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"If you start that, you may very well work
yourself out of a job." she predicted. "if a
commodity becomes too expensive to grow.
you don't grow. it. It won't be much good for
consumers or farmers."
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BY ART LAWSON, ASSOC.
• AG. REP.D
"I want good weed
control," he explained to me.
"Last , year I scuffle and
spray with 2,4-D and then
scuffle again." He spoke
with an accent but it was
easy, to see he was not
satisfied with last year's
program. "The field was
dean until the end of June
but but then- aagh." I 'knew the
scene exactly. I had seen it
many times,.last year. Some-
one had a good idea of how to
cut weed control costs by a
dollar or two an acre. It'saved
money in the short term but
it sure cost by the end of the
season.
I then gave him my usual
line about having to invest
so many dollars per acre to
get any weed control. It is
different ;from fertilizing.
Each dollar spent on fertili-
zer doesn't return as much as
the previous. But you have to
spend a certain amount Of
---in-6ife9 -befOre you get any
weed `control.
"This year I want the best
weed control", he continued.
He looked me in the eye and I
could tell he was serious 'this
year. He wanted a definite
program_ and it had better .
work. I explained to him the
best ' program , would mean
incorporating the herbicides.
I went through the different
possible combinations and
explained the weaknesses
and strengths of each. This
one had to be incorporated
within an hour; this one
needed a higher rate. if
incorporated-ect. I ex-
plained that incorporated
herbicides were not depen-
dent on weather. If they were
mixed well with the soil they
would kill the weed 'seeds as
they germinated. They are
the least apt to fail. Then
told him that in my 8 rears of ,
working in this area I had the
least number of complaint
calli with incorporated her-
bicides.
_ He- told -me- that -was-good--
an d he would definitely do it
on the corn that was not
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AGENTS
Ross Hodgert Woodham
John Moore Dublin
Joseph If niac Mitchell
Mrs. Elaine Skinner Exeter 235-1553
Wally Burton Exeter 235-0350
DIRECTORS & ADJUSTORS •
Jack Harrigan R.R,3, Lucan 227-4305
Robert Gardiner R.R.2, Staffa 345-2739
Lloyd Morrison R.R,1, St. Marys 229-8277
Lorne Feeney R.R.2, Dublin 345-2543,
Ray McCurdy R.14.1, kirliton 229-6594
. Robert ChaffeR.Ft.g Mitchell 34841293
229-6643
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BY HERB SHOVELLER
While spokesmen for provincial farm
organizations say violence could result from
attempts to unionize farm workers, area
agricultural representatives feel Huron
County will be excluded from any possible
confrontation. The story originated in a wire
service article early' this week.
-1 think what they're dealing with is fruit and -tobacco.wOrkerS.'' said Gerry Fortune,
.president Of the . Huron. Federation'
4400.1.tIftei .09,1/444f , "The one
we hoe- *ad,' here ..is a .small 'area: hem.
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added he hires. gyiter (hoewlt;b00,ticet;:eiktt.04.Hit
toe l.' each year. He
. said he- hirla high; sehoor students for. the
.peach harvest in the -summer and older
locals for the fall apple harvest.
Glen Agnes, public relations director of
the Ontario Federation of Agriculture in
Toronto. described the otedietions of vio-
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URON EXPOSITOR, MAY 27. 1981 MO TttE
Form
to he family - .
Alight, 11 a cold night; I; was, raining,. She got Up about
she .00 go inside the bast, The ixofre, shy
iagt. 4,Mite4 '.11qt head, the .fir.' The barnyard. was
wim.3.tocuio inches of mud,' manure She
back to bed.
Years ago. when the first colt was born on ,this property.
I got up to feed, looked out the bedrooM window and saw
what I though Was a big dog in the-etutal. It wait a new colt;
When I went out tvlonday morning. themare had the colt
washed clean, the afterbirth was discarded and the baby
was resting quietly in the warm. dry straw. The mare,was
proud and so was I. I walked back to the house and said:
"Tracey. your big dog is in the barn."
Her eyes, so big, and blue, sparkled in disbelief. She
shrieked with delight and couldn't get to the corral fast
enough. She was so excited she burst into the barn and tnt
box stall so fast. I thought the mare would attack her.
But she has built up a greatrappert with, the mat who
proudly allowed our daughter to fondle the new arrival,
something many mares will not do.
It was a great day, I tell you.
What a wonderful thrill it is for farmers. They see it
happening all the time in their barns and I would be willing
to bet the miracle of birth never dims in their eyes.
It certainly never has for us.
It was worth the two-hour struggle 10 days ago when I
-removed the mare shoes. Horsemen know that those
metal shoes can sesly injure a fragile new colt. We get
John Zieske, a farrier a couple of miles away wh9 learned
his trade in Germany, to put hot shoes on our horses.
Man, it was difficult to get those shoes off because he puts
them on to stay. No wonder blacksmiths have , strong
backs.
It is going to be fun this summer working with a new colt
again. And my fencing is so weak, I'll have to spend time
fixing it.
Anybody know where I can buy fence posts, at a
reasonable price?
Lump% a,e Wpteccaltd Bob liattos ficaig Ha N3O 2C!
WANTED: Good weed
control that lasts
planted. But he 'also had,
some corn that was plOnted-
what should he do there?
Again, I asked him what
were his priorities- conveni-
ence orr good.'-weed control.
