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Summerville Business License for 1963
Ail ordinance to levy and collect a tax for engag
ing in a business, profession or occupation in
the City of Summerville, Georgia.
, ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
of the City of Summerville, Georgia:
SECTION 1. Definitions: The following words where used in
this ordinance, unless the context requires otherwise, shall be
deemed to have the following meanings:
(a) person - any person, firm, partnership, corporation, as
sociation, or group of individuals, or their representatives acting
as a unit.
tb) business - any business, trade, occupation, profession, avo
cation, or calling of any kind, subject, by the provisions of this
ordinance, to a Business or Occupation Tax.
(c) manufacturer -a person who, either directly or by con
tracting with others for the necessary labor or mechanical serv
ices, manufacturers for sale or commercial use any articles, sub
stances or commodities; including all the activities of a com
mercial nature wherein labor or skill is applied, by hand or by
machinery, to materials so that as a result thereof a new, different,
or useful article of tangible personal property or substance of
trade or commerce is produced; and including the production of
fabrication of specially or custom made articles; and including
the making, fabricating, processing, refining, mixing, slaughtering,
packing, aging, curing, preserving, canning and preparing and
freezing of fresh foods, fruits, vegetables, and meats.
(d) wholesaler-a person who sells to jobbers or to another
person other than the consumer anything in the form of tangible
personal property.
(e) retailer -a person who sells to the consumer or any other
person for any purpose other than for resale in the form of
tangible personal property.
(f) services - the accommodating or performing a duty.or work
by a person utilizing time or talents for direct or indirect re
muneration.
(g)engaged in business-any person shall be deemed to be
engaged in business and thus subject to the requirements of this
ordinance when he performs any act of selling any goods or
service or solicits business or offers goods or services for sale for
payment in an attempt to make a profit, including the sales or
services of the character as made by a wholesaler or retailer or
involved in any of the functions performed as a manufacturer,
either as an owner, operator, or agent in any business, trade, pro
fession, or occupation within the City.
SECTION 2. Levy of Tax - A business or occupation tax is
hereby assessed in the amount hereinafter set out against every
person engaging in each of the following businesses:
Agents, Agricultural Implements and Road Machinery _ $ 50.00
Abbattoir 35.00
Advertising Agency . 25.00
Advertising Schemes (Trading Stamps, etc.) 30.00
per day 10.00
Agency (Claims or Collections) 25.00
Advertising Vehicle, per vehicle 10.00
Air Conditioning , 35.00
Antique Dealer — 25.00
Appliances (Electric or Gas) 25.00
Army & Navy Stores 50.00
Auctioneer - Real Estate (Inside City) 25.00
for operations per day 10.00
If not established City business, per day 25.00
Auctioneer - Automobile 35.00
Auctioneer - Other 25.00
Automobile and Truck:
Battery Service 20.00
Dealer (General) 100.00
Fender and Body Repair and Painting 25.00
Garage - 25.00
Hire (U-Drive-It) 25.00
Parts and Accessories - 50.00
Radiator and Welding 25.00
Tires, Recapping 25.00
Tires, Sale ’ 25.00
Upholstery Shop 25.00
Used Car, only 50.00
Wrecking and Salvage 35.00
Awning and Floor Covering — 25.00
Bakery 50.00
Bakery, Truck (Retail Sales) — 50.00
Bakery, Truck (Wholesale Sales) — 50.00
Banks 50.00
Barber Shops:
First Chair _ 5.00
Each Additional Chair - 5.00
Beauty Shop or Parlor 25.00
Bicycle (Repair and Sales) 10.00
Bill Posters (Prohibited)
Billboards, each sign (Permit Required) . 15.00•
Building Permits (SI.OO per thousand valuation of construc-
tion or improvements)
Blacksmith Shop 5.00
Boarding Houses 10.00
Boat, Motors, Marine Equipment — 25.00
Books, Stationery, Periodicals 15.00
Bond Company or Bondsman 25.00
Bootblack 5.00
Bottlers (Trucks) , 50.00
Bottling Works 50.00
Bowling Alley . 50.00
Boxing or Wrestling Matches, if on proper basis 100.00
per day 25.00
Brick and Building Tile 25.00
Brokers (Stocks and Securities) 25.00
Builders Supplies 50.00
Bus or Railroad Terminal 25.00
Business College 25.00
Business Machines - Dealers 25.00
Business Machines - Repairs — 15.00
Buyer (Cotton) 25.00
Cabinet Shop - Furniture Repair 15.00
Candy and Fruit Store 25.00
Canvasser 35.00
Carpet, Oilcloth, Matting 75.00
Cash Register (Dealers) 35.00
Cigarettes, Cigars, tobacco (Wholesale) 25.00
Cigarettes, Cigars, Tobacco (Retail) — 25.00
Clothing - 50.00
Clothing, Second Hand 25.00
Coal Wood Dealer (Within City) 25.00
Coal, Wood Dealer (From Outside City) 50.00
Coffee, Tea Salesman, Truck 25.00
Coffin Dealer 25.00
Cold Storage 30.00
Concrete Products 50 oo
Contractor or Builder 30.00
Convalescence Home ; 50.00
Cotton Gins ,35.00
Cotton Mills 100.00
Credit Bureau - 25.00.
