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New Vegetable Varieties for 1*3
Testing M* vegetable varieties
in the backyard garden is one of
the fun parts in the food produc
tion process.
However, new varieties arc not
always better when the harvest
season roOs around. With this
point in mind, vegetable gardeners
would be wise to continue to plant
the bulk of the vegetable garden in
those varieties that have been tried
and proven to be true performers
in the years past. The release of
several new varieties should give
most gardeners an ample oppor
tunity to do some serious ex
perimenting this year. New in
troductions for 1983 are as
follows:
BEANS
'Jnmbo*: A bush bean
developed by crossing Romano
and Kentucky Wonder varieties.
Pods are still delicious when 8-12
inches long.
'Northeaster': Pods are extra
long with a buttery flavor. The
pole bean plants will remain
vigorous under adverse weather
conditions. Matures in 55 days.
BEETS
'Royal Detroit* Hybrid: Beets
will not stop growing and become
fibrous during stressful conditions
like Detroit Dark Red. Matures
early; no zones; green tops.
COLLARDS
'Btae Mas' Hybrid: Bred to pro
duce 25% higher yields than stan
dard varieties. Plants grow upright
with large blue-green leaves.
Matures in 68 days.
CORN
'Sweet-Time* Hybrid: A mid
season variety that keeps its flavor
after 30 days in refrigerator. Silks
can be removed with one pull.
Matures in 80 days.
'Miracle Sweet* Hybrid: Pro
duces super-sweet kernels in 85
days. Bars are 9 inches long.
MELONS
'Goldea Crispy' Hybrid: A high
sugar content melon that was
developed in Japan. Fruit is 4-5 in
ches long, yellow with an oval
shape. A mildew resistant variety
?h?t sets ten or more fruits per
plant. Soil temperature should be
at least 60 ?F before planting.
Matures in 70 days.
'HaaeyWrif Caetaloepe: Fruit (
flesh is salmon-colored, sweet and <
firm. Melons weigh 2Vi-3 pounds. J
Plants are tolerant to fusarium
wilt. Matures in 82 days.
OKRA
?Annie Oakley* Hybrid: Plants
are 4Vi feet tall. A completely
spineless type with fine textured,
slightly ribbed pods. Matures in 57
days.
PEPPERS
Crispy' Hybrid Sweet Ptpeyr
An early maturing type that pro
duces smooth, 3-4 lobed fruits on t
plants 13-14 inches tall. Matures in *
70 days.
?Sweet Pickle": Orange. yellow,
purple, and red peppers produced t
on plants 12-15 inches tall. An ear- ,
ly maturing type.
SQUASH
'Autama Pride*: A winter
squash with deep reddish-orange
skin. Fruits are in the 20-pound
range.
TOMATOES
'Ckaatpioa* Hybrid: An early
maturing type with large tasty
fruits. Tolerant to verticillium and
fusarium wilts, and nematodes.
'Red Express': Large tasty
tomatoes are produced on deter
minate plants in 74 days. Fruits
have a longer than normal shelf
life. Resistant to verticillium.
fusarium race 1, and nematodes.
'Super Beefsteak* VFN: A non
hybrid that bears red, very large
fruits weighing one pound each.
Tolerant to verticilliun\ and
fusarium wilts, root -knot
nematode. Matures in 80 days.
TURNIPS
'Roots': Produces white. 5-6
inch gobe shaped roots with a pur
ple crown. Resistant to aphids.
TREES FOR THE ASKING ? Bob Hendrix fright) of the Red Sprimgs
Wood Yard and Mike Watson of Stone Container Corporation of
Florence, S.C. are offering pine seedlings to any who wants them free of
charge. Anyone wanting seedlings should contact Bob Hendrix. He w HI
furnish the seeds and tell you who to contact to get them planted.
Deadline Nears For Crop Swap
Fam Fieis
PlMh| Ahead
Now is the time of year thai
HUJMM. is looking forward to the
f"?il growing season. Tobacco
beds ate being planted and cared
for. Abo. other plant beds arc
beginning to show up over the
county.
In a couple more months ber
mudagrass pastures will begin to
turn green as well.
Before things get much further
along, however, you need to sit
down and make sure you have all
your plans made for this coming
growing season.
After all. you don't want to get
caught short of time.
First, have you soil sampled
your fields? Soil sampling is one
step in assuring proper soil fertili
ty. Not only will it tell you what
nutrients you need, but it will also
tell you what nutrients vou don't
need.
Second, have you followed-up
on the recommendations from
your sample results?
Third, have you made contact
with your fertilizer, chemical, and
seed dealers for this year's crop?
Fourth, have you started check
ing on any seasonal labor you
might need? It's never too early to
get a commitment from good
workers.
Finally, all of these suggestions
have been made under the assump
lion that you have already made
up your farm plans for this year
and checked with your creditors
about financing for the year.
Hp aad Profit
Before most piggies get to
market a lot of time, money, and
work has gone into them. It's not
as easy to get that pig to market as
most of us think when we look at
the price of a pork chop at the
grocery store.
In fact, contrary to popular
belief I don't know any farmers
"getting rich fast" from raising
P?*s
The facts are that in 1980 and
1981 most pork producers lost
rather than made money.
The pork you eat today has gone
from the farm to a livestock
market, to a meat packer and pro
cessor, and finally from a retailer
to you. In the process a 210 pound
live hog became a ISO pound car- ?
cass. Of that ISO pound carcass,
about 20 pounds are saleable
shoulder cuts, 24 pounds are
saleable loin cuts, 32 pounds are
saleable side cuts, 25 pounds are
saleable ham cuts, and 20 pounds
are miscellaneous cuts.
The rest of the ISO pound car
cass is fat for lard, plus bone and
shrink. So you can see that only a
small part of what a swine pro- ,
ducer sells for slaughter actually
sets to vou.
Hoke County tanners nave only
a few weeks left to signup for the
payment -in-kind program.
The signup period ends March
11, and will not be extended, ac
cording to John J. Cooper, State
Executive Director, North
Carolina Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service.
"Farmers will not have the op
portunity to change their mind and
signup after this deadline.
"However, those who have
already enrolled and those who
enroll before March 11 will have
the option of withdrawing or
changing their enrollment without
penalty provided it is done before
enrollment ends," Cooper said.
Severe weather conditions may
have caused some problems for
farmers around the country.
However, recurring storms or any
other problems will not change the
signup deadline.
Tb? PK pr??a? Bdtsgacd to
bring supplies ?fre in line with de
mand to improve the farm
economy.
It encourages farmers to further
reduce 1963 crops of wheat, corn,
sorghum, upland cotton and rice
from the previously announced
acreage reduction and land diver
sion programs.
In return for participating,
fanners will receive an amount of
the commodity as payment for
reducing plant acreage.
All farmers for which a 1983
acre? a hue and yield has beea
established for wheat, feed grain,
upland cotton and rice under the
previously announced farm pro
grams are eligible to participate in
P1K.
The ASCS official said farmers
who would like to see an improve
ment in the market situation .
should seriously consider the pro
gram and do their part toward
reducing the surplus that is hurting
the economy.
"We urge farmers to signup now
and not miss the opportunity by
waiting or expecting the deadline
to be extended. The signup period
will end at the close of business on
March 11."
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