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1 k K, i 1 1 V' A-J' A 'y w EARLY, TOBACCO TROUBLES By GUT A. CAJRDWELL r Agricultural - and Industrial Agent Atlantic Coast Line Railnud Co.. - Now that tobacco fanners' have de cided to go along with the Agricul tural Adjustment Administration to oacco acreage ' program," work with .the crop for the production of alloted poundage of good quality will gain momentum. -In the meantime' two early bed troubles which may occur should have immediate consideration. IX. . About the first .of these troubles iuuhcco jsea worms - u. h. Drannon , , Extension Entomologist, North Caro- Una College of Agriculture, has the following to say; - "Tobacco growers should watch - closely for small worms in their, to oacco Deas at the time the young plants are coming up. Tobacco bed worms are very de - structive and may kill great numbers of the young seedlings by uprooting them before they have gotten a good start. A few worms in the bed may not cause a great deal of damage,' but if . the beds are neglected there is grave danger of the worms infesting them in great numbers and killing most of the plants. . Use Naphthalene flakes as a control measure. Thousands Of farmers have gotten satisfactory results in this way. The flakes give off a gas which , Itills the worms but does not injure the plants when applied .according to ' ii lnwttlK'.jB'US. 3 rid one-half pounds of flakes sough for 100 square yards of -1 whan spread evenly over " mt L l m it. ii wie gruuiiu. xwu or uue appuca- tions a week may be necessary, parti ularly in times when a strong wind is blowing, since the wind blows the gas away from the bedB. However, . the .grower can' determine the number of applications needed by watching the beds for further signs of Worms. If none are found after the first eppli .cation, it will not be necessary to use any more flakes.? The second trouble may be "Blue Mold." About this E. G. Moss. DI rector of the Tobacco Experiment Station, Oxford, N. Csavs: "Considerable work has been done since the blue mold appeared in the flue-cured area during 198L This . problem has not yet been solved. There is. so far as known 'atth 3; present time, no specific remedy for roe control of this fungus disease. owever, several preven rs which if used would ... j.t. mi p ,ta giywers. inese mbeen nublished in de- tailinheTJecember bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agri fteulture, entitled "Downy Mildew (Blue Mold) of Tobacco." A copy of inis ouuetin may be secured by writ- s ing the Department at Raleigh. The - following is a summary of preven tive and control measures, which are suggested in this bulletin: ' -..-? ', 1. Locate seed beds on" new sites aUpler to avoid primary infection s. . Locate the beds in such nlacesT . . . . I awfli provide (a) good soil drainage, v (b) good ventilation, (c) sunshine during the entire day. There is an f advantage in selecting naturally warm ; wwo vv friviuvw gtvwui VL tile mnSU' I lings. ' , 3. Sow beds early in order that . the seedlings may be of considerable size by the time the disease usually occurs. r - ";' Sow a larger area of seed bed , t" i ls needed to set the crop. Several .rea smau Deas are to be pre- -"Terred to one very large bed. 6. Seed the beds for compara tively thin stands. " - 6. " Remove4he seed-bed covers and. allow direct sunlight on the plants be- ginning about 'three, weeks prior to transplanting. The coven. should be returned at nignt ii mere 15 any pos sibility bt frost1 This procedure nro less: subjecvto serious injury, mv-... t , 7. Sporangia are reaatly 8pad b j sticking to the 1iaads-'6r-d6&esdur- ing weeding, and : the utmost care should be exeSfclsed to avblthis. i y 8. Transplant i before tht "downy mildew disease 'appsars,' if possible. If symptoms of . the. : disease. are ob serMdo iiot ""setf diseased 1 planttl I untOecoVry 1en advanced jto .ttajn'.fhai: -lipd- new roots have faTBi.Hi:''''vi 1 9. moderate appucanona of nitrate ; - of lodaappeaV to VMtexiauy aid the ' ," civrdt:'a1ieB8 'aktaVIt :nay be tamessaiy: j I tsodk, however, if. aft adequate: Aupply -.i of rQgWihap preoiy,:beett pro '.vided. V'1-.i 4 t iA'?A 1 s" ' 10. The resurts obtained1' to . dat from sprays tad dusts': do- not war- ttirzZy Xluesticr.3 On 4uestioiU ,What s the-b fertiU- C; ;eritO;use' for VesetfblejT .'el'.;,h,v, ? inswert 'As. -k'treral : fertilizer Xotf most truck and - garden crops, a ' mitureteinlhg $ 'centv-idti. fgeii, jjer; cent phosphoric acid, and r 5 per ceritpof fch , gives; satisfactory . results. iJeafy crcs such as cabbage, letude, ;,and - kale : will 'r-r;'?e v more "'nitrogen' but tUs crn ta E-rplied in her with the time of application for the various garden crops are given in Extension Circular No, 199, copies of which may ie secured from the Agri cultural Editor at State College. Question: What causes bloody droppings from my young birds and how can it be controlled?.. Answer: , This is usually the acute form of coccidiosis and is caused by a small round organism. To eradicate the disease kill all chicks that appear Sick , and either burn or bury them deeply. Clean out the old litter or sand from the brooder house every two days and replace with clean sand to the depth