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SOI CQKSESVATtOH NEWS ! Sr JAMES H. GRIFFIN. Soil Cgniervalioniil j u . - , ' Mulch-Planting i Locally, the time is near for \small grain harvest. Oats are nearing the ripe stage and wheat and barley will be ripe soon. Some farmers seem to be having a little trouble with the large amount of straw left by these crops especially if a second crop, such as' soybeans, is to b? plant ed. A lot of this difficulty can be eliminated if the second crop is mulch-planted. After the small grain has been harvested, a shredder or rotary type mower should be run over the standing straw to break it in to small pieces. Next a middle buster is used ‘ to run the rows being sure that the soil is lapped in the middles. A two-blade disk or shallow plow is run down the row to fill in the farrow left by -Tthe middle-buster. The second crop is planted in the fill-in mid dle-buster row. This makes the crop planted in a slightly de pressed row. ' Mulch-planting saves some time in preparing the land and does not necessitate burning the straw. Some farmers have re ported that stubble-mulch plant ings conserved moisture especiil ly during dry seasons of mid summer. Why not try it on an acre or two? Information and assistance can be obtained from your soil conservationist or your county agent. Whatever you de cide, don’t burn your straw. It’s valuable for your soil and con tains vital food for your second crop. Why waste it? Conservation Farm Plant J. T. Layton of Rocky Hock is starting on making his conserva tion farm plan this week. Tech nical assistance is being furnish- 04ROUND THE FARMS IN CHOWAN COUNTY By C. W, OVERMAN. Chowan County Agent , f A Good Cotton Stand Is Neces •airy in order to get a high yield. This is cotton chopping time. I have already noticed a few fields which have been chopped too thin to make the highest yield, j An average of four 4o Rve] plants per foot of row is consid ered a good stand. If you leave an average of six or seven plants per foot of row, don’t worry about it because some of the i plants will die or disappear, dur-1 ing the growing season. Just be- i fore writing this news article, I have been talking to a young cot ton grower. He told me that he had checked his field and has an (average of six to seven plants per foot of row and was of the opin ion that he Would be better off not to chop his cotton. I agreed .with him, because if he puts hoe lhands in to choo out bis cotton they will take out most likely at least half of the plants, leaving him below a good stand.. I ad vised him to sidedress his cotton with 150 pounds of 20-0-20 dur ing the next two weeks. This should give him plenty'of plant food to grow out his stand. Generally, cotton needs a side dressing of 30 to 40 pounds of nitrogen and 75 to 100 pounds of mpriate of potash. The side dressing must be applied early so that the nitrogen will give out about the time the bolls are form ed and not result in a late • sec ond growth. ; ‘ Controlling Thrips and soil in sects is important in making a good peanut crop. In the last few days several peanut growers Behave talked with me about ap plying Aldrin or Heptachlor to their peanuts now where it was .not applied earlier. Either of *these chemicals should be ap plied just ahead of the first or second cultivation. Follow the Treat Your Car to I a Beautyjreatment! For a “clean as a whistle” CAR WASH, and a “listening* || POLISH that protect* tbe finish... come in and see us todaj. T ed by the local district supervis ors. A soil survey map of the farm ‘has been prepared by Ed | Karnowski, SCS Soil Scientist. Farm planning assistance will be given by James H. Griffin, local soil conservationist. In preparing a conservation farm plan, the farmer and the conservationist go over the farm and discuss the kind of soil and problems in each field. The farmer decides what type of farming he wants to do. He de cides which fields he wants to use for crops and selects the treatment to meet the land capa bility class. His problems might be drainage, erosion, low fertili ty, etc. The farmer decides what crop rotations he will use. All of these decisions are recorded in a conservation farm plan. A copy of this plan is kept by the farmer and one copy is kept in the local work unit office. By having a conservation farm plan, work on drainage and other prac tices can be started without de lay. Tile drainage must be install ed by soil type and delay is caus ed by having to make a soil map before installing or recommend ing tile if a conservation farm' plan has not been made. Percy Harrell and Jesse Har rell of Cannon’s ferry are having their farms planned this week, too. Work will start Thursday morning. Plant Materials K. E. Graetz, Plant Materials i Specialist, will check several j plantings of new plants this I week. Plantings of wild soy j beans and Dillen’s tick clover will be observed on Gilliam Wood’s farm and Marvin Evans’ 1 farm. dealer’s recommendation for the percent material you are using. The chemical should be spread over the row so that it will cov er the" area where the peanuts will be formed. The cultivators should follow immediately to stir the chemical into the soil and cover it lightly, because'the sun rays act on the chemical deteri orating it. Sidedressing Tobacco is neces sary for best results in most f.eids. Generally, 100 to 200 pounds of 8-0-25 tobacco side dressing is recommended. This should be applied now so that the nitrogen will be used up by the time the ripening period arrives. It is better to apply the side dressing on both sides rather than just on one side of the row. The Extension Conference held at Asheville last week was load ed w.ut a wealth of good infor mation and good ideas. I drank in all that my brain would take and maue numerous notes to re vive my memory. From time to time 1 will try to pass these ideas and information on to you folks for better farming, better home making and better rural life. The program was a full one but not crowded beyond the limit. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Ist Lieut, and Mrs. Dick Bal zer announce the birth of a daughter, Amy Webb Balzer. born Sunday, May 10, at Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital. Mrs. Balzer is the former Miss Lilliam Webb Leary. Minds that have little to offer j find little to .perceive. Some Christians are living on Christ but are not so anxious to ive for Christ. THE OHOWAR HERALD, iDF/fTOR, NORTH CAROLINA. THtTRSDAY MAY 28, 19S8. 1 / • _ __Ground Lb. WJ .GET SET FOR \ BEEF 55.1 UACAT/ON "\ SK£...*| xSTm appet/tes! i LXM.I '•ui'i- ■»'<». I Armour’s Star —U. S. 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