The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-10-21
GARDENING
and FARMING
IN DARE
Electric Congress
By J. L. REA, Co. Agt.

OF the most outstanding 4-h
events of the year, will be held
this year at Winston-Salem Octo-
Der Both and 31st. Carol Harris
and Charles Evans have been Sc
lected to represent Dare County
in this statewide event. The pow
er companies throughout North
Carolina sponsor this trip for A.
Hers. One boy and one girl from
each county in the state are eligi-
BILE for this trip. The All Electric
project is one of the most popu-
lar projects in Dare County. The
Virginia Electric and Power COM
pany sponsors All Electric prof.
ects in the northeast part of this
state. Delegates are given an ex-
pense paid trip.
Safety Tips
"Be Careful With That Gun"
was the subject discussed among
the boys in All meetings held
throughout the county this month.
1t was pointed out with the use
of charts that $500 people are be-
ing killed each year while hunt
ing. Twelve basic safety tips were
discussed with the All boys in an
effort to make them more safety
conscious while hunting.
Within the past three years
two All boys have been accident
~ killed in Dare County with
guns. We hope these series of
meetings on hunting safety tips
will cause our Alters to be more
careful with guns.
Farm Surplus
The farm surplus is bounced
around as a topic, and this ques-
ton could be asked what is
worse than Farm SURPRISES 2"
That is easily answered by saving
food scarcities. Certainly the
Farm Surplus situation does not
have it's problems, it does "in-
deed" make a good political foot
ball. The undeveloped countries
certainly would like to have our
problem of having farm surplus.
Accommodations of wheat and
grains are tremendous, but carry
over of these commodities from
1854 through 1868 have amounted
to about per cent of total out
put. We are, in other words, man.
aging to consume, use, sell or
give away the lions share of
what we produce.
The future could bring "a more
serious problem of scarcity" than
our present surplus problem.
"Our population is growing rap
idly. Good cropland is limited and
is dwindling swiftly as cities ex-
pand and highways multiply to
cover fertile farmland at the rate
of a million acres a year. An ex-
banding population and shrink
ing supply of good land has not
yet closed the gap, but we cannot
afford to take the future for
granted"
Meat Supply
Here is some encouraging news
for livestock people. A recent re-
port says the worlds meat supply
is falling behind demand.
There are two basic diets among
the peoples of the world-meat
and rice-and meat is gaining in
popularity. While we've watched
a buildup in beef cattle numbers
to over 100 million head in the
US, and worried about it, here's
how some others regard the stu
alton. The Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Ma
tions says meat production is not
rising fast enough over the world
to keep up with demand and that
a slight decline in exportable sup
plies of beef last year brought
the expansion of world meat trade
almost to a halt.
Flowers and Shrubbery
Mr.. and Mrs. Champion, of Kit
ty Hawk, are concerned about
their shrubbery. Mrs. Champion
said she thought adding organic
matter would cure many of the
troubles involved in growing pref
ty flowers and shrubbery in her
yard.
Most soil needs organic matter.
Organic matter improves the quail
ity of soil, helps conserve mols-
ture and helps prevent leaching:
Just to list few: sawdust, and
straw are most often used for
mulsch by home gardeners. We
should remember too, unless or
ganic matter is we'll rotted, nitro
gen should be added.
Nematodes damage shrubs. They
seem to be worse in sandy land.
Nernagon was recommended 1or
the Champions to try on some OF
&bair unhealthy plants.