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Farm Briefs
By J. P. Carmichael
Acting Extension Editor
IN RIGHT DIRECTION
“In general, the pattern of our
wartime farm production is in Une
with the probable post war needs,”
says Secretary of Agriculture Wick
ard, “Most of the production in
creases we have made during the
war have been in the right direction
—milk, eggs, vegetables and other
protective foods that people need in
larger quantities. There will be
some products, of course, notably the
vegetable oil crops in which we shall
need to make downward adpjust
ments when the products again are
available from the parts of the
world.”
LAND USE
Would it be more desirable to im
prove production on existing farms
rather than to open many new
farms? Use of hybrid seeds and
new crop varieties on the one hand
and wider utilization of lime ana
fertilizers on the other have result
ed in large increases in yields of
certain crops. Improved production
techniques and management bring
results. The food production in
creases made possible by the greater
use of limestone and fertilzer have
in large part resulted from our past
conservation programs. Farmers
generally have learned the value of
limestone and the trend in amounts
used has been steadily upward, from
about 3,750,000 tons in 1929 to
about 6,300,000 tons in 1936.
BETTER CORN YIELDS
Increases in corn yield in recent
years illustrate the combined effect
of hybrid varieties, good land man
agement and greater utilisation of
lime and fertilizer, comments Alvin
T. M. Lee of the Bureau of Agri
cultural Economics in discussing
farm prospects. “Corn yields on
typical cash-grain farms in the Corn
Belt fluctuated between 30 and 40
bushels to the acre during the peri
od from 1010 to 1933,” he says.
“However, during each of the years
from 1937 to 1042 they exceeded 40
bushels to the acre. The greater
yields in recent years represent an
increase of more than 25 per cent.
WELL DRESSED FOR WORK
The well dressed woman will wear
for work around the home garments
that will meet these five simple tests:
(1) It s comfortable; (2) it has
safety features; (3) it has time and
energy-saving features; (4) it is
durable in material and workman
ship, and (5) it is attractive.
FERTILIZER USE
An expansion of fertilzer produc
tion is to be anticipated in the years
after the war, in the opinion of Dr.
R. 0. E. Davis, in charge of fertilizer
research in the U. S. Department of
Agriculture. The increased uses of
fertiliser that have been a necessary
feature of wartime agriculture will
be carried over, at least in part, to
the post-war period. He estimates
that the plant food in the fertilizers
used this year will total about 650,-
000 tons of nitrogen, 1,380,000 tons
of phosphori; acid, and 610,000 tons
of potash, representing increases of
about 43 percent, 38 percent, and 33
percent for these three principal
plant foods as compared with 1941.
F'OR SALE—Seed oats, I I.o#
per btilhel; Seed wheat, $2.00 per
baahel. See me or write, A. B.
Grimes, Helena, Ga. Route 1.
Birth Certificate
Notice la hereby given that Willie
Louie Lamar, has Bled with
the Court, of Ordinary, of WheeleJ
County, Georgia, a |>etltion to
atablisb the time and place of his
birth.
Said petition having been lied on
September 11, IM4.
0. N. aCHORD, Ordinary.
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, Friday, September 22, 1944
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D.
Ct Th* Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
Itctasstd hr Western Newapaper Union.
Lesson for September 24
. Lesson subjects and Scripture texts ee-
Jerted and copyrighted by International
Counts of Religious Education; used by
permission.
RELIGION IN THE LIFE
OF A NATION
LESSON TEXT-H Samuel 7:17-29.
GOLDEN TEXT—The Lord ehaD be unto
thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy
glory. Isaiah 60:19.
"Righteousness exalteth a nation"
(Prov. 14:34). True religion is vital
to the life of a nation and is the
only foundation for national sta
bility and growth. David, the man
after God’s own heart, knew this,
and was not content that the ark of
God, the center of the nation’s wor
ship, should be without a suitable
house. He was not one to be con
tent with a fine palace for his own
comfort while the ark of God had a
temporary abiding place within
curtained walls (v. 2).
Although the prophet Nathan en
couraged him in his plan (v. 3),
the Lord revealed to the prophet
that David was not to build His
house (see I Chron. 22:8, 9), but to
prepare the materials so that his
son Solomon could do it. David’s
response to that message reveals the
true religious attitude of a king and
a people who fear and worship God.
They were ready to—
I. Receive God’s Grace (w. 18-
22).
The great Davidic covenant,
which is yet to have its final ful
fillment in David’s greater son, our
Lord Jesus, was made with him at
this time. He was promised that the
throne of his kingdom was to be
established forever (w. 13-15), a
prophecy to be fulfilled in Christ.
But there was also the great
promise of blessing upon David's
son Solomon, and the reminder of
God’s grace upon David, the one
brought up from the sheepcote to be
king (v. 8).
In humility of heart David re
ceived this grace and thanked God
for it. Note such expressions as
"Who am I?” "What Is my house?”
