The recent changes in the
leather patterns almost make
Tus forget about the drought
problems we had during last
year. The recent rainfall,
even though it seems excess
ive at this time, was much
needed to help bring the
•water table up to a more
reasonable level. In fact, we
iieed much more rainfall in
Ithe coming weeks to ensure as
great a supply of ground
>rater as possible before plan
ing time.
• The recent rainfall has
paused problems for many
pitizens of the county as well
as for some fanners. The
inconvenience, and danger, of
flood waters in low- laying
areas is always of concern for
ihose who have property in
those areas. For the farmers,
considerable damage can be
Sone to wheat crops by
standing water, and tobacco
plant beds must be suffici-
.Sntly drained to prevent water
from standing on them.
As we approach the plant
ing season, we must access
how the growing season dur
ing the past year, and the
weather conditions during the
winter, have affected the
availabUity of nutrients in
the soil.
Crops that were severely
affected by the drought last
summer probably were not
able to utilize all the nutrients
that we applied to the soil.
Because of this the residual
fertility levels in many fields
may be very high and only
nominal amounts of nutrients
need to be applied for this
coming year. It would be
impossible to determine just
what the nutrient situation is
in any particular soil without a
current soil sample.
On the other hand, the
more sandy type soils
are more subject to leaching.
Because of the recent heavy
rainfall some of the available
nutrients in those soils may
have leached below the area
where they can be reached by
the roots of the coming crops.
In this case, addition^ nutri
ents need to be applied to
replace those that have leach
ed away.
During the winter it is hard
to get disturbed about soil
fertility, because there are so
few plants growing and so
little evidence of the need for
plant nutrients. But these
problems are there-they will
not go away on their own,and
they will need to be addressed
during the coming year if
acceptable performance is ex
pected from our crops.
The one place that soil
fertility problems are evident
at this time is in the wheat
fields around the county.
Most of the wheat looks
reasonably good considering
the planting conditions last
fall and the eariy growing
conditions. But there is a lot
of evidence of manganese
deficiencies in some of these
fields.
These manganese deficien
cies are most evident from the
yellowing spots in many
fields. To be sure, all yellow
ing spots are not the result of
manganese deficiencies, but
many of them are. These
problems result from either
low levels of manganese or
excessively high pH levels
that inhibit the available
manganese from being utiliz
ed by the plants. In either
case, the problem can be
handled during the season at
a very reasonable cost with
foliar applications of manga
nese. Since the same problem
will probably be evident on
the soybean crop that will
follow, either large applica
tion of soil-appiled manga
nese prior to planting or foliar
applications of manganese
during the growing season
2an be planned for.
It is an accepted fact now
that the margin for error in
the farming business is rather
smaU. Because of this we
have to be sure to manage our
operations in a way that will
allow sufficient yields to cover
the cost of productions. Be
cause of this I would encour
age you to watch your crops
very closely during the com
ing year, and at the first sign
of any problem that you
cannot readily identify, con
tact your Agricultural Exten
sion Service by calling 738-
81H. The sooner the problem
is identified, the more likely it
can be corrected and the less
effect it will have on yield
outcomes.
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rS-TECHNICAL COLLEGE'
by Bob Denham
SGA Making Plans For
Pwndraiserfor Heart Assoc.
“Have a Heart- Give
Your Part,” is the slogan the
Student Government Associ
ation at RTC has adopted as it
prepares to raise money dur
ing the month of Feb. for the
American Heart Association
and the N.C. Community
College Alumni Scholarship
Fund.
ihe SGA hopes to raise
$1,000 and plans to make
good its goal by scheduling a
number of fundraising activi
ties in February, beginning
Monday and Tuesday with its
kickoff event- “Faculty and
Staff Dress Down.”
“What we’re going to do is
give the faculty and staff an
opportunity to dress down, to
come to work in blue jeans if
they want to,” said SGA
President Shirley D’Agostino.
“They’d have to contribute 50
cents for each day they dress
down, and they’ll also be
required to wear a badge by
the heart association. If they
are caught not wearing their
badge, they’ll be fined 25
cents.
Monday.”
The RTC Alumni Associa
tion is helping the SGA in
planning the event and will
also contribute prizes to a
raffle drawing scheduled Feb.
26 during a victory dance in
the student lounge from 8
a.m. to midnight.
ROBESON COUNTY
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NEWS AND BRIEFS
‘ ‘ We’ re really excited about
it, especially since it’s going
to last the whole month.”
Coincidentally, February is
American Heart Association
Month, a fact known to Ms.
D’Agostino when she made
her decision to hold a fund
raiser. She also had personal
reasons for wanting to give to
the American Heart Associ
ation.
A major source of their
contributions will come from a
public auction scheduled for 7
p.m. Feb. 18 in the student
lounge. Ms. D’Agostino has
visited several of the voca
tional shops on campus and
asked instructors if their
students could help by mak
ing items for the auction.
BY LORETTA HUNT
“I lost both of my parents
to heart attacks,” she said.
‘‘My mother had 32 heart
attacks from a Friday to a
Monday. The doctor said he
had never had a patient
before who had had that many
heart attacks. She died that
Some items have already been
donated and perishables,
such as cakes and cookies,
will also be accepted. Ms.
