Ed Note: L B Hardage,
Warren County Extension
Chairman gave the following
report at the Extension
Research on Wheels Review
recently held in the McKimnion
Center at State College,
Raleigh
Results — System Control
Tests — Tobacco
Several disease control
methods are available to
growers including R-6-P,
chemical soil treatment,
crop rotation, resistant
variety and certain sanitation
practices These
methods are well tested and
are effective but generally
do not do the job when used
alone
The System Research
Program was initiated in
1966 and designed to provide
information on individual
and various combinations of
control practices Six tests
were conducted in 1977. My
job is to summarize results
from these tests along with
>ome of those conducted in
prior years.
My test was located on the
Emery Keeter farm. This
field was selected a couple
of years ago because of
severe black shank damage
Black shank development
this year was low, even in
plots where continuous
culture was practiced and
no chemical soil treatment
used
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Highlight results from my
test in Warren County. You
will note that the yield was
high - $2,821 per acre where
tobacco followed tobacco no
chemical soil treatment.
Chemical soil treatment
with Telone C-17 at 10 w
gallons per acre increased
performance S241 per acre
above the check plot.
Rotation with small grain
fescue gave an increase of
$675 The best treatment
was rotation with small
grain fescue and use of
Telone C-17. which gave an
increase of $781 per acre
The variety - Speight G-28
Here are the similar
results obtained from the
test in Greene County. You
wil note that value per acre
was much lower - $1752 - as
compared with $2821 for the
test in Warren. You need to
remember that water caused
extensive damage in the
Greene County test and
then, too, black shank development
was far greater
than in my test. Multi-purpose
chemical added $344
per acre Rotation with
small grain fescue, $159. and
rotation + multi-purpose
chemical gave best results
with an increase of $551.
Results from Greene and
Warren - 1977: Halifax test
in 1976: and Lenoir in 1975
You will note that summarizing
all of these tests
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together on both root-knot
resistant and root-knot
susceptible varieties that
the continuous culture plus
multi-purpose treatment
gave a $356 increase in the
root-knot resistant and a
$560 in the root-knot susceptible
The best treatment
again was rotation plus
multi-purpose chemical or
Telone C-17 on both varieties
This was particularly
outstanding where the susceptible
variety was used
Summary results from
Greene - '77; Halifax - '76;
and Lenoir - '75....continuous
culture. Multi-purpose
chemical - Telone C-17, 104
gallons per acre was more
effective in black shank
control and value increase
as compared with a nonfumigant-type
nematocide.
Similar results were obtained
where tobacco followed
small grain fescue.
Again the more effective
treatment was Telone C-17
(multi-purpose) as compared
with a nematicide.
Summary
Results from 1977 tests
confirm those from previous
years and emphasize the
value of the system plan or a
combination of practices in
both the disease control and
production program. Combinations
involving high
resistant variety, multi
purpose chemical (Telone
C-17) soil treatment and
crop rotation provided best
results in fields where the
disease level was high.
Those involving continuous
culture plus high
resistant variety and Telone
C-17 gave good control and
in most tests were equal to
those involving rotation,
high resistant variety and
no chemical soil treatment.
Mocap or Dasnit-Nemacur
provided adequate protection
and high performance
in most systems
involving rotation but were
not as effective as Telone
C-17 where continuous culture
was practiced. Speight
G-28, the high resistant
variety performed some
better than N. C. 13 (high to
black shank, susceptible to
root-knot) at most locations.
W. Dennis Harris, president of Warren Countv Farm Bureau, receives a SDecial
award from John Sledge, president of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, at
its annual meeting in Greensboro this week.
The award was presented in recognition of outstanding production by Farm Bureau
Insurance agents in the county in a statewide contest in which agents had an
opportunity to win this honor for their county presidents who serve on a voluntary
basis. Shown above, from left, are Sledge, Harris, agency manager Gene Richardson
and agent James Brinkley.
Two 4-H Members
To Be Interviewed
Bv GEORGE KOONCE
Extension Agent, 4-H> •
Oita Kayonna Cheston,
member of Norlina Youth
Improvement 4-H Club and
Lisa Pandora Reavis, member
of Embro Community
4-H Club are semi-finalist
nominees for Special State
4-H Activities. Oita is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.
