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The Millen News, Wednesday, September 30, 2009 — Page 3
People in the News
Pvt. James Bramblett graduates basic
training
Army National Guard Pvt. James J. Bramblett has graduated
from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army
mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and
received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military
weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and cer
emony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed com
bat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice
system, basic first aid, foot marches and field training exercises.
He is the son of James Bramblett of Millen and Diane Kersey
of Pooler. Bramblett is a 2008 graduate of Jenkins County High
School, Millen.
JCMS announces Students of the Month
The following 6-8 grade students have been selected as the
September Students of the Month for Jenkins County Middle
School: Lester Allen, Will Collier, James Crockett, Acquanette
Green, Jody Jeselnik, Caleb Jones, Jayla Lewis, Alexus Oliver,
Tykiese Oliver and Deja Willis.
—I Ronnie Perryman receives
military promotion
Ronnie Perryman, Charlie Troop, 108 th Cal
vary Division, 4 th Platoon, Afghanistan, was
promoted to the rank of Sergeant First Class,
E-8, on July 24.
He is the son of Helen Boone and Herman
Perryman.
Stimulus funds for reforestation available
Federal Stimulus Funds are
now available to help Jenkins
County landowners establish
longleaf pine forests on storm-
damaged woodland areas in
need of reforestation. These
funds are part of a grant pro
cured by the Georgia Forestry
Commission (GFC) under the
American Recovery and Rein
vestment Act (ARRA.) The pur
pose of this stimulus program
is to create jobs and help land-
owners promote healthy forest
ecosystems by encouraging the
re-establishment of longleaf
pine throughout its native range.
Longleaf pine forests once
were the most dominant forest
type of the coastal plain, but
have been reduced to 3 percent
of historical acreage due to con
version to other land uses and
forest types. Longleaf pine for
ests are highly valued for their
resistance to damage by insects,
diseases, wildfire and storms.
They are also noted for their
yield of high quality wood prod
ucts, biological diversity, and
scenic beauty. Private landown
ers who own at least 10 acres of
woodlands in need of reforesta
tion due to tornados or other se
rious storms are eligible to par
ticipate in this program. The
woodland areas must be within
the natural range of longleaf
pines and must be suitable for
their establishment and growth.
Invasive plants are also tar
geted by ARRA funds. The ag
gressive nature of invasive
plants allows them to choke out
native vegetation, resulting in
less productive forests and lower
quality wildlife habitat. Targeted
species include cogongrass,
non-native privet, non-native
olive, Japanese climbing fern,
Chinese tallowtree and multi
flora rose. Incentive payments
help cover the cost for the two
herbicide treatments normally
required for complete eradica
tion. Landowners must own a
minimum of ten acres of forest
land with a minimum treatment
size of three acres.
Technical assistance will be
provided to landowners by GFC
foresters who will take applica
tions, evaluate sites, and deter
mine the steps the landowner
should take to successfully com
plete the project. After the prac
tice is completed, the forester
will inspect the area to deter
mine if the management plan
was successfully implemented,
and authorize release of the in
centive payment.
Applications will be accepted
through Oct. 16, for longleaf
restoration and through Oct. 31,
for invasive plant control.
Jenkins County landowners in
terested in participating in either
program should contact their
local GFC forester, Aaron Bur
ton, at (912) 681-0490, or visit
the GFC website at GaTrees.org.
Funding for these projects is
provided by the American Re
covery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (Recovery Act). The U.S
Department of Agriculture
(USDA) is working to imple
ment provisions of the Recov
ery Act to put Americans back
to work and rejuvenate the
nation’s economy. The Recov
ery Act provided USDA with
nearly $28 billion in funding. Of
that, $1.15 billion has been al
located to the Forest Service for
project work in forest restora
tion, hazardous fuels reduction,
construction and maintenance of
facilities, trails and roads, green
energy projects, and grants to
states, tribes and private land-
owners.
Farm & Home
Ag Line: Fire blight attacks ornamental pears
By Wade Parker
County Extension Coordinator
Ornamental pears are still a
favorite among homeowners
and landscapers. They are fast
growing, require very little
maintenance, and are attractive
trees. However, ornamental
pears usually have a life expect
ancy of 10-15 years. After this
time frame, pear trees will be
come very unattractive and will
actually "self-destruct.” The
limbs become brittle, weak, and
the trunk may actually start to
split. If you have fairly young
ornamental trees that have dry,
brown leaves scattered about the
tree, then your tree may have a
disease known as fire blight. Fire
blight turns the tips of the
branches black as though they
were burned by fire.
Identification
As you attempt to identify fire
blight, pay close attention to the
infected limbs. The infected
limbs will turn brown and then
black at the tips, eventually pro
gressing into the tree and kill
ing it. The affected bark be
comes sunken and eventually
becomes dry and may have
cracks at the edge of the area. A
very distinct symptom of fire
blight is the end of the branch
may bend over like a shepherd’s
crook. You may not see the
crook at every branch, but the
majority of them will have this
symptom. Dead leaves and fruit
remain on the tree and branches,
and may ooze a dark sap.
Fire blight is often spread by
insects. The insects carry the
bacteria from infected to
healthy plants, and the bacteria
enter the plant through the flow
ers. The bacteria can also enter
through wounds on the plant.
The main control for this dis
ease is to plant resistant variet
ies. Some ornamental pears are
not very resistant to fire blight.
They grow well until the disease
finds them and then they get in
fected. Resistant varieties either
will not get the disease or will
Bradford pear infected with fire blight
(Photo contributed)
survive once they
get the disease.
I highly advise
homeowners to
prune out the in
fected branches
with pruning
shears. You must
be careful when
doing this, as it is
easy to spread the
disease from
branch to branch.
The best method to
reduce spread is to
clean your shears with rubbing
alcohol for disinfection. This
can be accomplished by wiping
the shears with an old t-shirt or
cloth.
Do not fertilize heavily with
nitrogen as this may make the
disease worse. Be careful about
damaging the tree since the dis
ease can enter through wounds.
Once the tree is infected, it is
difficult to control.
Chemical Control
Chemical controls are gener
ally not very effective once the
disease is in the tree. Copper
sprays are labeled to prevent the
disease. They must be sprayed
before the tree is infected and
must be used every several days
during bloom. However, these
Copper spraying requirements I
just described can be involved
and will require major effort.
If you have further questions
on fire blight, please do not hesi
tate to call the Jenkins County
Extension Office.
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