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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-08-20, Page 12THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1986. PAGE 13. Good demand for cattle at Brussels The market at Brussels Stock- yards traded on a good demand at steady prices on all classes of cattle. Choice feeder pigs sold higher. There were 555 cattle and 751 pigs on offer. Choice steers sold from $82.50 to $86.50 per hundredweight with a Tips on winter rapeseed production need grow most BY BRIAN HALL FARM SPECIALIST FOR HURONCOUNTY Tandem is Ontario’s first licens­ ed variety of winter rapeseed, first available in 1985. Developments in research and growers’ experience in the past several years have given producers a promising new alter­ nativecrop. Like other cash crops, the price of rapeseed has declined, making returns marginal to the grower. Still, rapeseed may have a place in your crop rotation. If you are a grower trying it for the first time, you will a production recipe. LOCATION The land you choose to rapeseed on is one of the important factors to consider. Rapeseed grows best on loams or sandyloams. Rapeseedmustbe seeded only on land which has good soil and surface drainage. It does not tolerate accumulations of surface water. Heavy clay soils should be avoided due to potential of frost heaving. VARIETY Tandem should be your first choice of variety. It is the only licensed variety and has proven itselfin the past several years. Two other non-licensed varieties which show promise are Glacier, avail­ able from W. G. Thompsons and Sons, Speare seeds in Harriston, U.C.O. O.S.E.C.A., and WW984 from W. G. Thompsons and Sons. You may wish to try a small acreage of these, and compare them to Tandem. PLACE IN THE ROTATION Winter rapeseed fits well into a cereal rotation. First time growers will normally follow winter wheat or barley in the rotation. Volunteer wheat could be the worst weed you have from wheat the previous year. Winter rapeseed should not be grown in less than four years following soybeans, beans sun­ flowers and previous rapeseed crops due to diseases like white mould and blackleg. WEED CONTROL Treflan can be used at planting time but you could lose critical moisture through double incorpor­ ation. Treflan will not give ade­ quate control of volunteer cereals. Cultivating the field once, then allowing the volunteer cereals to germinate, followed by discing may be a better alternative. Poast can be used the following spring if volunteer winter wheat is a problem. In most instances, weeds are not a big problem because of the aggressive growth rapeseed produces early in the spring. A good crop of rapeseed will not likely require a herbicide. Mustard and pepper grass are closely related to rapeseed and this makes them very difficult to remove. Processors discount rape­ seed very heavily for the presence of seed from these weeds. Unfor­ tunately at present, there are no herbicides registered for controll­ ing these weeds. Volunteer rapeseed can be a sale at $94. Good steers were $78 to $82.50. A steer consigned by Ed Mi- chiels of RR 1, Sebringville weighing 1150Ibs. sold for $94 with his lot of 18 mixed steers averaging 1112lbs. sellingforan overall price of $84.41. Twelve steers consigned problem in the following crop. Growingacerealcrop following rapeseed in which a phenoxy herbicide such as MCPA or 2, 4 D can be used will give good control. Fertility: There are still a lot of unknowns in growing winter rape­ seed and fertility is an area where we have a lot to learn. At present our best guide is to follow a fertility program similar to winter wheat. A general guide would be to apply 20 lbs. of nitrogen, 40 lbs. of phosphorous, and 40 lbs. of potash per acre broadcast and worked in. This would apply to loam soils. On sandy soils, additional nitrogen and potash has given higher yields. An additional 20 lbs. of nitrogen and potash should be adequate on fields which have tested medium for fertility in the past. Early in th spring as for wheat apply nitrogen, but at 90 lbs. per acre actual. On ground previously in winter wheat, an additional 20 - 30 lbs. of nitrogen is recommended in the fall. If you sow in August no nitrogen is required, but if sown after September 1, 40 - 50 units of nitrogen will help get the plants established. Seedbed Preparation: Your goal in preparing the seedbed should be to work the soil as little as possible toachievea level, firm, slightly lumpy soil with moisture within an inchofthesurface. Alumpy soil won’t crust as badly after a heavy rain. Packing after planting is impor­ tant, but packing before planting is optional and may assist if the seedbed is not firm or moisture is scarce. Planting: The most successful seedings have been with a grain drill, although broadcast seeding and packing has also been