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PAGE EIGHTEEN FRIDAY, MARCH 26. 1954 LEAF ACREAGE UP Recent reports received by the North Carolina Crop Reporting Service from tobacco producers indicate that 688,000 acres of the flue-cured crop will be planted in 1954. A crop this size would be about two per cent larger than the 674,000 acres harvested last year. Part of the expected increase over 1953 results from a slight increase in allotments, while part of it can be attributed to the fact that drought conditions curtailed the acreage to some extent in Pied mont areas last season. Thus, a normal acreage in Piedmont areas this year would reflect an increase substantially larger than the ac tual increase in allotments. PLANT NOW CAMELLIA - Japonica. 2 ft. at $1.95 CAMELLIA - Sasanqua. 15-18 in. -95c Visit our Sales Yard for Other Choice Plant Material — Peat Moss Clarendon Gardens & Nnrsery Linden Road Phone 3145 PINEHURST, N. C. Spray Or Dust Tobaeeo Plant Beds To Beat Leaf Disease, Says County Agent Full Instructions For Both Treatments Given By Garrison r cute babies with smart mothers wear care-free seersucker " n handi-panti"^ fashions by Brother boasts a tailored, sleeveless topper, with real, man-type boxer shorts in matching or contrasting color , . . white with navy, maize with maize, white with toast... shorts are handi-panti, of course, plastic-lined, snap fastened. Sister’s set is adorably feminine, lare- trimmed, ice-cream colors of pink, maize or mint, with matching handi-panti. All wash and dry in a flash, never need ironing. His sizes—^medium, large, X-large. Hers—small, medium, large, X-large. Boys’Set . $2.95 CirW Set\ $2.95 TOTS’ TOGGERY Southern Pines istered rrode mark 165 UVSIf. ' TNC old OUAKBI WSTTUIN* •NO, CAUf • _ 0 YEARS STRAIGHT Itourbon STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY, SIX YEARS OLD, 86 PROOF. OLD QUAKER DISTILLING COMPANY, UWRENCEBURG, INDIANA ^ By E. H. GARRISON, JR. Moore County Farm Agent Don’t gamble with the invest ment you have made in tobacco plant bed fertilizer, weed control treatments, seed and labor. Pro tect yourself from plant losses and from losses due to a late set crop by insuring an adequate sup ply of healthy plants at the prop er time for setting. Preventing losses from blue mold and an- thracnose can be accomplished with the use of inexpensive spray or dust treatments. Anthracnose, a fungus disease first found in North Carolina to bacco plant beds about three years agO', has spread over a large area already. This disease, as well as blue mold, can kill out plants in a short time or make them unsuit able for transplanting. Indications are that the chemicals recom mended for blue mold control will also control anthracnose. Chemicals Recommended Fungicides containing zineb or ferbam are recommended. For spray treatments: Use fun gicides "containing 65 per cent zineb (available under such trade names as Dithane Z-78, Parzate, Thlodow and Ortho Zineb) or products containing 76 per cent ferbam (available under such trade names as Fermate, Ferra- dow, Nu-Leaf, Karbam and Car bamate). For dust treatments: Use a pre pared mixed dust containing 6 per cent zineb or one containing 10 per cent ferbam. Material Needed For spray treatments: About 1 1-2 lbs. of a product containing 65 per rent zineb or about 2 lbs. of one containing 76 per cej^ fer bam for each 100 sq. yds. of plant bed for the season. For dust treatments: About 25 lbs. of a mixed dust containing either 6 per cent zineb or 10 per cent ferbam; for each 100 sq. yds. for the season. Equipment For Spray Treatments: Spray ers developing 100 lbs. pressure or more. Barrel, wheelbarrow and bucket type sprayers are especial ly suited for spraying tobacco plant beds. For increased effi ciency. sprayers should be equip ped with 25 to 30 feet of pressure hose and a 7 to 9 foot spray rod extension. Compact motor-driven sprayers are suited to the larger farm operations. For dust treatments: The hand powered crank-type dusters equipped with one to two extra joints of pipe are preferred. (The better grade plunger type dusters are suitable only for small Burley beds.) i When should dust or spray treatment^ begin and how often applied? Either treatment is a pre ventative rather than a cure and should begin before blue mold ap pears in the plant bed. Make the first application when plants are about the size of a dime. Continue applications twice a week until plants free of blue mold are , as sured for transplanting (usually 8 to 12 applications). Applications of spray or dust that are washed off by heavy rains should be re peated just as soon as weather will permit. Preparation How is the spray prepared for use? Proportions: Use 65 per cent zineb at the rate of % lb. to 25 gals, of water (2 1-2 level table spoonfuls per gal.) Use 76 per cent ferbam at the rate of 1 lb. to 25 gals, of water (5 lev61 tablespoon fuls per gal.). CANDIDATE — Joshua S. James of