Agriculturally Speaking
Green House Tomato Production
Calls For Good Management
COMING EVENTS
July 1-Sept. 30: Time to file
application for State and
Federal Gasoline Tax Refund.
July 16: Tobacco Tour, Ox
ford Experiment Statlon-9:00
a m. to 12:00 noon (public In
vited).
July 19: Penar Sucker Control
demonstratlon-9:00 a. m.-Jack
Hawks Farm, Norllna
10:30 a. m.-John A. Wilson
farm, Manson.
2:00 p m.-Johney W. Sheaxln
Farm, Yaughan. (Public ln
vlted-same demonstration each
location).
July 21:Watermelcn Show and
S:ile, Fa/mer's Market, Ral
eigh
July 21: Forestry Club supper
meeting, Kimball's Point.
July 23: Drewry Fire Depart
ment Fish Fry Supper at Drewry
Community Club House for
benefit of Fire Department.
July 26: 4-H Club Week be
gins at N\ C. State University.
July: Keep an eye on Insects
and diseases. They are great
sharecroppers.
(?REENH Ol SE TOMATOES
Harvesting early tomatoes
establishes a basis for hot con
versation like unto to a fisher
man who has just dragged in
the largest catch during a fish
ing contest. Requirements for
producing that early, early to
mato requires much more skill
than accidentally snagging that
whopper. A visit to the farm of
John K. Klllan, Rt. 1, Norllna,
proves that producing a green
house full of tomatoes is time
comsumlng and requires full
use <>l sound management prac
tices. Regardless of the efforts
exerted, Mr. Klllan had ahouse
full of tomatoe vines loaded
with fruit. I must admit there
were more ripening and growing
tomatoes on this square footage
than has ever come to my at
tention before. Mr. Klllan is
shown in the picture with a hand
ful of freshly picked fruit.
TOBACCO VIRES SERVEY
Your county agricultural
agents are actively cooperating
with N. C. State University
in a tobacco virus survey dur
ing 1965. If you have a leaf of
tobacco that looks odd, diseased
or with any abnormal condition,
bring one or more leaves by the
office. We will complete a re
port and mall in. This might be
valuable Information to you as a
producer when 1966 rolls
around.
HORSE SHOW
The horse show held at Cur
rln's Arena was hot (weather
and showmanship) and full of
surprises. A person that has
patience and skill to train an
animal Is to be congratulated
and there were plenty partici
pating- In the show. There was
a standing room only audience
to see the bull riding contest
and I must say this event was
much superior to the 1964 con
test. This event provided whole
some fun and the promoters are
highly commended.
BOATS
For millions of salt and fresh
water sailors, boating Is ths
grestest sport In the world.
But to keep It fun-filled It needs
to be fire free, says the Na
tional Fire Protection Associa
tion.
To keep your boat and pass en
gers safe from fire this season,
the International fire safety or
ganization has these pointers:
1. Be sure to enforce a strict
"no smoking" rule and extin
guish all open flames when
refueling. Wipe up any spilled
fuel Immediately, Portable fuel
tanks used with outboards
should be removed from the
boat for filling.
2. Only approved stoves
labelled for marine use should
be taken on board. Never use
gasoline fuel stoves.
3. Do not use portable heat
ers of any type.
4. Use your nose before you
turn on the Ignition switch to
start the engine. Ventilate the
engine compartment and check
for gasoline vapors before you
try to start.
5. Because of the fire and
explosion hazards from leaking
fuel to boats, It's essential
that the materials used, the de
sign, the construction and the
Installation of all parts of the
fuel system be to the highest
standards.
6. A fire protection must for
any motorboat over 16 feet Is
a bucket with lanyard attached,
and smaller motor craft should
follow suit.
7. Every motorboat should
have at least one (larger boats,
several) approved extinguisher
dlsigned for use on flammable
liquid (Class B) fires. Extin
guisher or extinguishers should
be located near the equipment
being protected, or readily ac
cessible outside the compart
ment they are Intended to serve.
Keep extinguishers In good
working order at all times.
With The
Home Agent
By MRS. BERTHA FORTE
Negro Home Ext. Agent
Telephone: 257-3948
Monday, July 19: 7:30 p. m.
The Macon Home Demon
stration Club will meet with
Mrs. Marlnda Harris.
Tuesday, July 20:- 12:30 p.
m., Shocco will meet at the
Community Building with Mrs.'
Elnora Mann as hostess.
Wednesday, July 21: 7:30 p.
m., Ellington will meet with
Mrs. Minnie Boyd.
Thursday, July 22: 2:0Cp. m.,
Hecks Grove will meet with
Mrs. Hattle Williams.
7:30 p. m., Pine Grove will
meet as scheduled.
Friday, July 23: 1:00 p. m.,
Jordan Hill will meet at the
Club House.
Clothing leaders will givethe
lesson for the month.
He wanted a job in the circus,
and the owner figured he might
make a good assistant lion
tamer. So he took him to the
practice cage, where a beauti
ful young woman was rehearsing
a lion.
She motioned to one of the
Hons, and It came over quietly,
licked her hand and rolled over
twice.
"Think you could learn to do
that?" asked the owner.
"Sure," the Job hunter re
plied. "But first you'll have to
get the Hon out of there."
HOME DEMONSTRATION CORNER
EMILY BALLINGER, County Home Economics Agent
rf\6 Wm? economics exten
sion agents announce the fol
lowing schedule:
Monday, July 19: Office.
Tuesday, July 20: Zlon Home
Demonstration Club will meet at
2:00 at the home of Mrs. J.
Fred White.
Wednesday, July 21: Afton
Home Demonstration Club will
have a picnic supper at 7:00
p. m. at AXton-Elberon Club
house.
