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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1979-05-09, Page 28Times-Advocate, May 9, 1979Page 28 USBORNE BAKING — Ted Oke, Mary Lou Rundle and teacher Louise Keskinen show some of the baking on sale at Wednesday s Open House at Usborne Central School. T-A photo OFA says gov't failed farmers The Government of On­ tario has failed the province’s farmers, Peter Hannam, President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) said this week. Hannam made his charge in the OFA’s annual brief to the Provincial Cabinet, say­ ing, food is a first priority for everyone in Ontario. “This government has let down all the citizens of On­ tario by their lack of com­ mitment to agriculture,” he added. Huron's museum reopens for visitors Don't bury that corn seed By PAT LYNCH The most common problem with early planted corn is that it is planted too deep. Corn planted in early May should be 1 inch deep or less. Last year in mid-May, I stopped at a corn field in Logan Township, the farmer was pulling a corn planter into a field that was already planted. I asked what he was doing, He said, “replanting this corn field.” I continued my questioning and he said, “I heard you on the radio the first week of May and you said to plant corn shallow and let the moisture come to the corn. I figured that was my clue to do the opposite, so I planted deep. Now I am replanting because my population is too low. The corn did not emerge.” If early planted corn is planted too deep, one of two things happens. The soil crusts and the corn cannot push through. Or else the seed is in the cold soil too long and the seed rots before it emerges. When you are planting corn this year, be sure and get off the tractor and dig up seeds. Make sure your planter is doing what it should. Check the depth of seed, see if the fertilizer is 2 inches to the side and 2 in­ ches below the seed, also check the population. Early planted corn should have 1,000 to 2,000 more plants per acre that later planted corn. This will give a higher yield, as well, there is a lower emergence rate with earlier planted corn. Compact Tiller Powered by a rugged 2-hp engine, the John Deere 216 Compact tills, cultivates and breaks sod better than most tillers in its class. Double-action tines till a 16-inch path to a maximum depth of 71/2 inches. Unique rear-wheel/depth bar assembly swings down for transport, up for tilling with just slight foot pressure. Loop handle with full-width control bar lets you operate tiller from behind or either side. Optional tine kit lets you till a 12- or 26-inch swath. IKJ EXETER 1 ’--v ■ c <'.. i i i r i . t-- ... ■ > > • . BLYTH Treat Seed?? You may have noticed an extra tag attached to your bag of alfalfa seed this year. The tag is referring to a disease called verticillium wilt. This disease may be carried on the outside sur­ face of some alfalfa seed this year. The disease itself affects the plant by causing it to wilt and eventually kills the plant. At pi esent, we have no idea how serious this disease is or even how big a threat it can be. We are not even sure if the disease is on the seed being planted. We do know that it is a main disease in Europe. We know also that last year’s seed crop was harvested under conditions that were ideal for the spread of this disease. We also know there is a seed dressing that prevents the disease. The product is Thiram. Uniroyal has the only registered Thiram on the market. There are other Thirams on the market but. they are not registered for this use. The product is available in 11 ounce and 3 pound packages. The 11 ounce package treats 200 lbs. of seed. The cost will be less than $.25 per acre. The product will be distributed by W.G. Thompson & Sons Ltd., and King Grain. Nitrogen Rates Research information for fine textured soils (clay and clay loams) in South Western Ontario indicates that more nitrogen is required when applied before planting than when side-dressed. It is recommended that if nitrogen is applied as a pre­ plant treatment early in the spring, the rate of total nitrogen should be increased by 140 kg/ha compared to a side-dress treatment. This would raise the amount of total nitrogen from 130 to 170 kg/ha on these soils. For the remainder of the medium and coarse textured soils in the Huron area, there appears to be no measurable difference between preplant and side-dressed nitrogen. The rate recommended on these soils is 100 kg/ha. The Huron County Pioneer Museum in Goderich opened its 28th season on the weekend. Curator Raymond Scotchmer said the museum is recognized as one of the most unique in Canada with more than 12,000 historical items on display. There were