Farm
Focus
by Rkhard Mellon
Extension Livestock Agent
Banks Wannamaker
Extension Field Crops Agent
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT
Recently information from 1981
) Yearling Cattle Sales and Feeder
Calf Sales was analyzed. Re
earchers found that 3.58% of the
yearling cattle were rejected. Stag
giness was the reason for the
greatest percent of rejections
(2.4%). Bad eyes was the next most
common reason (.5%), followed by
horns (.2%), and dwarfy condition
(.1%). Other reasons which re
sulted in rejection rates less than
.1% were bloat, physical abnorma
| lities, quality, bulls, and double
muscling.
In the Feeder Calf Sales 3.87%
of the calves inspected were re
jected. Stagginess was again one of
the most common reasons for
rejection. That percentage was
.9%. Also, .9% of the calves were
rejected for being over-age. Several
other reasons for rejection were
quality (.5%), horns (.4%), bad
^ eyes (.3%), bulls (.2%) and dwarfy
" condition (.2%). Bad feet and legs,
bred heifers, physical abnormali
ties, sick calves, and double muscl
ing caused the rejection of the
remaining .47%.
Even though data was not avail
able from all sales, the samples
used were believed to be represen
tative. If they were representative,
the implications are important to
North Carolina and Hoke County
cattlemen. Simply put, we as
) producers are losing several dollars
in marketing our cattle. The reason
being, a lack of use of simple sound
management techniques.
STOCKER INFORMATION
The stocker cattle sale for this
area has been scheduled for April 1
at the Clinton Livetock Arena at 8
p.m. Stocker cattle will be received
at the arena from 6:00 a.m. until 4
) p.m. that day. Any producers
interested in selling stockers at the
Clinton sale who have not received
a copy of the rules and regulations
or a consignment form should
contact me at the county Extension
office.
HEALTHY TRANSPLANTS
A successful tobacco crop is
dependent upon sound plant bed
management. Farmers should have
^ an abundance of healthy and
? uniform transplants for disease
control and overall crop produc
tion. There are some precautions to
follow to ensure the best possible
plants.
For example, crusting of the soil
can occur if you've applied too
much fertilizer. Bill Collins, N.C.
Extension tobacco specialist, re
commends if you're growing your
plants under perforated plastic
^ covers, 50 pounds of 12-6-6 per 100
square yards is the correct amount
of fertilizer. When crusting occurs,
damage-causing fertilizer salts are
Cheese
The Hoke County Department of
Social Services announced today
that a new shipment of cheese in
the amount of 9,570 pounds will be
I distributed on April 7, 8 and 9 from
8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the
Department of Social Services on
South Magnolia Street.
Ken Witherspoon, director,
asked that individuals please note
the change of distribution site from
the Armory to the Department of
Social Services.
This distribution of cheese will
be for eligible Food Stamp reci
? pients. When Food Stamps are
being issued beginning April 1. a
cheese voucher will be given to each
household. This voucher will not be
transferable nor replaceable but
will be redeemable at the Depart
ment on April 7. 8 and 9.
On April 12 those individuals not
receiving Food Stamps but who
believe themselves eligible and
desire to make an application for
cheese may do so.
^ Because of limited storage facili
ties. the department requests those
individuals eligible for cheese make
plans to pick it up on April 7. 8 and
9.
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accumulating at the soil surface.
This can kill the plant if the stem is
damaged enough and causes spotty
stands in the plant bed. Also, the
surviving plants with damaged
stems are more likely to attract
disease organisms such as black
shank and Granville wilt. If an
overdose of fertilizer was applied,
be sure the soil moisture is kept at a
high level, perhaps by irrigation.
As the warmer weather begins to
settle in increase the number of
holes in the plastic covers. Specifi
cally, if the outside temperature
exceeds 75? F. for two consecutive
days you should remove the covers.
If the nighttime temperatures are
supposed to drop to 45?F. or lower,
replace the covers. This is espe
cially vital if you're growing a
variety that is prone to premature
flowering, such as NC-82.
A foliage treatment of Ridomil,
following label instructions, in the
plant bed about 70 days after soil
application is recommended by Dr.
Collins to help insure disease-free
transplants.
Finally, plant beds should be
checked daily for insects, diseases
and water up until transplanting
time.
ONE DISEASE IN PARTI
CULAR:
Tobacco mosaic, if started in a
plant bed, can cause trouble the
rest of the season. Most of the
mosaic enters the plant beds from
workers hands which are contami
nated with the virus from tobacco
products such as cigarettes, snuff,
and chewing tobacco.
The milk treatment, which is
recommended by N.C. State Uni
versity, involves the workers dip
ping their hands in milk when
arriving at the plant bed and every
30 minutes when handling trans
plants. Whole milk, skim milk, or
powdered milk mixed with water
are equally effective.
Another treatment has also pro
ven to be as effective by scientists
from Clemson University. That is
to wash with an abrasive hand
JS>ap... mfe
time intervals suggested with milk.
And lastly, don't use old tobacco
sheets to carry transplants to the
field. This is a good way for
infection by the mosaic virus to
start in the fields.
