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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-09-17, Page 19Huron farm and home .news. umors and facts surround" corn smut Canadian Made Shirts Flannel Shirt: Cotton/ polyester blend. Assorted colours. 546-791 S,M,L,XL ea. $9.99 Jac. Shirt: Double back, 2 breast pockets, asst'd plaids. 546-642 S,M,L,XL ...ea. 18.99 Men's Reversiblerig499 Cruiser Coat urn All wool red/black checks reverse to 100% cotton drill in orange. Heavy-duty zipper, plain collar, 2 pock- ets. Sizes 36 to 46. 546-595 PARADE WHEELERS Kirkton Fair parade. — Ryan Hern and Eric Reymer piloted their wheels in Saturday's T-A photo . . . PUMPKIN PEEKERS — Susan Wiles and Bonnie .Hartwick were ween a couple of pumpkins at Saturday's Kirkton Fall Fair. peeking through bet— T-A photo Test your tractor driving skills At The '325 en's Industrial Vest 2999..ch Quilted Canadian Mist shell reverses to quilted nylon. 20% down — 80% waterfowl feather fill. 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For excellent quackgrass control apply Roundup before the first weed-killing frost, and give the herbi- cide five days to work on the weed before plowing. Follow good agronomic practices. Roundup stops where the treated weeds stop. Roundup goes wherever the treated weeds go. Then it stops. Because Roundup works in the weeds, not in the soil. Next spring, you can plant any labeled crop: corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, barley or potatoes. Hit quackgrass wherever you see it. Because fall is the best time to control quackgrass with Roundup. See your dealer today and ask about the new trial-size. Monsanto There's never been a herbicide like this before. On. Warm Work Clothes TRACTOR RODEO at • . Exeter Fair Saturday, Sept, 20 at 1. P.M. (east side of grew)). Categories; Boys 18. and under Men 19 and over Ladies all ages .Everyone welcome, Sponsored by the South Huron Junior formers, NO PAYM **MAIM When you buy a Ford TW Series tractor now! Here's big Ford tractor power for Fall tillage , .. with no payments until next Spring! —110 PTO hp Ford TW-10 —135 PTO hp Ford TW-20 —163 PTO hp Ford TW-30 Take delivery of any of these great TW Series Fords before October 31 with a qualifying down payment or trade-in, and pay no finance charges or other payments until March 1,1981. This money-stretching offer also applies to any matching Ford implements purchased with your new tractor. Offer does not apply to governmental bid concession or fleet discount sales. This offer expires October 31, 1980. Better Farming Starts At EXETER FORD Equipment Sales Ltd EXETER 235-2200 Easy-care polyester/cot- ton blend. Machine wash & dry-no iron. Two-way zip front with fold over flap. Two chest pockets. Sizes 36-46. Short, Reg., AIL .54.8,895 As of September corn head smut has been identified on 12: farms in Perth and Huron Counties, In all fields, the disease has only been trace amounts, It won't affect yield. We have had numerous inquiries about smut but most of these have turned out to be common smut. One farm in the Shakespeare a' that had head smut last year has trace amounts this year but certainly nothing that will affect yield. I talked to Harvey Wright. the• Soils and Crops Specialist for Oxford county.,fle checked the area where smut was a hot bed last year. Of all the fields he checked in that area, this year N()N I of the fields have smut at an economic level, There are research trials in that area. It appears that no hybrid is resistant. Some hybrids are more suscepti- ble than others. Also, the disease seems to be worse if the corn had difficulty in emerging. This also holds true in commercial fields. We can deted head smut first around the headlands of the field. Especially areas that seem to be compacted. It appears plants emerg- ing through this stressed condition are more suscepti- ble. In the research trials, there also appears to be one or two seed treatments that can greatly reduce the in- cidence of this disease. Insects a much bigger problem in corn I would estimate that we will lose more corn due to in- sects in one township in. Huron or Perth than the whole province will lose du,e to head smut. Our main problem is corn rootworm. They are' those beetles that are feeding on the silks and tips of the corn cobs right now. The northern corn rootworm is a yellowish green colour. 