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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-07-26, Page 9Conerete yards There will be a Twilight Meeting at the Pasture Farm on Thursday, July D. Wagon tours will begin at :6:30 p.m. Ralph Macartney, Programs Manager, Incentives and Performance Programs will be speaking of "Red Meat 11" at :6 p.m. Following the speaker, there will be musical entertainment, coffee and donuts and conversation! CONCRETE YARDS Concrete yard§ are a necessity on most of our Ontario livestock farms to- day. The concrete yards provide solid, dry footing for the cattle. You can also scrape the manure from the yard into a storage. This saved manure is becoming more valuable each year as fertilizer prices rise. You can construct a concrete yard without the need for highly skilled labour or expensive forms. Following a few -simple rules on subgrade prepara- tion, construction joints, edge details and proper curing will give you a func- tional and durable concrete yard requir- ing minimum maintenance. The same rules apply to concrete yards as to other concrete jobs. 1. Use air entrained concrete. 2. Specify a 100 mm (4") slump and do not add extra water. 3. Do not place in cold weather, unless measures are taken to maintain the con- crete temperature about 5°C 140°F) for the first 7 days. 4. Keep the concrete surface moist for 7 da The factsheet entitled "Concrete Yards" prepared by K.W. Mullen, discusses various details to be con- sidered when installing a concrete yard. A copy of the factsheet is 'available from your local county O:M.A.F. office. Harold McKnight, Engineer Technician. • Sherwood- TwaniIey rug The twenty-eighth annual Sherwood- Twamley Reunion was held in the Belgrave Women's Institute Hall on Sun- day, July 16, with an attendance of 33. After a bountiful noon meal, presi- dent, Jim Finnigan welcomed everyone. Myrtle Johnstone was in charge of In.. Memorium when a moment's silence was observed .in memory of those who have passed away during the last year, with special mention of her aunt, Marie Morrison who had been a ° faithful at- tender at at the reunion. Draws were held on two items; a violet pot which was won by Linda McInnes and a box of mixed greeting cards , which was won by Sara Thornton. A recipe exchange which proved very popular was held by Anne Melnnes. Myrtle Johnstone spoke briefly on her progress in family history and had several photo albums on display. She also bad some copies of her booklet "Sherwood of the Valley" for sale. Lloyd Finnigan welcomed new members to the reunion. Contests and games were arranged by Largaret McInnes and Mary Finnigan. The oldest man present was . Gordon Johnstone; the oldest lady was Mrs. Alvin Sherwood; the couple most recent- ly married, Ahna and Chester Finnigan; the one guessing the number of jelly beans in a jar, Steve Burke; the number ofrpes•in a jar, Mary Fin- nigan; kick �Iie Shoe, young folks, Karen Mclnnes, Gordon Schill; ladies, hick ,the Shoe, Linda =McIrmes, die Mme; kick 'the ,shoe,. Caen, Dale °Mclnness, Steve Bunce; water tilled 'balloon toes, Dale and `Carrie -Mimes; drop Clothes pins in jar, Kevin and Jonathon Finnigan. for• the rung year president, Oita Finnigan; Vice-president,. Alvin Sherwood; secretary -treasurer, Anne .McInnes; lunch, 41ildred 'Henry VraceMulligan; worts, clamant Mnnes and Mary Finnigan; lice cream, Dan and Anne Mcg. Next ,year's' reunion a will be held at the .-same location -on [the third Sunday in lady 'with lunch at one pita. coming a necessity CONSERVATION TILLAGE SYSTEMS The common denominator of any con- servation tillage system• is that it leaves a large part of the previous crop's residue on the soil surface. This helps prevent erosion of the surface soil by wind or water, .and can increase the in- filtration of surface water into the soil. Increased surface .residue can be ac- complished by using .a chisel plow, off- set disc or modified moldboard plow. The chisel plow is the main conserva- tion tillage implement. Similar to a heavy cultivator, it lifts and shatters the soil. It is 'important that it be heavy enough to .penetrate compact soils, and have enough clearance to prevent plugg- ing with trash. Some chisel plows are equipped with disc in front of the shanks to Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, July 26, 1989—Page 9 cut residue; these are often referred to as soil savers or mulch tillers. The coulters are an advantage in corn stover, where the heavy trash could cause plugging problems, but is not necessary in other crops. A chisel plow may use either a wide sweep, which works the entire width between shanks, or a twisted shovel, which incorporates more residue into the surface soil. Neither implement will work properly if the soil is too wet, and can cause severe compaction. Secondary tillage in the spring will need to be modified to handle the in- creased amount of. trash. Tandem discs generally have no problem with plugg- ing, although penetrations in heavy residue could be less than ideal. Cultivators tend to plug worse, unless there is more clearance under the ARM REPORT Bruce County OMAF frame and between the shanks than nor- mal. Making only enough passes to prepare a seedbed will help maintain the residue cover, and prevent compaction. Conservation tillage can be an impor- tant part of a complete management system. Many farmers in Bruce County are making this system work successful- ly; they can be fairly easily recognized by the trash left on the soil at planting time. They have realized s that a com- pletely bare soil is no longer an "ideal", and I think that's a step forward! This year deliver your crop to the W.G..Thompson Sons Elevator nearest you! "The Home of AugUSta Seed Wheat' Sittiforth 3454545 *Ismail 2024527 Oitcholl 3404433 433 Aim Otsihi