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Around Chowan Farms
By C. W. OVERMAN
Farm Production and
Gross Income 1968: Even
with the extremely dry
and hot weather conditions
last summer, our crop pro
duction did very well. As
you read this article please
remember that we are
talking about gross income
from crops and livestock
sold. The cost of produc
tion will amount to 75 per
cent or more of the gross.
We will compare 1968
figures with those of 1967.
STREET
BULLETIN
The old fashioned practice of
remembering a friend.
With a cake, a flower or a book.
Might just be the thing she needed
To make her day have a brighter look.
So take time out to remember
A friend who is worried or ill:
It will not only make her feel better;
Your day will be brighter still.
Friendship cannot be
bought; it must be earned!
Another sign of Spring!
Each Spring about this
time, a World Day of
Prayer is observed by most
of the churches in our
community. This year at
St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Friday, March 7. at 4
o’clock, with eight churches
participating, the worship
service will be held, the
theme being “Growing To
gether In Christ.” Twelve
of our local high school
girls will serve as a cnoir.
Do take this hour of your
day, Friday. March 7, for
fellowship in prayer.
Last Wednesday night
our local Byrd Home
****t)emonstration Club held
its annual husbands’ sup
per at the home of Ruth
and Charlie Overman. We
all enjoyed it a lot and
especially the excellent
food. There was only one
thing bad about it. Yours
truly is on a no-sweets
Biet and that cocoanut and
fcmon pie sure looked good.
Buff is NOT on
■r-piet.
g From where I’m sitting,
S can see the glorious sun
getting and it almost seems
So say, “All is well.”
B We had a piano tuner
here this week to check on
I swollen keys and to also
|une the piano. After the
gentleman was finished,
he ran a series of trills up
»nd down the keyboard
and he really could play.
When he was finished, he
galled me in the room and
asked if I would play a
tune or two. Well —my
accomplishment on the pi
-.ano is limited to a few
hymns and easy-to-pla.y
pieces —so I had to be
’coaxed and then threatened
almost to see if the tuning
met with my satisfaction.
After one piece, I think he
got the message, as he
rdidn’t encourage me to
.'play again. But after he
i -was gone. I had a good
f. ‘time playing tunes, just
. tfor me.
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3-bedroom with central
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m shop. Excellent fi-
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2 3-bedroom: central heat
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i Other outstanding
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The peanut yield was up
522 pounds per acre, from
2,087 to 2,609. The gross
income from peanuts was
up $636,550. The cotton
income was up $191,733,
trcm $19,085 to $208,808.
Income from tobacco was
down $38,236, $487,080 from
$525,316 in 1967.
The soybean income was
down $79,080, $667,920 from
$747,000 in 1967 due to
lower yield and seven
cents per bushel lower
price. Income from vege
Many women, on rainy
days, take their frustra
tion out on cooking and
I’m one of them. This
weekend I cooked a con
coction of dried apricots,
prunes, chopped dates and
chopped dried figs no
sugar added, and it was
delicious. Try it some
time—makes a good win
tertime dessert.
Our Methodist minister's
wife, Delores Earnhardt,
makes a delicious baked
Lasagna. I asked her to
share her recipe and here
it is:
1 lb. Lasagna.
2 tbs. olive oil.
1 lb. ground beef.
1 lb. round steak (cut in
small pieces).
1 minced onion.
1 clove garlic, chopped.
3 r lb. cottage cheese.
Two 6-oz. cans tomato
paste.
2 cups water.
'2 tsp. salt.
*2 tsp. pepper.
V lb. Mozzarelle cheese.
2 eggs.
1 tsp. parsley and grat
ed Parmesan cheese.
Cook Lasagna and drain.
In olive oil. brown onion,
ground beef, chopped steak.
Add garlic, tomato paste,
water, salt and pepper.
Cook one hour. Mix raw
egg with parsley and cot
tage cheese. In a baking
dish, arrange layer of La
sagna, sauce, cottage cheese
mixture and repeat. Finish
with sauce on top and
sprinkle with grated Par
mesan cheese and grated
Mozzarelle cheese. Bake
in 375 degree oven about
20 minutes or until hot
through.
Helpful Hints
Cook dried lima beans
in an open kettle and they
will be easier to digest.
Fill the bottom of your
broiler pan with water be
fore broiling meat and the
grease will not splatter.
A small spoonful of mo
lasses added to your pan
cake batter will make
them a tempting golden
brown.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. MARCH •, IMS.
table crops were up $475,-
525 from $961,320 to sl,-
436,845.
