1982 Hoke County
Agricultural Tour
AUGUST 20
Friday, August 20 is an im
portant day for people interested in
agriculture. That includes farmers,
non-farmers, business people, and
just about anyone, as long as they
have an interest in agriculture.
That day is special because the
1982 Hoke County Agricultural
Tour is scheduled on it.
The tour will focus on the
tremendous contribution agricul
ture makes to our over-all-econo
my, as well as the diversity of
agriculture in the county. Stops will
include a thoroughbred horse farm,
a greenhouse and nursery opera
tion, a breeder seed operation, a
cattle operation, plus several plots
directly related to work done and
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pump, storm windows & doors
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being done by the Soil Conservation
Service and the Agricultural Ex
tension Service.
All of this is scheduled to last
half the day Friday. Registration
will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the Hoke
County Agricultural Extension Of
fice in the T.B. Lester County
Office Building on South Magnolia
Street here in Raeford. The tour
itself will begin at 7:45 a.m.
promptly and conclude at around
noon. This is going to be an
interesting and educational tour, so
make plans to be there!
Farm
Focus
by Rkhard Melton
Extension Livestock Agent
Banks Wannamaker
Extension Field Crops Agent
WINTER WHEAT PROGRAM
Hoke County wheat producers
are reminded that sign up for the
1983 wheat crop acreage reduction
program begins September 7th.
There seems to be some appealing
provisions in this years program as
well as some unattractive ones. A
Clemson University Economist.
Hal Harris, feels that the large
increases in total acreage in pre
vious years will mean wheat pro
ducers will have to cut more than
20% to meet the program require
ments. The USDA officials are
predicting with a 20 percent re
duction. prices will strengthen for
the 1983 crop. One of the appealing
aspects of the program is an
advance deficiency payment for
program participants. Half the
expected 1983 crop deficiency
(target prices) payment will be
made at the time farmers sign up
for the program. According to
current projections, the total pay
ment will be about 25 cents per
bushel. Other program provisions
include a target price of S4.30 per
bushel and a loan rate of S3.55 per
bushel for grain placed under the
regular loan program.
CREPE MYRTLES
Yep, this is the pink tree or bush
that's one of the few plants in
bloom this time of year - and
because of all the rain we've had,
they are extra pretty this year.
Crepe myrtle flowers are produced
only on new growth (like grapes are
on a grapevine), so pruning should
be done in the winter or early
spring. To prolong the blooming
season, remove flower clusters as
soon as the petals shed to prevent
seed heads. The most difficult pests
associated with crepe myrtle are
aphids. These are small insects that
suck sap and cause twisted dwarf
leaves. Aphids excrete a honeydew
on which sooty mold (fungus) can
grow. Ants are also attracted to this
honeydew. Three pesticides that
will control aphids on crepe myrtle
are malathion, orthene, and spec
tracide.
FINAL REMINDER: The Hoke
County Agricultural Agencies are
conducting an agricultural tour of
the county on Friday, August 20th.
Anyone interested is invited. The
tour will depart from the Extension
Office on South Magnolia Street at
7:45 a.m. and will conclude -ap
proximately 1:30 p.m. Call 875
.1461 if more information is needed.
Accent On Agriculture
A simple benefit vs. risk
measurement is not an adequate
method to judge the use of pesti
cides for agricultural use. After all.
agriculture is a life support system,
and its food products are indis
pensable to life.
For this reason, the final evalua
tion where the welfare of this
system in concerned must be one of
rish vs. risk. In other words, the
risk of using pesticides versus the
risk of not using them to assure
optimum production and safety of
food.
It has been reported that a future
without pesticides might look
something like the following: "total
output of crops and livestock
combined would be reduced imme
diately "by at least 30%; price of
farm products could increase by 50
to 75%: farm exports would be
eliminated; the number of agri
cultural workers on farms would
have to be doubled. Instead of
spending 16% of family income on
food, we might have to devote 30 to
40% and perhaps even more.
Without increasing the amount of
land in farm crops, we could not
provide food for more than 40% of
our current population."
