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1 TIMES-XEWS, Rich Square. N. C.. April 22, 1965 ASCS Newsletter Tobacco Acreage-Poundage Program Congress has passed a bill au thorizing an acreage-poundage program for flue-cured tobacco beginning with the 1965 crop. The program is subject to the approval of flue-cured tobacco growers who will vote in a ref erendum, probably In early May. The county office isworklngpre- liminary farm yields for all to bacco farms. These yields will be the average of the three highest years during the period of 1959- 1963, adjusted within the range of 80 to 120 per cent of the com munity average yield. This com munity average yield is also de termined from the three highest weighted average yields for the same five-year period. All tobacco farmers have al ready been notified of what their new 1965 tobacco allotment will be if the referendum is approved by a two-thirds majority. Before the referendum all producers will receive an official notice carrying both this allotment and their poundage quota for the new program. Advantages of Acreage- Poundage Program Sponsors of the acreage - poundage marketing quota pro gram for tobacco saytheprogram will have the following advantag es: 1. A larger 1965 acreage al lotment with poundage quotas provided to protect against ex- I cessive marketing; 2. Encourage farmers to pro duce high quality tobacco that will be more acceptable for do mestic and foreign trade; 3. Farmers would have a new element of flexibility since they could carry over unused quota INDUSTRY (Continued from Page 1) the County Development Associa tion. A community action convention is called after several proposals are submitted. Theproposals are sent to the chairman of the area Economic Development Commit tee to be drawn up into formal applications. They are then sent to Washington. These steps are necessary for coordination and to use the money as equally as pos sible. Wackson stressed that the mon ey was available for such needs, but that the Federal government will not send this money out un less it is asked for. He said, ‘‘The people of North ampton County must organize, the people must ask for it.” He explained to the group that one of these programs had al ready been asked for by the sup erintendents of the area - Proj ect Head Start. It is an eight- week summer program for chil dren who will enter school for the first time in September. EOA, under this plan, will provide funds on the basis of $170 per child. There is an estimated 400 children in the county eligible to attend, making Northampton’s share $68,000 if the proposal is approved in Washington. Jackson said that the key to the success of the program is vol unteer workers. Otherwise, the full benefit of the program can not be realized. As a challenge to the efforts of the group, Jackson said that any program that improved the educational level of its people, would improve the economical level of an area. “Training peo ple in self-sufficiency will repay the area,” he said. An active question and answer period followed Jackson’s re marks which resulted in placing the responsibility of county de velopment on its people. Questions posed by County Manager Melvin Holmes reveal ed that the EOA program was separate and apart from the in dustrial development and travel and recreational programs of the Choanoke Development Associa tion programs. When Choanoke Area Develop ment Association was organized it was suggested that money be appropriated for an area indus trial engineer to be employed. However, it was revealed that Halifax, Hertford and Bertie Counties have employed or are appropriating the money for the employment of a local industrial specialist. Northampton County was advised to see the wisdom of such action. Angus McKellar, a member of the airport authority and a vice- president of Choanoke Develop ment said that the four-county association was good only for multi-county problems. He said, “We can’t expect action in in dustry, recreation, travel on vol unteer help alone, it will take professional help. That is what will pay off. “Why hasn’t Choanoke done anything - Choanoke is youf” he continued. “Volunteer help Is slow,. Show me a community that has located industry and you will show me that they had profes sional help.” McKellar continued his re marks with an appeal to the peo ple to see the wisdom of sup porting the Tri-County Airport because its very existence had already resulted in the location from one year to the