Soil Conservation News
Time Spent In Woodland
Can Be Very Profiiiible
By NAT B. WHITE,
In Warren Couny the to
bacco crop has been told,
moat of the cotton picked,
and farmer* have lome time
to give to improving their
farms. The time a farmer
spends in his woodland will
pay him as much in return
as any time he spends on his
farm. Woodland, like crops,
need to be planted, replanted,
weeded, thinned, and harvest
ed in an orderly manner.
There are thousands of
acres of woodland in Warren
County that produce no in
come at all, thousands of
acres that produce only a
fraction of what they could
produce, and thousands of
acres from which some pulp
wood or timber should be
harvested. Farmers can do
this work during the winter
months, adding to their in
come and increasing the
value of their farms.
During recent years farm
ers have become much more
interestsd in their woodlands
and more work has been done
to improve them than ever
before.
Brush land is being con
verted to loblolly pine, mar
ginal and submarginal land
is being planted to pine,
stands are being thinned and
harvested in an orderly man
ner. By using good forestry
practices farmers are increas
ing their income and making
a substantial contribution to
the economy of Warren
County.
Thanksgiving
Celebrated For
Many Centuries
The Pilgrims were joining
some strange company when
they declared a Thanksgiving
celebration in 1621. For the
practice of giving thanks for
a plentiful harvest goes back
almost to the time when man
first gave up wandering and
hitched himself to a plow.
Along the Mediterranean,
ancient peoples held festivals
at harvest time in honor of
a mother goddess. The
Semites called her Astarte,
while the Phrygians named
her Semele.
The Romans honored Ceres,
the goddess of agriculture, in
a celebration called the
Cerealia, reports World Book
Encyclopdedia. And the
Greeks paid tribute to Dem
eter in secret rites called the
Elusinian Mysteries.
Christianity put an end to
many of these festivals, but
a pagan-inspired belief in the
Corn Mother, or the Mother
of Grains, survived among
aome peasants in the British
Isle* and Europe. Her spirit
was thought to live in the
last aheaf of grain left stand
ing in the field.
In northern England, the
last handful of corn was the
**kirn," and sometimes it was
fashioned into a "kirn doll."
In Austria it was shaped into
a wreath and placed on the
head of a girl who became
the harvest queen.
During the Middle Ages the
moat common thanksgiving
and harvest festival was held
on the Feast of Saint Martin
of Tours, or Martinmas, on
November 11. People
throughout Europe still cele
brate the day with feasts and
new wine.
The Pilgrims probably be
became familiar with this cel
ebration when they went to
Holland to escape persecu
tion in England, and it may
bare been the remembrance
of this holiday that inspired
them to hold a thanksgiving
feast after their first pros
y??r in the New
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Wortd.
Farmer Makes
Biff Peanut Yield
HALIFAX?William Pierce,
m, of Weldon is like many
thought it would be almost
impoMible to produce two
ton* of peanuts on an acre,
says Clyde D. Peedin, Halifax
County extension chairman.
The Pierces rented SO acres
of their peanut allotment to
William Dickens who made
the 1-Ton Club in 1960. This
year on Meree's farm, he pro
duced over two tons per acre
ta some fields
about 8,000 pounds on SO
?eras. W
Pierce is now convinced
that his form can yield two
teas per acre.
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Those traveling over Route 401 about two miles south of
Warrenton have been impressed with the growth of young
pine trees in recent years. The trees, near the home of
Carl Pinnell, were planted by Commissioner Richard Davis
in 19SO. Their growth is shown in three pictures taken by
the Soil Conservation Service. The top picture was taken
in 1954, when the seedlings were four years old. The mid
dle picture was taken in 1957 and the bottom picture was
taken in 1962.
All Depends
A city boy on a night hike
in the Rocky Mountains in
quired of the guide, "Is it
true a grizzly wont attack
you if you're carrying a flash
light?"
'That depends," said the
guide, "on how fast you're
carrying it."
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The Pilgrims gave thanks
tor the bounty of the land on
the ftnt Ibanb|bin| Day
and the people at North Car
olina can do the aame on
Thanksgiving Day IMS.
The production of Tar Heel
cropland hat been bountiful
again and throughout the na
tion this must be regarded
aa a good crop year, points
oat Frank Doggett, extension
agronomist at North Carolina
State College.
"We had a little too much
rain in the summer in the
east end it was too dry in
the southern Piedmont, but a
few areas always suffer ad
verse weather conditions,"
said Doggett.
The agronomist pointed out
that North Carolina farmers
have set new records in the
production of corn and to
bacco "and the production of
other crops is nothing to be
ashamed of."
The Department of Agricul
ture estimates a corn crop of
6&V1 million bushels. This is
about a million bushels over
last year's crop and it was
produced on six per cent less
land.
Doggett said the average
yield per acre was a record
52 bushels, four above last
year.
Ever wonder what the
yields were those Pilgrims
gave thanks for?
Flue-cured tobacco produc
tion is at a new record of
1.800 pounds per acre, or
about five per cent over the
total production of last year.
While the quality is said to
be down slightly and with it
the average price, the golden
leaf remains a big part of
the state's agricultural in
come?quite enough to be
thankful for.
