Agriculturally
Speaking
- By L.C.COOPER
County Extension Chairman
Farm-City Week was
observed in Warren
County, November 9-13, at
the Agriculture Building,
Warrenton.
The State Farm-City
Kick-Off Luncheon was
held on November 12 at the
N. C. State University
Faculty Club in Raleigh.
Attending from Warren
County were Charles
Hayes, Warren County
Farm-City Week chairman
and L. C. Cooper. County
Extension chairman.
Refreshments and door
prizes were given each day
during the observance at
the county level. It was
well attended by a mixture
of town and rural people.
Door prizes were
donated by the following
businesses: Ideal Florist,
Warrenton Furniture
Exchange, Leggett
Department Store, FCX,
Miles Hardware, and
Warren Auto Parts.
District 4-H Meeting
Is Held In Orange Co.
The November 14 North
Central District 4-H
meeting was held in the
Orange County Agricul
tural Extension office.
Council members David
Hayes, Ivan Barnes and
Kevin Cheston attended.
The meeting was opened
by the president of the
Orange County Council.
After the devotion, the
business session was held
by officers of the North
Central District.
During the old business
session, district T-shirts
were discussed and the
opportunity to share news
from each county was
provided.
During the new business
session, the new state
project, "Energy Conser
vation," was explained by
Scotty Walker, state 4-H
vice president. Also, goals
for the district council
were set and the date for
the next council meeting
was set for February 6 of
next year.
After the business
session, lunch was catered
by McDonalds and four
workshops were held.
Workshop topics were:
home energy, solar
energy, energy in the
kitchen and leadership.
The meeting adjourned
after the workshops
Slipper) Subject
Biologists arc exploring the
possibility that chemical com
pounds extracted from unin
fected snails might be used as a
vaccine against snail fever, a
deadly parasitic infection that is
spreading, particularly among
the Third World nations.
Christmas Cantata
Planned For Club
By GERALDINE
HARRISON
"A Christmas Cantata"
was the education program
planned for the Best Better
4-H Club at its regular
meeting under the
direction of Mrs. Jennie
Franklin and Ms. Rosiland
Gilliam. Mrs. Franklin
urged the club members
who were willing to
participate in the
Christmas Cantata to do so
as it would be a learning
and educational
experience for all. This
would also consist of a lot
of hard work.
The meeting was called
to order by Zelda Patrick,
president, at 7 p. m. at
Mariam Boyd School.
After the pledge to the
American Flag and the 4-H
pledge, the devotion
consisted of the Lord's
Prayer and a poem entitled
"Which Are You" was led
by the devotional leader,
Maggie Patrick.
In the Share-In-Session,
each member of the club
who attended the Talent
Show given by the
Parktonian 4-H Club at
South Warren School told
of the highlights of the
event. Mrs. C. N. Arlington
encouraged all leaders and
parents to attend the 4-H
Leaders Associa
tion. Lynnette Barnes,
secretary of the club,
reported on being a district
winner of the "Early Teens
In Canning" and leaders
encouraged the club to put
more work in their yearly
projects. Sharon Jefferson
gave a report on the Com
munity Watch signs in the
various communities.
Minutes and roll call
were given by Lynnette
Barnes. Eighteen
members, two leaders, two
parents and two visitors
were present.
Thanksgiving dinner for
senior citizens at Hawkins
School was the main
business of the club. Mrs.
Barnes, organizational
leader, informed club
members that their newest
project would go into effect
on Tuesday, Nov. 24, and
the club would sponsor
Thanksgiving dinner for 20
senior citizens. This
project sponsored by the
club will enable any person
over 60 to be able to have a
hot meal five days a week
at Hawkins Elementary
School. The cost per meal
is $1.15 and may be paid
partly with food stamps for
those who are not able to
pay the $1.15. Other
business included the
Warrenton Christmas
Parade scheduled for
December 2 and the 4-H
Summer trip. 4-H project
selection sheets were
distributed to members
and they were urged to
select and complete at
least one project.
Remarks were given by
leaders and visitors and
the meeting was closed
with the club motto.
Breakfast Skippers
Almost 37 percent of all Amer
icans skip breakfast.
McGrnff (alias Gleo'.i Woo lard, aeociate extension agent, 4-H) greeted over 260
fourth, fifth and sixth graders as theyviewed the Crime Prevention Education Exhibit
at Hawking Elementary School durin|4-H Open House on November 10. McGruff urged
students to "put the bite to crime" aq gave out official North Carolina Crime Fighter
cards. Deborah Kirk, crime prevenlbn specialist, encouraged students to tell their
parents about Community Watch a<i Operation I.D. The program was sponsored
cooperatively by the Agricultural Extcsion Service and the N. C. Department of Crime
Control and Public Safety during FarnCity Week.
Venison Requfres 'Tender' Care
Venison can be a flavor
ful and tender meat, but it
will become dry, stringy
and tough if cooked too
long with dry heat, says
Dr. Nadine Tope, extension
food conservation and pre
paration specialist at
North Carolina State
University.
"Cook young, tender
roasts, chops and steaks
just as you would tender
beef, with this one
exception: when using dry
heat, potect the meat
from dryng out by basting,
barding ir larding," she
says.
Meat rom an older
animal, o one of question
able a$, should be
marinate<and cooked with
moist hea. If you are not
sure of tie age of your
deer, Dr. "ope says, check
for wear >n all its teeth.
This indicates an older
animal.
