Times-Advocate, 1979-06-20, Page 2Page 2 Times-Advocate, June 20, 1979
Saying no worry over horsetail was a fish tale?
BY: P. Lynch, Soils &
Crops Specialist
Mike Miller, Assoc.
Aa. Rep.
Don Pullen, Ag. Reg
This past winter we told
you at crop meetings not to
worry about horsetail — it
doesn’treduceyield. Thispast
spring, many fanners told
us of fields where horsetail
has reduced yields. In two
cases the horsetail grew to
l12 to 2 feet tall.
Field horsetail is a peren-
nial weed. It is often
described as “that little
plant that looks like a pine
tree”. It generally only
grows 6” to 8” high. In June,
the plants have green,
slender, erect, hollow
stems. The stems are
leafless but with whorls of 6
to 8 branches at nearly
every node. It is on page 13
of Publication 505, Ontario
Weeds.
We checked the
researchers and there is
some disagreement among
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SWIMMING POOLthem. One thinks that there
is no yield reduction,
another thinks there is. One
thinks we have a giant
horsetail while another
thinks we just have ordinary
horsetail growing under
ideal conditions. Jt seems
that your own experience
will be the best guide as to
whether you are suffering
crop loss due to this weed.
How can you control it?
The most effective chemical
of MCPA. MCPA, sprayed
on grain, should keep
horsetail in check. In corn, if
• the corn is more than 6”
high, you have to use drop
pipes to make sure that no
MCPA gets in the whorl of
the corn plant. MCPA is
registered for use on corn,
but it can be hard on the co
rn. However, if you are
careful of how and when you
use it, there is no problem.
Read the label for applica
tion directions. Com plants
can be brittle after spraying
with a hormone herbicide.
Do not scuffle for 2 to 3
weeks after spraying with a
hormone herbicide.
The bad news about all
this is the horsetail will
regrow again this year. The
MCPA tends to merely burn
the top off. The next shower
of rain will bring new
growth.
Cut hay- A Fire Hazard
There have been a number
of bam fires or near bam
fires in recent years. Many
of them occur at this time of
year. Damp, cut hay is often
the reason.
There are three reasons
why we get caught storing
cut hay too soon. Firstly,
today’s hay mixtures have a
higher per cent legume and
they take longer to dry.
Secondly, we don’t handle
cut hay and thus we assume
that it’s drier than it really
is The trend to early cutting
has increased the chances of
‘‘storing hay a little on the
damp side”.
Double check cut hay
before you put it in. Check it
again in storage. Spon
taneous combustion can
happen. Bams are an expen
sive item to replace.
Preservatives really
aren’t the answer. Hay, bal
ed at 20% moisture, is sure
to be safe and won’t need a
PLAN WORKSHOP
The children’s theatre
workshops that have been so
successful in the past will be
held once more in Blyth this
summer. The Blyth Centre
for the Arts is sponsoring
two 3 week sessions from
July 2 - 20 and from July 23 -
August 10, for children of
elementary school age.
The children will be
taught basic stagecraft and
creative drama techniques
and will a<pply their
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publicly at the conclusion of
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Parents who are in
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preservative. Heating
problems are not serious in
bales with 25% moisture,
provided the aeration is
adequate in storage. Hay
testing 25% to 30% moisture
must be treated with a pure
acid product at a 2% rate.
Such a product is not
available in Huron County,
to the best of our knowledge.
In addition, a preservative
only means a one to two
hour earlier start, as hay
loses moisture at a rate of 2
to 5 per cent on a good dry
ing day.
Researchers don’t support
the practice of spreading
salt on top of the hay in a
mow. The moulds causing
heating are found
throughout the hay. Uniform
coverage is necessary.
4
Treating the first slice of
bread with a dash of salt
won’t stop the loaf from
spoiling.
Checking temperature
A temperature tester is
easily made. Drill a few
holes in the bottom six in
ches of a ¥2 inch by 8 foot
steel pipe. Place a sharp
plug in the end of the pipe
and force it into the hay.
Lower a veterinary-type
thermometer down the pipe
on a string.
The hay should be checked
daily, if the temperature is
150 degrees F. It should be
checked every four hours if
it’s 160 degrees F. At 175
degrees F fire pockets may
be developing. The fire
department should be called
to wet down and remove the
hay. At temperatures higher
than 175 degrees F the hay
will burst into flames on
contact with air. A pumper
should be on stand-by.
Worxers in the mow should
stand on planks and have
safety ropes to avoid falling
into burnt areas.
We have been advised by_
Agriculture Canada per
sonnel in Ottawa that the $13
million appropriated for the
Grain Storage and Handling
Program in Ontario has
been spent. As a result, no
more applications can be
accepted at the County of
fices.
This program ran for 2 ¥2
years of the proposed five
year duration.
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