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Georgia Tree
Farm Program
By D. W. WOODMANSEE,
Conservation Forester
Union Bag-Camp Paper Corp.
It would probably be safe to
assume that almost everyone
reading this article has seen the
green and white Tree Farm signs
displayed along roads through
out the county and state. Per
haps many of you have wondered
what a Tree Farm is and more
specifically what constitutes the
requirements for certification. It
is hoped that this article will
help to answer these questions,
and at the same time stimulate
more interest in the Tree Farm
program.
The Tree Farm program is
sponsored nationally by the
American Forest Products Indus
tries, Inc. and is operated here
in Georgia by the Georgia Forest
Industries Committee. Coopera
tion is given this industry pro
gram by the Georgia Forestry
Colmmission and other Forestry
agencies within the state. Al
though the program is adminis
tered by the forest industries of
the state, landowners who are
certified as Tree Farmers are un
der no obligation to any com
pany or group of companies. The
forest industries of Georgia, in
operating the Tree Farm pro
gram, recognize the importance
of promoting gcod forestry on
private lands in order that ever
increasing requirements for wood
can be satisfied.
Probably the best way to de
fine a Tree Farm is that it is an
area of privately owned tax pay
ing forest land which is being
managed for continuous growth
of forest crc-ps for commercial
purposes. As in the growing of
agricultural crops, there are cer
tain practices which must be fol
lowed in growing tree crops in
order to produce maximum
yields. These practices are the
basic requireiments for a Tree
Farm: I—Protect your woods
frcm fires, insects, disease, and
over-grazing; 2—Harvest your
trees when mature; 3—Plant
trees on idle lands. There are no
■membership dues or subsidies
Opening Day
Tallulah River, Ga. — They came from the hills
and the lowlands, from the cities and from the
country. They were clad in everything from Sun
day go-to-Meetin’ trousers to bib overalls, but they
had one thing in common. It was not only April
Fool’s day, but also opening of trout season in these
north Georgia mountains.
Overhead dark, angry skies threatened to un
leash their venom in the form of hard driving rain
and the last of March’s hang-around winds whistled
through the hardwoods with enough drive and chill
to shrink even the toughest knuckles.
But these frivolous, insignificant matters failed
to stop this hardy group of dedicated followers of
Izzak Walton. They laughed at the threat of rain,
scorned the cold that gnawed at their bones.
And, for the most of them it paid off handsome
ly. The majority of brave souls who dared help
open the season on “their day” were rewarded with
their limit of nice trout, some of them last year’s
products of a state hatchery, others highly touted
“natives”, born and reared in the streams from
which they came.
It is no secret that dyed-in-the-wool trout an
glers prefer native fish. Often they grumble when
a “hatchery” trout grabs their lure and strikes out
for nearby cover.
But, down deep inside them, even the most avid
of the clan that oppose put-and-take trout fishing
will readily admit that this is the only way to sus
tain trout fishing in Georgia. While it’s much more
enjoyable to catch a native fish, it’s better to catch
“hatchery” fish than none at all.
Many states are finding, just as Georgia did sev
eral years ago, that to have good trout fishing well
managed hatcheries are essential. Our state has two
of these, one located at Summerville, the other on
Lake Burton. Most anglers appreciate these fa
cilities and enjoy the fruits of their operation.
Opening Day Clan Scored Well
As I chatted with opening day anglers, I found
that many of them were well educated in the wily
ways of trout. The streams were high and slightly
muddy, showing the effects of several days of rain.
One fellow had a nice string of browns, claim
ing every one were “native” and that each had put
up such a battle that only a leaping, tail-walking
tarpon could match it. Another man, obviously a
native himself, came out with eight bright rainbows,
one measuring about 16 inches, the rest smaller.
“These here fish ain’t never seen no hatchery,”
he said, smiling broadly. “They raised right here’ in
this stream.”
So it went. Fisherman came and fishermen went.
Some caught all the law allows, others didn’t. Some
caught natives, other caught hatchery fish.
But, as I said in the beginning, every man who
wet a hook on the opening day of trout season is not
sorry he came. Not even those who caught those
“hatchery fish.”
connected with the Tree Farm
program, although the landowner
may from time to time get free
technical advice from the Tree
Farm inspecting forester.
