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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1996. PAGE A-19.
Agriculture 1996
Farming and nature
Living side by side in harmony?
By Bonnie Gropp
They bring to nature a gentle beauty
and their existence on this earth is no
less valuable than our own.
Yet, for some children of Mother
Nature thriving amongst mankind
often means finding a balance.
Any overabundance on one side
can mean the devestation of the
other. While agriculture is about
as close to nature as industry gets,
it too is not exempt from striking a
compromise.
With the early thaw this past Jan-
uary, Huron County has noted a substan-
tial deer population in rural areas. "If it hadn't
been for the meltdown, the deer in the area would have
had trouble, but that baled them out and while the
numbers don't appear to be too high, it has definitely
been a record harvest," says Robert Pegg, a conserva-
tion officer with the Ministry of Natural Resources
(MNR) in Wingham.
The practice of no-till has also been suggested as a
contributing factor to the deer population due to the
fact that it makes it easier for them to find food in the
fields during the off-season.
Herds in size of 20 or 30 deer have been reported in
recent years, though Pegg says he does know of one
place in Morris Twp., where a herd of about 80 had
been spied. (Exact figures were unavailabe due to the
Ontario Public Service Employees Union strike)
The deer, Pegg says, will cover a lengthy distance,
Erosion control
Continued from A-18
accumulate in low lying areas.
Tile in poorly drained areas of
conservation tillage may help main-
tain yields and allow normal field
operation in accordance with the
rest of the fields, says UTVCA
research.
As well as management tech-
niques, crop rotation plays an
important role in protecting the
soil. A period of forages on the
land allows the soil to recover the
physical condition and counteract
the onset of insect and disease
problems which may result from
monocropping.
It is best to rotate sod crops with
erosion-sensitive crops such as corn
and soybeans, says the UTVCA
report.
Conservation tillage, which
leaves residue over the land, helps
protect the soil during the critical
period of early spring, the time
before a new crop emerges to slow
erosion. The decreased soil com-
paction and crusting also permits
the development of an improved
filtration system, resulting in faster
absorption of water and less over-
land run-off.
Residue on the soil can also
lessen the impact of severe rain and
its ability to dislodge soil particles.
Effective erosion control is not a
one-method solution. It may
include any combination of con-
touring, terraces, modified tillage
practices, tile drainage, tree wind-
breaks, streambank buffers, grassed
waterways or permanent vegetation
in critical areas.
Whatever the system, the protec-
tion of topsoil for long-term pro-
ductive farmland is critical.
so tracking is important to maintain a balance.
"We know of one deer that travelled to
Lakelet from the Bluevale area every
year to have her young, then would
return.
Though an influx of deer can
cause damage to corn or winter
wheat crops, Pegg says the ministry
doesn't usually get a lot of com-
plaints from farmers. "There is deer
damage, but it is insignficant
enought that farmers for the most
part seem to accept it. I know of some
who even put out the large round bales
for them to feed on during the winter."
Pegg adds that geese and raccoons are among
the other animals which can give farmers the odd
headache, but suggests that MNR likes to see agricul-
turists as wildlife managers. "You want to have a
good balance and I think we do here," says Pegg. "On
the other side of things Huronia and the Barrie area are
having ay roblem with an overpopulation of coyotes
because they are taking the young fawns. Here this is
not a concern because we still have groundhogs and
mice so the coyotes concentrate on them. They won't
often attack the bigger animals if they have enough
small ones to live off."
Maintaining the balance as far as deer is considered
in this area, can be done with one annual hunt, Pegg
feels. "The deer population is not increasing of late. It
is pretty well stable and I think staying with the one
hunt for now will keep it that way."