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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-08-24, Page 20Page 20 Times-Advocate, August 24, 1978 Bean day at CCAT-large crowd A LOW PASS — Jim Horvath took a low pass over the test plots at Centralia College Tuesday as he demonstrated aerial crop spraying to spectators at the Ontario Bean Day. Horvath's slogan is "We fly the skies with a tractor in disguise". T-A photo Ontario turnips,rutabagas are tasty and nutritious The first Ontario Bean Day at Centralia College Tuesday drew more than 300 people involved in growing one of Ontario’s riskier crops. White bean research was the focus of the all day program at the agriculture college, but soybeans and kidney beans were also dis­ cussed. Research personnel from Ridgetown College. Univer­ sity of Guelph, Centralia, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food told producers what was being done about current crop problems, and what new problems farmers may face in the future, such as new diseases from Europe. “The white bean crop is one that has a fair bit of problems with diseases, but to compete we have to have a quality product,” said Jack Hagarty, area co­ ordinator for the ministry of agriculture. Hagarty said bean day program was designed to make use of the research plots developed at Centralia. “There is not much use in having research plots without having people come and look at them.” The program would likely become an annual event, Hagarty said. Farmers were given little encouragement from researchers that the problem of ozone damage would be overcome by chemicals and sprays. The damage, caused by a com­ bination of pollution and weather conditions, has driven white bean produc­ tion out of Kent and Essex counties northward into Huron and Perth. “Prospects iof a solution) are not very good at this time,” said John Schleihagh of Ridgetown College of Agriculture. But the problem is being attacked from more than one angle. Dr. Wally Beversdorf of If all vegetables were con­ testants in a popularity con­ test, turnips and rutabagas would probably not make it to the top. They are too often forgotten on" menus and shouldn't be when one con­ siders how economical and nutritious they are. First things first — what's the difference between a turnip and a rutabaga? The turnip has a white flesh and is a little smaller than the yellow fleshed rutabaga, often inaccurately called “turnip". The true turnip is most often known as a summer vegetable whereas the rutabaga is used more in the winter since it keeps Exeter and area's newest headquarters BOLT & NUT SUPPLIES Buy what you want by the lb. no minimum package sizes to purchase. $1.19lb I LI IHURON I n I TRACTOR EXETER 235-1115 well in cold storage. When the preparation time comes, no need to worry about the distinction — both vegetables are prepared the same way. Peel whole small turnips but cut the larger ones into l2-inch slices before peeling. Dice, shred or cut fingers or chunks. Cooking methods for both vegetables include boiling, panning and pressure cook­ ing. For the first method, simply pour boiling water over the prepared vegetables. Use about r2 cup water with 31 teaspoon salt for six servings. The small, white turnips will take about 8-10 minutes to cook whereas the rutabagas will take an additional 5-10 minutes. For panning, melt *2 cup of butter in a frypan and add 2 to 2l2 pounds prepared vegetables (six servings), sprinkle with 34 teaspoon of salt and add 2 tablespoons of water to prevent scorching. Again the larger rutabagas---~ .... Plan to attend the Huron County Plowing Match Sept. l-2nd at the farm of Ken Campbell lot 14-Con. 6 McKillop V J will take about 15-20 minutes, whereas white tur­ nips will be ready in only 10 minutes. Pressure cooking is another method that takes very little time. Add J2 cup of water and cook at 15 pounds pressure — 1 minute for turnips, 2 minutes for rutabagas. Food consultants at Agriculture Canada suggest you give turnips and rutabagas a chance by ad­ ding them to hearty vegetable soups and pot roasts. They add taste and color to so many things. Or try this simple recipe for ’ “Glazed Turnips.” Glazed Turnips 1 medium turnip, cut in fingers and cooked 50mL butter 50 mL brown sugar 0.5 mL nutmeg 15 mL lemon juice Drain turnip well. 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MF AGRI BUILDERS ^butleIr^ RR 2, Staff a | agri - b u i lder | Ontario, NOK 1YO 1---------------------------1 Phone 345-2611 ONTARIO BEAN DAY — Jim O'Toole of Centralia College of Agriculture outlines the effect of seeding dates on the final crop yield at the first Ontario Bean Day Tuesday. The event drew more than 350 producers. T-A photo Weed problems face Huron farmers By: Pat Lynch, Soils & Crops Specialist Mike Miller, Associate Agi Rep. One of the major weed problems facing Huron County farmers is twitch grass control. Favourable conditions for twitch have allowed it to infest a great number of fields over the past few years. In order to control twitch in next year’s corn fields, treatment may be started this fall. Applications of 2 lbs. of active atrazine will allow some weed control this year as well as providing early control next spring. The fall application will also allow you to pick out the badly infested areas in the field and treat only these areas. Ploughing can follow in 1-4 weeks after spraying. Ploughing deeper than 6 inches should be awoided or the herbicide will be placed down too deep to be of benefit. For fields not planned for corn next year, actively growing twitch grass can be controlled by applications of Amitrole-T or Roundup in late August. Control is best if applied when the twitch is 4- 10 inches in height. Ploughing