The Huron Expositor, 1998-06-17, Page 15Crops facing danger
with shortage of rain
Corn, soybeans aren't at critical stage yet
we get moisture," he said.
On top of the dryness,
some corn the Seaforth • and
Mitchell area took some. fmst
damage between June 2 and
June 4.
"Some of that corn is
starting to recover," said Hall.
While other parts of Huron
Count' didn't sec much frost
that week. Middlesex County
and Lake Erie did.
Reports have indicated
between 30.000 and 40.000
acres of• cern had to be
replanted because of frost
damage.
•Hall said temperature as
low as minus three degrees
Celsius had been recorded
that week.
"If dry weather continues.
we arc going to have some
problems. he said.
The corn could he in
danger in the next couple of
weeks and soybeans need to
have adequate moisture in the
next week or the dryness will
stan.affecting them.
Potential still remains .for
good crops at harvest and
Hail said he heard a saying
last week that sums up• some
of .the concerns farmers have:
"A dry year will. scale you to
death. A wet. vear.will starve
you to death."
ed to hoppers
with the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture. Food and Rural •
Affairs. is advising area
farmers to he on the look
out. .
The insect mostly affects
edible beans and alfalfa
crops. draining the juice out
of the plants. .
Farmers arc advised (o
check their beans and new
scedings Of alfalfa for am
signs •of injury and .he
prepared to apply controls .if.
'needed.
( LEGEND: HOME, TEAMs are
henoted by capitals. and local
teams are in boldface.'
BY SCOTT HILGENDORFE
Expositor Editor
Dry soil could reach -a
:critical point for crops in the
next couple weeks without
much needed rain..
What started out as a great
season with crops planted
early and -an anticipated high
wheat yield has become cool
and dry and is starting to have
an-ettr:•t ..in some area crops.
- "We 'iaven't reached the
. critical period where we're
actually seeing crops dying."
said Brian Hall a crop and
soil advisor with the Ontano
Ministry of Agriculture. Food
and Rural Affairs in Clinton
But sufficient rain is
needed to help soybean crops
• germinate, keep the corn
going, and produce proper
yields of wheat and hay.
"To me. the soybeans and
edible beans are the ones in
trouhle now." said Hali.
Most -fields were. planted
more than three weeks ago
and pockets 'of moisture have
seen some sections of a field
,germinate while other seeds
have remained dormant
without any moisture.
That's going to mean fields
with uneven stands of heans.
when portions of the crops
. germinate at different times. .
When that happens.
farmers'won't -reach their full
yield potential. -
Al the same time. weeds
are going to grow- in the do
conditions. •
• Also an immediate concern
is the second growth of has.
Hall said' a lot -of hay has
-keen harvested already
'A dry year will
scare you to
death. A wet
year will
starve you to
death'
--saying heard by
OMAFRA soil and
crop advisor, Brian
Hall
"We need rain to get that
second crop going." he said.
"There hasn't been a lot of
regrowth."
- While the. dryness hasn't
reached a critical stage. Hall
said in general. the current
weather is h urting the yjelds.
"It's going to start hurting
our wheat yields... he said.
The crop needs moisture now
in order to pollinate.
A few weeks ago, with the
unseasonably- warm weather
and good conditions. high
wheat -.yields were expected
this season.
"We still have a fairly good
potential on the wheat crop if
Farmers -alert
Outside dry weather. the
Only ,other concern facing -
farmers.nght'now are leaf
hoppers.
• The aphid -like insect has
peen sighted in Middlesex
County., just south' of this'
region and Brian Hall, a crop
and sni I. advisor in Clinton
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THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JUNE 17, 199S -is
Etiquette needed on course
I'm not sure if it's the Tiger
Woods phenomenon, the
great weather or the result of
aging baby boomers, but golf
courses all over are busier
than ever this year.
Busy courses mean that
everyone out playing must be
well aware of "Courtesy on
the Course" in order to keep
the game a pleasant
experiem -
Courter the course is a
major . rn to both
part ; golfers and club
man,t, rs. It is more fun
when certain 'rules of
etiquette are observed. Many
courses post signs at the first
tee or list some basic rules of
etiquette on the score card.
The most common
complaint on most courses is
usually slow play. The
primary thing to remember is
to get to the tee on time, he
ready to play when it's your
turn. keep up to the group in
front of you and if you get
into' difficulty, step aside and
let faster players play
through.
Golfers must remember
that many people who are just
taking up the. game are
unaware of the etiquette of
golf. Some of the problems
are not intentional and arc -
just a result of more and more
new players sharing the
course with'the old guard.