If you think you can qualify
as a Georgia Tree Farmer, or if
you would like to find out morei
about the Tree Farm program j
contact the writer at P. O. Box!
224, Helena, or notify your Coun- i
ty Ranger. The Tree Farm inspec- j
tor nearest you will be happy to {
inspect your woodlands and if j
they meet Tree Farm standards!
it will be reported to the Georgia ’
Tree Farm Committee forcer-1
tification as an American Tree I
Farm. Let Georgia display the
leadership in the Tree Farm pro- i
gram that she has exhibited so j
well in the past in promoting >
better forest practices throughout {
the South and the nation.
Facts Given About
Social Security
“If you have reached retire
ment age (65 for men and 62
for women) and have never in
quired about social security ben-1
“fits because you are still work
ing, you should talk to a social
security representative right
away,” Eugene F. Cornelius, i
manager of the Macon District |
Office, advises.
Because of a 1960 change in I
the law, a great nulmber of,older!
people whose earnings were high
?nough to keep them from col
lecting social security benefits,
will not be able to receive some
benefits during the year.
Up until this year, social se
curity beneficiaries who earned
more than SI2OO in a year lost
one month’s social security ben
efits for each SBO of earnings in
excess of SI2OO. Under the new
law, only $1 in benefits is with
held for each $2 of earnings in
excess ^f SI2OO and up to SISOO.
Thus, the beneficiary who earns
exactly SISOO would lose $l5O in
benefit payments.
Cornelius invites anyone who
is now of retirement age and
who has not previously asked for
information about his rights, to
contact the Social Security Of
fice located at 152 New Street,
Macon.
GAME
AND
FISH
By FULTON LOVELL
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE. ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA
Cotton Classing
Office May Locate
In Vienna Soon
The U. S. Department of Ag
riculture is considering a request
for a seasonal cotton classing of
fice at Vienna to serve cotton
producers in Dooly and nearby
counties.
The classing office requested at
Vienna would serve cotton pro
ducers in Ben Hill, Crisp, Dooly,
Houston, Lee, Macon, Pulaski,
Schley, Sumter, Turner, and Wil
cox Counties, according to Har
old K. Tinsley, southeastern area
manager of the Agricultural
Marketing Service Cotton Divi
sion in Atlanta.
Tinsley said several other sur
rounding counties could also be
served by a classing office at
Vienna. Additional counties be
ing tentatively considered for in
clusion within the classing office
area are Bleckley, Dodge, Mar
ion, Randolph, Stewart, Quitman,
Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, and
Webster.
In past seasons, cotton pro
ducers in the 21 counties have
sent their cotton samples to the
Atlanta classing office. Local in
terests supporting the move for
a classing office at Vienna point
out the need for a classing office
within the local producing area.
Before USDA can approve a
seasonal office at Vienna, sev
eral requirements must be met
by the producers and other local j
interests, Tinsley said. Local in- j
terests must provide and main- 1
tain the cotton classing facilities
in line with USDA specifications.
These include the building, tech
nical equipment, office furnish
ings and supplies, and other fa
cilities similar to those found in
year-round classing offices such
as the one at Atlanta. The sea
sonal volume of cotton also must
be large enough to enable the
classing office to operate econo-'
mically.
Tinsley said further that if an
office is established at Vienna,
all cotton producers within the
assigned office territory would be
served exclusively by this of
fice. Such an office would be in
operation during the main part
of the harvesting season.
USDA invites comments from
cotton producers and other in
terested persons in the 21-county
area on whether they favor the
establishment of a seasonal class
ing office at Vienna. Written
comments should be mailed by
May 1 to the Cotton Division,
Agricultural Marketing Service,
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
P. O. Box 7068, Station C, At
lanta 9, Ga.
The State Education Depart
ment has 63 bookmobiles that
travel through 123 counties bring
ing books to the people of Geor
gia.
Highest Prices Paid For Gum
Ai Filtered Rosin Products Co.
Naval Stores Supplies
Orin Towns-Alamo, Ga.
