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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-09-20, Page 19• to "-A 13--Luelutow Sentinel, 'Wednesday, Seiternber 20, 1989 South Kinloss folk extend birthday greetings imammommornaimagimarno 011T11 KIN SS Congratulations to Mrs. •Christine Downey who is celebrating her 90th birthday. Tom Downey was one of the winners of the Scott Clark Sutton Park Breakfast Celebration. Tom is to have breakfast at Sutton Park from A709 a.m. on Wednesday. Scott Clark is the A.M. host al CKNX FM 102. Mark, •Brian and Laura Stanley, children of Carl arid Lissette Stanley of R.R.7 Lucknow, were weekend guests with Cathy and Dave MacKinnon and hardly. Elizabeth and Ira Dickie are visiting IL" Sudbury with Elizabeth's sister, Sally Townshend. The community express kind thoughts and prayers to The DeBoer family and Bregman badly for their trying times that they are going through now. Mrs. Body DeBoer's nephew John and his brother from Holland and Joanne Bregman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bregman of near Teeswater were returning home from a trip to .Florida when they had a very serious car accident. John and Joanne were very seriously hurt and at the .time of writing are both still in a coma. John by Ruth 'Buchtneier 1111111111111111111111101110111111111151111.11011.10111111111111 has Just bought the farm from Mr. and Mrs. Norm Bolt. it will also be a trying time for the -Bolt family as well. Congratulations to Ron Forster who celebrated his 75th birthday on Sunday at the home of his daughter, Donna and Garry Sutton in Lucknow. 11 NEWS Donnybrook 411 club held its first meeting en September 14 when officers were elected. Patricia Robinson, is presi- dent, Jocelyn Logtenberg is vice presi- dent, Rhonda Dixon, treasurer, Tenilie Cranston, secretary and press reporter. Leaders for this club are June and Susan Robinson. The members made party popcorn, ap- ple spice ma.2ns, breakfast mix and egg "n" muffins. The members enjoyed sampling their finished product. T .pi ,, o ©II° act Fall has traditionary MPS ° finishing the harvest, and h.'r the field with the plot,g 11, systep ", world well since th o th wallsing plow &lied by a team o„ Today, however, we have a intich wider v-ange, of equipment available to our grandfathers had, and a lot moil,: power to pull it. It's time we reviewed why we plow, and look at SOITIC possible alternatives. The first reason tor p1owiw is to loosen and aerate the soil. Thi z helps to relieve surface compaction, although it does nothing for the compaction below the plow layer, which is becoming more common with toe -res larger, heavier equipment. It eA, -es clods to the freeze -thaw action during the winter, which helps spring tillage produce a proper seedbed (especially in clay soils). It also creates a zone which dries out and warms up faster in the spring. This is much more important if the sub- surface drainage is .poor. A second reason for plowing is to in- corporate manure and fertilizer into the soil. If the plow is properly set, it will do an excellent job of mixing these materials with the soil. Used improper- ly, however, it turns the plow layer up - Prices in effect until September 2:3,1989 —While Supplies Last. MEN'S-- LADIES' -BOYS' NMI Bleat 'For ,Year Round Wear PKG. OF 3 131:1. • • • ' !IL11 REPORT j Bruce County OMAF '11‘111111111011111111110111111111111111•111100101111110111 side down completely, and leaves the surface material trapped in a thin -layer six to eight inches underground. The third reason for plowing is to bury crop residue, and at one thne this was necessary. An old-fashioned cultivator made a very effective dump - rake if it was operated in a field with corn stalks on the surface. Older drills a 1 planters, particularly with shoe -type openers, tended to plug if there was any trash at all. Newer equipment has been designed with greater clearances to allow trash to flow through without plugging, and the openers on most seeding equipment will handle a fair bit of residue without plugging. Also, bury- ing all the residue exposes the soil to the full effects of wind and water erosion. The fourth reason for plowing is to control weeds, by burying annual weeds to stop their growth and disrupting the root systems of perennial weeds. It is fairly effective, but it does tend to bring a new crop of weed seeds to the sur- face, and it can spread some weeds around the field, such as quack grass. At present, we have herbicides available which have lessened the importance of the plow for weed control. The final reason for heading to the field with the plow is aesthetic. Few things can match sitting on a tractor on a brilliant October day while, as Stan Rogers put it, "the field behind the plow, turns to straight, dark rows...". It's an image that ties us to our ancestors. When we're getting ready to plow, though, we should also think of our children, and whether we may be doing more harm than good. OSS IWTTERS (Debbie Stanley) has re -located across from KINLOSS GENERAL STORE Closed Mondays Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 9-12 and 14 Thursday 9.i2& 1-7 Saturday 9-3 SalOn 395.3527 After hrs. 395-2441 41, ine Birthday Club pantlilrooks IR 2 Auburn itiPtOmbor 11,1981 040ars Old falmita Olckle AR8,micknow $14�0,ber 29, 1984 V5.�rsOids Amber Hackett Lucknow floptembor 22, 1901 2 Yaw 914