Exports important to farming industry and national economy
BY JOHN SLEDGE
N. C. Farm Bureau Federation
The farm economy of America
has become geared to the export
market of agricultural
commodities. At the same time,
these exports have played a
major role in reducing the
annual balance of trade deficit.
Studies indicate that each $1
billion worth of farm products
exported generates 30,000 jobs in
the U.S. economy. If that be the
case, last year'* agricultural
export*, worth $35 billion,
provided over one million Jobs in
this country. So, farm exports
are not only important to
agriculture, but also to the total
economy.
Farm product exports reached
a high level of $43.8 billion in
1981, but unfortunately have
(alien for the past two years.
Agricultural trade is
Influenced by a variety of
economic, political and social
factors. Among these are
government actions to protect its
domestic agriculture and to
improve Its balance of payments
situation.
Government restrictions fall
into the categories of tariff and
non-tariff measurer Tariff
measures are established as a
specific monetary charge per
unit of product, as a percentage
of the import value or a
combination of the two. A non
tariff measure is any
requirement other than a tariff
which would influence the
quality, cost or origin of an
import entering a country. This
could take the form of limitations
such as import quotas, import
licensing regulations and
labeling requirements.
Exclusive of the tariff levies
imposed by the European
Community on U.S. feedgrains
and wheat, U.S. tobacco exports
are probably most affected by
tariff and non-tariff barriers
4 Feeding ' your plants for a healthy start
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plantings get off to a great start
by feeding with a high
phosphorous liquid fertilizer a
couple of days before moving
them to their new home. There
are also several commercial
preparations available such as
Ortho's Up-Start.
Evergreens should be given a
extra feeding this year after such
a dreadful winter. Apply a
FFA meetings slated
Perquimans County High
School Future Farmers of
America released the following
schedule of meetings for the
future.
July 3-Officers Meeting-7:00
p.m.
July 5-Camp Meeting-7:00 p.m.
Final
planting
date set
WINDSOR, NC-JULY 5 is the
final planting date for insured
GRAIN AND SORGHUM AND
SOYBEANS in PERQUIMANS
COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.
"Farmers unable to plant by the
final planting date because of
adverse weather conditions may
sign a 20-day Late Planting
Agreement, which permits
insurance coverage, but provides
for a lower guarantee due to the
late planting," said John H.
Bazemore, District Director for
the Federal Crop Insurancr
Corporation (FCIC).
"Acres of insured GRAIN
SORGHUM AND SOYBEANS
planted by JULY 5 must be
reported by JULY 15," said
Bazemore. Acreage planted
after JULY 5 should also be
reported on the JULY 15 acreage
report (in the "remarks"
section).
Farmers must sign the Late
Planting Agreement within 10
days following JULY 5.
"The FCIC has expanded the
terms of the Late Planting
Agreement to include adverse
weather conditions. Previously,
late planting was allowed only
because of excessive moisture,"
Bazemore said.
A local crop insurance agent is
ready to assist farmers with
their insurance needs.
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July 23-Forestry Team
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July 23-FFA meeting- 7:00
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July 30-0fficers Meeting-7:00
p.m.
August 5-0fficers Meeting-7:00
p.m.
August 19-Officers Meeting
7:00 p.m.
All meetings will be held at
Perquimans High School.
All members are urged to
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balanced fertilizer and be sure to
water well.
Do you realize what a rich
source of Vitamin C your garden
is? Did you know that, in
milligrams per cup, the following
garden goodies are richer in this
important vitamin that orange
juice (66 milligrams per
orange): Peppers, green, one
whole, 210; honeydew, Vi melon,
172; broccoli, cooked, 140;
Brussels sprouts, cooked, 135;
kale, cooked, 102; cantaloupe, V4
melon, 90; strawberries, 88,
papays, 78; cauliflower, cooked,
69. (Statistics from Gardens for
AU).
See there? You don't need to
buy expensive 0. J. You can get
all the C you need. You could
have had a V-8.
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Herbs are becoming more and
more popular in the home
garden, as more and more people
learn to appreciate their value in
food preparation maintaining
good health. It's good to know the
different ways herbs are put to
use.
Infusions are made by pouring
boiling water over leaves and
flowers for at least five minutes.
Make an infusion of rosemary
leaves and add to baby shampoo
in a proportion of one to three. An
infusion of chamomile flowers
and marigolds with juice of a
lemon enhances blond hair. An
infusion of parsley leaves is
astringent and will throughly
cleanse your skin
Decoctions differ from
infusions in that you must boil
the leaves, roots and seeds of an
herb for twenty minutes or more
in order to extract the goodness.
4-Hers participate
Six Perquimans County 4
H'ers competed for honors at the
Northeastern District 4-H
Activity Day in Bertie County
Wednesday, June 20.
All six young people were
winners in their categories.
Participants and their respective
demonstrations were Jason
Harrell, runner-up in Electric;
Cornelius Mack, 1st place in
Bicycle; Damion Burke, 1st in
Craft; Robbie Griffin, 1st in
Poultry; Leah Harrell, 1st in
Livestock Production; and
Torrence Mack, blue ribbon
winner in Talent.
"The coaching by 4-H leaders
Sherry Harrell, Rev. Wright
Demery, Douglas Layden, and
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with such high placings.
This annual event represents
17 counties, and had over 600
people in attendance. Winners
are able to compete in the State
Contest July 16-20, in Raleigh,
according to Jeff Copeland,
Perquimans County Extension
Agent.
imposed by importing or would
be importing countries. The U.S.
tobacco farmer can find little
comfort in attempting to
compete in a world market of
relatively high tariffs in many
countries, non-tariff barriers '
which can be most restrictive,
exchange rate manipulations -
which occur in some tobacco
exporting countries, and
preferential treatment granted
by some market nations.
It is anticipated that activity ?
will begn in 1M6 toward the next .*
round of multilateral trade
negotiations under the General
Agreements on Tariffs and
Trade.
The U.S. will need to be firm in
obtaining concessions and
removal of trade barriers to
foreign markets for American
agriculture products if U.S.
markets are to remain open for
foreign products.
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