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Thursday, May 5, 1955
County Agents
News
By D. E. Medders
Georgia farmers are in a better
position today than ever before to
wipe out Brucellosis in cattle and
Bryan countians are urged to have
their herds tested immediately and
to start calf vaccination programs.
Farmers can have these things
done now at no cost whateveh to
them. Additional federal funds
have been made available in an ef
fort to wipe out Bang’s disease
all over the country. Veterinarians’
fees for testing cattle and the cost
of vaccine used in the program
will be paid from these funds.
Georgia is taking the lead in the
testing program, with 50,000 ani
mals checked in March. The most
tested by any other state during
one month this year was 25,800.
The surprising thing about the
50,000 checked here in March is
that only 1.87 per cent of them
actually had Brucellosis. The in
cidence of the disease in 42,000
cows tested in February was only
two per cent. This is a lawer in
cidence of Bang’s than was pre
viously thought to exist. However,
this is no reason to let up in the
fight against the disease. In fact,
it is all the more reason to step up
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See them SATURDAY, MAY 7th
Here for the first time, are advanced tricycle tractorw
by Ford! Two great power series, both designed fol’
4-row and 2-row front mounted cultivators and
planters, 1-row and 2-row mounted corn pickers.
The new 700 and 900 Ford Tractors have a com
bination of high crop clearance and low driver seat
that makes them the safest as well as the easiest
handling tricycles you ever saw. You get a cradled
ride on the low mounted seat
There are many other advanced features in the
new Ford Tricycle Tractors, and you owe it to your
self to find out more about them. Come in now and
see Ford’s first tricycles on display. You’ll be glad
you did!
&£ J. C. LEWIS MOTOR CO.
tk&n TRACTOR DIVISION
j 2407 Bay Street Extension
£ SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
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the campaign, while we have
Bang’s on the run.
' One discouraging thing in the
Brucellosis eradication campaign
so far is the lagging calfhood vac
cination program. Veterinarians
over the state (178 are cooperating
in the program in Georgia) were
set up to vaccinate 38,000 cows
during the first six months of this
year. However, not more than 5,-
000 got shots during any one
month so far.
Since we do not have a veteri
narian in this county it wall be
necessary for farmers in each
neighborhood or community to get
together on a date they would like
to have a vet come in and test
their cattle. This service of the
county agent will be available for
setting up organized groups.
Farm Bureau
News
Perhaps the biggest comment
that can be said of Secretary Ben
son’s and President Eisenhower’s
aid program for low-income farm
ers is the disclosure that 1,500,000
farm families have an annual in
come of less than SI,OOO. These
families represent a sizable por
tion of the nation’s farm families.
It should shock the nation, a na
tion with the highest living stan-
dard in the world, that this condi
tion exists. It should be shocking
especially to certain slick paper
magazines and the metropolitan
press in certain areas of the nation
which have conveyed the impres
sion that the nation’s farmers are
a bunch of millionaires.
The full facts are yet to be pub
lished. A report last week dis
closed that Georgia farm income
or marketings, declined 8% during
the first two months of 1955. Os
course, there was a decline for the
farmers in 1954. And since 1951,
farm prices have declined just
about one-fourth ... 24 per cent
to be exact. This, of course, while
farm production cosrts were either
increasing or holding steady.
Unfortunately, the farmer can’t
run to the Public Service Commis
sion to increase the charges for
his services and products when his
costs increase. Neither can the
farmer through board action,
double the price for his products
in the name of free competitive
enterprise. '
As a general rule, the rural
business man has very little to say
about the price of the things he
buys and the things he sells. There
is no mark-up to take care of over
head and profits. Almost without
exception his costs arc determined
by someone else. He has little
bargaining power to enable him
to reduce them. He must pay what
THE PEMBROKE JOURNAL
the seller demands.
It is difficult for the farmer to
estimate in advance what his ex
penses and income are going to be
since both largely are determined
by non-farm people. When produc
tion costs are requiring 75 cents
of the gross sales dollar . . . and
the price received drops by 24 per
cent farmers become submarginal
farmers by Mr. Benson’s stan
dards; Now' comes Mr. Benson’s
increased interest rates on loans
from <3 to 5 per cent. There’s noth
ing like pushing a drowning man
under when he pushes his head up
for a breath of fresh air.
ATTENTION
Bids wanted on four routes at
Richmond Hill. Bid wanted on the
Enoch Clark route for the George
Washington Carver School. All
bids must be submitted by Mon
day, May 2.
The Board of Education reserves
the right to refuse any and all
bids submitted.
(Signed) J. R. DeLOACH,
County School
Superintendent.
SALESMEN WANTED
START A RAWLEIGH BUSI
NESS. Real opportunity now in
Bryan County. See W. A. Carter,
P. O. Box 420, Griffin, Ga., or
-write Rawleigh Dept. GAD-1170-
K, Memphis, Tenn.
NEW 700 SERIES
Two plow power with exceptional
operating economy. Built to handle
2-row planting and cultivating equip
ment, but rugged enough for 4-row
implements in many types of soil.
Ford’s famous “Red Tiger” engine,
4-speed transmissipn and many other
features to help you get more done
at lower cost.
NEW 900 SERIES
Two new models with economical full
3-plow power to handle 4-row plant
ing and cultivating equipment One
model has Live PTO with clutch
pedal control. Both models have tire
“Red Tiger” Pow'r-Plus engine, new
power-adj listed rear wheels, 5-speed
transmission and other great features.
CASH PRICES ONLY
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These Prices Thursday, Friday, Saturday, May 7to 9th
CHOICE
MEATS
FRESH Grade “A”
HENS
POUND
Fresh Gracie ' A l ' Pound
Pork Shoulders 37c
Good Lean Pound
Pork Chops 49c
Roger Wood TENDERIZED Pound
HAMS 49c
Margarine lb. 19c
Black Pepper 29c
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Jewel 1-2 gal.
Cooking Oi! 99c
PET Dry Milk Jar 29c
K Coffee can 87c
Large Plate FREE !
R. T. LUZIANNE
Coffee Bags 49c
Tomatoes 3 cans 34c
New Irish Potatoes 3 pounds 27c
y 2 gallon CONSUMERS ICF CREAM 59c
FRESH
Lettuce HEAD 10c
Fresh Slicing pound
Tomatoes 10c
6 Bottles f^i^Free!
BRING BOTTLES with $7.00 ^rder
Cash p rjces . ■■■ QUANTITY RIGHTS RESERVED
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tirade 44 A” pound
Fryers 41c
BACON pound 44c
Wisconsin Round
Cheese lb. 47c
Smoked Sausage
Bologna
Weiners Tjf
3 pounds
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Streak O’lean pound
White Meat 29c
SUGAR
5 pounds 39c
SUNSHINE 7
Vanilla Wafers 27r
POUND BOX ™
Vienna Sausage 2 cans 19c
PIE S c
Chocalate
Coconut Jy B
Cherry
Snap Beans
2 19c
pounds “
LEMONS
2 dozen
39c