COMBINED DATA OF THE 1970 OFFICIAL TOBACCO VARIETY
TESTS CONDUCTED BY N. C. STATE UNIVERSITY
at Whiteville, Rocky Mount, Kinston, Reidsvill® and Oxford
Varieties
Disease Resistance
Yield Value Price Ground Root Brown
lbs/A $/A $/Cwt Suckers BS GW FW Knot Spot
NC 2326 2069 1605 77.58
NC 95 2146 1622 75.57
Coker 213 2082 1585 76.11
Coker 254 2209 1707 77.22
Coker 258 2144 1627 75.91
Coker 319 2091 1612 77.08
Coker 411 2176 1669 76^74
GaT 14^9 I I2T6? I I _1^4T 75^7|
McNaTr 14 2041 1575 77.13
McNair 30 2035 1537 75.52
McNair 133 2139 1644 76.88
McNair_135 2312 1759 76^04
Speight G-7 2189 1704 77.85
Speight G-13 2230 1709 76.60
Speight G-28 2127 1596 75.05
Speight G-41 22^18^ 169j? _ _
VaT 115 2232 1728 77.39
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R = Resistant; H = High resistance; M «■ Moderate; L = Low; S = Susceptible;
T = Tolerant; Sen. = Sensitive; V. Sen. = Very sensitive; BS = Blackshank;
GW = Granville Wilt; FW = Fusarium Wilt.
New varieties are underlined.
Tobacco Growers Have Large Variety From Which To Choose
Flue - cured tobacco growers
have a large selection from
which to choose the varieties
they will plant In 1971. The list
Includes four new varieties that
will be available for the first
time.
Information on 17 varieties,
including the new Coker 411,
Georgia 1469, McNalr 135 and
Speight G-41 lines, is being
made available to growers by
North Carolina State University
through county extension
agents, other agricultural
workers and Information media.
Or. John Rice, head of NCSU
variety testing, said the information
was complied from tests
located at five research farms
in the state. The established
varieties NC 2326 and NC 95
as a basis of com-t
Dr. Rice pointed especially to
that part of the data that relates
to disease resistance,
commenting that limiting losses
to the m^Jor plant ills continues
to be one of the important
production factors in the
flue-cured area.
"With all varieties In the test
yielding over 2,000 pounds per
acre and since most of these
were tested on normally
disease - free land, farmers
with limited rotations and disease
problem fields should consider
disease resistance in
selecting varieties for 1971,"
Dr. Rice said.
The disease resistance ratings
for black shank for the
four new varieties were lilgh
for Coker 411 and moderate for
the other three.
Speight G-41 was rated high
for Granville wilt resistance
and the other three were rated
high for fusarlum wilt resistance.
Ga. 1469 and Speight G-41
were also rated resistant to root
knot nematodes.
In the five tests conducted in
1970, the average yield per acre
of the 17 varieties ranged from
2,035 pounds for McNalr 30 to
2,312 for McNalr 135,oneofthe
new varieties.
The test Information Includes
value per acre and dollars per
hundred pounds. McNalr 135
gave the highest value per acre
In the combined test at $1,759
per acre. Speight G-7 ranked
the highest In dollars per
hundred pounds with a value
of |77.85.
In other categories of evaluation,
each of the four new varieties
had a relatively low
number of ground suckers; the
number of leaves per plant
was fairly consistent with all
17 varieties, varying from 18.9
for NC 2326 to 22.5 for Coker
258; all varieties tested had a
tendency to flower within 60
days after transplanting with
NC 2326 being the earliest at
52 days; sugar content at all
varieties was within an acceptable
range of between 12 and
15 percent; and the four new
varieties were close in their,
range of nicotine with the
limits of 3 *« percent for Ga.
1469 to 3.79 percent tor Coker
411.
In addition to the 17 varieties,
33 advanced breeding lines were
also tested in 1970. These Included
10 new breeding lines
which were included in region
BY JIM DEAN
Bad News For Firelighters
"There be is," said Bob
Hazel suddenly, "see him?"
"Yeah, I see him," said Carlton
Spain as he leaned toward
the window of the airplane and
peered out into the blackness.
"He's shining a light into the
woods."
I craned my neck and looked
down. Off in the distance I
could see a rash of twinkling
lights that Bob, who was piloting
the plane, had said was
Plymouth. Under us, the ground
was black except for the paler
blotch that was Pun go Lake and
the lights fit a solitary car
which was dcen in the swamp.
The car was moving slowly,
and even from this distance,
It was easy to see the spotlight
from It playing back and
forth In the woods.
"They're flrelightlng deer,"
said Carlton. "I'm almost sure
of It."
Bob quickly relayed directIons
to wildlife protectors in
cars on the ground, then we satback
to await developments.
We didn't have to wait long. The
radio crackled into life and
a voice from the ground gave us
the details.
"There are four of them,"
said the protector. "They've
got a .22 rifle and a possum,
but we also found a high-powered
rifle they threw out, so we're
taking them in. You don't need
a deer gun to shoot possums."
Flrelightlng is the same thing
as "spotlighting" or "jacklighting."
All are terms tor
the despicable practice of riding
slowly down a road at night
while shining a powerful light
into the woods and fields.
When the light hits a deer,
the deer freezes. While be U
blinded and helpless, the firelighter
guns him down. Firelighters
could care less whether
the deer are bucks, does, or
fawns —or for that matter, even
deer. Livestock and wildlife of
all sorts are sometimes shot by
firelighters.
ft used to be a flew year*
ago, that a firelighter could
easily shoot a dozen deer a
year without ever leaving the
comfort of his car, bat not
anymore.
ft's too easy to get caught,
and the penalties are severe.
