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done. He will be a big help to
Big Jim, it the commissioner
is sincere about doing the most
tor all the farmers ot North
Carqlinq. •
One of the most dedicated
men in
Alexander, chairmaned Gov.
Moore’s group which picked
the new assistant. And it was
Alexander Who said “no” when
he was being poshed fbr the
job Graham get. >
And much is being made to
do about the commissioner of
agriculture getting more
votes than the governor in the
general election. Now how
much more did Dan "Moore
beat Robert, Gavin than Terry
Sanford?
All of this is actually by
play to the subject. ,'Thg ; farm
economy is critical and new
ways of increasing farm in
come must be found. :
Jim Graham and Wayne
Corpening can make an effec
tive team. But Graham must
go to work, leaving the “ob
serving” to' the gliberals who
didn’t fare so well,, tyith the
commissioner's choifrb for the
Democratic nomination for
governor. ,
Girl Scout And
Brownie News
Girl Scouts No. 720 met at
the Barker House cn January
27, 1965. We took up dues. The
scribe read the minutes. We
stood and said our Pledge of
Allegiance and our Girl Scout
Promise. We decided on a top
hat for iiur Father-Daughter
night. We got what we will
say at Father-Daughter night.
We went over the things we will
say. We went over the songs
that we are going to sing. Then
we sang taps. The meeting was
adjourned.
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HERRING BREAKFAST
The regular herring breakfast
at Edentqn Methodist .Church
will be Weld Saturday from 7
A. M. to .9 A. M. ' This is a
winter featuie of the Men’s Club
at the church and the early eat
ers are invited to attend.
RED MEN MEETING
Chowan Tribe No. 12,, Improv
ed Order of Red Men, will meet
Monday night, February 8 at 7:30
o’clock. Robert Whiteman, sa
chem of the tribe, urges « large
attendance.
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AROUND THE FARMS
IN CHOWAN COUNTY
By C. W. OVERMAN, Chowan County Agent
Does Chowan County Want
Cotton? This is a question that
every farmer in Chowan County
who has a cotton allotment
shoujtcl ask himself. Some cot
ton allotments are treading on
treacherous ground and a portion
of the allotment may easily be
lost to the farm unless the own
er takes care of it.
In 1964 Chowan County’s cot
ton allotment was 2,705 acres.
In addition to that we got some
500 acres additional one-year al
lotment from the State Pool,
giving us a little over 3,200
acres of cotton allotment, based
on ASCS records. In 1964, 381
farms planted 2,715 acres, all of
which was not harvested be
cause there was some stand fail
ure, which we will estimate- at
about 100 acres, and the land
was replanted to some other
crop. This possibly left us
around 2,600 acres of cotton har
vested. Based on yields report
ed by several growers over the
county, our average yield per
acre should have been at least
525 pounds. The lint cotton plus
the seed should have brought us
a gross income from cotton of
approximately $471,000 and pos
sibly, if actual figures could be
obtained, would amount to one
half million dollars. At the
present time cotton growers
have an opportunity to release
acreage they do not intend to
plant in 1965. The closing dal
for releasing this acreage is set
for March 5. On the other hand,
cotton growers growing their al
lotment and desiring more acre
age for 1965 may apply for ad
ditional acreage through Feb
ruary 19. Growers who plan to
grow cotton but also plan to
participate in the domestic allot
ment program, have to sign up
for participation this year. Last
year many growers “lucked up”
by getting a domestic allotment
payment on unplanted allotment,
but this year there will be no
“lucking up”. Participation will
only be by those who sign up.
While cotton may not be one
of our very highest net income
per acre crops, it is still a good
cash crop for us. At the present
time there are nine mechanical
cotton pickers in the county and
most likely this number will be
increased in 1965. Practically
all of these cotton pickers are
doing custom work. Therefore,
a lot of cotton can be harvested
mechanically if growers will
only plan with those who are
doing the custom work. Cotton
may not be “King” in Chowan
County but we might consider it
a good “Queen” in income. We
can keep it so if we will look
after the business and of our
allotments and the cotton pro
gram by going to the ASCS of
fice and signing up for the
course that seems -most suitable
to the grower.
