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Agriculture Water softeners cause problems for plants If your bouse plants are breaking off close to the soil line, blame your water softener. Try watering plants with bottled or rain water and see the difference. Water softeners replace magnesium and calicium salts with sodium ions, which are quite toxic to plants. Prune hydrangeas. Because of the mild winter, above ground growth was not winter-killed as it has been in the past, so you will not have to be so drastic. If the stem bends with pres sure, it is most likely alive. Harvest horseradish. Don't worry about getting them all because it will not happen. In fact, if you peel horse radish and put the peelings back in the ground, they will root. What te nacity. Another hint from Hor Ideas: Scat ter horseradish leaves in the potato patch; keeps potato beetles under control. Thin radishes and carrots. Wash the thinnings and use in vegetable salads. Continue harvesting leafy crops like lettuce and spinach. Aphids can be controlled by spraying greens with a mild detergent a few days be fore harvesting. Treat broccoli and cabbage with bacillus thuringus for looper and cab t age worm control. Keep potatoes well mulched. Ex amine plants for varmints, and hand pick if possible. Plant gladioli, caladiums, and dahlias. Thin fruit on trees, especially plums, which are prone to rampant growth. Prure fruits to three inches apart. Strawberries will benefit from a drink of cow manure tea. Gray fruit mold is the most impor tant trawberry disease, says NSCU horticulturists. Reducing yields by 50 percent or more, gray mold is most severe when frequent rains occur during bloom and fruiting. Rotting fruit is covered with fuzzy gray masses of fungal growth. To reduce fruit rot, spray every 7 to 10 days with captan at the rate of four table spoons per gallon of water. Next year try crop rotation and re newal of plantings. Grow only those varieties adapted to your part of the state. Details on strawberry produc tionare available at your local exten sion office. Consider Zoysia If you are considering a new lawn this year, NCSU horticulturists say you might like zoysia, which is well adapted to the Coastal Plain. They describe zoysia as a low growing, creeping grass that makes a dense, very wear-resistant turf. I personally would like it for its drought resistant qualities. Zoysia grass must be started from sprigs and is slow to establish, so have patience, but this will be an ad vantage later, when you don't have to mow as much. Farming issues to watch Farm news seems to be dominated by three issues? farm programs, credit and trade. Because of the 1968 election, farm programs will remain a hot topic even if Congress does nothing more than talk about it. Shoring up the Farm credit Sys tem, a secondary market for farm loans and restructuring farmers' debts are important aspects of the credit issue. Trade is the biggest is sue but agriculture is just one part of it. As important as these concerns are there are others that present a very real challenge to agriculture. For ex ample, there's the issue of groundwa ter pollution and the farmers' liabil ity for it. In the west, farmers are threatened with losing grazing priv ileges on public lands. Environmen talists are trying to force them off the range by making grazing permits too costly. Animal rights is again in the foref ront. First, veal production was at tacked and now caged layers and pigs. The Humane Society of the United States recently asked its sup porters to give up bacon and egg breakfasts. Then there are these people who want a risk free society, even though they have been told it is impossible. A bill in Congress would create a new federal agency responsible for noti fying the public of occupational health hazards in high risk indus tries. This could lead to unwiedly and costly regulations on farms which would further hamper the farmers' efforts in providing an abundant sup ply of food and fiber. Lock-in proves successful By JU ANITA T. BAILEY Home Economics Ext. Agent A recent 4-H Lock-In held at the Perquimans Senior Center was a big hit with county 4-H'ers. The lock-in, which was held Easter Monday and Tuesday began with a "Getting to Know You" mixer for the group. Highlights included a discussion of Drug and Alcohol Abuse led by Per quimans County Sheriff, Joe Lothian, self-esteem building activities, trust ing games, lead by PiH County's 4-H TRY Team (Teens Reaching Youth) and midnight ghost stories led by several 4-Her's. This lock-in was spe cifically designed to help teens de velop positive self esteem, develop trust in others and learn how to avoid involvement in the ever growing problem of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Special thanks is extended to 4-H leaders, Mary White and Emma Burke for their assistance in plan ning and conducting this 4-H Lock-In. 1 KNOW nwm ALL lake a frst Aid dass with the American Red Cross Well teach you what you need to know to sove someone you love from chokng, bteedng or dozens ol other Me threatening emergencies Coll your chapter ol the American Red Cross today And know it oil American ( Red Cross r l' Just In Time For Mother's Day Spring Suits '/a Off Woodland Dress Shop Hartford N.C. ^ HMnam > It responds better to a rotary mower than the reel type. Choose from three varieties: 1) Meyer, comparable to Kentucky bluegrass in texture, good for home lawns; 2) Emerald, very fine tex ture, extremely wear-resistant, and spreads faster than the other kind; 3) Matrella, good for coastal regions be cause of its tolerance to salt spray. As with any lawn, start with a soil test. Spread lime and seedbed ferti lizer according to the soil test in structions Work both components in six to eight inches deep. Rake or har row the area to make it as smooth as possible. Sprig in May, June, or July, using one-sixth to square yard of sprigs per 1,000 square feet. Press the sprigs into the top one-half inch of soil. Water as soon as lawn is sprigged, and keep the surface moist until plants are well established. When grass begins to grow, ferti lize with one-half to one pound of ni trogen per 1,000 square feet every two to three weeks until frost. When growing, the color and tex ture of zoysia is absolutely elegant . Zoysia has poor winter color, but owners don't seem to be Iwthered by this disadvantage. Those that do, however, have the grass dyed green. I'm not kidding? I knew a lot of home owners in Augusta, Ga., when I lived there years ago, who did precisely that. Lots of guys would come out with a big truck and sprayers. Two hours later? a green, green, very green lawn. It was the weirdest green I've ever seen. Maybe they've improved the dye by now. Sure hope so. CLASSIFIEDS WILL BUY OR SELL! Pictured is Stan Winslow, Perquimans County Extension Director and Mr. Garland Stallingsq^ route I, Belvidere, receiving an award at the 5000 Pound Peanut Club luncheon in Williamston on March 13th. Mr. Stallings produced 5136 pounds on one farm. He also averaged 4580 pounds of peanuts per acre on his entire crop to become the Peanut Champion for 1986. Also receiving an award but not pictured was Jarvis D. Winslow, Jr. for a yield of 5067 pounds per acre. Pat's Upholstery Serving the Hertford Area Quality Work Free Estimate 335-0747 - office SUGGEST TO YOUR ROOFER THAT HE FIND THE LEAK BEFORE - MAKING THE REPAIR. , <r AMAZING HOW MUCH TIME L - XV AND MONEY THIS WILL SAVE! GORDON SHEET METAL ELIZABETH CITY 315 S. ROAD ST. 335-5404 FARM BUREAU Insurance fo? f??m Bu'fiu Member? Lewis B. 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