EXTENSION SCENE
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Iii last week's column, we
released the farm income
estimates for total cash sales
of farm commodities in Robe
son County.. Those sales
amounted to $122,336,216 in
1961. When total government
payments are added to this
figure, the Extension Service
has estimated that the total
form income in 1961 amoun
ted to $122,958,596. This
compares to a total farm
income figure in 1980 of
$117,637,095. .
As 1 indicated in last week's
* column, if tobacco income had
not increaseed more than $11
million in 1981, we would
have actually suffered a net
loss of over $6 million in
income to our formers in 1981.
The significance of this be
comes very great when one.
considers that a large number
of our fanners grow little or
no tobacco and depend on
other commodities for their
livelihood.
Certainly, we will recall the
dry spring that was experien
ced and then the searing heat
daring June that played havoc
with the corn crop in the
northern and western parts of
the county. The weiather
patterns coupled with lower
prices for practically all com
modities accounted for much
of the decrease in farm sales
from most commodities within
the county.
Cotton gained 20 percent in
prices had declined from an
average of 82 cents per pound
in 1980 to 58 cents per pound
in 1981. While we saw an
increase of 22S acres above
the 10,000 acres that was
grown in 1980, an excellent
crop accounted for the in
creasing income in cotton. Per
acre yield was estimated at
375 pounds in 1980 as com
pared to 650 pounds per acre
in 1981. Thus, if prices had
remained anywhere close to
the 1981 level, cotton income
would have grown dramatic
ally from the previous year.
Wheat is another example
of more acreage but lower
prices. In 1980 we had 12,000
acres of wheat grown with an
bus he). Yet. in 1961 with ?
slightly reduced yield, we had
16,000 acres of wheat grown
be) at an avenge price of only
S3.2S per bushel. Therefore,
even though total production
amounted to 608,000 bushels
compered te 540,000 bushels
in 1980, we saw wheat income
decline almost 8200,000 from
the previous year.
juyuuna capcncnvcu unr
ch the same fate as cbtton and
wheat in the price arena. With
an estimated total acreage of
112,5000 acres grown in 1981,
at 21 bushels per acre, we saw
an increase in production
from the 2,070,000 bushels
grown in 1980 to 2,362,000
grown in 1981. Yet, the
average price in 1980 for
soybeans was $8.40 per bush
el compared to the average
price in 1981 of $6.35. Thus,
it is very easy to account for
the 13.7 percent decline in
soybean income.
While corn suffered se
verely under the erractic
weather that existed in 1981,
we did observe a slight
increase in production from 60
bushels per acre in 1980 to an
estimated 68 bushels per
in 1981. From the 91,000
While overall horticultural
income was down 20.7 per
cent to $4,079,637, most of
this decline can be attributed
to a 40.3 percent reduction in
income from pickling cucum
bers. While prices were up
significantly from 1980, acre
age declined by 650 to s total
of 2,700 acres. This resulted
in income from processing
cucumbers of $1,728,600 com
pared to $2,897,950 in 1980.
Our pork producers contin
ued to suffer from below
break-even prices that have
existed for the past two years.
Since this situation has exis
ted for an extended period of
time, hog growers both locally
and nationwide have cut back
significantly on their produc
tion levels. Thus, with an
estimated decrease in num
bers of 20 percent locally, and
vested a.total of 6.120.000
bushels. Yet, the average
price Car this much larger com
crop, was only 12.65 per
bushel compared to the 1900
price of $3.60 per boshel.
Therein bes the explanation
for the 16.6 percent decline in
income from com from the
$19,440,000 figure in 1900 to
$16,218,000 in 1981.
from our major livestock
SI .2 million from the S12.479.
213 of the previous year.
la terms at a dramatic
decline in farm income, fores
try suffered the greatest in
1961. Certainly, the reces
sionary status of the economy,
,which has resulted in lower
demand for wood products,
and the resulting lower prices
accounts for the 32.3 percent
tie dine in forestry Income
from $7,830,200 in 1960 to
S5.304.U9 in 1961.
Another area of farm in
come that deserve mention is
the 26.9 percent increase in
government payments for
1981. The major bulk of
government payments was
directed to conservation pro
grams and disaster payments.
