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House Cool? Bundle Up!
No doubt about it. The
cold weather is here. And
we’re going to get
another chance to learn
how to save energy by
shoving down that
thermostat as chilly as
we can stand it.
For some of us, that’s
just a bit below 80
degrees and for others
that’s letting it hang right
around 60 degrees. The
cooler you can stand it,
the more money and
energy you’ll save.
If you’re willing to let
your thermostat take the
plunge this winter, you
might be open to
suggestions on how to
dress warmly.
Layers of clothing trap
air using it as insulation
next to the body and
keeping it warm. If the
torso is well-insulated
and warm, your body will
send heat to your feet,
creating a feeling of all
over warmth.
Absorbency Helps Too
Another factor is ab
sorbency. The more
absorbent a garment is,
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moisture to evapo
rate irom your skin. This
moisture evaporation is
essential for keeping
warm.
The fiber content of a
garment will tell you
about its absorbency.
Natural fibers such as
cotton and wool are the
most absorbent and
therefore, the warmest
fibers.
Cleanliness and
dryness of the clothing
also affect its warmth. If
the air pockets in and
around fabrics are filled
with water or with dirt
particles, they cannot
hold the warm air, so
they won’t insulate the
body as well as dry, clean
clothing.
Tight clothing does not
keep you warmer. Tight
clothing actually inhibits
circulation so the body
will not warm itself as
efficiently.
If any part of the body
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is cold, put on a hat or
scarf. Almost 90 percent
of the body’s heat loss is
at the head. If the head is
covered up, the excess
heat that can no longer
escape goes to other
places, to make them
warmer.
Try to speed up your
metabolism. This will
generate more body heat.
Eating a candy bar or
other high carbohydrate
food will help you get
more body heat quickly.
Exercise for 10
minutes. This will
generate more body heat.
You can survive
another winter with the
thermostat as low as it
goes. It just takes a little
wardrobe planning,
candy bars and sit-ups.
Leaves Are Useful
For Garden Mulch
“Don’t burn those
leaves. They’re valuable
for fertilizer, compost,
and mulch.”
This advice was of
fered by SCS District
Conservationist Drew
Bynum of Houston
County, who added “If
you’re planning a garden
or planting shrubs next
spring, right now is the
time to get ready for it.”
Pointing out that
burning leaves is against
the law in many
localities, and that leaves
take up a lot of valuable
space in public waste
disposal areas, the Soil
Conservation Service
spokesman urged people
with leaves to consider
compost piles right in
their own yard. “It’s a
simple process. All you
need are leaves and some
chicken wire.”
The wire is used to
make an enclosure -
usually round in shape.
Place fallen leaves inside
the wire. When your first
layer is one foot thick,
sprinkle three cups of
commercial fertilizer (5-
10-5 or 8-8-8 will do) per
bushel of leaves. This
helps speed decay. A thin
layer of good soil or old
compost material may
also speed decay.
In Georgia, with its
generally acid soii, it’s a
good idea to add one cup
of agricultural limestone
to each bushel of leaves.
If the compost pile is to be
used for azaleas or
rhododendrons, omit the
limestone.
After adding fertilizer
and limestone to the
leaves, wet the entire
mixture. In addition,
keep the top of the leaves
flat or concave so rain
will soak in. If the heap
seems to be getting too
little aeration, or looks
too dry, you may need to
turn the leaves from time
to time.
After the first foot of
leaves has been treated,
the process can be
repeated until the pile
reaches the top of the
chicken wire enclosure.
Leaves are not the only
suitable material for
making compost. You
may also add grass
clippings, stems and
stalks from your garden,
and even vegetable hulls
or corn cobs. Some
materials decay slowly
and will require a longer
time to form good
compost. “The main
thing” Bynum said, is to
not waste this natural
fertilizer.”
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1980
County Agent
Says
Timber Report
" Pine sawtimber and
pulpwood stumpage
prices in Georgia
averaged the same in
October as they did in
September.
Ted Walker, Extension
Service forester, sum
marized the latest
Timber Mart-South
report. He said the
average price for pine
sawtimber last month
was $122 per thousand
board feet. Pulpwood
averaged s2l per stan
dard cord.
City Issues 52 Permits
The City of Perry has
issued 52 building per
mits during this fiscal
year through the month
of October, as opposed to
63 permits issued last
fiscal year through Oc
tober, reports City
Building Inspector Lanny
Coffman.
Thirteen permits were
issued last month. Eleven
were for alterations or
additions to existing
buildings in the city,
while two were for
construction of single
family residences.
ASC Nominees
Announced
The slates of nominees
for the upcoming ASC
committee election have
been developed, an
nounces Sidney S.
Bledsoe, Jr., Chairperson
of the Houston County
Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation
committee.
The candidates for
each ASC community in
Houston County are as
follows:
Community A: R.
Howard Davidson, Ralph
Dorsett, James Jackson,
Kenneth Rush, RWayne
Talton, A.A. White, Jr.
Community B: Calvin
Andel, Stewart Blood
worth, G.W. Hicks,
Leighton Kersey, F.W.
Langston, Jr., Curtis
Whitfield.
Community C: Z.T.
Houser, Richard John
son, Franklin Langston,
W.C. Langston, David
Muse, Willie Whitehurst.
The ASC committee
election will be conducted
by mail from November
21 until December 1.
Eligible ASC voters will
receive a secret ballot in
the mail with instructions
on how to vote for can
didates for their choice
and return the ballot to
the county ASCs office.
Participation in ASC
elections is open to all
farmers regardless of
race, religion, sex, color
or national origin.
Whatever it takes to harvest bigger yields from your row crops see your Produc
tion Credit Association about the financial help you'll need
PCA offers short ond intermediate term credit for oil types of operating expenses
equipment home Improvements, and family ond other needs
Our loons ore mode ot reasonable rotes and repayment con be scheduled to fit
realistically into your harvesting plans
So no matter whof crops you grow folk to the agricultural financing specialists ot
your Production Credit Association A lot goes info agriculture PCA covers it
Central Ga. PCA
Macon Road Perry, Ga.
lit Ph - 987 1434 PCAc^rsit.
Walker pointed out
that, while pine
sawtimber averaged $122
per thousand, there was
wide variation within the
state, and even within
areas of the state. For
example, the statewide
range for sawtimber was
from SSO to $l5O.
Outlook Only Fair
The same situation was
true with pulpwood. The
average was s2l per cord,
but the range was from
$lO to $32.
Building valuation for
this fiscal year through
October is $1,651,173,
while last year’s was
$1,075,557.
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Land Bank Association covers
FLDAcoversit.
Federal Land Bank Association
P.O. Box 111
Montezuma, Georgia 31063
j Phone: 472 8147
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By
Emmett Whelchel
According to the latest
Timber Mart-South
report, prices were
higher in South Georgia
than they were in either
Middle or North Georgia.
The 30-day market
outlook for both pine
sawtimber and pulpwood
is listed as only fair.
The detailed timber
report is available in the
county Extension office,
and we will be happy to
share the information
with any Houston County
woodland owner who is
interested in prices in this
area.