Soil And Water Field Day
Plans Are Outlined Here
By DAVID E. HARRISON,
Diatrict Conservationist SCS, USDA
The 19M Soil and Water Coastal
Exposition and Field Day will be
held in Kenansville Kenan
Auditorium on Sept. 13 from 9 a.m.
to 9 p.m. The expo will feature
exhibits and techniques for conserv
ing and managing coastal soil and
water.
Sponsored by the N.C. Association
of Soil and Water Conservation
Districts and the N.C. Chapter of the
Land Improvement Contractors of
America, the expo is intended to help
farmers learn how to keep operating
costs down and profits up. There will
be exhibits on the most innovative
techniques in soil conservation and
erosion control, water, waste, and
forest management, and drainage
district and watershed construction
and management. There will also be
computer software for agri-business
and crop management on display
and information of the tax credit and
Cost Share programs.
Over 50 exhibitors from North
Carolina and nearby states will
demonstrate their newest conser
vation tillage, irrigation, drainage,
waste handling, and excavation
equipment and answer questions
about their products.
Bus tours will be available for
touring demonstration sites, a farm
nationally recognized by President
Reagan for its outstanding soil con
servation practices, and a watershed
under construction.
Admission is free, including bus
service to the demonstration and
tour sites, and samples of chewing
tobacco, peanuts, and more will be
given away.
Beef Cattle Show
Set For Wednesday
By CHET W. MAXEY
Assistant Agricultural Extension Agent
The 1984 Beef Cattle Show will be held Wed
nesday, Sept. 19, at 4 p.m. at the Warren County
Fair. We encourage everyone to attend.
A Warren County Feeder Pig Show will be held
Thursday, Sept. 20, at 3:30 p.m. at the Warren Coun
ty Fair. The show is open to all youth and adult
swine producers in Warren County to enter quality
pigs.
All swine producers, including those with family
sow and commercial producers, are encouraged to
participate in the show. Entries in the show should
be confirmed at the Warren County Agricultural
Extension Office, 101 South Main Street, Warrenton,
N.C. (257-3640) by Friday, Sept. 14. This allows the
agent time to observe each exhibitor's pigs on the
farm.
Entry forms may be obtained at the Agricultural
Extension Service Office. All exhibitors must bring
a three-day supply of good ration (feed) for their
pigs. Grading and judging will be by the N. C.
Department of Agricultural Marketing Division.
For general rules governing the show, interested
persons should read the 1994 Warren County Fair
Bulletin.
Collect Soil Samples
Now, Specialist Says
With cool weather fast
approaching, it's time to
collect soil samples
from fields where small
grains are to be plant
ed, reminds Ray
Tucker, head of the soil
testing section with the
Agronomics Division of
the North Carolina De
partment of Agricul
ture.
"A proper pH and a
balanced fertility level
are essential for small
grains to become estab
lished before winter
arrives," he stresses. A
healthy plant prior to
the onset of winter will
reduce the amount of
cold injury and enhance
growth after plants
break dormancy in the
late winter or early
spring.
"Soil testing is a free
service provided by the
North Carolina Depart
ment of Agriculture,
and is the only way to
accurately determine
the nutrient needs of a
field," says Agriculture
Commissioner Jim
Graham. "Soil test
results can be used to
best determine fertilizer
as well as lime require
ments for small grains
or any other crops."
Early sampling will
allow ample time for
test results to be re
turned and lime or fer
tilizer applied before
crops are planted. The
work load in the fall is
down at the Agronomic
lab, so test results will
be returned quickly,
says Tucker.
Supplies for taking
soil samples can be ob
tained from local county
extension offices, local
fertilizer dealers or
from the Agronomic
Division of the NCDA.
Farmers in the Coastal
Plain of North Carolina
can contact NCDA
regional agronomists
for these kits or ad
ditional assistance.
Pullet Show,
Sale Planned
At Local Fair
The annual 4-H Pullet
Show and Sale will be
held Friday, Sept. 21, at
the Warren County Fair
grounds, George W.
Koonce and Chet W.
Maxey, Warren County
extension agents have
announced.
Koonee said that free
admission to the fair
grounds will be granted
to all attending the Show
and Sale.
Some 132 five-month
old high production sex
link pullets will be sold
in multiples of six and 12
per pen, Koonce said.
The highest bidder will
get the purchase.
Average sales prices
are estimated at $5.50
per bird.
Square Is Good
For House Plan
Of all shapes, the
square house plan en
closes the most space
with the least founda
tion, exterior walls and
roof, say extension hous
ing specialists at North
Carolina State Univer
sity.
This design lowers
construction costs and
reduces exterior main
tenance costs. The
square shape works well
for a two-story or small
one-story plan.
The rectangular
shape gives more in
terior design flexibility
and can be almost as
economical to construct
as the square type. It
adapts well to long, nar
row lots or can be turned
lengthwise to the street,
creating a private back
yard.
Swing one end of a
rectangular plan around
and you have an L
shaped house design. In
terior design becomes
more interesting, and
the outdoor area form
ed by the L can be
private and accessible
from many parts of the
house.
Just remember that
every time a plan turns
a corner, the cost goes
up, warn extension spec
ialists. More land is
used, more foundation
must be laid and the
break in the roof line is
more expensive.
Another variation is
the T-shaped plan,
which is good for in
terior living zones and
exposure to the outside.
Construction cost will
rise along with the bill
for heating and cooling.
The interior court
yard is an attractive, if
expensive, feature. Con
sider it if privacy is very
important.
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