Dairy Products (Health Permit Required) 25.00,
Dancing Instruction (Studio) 25.00
Delicatessen 40.00
Delivery Service (Express Company) 25.00
Department Store 125.00
Diaper Service 25.00
Dime Store or similar business 50.00
Dirt, Gravel, Grading Contractor — 40.00
Dog Show, Pony Show 30 00
Doughnuts Manufacture (Separate from Bakery) 15.00
Drugs, Retail 50 00
Dry Cleaners ’ ' 25.00
Dry Cleaning Agents -- 50 00
Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing (Retail) 50.00
Electric, Light and Power Company 75.00
Electricians, Electrical Contractors „_ — 25.00
Electrical Motors, Repairs 35001
Excavating or Paving Contractors 50.00
Express Company, Railway 50.00
Express Company, Truck . 50 00
Exterminator c - ' . 25.00
Fair, Carnival, Circus - SIOO.OO to $500.00 each performance,
at’ the discretion of Mayor ।
Farm Machinery Dealer oO.W
Farm Supplies (Feed, Poultry) 50 00 ।
Fertilizers:
Manufacture
Distributors, Dealer 2? °
Floor Sanding Service wjj
Florist 2aoo
Feed Mill “ “
Foundry, Machine Shop »
Freezer-Locker Plant j®-™
Fruit Stands zouu
Fruit and Produce:
Retail 2500
Wholesale HH
Fuel Oli — - 80 00
Furniture Dealer:
Npw DU.UU ।
Gas Company ------r maal
Gas Distributors < Butane or Propane) . — 50 00
Gas Fitter (Subject to Code Requirements) — 25 00
Gasoline and Oil (Wholesale) 50.00
Glass Dealer - Contractor 25 00
Grist Mill
Groceries 'Retail) o
GrofeMes (Wholesale) — j—
Hardware (Retail) 50.00
Hardware (Wholesale) 50.00
Heating Dealer, Contractor _ 25.00
Hosiery Mills . 100.00
Hotels 25.00
Ice - Retail Outlets 15.00
Ice Factory, including delivery by truck 50.00
Ice Cream Carts, Snowballs 15.00
Ice Cream. Manufacturer 25.00
Ice Cream, Retail 25.00
Ice Cream, (Retail) 25.00
Ice Cream, (Wholesale) 25.00
Insurance Agents, Transient 25.00
Insurance Companies:
Accident 25.00
Casualty 25.00
Fire 25.00
Health 25.00
Liability 25.00
Life 25.00
Surety and Guaranty Bonds 25.00
Insurance Investigator 50.00
Jewelry and Watches:
Repairs and Sales 50.00
Repairs Only 25.00
Juke Boxes, Each Machine 10.00
Junk Shops. Yards, Dealers 10.00
Labor Agents : 400.00
Landscaping 15.00
Laundry 50.00
Laundry, Agent for 75.00
Laundry - Self-Service 50.00
Linen Supply Service 75.00
Lock and Gunsmith 10.00
Lumber Company 35.00
Lumbering - Manufacturing 35.00
Lunch Counter 25.00
Machine Shop 25.00
Mail Order Agency t__ 150.00
Marble Yard 25.00
Mattress Manufacturer 15.00
Mattress Renovator 15.00
Meat Market, Butcher Shop 25.00
Meats, Sale and Delivery of Wholesale or Retail from City
or County 50.00
Meats, Sale and Delivery of, Wholesale or Retail from out-
side City or County 75.00
Merchants ... 50.00
Merchandise:
Sold from Car (Retail) 25.00
Sold from Car (Wholesale) - _ 50.00
Mineral Water - Sale of or Delivery 25.00
Money Lenders - (Loan Company) 50.00
Motorcycle Sales - Repairs 10.00
Motion Picture Theatre 75.00
Musical Instruments 25.00
Newsstand — - 5.00,
Newspaper - Daily 50.00!
