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•
It has often been said that
everybody talks about the
weather but nobody does
anything about it. Perhaps that's
just as well. In this day of so-
called "participatory
democracy", which means little
or no agreement on anything,
who would determine what the
weather should be?
Most farmers in Ontario and
Quebec are experiencing the
most difficult haying and
harvesting in 20 years. In 1956 I
well recall finishing grain com-
bining on our farm the last few
days of September — and then
only with two tractors pulling the
combine, Let's hope that 1976
will not be a repeat perfor-
mance. But for those with
sprouted wheat standing in fields
too wet to carry the combine or
with spring grain dead ripe and
Deteriorating weather really return to normal
periencei Russian thistle — or
tumbleweed — was being
gathered up along fences, Where
they had been blown by the wind,
to be used for livestock feed.
Never have I seen such distress-
ing circumstances nor met more
friendly people. According to Dr.
Louis Thompson, of Iowa State
University, weather records in-
dicate that there have been eight
repetitions of dry Years oc-
curring in the U.S.A, and
throughout much of the rest of
the world at approximately 20
year cycles.
Weather has enormous impact
on food supplies, European coun-
tries have sustained a substan-
tial reduction in crop production,
Already enquiries are being
made for Canadian potatoes. And
it is thought that there will be ex-
port opportunities for hard
wheat, feed grains and soybeans
to replace the crop lost to
drought in Europe this year.
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By Bill Stewart,
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It was thought that Western
Canada might suffer drought this
Summer. Lower snowfall last
winter left ground water supplies
low, but contributed to one of the
earliest ‘seedings' on record on
the Prairies. The dry weather
following seeding in the West
brought ominous concern to ,
those who remember 40 years
ago and subsequent lesser
drought in the cycle of about 20
years ago. However, beautiful
rains came in June and July
which assures a great crop in
Western Canada.
If there is a changing climatic
situation taking place, and many
scientists believe so, then more
attention should be given to
developing crop varieties
through research designed to
cope with cooler, shorter grow-
ing seasons. So very much
depends on the ability of
agricultural countries to produce
more grain than is required to
feed their own people.
In connection with research,
which is essential if Canada is to
maintain and improve our ability
to produce competitively, it was
encouraging to read of the in-
creased funding for research to
the University of Guelph. The
funds have come from a variety
of sources, both public and
private, which is as'it should be.
Consumers should be pleased to
see public tax funding of
'research in food production,
processing and distribution
because it is only from the
results of such past research that
North Americans enjoy the great
variety of high quality food at the
least cost to the consumer of any
country or continent in the
world.
Through better hygiene, pork
producers can cut down on
financial losses caused by
worms, This was the result of a
recently completed field study
conducted by the Veterinary
Services Branch, Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food,
One of the study coordinators,
Dr. S.J. Martin, says the results
of the study indicated a strong
correlation between clean farm
premises and a low worm bur-
den. It also showed that if a
regular worming program was
followed, the worm burden would
be :much lower,
Systems go
for '76 match
Hygiene can
curtail worm
All systems are go for the 1976
International Plowing Match and
Farm Machinery Show, to be
held in Bruce County from
September 28 through October 2.
This year's Match site is the Earl
Johnston and neighbouring
farms, located just west of
Walkerton, Ontario.
The Tented City area covers
100 acres, with more than 400
exhibitors displaying the latest in
farm machinery, automobiles
and home appliances.
"The International Plowing
Match and Farm Machinery
Show provides one of the largest •
outdoor showrooms for farm
equipment in North America,"
states Ed Starr, Secretary
Manager of the Ontario
Plowmen's Association. "It gives
farmers an opportunity to
evaluate and compare all types of
machinery and farm supplies in
one place. Exhibitors have key
personnel on hand to answer any
questions about their products."
To date, more exhibitors have
booked space in the Tented City,
than ever before. Starr points out
that the Match offers plenty of
attractions for urban residents as
well as farm families; a view of
modern, sophisticated farm
machinery increases awareness
of the equipment required by
farmers for the production of
quality food.
Match visitors will have an
opportunity to see over 300
contestants compete for more
than $25,000 in prizes in the
various horse and tractor
plowing classes.
Daily parades featuring top
bands, farm machinery, steam
engines, new cars, teams of oxen
and various floats are a highlight
of the Match. The event has a
country fair atmosphere, com-
plete with carmel corn, candy
apples and rides for the kids.
Some 500 caterers will be on hand
to serve everything from hot dogs
to full course home-cooked
meals,
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breaking over or in the swath on
Wet ground, it is not a good
harvest season. However corn,
pastures and second crop hay are
showing (great growth. Gardens
and flower beds have never look-
ed better, and young trees
planted earlier in the summer
have made good use of the abun-
dant rainfall and the humid
'growing' weather,
Some scientists claim that we
can look for a cooler climate
than we have had the last 30
years, In a CP article datelined
Vancouver which appeared in the
Calgary Herald of July 14 /76 Dr.
McTaggart-Cowan, a
meteorologist and past director
of the Science Council of Canada,
said that agricultural, economic
and social planners are living in
a fool's paradise by taking the
last 30 years of our climate as
normal. He went on to say that
the deteriorating weather ahead
is really a return to normal. He
said that the last 30 years have
been abnormally mild and steady
in weather patterns. He further
said that he didn't predict the
present European drought, and
although there is a general cool-
ing trend we can expect hot
summer fluctuations.
All of my vintage can recall
the terrible drought in the three
prairie provinces during the thir-
ties. Some farmers lost as many
as seven crops consecutively.
There were some who thought
that Western Canada was becom-
ing a desert where crops would
no longer be grown. However all
that was needed was moisture —
the soil quality was, and is, still
there, as is so evident in the 1976
crop,
I recall visiting Western
Canada in the fall of 1937. It was
a never-to-be-forgotten ex-
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