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Gassing Now Is Advocated For Control Os Blue Mold On Plants New Method For Control i State College Extension Circular Tells Os Fumiga tion Attack. V By LUTHER SHAW Plant Pathologist N. C. Experiment Service. Gas attack in war is a military weapon, almost as old as war it self, but gassing to control a plant disease is something new. In fact it is so new that it is hard to believe, but that is what has happened. Gas treatments have been developed for the con. trol of a plant disease. Fortun ately, for N. C. farmers, the dis ease involved is the widespread and much dreaded blue mold of tobacco. The gas, more tech nically called fumigation, treat ments, as well as a spray treat ment for blue mold control, are described in the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service Circular No. 229. Several points mentioned in this circular deserve emphasis. First of all, in order to obtain greatest effectiveness and effic iency in the application of either the gas or spray treatments the plant beds should be narrow, pre ferably six feet in width. They can be of any desired length. In addition to providing more satis factory conditions for the appli cation of blue mold control treat ments, narrow beds can be weed-, ed and plants pulled with a min imum of injury to the plants. The beds should be boxed tightly with boards of sufficient width to give a clearance of eight to ten inches between the soil and canvas. The application of any of the blue mold control treatments will necessitate frequent visits to the beds. Therefore, locate them in an accessible place. There is no' necessity of putting the beds onj the back side of the farm when satisfactory locations can be found close to the house. It will be found slightly de sirable to locate the beds close to a source of water free from trash. If the beds are to be spray ed, water will be essential in the * preparation of the spray. If they are to be fumigated, water w'lll be needed fcr wetting the cloth, and may be needed for watering the plants. Faimers are advised to decide now whether or not they are go-J ing to apply a blue mold control treatment to their tobacco plant beds this year. If it is your de cision to do so, make arrange ments how to purchase equipment and materials. The probability is that if you wait until the last 1 minute to make preparation, ' v _ i', u 'INST KALI * ' Winstead Warehouse Roxboro, N. C. TRY OUR NITROGEN-POTASH MIXED-GOODS TOP-DRESSER Roxboro and Bushy Fork TRY OUR NITROGEN-POTASH MIXED-GOODS TOP-DRESSER your efforts wiill lead; only to miserable disappointment. It should be understood that the treatments described in Ex tension Circular No. 229 are not fool-proof. The importance of ex actness and thoroughness in the application of treatments cannot be over-emphasized. None of them is easy to apply, and all will in volve some expense. However, if applied according to directions, beneficial results may be expect ed. A free copy of the circular may be secured on request to the Ag ricultural Editor, State College, Raleigh. Electric Farm Water Systems Cost Little A water system can be instal led in the farm home for as lit tle as SIOO with the advent of rural electrification in scores or rural communities in the State, says Russell G. Broaddus, assist ant agricultural engineer of the State College Extension Service. “New opportunities for installing labor and time-saving equipment are offered farm people at a price they can afford to pay,” Broadus said. “The flirst essential in a water system is good, clean, wholesome water supply in the quantity sufficient for the farm and home needs. A well should be located at least fifty feet from any possible source of contami nation. t “To keep a water supply clean and free from harmful bacteria, the well should have rock mason ry, brick or terracotta walls from bottom to top. In many cases driven or bored wells with iron casting are quite satisfact ory. All wells should have tight, properly-made concrete plat forms to keep out surface water.” The engineer says an electric water system will provide 1,000 gallons of water per hour for three cents when the electric rate is six cents a kilowatt hour. In many cases the small amount of electric current used to pump water will not increase the monthly bill above the minimum charge. Broaddus recommends that the farm family first install an out let to the kitchen sink and an other to the barn for watering live stock. He says this can be done for approximately SIOO. The system can be enlarged as finan ces' permit. “The average farm lalborer earns from twenty to thirty cents an hour for his work. Why then should the farmer’s family work carrying water at the rate of one PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO. N. C. half cent per hour?” the engineer queried. o 1 Not All Gold That Glitters * Mickey Rooney was almost the discoverer of a new gold area in Southern California when, on location at Crater Lake. Cal., for “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” he found “nuggets” in the stream in which he