Pump and system choices for farm water pressure
A farm water system hinges on the pump type and power unit. It discusses 1 W, shallow and deep well pumps, ring, jet, and centrifugal submersible models with their pros and cons, plus sizing to meet daily recovery rates and pressure needs. It notes installation practicalities and offers further assistance for complete system details.
Referendum Announced For Peanut Producers in Georgia
A. J. Singletary announces a state wide peanut referendum allowing all producers to vote on a promotion and research program by the Agricultural Commodities Authority. Voting will occur in each peanut producing county from 9 am to 6 pm on June 24, 1958. Two thirds approval is required and a $1 per ton contribution funds the plan.
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The
Agricultural Commodities Authority
A. J. Singletary
Singletary
Col
Polls Set For Vote June 20 on Wheat Market Quotas
Voters in Thomas County will cast ballots June 20 at the County ASC Office 115 West Jefferson for marketing quotas on the 1959 wheat crop. Eligible growers with more than 15 acres in 1959 may vote, excluding 1958 feed wheat participants. If two thirds approve, quotas hold for 1959, with price support at not less than 1.81 per bushel. penalties apply to excess wheat.
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Thomas County
I. D. Martin
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
West Jeffer
Son Osureec
Secretary of Agriculture
Georgia Meat Treats Contest Winners Named
Fourth place awards honored adults in the Georgia Meat Treats contest regionally. Four-H winners include Sandra Colman Alyce Tanner Mary Ann Mason and Gloria Holloway from various counties with many local homemakers and 4-H girls recognized for demonstrating improved diet and meat planning under Extension guidance.
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Georgia
Agricultural Extension
Rene University of Georgia College of Agriculture
Mary Gibbs
Niles
Irena
Gibbes
RST
Northeast
Sandra Colman
Devereux
Alyce Tanner
Lancers Ville
Mary Ann Mason
Crawford
Gloria Holloway
Monticello
North
Cecelia Edwards
Commerce
Peggy Kay
Diana Watson
Toccoa
Faye Mayo
Rome
Northwest
Annie Laura Lewis
Hampton
Ann Hackett
McDonough
Mary Ann Glass
Sunny Side
Mildred Huff
Carolston
Mulch Farming Demonstration Set for Brooks County
Brooks County farmers host a mulch farming demonstration on June 18 at the Graham Brothers Farm near Rock Hill on Barney Road starting at 9 30 a.m. J T McAllister Conservation Equipment Engineer from the Soil Conservation Service in Orangeburg S C and Hope Hines Co representatives will show adjusted and new equipment to save land prep plant soybeans earlier conserve oat straw and reduce moisture loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Brothers
Rock Hill
Barney Road
Brooks County
J.T. McAllister
Soil Conservation Service
Orangeburg
S.C
Graham Farm
Mr. McAllister
Hope Hines Co
Farm Housing Outlook Brightens for County Farmers
W C Thigpen Jr county FHA supervisor says farm housing loan program expanded to spur construction of better homes for farm families and improved facilities for livestock machinery and grain. Loans at four percent over up to 33 years fund major work and repairs with $400 million nationally for next three years. many part time farmers now qualify.
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W. C. Thigpen, Jr
The
Farms Home Administration
Congress
Thigpen
John D. Bulloch
Thomas County
FHA
Aspenny
Fone
4-H Boys Learn Forest Marketing At Georgia Camp
Fourteen Georgia counties are represented as eight 4-H boys attend the 14th annual South Georgia Forestry Camp at Laura Walker Park. They study timber sale methods, measuring trees, and forest management, earning trips funded by Union Bag Camp Paper Corp. and enjoy games, tours, and leadership activities with extension agents and junior leaders.
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South Georgia Forestry Camp
South Georgia
Laura Walker Park
Georgia
Union Bag Camp Paper Corp
Extension Service
Georgian Forestry Commission
Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association
Union Bag-Camp Paper Corporation
L. R. Danson
R. J. Richardson
Fred Brogdon
Toombs County
Connel Smith
Crisp County
Thomasville
Brooks 4-Hers Head to Rock Eagle Camp
Seventy nine Brooks County 4-H members depart Monday June 16 for a week at Rock Eagle. Thirty eight boys and forty three girls from Dixie Quitman Morven South Side Fast Side Barney Barwick and Saw Hill leave the courthouse at 7 am and return Friday afternoon joining Miss Eliza Moxley home demonstration agent County Agent Adron Harden and Assistant county agent Henry L Carr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quitman
Brooks County
Rock Eagle
Dixie
Morven
South Side
Fast Side
Barney
Barwick
Saw Hill
Brooks
Eliza Moxley
Adron Harden
Henry L. Carr
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W. L. Whittler
Fontest
Southcentral
William D. Blocker
Hazlehurst
R. T. Sheffield
Eastman
Woodson Daniel
Finleyson
M. H. Hammer
Pavo
Southwest
Marianne Lester
Montezuma
Gloria Dianne Dollar
Cairo
Judy Barbie
Albany
Betsy Ann Edwards
Macon
Emily Brown
Swainsboro
Judy Ware
Soperton
Patsy Elizabeth Hooks
Lexsy
Melinda Anderson
Hinesville
Lois A. Poplin
Dublin
Beulah Denham
Sycamore
Terry Frances Mercer
Dexter
Eugenia Doster
Abbeville
Pal
Men
C. Dorsey Dyer
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Georgia College of Agriculture
Savannah
Thomas
Cecil Lawhorn
Bobby Parrish
John Wilson
Ochlochnee
J. L. Taylor
J. B. Hall
Rt. 3
Henry Carr
James T. Gainey
Scott Bldg
Ane
C.W. McKinnon, JR
Tim
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