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Store pesticides safely
If the .1.440 is lost or *fwd.,.
aay4 Professor .1colly, take the
pesticide to u dump, tlig, A bole
AO OW the material under at
least 18 .11.10P0
If a neighbor wants to borrow'
a littlo wOoti killer; fungicide. or
insecticide ehemleal,,don't ,put it
in a food container, soft drink
bottle or any receptacle That .is
usually used for food or ,f.#inh..
Any small child seeing the
container might eat or drink it
and he poisOoed; so might 'an
ad*, It would be best to give
the neighbor the original
.pacicage and see that he returns
the unused. part.
By taking precautions such as
these there is less likelihood of
aeei0ents,
There will probably be a
considerable increase in the
acreage of corn grown for both
grain and silage in Ontario
during 1970.
Mr. Archie McLaren, Crops
Division, Ridgetown College of
Agricultural Technology, says
that planting usually begins by
May 1 if the soil is fit, and that
growers consider May 10 as the
target date for having most of
the crop planted. Research
results at Ridgetown and other
Ontario locations indicate that
yields of grain begin to decrease
when planting is delayed after
May 10, and the maturity date
in the fall is also delayed.
Row widths of 38 inches or
less have been found to be useful
for good corn production and
most farmers should continue to
use this row width. The best
number of plants per acre
depends on the moisture and
fertility available to the plants
during their growing season.
Based on past performance, a
final stand of 18,000 to 20,000
plants per acre usually gives
maximum yields. This means
'that plants are set 8 to 9 inches
apart in 38-inch rows.
Planters should be carefully
checked before going into the
fields, says Mr. McLaren, and
farmers should be particularly
careful that the right seed plates
are available for the seed being
used. Various seed lots may have
been graded to different sizes, so
the impOrtance of having seed
plates with cells to fit the seeds
must be emphasized. The planter
should be set to drop about 10
per cent more seed than the
plant stand desired. Seeds 7 to 9
inches apart in a 38-inch row
would mean a seeding of 21,000
seeds per acre. On the
assumption that 10 per cent of
these will be lost, a farmer
should expect to end up with
about 19,000 plants.
As a final point, Mr. McLaren
says that corn seed, when
purchased, is only treated
against fungal diseases and the
grower should add diazinon and
lindane to protect the corn
against worms and seed maggots.
If corn rootworm protection is
necessary, a band application of
one of the recommended
insecticides must be made.
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save operating costs
-On'arie.farinera now have
some formal protection in the
quality of drain tile and plastic
tubing they will buy this year,
says Professor Ross
School of Agricultural
Engineering, University of
Guelph,
A series of three specifications
were formally recognized at the
Annual Meeting of the Ontario
Parte, Drainage Association,
which created inieinuirn,
voluntary standards to be used
in the industry, says Professor
Irwin. The standards were
designed by three committees
stablished a year ago by the
Association,. and their
commendations were accepted
n a tentative basis, which it is
oped will be made permanent
n the future, These standards
ave come about through a
onsensus of manufacturers in
he industry, and are patterned
ter those- of the 'American
ociety for Testing Materials,
ut have been modified slightly
or conditions found in Ontario.
Professor Irwin notes that
lay drain tile may now be
pecified in three qualities.
tandard quality drain tile,
sually used for farm drainage,
ust have an average minimum
rushing strength of 800 pounds
er lineal foot. The crushing
trength for extra-quality drain
Ile is 1,100 pounds, and for
eavy-duty tile is 1,400 pounds
er lineal foot. These two tile
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.tYPes must be dense and not
absorb more than 11%-weight
when boiled in water for 5
honk's,
Concrete drain tile
specifications are slightly
different from those for clay
drain tile. Standard quality
concrete drain tile must have a
crushing strength of 900 pounds
per lineal foot. Extra-quality
concrete drain tile must have a
crushing strength of .1,100
pounds per lineal foot. A
special-quality concrete drain
tile is manufactured from special
cement to withstand acid or
sulfate soils.
It should also be remembered
that drain tile must not be less
than 12 inches in length and, for
sizes over 12 inches, the length
must not be less than the
diameter, says Professor Irwin.
Drain tile must be free from
cracks, checks, or chips
extending into the body of the
tile which would decrease the
strength. They should be smooth
on the inside, be approximately
circular and straight, and have
smooth butt ends. Drain tile
should give a clear ring when
held free of the ground and
tapped with a light metal object.
Extra-quality drain tile is
usually used in deep, wide
trenches. A specification for
plastic drainage tubing has been
accepted; however, because of
the properties of the material,
the tests for this product cannot
be directly compared with those
used fin. clay and concrete drain
tile.
It is hoped that engineers will
now use these standards for the
specification of materials to be
used in all drainage work.
Copies of a synopsis of these
standards may be obtained from
the Ontario Farm Drainage
Association, P.O. Box 459,
Parkhill.
Crop report
Warm weather and adequate
soil moisture conditions
occurred through Huron County
Itit-Weer-The seedinref spiting'
cereals progressed rapidly and a
few fields of early seeded bailey
have emerged. Ploughing,
discing, and spreading fertilizer
on corn land began; last week.
Established hay fields and
new seedlings are beginning to
show signs of growth.
Fall wheat is beginning to
grow vigorously.
Often simple Precautiona
taken at the right time can save
lives and ,prevent accidents,inter
on. This is certainly the case
with pesticides, which, should be.
Stored correctly at all times.
Professor C., 0. Kelly,
Department of Botany, Ontario
Agricultural, College, University
of Guelph, Pays the ideal, way to
store pesticides is to keep them
in their original containers, This
way the user knows for certain
what the material is and has the
full instructions for 14 use on
the label.
If another container has to be
Used to store a pesticide, it
should be labelled clearly, and
the original label should be saved
for the directions.
A farmer can often make
savings in power requirements,
fuel Costs, and other operating
costs by buying larger
equipment and operating it at a
lower speed.
Professor H, A. Hughes,
School of Agricultural
Engineering, Ontario
Agricultural College, University
of Guelph, gives the following
figures as an example:
A farmer has a choice of using
two different plows: a 5-16 (a
plow with 5 bottoms, each 16
inches wide) or a 4.16.
Operating the first plow at 3
mph and the second at 3.75 mph
will mean that each plow will do
an acre in thirty minutes. But
which one requires more power
to pull it?
Professor Hughes says that in
an average soil the 5-16 plow
will need a force of 6,400 lbs. to
move at 3 mph. The smaller
plow, moving at 3.75 mph, will
need 5,600 lbs, force. The force
required to pull a machine will
increase with the speed the
machine is going. Research has
now developed equations to
estimate a pull at a given speed
in a particular soil. Because force
and speed estimates are
available, a farmer can calculate
the horsepower needed to pull
each plow, says Professor
Hughes, or the horsepower for
hny tillage tool if the estimates
„are available, The calculation is
''made by multiplying the pull
force by the speed in miles per
hour. The result is then divided
by 375.
In the above case, therefore,
the 5.16 plow figure is reached
by multiplying 6,400 by 3, and
dividing by 375. The result: 51
hp. A similar calculation shows
the smaller plow needs 56 hp.
Using the 5-16 plow would mean
an average saving of 5 hp to pull
the plow.
A smaller tractor could be
used and less fuel. per acre would
be needed to run the larger plow
at a lower speed and still have it
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