Page 6 - The Perquimans County Weekly, Hertford, N. C, Thursday. January 21, 1971
Nature Will Heal
Most Tree Damage
Tree stands may look a mess
following the ice storms that
invariably hit some sections of
North Carlina each winter, but
; the damage won't appear nearly
i as great once the growing season
I returns. Nature will provide the
: healing touch.
This is the word of comfort to
Tar Heel tree lovers froiA Fred
Whitfield, N.C. State University
1 extension forester.
The extension specialist Mid
Nature will heal all but the most
serious damage. "Trees have a
remarkable ability to recover
from damage such as that in
flicted by ice. They will look
much better when spring arrives
and they begin to grow again,"
Whifield said.
Some of the most serious
damage from ice comes in the
form of trees severely bent over
from the extra weight, trees that
don't bend but give way at the
roots and topple over, and those
which have their tops broken out.
1 'Small saplings or young pole
size trees may or may not erect
themselves." Whitfield said. "It
. may be necessary to help them a
little. If so, they should be pulled
back up gradually. Don't try to
straighten them too quickly.
Even root-sprung trees can be
i salvaged. It probably will be
necessary to remove dirt from
under the sprung roots before
pulling the tree erect.
As for topped trees, Whitfield
commented, "Some people
apparently are under the im
pression that trees that have lost
their tops, particularly pine
trees, are done for and may as
well be cut down. This isn't
necessarily so. We have plenty of
trees that lost their tops during
Hazel (1954 hurricane) that are
sail growing."
He added that, if the tree is
large and severely damaged, the
services of a reputable tree
surgeon may be required.
He suggested that, if the tree is
small -15 to 20 feet high or three
or four inches in diameter -
Know Your
Social Security
One social security benefit not
always understood is the lump
sum death payment.
Even though a person now
draws social security it does not
necessarily mean that a
payment is due at the time of
death. Rather, it depends on how
a person is eligible to receive
'social security. The lump-sum
death payment is paid only at the
death of an insured worker. It is
not paid at the death of a
dependent of an insured worker
unless that dependent is also
insured.
Under current law, a lump
sum payment is due the widow or
widower of an insured person if
the deceased and survivor were
living together at the time of
death. If there is no eligible
spouse, the payment may be
made to any person who paid the
funeral expenses upon filing an
application. The lump-sum death
payment can be paid directly to
the funeral home if the person
responsible for the funeral bill
directs the Social Security Ad
ministration to do so by filing an
application. The death benefit
will total at least three times the
amount of the deceased insured
person's monthly benefit but not
more than $255.
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perhaps'"it should be left alone."
Another suggestion: "Cut
broken limbs of hardwoods back
to the nearest larger limb or
trunk and treat with a tree paint
or wound compound. Don't cut
off ends of limbs. Cut them off
flush with the larger limb or
trunk."
Whitfield also warned of the
danger of falling broken limbs.
"Thev should be removed," he
said.
And one blanket suggestion:
All damaged trees will recover
more rapidly if they are fer
tilized. Whitfield suggested using
a high nitrogen fertilizer - a 18-8-8
analysis or equivalent - at the
rate of two pounds per inch of
diameter. A 10 inch tree would
receive 20 pounds of 16-8-8, for
example.
The fertilizer should be placed
in small holes 12 to 14 inches
deep, beginning several feet
from the trunk and extending to
just beyond the drip line (just
beyond limb spread).
On Kind Sfiris toil
t. Who was tne National Lea
gue's Most Valuable Player
(baseball) in 1970?
2. What teams met In the recent
Super Bowl?
3. What player led the Ameri
can League in homers in
1970?
What Major Leaguer begins
the 1971 season with more
homers than any other active
player?
S. What U.S. tennis player re
cently was ranked number
one by the VSLTA?
ImAiswivs
1. Johnny Bench of Cincinnati.
2. The Dallas Cowboys and
Baltimore Colts.
3. Frank Howard of Washing
ton with 44.
4. Hank Aaron of Atlanta, with
592.
5. Cliff Richey.
WEEKLY RECIPE
By Sarah Asm Skeridaa
In a restaurant in Brussels
several years ago, I ordered
fresh strawberries and cream for
dessert. These were prepared
right at the table and the cognac
that the waiter added to the
cream gave this simple dessert
such an elegant touch that I
serve the same to guests.
Strawberries
Whipping cream
Sugar
Cognac
Wash, stem, ana slice berries
In half lengthwise In whatever
quantity you need. With a fork
or wire wisk stir the cream and
sugar together until sugar la
dissolved and lie cream la
foamy. Add cognac to taste-
blend and poor over berries.
