Quality Tobacco
Depends On
Transplants
I
By J. Michael Moore,
Aaat. Ac- Extension Agent
Production of quality
tobacco starts with produc
tion of quality tobacco trans
plants. Each tobacco farmer
should produce enough
transplants to allow his
tobacco acreage to be trans
planted at the most desirable
part of the season. It is
usually more expensive and
much more inconvenient to
bring in plants from another
farm or from another area
than to grow your own
tobacco plants. Bringing in
transplants from other areas
is a way to increase tobacco
disease problems on your
own farm, since there is no
way to be positive of the
diseases or insects that ac
company these plants.
Well-managed plant beds
are a sure sign of a well
managed farm. As a result of
extensive testing conducted
by the N.C. Agricultural
Extension Service, the
following recipe for produc
tion of quality plants under
performated plastic has been
developed.
Plant Bed Recipe: 1) Seed
80-100 sq. yds. of bed for
each acre of tobacco to be
transplanted. 2) Prepare a
good seed bed. 3) Apply
50-75 pounds of 12-6-6 fer
tilizer per, 100 sq. yds. and
disc into top 2?3' of soil. 4)
Fumigate with methyl
bromide when soil moisture
is right for cultivation and air
is 55? F or higher - preferably
in the fall. Aerate soil 48
hours after fumigation but
leave solid plastic on bed
until seeding time. 5) Per
forate plastic with % inch
holes, 2 inches apart, before
removing it from bed to seed.
Put in additional holes as the
weather becomes warmer. 6)
Seed bed 65 days prior to
beginning of normal trans
planting date, using 1/6
ounce of seed per 100 square
yards of bed. 7) Support
cover with a thin layer of
clean straw. 8) Thoroughly
wet soil by irrigation imme
diately after seeding, using
'/? to 1 inch of water,
depending upon soil mois
ture. 9) Cover with perfo
rated plastic immediately
after irrigation. 10) Observe
bed frequently and treat for
insects and damping off
when needed. 11) Start blue
mold treatments when
plastic cover is removed. 12)
if the outside temperature
reaches 85?F for two con
secutive days, remove the
plastic cover to avoid heat
damage, but replace it if the
temperature is expected to
go below 45?F.
Plant Bed Problem*: There
are several common mistakes
that are responsible for the
failure of a number of plant
beds each year. One common
problem is the use of ex
cessive fertilizer. This
increases the chance of fer
tilizer burns on the plant
roots as the beds become
dry. A second problem is the
reluctance of many growers
to irrigate their beds imme
diately after seeding to settle
the seed and provide ade
quate seed to soil contact.
Irrigation is necessary to
assure uniform germination
within a predictable period of
time. Just as the bed site
should be in an area where it
can be irrigated when neces
sary, it should also be in a
well-drained area where
water will not stand on the
beds following a rain.
Plants that grow reason
ably fast from germination to
transplanting size are gen
erally of better quality than
those that grow more slowly.
Seeding 1/6 ounce of seed
per 100 yards of beds will
generally give the best
quality plants within 65 days
of germination.
Many plants are injured
each year by leaving the
plastic covers on during days
of excessive heat or from a
shortage of air holes punched
in the covers. These holes
should be more than slits;
the centers should actually
be punched out to allow
sufficient air and water pas
sage.
Good management is the
key to producing a sufficient
quantity of quality tobacco
plants to supply your own
farm needs. By following the
plant bed recipe above,
IJuplin County farmers
should have an ample supply
of plants to start the 1980
tobacco season.
For more information on
plant bed management, con
tact J. Michael Moore at the
Duplin County Agricultural
Extension Service by calling
296-1996.
PLANTING TOBACCO BEDS - Duplin
County farmers have begun to sow their
tobacco beds for the 1980 crops. Pictured
above are the Godbold brothers of Warsaw
who will have over 100 acres of tobacco next
year, and, according to Agricultural
Extension Agent J. Michael Moore, a good
quality tobacco crop starts on the bed.
Hunt Names Campaign Leaders
Governor James B. Hunt,
Jr. has named Graham A.
Phillips, Jr. of Wallace,
Russell J. Lanier, Jr. of
Beulaville and Gerald H.
Quinn of Warsaw as co
chairman of his re-election
campaign in Duplin County.
Phillips will also serve as
finance chairman.
In maKng the appoint
ments, Hunt said, "I'm
proud to have three people of
this caliber on my team for
1980. Each of these men has
shown himself to be a good
friend to the county and to
the Democratic Party."
