County Farm Agent's Column .
It's tree & shrub planting time;
tobacco performance survey on
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By BO BARNES, County Agent
' CYRUS GREENE, Assist*nt
November is an excellent
month lor transplanting trees and
shrubs. In preparing the soil a
bed should be worked up if the
plants are to be less than 6 ft.
apart. Three pints of 8-8-8 ferti
lizer should be worked into each
100 sq. ft. of soil. Bermuda grass
can be removed by hand or by
treating with chemicals. ——~
John Harris, Extension Hor
ticulturist, says "It is better to
put a 10c plant in a $10 hole
then to put a $10 plant in a
10c hole." The hole in which
the plant is.to be set should ac
tually be at least 12 inches wid
er) on all sides and 6 inches
dafeper than necessary to ac
commodate the ball of soil or
rqpt system. Good top soil
stjould be used to fii! in below
and around the plant. Set the
plant so it will stand the same
depth that if grew originally.
Box woods, azaleas, and camel
lias should be planted slighted
higher for these plants will not
grow even one or two inches too
deep. Leave the burlap on wrap
ped plants. Fill and pack the soil
around the plant. When filled,
make a ring of soil 2 or 3 inches
high around the plant to hold wa
ter. Water thoroughly, then mulch
with 3 to 4 inches pine straw or
otfyer coarse material. All plants
should be pruned back from Vsr
to 1-3 in transplanting. Stake and
wrap the’ trunk of small treqs,
with kraft paper to prevent sun
scald? Water at least once a week
duting dry periods with a mini
mum of 3 gallons of water per
plant.
A bulletin on planting of trees I
and shrubs is available free at
the County Agent’s office.
STRAWBERRIES
Throughout the Piedmont
North Carolina there are farms
who are growing strawberries
on a "pick them yourself" pro
gram. in these operations sev
eral acres of strawberries are
planted and cared for by the
Operator, then as they ripen
the public is invited to come
and pick ail the berries they
want et a charge usually of 20
to 25 cents per quart. Exten
sion horticulturists indicate
that some of these operations
ten bring in welt over $1,000
per acre. It is felt that a few
more of this type of project
could be successfully put into
operation in this area.
TOBACCO VARIETY
PERFORMANCE SURVEY
A tobacco variety performance
survey Ls being conducted in Or
ange County to determine how
various varieties compared in
yield and value during 1964 on
tobacco farms.
As many farmers as possible are
being contacted so that the infor
mation gathered will represent a
sizeable portion of the tobacco
grown in the county. Growers are
being asked what total pounds
and value he receiyved from
each variety he grew in 1064.
Cards arc being sent to a rep
resentative group of growers in
the county and the growers
who receive cards are urged to
fill out the card accurately
and return It to the County
Agent's office. Everyone who
receives a card should send tt
in regardless of whether his
yield is low, medium, of high.
This is essential if the sum
mary of the variety data is to
represent the actual perform
ance of a given variety in the
county and state.
This information is also being
accumulated by other counties,
and a summary of the county,
belt and State results Will be
available for growers to see as
soon as it has been -summarized.
Census work jobs available
■Applicants for the position of
enumerator for the 1964 Census
of Agriculture in Orange county
art still being sought, crow lead
er* John Ferrell and Betty New
ton in charge of census opera
tions for the county said today.
Persons interested in working
temporarily for the U.S. Bureau
Two named >
to head census
" of area farms
jMrs.Tietty Ann Newton of Bur
lington and John McVey of, Dur
... ham have been named crew lead
ers for the 1964 Census of Ag
„ rieulture.
They will supervise a team oi
census enumerators who will vis
it all farms and ranches in Dur
ham, Alamance and parts of Guil
ford and Orange counties to col
lect official census questionnaires
from farm operators. Enumera
tion of all farms in the county
will take place in November and
early December.
The census will be taken in the
following way: Shortly after No
vember 5, the Bureau of the Cen
sus, an agency of the U. S. De
partment of Commerce, will mail
census questionnaires to all rural
boxholders. Those required to fill
out the forms should do so and
hold the questionnaires until a
census enumerator comes to col
of the Census on the firm census
should apply to the crew leader
Ferrell on Baptist Rd., Durham.
The telephone number is 506
5033. The Job will provide about
three weeks of temporary em
ployment. pay rates are designed
to provide earnings of $10-616
daily.
Qualifications for appointment
as an enumerator include: U,S.
citizenship, age Of at least 18
years, high school education or
its equivalent, availability of car
for use In enumeration, good
physical condition for driving,
walking, and standing, financial
support through period of em
ployment (wages are paid at the
conclusion of the enumeration),
ability to write clearly and neat
ly, pass a written examination.
lect them. At that time, the enu
merator will help answer any
questions that may have proved
troublesome.
The^Census of Agriculture is
taken every five years in years
ending in “4” and “9” to gather
information on the nation’s agri
cultural resources and produc
tion. Such information is vital in
making decisions affecting many
segments of the U. S. economy.
Data gathered include the num
ber and size of farms, acreage
and harvest of crops, livestock in
ventories;" and information on
farm equipment and improve
ments and income and some pro
duction expenditures.
SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE
EMBLEM DEVELOPED
The Slow-Moving Vehicle Em
blem, developed at Ohio State
University, has aroused wide in
terest because of its potential to
become a uniform warning de
vice, recognizable by the public
for identifying slow-moving ve
hicles on the highway. The Ohio
Agricultural Experiment Station,
the Cooperative Extension Serv
ice, and the Automotive Safety
Foundation cooperated with Ohio
State in the study.
Two girls win in area for Four-H activities
Rachel Phelps, Daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Marvin Phelps, a mem
ber of the Schley Senior Four-IH
Club was selected as the 1904
Northwestern District Four-H
Swine Winner. She received this
honor in 1963 also.
i
Swine has been only one. of
her projects. Some of the others
have been Food preparation, elec
tric, clothing, automotive, beef,
and junior leadership. At the
present she is serving as junior
Header of the Schley Junior Four
H Club.
Ellen Bacon daughter of Mr.
and Mrs- Wallace Bacon, a mem
ber of the. -St. Mary’s Senior
Four-H Club was named the
1964 Northwestern District Four
H Leadership Winner. Last year
received a trip to National
Club Congress in Chicago
irork in the recreation
project. Ellen has served as rec
reation leader at Four-»H Club
Camp for several years. She is
currently a sophmore at Univer
sity of North Carolina at Greens
boro.
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