County Extension Chairman welcomes Spring
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Spring is the season for self analysis and planting seeds
W.R JKSTER, 111
County Extension Chairman
Spring U here. Spring ha* come to
u* as wet u the can be and hopefully
we can soon take our raincoats off
and enjoy the spring. Spring brings
forth a renewal in people's hearts as
well as the beautiful flowers bursting
thru the ground. Spring Is a time for
sowing seed.
The first week of spring is also
designated a good seed week. Buy
your seeds from a reputable dealer
and you will be guaranteed seed of
good quality. Most farmers know
that certified soylvnn seed gives
them better results ihan noncertified
seed. Saving your seed can be an
expensive proposition especially if
they are carrying certain diseases
and weed seeds. The certified seed
program conducted by the state
screens out the bad seed.
I was informed by Tommy Lynn
Riddick the ASCS Executive Director
that all the whole base bids have been
accepted and that a total of 45 per
cent of the corn acreage base which
is approximately 30,000 acre* will be
in the RAP and PIK program this
year. This will certainly have a
detrimental affect on some of our
fertiliser and seed corn people. The
program will help farmers by putting
cash in their hands and reducing the
production in 1M3.
Private surveys indicste that more
than 80 percent of all farmers in the
U.S. are participating in the acreage
reduction program. Some estimates
are for the corn acreage to be
reduced nationwide by about SO
percent. The announcement that
whole base bids would be accepted up
to 43 percent of a counties base added
to the bullish nature of the corn
market. If there is a delay in planting
due to wet fields, look for corn prices
to continue to increase. We will know
more after March 22 when the USDA
releases the PIK signup report. You
can bet that the market will react one
way or the other to the result* of the
signup.
Many farmer* in Perquimaa*
County I am rare are wondering at
thia time whether or not we are going
to aee any peanut contract* in 1183.
Well, I an not too sure that we win,
but then again I am not rare that we
will not I have heard of contracts
being signed for exporting in Georgia
for $330 per ton. I have a feeling that
if there is going to be any export
contract* offered they probably will
be offered juat before the reporting
deadline of April 13. That brings me
to the point of reminding you that if
you do sign an export contract, it
needs to be in the ASCS office by
April 15.
Let's talk a little about peanut
diseaaea. One of the worst diseases in
Perquimans County is black root rot.
Recently the Extension Service and
the Peanut Growers Association
have devoted significantly amounts
of resources trying to find a control
for this stubborn disease. Dr. Jack
Bailey, Extension Plant Pathologist,
has come up with a system of
managing CBR in our fields.
This system involves using culture
practices, a resistant variety and
chemical treatment in various
combinations, depending on the
severity of the disease. The culture
practices we can use to help control
CBR are as follows: (1) long rotation
use the longest possible rotation
utilizing dob legumes u an example
corn, cotton and wheat. (2) Weather
debris -do not plow down infested
peanut residue after harvest, leaving
it exposed to drying and cold, (S)
Work the soU; till the soU thoroughly
to disburse the fungus throughout the
field. This reduces its ability to at
tack the peanut plant.
Coupled with the above practices,
growers should consider the resistant
variety NCSC. The resistance in
NCSC is not complete. It is only
partial and can only be effective
where the disease Incidence is light.
Under heavier infestation the
reaistant variety must be coupled
with the use of a good fumigant,
either Vapam or Terr-O-Cide.
The Extension recommended as
foUows for control of CBR: (1) Use 4
gallons per acre of Terr-O-Cide 54-45
in conjunction with the peanut
variety NCSC, (2) Use Vapam at a
rate of 10 gallons per acre when used
with the peanut variety NCSC, (3)
Use 20 gallons per acre of Vapam
when planted with any of the
susceptible varieties Florigiant,
GK3, NC6 or Keel 29. Don't plant NC7
or VA 81B because of their high level
susceptabUty to CBR. The rates
given above are based on a 36 inch
row spacing.
A grower must consider the cost of
the treatment when deciding whether
or not- he needs to treat TV question
he must uuver is will theae treat
ment coat return me more per acre
than the amount that I will lose due to
the diaease if I don't treat. Several
things will be conductive to treat
ment, first would be a field with a
high yield potential and a severe
infestation. In this caae a grower
could expect a significant return on
his treatment investment. Contact
me for further information on CBR
control. Anyone who would like to
cooperate in a control teat ahoul
contact my office immediately.