Newspaper - Weekly 50.00
Nursery Dealers, Salesman or Agent (Retail or Wholesale) — 25.00
Office Supplies and Furniture 25.00
Optical Goods : 15.00
Paint and Wallpaper Shop 25.00
Painting:
Contractors 25.00
Sign Painters 15.00
Parking Lot 25.00
Pawn Brokers - 75.00
Peddlers (Except Farm Produce) 50.00
Photographer or Portrait Painter . 25.00
Pinball Machine, each machine 10.00
Pistol Dealer 30.00
Plumbing Contractor 25.00
Pool Room, Billiards (GROUND FLOOR ONLY) 100.00
Printing Office only 20.00
Printing Office and Publisher 50.00
Professional License: Each practitioner of law, medicine
osteopathy, chiropractic, chiropody, dentistry, optometry,
veterinarian, masseur, public accountant, civil, mechanical
hydraulic, or electrical engineer, architect or surveyor
charging for their services as such - 15.00
Radio and TV Dealers . - 25.00
Radio and TV Repairs (Not General Dealer) 25.00
Radio Broadcasting Station 50.00
Real Estate Agents 25.00
Roofing Dealer _ , -— , — 25.00
Roofing Contractor - 25.00
Restaurant (Health Permit Required) _ 50.00
Restaurant, Short Orders (Health Permit Required) 25.00 I
Rolling Stores, each vehicle 50.00 j
R Ug Mill 100.00 !
i Savings and Loan Company or Building and Loan 100.00
Saw Mill 30.001
Seed (Wholesale) 20.00'
Service Stations 25.00.
Sewing Machines:
Dealers • 25.00 ■
Repair - 10.00
Sheet Metal Works 25.00
Shoe Dealers (Retail) 50.00
Shoe Repair 10.00
Shooting Gallery 30.00
Shows (Dog and Pony) 35.00
Shows (Street) 50.00
Shows (Tent) 50.00
Skating Rink 50.00
Soda Fountain 25.00
Soft Drink (Retail) 5.00
Soft Drink (Wholesale) 50.00
Soliciting and Delivery from Trucks:
Retail 75.00
Wholesale 25.00
Sporting Goods 25.00
Sprinkler System (Installation Contractors) 50.00
Tailor Shop 15 00
Telegraph Companies 25.00
Telephone Companies (Franchise Contract) —
Taxi, each vehicle 75.00
Tombstone and/or Monument Erector 25.00
Tourist Court, Motels T — 25.00
Towel and/or Linen Supply Service 75.00
Trailer Park : - 50.00
Tree Surgery, trimming 25.00,
Undertakers, Funeral Homes 50.00,
Uniform Service 75.00
Upholstery Shop (Furniture, etc.) 25.00
Variety Stores ' 50.00
Vending and Dispensing Machines:
Candy, per machine . 5.00
Cigarettes, per machine 5.00
Soft Drinks, per machine 5.00
Weighing (Scales), per machine 5.00
Warehouse 25.00
Welding — 25.00
Welding Supplies and Equipment 25.00
Wood Yard or Wood Dealer 10.00
Wood Work, Variety Show 25.00
Wrecking Contractor , 25.00
SECTION 3. Separate Businesses - Where a person conducts,
a business at more than one store, location or place, each store,
location or place shall be considered a separate business under
the terms of this ordinance and a separate business or occupation
tax shall be levied and paid; and should more than one business
on which an occupation tax is levied by this ordinance be con
ducted in or in conjunction with one place or kind of business, each
such business shall be subject to a separate business or occupa- i
tion tax.
SECTION 4. Registration Required - Every person engaging j
in any business in the City of Summerville, Georgia upon which:
a tax is levied by this ordinance, shall register said business with
the City Clerk on or before APRIL 15, 1963 of each year, upon ]
forms to be supplied by the City Clerk, giving the name, address and
type of business and such other Information as may be re- ‘
quired by the City Council for the purpose of determining the!
amount of tax to be assessed by this ordinance.
