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t ' , . ' i THE rERQUIMANS WEJSJCLY, - HERTFORD, N. C, JHLA.X 28, 1841 ' . - ''Page rrvi : : ::rts To tails ;j3ricaUpE Over '33 Figures Exports from the United States to Latin America in the first quarter of 1941 amounted to $183,000,000, orj about 60 percent over the correspond ing figure in 1939, before the war, according to figures just compiled by the Chilean Jfitrate Educational Bu reau. . "This expansion in the . Latin American market for United States products helps to offset the virtual closing of the market of Continental ' Europe," the Bureau states. "Europe, excluding the United Kingdom, took about 25 percent of our exports in 'the first quarter of 1939 and less thjan 5 percent for the same period inW41. Exports to Latin America, onJuie other hand represented 18.6 percent of this country's total exportb 'for the Quarter. ' "ExDorts to Chile alone amounted - to $10,667,000, for the quarter. A Substantial part of the dollar ex change which Chile has to have for these purposes is obtained from the sale of natural Chilean nitrate of soda in this country. Sales of Chil ean nitrate here in 1941 have been inr ahead of the fitrures last v O year." 'THE LADY EVE" TORE ABOUT Demonstration m rwintr the brief business eeBBiun Uhe Federation voted to hold its spring tour on June 3. making a trip to Norfolk Gardens. The Flower Show was held in the rmmutiitv House and featured a tea at 4:15, served in a miniature garden, on the grounds. Picturesque arrangements included an old-fash-2 j rn -mith tpa served from an Old Oaken Bucket." Ti,Tjr,r nf entries took place ear I. ,Ni the rlav. and was handled by ith. district home demonstration agent, who was un able to remain for the entire pro ffrnrn. - . . 1 , . K tThe Hertford woman v,iuu v flkred the majority of the awards in the show. Blue ribbons were award ed to the following: Specimen, Hertford Woman's Club; J able Arrangement, Hertford Wom n's Club and Home and Garden Club; Leaf arrangement, Belvidere Club; Miniature arrangement, Hert ford Woman's Club; Collection, Hert ford Woman's Club; Flowering Shrubs, Hertford Woman's Club; Potted Plants, Chapanoke Club. Perquimans 4-H Club members re ceived the following blue ribbon .awards: Specimen, Jane Griffin; Miniature, Mary Inez Chappell; Collections, Alma Davenport. Exhibits were left at the Commun ity House until 6 o'clock to give those who had no opportunity to visit the ehow earlier a chance to see them. f fJ' ' '' '"';'';S wife r-'iA IT'S LOVE Henrv Fonda stoops and Barbara Stanwyck conquers, The amorous scene is from their new co-starring comedy, "The Lady Eve," written and directed for Paramount by, Preston Sturges, showing Monday and Tuesday at State Theatre, Hertford. Matinee 3 r. M. section, running a A naw electric project of line from the Edenton Highway to Bethel has been started and several contracts for this line have already been obtained. The County Agent also reported that the Peanut Experimental work, under the direction of a specialist from N. C. State College, conducted for the past several years on the Joshua T. White farm will again be done this year. Through this experi ment it is hoped to find a control measure for Southern Root Rot. The work consists of checking variety, soil treatment, and the like. SNOW HILL NEWS W. M. Matthews has returned from SU Vincent's Hospital, Norfolk, Va., after undergoing an operation. His many friends will be glad to learn that he is getting along nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Odell Cartwright and daughter, of near Elizabeth City, visited with relatives here Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Ralph Mercer, her son, Ash- lev, and Mrs. Edward Gregory, of Elizabeth City, spent Thursday with Mrs. Moody Harrell. Mrs. Ralph Harrell and Mrs. Ed die Harrell attended the conference of the Elizabeth City district at the Methodist Church in Plymouth on Thursday. Lois Faye Benton spent Sunday with Carolyn Dean Harrell. Miss Joan Harrell, of Eure, is visiting Mrs. James Harrell. Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Harrell and family, of White Hat, visited with relatives here Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harrell and Jesse Harrell motored to Elizabeth City Friday. Miss Annie Mae Matthews, of Hertford, spent the week-end here with her parents. Bob Knight, of Norfolk, Va., spent the week-end with John Elmer Wood. Mrs. J. T. Wood spent several days recently in Richmond, Va., with Mrs. Seth Spivey. Barbara Anne Benton, of Old Neck, visited her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Keaton, a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Ulric Caddy and family, of White Hat, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Matthews Sunday after noon. Ronald Harrell has been confined to his home the past several days because of illness. Miss Eloise Keaton, of Hertford, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary A. Keaton. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wood, Mrs. George Benton, Mrs. Carson Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Benton visited Mrs. William Alden Russell at Albe Sunday afternoon. marie Hospital, Elizabeth City, on Mr. and Mrs. Mason ISawyer and family, of Old Neck, visited Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Cartwright Thursday evening. BELVIDERE ROUTE ) How Much Plant Food Is Used by Crops? A BALLAHACK CLUB MEETS W Ballahack Home Demonstration Club met' Monday afternoon, May 12, with Mrs. Percy Rogerson. The meeting was opened by singing "America', the Beautiful", after which the Collect was repeated. An inter- ( eating program was presented by Mrs. Clinton Perry on "Foods ana Nutrition." Mrs. Freeland Elliott, Mrs. A. J. Parrish and Mrs. Bristow Perry gave interesting readings on Foods. Miss Maness gave a demon stration on hanging pictures. ' An enjoyable game was led by Mrs. Carlton Chappell and all took . part. During the social hour the host ess served fruit and candy. . Members present included Mes- !. dames Percy .Rogerson, Josephine Ward, Murray Elliott, Jim Perry, Bristow Perry, B. P. Monds, M. R. Dail, Nixon Hollowell, Carlton Chap pell, A. J. Parrish, Alton Stallinga, Archie Lane, Pailen Lane, Freeland Elliott, H. S. Lane, Clinton Perry, J. M. Sutton, H. V. Baker and Miss Frances Maness. Three visitors in cluded Mrs. Archie Stallings, Mrs. John Rogerson and Miss Ruth Hollo- well. Many farmers have asked, why more fertilizer seems to be needed to grow profitable crops than used to be the case. Recently compiled data on. the plant food contained in important crops answers the question. After looking over these figures, it is easy to see that good yields of crops contayi large quan tities of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash. Fertile soils under natural conditions accumulate considerable quantities of the above nutrients in available form. When farming is started, these supplies feed the crop, and good yields are obtained. As the crop ping is continued, these supplies are gradually reduced, and .yields begin to drop accordingly. Sooner or later, depending on the natural fertility of the soil, thepoint is reached where satis factory yields of crops no longer can be obtained. The trouble usually is not caused by all the nutrients becoming depleted at the same time. Since most of the soils in North America are low in their natural supply of phosphate, this nutrient usually becomes the first limiting factor, even though crops do not remove much of it. On some soils, nitrogen may be the first to become deficient, while on others, especially peats and mucks, it is potash. Since phos phate is usually the first to be come depleted, it is the first fer tilizer added. This may step up yields for a while, but they will decrease again due to a diminish ing supply of some other nutrient, and this may be nitrogen or potash or both. Other factors, such as soil acidity, secondary nutrients, or diseases, may also enter into the picture and must be taken care of if good crops are to be maintained. Since the three nutrients, nitro gen, phosphoric acid, and potash, are those most commonly lacking in the soil, the amounts of these contained in good yields of prin cipal crops have been given special consideration and are shown in the table below. If'".: (I 1 3-ton crop of alfalfa takes from the soil 35 pounds of phosphoric acid and 135 pounds of potash, on the average. Most of the nitrogen in alfalfa and the other legumes comes from the air. In the case of non-legumes, most of the nitro gen as well as all the phosphate and potash comes from the soil supply. Part of the nutrients in some crops is returned to the soil when the unharvested portion of the plant is plowed under, but with other crops, almost all the nutri ents are removed in the harvest. It is clear that unless they are returned in some way, the soil supply will soon be exhausted. It is like drawing on a bank account without making any deposits. When everything has been drawn out