The Rural Voice, 1986-09, Page 23around the field will be sparse. The
new boom -type air and mechanical
spreaders are much more effective
for this type of work.
The blending together of the fer-
tilizer and the seed is the least talk-
ed about issue. Because the bulk
density (pounds per cubic foot) of
grain seed is much less than that of
fertilizer materials, blenders must
be careful in how it is blended,
when it goes into the blender, how
long it should be blended, and the
handling of the mixture once it
leaves the blender.
As far as seeding rates are con-
cerned, because of the equa-
distance we have with broad-
casting, I prefer rates of 165 to 180
lbs. per acre, or 2.7 to 3 bu. per
acre.
Also keep in mind that the newer
varieties, Augusta and Franken-
muth, do not tiller to the same ex-
tent that the Yorkstar and Fredrick
used to. Therefore, a heavier
seeding rate is beneficial. One
variety that really responds to high
broadcast seeding rate, high fertili-
ty and good management is
Houser.
Now that the 1986 wheat crop is
still fresh on your minds, I know
many of you are trying to forget it;
now is a good time to initiate plans
for your 1987 crop. ❑
CONSERVATION: A GROWING CONCERN
Rob MacDonald, a summer research assistant explains the BASF No -
Tillage Research Trials to interested farmers attending Soil Conserva-
tion Day at the farm of Gordon and Paula Lobb, near Clinton.
Dandelions created a problem, he says, as well as trash from the
previous three years of com which tied up the herbicide.
Vern Spencer, director of
OMAF's Soil and Water Manage-
ment Branch, Toronto, told
farmers at Soil Conservation Day
at Gordon and Paula Lobb's farm,
outside of Clinton, that "we need
controls on water the minute it
touches the ground." Conserva-
tion methods used by each farmer,
he says, should be viewed collec-
tively to see the overall effect it
would have on the community as a
whole.
"We need resource people and
interest groups to identify the pro-
blems of soil erosion, propose
local solutions, assist in testing,
and documenting the solutions on
a scientific basis, and then get the
information back out to everybody
as economically as possible,"
Spencer says.
Wagon tours at Soil Conserva-
tion Day viewed a reforestation
site, no -till herbicide trials, and
erosion control structures. There
were also exhibits and a display of
conservation equipment.
Soil Conservation Day was
sponsored by the Huron Soil and
Water Conservation District of the
Huron Soil and Crop Improve-
ment Association, The Ausable-
Bayfield Conservation Authority,
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority, the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food, and the On-
tario Ministry of Natural
Resources. O SM
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