Serve at once.
1970 DRUG SEIZURES
The Customs Department has
reported seizures of drugs and
narcotics doubled during 1970
over 1969. Confiscation of co
caine and other narcotics also
showed a large increase.
NOTICE
TAXES WILL CARRY
ONE PERCENT
PENALTY ON
FEB. 1st, 1971
THIS PENALTY VILL DE
ADDED TO TAXES UNPAID
AND iriGQEACZD Ef.511
r.:o;iTii tiiedeafted.
W.E. HARRISON
PERQUIMANS 00UNTY
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Questions
On New Farm Program
(Editor's Note: Many questions
are being raised about the
operation of the new farm
program recently passed by
Congress. Dr. Charles -R. Pugh,
extension economist at North
Carolina State University, an
swers some of the more Im
portant questions below:)
Q. What is the authority for the
new programs for feed grains
(corn and grain sorghum) wheat
and cotton?
A. The Agricultural Act of 1970
as passed by Congress on Nov.
30, 1970.
Q. What is at stake for farmers
in deciding on participation in
the program in 1971?
A. To qualify for payments and
commodity loans on their 1971
crops of feed grains, wheat and
cotton.
Q. What is involved in par
ticipating in the 1971 program?
A. (1) Sign-up to participate.
(2) Set aside an amount of
cropland equal to a designated
percentage times the base or
allotment.
3. Maintain the soil conserving
base on the farm.
Q. Does this mean that par
ticipation is related to the size of
allotments or bases?
A. Yes, farmers will be notified
by ASCS in early 1971 on the size
of their base allotments for
wheat and cotton and their feed
grain base. While the figures
shown for wheat and cotton will
be substantially below the
allotments for given farms in the
previous year, it should be noted
that the allotments are essen
tially the same as the so-called
domestic allotments of previous
years.
Q. The new law uses the term
"set-aside." What does this
mean?
A. An acreage of cropland
devoted to approved con
servation uses, that is related to
the size of base allotments. This
land would be in addition to the
normal conserving base on the
farm.
Q. How much set-aside will be
required if one chooses to par
ticipate in the program?
A. This determination has not
been finally made as of this
writing. However, tentative
indications are an acreage equal
to 20 per cent times feed grain
base, 20 per cent times cotton
allotment and between 60 and 75
per cent times wheat allotments
must be set aside.
Q. Does a person have to stay
within his allotment?
A. No. If a person wishes to
exceed his allotment, he can
reduce the acreage of other
commodities to account for set
aside acreage in a quality equal,
for example, to 20 per cent of his
cotton allotment. In short, he
may grow more cotton and less
of other commodities in order to
set aside the appropriate
acreage.
Q. Is it necessary to plant
cotton, feed grain or wheat in
order to preserve the farm's
base or allotment history?
A. Yes, the law specifies the
minimum percentage that must
be planted to preserve history.
Answered
The percentage is 90 per cent of
wheat and cotton allotments and
45 per cent of the feed grain base.
Q. Suppose a farmer plants a
lesser percentage of the given
base or allotment?
A. If less is planted, up to 20
per cent of an allotment or base
will be lost the first year, up to 20
per cent in the second year and,
after three consecutive years of
zero planting, all history will be
lost in the third year. However,
some substitution among crops
is allowed to protect history. On
farms meeting certain
qualifying requirements, feed
grains in excess of one-half of the
base may be used to prevent loss
of wheat allotment.
Or wheat in excess of the
wheat allotment may be used to
prevent loss of feed grain base.
Or such excess acreages of feed
grains or wheat may be used to
prevent loss of cotton allotment.
However, cotton planted in
excess of the cotton base allot
ment can not be used to prevent
loss of feed grain base or wheat
allotment.
Q. Doesn't this mean that
many farmers may want to be
cautious about losing their
history?
A. Yes. Another method of
preserving history on wheat and
feed grain farms if the minimum
percentage is not planted is to
participate in the set-aside and
forfeit program payments. So
unless one is willing to forfeit
these payments, planting the
minimum percentage of the crop
may be important where
allotments or base have value to
the farmer.
Q. Can barley or soybeans be
substituted for corn and jrain
sorghum to preserve one's feed
grain base?
A. No. Barley will not be
considered in the feed grain
program for 1971. Present in
dications are that the Secretary
of Agriculture will not permit
substitution of soybeans for feed
grain in preserving history.