of one-third of an inch. The removed material "' should, be buried. All feeding and drinking ves sels should be cleaned and disinfected with boiling . water every few days. The ground where the chicks have run before the disease appeared should be turned under. All birds should be confined while there is a sign of the disease and should be kept on restricted range for several weeks after the disease has disappeared. Question: What grass mixtures are recommended for permanent pas tures? Answer: The mixtures vary with the type of soil and the section of the State but practically all mixtures should contain carpet grass, dallis grass, or lespeaeza. These grasses may also be seeded on top of other grasses or clovers planted the previ ous fall. Recommended mixtures for all soils and sections are. shown in Extension Circular No. 202 "Pastures in North Carolina'; and copies will be mailed free upon application to the Agricultural Editor, State. College. EXPERTS PREDICT A HOUSING BOOM DURING SPRING Afealysts Foresee Modernisation Gains As Crantry Forges Ahead Our "Own Sewing Glub Needles and Thread For the "Sewing Department" One of the biggest modernizing booms "of all time" is rapidly get ting under way, according to building analysts and experts close to the con struction industry of the nation, the Federal Housing Administration has been informed. -Given as reason for this opinion are tne xouowing factors in present-day modernisation impetus. The easy payment. "no-monev- down" features of the Federal Hous ing Administration's modernization loan plan. The approach of Sprhur and Sum mer, ideal building and repair seasons. The nation-wide set-up of financial institutions as lending agencies under the modernization credit plan. ,' More widespread understandta? of tne true nature of the Federal Hous ing Administration's plan of finan cing and more general appreciation of tne profits open to financial institu tions through the making of "charac ter loans" for modernizing. ix nouceaoie nnooermzation con sciousness" on the part of the sreneral public,' resulting from steady and frer quently repeated publicity of all phases of the modernization credit plan. Builders Now "Sold" The fact that contractors, builders. carpenters, dealers and sub-contrac tors have become "sufficiently sold" on the. Better Housing Program, and are now making serious efforts to mer. chandise building materials and sell the idea of renovizinsr to the sreneral - ii PUDIIC. The introduction into the buildinsr trades of the installment selline metnod. The Housing Administration also haabeennotifted that there is a wide spread understanding of the difficul ties that attended the organization Ipf the Better Bousing Progjam and tiiat the. building trades are conscious !of the jfact that the housing movement iwagj alow to get mto full - swing be cause of the magnitude of the project jxow tnat the foundation has been well laid, the sentiment on every fiahd la that the Spring of 193b; will msjrk a boom period in modernization in the United States that is without prece dent m History.', ' , A 4 Sale of building materials is on the upgrade; : sales methods are beins taught to the 'widespread members Sof tne same trades; every impetus that is available is being placed behind the drive to "step up" housing and mod ernization activity in ' every ,?viUaire. town, hamlet and metropolitan center. n is predicted authoritatively that the apnng of .1936 will bear out these contentions. ' V " ' J f nitrogen the reform of r 'T.'d and &my 1 t; Allotment Ot Tobacco, Mjustcfd To Conditions ;yrhe tobacco adjustment program contemplates: thewelfarOj of growers over a long! ; period 'pf - years rather than; the .' jtimation of , abnormally high weed prices in 1935, according to ?B, "Ilutson chief -. of the AAA to bacco section.'" ' ; For this jceasotjfc. he : said,- the "con tract allotments were increased some what this year with a'view' of bring ing production ' into- , balance ' with consumption. The J-v9 "surplus, of 12C3 and 1S24 has I n eliminated by tLs0H:';-r- 'Fell! la co-.tlnued, indica IN previous articles 1 have sireaseil Uie n;iio. , not only the right equipment but a generous supply. Thi.) is especially true of the small things that cost so little, the lack or which biinga Incon venience .and annoyance to what should be a pleasant and profitable occupation. Sewing can be a fascinating pastime when equipment is adequate and the setting is comfortable. One of the first things one thinks of in connection with sewing is a supply of needles and thread. While they are by no means all one needs their claim to eminence Is beyond dispute. Have a liberal supply of both always on hand. Buy good, finely polished needles. See to it that you have every size from the very fine one to a heavy darner. Needles will last such a long time if properly cared for! They can be kept in one of the regulation needle books such as are found In the notion de partment of stores or one may have gay and unusual needle books. In a subsequent article I will suggest how some of these can be made. Your supply of colored threads should be governed by your Indi vidual needs but I strongly recommend that you keep on hand a sup ply of the colors you are likely to need and. of course, a plentiful sup ply of black and white, so youll not have to ruri to the tore when the need actually arises or use some makeshift slse. Be sure your thread is the right size for the material you're using. If it is too coarse it will stand up on the material and look ugly and five the garment a cheap appearance. For heaviest sewing such as bed Ing supplies and heavy coating use No. 8. 