"Successful *65": This is the
1965 agricultural program on
which county extension agents
were briefed in a meeting in Ra
leigh‘> last Friday. The purpose
of this effort is to stimulate all
segments of the agricultural in
dustry in performing properly to
boost the 1965 agricultural in
come. '<■
At the present time we are
told that tobacco brings 47%
of the gross farm income to
North Carolina farmers. Tobac
co is headed for an approximate
20% reduction in acreage which
-means that tobacco income may
be reduced 18 to 20%. This
will amount to approximately
SIOO,OOO in Chowan County from
tobacco.
This is quite a blow to the
“1.6 in ’66” program that we
have been striving on in North
Carolina. What can we do about
it and what will we do about it
, THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTQN, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1965.
are two good questions. In
Chowan County let’s take pea
nuts for example. In 1961 our
average peanut yield was 1,807
pounds per acre. This means
that there were a lot of growers
whose , yields were below 1,807.
In 1962 our average yield was
2,187 pounds, an increase of 380
pounds per acre. While those
above the average did a better
job, many of those below the
average in 1961 did a better job
and rase above that average.
In 1963 our average was 2,475
pounds per acre, which means
that again most all of the grow
ers did a better production job.
In 1964 we dropped back to 2,-
414 pounds, which is below our
1963 yield, but was no doubt
caused by weather conditions at
harvest time causing a severe
loss of peanuts in several fields.
Just prior to harvest and the
first week of harvest, all indica
tions were that our 1964 crop
would average over 2,500 pounds
per acre. Many growers who
were able to save their entire
crop had better yields than in
1963.
While we will probably only
have around 400 acres of tobac
co in Chowan County this year,
we will feel the loss on the to
bacco farms but not feel the loss
like the major 7 tobacco produc
ing counties. Our tobacco grow
ers are also searching for a
means to cushion this income
with other crops as much as
possible. The main thing that
all of us can do is that of doing
a better job in 1965 than we did
in 1964. We still have a lot of
farms that are below the' aver
age per acre yield on peanuts,
cotton, corn, > soybeans, vege
tables, and any other crop that
is being produced. In most in
stances these yields are below
the average because certain im
portant practices are being left
out, resulting in yield leaks.
The same thing is true of live
stock. During 1964 hog prices
were right at the borderline of
cost. The hog grower who was
doing a good job made a pretty
fair income on his hogs, he was
above average. The impression
that I so much would like to
create here is that we must be
very dissatisfied with below av
erage yields of crops or live
stock and we can’t be satisfied
with average yields. The thing
we must strive for is the high-,
est yields and most efficient in
come for both crops and live
stock if we are to really have a
successful 1965.
Scale on Plants: Several times
each week people are calling in
and describing a condition they
have on shrubbery or fruit trees
and wanting to know what it is
and what to do about it. Main
ly I find the trouble to be one
or more of the various types of
scale insects attached to and
feeding on the limbs and some
times the body of the plants.
These little tiny insects are do
ing considerable damage by
sucking the life out of the plant.
They are well protected by a
waxy coat of material that is
sprayed out of them and attach
ed securely to the plant.
These scale insects can be
controlled but will only be con
trolled where the grower is
willing to expend the needed
money and time. One of the
best spray materials carried lo
cally at the present time is 50%
emulsifiable malathion. Make
the water a little soapy and add
1 tablespoonful of majathion to
each gallon of spray water.
Spray the plants thoroughly un
til they are well wet with the
spray. Repeat again in about a
week to 10 days. It is better
to do your spraying oh warmer
days because the spray material
will act better -on the waxy
coat of the insect. Volk, a sum
mer oil spray, is another very
good material to use for scales,
follow the instructions on the
package Jor applying.
Thomas Chears
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upon payment of $45 and costs.
Henry Louis Johnson, failing
to corrvply with a former order
of the court, was ordered tp pay
S3O per week for support of liis
! family.
