Agriculturally Speaking
Davis Has Efficient Method Of
Controlling Flies On Beef Cattle
COMING EVENTS
July 1 - Sept. SO: Time to
file application for State and
Federal gasoline tax refunds.
August: Boll weevils are
here-time to kill them whole
sale.
August: Time to keep a sharp
eye on Insects and diseases.
Don't give them a head start.
Sept. 27-Oct. 2: Warren
County Fair.
FLY CONTROL:
There Is no doubt about It,
the house fly and all their
cousins and similar kin are
some of the greatest pests on
earth. Not only do they aggra
vate the life out of livestock
but they can cause a human
being to lose his religion.
A few days ago, I had the
pleasure of observing beef
animals '?*!, slick and rarely
switching their talis for any
reason. All this occurred on the
beef animal farm of L. C. Davis,
Warrenton. When making a
close Inspection and asking a
few questions, the answer was
so simple, my head went Into
a tall spin.
In one picture, you see Mr.
Davis admiringly observing
part of his high quality, con
tented herd. In the other photo,
you see one cow walking under
neath the heavy chain wrapped
In burlap bag soaked in used
motor oil, mixed with lindane
and toxaphene. This mixture
contains one quart of Undane
toxaphene chemical mixed with
15 gallons of crude oil. Oc
casionally , Mr. Davis pours
a quart or so of this mixture
on the burlap to keep it well
lUUrlCtUDu.
It was amazing to observe
the cows walk beneath the gad
get, stop, twist, squirm and fol
low closely the actions when
people dance the twist. The
cows gave me the Impression
they had Just graduated from
some dance school.
These oilers can be bought
from the stores or you can
make one at home. This Is a
must on beef animal farms or,
as a substitute, follow a regu
lar spray program. If you take
a look at Mr. Davis' cows,
you will feel mighty uncom
fortable If you don't provide
your beef animals with this
simple and Inexpensive gadget.
It was Interesting to see a
fly land on the wide back of
a'well balanced beef animal.
They quickly take off in wild
confusion.
LEAF SPOT
Observation of our own to- j
bacco crop and reports from I
many areas of the flue cured [
belt Indicate that physiological
leaf spot (weather fleck) Is
causing more damage than
usual. CAUSE: Concentrations
of 0.4 to 0.8 ppm of Ozone
and above will cause the spots
to appear. Laboratory tests by
Heggestad (USDA) demonstrat
ed this. Ozone Is brought down
from the stratosphere by thun
derstorms tn which clouds build
up to sufficient altitude. Freak
air currents in the absence of
thunderstorms or Industrial air
pollution can also cause dam
aging levels of Ozone.
Symptoms: Spots of irregular
shape on the lower, more ma
ture leaves of flue cured tobac
after an Intense thunderstorm.
On some varieties the spots are
white, while of others the spots
are gray or brown. Differences
In color of the spots also ap
pear to be associated with ma
turity of the leaf. Following
appearance of the spots (In
severe cases) the balance of the
leaf blade usually turns yellow,
while the veins and leaf blade
along the veins remain green.
With less severe spotting, the
leaf will mature normally. Spots
are usually confined to the lower
three or four leaves, but re
current exposures to Ozone can
affect additional leaves higher
up on the plant.
Variety Reaction: Variety
differences are difficult to de
tect, since all varieties will de
velop the symptoms. Compari
sons among different fields are
unreliable because the storms
and subsequent Infection are lo
cal in nature. Differences In
maturity of varieties In the
same field or in test plots ob
scure varietal differences,
since maturity affects the ex
pression of the spotting effect.
Observations to date Indicate
that no variety has sufficient
tolerance to encourage Its use
as a means of avoiding this leaf
spot.
Handling Affected Tobacco:
Prematurely yellow leaves are
extremely difficult to cure,
since they usually turn brown
and are trashy. Judgement is
required In determining If In
cidence of physiological leaf
spot is heavy enough to cause
premature yellowing. Lightly
affected leaves should be al
lowed to mature on tne plant;
heavily affected leaves should
be harvested on the green side
before yellowing occurs, If pos
sible. Each grower must exer
cise his own best Judgement.