For many. the word
foursome is not a familiar
part of -- the vocabulary.
Therefore. new golfers don't
understand that groups larger
than tour arc not allowed to •
play, together unless pan of a
special tournament format.
Foursomes. or • less are.
allowed to play together in
order to speed up play. On
busy days. the starter may ask
two couples to join into a
foursome to keep the pace of
Play consistent and avoid
build up an waiting on the
tees. A twosome or single
will only jam the course up •
u
The Tartan 1'
Chameleon
Golf Notes
411..by C.A. Doig
more since their rate of play
will he too fast and the
smaller group -will overrun
the foursomes.
Once you're on the course,
remember not to rush..thc
people in front of you but be
ready to hit when they are out
of range. Always err on the
side of safety. You never
know when you might hit that
longest shot ever. if each
person is ready to hit when
it's their turn. things will
move along quite smoothly.
There's nothing worse than
waiting for someone who•
doesn't. have their club ready
or isn't in the vicinity of their
hall when it's their turn to hit.
if you're learning, or have
a lost hall. or arc in any way
delaying those following
behind, then signal the group
behind tci play through. This
can he done with a wave, a
whistle or a call hack. Then
step aside and, let these
• people through. Give them
ample -time to gel ahead of
you before resuming play.
.Many people take pieces of
turf or divots when hitting the
hall. This is not' a fault or
problem as long as the divots
arc replaced when possible. If
they arc , replaced and
stamped down. the grass will
begin tie grow again' and the
courses condition will not be
altered.
When arriving at the green
and preparing to putt. players
should respect the rights of
those in their group by not
steppiTg in' the line of the
other's putts; This is not as
much • of a probtem now that
many golfers are using
softspikes in their shoes.
Spike marks, which cannot
legally be. tramped down in
competition, can create a
putting problem so it's always
courteous to avoid the putting
line of playing partner,.
Remove the •fl,tgstick
before putting but remember
to • replace it before
proceeding to the. next tee.
Once you have putted out,
don't replay missed putts it
there arc players behind you.
Proceed quickly off the green
and head for the next tee. The
next tee is the place to record
the scores front the previous
hole too. Don't stand on the
green or beside the green
trying to figure out just what
everyone shot on that hole.
Golf is a quiet game and
noise can be .distracting to
others. Remember that others
may he putting or teeing off
near by ,and avoid excessive
noise. There are man people
enjoying this great game and
if golfers treat their fellows
with the same courtesy that
they would like to he treated
then even busy courses will
he full of happy players.
Seaforth Golf Club News of
the week
Men's night on June 9 was•
Spalding Demo Night. Kevin
Barnett visited the course.and
allowed many of the
participants to try ou't the
latest in clubs.
Team winners were Brain
Crawford. Mike Thomson
and Bill Weber. Skins were
won by Colin Young, Scott
Wood. Mike Marion and John
Wilson:
The seniors enjoyed golf (in
Monday morning. •
'The' Huron Perth Bruce
Epilepsy Society had a
successful tournament on
Sunday • and the Russo
Corporation Anniversary.
tournament .on •Saturday was
also successful
Leafs
0 5 49 59 '4
FUTURE GAMES:
Playoffs •
"Tonight f Wed) Second vs. Third,
6:30. Flyers (First) vs Fourth. 7:30
pSOCCER
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DIVISION I
ST COLUMBAN MEN
(June 10/Cup. first round
, Bosnia 2 at ST. COI. 1
ST. COLUMBAN GOAL:
Wayne Ryan
COACHES COMMENTS: The
u ndetected division leader 3 led 2-0
at the hall. one of their scores "on
a cheap penalty shot." says:coach
Tony Arts. "We had a player
ejected early in the second half.
played the rest of the game line=
man short, and still dominated the
gamebut couldn't capitalize."
(Standings as -of June 10!
ATL E A EJ
B osnia 5 0 0 . 15 8 15
forest Ueuted ,4 1 0 .18 5 13
While Eaglcs4 t) 1 , 14 5. -12
Netrolia 3 0 2 7 .7 9
Chatham 3 0 2 10 8 9
Latinos 2 2 1 11 12 7
Athletics ' 0 .2 1 2 4 2
St! Col. ,0 0'5 8 18 0
Marconi 13 0 0 4 3 14 0
Chatham X 0 0 4 2 8 0
FUTURE GAMES:
Sat: Athletics at ST. COLUMBAN. 5
p.m. -
Sun; St. Columhan at CHATHAM
EXPRESS. 5 p.m
LONDON d4 AIBaBA
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DIVISIONl
(Jun, 12(
St. Col at REBELLIONS
St. Columhan 1. Rebellions 1
FASTBALL
lYlll ifs 112110711E -
(Junc 16r
Reds at Walton
(June 10.
