Tobacco Expert Speaks on Leaf
Problems in Carteret County
S. N. Hawks, assistant extension
tobacco specialist. State college,
discussed tobacco production re
cently at a meeting at Newport
school. His talk, illustrated with
tildes, is condensed below.
In selecting a permanent plant
bed site, deep loam} soils that
warm up quickly are no* desir
able; however, the success or fail
ure of chemicals for soil steriliza
tion can very -well depend on the
use of light sandy soils. Where
soil sterilisation and permanent
sites are used, more emphasis
should be given to the exposure of
the area to the sun, convenience
sf water supply, windbreaks, and
proper drainage than to. the type
of soil.
Soil Preparation
Soils can be conditioned by the
heavy application of well-rotted
animal manure, heavy growths of
crotalaria or cowpeas. Such ma
nures sho'uld be incorporated into
the soil about 4 weeks before ster
ilization. This practice will con
dition and fluff up tight soils and
increase the water holding capacity
of sandy soils allowing plants to be
removed with a good root system.
The water supply should be giv
en careful consideration. Ordinary
sources of water are: continuously
flowing streams, natural or artifi
cial lakes or ponds, open dug well,
and shallow driven or drilled wells,
which will supply sufficient water
within IS feet of the ground's sur
face.
Shallow, open wells may be blast
ed along the edges of swamps.
Ditches may be blasted to carry
water from a stream or a swamp
to the edge of cultivated fields.
]n all cases you should satisfy
yourself that the-water you are to
use does not flow off an area al
ready infested with tobacco dis
eases.
Blatk Shank
Black Shank is one of the most
destructive tobacco diseases and
is becoming more prevalent in
Carteret county each year. The
first symptom is a sudden wilting
of the entire plant which is soon
followed by death. The organism
causing Black Shank multiplies and
spreads with extreme rapidity, and
a single infection ia enough to kill
an entire plant. The nature of
the organiam makes it possible for
it to he carried with grest ease
by water, and one tobacco field
musfbe protected against contam
inated drainage water from anoth
er. pther sotatptT intention, 4rf
diseased plant Beds, contaminated
scrap tobacco, and manure.
Blue mold, another highly de
structive tobacco disease is re
sponsible for losses of 3 to 4 H
million dollars annually. One rea
son for this is the fact that grow
ers generally seed excess plant bed
space with the hope that if blue
mold occurs, enough plants to set
the allotted acreage will survive
the attack. Investigations and ex
periments have shown that dust
ing or spraying with suitlble fun
gicides are the most dependable
and practical methods for control
ling blue mold.
For spray treatments, about H4
pounds of 65 per cent lineb or 2
pounds of 78 per cent fermate is
needtd per 100 yards of bed per
season. For dust treatments, 20
to 25 pounds of prepared dust WH1
be required per 100 square yards
of plant bed per season.
Resistant Dixie Bright
Dixie Bright 101 was recommend
ed by Mr. Ha4vks to be more re
sistant to Black Shank and Gran
ville Wilt than any other variety.
It should be topped very tall be
cause the leaves are wide apart.
When the plant is ready for har
vest it has an unusual yellow col
or.
The root system of Dixie Bright
101 is very good. It will allow the
plant to withstand the dry weather
by penetrating ? deep into the
ground and will feed off of the
moist soil. During wet weather,
the plant will not drown out very
easily.
In 1950 a variety demonstration
was conducted in six different
counties in North Carolina and
the average yield of Dixie Bright
101 was 1,762 pounds per acre.
If a farmer does not have any
disease on his farm and grows his
own plants, it would be best for
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Power Companies
Spoosor State
4-H Contests
Four ? H member* ol Carteret
qnjnty have bean invited. to, ept*
tH? 19S1 North fcafoBi*)
and Home Electric program, it
was announced today by Neil Bol
ton, agricultural agent of the ?ide
Water Power company.
The contest is conducted by the
North Carolina Agricultural Ex
tension service, co-sponsored by
Carolina Power and Light com
pany, Duke Power company, Nan
tahala Power & Light company,
him to me other varieties. Mr. ,
Hawks pointed out that there
waan't any "in-between" in Black
Shank. You either have it or you
don't have it.