This Is Just a case of having
to take It since there Is no
known prevention or cure.
When a seasoned hunter had
his hat shot off during deer!
hunting season, he cleverly de
signed a bold black and white
striped hunting outfit for future
wear. On his next trip, however,
he was promptly shot and
wounded by a woman hunter. At
the hearing later, the Judge
spoke to the remorseful wo
man. "You're not accused of
shooting this man Intentionally.
But It does seem strange that
you shot him when he was
dressed In striped clothing
that could be seen for a mile
and you were standing not a
hundred yards away from him.
How could you possibly have
mistaken him for a deer?"
"Oh, but 1 didn't," replied
the woman. "1 thought he was
a zebra]"
Passerby - See here, my
friend, you can't open that door
with a cigar butt I
Reveler - Good Lar'. Must
have smoked the door keyl
HOME DEMONSTRATION CORNER
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EMILY BA1XINGEE, County Home Economic! Agent
The home economics exten
sion agents announce the fol
lowing schedule: *
Mon. Aug. 9; Littleton Com
munity 4-H Club will meet at
8:00 p. m. at the Town Hall.
Zlon 4-H Club will meet at
8:00 p. m. at Zlon Methodist
Church Building.
Areola 4-H Club will meet
at 8:00 p. m. at Areola Com
munity Building.
Tues., Aug. 10: Wlse-Pas
chall 4-H Club will meet at
8:00 p. m.
Wed., Aug. 11: VaughanHome
Demonstration Club will have
1 a recreation meeting at 6:30
p. m. at Mrs. R. E. Pierce's
pond.
Thur8., Aug 12: Enterprise
Home Demonstration Club will
have a recreation meeting at
6:00 p. m. at Epworth-Enter
prise Clubhouse.
Frl,,- Aug. 13; Johnston Home
Demonstration Club will have a
recreation meeting at6:30p. m.
at the home of Mrs. Russell
Sadler.
Sun., Aug. 15: Rldgeway Home
Demonstration Club will have a
recreation meeting at 6:00p. m.
at the home of Mrs. Russell
With The
Home Agent
By MRS. BERTHA FORTE
Negro Home Ext. Agent
Telephone: 237-3948
SHOPPING IS FUN
According to the USD A, shop
ping for produce Is a sum
mertime challenge that most (
homemakers thoroughly enjoy, j
It's fun to pick and choose the
Items you want-to be sure you
get the most for your money
and the best foods for your
family.
Unfortunately, It takes a lot
of experience to make the pro
per selections. There are no
set rules or easy-to-learn In
structions for the uninitiated.
In buying fresh fruits and
vegetables, the customer should
always ask herself-"Is this the
[ best for me?for what I want
to use It?" if not, It Isn't a
good buy no matter how cheap It
Is.
Generally speaking, the ex
cessive waste in preparation
and inferior taste of wilted,
Immature, overripe or deterio
rated products make the best
quality actually your best buy.
For example, bananas -
ready-to-eat and flecked with
brown-may sell for only 5 cents
a pound. But If you can't use
them within a day or two, they
aren't worth anything to you.
A low price might, however,
mean that there's a lot of this
Item available. Then the advan
tage is yours. Look for Items
in season. Look also for fruits
and vegetables that are grown
in your area. With no shipping
charges, these should be less
expensive.
But don't buy more than you
Sun., Aug. 18: RldgewayHom*
Demonstration Club will have
a recreation meeting at 6:00
p. m. at Kimball's Point.
There was a mistake In the
Peach Pudding recipe printed
In this column last week. It
should have read:
1/3 Cup butter or margarine
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup milk
4 cups chopped peaches
1 cup sugar
Cream together butter and
2/3 cup sugar. Beat In the egg
thoroughly. Sift together the
flour and baking powder, then
add It alternately with milk
to the egg and butter mixture.
