The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-05-16, Page 12Giving good production
A grade Holstein cow on the Roll-Lew farms on Highway 4 south of Exeter is doing its best to increase
cattle production. The cow shown above gave birth to twin calves on Mother's Day for the second con-
secutive time. T-A photo
Apply exact amount
More tips on spraying
Change in hay operation
The days of storing hay in the loft are gone for many Ontario farmers.
Haylage, or high dry matter silage made from forage crops, is becom-
ing a popular method of storing forage for the winter. Crops Spe-
cialists at the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph say that haylage
can provide all the protein necessary for beef or dairy cattle and it
comes as close to perfect as forage made by any other method.
Many are swinging to haylage because the whole operation can be
completely mechanized from field to cow. Less field curing time is
needed and this decreases the rain hazard and reduces leaf loss
as compared to conventional haying methods. It is important to
follow the haylage "recipe" or guides closely. These are available
from the local Agricultural Representative or the County Office of
the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food.
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Field crop sprayers are among
the most important machines on
Ontario farms today. Accurate
application rates and effective
weed control are possible only
Save Money and avoid damage.
fo crops by applying exact
amounts of herbicides to crops,
Careful calibratiert of a Sprayer
will gnarantee your putting the
right amount of .expensive chem-
icals on a field. In applying herbi-
Oldes, remember that too little
By MRS. HEBER DAVIS
Mrs. Tom Kooy gave her home
for a quilting for the ACW group
of St. Patrick's Church, Thurs-
day.
Mrs. Joe Clifford was hostess
Wednesday evening for the mem-
bers of the ACW, Mrs. Harry
Carroll presided.
The ladies voted against hold-
ing the annual June tea, plans
will be made for a future date.
Quilt blocks were handed out to
be made, The hostess served re-
freshments.
Mrs. George McFalls and
Joyce were guests Sunday evening
with Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Davis,.
Heather and Michael.
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice MacDon-
ald visited with Mr. & Mrs. Harry
Carroll, Sunday.
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Young and Jef-
frey, Lucan, called on Mr. & Mrs.
Jim Barker and family, Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Bill Johnson, Akela of the
first Cub pack, Crediton, accom-
panied 17 boys to the 'lc ubaree"
at Clinton on Saturday. In the
competition the boys received 96
percent.
Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Kooy visit-
ed Mr. & Mrs. Tom Kooy, Sunday.
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Tindall, Nancy
and Marylou entertained Mr. &
Mrs. Heber Davis and Mr. & Mrs.
Jim Barker and Mr. & Mrs. Earl
Greenlee called on them in the
evening.
A member of the University of
Western Ontario choir, and re-
cently appointed choir nu r s e,
Mrs. Fred Dobbs Jr. has return-
ed from an eight day concert
tour of Ontario. Such places as
Sarnia, Georgetown, Brampton,
Owen Sound, Wiarton, and Wing-
ham were included on the itiner-
ary.
There are a thousand ways to
keep from growing old—poor
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Would be ineffective, while.too
much may cause damage.
The Most important factor in
herbicide application is the con-
centration of the solution. Here
is an easy, six-step method of
calibrating a sprayer,
1. Accurately measure and
mark a distance Of 40 rods
(660 feet), or half that distance
may be used, going both ways,
2, Be sure the sprayer and all
the nozzles, gauges, hoses, etc.
are properly connected and work ,-
ing.
2, Fill the tank with water.
Be sure the sprayer is standing
on level ground.
4. Spray the length of the 40-
rod test distance, travelling at
the speed you are going to use
on the field,
5. Refill the tank, accurately
measuring the amount of water it
takes.
6. Multiply the amount of
water it takes by 66. Then, divide
the answer by the width of the
sprayer (in feet) to get the number
of gallons of water sprayed on one
acre.
For example, if the sprayer
has a 25-foot boom and it takes
3.5 gallons to refill the tank,
then 3,5 times 66 divided by 25
equals 9.25 gallons per acre.
Different amounts of spray
could be applied as required,
by changing the speed.
Divide the number of gallons
in the sprayer tank by the number
of gallons sprayed per acre to get
the number of acres you can
spray using a full tank of water.
Then to get the amount of chem-
ical required for one filling,
multiply the number of acres that
can be sprayed by one full tank
by the rate of chemical recom-
mended for use.
with equipment that is working
properly.
Extension Engineers with the
Ontario Department of Agri-
culture and Food suggest 10 oper-
ating precautions for better
sprayer operation.
Never use a pin, knife or other
metal object to unplug a nozzle.
The fine openings are easily
damaged. Use compressed air, an
old toothbrush or a brush with
soft bristles for cleaning.
Use only clean water when
filling the tank. Any material in
the water could cause damaged
pumps or clogged screens, lead-
ing to poor application.
Control spray drift by using'
the largest nozzle and the lowest
pressure that will apply the her-
bicide properly. Keep the boom
as low as permissible for good
crop coverage.
Do not use a herbicide spray-
er to apply a fungicide or an
insecticide on any crop, espec-
ially one that might be suscep-
tible to the herbicides. These
6,4 Reizoire
Warmer weather has promoted
growth of spring sown grains
and grass. Corn planting is gen-
eral with about half the acreage
planted. Early sown turnip
acreage is larger than normal.
Cattle are going out to grass.
A fair acreage of old pastures
have been broken up due to good
spring and will likely be planted
to corn.
sprayers are designed to apply
insecticides and fungicides.
Corrosive fertilizer solutions
should not be used in an ordinary
weed sprayer since brass, cop-
per, steel, aluminum, and even
galvanized surfaces may be dam-
aged.
Screens and filters should al-
ways be kept in place to do the
job they are designed to do.
Fastening a power-take-off
driven pump solidly to the tractor
with a bar usually causes rapid
pump-bearing wear. These
pumps should be fastened with
the chain provided.
Running any sprayer pump
without water —even for a SHORT
time—could mean severe damage
to the pump.
Never leave a tank with any
herbicide in it—even during noon
hour. Wettable powders, partic-
ularly, settle quickly and are dif-
ficult to re-suspend.
Always pump at least 50 gal-
lons of clean water through the
sprayer at the end of the day or
when changing herbicides. Avoid
contamination of water sources
when doing this, however.
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