i AROUND THE FARMS f IN CHOWAN COUNTY By C. W, OVERMAN, Chowan Co untv Agent Field Days Scheduled: 'Two field days have been scheduled to allow farmers, agricultural * . workers and other interested persons an opportunity to ob serve research work being con ; ducted on cotton and peanuts. The Cotton Field' Day will be held at the Upper Coastal Plain , Research Station • near Rocky Mount on Tuesday morning, Sep tember 25, beginning at 10 o’clock. The Peanut Field Day will be held at the Coastal Plain Research Station at Lewiston on . Thursday morning, September 27, beginning at io o’clock. . ’ It is important that farmers and farm supply dealers, as well as attend field days or tours held at research stations. We need to know what phases of reseaich development our money is being spent on and have a letter understanding of the efforts and progress being made even though we may not clearly ilnderstand the techni calities javolved. The better knowledge we have of an en terprise oi project the better we are able to evaluate it intelli gently. ] Insects In Peanuts And Soy i beans: Ip the last wsek I haye been in jseveral fields of pea nuts and some fields of soy s beans where the grass army worm and other worms are just * beginning to work. These are tiny fellcfws, most of them about the size of a pencil lead, but they can grow and develop fast and eat a lot of leaves. Growers should watch their fields closely. Along the pea nut row brush the vines briskly watching for the worms falling into the middle. Most any of , the insecticides recommended for ' peanuts will kill these pests. If the hay is to be used or sold for feed, then an insecticide with a safe residual tolerance like Sevin 1 or Methoxychlor should be used. Pasture Seeding Time Now is the /lime to seed new pastures land re-seed or renovate old pas tures. I am sure you must have h»d your soil tested as we have recommended and have your soil test report back. Apply lime and fertilizer as recommended by your soil test report, then {work this into the soil thor-j ’ciughly. In most evdry case, re gardless of the shape the land js in, I would broadcast my lime and fertilizer and then do the plowing and disking pre paring the soil.* This will allow ; the plant food to become well imixed in the root area for the plants. Just remember that 'lime, phosphorous, and potash ido not move freely through the sinl. Therefore, these elements must be placed where they are .to be used. 'For ' hogs alone use ladino clover only with no grass. For eattle and other livestock I , | Would use a mixture of clover ► and grass, about 4 to 5 pounds J of clover and 12 to 15 pounds of grass seed pear acre. Be sure tn inoculate the clover seed just grior to seeding. Cotton Picking Time Is Here: Several growers have begun to EDENTON BONDED WAREHOUSE OWNED AND OPERATED BY LEARY BROS, STORAGE CO, EDENTON, N. C. ... are approved to handle your cotton for Government purchase and loans. We are m position to huy or make you a* loan on YOUR COTTON when you present YOUR COTTON to us ... Your Comity Agent, ASC Office and Leary Bios. Storage Company will give you the proper information you need, SEE US FOR YOUR FALL Give You Pronipt Kahili rtf- ,J P i 'r '- : V ? ~ ' AftrfMfi#'* v f . _ pick cotton during the last week. | Good quality cotton is necessary ! for the highest return as> well l as the reputation of our area. I think the following suggestions are very important. Use a good defoliant applied properly about 4 to 5 days prior to picking. Allow cotton to open >as fluffy as possible but don’t ! let it go long enough to begin falling out of the squares. Pick j cotton when it is dry, not when I there is dew or even a slight amount of rain on it. Hand picked cotton should be emptied on sheets and allowed to dry further in the sun before taking in. Machine picked cotton should move on to a storage room or to the gin bins where it is stored as loosely as possi ble, not packed down. I realize that there is a false idea prevailing in Chowan Coun ty that cotton picked with damp ness in it, packed tightly in bags and sold in the seed will bring’ the grower most money per acre. I don’t care how good our gins are they cannot gin. cotton handled in this manner to make as good grade as cotton picked dry and handled properly. The napping and other defects caus ed by the gin equipment result ing from dampness and packing as well as trash gives Chowan County a reputation for produc ing a poorer quality cotton. If we are to have a reputation for good quality cotton and receive the most income possible from this crop, then it is necessary that we not only do a good job growing it but we must do a good job of harvesting and pro cessing it to have a good quality product for the market. Soil Sampling: I have been receiving copies of soil test re ports apparently coming from soil samples taken by represen tatives of our fertilize dealers. I understand that some of the local fertilizer dealers are send ing their men out to take soil samples and I want to cpmmend them highly for this excellent service. I hope they will con tinue to ‘do’ this because farm ers in general are not using the soil testing service. There are a few suggestions that I would like to mak£. On the information sheet to go in with the soil sample there is a line to indicate what crop will be grown in 1963 and what crop will be grown the following year. On some of these reports the crop for 1963 only is being shown; therefore, I assume that the farmer did not tell the soil sampler what crop he expected to grow the following year. In this case you are missing half of your recommendation as well as not giving the soil testing laboratory technician an oppor tunity to know what the rota tion is. A knowledge nf the rotation is very important in the case of peanuts and soybeans because we want to keep the potash level sufficiently high for these crops. Soil testing is an excellent practice but it is no better than the way in which it is done and the choWan wrwktp rnrwTQN, north Carolina, Thursday. September 13. 