BY M. B. GARDNER, N. C. State Univateity
This is the third in a series
on house plants.
There are many types of con
tainers that mar be used for
growing house plants - day,
plastic and metal. Perhaps the
day containers are best because
they are porous and permit
some air exchange which sup
plies oxygen for the roots. Due
to the porous nature of^ the
clay, more frequent watering is
necessary as compared with ei
ther plastic or metal pots.
Regardless of the type con
tainer used, it is essential that
bottom drainage be provided.
This can be done by placing a
piece of broken day pot over
the entire bottom area. I would
not recommend the use of any
type container that does not
have an opening for bottom
drainage.
There is no set schedule that
can be recommended for water
ing plants. The amount and fre
quency of watering will depend
upon size and kind of plant* type
of container used, and stage of
growth.
When watering, soak the soil
well and then let the soil be
come dry-to-touch before water
ing again. As a general rule,
most soils will become lighter
in color as they dry but a soil
high in organic matter may be
deceptive in this resoect. Never
let your plants wilt for lack of
water.
Various type's of self-watering
devices may be used — wicks
in the bottom of a pot. etc. If
you have used self-watering de
vices, successfully, I would not
suggest that you change. How
ever, I expect, that, for most
Fall Feeder Calf
Sale Time Nearing
It’s almost time for the 1970
lall' state graded feeder calf
sales. These sales provided an
excellent market for calves pro
duced in this area. This type of
marketing arrangement gives
the producer the advantage of
having his cattle grouped with
others in uniform lots according
to grade, weight and sex.
The sale most convenient to
Shis area producers is the Golds
iboro Regional Feeder calf sale
tto be held at Goldsboro on Wed
nesday, September 16. Sale time
will be at 5 p.m. However, all
cattle must be delivered to the
Wayne County Fairgrounds be
tween 6:30 a.m. and 5:00 pin.
‘Tuesday, September 15 to al
low time for grading and sort
ing.
■Consignments to the sale should
T>e sent in by September 2. All
calves must be vaccinated for
a Blackleg and Malignant Edema
prior to September 2.
Consignment blanks and fur
ther,, information can be obtain
ed by contacting Ronald! Haw
kins, Asst. Agricultural Fxfen
jsion Agent, at the Federal Build
ing in Kinston or calling 527
:2191.
MASSENGILL GRADUATES
Navy Airman Norman L. Mass
^ngin, son of Mrs. Luke T. Mas
'sengOl of 1102 W. Lenoir Ave.,
"Kington, recently graduated
from the Navy’s Aviation Elec
trician's Mate School at the Nav
al Air Technical Training Com
people surface watering is the
better plan. When watering
such plants as African violets,
cyclaman and gloxinia avoid get
ting water in the crowns of the
-plant as it may cause rotting.
The temperature of the water
is important. Water used should
be at room temperature and
preferably, applied hi the morn
ing. If you want to catch and
store rainwater fpr your plants
this may be done. However,
we have no evidence that chlor
ine and fluorine treated water
is injurious to plants.
Humidity in the home is al
ways a problem and is difficult
to control. Any means used to
control humidity will be help
ful. One means of compensating
for low humidity would be to
spray the foliage of your plants
once or twice a week, with soft
tepid water. For this, rainwater
would be dSne.
HOME BUYER
CLINIC
■YWWD.McMKIFK. JR.
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT I
AMERICAN IAND TITLE ASSOCIATION
Hazard Insurance Adequate?
One of the details that often
needs buyer attention in the
of a home is hazard
i coverage-such as fire
Ior burner’s pub
lic liability pro
tection.
When the j
being of a real :
tale purchase
takes place, the
i,Jr. home -buyer
typically has the opportunity
to pay the seller for the re
maining unexpired term of
such insurance coverage and.
Ole policy then is endorsed
over to the buyer. Payment is
for the, number of months of
"coverage left, multiplied by"
one-twelfth of the annual
premium paid by the seller
(referred to as a pro-rated
adjustment).
i As you go to closing, you
should make sure-these-is ade
quate hazard insurance protec- ,
tion on the property. And you
' should see that arrangements :
are made for you to remit ,
payment and immediately have ,
the policy or policies endorsed !'
over to you. In some cases, it is {
possible to arrange for the in- |
surance company - to issue a
policy endorsement, making I
the transfer effective at time of
closing.
for added protection, you
may wish to consider placing a
“binder” covering your interest
into effect when the agreement
of sale is executed. This step
will protect you between the
date of your purchase and the
date of your closing.
It is important for you to be
satisfied that the insurance to
be transferred to you is suf
ficient to protect your inter
ests. You or your agent should
review the insurance in force as
soon as possible.
Usually, the hazard insur
ance transferred is for fire and
includes extended coverage.
You may apply for additional
coverage immediately if de
sired. If you make a pro-rated
adjustment, you have • t£e
option of renewal or replace
ment when the existing policy
expires.
Beside* insuring against
physical hazards, it also is wise
for you to guard against finan
cial loss from land title defects.
This can best be accomplished
‘ by an up-to-date land title
' search and owner’s title
insurance.
me r«ucnu Food and Drug
Administration has sot 5 parts
per million (ppm) of DDT as
the maximum allowable in fish
sold commercially. The average
human has some 12 ppm in his
body. Some coho salmon in the
Great Lakes'have been found
to contain residues of the poison
in amounts up to 19 ppm. Much
of the DDT in fish can be elim
inated during preparation by
triming the fat, where most of
the pesticide is stored. Fatty
sections that could be trimmed
include the narrow strip run
ning the full length of the bel
ly, a strip just under the dorsal
fin, and the patch just under
the dorsal fin, $nd the patch
just posterior to each gill. In
general, predaceous fish con
tain higher DDT levels than
those that feed on plankton or
small organisms.
from SEA SECRETS
international Oceanographic
Foundation
Bobbie Staton Gets
Air Medal
Amy Specialist Four Bobbie
Staton son of Eddie Collins, 505
Harvey Street, Kinston, recent
ly received the Air Medal near
An Khe, Vietnam.
Spec.-4 Staton earned the
award for meritorious sendee
while participating in aerial
fight in support of ground op
erations in Vetnam.
The specialist is a rifleman
with Company C, 3rd Battalion
of the 4th Infantry Division’s
8th Infantry. He entered the
Amy in April 1968 and was last
stationed in Germany.
#OTH 1WWB ANPMflRe
WERE L/SEP TO TIB THESE ....
BALES, AUP BALING WIRE BEGAN1*
PWPlfi WAY fNTD A VARIETY OP
WITH BALING WIRE, ANP CRA0UAU.Y
many olp machines, automobiles
ANP EVEN AIRPLANES WHICH WERE
in A sap State of maintenance,
WERE REFEEREP TO AS BEING
HELP TOGETHER WITH BALING .
WlRE.THIS WIRE, ALSO KNOWN
AS HAY WIRE, WAS SO COMMONLY ;
USEP FOR REPAIR WORK THAT
THINGS WHICH WEF“
WERE NO
LONGER FUNCTIONING PROPERLY
WERE SAIP TO HAVE GONE "HAYWIRE"
A -TERM WHICH IS STILL USEP
WHEN THINGS GO WRONG.
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And Your Wishes Cared For .
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