"What can David say more?” and
"For thy word's sake thou hast done
these great things." David knew
and admitted his unworthiness; he
realized that this was indeed un
merited favor from God, but he ac
cepted it as God’s gift.
11. Recognize God’s Power (w.
23, 24).
Israel had seen the mighty hand
of God at work on their behalf re
peatedly, since the day God had
brought them forth out of Egypt.
God had literally redeemed them for
Himself, a purchased possession,
protected by His limitless power.
That redemption was not only na
tional but spiritual—they were set
free from the gods of Egypt (v. 23)
and confirmed to the Lord (v. 24).
It is a great and noble thing when
a nation recalls its past and thanks
God for His powerful hand upon its
destiny. It has been said that a na
tion which does not remember its
past will not have a future worth
remembering; and when it remem
bers, let it recognize God in its his
tory. He is the God of the nations
as well as of individuals.
111. Rest in God’s Promise (w.
25-27).
“Do as thou hast said.’’ That is a
perfect prayer for any nation. Let
the will of God be done, and all will
be well—now and in the future.
There is nothing commendable
about doubting God’s promise or
limiting Him in fulfilling it It glori
fies God and magnifies His name to
take Him at His word and to confi
dently expect Him to fully meet
His promise. To do anything else is
to reflect on His power and His
integrity.
It was the prayer of David that
the Lord's name might be magni
fied forever in the keeping of the
covenant which He had made with
him. That squarely put all of the
authority and dependability of God
behind the keeping of the promise.
David found peace of heart there.
May not we do likewise, resting on
the promises of God?
IV. Rejoice in God’s Blessing
(w. 28, 29).
David praised God for the as
surance that His words were true,
and claimed the promise of a
blessing upon his house, “That it
may continue forever before thee.”
He evidently saw beyond the im
mediate fulfillment of the promise
in Solomon to the coming of Christ
(cf. w. 18, 19; Rom. 4:5-8). And
his heart leaped for joy at the un
speakable honor which had thus
come to him.
This is substantiated by the trans
lation of verse 19 by the Hebrew
scholar Adam Clarke: “O Lord God,
thou hast spoken of thy servant’s
house for a great while to come, and
hast regarded me in the arrange
ment about the MAN that is to be
from above, O God Jehovah:”
Little wonder, Dien, that David
raised his voice and heart In praise
and worship. His “adoration and
thanksgiving at the revelation of
this great truth is beautiful Its
humility, faith, and gratitude reach
a sublimity unequalled since
Moses’* (James M. Gray),
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NATIONAL HEREFORD SHOW TO ‘
HIGHLIGHT SOUTHEASTERN FAIR
SEPTEMBER 29- s -OCTOBER 8
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Mis« Chief, 2 A year old Hereford Cow-now producing in Georgia
* Georgia land owners, surveying the promise of an ever-growing
cattle empire in the southland, will have an opportunity to view some
of the nation’s finest purebred cattle in the first National Hereford
Show ever presented in the south, at the Southeastern World’s Fair,
opening September 29 in Atlanta. The fair will continue through
October 8.
The National Hereford Show will be a significant highlight of the
ten-day annual exposition. It will include prize animals from twelve
* states, from herds in Texas, Oklahoma, North and South Carolina,
Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, and other cattle-raising sections. Three
hundred and seventy cows, bulls and heifers have already been entered
in competition for the SIO,OOO in cash prizes which will be awarded by
the sponsoring organizations.
The blue-ribbon cattle show, which will bring together hundreds of
royal members of the bovine kingdom, will be presented through the
joint auspices of the American Hereford Association, the Georgia
Hereford Association, and the Southeastern World’s Fair management.
Twenty-two classes of bulls and
cows will have been established for
judging purposes. A. E. Darlow,
Stillwater, Oklahoma, animal hus
bandman from the University of
Oklahoma, will be on hand to con
duct the judging on October 3 and
4. The judging will begin at 9
a.m., and spectators will be invited
to watch Mr. Darlow deftly size up
the breath and line of backs, the
shape of limbs, the color and sinew,
that evaluate a championship entry.
There will be still another attrac
tion for farmers and cattle growers
of the southeast. Many of the top
cattle produced and owned in Geor
gia will be sold on October 5 at
public auction. The sale will begin
at 1 p.m., under the experienced
eye and trip-hammer-tongue of G.
H. Shaw, famed auctioneer from
Memphis. Included in the animals
for sale will be many bred and.ua
bred heifers, of royal lineage, who
will go on the action block as fu
ture dams for growing herds in
Georgia.
•In addition to the Hereford show,
the Fair will also present the
Georgia Jersey Cattle Show, the
Read The Wheeler County
Eagle $1.50 Per Year.
Georgia Swine Breeders Show, and
the National Poultry Show. There
will be attractive exhibits from the
Extension Service and Georgia
State College of Agriculture.
