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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-09-21, Page 15 (2)O • Give warning about killing alfalfa . . . and yourself in silo • By PAT LYNCH Soils & Crops Specialist MIKE MILLER, Assoc. Ag. Rep. The . alfalfa plant will winter kill badly if it's cut at the wrong time in the -fall. In JIM SIDDALL & SON LICENSED & INSURED TRUCKER • LIVESTOCK • GRAIN • FERTILIZER • FARM SUPPLIES KIRKTON 229-6439 Huron County, this rest period lasts for three weeks before and three weeks after September 10 in the north and three weeks before and three weeks after Sep- . [ember 20 in the south. Serious damage . can be done by cutting -close to the critical date. The damage.is still significant as the cutting date moves either •way_ in.11le_.- rest period from the critical date. ' Several factors have --an influence on the severity of - the damage. These points also explain why one might get away with cutting in the rest period one year and not the next. A stand that Das been well fertilized will take more abuse than one which has been neglected. A stand that has been allowed to come well into blossom 6tefore each cut will have -.more reserves than a stand where one or more cuttings have been taken with very little Hower. Generally, we like to see 40 `days . between each .cut, =1 I I I 1111111111111111 n 111111111111111111111111111111111I111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 L ALVIN BECKER Smith - Roles Agent invites you to visit the Smith - Roles Display, at the Plowing Match FE - in. Wingham From Sept. 26 to 30 3111IIIIIIIII1111Ililll111111111111111111111II11111111III1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG Lastly, a killing frost that comes earlier or later than usual will have an influence. Why do we need a Sep- tember rest period? An alfalfa plant uses its root reserves as it regrows egr ws during the three weeks after cutting. During the next three weeks, the reserves are built up as the leafy: top groHth _manufactures .food Hhieh is carried back to the root. If a killing frost occurs 3 or 4 weeks aftcutting, o then the plan g s into winter in a weaken on- dihon. } We take's,high 'risk if we ignore the September rest period. The recommendation is based on information from previous years. This in- formation tells when the first • killing frost can normally be expected.- Some years, Mother :Nature`twi11 send a frost earlier than usual and upset this advice. 1f we cut - early in September; we're- guessing that the•first killing frost won't come until mid October. In taking thjs ac- tion, we're running cohtrary to the law of averages. It's better to delay cutting early October than . to go Methane gas not ready yet Methane From swine manure may be an alternate =energy source for the future. but it is not practical for mot producers now. That's the opionion of Dr. Jack Pos. School of Engineering. Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph, who is currently .Working on methane research. TRA DRIV CONTEST 1 0 SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 AT THE EXETER FAIR GROUNDS CONTEST BEGINS AT 12:30 P.M. The South Huron Junior Farmers and•The Exeter Agricultural Society invite you to see competitors test their skills in a trac- tor driving contest. Special thanks to the following farm equipment dealers jot helping make this contestygpossible. %ti/IMARt�i?`S Y'..OXQal_: aF 3Atis�.k.+�ao'n`.tn<' ' s" .'a :" S °.'+ ta. n.Nom BERT BORLAND LTD. Centralia 228-6814 • WHITE TRACTORS • .- . - k) NUI TRA ONOn (519) 235-1115 EXETER •BLYTH I`JONN DEEIJ (519) 523-4244 .• JOHN DEERE TRACTORS • Exeter Ford Equipment Salet Hwy. 83, Exeter 235-2200 • FORD TRACTORS • N.T. MONTEITH LTD. Hwy. 4, South of Exeter 235=212-1 ` p =may TNTE 2NA�3 L r1ARVESTER TRAC1 tS • SHERWOOD (EXETER) LTD.. 18 Wellington St. W., Exeter 235-0743 • MASSEY FERGUSON TRACTORS • ahead and take it during the rest period. An October harvest will- gpincide with the first killing frost and the plant_ won't deplete itself by regrowing. However, it's vital to leave al (east 4" to 6" of stubble because research has • shown that winter soil temperatures at'e', several degrees higher under the plants that have a good top. Soil temperature is an im- portant factor in winter survival. The dry weather of 1978 has upset cutting schedules. Some second -and third d cuts will undoubtedly be reaching prime condition in Sep.