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The Houston Home Journal Farm News Os Interest to Houston M ID HOUSTON COUNTY y AGENT SAYS I Em V J I .awn Watering Watering the lawn isn’t the simple chore many homeowners believe it to be. Even knowing when you’ve applied enough isn’t easy. For example, you should apply enough water to penetrate 12 inches deep, and how much water this takes depends on your soil type Henry Clay, horticulturist with the Extension Service, says if the soil is dry and the grass is wilting, it will take one inch of water - on sandy soil, that is. loam type soil will require one and one-half inches to penetrate to a depth of 12 inches. On clay soil, it will take two and one half inches. How can you tell if you’ve applied enough water? (-lay suggests placing small cans in the area being watered. Check these to determine how much water you've applied. And he says you shouldn't be surprised if it takes several hours to put down the proper amount of water. When should the lawn be watered? Clay says you should do it early enough to allow the grass blades to dry * before nightfall. 'lhls will aid in combating disease problems. Flower Beds Good flower beds don’t just happen A lot of planning goes into site selection, as well as into cultural prac tices. T. («. Williams, head of our Hows Your Hearing? Chicago, 111. A free offer of s|HH'ial interest to those who hear hut do not understand words has been announced by Bel tom*. A non-operating model of tlie smallest Hellene aid ever made will he given absolutely fns« to anyone answering this advertisement. Try it to see how it is worn in the privacy of your own home without cost or obligation of any kind. It’s yours to keep, free. It weighs less than a third of an ounce, and it’s all at ear level, in one unit. No wires lead from body to head. These models are free, so we suggest you write for yours now. Again, we repeat, there is no cost, and certainly no obliga tion. Write to Dept. 5481 Bel tone Electronic* Corp., 4201 W. Victoria, Chicago, 111. 60646. MEN AND WOMEN NEEDED IN GOVERNMENT WORK High pay and secure jobs may be yours in Civil Service. Grammar school sufficient for many jobs. Send for list of typical jobs and salaries and how you can prepare at home for government extrance exams. MAIL COUPON TODAY. Licensed by the State Board of Education. Lincoln Service, Dept. Ga. 150-1 2211 Broadway, Pekin, Illinois 61554 Name Age Street Phone City State Zip PAGE 2-B Extension landscape department, says the present trend is toward smaller flower beds for both annuals and perennials. He adds that maintenance problems have contributed to smaller beds. Whatever the size, the flower bed should be in corporated into the overall design of the landscape. Generally, the flower bed needs a suitable background. This may be evergreen shrubs, fences or walls. Os course, color com binations in flower beds are important, too. Williams says a limited number of colors, massed and arranged according to heights, is better than a wide range If scattered colors. Keep Careful Cheek On Soil Moisture Summertime brings hot weather and scattered and sometimes limited rainfall. Wise gardeners do not necessarily wait for rains to supply their gardens and plantings with moisture. Tliey will water to try to maintain a uniform supply of soil moisture. They do not let their plants reach the wilting point before watering. Generally most lawns, shrub plantings, annuals and perennials need about 1 inch of water per week. With differing size water hose and sprinklers the lime required to apply Uiis amount of water may vary from one hour to several hours. When you Langston Reminds Farmers Os Rural Assistance Program K. W. Langston Jr., Chairman of the Houston County ASC Committee t reminds farmers throughout the County that I our Rural Environmental Assistance lYogram is a very good and essential one. and encourages farmers to take advantage of it. Some of the practices are: Establishing permanent vegetative cover, Planting forestry trees, developing facilities for livestock water, wat e r impoundment reservlolrs, improving standing forest trees, con structing terrace systems, diversion terraces, ditches or dikes, interim cover crops, wildlife food plots, animal waste storage and diversion facilities, sediment retention and water control structures and underground PERRY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1972 water by hand or by sprinkler try to water during the early morning hours. Not only will you get somewhat better utilization of the water but the foliage will be dried off before nightfall. Remember moist or damp foliage will be more susceptible to disease. Watch New Plantings Many gardeners made rather late plantings of shrubs and trees. Such plantings will need more summertime care than those that were made during the dormant season. This care comes in the form of very careful attention to soil moisture and making certain at all times that there is plenty of moisture in the soil. Thorough waterings at weekly intervals or more frequently in case of hot dry weather will be necessary to keep the plants healthy. Gardeners need to be alert to the fact that even though the soil in the planting area may seem moist this may not be the case of the original soil ball that came on many plants. Many times the soil mixture in which the plants were grown will lie entirely different from the original soil in the shrub bed or flower bed. Some of these mixtures are extremely light with rapid drainage, good aeration and dry much quicker than the native soils. In checking for soil moisture, feel of the soil mixture nearest the crown of the plant. It may be con siderably drier than the surrounding soil. Water the soil balls as well as the soil in the surrounding area with a * very slow stream of water. This will prevent washing of the soil and distrubing the root system. Remember a mulch will greatly help in conserving soil moisture and preventing rapid fluc tuations in soil temperature. systems. Mr. langstons said that all interested producers should come by the office and talk to us about it. 