Wool Producers Get Good Prices In Georgia Pools
The six Georgia wool pools in early June sold 164,823 pounds of wool for 71,047.82 dollars, averaging 0.81 dollars per pound. Extension specialists credited competitive bids for helping producers and noted cleaner, higher quality wool than last year, with better lamb prices boosting grower sentiment. The article also covers shifts to new nitrogen forms like ammonium nitrate and other fertilizers, plus tobacco cropping tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Whittle
Georgia
Harold Clum
Harold White
Clum and White
Ralph Wehant
Jim Bergeaux
Wehant
Bergeaux
Georgia 4-H'ers urged to join National Junior Vegetable Growers
Cecil Blackwell reports a special invitation for Georgia senior 4-H Club members with horticulture and food projects to affiliate with the National Junior Vegetable Growers Association NIVGA. County agents and Miss Martan Fisher note expanding career opportunities in horticulture. William Monfort Jr. of Terrell county, a 1956 state winner, leads Georgia efforts as southern region director after serving as director since January 1.
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Athens
National Junior Vegetable Growers Association
Georgia
NIVGA
William Monfort, Jr
Terrell County
William
NJVGA
Georgia Spring Pig Crop Sets Record High For 1958
The Georgia Spring Pig Crop for 1958 is estimated at 1,511,000 head the largest on record for the state. The crop reporting service notes it is five percent above last year and the ninth largest in the United States outside the corn belt.
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Atkens
Georgia
Georgia Crop Reporting Service
Corn Belt
United States
Brooks Melons Move to Markets
Two carloads of melons, first of the season, moved to eastern markets as the Brooks County crop lags two weeks. Open price was 300 dollars per car. Melons grown by R V Weaver were Charleston Greys averaging 90 pounds. Shipping to accelerate over the weekend despite four inches of rain. Den Bert reports late local crop but high production ahead with good quality despite rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Florida
R. V. Weaver
Brooks County
Charleston
Amelon
den Bert
Soil Stewardship Week Proves Strong in Georgia
Georgia reports near a quarter million participants in Soil Stewardship Week with broad involvement from civic clubs ministers newspapers radio TV schools farmers and individuals. Highlights include 15 transcriptions on 268 radio programs and 980 radio flashes plus 15 TV programs and 5 flashes. ministers delivered sermons to 148.88 people and civic clubs hosted 136 programs reaching 6 901 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Farm and Home Review
Pine Mountain 4-H Girl Wins In Citizenship
Mary Frances White 19 of Pine Mountain is named State 4-H Girl Citizenship winner for 1958. Her record shows 89 projects in eight years, with plans to attend the State 4-H Club Congress in Atlanta and compete for national honors and a 400 college scholarship.
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Athens
Mary Frances White
May D. White
Pine Mountain
Mary Frances
Martha Harrison
Mary Francea
Atlanta
Wallace Bidson
Dunwoody
Georgia
Tift College
Tift
Lila Anne Jones
Morris County
Brucellosis Declines with Georgia County Certifications
Georgia reports 17 more counties certified free of brucellosis bringing total certified counties to 53. Testing continues in 65 additional counties with 126 of 189 counties participating in the state wide effort led by the State Department of Agriculture with USDA support to eradicate the disease by 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Phil Campbell
Washington
State Department of Agriculture
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Extension Service Set Four Fertilizer Meetings
Athens reports the Extension Service will honor more than 200 farmers for outstanding grazing and feed production records during four fertilizer meetings July 1-10. Ralph Johnson of the University of Georgia noted winners from the Georgian Grazing System and Feed Production Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Agricultural Extension Service
Ralph Johnson
University of Georgia College of Agriculture
Georgia Plant Food Educational Society
C. Murray
College of Agriculture
W. A. Sutton
Johnson
Towns County Farmer Aims High Corn Yield in Georgia
Walter Osborn, Towns County farmer, seeks 200 plus bushels per acre with 4-12-12 fertilizer bands, lime soil tests, manure, and nitrogen side dressing. He plans knee high maturity and wide adaptation while counting on rainfall to hit higher state averages by 1965.
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Towns
Athens
Towns County
Walter Osborn
W. H. Gurley
Extension Agronomist
University of Georgia College of Agriculture
Osborn
Soll
Gurley
College of Agriculture
HE. N. Nicholson
Georgia
Extension Service Agronomists
Quitman Canning Plant Opens Tuesday and Thursday
Officials announce the Quitman canning plant will operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays each week for canning and processing vegetables. John M. Thomas notes a small charge covers material costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quitman’ Canning
John M. ‘Thomas
Mater Rge
HEINE
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Cecil Blackwell
Njivga
Ialist
Martan Fisher
NJWGA
Brooks Melons
South Georgia
Thomas County
Ed Xomarek
Florida
Appling
Baldwin
Barrow
Clay
Columbia
Canson
Jackson
Lamar
Laurens
Liberty
Marion
Montgomery
Pickens
Trueden
Warren
Wilcox
Thomasville
W. H. Norris
Zebulon
Pike County
U. 8
Meanaville Home
Circle M Ranch
Morgar
East Doug
Gordon U
Pra Boll
Heathwea BenXs
James T. Gainey
Scott
Smith Ave
Timber
C.W. McKinnon, JR
Scott Brig
Alday & Company
Algete
Aen
Erie
Ren Bier
O Sen
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