FLAPJACK MAN- Kiwanis member Younger Sncad.Jr., look eommandat the
griddle and kept the flapjacks sterling for the annual pancake supper last
Thursday night at the Gibson cafeteria. The dinner u as termed a success,
although the exact amount of money raised for worthy causes had not been
determined.
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F. O. Clark. District Conservationist
Almost ever}' county in the
Coastal Plain has some soils subject
to wind erosion. These are sandy
soils in large open areas where the
wind has a long "sweep". Generally
damaging winds occur in early
spring during the land preparation,
planting, and early growing season.
Soil is swept from the fields and
deposited in woods, field ditches,
roads, and homes. The result is loss
of soil fertility, ditch cleaning for
farmers, increased maintenance
costs for the highway department,
and extra cleaning for the house
wife. Wind erosion, however, is
usually more damaging to young
crops than the soil. In some years
this is quite severe.
Heavy crop residues on or near
the surface will protect the area
covered from soil robbing winds.
Thus, prepare your land so as to
leave residues standing or on the
surface. The finer the residue
material the more area it will cover.
Planting row crops in crop
residues, planting winter cover
crops, or planting grass sod without
land preparation are effective ways
to prevent erosion. Although this
system must be combined with
special fertility and weed control
practices, it leaves the soil covered
and reduces wind erosion.
Wind strip cropping is the
planting of alternate strips of small
grain and cultivated crops. Plant
strips at right angles to the
direction of the prevailing wind.
The small grain strips provide
barriers which push the wind above
the soil surface. Effectiveness
depends on denseness of the small
grain stand and height. Good
protection may be expected for a
strip on the leeward side as wide as
ten times the height of the small
grain and decreasing protection up
to 15 times the height. Strips
should usually be six to eight feet
wide, but a 2'/i-foot strip of rye in
each tobacco truck row, cotton skip
row . or melon row middle should
provide adequate protection.
These strips may be destroyed
after danger of wind erosion has
passed. Generally, strips should be
a part of the rotation or cropping
system and should be planted wide
enough for harvest as hay or grain.
The width of strips is varied to suit
equipment on the farm, kind and
use of crops, crop rotation, etc.
For permanent - type wind
erosion protection, establish hedges
of evergreen trees or shrubs w ithin
or around fields. (Trees and shrubs
other than evergreen offer much
less protection during the windy
season.)
The size, shape, and slope of
fields influence the number of rows
needed. Public and private roads,
property lines, rides, and other
things should be considered in
locating windbreaks.
In general, plant two to five rows
of trees or shrubs shaped six feet
apart. Stagger trees in the rows and
space them no more than seven feet
apart. This gives a maximum of
density. Pines and cedars are
usually best for this purpose.
Wind breaks do not provide
protection until well established
which generally requires three or
four years. However, they protect
wider adjacent strips because of
their height. Your County Agri
cultural Extension Office and your
Soil Conservation Service tech
nicians can help you plan and
establish control measures.
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Now is a good time for cow-calf
producers to maximize cornstalk
grazing and trim dollars from
winter feed bills. Have emergency
feed available and watch cows
closely. Ice-free water should be
available at all times. If a cow
begins to lose weight or if bad
weather sets in. turn to emergency
feed. This may be hay. corn silage,
corn residue, ear corn or other
feed. Stocking rate depends on
corn grain yield, length of grazing
period and weather conditions.
One medium fleshed cow has been
kept successfully on two acres of
cornstalks for more than 110 days.
Vitamins and minerals were the
only supplement given. Corn yields
were one hundred bushels per acre.
Feeder pigs sold through the
tele-auction sales at the graded
quality feeder pig markets after
Jan. 1. 197b. will be required to
have tails docked. Hog producers
who finish out their pigs in
confinement frequently have severe
tail biting problems. On some
farms, simple nutritional defici
encies can cause anemia and this in
turn results in tail biting. Anemia
can also be caused by parasited or
bacterial infections. Overcrowding,
insufficient feeder or water space,
poor ventilation, stress or simple
boredom are other causes. Pigs
should have their tails docked on
the first or second day of age. They
should be cut one half inch from its
base.
Three Steps To A. Successful
Hedge is the name of a new bulletin
on this subject. Persons interested
in information about this form of
marketing can get a copy at the
county agents office.
Leaky Faucets
That irritating "drip. drip, drip"
hits every home sooner or later.
And not only is the leak irritating,
it costs you money. Even the
smallest leak wastes hundreds of
gallons of water if not repaired.
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Packing
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Washer Block C?p Screw
1. Shut off home's water supply
or turn off valve below sink il
equipped with one. 2. Usinf
crescent or monkey wrench, un
screw packing collar by turning
counter clockwise. Do not use pip
wrench as it will mar nickel finish]
of faucet. 3. By hand, unscrew!
faucet handle by turning counter
clockwise. 4. Remove old defective
washer by unscrewing cap screw
from washer block. 5. Replace with
new washer recommended by your
local supply store. 6. Reassemble
faucet ? If faucet still leaks. d|ances
are the washer is not seated
properly and you need a new
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The Little Mint. Inc. (OTC)
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September 30.
The company had earnings of
$42,0t>2. or 5.3 cents per share,
compared to $73,036 or 9.3 cents
per share last year, a decline of 42
percent. Revenues for the period
totalled $1.011.982. up 11 percent
over the $912,043 reported a year
ago.
Little Mint's average number of
shares outstanding on Sept. 30 was
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