The Citizen, 1990-10-03, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1990.
Crop residue excellent for controlling soil erosion
Leaving the soil covered with the
previous crop’s residue has proven
to be an excellent means to control
soil erosion. Residue left on the soil
surface protects it from rainfall
impact and the flow of water. A
concern often raised regarding
residue is how much should be left.
What may be fine for no-till can
lead to a disaster for those who still
cultivate. Consider the following
categories when determining how
much residue you may have to
handle.
•Quantity - the quantity of
residue varies dramatically with
each crop and how it is handled.
Blyth
students
study
Shakespeare
JULIUS CAESAR
by Tina Burkholder and Erica Clark
The grade 8’s of Blyth Public
School are studying the play by
Shakespeare, “Julius Caesar’’.
Our teacher, Mrs. Hulley, distri
buted copies of the shortened
version of Julius Caesar for us to
read in class. Each student com
pleted a three page report of the
Roman Empire during Julius Cae
sar’s time which was 44 B.C.
Some of the other things we
talked about were clothing, cos
tumes, food, the Ides of March
(which was March 15th, the day
Julius Caesar died) and how Julius
Caesar changed the calendar. All
this study is in preparation for our
trip to the Shakespearean Festival
in Stratford on October 3. We are
going to see the play “Julius
Caesar’’ in the afternoon. In the
morning we will tour the Festival
Building and the warehouse where
all the costumes and props are
kept.
HE SHOOTS! HE SCORES!
by Shawna Walker and
Sandra Walsh
He shoots! He scores! No we’re
not talking about hockey, we’re
talking about boys’ and girls’
soccer.
Junior Soccer tournament in
Brucefield on Thursday, Septem
ber 27. Why? For fun, competition
and enjoyment. The teams went
there to compete against five other
schools to improve their soccer
skills. Blyth improved their soccer
skills greatly, with the Junior girls
placing second overall, winning
four games out of five with the
scores of: Blyth 2, Seaforth 0; Blyth
1, Huron Centennial 0; Blyth 1,
Clinton 0; Blyth 1, Hullett 2; Blyth
2, Vanastra 0.
The following girls scored goals -
Kim Lee, two; Amanda Howson,
two; Kandice McNichol, one and
Sandy Walsh, one. The team would
tike to thank Toni Richmond for
Corn harvested as sileage leaves
very little residue as opposed to
grain com. White beans are often
the place to start in a conservation
system since the plants are small
and produce very little total bulk.
Years where weather conditions
favor lush vegetation growth pro
duce high amounts of crop residue.
•Duration - Over time residue
will break down. 50 - 60 per cent of
corn residue in the fall will break
down over winter leaving only 35 -
45 per cent in the spring. Keep in
mind that each crop breaks down at
different rates, basically legume
crops break down faster than
great goal tending.
The Junior boys had the same
workout, winning three games out
of five with the scores of: Blyth 0,
Seaforth 3; Blyth one, Huron
Centennial 2; Blyth 5, Clinton 0;
Blyth 2, Hullett 0; Blyth 1, Vanas
tra 0.
The following boys scored goals -
Kurt Lentz, three; Mike Courtney,
one; Mike ansley, one; Mike Hag-
gitt, one; Jeremiah Hamm, one and
Mark Wilson, two. Craig Empey
played very well in net. They came
in third in the boys’ division and
Blyth came in first overall in the
point standings.
The boys’ team thanks Mr.
Livermore for coaching them and
the girls’ team thanks Mrs. Little
for coaching their team.
TREES, TREES, TREES
by Kristy Caldwell and
Kathy Fraser
On September 28 all Blyth P.S.
students assembled into the gym,
for an assembly to learn about the
trees planted around Blyth P.S.
Some of the trees we learned about
^re as follows.
We were given five white pines
in 1984 which are planted on the
north west corner of the school
property. They were given to us as
a symbol of Ontario’s 200th birth
day as a province, by the province.
There are two oak trees which were
given to us in 1937, grown from
seed from the Queen’s garden
when the King was crowned King.
A red maple was given to Blyth
P.S. by the Huron County Board of
Education. Every school in Huron
County got one. It was to celebrate
20 years of the Board of Education.
The last tree they talked about is
our newest tree from T.V. Ontario,
otherwise known as “The tree of
knowledge’’, to celebrate 20 years
of T.V.O. To finish off the
assembly we sang “The Tree
Song”.
cereals.
•Distribution - Residue dropped
directly behind the combine leads
to major problems in conservation
or conventional systems. Residue
should be spread evenly over the
harvested width. This will speed
and even up the soil warming and
drying process. It will also reduce
the potential for tillage equipment
to plug.
•Tillage. - Every pass of tillage
will reduce the amount of residue.
Tools which employ a cutting action
(ie. disk) or bury residue such as a
plow, all reduce the final amount of
surface residue. Tillage tools which
work soil by a lifting and shattering
action such as a cultivator can
actually increase surface residue
cover. This is particularly true
when cultivating plowed corn land.
All of these considerations
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should be evaluated with your full
crop system in mind. The Land
Stewardship program offered assis
tance for a minimum of 20 per cent
Hullett pays tractor share
At its meeting on September 18,
Hullett Council voted to contribute
the township’s share of the pur
chase of a new tractor for the ice
machine at the Blyth and District
Community Centre.
Also, a letter is being sent to Van
Eyk’s construction to inform them
that under the circumstances of
late tender and slow supplier
response the township is foregoing
the time penalty.
The site plan for the Hensail
Co-op’s proposed fuel storage
tanks and pumps on Lot 21, Cone.
11 was accepted by Council.
residue after planting. Twenty per
cent residue is not a lot and can
easily be handled by most conven
tional drills and planters.
Chief Building Official Eugene
McAdam was authorized to attend
the meeting or meetings on the
drafting of the Development
Charges by-law.
Clerk Bev Shaddick was instruct
ed by Council to sign an agreement
with Business Computer Services
to prepare the 1991 tax notices.
Council appointed W. J. Burn
side and Associates as engineer to
bring in a report for an alteration
and improvement on the Sturdy
Municipal Drain at Lot 40, Cone.
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