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By STANLEY J. WIN8LOW
IMS Corn Yield Contest: 1968 has
been a difficult season for fanners in
our area. We began the season with a
record drought and now are facing
harvest time with the lowest price* in
10 years. It is hard to be enthusiastic
when faced with these obstacles. De
spite these many adversities, our
fanners here in Perquimans County
are still one of the most optomistic
and enthusiastic group of people I
have ever worked with. I am proud to
be working with such a fine group of
people.
I hope that each of you will take
time to enter your best fields in the
County Corn Yield Contest this year.
I realize that yields on the average
will be much lower than last year?
but there will be some extra good
yields also. These need to be mea
sured and verified. The Corn Contest
Committee will consist of the same
people as last year: Stan Winslow
and Jeff Copeland, Perquimans Ex
tension Office, 496-5428; Edgar Ro
be rson, Albemarle Fertilizer, 426
5224; John Meyers, Soil Conserva
tion, 426-5545; and Tommy L. Rid
dick, ASCS, 426-5802. Please call any
one of us to enter your corn in the
contest. We would appreciate your
calling us a day ahead of when you
plan to pick. This will enable us to
schedule our measuring and help you
to sure someone can measure when
you are ready. We are looking for
ward to measuring some good yields.
Begin thinking about measuring soy
beans also. We should have some
very good bean yields this year.
Peanut Diseases; Be on the alert
for both southern stem rot and sclero
tinia. The rainfall and heavy dews
are creating ideal conditions for both
diseases. Don't be caught by a late
season disease outbreak.
Peanut Field Day: This years Pea
nut Field Day will be held on Septem
ber 4th, at the Peanut Belt Research
Station in Lew is ton, N.C. As always,
the Field Day will begin with a meet
ing of the N.C. Peanut Growers Asso
ciation at 10:00 a.m. Following the
sponsored lunch, there will be a tour
of the various plots on the Station.
Open throughout the day will be
Equipment Exhibits, Peanut Matu
rity Demonstrations, Peanut
Leafspot Monitoring Equipment and
a Demonstration a on Managing the
Peanut Farm as an Enterprise.
I plan to attend and will leave Hert
ford at 8:30 a.m. If you wish to ride,
please call the day before so I can
make the necessary arrangements
If we have several people going, I
may ask one of you to drive also.
It's time to look to fall
Time to look ahead to fall? a. least
the weather will be cooler, if nothing
else.
Plant for the fall garden: radiccio,
endive, broccoli raab (turnip seeds),
leaf lettuce, spinach, winter squash,
shallots, radishes, leeks, turnips,
kale, kohrabi, seed potatoes, onion
sets, and arugula. When you finish
with those, plant pod-peas, carrots,
beets, Chinese cabbage, and parsley.
When you finish with those, check
to see if bean beetles are going to be
much of a problem. If not, set out
cabbage seedlings late in the month,
shading young plants from the sun
for at least two weeks.
You're not finished. You forgot to
plant any potato sprouts you have left
over. And broccoli, Burssels sprout,
cauliflower and carrot seeds for
transplanting later.
Prune okra about one-third to in
duce further branching and increase
yield.
Stay ahead of summer weeds. If
you allow them to set seed, they will
greet you with a vengence come next
spring.
Keep water sprouts trimmed from
fruit trees.
Spray fall webworms in nut trees
with Bacillus thuringiensis.
Prune blackberry canes that bore
fruit this year. New canes may be
tipped to encourage branching.
Tips for Drying Fruits and Vegeta
bles
A good way to dry cockscomb, yar
row, statice, strawflowers, hydrang
eas and many other flowers is the
oldest way, says extension specialist
Sandra Dellinger. Hang the plant
material upside down in a dark, dry
storage room, closet or attic. The
room should be warmer than temper
atures outside and as dark as possi
ble to help plant materials retain
their color. Do not use a damp base
ment. Strip off the leaves and spread
paper on the floor to catch any seeds
which drop. Some people prefer to
hang the flower heads upside down in
a brown paper bag because it will
catch any seeds and help block out
light.
Vegetables such as peppers may be
dried by taking up the whole plant
and hanging it upside down. Another
method is to pick peppers and spread
on screening until dry. When harvest
ing hot peppers, coat your hands with
cooking oil or butter. Wash hands
weith plain soap and water af
terwards?no more rubber gloves
and burning skin.
Okra and peppers are two of the
few vegetables that do not require
blanching before drying. Most veg
gies should be blanched to inactivate
enzymes which cause loss in color,
nutrients, and texture.
Garlic leaves trun yellow an lie flat
when ready to harvest.
If the weather is dry, remove mulch
from garlic patch, and carefully
loosen soil, allowing it to dry thor
oughly. Before rain comes, take up
bulbs and lay in a well-ventilated
area, such as a screen in a garage.
Prune roots to one inch when the bulb
dries out. Store in a cool, dry place,
just as you would onions.
When vegetables are dry enough to
store they are crisp and brittle.
Fruits are considered dry when their
texture is leathery and pliable.
Judging dryness can sometimes be
tricky. Vegetables need a lower wa
ter content than fruits to remain sta
ble, according to Nadine Pope, nutri
tionist at NCSU. Fruits have a higher
sugar content which "ties up" water
that spoilage organisms need to
grow.
Best quality dried food will keep
for three to six months at room tem
perature.
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and
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ATTENTION
Beginning in September
THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY will
have a business page on the second
Thursday of each month. Businesses
may submit articles and information
about their business to our office be
tween 9:00 A.M. -5:00 P.M. Monday
Friday.
For More Information Call 426-5728
White's Barbeque
"New" Friday Night Special
Shrimp Plate Choico of 2 v?9*tobl?s ft brood 5.00
Saturday Night Special
Pork BBQ & Fried Chicken Combination
Fresh Fish Served Daily 3.50
Brunswick Stew
We welcome large & small groups
Sit down and let us
serve you or take out.
Monday-Thursday 6:00 A.M.-8:O0 P.M.
Friday & Saturday 6:00 A.M. -9:00 P.M.
426-5064
Call us for all of your catering needs.
7 Cards
of Thanks
^ Words are so inadequate to express my deep feeling of
Ranks and appreciation to each of you for every act of
kindness and concern, shown in so many ways, to me and
my family during my stay in the hospital and since my
return home. The many prayers, thoughts, cards, visits,
food, phone calls and gifts will never be forgotten, and re
main with us as a source of encouragement.
A special thanks to each member of the Winfall Fire
Department and all who contributed in any way toward the
benefit supper in my behalf. May God richly bless you,
dear friends, as He has blessed me.
With Deepest Gratitude
Josiah Smith
The family of Lillie H. Hunter would like to thank each of
you for the many kind deeds you expressed at the time of
her death. For the visits, flowers, food, cards, and dona
tions made in her memory and for prayers made for us.
The Family Of
Lillie H. Hunter
I would like to thank all my friends, relatives, and va
rious church organizations for remembering me with
prayers, cards, flowers, visits, calls and food, during my
recent hospitalization and since my return home.
I sincerely appreciate your thOughtfulness and kind
ness- Sincerely,
Howard Williams, Sr.
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