AROUND
CHOWAN FARMS i
By HARRY VENTERS
Agricultural Extension Agent
Junior Livestock Show and
Sale—The date for this an
ntial event has been set for
April 15. While the location
is still pending, it will be
held either at Cross Roads or
Valhalla. This is one more
reason a livestock sale bam is
needed in Chowan County.
Trophies for the sale have
been ordered. Sponsors of
trophies this year are Mit
chener’s Pharmacy, Peoples
Bank & .Trust Company,
First National Bank of East
ern North Carolina, Edenton
Savings & Loan Association,
P Sc Q Super Market, Hollo
well’s Rex all Drug Store,
Colonial Frozen Food Lock-,
ers and Albemarle Motor
Company.
Chowan and Ryland Ruri
tan Club members will soon
be soliciting for ads in the
sale catalog. Without these
contributions for ribbons and
premiums, we could not have
a junior livestock show. An
other important group is buy
ers that support the sale.
The Ruritan Clubs urge
you to confie out on the 15th
of April and see the 4-H and
FFA members show their
swine and steers.
Gardens—When the weath
er begins to warm up, many
people’s thoughts turn to
/ gardening or landscaping.
Home landscaping absorbs
noise and thus reduces some
what the nerve - shattering
impact of modern society.
Most people appreciate that a
hedge of shrubs, or grove of
trees may serve as a rather
effective sound barrier. The
grass of the lawn is also
helpful.
A study by the Riverbank
Acoustical Laboratories of
Geneva, 111., has demonstrat
ed that grass is useful as a
sound absorbing material. It
may be quite beneficial when
used in closed areas such as
a court yard or patio. The
study concluded that one rea
son. people enjoy being in a
park or forest is because of
the soothing reduction in the
everyday sounds of a busy
worljl.
, trees and shrubs
give' 'year round sound ab
sorbing -\ benefits. They are
partimlarly helpful when in
cluded in the border planting
or as speciman plants in the
home landscape.
Bulletins available that
may be of interest to you in
clude" ’“Carolina Lawns,”
“Landscaping Your Home,”
“Hbw to Grow Azaleas and
Camellias,” "Pruning Shrubs”
and “Landscaping Church
Grounds.” If you would like
any of these bulletins, come
by our office in the County
Office Building or call 482-
3128 or 482-3129.
Closing Thought— You may
never know when you are
well off—but the Internal
Revenue Service does.
AS£S News
By H. O. WEST
1970 Cotton, Feed Grain and
Wheat Program Sign-up
Producers who have not
■ signed up in the 1970 cotton,
feed grain and wheat pro
, grams are reminded that
March 20 is the final date to
sign up. Every cotton pro
ducer must sign up in order
to receive his payment. Small
farms (10 acres and under)
are not required to plant any
cotton to receive a small
farm payment. Large farms
(over 10 acres) must plant to
receive payment
Feed grain applications are
to be signed only if you par
ticipate in the program.
If you plan to participate
and have not signed up,
please visit the county office
and sign your contract d
Tobacco Lease and Transfers
Tobacco lease and trans
fers must be signed and in
the county office by April 1,
1970. The 1969 leases are
void and new leases must be
signed for 1970.
Peanut Lease and Transfers
Farmers interested in trans
ferring peanuts by lease or
sale should visit the coun
ty office and sign a lease
agreement by May 1.
Premeasuremeat Service
Premeasurement service is
available to farmers again
this year. Any fanners de
siring this service must file
a request at the ASCS office.
The cost for premeasurement
service is 80 cents per acre
plus $3.00 with a $7.50 mini
mum charge per farm.
Certification
The final date for certify
ing crop acreage planted on
the farm and land uses has
been moved up to June 30.
This is 10 days earlier than
H has been in the past.
’ Support Price Per Soybeans
.The national average sup
-1 port price tor 1970-crop soy
beans has been established at
- $2.25 per bushel, No. 1 grade.
12.5-18.0 moisture. Cotton-,
seed will be supported at
$37.00 per ton, basis (100)
grade.
TyCer
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THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 197*.
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