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- Secretary of Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin has atv
nounced a new program, for
merly known as the Agricultural
Conservation Program (ACP),
permitting resumption of the
federal cost-sharing of various
beneficial conservation prac
tices with farmers, but under a
restructured program in line
with modern day needs to better
both the on and off-farm en
vironment Emphasis on the farm side will
be on those practices con
tributing the most to the im
provement of conditions for both
the general public and farmers.
A major thrust will be to reduce
water pollution which results in
large part from agricultural,
Industrial, and municipal
wastes. Water retaining and
retarding measures on farms,
such as dams and ponds, per
manent grass cover, waterways,
buffer strips, and tree plantings,
will be stressed.
Under the.; program, the
Federal Government will pay
about 50 of the cost of practices
that achieve permanent benefits.
Practices that provide tem
porary benefits will be available
only under certain cir
cumstances and at a reduced
level of Federal cost-sharing.
Practices that are good farming
techniques that should be per
formed routinely and practices
that are income-producing to the
farmer will be de-emphasized in
favor of those having benefits
for all citizens.
It recognizes that privately
owned land is a major source of
pollution, but that good
management of this land can
also be a major factor in im
proving living conditions 'or all
citizens. By sharing the cost, the
program will enable farmers to
undertake measures .that their
New Office
Hours For E.I.C.
Inc. Program
The Economic Improvement
Council, Inc., according to Roy
L. Lowe, Executive Director,
will undergo several procedural
and program emphasis changes
beginning, January 18, 1971.
The office hours for the
Economic Resource Center in
each of the ten counties will
remain open until 8:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday and 8:30
a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
This plan is designed to better
serve all segments of our
population. It is evident that this
will provide an opportunity for
working family members to visit
the Resource Centers without
conflicting with their work
schedule.
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limited resources would not
otherwise permit
The details of this program
will be announced as soon as they
are received in the County Of
fice. LEASE AND TRANSFER OF
PEANUT ALLOTMENTS
Congress has recently ap
proved Public Law 91-568 which
provides for the lease and sale of
peanut allotments within the
same county. Allotments may be
leased from one to five years.
The number of acres that can be
transferred is dependent on the
average yield for the past five
years for the two farms involved.
Farm operators interested in
leasing or selling peanuts should
contact the County ASCS Office.
1970 Peanut Yield There
were 3,269.0 acres harvested in;
Perquimans County in 1970 with
a production of 9,401,927 pounds
which makes an average yield
per acre of 2876 pounds.
The Latin derivation of the
world Facism was from "fasces"
(in Roman history, a bundle of
rods with an axe in the center,
carried by a Uctor as a sign of
magisterial authority).
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commercials took their last gasp.
If antlsmoklng messages con
tinue to be aired, one may soon
hear even greater howls from
cigarette makers, charging
unfairness, Fairness Is, after
all, a two-edged sword. Horace
Kornegay, president of the To
bacco Institute, haa already ac
cused health agencies of neg
lecting research in favor of
unfair statements linking cig
arette smoking with lung cancer
and other diseases.
IRENE RYAN haa been play
ing Granny on "Beverly Hill
billies" since 1961. She was
born in El Paao, Texas in 1910.
She worked hard both in vaude
ville and on radio. During World
War n she traveled over the
world entertaining troops.
ON THURSDAY, February 11,
"The Merv Griffin Show" wlU
do a 90-minute feature on John
Wayne, his family, and his 22,-W-acre
ranch in Arizona. View
ers will see Wayne's computer
ized feed-mixing installation,
ills prize cattle, and his home.
The Golden Age of Pericles
is an era in Greek history fa
mous for its achievements in
science and the arts.
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COMMENTARY
By Joka Smiley
ANDY GRIFFITH Is back on
The New And Griffith Show."
Andy poitraya the mayor of a
small North Carolina town. This ;
is the type of role which has
led to Griffith's succeaa. L
WHAT WITH the generation;
gap syndrome, youth demanding ;
control of universities and other; r
institutions traditionally held; '
by adults, and this lately-'
arrlved-at reverence for the,
voice of the Inexperienced, aj :
new kid show which is now in; -the
works dosa not come as a ;'
surprise, it's to bo called "Kid!
Talk," and will feature a panel: '
of children... from 4 to 11...;
commentina on adult nrrtiama. J't
to the television tube. In some
areas viewers may see up to 10 1
movlea a week in prime time. ? 2 '
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ON OVERPRICING DEFENSE
Government auditors have;
found overpricing by defense,
contractors in more than half of
. the military contracts examined;
in a soot check. The Hndinia re-v
ported to Congreaa showed that!;
18 procurements totaling HT,
million, were $1.8 million higher;
than the cost indicated by data.
available to the contractors at;
the time of negotiation. ; '
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