next; 4. Producer income would be increased by decreased sales and improved quality and lower pro duction costs; and, 5. Supplies of tobacco would be kept in better balance with de mand at less cost to the Govern ment. Premeasurement Progress Premeasurement work has in creased considerably, during the past two weeks but we still have quite a lot of work.that remains to be done. With continued good weather we do plan to complete our original requests within the next two weeks. Any farmer that did request premeasurement and has now changed his mind and does not want the work done can obtain a refund by notifying the county office. Employment The Northampton ASCS office will employ non-white person nel beginning in 1965. These em ployees will fill temporary posi tions in both the office and field as there are no vacancies on the regular staff at this time. In terested persons should contact the county office for application forms. Northampton County Soil Conservation Notes By JOHN B. LITCHFIELD Soil Conservation Service John W. Boone, of RichSquare, is building parallel terraces on his farm at Ashetown this week. Several years ago he built old style terraces as part of the conservation plan he worked out in cooperation with the North ampton Soil andWaterConserva- tion District. Last week Soil Conservation Service technicians H. R. Bry ant and F. E. Holloman helped him lay out an entirely new sys tem, The old terraces are being built to replace therr-,. They are designed to be worked with four- row equipment. Grassed water ways are also being'constructed to provide protecte^l outlets for the terraces. S. Y. Daniel of Seaboard, is in stalling drain tile this week on two farms. One of these jobs is a group job that involves his farm and that of his brother, Philip Daniel. Parallel terraces were staked and built last week on the farm of Vinson DeLoatch, ofSeaboard. of a new industry intheRoanoke- Chowan section. He pointed out that the airport is nearer to sev eral industrial sights in North ampton than it is to Ahoskie and that the airport is there to serve the entire area, not just the towns in Hertford because it happens to be located in that county. The meeting came to a close with the fact that EOAwasreach ing a segment that ordinarily can not be reached and that it was up to the people of Northampton County as whether EOA over shadowed the Choanoke Develop ment Association. Revelle said, “It is time that division was stopped in the coun ty and that the people unify and work for the whole of Northamp ton.” “It will take the people of Northampton to do it. That is the source of true results.” That was Jackson’s final challenge. Others attending were: Billy Howell, assistant to Roger Jack- son; Dr. W. G. Andrews, exten sion agent for the northeastern district of North Carolina; Tom Hobgood, extension development specialist of Raleigh; Mrs. Janet Brown; Mrs. Autrey Jenkins, Miss Reba Long, Gay Wells, John Litchfield, Julian Edwards, Dr. W. R. Parker, L. E. Pope, Henry Bennett, John Boone, H. C. Guthrie, David Gay, Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Liverman, Mr. and Mrs. John Vaughan, Roy Lowry, Angus McKellar, Merrell Gay, Sam Walker, Jasper Eley, B. H. Harrell, Frank Outland, Mrs. E. J. Burgess, Vernon Taylor, Mrs. Julian Porter, Marshall Grant and Robert L. Shaw. Fat Stock Sales Total $6,833.75 At Cattle Show RICH SQUARE — Sales totaled $6,833.76 at the second annual Choanoke Area 4-H Fat Cattle Show here Tuesday night in the Remco pole barn. Twenty-four steers, 12 choice, eight good, three standard and one Stocker, averaged $31.29 per 100 pounds. The average sale price per steer $284.74. The highest price paid was $517.62 for the grand champion owned by John A. McComas of Scotland Neck. Shell Dickens of Rt. 2, Littleton, had the reserve champion and it sold for $290.