The carnival aspect of the har
vest holiday has not been forgotten.
Mr. Benton reveals that this year’s
Fair, like all others, will -bring the
gaiety and music, breathtaking,
daredevil rides, intriguing side
shows and the delicious and invit
ing odors of hamburgers and spun
sugar candy. There will be the
famous Sun Bros. Circus in spec
tacular daily acts, the Johnny Jones
double-midway features with a
thrill in evesy Iwo th, and dozens of
park concessions, shows and rides
to make up the most gigantic
fair in years.
The Grand Southern Harness
Races, popular for their showman
ship and elegance, will be held five
afternoons during the ten-day ex
position, starting at 2:30 p.m. . . .
Saturday, Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday, and Saturday, and there
will be an impressive spectacle of
fireworks shortly after dark falls
each night. u _ •
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CLAIM YOUR BENEFITS
Hundreds lose part or all of their
old-age or survivors insurance be
cause they do not file claims prompt
ly, according to J. W. Overstreet,
Jr., Manager of the Savannah, Ga.,
field office of the Social Security
Board. A recent survey in the
South by the Social Security Board
showed that out of twenty-seven
thousand claims filed, over seven
thousand failed to receive insurance
payments because the worker or his
dependents failed to file claims with
in the period prescribed by law or
because the worker had not been
working long enough to be entitled
to benefits.
There are two times when a work
er or his family should visit the So
cial Security Board office. 1. Con
tact your Social Security Board field
office as soon as you have reached
age 65, whether or not you continue
working. 2. In the event an in
sured worker dies, his wife or
other close relative should visit the
Social Security Board office to file
• claim tn old-age or survivors in*
V AHEAD r
GEORGE S BENSON
Vrctsideiittfarding College
Searcy. Arkansat
King Cotton
Sitting on a throne, holding eco
nomic sway over 13 million loyal
subjects, King Cotton was a liberal
arid lovable old character. Playing
the part of a pensioner, however, he
has not protected his future very
well. Abnormal circumstances call
for emergency measures, of course/
but King Cotton deserves to rule
instead of pass the hat and his
friends should work to promote him.
People who know even a little
about cotton as an industry want!
that crop to rule southern agricul
ture after the war for several years,
at least. They have a good reason
that is patriotic and unselfish: Cot
ton normally provides more jobs
than any other industry and work,'
is essential to national prosperity?
A cotton depression could blast this
whole nation’s post-war hopes.
The “Parity” Plan
“How,” you may ask, “can a
single industry get in enough trouble
to bring on a depression?” Answer:
Simply by losing its markets. Nor
mally, be it remembered, half the
cotton raised in America is sold
abroad. But Brazil, China, India
and Russia, coming cotton countries,
are taking our foreign markets by
selling for less. They plant their
best, level lands to cotton and pro
duce it cheaply.
The U. S. has plenty of rich, level
land too but foreigners undersell us
because our price is phoney; pegged
so a one-mule crop on a rutty hill
side, worn out with a century of
cotton, will pay. Government invent
ed "parity price” trying to help the
grower buy as much with a bale of
cotton now as in the five years be
fore World War I; then to prop the
sham price, loaned 90% on cotton
security.
Cotton’s Arch Enemy
The result is well known. The
government took America’s cotton
but the foreigners took America’s
customers and, unless we can get
them back after the war, we will
never sell half as much cotton as we
are raising now. Even the home
market is in danger. New fibres
like rayon are cheaper already than
the best of cotton and scientists are
Improving them every day. Nothing
can save the U. S. cotton business
after the war but ability to sell suc
cessfully in world markets.
Frozen acreage already has run
its course. Price subsidy will have
. served its purpose before the war is
over. Dependence is business sui
cide to any farmer. lam convinced
that the Southern planter’s wisdom
and Yankee ingenuity can be relied
upon to put King Cotton back in
power where he can create wealth,
pay good wages and laugh at Asia
and South America.
Back in Competition
For more than a century it has
been an excellent thing for this
country to have cotton in the South,
spread out over 11 million acres of
land, employing 13 million people.
These people buy a lot of what other
American farmers grow, and sell
half of their own production to Euro
peans. Thinking of post-war jobs,
the South and its cotton is still a
pleasant prospect.
Three things need prompt govern
ment action: (1) Encourage plant
ing cotton on land where a crop is
possible and where it can be
chopped, perhaps even picked, by
machinery. (2) Get ready to meet
any price named anywhere in world
trade. (3) Sell that hoardad fibre.
Uncle Sam would look pretty silly
after the war holding a shirt-tail full
of cotton in a rayon shirt.
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More than 60 per cent of Egypt’s
landowners derive their entire living
from an acre or less of land.
surance. Field offiec advice on how
and whan to file a claim for old-age
and survivors insurance is absolutely
fm and gladly grutid.
