Research Station Helpful To Farmers In Area
t"he Coastal Plain* Vegetable
Kesearch Station, located at Tal
?<?. ?? conjitanUy at work a* .the
Mend and ally of the farmer iq
tns county and area. Mr. Prank
Bpyette is the Superintendent and
lives in Faison. He came to his
present job from HendersonviUe,
North Carolina four years ago. An
interview with him Just Monday
of this week revealed the nature
of tfte n ation's work and just how
much is done for farmers, even
though many ?t them may not
rohiize it fully.
"The purpose of the research
station", Mr. Boyette stated, "is
to answer problems of vegetable
producers in this part of the state.
To do ithls we carry on a variety
of tests and counter tests." The
tests go on and on year after year
tttBg to find the right answers
and how' to meet the new pro
blems, for it seems that new pro
blems in the growing of vege
tables are cropping up each year.
Much of the attention is direc
ted in the area of plant pathology.
This involves the controlling of
disease. Each .year vegetable crops
are hard hit by diseases, some of
the root system and some of che
body of the plants, loathe second
place, variety trials are run.
There is always the constant quest
to find just the right kind of var
iety that will grow well in cer
tain areas and produce well. And
what grows and produces well in
one area or on one kind o( land
will not do on other kinds of lands
or in other areas, All of this is
discovered as tests are run, so thai
when the farmer plants a certain
variety he already knows about
what to expect. This eleminates
much of the guesswork in vege
table farming. It makes for a more
carefully planned operation.
The third general area of the re
search station's work concerns
insect trails. The farmer must
: * as ;
know what kind of insects will
eat certain plafits and what in
secticides will prevent infestation.
He also must know how many
times he should spray in order to
control infestation eH wants to
spray often enough but not often
enough to be wasteful. These
questions are answered by the
trial system and careful study at
the research station. The results
are carefully charted and records
are kept. And in the end results
are obtained that will help Mr.
Boyette and the Department of
Ag icultuia ot the Sidlg to give 1
an.ivers to some of the farmers, t
questions.
The fourth general area of the |
research station's work is in fer
tility traits. What kirn's of fer !
till2er Will 'be needed and how
much? Attempts are made at Fai
son to get the answers. Certain
kinds of fertilizer are needed foi
ce. i ain vegetables and ? other
kinds are needed by other.
Through thorough testing the an
swers are found.
The f'fth general work of the J
station is in the area of heroicide
trails, or weed control. Some
weeds seem to grow in almost all
areas and certain others are homo
genous to certain areas. It is the
task of Mr. Boyette and his staff 1
in Faison to determine what can
ie done to control those which are
bothersome in this area and
which, if they are allowed to grow,
reduce the yield of crops.
In addition to ithese five general
areas of operation the research
station is working on several
specific problems during the pre
sent season. Of these only three
will be mentioned here, and these
three will be those that bear dir
ectly on the farthers of Duplin
County and surrounding couniiea
this year and following years.
The first of these specific pro
Menu concern* the planting of i
garden peas. Testa are being run
as to how successful the harvest'
will be when the peas are broad-1
cast The usual way of planting,'
of course, is the row crop system.
If a processor comes to this area j
he will want the broadcasting
method to be used. The station, in
broadcasting the peas, will be able
to determine what the problems
will be and will be able through
the trial system to gradually im
prove the new system of planting
to make it more profitable for
the fanner of this area. It would
be disastrous for the fanners to
attempt individually to work out
these problems. By having them
worked out at the research sta
tion pitfalls on the part of the
farmers can be more easily avoid
ed.
The second of the specific pro
blems being worked on at Eftison
is the proper method of planting
and pickling cucumbers. Tests era
being run, as with the garden
peas, through 'broadcasting the
seeds during planting time. The
idea is .to have a papulation ex
plosion", states Mr. Boyette. "to
see what the results will be." Har
vesting will be done mechanical
ly eventually if this method of
planting seems feasible and can be
done with one or perhaps two
sweeps across the field. The har
vesting of cucumbers this year
at .the research station will be
done by hand, but it this method
of planting proves worthwhile the
mechanical -harvesting method
would be recommended where
possible.
