Hoke ASCS News
By THOMAS R. BURGESS
FARM PROGRAM SIGN -
UP DEADLINE NEARS -
Friday, April 9,1971 is the last
day for producers in Hoke
County to sign ? up to
participate in the Feed Grain,
wheat or Cotton Program for
1971.
The 1971 Feed Grain, Wheat
and Cotton programs are
voluntary in nature and are
authorized by the Agricultural
Act of 1970. The program
makes use of a set - aside
principle in which a farmer
participant agrees to set aside a
percentage of his crop acreage
from production and devote it
to an approved soil ? conserving
use. These set aside percentages
are twenty (20) percent for
feed grain and cotton and
Seventy - five (75) for wheat.
After making his set aside, a
producer is free to plant his
remaining cropland as he
desires, except for national
quota crops, which are
tobacco, peanuts in this area.
A farmer also need to sign -
up in the 1971 feed grain,
wheat and cotton program in
order to qualify for price ?
support payments and loans on
eligible production.
"PREVENTED PLANTING
CREDIT" AVAILABLE FOR
FEED GRAIN PRODUCERS -
North Carolina Feed grain
farmers who are unable to
obtain enough blight - resistant
corn seed to plant 45 percent
of their feed grain base may
receive "prevented planting
credit," according to H.O.
Carter, State Executive
Director for the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Service.
This means that producers
who qualify and make the
required certification will not
have their feed grain bases
reduced for failure to plant
corn.
Farmers receiving
"prevented planting credit"
may plant the acreage which
would have been put into com
to other crops if they choose,
providing they are not quota
crops.
To qualify for "prevented
planting credit" a producer
who has a farm with an eligible
feed grain base must file a
request at the County ASCS
Office not later than 15 days
after the end of the normal
planting period for corn in the
county. For North Carolina,
the deadline for filing requests
is June 15.
The request form is available
at the County ASCS Offices.
On it, the producer will note
which seed dealers he tried to
obtain blight - resistant corn
seed from.
The producer will also
certify he was unable to obtain
sufficient blight ? resistant corn
seed to plant at least 45
percent of this farm's feed
grain base.
After all requests are filed,
the County ASC Committee
will first check with local seed
dealers and then notify
producers of the action taken
by the Committee on the
requests for "prevented
planting credit."
Blight - resistant corn seed is
either N seed (normal
cytoplasm) or B seed (blend).
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Thursday. His companion received a cut on the foot.
Deaths And Funerals
O.F. O'Briant
Graveside services were held
last Thursday at Shiloh
Presbyterian Church cemetery
for Otho Franklin O'Briant.
O'Briant, 77, who died
Wednesday, was a retired
farmer.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Ollie Keith O'Briant; a
daughter, Mrs. Wilbur W'atkins
of Raleigh and two
grandchildren.
Mrs. Sarah M. McBryde
Funeral services for Mrs.
Sarah Margaret McBryde of
Shannon were held last
Thursday at Antioch
Presbyterian Church by Dr.
Robert G. Hall. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Mrs. McBryde. 83. died
March 30.
She is survived by two sons.
James Fulton McBryde of Red
Springs, and John B. McBryde
of Maxton. two daughters. Mrs.
Catherine Phillips of Red
Springs and Mrs. James Vcasey
of Aberdeen; 1 2.grandchildren
and eight great - grandchildren.
Harvey Cole
Kendrick Harvey Cole, 76,
died Monday in a Lillington
rest home.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at
Raeford Methodist Church by
the Rev. Herman Winberry and
the Rev. R.C Mooney. Burial
was in Raeford Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Mary A. Cole; a daughter,
Mrs. H.O. Langdon of Raeford;
an adopted grandson, Maj.
Edward H. Langston of the
U.S. Army in Germany; a
brother, Neill Cole of Sanford;
a sister, M rs. E.C. Workman of
Newport News, Va.; three
grandchildren, Mrs. Howard
Hobson of Coats. Mrs. Larry
L'pchurch and Mrs. Larry
Moser of Raeford; three great ?
grandchildren.
