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PAGE EIGHT —SECTION TWO ASCS NEWS By 11. O. WEST Summer Cover i Producers who will have diverted acres on their farm during the next several qionths are reminded that tjie county office can give assistance for putting a cov er on this land during the summer months. If you are interested, contact the coun ty office prior to planting the crops. Beadline Nears For ’66 Feed o*-ain. Cotton Programs All cotton, wheat and/or feta grain growers are re minded that April 1 is the deadline for filing an appli cation to take part in the COLLECT “ 446-7030 Deep Rod* Antique* Pastel- Sands And Many Others NASH BRICK CO. "Manufacturer* of Quality Brick Since MO2” P. O. Box 962 ROCKY MOUNT. N. C. JOHN ROBERTSON. Rep. Call Collect After 6:00 p.m. 446-5765 MORE PROFITS FOR YOU COUNT YOUR ALWAYS USE MISSINGS /&) W o P Quality Fertilizer, IT WILL MEAN EXTRA PROFITS FOR YOU i BY USING SMITH-DOUGLASS FERTILIZER IS SCIENTIFICALLY ENRICHED SURE WORKING Remember... M ™ R S-DonYourßagpf ™ — We Have on Hand a Large Variety of Tait’s, Asgrow, Pjoneer and Dekalb Corn— When you plant Tait’s, Asgrow, Pioneer and DeKalb corn seeds—You plant the best! GARDEN, LAWN SEEDS AND FERTUZERS • SEE US FOR • Bulk Fertilizer and Bulk Lime Leary Bros., Storage Co. YOUR ONE STOP FOR YLL YOUR FARM NEEDS Phone 4*82-2141 or 482-2142, Edenton ( VONTHE SQUARE V . . 1 / . " " ' : ‘ r f ' ' ' V ' ' ■ 1966 programs. Only grow ers who participate will be eligible for price support on cotton, corn and grain sorg hum. Through March 25, the fol lowing signed to participate: Feed Grain: Total farms, 684; number signed up, 229; advance payment, $43,372. Cotton: Total farms, 486; number signed up, 382; ad vance payment, $22,823. Wheat; Total farms, 50; number signed up, 4; ad vance payment, none. Department of Agriculture officials are stressing the continued need for full par ticipation in the 1966 feed grain, program. Feed grain stocks are more than suffi- Cotton Program Deadline April 1 Cottpn farm operators were reminded of the fast approaching deadline for signing up to take part in the 1966 upland cotton pro gram. The last day for fil ing a program application is Friday, April 1. H. O. West, office man ager for the Chowan County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, em phasizes the importance of signing up before the dead line, Program benefits in clude diversion payments and price-support payments in addition to the regular cotton price - support loan. But all program benefits, in cluding the cotton loan, will be available only to farmers who sign up and then carry out the intentions indicated in the application. Cotton farmers on thf larger farms take part ir the program by reducing their cotton plantings by at least 12.5 per cent below the farm’s effective allot ment and meeting other pro gram provisions. As much cient for our needs. Request And Release Os Cotton Acreage Chowan County has 211 acres of cotton requested and 125 acres released. Any cot ton producer that is not planning to plant cotton should release it to the County Committee by April 1 to be reapportioned to other producers. Grazing Producers are reminded that diverted acres cannot be grazed between March 31 j and October 1, 1966. Reminder On Cross Compliance All producers that have signed up in the 1966 feed grain program must stay within their corn base on all farms in which they have interest in. April I—Final date to re lease and transfer tobacco and final date to sign up in the cotton, feed grain and wheat programs. THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MARCH 31, 1966. as 35 per cent of the allot ment may be diverted for payment. Growers on small farms (with allotments not over 10 acres or with a projected production of 3,600 pounds or less) will receive payment without having to reduce plantings. If the operator chooses to reduce the acre age on such a farm, an ad ditional diversion payment will be made on the acres actually diverted at the level signed up. ? i Through March 23, 374 cotton growers in Chowan County had signed up to di vert 707 acres from upland cotton productipn under the 1966 cotton program. If the grower wishes, he may request half of the es imated diversion payment to be made in advance at the f ime of the signup or as soon hereafter as possible. The ■est of the diversion pay nent and the price-support oayment will be made later jfter program performance las been determined. Egg Hunting Age Old Custom When your children search for colored eggs this Easter they'll be renewing a cus tom far older than Christian ity. Eggs represent the new life that returns to eartl every spring around the time of Easter. The custom of exchanging eggs as part oi the celebration began ir ancient times. The ancient Persians often dyed eggs ir the colors of spring and gave them to their friends as gifts Some early peoples believec that the earth had hatched from a giant egg. World Book Encyclopedif says the early Christians o! Asia and 'other eastern land: exchanged eggs at Easter They colored the eggs red. Elaborate decoration be came the rule in some east ern European lands. Thi Ukranians are famous so: their beautifully decoratec Easter eggs. Each villag( makes its own design—fi’ trees, horses, priests’ robes flowers, bell towers, crosses chapels, etc. Residents o Czechoslovakia, Poland, Lith uania, and other lands alsi are known for their highl} decorated Easter eggs. In England, friends oftcr exchanged eggs at Easter,, al 'hough nowadays these us ■ally are chocolate eggs. The Irish break the long Lenter ast by eating eggs at dawr on Easter. Germans color eggs greer "in “Green Thursday’’ the Thursday before Easter —anr •arry the eggs all day foi good luck. On Easter Mon lay the young people have m egg-rolling contest. In Italy, a priest blesses thi rggs on Easter. The egg: tccupy the center of th ireakfast table, with othe lishes arranged around them In The Netherlands, chil Iren go from door to doer luring Holy Week, collectinf "Saster eggs. Young and ole alike play games involvinj aggs on Easter Monday. In Greece, World Book notes, people tap red egg ogether as a greeting wher hey meet on Easter. Th first person says, “Christ i risen,” and the second replie “He is truly risen.” In Bulgaria, on Easter Sat urday, people exchange egg. -nd baked almond cakes. Ir Hungary, boys sprinkle girl: with water on Easter Mon day and receive Easter egg in reward. Customs vary from land tc land, but colored eggs have been associated with spring ime since the daw’n of his tory. Sunday School Lesson we are not getting this in spiration from our church, then we need to examine ourselVes very closely —for, after all, what the church accomplishes is measured by the members themselves, and what they are, indivi dually! (These comments are Msed on ratlines ©f the Interna tional San day School Les sons, copyrighteded by the International Council of Re Ugioas Education, and used by penrisstOß). AU. PURPOSE 3INONEOIL Oils Everything Biai mmAm ml riwIVHIS RUST RIG3UI - vn SHUT - ELECTRIC IQTM -—, Star-spangled way to help your baby’s future . SAVPf’JjSS BONDS I m\ 'Barclay’s Barclay's | A Bourbon ‘ ■-w- \ 48 MONTHS Barclay’! QLD Bourbon —%— $055 $025 4, 6 QUART PINT wusewr toutsoM wwsm— m reoor. Mi ittcur * to. ueereo, reoe*.«. 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