No one is suggesting that a
pesticide or other chemical be used
if it has been shown to be
dangerous to human life. Farmers
support reasonable regulation of
their use. However, unwise environ
mental regulations can seriously
hamper our ability to produce.
The root of alarm over pesticide
issues seems to be the tendency on
the part of non-agricultural in
terests to misunderstand agricul
ture and its life-support functions.
It seems that many people, now far
removed from the soil, have for
gotten that an intrinsic relationship
exists to which all are bound.
To restrict the use of pesticides
will not simply leave us with a
"wormy apple" to accept. Rather,
it could result in few or no apples at
all.
HARDIN'S FOOD STORE
(BESIDE FIRE STATION)
ROCKFISH, N.C.
AND
COLE'S FOOD STORE
(Except Gasoline)
MAIN ST., RAEFORD
BLUE BONNET
MARGARINE
(1 lb. qwerten)
2/99
4 ROLL
WHITE CLOUD
TISSUE
99
1 LB.
ECONOMY
BACON
99<
50 LB. BAG
CHATHAM
DOG FOOD
$595
SMOKED
SAUSAGE
$ii\
10 LBS.
POTATOES
19
11 oz.
BANQUET
T.V. DINNERS
79
ALL KINDS
5 BOXES
SALT
$|00
FRESH FISH
DRESSED
DAILY
CUBE STEAK
*1"
GRADE A
FRYERS
37'
lb.
Limit 2 Bags w/$10 Order
BONELESS
CHUCK ROAST
$1
49
lb.
2 LG. HEADS
LETTUCE
89
BETTY CROCKER
CAKE MIXES
79*
2 LITER
(PLASTIC BOTTLE)
PEPSI
99*
% GAL.
ICE CREAM
$ | 49
Register!
WIN A
Mountain Dew
Raft
to b? given Friday
September 3rd. ? p.m.
(Hardin's RocVfith only)
GASOLINE
1.18*
REGULAR
1.24*
UNLEADED
0AS Hardin's at Rock fish
ONLY
WE HAVE
ALL KINDS OF
CANNING SUPPLIES
ALL STAR FEED
ALL KINDS
AT REASONABLE
PRICES
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OPEN 7 DAYS 6 a.m. 11 p.m. (rockfish)
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Grady Hardin, Manager, Rockfish
WE ACCEPT
FOOD STAMPS AND
WIC VOUCHERS
875-2201
Energy Efficiency
And Log Homes
A log home with a nominal R-10
wall insulation value used no more
heating or cooling energy than a
conventionally built, insulated
wood frame home with a nominal
R-12 insulation value in its walls
during a seven month study con
ducted by the National Bureau of
Standards for the Department of
Housing and Urban Development
and the Department of Energy.
This information was reported by
Mr. Doug Burch, of NBS, who was
in charge of the test project, during
a presentation before a Thermal
Mass Effects in Buildings seminar,
June 3, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
According to Mr. Burch, the
study was conducted to determine
the effects of thermal mass (the
bulk of logs, stones or masonry in a
building) on the building's energy
consumption. In the test, six 20' x
20* homes were built on the
grounds of the National Bureau of
Standards, just outside Washing
ton, D.C. Each home was identical,
except for the construction of its
exterior walls. The homes were
maintained at the same tempera
ture levels and the energy consump
tion was closely monitored.
During the three-week spring
heating period, the log home
actually used 46% less heating
energy than the insulated wood
frame test home. During the
eleven-week summer cooling period
it used 24% less cooling energy,
and during the fourteen-week win
ter heating period, both the log
home and insulated frame home
used nearly the same amounts of
energy. During the entire 28-week
test period, the log home, with its
R-10 walls, performed as well as
the insulated wood frame home,
with its R-12 walls (approximately
17% higher value) but without the
benefit of the thermal mass of the
log wall.
"This study demonstrates that
the thermal mass of a building can
effectively reduce energy consump
tion during the spring and summer
seasons." according to Mr. Burch.
"The benefits of thermal mass are
climate dependent." said Burch.