Raleigh, candidate for State treasurer in the Democratic primary May 29, is a Pender County native, a lawyer and former member of the State Utilities Commis sion. He is a Mason, a mem ber of the Farm Bflreau and the State Grange and is chair man of the board of deacons of West Raleigh Presbyterian Church. Mixing: (a) Place the required amount of* chemical in a large fruit jar or other tight container; (b) add a little water (not over 213 full); (c) close lid and shake for one minute or until the chem ical powder is thoroughly wet, (d) stir the wetted material into the full amount of water and the spray is ready for use. Keep Stirred If sprayer does not have an agi tator, keep the spray mixture well stirred while spraying to prevent settling. Mix a fresh batch of spray for each application. How Much Spray Mixture is Needed to Cover Plants? 1st to 4th applications, 3 to 3 1-2 gallons per 100 sq. yds.; 5th to 6th applica tions, 4 gallons per 100 sq. yds.; 7th and other applications, 5 to 6 gallons per 100 sq. yds. Note: If some blue mold should appear in sprayed beds, don’t give up—continue applications regu larly and be sure to get good cov erage ef spray on all the plants. Applying the Spray 1. The first 3 to 4 applications may be directed through the plant bed cover if it is stretched well above the plants—remove cover for all later applications. Keep spray nozzles about 10 inches above the plants moving it back and forth or from side to side until black spray droplets ap pear on all leaves. How Much Dust Is Required to Cover Plants? 1st to 4th applica tions, 1 1-2 lbs. per 100 sq. yds.; 5th and 6th applications, 2 1-2 to 3 lbs. per 100 sq. yds,; all other applications, 3 1-2 to 4 lbs. per 100 sq. yds. Applying the Dust Apply early in the morning or evening when the air is quiet— preferably when plants are moist with dew. 2. Do not fill dust hopper more than 2(3 full at any time. 3. Be sure all leaves show a uniform coating of the dust. 4. In narrow bed (not over three yards wide) with board sidewalls that hold the cover well above the plants the first three or four applications of the dust may be directed through the cover. For later applications and in other type beds, always remove the cover before treating. Do a Thorough Job—Get Ahead Of «lufe Mold. “Don’t put it off- put it on.” Exhibition of Five Portraits, Three Paintings By Emily Forrest To Open An exhibition of five portraits and three paintings by Mrs. Emily Forrest of 445 Orchard Road wiU open Monday at the Library art gallery, continuing the series of shows that has been in progress since last summer. A native of Pennsylvania who has lived in Southern Pines for eight years, Mrs. Forrest is one of the Sandhills’ best known ar tists. She is the wife of Maxwell R. Forrest, head of a Vass textile mill, and has specilized in por traits professionally for 22 years. All the portraits to be shown are of Sandhills residents—Leo Walper, golf pro and o"wner of Parhaven on Midland Road; Mrs. Claude E. Reams, Southern Pines; Joel Edwin Causey, Jr., and Joan Causey, children of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Causey of Lakeview, and her husband. Maxwell R. Forrest. The three paintings to be shown are “Portrait of Europe.” included because of requests; a painting of deserted boats at Wanchese; and a painting of rowboats. Four other portraits painted this year cannot be obtained for the exhibit, Mrs. Forrest suiu. Mrs. Forrest studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and was tutored by her fath er, James Cook McKell, a profes sional artist who studied under famous artists of his time and who also attended the Academy. During the depression, she be came a fashion artist and worked for the larger stores in New York and Philadelphia. She has also done some work-in illustrating for children’s and teen-age maga zines, for the Westminster Press. MUSIC FESTIVAL The ninth annual Brevard Music Festival will be held in Brevard, in the mountains of Western North Carolina, August 13 through 29. Guest artists and the Brevard Festival Orchestra directed by James Christian Pfohl will be featured in the concert series. Transylvania Music Camp, which like the Festival is spon sored by the non-profit Brevard Music Foundation, Inc., "will open at Brevard June 24 and run through August 8. Need Plumbing Service? Piedmont Electric COMPANY OF CARTHAGE, N. C. Is In Position To Furnish and Install Any Plumbing Job In This Area Phone Carthage 3851 FOR COMPLETE INSTALLATION OR MINOR REPAIRS SEE MODERN STYLING IN NEW BATHROOM AND KITCHEN FIXTURES ON DISPLAY IN OUR STORE LAVATORIES — COMMODES — WATER HEATERS TUBS — SINKS — ETC. Special COMPLETE BATHROOM 5-Ft. Tub, Vitreous China Lavatory, Grade-A Water Closet ALL WITH TRIM TO FLOOR — BEAUTIFULLY STYLEDI Remember — You ALWAYS Save On Plumbing, Eleetrieal and Radio-TV Needs At Piedmont Electric Harry Davis, Owner CARTHAGE, N. C.
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