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PUBLISHED FRIDAYS
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WHEELER COUNTY
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Wheeler County Agent Discusses |
Important Facts Os Corn Planting
By M. K. JACKSON
Improper Spacing Limiting
Factor In Yield Os Corn
Spacing of corn plants can be
the main limiting factor in pro
flucing high, economical yields of
corn, County Agent, M. K. Jack
son, said this week. Spacing is
the third and a mighty important
step in the County’s Master Corn
Program, he added.
M™any farmers over the county
are not using enough plants to
take advantage of the moisture
supply and the supply of plant,
mutrients available in their soil,
the explained. '
1t farmers expect to produce
‘high yields they should plan to
.space their corn seed so as to get
42 to 14 thousand plants per acre.
To obtain this spacing, farmers|
ghould plant their corn seed inl
386 to 42 inch rows, 10 to 15 inches
apart in the drill.
fThe agent pointed out that this
spacing should be adjusted up or
#lown according to the fertility
of the soil. On soil which is high
in fertility the plant population
may be increased to 12 to 14 thou
_sand plants per acre. On low fer
fility soil plant population may
be reduced to 8,000 plants per
acre.
A good plant population per'
acre in fields well supplies with.
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Pendley Hills Estates, Decatur
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Then Mr. Eady adds with a grin, “Maybe I |
should say my wife chose an all-electric home. |
She wouldn’t settle for anything less.” '
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The Eadys use resistance heating. They
like the individual thermostats which let
them control room temperatures separately.
Mrs. Eady says, “The house stays cleaner t
with electric heat. I don’t have to dust as
often. Cooking is a pleasure — and plenty of
hot water speeds other chores.”
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Georgia Power Company’s new, low Total- }
Electric Rate has benefited thousands of |
Georgians who have gone all-electric. Ask |
how it may help you save up to 20 per cent g
on your total electric bill. |
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‘Ask us how we can pay up to SIBO toward wir- |
ting your home so you can live better electrically. l
the necessary plant nutrients willl
increase yields, the county agent
concluded.
Research Shows How Spacing Can
Affect The Yield Os Corn
The importance of the number
of corn plants per acre to the
number of bushels produced has
been verified by research.
Research. conducted at State
College, Mississippi, during the
period 1947-56, indicated that the
number of plants per acre was
the limiting factor in the yield
of corn where adequate fertilizer
and nitrogen were applied to the
soil.
In this research, when 60 Ibs.
of nitrogen per acre was applied
to a plot of corn with a popula
tion of 4,000 plants per acre, the
yield of corn was g 2 bushels per
acre. Yet, when 120 pounds of
nitrogen per acre was applied to
corn having 4,000 plants per acre,
the yield of corn was only 64 bu
shels per acre. Doubling the
amount of nitrogen increased the
‘yield of the 4,000-plants-per-acre
corn by only two bushels.
Then the corn plant population
was increased to 12,000 plants per
acre and 60 pounds of nitrogen
per acre was applied, the yield
increased to 72 bushels per acre.
’Then. when the rate of nitrogen
applied was increased to 120 lbs.
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA
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per acre, or doubled, on this spac
ing a yield of 99 bushels per acre
was obtained.
In other words, increasing the
number of plants per acre from
4,000 to 12,000 and at the same
time increasing the rate of nitro
gen applied from 60 to 120 libs.‘
per acre increased the corn yield
by 27 bushels per acre. D'oubling‘
the amount of nitrogen applied|
on the corn with 4,000 plants per
acre increased the yield practi
cally none because there were not
enough plants in the plots to use
the additional amounts of nitro
gen and moisture available. There
fore, the additional amounts of
nitrogen applied was wasted.
Furthermore, while increasing
the number of plants per acre
from 4,000 to 12,000 increased
yield by 10 bushels, the big in-’
crease in yield came from a com
bination of increasing BOTH thel
number of plants per acre and ]
the amount of nitrogen applied.
From this result we can conclude
that the best way to make the
optimum yield of corn per acre
is: First, plant to get enough plants
per acre, second, apply the neces
sary amounts of nitrogen.
Use Slow Tractor For Seeding |
Corn, Says Farm Agent
County Agent, M. K. Jackson,
this week urged farmers to watch
their tractor speed when planting
corn in order to secure a thick
stand.
“The faster the tractor travels,
the poorer the stand of corn,” he
declared.
