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Friday, March 20, 1959 THE NEW BERN JAKROR, NEW BERN, N. C. Page Seven lood SwMt Potato Crop Has lits Beginning in Good Seed 127 B ”1 S » i ■III? Buyers at^ predicting that if jCaTtners are to expect » reasonable price for their sweet potatoes this y'ear, they must produce a higb y'ielding, quality erop. And the best way to produce buch a crop, says Foil W. McLaugh pin, acting director of the N. C, :;rop Improvement Assn., is to ptart with good seed potatoes. Use only certified seed if possi ble, McLaughlin said. Bed only seed 1% inches in diameter or ov- WOODROW MOORE'S Supplying Indoor Comfort With Heating mrf Air Conditiening Now ideated 3Tt First St. VITA-VAR PAINTS ar MrrCHELL'S HARDWARE . /I mw ' ■■ ■». blits S. Front: ME 7-3100 with the Best. Town 'N Country Service Center T .1 $50.00 Aiiowanee for Your Old Rang# Regardless of Age or Condition on a Now COMPLETELY AUTOMATIC PYROFAX GAS RANGE Low Down Payment Easy Terms as Craven County Gas Co. er, and scurf. examint each potato forA~ Lacat agricultural agents or ^ Crop Impovement Associatum will furnish farmers with the names of certified seed producers upon re quest. ‘^'All these potatoes have been found to conform with the high standards set., for certified seed potatoes,” McLaughlin said. “Farm ers should make sure a blue tag is attached to each basket.” Some farmers make a practice of selling their best potatoes and saving the strings (less than 1% inches in diameter) for bedding. Experiments have shown that plants produced from strings aver aged yielding 163 bushels per acre, where certified seed (1% inches and over) averaged 217 bushels per acre. “This increase could mean the difference between a profit and loss on an acre of sweet potatoes,” McLaughlin pointed out. “And where seed potatoes are found to have scurf,” McLaughlin concluded, “get some more seed; for trying to treat diseased pota toes is a waste of time and money.” GARDEN TIME By M. E. GARDNER N. C. Stato Collog* Sometimes we are not very care ful when'sowing seed. Nothing can take place of good seed bed prep aration. The Imsd should be prepar- edbso that fliie soil particles udH eSin^^cibse cbntadt wi& the seed iSB:3l twd lettue^shbuld not be planted more than onedjalf inch deep. Tomato, turnip and pepper from one-fourth to one-half inch, while the larger seed, such as snap bean, should be planted three- fourths to one inch. This is more or less common knowledge buf carelessness when planting may materially reduce germination of the seed. Many soils bake and crust before the seed has a chance to germinate and push out of the soil. Here is a suggestion. After you have planted your seed, mulch lightly over the row with either pine needle^ or ground corn cobs. Both of these materials are light and will prevent most of the crusting and baking of the soil. These materials should not interfere with the growth of, the young seedlings but you should make frequent observations and ad just the mulch as needed. You are now, no doubt, familiar with nematodes which cause root knots. The knots formed by the feeding “eel worms” prevent the normal functioning of the roots by blocking intake and movement of water and nutrients. They present a knotty problem and caii be seri ous, as many of you have foupd dot. Yotnr covii^ agricultural agent cmi supply you with informa tion concerning the control of this pest. This is a good time to check our surroundings. Could we use some paint on the house or barn? Would a few careftilly selected and well placed plants improve the -general landscape effect? Do we have unat^ tractive areas which could be nice ly screened from view with an ever green hedge? Have you developed the play area for the children? Or the picnic area for family and friends? Can you think of others? Hints for Proper Core of Your lown Tlw laws may be coarideced as a eairpet for the laadaeape, and as a welcome mat to oar homes. When we tkisk of laiwnsy two things usu ally come to mind; establMlng a new lawn, and maintaining of what we have. Shice it la generally con ceded that fan (d ttie year is best for establishment, I will only give suggestions concerning' mainte nance. Feeding—a spring dressing of a complete fertilizer will give the grass a good start. Use an 8-8-8 mixture at the rate of about 30 pounds per 1,00(1 square feet. The fertilizer should be spread evenly either hf hand or witt a spreader, Tltis scbedide is for open lawns, If the grass must compete with tr|K roots, use about one-forth to one-third more fertilHeer per 1,000 ^nare feet depending tqtoa the character of your soil. Special turf mixtures are on the market and are good formulations, if you use one of these nuxtures, foBow instruc tions because they may contain a higher ratio of plant food than the 8-G8. Mowing—Height of cut is impor tant. While grass can usually be cut closer in the spring, because of rapid growth, most people prefer to adjust their mowers for a xm- form cut and leave it for the sea- Gives Pointers for Purchasing Pullets In the limg run, which is more |»nfitabI^or egg producers: rais ing pullets or buying them? T^ is a question many Tar Heel egg producers are asking, shtce started pullet programs are one of the latest developments in North Carolina’s fast'moving poul try industry. 'The aiiswffl' is not simple, says Kenneth C. Bean, poultry specialist for the N. C. Agricultural Exten sion Service. Like most programs, the started pullet program has both its advantages and its dis advantages. It appears, however. Bean said, that the advantages of the program are inviting for commercial poul- trymen, espemally in siituafiions ?uch as ■ ' ^ H6,;:t|M,§;'jroi^ld be of " ‘ ^Ihg hUt «■ (!^ poultryman wishes to siiWdh from a non-vaccination program to a vaccination program; and (3) Where a farmer is consider ing the poultry business for the first time, but does not have the cash to buy brooding and'rearing equipment. ffhere are also disadvantages to started pullet program^. Bean pointed out. Some of the disadvant- tages appear minor, but they should be recognized and consid ered. One of the biggest disadvantages now appears to be differences in management practices followed by the grower and the buy». For example, a North Carolina poultryman recently bought a floek of started pediets had been reared on roosts. The buyer had no roosts in -his house. Tke first night he lost SO pt^ets be cause they piled up in the corner and smothered. AnothCT disadvanti^ ts ^ ex- itreme stress conditions under which the birib are often placed when they are moved ftnom one farm to another. Moving the birds over long distances is stress enough. But when the trip is made during cold, wet weather, there is a good chance the pullets will come down with some respiratory ailment. There may tie other drawbacks to the started pidlet program, he continued. For one thing, there is the capital outlay needed for buy ing 16-18 week-old pullets. “Each egg producer should stu dy his own situation, before enter ing the program,” Bean said “And if he should Reekie to buy started pullets, he should get to know his grower.” Study his background as a poul tryman, Bean advised. Look for other poultrymen who ace using his stock. Go to see the birds be- fwe you^ buy them. And be sure to study the management pvMtices the' grower is ‘using so you eia avoid any (frastiiirchMges' bn . ydur part. If you do these things, both the grower and buyer wUl be better satisfied with the outcome of start ed pullets. son. Adjust the cutting edge 1.5 to 2 inches by placing the mower on a lever floor and measuring the distance with a ruler. If the wheels are equipped with pneumatic tires, maintain a con stant pressure. Grass may be seri ously set back if it is pwmitted to get too high befdm mowing. If your mower is set for 1.5 inches, the graM should be rat when it reaches three inches in height. Don’t leave wads of heavy clipping en the lawn grass, especially in wet weather. READ THE MIRROR WEEKLY WC SCLL USED AUTO PAWrS Wa Buy: Batteriai Brail—Copoar—Radiators —Scrap Iron and Slaal SAULTER AUTO SALVAOE CO. 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