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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1949
Page
6
Georgia 4 H club leaders announce six district achievement meetings this month and next, in Athens, Americus, Carrolton, Statesboro, Tifton, and more. Highlights include project winner selections, state contests, district council officer elections, and the first tractor rodeo at each meeting. Master 4 H club members noted.
County Agent Ray Stephens advises farmers on grain sorghum benefits and best practices. Focus on adapted varieties like Martin's Combine Mile and Dwarf Hegari, seed treatment to prevent pests, soil selection, planting spacing, fertilizer rates, and rotation with legumes such as Crimson clover for best yields.
Entomologists report carpet beetle larvae die more slowly from DDT sprays than other insects. After contact they may live up to two weeks, but stop feeding during this period.
Six districts also plan to hold meetings in connection with the project achievement meetings.
The article argues that on farms both a productive fish pond and growing timber offer dividends. It praises pine timber for turpentine rosin lumber and pulpwood profits, stresses replanting and thinning, fire prevention, and highlights Balfour Lumber Company in scientific timber cutting and seed beds.
Seminole 4-H Club members urged to prepare for the August 30 calf show featuring feeder and fat calves from 350 to 700 pounds. Volunteers advise feeding grain mix of six to seven pounds corn and one pound cotton seed meal plus ample minerals and water. Open to all 4-H, FFA members under Seminole County agent and teacher supervision. buyers will attend to pay top prices.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports Americans are eating about ten percent more food this year compared with prewar levels. The message notes a broad uptick in average consumption across households, reflecting changing eating patterns in 1985.
A historical note explains the boiling water bath as the method to process foods like tomatoes berries and fruits in jars. Jars sit on a rack in a container of boiling water with water covering at least two inches above the tops.
Ray Stevens reports many flock owners report Newcastle disease bronchitis coccidiosis and blue comb in poultry. Sulfa quinoxaline now recommended for coccidiosis and colds or cholera. Emphasis on proper feeding and nutrition per American Veterinary Medical Association with 89 percent noting nutritional deficiencies. Economic Cooperation Administration has financed about two billion of five billion Marshall plan aid for agricultural products. Wheat 45 percent cotton fats and oils major exports. Farm prices in March 15 percent below year start. farm input costs drop 20 percent from last summer peak. Farmers received 160 percent of parity but farm income $909 vs nonfarm $1,569. Spraying dairy cows with DDT unsettled. no retraction yet. avoid near dairy barns. Short term farm debts up 90 percent above prewar. Despite costs, overall farmer finances sound with high bank deposits and low farm mortgages. Tobacco taxes expected at 1.72 billion this year versus 980 million from tobacco marketing to farmers. Feed and poultry conference at the Biltmore Hotel Atlanta June 16 16 program 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Georgia Farm Bureau hosts Southern Region in Augusta July 10 13. Accidents last year toll 36 million. falls lead at one fourth, then machinery and animals. Some bamboo grows to 120 feet.
Fragmentary text notes that bear and bull baiting were popular in England for seven centuries and implies a parliamentary stance against or inaction toward banning the practice.
Dairymen should inspect summer practices to preserve milk quality. Clean barns, brushed cows, and clean milker attire prevent sediment and off flavors. Ensure cans are washed, cooling tanks regulate temperature, and cans are kept cool and protected from sun to avoid sour milk. Milk that is clean and cold stays sweet longer.
Advice on keeping the safety valve of a pressure canner clean and corrosion free. The valve protects against accidents only if pressure does not rise too high.
Watermelons and cantaloupes are plentiful in South Georgia with strong cash returns to growers. Tomatoes are abundant but often dumped in fields due to low prices, while farmers markets stock beans, peas, corn, okra, squash, eggplant and peaches ready for shipment across the region.
Early gathering of AH vegetables on the day of canning is advised and kept in a cool place. A slogan promotes speed from harvest to preservation: two hours from the garden to the can.
Georgia pecan producers and handlers approve a marketing agreement to unify for selling U S commercial grade nuts outside five Southeastern states. The plan allows sale of ineligible pecans to processors within the not producing area, with a referendum to follow after USDA review.
State 4-H club leaders announce Master 4-H members will hold district meetings in six Extension Service districts this month. Meetings accompany District 4-H Protest Achievement events in Athens June 1 and June 23, Americus June 30, Carrollton July 19, Statesboro July 22, and Tifton July 28, with separate luncheons and business sessions. The annual Master 4-H Club Camp at Indian Springs is set for this week with many members and spouses expected.
A 1948 statement notes low prices and failed efforts to secure a support price due to market contamination by inferior fruit. The speaker emphasizes the goal of parity for pecans and confidence that an effective marketing agreement can achieve this objective.
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