He pointed out that this has
been verified by research. In a;
research project corn planters
were set to plant 15000 plants
per acre. When the speed of the
tractor was increased to six miles
an hour in planting, the stand was
reduced to 10,000 plants per acre.
At this speed the planters failed
to put one-third of the seed into
the soil, This resuited in a dras
tic loss in yield per acre when
the corn was harvested.
Time is important in getti'rrg'
any crop planted, but haste makesl
waste, the agent asserted. Ope
rate your tractor at a low s/peedi
in order for the planters to do
the most efficient job of placing
the seed in the soil. If planters
are set for a certain spacing make
checks during the planting ope
ration to determine if you are
getting the desired rate of kernels
per acre.
Seed 12 to 14 thousand plants
per acre for high, economical
yields, he suggested.
It’'s Best To Wait For Warm
Weather In Planting Corn
County Agent, M. K. Jackson,
this week urged farmers to fol
low planting dates to insure good,
thick stands of corn from the first
planting.
He pointed out that many far
mers throughout the county plant
corn before the soil temperature
has become warm enough for pro
per germination of the corn seed.
As a result many corn kernels
decay because of the cold soil and
its generally high moisture con
tent at this season of the year.
Cold, wet soil is an ideal situa
tion for many soil-borned diseases
which attack young corn seed
lings.
Although most hybrid corn seed
has been treated for soil-borne
diseases, when prevailing weather
conditions are unfavorable for
plant growth, soil organisms may
destroy the young seedlings, he
explained.
Soil temperature should be 70
degrees or above when corn seed
is planted, the county agent said.
He urged farmers to wait until
the weather is warm before plant
ing. Warm weather will help in
sure a good stand of corn which
is essential for economical yields
per acre, he concluded.
Good Corn Seed Most
Important For Proper Stand
County Agent, M. K. Jackson,
this week emphasized the impor
tance of using good seed in get
ting the number of corn plants
per acre necessary for optimum
yields.
“It's impossible to get good,
thick stands of corn with seed
that has a low germination rate,”
he asserted. He cautioned farmers
to read the seed tag before buy
ing vorn seed and buy only that
seed which has a germination of
90 percent or better.
Poor stands is one of the fac
tors contributing to low corn
| yields and high costs of produc
tion in this county, he said. He
recommended that farmers plant
for a stand of 12 to 14 thousand
iplants per acre by seeding corn
lin 36 to 42 inch rows with seed
10 to 15 inches apart in the drill
“It takes this kind of thick
lspacing to get maximum ecorn
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yields and it takes good corn seed |
to get this kind of spacing”, he|!
declared. 3
Research work with corn re
cently conducted by the Univer- |-
sity of Georgia College Experi- |,
ment Stations compared good and |
poor seed a* different fertility|:
levels. Corn plots with good seed |
and low fertilization made more |
money than those with poor seed
and high fertilization. 1
Seed is the cheapest item i'n':
growing economical corn yields, |,
he asserted, and I urge every corn
grower in this county to plant
seed of adapted hybrids of high ]
germination to obtain thick stands |
of corn. ;
Poor Placement Os
Fertilizer Cuts Corn Stand ;
‘ Proper placement of fertilizer is |,
’most important to corn growers ;
!in getting the desired number of
corn plants per acre, County
Agent, M. K. Jackson, pointed out |
this week. 1
More high analysis fertilizer |,
than ever before is now being ‘
used by farmers throughout thel,
county, he said, and while this ;
is saving farmers fertilizer money ‘
there are hazards involved in its|,
use.
“High analysis fertilizer placed '
in the soil with the seed will in-|
jure the seed on contact, reduce|
seed germination and this results '
in poor stands. Poor stand, of|.
course, reduced yields.” j
To insure recommended stands
of from 12 to 14 thousand corn|
plants per acre, the county agent|
! said that farmers must adjust fer- |
tilizer spouts on their planting f
equipment so as to place the fer-|
tilizer two inches to the side and |.
two inches below the seed. '
“If fertilizer placement is done |
in this way no injury to the seed |
will occur,” he asserted. “By plac
ing it two inches to the side and
two inches below the seed, farm- '
ers can use this more economical, |
high analysis fertilizer to increase |
{ per acre yields of corn for greater |
profits.” |
Peace Corps Needs |
{Farm Mechanics
By M. K. Jackson
| Seven countries have asked the
‘| Peace Corps for Volunteers who
| know how to operate and repair
| farm machinery, County Agent,
M. K. Jackson said this week.
'| Especially needed are agricul-
L tural mechanies who can offer in
genuity and common sense along
with their knowledge, he explain
ed. i
Many developing nations are
| trying to increase their farm pro
| duction by using more machin
| ery, he pointed out, but machin
|ery alone cannot do the job.
