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■ ... HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1979
—Farm and Home
Mideast Markets Looking
Bright For Georgia Peanuts
“The potential for
peanut product market
expansion is tremendous
in the Mid East,” reports
Bob Marlowe, of Georgia
Farm Bureau commodity
promotions, after his
return from a trip to the
American Food Festival
in Baharain.
The festival, sponsored
by the Foreign
Agricultural Service
featured a variety of U.S.
food companies in
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furs bring
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terested in business
contacts in the Mid East.
As part of the Georgia
Peanut Commission’s
Mid East export
program, Marlowe at
tracted the attention of
Arab food buyers with
peanuts and peanut
butter displays at the
festival.
“Protein is a high
priority to the people of
the Mid East,” states
Marlowe, "and with oil
generated funds, these
countries are trying to
improve food feeding
programs.”
One project of par
ticular interest was a
school lunch program
which holds a potential
for several shipments of
U.S. peanut butter. The
program allows children
a box lunch of nuts,
County Agent Says |
Survey Under Way
The 1979 end-of-year
survey conducted by the
Crop Reporting Service is
getting underway all
across Georgia.
Hundreds of farmers
are being sked to par
ticipate. They will be
asked about number of
harvested acres,
production of crops,
livestock numbers,
poultry numbers, and
farm labor and wages.
Some producers will
receive a questionnaire in
the mail. Others will be
visited by a U.S.
Department of
Agriculture represen
tative.
After filling in the
answers to the questions,
the forms are forwarded
to the Crop Reporting
office in Athens for
processing.
“With a good response
from the producers,”
said Frasier Galloway,
statistician in charge,
“the sample will be
adequate to produce
reliable estimates for
Georgia’s agriculture.”
Helps Keep Up
And if you are in far
ming today, you know
how important reliable
estimates are.
Agriculture not only is
America’s biggest
business; it is also one of
the fastest changing
businesses in the country.
Periodic crop reports are
necessary in order to
keep up with what’s going
on.
Successful farmers
adjust their production
according to supplies on
hand on all other farms.
And that doesn’t just
mean farms in Georgia;
it now means farms
throughout the nation --
and even the world.
Many producers base
their future decisions on
the end-of-year in
ventories published by
the Georgia Crop
cakes, milk and cheese
variety each day.
Hopefully, peanut butter,
peanuts and peanut
products can enter the
program.
In addition to the food
festival, Marlowe made
contacts with buyers and
potential customers in
Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
“The Mid East market
shows such an op-
Reporting Service and
USDA. That is why the
cooperation of thousands
of farmers and ranchers
is needed each year.
For 100 Years
Crop Reporting and
USDA have been in the
business of supplying
farmers with agricultural
statistics for more than a
century, according to
Galloway.
“Never before,” he
added, “Have complete
and reliable production
numbers been more
important.”
One of the reasons, he
said, is the concern
surrounding feed and
grain supplies and prices
-- and their impact on
livestock and poultry
production.
Galloway said the
Department of
Agriculture uses a host of
sophisticated survey
techniques to make sure
its production forecasts
and inventory estimates
Houston Home Economist
Just Between
You And Me
Fancy Footwork
If you’ve ever headed
for the high country for a
fall hike through the
colorful trees or a winter
walk to a remote camp
site, you may have
wondered about half-way
up the hill why you didn’t
pay more attention to
selecting hiking boots.
It’s always a good idea
to select your footwear
based on fit rather than
fad, but hiking boots
demand some special
consideration. For short
hikes and outdoor
camping, a good pair of
walking shoes will do the
job. Rubber soled
sneakers or basketball
shoes are lightweight,
inexpensive and com
fortable for easy trails.
For rugged walking,
including rocky trails and
mud and streams, six
inch tops work best.
No Extra Weight
For longer trips in
wilderness areas, you
better check out some
hiking boots. A good boot
has wide, stable soles.
Look for hiking or back
packing, not climbing
boots. Hiking boots are
safe, comfortable and
durable. Select boots that
are as lightweight as
possible because a pound
on the foot is equal to
about five pounds on the
back. You don’t want to
carry around any extra
weight if you don’t need
it.
