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VOL. 82 No 1 PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 1. 1953 ESTABLISHED 1870
1953 Agricultural Program
For Houston County Outlined
The County Program Planning
Committee, made up of farm men
and women leaders and represen
tatives of Farm Bureau, Home
Demonstration Council and Agri
cultural Workers, met in County
Agent’s Office, Thursday, Decem
ber 18, and worked out our 1953
Agricultural Program for Houston
county.
1953 Agricultural Projects
Grouped as Follows:
1. SOIL CONSERVATION
(a) Complete Conservation plans
on each farm.
(b) Soil building crops, crop
rotation, and crop residue man
agement.
(c) Pastures and permanent hay
crops.
Id) Terracing, contour cultiva
tion, drainage and farm ponds.
(e) Forestry, planting and man
agement.
2. FARM CROPS
(a) Cotton
(b) Peanuts
(c) Small grains
(d) Corn
(e) Feed Crops
3. LIVESTOCK
(a) Beef Cattle production and
management.
(b) Dairy cattle production and
management.
(c) Poultry production and man
agement.
(d) Swine production and man
agement. •
4. HOME FOOD SUPPLY
(a) Gardening.
(b) Food preservation.
(c) Nutrition.
5. HOME INDUSTRIES
6. HOME IMPROVEMENT
7. YOUTH WORK
(a) 4-H Club.
(b) F. F. A.
Recommendations for 1953
1. SOIL CONSERVATION
(a) Soil Conservation Farm
Plans
1. Old plans should be revised
and brought up-to-date as needed.
2. Every farm owner, not now
cooperating with the local soil
Conservation District, should be
contacted and urged to do so.
(b) Soil building crops, crop
rotations and crop residue manage
ment.
1. Soil building crops—Farmers
to be urged to follow peanuts and
other row crops with winter leg
umes such as lupine, vetch and
Austrian winter peas, and to fol
low more of their small grain with
such soil conserving crops as an
nual lespedeza, crotalaria (on land
too sandy for lespedeza), and cow
peas sown bi'oadcast.
2. Crop Rotations —Farmers to
be urged to establish and follow
definite rotation of crops to pro
vide for maximum cover and soil
building and conserving crops. For
example: cotton followed by small
grain and annual lespedeza follow
ed by peanuts and lupine followed
by corn and lupine followed by
cotton.
3. Crop Residue Management .
Farmers to be urged to save and
return to the land instead of burn
small grain, cowpeas and soybean
stubble, cotton and corn stalks
etc., to add much needed organic
matter to the soil.
(c) Pastures and Permanent Hay
Crops.
1. Permanent Pastures —Farmers
to be urged to establish sufficient
improved pastures to take care of
livestock on farm. Pastures to pro
vide year around grazing will be
encouraged. A minimum of one
acre of Bermuda with reseeding
crimson clover, one acre of Fes
cue with White Clover or if land
is not adapted to Fescue, one acre
of small grain, legume mixture,
1-4 acre of Sericea and 1-4 acre of
Kudzu per animal unit is needed.
Farmers will also be urged to
maintain their pastures by mow
ing, controlled grazing and prop
er fertilization.
2- Permanent Hay Crops—Farm
eis to be urged to establish suffi
cient acreage to deep-rooted,
di ought resistant legumes to pro
vide sufficient hay for livestock.
■Sei icea and Kudzu are suitable
for this purpose, and can be grown
on land that is too steep, eroded
oi poor for economical production
of field crops. I
Houston Jifmm 3) ournal
(d) Terracing, Contour Cultiva- i
tion, Drainage and Farm Ponds.
1. Terracing
(a) Maintenance of existing ter
races—Farmers to be urged to
maintain in a workable condition,
terraces already constructed on
their farms.
(b) New Terracing—Farmers to
be urged to construct adequate
terraces on all sloping cropland,
including the establishment of
adequate, stabilized outlets for ter
race water.
2. Contour Cultivation—Farmers
to be encouraged to practice con
tour tillage on all sloping crop
land.