The peanut crop is expect
ed to yield an average of 1,
850 pounds per acre, about 10
pounds per acre less than the
record yield in 1958. The
total state production is ex
pected to be well over 325
million pounds, according to
Doggett.
The soybean forecast is for
13 million bushels or 23
bushels per acre, about one
half bushel below last yeit
but more than double the
state average for the last 10
year*.
Cotton production should
reach 280,000 bales, slightly
Small grain and grain sor
ghum are considerably down
thla year,, said Doggett, ex
plaining that weather condi
tion* at planting time for
these two crops were poor.
All of this is the "blessings
of the soil." Yet, in some
aroas, it is considered a bur
den, because of the surplus,
instesd of something to be
thankful for.
"The United States UI
probably the only place in
the world la which the bouo
ty of the Mil would be con
sidered a burden rither than
a blessing," Doggett surmis
ed.
Ha added a thought: "It
is hard to appreciate the
tragedy of too little when
you have always had more
than enough."
Snuffed Out
Burning the candle st both
ends is one way to go out
like a light.
GARDEN TIME
M . E . Gil rd Mcr
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This is house plant time.
House plants are always pop
ular and there are many
kinds to choose from. Some
grow well under the unnat
ural conditions found in the
average home while others
are distinctly difficult.
There are many ways that ]
plants can be arranged in the j
house such as shelves, in |
brackets, on benches, window j
sills and tiered stands. Re
gardless of the arraogement i
used, the plants should be j
placed where they will re-!
ceive sufficient light
Plants that receive too lit
tle light have a tendency to,
be thin and spindly, bend
markedly toward the source
of light and to flower sparely j
or not at all. Too strong
light may result in the loss
of green color and a brown-j
ing of the leaves. The light:
requirements can be adjusted ]
somewhat by the use of in
candescent or flourescent i
lights.
The lack of sufficient hu-1
midity is a common cause of!
failure of house plants, es-|
pecially during the time I
when the house is heated, i
Common symptoms are drop-1
ping of leaves and a gradual I
drying up and browning of |
the foliage. , Relative ? humid-1
tty ' Wt&trolH but
it will help some to keep
plants away from radiators
and other sources of dry
heat.
Temperature, like light, is
frequently difficult to control
in the home. Tropical plants
do well at a day temperature
of 68-70 degrees F and may
drop 10 degrees lower at
night. However, sharp fluc
tuations in temperature
should be avoided. Examples
of some of the tropical
plants that will do well at the
temperature ranges mention
ed are philodendrons, dracea
nas palms, rubber plants,
snake plants (Sanseviera) and
ferns. Geraniums, fuchsias,
English ivey and fatshedera
like cool temperatures, even
below 60 degrees.
Watering is very important,
especially when the plants
are in active growth. While
it is not possible to give an
accurate schedule for all
plants, it may be safe to say
that, when watering, soak the
mass of soil and be sure that
ample provision has been
made for drainage at the
bottom of the container. It
does not matter whether the
water is applied to the top
of the soil or allowed to soak
up from the bottom.
Over-watering may be one
of the more common errors
in the growing of house
plants. This may occur if
you water too frequently.
While the water tempera
ture is not< of great iinpa#t^
ance, it is best to use water
at room temperature during
the winter. Rain water is ex
cellent if you take the trou
ble to collect it.
Profit In
Ti
BAKERSVILLE ? Robert
>Uu, termer of the Spruce
Pino section, is quite pleaaed
with the "operation nursery"
ic has going on his-(Ml.
Several year* ago, he aet
nit quite a number of white
pines and other nursery
plants and these will soon be
it salable age. "We plan to
l?ut out more all along as
we tlitnir that growing these
will be quite profitable,"
Slast told a. W Conrad, agri
wltural extension agent
Balsams for Christmas
frees are another plant in
which there is a profit, Con
rad explained. One acre of
land will grow 9,000 Christ
nas trees that will sell at
U-$3 h seven to nine years,
rhis amcints to sbout $1,000
>er acre per year.
"How many other farming
>perations pay $1,000 per
?cre per yearT" asks Conrad.
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n The Warren Rec-rd.
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THANKSGIVING
We give Thee thanks, dear Lord, for these:
For ripening fields and laden trees,
For festive tables richly spread
And love that sweetenB daily bread.
For homes and homeland free from strife,
For all the small, sweet joys of life.
But most of all, that we are free
To speak, to think, to worship Thee,
Each as he wills. Lord, help us share
These gifts with all men everywhere!
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It happened 100 YEARS
ago
The oldest incorporated trade association in the country,
the United States Brewers Association, was organized in
1862 ... the same year that
IN NORTH CAROLINA arrangements were made to transfer the
Confederacy* navel ordnance center from Norfolk to Charlotte be
cause of inland safety end good railroad to Wilmington. North
Carolinians saluted this new commerce with glasses of beer.
For even then, beer was North Carolina's tradi
tional beverage of moderation. Beer still provide*
enjoyment for North Carolinians, and a good living
for many of them ? not only the employe** of the
Brewing Industry itself, but also for North Carolina
farmers and other suppliers of the materiels
brewers use.
TODAY, in its centennial year, the United States
Brewers Association still work* constantly to es
su?e maintenance of high standards of quality and
propriety wherever beer and ale are served.