Brother Of Mrs. ISeill McFadyen
Malcolm McLean In U.S.
Malcolm Purcell McLean, called
the "father of containerized ship
ping," was installed March 18 at
Pittsburgh, Pa., in the Hall of
Fame for U.S. Business Leader
ship.
The honor event was attended
by McLean's sisters, including
Mrs. Mary Virginia McFadyen of
Raeford with her husband, Neill
McFadyen; Miss Clara McLean of
Pinehurst, and Mrs. A.L.
Newberry of Lumberton, and his
brother, John McLean, with the
latter's wife, also of Lumberton.
Mrs. McFadyen said that the
installation ceremony was held
during the American Business
Leaders Conference. Vice Presi
dent George Bush was principal
guest speaker, and retired CBS net
work anchorman Walter Kronkite
also was on the program with
television celebrity Dinah Shore,
who served as mistress of
ceremonies.
The biweekly national business
magazine, "Fortune," in its
March 22 edition, published a
report about the Hall of Fame and
the eight men honored and install
ed at the March 18 ceremony. The
Hall of Fame was established in
1975 by Junior Achievement, "an
organization that encourages
young people to try their hand in
business," and "Fortune's" board
of editors, at Junior Achievement's
request, each year selects new
laureates for the Hall. Sixty-seven
men and two women were selected
in the vears previous to 1982.
The Hall honors a "special
breed," the magazine article, writ
ten by Arthur M. Lewis, says. The
special breed it describes this way;
"In every age, some businessmen
recognize the opportunity of a
lifetime where others see nothing
and seize that opportunity while
others remain inert. Whether one
calls them mavericks, plungers, vi
sionaries, or genuises, the crucial
fact is that such people are rare."
McLean's first containers made
their maiden voyage from Newark,
N.J., to Houston, Tex., on a
converted tanker in April 1956, the
article reports.
McLean got interested in trucks
while he was operating a gas sta
tion after graduating from high
school in Maxton, and in 1934 -
then 21 - started his business in
Red Springs with a second-hand
truck he had bought for $120.
By the mid-1950s his McLean
Trucking Co., based in Winston
Salem, had 1,776 vehicles, and was
one of the nation's largest haulers.
He got into shipping in 1955,
buying a company for $7 million
and renaming it Sea-Land Service,
and subseauently got his idea for
containerizing. He sold Sea-Land
in 1969 to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Co. of Winston-Salem for S157
million in stock, but then in 1978
bought U.S. Lines, another steam
ship company, for Sill million,
and he still owns it. Fortune
Wives Attended Ordinations
The names of the wives of the
newly ordained deacons of St. Mary
and Creek Grove Holiness churches
were omitted from last week's
report.
They are Shirley Campbell, Mrs.
C. Jr. McQueen. Mrs. Larry Mc
Queen, Magalene Ross, Mrs. Elton
Ross, Jr., Thelma Campbell, Essie
Baker, Mrs. Robert Henny. Helen
Malloy, Frances Leslie, and Mrs.
Larry Henny.
Also, Deacon Edward Everette,
who read the Scripture at the
service, is a member of St. Andrew
Church, not St. Mary, as reported.
Ruler Elder N, W. McPhatter
laid hand on each of the deacons
and said a special prayer for them:
"The sun will not shine always but
remember; God will be with you
always."
Club Raising Money
To Send Child To Camp
Raeford Junior Woman's Club is
selling Tupperware to raise money
to send a child to camp.
Call 875-8374 or 875-3039 to
place an order. Books will be
available upon call to either num
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120 N Main
Raeford, N.C.
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Anusol Suppositories 12's
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Business Hall Of Fame
reports McLean had to sell his
stock in his trucking company
because the federal regulators
wouldn't let him own Sea-Land and
the trucking company, "even
though he had no previous ex
perience with shops." McLean
also got into resort properties, and
his Diamondhead Corp. had been
the owner and operator of
Pinehurst till several weeks ago,
after buying the winter resort from
the descendants of the original
owners. He also owns a 166,000
acre farm in eastern North
Carolina, and plans to harvest peat
and convert it into the fuel meth
anol.
McLean, his brother and sisters
are the children of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Malcolm McLean were born
and reared on a farm near Maxton.
The elder McLean was a mail car
rier as well as a farmer. Their
mother was the former Aimena
Currie of Hoke County. Her fami
ly home was on Turnpike Road.
McLean's success story also was
the cover feature of the April 16,
1979, edition of the nationally cir
culated "Business Week." His
photo was on the cover of the
magazine, with the headline:
"Malcolm McLean's $750 Million
Gamble ... Can he build a third in
dustrial empire?"
The March Fortune article
begins with: "A semireclusive, ge
nuinely modest man, Malcolm
McLean squirms at a friend's sug
gestion that he changed the world.
'I didn't change the world,' he har
rumphs. 'The world just followed
progress.' "
The story closes with this com
ment: "Don't get up in the morn
ing unless you can compete," he
(McLean) advises. "Otherwise
you're going to waste the day."
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