Beat until smooth. Pour Into
1 1/2 quart casserole or 8
inch baking pan. Pour over the
batter 4 cups of chopped peach
es that have been sweetened
with 1 cup sugar. Bake In a
moderate 350 degree oven for
40 minutes or until done. Serve
with or without heavy cream or
hard sauce.
need. Or more than you can
store. A waste of food Is also
a waste of money.
Nations that have no snakes
include Ireland, Iceland and
New Zealand. In the United
States, Hawaii and Alaska are
virtually free of snakes.
Some 1,800 thunderstorms
are raging somewhere In the
world at any given moment.
Only the polar regions escape
their fury.
NEGRO
FARM AGENT
NEWS
Leonard c. cooper
Negro county Agent
G. W. KOONCE
Asst. Necro County Age/it
The purpose of the All-Prac
tice Corn Demonstrations Is
a method used to help teach
com producers the values of
Improved corn practices versus
unimproved practices.
This teaching tool goes even
further In terms of land use,
labor, equipment, livestock
production and economic gains
for the farmer.
The All-Practice Corn Dem
onstrations are commonly re
ferred to as corn result demon
strations. The major difference
Implied with the farm coopera
tors Is that the cooperator takes
a soil test and follow the test
recommendations using
certified seed corn and recom
mended planting methods and
cultivation or weed control
practices.
Farmers carrying out this
farm practice are: A. O. John
son of Olnes community, Sam
Powell of Vaughan, James Tay
lor of Oakvllle, James Bullock
of Warrenton-Henderson Road,
Peter Edwards of White's
Grove, George Shearln of Cool
Springs, Robert Davis, Robert
Debnam, and James R. Davis
of Coley Springs.
While some of the coopera
tors did not follow all the
recommended practices, they
can easily point out the loss
In corn yields as a result of
his failure to go all the way.
However, all the corn demon
strations will out-yleld the
unimproved corn acreage.
The Corn Sod Planted Demon
stration at the farm of N. P.
Hunt Is something to see- by
all means visit the Hunt farm
and as many of the other demon
Rural House No.
Plan Inaugurated
By CP&t Company?
Raleigh?A rural house num
bering plan, to be used as a
pilot project for tha Carolina*,
has been launched In Wayne
County, N. C.
The pioneering program,
first of Its kind In the South
eastern United S*ates, Is spon
sored by Carolina Power &
Light Company, with the
cooperation of the Wayne County
Commissioners.
The commissioners have
given the green light to the
project, which will establish a
house number and road name
for every house and road out
side of towns in the county.
The next phase of the program
will be to acquaint volunteer
fire and emergency units, civic
and church groups, and youth
organizations with the plan.
"We are confident this pro
gram will rapidly spread to
other counties throughout our
service area In the Carollnas,"
says Justus M. Ammons, CP&L
director of agricultural de
velopment.
He lists several benefits of
the system:
-Faster service from fire de
partments, police, doctors, am
bulances and rescue units by
providing positive location of
houses.
-It will save time for ser
vicemen from power and tele
phone companies In locating
homes when trouble is reported,
affording quicker restoration of
service.
-It will save time for delivery
services and will help assure
deliveries are made to the right
destination.
-It will assist the post office,
rural mail carriers, news
stratlons as possible. You will
be glad that you did.
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papers, schools, and othar
aganetaa Id locating paople and
thair homes.
The Wayna County projaat la
a pioneering one In the South
eastern United States, accord?>
tn( to Ammona.
The ayatam has baan lit
operation In Michigan tor over
20 yeara, la over 80 per ceM
complete In New York, and 2i
being adopted In New Jeraay.
"Mushrooming growth In ur
ban areas and suburbs in the
South lncraaaea the need for thla
numbering system," Ammona v
comments.
"We believe the advantages V
are obvious, and Carolina
Power & Light Company will
be happy to work with county
governing bodies and other
groups in getting the program
started, Including providing
maps to set up the number
ing systems," Ammons con
cludes.
A man was ten minutes late
for work. "Weill" stormed his
employer. "When you were in
the army what happened when
you arrived late for work?"
"Everyone stood up and said
'Good morning, Colonel'," the
man replied.
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