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Page 2-A Crop Increases Highlight Report ! A 16 per cent larger flue cured tobacco crop, an increase of one-third in soybean plantings, and a slight increase in corn acreage are highlights of the season’s first major crop report from the N. C. Crop Reporting Service. The report also noted a slight decrease in small grain production and lowered cotton plantings. A noticeable shift from com to soybeans has occurred since the March intentions report was released. North Carolina growers indicated they planted 1,570,000 acres of corn. Os this, about 1,400,000 will be harvested for grain —.4 per cent more than last season. For soybeans a record smashing 1,460,000 acres are intended to be harvested for beans this year. This is 33 per cent more than the estimated 1,100,000 acres combined in 1972. Flue-cured tobacco is forecast at 770-million pounds 109-million above last year’s outturn based on conditions around July 1. About 366,000 acres will be harvested lO per cent more than in 1972. Ari average yield of 2,104 pounds per acre is indicated, well above last year’s average of 1,9913 pounds. If realized, indicated overall flue-cured yield will lie the highest since the acreage* - poundage program started in 1965. Recent weather conditions have generally favored (the crop. All belts in the state show increases in production prospects compared with 1972: type 11 increasing from 241- million pounds to 277-million; type 12, from 333 to 396-million; type 13, from 88 to 97-million. The U. S. flue-cured crop is forecast at 1,141-million pounds, 13 per cent more than the 1,012- million produced in 1972. Despite a reduction in small, grain acreage, total expected output is less than 1 per cen t below the 1972 output. A whea t crop of 6.3-million bushels i s indicated compared with 7. | 0- million in 1972. Oat productic >n is estimated at 3.6-million bushels, up 0.2-million from la ist year. Barley is expected to produce 3.0-million bushols compared with 2.6-million in 1972. Rye is placed at 336,000 bushels versus 294,000 a year ago. Officials production fore cast for corn, soybeans, sorglnum grains, cotton, and peanuts will Mrs. Ward, 40, Taken In Draath Mrs. Miley Smith Ward, 40, 801 Johnston Street, di ed July 7 in Chowan Hospita l. Death followed an extensive illness. A native of Hertfo rd County, she was the daughte' r of the late William and Minn .ie Lassiter Smith. She was mat Tied to John Rpbert Ward, who survives. Also surviving are two daughters: Mrs. D <ebra Peele of Chesapeake, Va and Miss Brinda Barrow of Edenton; two brothers. Rob< ert Smith of Richmond, Va.; and John Smith of Lillington; three sisters: Mp. Dcie Low< e of Portsmouth, Va.; Mrs. Mazel Bass of Edenton; and Mrs. Joyce Lee of Gatesville; ai .id one g randchild. She was a r nember of Edenton Baptist Chu ,rch where funeral services we re held at 11 AM. on July 9 witl.i Rev. Robert Gray and Rev. R. N. Carroll officiating g. Burial in Beaver Hill Cemetery with Williford Funera I Home in charge. Prices Cut On || WATER WIMPS A (• Power Bonus submersible pump § | • Holds pressure at 40/60 pound.' Gjjjy • Automatic pressure switch Jp 37 ' Sears I SAVE S2O I l A HP Submersible Pumjp 1 ' NOW 174 95 I Was $194.95 j 12865 ’f T Delivery/InstaUalion «£. : 11 I Sak eads Anfut 27,1973 I I Other Sizes AUo Reduced I 1 Save on Jet Pumps, Now on SA LE! 11 Immediate Delivery- A Good Selection of If pumps in Stock to Select from. M T Expert Assistance—Let Searxsalewirn-n K I help you with pump needs ( K 1 Free Estimate—Yours for the asking: at R f Sears Ute Start Mats Fogment Flam ftmHm/mrtiam Qsu«»lwf Sr Your Money Both ' r SHOP AT SEARS sHappOTG Sears ton* 0 maa - not be fnade until Augus't. However, acreage estimates of each hav<e been made based on enumera'tive and mail surveys and in barge measure foretell j production. Sorghum for harvest for all I purposes is placed at 113,000 acres unchanged from last I year.. Pea nuts planted alone for all . purposes are estimated at I 169,000 acres. Plantings are abou t the same as during the past several years, reflecting I allotments at the legal | maximum. Estimated cotton plantings in I N. C., at 200,000 acres, are 10,000 | below 1972. For the nation, • pi antings at 13,128,400 acres are I down 6 per cent. The state’s peach crop is j forecast at 30-million pounds, I iup 5-million from last year. | Commercial apple production is j forecast at 240-million pounds I compared to 250-million I produced in 1972. Other estimates for the U. S. I show corn acreage for grain at I 62,548,000, up 9 per cent, and I projected production (adjusted I for trends) up 6 per cent to 5.9- I billion bushels. An alltime high I U. S. soybean acreage is I estimated, up 22 per cent with ' projected production at 1,588- I million bushels, up 24 per cent, I Sorghum acreage is up 12 per j cent. Peanut acreage is about I the same at 1,541,100 acres. MNMf Jfc The Church School of Providence Baptist Church will | meet at 9:30 A.M, The worship i will begin at 11 A.M. The Daily Vacation Bible | School will close on Friday at i 12:30 o’clock with a program. Mrs. F. L. Blount is director. | The following were teachers: | Mrs. Sheryl H. Wilson, Mrs. Joyce Cole, Mrs. Jolyquin | Belfield, Mrs. Roxie Satterfield, | and Mrs. Betty Bembry. Mrs. Novella P. Wilson. The Pearless Four of Norfolk Va., will sing at the church on Sunday, at 4 P.M. Sponsored by the Junior Church. The public is invited to attend. V. Questions And Answers ~Q My local VA office lias denied me a home loan j guarantee on a duplex house 1 wish to buy. However, I beliieve I I have a good deal. What can I I do? A— You may write the VA i regional director requesting a review of your case. Al. the same time, any additional information that would help your case should be included in this communication. . Q I read that u new laboratory technique invented by VA is revolutionizing medicine and science. What is it. and what is it used for? A— Radioimmunoassay (RIA)...a medical technique that measures extremely small amounts of substances from the body. It is being used in some hospitals in connection with treatment; for testing > blood for hepatitis, and for cancer and other research. .. Q —1 will be discharged in September, but woulld like to file an application f for schooling now. llo)v do I do this? , A— There is nothing to prevent you from applying to a school now. After acceptance by the school, contact VA. Make sure you have a copy of discharge papers, (DD 214) so. VA can authorise educational benefits under tine G.I. 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