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Wanted: a farmer who conserves
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We are looking for Huron
County land owners who
have managed their farms to
conserve soil, water and
other natural resources. Such
management practices may
involve erosion control (gras-
sed waterways, proper til-
lage, crop rotation etc.)
stream improvement (buffer
zones, outlet protection,
ditch bank stabilization, etc.)
woodlot management, wind-
breaks, and reforestation and
manure management. In.
dividuals or groups wishing
to nominate a candidate
should send the nominee's
name and address by August
31st, 1981, to Conservation
Award Committee, Ministry.
of Agriculture and Food, Box
159, Clinton, NOM 1L0
John Heard, Assistant
Agricultural Representative
PERENNIAL WEED
CONTROL IN AUGUST AND
SEPTEMBER
To everything there is a
season. A time to sow, a time
to reap. Or sot a: popular
song-writer once wrote. If he
knew much about crops he
would have added a few
more lines. He would have
written that late summer-
early fall is a time to control
perennial weeds - especially
bindweed and twitch grass.
Now, there are some of
you who know this treatment
works, but not all of you.
Simon De Witt of the Dublin
area knows it works. Last
year he had a field of wheat
and a terrific stand of
bindweed. The bindweed
didn't hurt his wheat much,
but he was afraid of what it,
would do to the white beans
this year. So Simon wanted
to know what to do. I told him
to cut the wheat and then
wait for the bindweed to
come back into bloom. Then
spray with either Kilmor or
Dicamba. Simon wanted to
know which was best. I told
him that the researchers
were a bit divided on the
issue, but they collectively
thought Kilmor would do a
better job. He asked me what
I though and I suggested
"Why don't you run your
own test. Do one-half of the
field with Kilmor and the
other half of the field with
Dicamba." He sprayed Di-
camba at one gallon per 8
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acres and Kilmor at one
gallon per 10 acres. I said the
main thing was to wait as
long as possible into Sept-
ember before spraying. he
had to wait until the bind-
weed was in late bud or early
bloom. On the other hand,
if he waited too late and had
an early killing frost, there
would not be enough good
weather to let the plants
transloeate the herbicide to
the roots.
Well, last year that first
two weeks of September,
Simon got quite anxious. He
would call the office and ask
"Is it ready to spray?" I
would ask him if the bind.
weed was in bloom. He
would say no and then worry
some more. Three or four
days later he would call again
- same conservation. Finally,
about the 15th of September
the bindweed came back into
bloom and he sprayed.
Last week (August lith) I
walked Simon's bean field,
comparing .the two treat-
ments. He has at least 90%
control of the bindweed' -
possibly 95% control. And
there was no difference
between the side sprayed
with Kilmor and the
side, sprayed with Dicamba.
This year Simon has
another field. Another bind-
weed problem, but with . a
different slant. This year he
sowed red clover with the
nitrogen on his wheat. The
red clover is about 2 to 4"
high now. The bindweed is
quite general throughout the
field. Simon is concerned
that when he sprays the
bind-weed, he will also kill
the red clover. I tried to
lessen Simon's concern by
telling him that if this
September is the same as
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Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Strong
enjoyed a two week motor-
cycle tour of the Maritimes.
They visited their cousin
Don Hastie of Halifax and
also met Tom Hastie and
Doug 'Whitfield who we're
also vacationing in the N4 ar-
itimes at Bridgetown, N.S.
After visiting many points of
inter ast, they returned by
way of Maine, Vermont on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Thomas of Brussels were
supper guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Melville Dennis Sun-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. George Keil
and Mr. and Mrs. George
Hetherington attended the
50th wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. Buryle Patrick
in London Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Gib-
son, Julie and Jaime returned
Thursday after visiting. Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Kuhn at
Manitouwadge,Mr. and Mis.
Wilmer Nuhra at Charlton
and Mr. and Mrs. Dale
Rodgers, Len, and Wayne of
TarzWell.
last year, his bindweed will
bloom again about Septem-
ber 15th, That will give his
red clover a good 6 weeks of
growth after harvesting the
wheat. This should give him
to 90% benefit of his red
clover. True, he will not get
the full benefit of his red
clever, but he will certainly
get enough value to pay for
his seed. Also, the bindweed
can be a nuisance next year
in the beans, so he has no
choice. He has to spray it this
September.
4..i: airio maw'
You and, quackgrass have an on-going
fight. And'at harvest time you can.see
exactly where you're losing the battle.
Those patches of quackgrass are rob-'
bing you of your yield. Plus they make
combining very difficult. Worst of all, when
you plow the quackgrass under... it's just
waiting to reappear next spring.
This fall, try something different. Use
Roundup®... and get a long-term control
program for quackgrass.
It's sure and easy. After your crop •
comes off, let quackgrass regrow the
proper stage and spray with Roundup.
Wait five days and then continue normal
fall plowing. (You can treat even after
a mild frost if quackgrass is actively
growing.)
If harvest is late and you don't get good
regrowth this fall...don't plow. Leave the
quackgrass alone so you can treat it next
spring before planting.
When used in conjuction with your nor-
mal seedling weed control program, you
can control quackgrass for up to three
years.
So this fall win the war against quack-
grass. For effective control of quackgrass
... nothing works like Roundup.
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