Mrs. Lena Womble
Funeral services for Mrs.
Lena Seagroves Womble of Rt.
1 Aberdeen will be held
Thursday at Farmville
Presbyterian Church, Rt. 4,
Sanford by the Rev. Allen
Smyth and the Rev. J.D. Hales.
Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Mrs. Womble. 76. died
Tuesday. She wjs the widow of
James B. Womble.
Surviving are a daughter.
Miss Mildred Womble of the
home; a son. James B. Womble,
Jr. of Rt. 1, Aberdeen; a sister.
Mrs. Troy Matthews of Rt 4.
Sanford; a brother. T.W. (June)
Seagroves of Rt. 4, Sanford;
two grandchildren; two great
grandchildren.
Income Help Cited
For Small F armers
Small farmers in every
comer of North Carolina have
at least one opportunity to
expand their income.
The Agricultural Extension
Service has identified over a
do*en crops which can be
grown with little expense on a
small acreage. Most of the
crops do require a fair amount
of hand labor, however.
Among the crops being
suggested for farmers with
limited resources are pickling
cucumbers, trellised or staked
tomatoes, peppers, pole beans,
okra. strawberries, and
Christmas trees. Other
possibilities include feeder pigs
and manufactured milk.
Extension workers also say
that a well planned home
garden can be worth $500 to
the average farm family.
Furthermore, home gardeners
can sometimes earn money by
selling fruits and vegetables to
nearby markets.
Extension specialists and
agents have put together a set
of recommendations for small
farmers, which they are calling
"North Carolina's Limited
Resources Program." Farmers
who are searching for more
income are urged to visit their
county extension agent to get
more details on the program.
Extension workers say it is
possible to earn $1,200 from
an acre of staked tomatoes.
Strawberries can bring a farm
family as much as SI ,100, pole
beans $500, pickling
cucumbers and peppers S400,
and okra S250.
In addition, a good farmer
can expect to get $500 worth
of vegetables from a one ? acre
home garden, and earn $600
per year from a six ? sow brood
herd.
Some of the best small farm
opportunities in the mountains
are said to be tomatoes,
strawberries, and Christmas
trees. Piedmont farmers have
opportunities in pickling
cucumbers, pole beans, okra
and manufactured milk.
Coastal Plain farmers have
income opportunities in
strawberries, okra, pole beans,
pickling cucumbers and
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New Vaccine Could Save
2 Million N.C. Layers
An important scientific
breakthrough fur the poultry
industry is now being applied
on Tar Heel farnu.
U.S. Department of
Agriculture scientists have
developed a vaccine against
M arek's disease, and
poultrymen are vaccinating
their flocks by the millions.
Dr. Robert Cook, head of
the Department of Poultry
Science at North Carolina State
University, estimates that the
vaccine could save S7.S million
annually for Tar Heel
poultrymen alone.
Marek's disease is a tumor
producing ailment which
causes mortality in about I5
percent of the average laying
flock. Death usually comes in
the late pullet or early egg
laying stage, when the birds are
the most valuable.
Dr. Cook estimates that the
vaccine could save as many as
2.S million layers annually in
North Carolina, and each layer
would have a value of about
S3.
North Carolina has advanced
in recent months from the
nation's fourth largest
producer of eggs to the third
largest producer. The Tar Heel
laying flock is currently placed
at 18 million birds.
Cook said the Marek's
vaccine is for poultry what
polio vaccine is for humans.
The vaccine, a virus, was
developed at the USDA
laboratory at East Lansing,
Vlichipn. It was isolated from
turkeys, which are not
generally susceptible to the
disease. The vaccine was
licensed for use by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture on
March 1.
While a boon to the poultry
lnduitry, the vaccine to alio
expected to cauae: some
problema. Egg production
could shoot up rapidly, cauring
supply to get out of line with
demand. Therefore,
poultrymen are being urged to
cut back on their placement
chicks to compensate fur the
better livability.
There wilfbe a
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