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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-05-07, Page 15ONE-HORSE POWER — Warm weather adds to the traffic on area roads and one of the vehicles out Sunday was this horse-pulled wagon driven by Charlie Webber, RR l Hensall. He had no trouble getting passengers. 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Save time and money —one-stop shop for your petroleum needs I EXETER DISTRICT CO-OP Phone 85-2081 -Beside CNR Station oleornl Products the money savers, Pet Timas-AdYacatio, May 7f 1970 rag* 15 jn, fun :swing There will probably be a considerable increase in the acreage of corn grown for both grain and silage in Ontario during 1970. 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 REDI-MIX CONCRETE (ALSO FORM WORK) McCann Const. Ltd, DASHWOOD Phone 237-3381 or 237.3422 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. Centralia Farmers Suppiy Ltd. Grain • Feed • Cement Building Supplies Coal 228-6638 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 he emphasized. The planter should be set to drop about 10% 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%. 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 hand application of one of the recommended insecticides must be made. Sign outside a bar in Cairo: "Unaccompanied ladies not admitted unless with husband or similar." The Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Board has announced plans for a vote of producers concerning an increase in the board's stabilization levy. Board chairman, M. IL McDougall, RR 2 Blenheim, said the decision to call a vote on the issue was made by the board of directors following intensive studies of financial requirements for the board's purchase and sales operations in handling the 1970 crop of winter wheat. Mr. McDougall explained that the board's present stabilization levy of 17 cents per bushel is based on 10% of the negotiated minimum price and that producers will be asked to support a levy based on a maximum of 17%, an increase of 13 cents per bushel. This means the levy maximum could be 30 cents per bushel. However, Mr. McDougall pointed out that the board would not necessarily set the levy at the full amount approved by producers and that the levy would be subject to rebate as in the past. The levy, which is deducted from producer sales, is pooled as a stabilization fund and is used exclusively for paying losses sustained by the marketing board in handling and selling excess production into secondary markets at lower prices than the domestic flour and cereal markets. The board chairman said there are four basic reasons for the requested levy increase: 1. Continued marketings by producers in excess of domestic requirements; 2. Lower export price; 3. Feed grain price competition; 4. Higher cost to the board. In expanding the four points, he said that regarding No. 1 point, domestic flour milling and cereal manufacturing requirements amount to about 9 million bushels annually and any volume sold by producers in excess of that amount has had to be sold in either export or feed markets by the marketing board. "As for point No. 2, the export price of winter wheat has dropped 36 cents per bushel since 1966 with the present level at $1.60 per bushel for grade No. 1 and 2 at Montreal. This means a net at the farm of $1.23 per bushel if the export price controlled the price to producers." "Regarding point No. 3, Ontario winter wheat must compete with other feed grains such as Ontario corn, western grain and imported corn, all priced lower than winter wheat." "On the fourth point, because of the other three factors and in particular the lower export prices, marketing costs to the board have increased to a point where the present levy is inadequate. The board must purchase wheat at the minimum negotiated price and absorb the dealer handling charge; freight and elevation to terminal storage; storage and interest plus loss on export or feed price." Mr. McDougall further explained that based on expected board purchases for the 1970 crop and the usual volume sold by producers, projections show losses could exceed $1,500,000. Because of this, he continued, it is essential that the board be sufficiently financed to overcome the most extreme eventuality. Projected figures based on 372,000 acres of winter wheat seeded last fall indicate the board expects production to total 14.8 million bushels with 12.5 million being sold by producers. Of the volume sold by producers, it is expected 4 million bushels will have to be handled by the marketing board. Mr. McDougall said board stocks have nearly all been sold. But, he asserted, if it had not been for the fact that 3 million bushels of last year's purchases were low grade sprouted wheat bought at $1,35 instead of $1.82 for top grade, losses would have been much higher resulting in depletion of all stabilization funds including reserves. He advised that plans are being made to conduct the 35 county meetings required to cover the province where producers will be asked to attend presentations and vote by secret ballot on the issue. He said that although all dates are not finalized as yet, it is planned to have all the meetings held between May 11th and 21st and that all producers will receive notices of the meetings by mail within the next few days. "While it is unfortunate the board must request additional funds", he concluded, "it is in the producers' interest that the board remain in a strong financial position to obtain the best price possible from all markets and the board of directors sincerely hope producers will support our request." Anticipate corn increase