SECTION 5. Payment of Tax - All taxes assessed and fixed in
this ordinance shall be due and payable on or before the 15th day
of April of each year. Except in the case of any business com
menced after said date, said taxes shall be due and payable when
the business is commenced Payment of the tax may be made
by mail or personally to the City of Summerville, by company
cneck, money order, bank draft, certified check, or cashier’s:
check made payable to the City of Summerville, Georgia. The;
tax shall be payable In a single installment.
SECTION 6 Issuance of Business Tax Certificate - Upon the
payment of the taxes assessed in this ordinance, It shall be the,
duty of the City Clerk to issue to each person a business or
occupational tax certificate.
SECTION 7. Certificate to be Displayed - All persons shall
exhibit and display the certificate In some conspicuous place in
their business establishment. Any transient or non-resident person,
firm, or corporation doing business with the city shall carry such.
certificate either upon his person or on any vehicle or other
nenveyance which is used in such business, and such person shall
exhibit the same to any authorized enforcement officer of the
City when requested to do so.
SECTION 8 Change of Address - Any person moving from one
location to another shall notify the City Clerk of such move and
the new address in writing, no later than five (5) days after mov-1
ing. The same business tax certificate will be valid at the newi
f n
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SOIL TESTING
Some of this spring-like
weather that we had recently
started me to thinking about
how soon it is until you will
start getting those crops into
the soil.
I hope that you have already
taken your soil samples and
sent them to the laboratory, but
in case you haven’t may we urge
you to do so at once.
You can no longer say that
; a bag or two of fertilizer is
enough. You must determine
the right amount plus the right
kind of fertilizer to use if you
want a successful crop.
You then must know the fer
tility level of your soil, and the
way to do this is by taking a
soil test. To get those required
yields you must follow those
recommendations.
So, if you haven’t taken those
samples yet, contact my office
for information on how, plus
soil test bags and information
sheets.
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WEED CONTROL
IN PASTURES
Early spring when the weeds
are just beginning to appear,
that is from one to two inches
tall, is the time to control them.
One-half pound of 2,4-D acid
equivalent will do the job on
! most annual weeds that will
give you trouble in the perma
nent pasture.
The later you wait to apply,
after the weeds have gone be
yond one to two Inches, the less
control you will get with the
same rate of 2,4-D
You may want to follow better
fertilizer and liming practices
after you have treated your pas
tures because these practices
will encourage the grass to pro-
location.
SECTION 9. Change of Ownership - No business tax certificate
may be transferred from one person to another. Additions to or
?x e K SmJ"” 11 the owners hip Os a business, which do not affect
tne liability and the principal ownership of a business for which
the certificate is issued, may be made without cancelling the old
business or occupational tax certificate and applying for a new
certificate. Whenever any person shall lease, operate, manage or
control the business franchise or property of other persons, they
shall pay a separate business tax certificate for each business.
SECTION 10. Prorating of Tax - When any person shall com
mence any business after the beginning of the business or oc
cupational tax year, the tax levied by this ordinance may be
prorated in accordance with the following schedule: Any person
commencing business after July Ist shall be assessed fifty per
cent (50%) or one-half of the annual business tax as listed in
the schedule.
Section 11. Enforcement - The City Clerk shall issue execu
tions for the collection of all outstanding taxes assessed by this
ordinance. Such executions shall be collected in the manner pro
vided by law for the collection of other taxes due the City.
SECTION 12. Penalties - Any person failing to register on or
before the 15th of April or in the case of a new business, within
five (5) days of commencing business, or failing to pay the tax
due under the terms of this ordinance by the due date, as specified
in this ordinance, shall be subject to a penalty of five per cent
(5%) of the business or occupation tax or portion thereof then
due for failure to register and to a penalty of five per cent (5%) of
the business or occupation tax or portion thereof then due for
failure to pay such tax as provided under the terms of this
ordinance.
SECTION 13. Repealer Clause - All ordinances, or parts or
ordinances, inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 14. Separability and Conflict-If any section, sub
section, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is
for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be separate, distinct
and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
SECTION 15. When Effective - This ordinance shall be in effect
after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by
law.
The foregoing Ordinance read before the Mayor and City
Council in Regular Meeting the Uth day of March, 1963, upon
motion of Charles Wright, seconded by Hubert Palmer, and
unanimous vote of the Council.