'Hie office is located in the Jernigan building on Jernigan Street. Office is open 5 days a week - Monday through Friday from 8 (H) A.M. to 5:00 P.M* Helpful Hints FRUIT 1 RLE DISEASE Plant diseases are a major menace to the health of fruit trees. Seab fungus, for example, is a typical disease that attacks and destroys leaves and young fruit on apple and pear trees Blossoms on peach and plum trees are susceptible to the brown-rot fungus. Diseases, as well as insects and fungi, can be controlled by applying spray mixtures recommended b\ your county Extension agent or University of Georgia experiment stations. WATER PLANTS Shrubs and ornamentals set out around the house this spring will require special care during their Hrsl year. Lack of water during the first growing season is the main reason these plants don’t do well. Water them at least once a week during dry periods. Extension Sendee specialists recommend. And use enough water to thoroughly soak the soil to the bottom of the hole. Houston Xi Nome & Food 17 V Dee Weems New Ban On Flammable Mattresses Mattress fires are one of the major types of single fatality fires for both adults and children. Hopefully a new Federal standard for mattresses will drastically reduce such tragedies in the future. Government tests indicate that present mattresses, when a lighted cigarette is placed on them, will ignite at least f>o percent of the time. Mattresses complying with the new standard resist ignition ‘>9.9 percent ot the time. The new standard, which comes from the Commerce Department, includes other bedding items ■ mattress pads and all items of furniture having detachable mattresses, as sofa beds and rollaway beds. In announcing the new Federal standard, Com merce Secretary Peter G. Peterson stated that 99 percent of all mattresses now being sold could not pass its specifications. Make War on Mosquitoes Some species of the needle nosed insect known to us all as the mosquito are carriers . of diseases such as malaria to men, encephalitis to man ;md horses and heartwonn to dogs. And the bite of all species of the six-legged pest causes itching and unsightly red welts. All mosquitoes are a nuisance. 'lhe best way to make your home and yard com paratively mosquito-free is to eliminate all standing water, according to the Kntomology Research Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Mosquito eggs cannot hatch unless they are in water. With this in mind look for pools of water on your grounds; eliminate them. Then make sure your premises comply with the following checklist: (1) Remove any recep table where rain or any run off water might accumulate. (2) Throw away any temporary water containers - plastic cups, etc. (3) Place discarded bicycle and automobile tires in places where they will not collect water. 1 4) Tightly cover cisterns, cesspools, septic tanks fire and rain barrels and tubs where water may be stored. (5) Check your birdbath - empty it and thoroughly wash it at least once a week. 16) Clean out rain gutters so clogged areas will not cause water to dam up. (7) Check potted plants. I Mosquitoes cannot breed in damp soil, but water enough ; for breeding may ac cumulate in saucers under the plant. Let's Save Breakfasts In today's changing times, the good old-fashioned breakfast like many i pleasantries of the past, s seems to be in danger of ' extinction. An increasing 1 number of restaurants and ' snackshops. and probably a modern trend toward early . morning idleness are 1 probably the primary threats to the healthy break i fast at home. ? Your family deserves a goud breakfast and here's why: This morning meal is an ample source of protein, vitamins and minerals - materials needed to build and repair and maintain a healthy body. It provides fuel for body energy -quick starts on both hot and cold morings. And the best argument for breakfast - it tastes good. A suitable breakfast pattern could range from a simple fruit, cereal or bread, milk, or other beverage to a hearty breakfast fare of fruit, cereal or bread, eggs with meat or ham. Sound planning should provide at least one-fourth of the day’s food at breakfast. So, gather the whole family 'round the table tomorrow morning for a wholesome breakfast. It's a good way to start the day. C ARROTS AND CORN Now’s (he time to get these \eeetiihlos. according to the U. S. Department of Agriculture. F resh sweet corn keeps best if refrigerated uncovered in husks; use it promptly. Removing tops from carrots, ln*ets. and radishes reduces wilting. JULY 29th at 10:00 A.M. DUBLIN, GA. Property, being sold by Mrs. Dreyfus Fountain and the First National Bank & Trust , Co., in Macon as executors of the Dreyfus L. Fountain Estate. 