about 1,000 ar­ tifacts when the original collection was set up in the North Street building in 1951 by founder Herb Neill, Scotchmer said. Neill was “away ahead of his time,” he said. Neill used to carry his per­ sonal collection to the many Western Ontario fairs dur­ ing the 1930s but as his in­ terest grew “he travelled coast to coast in a 1926 Essex collecting all kinds of old things,” said Scotchmer. The museum now offers a visual presentation of pioneer lifestyles and in­ cludes antique furniture, farm machinery, tools and even a 19th century dentist’s office. One area of special in­ terest, he said is a display showing 18 ways of making flour. The museum has grown so much, he said, that seven additions have been added to the original building to ac­ commodate all the exhibits. It is funded jointly by the county and federal governments and operates on an annual budget of about $65,000. Scotchmer said as many as 25,000 persons have visited the museum in past years and he expects similar numbers this summer. It will be open until Oct. 31. NAME OFFICERS The Ontario Wheat Producers’ Marketing Board held its inaugural meeting recently and elected its executive slate of officers for 1979. Russell W. Rogers, RR 1 Kingsville, was re-elected chairman, Robert Butler, RR 2 Croton, first vice- chairman and Jim McWilliam, Pickering, second vice-chairman. Irving Kleiman, RR 1 Simcoe, remains on the executive committee as past chairman, and Robert Holmes, RR 2 St. Pauls, was newly elected fifth member of the executive committee. There are two new members on the board for 1979: Lloyd Eves, RR 4 Alvinston, and Donald MacKay, RR 3 Ripley who replaces Robert Henry of Blyth. ' Other members on the ten- man board are Fergus Young, RR 1 Ennismore; James O’Shea, RR 3 Granton; and Jack Camp­ bell, RR 2 Renfrew. He explained that On­ tario’s farm community was challenged by a whole series of important social and economic issues, each of which posed a serious threat to Ontario’s farm communi­ ty- Hannam pointed out that the government has failed to protect farmers from scattered development in rural areas that are “sterilizing” surrounding farms. He charged that they have failed to protect farmers from harassment over necessary farm by­ products, such as noise and odours. Farmers, he said, have to put up with an in­ creasing intrusion of all kinds of wastes. Yet the government has failed to im­ plement programs to reduce garbage and failed even to take hold of the issue and find alternative methods of disposal. Other failures include the lack of a meaningful trespass law, with logical liability rules and even the failure to provide protection against predators, beavers and dogs. Hannam said the most of all, the government has fail­ ed to be consistent, Con­ fusing signals have resulted in farmers questioning their future in agriculture. “Farmers can no longer tolerate the Minister of Agriculture and Food travelling around the province telling farm audiences how important agriculture is to the economy, while at the same time, his Cabinet colleagues cut his feet out from under him by cutting his budget”, he said. Hannam said farmers need to know what sort of commitment the govern­ ment has to the food in­ dustry. They can no longer tolerate being forced to plan on a day to day basis. Therefore, the Brief outlin­ ed three major policy recommendations for restoring the confidence of the province’s farmers. The first is a ten-year strategy for agriculture. The OFA recommended all ministries work together with farmers to develop a set of realistic goals, achievable within 10 years. Central to any program must be a strategy to obtain those goals. Farmers are receiving conflicting signals from the government and only a major commitment such as this would allow farmers to plan for the needs of the future. The second recommenda­ tion is for a government policy to encourage stability in the farm sector. The OFA criticized the government’s present meager stabilization program and urged an ad­ ditional $10-million be set aside for market expansion here and abroad. The OFA did, however. praise the government for their support of national and provincial marketing boards which have taken the uncer­ tainty out of many com- modites. The third recommenda­ tion is for a policy which would protect the farmers’ right to farm. The Brief said the most serious threat to farming in the 1980’s is the growing social pressure on farmers, the land and the methods of food production. COMPLETE INSULATION SERVICE * Sprayed in place Urethane *Blown Insulations • Agricultural & Industrial Bldgs • New & Older Homes H. VAN MOORSEL INSULATION LTD. 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