LONG TERM FARM LOANS
Plans may be adjusted to meet your
individual needs. Moderate interest.
Prompt closing. Courteous and confiden
tial service.
For full details, see or write
J. C. BIVINS
Mount Vernon, Georgia
I
NOTICE
I AM EQUIPPED TO SPREAD
FERTILIZER OR LIME
ON YOUR LAND
Give Me A Chance To Serve You
J. F. HATTAWAY
Alamo, Georgia Phone Logan 8 3881
[Georgia Workers
File TEC Claims
Almost 9,0.00 Georgia workers
have filed claims for extended
’ unemployment comp en s ation
payments, Ben T. Huiet, Geor
gia’s Commissioner of La±»or, re-
J ported today.
Huiet said that the claims were
taken under the new state-fed
’ eral TEC program which pro
vides fcr the payment of up to
’ 13 weeks’ additional benefits to
’ unemployed workers who ex
hausted their regular job insur
ance rights on or after July 1,
p 1960. These include those who
1 1 received their maximum number
of checks payable and those
I whose benefit year ended, stop
'! ping their rights to further pay
’ ments.
Eligible workers who have not
yet filed TEC claims were ad
, vised to do so as soon as possible.
Local employment offices of the
Department will be open on
! Memorial Day, April 26, to ac
cept applications for jobs and
claimants. The placement tempo
, of the Employment Service has
! been stepped up, Commissioner
Huiet reported.
Huiet pointed cut that the pro
gram is a temporary one and
that no new' claims for TEC will
be accepted after March 31, 1962.
For persons entitled to benefits
before that date, the program will
end on July 1,1962.
Feed Program
Sign-Up Begins
The sign-up of farmers in the
1961 feed grain program is now
under way in Telfair County ac
cording to H. M. Harrell, Chair
man of the Telfair Agricultural
Stabilization Conservation Com
mittee. The program provides
payment to corn and grain sor
ghum producers who divert a
portion of the acreage formerly
planted to these crops to an ap
proved conservation use.
Corn and grain sorghum pro
ducers must participate in the
1961 feed grain program in order
to be eligible for price support
cn corn and grain sorghum acre
age, as well as price support on
barley, oats and rye. Acreage di
verted from the feed grain must
be put to an approved conserva
tion use and it must represent
an additional amount over the
farms average acreage devoted to
a conservation use in 1959 and
196#
Corn and grain sorghum pro
ducers who are interested in tak
ing part in the feed grain pro
gram are urged to get in touch
with the County ASC Office right
aw'ay.
Chrome yellow was picked as
the school bus color because colcr
dynamics experts say it is the
easiest color to see.
Wool Application
Payment Deadline
For 1960 Is May 1
Growers are reminded that May
1 is the final date fur filing ap
plications for payment under the
1960 Wool Program. The 1960-
program payments will apply to
shorn. 1 wool and unshorn lambs
marketed not later than March
31. Later marketings will be eli
gible for payment under the 1961
Wool Program.
H. M. Harrell, Chairman of the
Telfair Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Committee,
stressed the fact that the incen
tive program payments on wool
and lambs are not made auto
amtically — the growers must
file, applications which are sup
ported with all the necessary
documents and sales records to
receive payments under the pro
gram.
These sales records will be the
basis for calculating the national
average price received by far
mers for wool during the entire
marketing year. When this car.
be determined, the program pay
ment rates will be announced.
Payments to growers will be
made this summer.
Wool program applications
should be filed at the County
ASC Office not later than Mon
day, May 1.
HOME DEMONSTRATION
WORK IN UNITED STATES
Home demonstration work is
carried on according to the needs
and interests of those taking
part, according to Miss Eddye
Ross, state home demonstration
leader for the Univerity of sGeor
gia Cooperative Extenion Serv
ice. About one and one-third mil
lion women in the United States
participate through some 63,000
organized groups with their own
volunteer leaders. More than
seven million others are reached
through special interest work*
shops, demonstrations, bulletins,
special radio and television pro
grams and other channels, Miss
Ross says.
The 3c sale tax made Georgia’s
first statewide school building
program possible.