propelled a raft for the picture, now at the Dolly Madison theatre. He gath ered them up and reported the find. There was wild excitement, and Walter Connolly and William Frawley, in scenes with him, started prospecting. But when WHEN IT SMOKING PLEASURE \ HL JjJL Camel —the cigarette of Costlier Tobaccos “I LIKE POTASH # LESTER ROBUCK, R. D. 1, Robersonville (be low). says: "In 1937 and 1938 I used 3-8-8 at 1,000 pounds per acre on my tobacco. Extra potash gave me better quality because of better-bodied leaves —it meant easier han dling. There was less disease in my tobacco than iormerly. In 1937 my yield was 8,778 pounds of tobacco on six acres—about 1,500 pounds of tobacco per acre." • / dMsy jy£o|r JUI mc. ' L w. PATE. Golds /y* N boro, says: '1 have JL- \ always used plenty j|i& of potash in my to- J& j, ' bacco fertilizer. In 1938 1 used 1,100 pill H pounds of 3-8-5 per 9k acre and slde dressed with 158? pounds of top -9 Mi dresser containing kg JFIHP 15% POTASH" ■ C. E. HUMPHREY Jr.. Rlchlands B tobacco three our proved pays to give to- B W BB bacco plenty oi potash. The leal is smoother ‘ S .'•i' I .'. ‘ -iK-'t . *• ;■ With better body, and there is less off-grade , ; _ ,? ~( ) ' * /<* *. v ‘** .* • j, * * tobacco. We also use 8% POTASH fertiliser ,-■. lor com." pit' I • * A*2l4 THE BIGGEST NEWS conong tobacco fanners is the f big extra profits to be obtained by giving tobacco a lot more potash than it received in the past. That is why such mixtures as 3-8-8 TOBACCO FERTILIZER HH» 'Wjtf have become so popular. That is why so many farm ers now side-dress their tobacco with NV SULPHATE -of potash. . .f |1 The Tobacco Research Committee recommends fer 'y- &■ tilizer containing at least 6% POTASH at 800 to 1,200 ■' f < - ■ ,/'■« vy •' m m IS pounds per acre, plus a sidedressing oi potash equal ■ they took the nuggets to John Nickolaus, head of the M-G-M laboratory, the bubble burst with ( a bang. Nickolaus’ test disclosed that they were only iron pyrites, j known to miners as “fool’s gold.” I PIG CHAIN | The Hampshire pig chain sponsored by the Onslow County Kiwanis Club continues to grow, says J. Y. Lassiter. assistant agent. Three iboys were given pigs in 1937 and returned two gilts each. These pigs have been distributed to seven 4-H dub boys for this year and the agent has four more pigs for distribu tion. Every Onslow 4-H boy who wants to raise pure bred hogs will eventually get a pig, the agent says. Vlsoio|i^Mii|M!pPiKfP*Sfl<"M"*ilOoep«papsß><s>OS>ewßßaMi , ~~~ <t W? %£5/" a J§p Wj R. E. HICKS. Deep Run. says: "My tobacco got 1,200 pounds W of 3-8-8 per acre and 100 pounds of top-dresser containing ¥ 15% POTASH. The yield was 1,300 pounds per acre, repre senting a return of about $300.00 per acre. In the past I used only 5% POTASH in my fertilizer, but I have found that more potash gives me better results." According to a recent survey I 70 percent of all the adults in - this country have faulty vision. I We Will Have A MULES TO ARRIVE THIS WEEK First Shipment Arrived Wed., March 15. Second Shipment Will Arrive Friday, March 17. Cur Kentucky buyer reports good mules are getting scarce in the mule raising states. Our large sales prove we have a better mule at a lower price. Creedmoor Supply Co. Winstead Warehouse E. B. Bragg Roxboro, N. C. DENNIS FUTTRELL. R. D. 2. Pink HIU, says: "Our lands need more potash. I increased the potash in my tobacco fertilizer from 4% to B%—using 800 pounds of 3-8-8 per acre. Despite unfavorable grow ing conditions, my tobacco aver aged 251 P*r pound due to better quality. We will use 3-8-8 again this year." | .. Come to the office of the Per ' son County Times for your Chat- I tel Mortgage blanks. R. D. 3. Raleigh. "I side-dress my tobacco with NV SULPHATE OF POTASH in addi- ffl tion to using 1,200 pounds of 3-8-6 per acre under my crop. Potash gives me better bodied tobacco and helps the weights with • better yields. I use 3-8-8 on cotton and 2-10-6 for com." mmm mm ■mm H B wHhB p V 1 : 1 \ X m mHI Wm v A . ; ■ i” 1* Bfe&a. *.|i •• ■ w' sHgrS| * } -tm mmg ggflgK&|j ROT DEANS, H. D. 4. Oxford (lelt), says: "I followed the fertilizer Experiment Station, us 9ing 800 pounds of 6% POTASH fertilizer under my crop and side-dress ing with 100 pounds of NV SULPHATE OF POT ASH per acre. The extra potash produced bigger ■ yields of better quality ■ tobacco that showed no ■ disease. This convinced ■ my neighbors. They I also plan to side-dress ■ with NV SULPHATE OF ■ POTASH this year." to 100 to 200 pounds of SULPHATE OF POTASH per * H acre, the sidedressing to be applied within 20 days |J§ cdter transplanting. H It does not always pay to buy fertilizer on brand fff name alone. Check up on the analysis. Make sure you are getting enough NV POTASH. Your Fertil- Bf izer Man can supply you with 3-8-8 made with NV K POTASH to use at planting emd for side-dressing he iSf has NV SULPHATE OF POTASH. POTASH PAYS! p H. V. POTASH EXPORT MY, Inc, Royster Bldg, NORFOLK .: H THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1M» sl A positive man is always a fighter.
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