10 and 12 thread with No. 8 and 4 needles; tor ducking, furniture coven or buttons use thread sizes 18. 10 and 14 with needle sizes 4 and 8; with materials such as cretonne, muslin, etc. and tor sewing buttons on medium weight fab rics use thread slses SO, 3 and 40 with needle sizes S and 6; the same for button-holes; for general household sewing on medium weight ma terials use thread slses 60, 60 and 70 with needle slses and 7; light Weight summertime fabrics and dainty materials require thread slses 80. SO and 100 with needle sise 8; on featherweight and sheer fabrics use thread sizes 100 and 120 with needle size 9; with gossamer or ex quisitely fine hand work us thread slses U0 and 200 and a No. 10 needle. When matching thread with material It will be wise to get a shade darker than your material appears to require. Many strands of thread an a spool seem darker than the single thread laid on row abrie, as yon will readily see If you make the comparison. tions are that the 700,000,000-pound crop authorized for 1936 will bring tne contracting growers more income than would another crop of the 1934 size. Should the program hold the con tracting growers to 660,000,000 pounds again this year, he explained, there would at first be good prospects of an even higher price this Tear than last yea reprices that would give non. contracting growers -a good price in spite of the Kerr-Smith tax. With such prospects in view, Hut son observed, there would be great numbers of new growers entering the field. These new growers, together with other non-signers, would proba bly raise as much tobacco as they could plant, he warned, and in the end produce an enormous crop that would drive prices down to the 1933 level 01 even lower. The optimum size for the tobacc crop, he continued, is that which will supply the normal demand1 at a price fair to both the grower and the con sinners. And in the long run the pro ducer will benefit more from such 1 balance than from either over-pro duction or underproduction. Consideration must also he given the foreign trade, Hutson pointed out, for they have been purchasing more than half of the country's flue- cured crop each year. RARE ELEMENTS CONSIDERED VITAL Impurities". As Important as Nitro gen Plant Food Researchers Reveal New research into - the great sub ject of plant foods is constantly add ing new evidence of the importance of the, lesser known elements to success ful crop production. . j f For nearly a hundred years scient ists as well as practical farmers; have accepted the tradition that, the three common elements nitrogen, phos phate and -potash are all that a crop requires. : The past few years, however, scientists have produced so much, proof of the importance of the rarer elements impurities such as iodine, boron,-magesium, sodium, cal cium,' strontium, pthium and many others - that the : subject of these impurities has become about the most mpdrtant one iin the whole realm of plant feeding. . The . rarer elements are coming to be Considered, as nec essary - to a crop as nitrogen itself The fact that the 'vital impurities are present in Chilean Nitrite of Soda is considered one of the main reasons for the outstanding effectiveness, of this nitrogen fertilizer. ; Chilean Nat ural Nitrate was created, scientists believe, while the earth itself was be ing formed. Consequently they be lieve that it contains as many of the rare elements as sea water contains thirty-five or perhaps forty of them. Only very small quantities' of these elements - are - required by . growing plants but they must , have them if they are to have the health that pro duces robust growth and a good prof itable yeald, . , 1 , r . , . WINFALL HOPES TO HAVE A COMMUNITY HOUSE SOON Weill It looks as if Winfall will have a Community House. We have been thinking for some time about the old Episcopal Church, and hated to see it go down, so one of our good citizens was told recently that we might use it for a Community House, in order to keep it up. -We feel sure that if the dead could speak, Miss Penny Norcum would say, "Yes, do this." She was much loved by all for her good works in the community. .... .... , ,.?vfc .;, .- . ' .'-..4. J ... wmii fifc&z: Pf .0 : , r jyf VI - . J HEY, BIG BOY, Can Tell You Sumpin' 'bout YOUR CROPS "You know I need vitamins in my food. They make me big and strong and healthy. "And your crops are like me they need things in their food that act like vitamins in mine." That's a fact . . . and be coming better known every day. Your crops do need vitamin like elements the so-called im purities, such as boron, iodine, cal cium, strontium, sodium, potassium, lithium and so on. Chilean NATURAL NITRATE "A Pr Food smd Drmg Act for plants would it a dtk warrant to all living crtatmrts." 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