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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1951
Page
7
A gardener recounts using a deep well and irrigation pipe to sustain plants in drought. Pine straw mulch proved superior, keeping soil moist longer than peat moss or sawdust. Peat and sawdust moisture failure required long rewetting times.
A reader reports an azalea bed dried out due to packed mulch of peat and sawdust that blocked water. When watered for hours, water stood on the surface while pine straw mulch allowed quick penetration and air for roots. The writer urges mulch that stays loose and suggests pine straw in bale form.
A state specialist notes plant numbers have risen from about ten to 31, with 20 using non pressure methods and nine equipped for pressure treatment. Costs vary by method from creosote and pentachlorophenol soaking to sapwood on farm options, with life extensions of 15 to 30 years depending on method and wood. Farmers are advised to evaluate local costs, equipment needs, and soil conditions before choosing a treatment method.
Lincoln County, about a mile from Crouse, features a pond built by W. H. Boring, the local clerk and register of deeds. Terrapins moved in, drawing fishers' ire, so Boring crafted a homemade trap using a 1 by 2 foot frame and poultry wire to collect 45 terrapins over four days from the pond.
James H. Hilton dean of the School of Agriculture at N C State College will join 23 college men in Chicago October 25 26 to assess the current feed supply and needs for meat milk and eggs. The 10th annual survey will project production trends for the next 12 months and provide a balance sheet of total feed supply and usage for livestock and poultry.
Advice to farmers on safe use of a mechanical corn picker warns against loose clothing and riding the machine. J C Ferguson urges stop and clear procedures, proper shielding of power take-off shafts, and keeping hands away from rollers to prevent injuries.
State College Extension Service expert D. H Stancil urges farmers to sample cotton as it is ginned to know grade and staple. He notes much cotton was taken home unsampled, causing extra trips to warehouses or bonded samplers and delaying marketing. Cooperative sampling with ginners speeds sale and saves labor and costs.
North Carolina farmers spent about $27 500 on new sheep stock in the past year per extension animal husbandry specialists at State College. The North Seee Sheep association chaired by J W Norris held three summer sales selling 63 rams for $9 550 and 196 ewe lambs for $4 860. A fall sale at the State Fair saw 37 bred ewes sell for about $165 90 top price $320 paid for a single bred ewe. The association and the North Govanrtment of culture note 1 555 ewes bought for $6 951 70.
The North Carolina 4-H Club announces its 1951 winners led by L. R. Harrill of the Extension Service. The honored youths and counties span Iredell Davidson Gaston Surry Halifax Johnston Wayne Mecklenburg Edgecombe and others with numerous projects in clothing, dairy, crops, health, leadership, and public speaking plus livestock and soil and water conservation demonstrations.
David Fields, a Negro farmer from Palmyra route 1, plans to enter the livestock business after securing a $1,000 loan from the Farmers Home Administration to buy five Hereford heifers. He already owns four heifers and one bull on 12 acres of Ladino clover pasture with additional land for grazing and sow operations with his father.
In Urbana Illinois a university project blends a vacuum cleaner and hammer mill with a leaf picker. The device strips leaves from trees, grinds them, and blows them onto the ground to serve as a soil conditioner.
A grower uses daily market weights and bale ratings to estimate prices. Stancil notes knowing grade and staple allows smarter marketing of cotton.
North Carolina tests show 16-82 one package fertilizer, a blend of Uramon Cyanamid and nutrients, improves tobacco plant bed readiness. Trials across farms with 226 demonstrations found better stand versus Cyanamid alone though weed suppression was slightly lower. The mix is now on the official fertilizer grade list as 16-62 experimental plant bed blend.
In North Carolina since 1945 Dr. A Stewart leads swine breeding research at State College. Four inbred lines Oklahoma No 3 red Duroc Nebraska No 2 Duroc Minnesota No 1 and Minnesota A Poland are tested for growth and carcass traits. Crosses show faster gains and larger litters while noting higher fat in faster growth lines.
Raleigh reports rising turkey production with 1951 estimates at 727000 birds. State College cites year round farming, earlier poults, and expanded growers in Cleveland and Sampson counties, plus increases in Union Anson Pamlico Gaston and Chowan counties as demand grows for turkey products beyond Thanksgiving.
The annual Nutrition Conference for the Feed Industry will be held at North Carolina State College December 13 and 14. Leading national authorities will speak. Dr. Kelly and Dr. Colvard lead planning and arrangements committees. Other chairs include Dr. R. K. Waugh and G. H. Singleton. North Carolina dairy expansion prompts more herd testers for the Dairy Herd Improvement Association. Scrap steel demand boosts scrap iron usage for 1952 mills.
H K county farm agent at State College Extension reports J Wes Rogers of Gray-Harris community section earned a $500 bonus on 2% acre tobacco after treating soil for nematodes with DD. He plans another treatment next spring as flue cured tobacco prices dip from last season.
Wake County farmers report feed costs for the year at 4.26 per head as H Lester Creech notes. North Carolina extension notes progress in Elizabeth Pasquotank and Asheville areas. West Jefferson cattle purchases and drought irrigation are highlighted. Surry County to test Nomad alfalfa variety. Transylvania County poultry houses expand to 300 500 hen capacity. Buncombe and other counties report farm agent led demonstrations and crop diversification efforts.
Pine mice threaten trees and shrubs, gnawing roots and girdling trunks. Experts advise fall and early winter baiting with dust or bait placed in runways near tree bases, using two to four baits per site and careful timing for best results.
An old advertisement touts Goody's powder for fast relief of headaches and pains. It claims two quick-acting powders cost five cents and a pack of twelve costs twenty five cents. The copy emphasizes physician-approved ingredients and rapid effect.
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