. All products
purchased must be prepared from
animals slaughtered and proces
sed within the United States.
The Consumer and Marketing
Service paid from 59.96 to 61.24
cents per pound for the canned
pork. Approximate cost of the
purchase was $122,000 f.o.b. sh
ipping point, bringing to $3,-
911,000 the amount spent for
6,400,350 pounds in the pork
purchase program to date.
Attend Church Sunday
Georgia’s Forest Fire Laws
W. E. Lee, Newnan, Georgia
Forestry Commission Forest
Fire Investigator is urging all
Newton Countians to become fa
miliar with Georgia’s Forest
Fire Laws. The Investigator
points out that the following acts
are misdemeanors and will be
punished as provided by law.
1. Setting on fire or causing
or procuring to be set on fire
by any person of any forest,
brush, woods, marsh or other
lands, or other inflammable ve
getation, on lands not his own.
2. Allowing fire to escape
from the control of the person
building or having charge of the
fire, or allowing such fire to
spread to the lands of any per
son other than the builder of the
fire.
3. Burning any brush, st
umps, logs, rubbish, fallen tim
ber, grass, stubble or debris of
any sort, whether on his own
land or that of another without
taking necessary precaution both
before lighting the fire and at
all times thereafter to prevent
the escape thereof. The escape
of such fire to adjoining tim
ber, brush, or grass lands shall
be prima facie evidence that ne
cessary precautions were not ta
ken.
4. Building a camp fire upon
lands, not one’s own, without cl
earing the ground immediately
around it free from material
which will carry fire, or leav
ing thereon a camp fire to sp
read thereon or by throwing away
a lighted cigar, matches, cigar
ette, or by the use of firearms
or in any other manner starting
a fire in forest material not his
own and leaving the same unex
tinguished.
5. Defacing or destroying fire
warning notices.
Investigator Lee also reminds
citizens that the following acts
shall be felonies and shall be
punishable by imprisonment in
the penitentiary for not less than
one and not more than two years.
1. Wilfully, maliciously or
without cause, setting on fire the
lands of another.
2. starting a fire on one’sown
land or lands which he has leas
ed or under his control with the
intent of letting it escape to the
lands of another.
3. The theft, destruction or
injuring of any telephone lines,
towers, buildings, tools or eq
uipment used in the detection,
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Thursday, January 18, 1968
reporting, or suppression of fi
res.
In addition, Lee states that
Newton County has the Notice
of Intention to Burn, County Op
tion Law. This law, passed by
two successive grand juries, st
ates that failure of any person,
firm, corporation or associat
ion otherwise lawfully entitled
to burn any woods, lands, mar
shes or any other inflammable
or combustible materials or ve
getation, whether in cultivated or
uncultivated areas, shall prior
to such burning, give notice of
the approximate time and loca
tion thereof to the County Fo
rest Ranger of the county where
in such burning is to be made,
or to any other employee or of
ficial of the County Forestry Unit
serving such county. Such notice
need not be given if, on a sudden
emergency, due caution requires
firing to render one’s premises
safe, but in any prosecution un
der this Act, such shall consti
tute an affirmative defense, the
burden of proving which shall
rest upon the person asserting it
as a defense.
Failure to give such notice
as required is a misdemeanor
and will be punished as provi
ded by law.
These laws are set up to pro
tect Georgia landowners Lee de
clared. By obeying these laws,
the forests of Newton County will
remain a source of raw material
for the area’s wood using indus
tries as well as providing cover
for our streams, a place to picnic,
hunt or fish.
“Won’t you help us keep Geor
gia green?” asks Investigator
Lee.
Anyone needing the services of
Investigator W. E. Lee is re
quested to call the local county
forest ranger James E. Pinson
at Covington, telephone number
786-3742. Or call W. E. Lee
at Newnan, telephone number
253-1207.
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