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THE EDUCATIONAL MONTH
On The Farm and in The Home
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^S&ptetnbeA,
September came and Pete and Polly
Were somewhat at a toss to know
If they should feel east down or jolly.
For back to school they both must go;
At that they knew they should be
turning
Their intellects to thoughts of
learning.
But first there came the County
Fair
With lots of high grade things on
view
There were 4-H exhibits Ihere
And interesting lectures, too.
All this was high class preparation
For pointing up book education.
With summer on the wane,
State College specialists recom
mend the following good farm-'
ing practices for September, the
first autumn mont-h of the year: ,
Plant winter grazing crops now.j
says Earl H. Hostetler. professor J
of animal husbandry. Italian rye!
grass or any of the cereal grains i
make excellent grazing for all |
kinds of livestock during the
winter and early spring. The
grazing will be improved and the
period extended if white Dutch
clover or crimson clover is seeded
with the grain or grass.
Ellis Vestal, extension swine'
specialist, says many pigs are far-,
rowed in September. But before'
farrowing time, put the brood
sow in a field that has been culti
vated since au^ bogs ranged over '
it. Never let pigs go to old hog
lots or pens. Keep them on clean
land until they weigh at least 100
pounds. Vestal also says a sow ,
worth feeding should have a good
farrowing house. County agents
have blue-prints of these houses
wnicn any grower may obtain.
September is a good month to
plant pastures, recommends John
Arey, extension dairyman. It is|
one of the most favorable months;
of the year, since seedings made)
now will get off to a good start
during the fall and winter. This j
will enable them to withstand
better the drouths of summer, a
fact which is not always true of
pastiures planted in the spring. In
planting. Arey recommends good 1
land with the seed bed pulverized
to a depth of three inches, 300 ?
to 400 pounds per acre of a high;
grade fertilizer mixture, and |
grasses and legumes suited to '
soil and climatic conditions.
Cotton should be picked Just as,
soon as it dries out. says Paul,
Kime, Experiment Staton agrono
mist, in a bit of timely advice at
the beginning of "cotton-plckln' "
time. The first open bolls usual- 1
ly contain much moisture and if
picked before the lint is flufTy, thel
seed cotton will heat. After pick- '
ing, the cotton' should be sunned
or spread out in t-he cotton house
and stirred with a fork each day.
If possible, hold from one to two
weeks, since green cotton gin
cuts easily.
September is the beginning of
the annual season for fairs, so H.
R. Niswonger, Extension Service
horticulturist', advises farm fami
lies to get their exhibits of fruits
and vegetables ready now. He
says fruit to be exhibited should
be picked and handled with ex
treme care, keeping in mind that*,
the best fruit for show purposes
is found near the top of the tree.
Don't pick the largest specimens
but those which are typical of the
variety. Then wrap each one in
paper and pack snugly. Vegeta
bles for exhibit should be free
from blemishes, clean, and fully
matured.
Jack Rowell. extension ento
mologist, adds this suggestion to
the September list: Tobacco fields
should be plowed and planted to
a good cover crop to aid in the
control of tobacco insects. Thisj
will prevent the development of j
tobacco suckers which furnish a
food supply for hordes of flea
beetles, horn worms, bud worms,
and other insecte" until frost. If
the development of suckers is
prevented, most of the tobacco in
sects will go' into hibernation so
weak they cannot emerge the fol
lowing spring to lay eggs for a
crop of new pests to harass grow
ers in 1941. Cotton farmers
should follow the same practice
to fight boll weevils.
Timely Farm
Questions
Answered at State College
QUESTION : When Is the best
time to seed winter legumes and
small grains us -temporary pas
tures for winter &n<l spring graz
ing?
ANSWER: The sooner these
temporary grazing crops are see
ded after September 10. the bet
ter. except in the extreme Eastern
section of the State, where seed-i
ing may be delayed 10 days, es- 1
pecially if rye is to be used. How-1
ever, they may be seeded any
time during September and dur-j
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ing the early part of October.
John A. Arey, Extension dairy
specialist of State College, re
commends Italian rye grass and
crimson clover for those tempo
rary pastures.
QUESTION: What is tobacco 1
mosaic and how can It he con
trolled?
ANSWER: Don E. Ellis, Exten
sion plant pathologist of State
College says that tobacco moisalc
is a highly infectious disease,
sometimes called Wuloon or Cal- '
ico. It is able to lire over in
practically all types of natural or
manufactured leaf tobacco. Sani
tary measures, including the
avoiding of handling uudiseased
plants after handling diseased
plants, is the best system of con
trol. Ellis says that all plants
showing symptoms of mosaic in
the field should be destroyed, but i
care should be taken not to hau- |
die healthy plants after pulling
the diseased ones. Ellis also says
that the plant* bed is the first and
one of the most important sour
ces of infestation, and he strongly
urges that no tobacco trash of any
kind be applied to the plant, bed,
and that seed be used which are j
free from chaff which might car- j
ry the disease.
QUESTION: When should hay
crops be cut?
ANSWER: Agronomists of N.
C. State College say that most of
the hay made In North Carolina
is too nearly mature when har-,
vested. They recommend that soy
beans be cut for hay as soon as
the pods begin to form; that cow-j
peas be cut when the pods are,
half grown; and that lespedeza be I
cut when in early bloom, or when
12 Inches high, whichever occurs
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don't step oft' the curb unless it's safe to do so.
first*. There is an idea prevalent
among farmers that good hay
must contain lots of "grain."
When the farmer waits for the |
graiil to develop, they usually lose
more nutrients from the stems
and leaves Mian they gain from
the seeds.
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