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FRIDAY, MARCH 24th 1950
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.......strata Irish Potatoes
Irbh potato . variety demons tra
Liona have been planted in ten coun
ties of North Carolina's eastern
potato area, DrvF. D. Cochran ,hor-
itioulturlit for the North Carolina
fAgrieultnral Experiment Station,
iannounced today. 'The demonstra
ftiona hav bea located so that all
ifarmers In the area can visit the
If ields during the growing season
with a minimum effort
if One of the main objects of this
iyear'i demonstrations, says Coch
:2ran, la to' further test varieties
that are resistant to late blight
Late blight disease has been a ser
ious problem, especially during the
past two years. The three resist
ant varieties being tested at all
locations are Chenango, Snowdrift
and Essex. Cobbler, the standby
variety .in the eastern area, is In
eluded as a check in all demon
strations. The fifth variety planted
at all locations is Sebago.
- The biggest planting is that at
the Tidewater Branch Station near
Plymouth, Cochran says. In addi-
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tlon to the five varieties tLiaiy
named, Cochran and his associates
are trying out 154 other varieties
and seedlings. Most of these are
from the Stations own Irish potato
breeding program. v ' "
Another large planting la located
at the. Coastal Plain Vegetable
Research Farm near falcon where
ten varieties are being fried with
two different dates of planting.
The remaining eight demonstra
tions are located on- private farms
and are being supervised by county
agents wRh the aid of fl. M. Cov
ington, extension horticulture spec
ialist. Following are the counties,
and farms where the demonstration
fields are located. -
Carle-ret County: Gardner 01111-
kin of Bettie: Beaufort County: W,
A. Broome and H. M. Lewis of Au
rora: Tyrell, Brickhouse Farm near
Columbia; Hyde, Leland Dudley of
Swan Quarter; Pitt, Blount-Harvey
Farm with A. L .Tucker as Diana
ger, Greenville; Pasquatank, Jen
nings farm near Weeksvllle; Curri
tuck, Scott Ferbee, Sbawboro; and
Camden, H. C. Ferbee of Camden.
In addition to these plantings, the
Southeastern Potato Committee is
sponsoring five and ten-acre com
mercial plantings throughout the
area. John Broome, reports that
two carloads of five- varieties have
been distributed for large-scale
trials. The varieties included in
these tests are Chenango, Snow
drift, White Cloud, Essex and Se
bago. r
Later this month, experiment
scientists will make three plantings
in the mountain potato area, located
in Transylvania and Henderson and
at the Upper Mountain Branch Sta
tion near Laurel Springs.
FAISON HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
A fire drill surprised the students
Tuesday and they hurried out of
the building in record time, 60 sec
onds. These drills are held from
time to time in keeping with the
state law.
Coach C. L. Fouts reports that
15 boys turned out for baseball
practice March 13. More are ex
pected. Several last y r pUyera
are back on the diamond. Pitching
seemed to be stronger than usual
while batting and, defense wen ;
weaker.;
Coach Fouts and the boys work
ed on the diamond Saturday morn
ing getting it In shape for play.
Winners of the Intermural Tour
nament held in the school grxa.
March 15 and 10 were the Senior
girls and Sophomore boys. These
were presented fold basketballs
by Mr. A, P. Cates. Mary Ellen
Hobbs received a basketball for
being the most valuable player and
nest sport.
The results of Tuesday night's
games were: first game, girls win
ner 0tb grade 10; loser Uthrade
9.
High scorer fer 8th Sutton 7;
for 11. MeCullen 5. Best defense
tor th, Lee, 11th, Hobbs.
Second game, boys - winner 10th
grade 23; loser 12th grade 17.
High scorer, 10th Fouts 7r for
12th Taylor 10.
Best defense 10th Padgett; 12th
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