3. Drainage—Where the need
exists for increased acreage of
pasture or cropland, and where
poorly drained land exists on the
farm, which with proper drainage
systems could be developed for
these purposes. Farmers to be en
couraged to install adequate drain
age systems.
4. Farm Ponds—Properly con
structed and maintained farm
ponds on suitable sites, can pro
vide water for livestock and ir
rigation, food and recreation.
Farmers having suitable sites
should be encouraged to build
same.
(c) Forestry
1. Reforestation—Farmers should
be urged to reforest land not need
ed or unsuited for pasture or crop
land, either by planting or allow
ing natural reforestation to take
place.
2. Management of Woodlands
Farmers should be encouraged to
protect their woodlands from fire,
disease and insects, and from over
grazing; to practice selective cut
ting for maximum production of
various woodland products, such
as lumber, pulpwood, fuel wood,
fence and peanut poles, etc.
2. FARM CROPS
(a) Cotton: The Committee re
commended that the county make
an effort to produce our part of
the 13 million bales crop suggested
by the government, commensurate
with available labor supply and
price support. A goal of 9,000 acres
or 5,000 bales was set for the
County.
(b) Peanuts: The Committee
recommends that all farms plant
their allotted acreage of commer
cial peanuts which is estimated to
total about 7,500 acres for 1953.
The planting of Commercial pea
nuts in excess of the allotted acre
age should be discouraged as this
tends to cause dissatisfaction a
mong the growers, especially when
forced to sell at two price levels
as in the past. Runner peanuts for
hogging off should be encouraged
where fields are fenced.
(c) Small grains: The Commit
tee recommends a goal of 5,000
acres of wheat and 8,000 acres of
oats, and that additional storage i
facilities be provided to handle
these crops, and not be forced to
dump on market at harvest time
regardless of price situation.
(d) Corn: The acreage of corn
25 to 30 thousand acres is suffi
cient, the committee recommended
that our yields be increased from
18 bu. per acre average to 25 bu.
per acre average.
(e) Feed Crops: The Committee
recommends that since our farm
ers are changing so rapidly from
row crops to livestock that more
attention be given to the produc
tion of feed and hay crops to feed
cattle during the slack pasture
season (December through Febru
ary). Farmers with 50 or more
head of cattle may find the use of
a trench silo will help out especi
ally if early fall grazing crops can
not be had on account of weather
conditions.
3. LIVESTOCK
(a) Beef Cattle Production and
Management: The Committee rec
ommends the continued improve
ment of quality of cattle, by urging
producers to keep purebreed sires
for each 30 cows. Keep herd im
munized against diseases and be
on guard against Bangs Disease
entering your herd. Since good
pastures properly seeded and fer
tilized and limed are a must in
economical cattle production, the
Committee strongly recommends |
that we increase our acreage to
; permanent pastures on every farm
interested in livestock production.
Producers should be urged to pay
more attention to putting better
finish on cattle marketed.
(b) Dairy Production and Mar
keting: The Committee recom
mends that we work towards ex
panding the production of Grade
A milk from present production of I
500 gallons per day to 2,000 gal
lons per day in 1953. Also that
dairymen of the county improve
their future production by grow
ing out heifers from their dairy
herd bred by means of artificial
insemination, thus improving the
quality of milk cows for the fu
ture. All dairymen to make ade
quate plans for grazing and feed
crops and plan for silage for win
ter use. It is also recommended
that dairy cows be bred to freshen
in late summer and early fall, so
as to give the highest milk produc
tion at a time when the demand for
milk is greatest and also builds a
larger base for the highest price
for milk.
(c) Poultry Production and
Management: The Comnyttee rec
ommends that every farm family
produce enough poultry and poul
try products for daily consump
tion.
(d) Swine Production and Man
agement: The Committee recom
mends that producers improve the
quality of our hogs through the
use of only purebred sires. And
that each farm family plan to pro
duce enough meat for their own
use. All hogs should be immunized
against cholera just after weaning.
Pigs should be farrowed and
grown out on fresh ground to keep
down internal parasites.
