Agriculturally
Speaking
By I. B HARDAGE
J County Extension Chairman
I I I
As soon as the plastic
covers are removed from
the tobacco plant beds, a
regular program of treatment
should be started for
blue mold and anthracnose
Plants are late in general
and blue mold could slow
them down if it stays right
for the mold to develop.
The following treatments
can be used for blue mold,
anthracnose, and damping
off.
Zineb 78 w. p. 3 pounds per
100 gallons of water or 3
tablespoonfuls per one
gallon of water • spray 2
times a week until plants
are set in the field. 6.5
percent Zineb dust can be
used as a dust only if you
prefer this system. Ferbam
may be used 76 w. p. - 4
pounds per 100 gallons of
water or 5 tablespoonfuls
Farmers Must
Report Farmland
Farmland owned by foreigners
must be registered
with the Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation
Service (ASCS). J M.
Overby. chairperson of the
Warren County ASC committee.
said aliens who
owned or held a five percent
interest in land on Feb 1,
1979, must report ownership
by Aug. 1, 1979. "Those
acquiring land after Feb. 1,
1979, must report the
transfer within 90 days."
Failure to report could
result in a fine of up to 25
percent of the property's
fair market value.
Farmland is considered
any tract of more than one
acre now in agriculture,
forestry or timber production.
Idle land used for
agriculture within the past
five years must also be
reported. Interest means
any right title or legal share
of ownership in farmland,
such as partnership, trusts,
estates, or shares in
corporation that owns farmland.
According to Mr. Overby,
a survey conducted last
year by the U. S. Senate
Committee on Agriculture,
Forestry and Nutrition
showed that 825,543 acres of
U. S. farmland were
purchased by foreign investors
during the 18 months
ending June 30, 1978.
Individuals or companies
that specialize in land
holding, land transfers, or
management services
should contact the local
ASCS office for details on
reporting in behalf of
foreign clients.
4-Hers To Present Bicentennial Skit
In celebration of Warren
County's 200 years, the Best
Better 4-H Club will sponsor
a Bicentennial Program on
Sunday, May 6, at Mariam
Boyd School at 5 p. m. This
program, entitled, "We Too
- Helping to Build a Great
Nation," consists of 4-H
New Officers Are
Chosen By 3-B's
By MARK PITCHFORD
The 3-B's 4-H Club met
Thursday, April 26, at the
home of Mrs. Olethia Hayes.
New officers were elected
and five new members
joined.
Mr Koonce, 4-H agent,
showed a film on Camp
Schaub. where the 4-Hers
will be going this summer.
He also talked about the
camp.
The meeting was called to
order by acting president,
Kim Pitchford and the
pledge of allegiance, the 4-H
pledge and a song followed.
The meeting was closed by
reciting the club motto.
Refreshments were served.
members representing famous
characters from as
early as 1731.
A salute to Warren
County's Black History will
also be presented. Other
bicentennial characters to
be portrayed by 4-H members
are Martha Washington,
Betsy Ross, Phyllis
Wheatley, Mary Mahoney,
Harriet Tubman, Dr. Martin
Luther King, Lorraine
Hainsberry, Mahalia Jackson,
Fredrick Douglas,
Billie Holliday, Sojourner
Truth, Richard Allen and
several others.
A coronation ceremony
along with a talent show will
also be featured.
The public is invited to
attend and ladies are invited
to wear bicentennial or long
dresses. Special recognition
will be given to senior
citizens.
This celebration is also an
anniversary celebration of
one year for the Best Better
4-H Club.
All natural cheese should
be served unchilled to help
bring out its distinctive
flavor and texture.
per one gallon of water, or
ferbam dust may be used.
Or Maneb 80 w. p. vt
pound per 100 gallons of
water - or 1 tablespoon per
one gallon of water, or
maneb 1.4 percent dust.
Blue mold only polyram 80
w. p. pound per 100
gallons of water or 3
tablespoons per one gallon
of water. Polyram 3.5
percent dust may be used this
material should be used
once a week.
Streptomycein may be
used as a spray using 200
ppm using 5 gallons per 100
square yards - spray plants
in plant beds within 24 hours
of pulling.
Mosaic is still one of our
major disease problems.
"Farmers in general are
ignoring this disease, and it
is costing Warren County
farmers more than any
other disease. A simple
treatment for mosaic is very
effective: Milk (whole or
skim) or dry skim milk - 1
pound in 1 gallon of water Dip
hands every 20 minutes
while pulling and transplanting
to the field.
Second, third, fourth an
Youth Musical Talent Show
(left to right) Jan Jordan, tl
4-H Members Win Honors
And Cash In Musical Show
Sharon Jefferson took
home a $35 cash price for
first place honors in the
Youth Musical Talent Show
last Saturday at Warren
Auditorium at 7:30 p. m. The
show was sponsored by the
4-H and Youth Committee to
raise funds for transportation
to summer 4-H camp.
Cash prizes in the amount of
$105 were awarded to the
first five place winners.
These prices were generously
donated by local businesses.
Sharon won the first place
honors by playing two piano
solos, "The Entertainer,"
and "Fun Elise." Sharon,
starting her second year in
4-H is 11-years old. She
started taking piano lessons
at age five. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James A. Jefferson of 245
Haley Street in Warrenton
and a member of The Best
Better 4-H Club.
The Warrenton Echoes,
Jr., were awarded $25 for
second place. The group
sang, "Let Me Come Back,"
"See You In The Rapture,"
and "Take Me Back." The
members - Ivory Foster,
Gideon Foster, James Harrison,
Michael Harrison and
Marvin Harrison - reside
d fifth-place winners in the
held Saturday night include
lird; Lynette Barnes, fourth;
on Rt. 2, Henderson and are
members of the Hecks
Grove 4-H Club. Mr. and
Mrs.Sylvester Foster and
Mr. and Mrs. James Harrison
are their parents.