He looked at me with that
same straight stare and gave
a bit of a nod- "Good weed
control." "O.K." I said, to
obtain that. you haveto spray
pre-emergent- as soon after
you plant the coin possi-
ble." He sat back and
listened while I explained.
Pre-emergent herbicides
work by killing the weed aS it
germinates. If you apply
herbicides right after Plant-
mg, then the herbicide is
right there to start to work
when there is enough moi-
sture to germinate The weed
see. (1 also explained, if he
applied these herbicides and
no rain carte within to 7
days, he should work the soil
lightly.) This would kill the
little weeds and work the
herbicide ip. I also explained,.
Ifni if thexe-wasalong delay
between the last tillage and
spraying, some of the weeds
would be growing but not out
of the: ground. These weeds
are hard to kill. If the weeds
were up, the herbicide would
get in through the leaves. If
they were just germinating.
the herbicide would kill them
as they germinate. But setne
of those in the in-between
stage are harder to get,
"What about post' emer-
gent sprays," he said. I
could tell I had him con-
vinced to go ,early pre-
emergent on his corn but he
was curious about post emer-
gent.
I explained that 'while
they worked O.K., if applied
properly. 1 had received the
most complaints about post
emergent sprays. It had
nothing to do with the
chemicale" themselves, the
critical point was the timing.
If these herbicides are ap-
plied when the corn is`under
stress, cold, windy. hot, the
crop ca' be damaged. Also if
the weather turns wet when
you want to spray, the weeds
or the crop can get beyond
the right stage.
I have to admit to you, that
all this discussion took a lot
more time than it took you to
read this.
Part of it wax a
language barrier. However,
all of the points that I made
to him and used to convince,
him, I have summarized and
you have just read. In my
Opinion, you will get the most
consistent weed control in
corn with the least 'number of
complications by incorporat-
ing the herbicide. Next best
is pre-emergent immediately
after planting.
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With apologies to. ThOulas., 143* we t)Ckw'
IieAltiftti 0460410 • okte -horse faMily. • '
Wbat s thrill it is to !*41,k late a barn in the morning and
find, newlife poimIti. a wee horse veil. so shy and beattiftif
on his spindly legs with long eyelashes shading those
soulful • little eyes.
More than a year ago, our daughter decided to sell her
fat Appaloosa:The little mart. w as simply too small for her
and the decision was made to breed the big buckskin, a
half-Thoroughbred, to a registered palomino stud a few
concessions away
His name. is Sugarfoot Golden Tio. We have known him
for years as one of the best-natured stallions in the county.
He is owned by a man and his son and I am proud to call
them- my friends.
Klenn Betsel and his son, Ross. are well-known by many
horsemen in our area so we chose their stallion. Or rather,
our daughter decided that Sugarfoot would he the daddy.
Through the long winter months, our daughter showed
the patience of Job. She was the one who made sure the
mare had plenty of bedding and fresh water, She decided
that rolled oats was• not enough feed. She made sure the
old man bought concentrated horse feed all winter. She
was the one who mixed a warm water mash with horse.
feed and oats.
For the last week, she has been getting up in the mutate
of the night to check on the mare while dad slept sweetly
through the spring nights- .•
The colt was due on Mother' s•Day but when we checked
the mare Sunday night. she4clidn't have that uncomfort-
able look that comes a few hours before birthing. She was
not tramping in restless circles.
Tracey did, get up in thei middle of the night on Sunday
but I had told her I didn't, think the colt Would, be born that
lence as a "tempest in a teapot".
Mr. Agnew said there were a variety of
mitigating circumstances which could trust.
rate the organizing attempts of the Canadian
Farmworkers Union. The anion is entitled to
organize, but prevented from bargaining
until there is a change in provincial law.
Farmworkers are currently excluded from
the Ontario Labour Relations Act.
He WO # e, lumber of Arm
',171e1.0Y10.es are xue,t,uhers•414 friends,
would be difficult to ton,vluFs of
the 4004- of Own**, , • .
i6e 0,0,1 4eXcrihes. e4tiOloin qf. Ole
riVt4v,Ork#S•'tom tilt AalattOio
Chit!tri, only. province where such a
provision remains, as' "discriminatory." •
The union- is expected to direct its
Organizing efforts at about 5,00Q full-tithe
farm workers. hopsewives and students.
Although she said she knew few details of
the union's intention. Mrs. Fortune suggest-
ed unionizing may have the reverse effect.
More information and ap-
plication farms are available
from Willy Keller, R. 1,
Mitchell or Alan Scott at the
rh
griculture office in Strat-
ord.
We'd like to hear from
ote interested by June 1st.
Once milkweed and Canada thistle
- enter your beans or grain crops, •they
„ can develop into a serious problem in
'almost no time at all. But you can
control these tough weeds - right in
the-c top • spot-treatment of
• Roundup® herbicide by Monsanto.
Just spray Roundup in the infested
areas when the weeds have reached
'the proper stage of growth.* Roundup
knocks out the weeds right down to the
roots - so they won't grow back. And
with Roundup, there's no, carryover to'
next year's crop.
-So when milkweed and Canada thistle
invade your crops, reach for,Roundup
Nothing works
like Roundup.
Are you interested in pro-
viding accoMmodation for a
Pork Congress visitor? The
Congress runs from Tues-
day, 23rd to Thursday, June
25th, 1981.
This new feature provides
an opportunity to visit with
someone from another pro-
vince or country.
The billet-
ing family provides the over-
night- accommodation and
breakfast. Suggested fees
can range up to but not
exceed $25.
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