"To mcely tenderize
Town 'N Country
Gardeners Gather
The Town 'N Country
Garden Club held its
November meeting in the
Alston's recreational room
(the Flame). Mrs Sophese
Hawkins, president,
presided. The meeting was
opened with the state
motto and November poem
"Beautifi cation" recited in
unison. Minutes of the last
meeting were read and
adopted.
Mrs. Hawkins
distributed and reviewed
an outline of the year's pro
gram submitted by the
yearbook committee. Mrs.
Sallie Brown suggested
some changes. She thought
we should have more
actual demonstrations that
would require members'
participation. The
committee received the
changes suggested and will
revise some of the
meetings.
A letter and reports from
our new state president,
Mrs. Martha H. London,
requesting the support of
all clubs were presented
for club information. A
card of pleasant thoughts
and congratulations was
signed by members
present to be mailed to the
state's retiring president,
Mrs. Virgiita Levister.
Mrs. Giorgia Exum
gave a reprt on "Floral
Design: Bboming Plants
and Ac®nts." She
explained tie new trend in
potted plaits is toward
smaller size, especially in
blooming pints. The 4Vz
inch plants are popular.
The color conbinations for
winter are deep jewel
colors. BitUr green and
plumberry are
fashionabb. Warmer
weather will eher in dusty
colors such s dusty rose,
mauve, grayd blues and
creamy sea cral. No color
combination like
cinnamon wti buckskin,
ecru or ivory jlend well in
homes that fetture natural
wood panelini- Ribbon is
making a bigimpact and
should be an ttrinsic part
of the arangement.
Ribbons can tj made with
corduroy, veljet or satin
and they can bi garlanded,
looped, woven) or knotted
among the flowrs.
During a lively social
period, Mrs. M^ry Jordan,
hostess, servedB buttarflv
salad, (pen-face
sandwiches, lot apple
cider and dougfyuts.
venison," Dr. Tope
advises, "use a marinade
such as soda water. Butter
milk tenderizes and draws
out some of the wild taste.
Wines, vinegars and spices
will tenderize and add their
flavor to meat. Older
animals will need 24 hours
or more of marination.
Young animals will need
only a few hours."
Ground vension should
have 15 to 25 percent beef
fat added to it as it is
ground. Without the added
fat, the meat will be dry
and difficult to cook, Dr.
Tope says.
Venison kidney, liver
and tongue may also be
used.
"When deciding how to
cook game, keep in mind
that dry heat may be used
for young, tender, mild
flavored game," the
specialist notes. "Moist
heat should be used for
older, tougher animals.
Over-cooking makes the
meat stringy, tough and
flavorless."
And last, but not least,
marinating, soaking and
par-boiling are needed if
the meat is tough or has a
strong flavor."
r
Nonstop Flight
Bulging with fat for fuel, the
blackpoll warbler, which is
smaller than a sparrow, can fly
nonstop over water for 2,300
miles, taking an average of 86
hours. To find good winds,
some fly at the cold, oxygen
starved altitude of 21,000 feet.
National Geographic says.
Mobility
Motor-powered Crutches that
give the handicapped person
more mobility are being devel
oped by a mechanical engineer.
Agronomist's Corner
Two Pests Cause Harm
In Storage Of Tobacco
By RUSSELL C. KING
Associate Agricultural Extension Agent
It appears that there will be a Rood bit of tobacco stored
on the farm this year, particularly in our area. Several
calls have already come to me concerning insect control
in this stored tobacco. Therefore, I would like to discuss
this problem in my article today.
There are two major pests of tobacco stored on the
farm: the tobacco moth and the cigarette beetle. Of
these, the tobacco moth is more destructive. Adults of the
tobacco moth are about 3/8 inch long and grey in color.
The adults do not cause any damage, but they fly in from
other storage areas and lay eggs on or near tobacco.
Larvae vary in color from pinkish to off-white. They are
tiny when first hatched, but they grow to hi inch in length.
In the fall, most larvae move to cracks in floors and walls
or to the surface of the tobacco. Here they spin cocoons
where they overwinter. Activity and damage to the
tobacco starts again in late March to early April. The
larvae eat holes in the leaf and may consume entire
leaves.
Adult cigarette beetles are much smaller. Larvae are
almost microscopic when first hatched. Damage, done by
the larvae, consists of small holes which may look like
flea beetle damage.
rne tirst step to control of both pests is sanitation.
Remove all scrap tobacco from the storage area. Also
remove all feed and seed from the storage area. Once
tobacco has been stored, it should be checked regularly
for insects, especially before Thanksgiving and after
mid-April.
Bacillus thuringiensis (Dipel) may be used as a pre
ventive treatment for the tobacco moth. It does not
control cigarette beetles. You should apply a fine spray to
loose tnhacco as it is bundled or stacked. You should also
spray all cracks in the floors and walls of the storage
house.
Methyl bromide fumigation controls both insects, but it
does not prevent re infestation. This is an extremely
dangerous treatment and directions should be followed to
the letter in its use.
If you need more information on controlling insects in
stored tobacco, please contact us at the Warren County
Agricultural Extension Service.
Club Has Gathering
Stacy Fields reports that
the Norlina Youth
Improvement 4-H club held
its monthly meeting on
Nov. 10 at 7 p. m. at the
home of President Jackie
Jones.
The meeting was called
to order by the president
and devotions were given.
In new business, officers
were elected. They are:
reporter, Stacey Fields;
secretary, Kelly Lovelace;
president, Jackie Jones;
vice president, David
Sledge; treasurer, Mr.
Cheston; assistant
secretary, Bryant Alston.
In old business, record
books were discussed and
the new project selection
sheet was received.
Grace was offered and
refreshments were served
before the meeting
adjourned.
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