One of the most satisfying
increases in government pay
ments was an almost three
fold increase in payments
made to improve forestry
stands. The total forestry
stand improvement program
payments were slightly more
than S15.000 in 1980 but
jumped to more than $43,000
score the importance the
individuals are placing o
improving forestry and i
recognition of the important
that forest management cat
have on the total economy.
Should anyone need ndttt*
tional information regarding
the form income estimates,
this information is available at
the Extension Office in Lam
bertoft.
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National
Football
League
to assist
CARE
The National Football Lea
gue Players Association Exe
cutive Director, Edward Gar
vey announced today that his
staff and membership are
volunteering their services to
assist CARE, the intemation
" al aid and development or
. ganization in its 1982 cam
paign to aid the world's needy
people. Mr. Garvey pointed,
out that "the goal of the
project is to provide know-|
ledgeable, eye-witness re
ports by our football players
who bring a high degree of
credibility to appeals for
support of CARE's humani
tarian} services around the
world.''
With transportation being
contributed through Eastern
Airlines and Braniff Interna
tional, and hotel accommmo
dations donated by Sheraton
International Hotels! the first
group of football players will
visit CARE development pro
jects in Latin America during
April of this year. Upon then
return to the United States,
NFL Players Association mem
bers are scheduled to make
personal appearances at spe
cial events where they will
report on the self-help needs
of people in developing coun
tries. Gene Upshaw of the
Oakland Raiders and presi
dent of the NFLPA considers
this, "a unique opportunity
for football players to demon
strate their concern for world
wide human development
problems."
Dr. Phuip Johnston, exe
cutive Director of CARE ex
pressed his appreciation of
the NFLPA effort by noting
that "these men can make a
valuable contribution by en
listing their fans to join in our
continuing battle to help ease
poverty, hunger and disease
for so many people who live
on the very edge of survival."
Information is available at
NFLPA Headquarters, 1330
Connecticut Avenue, North
West, Washington, D.C.
and CARE World Headquar
ters, 660 First Avenue, New
York 10016.
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Qxendine
School
Honor
Roll
HONOR ROIJ,
The Oxendine School, C.A.
Maynor,'principal, announces
the honor roll.
A
Deborah Cooper
Brian Emanuel
Julie Pierce
? Tracey Tetterton
Tony Clark
Shirley Locklear
Susan Brewer
Stephanie Cooper
B
Wanda Barton
Denise Bos tick
Anita Knight
Debbie Lock 1 ear
Rhett Locklear
Julian Pierce
Dale Godwin
Geopatra Locklear
Angeline Barton
Gndy Bullard
Giris Chavis
Marcus Cummings
Ann Jacobs
Ken Dale Jacobs
Georgette Johnson
Anita Locklear
Iris Locklear
Don Scott
Frances Jacobs
YOUTH FOB CHRIST
CHURCH NEWS
by Violet Rom WilUm
Pastor: Elder Larue Barton.
Assistant Pastor: Elder W.T.
Low cry.
We praise the Lord for the
wonderful service He gave us
Sunday. We praise him for
the three souls who accepted
him as their savior. There has
been eleven souls saved, one
healed and many blessed.
God is a great God.. He loves
to bless his children.
Rev. Daniel Locklear prea
ched a wonderful sermon
Monday night frotn Acts
20:18.
We want to invite you to
attend our revival beginning
Monday Feb. 22-26. We will
have different speakers and
singers each night. Come
expecting a blessing from (he
Lord.
Don't forget the gospel sing
at- Mart on High School on
March 12 at 7:30 p.m. The
special singers wDI be "Hea
ven Bound" from Kins ton.
NC, "The Shannonaires,"
Felix Deal and wife and "The
Gospelaires." You can get a
ticket from the members of
the church.
Elder W.T. Lowery will be
the guest speaker Friday
night at St. Pauls Holiness
Church. The bus will be
leaving the church around
6:30 p.m.
Tune into Bro. Jesse's radio
program each Sunday at 2:00
p.m. oiwWEWO.
RemrWber to pray for all '
sick and shot-ins. Especially
pray for the sinners for Christ
la soon to eaona. Pray for our
church that we will stay in the
Lord's will.
If you don't have a Sunday
School of your choice, we
invite you to come and
worship with us. Bro. Jesse is
teaching on the Life of St.
Paul. We are in I Cor. 2nd
Chapter.
We invite you to any or all
of our services.
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