Phillips, 46, is an attorney
in Wallace. He has managed
Hunt's campaigns since 1972
when Hunt ran successfully
for Lt. Governor. Phillips
says of Hunt, "I believe he
has been good for our state.
He brings to state govern
ment fresh and energetic
leadership."
A deacon and Sunday
school teacher at the First
Baptist Church in Wallace,
Phillips is an active member
and past president of the
Wallace Rotary Club. He is a
member of the board of
directors of the Bank of
North Carolina and has
served on the Board of
Education since 1969. He
earned his undergraduate
and law degrees at Wake
Forest University. He and his
wife Lorraine have four
daughters, Sylvia, Mary
Susan, Jane and Virginia.
Lanier, 35, also an at
torney, is a graduate of
Campbell College and the
law school of the University
of North Carolina. He says of
Hunt, "Jim Hunt has a pro
gressive and realistic atti
tude toward the problems
faced by his state. He is a
man of vision, and his type of
leadership is what we need."
Lanier serves as assistant
football coach at East Duplin
High School and assistant
basketball coach at Beula
ville Jr. High. He and his
wife Betsy attend Beutaville
Presbyterian Church. They
have three children, Russell
III, Andrea and Henderson.
Quinn, vice president of
Quinn Co., Inc. in Warsaw,
served as a Duplin County
commissioner from 1972
through 1976. "I particularly
like Gov. Hunt's attention to
industrial development,"
says Quinn. "He's also been
good about strengthening
interest in business and
farming."
A graduate of Atlantic
Christian College in Wilson,
Quinn, 42, is vice-chairman
of the board of trustees of
N.C. Baptist Hospital. He
has been active in the Jay
cees and serves as chairman
of the board of deacons of
Warsaw Baptist Church.
Quinn and his wife Rita
have two children. Carta and
Gerald Haywood.
Deans list
Appalachien State University
David Bruce Johnston, a
junior, from Route 2, Rose
Hill, and Timothy Dwight
Usher, a senior, from Route
1. Rose Hill
North Carolina State Univer
sitv
From Wallace - Perfect A,
Charles V. Brooks IV, civil
engineering, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C.V. Brooks. Ill; and
Aaron S. Rogers, electrical
engineering, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E.L. Rogers.
From Albert son - B aver
age or better ? Randy L.
Cruse, ag. education, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Cruse:
and Ricky J. Harper, pre
veterinary medicine, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Harper.
B Average or Better -
Ronald S. Monk, crop
science, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J.F. Monk of Warsaw; Cor
bett L. Quinn. agriculture,
son of Dr. and Mrs. C.L.
Quinn, Magnolia; and Steve
J. Bass, business manage
ment. son of Mr. and Mrs.
J.J. Bass of Faison.
Eaat Carolina University
Beulaville - Gail P. Cottle,
Kim Marie Defelici, Laran
i Mark Houston, Teresa M.
Hunter, Larry C. Lanier,
Amy Susan Pickett, Lora
Quinn, Sarah Simpson.
Vickie E. Singleton, Peanie
Smith, Timothy G. Williams.
Faison - Kimberly L. Fes
perman
Greenville, Tarla West
Smith
Kenansville - Kathrvn
Ellen Helton, Alora J. Hoff
man, Anthony C. Joneck
Mount Olive - Miles
Nelson Moody, Rose Marie
Beavers, Elinor C. Ezzell,
Rebecca Jones, Cyce E.W.
Moody
Pink Hill - JerriAnn Al
dridge, Randy G. Creech,
Brenda Johnson, Timothy
Wayne Smith.
Rose Hill - Jackie Ann
Davis, Sharon Jan Rouse,
Norma Jean Torrans
Seven Springs - Edna Price
Grady
Wallace - Donna Glyn
Carter, Karen Hanchey,
Donna Nicholson
Warsaw - Sara Rose Byrd,
Kathy R. McCullen, Trilby
Phillips
Atlantic Christian College
Vicky L. Bell and Celie B.
Roberts, both of Mount
Olive; Marilyn L. Bryan of
Magnolia; and Jo A. Cave
naugh
University of North Carolina
at Wilmington
Linda Howard Smith of
Albert son
Meredith College
Leslie Joan Best, of War
saw; Sara Lyn Kornegay,
Calypso; Mary Isabelle San
derson of Wallace; Sharon
Kay Swain of Warsaw
Campbell University
Anthony Carroll Britt,
Faison; Betty Louise
Dempsey, Teachey; and
Carol C. Thompson of
Warsaw.