D’Agostino says the SGA
wifi welcome donations of any
kind.
“The public is invited and
we encourage them to
attend,” she said. “One
of the big reasons we’re
having it at night is so we can
include the evening students
in the activities.”
OUlH#i£N IN I W^EFO^MS
RAYA. BRYANT
Marine Lance Cpl. Ray
A. Bryant, whose wife, Felicia
is the daughter of Western
and Margert Locklear of
Route 1, Shannon, was re
cently awarded the U.S.
Marine Corps Good Conduct
Medal.
Bryant received the award
for good behavior and conduct
over a three-year period in the
Marine Corps.
He is currently serving with
1st Marine Aircraft Wing,
Marine Corps Air Station,
Futenma on Okinawa.
JAMES C. EPPS
Navy Lt. James C. Epps,
brother of Franklin D. Epps of
Route 8, Lumberton recently
returned from a six month
deployment to the Mediter
ranean Sea.
During the deployment
Epps participated in major
training exercises that were
launched from the ships of the
Mediterranean Amphibious
Readiness Group. He parti
cipated in exercises Phiblex
2-86 at Sierra Del Retin,
Spain; Tridente 86 at Capo
Teulada, Italy; and Display
Determination 86 at Capo
Teulada, Italy and Saros Bay.,
Turkey, Epps was also involv
ed in extensive training at
Camp De Canjuers and hTimes
Garons Naval Air Base,
Prance.
Epps is currently serving
with 24th Marine Amphibious
Unit, Camp Lejeune, NC.
THOMASD. TYNER
Marine Pfc. Thomas D.
Tyner, son of Nathan T. and
Brenda F. Tyner of Route 4,
Lumberton, recently reported
for duty with 3rd Marine
Divison on Okinawa, Japan.
Ms. D’Agostino is currently
negotiating with a local radio
station to come on campus
Feb. 20th and accept call-in
pledges during a one-hour
show. And before the festivi
ties come to an end, the SGA
will sponsor another “ Faculty
and Staff Dress Down” on
Feb. 24, 25.
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“The second dress down
should go over pretty well,”
said SGA Advisor Drucella
Strickland, who is also the
^school’s Veterans Affairs Off-
licer. “Students will be finish-
,ing up exams and it’ll be a
Igood time for the instructors.
By the end of the month,
everybody will be getting the
hang of it and enjoying it a lot
more.”
Ms. Strickland said many of
the students are getting in
volved. "
“The last time the senate*
met, Siiriey was getting help
from people who had never
volunteered before,” she
said. “And that’s one of her
main goals-to get more people
involved.”
Ms. D Agostino has also
enlisted the help of Carolyn
Robinson, district supervisor
of the Fayetteville chapter of
the American Heart Associa
tion. Ms. Robinson will pro
vide promotional material to
be distributed around camp-
Title IVPubUc
Hearing Condwted
' On Jan. 12 an annual
Public Hearing of the Robe
son County Title IV, Part A
Indian Education Project was
held in the Board Room of the
system’s administrative off
ices to discuss and review the
FY 1987-1988 Project appli
cation parent committee elec
tion results, project needs
assessment and subsequent
priorization, project partici
pant certification, program
activity/ component planning
and development and budget.
Parent Committee Chair
man Agnes H. Chavis, open
ed the public hearing by
reviewing the federal rules
and regulations established
by the Department of Educa
tion in IVashington, D.C.
which governs the operations
of Indian Education Pro
grams.
A handout summarizing the
results of the needs assess
ment ws presented by Mr.
Donald Locklear which inclu
ded Educational Activities,
Cultural Activities and Sup
port Services.
District Court Judge
Addresses Council
“Learning to Get Along
With Your Child” was the
message Honorable Herbert
Lee Richardson presented to
members and guests of the
Chapter!/ Migrant Education
Parent Advisory Council dur
ing the January 12 meeting at
O.P. Owens Auditorium.
Robeson County’s first ;
' lack judge. Honorable Rich
ardson serves the 16th Judici
al District Court for Robesoii
and Scotland Counties.
February 9 at 7:30 p.m. was
approved for the next Chapter
L Migrant Education Parent
Advisory Council Meeting in
the Board Room of the
System’s Administrative Off
ices.
Monthly Meeting of the Board
During the Jan. 13 meeting
of the Robeson County Board
of Education, Supt. .Pumefi
Swett was reinstated unani-;
mously for another four year
term as chief executive of the
county school unit which
;enrolls approximately 15,000
students, employs over 900
educational professionals,
and operates an annual bud- .
get in excess of forty million
dollars.
“ F m pleased with your vote
of confidence. I am commited
to upgrading the educational
services and programs for the
students just as much so as I
was ten years ago when I
began serving as superinten
dent for Robeson County
Schools,” stated Supt. Swett.
“She (Ms. Robinson) was
shocked when I called her and
told her what we were plan
ning,” Ms. D’Agostino said.
“She goes around trying to
get people to support her
cause and most of the time
she says she has to beg people
for help.”
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