M. Cheston and Lisa is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Reavis.
According to correspondence
received at the County
4-H Office from Miss
Pauline E. Moore, 4-H
Specialist, N. C. State
University in Raleigh, the
two 4-H'ers will be inter
viewed at N. C. State
University in Raleigh, the
University on Jan. 4 along
with other possible 4-H
delegation out of state.
They may have an opportunity
to represent state
4-H'ers at National 4-H
Conference held at the
National 4-H Center, Washington.
D. C.; Danforth
Leadership Conference held
at Camp Miniwanca near
Muskegon, Mich, or out-ofstate
delegate to either
Georgia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania,
or Virginia.
Delegates to National
Conference have an opportunity
to contribute their
ideas and recommendations
for 4-H programs in the
future. The Danforth
Leadership Conference's
purpose is to assist young
people to discover and to
develop their best selves, to
help them make a constructive
life adjustment and to
better equip them to guide
others.
Out-of-state delegates will
attend the annual state
meetings which corresponds
with our N. C. 4-H Congress.
The purpose of the exchange
of delegates from other
states is to provide opportunities
for older youth to
visit another state's annual
meeting for the enhancement
of cultural development.
The planned personal
interviews with the 4-H'ers
is scheduled for the morning
of the 4th with lunch being
provided by the State 4-H
Office. Announcement of
delegate selection, interviews
by news media, and
picture taking will follow
the luncheon.
Club Women Meet
With Mrs. Loyd
The Macon Woman's Club
met on Dec. 5 in the home of
Mrs. Wilton E. Loyd. Mrs.
William L. Reid, president,
presided over a brief
business session.
An informal program
consisting of Christmas
poems, stories and songs
was presented by various
members for the Christmas
meeting.
Christmas carols were
also sung by the group
accompanied by Mrs. G. W.
King at the piano.
Hostesses for the night
were the executive board.
They served Russian tea,
cheese puffs, sandwiches,
cherry yum-yum and chocolate
balls. A Christmas
favor was placed on each
plate.
Pesticide School
To Be Held Here
The Pesticide School to
certify Warren County
farmer applicators will be
held at the Warren County
courtroom on Dec. 20 and 21,
L. C. Cooper. Agricultural
Extension Agent, announces
this week. He said classes
will begin at 7 p. m. and
remain in session until 9 p
m. each night. Applicators
must attend both classes for
a total of four hours to be
certified.
Cooper said the classroom
training will stress "Applying
Pesticides Correctly."
using a series of slides with
audio support, plus active
participation in a question
and answer session. For
further information, applicators
are asked to call their
county extension office.
Graham Announces
Tobacco Varieties
Commissioner of Agriculture
James A. Graham
announced today the recording
of 51 flue-cured tobacco
varieties which will be
authorized for sale in North
Carolina in 1978 by nine
tobacco seed growers. The
recordings were made upon
the recommendation of the
North Carolina Tobacco
Seed Committee, as required
by North Carolina Seed
Regulations.
Commissioner Graham
emphasized that no recommendations
are made or
implied for any variety. The
recording process is designed
to assure growers of
positively identified seeds of
any variety they choose.
Samples taken by N. C.
Department of Agriculture
inspectors on the seed
market will be grown for
variety verification by the
N. C. Agricultural Experiment
Station.
Two new varieties will be
offered to growers for
planting in 1978. They are
Coker 48 and N. C. 89.
The varieties recorded
and eligible for sale are:
Coker 48, Coker 80F, Coker
86, Coker 111, Coker 128,
Coker 156, Coker 187. Coker
187-Hicks, Coker 213, Coker
254, Coker 258, Coker 298,
Coker 319, Coker 347, Coker
354, Coker 411, Georgia 1469,
Hicks Broadleaf, McNair 14,
McNair 20, McNair 30,
McNair 133, McNair 135,
McNair 944, McNair 1040,
N. C. 12, N. C. 13, N. C. 79, N.
C. 88, N. C. 89, N. C. 95, N. C.
98, N. C. 2326, N. C. 2512,
Reams 266, S. C. 66, S. C. 71,
S. C. 72, Speight G-5, Speight
G-13, Speight G-15, Speight
G-23, Speight G-28, Speight
G-33, Speight G-36, Speight
G-41, Speight G-140, VA 080,
VA 115, VA 770, White Gold.