J R. Dowdy
Mayor
Attest:
Sam Sitton, Jr.
City Clerk
Notice for Bids
Pursuant to on Act of Legislature House Bill No. 414. Sealed bids will be received by the
Commissioner of Roads and Revenue of Chattooga County on April 4, 1963, said bids must be
sealed with the words "Sealed Bid" written acrosi the outside of the envelope and received in the
office of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenus of Chattooga County on or before 10 o'clock
A.M., August 9, 1963, at which time and place bids will be opened.
SALE OF COUNTY PROPERTY
F-600, 1 -58 Model Ford - Marion dump Flat
12 dump body. V-8 Engine, 825x20 10 ply
tires on all wheels.
1 M. B. Broom 6:70x15 tires, 4 cylinder Wis.
engine, Hyd. Lift, 8-ft. reel.
All equipment for sale can be seen at Chat
tooga County Public Works Camp.
PURCHASE BY COUNTY
1-1600 International 12' flat dump truck, or
equivalent.
Steel platform body and 7" hoist.
151" W B CA 84"
G. V. W. 19,700.
Heavy duty springs front and rear.
Directional signals front and rear.
Increased cooling.
2-speed rear axle.
4-speed transmission.
825x20 10-ply nylon tires.
304 cubic inch V 8 engine.
Your County
Agent Speaks
By M. 11. PURCELL
। vide more competition to the
; 1 undesired weeds.
, Check with my office for
I additional information and pre
) cautions on using chemical
[weed control measures on your
r । pasture.
! COTTON INSECT SCOUTING
, PROGRAM
The Cotton Insect Scouting
Program will operate in 1963 as
J in 1962.
5 1 A cotton insect scout is a per
' son with special training in
1 cotton insects, their habits,
1 1 damage and control. He knows
| the methods of making infesta
■' tion counts for cotton insects,
’ and he can aid the farmer with
1 his cotton insect control pro
l gram. This aid may be in the
■, form of figuring dosages of in-
I secticides and sprayer calibra
■ tions and adjustments.
(| This scout will work from
( early June until the crop is
1 mature. The cost to the cotton
farmer is $1.25 per acre of
cotton for the entire season.
April 15 is the deadline for
requesting assignment of scouts
(I to this county. This is an abso
. lute deadline so that scouts can
(। be trained and assigned.
. | If you desire to participate or
I want more information contact
11 this office.
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SOYBEAN
FERTILIZATION
, The correct fertilization prac
tices are important if you want
1 to grow soybeans as a cash
■ crop.
You need to follow those soil
1 test recommendations in order j
to get the desired yield from
■lyour particular field.
; I Generally, you should use one
ton of lime per acre, applied at
The Summerville. Vew s . Thursday, March 11,1963
85 FHA Girls to Attend
Area Meet in Atlanta Saturday
Eighty-five Future Home
makers from the Chattooga
Junior and Senior chapters will
attend the annual spring meet
ing of FHA’ers from northwest
Georgia on Saturday at the
Murphy High School in Atlanta.
The group of home economics
students will be accompanied by
their home economics teachers,
Mrs. Edythe McGinnis and Mrs.
Sanford Allen.
Paulette Silvers, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Silvers, of
Summerville, will have a part
on the program. Paulette, presi
dent of the Chattooga junior
FB Asks Equal Treatment
Os Hogs anti Cows On Feed
The Georgia Farm Bureau
> Federation has asked that gov
ernment afford equal treatment
j of hogs to that received by cows
under the federal disaster pro
gram.
I Harry L. Brown, President of
i the Georgia Farm Bureau Fed
! eration, in a letter to Senator ,
Herman Talmadge, urged legis- I
I lation to amend the Emergency
Feed Program to provide the
i equal treatment.
Farm Bureau protested that
' Under the disaster provisions
cows can qualify for 75 per cent (
of parity corn, but that hogs
can qualify for only 100 per cent'
parity grain.
Technically, the 75 per cent,
parity corn can be obtained by a
farmer for foundation herds of
cattle. The 75 per cent parity
figure means the foundation
herds can qualify for approxi
mately 99c per bushel corn
But foundation herds of hogs,
under provisions of the pro
gram, are eligible for secondary
grain at 100 per cent of parity
jor approximately $1.32 per
| bushel.
