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The County Agent’s Corner
EDITED BY N. D. McRAINEY
FIELD BORDERS OFFER
EXCELLENT FOOD AND
COVER FOR WILDLIFE
Proper development of waste land
along field borders will provide excel
lent food and cover for wildlife.. Coun
ty Agent N. D. Mcßainey said this
week, in urging farmers to practice
wildlife conservation on their farms.
“Usually the edges of fields bor
dering woodland are unproductive,
owing to the sapping effect of large
trees,” the agent pointed out. “Lack
of vegetative cover has a tendency to
cause these borders to erode.
“By removing trees on a strip 20
to 30 feet wide, a border of shrubs can
be developed and maintained for the
benefit of wildlife,” he continued.
“The trees which have been removed
can be used for fuelwood, and in some
cases, for saw timber."
A second strip of annual and peren
nial wildlife food plants can be plant
ed or allowed to reseed naturally be
tween this shrubbery border and the
cultivated land, Mr. Mcßainey ex
plained. Lespedeza sericea and vetch
are excellent plants for seeding on this
strip adjacent to the crop land, he
quSNAPSUOT GUILD
HOW TO TAKE BABY PICTURES
It's easy to take good baby shots Indoors with any camera—and easier
If you have a camera with fast lens. With photo bulbs, box-camera
snaps can be taken at night.
GOOD baby pictures are easy to
take indoors, with photo lights,
—provided you follow a few simple
rules.
Probably the chief difficulty, in
indoor shots, is that your subject
> likes to crawl about—-and thus gets
away from the spot illuminated by
your photo lights. There are two
simple solutions for this. Either
give the baby a toy to amuse him
and help him "stay put,” or else
' place him where his movements are
restricted. For example, in the crib
or play pen.
Here Is a simple routine which
will help you get better baby pic
tures indoors. First, load the cam
era with high speed film. Pick a
suitable spot for the pictures, and
arrange your photo lights for a soft,
diffused lighting, with no harsh
shadows. A No. 1 and a No. 2
"flood” bulb in cardboard reflectors,
. four feet from the subject, are cor
rect for box-camera snapshots on
' high speed film.
। Turn on the lights before you
I place the baby. Put him in posi
i tlon —give him a bright-colored toy
or one that makes a noise—and
start shooting. Wind the film im
mediately after each shot, so as to
be ready for the next pose or
' change of expression. A whole
' series of good pictures can be
said.
“Native plants, such as partridge
peas, beggarweed, and ragweed, if en
couraged to reseed naturally, will pro
vide ideal conditions for quail, doves,
and other forms of wildlife,” he stated.
“Disking or flatbreaking the strip an
nually will promote the natural re
' seeding of such native plants.
“Shrubs and herbaceous vegetation
• can be grown successfully along fence
rows and hedges, on galled spots, and
along stream banks. Such growth
will provide cover and food for wild
life, and in addition, will minimize
soil erosion on the farm”
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AGENT URGES FARMERS
TO PLANT SEEDLINGS
FOR FOOD AND COVER
County Agent N. D. Mcßainey
this week urged farmers to plant for
est seedlings, in an effort to provide
cover and start a future crop of tim
ber on the hundreds of acres of idle
and abandoned farm land.
“These areas have been abandoned
because they were too poor for pro
ducing row crops, or too steep for
permanent vegetation,” he said. “By
taken in a few minutes, and the
best expressions will usually come
within that time. Five minutes is
long enough for the average ses
sion of baby pictures.
A fast camera is an advantage
in taking these pictures. Use a
shutter speed of 1/50 second, with
f/8 lens opening, or 1/100 second
at f/6.3—and you are more sure
of a sharp picture, even if the
baby moves slightly at the moment
of exposure.
With a fast lens, you can also
take indoor pictures by daylight or
sunlight coming through a window.
The baby picture above was taken
in that manner. An f/6.3 or f/4.5
lens is fast enough, if you use high
speed film and a 1/25 second shut
ter speed. In the picture above, the
bedspread acts as a reflector,
throwing light into the shadows.
This is desirable, as there should
be no harsh, black shadows in a
baby picture.
Every parent should have a full
album of baby pictures, tracing the
child’s growth. The more of these
pictures you take, the easier it is to
take them, because you gain a bit
of experience with each shot And
a complete record of the baby’s
early life —especially that first year
—is a precious thing .. . one that
you will always treasure.
John van Guilder
planting such areas in trees, the pro
duction of more timber for home use
would be assured, since most farms
need larger acreages of woods.
“During January and February is
an excellent time for setting out for
est tree seedlings,” Mr. Mcßainey
continued. “Seedlings may be obtain
ed at production cost prices from the
Georgia Division of Forestry, State
Capitol, Atlanta; University of Geor
gia Forest School, Athens; or Abra
ham Baldwin College, Tifton.
“Trees will be delivered in moist
condition and it is important that
they be kept moist until they are
planted. In case there is delay in
planting the trees should be placed
in a trench dug deep enough to cover
the roots with soil, leaving the tops
of the seedlings exposed.”