success­ ful as long as there was adequate moisture. An insecticide needs to be applied at seedingfor flea beetle control. One advantage of the grain drill is that the insecticide is mixed with the seed in the hopper and ends up close to the seed. The ideal seeding rate is three to five pounds per acre seed along with 4.5 lbs. per acre of insecticide in the hopper. This will give you six seeds per foot. Planting Date: The optimum planting date is ugust 15 to September 1. To allow for enough growth for winter survival, I think you should aim to have your rapeseed planted before September 1. Your planting date decision between now and then should be based on adequate soil moisture for germination. Economics Seed, fertilizer (fall and spring), insecticide, land preparation and planting will cost about $85 an acre. Add another $8 per acre for crop insurance and $46 per acre for swathing, combining and truck­ ing. Total cost, not including land rent, insurance, equipment depre­ ciation, or labour costs totals $139 per acre. Ifyou yield 50 bushels per acre, you will need $123 per tonne to cover these variable costs. by Ken Dalton of RR 1, Walton averaging 1183 lbs. sold for an overall price of $86.06 with a sale at $91 with his son, Geoff’s steer, weighing 1180 lbs. selling for $85.50. A steer consigned by Howard Brand of RR 4, Thedford weighing 1110 lbs. sold for $88.75. Eleven steers consigned by Jim Howatt of RR 1, Londesboro averaging 1181 lbs. sold for an overall price of $85.25 with a sale at $87.50. Ten steers consigned by Ron Gross of Londesboro averaging 1209 lbs. sold for an overall price of $84.83 with a sale at $88. Twelve steers consigned by Alton O’Neil of RR2, Lucan averaging 1145 lbs. sold for an overall price of $84.15 with a sale at $85.75. Ten steers consigned by John VanNynatten of RR 5, Mitchell averaging 1123 lbs. sold for an overall price of $83.80 with sales to $84.75. Sixteen steers consigned by Murray Shiell averaging 1198 lbs. sold for an overall price of $83.53 with a sale to $85.75. Three steers consigned by Francis Kelly of RR 1, Sebringville averaging 1183 lbs. sold for an overall price of $84.32. Thirteen steers consigned by Stam Farms of RR 4, Kincardine averaging 1165 lbs. sold for an overall price of $83.06 with a sale at $85. Thirteen steers consigned by Glen Johnston of RR 2, Bluevale averaging 1247 lbs. sold for an overall price of $82.83. Eleven mixed steers consigned by Bob Blackwell of RR 1, Ripley averaging 1198 lbs. sold for an DATELINE Wednesday, August 20 - Huron County Junior Farmers Meeting - OMAF Boardroom, Clinton 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 20 - Hallrice 4-H Dairy Calf Club Meeting - Jim Hallahan’s, RR 3, Blyth 8:00 p.m. Thursday, August21 - Bayfield 4-H Dairy Club Meeting - Paul Gibbings, RR 1, Clinton 8:30 p.m. Saturday, August23 - Bayfield Fair - Achievement Day for Bayfield Dairy, Central Huron Horse and Huron Poultry. Twin County Elevators Division of Parrish & Heimbecker have added more storage space and are ready to receive Canola Fall &■ Spring Commodity Contracts overall price of $82.54 with a sale to $85.25. Six steers consigned by Bob Sterling of RR 3, Clinton averaging 1172 lbs. sold for an overall price of $82.71. Choice exotic heifers sold from $81 to $85 with a sale to $88.25. Choice white-facedheifers sold from $78 to $82. Good heifers were $74 to $78. Thirty-eight mixed heifers con­ signed by Hodgin Bros, of RR 8, Parkhill averaging 967 lbs. sold for an overall price of $84.27 with a sale at $88.25. Twenty-four heifers consigned by Rae McPhail of RR 3, Kerwood averaging 1012 lbs. sold for an overall price of $84.41 with a sale at $87 . Thirty-five heifers consigned by Murray Mulvey, RR 1, Clifford, averaging 1061 lbs. sold for an overall price of $83.95 with a sale at $86.50. Five heifers consigned by Cliff Campbell of RR 5, Stratford averaging 954 lbs. sold for an overall price of $83.35 with a sale at $84.50. Thirty heifers consigned by George Blake of RR 2, Brussels averaging 1080 lbs. sold for an overall price of $82.46 with sales to $83.85. Seven heifers consigned by Doug Durrer of RR 2, Mildmay averaging 950 lbs. sold for an overall price of $82.12. Twenty- five heifersfed by Rick Smith of Ripley averaging 1003 lbs. sold for an overall price of $82.86 with a sale at $86. Fifteen hereford heifers consigned by Keith Mc­ Lean of Brussels averaging 938 lbs. sold for an overall price of $81.47 with a sale at $83.25. Choice cows were $54 to $58 with sales to $64.75. Good cows were $51 to$54. Canners and Cutters were $46 to $50. Under 30-lb. pigs traded to a high of $1.50 per lb.; 30to40-lb. pigs to a high of $1.49; 40 to 50-lb. pigs to a high of $1.30; 50 to 60-lb. pigs to a high of $1.25; 60 to 70-lb. pigs to a high of $1.21 per lb. 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