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A Look at Agriculture
Season has severe
effect on wheat
Ralph deVries, Crop Consultant
with Howson & Howson Ltd.
This past growing season has
had a severe effect on the wheat
crop. Anyone who grew wheat
knows what I mean. Last fall
winter set in permanently quite
early; in January there was a thaw
that removed most of the snow
and quickly froze the water on the
fields before it could get away. To
top it off the wet weather in June
allowed the wheat to become
infected with Fusarium while most
of the varieties were flowering. I
have been asked several good
questions regarding this situation
and I would like to deal with these
this week:
1. Which winter wheat variety is
the best to plant and gives
protection against Fusarium?
Concern regarding Fusarium
should not be the only risk
considered; Fusarium infects
wheat during an extended period
of wetness during flowering. An
extended period of wetness in
June is not often the case. We
have never experienced the extent
of the Fusarium problem that
occurred this year.
There were some differences
between varieties this year but
most of the differences in the level
of infection were related to the
flowering period and when it was
wet. Spread your risk by planting
different varieties like you do with
corn and soybeans. This will also
spread the maturity of the
varieties. What I am suggesting is
that there is not one real great
variety but each variety has to be
evaluated and your best net return
per acre needs to be considered.
2. Because of the late soybeans
this year, how long can I wait to
plant winter wheat?
Wheat is obviously quite
beneficial in a rotation and a dollar
value is hard to determine. The
ideal planting date would occur in
the last two weeks of September.
Planting at this time allows for
enough heat units to develop the
wheat crop sufficiently for good
winter survival. As planting goes
into the first days of October and
beyond, a person would lose
approximately 3 /4 of a bushel
yield per acre per day. I realize
that several people have grown
very successful crops planting in
late October but on average this is
not beneficial. For optimum
winter survival, the wheat plant
should have developed five leaves
before winter sets in.
3. How heavy should 1 seed?
The seeding rate for winter
wheat depends first on the variety.
Each variety has a slightly
different seed size, like soybeans.
For example, Diana winter wheat
requires approximately 115 lbs.
per acre of seed to get an ideal
stand of 350 plants per square
meter. Varieties such as Harus and
AC Ron require 125 lbs. per acre
and Marilee requires 145 lbs. per
acre. Each variety is different and
should be planted at its own rate.
You may want to consider increas-
ing the seeding rate under less
than ideal planting conditions such
as late planting or tough soils.
Having certified and treated
seed will be worth it. This will
guarantee a minimum of 85 per
cent germination. The seed will
have most of the Fusarium
infected kernels cleaned out. With
most of the Fusarium kernels out,
the vigor of the stand will be
enhanced.
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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1996 PAGE 19.
Brussels Livestock report
Mollard steer weighs 1,360 lbs, sells for $100.75
The sales at Brussels Livestock
for the week ending Sept. 6 were:
fed cattle, 653; cows, 184; veal
calves, 250; lambs and goats, 115;
stockers, 1,511 and pigs, light run.
The fed steers and heifers were
selling $2 higher with cowfr.selling
$1 - $2 higher on the top quality
end, and the balance selling steady.
On Thursday veal sold $5 - $10
higher with lambs selling steady.
On Friday all classes of stockers
sold steady.
There were 470 steers on offer
selling from $90 to $94 to the high
of $100.75. One steer consigned by
Carl Mollard, Parkhill, weighing
1,360 lbs. sold for $100.75. Nine
steers consigned by Don Shiell,
Wingham, averaging 1,393 lbs.
sold for an average of $89.84 to
$99.50. Twenty steers consigned by
Ed McCann, Dashwood, averaging
1,347 lbs. sold for an average of
$91.06 with sales to $99.25.
Ten steers consigned by Kada
Farms, Bluevale, averaging 1,294
lbs. sold for an average of $94.07
with sales to $98.75. Twelve steers
consigned by Jim Howatt, Londes-
boro, averaging 1,328 lbs. sold for
an average of $93.02 with sales to
$98.75. Twenty-one steers con-
signed by Cunningham Farms,
Lucan, averaging 1,304 lbs. sold
for an average of $92.48 with sales
to $98. Twenty-seven steers
consigned by Murray Shiell,
Wingham, averaging 1,264 lbs.
sold for an average of $90.21 with
sales to $97.75.
Twenty-seven steers consigned
by Murray Forbes Farms Ltd.,
Clinton, averaging 1,441 lbs. sold
for an average of $89.30 with sales
to $97.25. Two steers consigned by
Don Berg, Hanover, averaging
1,233 lbs. sold for an average of
$94.57 with sales to $96.75. Eleven
steers consigned by Neil Edgar,
Wingham, averaging 1,345 lbs.
sold for an average of $91.38 with
sales to $96.
There were 150 heifers on offer
selling from $90 to $94 to the high
of $98. Fourteen heifers consigned
by Mux Lea Farms, Woodstock,
averaging 1,197 lbs. sold for an
average of $87.82 with sales to
$98. Six heifers consigned by
Milan Michalek, Keswick, averag-
ing 1,112 lbs. sold for an average
of $88.72 with sales to $97.50.
Eight heifers consigned by
Richard Tanner, Appin, averaging
1,083 lbs. sold for an average of
$88.05 with sales to $92.25.
Twenty-eight heifers consigned by
Tom Triebner, Exeter, averaging
1,160 lbs. sold for an average of
$88.45 with sales to $91.10.
Eight heifers consigned by Ted
Kemink, Kirkton, averaging 1,051
lbs. sold for an average of $85.18
with sales to $90.50. Six heifers
consigned by Stenwood Farms,
Mitchell, averaging 1,034 lbs. sold
for an average of $84.72 with sales
to $89.75. Six heifers consigned by
Harry Bouwman, Harriston, aver-
aging 1,139 lbs. sold for an average
of $87.20 with sales to $89.50.
Nine heifers consigned by
Gordon Dougherty, Goderich,
averaging 1,172 lbs. sold for an
average of $87.11 with sales to
$89. Eight heifers consigned by
Randy Pentland, Goderich, averag-
ing 1,130 lbs. sold for an average
of $87.89 with sales to $88.75.
There were 184 cows on offer
selling from $38 to $58.65 to the
high of $65.50. Two Limousin
cows consigned by Winslow
Farms, Feversham, averaging 1,585
lbs. sold for an average of $65.25
with sales to $65.50. Five Holstein
cows consigned by Terpstra Farms,
Brussels, averaging 1,449 lbs. sold
for an average of $54.74 with sales
to $63. One Limousin cow
consigned by Brent Dykeman,
Conn, weighing 1,610 lbs. sold for
$61.50.
There were 22 bulls on offer
selling from $46 to $57.50 to the
high of $64. Two Limousin bulls
consigned by Bill Reeves, Mount
Forest, averaging 1,670 lbs. sold
for an average of $60.08 with sales
to $64. On Limousin bull
consigned by Val Brook Farms,
Chepstow, weighing 1,640 lbs. sold
Continued on page 26
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