Mr. Mcßainey offered the fol
lowing precautions in planting seed
lings, in order to secure satisfactory
results:
Keep the seedlings from drying out
during planting by carrying them in
a bucket containing enough clay and
water to cover the roots.
Tree seedlings should be planted at
“FIGHT INFANTILE PARALYSIS”
Button Week
January 22 To January 27
the same depth that they grew in
nursery and should be set vertical,
with plenty of room provided for the
root system.
A mattock is probably the best tool
to use on stiff clay lands, and a
square-pointed ditching shovel may be
used on certain soils for planting.
For sandy land, a dibble usually gives
best results.
In case plowing is necessary to clear
away sedge and other underbrush, the
furrows should be made on contours
to prevent erosion.
LEGAL NOTICES
TAX LEVY
CITY OF NEWTON
A meeting of the City Council was
held in called session on December
11, 1939, with the following members
present: Mayor C. C. Merritt, J. R.
Rhodes, J. B. Hall and Dr. B. P. Short.
The meeting was called to order and
presided over by the Mayor.
The purpose of this meeting was to
assess a tax millage for the year
1939. The following Resolution was
voted and passed by the Council:
BE IT RESOLVED, by the City
Council, the Mayor concurring, that
three mills on the dollar or three dol
lars on the thousand (in addition to
all Special Licenses) be, and the same
is hereby assessed, levied and fixed
PLEDGE
We, the school Children of Georgia, do here
by announce, proclaim and pledge ourselves,
that during the week of January 22 tojan
uary 27, to be known as ‘Button Week,” each
and every one of us will buy and wear a button
in order that the Foundation's Fight against
Infantile Paralysis will have money to:
Prevent Cure
Crippled Children Crippled Children
Help
Crippled Children
January 27, 1940
It Will Be:
Button, Button, Who Has A Button?
EVERYBODY!
We Bought A Button
We Helped Crippled Chi*'" n!
as the rate of taxation for the purpose
of paying the interest and principal
on the Waterworks Bonds, on all tax
able property in the City of Newton
for the year of 1939.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by
authority aforesaid that two mills on
the dollar or two dollars on the thou
sand (in addition to all Special Li
censes) be, and the same is hereby as
sessed, levied, and fixed as the rate
of taxation for General City Purposes;
that is to say for the purpose of pay
ing Policeman and other current ex
penses of the City of Newton, on alf
taxable property in the City of New
ton for the year 1939 and the Clerk
is hereby instructed to make out and
collect City Taxes at said rates for
said year.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by
authority aforesaid that a copy of this
order be entered upon the minutes
of the City Council and that the same
be published as provided by law.
This the 11th day of December 1939.
C. C. MERRITT, Mayor
J. R. RHODES, Councilman
J. B. HALL, Councilman
B. P. SHORT, Councilman
Attest: Claire Fisk, Clerk.
There being no further business to
come before the body a motion was
made by J. R. Rhodes and seconded
by J. B. Hall that meeting adjourn
subject to call.
C. C. MERRITT, Mayor.
CLAIRE FISK, Clerk.
NOTICE OF SALE
Georgia, Dougherty County.
Under and by virtue of a Security
Deed with power of sale executed and
delivered by Alice Mcßainey Adkins
on the 11th day of March, 1924, to
Albany Exchange National Bank, con
veying real estate to secure a promis
sory note of the same date, in the
principal sum of Three Hundred
($300.00) dollars. Said note being
past due and unpaid in accordance
with the terms of said Security Deed,
Albany Exchange National Bank, the
owner and holder of said note and
Security Deed, after four weeks ad
vertisement, will sell at public out
cry to the highest bidder, between the
legal hours of sale on the first Tues
day in February, 1940, before the
Court House door at City of Newton,
County of Baker, and State of Geor
gia, for the purpose of paying the in
debtedness referred to in said Security
Deed, the property conveyed in said
Security Deed, and which will be sold,
is described as follows:
One hundred sixty-six and two
thirds (166-2/3) acres of land off of
lot of land number one hundred sev
enty-four (174) in the Seventh Dis
trict of Baker County, Georgia, also
eighty-three and one-third (83-1/3)
acres of land off of lot of land num
ber one hundred forty-seven (147) in
the Seventh District of Baker County,
Georgia^ both tracts aggregating two
hundred and fifty (250) acres of land,
more or less, all being in one body,
said land being more partirularly des
cribed as follows: Bounded on the
North by the Wimberly lands, East
by lands of Leßoy Douglas, on the
South by the Dildine Place, and on the
West by the Askew Place.
As provided in said Security Deed
the Said Albany Exchange National
Bank will make to the purchaser of
said property good and sufficient
title, and the proceeds of said sale
will be applied to the payment of
said note referred to in said Security
Deed, and the cost of this sale, and
the remainder, if any, will be paid to
the maker of said note and Security
‘ ALICE MCRAINEY ADKINS
By Her Attorney in Fact
Albany Exchange National
Bank.
Rosser Malone,
Attorney at Law,
Albany, Georgia
Albany, Georgia. 12-19-26-2
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