1250 acres of prime land In 170 Tracts including ★ 1000 acres of fertile farm land To be sold in 32 parcels ranging from five acres to 150 acres. It’s almost impossible to find farm land such as this today! * 137-one and two acre lots on or near fabulous THUNDERING SPRINGS LAKE Enjoy the good life every weekend. Never a crowd, because these lots are all that are to be sold on Thundering Springs Lake. Buy one lot to build your Summer home on, and another as an investment. You can’t go wrong! ★ Two unfinished Cottages • A mobile home Three lots have partially completed houses with much of the building material that is needed to complete them. One lot has a furnished mobile home. * 135 acre lake plus 150 acre lake site Thundering Springs Lake offers 135 acres of swimming, skiing, fishing and boating. The lake is stocked with thousands of channel catfish. There is a 150 acre lake site that can be developed similar to Thundering Springs Lake. Directions: Travel out of East Dublin, Ga. on U.S. 319 North. From the city limit sign on U.S. 319, go approximately six miles and watch for the T. Lynn Davis Auction signs. Turn left and go two miles to the entrance to Thundering Springs Lake. Terms: 25 percent down day of sale. Bank financing P* available on the remainder. Write or call our office f° r a complete detailed brochure. I “ ~ 3r - * 7. ' >'Co-broker: Thornton Realty Co. 538 First St. I Macon. Ga. I Acid Soil Conditions Are Critical in Areas of Georgia ATHENS—Acid soil con ditions may be reaching critical proportions in Georgia. Al ready, crop and forage yields are being severely limited in some areas. And P. J. Bergeaux, agrono mist with the University of Georgia Extension Service, says the situation seems to be a paradox. For the most part, increased instances of extremely acid soils are showing up on farms where growers are following a good fertility program and producing high per acre yields, “And in most cases, these farmers have been following what they consider to be a 4-H Drivers Compete in State Contest PERRY-Three young Georgians drove their wav to state 4-H championships here recently. Competing against some 40 other 4-H contestants, the trio won first-place honors in Stale 4-H Tractor ami Automotive contests held at Perry High School, July 6. Senior 4-H’ers Janice Haupt, of Atlanta, and Kenneth Angel, of Cave Springs, are Georgia's state champions in the 4-H automotive project. They earned the honoi of represent ing the slate a! the Southeast Regional Driving Contest, by turning in lop performances in driving exercises, auto trouble shooting, an altitude dialogue and a written examination. They will compete for the Southeast Regional title as a team at Rock Eagle 4-H Center. September 18-20. Terry Kilgore, a senior 4-H'er from Hawkinsville. is Georgia I ll’s foremost expert in tractor operation. Com bining a high score on a written quiz with tractor driving expertise. Kilgore beat out all competition to capture the top spot in the state. He will represent Georgia at the Eastern U. S. Tractor Operators Contest, Richmond, Va., September 25-2 d. good liming program,” Bergeaux added. (Agricultural limestone is the material used to correct soil acidity.) “Apparently these farmers are failing to realize that a more extensive liming program is required when high amounts of acid forming nitrogen fertilizers are used, and the entire crop—as in the case of silage—is removed from the land,’’ Bergeaux explained. "At any rate, the old rule of thumb of one ton of lime per acre applied every three years is no longer relevant. More frequent liming is required to compensate for the soil acidity produced by high use of acid forming nitrogen fertilizers and increased removal of calcium and magnesium from the soil.” The Extension agronomist cited a typical example: "Say a dairy farmer is using a particular field for silage. The field is being double cropped-small grain followed by corn. "He is applying 150 pounds of nitrogen per acre to the small grain and 200 pounds per acre to the corn. "It will require approxi mately 600 pounds of No reservations required! MCI- Ml Say goodbye to high motel and hotel bills . . . reservations check-out times . . . with a 1972 GMC Camper pickup. Includes anti sway stabilizer bar, heavy duty front and rear springs. Many more features. Come in today! NESMITH GMC TRUCKS 908 JERNIGAN ST. PERRY, GA. 987-1818 dolomitic lime to compensate for the loss of basic elements through crop removal, leaching and erosion. In addition, it will take about four pounds of lime to offset the acidity formed by each pound of ammonium nitrogen. That means 1,400 pounds of lime, as 350 pounds of N were applied. ‘The total lime requirement adds up to one ton per year. So this farmer should be using approximately one ton of lime per acre each year-just to maintain his soil pH at the original level. If he applies only one ton per acre every three years (a previously accepted practice) his soil will become progressively acid, and will reach the stage where crop yields suffer badly.” Bergeaux’ current recom mendation is to check the lime requirement every year through the Extension Service soil test and plant analysis lab oratory. “The old adage, ‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,’ certainly applies in this situation,” the agronomist declared. “It is too late to correct an extremely acid soil condition after the crop is planted.”