4. HOME FOOD SUPPLY
, 1. Gardening:
(a) Every rural family grow a
spring garden.
(b) Every rural family grow a
fall garden.
2. Food Preservation:
(a) Every rural family preserve
surplus fruits and vegetables
either by canning or freezing.
(b) Every rural family grow
and preserve enough pork, beef
and poultry for home use.
(c) Home Demonstration Club j
Members to use a food preserva
tion budget.
3 Nutrition:
(a) Home Demonstration Club
Members to learn to plan well
balanced meals.
(b) Home Demonstration Club
Members to know the necessary
daily protein intake for their fam
ilies.
(c) Home Demonstration Club
Members to serve the necessary
proteins for an adequate diet.
5. HOME INDUSTRIES
(a) Handicrafts:
6. HOME IMPROVEMENT
1. Landscaping and beautifying
i yards.
2. Lighting:
(a) More efficient lighting for
the home and care of lighting
equipment.
3. Personal Improvement:
(a) Table Setting and Etiquette.
(b) Harry Family Life. i
7. 4-H Club Work:
(a) Emphasis to be placed on!
project work and achievement j
rather than enrollment.
(b) All children interested in
carrying out a project and backed
by their parents, be given an op
portunity to enroll in 4-H Club
work. i
(c) Have County Camp for all
who wish to attend that are carry- 1
ing on an active project.
(d) Promote County and Dis- ■
trict Achievement Contest.
(e) Hold Annual Achievement
Banquet and give awards to those
who have done outstanding work.
M. K. Dorsett, Chairman, Byron,
Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Johnson,
Members, Warner Robins, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dumas, 1
Members, Warner Robins, Ga.
A. A. White, Farm Bureau, By
ron, Ga.
Paschal Muse, Farm Bureau, ■
Perry. Ga.
J. G. Bradley, PMA, Perry, Ga.
Joan Stewart, Home Demonstra
tion Agent, Perry, Ga.
I W. T. Middlebrooks, County
Agent, Perry, Ga.
I NUNN NAMED
MAN OF YEAR
FOR HOUSTON
George C. Nunn, church and
business leader of Perry, was
named as Houston county’s “man
of the year” for outstanding com-)
munity service as the Perry Ki-1
wanis Club observed its annual
ladies’ night at New Perry Hotel
last night.
Charles P. Gray, former Kiwan
tis president who made the pre
sentation, praised Mr. Nunn’s com
munity service over the last three
decades. Mr. Nunn’s contributions j
to the farm program of the county, >
his service as chairman of the Per-j
ry Methodist Board of Stewards
for 25 years and his widespread
community activities were outlined
by Mr. Gray.
Dr. H. Lewis Batts of Mercer
University was the guest speaker.
He was introduced by E. P. Stap
les.
President Cohen Walker turned
over the Kiwanis gavel to Marion
Brown, who will be installed as
the 1953 president at the next]
club meeting. Other new officers I
include Sherwood Harvard, vice
president, Harris Rape, secretary- 1
treasurer, and Earl Lewis, Hoke I
Smith, C. E. Andrew, A. E. Car-1
penter, H. E. Weems Jr., Herbert
Moore, Redding Talton and Cohen
Walker, directors.
Special guests at the meeting
were Mr. and Mrs. Bealy Smith of
Atlanta and Mr. and Mrs. William
Wilson of Fort Valley. Mr. Wilson]
is lieutenant governor of the Fifth j
Division of Kiwanis. Mr. Smith is j
the donor of the “Man of the
Year” plaque awarded annually by
the Kiwanis club for community
service. A secret committee picks
the recipient.
Jimmy Lewis o Perry, Mercer
University stude. t, sang three
numbers, accom-' led at the pi
ano by Miss Marjorie Brown, for
mer Perryan now living in New
York City. The musical program
was arranged by Francis Nunn.
Retiring President Walker said
the club had had three inter-club
meetings during the year, increas
ed its contributions to the public
library, continued sponsoring the
Boy Scouts, contributed to the
Christmas lighting project, sup
ported 4-H farm contests and en- j
tertained the athletic and literary
teams of Perry High School.
