Area Incidents
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Cultivator, Guns,
The following were reported in
the past several weeks to the Hoke
County Sheriff s Department.
Fred D. McCormick. Rt. 3. Red
Springs, reported someone stole a
new service post and meter box
with their accessories, valued at
$300, from near his mobile home.
Someone stole S400 in cash and a
.38 caliber pistol valued at S235
from the residence of George W.
Swoap, 171-D. Lumber Bridge,
about May 6.
A $675 cultivator to a tractor was
stolen from William A. Blue of
Fayetteville while it was near Lacy
Graham's home on Rt. I. Tyler
town.
Two bicycles worth S59 and 541 .
were stolen from the property of
Lawrence Massey in the Jones Hill
area. Massey reported May 16.
Mrs. Luther Jackson of Rt. 2.,
Raeford. reported someone stole
her son's and daughter's bicycles,
valued at SI 40 each, between May
9 and 14.
Personal property valued at a
total of $4,844.45 was reported
May 14 stolen from the home of
Cheryl Jackson Pye on Rt. 2
Raeford by someone who broke
into the residence. The missing
Bikes, Car Stolen
property includes three pistols, a
rifle, firearms ammunition, a
stereo, head phones, an eight-track
player, three speakers, food, an
electric heater, vitamins, a camera
and accessories and jewelry.
The following were reported
recently to the Raeford Police
Department Police Chief Leonard
Wiggins said.
Willie James Cunningham re
ported May 23 his 1973 Chevrolet
was taken from his yard at 411
Wooley St. Later, the car was seen
by Deputy Sheriff Odom in the
Beaver Creek Trailer Park. The
driver jumped out and ran but later
was apprehended. Charles Haynes
Price of 412 S. Magnolia St..
Raeford. was charged with larceny
of an auto and with possession of
stolen property. The car was valued
at S6O0. It was recovered.
Buck Headen, a Raeford city
employee, reported May 20 two
tlambeaus had been stolen from a
Crawford Street construction site.
They are valued at S35.
Harold Evans. Rt. 4. Box 520,
Raeford, reported he left his bicycle
at 406 E. Fifth Ave., but when he
returned it was missing. It is valued
at S50.
Hoke Soil & Water
Conservation District
AVOID MISTAKES FOR SUC
CESSFUL NO-TILL CROPS
In all parts of North Carolina,
one of the most popular cropping
systems involves conventionally cul
tivated wheat and no-till soybeans.
Since this provides two crops in one
year, with other savings to boot, it's
easy to see why it is popular.
However, no-till, like the time
honored conventional system, costs
money to put in and can sutler
from mistakes. "You might think
people would learn from other's
errors, but unfortunately this is not
always true.
Any type of no-till system re
quires more intensive management
than the traditional system, but the
rewards can be great if you follow
the right practices. Cost-sharing is
available from ASCS to offset the
costs.
Let me mention a few simple
tips:
?When cutting wheat, cut as
high as possible or use mulch
chopper for uniform mulch.
--Select a field that does not have
a traffic pan from heavy equipment
or use a planter with ripper to
break the traffic pan.
--Select a late variety of soybeans
with high disease resistance.
-Do not install no-till on wet
soils (it actually retains moisture).
-Increase seed population by 5
to 10%.
-Avoid fields with severe weed
problems, such as Johnson grass or
Bermuda grass.
--Use planter with disc-type
openers and check press wheel for
firm compaction.
-Use a compatible tank mixture
suited to your weeds and soil type.
You must kill existing green vegeta
tion.
-All too often farmers do not
apply adequate water in the spray
mix which means inadequate treat
ment. Use at least 40 to 60 gallons
of water per acre, at 40 p.s.i.. to
make sure your expensive herbi
cides get good coverage wherever
you are planting.
-?Most importantly, start on a
small scale to gain experience. If
something goes wrong on four or
five acres, you can avoid the
mistake next time around. But if
you make a mistake on 100 or
more, you have a real problem.
Some people who say they are
planting by no-tillage methods use
the proper equipment, but fail to
provide a residue or soil cover for
the planting. Adequate crop resi
due or ground cover is an essential
part of a successful system. Some
others expect high yields when soils
are compacted by heavy farm
equipment or livestock.
Compacted soils are a problem
because of restricted plant root
development and availability of soil
moisture. This problem can be
overcome by using rippers to break
the trafficpan. Lack of weed con
trol (Johnson grass. Bermuda
grass) has been one of the biggest
problems in no-till farming. Often
one producer will apply the same
chemicals his neighbor is using --
even when the neighbor does not
have the same weeds.
A field-by-field map showing the
weed species present will help you
to use the right kinds of herbicides
and other chemicals -- and at the
proper rate. Many producers are
looking for the "miracle cure" for
all their crop problems, when often
the problem is one that has been
around for a long time -- acid pH
for example. Proper pH allows
No- till beans in wheat stubble on George Shook farm.
No-till subsoiling plater.
herbicides to work effectively.
Generally, a pH of 6.0 or above is
desired.
It you follow these simple tips,
you will join thousands of North
Carolina farmers who obtain great
success with the practice they call
no-till.