Tigers') SEAFORTH REI)S 6
Dave Akev homerun. .
Steve Leonhardt. two triples •
(Standings as of June 7•
A► IL 1 Q El
Exeter - ' 5 0 O 42 18 1(1
Tigers iHruiseis)3, () 3 39 11 0
Choles 3 O 2 30 30 0
Ganhner's 3 (! 2 46 29 6
St. Thomas
Anglican Church
Jarvis St. Seatorth
Rev. Robert Hiscox
482.7861
Sunday June 21st
Service of Holy Communion
at 9:30 a.m
Flower Sunday -
First Presbyterian
Church
Godench St. W. Seaforth
11:15 AM
Sunday School
during Church Service
June 21
Father's Day Brealdast 7:30.10 am
Minister:
Rev. Nicholas Vandermey
Bethel Bible Church
Meeting at Seaforth High
9:45 a.m. S.S. 7:00 p.m.
11:00 Worship Evening
Bible Study
Small Group meetings Weekly
An Associated Gospel Church
Sunday, June 21
Father's Day
9:30 Cavan (Winthrop)
and
11 am Baptism Service
at Northside United
Church
(come at 10 a.m. for Muffins R CoHee)
Seaforth Community
Church
Rev. Hauser - 527.2253
11 am Service June & July
at 146 Jarvis St. S
Qontina . 2nd Annual Victoria
Park Service 6:30 pm each
Sunday in July.
'Words o1 Hope'
a 24 hour recorded message for
to Calf 527-1499
ames
Catholic Church
Victoria St., Seatorth
Saturday • 5:15 pm
St. James Parish. Seatorth
Saturday ' 7:15 pen
SI. Joseph's Parish. Clinton
Sunday - 9:00 em
St. Michael's Parish. Myth
Sunday . 11:00 am
St. James Parish. Seeforth
Father Dino Salvador
-('4TH Reds 3 () 3 48 41 6
Walton 3 0 3 41 34 • 6
Dukes 2 0' 2 27 20 4
Lieury 0 0 3 12 29 0
Zurich- 0 -4)S .25 76 0
Bulldogs ianS) 0 -2 Ji • 43' U
• fft1TURE GAMES:
Thought (Wed1.-Lieur). at ('4TH
REDS: Lions Park. 9 p.m .
771311 -COV V71'd ' '
SQUIRT
June 11 res1t111
Seaforth 5 WINGHAM (l
('Hometowners were undealcted
heading rhto this tilt. until Tyler.
Doti!. and Brent C'nlentan
combined on :, no-hitter- each
strking out three. tbfatt Dalton
powered a two -run hbmc:
Remainder of runs scored. with
strong hast running 'from Trot
Hopkins, Coleman and Dotg . Doig
stole home for his. l
(Junc 9 i
Seatorth 25 ET)
4
(Doig hurled a gem. whiffing 11
batters over five innings Bill Nigl
drove to tour runs with a double
. - and single. Dalton and Coiemat:
drove in three runs each..1,
thine 41
Seat-unit16 BRUSSELS 1
tat Waltonr
(Dalton drills grand slam and Iwo -
run honer for six RBIs. while
Doig. and Coleman combine for a
no-hitter. with 11 strikeouts I
(June 11
- Seatorth 3 at GOWANSTON 2
(MacKenzie Fisher walks.
thensteals second. then third. then
home with the winning run i1 the
top of the fifth Doig struck out
lour in last three innings in relief
.of Coleman, to record the victor. i
(May 28)
Seaforth 23 at DELMORE I
(Dalton. Coleman and Ryan Nurse
all belt triples. while Darren
Beaver and Fisher both hit
doubles Doig notched the win.
with relief help 4ronn Spencer
Zaplc.1
•
. (May 281
Gowanstuh 4 ai SEAFORTH 16
(Un -scheduled walk -a -Ikon in
"Thr' Frreftdr Tuna"'as C4TH
scores their 16 on but lour hits
Meanwhile: out on the mound
Doig. fanned five over three
innings. while he and Coleman
combined on a two -hiller. i
FUTURE GAMES:
Thut. Ethel at SEAPORTII, 7 p.ni.
(Juneult )
Ethyl 12 WALTON 21
(Derek •Wolfe. 2 HR. Adam
McClure and Daryl Hulley and
Chns Wregley, all had 1 triple and
I single)
(June 3)
Walton 14 at WINOHAM 13
(June 1)
Gowantson 11 WALTON 20
(May 27)