can follow in 10-14 days after treatment. Your regular herbicide program can then follow up these treatments in spring. Poor weed control? How did your herbicides work this year? If you are like most Huron County farmers, some fields have excellent weed control while other fields are so-so. Part of poor weed control is related to weather but too often it is a result of choosing the wrong herbicide or not knowing the weed problem. Good weed control must match the herbicide to the weed problem. Right now is the easiest time to identify weeds since most are fully grown. Once you know your weeds, then you can choose thexrightjh^rbicide. There is no substitute for walking all fields now and making a list of the. wee,ds that are present. This winter you can choose your herbicides to fit specific needs. Edmonton play is at Blyth Two Miles Off, the final play of the 1978 season, opened at Blyth Wednesday, August 23rd. The play is scheduled to run every night from August 28 to September 2nd at 8:30 p.m. Written by a company from Edmonton known as Theatre Network, and directed by Brian Rintoul of Mitchell, Two Miles Off is the story of a small town situated two miles off the main highway. This small distance is just enough to keep the train and bus from stopping in the town. But the people of the town are deter­ mined to see their communi­ ty continue to grow and prosper, and face the situa­ tion with humour and courage. Two Miles Off is a play that will keep the whole family entranced. Filled with music and laughter, Two Miles Off is a unique experience for everyone - young or old, from the coun­ try or from the city. Don’t miss your opportunity to see Two Miles Off, opening August 23rd, and .playing every night from ‘August 28th to September 2nd at 8:30 p.m. Finishing their run this week are The Huron Tiger (August 24, 2 p.m., and August 26, 8:30 p.m.), and Gwendoline (August 24 and 25, 8:30 p.m.). Be sure to see these plays, both favourites with audiences this year. The Blyth Summer Festival is air conditioned for your comfort. Attention Corn Growers TROJAN CUSTOM CORN Come to see the Trojan Test Plots Tuesday, August 29th, at 7.30 p.m. Grain plots at John Simpsons Silage plots at Oliver McIntoshs A meeting, lunch, refreshments and. door prizes held after at Kirkton Woodham Com­ munity Centre. Ken and Jim Bearss Trojan Dealers Guelph told farmers that some varieties of beans were proving to be more resistant to ozone damage than others. Research in plant breeding may result in even more resistant varieties. Several times this summer and spring damag­ ing levels of ozone have been recorded by researchers at Kippen. During the lunch hour break, Charlie Broadwell of the Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board outlined the 1978 market outlook. Broadwell emphasized the competitiveness of the bean industry and the dependence on international markets. He said the board estimated the Ontario crop would be slightly less than last year, while Michigan’s, Ontario’s main competitor would be larger. Following last year’s dis­ astrous crop harvest, the board decided not to market any beans in advance of harvest. Many buyers were still waiting for Ontario to come on the market,, said Broadwell. The delay in selling any of the 1978 crop won’t hurt the board, Broadwell said in an interview. “We’ll be competitive the same as we always are,” he said. Virtually being of the market last year won’t damage relations with the boar.d’s customers, Broadwell felt. “The relationship we have built with them over 10 years won’t go down the I Complete f Custom Framing jifor noodlopolnt, crewel, fuhn in nnn voar ’’ ho said igd photographs, oil paintings,lUDC in one yeai, ne SUia. O»c. Regular or non-glare lhe Bean Day also b glass, Roady to hang, 48 hour featured equipment displays * service. of the new rotary bean Jicutter, herbicide roller | Harold I yHdClII applicator, and new dryer fl 482.7409 cunton eow Wa &On • — Gabion Stone Calcium Chloride in 100 pound bags Sand & Stone Gravel Stone for Weeping Beds EARL LIPPERT TRUCKING LTD Creditor! 234-6382^lh SEAFORTH- AYR - CAMBRIDGE ih Wheat, oats, barley or quackgrass. What are you harvesting next year? ROUNDUP® WILL CONTROL QUACKGRASS THIS FALL, FOR A CLEAN START COME SPRING. Next spring, nothing will be more important than getting in and Wanting as early as possible. (Jn- brtunately, that doesn’t eave much time for dealing with quackgrass. Unless you apply Roundup® herbicide by Monsanto this fall after harvest. Simply allow the quackgrass to re­ grow undisturbed in the crop stubble until the majority of plants are actively growing and at least 8 inches high (3-4 leaf stage). But treat before the first killing frost. Properly applied, Roundup will be absorbed and ’Translocated” down into the network of rhizomes - de stroying the entire plant, above and below ground, rive days after treatment, you can resume fall tillage operations. Since Roundup has no re­ sidual soil activity, you can plant wheat, oats or barley next spring - without risk of crop in­ jury. What’s more, many farmers using Roundup as the key element in a quackgrass con­ trol program, /have been able to ^achieve manage­ able quackgrass control for as long as three years. Don’t think of treating quack­ grass as one more chore in the fall. Think of it as one less chore in the spring. See your dealer about Roundup. The herbicide that gets to the root of the problem. There’s never been a herbicide like this before. ALWAYS READ AND CAREFULLY FOLLOW THE LABEL DIRECTIONS FOR ROUNDUP HERBICIDE. Roundup* is o registered trademark of Monsanto Company. • Monsanto Company, 1978. RC78-18 Monsanto MONSANTO CANADA LTD. TORONTO, MONTREAUVANCOUVER, WINNIPEG