Agriculture
Rayburn awarded
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Rebecca Rayburn, daughter of
Mr. & Mrs Walker Rayburn rep
resented Perquimans County
very well last week in Raleigh at
the Conservation Resource
Workshop held at North Carolina
State University.
During the week Becky at
| tended classes and took field
trips relating to conservation
which included? Soil character
istics and Soil Conservation, Wa
tershed & Wildlife Mangage
ment, Forestry Woodlot
Management and Non-Agricultu
ral Uses for Soils. At the close of
the session on Friday, the partic
ipants were given a short exami
nation and attended an awares
banquet. Out of 112 students at
tending the workshop, Becky
scored third place in the competi
tion and received an award of
$75.00. The experience gained
will benefit not only Becky but
her district as well.
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Gardener answers readers' questions
Q. What's the best fertilizer for
grapes right now?
A. Fertilize bearing grapes
with cottonseed meal, fish emul
sion or manure tea.
BEfCIMD
THE
WEEDS .
by
, JEAN WINSlOW
Q. I would like to find a sum
mer-flowering tree.
A. Horticulturists at NCSU
have found it for you. The Japa
nese Scholar tree (Sophora japo
nica) is beginning to show its
large panicles of whitish pea-like
flowers now. This is an excellent
but rarely used tree. I do not un
derstand why nurseries don't of
fer it The Scholar tree is a rapid
grower, tolerant of urban condi
tions and disease resistant.
Q. Are yellow tomatoes less
acidic than red tomotoes?
A. Actually, it's the other way
around. When a catalogue de
scribes a tomato as "low acid," it
means the variety has a higher
sugar content. The taste is there
fore less acid tasting.
Acidity varies with location
and amount of sunlight, says nu
trition specialist Nadine Tope,
but there is no significant nutri
tional difference. The nutritional
value of tomatoes is not partic
ularly high compared to other
vegetables? potassium, sile
nium, sodiem, vitamins A and C
are major components? but they
rank first in total contribution of
10 vitamins and minerals be
cause of heavy consumption in
the American diet.
Q. What vegetables offer the
best sources of calcium?
A. Collards are at the top of the
list, followed by turnip greens,
kale, mustard, bok choy, broc
coli, okra and dandelion greens.
Calcium is lost in water, so be
sure to use as minimum amount
when cooking. Try steaming or
stir-frying for best results.
Qr Is ornamental kale edible?
A. Yes, definitely. The young
pink leaves are a colorful addi
tion to a raw salad. Boiled orna
mental Kale, however, turns to
blue-green.
Q. What can I do about leggy
petunias?
A. Starting now, in mid-sum
mer, carefully cut back a few
stragglers every other day until
the plant is back in shape.
Petunias orginated in Brazil.
They were so named by de Jus
sieu in 1803, since the natives
used the word petun to describe
members of the nicotine family,
of which petunias are a cousin.
By the way, this is a good time
to take cuttings from large dou
ble flowered petunias if you want
to use them as pot plants this
year.
Q. Any suggestions for my non
blooming hibiscus?
A. Try using less nitrogen,
which causes lush leafy growth
instead of blooms. Fertilize with
fish emulsion or other balanced
formulas. If there is still a pau
city of bloom this fall, transplant
to a sunnier location.
Q. What can I plant for fall
color?
A. Sow seeds of border-size pe
tunias, marigolds and scarlet
sage no later than this week.
Mature plants can be made to
produce longer by removing
faded flowers regularly. Discour
age insect damage by scattering
slug bait around marigolds.
Q. My squash and beans look
tired!
A. They probably are. A boost
of fertilizer is in order, and Larry
Bass at State suggests a side
dressing of 8-8-8 or 10-10-10 chem
ical mixture. Organic gardeners
will get fast results from cow ma
nure tea, fish emulsion or com
post. Foliar fertilizers are excel
lent under drought conditions.
In August, oversized beans,
squash and cucumber plants can
be pruned, which will promote
new growth and a longer bearing
period.
Q. How can I clear up mildew
on phlox?
A. Apply weekly dustings of Ka
ra thene through mid-fall. A sys
temic fungicide such as Benlate
is also effective. Apply either as
a foliar spray or a soil drench.
Q. How can birdbaths be kept
clean?
A. Scrub birdbaths and foun
tains with a good stiff brush and
strong soapy sloution containing
Borax or one part bleach to nine
parts water. Rinse thoroughly
and refill with water.
Morning field tour slated by
Extension Service for Friday
By STANLEY J. WINSLOW
CO. EXT. CHAIRMAN
You are invited to attend a
morning Field Tour on Friday,
July 11th. You will have an op
portunity to observe a canta
loupe variety trial; a peanut
weed control plot and attend a
session on scouting for peanut
diseases.
Extension
News
north Carolina
AGRICULTURAL
EXTENSION
SERVICE
By Slon
Wmslow
Cantaloupe Variety Plot: Co
operator ? Billy Williams ? 7:00
a.m. meet at Billy Williams'
house and travel to cantaloupe
plot which is in the back of his
field.
Peanut Weed Control Plot: Co
operator: Robert Phthisic (Ben
Winslow Farm): 7:40 a.m. Pre
emergence and post-emergence
herbicides.
Peanut Disease Scouting Ses
sion: Cooperator: Floyd Long
(Beside his house) 8:15 a.m.
Sclerotinia Test Plot.
Refreshments will be fur
nished by an Agrichemical Com
pany.
All peanut growers should plan
to attend the Peanut Disease
Scouting Session. Sclerotinia and
Southern Stem Rot have been
found in the county and everyone
should be scouting their peanuts
regularly. Early treatment will
be very important.
A safe way to remove
ticks from your skin
What's the best way to extract
a stubborn tick? Some say stick a
match to its backside. Others
prefer drowning it in nail polish
or turpentine. The North Caro
lina Medical Society believes
there's a better way.
A recent article in the "North
Carolina Medical Journal" offers
a safe tick-removal technique
that works almost every time.
Give it a try the next time you go
camping and bring this unwel
come parasite home.
All you need is a tube of 2 per
cent lidocaine jelly? a non-pre
scription local anaestehtic avail
able in most drug stores? and a
pair of square-jawed tweezers.
All you need is a tube of 2 per
cent lidocaine jelly? a non-pre
scription local anaesthetic avail
able in most drug stores? and a
pair of square-jawed tweezers.
All you have to do is apply a
generous amount of lidocaine to
the tick, wait 10 minutes or so,
and pull it out with the tweezers.
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This technique works because
the lidocaine numbs the tick,
loosens its grip under your skin,
and, in most cases, allows for
easy? and painless? removal.
Even with the tick out, some
danger remains. Ticks are well
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Nutrition
Site menus
The following is a list of menus
of the Nutrition Site Program for
the elderly for the week of July
14?18.
Monday? papriki baked -
chicken, baked sweet potato pat- *
ties, buttered green peas with on
ions, dinner roll, margarine,
orange, milk.
Tuesday? beef pattie with
cheese, coleslaw with green pep
per & carrots, buttered corn,
hamburger bun, margarine, pur
ple plums, milk.
Wednesday? tuna salad with .
hard boiled egg, 3 bean salad, to- :?
matoes on lettuce, whole wheat
bread, margarine, brownie,
milk.
Thursday? stew beef with on
ions & gravy, fried okra, but
tered peas & carrots, rice, mar
garine, orange juice, chocolate
chip cookie.
Friday? baked pork chop, but- *
tered squash with onions, coles
law with green peppers, dinner
roll, margarine, diced peaches,
milk.
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