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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-06-03, Page 21Huron farm and home news Times -Advocate, June 3, 1981 Pogo 9A Summer is time for cow -calf management, check on herbicide This is a very satisfying time of the year for Ontario cow -calf operators. They can look out over the pasture fence and watch their crop, the calf crop. growing into feeder calves that v ill be in great demand this coming fall. While everything may appear to be going well to most, the good cow -calf man will be aware of potential problems in his herd. Feed supplies may be starting to run out due to lack of rain and additional feed may be required. Adequate supplies of salt, minerals and clean drinking water are also needed to round out the nutritional needs of the graz- ing herd. Flies are always a problem in the cow herd dur- ing the summer. Producers should continue their efforts to control flies through the use of various backrubbers and dust bags. Pinkeye is FARMERS IN HURON COUNTY "THINKING Of REAL ESTATE. THINK STEVE BUCHANAN" SPECIALIZING IN THE SALE OF FARMS FOR 26 THE SQUARE GODERICH CALL 524-4700 EVENINGS 524-9097 OFFICE one disease that isspreadby flies and cattle should be checked regularly for pinkeye and treated if necessary. Close attention should be paid to cows and heifers dur- ing the breeding season. If artificial insemination is us- ed, heat detection must be thorough in order that the cows are bred ovt. , a short period of time. If bull is running with the herd,'it Is important to observe that he is servicing the cows as they come into heat. Aftert the breeding season is over, a pregnancy check of the cows and heifers should be carried out by a verterinarian. This should be done 40 to 60 days after the breeding season is com- pleted. Any open females kept over the winter will eat up a lot of potential returns from those that are carrying calves. With beef prices at present levels, an open cull cow will be worth over $600.. and this money could be used for the purchase of more stock or the retention of herd replacements from this year's calf crop. Replacement heifers should be selected at wean- ing time. A number of heifers having high weaning weights, adjusted for age, should be kept back in the herd. The recommended procedure is to retain a few extras at this time so that further culling can be done as these young heifers develop. While the above procedures do not encom- pass all the chores that a cow -calf operator has to carry out during the summer and fall, they will help him to gain more satisfaction and larger returns as he looks at this herd over the pasture fence next year and over the years to come. John Forsyth, Beef Cattle Specialist and S. Paquette, Associate Agr. Rep. Herbicide and weather stress Last year about this time I took a lot of ribbing about an article I wrote. It concerned the new moon. 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They even said something about it is too bad when OMAF makes recommendations based on the phase of the moon. However, when the cold weather did come. I got numerous phone calls. Even one from a media person in Hamilton. She wanted to know how I knew it was go- ing to be cold. Of course I had no idea it was going to get cold. I was just using the idea of the new moon to make a point. The point of that article was to caution you about damaging crops when spray- ing post -emerged. I said then and repeat now that crops, especially corn and new alfalfa seedings, are un- der stress if it turns ex- tremely cold or hot. If you apply herbicides during these stress periods of ex- treme cold or heat. you can damage the crop. Now you still have to apply these herbicides. so what do you do? In the case of atrazine and oil for twitch control, one alternative is to wait for the corn to get higher. Generally the taller corn is more resistant to atrazine. However. if it gets too high, the leaves will in- tercept some of the atrazine that was supposed to be on the twitch leaves. This could reduce your twitch control unless you use drop pipes. If that is not possible. then just don't spray in the heat of the day: Spraying in the early mor- ning would be preferable. This also applies to spraying new alfalfa seeding. To reduce damage. spray in the early morning or .evening. Using Bladex or Lasso Bladex or Lasso in com- bination with atrazine can damage corn if the crop is under stress (however. they never damage corn near as much as the atrazine and (Ai combination). In fact. all postemergent corn her- bicides are very specific. For instance. Bladex can be used up to the 3 -leaf stage of the corn. Lasso can be used up to the 5 -leaf stage of the corr But both herbicides must be applied before the annual grasses pass the two -leaf stage. So you should check your corn and the weed stage. Also watch what you mix together. For instance. li- quid Bladex can be sprayed before the corn is up. hut not after emergence You must use powder Bladex postemergent. Also. Bladex and Lasso can be applied with any liquid atrazine before the corn is up. but only some liquid atrazine can be applied with Bladex or Lasso after the corn is up Some liquid atrazines have an oil concentrate carrier. This carrier reacts with Lasso or Bladex and can damage the corn if it is up. The same way that corn -oil affects corn. It you use a li- quid atrazine postemergent. make sure it has a water base. Never use Bladex and Lasso after the corn is up. Similarily you can use 1.5 1 iha. Banvel 11 pint acre) premerge but once the corn is up. this rate must be cut in half. Again the final word is on the label as to what you can or cannot mix. Please read them. Last year when we did get -the cold weather. some fields were affected worse than others. Any field that was scuffled during that time was especially hard hit It seems that scuffling corn at that stage brought the moisture up This extra moisture in the corn plant made freezing those plants easier. The theoryof scuffling is to help bring moisture to the soil surfaces. You are sup- posed to be able to form a loose mulch on top of the ground to prevent any further moisture loss. Now that's the theory and it may work some places in the world. but certainly not in Perth or Huron counties. Generally in June you have a dry soil layer on top of the ground This effective- ly reduces moisture loss from the soil - it helps slow down evaporation Once this layer isscuffledyou certainly help moisture. bu then bring you cant up stop it. That field will continue to lose soil moisture until it dries up out on top again Many times you have told me that the corn always "looks" better after scuffl- ing. However. this is a color contrast difference. Once the field is scuffled. the moisture sort of gives a dark background. The corn really isn't any better. it just looks better because of the darker background. I have often questioned the value of scuffling corn. If you are scuffling to remove a crust, kill weeds or work in herbicides. that is necessary. But generally these trips are made in May. I question the value of scuffl- ing corn in June. Now when I talk to some of you. you tell me your neighbour is scuffl- ing his corn. You don't want him to think you are lazy. so you scuffle your corn. But really all you aredoing is breaking down soil particles. After the next rain. these particles will go back together again anyway. In fact, of the few fields that had trouble emerging so far. most of them have been overworked. Don't overwork them more now. 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