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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-10-19, Page 22Page 22 Times-Advocate, October 19, 1978 Poor management main problem Weeds cost Huron farmers$ 1.8 million FIRE DESTROYS KIPPEN AREA BARN — A barn located three miles east of Kippen was completely destroyed by fire early Friday morning. According to David Tremeer of Seaforth/ the owner of the Darn, insurance will partially cover the loss of the barn and the equipment which was stored inside. He plans to rebuild. T-A photo Plan for farmers' week Program planning for the annual Southwestern On tario Farmers’ Week began in earnest under new chair man, Laverne Wray of RR1, Corunna. Dates for the winter event are set for January 8-12. on the Ridgetown College campus. This year’s schedule NOTICE CUSTOM CORN COMBINING WITH NEW- IDEA 708 UNI-SYSTEM 4 WHEEL DRIVE CONTACT RICK GINGERICH Phone 236-4321 or Evenings 236-4745 MASON ABLE RATES CUSTOM PLOWING WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE CASE TRACTOR Contact Cliff Gingerich at 236-4934 or Evenings 236-4065 resembles last year’s successful format with each day directed toward a broad area of interest; each day is divided into three or four sessions with individual speakers or panelists dis cussing specific topics or problems. There will be a feature speaker for each day. Audience questions are encouraged. Monday’s program will concentrate on soybeans, cereal grains and land management. Worked oilseed supply and demand will be featured, with sessions on soybean and spr- ing grain variety test results, marketing and weed and pest control in soybeans. Tuesday’s farm manage ment program will centre on projections for farm input costs in the future, com puter use on the farm, corn marketing alternatives, in dustrial opportunities for corn, a special tax update workshop, farm partnerships and cor porations, and a speaker on stress management. The corn and white beans program, Wednesday, will feature new corn markets, home storage innovations, the corn stabilization program, insect and disease control, fertilization and trace mineral management, problem weed control in corn and beans, a white bean Without knowing it, you could be a tum-off. In addition to suffering losses through adverse weather conditions, it’s been estimated that Huron County farmers have lost $1.8 million during the past year due to poor weed control. That’s the estimate placed on the situation by Huron’s associate ag rep, Mike Miller, and Pat Lynch, soils and crops specialist who works out of the Stratford office. “Weed control in 1978 was probably the poorest in the 70s,” they claimed. “Part of this is due to weather, but the main part is due to management.” “In other words, most of these weeds can be con THE JOY OF RUNNING — While a cross country course is a test of endurance, taking a run through a multi-coloured forest can be enjoyable especially if you're first in your divi sion. Tracy Verhoeven of Zurich Public School took first place in the girl's intermediate division at a public cross country meet held Thursday near Varna. Staff photo marketing update, and bean variety comparisons. Thursday is livestock day with a feature speaker on red meat supplies and out look, plus individual coverage of cattle disease control, feedlot financial management, confinement housing, forage-grain crop rotation systems, concept on rate studies, and an after noon workshop on sheep production centering on in tensive management and sheep and lamb marketing. Farmers’ Week will wind up with a Friday session on vegetable crops. One workshop will focus on small acreage crops such as snap and lima beans, another on proper fertiliza tion for maximizing yields; trolled,” they said in a press release. wnen contacted this week, Miller said the main problem is with the annual cultivated crops of corn and beans, but problems with annual grasses are also showing up in the grain crop. In explaining what he means by management, Miller said many farmers have failed to change their herbicide programs to meet the challenge of weeds not susceptible to many of the herbicides now being used. These weeds are not new, but have taken over as their competition from weeds killed by herbicides has decreased. Miller said farmers would have to alter one session is devoted to peas and sweet corn, and one will cover tomato production nor both the fresh and processing markets. SALESACTIVE The Hensail sales Barn was active again last week with higher prices and trade being mostly in heifers and steers. Fat cattle; heifers, $60.00-$66.75, sales to $70.00; steers, $63.50-$67.50, sales to $68.75; cows, $44.50-$48.50. Pigs $35.00-$53.75. The Arthritis Society plays a leadership role in the provision of home care for arthritis. their programs to eradicate the problem. While the weed program is particularly bad this year, it has not come as a surprise. Problems were seen last year, and Miller said there has been a tremendous in crease compared with four years ago. Adding to the problem is the fact that many of the weeds not susceptible to some of the herbicides being used are prolific seed producers. “These seeds are capable of costing us more money next year,” Miller and Lynch explained “and in fact, it will take two or three years of excellent weed Farmers should treat warbles by December Ontario dairymen should launch campaigns against warbles before December 1. “Treating dairy cattle for warbles in October or November is more than 90 percent effective,” says Harold Clapp, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food dairy cattle specialist. It prevents stress, damage to meat and hide, and milk loss caused by gadding. “The warble fly’s life cy cle can be broken now. This insect can’t be controlled in the summer when it’s in flight.” ' Several insecticides are available for warble treat ment. Grubex, Co-op Warble Killer, Neguvon, and Spot ton are systemics, which penetrate the animal’s skin, and are carried by the bloodstream throughout the body. “Treat young cattle accor ding to weight,” suggests Mr. Clapp. “Never treat lac tating cows or-cows within ten day of freshening, because the bloodstream would contain the systemic, and the milk would be con taminated.” Apply an adequate dosage, according to the manufac turer’s directions. An insuf ficient application kills the warble grubs too slowly, wiriiiiiinninnTiitiuHiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitintiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiii: CUSTOM CORN COMBINING Wide & Narrow Rows Ready When You Are Donald Geiger | 236-4865 | ^iiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ control to effectively reduce the number of weed seeds that are returned to the land in 1978”. “The 1978 crop is history, but we can start now on the 1979 crop by identifying weed problems now and recording these problems,” he advised. They also noted that next year’s corn rootworm control can start now by recording fields that have a high adult count. Any fields that have high adult counts now should have a rootworm control next year. Adults of this insect eat corn silks so that it is easy to identify fields that have high adultnumbers Any field that has a noticeable number of causing a buildup of toxins. Stiffness and paralysis may result. If this happens, keep the animal moving, and con sult a veterinarian. Mr. Clapp suggests treating cattle late in the day, so they can be observed the next morning for possi ble side effects. Treatment should be avoided from December to March. The grubs may have migrated to the spinal column, and treatment may cause swelling or paralysis. /Besides killing warble grubs, systemics provide ex cellent lice control. The first treatment kills all feeding lice, but unhatched eggs re main. A second treatment, three weeks later, kills the remaining lice. Warble control was promoted widely last year by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and industry officials. Last year, warble infestation in On tario cattle declined from 33 to 10 percent, according to the Meat Packers’ Council of Canada. To eliminate losses from this pest, dairymen must continue warble control. Ministry of Agriculture and Food personnel plan warble meetings across Ontario this fall. cobs without silks has high adult numbers. This silk detection can be done from a tractor or combine seat while har vesting and Miller and Lynch suggest these ob servations should be recorded “since our memory is seldom as good as we think it is”. “Corn rootworm can be controlled by rotating with another crop or by applying an insecticide at planting time,” the release explained. Harvest continues Meanwhile, farmers are completing the last of the white bean harvest and a considerable portion of Huron’s soybean crop has also been completed with better weather conditions prevailing this week. Miller said some white r JIM SIDDALL &SON LICENSED S INSURED TRUCKER • LIVESTOCK • GRAIN ' • FERTILIZER • FARM SUPPLIES KIRKTON 229-6439J 235-1115 harvest, moisture bean fields have been damaged to such an extent that he doubts they will be harvested. This applies primarily to the Brussels and Walton area. 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