It we can be of any assistance,
feel tree to call on us at 875-8685 or
come bv our office located in the
Raeford Post Office Building, room
202. This assistance is available to
everyone without regard to race,
creed, color, sex. age. or national
origin.
RE-ELECT 1
John
Balfour
HOKE COUNTY
Commissioner
18 Years Experience Serving Hoke County
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Notice
The Raeford Friendship Club
will meet Tuesday. June 1, 1982 at
2:30 p.m. at the United Methodist
Church.
Mr. Steve Parker, vice-president
of Raeford's Southern National
Bank will speak on "How To
Manage Your Money" and answer
questions.
Mrs. Teri Parker will render
several musical selections.
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Hoke Senior Awarded
Campbell Scholarship
Cynthia Smith, a Hoke County
High School senior, has been
awarded a $4,400 Presidential
Scholarship from Campbell Uni
versity. She will receive it at the rate
of SI .100 per year.
Miss Smith is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Smith. Jr.. of
the Aberdeen community.
She will graduate from high
school June 4 at Hoke High's 1982
commencement.
Miss Smith is a member of the
National Honor Society, has won
the Hoke High History Award, and
is listed in "Who's Who Among
American High School Students."
Cynthia Smith
Hoke Agricultural Extension News
by Willie Featherstone. Jr.. Agricultural Extension , Agent
BLUE MOLD UPDATE
We stated in an earlier article
that blue mold was observed during
the last part of April on plants of
Nicotian* repanda which grows
wild in certain parts of the south
west. This report was from Uvalde
County, Texas.
The disease was also confirmed
on Monday, May 10 in Suwannee
County, Florida. This was a very
small outbreak, limited to only 6 or
7 plants with very few active
lesions. The tobacco was newly
transplanted and the field had not
received Ridomil treatment. The
tobacco pathologists in Florida do
not seem to be alarmed by this
report.
We hope, of course, that we will
escape blue mold infection in 1982.
The two reports mentioned above
are not reason for us to become
alarmed about the possibility of
significant occurrence this year.
WHAT'S BUGGING YOU?
Home gardeners should con
tinuously check their vegetables for ? -v
signs of insects and diseases.
Potatoes - Presently we are finding
Colorado Potato Beetles. Adults
are laying eggs. When about 50%
of those eggs have hatched you
should treat.
The Cabbage Loo per has been
found in several gardens. This larva
is greenish in color and is 1 x/i
inches long with 4 white lines along
the body. It feeds on the foliage of
cabbage, broccoli, collards, let- ?/
tuce, turnips and turnip greens.
Beans and Peas. Bean Leaf Beetles
feed on the foliage of beans and
peas. This beetle is reddish to
yellowish in color with 6 black
spots.
For control of the above insects
the use of an approved insecticide
will give good control when applied
according to label directions.
Registration Thursday
Registration for Pembroke State
University's summer session is this
week.
Students taking regular daytime
classes will register from 8 a.m. to
noon Thursday, in the auxiliary
gym of the Jones Health and
Chrystal McNeill In Recital
Physical Education Center. Classes
will start Thursday at I p.m.
Registration for Pembroke
State's graduate program will be
June 14. It will take place at b p.m.
in room 222 of the Educational
Center. Classes begin that same
evening.
Chrystal Yvette McNeill, 8-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James McNeill of 128 Wrightsboro
St. , will dance in the Spring Recital
of Dancers Creative Workshop
Saturday at 7:30 p.m., in Cumber
land County Auditorium, Fayette
ville.
Miss McNeill is a student of the
Workshop and is in the Second
Grade of Scurlock School.
Students Attend Fair
More than 20 Hoke County High
School students attended the 1 2th
annual Health Careers Fair at
North Carolina Memorial Hospital
May 19-20.
The purpose of the fair is to
introduce high school students to
the wide variety of career oppor
tunities in health care institutions
and health-related fields.
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De VANE
N.C. House
DANIEL H.
FOR
As most of you know, I am seeking election to the N.C., House of Representatives for
the Hoke. Scotland and Robeson District. It has been many years since Hoke and Scotland
have had a representative in Raleigh and if we miss this opportunity, it might be many
more years.
The cost involved in trying to get elected are so great that it's discouraging for average
working people to run for office especially when the odds are against them. I feel strongly
about having a working taxpayer in Raleigh deciding how to spend your tax dollars.
The only way that I will have a chance to win this election is to have your help. I know
that you have friends throughout the 16th District and I would be most grateful if you
would ask them to vote for and support me on Election Day. The ones of you that have
already been spreading the word, I really appreciate it.
Running for public office is no easy job. It takes a lot of time and money and the bad part
of it all is that you never know where you stand until the last votes are counted and then it
might be too late. I would like to say that I am willing to serve if you are willing to help.
Without your vote and support the chences are slim of having a representative from Hoke
and Scotland County.
I would like to thank the ones that have made contributions thus far and to those of you
that would like to help with my campaign, please contact Palmer Willcox, Attorney. Cam
paign Treasurer for DEVANE FOR N.C. HOUSE, at Box 126 Raeford, N.C.
Sincerely,
Daniel H. DeVane
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