I waa told the other day that Poaa (
and Fuallade will be regiateed fo
IMS. The memo came thru 01
Fuailade indicating that it had bee
regiatered (or experimental label fo i.
treatment on 10,000 acrea of aoybeai
and cotton in 32 different atatea, NX
being one. Theae post-emergence
graaa herblcidea will be playing |n
Increasingly important part in your
weed control program in the future. <
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TIMBER TIPS"
It's Tax Time Again. Here are some breaks on
Federal Income Taxes for owners of woodland:
1. Site preparation and reforestation costs (up to
$10,000) qualify for a 10% investment credit
and a 7 year write-off.
2. Timber held over 1 year before sale qualifies
for long term capital gains tax treatment.
3. All costs of forest management are tax deduct
ible.
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! followed by a full moon on the 28th,
followed by the first day of Passover
on the 29th.
?Here is my annual chart of planting
companions. Please clip and save for
future references as it is easy to
forget from year to year, what goes
^ with what, and what won't!
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ASPARAGUS ? tomatoes, parsley, basil.
BASIL ? tomatoes.
BEANS ? potatoes (repel potato beetles), cucumbers,
cabbage, cauliflower, summer savory.
BUSH BEANS ? beets, sunflowers (provide partial
shade, attract bees), cucumbers, corn, summer savory.
BROCCOLI ? mustard, turnip (trap crops for harlequin
beetles).
BEETS ? bush beans, onions, kohlrabi.
BORAGE ? squash, strawberries, tomatoes (deters
tomato worm, improves flavor).
CABBAGE FAMILY - potatoes, dill, beets, tomatoes,
celery (the latter two repel white cabbage butterfly)
CARROTS ? peas, onions (repel white cabbage butterf
ly), lettuce, radishes.
CELERY ? leeks, cabbage cauliflower.
CHERVIL - radishes
CHIVES ? At the base of fruit trees (discourage insects
from climbing trunk).
PEAS - Radishes, carrots, cucumbers, sweet cent,
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PERUVIAN GROUND CHERRY - in the greenhouse
< repels whiteflies).
PETUNIAS - beans.
PLUM TREES ? horseradish around base.
POTATOES ? beans, corn, eggplants (trap crop for
potato beetles) limas, marigolds.
PUMPKINS - corn.
CORN ? tomatoes, beans, squash, pumpkins, potatoes,
peas.
CUCUMBERS ? sunflowers, cabbage, corn, beans,
radishes (repel cucumber beetle )
DILL ? cabbage, carrots.
EGGPLANTS ? green beans.
GARLIC ? rases, raspberries (deters Japanese beetles),
herbs.
HORSERADISH ? potatoes (deters potato beetle),
around base of plum trees (discourages curculios).
KOHLRABI ? beets, onions.
LAMBS' QUARTERS - corn.
LEEKS ? carrots, onions, celery.
LETTUCE ? strawberries, carrots, radishes, beets.
MARIGOLDS ? tomatoes (combat nematodes, rape/
Mexican bean beetles).
MINT ? cabbage family, tomatoes.
NASTURTIUMS - Broccoli (repel aphids), squash,
(rqml squash bugs), cucumbers (repel aphids, other
peals).
ONIONS - beats, carrots, lettuce (inhibits tiugs),
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RUE ? roses, raspberries.
SAGE ? rosemary, cabbage, beans.
SPINACH ? strawberries.
SQUASH ? nasturtiums, corn.
STRAWBERRIES ? bush beans, lettuce, spinach,
borage.
SUMMER SAVORY ? onions, beans.
SUNFLOWERS ? cucumbers.
TANSY ? anywhere (repels insects).
THYME - cabbage. , .
TOMATOES ? parsley, cabbage, borage.
TURNIPS - peas.
YARROW - herbs.
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, BEETS ? pole beans, mustard.
CABBAGE FAMILY - strawberries.
CUCUMBERS ? potatoes (increase pofato blight).
CURRENTS ? white pine (these are alternate boats to
white pine blister rust)
DILL ? carrots, tomatoes.
EGGPLANT - potatoes. /;| .
FENNEL ? anything; plant alone, it's worth it.
GARLIC ? peas, beans, peppers. 0 ?*;
PEAS ? onions, garUc.
PEPPERS ? onions.
RUE -basil.
SUNFLOWERS - potatoes.
SLUGS -marigolds.
TOMATOES - kohlrabi, black walnut t