Friday, May 30, 1958
THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
ON THE HOME FRONT—Members of Headquarters
Battery, 690th Field 'Artillery seen here left to
right first row are C. G. Sawyer, N. L. Jones, H.
M. Lamm, H. C. Elks, G. K. Ellis, R. W. Banks, G.
S. Simmons, J. A. Muse, J. B. McDaniel. Second row,
M. B. Jarman, W. E. Matthews, L. J. Mitchell, G. B.
Waters Jr., L. Smith Jr., J. A. Melton, J. W. Mitch*
ell Jr., A. E. Cannon, A. W. Goulding Jr. Third
row, L. W. Norman, JE. H. Atkinson, W. H. Buie,
A. A. Gaskins, K. E. Bell, W. R. Jarman, W, O.
Bersch Jr., C. L. Watson, G. P. Phillips, R. A. Hin
son, H. B. Norris.
Tragic Accidents Can Mar
Peaceful Existence on Farm
RA]^GH—The peace and quiet
of fann living can be mahred by
tragic accidents.
Howard Ellis, in charge of agri
cultural engineering for the N. C.
Agricultural Extension Service,
says that machinery and equipment,
livestock, hand and power operated
tools, electricity, firearms and wa
ter—important as they are-,-all are
potential hazards if handled care
lessly.
Ellis says that the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture’s Farmers Bul
letin No. 2101, “Watch Your Step!
Avoid Farm Accidents,” gives two
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basic rules for farm safety. They
are:
1. Prevention. Sharpen your eyes
and wits to discover all possible
hazards on your farm .and remove
them immediately—tomorrow may
be too late. Get in the habit of do
ing things the safe way and see
that every member of your house
hold and every worker on your
farm learns safety habits.
2. Preparedness, Keep a first-
aid kit or cabinet handy, keep it
well supplied and know how to use
it. Enroll in a Red Cross first-aid
course. Keep fire-fighting equip
ment handy, keep it in good work
ing order and know how to use it.
A friend brought in a shoot from
his sasanqua camellia which was
infested with leaf or bud gall dis
ease. This disease is caused by
mold-like airborne fungi and is
quite prevalent on both azaleas and
camellias this year.
. Ilie leaves become thickened,
curled, fleshy and pale green to
white, or pink in color. Frequent
ly a white powdery surface will de
velop on the leaves. The disease is
usually worse on the lower leaves
but may also appear on any part
of the plant, especially under hum
id conditions and in shady loca
tions. Flower parts may be affected
on some species of rhododendron.
The trouble seems to be more pre
valent on sasanqua than on the
japonica camellia.
The disease is more alarming
from the standpoint of disfigure
ment than from actual damage to
the plant. However, it may become
severe if weather conditions are
favorabie for the development of
the organism.
Around the home, the galls
should be removed from the plants
and burned just as soon as they
are detected. Bordeaux mixture may
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be used effectively if removal of
the galls by hand is not feasible.
Prepared Bordeaux may be pur
chased from your local seedsman
or hardware store and mixed ac
cording to instructions on the pack
age. If you only require a small
quantity of spray, use one and a
half level teaspoons of powdered
copper sulfate and one 'and a ’half
teaspoons of fresh hydrated (build
ers) lime to one gailbn of water.
To this solution add about one half
cup of skimmed miik which will
serve as a spreader and sticker.
Side dress your leafy-vegetabies
with nitrate of soda. Keep all veg
etable and ornamental plantings
free of weeds. A good mulch will
help control moisture, soil tempera
ture and weeds. Stake and mulch
tomatoes.
Two letters were received from
readers last week about widely dif
ferent subjects. I believe both are
of sufficient general interest to be
answered in this column. The first
comes from a lady in Caswell coun
ty who wants to know how to germ
inate magnolia seed.
There are many kinds of seed
that germinate slowly and should
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have pre-treatment. The magnolia
is one of the worst offenders in this
respect. Perhaps the quickest meth
od to use for magnolia is the acid
treatment because it requires little
or no special equipment and the
acid can be recovered and used sev
eral times if necessary.
Place concentrated sulphuric acid
(95 per cent pure) in a suitable
glass or earthware container. Make
a basket for the seed out of a cop
per wire. Immerse the seed until
covered. Allow the seed to soak for
the required length of time. You
will have to do some experimenting
on the time because it will depend
somewhat on the age of the sbed.
We have successfully used this
method with true sweet potato seed
by soaking for 20 minutes to one
hour. I suggest 15, 30, 45 and €0
minutes. This means four batches
of seed. Remove seed from acid
and wash for five or/10 minutes
with cool running water. Stir care
fully during washing. The seed may
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