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' THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1987 PAGE FIVE Timely Questions On Farm Answered . . ,' Question: What soils will give the greatestvyield of lespedeza?. Answer: This legume grows best on medium to heavy bottom land but satisfactory yields may be obtained . on most uplands. The Common, Tennessee 7$, and Kobe varieties v grow well in all soils of lower alti tude in the mountain section, and on the . slate, sandy loams, blackjack lands, and red clay soils of the pied mont section. Low-lying, moderate ly heavy soils, river bottoms," and ' sandy loams are best in the coastal . plains.. The , Korean vsx is eepec- ially adapted for the mountains be cause of it surliness and It wflXjaro-r dues' well on practically all thebbt ter soils.- Neither variety is of much .valu when jseeded on very acid or aandx soils. Question; How much cod-liver oil should be used when fed on the scratch feed! Answer: Cod-liver oil should be fed at the rate of one and one-half pounds to each 100 pounds of scratch feed. The best way to feed this oil is to weigh out 25 pounds- of scratch feed and thoroughly mix six ounces of cod-liver oil with this arnjount. This should then be used until en tirely consumed before another lot is mixed. It is also advisable to keep feed that is mixed with cod liver oil in some container that can be closed so that it will not be ex posed to the direct rays of the sun as this exposure would detract from the feeding value and also cause the feed to sour. -' Question: Does it pay to apply fertiliser to a new pasture? Answer: Recent experiments have avwn remarkable increases in grax ing from the use of fertilizers and the use is therefore recommended. In general the mixture should be the same as used for corn in the locality. An application of from 200 to 400 pounds of a 4-8-4 mixture would be suitable, in most cases, for the Coastal Plain, and a similar amount of a 4-12-4 for the Piedmont and Mountains. The fertilizer may be harrowed in before seeding or may be drilled in with the seed. Lime stone at the rate of from; 1,000 to 2,000 pounds an acre is also bene ficial on very acid soils. Lespedeza Regarded iluable Legume is recognized as one ox a farmer can grow to ture, and organic matter to IsmuktUb fields also may be count- . mfs LAUGHS FROM TOE-DAY'S NEWS I DETROIT, MICH ' PROMINENT CAR MANUFACTURER SMS CHUDHEN SHOUID BE PAD FOR .ATTENDING SCHOOL I0U6MT T06ETABI6 BONUS TtM EMPTVIN6 - WASTE PAPER BASKET ' J aL : -.TV WHlMA MAtJ TAV I two noum after schooi TO Of).' -4-AA fV TWO HOOITS AFTER I srJr OO I SET TIME j T)tt ) AND A HAIF FOR , c news item j1" j m . J ' - f-1 - H "Si I MEM I ( If ACHE Li. ) rr$yU g - aXEVA Z. ' was grown last year, and a check I to drought, excessively wet soils, or ; will be made to determine the effect ! the lack of other elements needed for , that' triple superphosphate applies- plant trrowth. "cash tions in 1936 will have crops" grown in 1987. R. W. Shoffner, assistant district farm agent at State College, said that Fincher's results are typical of those obtained by many farmers in the Piedmont and mountain sections of the State. However, he added, a number of Applications of triple superphos phate will not correct all soil defi ciencies, he explained, and if the soil on a certain farm is deficient in other elements besides phosphate, these other elements must be supplied before crops w:!' rr'nw satisfactorily. Then, too, he pointed out, many farmers are finding they must apply the farmers did not get such good lime with the triple superphosphate results. In some cases, this was due in order to get the best results. M0 'tMHA f SVP MOO 3 wsoo Mo-nvu sassoi nos SdOdD ONIAdlSNOD II OS On a state experiment station farm, soil was lost 500 times faster from land lying fallow than from land planted to grass or alfalfa. Every year, water erosion alone removes 3,000,000,000 tons of soil, mostly good topsoil, from United States lands. This year, due to the flood on the Ohio and Mis sissippi Rivers, the loss will be much greater. To carry three billion tons of topsoil in a freight train, enough cars would be needed to make a train 475, 000 miles long. Such a train would reach 19 times around the earth at the check erosion and I land, growing more grassy or leguminous crops, and keeping more and bet ter forests growing over tne country, saia uean l. u. scikud, oi &tate college. Phosphate Increases Productivity Of Soil A 30 to 40 per cent increase in the pasture and legume growth on fields where triple superphosphate was applied last year has been re ported by J. H. Fincher, Haywood County fanner. The percentage of increase was determined by comparing these fields with adjacent land where no super phosphate was applied, he told W. A. Corpening, assistant county agent. Although dry weather tended to check the growth of vegetation. Fincher said, the treated pastures provided ample grazing for his stock and the grass was rich and succu lent. The treated clover fields not only produced more organic matter for enriching the soil when plowed under but the plants also gathered more nitrogen from the air, he continued. This year, Fincher plans to raise soil-depleting crops where the clover 1-You save on PRICE! 2-You save on CURRENT! 