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Wheeler County Eagle
Volume 39
Mobile Soil Testing
Unit To Visit County
The Mobile Soil Testing
Unit from the Coastal Plain
Experiment Station under
the supervision of Mr. R. L.
Carter, Soil Scientist at the
Experiment Station will be
in Wheeler County on Thurs
day, February 26th.
Mr. Carter will make the
County Agent’s Office his
Headquarters while in Ala
mo. Mr. Carter says the Mo
bile Soil Testing Unit has a
capacity to run from 90 to
100 samples during the time
he will be here.
This service is furnished
free to the farmers and it is
a good time to have a check
up on the plant food ele
ments present in yiur soil.
The tests will show whether
the soil needs lime or if it
has been over limed.
Be sure to get your sam
ples several days before the
unit arrives so that the soil
will be dry and in good con
dition. Wet samples have to
be dried before they can be
analyzed.
In taking soil samples a
good tool to use is a spade,
mattock, piece of truck
spring, garden trowel, etc. A
small hole 4 to 6 inches deep
should be excavated (this
depends on depth the land
is turned). A vertical side
should be left and all the
loose soil removed from the
hole. A thin strip of soil 1-2
to 1 inch in thickness should
be sliced from the tip to the
bottom of the vertical side
and this soil is removed from
the hole and becomes> a part
of the first sample. Tips on
taking Samples:
1. For row crops samples
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should be taken 4 to 6 inches
in depth and for pastures 2
to 4 inches in depth.
2. Oue to three acre plots
should have two to four sam
ples taken per acre." These
should be mixed together
and form a composite sam
ple and one pint used. Lar
ger acreages usually have
one to two samples taken
per acre. These samples may
be combined or mixed to
gether when taken from a
field that is of the same soil
type and only one crop is to
grown on it. If a field is to
have two crops such as cot
ton and corn grown on it
then the part of the field
where cotton is to be grown
should have a separate set of
soil samples mixed up and a
pint of this soil set up as
Sample No. 1. The part of
the field where corn is to be
grown should have samples
taken in the same manner
and a pint set up as sample
No. 2, etc. A pint oyster con
tainer is recommended as
the name and soil samples
number can be printed on
the side.
Information needed from
each farmer bringing in one
or more soil samples:
1. Name and Address and
location of farm.
2. Crop to be grown in the
year 1953.
3. Crops grown in 1952, and
in 1951 and 1950 and amount
of fertilizer used with its an
alsis in each field from
which samples were taken to
be analyzed.
Also amount of lime or su
perphosphate applied during
the last three years.
Forms to be filled in with
the above information can
be obtained at the County
Agent’s office by requesting
them.
If you need any additional
information check with your
C. S. C. Technician, Voc. Ag
riculture teacher, Veteran
Instructor or County Agent.
Be sure to bring your Soil
Samples by the County Ag
ent’s office before Feb. 26.
THREE HORSE FARM FOR
RENT near Alamo on pav
ed road, write or phone O.
P. HARTLEY, 275 W. Col
lege St., Wrightsville, Ga.,
Phone 124 J.
F. F. A. Organization
And Its Purpose
The Future Farmers of
America is a national organ
ization with a total member
ship of 320,000 in approxi
mately 7,50010 cal chapters
in the 48 states, Hawaii and
Puerto Ricco. Eligibility to
membership is conditioned
on enrollment in vocational
agriculture classes of high
schools. The primary pur
pose of this organization is
to develop leadership for ru
ral life. To this end the FFA
Chapter provides facilities
for stimulating discussion of
topics of vital interest to the
boys and gor group action,
such as, cooperative under
takings, in erecting a chap
ter house, the purchase of
purebred animals, coopera
tive selling of home products,
treating seed, combatting di
sease of crops, organizing re
creation, forming a thrift
bank, entering into Chapter
contests, and other such ac
tivities.
The listed purposes of the
organization are as follows:
1. To develop competent,
aggressive, rural and agri
cultural leadership.
2. To strengthen the confi
dence of the farm boy in
himself and his work.
3. To create more interest
in the intelligent choice of
farming work.
3. To create more interest
in the intelligent choice of
farming occupations.
4. To create and nuture a
love of country life.
5. To improve the rural
home and its surroundings.
6. To encourage coopera
tive effort among students
of vocational education in
agriculture.
7. To promote thrift am
ong students of vocational
agriculture.
8. To promote and improve
scholarship.
9. To encourage organized
recreation activities among
students of vocational agri
culture.
10. To supplement the reg
ular systematic instruction
offered to students of voca
tional agriculture.