Thursday, July 22: Wise
Home Demonstration Club will
meet at 2:30 p. m. at the home
of Mrs. M. H. Hayes, 265Ghol
son Ave., Henderson. Mrs. W,
L. Elam will be co-hostess.
Rldgeway 4-H Club will mee;
at 8:00 p. m. 3'. the Lutheran
| Church Parish Hall
Friday, July 23: Friendship
Home Demonstration Club will
meet at 2:30 p. m. at the home
of Mrs. Sol Bobbltt. Mrs.
Charlie Reid will be hostess.
Sunday, July25: Epworth-En
terprise Community Club will
sponsor a water safety demon
stration at Salmon's Landing at
2:00 p. m. Members of the Roa
noke Rapids Rescue Squad will
give the demonstration.
SAVING SEASON
The season for freezing and
canning fruits and vegetables
is here. Are you following the
scientific recommendations for
preserving these foods? Maybe
you are one that says "I've
always preserved food this way
and It has kept, so I will con
tinue to do so even if it is
not the recommended method.
I don't expect to change now."
If you do follow poor practices
and say that, let us say we
are glad you are among the
lucky if your foods have kept
and have not developed one of
the many types of food spoilage.
I hope however, that you are
one that will follow recommend
ed practices.
Fruits, tomatoes and pickled
vegetables are acid foods and
are canned in the boiling wator
bath (212 deg. f.)
Most vegetables are low In
acid. The steam presure can
ner is used for canning all
vegetables except tomatoes and
pickled vegetables. They re
quire aprocessing temperature
of 240 deg. F. This is a higher
temperature than can be.reach
ed in a boiling water bath.
Therefore, the pressure can
ner Is used to be sure of kill
ing bacteria that cause danger
ous spoilage.
Homemakers often complain
that vegetables from their home
freezer don't taste good. Many
of the complaints come from
Individuals who claim they
blanched and froze Just as the
"book" said. If we question
these people closely we often
find their vegetables were har
vested the day before they froze
them or they were over-ma
ture before harvest. Following
are some suggestions to help
you do a better Job with frozen
vegetables:
1. Harvest during cool part
of day, preferably early morn
ing.
2. Harvest before vegetables
are over-mature. Corn should
be In milk stage. Deans should
be young, tender and without
fiber.
3. Harvest no more than can
be processed and frozen In a
reasonable length of time.
4. Vegetables that cannot be
blanched within two hours after
harvest should be held in the
refrigerator or iced.
5. The shorter the period be
tween harvest and freezing, the
higher the quality.
6. Under certain uncooled
conditions, sweet corn can loose
50^ of its sugar in four hours.
7. Blanche and prepare all
vegetables according to recom
mendations.
8 If large quantities are to be
frozen, contact a commercial
freezer - locker; afterwards
store the frozen package in your
freezer. Large quantities of un
frozen vegetables ma> over
work the home freezer.
9. Proper harvest plus rapid
processing and freezing equals
top quality food from the home
freezer.
For additional Information
and bulletins on canning and
freezing call the home eco
nomics extension agents office
257-3997.
CAUTIOUS YEJ
The medics of an Air Force
unit at an overseas base decid
ed to give their troops their
annual Immunization injections.
They set up a regular assem
bly line and even pressed the
veterinary surgeon Into helping
out r One of the unhappy fellows
looked up at the vet and said:
"Gosh! You did that so gently
I hardly felt It. How did you
get so good at it?"
"I have to be gentle," he re
plied. "My patients can bite!"
NEGRO
FARM AGENT
NEWS
LEONARD C. COOPER
Negro County Agent
G. W. KOONCF
Asst. Negro County Agent
SO\ BEAN Ol Tl.OPh
Carryover of old crop beans
ts expected to be around 10
million bushels compared with
32 million last September 30.
A larger crop, both nationally
and locally, should cause prices
for No. 2 beans to average
around $2.30 - $2 40 per bushel
at eastern N. C. markets at
harvest.
Now is thi; time to plan for
this fall's harvest of soybeans.
Marketing decisions made at
harvest could have an ap
preciable effect not only on your
income from soybean pro
duction, but also on your total
farm Income as well.
For the past iou r years the
price rise from the low at
harvest time to a peak later
in the year In eastern North
Carolina has averaged 30 cents
a bushel for soybeans. However,
in 1962 when soybeans appeared
to be in critically short supply,
prices were highest at harvest
and declined throughout the re
mainder of the year.
While it is still too early to
predict with confidence what the
price pattern will be for soy
beans this year, early indi
cations are that a record crop
will be produced locally and
nationally. Normally this would
mean lower prices. However,
there Is strong demand for
?oyt> aiis ... the export market
as well SS domestically.- With
smaller carryover of soybeans,
prices coul3~e*n?rlnnee_ about
the same seasonal rise as they
have averaged over the past
four years.
If you are able to purchase
bins and store soybeans for less
than 30 cents per bushel In
eluding labor, it would pay you
to consider holding your beana
for later sal*.
Whatever decision you make
regarding the use of your soy
beans, you will want to keep*
' """-If* (ft H?
termlne when and where to
sell for the highest price as
well as consider the alterna
tive uses of your time an^
capital.
Sell Your Next Livestock At The . . .
WARRENTON
LIVESTOCK MARKET
Auction Sale Every Tuesday At 2 P. M.
SEVERAL MAJOR
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NOW OPERATING IN SOUTH HILL STOCKYARD ON
MONDAYS, WARRENTON STOCKYARD, TUESDAY,
VICTORIA, VA., ON WEDNESDAYS. IF YOU ARE
NOT ATTENDING ONE OF THESE SALES YOU ARE
MISSING THE BOAT.
A/OT/CE
OUR PLANT WILL BE CLOSED FOR
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