3-You savo on UPKEEP! Mi "iff 'mm Come in and tee these new 1957 refrigerator! and you will want oat in jovt kitch en. Now competitively etd and ctu mm h ' New powerful General Ilectric sesled-in-stcel Thrift Unit produces more cold, uses lets current. Compare the brilliant styl ing, die advanced feature! of convenience and econo my, the increased capacity, the low operating coat tbin lk mt tkt prm tg't m m i . ; : I: L j m Hertford, N. C. ed in a farmer's soil-conserving acre age,, and they will help him earn soil-building payments under the soil-conservation program. renruary is the best time to sow Common. Tennessee 76, and Kobe lespedeza seed, said E. C. Blair, ex - tension agronomist at State College. The best method to sow these va rieties k to drill the seed in on top of small grain, he said, with, the seed not being drilled in too deep. r - Around 160 to 200 pounds , of 16 - per cent superphosphate to die acre - should be drilled, in with the seed, . When. drilling, 20 to 26 pounds of eed k adequate for an acre, but if the seed k broadcast, 40 to 60 pounds will be .needed U produce a - good stand, Blair added. When lespedesa k sown broadcast, , the ground should be narrowed light ly either Just before or Just after the seea u -towa,;. Blair explained that when lesfSe- Ja .la sown on land from which soil-depleting crops such as email grain are harvested this jear the Aan8 WiU bgjBJBntta 60 per cent 1 But when Mpedexa is grown on - -i land where no soil-depleting crops .. are harvested, -each acre of lespedesa will count as a'fulF acre of soil-con- serving crops In determining a grow- f ers allowance. - Thevsoil-building allowance is the maximum 'j amount of soUyuilding payments a farmer will be eligible to earn. . In most cases it will be 1 for the normal acreage of soil-con- ' serving crops on a farm, phis the number of acres shifted from deplet ing to conserving crops. WINFALL NEWS .. Miss Jessie Baker and Miss Brid get Morgan, spent Tuesday, in Nor folk. - , - , - ' . ! Kiss Irma Custas of Eastern &iore h the house guest of Misses Jessie IF"; ?idU' , j,L.a Tivra of New York- spent a few days last week with his pa rents, Mr. iiid'L'w. Arthur Pierse. . , r. and Mrs. R .C. Rielly of Berk ' l7,-ziBif spent 'urdar with lya parents, lit. and Mrs. F Morgan . : !rs. A. R. . Winslow. Mrs. W. ; Kiss Alma Leggett . and i I'-cI'.le Lonsr, teachers of the " .ool,,' attended Hie teach r in LIL "tsth City Sat- "i Vard, of Elizabeth Cty r trandparentS; Mr, and SPORTS TALK By "wHmr The Perquimans Indians hit the win column again on Wednesday night when they defeated the little Presidents from Woodrow Wilson, of Portsmouth, on the local court. From tiie first whistle until the game end ed the Indians kept a substantial lead, and exhibited a passing attack that had the Presidents dazzled. The Perquimans boys put up a defense that was like a stone wall. The boys from Portsmouth were not able to work, the ball into scoring territory very easily."- The Hertford quint held them scoreless for the first quarter. When the game had, ended the In dians wafted away with a 44 to 16 score. Nixon was top scorer for the evening, with 17 points. After defeating the little Presi dents and with the taste of victory still fresh, the Indians took another game on Monday night, defeating a strong Hobbsville team, 86 to 18. With Captain Eldon ("Slufoot") Winslow on the sick list, and Fred Campen, the other regular guard, out of the line-up due to an infected foot, the team was crippled very much. -Leading only by four points at the half, the Indians came back the se cond, period and began to find the strings with great accuracy, boost ing their lead to 86 points, to give the Indians their sixth win for the season. The Ladv Indians took an easy one f rom Hobbsville Oil Wednesday night, along with, the boys. ; The Hertford girls' hit their old stride again and came put at the long end of a 42 to ii score; r v-v" r v , Nowell played' a beautiful floor game and also took scoring honors. . ,Wlth six wins: to, their credit this season, the Bcrappy .Hertford Indians will' journey . over to Windsor this week after more scalps,'' ' " has proved the. best percentage in a i mixture for cotton in tests conducted ' on Appling Sandy Loam over a period of 3 years. SOCIETY TO MEET The Woman's Missionary Society of the Hertford Baptist Church will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday afternoon at 8:30 o'clock at the church.. All members are re quested to be present. MRS WHEDBEE SICK Mrs. Brooks Whedbee is suffering much pain and inconvenience from a carbuncle on her neck. Mrs. Whed bee has been confined to bed for some days. North Carolina Finds - Potash Controls Rust "Studies for the correction of sod conditions causing black rust of cot- toft en Cecil Sandy. uara conauctea Iri Iredell county during one year, in dicate that the use of a high percent age of potash in a complete mixture juces the pre valance of rust, anq c far as was observed it was tne only treatment tried that partially eontrc"-J this malady," according to the 64Ji annual report of the North Carolina Experiment Station.' , The 63rd annual report of this WE HAVE A PLENTY TOP and MEDIUM GRADE Horses & Mules Ready for the Collar and will work to your SATISFACTION. On our EASY TERMS, they will pay for themselves, ' Will buy or trade" for any thing you want to dispose of. W. Oe Hunter . . The Best Horse and! Mule Man In the Albemarle Section, , : la Charge Remember ': We handle all" kinds of FARM 1NG TOOLS; CARTS,, WAGONS, SEEDS, FERTILTZER, FENCING and ROOFING.' V Cash or Terau Yea Will Be ' Pleased Either Way J. 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