North
can afford to cull
this year. The i
yield is expected to set a :
ord. HH
This report » a
outlook on July 1, ,w
as high as 14 per cent of
crop were in prospect.
Credit the rains that began
in July.
The moisture that has
across the state during the
several weeks was made to
for the thirsty corn. “It came
very critical time" according
Dr. Bill Haltiwanger,
corn specialist at North Carolina
State. “A week or two more of the
dry weather we were having would
have been very damaging to the
com crop." %
He explained that the rains
at just the /right time to
moisture when maximum mi
was needed — at the ear formatii
stage.
The Crop Reporting Service fore
casts an average yield per acre for
the state of 57 bushels. This would
exceed by one bushel the existing
record.
The total yield from the state’s
1,368,000 acres — up 14,000 acres
from last year •— is forecast at
over 79 million bushels. This is an
increase of about 5 million .over
1963, but short of the state record
of 84 million set in 1960.
This anticipated increase in per
acre yields is in keeping with a
trend in North Carolina that has
seen average yields climb from less
than 20 bushels per acre! 30 years
ago to a high of 56 in 1962.
It took until 1941 to get over the
20-bushel mark, passing 30 bushels
in 1947 and 50 in 1956. -
Increased use of fertilizer, better
weed control through the use of
herbicides, and more widespread
planting of hybrids have contribut
ed to this steady increase, points
outs Haltiwanger. ;
In 1940, only five-tenths of one
per cent of the state acreage .was
planted in hybrids. In 1960, the fig
ures was 90 per cent. “I expect 95
per cent of the total acreage is in
hybrids now,” thp specialist com
mented.
Through the use of these hy
4-H Notes
The Clover 4-H Club held its reg
ular meeting in the home of Mrs.
Wayne Stilley Monday. Janice Lo
wery presided. Pledges were given
by Joe Stilley and Joan Gay Eu
banks. Devotion was given by
Rhonda Stilley.
Jacky Eubanks, Janice and An-'
nette Lowery told of their trip to
Electric Congress held recently in
Asheville. * ~
Janice Lowery told of her trip
to New York, World’s Fair, and
the American Institute of Cooprje
ations in Lansing, Michigan.
Jacky Eubanks and Annette
Lowery were elected to run for 4-H
County Council officers.
A Fair Exhibit committee was
appointed, chairman Kathy Stilley,
Jacky Eubanks and Annette Low
ery.
National 4-H Club will be Oct,
5-10 and a committee was appoint
ed to plan the observance and they
are: Jacky Eubanks, chairman,
Rhoda Stilley and Gerry Foy,
Planning the year's program wi
be a committee of Annette
chairman, Judy Haskins, M:
Eubanks an£ Robert Allen lyes.
.The netrt meeting will be
Monday night in Oct. beginning
workshop
8 dX) o’clock,
Mrs. Fa;
and Ernest
met with the
ige K*—— _
this year is re
encouraging trend,
“ noiots mt. ‘'Less corn
uiuf' the feed' grain
program this year. The increase of
14,000 acres over last year is en
couraging since we don’t produce
alf the corn we use in this state."
He added, "We hope these trends
of increasing both acreage and
yields will ^continue in order that
we can. supply our own com needs
ip the future.”
and his Wife’s parents, the R. L
Mattocks. His wife and babj
daughter. Gray, who had been vis.
iting her nartats, returned homi
with him.
■ ■*.* ■ t& *'■'
Mrs. C. C. Dameron and Mrs
Wilford Phtiyaw attended th<
on Christmas Ideas hek
last Thursday.
. jap/srif £&,
Mrs. N. N. ijattocks spent t few
days last week at Snow Hill wit!
the George Mewfeorn family ant
at Rose Hill with her son, Randolph
and family. While there, she at
tended. the graduation of her grand
daughter, Mrs. Jimmy Teachej
from CampbeH College.
* * *
Visiting last week with Mrs. A
H. McDaniel Were Mrs. B. T. Col
lins and" daughter, Kay, of Gaston
Mr*. Everett Meadows is away
visiting relatives in Chicago, 111.
Later, she will Visit relatives In
Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dooming and
daughter Connie of Wilson came
Sunday to visit the Sam Pruitts
and to bring Mrs. Downing’s mo
ther, Mrs. Zena Foscue and grand
er, Mrs. Zena Foscue and grand
daughter Jeanette Pruitt who had
been visiting them. Also a guest
i:
Visiting over tne weeicena wwn
the Joe Monettes were Mr. and
Mrs. Jitnmy Goodwin of Bailey
Univetsity, Tex.
SHOPLIFTING
Last week Raymond Jackson of
504J4 North Adkln Street, Ida Ro
bertson of 16-C Carver Courts and
Brenda Cannon of 316-B Richard
Green Homes were indicted on
charges of shoplifting in downtown
Kinston. \
24 Hour Ambulance Service
Air Conditioned
KINSTON, N. C
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