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Agriculturally Speaking By RUSSELL C. KING County Extension Chairman I have received numerous phone calls during the past several weeks concerning assessment of winter damage to landscape plants. Damage has been severe and the following facts should help you assess your damage. 1. Warm fall temperatures resulted in plants con tinuing growth right up to early January. Shoots and roots never had a chance to harden off. 2. The following plants received severe damage in Warren County — ligustrum, photlnia, wax myrtle, gardenia, azaleas, camellias, Indian hawthorn, and osmanthus. 3. Temperatures reached an all time record low. 4. Very low humidity resulted in dessication of leaves. 5. Many of your plants are still in a weak condi tion from last year's damage. For plants that have not been killed completely, this would be a good year to do some severe prun ing. This will not only rejuvenate the plant, but it will also result in a more branched and compact plant. Prune damaged plants back to live wood. Do not overfertilize heavily pruned plants and keep watered. For more information on landscape maintenance, contact me at the Warren County Agricultural Ex tension Office. Judging Clinic Set By CHET W. MAXEY Assistant Agricultural Extension Agent The March 23 livestock judging clinic and con test was held at the Johnston County Livestock Arena near Smithfield. Team members participating in the event included Jim West, Dan West, Nat West and Mike Lynch of Littleton; Henry Pulley and Ben Pulley of Macon, and John Riggan of Warrenton. The con test was very informa tive as well as com petitive, with over 100 juniors and seniors parti cipating. Three I—— members of the senior judging team placed in the overall top ten senior division: Dan West, sixth place; Ben Pulley, seventh place; and Jim West, ninth place. The North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service offers its pro grams to all eligible per sons regardless of race, sex, color, creed, na tional origin, age or handicap. We want to en courage participation in these events as well as others. Please contact Chet Maxey at 257-3640, if you would like to join the team. I FREE White Pine Seedlings E. G. Hecht & Sons Norlina, N. C. Limited To 10 Per Customer FFA members participating in last week's parliamentary procedure contest are, left to right, Lloyd Earl Tucker, sentinal, Beverly Hooker, secretary, Finley Neal, treasurer, Rita Norwood, president, Russell Norwood, vice president and Don na McCowan, reporter. Variety Choice Important With Tomatoes It doesn't take great gardening skill to grow tomatoes, but your degree of success with this favorite of all home garden crops will in crease with a few simple precautions. First, buy only fresh, healthy transplants. Size isn't of great im portance. In fact the medium or smaller plants may be better than the long, over grown plants. Container grown plants are best. Second, buy varieties that are resistant to fusarium wilt. This disease is found almost everywhere in North Carolina and it's very likely to take its toll on your tomatoes sooner or later, if the variety is susceptible to the organism. Agricultural Exten sion Service specialists at North Carolina State University also suggest that your planting site be well drained and have good exposure to the sun. There is bound to be a place like this around the garden or home somewhere. You don't even have to confine your tomatoes to the garden. They can be planted in open spots among foundation shrubs, provided the soil is right and there is plenty of sun. You can even plant them in buckets or baskets, as long as you use a good soil in the planter. A single tomato plant can produce a bountiful harvest, if all you want is enough for the table. When planting in the garden, rotate your tomato site to avoid a buildup of disease organisms. If the garden soil hasn't been limed in several years, apply two large handfuls of agri cultural lime and one handful of 8-8-8 fertilizer for each plant and work the material into the soil to a depth of about one foot. Apply one to two in ches of compost, peat moss or other forms of organic matter and work into the soil, also. This is especially impor tant in soils with little or no organic matter con tent. Mulch plants immedi ately after setting them out. Use pine straw, peanut hulls, black plastic, a double or triple layer of old news papers or some other suitable material. This will keep grass and weeds out and help con serve moisture. Tomatoes should be supported as they grow with a stake, trellis or wire cylinder. Around the first of June, July and August, sidedress with a small amount of nitrogen fer tilizer. If you don't have nitrogen available, a half-cup of 8-8-8 will be sufficient. If you can keep the wilt diseases off and keep the plants well watered, they should bear until the first killing frost of fall. Leaders Game Termed Success The Warren County 4 H leaders' basketball game at the John Gra ham gym on Friday night, March 29, was a success, according to a 4-H spokesman. Sharon Jefferson and Steve Hymon sang the National Anthem prior to the game. The Young and Restless team coached by Evontio Williams won over the young girls, coached by Nicole Tunstall. The men, who were coached by George Koonce, won over the young 4-H'ers, who were coached by Steve Hymon. At halftime Break Dancers, under the direction of Aaron John son entertained the spectators. There was also a film of Betsy Jeff Penn 4-H Camp. Bath Plants Beautify the bath by add ing plants. Choose those that adjust well to moisture and do not need lots of direct light. Warren Is Host For FFA Contest By RUSSELL NORWOOD The Warren County Chapter of the Future Farmers of America hosted the annual parli mentary procedure con test at the high school for the Franklin-War ren Federation last week. The Warren County team consisting of Rita Norwood, president; Russell Norwood, vice president; Lloyd Tucker, sentinel; Don na McCowan, reporter; Finley Neal, treasurer; Beverly Rooker, secretary; and Erich Hecht, advisor, took first place over Bunn and Franklin County and received $25 for their accomplishment. They will travel to the district competition later in the year. Special appreciation goes out to the judges of the contest, Clint Hege of Norlina Middle School and Roosevelt Alston of Warren County High School, and also to Michael Neal who kept time for the contest. Monsoons The basic physics of mon soons was described 300 years ago, but so far no one has pieced together the entire mechanism or fully under stood their behavior, says National Geographic. COLONIAL LODGE GRACIOUS SOUTHERN LIVING IN THE HEART Of WARRENTON • Easy Walking Distance To Shopping, Library, Post Office and Churches • Maid Service, furnished-Unfurnished Rooms • Weekly Or Permanent Accomodations • Home Cooked Meals Reasonable Prices 144 Nortn Main St. Warrenton, N. C. 275S9 Phone: 257-3377 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Warren County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 7:00 p.m., on April 17, 1985 at the Warren County Courthouse, Main Street, Warrenton, N. C. The purpose of this hearing will be to review the 1985 application for Community Development Block Grant (Community Revitalization) funds in the amount of $750,000 that has been prepared by Warren County for acquisition, water and sewer improvements, clearance activities, relocation and rehabilitation of privately owned dwell ings in the "Quick City" area. All interested citizens of Warren County are invited to attend. Eva M. Clayton, Chairperson Warren County Board of Commissioners
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