"and these test results apply to the
moderate climate zone around
Washington. D.C."
The log home used in this test
project was donated and erected by
the members of the .Log Homes
Council of the National Association
of Home Builders. John R.
Kupferer, NAHB staff vice presi
dent said, "The study confirms the
Council's position that R-values
alone are not a true measure of a
home's energy efficiency. Now that
thermal mass is proven to have a
significant impact on a home's
energy usage the members of the
Log Homes Council will endeavor
to have the effects of thermal mass
recognized in all energy codes and
standards."
"The Log Homes Council is
currently participating in a similar
test project in Albuquerque, New
Mexico, and we are planning a
third test project in a cold northern
climate," said Kupferer.
Steven Winter Associates of New
York, served as consulting archi
tect to NBS for this project. The six
homes includes in the test were
designed as follows:
House #1 - An insulated wood
frame home, nominal R-12 (with
out mass) with 5/8" exterior wood
siding, 2x4" stud wall, 3l/i" fiber
glass insulation, plastic vapor bar
rier, and Vi" gypsum drywall.
House H2 - An un-insulated wood
frame home, nominal R-4 (without
mass) with same detail as above,
but without the fiberglass insula
tion.
House #3 - An insulated masonry
home, nominal R-14 (with exterior
mass) with 4" brick, 4" block, 2"
polystryene insulation, plastic
vapor barrier, firing strips and Vi"
gypsum drywall.
House #4 - An un-insulated
masonry home, nominal R-5 (with
exterior mass) with 8" block, firing
strips, vapor barrier, '/?" gypsum
drywall, and no polystryene insula
tion.
House #5 - A log home, nominal
R-10 (with inherent mass) with 7"
solid square wood logs, with tongue
and groove mating system, no
additional insulation, no vapor
barrier, and no interior drywall.
House #6 - An insulated masonry
home, nominal R-12 (with interior
mass) with 4" brick, 3l/i" loose fill
perlite insulation. 8" block and Vi"
interior plaster walls.
Mr. Burch's remarks before the
DOE/ORNL Thermal Mass in
Buildings seminar will not be
available in printed form until later
this summer (approximately 30-45
days).
Help Here For Alcoholism
There are an estimated 2.25
million women with alcohol-related
problems in America today.
Women of all ages, social and
economic backgrounds are
affected. There are NO typical
alcoholic women.
Women who drink heavily face
some special social and emotional
problems that differ from those of
men. There is a double standard in
our society. The man who drinks
heavily is often accepted, but the
same behavior in a woman is
strongly criticized.
As a result, women tend to hide
their drinking, making them
harder to reach, less likely to seek
help, and more likely to become
seriously ill before the disease is
diagnosed.
Physical problems of alcoholism
are different for women. Alco
holism appears to progress more
rapidly. Often other drugs are more
likely to be combined with alcohol,
magnifying its effect.
The exact causes of alcoholism
aren't known. Women abuse alco
hol and become dependent on it for
the same basic reasons as men:
To escape from problems, dis
appointments. frustrations.
To ease pain of loneliness,
boredom, fear, growing up. and
getting old.
Alcoholism is a treatable illness
in most cases. The FIRST Step is to
recognize she may be alcoholic and
accepts the need for help. For
successful treatment she must be
determined to recover and ready to
be flexible in seeking solutions. The
SECOND step is to break the
physical habit. The THIRD step is
to deal with the underlying pro
blems.
Women who have problems with
alcohol can be helped. If you or
someone you know has a problem
with alcohol, or would like more
information, please call Sandhills
Center at 875-8156.
We're here to help.
Join The
Girl Scouts
JOIN THE GIRL SCOUTS -- Girl '
Scouting is more fun than ever!
Today's contemporary programs
have something for everyone.
Troops in Hoke County are forming
now. If you are a girl between the
ages of 6 - 17, or an adult of any
age. male or female. Girl Scouts
want YOU! Have fun, make new
friends, be a part of something
great! Call today Billie Postel,
Raeford 875-3881 or Betsy Collins J
875-8743, or Hattie McRae 875
2127.
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