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA,
Frigidaire Has Four
Models With Better
Cycla-Matic Cooling
An extensive new line of
Frigidaire refrigerators —
spearheaded by four models
with improved Cycla-matic
cooling and automatic de
frosting, a new Butter Pre
server and roll-out Shelves
—plus a wide variety of new
ly styled electric ranges, in
cluding some with new Quick
Clean ovens and one budget
priced model with two ovens,
were announcd here today by
J. P. Morrison, Jr., Frigidaire
Dealer in this locality. He
recently attended a special
advance pre-showing of 1953
Frigidaire products in Atlan
ta.
Stuckey W. M. U.
Meets At Church
The Stuckey W. M. U. met
Feb. 13th witn eight mem
bers and one visitor present.
The vice president in
charge was Mrs. Leah Key,
who gave the devotional.
Others on the program
were, Mrs. R. D. Jenkins,
Mrs. Hubert Joiner, Mrs.
George Lindoe and Miss Pe
rah Lie Joiner.
After the officers gave
their report and business
11. To advance the cause
of vocational education in
agriculture in the public
schools.
The FFA adds purpose,
creates interest, provides
satisfaction of accomplish
ments, even excitement and
fun to school life.
Those boys who are a part
of the organization obtain
inspiration, knowledge, and
experience that becomes last
ing personal benefits.
Briefly stated, the purpose
of the organization is to help
a boy to become a useful and
successful citizen of his com
munity, and to promote pride
in an appreciation of farm
ing as a vocation.
FRIDAY, FEB, 20, 1953
Mr. L B. Chambers
Visits Purina Farm
A group of Georgia Soil
Conservation District Super
visors, including L. B. Cham
bers of Glenwood, visited the
Purina Research Farm at
Gray Summit, Mo., last
week.
The tour was conducted by
J. B. Pullen, Sales Manager
of Southern Region Live
stock Chows and R. E.
Spangler, Assistant Farm
Manager.
Among the units included
in the farm tour were the
dairy herd, the turkey unit,
the beef fattening units 1 , the
dog kennels, the rabbitry
and fur-bearing animal re
search area.
This group stopped by
here on their way home from
the National Meeting of Dis
trict Supervisors in Omaha,
Nebraska.
Mr. Joe Ed Clark *
Sponsors Local One-
Acre Corn Contest
The one-acre corn contest
is planned in order to en
courage Future Farmers to
use improved Corn produc
tion practices and thus to
grow more corn per acre.
Plans now call for approx
imately 112 acres of corn to
be planted in this program
by the F. F. A. members.
Mr. Joe Ed Clark, a prom
inent Glenwood Merchant,
who is interested in the pro
gram of agriculture and F.
F. A. in the Glenwood com
munity and Wheeler County
will award a cash prize of
$15.00 to the F. F. A. mem
ber who produces the great
est per acre corn yield.
was discussed, we were dis
missed and then served a
lovely valentine plant of de
licious refreshments with
Mrs. Henry Wilcher as host
ess. Next meeting to be on
March 13th.
Single Copy 5c
Glenwood Garden
Club News
The Glenwood Garden
Club met Thursday, February
sth at the home of Mrs. Har
vey Manley, with Mrs. Man
ley and Mrs. Mackie Simpson
as hostesses.
Bro. Glenn, pastor of the
Alamo Methodist Church, and
very interested and exper
ienced in the art of growing
beautiful flowers, gave a talk
on Amaryllis.
The St. Valentine’s Day
Social part of the program
Theme helped to make the
very attractive and enjoy
able to all
History And
Foundation Os
The F. F. A.
By Tom Wommack)
From the beginning of Vo
cational Agriculture in 1917,
boys enrolled felt a spirit of
comradeship due to their
common background of
country life. Under the su
pervision of teachers of vo
cational agriculture, stud
ents first began to do things
in an organized way. The
idea of banding together lo
cal groups of students into
a more extensive organiza
tion grew in the minds of
progressive leaders. Event
ually, State Associations
were formed with each local
group a part of it. States
actually formed organiza
tions of vocational agricul
tural students from 1923 to
1928. However, a pioneer in
this field, Henry C. Groslose,
attracted the greatest nat
ional attention by formulat
ing excellent purposes and
ceremonies and a definite
constitution for an organiza
tion called the Future Farm
ers of Virginia. Other South
ern States followed closely
after the Virginia set-up.
