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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1954
Page
4
Article from Thomas County warns cotton growers about bollworm damage to bolls and squares and outlines an insecticide program. It stresses weekly field checks, proper timing, and thorough application using suitable machines and weather conditions, with 8-10-40 mix and 10 percent DDT for heavy infestations.
The Seminole County Cattlemens Association plans a Swine Show and sale open to purebreds and fat hogs bred by 4 H and FFA members and farmers from Seminole and nearby counties in Georgia Florida and Alabama. Entry deadlines are July 1 for purebreds and August 1 for fat hogs with county agent in Donalsonville.
Winners in the annual 4 H Club achievement contests were announced at the monthly council meeting led by president Janice Edmondson. In junior girls speaking Shirley Rowan won first with Sandra Rogers second. junior boys Gerald Cox first and Wendell Herndon second. Senior girls speaking Laverne Avera won first and Maxine Garbett second. Junior dress revue Melba Cone first with Charlene Wade second and Bet y D ee vane third. Senior dress revue June McCracken first, Helen Dukes second and Maxine Garbett third.
County Agent W. L. Whittle reports USDA Entomology Research Branch findings show screw worms survived winter in South Georgia up to several counties and moved northward with early spring activity. If weather stays favorable the pest could become a bigger menace than since 1950, spreading 25 to 35 miles weekly. livestock owners urged to watch animals and have smear readily available for treatment.
Athens Dr Raymond Shelldrake Jr resigns as vegetable specialist with the University of Georgia Agricultural Extension Service to join the vegetable crops department at Cornell University starting July 1. He has long tied to extension work since 1942 and holds advanced degrees from Rutgers and Cornell.
Athens based entomologist C R Jordan of the University of Georgia extension notes 84 years of USDA field trials show average 25 percent yield gains from insecticide treatment. At Tallulah Louisiana the seed cotton per acre rose from 1445 to 1826 pounds, with year to year increases varying from 1.1 percent in 1994 to 19 percent last year.
Brooks County farmers gathered at Jesse Jackson's farm for a fish pond demonstration led by County Agent C. R. OKelley and State Fish Catcheries head Fred J. Dickson. A large catch was obtained using nets.
A historical overview traces the canning industry from its 1819 origins to a modern billion dollar sector with 3,000 plants. It notes farmers supplying crops to canners, stable prices, and nationwide availability of 500 canned foods, highlighting per capita consumption of 102.2 pounds in 1958 and the homemaker's role in preparing meals.
Georgia 4-H members may enter a national NJVG contest offering about 10 000 dollars in cash awards trips and tours. The program includes four phases production and marketing demonstration judging soil fertility essays. Open to ages 18 to 22 with rules from the Agricultural Extension Service Athens. Horace Chitty Colquitt county won last year earning a trip to Tulsa. The national meeting will be in Cincinnati.
Portrait of Dr Milton P Jarnagin former head of the animal husbandry department at the University of Georgia College of Agriculture was presented to the University during Alumni Day activities June 7 The portrait is a duplicate of the one hung in the National Hall of Fame for Livestockmen in Chicago last fall.
The article notes Dickson recommending best practices for fish pond building and upkeep. It mentions many ponds across the country and that numerous farmers plan to add ponds soon.
Decatur County Farm Bureau hosts the Second District Queen and Talent Elimination at Bainbridge High School Auditorium on June 14. Contestants include Baker, Brooks, Decatur, Mitchell, Seminole, and Worth Counties with prizes and a state contest berth.
More than 8 000 co workers and friends attended Walter Brown Appreciation Day in Athens to honor the Extension Service associate director retiring July 1. Brown served 37 years in Georgia agriculture as letters from 40 states praised his work with state and federal agricultural leaders present.
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