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Tryon Daily Bulletin. M o n„ Dec x |SSO Champagne and Wine. We can now boast about our big selection of wines. If we don't have it, we’ll get it! Mr. A's Deli, 526 S. Trade St., Tryon. 859-9439, adv. 8. to 12c. EOR SALE: 1972 Maverick auto., air., new brake line and shocks. $650. Call 457-4707 after 5 p.m. adv. 8.9.10 pd. Pick-up Truck For Sale: '75 Dodge Power Wagon. V-8, 318 H.P.. P. S., 4 wheel drive, 8 ft. bed. radio, etc. very good condition. $2700. Cali 803-233-6914 adv. 8 - 12c. Cheese Boxes are now on display at Mr. A's Deli. We have a good supply of cheese balls and other cheeses for your holiday needs Mr A's Deli. 526 S Trade St.. Tryon. 859-9439. adv. 8. 10. 12c. Fripp Island. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths. Rental by week or weekend at low winter rates. Contact Inky or Russell Cloud 704-859-5152 or 803-457-2501 adv. 4,5.8.9c. FOR SALE: GO CARTS 21 $14(1. and $165 Also, boy's bike. 535 Call 457-3181 after 5 p m adv. 5.8.c. WRITE OAK MOUNTAIN — l ot ACRES ... 3 bedroom. 2 bath, large porches, built for year round living Situated on 2,500’ level of White Oak with 30 mile views — Garden area, privacy gate — Tile kitchen and baths, brick heal-o-later fireplace with gas starter, gas grill, fully heated and air conditioned. $63,000 (MLS 389.1 For more information call Town i Country - Knoblock Real ty in Tryon (7041 859-5806 or in Columbus 7041 894-3531 adv 8c. For Christmas Give “Jane Brown’s Tryon” A book of All local scenes tn full color on sale at THE BOOK SHELF Father-Son Team Offer New Ideas By Tom Byrd NCSU Agric. Comm. WAKE FOREST - Huel Choplin thinks of himself as a conservation farmer. His son Connie, says, “We are like organic farmers.” Whether the right word is "conservation" or "organic", the father-son partners of Hillcrest Farm near here have developed their own farming style. And some people believe the Choplin style has a lot of merit for the 1980s. “Top hogs are our end product," said Connie. Hillcrest can turn out several hundred thousand pounds of pork a year. To produce this pork, the Choplins stirve to use their farm resources to the fullest. These include land, water and hog manure. The manure is used to fertilize corn The corn is used to feed hogs. The hogs, in turn, produce more manure. The manure will not completely fertilize the corn But it is applied first, and then a soil test is made to see what additional plant nutrients are needed The Choplin style of farming has been caused by two things, concern for the environment, and the price-cost squeeze that most farmers, especially hog farmers, have been in for the last few years. Manure that was once a headache is now regarded as an asset. It is caught in a lageon and then applied to the Choplin land through a big-gun type irrigation system. Applications are made during fall and winter, when the fields are fallow and the manure can be disked in immediately. This reduces odor problems, because as Huel Choplin says, "We are concerned with our neighbors." The Choplins' use of manure rather than letting it seep into nearby streams has excited those agencies concerned with water quality standards of the Environmental Protection Agency. One person who has followed the Choplin experience closely is Fred Koehler, a biological and agricultural engineer with the N. C. Agricultural Extension Service. Koehler has set up a monitoring station on the Choplin farm to see if any plant nutrients are washing into nearby streams. — about 300 acres — scattered all The answer is “no" despite the over northern Wake County. Fuel hilly nature of the farm , costs have prompted them to pull Hillcrest Farm is non-polluting back — to make better iise of the because the Choplins apply the liquid manure carefully. They also have seeded grass waterways, plowed on the contour, and turned under old crop residue to stop erosion. They, like Koehler, believe pollutants are misplaced assets. “Sediment that clogs up a stream is actually topsoil for growing crops.” Koehler said. “Fertilizers and chemicals can't make money for a farmer if they are floating down a river." Along with using the farm manure and protecting the soil, the Choplins believe in managing their water. They have constructed three ponds and invested thousands of dollars in irrigation equipment The equipment, the same as that used to apply manure, was used this past summer for six applications of fresh water to their 85 acres of corn. “Without irrigation, we wouldn't have made 20 bushels," said Huel. reflecting on last summer's severe drought. “As it was. we averaged 130 bushels." This was twice the per acre yield average in the state The Choplins have hopes of winning the Wake County corn contest again in 1980. If they do. it will be the third year in a row - a record they attribute mainly to irrigation. Another Choplin goal, as a part of their conservation farming, is to reduce energy usage. They have switched to electric pumps for their irrigation system and to electric motors for grinding feed. They find this about half as expensive as using the power take-off on a tractor. The Choplins once rented land Ms5 COLUMBUS - Blanton St SAVE GAS WALK TO TOWN with t h^ ^fiM ln ? r00m double lot home with well landscaped yard and mountain Views. S39.750. Call today Z an appointment. MLS No. 263 * The Walker Agency | Co.um^ I ;n s,ree, ■ 28722 704-894-8229 1 resources on their home farm. And they believe this new farming strategy is paying dividends. FREE KITTEN. 6 weeks old male to a good home. Only 2 in litter and have found home for one. Call 863-2189 or 859-6016 adv. 8.12c. Lot Our Experience And Pride Do Your Work We Care About Your Investment Bush Hogging 7’ Landscape Preparation Soil Aeration Terracing End Loading Road and Driveway Grading G. ZMICK and SONS 863-2508 — Tryon Call Mornings At the Elementary School Auditorium ERA CHRISTMAS CONCERT Featuring The Tryon School Bands WED., DEC. 10 at 7:30 p m Admission Adults $1 Students & Senior Citizens 50c Transportation will be provided lor senior citizens Van will leave the Fine Arts Center at 6:45 p.m . and from White Oak Nursing Home at 7.00 p m
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