The third of the specific pro
blems concerning Mr. Boyette and
his staff is in the field of growing
blueberries. The standard type of
blueoerries in Duplin and Pender
counties is the high bush. But the
high bush type will not grow and
produce well in all areas or under
all conditions. Efforts are being
made to graft the high bush fruit
ing body into the rabbit-eye type
root stock. The rabbie-eye type
will grow in areas and produce
where the high bush type will not
Thus by grafting the fruiting body
eft the high bush type into te rab
bit-eye type root stock te diser
able characteristics of both plants
can be gotten from one plant. The
high bush fruit is bet.er than the
rabbit-eye, but the rabbit-eye
I grows better in more areas. The
results of these tests and trails
will be beneficial particularly to
growers of cultivated blueberries
in the southern part of our county
end in Pender where many blue
berries are grown and marketed
annually. From thes tests the gro
wers will be able to take advan
tage of increased yield and cjual
?v. They will also be able to har
._.>i Kom plants that are more
disease resistant. The work to de
velop resistance to disease is one
of the most important areas of
research on the blueberries.
The average growe rof veget
ables perhaps is not aware just
how much his techniques of
planting, fertilizing, and harvest
ing is due to the discovered results
of the research station trails. Ac
tually there is no farmer that
does not get the benefit of the
studies that are made. The econo
my of our county benefits of the
studies that are made. The econo
my of cur county benefits tre
mendously through increased
yields and improved quality. Thus
agriculture becomes scientific and
progressive, not a hit-and-miss i
careless wish-for-luck operation, i
SENATOR ERVIN SAYS
WASHINGTON - A signification
trend in the 88th Congres is that
the economy drive is meeting with
some success. Some measure of
credit must be given to the wide
spread concern shown- over the
announced $11.9 billion deficit for
fiscal year 1964 in proposed rev
enues as compared with proposed
expenditures. Although cutbacks
are comparatively small in terms
of a 98 billion budget, in four re
cent instances they illustrated the
mood of Congress. In the Defense
Procurement authorization bill
which the Senate passed earlier
this month, there was a $700 mil
lion cut under the House version
Two new programs, Mass Transit
and Youth Employment, were cut
by the Senate $125 million and $20
million respectively from commit
tee recommendations. And For
eign Aid was slashed $400 million
by the President from an earlier
request before it begins its en
counter with the Congress.
These cuts other than Foreign
Aid may be restored to a degree
in Senate-House conferences yet
to come, but they indicate that
Congress is cost conscious to a
greater degre than has been so in
years past As expected this mood
is affecting federal aid to educa
tion, which has been proposed in
a $5 billion package, and medical
care for the aged, which would
oarry increased social security
taxes under Administration pro
posals. At this stage it appears
likely that both measures mey be
sidetracked tor this session.
Senate hearings have been set
for proposals concerning mental
health legislation and the exten
sion of the Civil Rights Commis
sion. The proposals will be heard
before the Constitutional Rights
Sub-committee, of which 1 am
Chairman, on May 2-3-4 and May
21-22-23 respectively.
A furor arose last week when
the Civil Rights Commission ur
ged the President to consider cut
ting off federal funds for Mississi
ppi because of racial conditions in
that state. This was an unwise re
commendation which will not Sol
ve the problems confronting the
people of Mississippi.
When all is said, racial prob
lems can be solved only by good
will, intelligence, and patience on
the local., level where men and
women live, move, and have their
being. Solutions not based on hu
man experience end wisdom can.
not be dictated from above, either
by administrations holding execu
tive offices, or legislators oocupy
ing legislative offices, or judges
wearing judical robes.
H the Commission's roi siananl
ations wear adapted. It woitM nr.
tainly be eonttnty to our system
of government. The President of
the United States hag no legisla
tive power, and therefore has no
power to add any additional am*
ditions or terms to tfes acta of
Congress in providing for federal
grants to any federal funds. Con
gress has wisely retrained from
placing conditions on grants wkieh
would force people to abrogate
their right* to govern themselves
under local lawn
Advocates of each impractical
measures only add to the racial
problems. Such problems cannot
be solved by overriding the will
of Congress by imposing the jud
gment of the Executive branch of
government m the people ot a
sovereign state. In the zeal of
finding solutions to this difficult
problem, all faces might unite to
urge civil responsibility as well As
civil rights. The liberties at a
minority will not bo made more
secure by destroying the nnanspt
of orderly, c onstitutional govern
ment for all races and all genera
Woodland News
Personals
Visitors in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Williams Sunday in
cluded the fallowing: Mr. and
Mrs. Thurman Gainus of Kin
ston, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harri
son and children of Seymore John
son Air Base. Mr. and Mrs. Bry
ce Williams and children of Rose
Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wil
liams and family of Kenansville.