- 50. Mike Hamm of the Greenleaf Club of Hollister won the show manship award at the sale. Judson Revelle, ofCreeksville, received the feed and manage ment award sponsored by North ampton County Livestock Devel opment Association. Awards for record book went to three Northampton 4-H’ers. Judson Revelle won first place, Debbie Fisher, second and Becky Fisher, third. The Fisher sis ters are from Pendleton. The only 4-H’er among the Northampton County 4-H Clubs ASCS (Continued from Page 1) der the new program, which the referendum will approve, the to bacco men were told by N. C. Senator F. S. Royster of Hender son, managing director of the Bright Belt Warehouse Associa tion. Also speaking in favor were James Graham, N. C. Commis sioner of Agriculture; Mrs. Har ry Caldwell, Master of the N. C. State Grange, and B. C. Mangum, president of the N. C. Farm Bu reau. The TIMES - NEWS is the strongest selling force in North ampton County, GAY Implement Co. JOHN DEERE EQUIPMENT Seaboard to place an animal was Taylor Ward of Conway. His steer plac ed fifth in the lightweight divi sion. It weighed 880 pounds and ’ sold for $261.80, to Barnes and Gay of Severn. Annual Sale Of Angus ROCKY MOUNT - The annual Farmers Opportunity Sale, spon sored by the North Carolina An gus Association, will be held on April 29, at the Lancaster Live stock Yard in Rocky Mount be ginning at 11 a. m. Registered Angus, including 109 females and 8 bulls, are consigned by leading breeders from North Carolina. Many cows have a calf at side and are re bred. There will also be bred cows, an exceptional good group of 40 bred heifers, about 15 open heifers, and several bulls of breeding age. All these cattle are exceptionally well bred, are sound and sell fully guaranteed. Deadline Set JACKSON - The Northamp ton County office of the Fed eral Crop Insurance Corpora tion has announced that April 30 is the deadline forfarmers to make application for crop Insurance on their crops for 1965. Those who are interest ed should contact the office on or before this date, according to Emma Doris Edwards, clerk. Almost three-fourths of the Insured farmers In the county have given their acreage re ports for 1965. Farmers are requested to give a report of their Insured acres to the county office representative as soon as possible. RECORD WINNERS—All three places in the records book com petition in the 4-H Fat Cattle Show were taken by 4-H members of Northampton County. From left to right they are: Judson Revelle, Creeksville, first place: Debbie Fisher, second place, and Becky Fisher, third place. The girls are sisters from Pen dleton. Chair Caning Brings Results JACKSON - Home demonstra tion leaders In Northampton County recently conducted work shops in chair caning. Mrs. Blan- nle Bobbitt of Rich Square com pleted work on a chair over 100 years old, during the workshop. Mrs. Autrey Jenkins, home economics agent, says Mrs. Marshall Grant has refinished and caned three, of a set of 10, dining room chairs for her home. Mrs. Jenkins says the women are saving many dollars by doing the work themselves. 1^ i— '0 Say, “I saw it in The Times-News,” please. AWARD WINNER — Judson Revelle, of Creeksville, is the winner of the Feed and Man agement award at the Second Annual Choanoke Area 4-H Fat Cattle Show in Rich Square Tuesday night. The award was sponsored by Northam pton County Livestock Development Association. For All Your PRINTING CALL Times-News LE 9-2859 WANTED Extra $1 Million from 'Peanut Sales In Northampton In 1965 PEANUT INSECT CONTROL In North Carolina the peanut is attacked by a number of different insects. Some of these cause occasional damage while others such as thrips, leaf- hoppers and Southern corn rootworms are present in damaging number in most fields annually. Control measures for the insect pests of peanuts are summarized in the following table: Please note one major change from 1964. DDT and other chlorinated hydro carbons are no longer recommended. Seasonal Control of Thrips, Leafhoppers, and Wireworms Time to Apply .4t planting Insecticide DiSyston or Phorate (Thimet) Amount Per Acre 10 lbs. of 10% Granules Remarks Use a row applicator to apply in furrow at planting. Taken up by plants and translocated to kill thrips and leafhoppers. Decrease dosage of Thimet to l\ lbs. on light, sandy soil, especially with runner varieties to reduce HERBICIDES SUGGESTED FOR PEANUTS - 1965 Treatment Herbicides Common Name Trade Name Rate/Acre (active) Approximate Cost/Acre Preplant or Preemergence R-1607 Vernara 2-2I5 lbs. $7-8 Cracking Stage Diphenamid -F DNBP Dymid or Enide 2-3 lbs. + II5 lbs . $12 - 17 NPA 4- DNBP Dynap 3 lbs. + l^s lbs. $7-8 DNBP 6 lbs. $8-9 Early postemergence DNBP Preemerge, Dinitro or Sinox PE 1 - 2!?. lbs. $1 - 2 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR COUNTY AGENTS OFFICE Planters Hardware Co. RAMBLER AUTOS FORD TRACTORS LE 9-2277 RICH SQUARE FARMERS TRACTOR MASSEY FERGUSON EQUIPMENT LE 4-2936 JACKSON KEEL PEANUT CO. CERTIFIED SEED PEANUTS ,,Drr GREENVJLLE, n. c. Farmers Bank of Woodland THE For All Your BANKING NEEDS JU 7-3161 Woodland
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