Tabor City tribune., 1963-12-11

TeSluue acts as DlOtter to
help absorb moisture, as
cushion to help take the sting
out of raindrops, and as
mulch to protect bare soil from
erosion and as insulation to
reduce temperatures i'm mid
summer. In addition to these
advantages, there is one more
important reason for leaving
residue on or near the surface.
That is where most bacterial
action occurs which gives the
fastest rotting.
Frank Glover. supervisor for
the Soil Conservation Service.
says, IF you are not convinc-
cd yet, then think. Where does
fence post rot off? The aver
age residue from field crops
in Columbus County is worth
over $1,000 per acre in COM
mercial fertilizer when shred
ded and left at or near the top
of the ground"
Now is the time To put in
your order for forest tree
seedlings for this year. The
North Carolina Department Of
Conservation and Develop
mcnt has a number of seed
lingS available to landowners
and we have. in the county
agents office, application
blanks for those SccdlineS; or
you can get an application
blank from your county forest
ranger.
If you have an idle arce or
more, why not put it in trees
for future use. II requires
about 1000 trees To set an
acre. Actually, where they are
set 6 feet apart in 8-foot rows,
IT will require 900 seedlings;
or If you plant them 6 feet
apart in 7-fOut rows, il will
take 1000 to set an acre. This
year lnblully pine seedlings
will cost you S4.75 per 1000
at the nursery. One year old
longIeaf pine, ShortlCaf pine,
and slash pine are the same
price. If you would like 20
have some 3-ycar old Iongleaf,
they sell for $500. Arizona
cypress and yellow poplar are
a new variety of first year so
$1,000 per 1000: 2-year old
rcd CcdaTS are Sl0.j0: and s.
year old CCdars are Sll.OO per
1000; Fraser fir S45 to $500
per LOCO:
These trees will be delivered
for an additional charge of
from 80 cent to Sl.00, depend
ing on the number you order.
II you are Interested in set
ting out some red cedar or
Arizona cypress for Christmas
trees, you will want to set
them either y 4 or ) 5 feet.
which will require from l,7GO
to $500 per acre.
Also, it is time to consider
thinning some of your wood
land. Ii you are Interested in
cutting any pulpwood with
your own labor, it will pay
you to cheek with your pulp
wood dealer and make your
arrangements before you start
cutting.
There will be no new varic-
ties of tobacco available for
your 1864 crop. The results of
the 1863 Official Tobacco Var
iety test conducted annually
by State College in Raleigh
was received over the week
end. Included in the test were
l3 fluc-cured varieties, six of
which were offered for plant
ing for the first time in 1868.
or course, the results of these
tests are not to be taken as
official recommendations: but
we do believe they will serve
as useful guide in helping to
decide i'll selecting another
variety that is resistant to dis
eases. You have a rather large
number of disease resistant
varieties from which to select |
your seed from the next year.
II is well that number of
varieties are being grown and
this should be the objective of |
tobacco farmers because too
much of any one variety is not
good for all scgmentS of the
trade. If you are satisfied with
the variety that you planted
this year, | would suggest that
you stay with it unil you have
a change to gain some expert
encc with one of the other
varieties. Normally, it is bet
ter to grow a small acreage Of
a new variety the first year
so that you may be familiar
with il when you go all the
way.
There are four varieties that !
are highly resistant TO Black |
Shank, and If you had Black |
Shank last year and are fore
cd TO go back in the same !
field, then / suggest that you |
use ono OF those highlY rcSiSt- |