Mesdames E. R. Dail, Mrs. Dav
id LaCourse and baby and Mrs.
Jerome Page and children have
! returned home from Jacksonville,
F*la. following a few days visit
with relatives there.
Mr. David LaCourse, who, is in
service in the Azores is spending
a 20 day furlough with Mrs. La
Course and baby in the home of
Mrs. LaCourses' parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. R. Dail. Mrs. LaCourse
and baby are planning to join her
husband following the 20 day fur
lough.
Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Wallace
visited Mrs. Wallace's mother.
Mrs. Neal Baker, who is a patient
in the Highsmith Hospital in Fay
etteville last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Delano Tyndall
and baby of Mt. Olive spent Sun
day with his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Tyndall.
Franklin Quinn accompanied
Harold Dunn of Kenansville to
Asheville Tuesday of last week to
attend the meeting of the Grand
Lodge of North Carolina.
' Mr. and Mrs. kayAmon and dau
ghter Lynn of Mt. Olive visited in
the James E. Westbrook home
Sunday.
Kirby Page of Haflfbargers in
Raleigh visited in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. K. J. Smith during
the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Walker
visited relatives at Sarecta and
Kenansville Sunday afterftooo.
Little Lisa and Bryant West
brook of Kenansville and visiting i
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Westbrook.
Miss Linda-FSy1 Westbrook, day
student at Mt. Olive Junior Col
lege, attended the freshman-so
phomdte banquet of the, college at
DeliMbntes steak house in Golds
boro Friday night.
Mr. fend Mrs. D. V. Grady and
baby , of Kenansville spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Allen Korne
gay. ' .SC.
J. D. Westbrook ,uf #oney. Cha
pel vikited the Dewlfey Westt&ooks.
Sunday. i'.'l
Mrs. Williard Smith 'I*. Albert -
son spertt^Sunday
tnutt were Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Wells and son of WaUatft. v ,
Mr. and MTs. Leiana Wdllafe
and daughters accoappaniedt by
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan smifh visited1
In Beulaville Survlay afternoon. ,
Guest speaker aV the Woodland
Methodist church for last Sunday
morning services were Mr. Billy
Farmer of Rones Chapel. Mr.
Farmer was scheduled to speak on
A|>ril 14 bit ah exchange was
made In order that the pislo'r
bring the message on Eaater Sun
day.
' JT"\
mas. rouse honored
I Mr. and Hrt. e. M. Murphy
were hosts at a birthday celebra
tion honoring Mrs. Glennie Rouse,
mother of Mrs. Murphy, on her
81st birthday at their home near
Woodland Church on Sunday. Ap
ing of salads, ham, chicken, cakes
and soft drinks were served buf
fet style from the kitchen and
dining room tables.
The Rev. H. A. Grubbs, pastor
of the honoree, was present as
well as his family. Others en
joying the hospitality of Mr. and
Mrs. Murphy were the Ben Wal
lace family, families of the late
J. T. Wallace and the Joe Wal
lace family and Mr. and Mrs. Mil
ler of Hallsville.
Mrs. Rouse received many lovely
gifts and happy returns of the day.
ATTENDS DISTRICT M. Y. F.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Walker
accompanied a group of Woodland !
M. T. 'l'ers lo Clinton Sunday af
ternoon to attend the Goldsboro
District Of M. Y. F. A panel dis
cussion on two-faced teen agers
was held. This was followed by a
picnic lunch spread on the church
grounds and the election and in
stallation of new officer*.
The following members attend
ed: Anthony and Keith West
brook, Linda Carol Walker and
Gail CXitlaw.
Broiler prices are expected to de
cline at least one cent per pound
in 1963.
Of the 60 million people employ
ed in the United State! about 24
million work somewhere in the
broad field of agriculture.
Per capita consumption of beef
in '61 was expected to be about 89
pounds, up about a pound per per
son above 1961.
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