The Canadian Falls of
Niagara has carved out a
"plunge basin" 192 feet
deep.
SHOOT-OUT FOR EASTER SEALS - The
Warsaw Elementary School participated in
the Easier Seal basketball shoot-out, with
each fifth grade child getting a sponsor who
donated money for each basket the child
made in his or her three-minute shoot-out.
All funds raised during this shoot-out go
toward the crippled children and adults
projects sponsored by the Easter Seals
Society. According to Pat Matthis. physical
education instructor at Warsaw Elementary.
prizes will be awarded to the students with
the most baskets and the most money
collected at the local, regional and state
levels. Shooting the most baskets during the
shoot-out last week were Kam Pridgen with
67, Darnell Wallace with 46, and Shane
Crenshaw with 41, but the final results of the
shoot-out will not be announced until
February, said Matthis. Pictured above is
the scorekeeper's table and Matthis as he i
times a contestant.
*^r-> Along I
B. ?ho Way
my fw>lly Klllatta
The present town of Pink
Hill is ? railroad town which
grew as a result of the train
stopping at its location for
trade with Squire George
Turner, Sr.
Not many towns can boast
of two town founders and
really know the meaning of
changing with the times, but
Pink Hill can. Pink Hill was
originally founded three-and
a-half miles east of its
present location by Anthony
Davis, who built a fort-like
structure enclosing five
stores. The town was
founded in the early 1800 s
and continued to be owned
by Davis until his death.
However, in the late
1800's Turner established a
second Pink Hill centered
around the railroad depot.
The Davis town of Pink Hill is
presently marked by the
marble tomb of him and his
wife, which has two steeple
like shafts pointing to the
sky. Along the Way covered
the founding of the first Pink
Hill in an October, 1979
issue.
The second Pink Hill,
founded by Turner, was
centered around the best
means of transportation at P
that time, the train. The town ??
was laid out by Turner using V
the depot as the center point.
From the depot. Turner used
his pocket compass and
measured 600 feet in each
direction. Then he marked
lots to lay the town out in a
complete circle. According to
an article in a 1936 issue of
the DUPLIN TIMES, Pink
Hill was the only round town
in the country. And, accord
ing to the article. Turner was
encouraged to start a town by
the railroad authorities who
were excited about the good
reception the train received
at the stop.
Unlike Davis. Turner laid
out his town and then sold
lots. However, he would not
sell more than two adjoining
lots in one locatiov,. Davis
had built his town and hired
folks to run it for him, not
giving anyone a chance to
start a new business.
After the lapse of the first
Pink Hill charter, the town
wrote a second charter
stating that Pink Hill was a
town in Lenoir County,
operating under a mayor,
three aldermen, a policeman
and a town clerk ? a charter
that is effective to this date.
In 1936, at the time of the
article in DUPLIN TIMES,
the town officers were:
Mayor G.F. May, Aldermen
(presently called town com
missioners) H.E. Maxwell,
R.L. King and S.M. Lee,
Policeman Tilden Combs and
Town Oerk C.C. Jones.
Turner contributed to the
founding of the first church
in Pink Hill, and to the
schools. Turner's activity in
founding schools and im
proving school buildings and
the quality of education
through the donation of
money and land for new
buildings and establishing a
private school for students
which would extend the
public school term of only
four months has been
covered earlier in Along the
Way. In addition to educa- i
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| I W1UV1 VVU?MUViVU I
tobacco warehouse in PipJ
Hill which served as a loqjy
? tobacco market for mam
years. He also founded the
firs' bank in Pink Hill, which
had as much as S250.000 op
deposit in the bank at all
times. Turner was president
of the hank and his snn T A
Turner, along with Lonni
Smith, were officers. _
Turner was honored
1^35 when a ballpark in t)1'1
town was named for him
the George Turner Ballpar
He was also honored wi
seven children, George V
Turner, Jr., T.A. Turne
L.C. Turner, H.R. Turne
Mrs. R.B. Jones, Mrs. H. /?
Edwards and Mrs. Thom;
Howard.
UNVEILING ,
On Sunday, Feb. 3, ther
is to be an unveiling of th
portrait of the late Rev
Senjamin B. Carlyle in th
Sew Light Pentecostal Fre
iVill Baptist Church, ii
31adenboro, which h
ounded in 1924. Rev
iVilliam Ellis, a close frieru
ind former pastor, is t<
>fficiate in the ceremony.
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