The growers recorded
are: Bell's Seed Farm,
Rocky Mount; Coker Pedigreen
Seed Company,
Hartsville, S. C.; Connie M.
Gill, Roxboro; McNair Seed
Company, Laurinburg;
Reams Seed Company,
A ex; Speight Seed Farms,
Inc., Winterville; Wagwood
Farms, Inc., Gibsonville;
Watson Seed Farms, Inc.,
Rocky Mount; R. J. Works &
Sons, Rocky Mount.
4-H Leaders
Recognized
At Program
By GLENN WOOLARD
Asst. Extension Agent, 4-H
Seventy-two Warren
County 4-H leaders, with a
grand total of 446 years of
service were recognized at
the Annual Warren County
Achievement Program.
These volunteer leaders
give extensive time, talents,
and personal resources to
support 4-H. Without them,
it would be impossible to
carry out the 3-H program
for the youth of Warren
County.
Mrs. Irene Alston of Busy
Clover 4-H Club received the
Sapphire Clover Certificate
and Pin for 35 years of
service as a 4-H Leader.
Henry Williams, also of
the Busy Clover 4-H Club,
who received the Pearl
Clover Certificate and Pin
for 15 years of service as a
4-H Leader.
Eight 4-H Leaders awarded
the Silver Clover Certificate
and Pin for 5 years of
service were: Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Arrington of the
Areola 4-H Club, Mrs.
Nancy Boyd of the Maconeers
4-H Club, Mrs.
Fannie E. Hicks and Mrs.
Irene C. Stark of the Elam
4-H Club, Mrs. Brenda
Keeter of the Zion 4-H club,
J Robert King of the Golden
Star 4-H Club, and Mrs.
Cornelia Williams of the
Cool Springs 4-H Club.
Following recognition of
club leaders was a second
awards presentation in
which 84 friends of 4-H were
recognized for their time,
talent and resources given
in support of the 4-H
program.
Of the Friends named, 11
received Gold Certificates
of Appreciation, one of the
highest honors for a Friend
of 4-H.
Friends Of 4-H Recognized
Miss Sue Salmon gave a
forestry workshop, a recreation
workshop, and numerous
terrarium workshops
during the summer. Miss
Salmon is now a student at
Pfeiffer College in Misenheimer.
Soul City parks and
Recreation co-sponsored
with Warren County 4-H the
county's first Kid's Dog
Show and provided facilities
and instructors for 4-H
water instruction classes.
George silver, Soul City part
and recreation director, accepted
the old certificate on
behalf of his staff.
Three friends were honored
for their work on the
Warren County 4-H Flag.
Miss Laura Bender, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William
H. Bender of Rt. 2, Norlina,
designed the flag. Miss
Bender is a student at
Oakland Institute of Arts in
California. Dr. James
Clark placed the design on
the material and colored it.
Dr. Clark, originally from
Vaughan, is now a professor
at North Carolina State
University.
Mrs. William H. Bender
spent several days at the
extension office helping
Miss Emily Ballinger, home
economics agent, sew the
flag together.
WARR Radio and The
Warren Record both have
given their full support in
helping put 4-H before the
public. Bill Byer, manager
of WARR, and Helen Holt,
news editor of the Warren
Record, accepted these gold
certificates on behalf of
their respective staffs.
South Warren, Vaughan
Elementary, Mariam Boyd
and North Warren Middle
schools each cooperated
with 4-H in carrying out
traffic safety and dairy
poster contests.
Dry Milk
Instant nonfat dry milk is
made by removing water
and fat content from fresh
whole milk, leaving minerals,
proteins and lactose in a
powder form. When it is
reconstituted with cold
water, it has only half the
calories of whole milk and
the same nutritional value
of skim milk. It needs no
refrigeration in the powder
form, but once it is reconstituted,
it must be given the
same care as fluid milk.