Jan Jordan received the
third place prize of $20 for
her piano number, "Sonatina-Opus
30 No. 1." Jan, 15,
is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Jefferson, Jr.,
of Rt. 2, Macon. She has
been a member of the
Embro 4-H Club for six
years.
Lynette Barnes' piano instrumental
earned her the
fourth place and $15 in cash.
Lynette played "His Eyes
On The Sparrow," "Is It
Well With Your Soul," and
"All Hail The Power of
Jesus Name." She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Barnes of 224 Haley
Street in Warrenton.
Lynette, 11, has been a
member of the Best Better
4-H club for two years.
The Oine Specialists were
selected for the fifth place
and received $10 in cash.
The members - Waraetta
Harrison, JoAnn Harrison,
Tina Harrison, Darolyn
Alexander and Patricia
Hargrove - are in the Oine
4-H Club. They sang "Call
The Oine Specialists, fifth;
Jr., second place.
James C. Harris
Travelers Comment On Pretty Rye
Many people traveling
from Inez to Nashville have
wondered what the 350 acres
of rye would be used for, as
well as commenting how tall
and beautiful it was.
This rye was planted on
the farm of James C.
Harris, James Harris, Jr.,
and Ernest Boyd Harris.
The purpose was to have a
good cover on the land to sod
plant soybeans.
The Wilder's Brothers of
Franklin County rent this
farm and plant soybeans on
it. Larry and Melvin Lee
Wilder live at Mitchner
Cross Roads in Franklin
County and are large
farmers - chemical and
fertilizer dealers, also. They
farm about 2,500 acres, and
feed out around 1,600 beef
cattle during the winter
months.
In 1978, they planted 350
acres of soybeans on the
Harris farm. Their yield per
acre according to the
Wilder's was 42 bushels per
acre weighed yields on the
entire acreage.
Wilder said most beans on
the Harris farm were
planted around the 10th of
May to the 20th of May. The
land was disced in 1978, but
would not be disced this
year due to the sod of rye.
This will be sprayed with
paraquat or has already
been sprayed
In 1978, they used 500
pounds of a liquid fertilizer
2-5-15, used a six-row
planter and put one bushel
of seed per acre using three
varieties.
Herbicides were incorporated
before planting-treflan
and sencor. Some
premerge herbicides were
used also where needed. All
beans were cultivated at
least once and some two
times where needed. Thirty
inch rows are used. Wilder
states this gives a quicker
cover and this helps shade
out weeds and grasses.
The rye was seeded in
October using two bushels
per acre. It was seeded by
airplane and was six to eight
inches tall by the time the
beans were harvested.
Wilder stated that farmers
could mak£ money
raising soybeans. He also
cautioned that unless one
does a real good job in the
total production of soybeans,
he will not make any
money.
It always goes back to
management and volume or
high yields and large
acreages, plus a fair price.
Ninety percent of the
United States' total uranium
reserve is locked in the
Rocky Mountain region, as
are reserves of oil, gas,
low-sulfur coal, and shale oil
that comprise perhaps the
greatest concentration of
hydrocarbons in the world,
says National Geographic.
On God" and "You Ought To
Have Been There." The
parents, respectively, are
Mrs.Alice Harrison, Mrs.
Margaret Alexander and
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lindsey Hargrove.
The other participants
were Gearld Jordan, a soul
instrumental on the drums;
Ivan Barnes, piano instrumental;
Wilhemenia Williams,
a clarinet instrumental;
Tasker Fleming, a
banjo melody; and The
Heavenly Wonders - Percell
Harrison, Alison Harrison,
Natalie Jones, Wanda
Alexander and Debra Peace
- singing gospel.
Judges for the show were
Mrs. Janice R. Crump,
director of Parks and
Recreation at Soul City;
Mrs. Maybelle Hueber,
manager of Leggett in
Warrenton; and Mrs. Annie
Mae Alston, a retired school
teacher from Warrenton.
The 4-H and Youth
Committee and the 4-H
Extension agents - G. W.
Koonce and Glenn Woolard
- greatly appreciate the
following businesses who
sponsored the cash prizes,
tickets and facilities: Bullock
Oil Co., Do re's Amoco
Service, Fashion Cleaners,
and the Warrenton Echoes,
Scientists don't know if
there's any truth to tales of
dolphins saving swimmers
by giving them rides toward
shore. But National Geographic
reports that during
World War II a dolphin tried
pushing a raft with downed
U. S. airmen toward a
Japanese-held beach, and
was dissuaded with great
difficulty.
..Sharon Jefferson, first-place winner in the Youth
Musical Talent Show sponsored by the 4-H and Youth
Committee, prepares to render one of her musical
numbers.
Faucette's Printing Service,
FCX, Fleming Realty, Grissom's
Service Cleaners,
Knight's Appliances and TV
Center, Leigh's of Norlina,
Peoples Bank and Trust
Company, Norlina; Pridgen's
Food Market; Record
Printing Company; Ridgeway
Supply Company;
Smith Douglass-Ridgeway,
manager Steve Young;
Traylor's Hardware, Tucker's
Grocery and Dr. L. B.
Henderson, Jr.
The 4-H staff also extends
special appreciation to J. T.
Fleming, chairman of the
Warren County 4-H and
Youth Committee, for his
much devoted time in
planning and for coordinating
the talent show. The
staff also thanks Mrs.
Elizabeth H, Igins, Mrs.
Portia Barnes, Mrs. Reuben
Holtzman and S. M. Cheston
for their dedicated assistance
and support in carrying
out this program.
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