“Much of this machinery has
| limited use and a short life be
| cause the countries lack the train
jed manpower to teach farmers
lhow to operate and repair it.”
| Jackson said.
'] Training will begin early this
|| summer for Peace Corps projects
| in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Quinea,
| Malaya, Pakistan and Senegal. All
| of these projects need volunteers
| with rural backgrounds who have
thad training and experience in
maintaining farm equipment.
|| In Chile, for example, the Vol
r]unteers will form a demonstra
| tion team to travel from one agri
| cultural high school to another.
| They will be working not only
! with the students in these schools,
but also with the farmers in‘
) | neighboring communities. Simi
| larly, in the other countries, the
.| Volunteers will teach machinery
| aperation and maintenance to
.{ their co-workers at experimental
- | stations and to local farms through
| the extension service.
;| Experience in a number of
countries where Volunteers al
ready are at work has shown that
ingenuity is a “must” for Peace
’Oorps mechanics. In most places
,ithere is a variety of machinery,
-|and parts are difficult or impos
.| sible to obtain. Rather than face
| the long delay of ordering partsl
| that must be imported, Volunteers
have found it helpful to be a,ble'
.| to make them on the spot. Two
| | Volunteers in Pakistan have in
’ltroduced regular schedules for
i lubricating and inspecting ma-|
.| chinery to catch small defects ear- l
{ly as part of their efforts to teach
' | preventive maintenance. !
General qualifications for Peace:
.| Corps projects include a minimum’
| age of 18, US. Citizenship, sound?
. { health, maturity, initiative and-—-g
| above all—a desire to serve. Mar- |
| ried couples’ are eligible in some!
| | projects if both qualify and they
| have no dependent children. Vol
|| unteers serve for two years, in
.| cluding training: They receive al-|
- {lowances to cover clothing, food,
| housing, medical care and inei-!
dentals, plus a readjustment al
lowance of about SIBOO based on
$75 for each month of service.
Applications an dinformation on
these and other projects may be
obtained from the County Agent's
Office or by writing Jim Gibson,
Peace Corps, Division of Agricul
tural Affairs, Washington 25, D.C.
Top Truck Driver’s
Record: Million Miles
For Every Accident
A 54-year-old Atlanta who has
been involved in only 3 accidents
in nearly 3 million miles was an- |,
nounced as Georgia’s “Trucki
Driver of the Year.” :
Governor Sanders congratulat- 1
ed Charles L. McConnell, of 1500 |’
Rogers Avenue, S.W, as being
a “first-rate representative of al
fine group of drivers.” l
Chosen in an annual contest|
conducted by the Council of Safe- I:
ty Supervisors of the Georgia |
Motor Trucking Association, Mc-l
Connell has driven 2,660,000 miles
over the past 28 years for Ryder i‘
Truck Lines, Inc. He previously |:
drove 300,000 miles over a period’!
of 5 years for Complete Autoj
Transit.
McConnell, who started out
driving a chain-driven Mack, has |
averaged as many miles per year ;.
as 10 automobile drivers. |;
What are the major changes he |
has noted in 33 years on the high- |,
ways? '
Better roads, better cars and|
trucks, better pay and status for
truck drivers and “more courtesy |
and consideration among drivers |
for each other because of heavier |
traffic conditions.” '
Poultry Cooking
Demonstrations |
To Be Held
A series of poultry cooking
demonstrations, highlighted by
the selection of six district poul
try cooking queens who will com
pete in June for the state title,
is expected to attract thousands
of Georgia homemakers this
month.
‘ Roy V. Durr, contest chairman
and an official of the Georgia
iPoultry Federation, this week an
nounced cities and time sched
ules for the six demonstrations
and poultry cooking queen con
tests. They are as follows:
Rome, City Auditorium, 7:30
p.m. Tuesday, April 16; Macon,
City Auditorium, 8 p.m. Thurs
day, April 18; Valdosta, Armory,
2 p.m. Friday, April 19; Augusta,
City Auditorium, 3:30 p.m. Tues
day, April 28; Statesboro, Me-
Croan Auditorium, 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 24; Columbus,
City Auditorium, 8 p.m. Tuesday,
April 30.
