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4-H Girls Busy Sewing,
Knitting In Club Workshops
By MILDRED C. JENKINS
Assistant Home Economics
Extension Agent
JACKSON -When spring begins
to. arrive, a woman's thoughts
turn to fashions. She begins to
want to add something new to her
wardrobe. Four-H girls are no
different, for they too enjoy a
new garment to add to their
wardrobe.
Each 4-H girl who wishes takes
a clothing project in which she
learns many sewing techniques
as well as how to select and
choose a pattern and fabric.
Four-H clothing leaders have
been very busy conducting work
shops, Mrs. Floyd Price and
Mrs. Ola Mae Draper of the
Jackson Club have been con
ducting a workshop with 17 girls
enrolled. There were nine pre-
teen girls making aprons and
eight teen-agers and early-teens
making dresses. These girls
were Beverly Barrow, Vickie
Eason, Debbie Eley, Sue Gar-
rlss, Debra McDowell, Karen
McDowell, Jo Ann Nance, Kim
Stephenson, Jane Boone, Leigh
Ann Boone, Gall Collier, Brenda
Draper, Geneva Smith, Trudy
Crowder, Polly Eley, Pam New-
some, and Margaret Price.
Mrs. E. J. Burgess and San
dra Edwards of Pendleton have
been conducting a workshop with
12 girls enrolled. Four girls
were making aprons and eight
early-teens and teen-agers made
dresses and play clothes. Mrs.
R. 0. Harris of Garysburg Home
Demonstration Club also assist
ed in this workshop. Girls at
tending were Betty Jo Britton,
Gwen Burgess, Anna Beale Bur
gess, Patsy Edwards, Becky
Fisher, Beverly Fisher, Donna
Jenkins, Nancy Mann, Betty Jo
Woodard, Susan Burgess, Betty
Edwards and Debbie Fisher.
Mrs, Pearl Jenkins, leader of
Milwaukee Club, is teaching knit
ting to girls in her club enrolled
in the knitting project.
Much excitement is displayed
as the sewing machines begin to
buzz and small fingers become
all thumbs.
Each clothing leader is anxious
for each 4-H girl to learn new
sewing techniques that she can
use at home that will be of the
utmost value to her entire fam
ily.
Farm Bureau Promoting
Quality Cotton Program
JACKSON - The Northampton
County Farm Bureau Board of
Directors heard a report by the
president, Marshall Grant, at its
recent meeting on the efforts to
promote interest among cotton
farmers and glnners in a quality
cotton program for the county.
Grant reported on a trip to
Cannon Mills and Cone Mills that
he and a representative of the
county extension service took to
discuss the project with the buy
ers. He reported both mills ex
pressed genuine interest in the
project and would send their buy
ers into the area in the fall to
check on the results of their ef
forts. They expressed interest
in a cotton with stronger fiber,
longer staple, and a iinlform sta
ple length. Farm Bureau and the
county extension service feel that
the new McNair 1032 cotton
comes nearer to filling this re-
■quioementithan any.-variety-avail-
able.io county-cotton growers at
this time and are Inviting farm
ers to join in planting their cot
ton acreage in this variety.
B, H. Harrell, county extension
chairman, has done quite a bit of
work in developing a program for
farmers to use. Harrell has con
tacted county glnners and re
ceived their cooperation in proc
essing this cotton according to
the request of the cotton buyers.
It is hoped by Farm Bureau that
many of the farmers will be in
terested in this effort and will
contact the extension service
about joining this project. It is
expected that this cotton, grown
according to recommended prac
tices, will be tagged with a spe
cial tag next fall so that it might
be identified after storage in a
warehouse.
Ginners and farmers toured the
grading and classing facilities of
Dan River Mills in Greenville,
S. C., on March 14 and 15. This
tour was developed in order for
everyone to better understand
the requirements of the mills for
the cotton they use. Dan River
Mills is one of the mills show
ing a definite interest in the
project.
Representatives of Carolina
Telephone & Telegraph Company
also attended the Farm Bureau
board meeting to report on prog
ress of a survey being conducted
to combine the five exchanges in
the county, except the Gaston
area, into one in order to give
dalling service to all county pa
trons, an action the Farm Bureau
had requested last January. Aft
er questions from the directors
W. E. Godwin stated the telephone
company was as interested as
anyone in offering the needed
service and after the surveythey
would be able to give the cost of
such service but anything along
that line was only a guess at this
point.
Top-Dress Pastures
Before Growth Starts
JACKSON - “Warmer weather
will soon be here and when it ar
rives, plants that have been more
Soil Testing
Corrects
Poor Lawns
JACKSON - Often our thumbs
are somewhat less than green
with home lawns and gardens be
cause of improper fertilization
and a possible need for lime
states B. H. Harrell, county ex
tension chairman. This possible
and very common cause for poor
lawns and gardens can be easily
corrected with a soil test.