If a farmer had a small infes
tation of Black Shank last season,
it would be best to go ahead ?nd |
use a variety of tobacco this year j
that is resistant.
Dixie Bright 101 can be pur- 1
chased at local seed ' stores in the |
county.
Mr. Hawks added that a higher
analysis of fertilutu is more de
sirable as less pounds may be used
to the acre. It has proved un
profitable over a period of years
to use fifteen hundred to two
thousand pounds of fertilizer to an
acre. Many of our farmers use 1,
200 pounds of 3-9-8 when experi
ments show that 800 pounds of 4
12-8 would supply the same amount
of plant food and a cash saving of
about $20 to the acre. He pointed
out that heavy applications of fer
tilizer are detrimental to the qual
ity of the plant, allowing it to
burn in dry weather or grow too
large under wet conditions.
Tide Water Power company and
Virginia Electric Power company.
Tide Water is sponsor of the con
test in a 14-county area consisting
of Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick,
Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Dup
lin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, New
Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico and
Pender counties.
This program was planned to
stimulate thinking and planning
for a happier and more profitable
farm life; to help find and make
t>e most ? urgently needed epplica- '
lions of eWctrtrit# ? (lie farm
and in the home; to stimulate long
range farm planning; and to pro
vide such educational and techni
cal assistance as the sponsoring
companies and the extension ser
vice can make available to groups
and individuals in the furtherance
of better farm and home living,
Bolton said.
All 4-H boys and girls now work
ing under the supervision of the
agricultural extension service of
State college are eligible for this
contest and may get entry blanks
and record books from their county
farnr or bome agents.
The contest will be scored on
points gained through a record of
the entrant's general 4-H record,
plans for use of electricity and a
record of personal and club ac
tivities. The closing date given is
Sept. 15, 1981, when the entrants'
record books are submitted to the
county extension agents.
Four groups of awards will be
made. The county awards, will be
a two-day all expense trip to tbe
4-H Farm and Home Electric Con
gress to be held in Raleigh in the
fall. This will be given to the
winning boy, girl and extension
agent from Carteret county by the
Tide Water Power company. Four
gold-filled medals of honor for the
Blue Award group (two boys and
two girls) will be awarded in Car
teret county by the Westinghouse
Education Foundation.
At the 4-H Farm and Home Elec
tric Congress, Tide Water Power
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has the living
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the front of
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oath in the
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into a small
iiall. Adjoin
ng the bath
-oom and kit
cnen is uie utiiny room with an alcove for (he hot water heater
and furnace.
The first floor is an insulated concrete slab laid on either a
gravel or cinder fill, to be covered with composition flooring or
carpeting.
Closets are provided for in the hall, bathroom, all bedrooms and
in the utility room.
Plans call for frame construction, insulated walls and ceiling,
wide siding and asphalt shingles.
Dimensions are 42 feet by 30 feet. The floor area is 1,162 square
feet, with cubage being 14,525 acubic feet.
We have the most complete selection of plans for ideal small
hofees in this area, plus the materials to mahe them to your
specifications. We' also are ready to help you -modernise and
repair your present hone.
HUNTLEY'S
Beaufort N.C.
company will award the boy and I
girl winners from its territory tw?
first prizes of $100 scholarship#
There will also be two second pri
ses in this territory of engraved
gold watches.
The all-state winner will be a
warded an all-expense trip to the
National 4-H Club Congress In
Chieag*, Nov. 25-z v. 1981. To the
county reporting the most out
standing 4-H Farm and Home E
lectric Program will be given a
handsome plaque.
The fihal award group will be m
selected at the National Congress,
and will consist of six college schol
arships of $300 each. These win
ners will be selected from the state
winners.
'This contest is sponsored na
tionally by the Westinghouse Ed
ucational Foundation," Bojton said,
"and has been found to be of great
worth throughout the nation. All
4-H club members are urged to see
their extension agent to obtain an
entry blank and to get help in plan
ning the project."
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