Soil Conservation News
\
Farmers Introduce New Concept
In Cultivation Of Sloping Land
By NAT WHITE,
Soil Conservationist
"How were you able to set
your land ready for planting to
bacco and keep your fescue re
sidue on top of the {round,"
I asked Macon Moseley of Wise.
Moseley has planted fescue in
rotation with row crops for
years, and he is completely sold
on this practice. He explain
ed how he grazed the fescue
ripped and disked the sod, and
ended up with a mellow bed
ideal for planting with a trac
tor. His stand was good, the to
bacco grew off rapidly, and he
had very little runoff after heavy
rains. This story has been re
peated many times on Warren
County farms In recent years.
Moseley and other progres
slve farmers have Introduced a
new concept of how to farm slop
Inf land In row crops In War
ren County. Farmers are using
the turning plow less and less
and they depend more and more
on the disk and rippers. This
is resulting In better soil and
water conservation, better
crops, and ahlgher lncomefrom
the land.
One of the pioneers In this
method of farming In Warren
County Is William Bender,
Chairman of the Warren
Soli and Water Conservation
District Board of Supervisors.
Bender planted Kentucky 31 fes
cue behind his tobacco about
seven years ago, and he has
developed an excellent method
of handling this crop. After rip
WELCOME
I WL
FARMER FRIENDS
We Invite You
To Come To See Us
ODOM
MOTOR SERVICE
Flite-Fuel Gasoline Free Parking
Trop-Artie Motor Oil Main Street
PHONE: 257-3998
Warrenton, N. C.
ping and disking his land Ben
der puts In his fertilizer and
allows the land to soak up
water for two or three weeks
before planting his tobacco.
This enables him to get an
excellent stand of tobacco, and
the tobacco grows off quickly.
It is a mistake, he says, to
plow land too much, cause it to
dry out, and plant the crop on
a powder bed.
The benefits derived from the,
proper use of cover crops and
crop residue axe many, both to
the farmer and his neighbor In
the city. These practices en
able a farmer to conserve and
Improve his soil and water,
and to have a profitable and
lasting farm operation. The
scenery Is much easier to look
at when there are green fields
Instead of bare eroding slopes.
Wildlife and song birds canfind
food and cover where there is
good soil and water conser
vation. When the soils are tied
down on the hills the streams
flood less, the water is better
to drink, and the fishing is
much better.
The Warren Soil and Water
conservation District encour
ages farmers to develop a com
plete Soli and Water Conserva
tion plan for their entire farm.
This plan will enable them to
work towards putting every acre
on the farm to Its best use and
giving every acre the treatment
needed for Conservation and
Improvement. Technical as
sistance is available from the
Soil and Water Conservation
Service to farmers having plans
with the District.
The Job of conserving our
soils and waters, of furnishing
food and cover lor wildlife, of
keeping our streams clear of
polutlon from eroding soli Is
an- Important one. This is a Job
that everyone can work at, and
everyone should.
These days a child who knows
the value of a dollar must be
mighty discouraged.
The Warrenton
TOBACCO MARKET R
TOBACCO
Opens Next Week . . . here
SEW
pfei
m
We welcome you to Warrenton all during the year, but
especially at this marketing season because it means money
for the crop you have produced during the hot summer months
BUT . . . will you have all of your
tobacco to sell ... or will fire
destroy your packbarn before you sell
DON'T FOOL YOURSELF!
It happens to others and it can happen to you.
Can you afford to take the gamble ?
COME IN TODAY AND LET US DISCUSS WITH YOU COMPLETE
PROTECTION AGAINST LOSS BY FIRE, THEFT, WINDSTORM OR
OTHER LOSSES OVER WHICH YOU HAVE NO CONTROL.
AND RIMIMBIR, Wl AM ALWAYS GLAD TO HAVI
YOU IN WARRINTON, AND INVITI YOU TO COMI
TO Sll US WHINIVIR YOU COMI TO TOWN.
CITIZENS INSURANCE
AND BONDING COMPANY
"Serving Warren Connty Since 1885"
?? W. POINDIXTIR, Prm?. M. I. GRANT, S?ety.