Tickets may be obtained from
home demonstration clubs and
from other organizations and civ
ic groups working on the project
with the clubs.
Businesses throughout the state
will donate door prizes at the six
demonstirations. Prizes will in
clude certificates for a year’s sup
ply of fresh eggs and of house
hold chemicals, plus electric blan
kets, automobile tires, and $25
worth of frozen chicken. The
Georgia Power Company will pre
sent to contest winners and run
ners-up a variety of prizes in
cluding blenders, fry pans, egg
cookers, electric ice cream freez- |
ers and clocks. The state winnerl
will receive a Westinghouse range
|and freezer.
The event is sponsored by the
Georgia Poultry Federation in)
cooperation with the Georgia Egg
Commission, Georgia Cooperative!
Extension Service, the home serv-*
ice and rural divisions of the
Georgia Power Company, and the
Georgia Poultry Processors Assn.
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ARA Program Is [
Vital — Barnard |
D. Douglas Barnard Jr, Gov.f
Carl Sanders’ executive secre
tary, appeared before the House;
tßanking Committee in Washing-I
ton recently to urge legislation to
‘con‘tinue the Area Redeve}opmentl
Administration. {
Speaking for the Governor,
Barnard told the committee that
| “locating sufficient risk capital toI
lfinance new product developmentl
is one of the serious problems in|
!hmding new industry.” !
| The ARA, he said, “offers a|
'compiete package deal” through{
%a combination of technical assis
. tance and industrial loan aid. The‘
}program has created or saved 1]
930 jobs in Georgia with 17 proj- |
ects representing a total capitall
investment of more than $6-mil
lion, about $5-million of which
came from ARA grants and loans
and the rest from local inwvest-|
ment, he pointed out. :
Stop in at Thigpen’s Appliance
in Mcßae for expert repairs on
your TV or radio with a guaran
tee, also good buys on various
make appliances. . .
The Tot ‘N Jot in Lyons offers
terrific buys on name brand chil
dren’s wearing apparel, also a
fine selection of pottery and other
novelty gifts. Stop in. . .
Highly recommended is Dr.
Glynn Johnson, Chiropractor, Mc-
Rae, for better diagnosis facilities.
Safeguard your health by mak
ing an early visit for consultation.
It's a must to shop at C & C
Super Market. You will find
name brands in meats, vegeta
bles, frozen foods, etc. at top val
ues. Stop in and brouse around.
Some of this week’s specials: 3
quarts Dry Carnation Milk 29c,
1 quart Roman Starch, 2 for 29c¢,
‘Beaus’ Dog Food, 3 for 25¢, My
iT-Fine Pie Filling, any flavor,
13 for 25c.
A leading firm is Joiner Hard
ware & Furniture, Joiner Dis
count House, Glenwood, for a fine
selection of furniture, electrical
appliances and hardware priced
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GBI Activity
Is Increased
The Georgia Bureau of Investi
gation, shaken up hard by Gov.
Carl E. Sanders in January, re
ported Monday a sharp increase
since then in its scope of opera
tions.
Sanders fired the GBI director
shortly after taking office and
also replaced several of the men.
“] want to commend the Geor
gia Bureau of Investigation for
the splendid work being done and
the renewed spirit of this vital
organization,” the governor said
today.
He listed these activities for the
quarter:
Made 858 arrests, compared to
632.
Recovered stolen property val
ued at $273,401, compared to
$113,418.
Investigated 694 cases, com
pared to 390.
Gave 109 lie detector tests, com
pared to 87.
Youth Sentenced
To Five Years
Probation
Robert Edwards, 19, of Baxley,
i was sentenced to five years in
lprison Monday in connection with
the death of a Pennsylvania stu
dent. The sentence was later re
duced to five years probation.
Edwards pleaded guilty to vol
iumary manslaiughter in the death
[of Nicholas Carcario, 19, a Uni
iversity of Pennsylvania student,
‘last December.
The student was enroute home
from Florida when his car was
forced off the road near Baxley
by Wilson Edwards. The two were
|together in the elder Edwards
'car. Wilson Edwards was sen
tenced to life imprisonment for
stabbing Cascario to death.
The student was killed afier he
;got out of his car to confront Ed
| wards.