of the bank, the account is worthless until it is replenished. The use of manure will help maintain the soil's plant-food sup ply. But most farmers are luc':y if they have enough manure to cover their farm once in a rotation of four years. If 10 tons per acre are spread, this will mean that an average of 25 pounds each of ni trogen and potash and half this amount of phosphoric acid per year are added by the manure. Good yields of crops usually take CROP Supervisor School Held This Week At Agriculture Building A school for County Compliance Supervisors, was, held at. the Agri cultural Building on Thursday and Friday under the direction- of J. C. Broome, district officer, and, Willis Jessup, County Supervisor, according to h. ,-W.i Anderson, Perquimans County Farm Agent t ; The school discussed the i problems arising with the checking of the com pliance of the Farm Program for this 'yeai) ' Mr. Anderson v atao announced on Wednesday that all contracts ' and rights of way for the rural electric line running - from, the E. i. jChap pell Eervke :k Station to . the , B. C. Winslow farm near Goodwin's MQl had been obtained and that it Is hop ed the work on this line will be com pleted witiin 4 short time. The line -will serve 13 farm residences in that 1. Alfalfa 2. Soybeans 2. Red Clover 4. Leepedeza 6. Timothy 6. Com 7. Wheat a Cotton 9. Potatoes 10. Sweet Potatoes. 11. Sugar Beets 12. Peanute . 18. Tobacco....... ; 14, Tomatoes...... 18. Cabbage 16. Celery It Apples 18. Peaches la. Grapes 20. Oranges. K.. PhOB- YIELD phoric Potash acre basis j" Acid lbs. lbs. 3 tons 140 35 1C5 25 bu. 125 40 60 2 tons 80 20 70 3 tons 130 30 70 1.5 tons 40 15 45 60 bu. 85 35 70 30 bu. 50 20 30 lbale 65 25 50 300 bu. 125 35 170 fSOOhu. 75 20 115 Alstons 115 45 145 Iton 85 15 50 1600 lbs. leaf 80 20 115 375 bu. , 100 35 175 15 tons 100 25 100 350 crates 80 65 235 400bu. 25 10 25 500 bu. 85 25 100 4 tons 25 10 35 600boxes(70Ibs.) 90 30 130 out several times these amounts . of plant foods. Thus greater amounts of commercial fertilizer art being' used to more fully re turn to the soil the plant foods removed by crops. With careful annarent at once that crops differ soil management and the use of con8ia8r in fte nutrients tbey fertiliser adapted to the soil and contain j Al fc$bte fthat t crop grown, ; thefeilty of the ttvewtrogenandpoUwhare higher soil can b inautajnftd.and even 'thaw thepbonphorlc acid. Thoaft'''licwtjedi,''',,,','-''"'':-y . The figures include all the above-ground portions of the plant, and in the case of potatoes, sweet potatoes, sugar beets? and peanuts, Include also the har vested sart of the roots. It is - ence, Jr., visited her parents, Wfr. and Mrs. G. E. Hunter, Monday af ternoon. Mrs. P. E. Chappell and daughters, Jeanne, Jeanette and Joan, called on Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Chappell Friday. Among those who visited Mr. and; Mrs. Silas White bunoay were Mrs. and Mrs. Joe White. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Chappell and daughter, Doris Faye, Mrs. J. T. Chappell and her daughter, Gladys. Mrs. Shelton Chappell, Mrs. Louis Winslow and daughter, Violet, visited Mr. and Mrs. Troy Chappell Monday. Jeanne Chappell visited Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Twine Tuesday afternoon. EXTENSION NOTES By FRANCES MANESS Home Demonstration Agent Monday, May 26 Durants Neck Home Demonstration Club meets at the Community House. Tuesday, May 27 Whiteston Club meets with Mrs. Verna Winslow. Wednesday, May 28 Burgess Club meets with Mrs. Winston Lane. Thursday, May 29 Helen Gaither Club meets with Mrs. E,.Y. Berry. Friday, May 30 Snow Hill-White Hat Club meets with Mrs. Ed Matthews. Mrs. Warren Smith visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe White Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Twine and sons, Ray and Grady, visited Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Twine Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Adams, their son, Billy, and Frank Darden, of Edenton, visited Mrs. Adams' par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Chappell, Sunday. Mrs. Troy Chappell called to see her sister, Mrs. Shelton Chappell, on Friday. Mrs. J. C. Chappell and daughter, Gladys, Mrs. J. L. Chappell ana daughter, Doris Faye, visited Mr. and Mrs. Troy Chappell Tuesday af ternoon. Mrs. C. C. Chappell and son, Clar- NYLON HOSE MRS. ELIZABETH WIMSLOW ;s prepared to take your order. Newest Spring shades in all sizes. 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