Henry Matthews retired as sec
retary after serving for several
years.
Dr. Batts, in remarks made after
his address, said that Mercer Uni
versity “is indebted to Perry for
sending a boy like Hentz Houser
to our campus.”
“The presence of a boy having
the ambition, courage and spunk
of Hentz Houser does something to
the spirit of an institution,” Dr.
Batts said.
Funeral Conducted
For 1). E. Corder, 62
Funeral services for David E.
I Corder, 62, member of a pioneer
Houston county family who died
at his Warner Robins home Satur
i day, were held Sunday afternoon
j at the Second Baiptist Church of
! Warner Robins,
Elder George Riley Hunt and
! Rev, Vernon Brown officiated and
burial was in Magnolia Park Cem
etery at Warner Robins. The Ma
: sonic lodge was in charge of the
graveside services. He was an hon
-1 orary member of the Rutland
I I
j Lodge and a past worshipful xnas
-1 ter of the Warner Robins Lodge.
■ Survivors include two sisters, 1
I Miss Nannie Corder and Mrs. |
i Pearl Kirkland, Warner Robins;
I I
two nephews, C. A. Kirkland, War
ner Robins and L. A. Kirkland,
Perry; a niece, Mrs. J. E. Peacock.
Macon, and a great nephew, James
A. Thomaston of Albany.
Gardner Watson Funeral Home
of Warner Robins was in charge of
1 arrangements. i
I
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our deep ap
preciation for your thoughtfull
ness, expressions of sympathy and
acts of kindness in our recent be
j reavement.
The Family of
D. E. CORDER
iNUNN BEGINS 43RD YEAR IN BUSINESS HERE
i
George C. Nunn and Son, deal
! ers in farm products and equip
ment, started on its <3rd year of
business today.
The business was born Jan. 1,
1911, in a little general merchan
dise store on Carroll Street here.
Mr. Nunn and the late Edwin Mar-
J tin bought the business from the
late W. B. Sims and named it the
Geo. C. Nunn and Co. A year
later Mr. Nunn bought out Mr.
Martin’s interest
On Jan. 1, 1917, the store burn
| ed and Mr. Nunn moved his busi
j ness to a warehouse he was build
| ing near his present location at
I the foot of Jernigan Street. He
1 cut off a section for an office and
! went into the business of buying
I and selling of farm products.
G. F. Nunn, son of George C.
| Nunn, became a partner in (Jie
1 business in 1937, following his
j graduation from Emory University,
i 1952 Sales Reached Million
The business has grown con
| tinuously since the humble begin
ning in 1917 until the volume sales
I this year rose above one million
‘ dollars for the first time in his
' tory. This figure is exclusive of
the peanut business,
i George C. Nunn and Son has
; grown because it has made a sus
i tained effort to provide a market
[ for everything grown on the farm,
Mr. Nunn said. He can recall the
time when only one crop—cotton
—could be sold in Perry. So in
1917 he began advertising that he
I would “buy anything the farmer
; raised.’’
j “Creating a market for the
farmer’s production is what built
our business,” Mr. Nunn said. Aft
■ er he began buying grain, Hous
ton county farmers started plant
j ing more oats and wheat and rye.
; This required harvesting equip
ment and he became the Case
dealer in 1917. Equipment sales
now amount to about 20 per cent
of his volume.
Farm Storage Pays Off
HOUSTON COUNTY HAS BEST YEAR
ON RECORD FOR TAX COLLECTIONS
Houston county taxpayers have
paid in 91.92 per cent of their
1952 taxes, Miss Florine C. Rainey,
tax collector, reported yesterday.
The tax collector said she has
received $188,790 on a total digest
of $205,377, for the best taxpay
i irg record ever made by Houston
1 countians.
i It was also the largest digest in
the history of the county—s7,2s7,-
788. This figure is three times the
total digest of 1940 and almost a
million dollars above the 1951
digest, reflecting the tremendous
growth of the county. The gain was
| made in spite of a reduction in the
rate for 1952.
