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I Good berries and bad berries Determining the difference As we baad into the Latter half at summer, many plants k have formed fruits and berries. That's the nature of plants. There are, however, good ber ries and bad berries, some more toxic than others. For this reason, it is important to iden tify and recognize plants in your yard, especially if you have young children. It is natu ral for them to be attracted by ^ the bright colors of fruits and ? Changing trends in farming By W.B. JENKINS We've always had a large number of part-time farmers who drew on off-farm employ ment to eventually realize a dream to farm full time. Now, according to American Farm Buruea Federation economist, . Ross Korves, we are seeing a w growing number of what we could call permanent part-time farmers. beiiies. Let's start in the vegetable garden. No, I'm not Uddii?: Ingested asparagus berries may cause dermatitis; failure to thorougly cleanse hands after handling chile peppers will re sult in Inflammation of eyes and nose, if you rub them; green tubers of white potatoes will cause, at the least, diges tive upset, and, more seriously, interruptions in the operation of the circulatory and respiratory functions; chewing rhubarb leaves or roots will result in a sever bur ning sensation of the tongue and mouth, and may lead to swelling that will block air pas sages; tomato leaves will cause der matitis on the outside, cardiac depression and digestive upsets. In the border, teach the fam ily to avoid: caladiums, which cause mouth irritation; castor beans which cause se vere and sometimes fatal con vulsions in both children and adults; seeds in the pods of the golden chain tree, which will produce vomiting, convulsions, coma; foxglove, a plant containing a medically important heart stim ulatioo, also grows seeds which will cause irregular heart beat, nausea, vomiting and mental confusion, oleander fruits that bring on dilated pupils, diarrhea, lung paralysis, and coma; fruits of the poke weed, whose young shoots have been cooked for generations as a spring tonic, which produce cramps, convulsions, difficulty in breathing; poisonous hemlock, closely re sembling parsley, Queen Anne's lace, and wild carrot foliage, which causes muscular weak ness leading to respiratory problems, vomiting, and diar rhea; seeds in wisteria pods which cause severe digestive upsets. Ail in all, there are over 700 known poisonous plants. Most people, however, educate them selves to recognize these plant hazards, as they do poisonous insects, marine life, and rep tiles. People rarely die from poi soning, so there is no need to let the whole subject depress you. Remember the son, "Mairsy doats and doasie doats and lid die labsy divy. A kiddledy divy too...?" Don't let him. ACCENT m ACRICIIITUKE NC FARM 0URWU I FEDERATION Cash grain farming has also led to an increase in off-farm employment. Korves notes that even a fanner with a subtantial size grain farm may not be fully employed 12 months of the year and may have four or five. ) months available for off-farm work. Another trend to watch is out side investment. Korves says that without a doubt, we're moving back to more off-farm investors involved in agricul ture. In the 50s and 60s, there was a trend toward drawing outside investors into farming on a per | manent basis. In the 70b, how ever, Korves says there was a trend away from that and, to ward the farer owning all of the assets he was managing. Now we're going through a period of much less profitability in agri culture and we are again looking for those outside inves tors, the economist says. I On theing that's rpomising about these trends is the adapt ability of agriclture. Faremrs are doing what it takes to stay in the business they love best. SUGGEST TO YOUR ROOFER THAT HE HMD THE LEAK BEFORE MAKING THE REPAIR. AMAZING HOW MUCH TIME k AND MONEY THIS WILL SAVE! GORDON SHEET METAL ELIZABETH CITY 315 S. ROM) ST. Plumbing, Heatiitf, A.C. Electrical Contracting Waterheatm, Safes-Service, Sharpening Service CmH "ffataft" M4-27M LLOYD R. DAIL AUTIFICER" "One Call Docs It All" ft* 3 Box 109 *f*TFOI?D NC 27944 RIVERSIDE INSURANCE Auto ? Home ? 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