Soil testing consists of several
chemical procedures where a
representative sample of soil
from a field, garden or lawn area
is tested to determine its lime
and plant nutrient status. Lime
and fertilizer suggestions are
then made based on results of
tests and the plants or crops to
be grown, A report is sent to the
sender of soil samples which
gives results of tests for soil
acidity, calcium, phosphorus, po
tassium and organic matter, as
well as a suggested lime and fer
tilization program to follow for
correcting deficiencies and for
good growth.
It is very important to send a
sample of soil to the North Ca
rolina Department of Agricul
ture’s Soil Testing Laboratory
that is representative of the gar
den or lawn area. Sampling box
es and instructions for sampling
can be obtained from the county
agent’s office. It is suggested
that you send in four samples,
one from your vegetable garden,
one each from your back and
front lawns and one from your
flower garden. Ifyouhaveaprob-
lem spot, sample it separately.
“One other bit of advice, con
trol insects and diseases as well
as weeds. Your extension office
can supply you with information
on pesticide control,” advises
HarrelL
N«ffthaiiiptoii Coontir
Soil
Conservation
Notes
By JOHN B. LITCHFQ3J>
S^ ConservatiMi Swviee
j. C. Edwards, Jr., of Pendle
ton, recently revised his conser
vation farm plan in cooperation
with the Northampton Soil and
Water Conservation District. The
revised plan was delivered to him
last we^.
Tile drainagehasplayed an im
portant part in the conservation
program on his farm for the past
several years. Use of this prac
tice has enabled him to rotate
and distribute his crops more ef
fectively. He is installing tile
In several trouble spots this
week.
Terraces were built early this
year on one of his fields to help
protect it from erosion. Wide
field borders of tall fescue will
occupy land next to the woods
where competition from trees
would cut crop yields. The grass
will protect the land from wash
ing and provide firm turn rows
for farm equipment.
Soil Conservation Service
technicians H. R. Bryant and Gra
dy L. Flowers helped J. H. Wood
ard lay out 2,800 feet of drain
tile last week. The conservation
plan for his farm includes a
schedule for installing drain tile
over a period of several years.
He has dug several open ditches
to provide adequate outlets for
his tile.
Mr. Woodard says he will plant
his acreage diverted from cotton
to tall fescue this spring. The
fescue will be seeded as early as
possible so it can get a good root
system established before hot
weather. It will help hold down
weeds, will protect the land from
washing and will improve the
physical condition of the soil. It
has also proved to be effective in
controlling nematodes,
S. Y. Daniel, of Seaboard,
worked out a conservation farm
plan last weekin cooperation with
the district. A map showing the
soil types and capability classes
of the land is part of the plan.
He is using a combination of
drain tile and a grassed water
way to replace an old ditch. The
tile will draw out the water that
has kept the land wet most of the
time. The ditch will then be shap
ed into a waterway that can be
crossed by farm machinery. It
will be available to carry runoff
water in large rains. Ade^ate
drainage will keep the land dry
and firm.
Terraces and contour cultiva
tion will be used to protect slop
ing land from erosion. Grassed
waterways will be provided
wherever they are needed for
terrace outlets.
V. R. Glover, of Margaretts-
ville, is getting ready to plant a
field to Coastal Bermudagrass
for summer grazing. The grass
will be planted on a field of deep
sandy land. This land is not suit
ed to most pastureplants, but
Coastal Bermuda does well on it.
He says that his brother, R. O.
Glover, has gotten excellent re
sults on a similar field that he
planted to Coastal Bermuda three
years £^o. The grass does espec
ially well in hot, dry weather alt
er it becomes established.
Sprigs will be dug from the
nearby field, broadcast on the
new Held and disked in. It will
be fertilized with 5-10-10 to get
it started. In mid summer it will
be given a liberal topdressing of
nitrogen. Cattle will be kept off
until it is well established.
Miss Emmie L. Stephenson
of Garysburg, plans to build ter
races on one of her fields this
spring. SCS technicians laid out
a system of parallel terraces
on the field one day last week.
They will be spaced properly to
be worked with four-row equip
ment. Edges of the field will be
protected with borders of tall
fescue.
Money Is Poor
Crop on Farms
By JOSEPH W. GRIGG
United Press International
PARIS (UPI) — It’s no long
er “back to the farm, young
man.”
On the contrary, there are
just too many people in the
Western world trying to scrape
inadequate livings off farming,
according to Western officials
here.
Tliere’s only one solution,
Western officials say — fewer
farmers, bigger farms and a
gradual shift of farm popula
tions into industry.
The problem of low farm in
comes is causing growing con
cern to officials of the 21-na-
tlon Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development
(OECD), which has its head
quarters here.
The OECD member states are
the United States, Canada, Ja
pan and 18 Western European
countries,
The issue was tackled by agri
culture ministers of the OECD
member states at a meeting
here a little over a year ago. But
no Immediate ' solution was
found.