Boots should have good
leather uppers with a as
few seams as possible.
Double or triple stitched
seams offer rein
forcement in stress
areas. A think leather or
foam lining will reduce
friction and increase
wearing comfort.
Go back to the original
point -- fit is the most
important consideration
when buying a pair of
boots. Wear the type and
number of socks you will
wear on the trail. Boots
should be snug in width
and generous in length.
The ball of the foot should
not be able to slide
portunity because little of
the land is cultivated,
most food is imported and
oil revenues have af
forded these countries a
huge buying power,”
says Marlowe. “I see a
great market potential
for peanut products from
Georgia moving into a
competitive and
hopefully long term
position.
By Emmett Welchel
are valid and useful to
everyone in agriculture --
especially to farmers.
But no amount of
sophistication can take
the place of farmer
cooperation. That is why
everyone who is asked to
participate in the 1979
end-of-year farm survey
is urged to cooperate
fully with the Crop
Reporting Service.
By Jan McGarity
around. Don’t worry if
the boot feels stiff --
leather has more “give”
as it gets broken in and
softens.
Proper Length
You’ll need plenty of
toe room. Too much
destroys heels or fronts of
ankles going uphill, too
little jams toes going
downhill, so get it just
right.
To check for proper
length, stand with your
foot in the boot while it is
unlaced and push your
toes forward until they
touch the front with no
cramping. There should
be room for one finger to
fit snugly between the
heel and back of the boot.
Good general - purpose
hiking boots have tops
from 5 to 9 inches. The top
should not be so high as to
bind or restrict the calf of
the leg.
It may not be as easy to
find just the right
mountain to climb, but as
they say - if the shoe fits,
wear it.
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The U.S, imports around
8 million barrels of petrol
eum and petroleum prod
ucts every year.
ASCS Reports
All Feed Grain Producers
Eligible For 1980 Benefits
“All corn, sorghum and
barley producers will be
eligible for target price
protection and price
support loans on their
1980 feed grain,” Steve
Langston Chairperson of
the Houston County
Agricultural Stab
ilization and Con
servation (ASC) Com
mittee, said. There are no
set-aside or diversion
requirements for 1980
feed grain crops.
“However, to qualify
for full target price
protection and deficiency
payments, farmers
cannot plant more corn,
sorghum or barley in 1980
than the total acreage
considered planted and
set-aside from these
crops in 1979,” he ex
plained. Farmers who
exceed this acreage will
be subject to an
allocation factor that can
reduce any target price
payment by up to 20
percent.
Preliminary target
price ranges will be
announced by March 15,
according to Langston.
The 1980 target prices are
currently estimated at
$2.08 per bushel for corn,
$2.46 for sorghum and
$2.35 for barley.
The ASCS official said
1980 feed grain and
soybean loan levels will
be at least as high as
those in effect for 1979
crops. Those rates are
$2.00 per bushel for corn,
$1.09 for sorghum, $1.63
for barley, $1.03 for oats,
$1.70 for rye and $4.50 for
soybeans.
National program
acreages were an
nounced at 82.1 million
acres for corn, 13.9
million acres for
sorghum and 7.9 million
acres for barley. The
national program
acreage is the number of .
Help us write
the book again.
Your new telephone directory is going tn press very soon.
So now’s the time to make any changes you'd like in the
way you’re listed.
Is your name shown the way you want it to be?
Would you like a listing for another member of your house
hold (your spouse or kids or relatives or in-laws)?
If you’d like to make any changes or add a dual name
listing, now’s the time to do it.
Just call our business office and find out what the
charges are, if any.
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planted acres of each
crop needed to meet
projected domestic and
Christmas Trees
will be available at...
Crossroads Methodist Church
Beginning Dec. 3
Best selection of cut trees in this area:
BALSAM FIR, SPRUCE, SCOTCH
PINE, BLUE SPRUCE.
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at what they
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State Farm has become the largest homeowners
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export requirements as
well as to provide for a
desirable carryover.