The Wildlife Commission has
four airplanes, and those pines
can literally blanket the entire
state on ally given night.
The planes work in close cooperation
with wildlife protectors
on the ground la fast ears
equipped with radios, sad the
combination iuus proven hlj^hly
al farm tests. They will be
evaluated in December by the
Regional Variety Evaluation
Committee to determine if any
of them will be eligible for
seed Increase in 1971 and for
farmer use in 1972.
In the variety evaluation program,
both regional and statewide,
eight tobacco manufacturers
have participated in the
chemical, physical and smoke
evaluation.
Representatives of the companies,
along with commercial
and public tobacco breeders,
assist in the determination of
those varieties that are most
plus a fine that might be more
than a thousand dollars. At that
prlct, lllelaf'feteson is ft*
highest price m^jtt you can eat.
"Those firelighters would be
amazed if they knew what we can
see from the air," Bob told
me as we flew to another area.
"They know we're using the
airplanes on them but they figure
we won't use them at odd
times. Some firelighters think
we won't spot them if they stay
in settled farm country and
out of remote areas. Believe
me, those can be risky assumptions."
"By the way," I asked. "Isn't
today Friday the 13th"?
"Sure is," replied Bob.
"You're not superstitious are
you?"
-"No," I said, "bjit I know
four fellows who probably will
be from now on."
Norlina Boy Named
Federation Secretary
Larry Chavls of Norlina High
School was elected treasurer
of the Franklin-Warren FFA
Federation for 1970-71 at a
recent meeting held at Edward
Best High School in Franklin
County.
Other officers elected were
Robert Wheless of Bum, president;
Stewart Hunt of Gold.
Sand, vice president; Johnny
Mam of Loulsburg, secretary;
and Vincent Daniel of Edward
Beat, reporter.
Hie members decided to hold
four FFA contests this year.
They will be Parliamentary
Procedure, Tool identification,
Land Judging, and Public
Speaking.
E. E. Hecht, a teacher who
accompanied the Norlina FFA
members to the Franklin County
school, said that the purpose
of this feder*lon la to coordinate
the activities of FFA chapters
In Warren and Franklin
Counties. Us alms, ha said, are
to encourage the chapters in the
two counties to participle la
all phaees of FFA activities,
and to promote fellowship and
better relationships among the
FFA chapters In the two counties.
Marriage Liceases
D»w»jr Pre at on Duniord
white, at Mehaoad, V«.,to Judith
jruanlte 8kMD at HteteBood,
Va.
Harold Ptaeknay Todd, white
of Hamptoo, V*., to Skirtey jUx
TMgh of Richmond, V*.
Jack Houston calaa, white, o
Richmond, Va., to DorU Aftiti
Baccili of Mckaond. Va.
Holland stQl t m
cmtwry rartettea of Mips.
acceptable.
"This close participation by
developer and user of new
varieties Is an effort to release
only acceptable varieties
for domestic and foreign buyers,"
Dr. Rice said. "The
evaluation program Is in attempt
to maintain U. a. tobacco
at a quality level that has
made It desirable on the world
market."
He explained that flavor and
aroma of the smoke of new
varieties are evaluated by panels
in this and foreign countries.
Any varieties which
genetically may have an offflavor
are eliminated from
the program at an early date
prior to release.
Printed copies of the Tobacco
i flesMrch Report containing
variety data will be published
QT late December. Copies may
be obtained at that time from
the Crop Science Department,
N. C. State University, Raleigh,
N. C. 27807.
Night Classes At VCTI
liENDEKSOM-Hr. Donald K.
liohorn, President of Vance
County Technical toatitute announced
that the local Institute
la planning to extend its curriculum
offerings Into the evening
ao as to meet the demands
of the working citizens. There
have been numerous requests
from Individuals throughout the
area asking that courses leading
to Job Improvement and vocrtlonal
akllla be offered In the
evening.
After careful consideration
and planning, Or. Mohorn and
Bob Franklin, director of Occupational
Education felt that
courses could be offered In
five (5) of the seven CO cur~
rlculum programs.
In the Business and Secretarial
Science areas: Math, Office
Machines and Beginning
typing will beofferedfor credit.
Thesb courses may be utilized
tor tg>-gradlng Individual skills
or for credit toward the Associate
of Applied 8clence Decree.
In the Vac*k>ns trade areas
the following courses will be
offered: Automotive Mechanics
-Internal Combustion Engines,
Radio and TV-Translator
and Tube Theory, Welding Arc
and Electrical Welding and
other related courses in Drafting
and Trade Math.
Vance County Technical Institute
Is continually seeking
means by which It may be of
service to the citizens of the
region. Registration for the
winter quarter Is scheduled for
the evenings of December 1-2.
All interested individuals
should visit the institute located
on Chestnut Street.
All sea water contains gold.
Doll Show To B«
Held At Boydloa
The Doll Show, oneof the most
outstanding events in Mecklenburg
County, Va., is belng sponsored
by the Episcopal Church
Women of St. James' Episcopal
Church In Boydton, Va.,
on Sunday, Dec. 6, from lttM
to 5 p. m. at the Boydtoo
Community Center.
All types of dolls will be
attractively displayed at this
time. Some are classified as
antiques and are real collector»
items. Others excel In beauty
and originality.
Mrs. Shlpp McCarroll of
Warrantor), who submitted the
article for publication, said that
this is a very unusual and spectacular
exhibit that everyone
would enjoy. She said delicious
sweets will be on sale.
Cotton will not cling.
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