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Marie Flynn of Clinton and Norman Speir provided,
the music for Monday afternoons old tyme music and
dancing session with Gertie Kaiting and Helen Allen of
Goderich leading a sing-a-long. Debbie Flynn, accom-
panied on the piano by her mother, entertained with a
step dance number. Some of the regular Monday vol-
unteer group from Goderich: Margaret Stewart, Thelma
Snell, Bud Elliott, Vic Bird, Lily Blanshard were on hand
to assist with the activities and help the residents in many
ways.
Thirty residents having July birthdays were honoured
at a party on Wednesday afternoon sponsored by the Hen-
sall Womens Institute. Mrs. James McAllister, past-
president of the institute, introduced the program. Mr.
Sam Rennie sang two solo numbers and led the sing-song
accompanied at the piano by Miss Greta Lammie. Other
numbers on the program included a piano duet by Bart
and Tanda Visscher, a dance by Tanda, and violin sel-
ections by Frank Forrest accompanied by Mary Broad-
root. Following the program gifts were presented to the
celebrants and lunch was served to about 150 residents
and guests. Carrie Dougall, a .former member of the
Henan W.I. thanked those responsible for the party on
behalf of the residents.
The Wingha.m Salvation. Army Band with Bandsman from
Listowel and Windsor directed by Captain Cameron played
for a concert on the lawn on Family Night. A group of
twelve young people from the Wingham Corps, I oThe
Singing Company" assisted with the program. Susan Gan-
net and Cbrnp. Sgt'• Major HenderSon were in charge. The
residents are looking forward to a concert, July 27,
by the Brussels Pipe Band.
A meeting of the Baby Band at Walton
(Picture loaned by Harvey Johnson)
A systems approach to wheat harvest
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Help -- in the form of a
mathematical formula -- may
be on the way to reduce har-
vesting losses for wheat growers.
Scientists hope to have such
a master mathematical model
within the next three years.
Researchers at four western
locations are using a systems
approach -- one that considers
all related factors -- to obtain
a complete picture of the best
practices to use in a given set
of conditions.
The work is co-ordinated by
M.E. Dodds, a cereal harvest-
ing specialist at the Agricul-
ture Canada Research Station
here. -
"This is really an extension
of our earlier work on stages
of maturity for windrowing wheat,
harvesting losses and power re-
quirements for combining this
crop," he said.
"Now , the harvesting pro-
ject has mushroomed."
Also involved are the Agricul-
ture Canada Research Stations
at Melfort, Sask., Lacombe, Alta.
and Beaverlodge, Alta., and the
Engineering Research Services
at Ottawa.
The project is probably the
first attempt ever to provide a
scientific study of how weather
and cutting and harvesting prac-
tices in western Canada affect
grain losses.
Although it will be some time
before enough is known about
all the variable factors to work
them into a mathematical for-
mula which can be used to ad-
vise farmers, there are early
signs that much guess work can
already be eliminated.
"We have found quite a diff-
erence in losses depending on
combine feed rates used for
hollow and solid stem varieties,"
said Mr. Dodds.
The scientists used Can-
thatch, a hollow stem variety,
and, Chinook, a solid stem, in
their comparisons. Both var-
ieties were windrowed at about
35 per cent moisture and allowed
to dry below 14 per cent before
combining.
Feed rates were increased by
combine speeds, up to a top
rate of 500 pounds per minute
which is far beyond normal rates.
"Losses ranged from a
quarter of a bushel per acre
to about three bushels per acre
at the top speed," Mr. Dodds
said.
"Good ecomomics suggests
loSses should not exceed about
three per cent of the total grain
input. That works out to abOut
One btishel per acre.
"In the case of Chinook and
Canthatch, based on our find-
ings, this means a combine feed
rate of 250 to 300 pOUndS of
grain and straw per minute should
be the, maximum.
"Although every cOMbine is
-Afferent, this kind of infOrtnatiOn
will save the farther a good deal
of trial and error in selecting
his combining conditions."
There's also a difference be-
tween the varieties when it comes
to combining losses. Hollow-
stem Canthatch losses ran higher
than those from solid-stem Chin-
ook. •
Part of the reason is that
Canthatch breaks up in the com-
bine cylinder, placing a heavier
load on the straw walkers and
sieves, resulting in more
unthreshed heads than in the case
of Chinook.
"The important thing for the
farmer to remember is that
there's a difference in combining
the two varieties," said Mr.
Dodds.
"With a harder to thresh
variety such as Canthatch, he
will need to change the'cylinder
and concave settings a bit."
Although Chinook offers lower
losses, this advantage may be
offset by the fact that it takes
one third more horsepower to
thresh than Canthatch, he said.
From this sort of prelim-
inary study, the project at the
four stations is going ahead with
research on the effects on losses
of early windrowing under
various weather conditions.
Daily moisture measure-
ments of standing grain will be
taken prior to cutting, and again
in the windrows, as an indication
o f maturity. Neepawa is the
standard variety for the tests.
Measurements of losses due
to shattering, wind and insects
prior to cutting and again in
the windrows will be tied in with
the maturing rates in standing
and cut grain.
Then losses on combine pick-
up and total losses from the rear
of the machine will be measured.
Complete meteorological re-
cords will be kept at all stations
throughout the operations.
"This is a true systems
approach," said Mr. Dodds. "The
information we obtain should
show up any weaknesses in our
harvesting system which require
more research. It will fill in
existing information gaps.
"Questions can then be an-
swered such as when and what
type of drying is needed. Even-
tually we hope to meet the goal
of that mathematical model into
which any farmer can put his own
set of conditions and come up
with a harvesting system to min-
imize losses."
Once the formula is worked
out for wheat, the researchers
intend to follow the same systems
approach for harvesting barley
and oilseeds. Some of the ground
work is already under way.
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THE BRUSSELS POST, JULY 26, 1972-3