Perquimans
Gardening
By
Jean Winslow
Another month, another
season. June is the last of
spring and the first of sum
; Qter. On the 21st of summer,
"the moon is at apogee, or
farthest from the earth in its
orbit.
, , Checking with the Farmers'
' Almanac, we see that the new
, ipoon will be on the 12th day,
'15th hour and 39th minute.
And, hard to believe, the
^ .solstice passes, meaning that
" days will already start
,,'jbecoming shorter. But first
. let's enjoy one of nature'^
most beautiful months.
( Here are some vegetables
^ you can still plant: snap
beans, pole beans, bush limas,
eggplant plants, field peas,
sweet potatoes.
Divide and replant iris now.
Check lawn for signs of
moss. Its presence means you
iijeed to fertilize, check
drainage, and correct acidity.
Get a soil report.
.? ,Give azaleas their last
, , feeding this month, and do not
trim after about the 15th, as
. . plants will begin setting buds
-j for next season's show. Check
mulch and thicken if
necessary.
Stop feeding roses and let
them rest until fall. If you
need to spray, do it early in the
day to avoid burning of the
leaves. Many rose growers
stop cultivating now, and
mulch heavily to keep ground
1 ' moist.
~ ' This is a good time to prune
shade trees. The bark will
" i start callousing almost at once
1 now. Check the crotches for
any signs of weakness. If
> i necessary, use steel tie rods or
put eye-bolts through both
members and chain. Wrap
ping a cable around the
branches will only succeed in
choking them eventually.
Go through old insecticides
and other chemicals. Last
year's usually loses a lot of
strength; throw them away if
they are too old and start
again.
Fibrous begonias are
making a good showing now.
State horticulturists suggest
applying a little 8-8-8 every
month, and avoid letting the
beds dry out. Do not leave
water on the leaves at night. If
the begonias look bleached out
and stunted you planted them
in the wrong place. These
charmers appreciate light
shade, and will respond with
more vibrant color.
By the way, try some in a
hanging basket on a protected
porch; they do very well in a
pot-bound situation.
A friend of mine has fixed up
an arrangement of various
annuals in one of those three
tiered baskets sold mainly for
storing vegetables, etc. She
lined the baskets with lots of
moss, packing soil around the
colorful plants purchased at
stores here, and hung it on a
pole in the back yard, being
careful to prevent its drying
out.
She says she's going to give
it to her mother who lives in
another town for her birthday.
How's she going to get that
contraption (beautiful as it is)
off that pole? I want to see her
trying to transfer it to the car.
She weighs 102. The planter
must weigh 302!
Market summary
A total of 12,753 feeder pigs
were sold on 14 state graded
sales during week of May 26,
according to the Market News
Service of the North Carolina
. ; Department of Agriculture.
' Prices were mostly lower;
however, some grades and
'weights were steady to
slightly higher. US 1-2 pigs
, weighing 40-50 pounds
averaged (38.80 per hundred
founds with No.3s $31.58; 50-60
Bnind l-2s averaged $36.35,
o. 3s $29.93; 60-70 pound l-2s
; $32.31, No. 3s $27.70; 70-80
' pound l-2s averaged $31.13 per
hundred pounds with No. 3s
$fe7.86.
At weekly livestock auctions
".held within the state the week
,'bf May 26, prices for slaughter
fcows were steady to $1 lower
and feeder calves irregular.
' Utility and Commercial cows
^itrought $40 to $48; few Good
'grade slaughter steers above
[*W0 ppunds at $56 to $60; few
Good slaughter heifers above
700 pounds brought $54 to
$53.30.
Medium frame Number One
muscle steers 400-500 pounds
brought $71 to $78 per hundred
pounds and same grade
heifers 400-500 pounds sold $57
to $65. No. 1 muscle feeder
cows sold from $41.50 to $55.
Baby calves under 3 weeks of
age brought $40 to $120 per
head. Market hogs brought
mostly $28.25 to $31.25 per
hundred weight and 300-600
pound sows $22 to $25.
Market hogs at daily cash
buying stations about the state
> sold 25-50 higher during week
of May 26 and ranged mostly
$32 to $33 per hundred pounds
with 300-600 pound sows at
18.50-23.00
Corn prices were 3 to 5 cents
per bushel higher and
soybeans 5 to 9 cents higher
through Thursday, May ,29,
compared to the same period
of the previous week. No. 2
yellow shelled corn ranged
mostly $2.75 to $2.92 in the
Eastern part of the state and
$2.83 to $2.95 in the Piedmont.
No. 1 yellow soybeans ranged
mostly $6.05 to $6.25 in the
East and $5.75 to $6.14 in the
Piedmont; No. 2 red oats $1.50
to $1 63. New crop prices
quoted for harvest delivery
wnjf ato $2.88, soybeans
?-21 to $6.31, Wheat $3.57 to
$3.82.
The broiler _ fryer market
is lower for next week's
trading. Supplies are fully
adequate. Demand is
moderate. The North Carolina
dock weighted averge price is
38.54 cents per pound for less
than truckloads picked up at
processing plants during the
week of June 2. This week 7.8
million birds were processed
m North Carolina with an
average live bird weight of
Pounds per bird on May
CO.
Heavy type hens were
higher this past week. Sup
Plies were moderate and
demand moderate. Heavy
type hen prices 9 to 10 mostly
10 cents per pound at the farm
with buyers loading.
Egg prices were higher on
large, unchanged on medium
and small sizes compared to
those of the previous week.
upplies were adequate.
Demand was moderate. The
North Carolina weighted
average price quoted on May
29 for small lot sales of car
toned grade A eggs delivered
to stores was 58.45 cents per
dozen for large, Medium 49 47
and Smalls 41.85.
Sweet potato prices were
slightly higher this week.
Supplies are adequate and
demand light. Fifty pound
cartons of cured US No. Is on
May 29 were quoted at $6.50 to
Cabbage prices were higher
this week with demand very
good and supplies increasing.
On Thursday crates of No. 1
green cabbage were quoted af
mostly $5.50, a few $5.75 and
Supplies of squash in
creased and snap beans in
volume are expected this
week.
Service news
i ? 'fJIMEM
iENavy Seaman Paul B.
Stokely. son fo Paul W. and
I Virl Stokely of ? Route 3.
| Hertford, has completed
; recruit training at the Naval
i Training Center, Great Lakes,
i m.
i
During the eight-week
i training cycle, he studied
general military subjects
designed to prepare him (or
further academic and on-the
job training in one of the
Navy's 85 basic occupational
fields.
Included in his studies were
seamanship, close-order drill,
Naval history and first aid.
A 1975 graduate of
Perquimans County, he Joined
the Navy in February 1M0.
SsSBflr ** 1
Tremendous selection ol assorted polyester pants
knit. tops, blouses and shirts. Polyester pants sizes 10-18
and 32 38, knit tops, blouses and shirts in popular misses
and womens sizes. Hurry in while selection is greatest
Assorted solid color T -shirts
from a brand name manufacturer.
Slightly irregular.
? Reg and Hard to Hold lo oz Hair Spray
? Tame cream rinse. B oz. normal, oily & dry
? Tickle Floral deodorant, 2 ounce
? Butlerin 36 count tablets