SECTION ONE-:
Spotted Skunk
Spotted Skunks, like their striped
cousins, have an unpleasant way of de
fending themselves against attackers.
But so long as they are not aroused,
the spotted fellows probably do more
good than harm. The National Wild
life Federation reports that they per
form a valuable service by eating such
destructive pests as grasshoppers, cric
kets, beetles, mice and rats.
To catch his prey, the Spotted
Skunk prowls only at night. A sure
footed hunter, he is quick to pounce
on his victims, and he can go after
them either on the ground or in trees.
After a night of roaming, he curls
up and rests during the daylight hours.
His home may be in almost any shel
tered nook. Spotted Skunks have been
found living in the clefts of rocky
ledges, in hollow stumps or logs, in
holes which they have dug in banks,
in old dens abandoned by other ani
mals, and in natural caves.
In the out-of-the-way places which
they have chosen for their homes, they
raise their families. Each spring there
is a litter of from two to ten young,
which are cared for by the mother.
When the young grow up, they are
from eighteen to twenty-two inches
long, and their bushy tails are seven
or eight inches in length. Their heads
are small, their ears tiny, and their
legs short. Altogether they are small
er than their striped cousins.
The real identification mark of the
Spotted Skunk, of course, is the way
in which his glossy black coat is dec
orated with white. He has a white,
spot on his forehead and oblong white
marks, or broken stripes, on his back
and upper sides. His tail, too, may be
mostly white. All of his hair—white
and black—is long.
Besides insects, rats, and mice, he
eats small ground squirrels, small
birds and their eggs, lizards, sala
manders. crawfish, mushrooms, and
small fruits. There is no proof that
he takes enough birds or fruit to be
a serious menace.
The only crime of which he is ac
cused is carrying hydrophobia, and ir
some parts of the country he is known '
and feared as the Hydrophobia Skunk, i
But the truth is that experts disagree I
on whether he really deserves this 1
name and reputation. While he may 1
carry rabies, it is likely that the
chances of being bitten by a mad Spot- :
ted Skunk are less than the chances 1
of being attacked by a mad dog.
Whether you want to see or avoid '■
Spotted Skunks, you may find it use- i
ful to know that there are about thir- i
teen varieties of them. According to I
the National Wildlife Federation, they i
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try, but are more plentiful in the west ,
than the east.
Price Support Loans
Depend On Storage i 1
Chowan County small grain produc-|l
ers who intend to take advantage of <
government price support loans on this j
year’s harvest should be giving seri- (
ous consideration to the problem of
obtaining the necessary storage space, j
C. W. Overman, Chowan County
farm agent for the State College Ex- j
tension Service, reminds farmers that 1
it is ‘#;eir responsibility to provide *
storage, either on the farm or in com-
mercial space, before they can obtain ,
government loans. And even though ,
they do not plan to apply for a loan,
inability to find space at the last j
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDgNTON, N. C„ THURSDAY MAY 20, 1954.
moment can lead to the necessity for
dumping crops on the market at har
vest time when prices are often as
much as 70 cents below their normal
levels for later in the year.
The question of storage space is
| particularly important this year, says
Overman, because national carryovers
from last year plus this year’s produc
tion are expected to result in the
greatest total supply of grain and oil
seeds we have ever had. This will
undoubtedly strain all existing storage
facilities, despite the fact that the
government has taken steps to expand
space through use of the “Mothball
fleet” to hold stocks owned by the
Commodity Credit Corporation and
building of 100,000,000 bushels addi
tional CCC bin space, as well as
through an occupancy guarantee pro
gram to encourage building of addi
tional commercial elevators. Current
estimates indicate that there may be
shortage of storage space amount
ing to 150 to 250 million bushels.
The answer for many farmers is to
provide space on their own farms suf
ficient to house their own crops. In
formation about the type of facilities
which would best meet their needs can
be obtained from the county agent.
Information about special loans avail
able to finance new facilities or re
model existing buildings can be ob
tained from the county ASC Commit
tee.
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Question: Does grain sorghum do i
well in a drought?
Answer: It has an inherent ability '
to withstand drought. The plants be"- j j
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I when water is scarce and start grow
ing again when supplied with water.
This one feature has allowed the grain '
sorghums to compete favorably with ‘
other summer crops during dry weath- J
er. The sorghums may be used as a .
i catch crop following failure of early (
| seeded crops. The grain is generally i
.compared with com in feeding
ties. It is expected that in a few years
North Carolina farmers will plant
'nearly 100,000 acres annually.
| Question: Just what does the term'
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press the degree of acidity of soils.
An arbitrary scale was established
’running from oto 14. A pH of 7.0 is
neutral—soils with a pll of 7.0 are
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'neither acid nor alkaline. Soils with a
| pH below 7.0 are acid; those with a
IpH above 7.0 are non-acid, or alka
lline. Thus a soil with a pH of 6.9
is only very slightly acid and one with
a pH of 7.1 is very slightly alkaline.
Also a soil with a pH of 6.4 is more
acid than a soil with apH of 6.8. The
same is true on the alkaline side of
the scale. A soil with a pH of 7.8
is more alkaline than one with a pH
of 7.4.
Question: How can I tell just how
much, 2, 4-D is in the can I buy?
Answer: It is on the label and is
usually referred to as “pounds of 2,
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it to be used in water and others in
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to surfaces. The actual amount of
2, 4-D in the can is indicated by such
a phrase as this: “This product con
tains the equivalent of 4 pounds of
2, 4-D acid per gallon."
-1 Chowan High MenuJ
i Menus at Chowan High School for
. the week of May 24 are as follows:
s Monday—Luncheon meat, Rynento
! cheese, green butter beans, mashed po
f tatoes, carrots and cabbage salad,
I bread, butter and fruit cup.
[ Tuesday—Stew beef, green tossed
salad, green peas, beets, com muffins,
.butter, peaches.
Wednesday—Franks, cheese toast,
: potato salad, pork and beans, cole
, slaw, bread, butter, chocolate honey
■ cake.
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