All taxes prior to 1951 have
18 Pages This Week
Only a Nickel a Week
For many years he advocated,
that farmers provide on-the-farm ■
storage so that they would not be j
forced to take Whatever price was j
being offered at harvest time. Dur
ing the last year or two he has
seen many farmers increase their
profits because they were able to
hold their grain until the price
1 rose after the harvest was over.
His firm has . become state distri
butor for a metal grain bin. Farm
storage is definitely paying off, he
■ says.
Mr. Nunn remembers some dark
• days in the business, however, dur
ing the years 1922-24, 1929-33 and
for a short time at the beginning
of World War 11. He can remember
the time in the 1929-33 depression
when .peanuts brought only $lB
a ton. (The present government
support price is $239 a ton). He
can remember when it was diffi
cult to find buyers for eggs at
a nickle a dozen. (They run about
80 cents a dozen now).
Crops Come and Go
Farm crops come and go like a
fad, Mr. Nunn said, recalling that
much rye was planted in this
county several years ago, then
faded away only to become popu
lar again in recent months. Fescue
grass and blue lupine are two
other crops that are on the down
grade in the county.
.One of the most pleasant parts of
being in business in Houston coun
ty for 42 years, Mr. Nunn says,
is dealing with high type people.
“I don’t know of a section any
where which has a higher type,
more honest farm people than we
have right here through this sec
tion,” Mr. Nunn said.
(Editor’s Note; George C. Nunn
has ordered advertising space in
every issue of The Home Journal
for the entire 42-year period. We
couldn’t resist this opportunity to
get in this plug for Home Journal
advertising).
been collected, Miss Rainey said,
and only $585 is still to be col
lected for 1951 taxes.
An outstanding record has been
established by the tax collector’s
office during the past year in that
$15,539 was collected in taxes on
property which had not been re
turned by the owners. This money
would have been lost to the county
if the tax collector had not made
a continuous effort to collect it.
Most of the property was auto
mobiles which had not been re
turned for taxes and she located
them through tag applications re
ceived from the state motor ve
hicle unit.
i
Dr. F. S. Hodges
Dies in Carolina
Dr. Fred S. Hodges, native of
Perry, died Thursday, Dec. 25, at
Bennettsville, S. C., where he had
made his home for the (past 17
years.
Prior to his retirement in 1935,
Dr. Hodges practiced dentistry in
Jacksonville, Fla., for 35 years.
Dr. Hodges, who was 83 years
old, had been in declining health
for several months.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday at the residence and inter
ment was in the Bennettsville
cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, who
was Miss Harriet Evans of Ben
nettsville; an adopted daughter,
and 13 nieces and nephews.
Dr. Hodges was the last survivor
of the late James E. Hodges, Con
federate veteran, and his wife,
Mary Rice Hodges, who were life
long residents of Perry.
Bus Station Closed
Perry was without a bus station
this week.
F. I»i. Harris, traveling passenger
agent in the Jacksonville head
quarters of Southeastern Grey
hound Lines, said he was unable
to work out a satisfactory arrange
ment for the local bus station and
that he had ordered it closed last
Wednesday.
Passengers will be picked up at
the site of the last bus station,
just below the State Patrol station
on Camoll Street, Mr. Harris said,
but they will not have any wait
ing room and they will buy their
tickets from the bus driver.
Mr. Harris said that the bus
station will be reopened if a reli
able person is interested in it.
Perry has had difficulty support
ing a bus station for many years.
The location of the station has
been changed six times in the last
six years.
Western Union, which has been
located in the bus station, has
been moved to Debbs Restaurant,
effective today.
Winners Announced
Winners in the Perry Garden
Club’s Christmas contest for the
best home and doorway decora
tions were announced this week by
Mrs. H. E. Evans Jr., president.
For the best over-all effect, win
ners were Mrs. J. L. Gallemore,
first; Mrs. S. W. Hickson, second;
and Mrs. Alton Hardy, third.
For the most attractive doorway
decoration, winners were Mrs.
George B. Wells, first; Mrs. J. S.
Harvard, second, and Mrs. H. E.
Evans Jr., third.