Asheville Citizen-Times from Asheville, North Carolina • Page 13

THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, ASHEVILLE, N. C. 11 Monday, July 12, 1965 11 Scientists Help Farmers Through Rainy Season Dennis The Menace By Hank Ketcham The current growing more specific guidelines on how ing problem, is confident that unfortunately, has given farm- ers an excellent opportunity toicording to rainfall. And each try out one of the newer fields! of agricultural knowledge. This field or area of knowledge centers around the practice of replenishing fertilizer that has been washed out of the soil by leaching rains.

Scientists have known for a lona time that erons need more fertilizer during a wet season! ing leached fertilizer is con-i In the past, farmers have than they do during a dry sea- corned. tried to fertilize for the "nor- son. But just how much more, i Farmers turned to the new i ma! season" and this caused and when it should be applied, information in mass. Additional them problems because a been tough questions to! fertilizer, mainlv nitrogen and ma' season" rarely came along, answer. potash, had to be shipped into The fertilizer applied for a Scientists at North Carolina; the stale to take care of the normal season would be too State University at Raleigh i need.

much for a dry season and too really began to bear down on' Sure, this ran the farmers' little for a wet season. Either these questions about five years1 expenses up. but (he alternative wa' me farmer would lose, ago. They focused their earliest; would have been "washed Adjusting nutrients according efforts on tobacco. The re-' crops with lower yields and low- to rainfall is not easy.

Someone search has since spread to oth-'er quality. has said that the farmer of to- er crops. Dr. W. 0.

Wnllz, one of the morrow must be a man who Each year, the scientists have soil scientists at N. C. State can make judgments. Fertilizer ioa wanna say New PUP? been ahle to oiler larmers WISC Farm Itniinriup Extension Notes Chemical Weed Killer Aids TohuUo Production By W. Riley Palmer County Extension Chairman and Staff 1: FRANKLIN Tomato pro- ducers might do well to keep their eye on the farm of Albert 1 iiamsey ot JranKJjn Jit, 3, Gene R.

Brewer, assistant agricultural extension agent in Macon County, says Ramsey is the first tomato producer in the Bill Garren, horticulture specialist at Biltmore Farms. Reflecting signs of approval at the tomato quality are (-R) Palmer, Garren and Cassada. (Staff Photo by Bert Shipman) THE FIRST of Buncombe County's cherry tomato crop was examined re-cently at the R. 0. Cassada farm off School Road by Piley Palmer, Buncombe County Extension Chairman and county to use chemical weed Plevl0USy "sea ior wceo Kiuer, ing Dccause most, oi ine waier control.

He used diphenamid as lo sPrav llis toBacco plants. A will run off rather than pene-an over-spray on his field just llim "if you irate the soil. It is the slow, after transplanting, and, so farjwaslt il out rpal Snod wil1 no'; steady rains over a period of "the chemical seems' to be nur' them." He several days that causes leach- doing a very good job on andttunaged the crop. Asheville Calendar to adjust fertilization rates ac year, farmers in some sections of North Carolina have been able to use the information to good advantage. Then came the current year.

Nearly every section of the state was hit with torrential rains during June, the most critical month as far as renlac-i who has worked nn the leach-; get people to believe what the 'el SHVS anf! act accordingly? two samples to show people misuse pesticides, nne farmer dranncd aldr'm in the bud of his tobacco plants! to kill bud worms. It killed the worms and the plants. Another man used a sprayer, i Blaeberries BAKERSVnXE Blueberries, a nossiblc new source of income fnr Mite-hell County farmers, have been reported growing in abundance throughout Mitchell County. When properly pruned, fcrtil- ized and cared for, they grow well according to David R. assistant county agent.

English Tattoo Will Tour America LONDON (AP) A British militarv tattoo of the kind that perlorms tor mousanos ot tour 1SU5 111 CUlUUUl 11, o-uuaii, each year will visit the United States and Canada. More than 130 men of the Royal Marines band and pipers and drummers from the 2nd Toronto Sept. 18, then continue (-i Termite Kroor Posts from 65c ASHEVILLE FCX Rlversida Drive 253-9SH 1. 1 JPU MONDAY a. m.

Land-of-thc-Sky Salesmasters Club, Buck's Restaurant. 9 a. m. Asheville Regional Red Cross Blood Center open for donors, 518 Kenil-wnrth Rd. 10 a.

m. County Commissioners, Courthouse. 10 a. m. French class, Harvest House.

10 a. Mountain Flower Show Judges Club, Bailey's Cafeteria. 10 a. m. Cratjman's Fair of Southern Highlands, City Auditorium.

10 a. m. National Cotton Council, Grove Park Inn. Droaaieal ana grassy weeds. Ramsey believes that the cost of the chemical and its application is more than offset by the labor saved weeds.

in removing Labels MARSHALL- -Wiley Duvall, assistant agricultural extension agent in Madison County, is concerned about a problem that has concerned many people in recent years. The problem is this: How do you get people to read the labels on agricultural chemicals? Moreover, how do you Asheville ADC Announces Cattle Tour The Beef Cattle Commission Bill Garren, Horticulture Specialist at Biltmore Farms announces that the packing house for Cherry Tomatoes will be open at 8 a. m. Monday to receive tomatoes and the packing will start in the afternoon. The packing house is located in the Hill tobacco warehouse on Riverside Drive.

Dr. Jerry Williams, Director of Agricultural Development of T. V. A. and a group from T.