1962. the information given. It is ‘most important that farmers cooperate with soil samplers in giving them the full information need ed on the soil information sheet for every field. Gov. Sanford Speaks To School Children Continued from Page 1, Section 1 “Education is more important today than ever before,” said the executive, ‘‘We are in a rapidly moving age, and that is why quality education is more im portant today than ever before.” ‘‘There have been more chang es in the past 20 years than in all the centuries before. What is coming in the next 20 years?” asked Sanford, ‘‘lf you can see that 20 years from now there’ll be no place for the man who has not prepared himself, then you can see why education is so important.” “You need to develop your brain power. This is going to be your last chance to develop your minds, the last chance to prepare yourself to go after that ambition. Opportunity is wait ing for those who are getting ready for it.’’ “This state is going to grow as it has never grown before. Our future depends on your willingness to make our schools the best. This is the most im portant thing we are doing in North Carolina.” “All this education adds up to a trained mind, and in the world of the future there won’t be a place for an untrained mind. Join with me in making our schools the best in the nation,” concluded the governor. Resident State Highway Com missioner Gilliam Wood intro duced Sanford at all four schools and referred to him as “the greatest friend to educa tion in my time.” Edenton City School Superin tendent Hiram J. Mayo opened the rallies at the town schools and called it a ‘‘great day” for Edenton’s schools. “This is the first time in the history of Edenton City Schools that a governor has visited the stu dents during the regular school day.” Platform guests at the Eden ton schools were members of the Town Council, County Commis sioners, city Board of Education, State Senator J. J. IMonk) Har rington of Lewiston, Representa tive B. W. Evans, Mrs. Edward G. Bond, chairman of the In dustrial Education Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, Mrs. C. A. Phillips on behalf of the local PTA, and Ray Stone, exec utive secretary of the North Carolina Citizens Committee for Better Schools. County School Superintendent W. J. Taylor opened the county program by welcoming the guests. Members of the county schools sang “The Old North State” at the beginning of the programs. Sanford returned to Raleigh after the White Oak visit. This age is reaching out to wards the perfect Principle cf things; is pushing towards per fection in art, invention and manufacture. —Mary Baker Eddy. Term Os Court Ends Tuesday Afternoon Continued from Page 1, Section 1 Edenton ordinance, simple as sault, and resisting arrest. His case was continued after the contempt The grand jury heard evidence on the Vann matter most of Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. They brought out not a true bill shortly after 10 A. M., Tuesday. Vann was released and immediately left Edenton. Vann was originally charged with the rape of pretty 18-year old Margaret Lee Briggs of near Sunbury. The incident was illeged to have occurred July T 2 at Chowan Beach. • Another interesting case end ed when Judge Morris directed a verdict of not guilty in an assault case against George W. Cooper, a sixth grade teacher at ihe Edenton Colored Elementary School. Cooper was charged with as saulting one of his students, George Walton, with his fist while the student was trying to leave the classroom. Judge Morris advised Cooper that “if he does it again, wear him out again.” The grand jury made their re port on conditions in the county, and they found things to be gem erally satisfactory. General re pairs were the only recommen dations made. Judge Morris praised the jury for their work during the court term. Members of the grand jury included C. A. Phillips, foreman, Sam Thomas Wright, Irvin D. Spivey, William Edward Shaw, Wilford Toppin, Claude J. Still man, Thomas E. Parker, Jr., George W. Lewis, Edgar Ray Boyce, Donald F. Bell, J. A. Cur ran, Ralph K. Hollowell, J. T. Byrum, Emmett P. Jones, Jo seph G. Stone, Sr., Thomas F. Hopkins, Frank J. Ward and Russell Byrum. Cases charging 20 Negroes with trespassing resulting from sit-in demonstrations in early 1962 were continued under for mer order. These cases are awaiting a ruling by the U. S. Supreme Court on similar situ ations involving - the rights of private businesses. Three young prisoners, Irvin D. Sonifrank, Glenn E. Darnell, and Donnie Mutherspak, were given six additional months apiece after pleading guilty to felonious escape. Hazel W. Rountree, Negro, appeared and was released upon showing compliance of a judg ment handed down in 1957. Capias was issued for Sidney Boyd, who failed to appear to answer a charge of non-support. Billy Roland Respass pleaded guilty to speeding and was sen tenced to 30 days, suspended upon payment of a sls fine and court costs. Cameron M. 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