The color of the shell has noth
ing to do with the quality or
flavor of an egg, according to
R. A. Gayvert, Extension poultry
marketing specialist.
VALUABLE FARM
For Sale
Public Sale, First Tuesday in May, 1961
Wheeler County Courthouse, Alamo, Ga.
THE HILLARY KEEN FARM
Located six miles south from Glenwood,
Consisting of 128.5 Acres.
42.5 Acres of 1957-59 Soil Bank contract can
be transferred to purchaser, with
annual payments — $437.45
18.8 Acres 1960 Soil Bank contract is auto
matically canceled. No future payments on
this, estate refunds Cost Share funds. This
acreage is available for cultivation.
Minimum allotments set up for life of the
Soil Bank Contract:
10.10 Cotton 1.34 Tobacco
7.50 Peanuts 24.06 Other Crops
This includes the 18.80 canceled pine trees. Federal Land
Bank account of $2500.00 can be assumed at low rate of in
terest. This is one of the very best farms in Wheeler County.
Best grade soil, well drained, year round wafer supply, well
located, public road, rural mail, painted five room dwelling
and good tenant house.
REMEMBER THIS — Land like this never
goes on sale except through the estate way.
Heirs want to re-invest near where
they reside.
TERMS, CASH.
G. C. BARNHILL, Adminisiraior
Phone Jackson 3-2567 Glenwood, Ga.
"FARM CHATS"
By M. K. JACKSON
Soybeans
Wheeler County soybean grow
ers who expect to receive^ prrae
supparts c n soybeans this year I
must, maintain the same acreage j
J of conserving crops and idle land!
’ that they had during 1959-601
‘| This requirement is desigped;
’ I to, insure that soybean growers !
1 put any additional soybean pro-!
■ duction on acreage that has been I
used for crops in abundant sup-!
1 ply such as wheat, cotton, corn,;
' grain sorghum, and ether feed!
! • crops — not on land now irr. con-'
■ ■ serving uses of idle.
- The U. S. Department of. Agri
■ culture wants to, avoid inereas- >
ing soybean acreage, at the ex-;
pense of acreage now under con-;
1 servation practices. Price sup-;
;ports on the 1961 soybean crop!
have been increased to insure an,
: ; adequate supply of soybeans and !
help meet anticipated needs for'
1 this crop.
. i
The national average support i
price for 1961-crop soybeans will !
[be $2.30 a bushel.
Efficient Fertilizer Placement
The use of high per acre ratesJ
’ of relatively high analysis fer- j
tilizer on cotton in recent years
makes placement at fertilizer a |
. very important consideration.
The most efficient placement of ‘
fertilizer for cotton is 2 to 3
inches to one side and 2 to 3 ‘
' inches below the seed. If fer
’ tilizer is placed in this manner,
■ there is little danger of injury
to stands even with the use of ;
■ relatively high per acre rates off
high analysis fertilizer.
If you don’t have equipment i
| designed to place fertilizer in this i
' manner, it may be best to bread-'
1 cast all or part of the? fertilizer, i
jparticularly when high per acre'
1 .rates, are used.
LI
Cattle Sprayer
Let those cattle spray them-1
selves for protection from pesty,'
; biting flies!
That’s right! Automatic spray-:
. er equipment can be installed t®!
' ! take much of the trouble, time I
and worry out of the control of!
■ biting flies on Livestock.
The automatic sprayer is really j
■ very simple. A cow walking!
• through a chute depresses a trea. j
die activating the sprayer. Only,
one side of the animal is sprayed/
FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 19611
when going through so it’s neces
sary for the- round trip to get
both sides.
The use cf an automatic spray
■ er with the proper insecticide will
! control hom flies, protect ani
i mals from stable flies, he use flies
! and deer flies. It will usually
! keep house flies off cowsfduring
i milking.
The automatic sprayer- is more
suitable fbr dairy herds than
j beef, but can be used tor both.
Stop by at my office tor addi
| tic-nal ini&rmation.
