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Times -Advocate, June 3, 1981
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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
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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. I mentioned
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that some older farmers
suggested we often get cold
nights (frost) around the
new moon. This quote plus
the fact that we have to
write these articles about
ten days before they appear
in the press made for an in-
teresting time.
Last year, I wrote about
getting cold weather in early
June, around the time of
"the new moon." A couple
of reporters took friendly
pokes at me when they read
the article. 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.
If you really must scuffle.
then go scuffle your
neighbour's corn You will
do him a favor because for
some unknown reason, he
wants to scuffle and you will
do your soil a favorbyleaving•
it alone This way everyone
wins. You get the satisfac-
tion of scuffling. your
neighbour gets his work done
sooner and your soil benefits
If you have applied her-
bicides. especially the
Banvel type. this scuffling
could cause problems.
Scuffling will bring up more
weed seeds into the
previously herbicide treated
soil. At the same time. you
dilute the herbicide by mix-
ing it into more soil. This
combination of more weed
seeds and diluted herbicides
can give you weed escapes.
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