The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1959-12-11
GARDENING
and FARMING
IN DARE
DEA O. At
All Benefit Dinner
By J. L. REA, Co. Agt.


throughout the county are making
plans to raise money. The All
members from the county plan to
camp next summer at one of the
All camps in the mountains. The
money raised by the club members
will help defray travel expenses.
The Manteo Alters are having
a Turkey supper December IL.
More than 100 tickets have been
sold so far. The benefit supper is
being prepared by the All girls,
with the help of their mothers and
Mrs. Beulah Gaylord, the Home
Agent. The meal will be served at
the community building from $50
pm. to 500 pm. You must buy
your tickets in advance. If you
are interested in buying a ticket
for this supper contact Nancy
Coles Basnight in Manteo, or
Charles Evans at Mays Head.
All Program
Four-H'ers this past week were
given a program on Home Yard
Identification. Colored slides, pre-
pared by John Harris, State
Specialist, were used in teaching
All members how to beautify their
yards. The colored pictures gave
good examples of dos and don'ts in
identifying the yard. It was also
brought out in the meetings that
one can plant too much shrubbery.
Shrubbery planted in the wrong
place is often worse than not hav-
ing any shrubbery at all. Orna-
mentals, plants and shrubbery are
a must in identifying home. Con-
tact your local nurse1yman before
doing extensive planting. Adapted
varieties do better.
Save Much
Think again before you burn
those leaves and grass. Natures
way of fertilizing us still hard to
beat. Most good gardeners have a
compost pile. A compost pile can
be enclosed with fence wire and
some are just a big box-like en-
closure. Excellent plant food can
be made with compost. Garbage,
leaves, with the addition of ferti-
lizer and a little soil, and time for
this matter to decay makes a
natural plant food.
Some people never start CON-
post pile for fear that the decay
ing process will cause an odor
When compost piles are properly
tended they are almost odorless
If you are interested in having
pretty flowers and shrubbery and
would like excellent plant food fol
them, why not try a compost pile.
Dare Insects
It has been said that the county
has more different kinds of insects
than any other county in North
Carolina. We often get alarmed
when we hear of new insect. One
hundred years ago (1859) the Co.
dorado potato beetle was first re-
ported damaging Irish potatoes II
Nebraska. In 1874, it was reported
1900 miles east on the Atlantic
Coast.
In 1910 the u. S. D. A. esti-
mated that insects took 20 per cent
of all vegetable production. Who
was it that said, eve never ha6
all these bugs in the good old days
Our losses in 1859, if average are
far less than 10 per cent.
Social Security
We recently attended District
meeting in Washington, N. C
Social Security benefits were dis.
cussed by specialists. It was point.
ed out that people in Eastern NORTH
Carolina are losing more than VI
million dollars annually in lost
benefits.
If you have any doubts about
your Social Security status sec
your Social Security representa-
tive.