Warren 4-H Program Aids
In Development Of Youths
Warren County's 4-H pro
gram Is one of the most Im
portant factors In the develop
ment of our youth. There are
21 Community 4-H Clubs In the
county presently, according to
Miss Dorothy R. Goodwyn, Asst.
Home Economics Ext. Agent.
Miss Goodwyn said that the
County 4-H program Is set upon
the basis of Community 4-H
Clubs. Each club has a 4-H
Sponsoring Committee, 4-H
Community Club leaders and
4-H Subject Matter Leaders.
The age range of 4-H members
Is from 9-19 years of age.
Some of the goals and ob
jectives of the County 4-H Pro
gram are:
1. Learn by doing.
2. Motivate the Individual to
set higher goals for his life.
3. Develop leadership skills
and techniques.
4. Personal development of
the Individual.
5. Develop sensitivity for
service to others.
6. Develop pride for the com
munity.
7. Teach the art of losing and
winning.
8. Provide opportunities for
social and cultural growth.
9. Train boys and girls to
become useful, wholesome citi
zens of the community and cou
ty
10. Promote and stimulate
useful work based on family
and personal situations.
11. Provide training in
parliamentary procedure.
12. Build better family co
operation.
13. Promote conservation of
our natural resources.
Soybeans Profitable
Soybeans will give you more
profit per hour of labor than
any other crop grown In North
Carolina according to N. C.
State University Economist.
They can be profitable to farm
ers in Warren County if tliey
will follow approved practices
In growing them, L. C. Cooper
Negro Extension Agricultural
Agent, said this week.
Most farmers feel that you
can grow soybeans on any land
that Is not In use and without
fertilizer, this is not true. How
ever, In most cases, sonn fer
tilizer materials are needed but
a soil test should be taken to
determine the needs. Morethan
14. Provide opportunities to
become aware of career oppor
tunities.
15. Set up educational events
and activities which provide for
the boy and girl.
50% of the land In Warren
County where soybeans are
grown need lime
Farmers In Warren County
can Increase their yields by
12 to 15 bushels per acre by
following 8 simple steps. They
are: (1) Produce clean, sound
soybeans of the quality the
market requires. (2) Rotate
soybeans to control certain dis
eases, insects and weeds, and
maintain high fertility of the
soil. (3) Send a representative
sample of your soil to the Soil
Testing Laboratory. Lime and
fertilize In lime with sug
gestions received. (4) Fertilize
-Soybeans remove nutrients
from the soli. They must be
replaced if soil is to continue
supporting economical vleldsof
any crop. (5) Select varieties
carefully, use the best seed
available, and plant for a stand
of 8-10 beans per foot of row.
(6) Control weeds. Get a good
stand of fast growing soybeans
and use rotary hoe and culti
vators. Consider chemicals
only as supplements to me
chanical weed control. (7)Mar
ket wisely. Control storage ai
soybeans for more orderly
marketing and higher soybean
prices.
For further information on
soybeans see your Agricultural
Extension Agent.
A new grass, particularly
suitable for putting greens, has
been released to nurserymen.
It hugs the ground closely, re
quiring less mowing and seems
to be hardy and disease re
sistant.
The salt used to clear high
ways of snow can be made
rust-preventatlve by the ad
dition of a new chemical.
Peanuts may now have eighty
percent of their oil removed
with a consequent reduction in
calories, without loss of flavor.
ON THE FARM
And On The
HIGHWAYS
SUREST SIGN OF
? TOP QUALITY
"IT'S PERFORMANCE
THAT COUNTS"
We Are Indeed Proud
That
"Phillips 66"
Played A Big Part In This Year's
Tobacco Crop In Warren County
L:ili
nuuius
PHILHEAT
Best Wishes
To Farmers
Everywhere
We sincerely hope that you reap
rich rewards from your labors of
the year. May your every effort
meet with success.
Phillips 66 Fuel Oil Cured It And
Phillips 66 Gasoline Will Bring It To Market
1
??I
; ?
? m. i^a a
"jgjf T
DISTRIBUTOR IN WARREN, VANCE AND GRANVILLE
PImms-157*1181 . .? .