V. A. will visit the following places Tuesday afternoon and Wednes day morning: Rapid Adjust ment farm of Coleman Buckner of Leicester Rt. unit tast demonstration farm of Glen and Billy Shelton of Alexander Rt. and the Asheville FCX who handles the fertilizer for the unit test demonstration farmers of Buncombe County.

Don Pardue, Dairy Business Specialist of N. C. State University at Raleigh, will meet with the five unit test demonstration farmers in Buncombe County, Veal Calves Two Dollars Higher Than Last Friday. Trend of Market Steady. Sell The Auction Way EVERY FRIDAY at 1 P.

M. ASHEVILLE LIVESTOCK YARD Al 2 6935 Riverside Drive A who are on the new Electronics Dairy Records program at 7:30 p. m. Thursday on the third floor of thn Cnun These farmers have been working at the program for six months and Pardue is going to discuss with them the use they can make of these records and the value thev can be to thpir jdairy enterprise. If your home freezer stops running and you know it will be off for some time you can take several stens to keen Ifood from spoiling.

Keep the ireezer closed. Move the food to a locker plant. Arid dry ice. (To prevent burns, wear gloves when handling the ice.) Can the food. Fifty-four 4-H Club boys and girls from Buncombe County left Monday morning by chartered bus to attend the 4-H Camp at Roanoke Island.

At camp these Doys and girls will have fun and adventure, meet new friends, learn to do new things and enjoy the out-of-doors. Through our 4-H camp program we try to develop better health habits, stronger lcadershin. insniratinn. spiritual growth, better social and cultural understanding and better citizenship. They will return to the Buncombe County Courthouse Saturday evening.

Ever try to freeze a molded gelatin salad? Chances are it came out watery after freezing and thawing. It need not. Simply use one-forth less liquid than usual; for example, use one and one-half cups water instead of the two cups recommended on the label. Spindale Girl Recognized SPINDALE Miss Brenda Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Howard Jones of Spindale is one of two 4-H Club members from the southwestern district to! win the Julia F. Cuyler Music! Scholarship. A member of the Corinth 4-H Club, she has been in 4-H work for 10 years. i She will attend the annual music workshop at the University of North Carolina. I farmers have saved themselves millions of dollars by the manner in which they have reacted to the rain.

The goal behind the leaching studies is to develop guidelines which will help farmers keep an adequate supply of nutrients under their crops throughout lne f3rowino season. adiuslments are a case in noint. Scientists can tell a tobacco grower how much nitrogen he should replace if so many inches of rain leached below the root zone of his crop during the fifth week of the growing season. But mis means tivaV me indi vidual tobacco grower must know such things as how much rain fell during a given period, the water holding capacity of his soil and the depth of the mnt miw Another imcmrtant thing is to know something about the manner in which the rain fell. A sudden "gulley washer" will cause little leach- ing.

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Beech Home Demonstration Club, Mrs. Alice Bartlctt. It a. in. German class, Harvest House.

12:15 p. in. Black Moun-lain-Swannanna Rotary Club, Travel Kze Motel Restaurant. 2 p. m.

Registration, annual Grange Youth Camp, Barnardsvillc. 2 p. m. Good Neighbor Home Demonstration Club, Mrs. J.

P. Cassada. p. m. A.A.R.P.

board meeting, Harvest House. 6 p. Area outdoor Satnrilay'N Anairer St. Malt beverages 37. 1'ncooked 3H.

Metallic rock 40. Exists DAILY CROSSWORD roundlablc, Boy Scout leaders, Black Mountain Clubhouse. p. m. Business, Professional Women's Club, Recreation Park.

p. m. Biltmore Ki-wanis Club, Acropolis Restaurant. 7 p. m.

Men of St. Mark's Lutheran Church cookout, 74 Beverly Rd. 7:15 p. m. Asheville Exchange Club, Battery Park Hotel.

7:30 p. m. Mountain View Home Demonstration Club, Mrs. Horace Moore. 7:30 p.

m. Headquarters 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry, National Guard Armory. 7:30 p. m. Mt.

Hermon Lodge No. 118, AF and AM, Masonic Temple, Broadway. 7:30 p. m. Division 6-17, Naval Reserve Training Center.

7:30 p. m. WNC chapter of Chiropractors, offices of Dr. Charles Patton West Asheville. 8 p.

m. Asheville Lodge B'nai B'rith, Jewish Community Center. 8 p. m. Buncombe County Young GOP Club, John Cecil Room, Biltmore Dairy Bar.

8 p. m. West Asheville Odd KellflHS, Jodfie hall. 8 p. m.

Swannanoa Rc-bckah Lodge, Odd Fellows Building. 8 p. m. St. John's Group, Alcoholics Anonymous, St.

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C. Agricultural Ex- 001 tension Service and the N. C. CLYDE The third lamb repartmenl of Agriculture, is pool for the will he held for observation of outstanding August 3, at the Southern Rail-herds and feedlots. way Yard, Clyde.

Agent V. L. The tour will include a visit Holloway will be in charge. ACROSS 1. Obtains Get out! 9.

Foray 30. Couple 11. Painful spot 32. Conquer 14. Brewer's vat 35.

The two together 16. Italian river 37. Serviceable 3 0. liOt's son 2 1 Crave 22. Falcon of 23.

Attempt 24. Swiss canton 25. Cabbage 27. Fissures 30. Narrow beams of light 31.

To free 32. Bovine 33. Bark cloth 35. Used up 36. Words: law 3S.

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