RENT WITH A WANT AD
PAGE 5 TIMES-NEWS. Rich Square, N. C., March 17. 1966
Minimum Wage
Opposition Eyed
RALEIGH - The scrap over
extending the minimum wage into
farm labor ranks is going to be
a tough one. And It’s going to be
an important one.
Probably no other state has
as much at stake as North Caro
lina, which has to mobilize veri
table armies of hired workers
to harvest many key farm crops.
In addition, North Carolina Is
termed a “low wage state,’’pay
ing farm labor an average of 86
cents per hour. The jump from
that figure to a minimum wage of
perhaps $1.15 per hour is a long
er le^ than farm 'employers In
many states would have to take.
What the minimum farm wage
Choanoke 4-H
Hog Show Is Set
MURFREESBORO - The Choa
noke 4-H Market Hog Show and
Sale will be held on Wednesday,
March 23, at the livestock arena
here.
Show time will be from 3:30 to
5:30 p.m. Sale time will be at
7:15 p.m.
North Carolina wheat produc
tion in 1965 was set at 5.8 mil
lion bushels, down 25 per cent
from the 1964 level.
could mean to the average North
Carolina farmer is spelled out
graphically by Dr. C. R. Pugh,
an extension economist at N. C.
State University,
Dr, Pugh cites the hypothetical
case of a farmer who pays his
labor one dollar per hour. A
minimum wage of $1,15 per hour
would force his costs up by the
following amounts on the crops
listed here;
-$2.50 Increase for producing
loo pounds offlue-curedtobacco;
-$2.30 increase for producing
loo pounds of burley tobacco;
-50-cent increase for produc
ing 100 pounds of lint cotton;
-20-cent increase for produc
ing loo pounds of peanuts.
Dr. C. E. Bishop, head ofN. C.
State’s department of economics,
notes that there are “many peo
ple who erroneously believe that
a minimum farm wj^e will slow
down the influx of unskilled, low
income people into the cities,”
He maintains that this belief
“will encourage congressment
from urban areas to support a
minimum wage to the farm la-‘
borers,”
Indeed, the minimum wage
could actually speed up the move
ment of workers from thefarms,
as employers accelerate mech
anization to cut unit production
costs. Many of these workers
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or less dormant during the cold
winter months will begin to grow
rapidly. They will, that is, pro-
vi^ng there is sufficient plant
food In the soil. In order to
assure an ample supply of plant
nutrients when the growth period
starts, established pastures
should be topdressed early,”
says B. H. Harrell, county exten
sion chairman.
Cool season grasses, such as
fescue and orchard grass, and
clover - grass mixtures start
their growth period early in the
spring, however, their nutrient
requirements differ widely. Clo
ver-grass mixtures, cont^nlnga
good stand of clover, will need
to be supplied only with phospho
rus and potassium, since the
clovers have the ability to fix
nitrogen from the air. Lime is
also particularly important for
clovers. Pure grass stands and
clover-grass mixtures which no
longer contain a good stand of
clover, will need to be topdress
ed with nitrogen to maintain a
high rate of forage production.
Warm season grasses such as
Coastal and Common Bermuda
start their growing season later
in the spring and reach their peak
production during the summer
months, thus theyneednot be fer
tilized as early as the cool sea
son grasses.
The best way to determine the
amount of lime and nutrients your
pasture needs is to have the soil
tested; it is still not too late, re
minds Harrell. Sampleonlythree
or four inches deep for estab
lished pastures and be sure to
indicate the type plants you have
in the pasture since nutrient re
quirements vary widely. Forages
produced on your own land should
be the most economical source of
feed you can get, but only if you
fertilize and manage your forage
crops wisely.
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(1) Selecting Peanut Fields
(a) Omit unproductive areas
(b) Avoid fields where soybeans were grown
last year
(c) Check fertilizer level by taking soil samples
(2) Land Preparation for Peanuts
(a) Break'soil about 1 inch deeper
(b) Use trash turner to invert soil
(c) Do not break lend when wet
(d) Make sure that stalks ore shredded fine
(3) Have Germination test run on Peanut Seed
(a) For official germination test send one pint
shelled peanut seed to N. C. Department of
Agriculture or bring by the County Agents
Office
{b) TZ test checks both energy value and
germination
(4) Recommended Varieties
USE MULTIPLE VARIETY CONCEPT
Early Group—
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160 days)
Late Group—
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(Semi-runner—optimum maturity 160-
170 days)
Go. 119-20
(Bunch variety — optimum moturity
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(S) Seed Treatment
(a) Make sure that seed ore properly treated
with one of the following materials;
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Panoram 75
Thiram 75
(b) Molybdenum—a minor element essentiol
for nitrogen fixing processes.
(c) Inoculation—^Treot seed with special pea
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(6) Seeding Rates
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(b) 32 inch rows—80 to 100 pounds of 90%
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