Melvin E. Barrington, worth
less check, 60 days, suspended
upon payment of $lO fine and
costs and sls for check. •
The following defendants,
charged /with speeding, had
signed waivers: Garry Kenneth
Green, Henry L. Bateman, Clin
ton W. Dycus, William T. Por
ter and Al oll2o A Guthrie]
SAUNDERS IS HOME ' '
Percy E. Sounders has beep
released from ■foe hospital and
jalthough! still confined to his
home, says ‘he is on the way' to
recovery. Ha, appreciates the
cards, Sifts and flowers sent Juan
during his confinement in foe
Food Processing Centers
Being Expanded In State
North Carolina is, expanding
its efforts- to help speed further
development of its fast-growing
food processing industry.
To be added is a $2.3 million
food science building at North
Carolina State of the University
of North Carolina in Raleigh.
This modernistic, complex
structure will be used to expand
the research activities now being
done by the Food Science De
partment of she college, to teach
students in food processing, and
to carry on work with dairy pro
ducts, ,fruits and vegetables, sea- 1
Announcement...
Harrell Gas & Coal Co.
HAS PURCHASED THE STOCK OF
n E. PH. MC.
409 South Broad Street
EDENTON, N. C.
And has moved the office and -appliances lo the new location and will eon
tin ne to operate with the same personnel of both stores.
OUR PHONE NUMBER WILI REMAIN THE SAME
482-3310
WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF
FRIGIDAIRE APPLIANCES
PYROFAX GAS ( cylinder and bulk )
MATAG WASHERS
ZENITH RADIOS and TELEVISIONS
CULLIGAN WATER SOFTENERS
ADAMS and ATLANTA SPACE HEATERS
EMPIRE HEATING EQUIPMENT
-v 1 . £«; ; : • * : *
Small Appliances and Household Items
Gill Us For Sales and Service on Anv of the Above Items
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foods, poultry and meats.
Officials of the North Caro
lina Department of Conservation
and Development, the Tar Heel
State’s chief development agen
cy, feel the addition of the new
food science building on N. C.
State’s 75-year-old campus will
be of increasing benefit to the
State’s existing food processing
industry by supplying more
trained technical personnel need
ed by it and by meeting the
needs of plants that will locate
in the State in the future.
New techniques in food pro
cess are constantly being devel
oped at North Carolina State.
Examples: sweet potato flakes,
freeze-dried shrimp, dehydrated
meats, and numerous others.
The fact that agricultural in
come in North Carolina has risen
from $216 million to more than
$2,250 billion in 1963 has been
an important factor in the
growth of the State’s food pro
cessing industry. More and bet
ter quality foods are being
grown.
That North Carolina is making
wider use of the great variety
of goods it grows in increasing
volume is indicated by the fact
it now has approximately 1200
food processing plants produc
ing products that* gross almost
$1 billion annually. A total of
$45,527,000 in capital investments
was announced in 1961-64 for
209 new and expanded food pro
cessing plants in the State.
A trained staff in the Food
Processing Section of the North
Carolina Department of Conser
vation and Development in Ra
leigh works in and out of the
State with food processors in
assisting them with site selec
tions and working out plans to
guarantee them the raw material
they will need for a successful
operation.
AUXILIARY MEETING
The Auxiliary of William H.
Coffield, Jr., Post No. 9280, Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, will hold
a business meeting tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock. Mrs.
Dora Stillman requests a large
turnout of members.
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MISSION TOPIC
St. Paul’s Episcopal Churcii
women will see and hear inf or
mation on the mission fields
of the church throughout tlu
world at their regular lunchepi
meeting on Tuesday, February K>
in the Parish House at IP.M.
OFFICE TO BE CLOSED '
The Edenton driver’s license
office wil] be closed Tuesday.
February 9. All examiners in
the area will be ailanding a
quarterly meeting in Raleigh,
according to .!. E. White.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT •
A stated communication oil
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., will be held tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock. Can-oil
Boyce, master of the lodge, in
vite:; all Masons to attend.