'The western corn rootworm is a yellowish colour with dark stripes. It appears that this spring more rootwormS hatched than last spring. Also, the adequate moisture in May and early June probably diluted the in- secticides. The rootworm insecticides are ‘applied in May and the eggs don't, hatch until mid June, This means the insec- ticide has a 4 to 6 week period to break down before it's needed. If you skimped on the rates, then you had even less insecticide when it was needed between mid June and mid July. As you harvest this fall, check for rootworm damage. If there are a lot of adults or many cobs without silks, then you need a control measure. Another way to check is try and pull the plant out. If it pulls out easily,- then probably those roots have been pruned by this insect. If you can't pull ,it out easily, then there is no problem. The best control is crop rota- tion. Western corn rootworm explodes It appears that the levels of the western corn rootworm live really in- creased in Perth-Huron this rootworm, corn borer and fall armyworm. Head smut, this past year has received a lot of attention and appears it is not a big problem. The other two, rootworm and corn borer. are a problem. Hybrids, with good stalk strength, can give you some protection against rootworm and borer, When you are buying hybrids this year, I. would suggest you put more emphasis on stalk strength than on any rumors about head smut. (I have heard some real good rumors about head. smut. When I checked into them, the rumors were wrong. Most of these rumors are being spread by corn seed salesmen,) Soil & crop improvement corn trails. Both the Huron and Perth Soil & Crop Improvement Associations will be sum- marizing on-farm trials. A sub committee of Soil & Crop directors then picked what they thought were the best hybrids. They plan to do this again this. year. If you. have .a trial on your .farm,. we would appreciate hearing about it. We will be mailing some field sheets to all the farmers who participated in this project last year.. We certainly appreciated your co-operation last year. On- tario Ministry of Agriculture & Food, 2O King Street, Box 159, Clinton.,NOM Pay Lynch, Soils & Crops Specialist for Perth & Huron Counties September 17, Faalr 3A Visit the JUNIOR FARMER BOOTH of the Exeter Fair Fri. & Sat. Sept. 19 & 20 BOLT & NUT SUPPLIES Zinc Plated Grade 5 Buy what you want by the lb. no mini mum package sizes to purchase. Moisture Tester Take the guesswork out of your grain harvesting, drying ,and marketing decisions with the John Deere Moisture Tester. This unit is portable, dependable, simple to use. '213 End of Season CLEARANCE New Compact Tiller New 216 Compact has a 2-hp engine, 16- inch tilling width, and 71/2-inch tilling depth. Unique rear-wheel/ depth bar assembly. Loop handle with full-width control bar. HYDRAULIC HOSE For the best selection of sizes from 1,4 up to 1". We also stock various types of fittings including pipe thread, 0 ring and I.I.C. New ends put on while you wait, year. fast year. we may have had 1 or 2% Western adults. This year some fields have 20 to 30% Western adults. And most fields have more total adults than last year. The Western corn rootworm does more feeding damage to the roots, It also seems' to be a bit harder to kill, To make matters worse, it can breed with the Northern corn rootworrn. These facts make control much more critical. Corn borer also causing lodging This year the European corn borer is doing more damage to corn fields than I have seen in eight years, It is causing plants to break at the tassel, above the ear, below the ear and at ground level, The•corn borer causes the plant to break. The corn rootworm weakens the roots and causes the plant to tip over. The adult of the corn borer lays its eggs in June. The larvae start to feed shortly afterwards. To control them, you have to spray an insecticide into the whorl of the corn plant before the tassel emerges. The larvae feed on the leaves for a while and then enter the stalk. Once inside the stalk, they continue to feed until harvest. This weakens the stalk and also allows dis- eases to enter. This insect over-winters at the base of the corn stalks in a dormant stage. They emerge next June and start all over again. Burying the corn stalks is the best way to get rid of them, However, every farmer in Ontario would have to do this to get rid of all the adults for next spring. They fly quite a few miles between where they overwinter and where they lay their eggs. However. any field that has a lot of corn stalks on the top of the ground next spring will be most prone to borer damage next year. Also fall armyworm • This insect is also present this year. He is feeding on the leaves and may do some damage to the ear. General- ly, the fall armyworm does not seriously affect grain yield. Even if he does, it is too late to spray for them now. Care hybrid buying time I haVe jUSVattikl yOn • about four probleMY With corn this year. Head smut, corn A SMALL INDIAN — Greg Blackler appeared as an Indian in SatUrday's Kirkton Fair parade. With him is Denis* Ferguson. T-A photo Get Set For The Cool Weather Ahead ..-. GET THESE HOT BUYS Fall is the best time to control quackgrass with Roundup 1 29 1 lb, Hours: Mon. to Fri. 43:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Exeter 235-2081 Sat. 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon No Saturday Delivery Always read and follow labiel directions for Roundup. Roundup° is a regiatered trademark of Monsanto Company. cMonsanto Company, 1980. RCN110.80 Monsanto Canada Inc. montreal,Torontd,Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary, VancouVer. HURON IRACTOR EXETER MYTH lr