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Part o/ the demonstrations by farm equipment
manufacturers included the actual cutting and
This unidentified couple took a break during the
busy “Hay Day” last Thursday and found a
convenient bale of hay.
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Shown here some of the more than 2,000 farmers from throughout the
southeast who were in Perry last Thursday for a massive demonstration of
hay-baleing equipment.
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baleing of hay as farmers from Houston and
counties all over the south looked on.
GEORGIA
HAY
DAY
Home Journal Photos
June Is
Dairy
Month
ATHENS—June is dairy
month, so take a cow to lunch.
But be sure you have
enough time to wait until she
is milked before you go. And
be sure you can get her back in
time for her second milking.
Also, check your wallet.
You may not be able to afford
to feed “Ole Bossy” the 247
pounds of fuel she needs daily.
No doubt about it, taking a
cow to lunch would be a
hassle. But any dairyman will
tell you that working with a
herd of them is not exactly fun
and games either.
Dairying is hard work. The
dairy cow demands a lot of
attention to get her to pro
duce. Milking is a twice-a-day
job, 365 days a year.
The average dairy cow
produces around 11,000
pounds of milk (1,279 gallons)
a year. To do this she has to be
supplied with over 45 tons of
water and feed a year.
The dairyman is called upon
to be everything from an
accountant to a veterinarian. It
is not a glamorous job. And it
is getting harder to make
money at it.
One of the main problems
facing dairy farmers today is
the increased cost of dairy
feed. The price of mixed dairy
feed rose 42 per cent during
1973.
Labor costs are high and
trained men are few, so he does
as much work as he can
himself.
A huge investment is needed
to start a dairy, and few people
are entering the field. In fact,
farmers are starting to leave the
dairy business. In Georgia,
around 95 grade A fluid milk
producers quit dairying from
March ’73 to March ’74.
Until last year, milk pro
duction per cow had risen with
new dairying techniques and
breeding research. In the last
few years, while the number of
cows decreased, Georgia’s total
milk production increased 22
per cent. This is because milk
production per cow has jump
ed an average of 51 per cent
since 1964.
But with less high-protein
feed being fed to the cows
because of the high feed prices,
there was a drop in milk last
year for the first time in 30
years.
It is hard work and it
doesn’t seem to be getting any
easier. But many people find a
full and rewarding life supply
ing milk to the nation.
For sure, it is an important
job. These men must make sure
that the cow is healthy, prop
erly fed and cared for. And
they take “Ole Bossy” to lunch
every day—June Dairy Month
or not.
Pascal Muse Farm
Southern Farmers Gather
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For “Ga. Hay Day ” Herd
Farm implement
manufacturers and dealers
from all the Southeastern
United States gathered at the
Pascal Muse farm just out of
Ferry last Thursday for the
“Georgia Hay Day". All types
of implements that work with
hay were featured in an
almost half-mile long
"midway” of equipment
displays. Over 1,000 Georgia
farmers turned out for the
event.
Hay-making systems on the
Muse farm included: those
that produce large rec
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Emmette Reynolds (center), President of the Georgia Farm Bureau
Federation, was at last Thursday’s “Hay Day’’ held on the Paschal Muse
Farm in Perry.
Here in Georgia, Lasso has been
doing an excellent job of controlling
most annual grasses and many
broadleaf weeds. Including crab
grass, pigweed, and Florida pusley.
Lasso also reduces competition
from Florida Beggarweed. Even
yellow nutsedge, when used at the
higher labeled rates.
Yet, tough as it is on the weeds,
Lasso is easy on your soybeans.
When used as directed, there’s no
damage to delicate feeder roots.
And it won’t stunt the growth of j
your beans.
What’s more, Lasso is convenient.
You don’t have to incorporate. You
can apply Lasso broadcast or, for
real economy, band it on. And Lasso
has no carryover, making it a simple
_ -~T matter to follow soybeans with |
K, anything you want to plant.
So, no matter if you decide to go
with the liquid or the granules, .
Lasso is the herbicide to start with.
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As with all agricultural products, be sure to read and
follow the Lasso label instructions.
tangular bales, those
producing round bales, square
bales, hay mowers of all
shapes and sizes, hay rakes,
hay tedders-that fluff hay to
assist drying, and other types
of equipment. Two foreign
companies were represented.
The gigantic event was
sponsored by the Georgia Co
operative Extension Service
and local county agents
throughout the state; and the
Georgia Plant Food Society
furnished ferti I i ze r.
Masterminding and co
ordinating the "Hay-Day”
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS,, JUNE 13, 1974,
were Dr. William Sell, a
University of Georgia Ex
tension Agronomist in forage
crops, and H. B. Goolsby, and
Extension Engineer in farm
power and machinery.
Houston County’s Emmet
Whelchel was instrumental in
planning the event, and in
acquiring and preparing the 58
acre site near the Perry-Fort
Valley Airport. The Coastal
Bermuda grassland was
burned about five weeks ago.
Then r>(K> pounds of 3-10-15
fertilizer was applied, along
with about 50 pounds of actual
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nitrogen. Good moisture;
resulted in knee-deep Ber- ■'
muda grass, ideal for the;
demonstrations.
Early morning rain caused:*:
a delay in cutting and baling,
but the boiling sun had dried
everything out by 3:00 and
baling operations began.
Twenty companies were 2
represented at the event, |
including some from Ten- J
nessee, South Carolina, "*
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Florida, Alabama, Georgia ?
and even as far away as Jj
Kansas.
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