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!10-Man Highway
,Board Activated
IBy Gov. Sanders
| Gov. Carl E. Sanders believes
}th.e 10-man reorganized State‘
!Hzghway Board, which he has
| just appointed, will provide Geor
gia the best road-building pro
gram in the state’s history. ‘
‘ Among those he appointed are‘
| two members of the present three
man board. They are Clark W.‘
iDuncan, of Buena Vista, 3rd Dis
trict, and Willis N. Harden, of
Commerce, 9th District.
Other members namegd by San
ders are: L. C. McClurkin, of Sa-|
vannah, Ist District; Hugh D.
FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1963
Evelyn Carroll
Recommends.. . .
right, . .
My favorite spot is Glenwood
Drug Co.. Glenwood, for having
name brand items. Sundries, ufi.}
istered pharmacists on duty at a3
times, and many daily needs, .
Treat yourself to the new look
at Annice’s Beauty Shop, Glen.
wood. Popular operators, Georgia
K. Wooten and Mrs. Joe E. Clark,
offer top service. Call 32-742,
Tell your friends about the ter
rific offer had at Clark Oil Co,
Gasoline is sold for 2 cents less
than most standard gas, also au
tomotive repairs, low priced.
Other {firms recommended —
Merle Norman Cosmetics, Mcßae;
| Billie Owens Texaco, Mcßae;
| Joe’s Sinclair Service, Eastman:
Cobb Floral & Gift Shop, Easi
| man; Coleman Hardware & Gifts,
i Eastman; Eugene Smith Jewelers,
Eastman; Weyman I. Montford
| Tax Service, Public Accountant,
Eastman; Clements Used Cars &
"I Clements Grocery Co., Eastman,
| Wholesaler for crickets, worms,
| minnows, is McCorkle Cricket
|| Farm, Metter. . .
Broome, of Donalsonville, 2nd;
John Ranson Hines, of Hogans
ville, 4th; Rober* H. White, of At
lanta, sth; Reginald Trice, of Ma
con, 6th; N. N. (Asa) Burnes Jr,
| of Rome, Tth; Edward J. Garner
111, of St. Simons Island, Bth, and
'| George Sancken, of Augusta, 10th.
| James L. Gillis, of Soperton, the
| present chairman, has been named
director of the State Highway De
| partment, a new post created in
| the reorganization bill passed by
l the recent Legislature. His ap
'| pointment was not official, how
| ever, until the new board was
[ named by the Governor.
: Carillon Concert
To Honor Vinson
3 A program of carillon music
will precede the Honor’s Day pro
y| gram at The Woman’s College of
Georgia on Wednesday, April 24
| Rep. Carl Vinson, D-Ga., chair
)| man of the House Armed Servi
ces Committee, will receive the
.| 1963 Distinguished Service Award
from WC on that day.
: Miss Maggie Jenkins, college
organist and carillonneur, will
| perform on the Lindenstruth Car
tillon, and the formal program be
'ginning with the academic pro
!cession is scheduled for 11:30 a.
! m. in Russell Auditorium.
l The Distinguished Service
]Award this year recognizes
{ achievement in Government. Re
| cipients of the DSA are selected
;lby a faculty committee which re
l cognizes individuals who have
lmade outstanding contributions 10
j{ the state.
_,Dodqe Hospital
| To Be Dedicated
| The new one-million dollar
| Dodge County Hill-Burton Hospi
tal is slated to be dedicated Fri
'| day at 6 p.m. with U.S. Sen. Her
‘l man Talmadge scheduled to de
" liver the dedicatory address.
| Other tentative plans call for
City Manager John G. Thomas to
| serve as master of ceremonies.
| The Rev. Hugh Burns, pastor of
the Presbyterian Church, will de
| liver the invocation and A. Frea
|man Graham, chairman of theé
| Dodge County Hospital Author
ity, will introduce Senator Tal
madge.
Following the dedicatory ad
dress, ribbon-cutting ceremomfs
will take place and the new faci
| ities will open for public inspec
| tion. Open house will also be 05-
| served from 2 until 4 p.m. Satur
day and Sunday. ;
| Other key personalities expec
ed to be present include Ben O
| Conner, Nick Floyd, W. L. Jes
sup Jr. and Lee Studstill, all mgm‘
| bers of the hospital authority.
Ralph Travis, administrator of the
| new installation, said he is ?150
expecting the architect, the build
ing contractor and numercus
‘health officials from throughout
~ the state.