Then came a temporary con
stitution for a national or
ganization of farm boys call
ed the Future Farmers of
America. The first national
convention was held in 1928,
and since the F. F. A. has ex
tended into all forty-eight
states, Hawaii and Puerto
Rico. The F. F. A. is an in
tegral part of the program
of vocational education. Boy
officers for each unit of the
F. F. A.— local, state, and
national —are elected yearly.
The emblem is not only at
tractive but issig nificant in
every detail. The motto em
braces the learning by doing
phylosophy of vocational ed
ucation.
Through evry participation
in the F. F. A. boys get at
least what they put into the
organization. When they do
not do their best, they are
not developing all of their
hidden power.
If the foundation upon
which the F. F. A. is built
the corner stone is leader
ship. Leadership is that com
bination of qualities in an
individual which inspires the
confidence, draws others to
ward him, and causes others
to follow him. The Future
Farmers of America is an
agency for rural and agricul
tural leadership.
Another foundation upon
which F. F. A. is built is co
operation. The position held
by cooperation in the F. F.
A., addsm uh strength to the
organization. Cooperating to
gether, Future Farmers can
attain endless goals.
A foundation that proves
of much value to Future
Farmers is thrift. All Future
Farmers are taught in num
erous ways that' ‘thrift does
it”. Mr. W. A. Ross, author
of “Forward F. F. A.” says,
“thrift means, first doing
well. Second, getting the
most out of things we pos
sess and third, handling
wisely all resources at our
command.”
A Future Farmer, like ev
eryone else must live with
himself. Therefore, another
NUMBER 43
Two Forestry
Demonstrations Soon
Farm owners, Farmers,
and Farm operators are in
vited to attend two Fores
try demonstrations on Naval
stores and thinning to be
held as follows:
A Naval Stores Demon
stration (using spiral gutt
ers and acid stimulation)
and a Timber Management
Demonstration (marking for
thinning) will be held at
Stuckey, Tuesday, Feb. 24th,
at 10 o’clock, just back of
Mr. Gowen’s Store on Mr.
Emmett Hattaway’s farm.
Mr. Dorsey Dyer, Extension
Forester, Mr. J. D. Strange
and Mr. A. G. Steedley, Rep
resentatives of the P. M. A.
Naval Stores Conservation
Program will be in charge of
the Demonstration.
A Naval Stores and thin
ning demonstration will be
held Tuesday, Feb. 24th, at
2:30 P. M. at Mr. Lee Evans’
farm located 5 miles west of
Alamo just off Highway 280
at Mr. Clarence Cravey’s
home. Mr. Dyer, Mr. Strange
and Mr. Steedley will have
charge of the Naval Stores
Demonstration. Mr. Koger,
Fifth District Forester will be
assisted by Mr. Reid from
District Office in a thinning
Demonstration. Mr. Koger
and Mr. Reid will mark one
half acre. One quarter acre
will be cut for pulpwood and
stacked, the other quarter
acre will be left for compar
ison.
Be sure to attend one of
these demonstrations that is
most convenient for you.
important foundation is
character. Character is said
to be that combination, pro
perties, or qualities that dis
tinguish one person from
others.
Together with all their
seriousness and work Future
Farmers find time to have a
good time, too. Consequent
ly recreation is also a pillar
in the foundation. F. F. A.
members not only work to
gether but they also find
time to provide recreation
for others as well as for
themselves.
One of the outstanding
characteristics of the nat
ional organization is that it
continuously strives to pro
mote and encourage scholar
ship. Good scholarship
stands for successful effort
on something worthwhile.
Also important to Future •
Farmers is being good citi
zens. Citizenship in our de
mocracy means the actual
enjoyment of certain rights
and privileges.
Another stone in the foun
dation upon which the F. F.
A. is built is patriotism. The
guiding force behind patriot
ism is thatsp irit which is re
sponsble for constantly ser
ving one’s country well. The
flag of the nited States ap
pears many times in the ce
remonies and symbols of the
F. F. A.
The field of agriculture has
definitely become a business
itself. It is an everchanging
occupation and is rapidly
developing daily. Much of
this improvement is being
brought about by inspired
students of vocational agri
culture who are now engag
ed in thisbu siness of farm- ,
ing.
The last, but by far not the
stone in the foundation of
the FFA is service. We must
always remember that mon
ey will not buy everything
and that gaining wealth
without rendering service
means an “empty shell be
side the sea”. Indeed the
watchword of the FFA is ser
vice.
FOR RENT —Building in the
City of Alamo, may be us
ed for business purposes
or lodging. If interested,
please notify MRS. E. M.
FOWLER, Stuckey, Ga.
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