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  • Page 6/THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN/November 29, 1979 Winter an aggravation to N.C. growers The pattern is quite familiar this time of year. Faced with the early morning world of frost, out comes the heavy stuff--the wool coat, the warm hat, the gloves. Then it's off to seek out an ice-scraper for the windshield. By early afternoon, when the sun is out, it's so warm that you're stuck with a whole bundle of heavy stuff in your arms, a hint of perspiration, and the threat that it will be freezing again by nightfall. For the most, it's aggravation. For Western North Carolina's nursery men, freezing mornings and warm afternoons mean disaster. In fact, overwintering has been identified as the number one problem for nurserymen and growers in the Southern Appalachian region that includes WNC, east Tennessee, upper South Carolina, and northern Georgia. It's serious enough that these nurserymen and growers have decided to combine forces with the help of Western Carolina University to try to whip the problem. "Overwhelming" simply means finding adequate methods to bring plants over to spring through the winter. Of course, one must understand that when nurserymen talk of "plants" they mean thousands upon thousands of tender young plants. To get them through the winter is no small task. Realizing that, WCU has turned to a man many consider to be the nation's foremost authority on overwintering, Dr. Elton Smith of Ohio State University, and has arranged for a special conference on the problem Nov. 28-30. Nurserymen and growers from all over the Southern Appalachians are being invited to attend the conference not only to hear Dr. Smith, but to share their ideas, systems, successes and failures. "It is a very complex problem with a lot of factors involved," said Steve Sorrells, a NC Department of Agriculture market specialist for woody ornamentals assigned to the Asheville Farmers's Market. "Concern really began to spread two or three winters ago when we had a severe winter and nurserymen lost hundreds thousands of dollars in winter stock," Sorrells said. He will moderate the full meeting of nurserymen that begins at 9 a.m., Nov. 29, in Western's Hoey Auditorium. "A great deal of the problem is dormancy," said Dr. F.W. Harrison, professor and head of the department of biology at WCU. "In the colder climates, the northeast for example, growers can put plants to bed for the entire winter since the weather will remain constant enough to keep the plants dormant," Harrison said. "But here," Harrison continued, explaining the area growers' problem, "there may be a radical temperature fluctuation of 40 degrees in one day. Or, it may turn warm and balmy for several days at a time. What happens is that the plants begin to start growing again. Then boom. Suddenly it's back to icy winter and the whole crop can be lost. The problem is not to keep the plants growing during the winter, but to keep them from growing at the wrong time," Harrison said. The WCU biology department is serving as the coordinating agency for the conference at the request of area growers. Dr. Smith will arrive Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 28, with dinner and informal meetings with nurserymen scheduled that evening. On Thursday, Nov. 29, Western Carolina University Chancellor Dr. H.F. Robinson will welcome the guests at the start of the 9 a.m. meeting. Dr. Smith's presentation will follow. ABC sales From Page 1 The document broke down the revenues obtained from the sales into the different categories the monies were funded. Such areas as law enforcement that received $10,000 this past year and rehabilitation centers (13,000) were some of the organizations. Surprisingly, the Sylva branch did not realize any income from the sales while an overwhelming majority of other cities and counties noted sizeable profits. Operating expenses for the past year in Sylva exceeded $90,000 which included shipping, salaries postage, etc. which accounted for 7% of the gross sales.. Other areas in the state that encompasses a state university also noted higher sales. The Blowing Rock ABC store that includes Appalachian State, had slightly smaller sales than the Sylva branch ($1,270,552). Pitt County (ECU) had gross sales of over $4 million for a population of about 80,000. In retrospect, Johnston County with a population comparable to Pitt's, sold $1.5 million less than Pitt County. Sylva's contribution to the total state revenues from taxes was minimal however, as the state received $42 million from beverage sales. At 11 a.m., there will be an open presentation:with input from the group concerning the latest overwintering practices. Following lunch in Brown Cafeteria from 12:30-1:30 p.m., the problem session will return to Hoey as nurserymen present their problems and slides of their overwintering systems. All nurserymen attending are urged to bring slides relating to the problem. At 2:30 p.m., the group will travel to Tuckasegee Valley Nursery in Cullowhee to view different types of overwintering structures. Thursday's agenda will close with dinner at the Forest Hills Country Club. On Friday, Nov. 30, the group will tour Watside Nursery in Asheville at 9 a.m. and will visit Bob Bullington in Hendersonville to view his collection of rare plants at 11 a.m. After lunch, the nurserymen are scheduled to visit Wells Nursery in Penrose, a large rhododendron grower, and close the conference with a 3 p.m. tour of the Ted Richardson Rhododendron Farm in Mountain Home. Dr. Smith is professor of horticulture at Ohio State and an extension specialist in landscape horticulture. He has been on the Ohio State faculty since 1964 and earned his master's and doctoral degrees there. Smith's undergraduate work was at the University of Connecticut. .. . Smith is a member of the American Horticultural Society, the American Society for Horticultural Science, the International Shade Tree Conference, International Plant Propagators Society, International Society of Arboriculture, and the International Agricultural Plastics Society. He is concerned with the development and implementation of extention programs for commercial nurserymen garden center operators, argorists, landscapers, and maintenance personnel. Nurserymen planning to attend the conference and needing housing should contact Buddy Clark, telephone 704/293-5429. Top of the Stairs Restaurant Open For Lunch Monday-Friday 11:30-1:30 Serving Dinner Thursday, Friday, Saturday 5-8pm Specials Nightly -- Excellent Service GREAT FOOD I located on 3rd floor UC Visa & Master Charge
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