In livestock, income from
swine was up $79,500, sl,-
070,500 from $991,000. In
come from beef cattle was
slightly up, $124,080 from
$114,200. Sales of turkeys
was up.
Our estimated gross
sales of crops in 1968 was
$5,478,789 as compared
with $4,174,823 in 1967. In
come from livestock, poul
try and products in 1968
was $2,212,565 as compared
with $1,984,680 in 1967.
Estimated gross sales
from all crops, livestock,
poultry and forestry in
1968 was $7,781,354 as
compared with $6,249,703
in 1967, giving us an in
crease of $1,531,651.
Last year was a good
year after all, but the
farmer's net income was
not high. Seven farmer
community committees that j
met with me over the |
county gave their estimates j
on figures not available at<
the ASCS office. They al- 1
so estimated that cost of!
production was 75 to 80 j
per cent of the gross.
Using the lower figure
of 75 per cent cost, the :
net farm income in Cho- j
wan County for 1968 would
be $1,945,338. Based on
the 1965 farm census, Cho
wan County had 448 farms.'
In 1968 we had 440 or|
less. Based on 440 farms
the average net farm in-.
come was about $4,421.
One hundred sixty-four |
farms contained less than
58 acres each, 38 of which
was less than 10 acres
each. There were 284
farms with 50 acres and up.
We may assume that most
of the 264 larger farms
had net incomes average
or better. The income of
the 164 small farms most
likely is well under the
average. However, many
of our small farm operat
ors work part time off the
farm to supplement their
income.
I congratulate our farm
ers and agribusiness on the
good results of 1968. Let’s
join together and make
1969 much better.
Non-Credit Class
Slated At College
A non-credit class in
basic accounting will be
gin at the College of the
Albemarle March 11. Reg
istration can be made any
night the rest of this week
from 6:30 to 9:30 by con
tacting the evening direc
tor at the college during
these hours, in person.
Emphasis will be on
principles, techniques and
tools of accounting, for un
derstanding of the me
chanics of accounting-col
lecting, summarizing, ana
lyzing and reporting in
formation about service
and mercantile enterprises,
to include practical appli
cation of the principles
learned.
Activities Set
By Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts in the Eden
ton area will launch the
annual observance of Girl
Scout Week here Sunday
by attending church in a
group.
Some 50 Girl Scouts are
expected to join other
worshipers at Edenton
Baptist Church for the 11
A. M. service.
Wednesday is considered
the birthday of Girl Scout
ing and on this day all
local troop members will
wear their uniform to
school to draw attention to
the program.
Also, a display is being
arranged in Shepard - Pru
den Memorial Library un
der the direction of Mrs.
Larry Williams.
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FHA NEWS
By Jan. Gtotg*
The John A. Holmes
High School Chapter of
FHA had a business meet
ing Wednesday, February
26. It was decided to
continue selling cook
books. These bpoks are
the favorite recipes from
home economics teachers.
The seven cookbooks of
fered are as follows: Our
Favorite Meats, Our Fav
orite Salads, Our Favorite
Desserts, Our Favorite
Vegetables, Our Favorite
Casseroles, Quick and
Easy and Foreign Foods.
The cookbooks may be
obtained for $2.95 each
from any FHA member or
Mrs. Edna Reaves.
Plans for the upcoming
Mother - Daughter Banquet
and National FHA Week
were also discussed.
D. F. Walker Righ School News
By Francine Sutton and
Mae. Jarnigun. Rtpachn
Last Thursday the North
eastern Drama Festival
was held in the Walker
gymtorium. Our critique
judge, Prof. Edith Larson,
of Chowan College, an
nounced “Parole” as the
winning play.
The cast consisted of:
Karin, Francine Sutton;
Dave, Sidward Boyce;
Cathy, Mattie Knight; Joe,
Prince Jernigan; Linda,
Mary White; Mrs. Lowell,
Diana Jones; Joe Strath
seth, Sr., Melvin Riddick.
Recognition went to
Francine Sutton as best
actress, and Prince Jerni
gan as the best actor. The
cast will travel to Raleigh
March 20 to compete in
the State Festival
The “top ten” students
of the senior class have
been revealed. They are
as follows: Diana Jones,
Doris Blount Francine Sut
ton are tied for second
place. Joyce Tillett, Ken
neth Sutton, Barbara Jer
kins, Diann Welch, Ernest
Wills, Janice Wright and
Barbara Boyce.
The junior class has
started making prepara
tions for the Junior Senior
Prom. They are determin
ed to make it a smashing
success for the outgoing
seniors.
, To live is to function.
That is all there is In liv
ing.
—O. W. Holmes, H.
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