Car costs lead 1977 budget squeeze as prices rise
In 1977 personal transportation remains a major expense, now about 11 percent of budgets with car prices and insurance rising. Gasoline costs inch up despite better mileage, while insurance and depreciation climb. Runzheimer estimates show annual costs around 2698 dollars for 12 000 miles. Strategies focus on smaller engines, no unnecessary coverage, and cautious shopping. next article covers food and medical costs strategies.
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Care tips for poinsettias and garden questions from N C State
North Carolina State University answers readers on poinsettias spinach and apple aphids. Poinsettias should not be chilled keep above 50 degrees and avoid overwatering. Spinach needs soil pH around 6.5. Woolly apple aphids on apples and elms can be controlled with diazinon. Scuppernong grapes are Muscadines distinct from Concords and not cold hardy north of the cotton belt.
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Kinston
Bill Reid
Jim Baker
North Carolina
New Bern
Cotton Belt
United States
Joe Brooks
Extension Horticulturist
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