Brown said, “Georgia is fast i
becoming a livestock state and
It is a shame for a farmer who |
has an established herd of hogs |
to not received this grain at 75
per cent of parity.”
least one month before plant- I
ing. This depends on the last
time you applied lime to your
field. The soil test is the best
determining factor here.
Generally, 500 pounds of |
0-10-20 or 5-10-15 fertilizer per
acre, applied three inches to one ;
side, and three inches below the !
seed is sufficient.
Don’t forget the molybdenum :
salt. Apply one ounc»,of molyb
denum salt per ■were as ’dr seed
: treatment. ' ' ” I
Use recommended practices'
and you will determine that i
soybeans can be a cash crop on
your farm.
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SPRAYER AND 2,4-D
It is extremely difficult to (
clean a sprayer that has been I
used with 2,4-D.
This being the case may we ■
urge you to avoid using the
sprayer that has had 2,4-D In it
on cotton or other sensitive
crops.
So if you use 2,4-D to rid your
crops of weeds, by all means in
vest In another sprayer for
applying material to sensitive
crops, unless you completely
clean the 2,4-D sprayer.
The best time to remove 2,4-D 1
from a sprayer is Immediately :
after using, So, before you use <
that sprayer this year contact |
my office for instructions on i
how to properly clean it after ।
use, unless you are going to use
another sprayer for other ma- I
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Oil filter and oil bath air cleaner.
12-volt electrical system.
Heavy duty wheels. Spare wheel.
Hydraulic brakes.
12" clutch-15 springs hydraulic controlled.
1-W. C. Grace, or equivalent highway broom.
Rear wheel driven.
8 Ft. heavy duty reel.
800x15 rear tires.
600x15 front tires.
H. D. Roller chain.
2 speed transmission.
Mechanical lift.
All of above to be F. O. B. Summerville, Geor
gia. *
Bids will be received and considered for any
or all of the following:
(1) Sale to the County for new items described
above only.
(2) Purchase from the county for used items
described above only.
(3) Exchange or trode the new items described
above for the used equipment described above.
The Commissioner reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
chapter, is a ninth grade stu
dent at Chattooga High.
The day’s program will fea
ture the importance of educa
tion for future roles to be ac
cepted by today’s youth. A panel
entitled. “Beyond the Text—
What Next”, will emphasize the
importance cf education for roles
most often assumed by women.
Mrs. Edgar Brooker, a home
maker, Mrs. J. Lynwood Jones, a
। lawyer, and Miss Elizabeth
Parker, Home Service Super-
I visor, Georgia Power Company,
will participate.
Planting Corn
(Following Sod
Ups Yields
Planting corn on land which
previously had been in Orchard
j grass-Ladino clover sod for two
lor more years has consistently
increased yields in tests con
ducted by Research Agronomists
C. D. Fisher and J. W. Dobson,
Jr. at the Mountain Experiment
Station at Blairsville.
The greatest increase in yield
I (66 percent) was obtained from
the first crop of corn after four
years of sod. Excellent increases
were also obtained from the
second crop of corn after four
years of sod, and from the first
and second corn crops after
three years of sod.
The increase in yields were
measured by comparing the
crops of corn which followed the
: various periods of sod with con
tinuous plantings of corn.
Increases in yield for corn
| planted after four years of sod
were 66 percent for the first
' crop, 40 percent for the second
I crop, and .12 percent for the
third crop.
| Where corn followed three
years of sod, the first crop
showed a yield increase of 53
percent and the second crop had
| an increase of 45 percent.
No increase in corn yield was
obtained after one year of sod,
but the first crop of corn after
j two years of sod showed a 12 per-
I cent increase. An increase of 11
percent was noted for the second
1 crop of corn after two years of
sod.'
| Corn which followed four years
। of sod made little response to
nitrogen above a rate of 45
pounds per acre. Corn following
shorter durations of sod and the
continuous corn responded to 90
pounds per acre of nitrogen.
Although response to phospho
; rous at the 45-pound rate was
| obtained on all plots, yields dif
| ferences were greater after three
and four years of sod. Response
of corn to potassium was sig
nificant up to the 45-pound rate
after two, three, and four years
of sod.
FALLS IN WELL
Poway, Cal.—A girl and the
horse she wag riding plunged 50
feet into a water well that was
only four feet in diameter.
Linda Sue Tapp. 15. clung to
a rope thrown by her com
panions for 35 minutes before a
fireman brought her to safety.
The horse was injured in the
fall and had to be destroyed.
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