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| AROUND THE FARMS
fijgJlN CHOWAN COUNTY
I ByC.W, OVERMAN. Chowan saoat* Afloat
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What Will The Score Be? Ac
cording to a broadcast report a
few days ago, over 1,400 people
in North Carolina have lost their
lives through traffic accidents
since January 1 of this year. We
certainly would hope that this
would be all, but it won’t, the
score will probably rise to at
least 1600 or more. This means
1600 chairs in homes in North
Carolina will be vacant this j
Christmas because of traffic acci- j
dents. 1 dare say that each of (
these persons had the feeling j
that “it won't happen to me,” j
out it did!
People will travel the high
ways and that is what highways
are for. Accidents don't just |
happen, they are caused. The
cause may be driver carelessness, j
sudden disability of driver, me j
chanical failure of the vehicle 1
which may be due to lack 01,
proper maintenance, and the oth-,
er fellow's fault. By the last
reason, I mean that a most care
ful and excellent driver may en
counter an unavoidable accident
ch'e to improper driving of an-!
c!her vehicle operator. Acci
dents can be prevented, but not
cured! S
Statistics show that a large
percent of accidents occur to
young drivers, .mostly teenagers.
Could this be due to the lack of
interest and instruction on the
parents’ part? It behooves par
ents not to preach or scold but
to explain very firmly to their
teenage drivers the absolute im
portance of observing safety
rules at all times in operating a
vehicle. Both young and old can
make this a safe Christmas sea
son by practicing safety rules
and preventing accidents.
In addition to highway safety,
in order for this Christmas to be
a safe Christmas, we must prac
tice safety in the home with
toys and with firearms. Just a
few days ago I read an account
of where one young boy had ac
cidentally shot and killed his
brother out hunting. Several
people are killed each year by
improper handling and use of
firearms. It is parents and oth
er adults’ responsibility to edu
cate and train youngsters in tiie
safe handling and use of fire
arms. I
Shrubs for Christmas: Have
you ever thought about giving
shrubs as Christmas presents?
Many people do and the result is
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giver.
Before giving shrubs we should
know about what type and kind
of shrub may be used in the
planting of our friend and what
our friend would like to have.
Then in our Merry Christmas
note we might suggest that I
thought you might like to have
this shrub to place at some kpe
-1 cific place in your home plant
i ing, naming the place. Through
! the years as you visit your
i friend and watch the shrub de
| velop, you will not only enjoy it
but have a pride in seeing it im
prove your friend’s place.
White Things on Shrubs: This
j morning a lady called and said
' she had white beetles cn her
(shrubs. She said the beetles
| weren't moving about, but they
'were almost as large around as
the end of a pehcil eraser. I
, have heard simila- remarks from
many other homeowners and
when I have visited- the place
I found the shrubs infested with
Florida Wax Scale.
! Florida Wax Scale looks like
large white lumps, about the size
cf a pencil eraser or a little
i smaller, sticking tightly to the
stems of many different kinds of
shrubs Sometimes there may
be one or two on a branch, and
then again .here may be many.
Finch the white lump ma.-hing
it. and you will see a reddish
looking material or juice coming
out from the underneath side.
This is Florida Wax Scale and
unless you do something about
it your shrubs will suffer and
as infestation increases they may
kill the shrub.
To control Florida Wax Scale,
it is necessary to spray, unless
you are going to take the time
to pinch each one of them off
and then you won’t get them all.
During December, January and
February shrubs may be sprayed
with a dormant oil spray follow
ing dilution instructions on the
can. Malathion 25% Ec may also
be used as a spray mixing it at
the rate of one (1) fluid ounce
to each three (3) gallons of soapy
water. Spray your shrubs thor
oughly and repeat again as you
observe other white scale form
ing.
I Rake or Mulch: This is a
rather late date to make this
suggestion perhaps, but many
people will be raking leaves off
their lawn in preparation for
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDEKTOM. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1964.
Christmas. Those leaves con
tain a lot of organic matter and
plant food which, if returned to
the soil, will improve the lawn,
flower beds, etc., wherever They
may be. For several years at
tached the mulching covers to
my rotary lawn mower and let
the lawm mower chew the leaves
ali to bits. On the area of my
lawn on which this was done
, two weeks ago the grass is pret
| ty well through and there is very
| little indication that the leayes
! were there. I don’t believe it
| takes any more time to mulch
the leaves, if as much, as it does
to rake and it will greatly im
prove your lawn. Surely tlje
brown leaf particles will show
upon your, lawn for a few days
but they will soon disappear.
Don't Guess! Soil Test! Cop
ies of soil test reports from soil
samples taken during the first
half of November are now com
ing into our office. At least 60 %
or more of the fields are in need
of lime ranging from 1000 to
2>2 tons per acre. I remember
the report from one • farm on |
which I believe every field wasj
in need of lime and practically i
every field was low to very low
in potash.
Soil samples are also showing
a need for additional potash.
Added potash should be applied
each year so that the level is
held at medium for the type of
crops generally we grow in Cho
wan County. Soil test reports
for peanuts are showing a blank
et recommendation of V 2 pound
of Boron per acre. This small
amount of Boron has been pay
ing off in reducing concealed
damage and appears to • have
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Artist Gaetano di Palma, designer
of the 1964 Christinas Seal, stud
ied art in Genoa, Italy. A United
States resident sine* 1959, he
now lives in Darien, Conn., and
works as a scientific illustrator
at the Museum of Natural His
tory in New York.
been increasing yields in many
instances. Copper-sulfur dust
I with Boron in it may be ap
| plied as. one of the early sulfur
i dusting applications. It is also
possible that we will be able to
get landplaster with Boron in it
this year. We will give you
more detailed information on
this at a later date.
Let’s keep on taking soil sam
ples as fast as possible and lime
and fertilize our soil according
to the report plus individual
knowledge of fields.
Practice yourself, for heaven’s
sake, in little things; and thence
proceed to greater.
—Epictetus.
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