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Page2-A Watch Those Seed Vrtfe RALEIGH—Have you just roodvMtlwbotMttipoaa new variety of soybeans, or wheat, or com? Do - you have information that you can incte—e your yield, or value per acre by IS per cent juri by plaatieo a euperduper new variety, or blend, that baa Just becememvailable? Are you led to believe that you 'assume no riait of production because nidi seeds are “certified?" Such claims' as these “ain’t necessarily so.” Seed varieties are only required by law to be truthfully • labeled, for variety name if the 'other seed qualities. In fact, they are not required to be labled by variety name if the seller wishes to say, instead, “variety not stated.” Very few varieties just become available suddenly. New varieties of seeds usually are entered into official variety , tests, or demonstrated through private ’company plantings or cooperative Extension plantings in the area in which distribution is planned, even before they are distributed for .sale, this is not a requirement of law, but it makes good sense for both the sincere seedsman and the farmer. Watch carefully for varieties that are so great in other states but not tested in North Carolina. There are presently soybean seeds for sale in North Carolina that are classified as number four on a maturity scale. This maturity grouping is most often used from Delaware across to Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. It seems to be an excellent variety for those locations, i Incidentally, the seeds are certified by an agency from another state. > There are few people in North Carolina who have used the variety, and seem to find it satisfactory. However, the variety is expected to mature in late summer and defoliate. This will allow weed growth, and .deterioration of the seeds in the field unless they are harvested as quickly as they mature. The whole point is this, “If you do not know the variety and its characteristics, don’t risk your farm income on it,” says ■ tieorge Spain, director of seed testing for the N. C. Department of Agriculture. With the development of new varieties under the plant Variety Protection Act, which works like a patent, newer varieties will be appearing mose frequently then-ewer before. New corn hybrids are quite numerous. What is a PRINTING KghQuaity Invitations Your wedding de* serves the best in vitations and an nouncements . . . select from our tasteful samples. (xpert Consultation The Chowan Herald @Be(kTy(er\ Os Edenton I i •- ■ BRINS US I YOUR FILM I i 'Jr* r / '■r'.v‘ ■'* I V II MB ■■ aMnK ■ H farmer to do in choosing his varieties? Spain suggests these precautions is choosing varieties: (1) Always look at the label, and determine if a variety or , hybrid name is declared. (2) Buy varieties and hybrids that you have used, or seen growing successfully in your geographic area. (3) Seeds certified by the N. C. Crop Improvement Association are grown in North Carolina, and are most likely adapted to certain areas within the state. Seeds “certified” by certifying agencies in other states may include seeds not satisfactorily adapted to our climatic conditions. “Certified” seeds means “known genetic origin.” Seed certification does not assure adaptation to all areas of the country. (4) If you are tempted to buy seeds you are not sure of, or if you do not understand the label identification, do not buy until you have assured yourself by . calling your county agricultural agent, your local seedsman.or the N. C. Department of Agriculture. It costs little to ask questions, and may save a lot of disappointment. (5) Avoid “Mends." There are no “blends” of seeds recorded for lawful sale in North Carolina. “If you are adventuresome, and like to try new varieties, go ahead, but be prudent in the amount of investment of de pen da nee you put into an unknown variety just to try it out,” Spain concluded. Drank Driving Coses Heard Five drunk driving cases were tried Tuesday morning in Chowan County District Court. Judge Fentress Horner of Elizabeth City presided and Keith Teague, also of Elizabeth City, prosecuted the docket. Cases tried included: Julius Edward Jernigan. drunk driving. public drunkenness and second offense of drunk driving, six months, suspended upon payment of S3OO fine and costs. Notice of appeal entered. Jack Curtis Stanley, assault on a female. 30 days, suspended upon payment of costs. D.icar Jlolley. non-support, .. pap casts <nd S6O per month for support of children. Oscar hVederick Blair, drunk driving and disobey a stop sign, six months, suspended upon payment of S2OO fine and costs* Notice of appeal entered. Sidney Ray Hollis, drunk driving, second offense, six months, suspended upon payment of S3OO fine and costs. Notice of appeal entered. He was ordered to pay the costs in a worthless check case. Freddie Kay Jordan, drunk driving, second offense, six months in prison to run concurrently with a sentence from Superior Court. Raymond Harrell Dayton, improper muffler, dismissed. Willie Griffin, malicious damage to personal property, 30 days, suspended upon payment of costs and S2O for damages. Dennis Cunningham, using profane language, 30 days. Archie Allen Felton, assault on a female, $lO fine for being tardy and prosecuting witness ordered to pay costs. Sam Stanley, agreement violation, 30 days, supended upon payment of costs and S6O restitution. Cornish fairies are said to hate the smell of fish. 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