CLASSIFIED ADS
LADIES: In debt? A tattle more
money makes a lot' of differ
ence. Easy, dignified, pari or
full time work provides good,
extra income. Serve rural cus
tomers in Towns, Township's as
an Avon Representative. Write
to- Mts. Rountree, Box 22, Wad-
Ifey- G«- 2-2 t
WANTED — Agents, full or part
time to sell complete line ot
guaranteed renewable Hospi
talization and Cancer Insur
ance. Liberal commissions and!
renewals. Contact Mr. I; H.
Maree, District! Mgr.. American;
Family Life Ins. Co., P; (X Box
371, Eastman, Ga. l-4t.
FOR SALE—Several crops good
used turpentine cups. Glass
Turpentine Co„ Eastman, Ga..
Phone 374-3(144 or 371*3405.
NEW WATKINS MAW
FEI be calling on you soon. Wait
for me and learn why it pays
io wait.
W. A. STEVENS
2117 Marcus St.
Ph. BR. 2-4317—OuMia. Ga.
FOR SAXE
PI AMO S
GRIN®LE ELECTRIC COM,.
PANT is haviag a girni sale cn,
all pianos. Just received a truzk
load of Factory Rebuilt Pianos
go'»g at rack bottom prijas.
New Pianos ai a big saving also,
used pianos cheap. See us. be
fore you buy. Phone 2281
FEDERAL LAND BANK LOANS
for farmers in Toombs. Tatt
nall, Montgomery, and Wheel
er Counties are available
through the Federal Land Bank
Association of Vidalia. Loans
run vp io 40 years. Can be paid
any time without penalty. Pro
ceeds can be used io- buy land
pay debts, make improvements,
or to finance almost any need
of the farm or family. For de
tails, see or write, E. O. Mc-
Kinney, Manager, P. O. Box
SlO, 309 East First Street, Vi
dalia, Georgia, or at the Court
House in Alamo, Ga. each Tues
day morning.
GEORGIA, WHEELER COUNTY.
I To All Whom It May Concern:
Whereas, Bluma C. Pearson,
< Temporary Administratrix of Av
j ery R. Pearson, represents to the
i Court in her petition, duly filed
! and entered on record, that she
ihas fully administered Avery R.
i Pearson’s estate:
! This is, therefore, to cite all
I persons concerned, kindred and
I creditors, to show cause, if any
they can, why said Temporary
Administratrix should not be dis
charged from her administration,
and receive Letters of Dismis-
I sion on the first Monday in May,
1961.
D. N. ACHORD, Ordinary
GEORGIA, WHEELER COUNTY.
By virtue of an order of the
court of Ordinary of Wheeler
i County granted on the applica
! tion of G. C. Barnhill, as admin
j istratcr of the estate of M. H.
Keen, deceased, late of the said
| county, to sell lands of the said
:M. H. Keen, deceased, for the
purpose of paying debts and dis
; tribution, there will be sold be-
I fore the court house door at pub
! lie outcry, to the highest bidder,
lin the city of Alamo, Georgia,
between the legal hours of sale,
■ the first Tuesday in May, 1961,
! the property of the said M. H.
: Keen, deceased, the following de
scribed lands to-wit, 112.3 acres
iof lot land No. 234, also 16.2
J acres of lot No. 235. Said tracts
j joined making total of 128.5 acres
same being in the Sixth Land
I District of Wheeler County, Geor-
I gia. Known as the Hillary Keen
: home place.
The terms of the sale cash.
This the sth day of March, 1961
G C. BARNHILL
Administrator of M. H.
Keen, deceased.
Craig Gay Appointed
To Dairy Section
Dept, of Agriculture
Commissioner of Agriculture
I Phil Campbell has appointed
Craig Gay, of Millen, as Chief
of the Dairy Section of the Geor
gia Department of Agriculture.
Gay has operated a dairy in
his home town of Millen since
graduating from the University
of Georgia College of Agriculture
in 1950 with a BSA degree.
He has served for several years
as a member of the Board of Di
rectors of the Georgia Milk Pro
ducers Association. Gay has also
been active in Jaycee work and
the College of Agriculture Alum
ni Society. The Jaycee club of
which Gay is a member was re
sponsible fcr the first dairy fes
tival held in Jenkins County.
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