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CHOWAN COUNTY
Bf cTw. OVEBMAM. Qwwib County Agmt
Mulch planting following small
grain last year appears to be
Showing results this season. |
James Griffin, SCS Technician,
made a careful check of soil
moisture conditions with Hutch
Winborne last week.
The soil was made finable and
contained much more moisture
where tile small grain straw was
left on the land by mulch
planting than where the Straw
was burned off. Com i 6 grow
ing on tiic field this year. At
the present time there is no
visible difference in the corn
growth.
Mr. Winborne reports that tire
soybean yield last year was bet
ter on tile burned area. Tha
burned straw area yielded abewt
28 bushels per acre and the
mukh-planted area yielded about
20 bushels per acre. He says
that this could have been due
to a better stand of soybeans
where the straw was burned.
Tliat was our first experience
with mulch planting. 1 think we
learned something about how to
set tlie equipment properly in
the future. We plan to do some
more mulch planting work this
year. Surely the organic mat
ter from the small grain straw
is very beneficial to the soil.
Organic matter makes the soil
more friable and increases the
water-holding capacity of the
soil and enables it to hold fer
tilizer materials better.
Cotton Soil Fumigation at j
planting time is being tried by,
George Jordan of Ryland com-1
inunity. This was accomplished
in one operation on the same
tractor.
Two years ago. Mr. Jordan en
countered a severe infestation of
sting nematode in peanuts on
this field. George planted the
field to cotton in April. The
cool damp weather resulted -in
a very poor stand. 1 advised
him to plant the field over and
to use Nomagon soil fumigant
at the same time.
Last Thursday afternoon, we
mounted the soil fumigant ap
plicator on the front of toe trac
tor. The planters were mount
ed on the rear. The applicator
blades ran in the middle of the
row placing the fumigant about
eight inches deep. The planter
followed, placing the seed above
the fumigant The Nemagon was
applied at the rate of one gallon j
of actual Nemagon per acre.
Nemagon fumigant also sold
as Fumazone, is the only soil
fumigant I know of which can
be applied at planting time or
to growing crops. Tetone. D. D..
E. D, 8., WBS and other soil
fumighnts must be applied at
least 15 days before planting or
seed and plant injury may oc
cur.
Advance Community held tlreir
May meeting at. the Advance
Community Building on Friday
night There were about twen
ty present and considerable in
terest and enthusiasm was dis-|
played.
Mr. Roy Emininizer reported
on the telephone survey which
was completed about two weeks
ago. He said that the telephone
company is placing poles and
stringing wires and that people
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| Mr. Sanford Bass reported on
•the work of the Community
Swine Committee. He said that
tho committee decided that there
are three things particularly
needing emphasis this year.
Breed meat-type hogs. Raise at
least eight hogs per litter. Mar
ket hags when they are tops,
weighing 180 to 220 pounds.
The committee had a draft of
recommendations to be followed
under each of the three head
ings. Tire committee will have
their program printed so that a
copy may be given to each
swine producer in the communi
ty next week. The Advance
Swine Committee consists of W.
S. Bass. J. L. Hardison and Fred
Griffin.
Mrs. Claude Small reported
that the various community pro
gress committees are getting in
to action. County Agent C. W.
Overman presented a peanut
production program using pro
jected slides.
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from those kind of places.
RE-ELECT
Albert G. Byrum
YOUR
County Representative
SATURDAY, MAY 2»lh
Your Vote And Support Will Be
Greatly Appreciated!
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Those receiving degrees at'
East Carolina College this week'
from Chowan High School are:
Fred Durwood Layton, Stuart!
Hollowell, Douglas Perry Leary,
i and Margaret L. Smithson. I
Class Day exercises were held
at Chowan High School Friday]
night, entitled “Magnolia Blos-j
am.” The seniors did an ex-|
cellent job in presenting the
program and a large crowd at-]
tended. Speeches by Miss Faye
Ober, valedictorian, and Margie!
Evans, salutatorian, were well!
presented.
Congratulations go oict to Jan
et Parrish and H. Ivey Ward of J
Chowan High School who werej
district winners in the School
Bus Roadeo.
A long-time resident of Cross
Roads community passed away I
on Sunday , m He was Isaac Jor- |
dan. 88 years old. He died at j
the home of his daughter, Mrs. |
Johnny Lane in Hertford. Fun-|
eral Services were held Tuesday!
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at Bal
lard's Bridge. Baptist Church
with the Rev. Lamar Sentell of- \
ficialing.
Mrs. E. N. Elliott was chosen
delegate to the State Democratic j
Convention which convened in j
Raleigh last week.
Linda Copeland, a student at]
I Campbell College, was home I
over the week-end. Also, Joe
Hollowell of State College.
The Hospital Auxiliary metj
Friday at 3 o’clock at the nurses’
home. A feature of tthe meet
ing was a program of vocal num
bers by Miss Jane DuiLaney.
Soil Stewardship Week is be-,
j ing observed in Chowan County]
' this week. j
Center Hill Community held'
]a fried chicken supper Saturday
| night, the proceeds going to Cen
ter Hill-Cross Roads Fire Dis-,
i trict.
The Baccalaureate Sermon at
j Chowan High School was held
Sunday night in the school au
] ditorium. The Rev, Henry
Speight, pastor of the First
• Christian Church at Vanccboro,
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preached the sermon. The Glee i
Club presented an anthem and
the quartet sang “The Lords
Prayer.” Accompanists for the!!
program were Miss Willoughby, <
I Mary Alice Perry and Conrad' 1
j Tyler.
Marshals at »Chowan High
School are: Esther Layton, chief;
Janet Hendrix, Annie Faye Hol
lowell, Bobby Chappell and Iris
i Bunch. i
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Jules Cambon.
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EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA