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Agriculture ; Tips on what to plant in your garden Plant per person, per year: Bush lima beans, V4 lb. ; pole lima beans, % lb. ; eggplant, 2 plants? new varieties include Park Seed's 'Early Bird,' good for containers, and 'Ghostbuster,' with white, long, oval fruits; * Tender herbs, borage, nasturtium, chamomile, fennel, anise, and basil? ' new varieties are 'Purple Ruffles' and 'Green Ruffles;' Okra, y? packet; southern peas, V4 lb.; hot peppers, 2 plants; sweet pep pers 4 plants? Dew varieties include Park's 'Whopper Improved,' good for * stuffing and should be allowed to turn red for its sweetness, and 'Midal' from Pine Tree Garden, which is a * beautiful cream color when imma ture; Sweet potatoes, 25 plants; summer squash, V? packet? new varieties are Jun's 'Delicata,' which tastes rather like a sweet potato, and Agway's 'Mellow Gold,' ready in 45 days; Spaghetti squash, Vfa packet? new variety is 'Oragetti,' from Petoseed, that is bright orange and ready in 80 days; zucchini, y? packet? new va rieties are Park's 'Spineless,' and the ' highly productive 'Viceroy' form Pe toseed. Variety of Flowers for Mother's Day Flowers are traditional for Moth er's Day, but, unlike Christmas with its poinsettias, and Easter with its li . lies, variety is the rule. "The assort ment of flowers available for Moth er's Day is tremendous," says Dr. Roy Larson, professon of floriculture at North Carolina State University, "and almost all potted flowers are grown within North Carolina." Hydrageas, gloxinias, geraniums, caladiums, fuchsias, miniature roses, and African violets are some ] of the most popular plants florists re port selling for Mother's Day. Here are some hints for lucky recipients. Hydrageas : keep in high light (east or south window) at temperatures of 60 to 85 degrees. Keep the potting mixture moist and maintain average humidity. Fertilize with liquid ferti lizer monthly during growing period. If you wish, set the plant in the gar den and it wil become a part of your landscape. Or, if you wish, plant pot and all out in the garden in the fall, and bring in in January. It wil bloom again. Gloxinias: provide medium light, 65 to 85 degree temperature, allow the surface of the potting mixture to dry out between waterings, and maintain average humidity. Water with room temperature water, as cold water will cause yelow spots on the leaves. Repot tubers each year. If leaves become distorted, check for cyclamen mites, and treat with an appropriate miticide. Geraniums: high light is nec essary, with temperatures of 60 to 80 degrees. Allow the surface of the pot ting mixture to dry out between wa terings, and maintain average hu midity. Lightly fertilize monthly. Each spring, cut stems back to 6 to 8 inches to encourage new growth. Ge raniums may also be permanently planted in the garden. Caladiums: provide high light, 65 to 85 degree temperature, keep the potting mixture moist but not satu rated, all times. Provide high humid ity, by placing on a tray of moist peb bles. Fertilize with liquid fertilizer every two to three months. When growth stops, allow soil to dry out and growth to die. Let rest three or four months, start watering again and tuber will sprout. Handle care fully, as caladium leaves are very fragile. Fushia: provide high light, 60 to 85 degree temperature, allow surface of pot to dry out between waterings, and provide average humidity. Fertilize monthly. Repot every two years in highly organic potting soil. If buds start dropping, raise humidity. Fuch sias are not overly fond of dry heat, and should be protected in the sum mer. Miniature roses : provide very high light, 60 to 75 degree temperature, high humidity and fertilize once a month. Spider mites are a major problem when daytime temperature warm up. Foliage develops a yellow ish cast, with visible webbing. Among the better sprays for spider mites is Kelthane, but I find that Safer's Insecticidal Soap will be just as effective without the chemical odor. There is also a systemic insecti cide, Dexol, which will control mites and white flies. Follow directions carefully. Remove old rose blooms as they fade. Plants may be put in the garden permanently. African violets: probably the most loved flowering plant in America to day, Afries are extremely well sui'ed to indoor culture. Provide medium light for growth, high light for flow ering?twelve hours a day will result in improved flowering. Because of this, many gardeners grow African violdet under artificial lights. Keep potting mixture moist at all times, provide temperatures of 65 to 80 de grees, in average humidity. Apply fertilizer monthly, and water with room-temperature water to avoid yellow spots on the leaves. No flow ers mean not enough light; dropping flower buds mean inadequate mois ture. There is a whole cult surround ing the raising of the beauties. Join the African Violet Society of Amer ica, Inc., POB 3609, Beaumont, Texas 77704, and you will see what I mean. Perquimans County extension news By STANLEY J. WINSLOW ' <* I would like to personally congratu late all the Perquimans County Youth who participated in the 1987 Albemarle Livestock Show Sale. Paraphrasing Mr. Ralph Blalock who was the steer judge this year; ;? "Each one of you is a winner. The * fact that you cared enough and ? worked hard enough just to be a part : of the show makes you a very special individual." Each of our special youth was duly * recognized at the Annual Awards Banquet which was held last Thurs day evening. This event is the culmi nation of months of hard work which went into preparing for the show. The - pride of a job well done was evident in each youth (and their parents) as * they came forward to calim their tro phies. I share this pride and want to : extend my special congratulations I to: Brian Rayburn-Reserve Champion Lamb; Becky Rayburn-Third Place, Senior Lamb Showanship;; Christy La> den-Third Place, Junior Lamb Showmanship; Linda Layden-Grand Champion Pig; Lynn Trueblood-Re serve Champion Pig; Jason and Leah Harrell for Second and Third Place respectively in Senior Swine Showmanship; Tiffany Nixon-Grand Championship Steer; Jeff Wiliams Reserve Champions teer ; Leah Har rell-Third Place Steer; Tiffany Nixon-Second Place, Senior Steer Showmanship and Suann Lane-Third Place Senior Steer Showmanship and Suann Lane-Third Place Senior Steer Showmanship. To these ten youth, I extend my sincerest congratulations for a job well done. It took much pre paration before the show. It also took alertness and skill in the show ring to let the judge see your animal at its' best. Each of you did the advance work and met the challenge of the show ring with skill and confidence. In short, you did an excellent job. To the thirty youth who did not take top honors this year. I watched each of you during the show. You handled both yourselves and your animals well. Everyone of you is a "winner" in the truest sense of the word. Re member that the individuals who won this year have watched others collect "prizes" in the years past. Keep working hard and one day you may find yourself collecting a Grand Champion or a Showmanship Tro phy. Finally, to the parents? your love and support of your children comes shining through during each live stock show. Your kids are very lucky to have you. Keep up the good work. The kids can't do it without you. Once again, congratulations to all our Perquimans County Livestock Show Participants. You truly are winners. FFA safety team competes in contest The Perquimans High FFA Hunter Team completed their competition this year on Saturday, April 25th at the State Championships in Kins ton, N.C. The team had competed on two previous levels, the Federation; where the team placed second out of five teams and the District in which ' they placed 4th out of 13 teams. This qualified them to be able to compete at the State Championships. The team placed 28th out of 69 teams at the championships. Matt Williams shot a perfect score of 20 for 20 in skeet, then went on to place sec ond overall in the Doubles competi tion. This gave Matt the Reserve Championship in skeet shooting by placing 2nd out of 279 skeet shooters. The team consisted of Matt Wil liams, Neil Young, Bobby White, Jon nie White, Robert S pence, Jeff Tur lington, Ed Layne, and Wayne Long. The coaches for the team were Jack Staley and Harrell Thach. Sponsorships and-or donations would be greatly appreciated for next year's team. : Perquimans County delegates attend : district homemaker's activity day Thirty Perquimans County dele gates attended the 1967 Extension Homemakers District Activity Day in Bertie County. Hie theme of the day was "Changing Times." Mrs. * Clara Schofield was elected Vice Chairman of the Housing and House Furnishing Committee and Mrs. Marie Juvelis was elected to the Safety Committee as Vice Chairman for 1988. Mrs. Anne White is current district Safety Chairman and Mrs. Nancy Madre is serving as appointed treasurer. We are indeed proud of these ladies for representing Perqui mans County in these leadership roles. Mrs. Emily Harrell won first place in the Cultural Arts contest with her Armenian Needle Lace. Classifieds can work hard for you Pictured above are all the county youngsters who participated in the Albemarle Area Livestock Show and Sale. Tax freedom day quickly approaches It took the average American tax payer from January 1 until May 4 of this year to pay off combined federal, state and local taxes. Each year, economists with the Tax Foundation, Inc., a private, non partisan research group, calculate when Tax F reedom Day will fall? the date the average worker's taxes would be paid if all earnings from January 1 were applied directly to the tax bill. Tax Freedom Day this year is two days later than in 1986. The reasons given include higher excise taxes on gasoline and cigarettes, higher pay roll tax for Social Security and greater state and local tax burdens. On a daily basis, the Foundation es timated the average American spends two hours and 43 minutes of each eight-hour work day earning enough money to pay his or her taxes. That's thesame as 1981, but four minutes longer than last year. Federal taxes this year claim one hour and 46 minutes of daily earn ings; state and local taxes, 57 min 4-H camp scheduled By JUANITA T. BAILEY Home Economics Ext. Agent Summertime is fun and leisure time. But summertime can be a good time to learn new and exciting things. One way to help your child learn ina fun and exciting way is to let them spend a week at 4-H Sum mer Camp. This summer, youth in Perqui mans have a chance to spend a week at Penn 4-H Camp in Reidsville. Youth will experience a week of leatherwork horsemanship ($15.00 extra), computers, ecology, photog raphy, canoeing, archery, model rocketry ($2.50 extra) and astron omy. Other activities for the week will include a trip to Penn Plantation, campouts, night activities and a share-in from two Spanish staff members. Now much much is this going to cost? Well a week at 4-H camp will cost $75.00 which covers, insurance while at camp and enroute to and from camp, 3 meals a day and at least 1 snack per day, lodging and transportation to camp. Where else can your child get all of this for roughly $15.00 per day? Any child age 8-13 may attend summer camp. The registration deadline, with a $20.00 non-refundable deposit is May 30, 1987. For more details concerning 4 H camp call 426-7697 or 426-5428. Quality Carpet Care ?Bu?in*s* and Residential Steam Cleaning for co'ptl and upholitery 338-2244 The Hertford Cafe Under New Management ? LEONHALSEY Now Open On Sundays from 1 1 :00 AM - 2:30 PM Serving Home Cooked Meals ? Fresh Baked Biscuits Delicious Desserts & Pastries Freshly Made Open Monday thru Saturday * 7:00 AM ? 3:30 PM Take Out Available 426-7828 , utes. The taxpayer works one hour and 27 minutes to take care of housing ex penses. Total expenses for transpor tation take 42 minutes of the pay check, while health care takes around 39 minutes. By way of contrast, the report re vealed that the taxpayer works one hour to earn money for food as well as tobacco. Actually, governmental costs far exceed the tax bite of the taxpayer's woek day, for it doesn't take govern mental debt into account except for paying the interest. BE WISE - ADVERTISE! Joseph Scalf EDENTON OPTICAL SHOP 705 N. BROAD Joseph Scalf is a licensed optician with over 35 years experience making and fixing eye glasses. Metal frames soldered Plastic frames repaired Can putyour old lenses in a new frame Eyeglass prescriptions filled Come in and see our large frame selection "FREE ADJUSTMENTS" We Service Medicaid, Service for the Blind, & Medicare PHONE: 482-7126 Hours 9-5 Monday through Friday Can arrange for a special time to suit you The Very Special arts EXTRAVAGANZAS! Sponsored by: Perquimans County Schools MAY 21 & 22 (Thurs. & Fri.) 9:30 AM - 9:30 PM J Perquimans ^ Union School Friday Evening Schedule ? FFA Chicken Dinner ?3.50 a plate 4:00-7:00 PM ? Chorus Concert 6:30 ? 7:30 PM ? Band Concert 8:00 - 9:00 PM ? Building Closed ? 9:30 PM ? Art Exhibits Crafts ? Community Citizens Display ? Demonstrations ? School Performances ? Woodworking
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