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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY THURSDAY, JANUARY 1. 1 Agriculture |T|ps on caring for living plants given as Christmas presents - 4 ?' fbe Norfolk Island pine isone of the kfew Christmas plants that is blossom Xless Yet Arucaria heterophylla has j become increasingly popular as a liv Sing Christmas tree, or Yuletide gift. 2 Norfolk Island pines are dark, dark 5 green, almost perfectly symmet Srical, with needles that are smooth 9 and nice to the touch. Hiis native of 3 Norfolk Island in the South Pacific Swill grow to 200 feet in its natural 8 habitat, but don't get your hopes up. ? While there are beautiful specimens ? in some states south of us, these pines S should be treated in our area as a 5 houseplant, much the same as shef ? fleras and other large plants. Give Norfolk pines as much light as ? possible in the winter, shifting it 2 about a quarter turn once a week to jf prevent its leaning toward the light. ? Night temperatures should range m from 50 to 65 degrees while day tem Z peratures of 65 to 75 are ideal. Water when the top layer of soil feels very dry, not before, as wet feet will cause this plant to keel right on over. On the other hand, lack of hu midity will cause lower branches and needles to drop. Place the plant on a bed of pebbles and fill the container with water. Do not allow water to touch the root system. Fertilize Norfolk pines every two months with a liquid fertilizer that is recommended for foliage plants. In the summer, place the plant in a pro tected place away from direct sun light. Maintain adequate moisture. Poinsettias Hopefully you obtained your poin settia during its bud stage, so you may watch its flayboyant bracts un fold before your eyes. If you dicln't, that's fine, too, just so you got at least one of this favorite Christmas bloomer. First of all, check the poinsettia for greenhouse white fly, which could in fect your other houseplants. Shake a branch. Little flies will erupt from the undersides of the leaves, where they have been busy laying eggs. Spray with an aerosol, isolate the plant for 24 hours to kill any egg masses that are visible. OK, that was the bad news. Next thing to do is enjoy. Keep poinsettias in a sunny, cool location, in an area where they will not be bumped up against. They damage easily. Water f Agricultural research benefits consumers 5 USDA's ag research labs have 5" completed several research projects Jj; that are just as beneficial to consum * ers as they are to fanners. One example is an innovative way 5- to. remove the bitterness from grape JUrliit juice. Scientists used a by-pro JJect from the manufacture of corn Xjsweetners as a filter to remove the ^'substance that makes grapefruit f jiflce bitter. jUSDA's ag scientists can take cijedit for creating a new market for ?IKS. walnut producers. Japan had ^quarantined U.S. walnuts because we Jjccjuldn't guarantee they were free of 5 the codling moth. Experiments with ; fumigant and vacuum pressure Jsdlved the problem and Japan lifted lithe import ban. Consumers are demanding more lamb meat and more natural fibers in clothing. U.S. sheep producers are supplying the lamb, using meat type animals, but they find the wool does not compete too well with imported wool. USDA scientists, experiment ing with bleaching and cleasing methods, are making U.S. wool com petitive. Consumers who are looking for greater variety in the produce de partments of supermarkets will ben efit from USDA's work on several exotic fruits. Plant scientists who used cross breeding techniques to bring us the avocado and the mango are hoping to use cross breeding techniques to bring us the avocado and the mango are hoping to use sim ilar methods to introduce tropical delicacies such as passion fruit. In this age of budget-cutting one of the first cuts usually recommended is agricultural research. Let us not forget that it is consum ers who ultimately benefit from all agricultural research. It is therefore in the consumer's interest to support adequate funding for agricultural re search. ffips for cooking holiday turkey Was your Thanksgiving turkey a Slittle tough? Did the breast dry out jjbefore the bird had finished cooking? ? If you had problems, yoti may want *?to try cooking a pre-basted turkey in Jan oven cooking bag. This moist heat icing method produces a moist, Itender bird. preheat your oven to 350 degrees. .^Shake 1 tablespoon of flour in the bag Ktc( prevent it from bursting. Place {^celery and onion slices in the bottom .of! the bag to keep the turkey from 'stacking and to add flavor. Place the ?turkey on top of the vegetables, close J tlie bag with the tie that came with 3i ? the bag and make 6 half-inch slits in the top to let steam escape. If you want to use a meat thermom eter, insert it into the bird through one of the slits in the bag. The turkey will be done when it reaches 180 to 185 degrees When the turkey is done, cut or slit the top of the bag down the center. A cooking bag shortens the cooking time. Cook an 8 to 12 pound bird for 13'4 to 2V? hours if it is unstuffed and 2V? to 2% hours if the bird is stuffed. A 12 to 16 pound bird should be cooked 2V4 to 2% hours if it is unstuffed and 234 to 3V4 hours if it is stuffed. Cooking times for a 16 to 20 pound bird are 234 to 3</4 hows for an unstuffed bird and 3V4 to 3% hours for a stuffed turkey. Ordinary brown paper bags are not recommended for use as an oven cooking bag. They may not be sani tary, and the glue and ink used on the bags have not been approved for use as cooking nftterials. Some give off unhealthful fumes. Finally, the juices may saturate the bag and cause it to break during cooking. iNC Farm Bureau holds convention 'Delegated to the 51st annual con vention of the North Carolina Farm Bureau completed policy deliber ations on Wednesday covering a wide range of farm problems, both state and national. Approved resolutions become offi rf cial state Farm Bureau policies for ?"1987. Resolutions dealing with na tional issues are forwarded to the American Farm Bureau convention * for consideration. f * W.B. Jenkins was unanimously re } 'elected president of the state farm ? organization. Re-elected to serve with him for another one-year term IJl were Vice Presidents Atlas Wooten, 3; Greenville; S.E. Johnston, Fletcher; ;*and J.M. Wright, Jr., Reidsville. Elmer Burt of Fuquay-Varina was re-elected secretary-treasurer, and 2. John N. Parker of Raleigh was re ? elected assistant to the president. ?- Jenkins announced a membership TT gain of 13,000 member families for the year. All 100 county Farm Bu ^ reaus reached quota. ?" Delegated approved a resolution supporting the concept of lease and v transfer (of flue-cured tobacco) within the county provided it does not ? jeopardize the tobacco program. In other areas, voting delegated: I Recommended that one governmen tal agency be responsible for tempo rary migrant housing inspections. Recommended that the NC Depart ment of Agriculture remain a sepa rate agency of state government. As part of the same resolution, dele gates said, "We insist that the office of the Commissioner of Agriculture and other elective Council of State members remain elective positions subject to the will of North Carolina voters. Recommended that the county property tax be reduced and supplemented with a county sales and-or income tax if it is in the best interest of farmers Opposed the ex cise taxing (both state and federal) of agriculture products unless it is of benefit to the producers of those products. Recommended more em phasis on establishing companies in North Carolina which would process, handle and distribute North Carolina farm products. Recommended support for the continuing development of a state farmers' market system. Recom mended that farmers employing and housing ten or less migrant workers, who do not have a crew leader and who furnish their own transportation, be exempt from the Temporary La bor Camp Standards of North Caro lina. Recommended that state govern ment continue to have primary re sponsibility for the construction, maintenance, location and policing of highways. Supported economic in ducements by state and local people to encourage doctors to practice in rural areas. Supported farm legis lation and programs for agricultural commodities that will assure ad equate food and fiber for consumers and provide an opportunity for farm ers to make a profit. Recommended that policies on land use afecting farms be administered by agricultu ral agencies located in each county that understand agricultural activ ities. Supported the law protecting established farms and-or livestock operations from nuisance suits when such farms and livestock operations were not nuisances at the time. JIMMY'S BBQ #1 Friday Night Special Pickled Herrings *2.95 THE ORCHARD SHOP ? HANDMADE BASKETS ? ? ALL WELUME SIGNS ? ? CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS, NAPKINS, ETC. ftv SHADES SLIGHTLY WRINKLED SMALL SILK CHRISTMAS TREES ? LOTS OF M!S? ITEMS Beginning Jan. 5 The Orchard Shop Will Be Closed For The Winter. LOOK FOR THE SPRING REOPENING IN MARCH ? when the soil surface is quite dry. Af ter two weeks, remove any decora tive foil, which will encourage root rot by allowing water to pool in the bottom. If possible, place poinsettias on pebble beds for controlled mois ture. Fertilize once a month with half-strength liquid fertilizer for house plants. If you really feel impelled to keep a poinsettia after its flowering, be sure to prime it back in April, and place outside in a spot away from wind. It may or may not bloom again, cer tainly not next Christmas, unless you go through all the machinations of a big-time nursery that artifcially in duces premature Christmas bloom. Poinsettias are a short-day plapt, needing at least eight hours of total darkness. Fall nights will cue it in?n blooming, but not in time for the holi days. Why not say "Thank You," consign it to the compost pile? aad start reading the new garden cata logs instead. That'll keep you plenty busy. , White's BBQ ? ReOpens January 2nd invites you to "Old Fashion Pit Cooked BBQ" : ? Fresh Fish Daily * Now! Fresh Hamburgers = & Hamburger Steaks < Friday Night is Seafood _ A . klI . _ . , Night! Saturday Night Special; \V ^#l Fresh Oysters (se.ect) Pickled Herrings ; Fresh Shrimp (Med.) Daily Specials ' 4 ?Homemade Beef Soup ?Brunswick Stew ? 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