- teQ�niber. This article has attethpted to identify some (4 the theory behind the September rest period. We recommend that cutting be avoided in this period. It's generally recognized that the yield loss the next year is, at least, as large as the cut taken to the rest period, and it's also a permanent loss. Silo Gas Hazard:,' Silo gas is heavier than air RODEO -SALE SUCCESSFUL — It was a good crowd that gathered at Exeter Community Pork Saturday to dispose of what was left of the Exeter Rodeo grounds. According lo Carf Conn of the rodeo committee, the sale grossed $2,600. T -A photo and tends to hang along the surface of the silage or spill down the chute of a tower silo and into the feed•room. It can be present within a few hours after tilling with the greatest danger being 12 to 60 hours later. The danger period can last up to three weeks. Silo gas symptoms, range from irritation of ey,es, throat and lungs,. to severe respiratory problems - days or even weeks after ex- posure. The gases can also cause instant death as was the' case with an Eastetn Ontario incident •in 1977. Several precautions should be • observed. Silage' distribution equipment _ -should be properly serviced and adjusted before starting - to fill the silo. The silo should be filled quickly. if at all - possible, and then the operator should stay away - from it for 2 to 3 weeks. Leaving a silo door open just above the silage level will mean that the gas MAY be expelled by running a blower for 15 to 20 minutes. Times -Advocate, September 21, 1978 Page 15 n HURON COUNTY September 26 - 30 1978 Plowing Competitions Exhibits and Parades Ladies Program Something for Everyone WINGHAM one mile east on highway 86 STARTS SEPTEMBER 20-30, 1978 71/4" Heavy-duty699 _ Skilsaw' 9 Ea AH ball bearings. ' 16 to 236' cut depth at 90'. 17e" at 45°_ Features blade lock. heavy -gauge steel foot• sawdust( --ejection system. 5200 rpm 597-710 3/e" Skilc "Xtra Tool" Orill626a Adjustable trigger speed. control C to 850 rpm For- ward or reverse operation Use. it as a screwdriver = drill or, hammer dr li mers 337750 blows per minute. hp motor (115V. 3.2 amp). 597-702 All -year protection against -winterlreeze-up and summer boll -over. Permanent, won't • evaporate or boil away or toarh. Mixes well with other types Good from - 64°C to 136`C 548-008 gallon IMO Eclipse Hacksaw -799.' With 12" Blade / Ea Tubular chromed frame. comfortable grip Adj. for 10 or 12" blades 547-724 Lufkin' Unilok Q 888 25' Power Tape fa Stud. markings 34 blade. Toggle lock 524-050 3 metre/16' tape as above 524-051 Ea $6.88 ANTIGEL WARNING/AVERTISSEMf t4T Gas Line Anti -Freeze De-ices frozen gas lines. re- duces build-up. Keeps fuel system condensation -free 6 oz bottle Childproof cap. 548-011 3/x100 11 -Pc. Combn. Wrench Set 2599 by "Gray" Ea sal Contains 11 combination wrenches in sizes i'e" to I' in a handy roll -up storagb kit 547-218 Two curved -jaws with built- in wire cutler Double action lever grip 547-656 Windshield C Washer Anti -Freeze 99. .a psi ' Effective to - 35°C: Special anti -smearing formula. Premixed. Rubber preserynse minimizes wiper blade wear. 'rity childproof cap. • 548-022 30 amp. battery charger with 200 amp booster Dual-purpose . boosts car batteries On coldest mornings or charges overnight. 6 and 12 -volt settings Fast, Slow and Boost settings- Obi- insul. • .. ', . 572-173 . SONIC CHARGERS • 6 amp. 572-035 • Clem 12 7 - w s'�"'�"'s�". s' F t7r;1�c : t: ani p• -Q� , . , ,,•.; .. 5-Shel e Utility Unit 44 ra Grey utility shelf unit is '36 long, 70" high, with a shelf depth of 12" Easy to as- semble - 594-500 10 oz., 81/2" Pump Oiler 488 Detachable flexible spout ,Lor hard -to -get -at areas Seamless heavy -gauge metallic blue steel body. all brass pump 547-700 Zurich iensall Brucefield 2364393.... - - --.262-.3UU2 4H? 'u+)' SALE PRICES IN EFFECT TILL SEPTEMBER 30, 1978