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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-09-10, Page 14Page 14 Times -Advocate, Se tember 10, 1981 J 1 TALK ABOUT CROPS - Clandeboye area farmer Gerold Lynn, Jim O'Toole of Centrolio College and Huron assistant Ag. Rep. John Heard talk about the recent wet weather durino Wednesdays corn rootworm clinic in Middlesex and Huron sponsored by CNonomid Conodo Stoff photo Tour area farms Seek out root worms The second annual Cyanamid Canada corn rootworm clinic and tour was held in the Exeter area Wednesday with a visit to farms in Huron, Perth and Middlesex counties. The three stops on the bus tour which began from headquarters at the Exeter Golf and Country Club were at the Gardiner Brothers in Hibbert, the Sereda Farms in, Usborne township of Huron and atJackHodgson's farm RR 2, Ailsa Craig in Middlesex county. Heading the tour were Howard McKendry and Tim Trinier of Cyanamid and Pat Lynch, soil and crops specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food at Stratford. McKendry who is Cyanamid sales manager for Ontario and the Maritimes said the purpose of the tour was to let dealers see demonstration plots which were treated and others untreated, what to look for in damage and to identify the problem. McKendry continued:'One of the problems with root - worm is that it does its dirty work underground and more often than not there are no above ground symptoms such as goosenecking or lodging." The Cyanamid official explained the root rating system by saying, "A rating of two or more means you should have treated for rootworm." A root 1 is healthy with little or no feeding and is no problem. Root 2 is described as feeding on main and brace roots slight, feeding scars on other roots may be more numerous, but no evidence of egtire roots pruned. Moderate feeding damage and several feeding scars with some roots pruned severely is a Root 3, Root 4 is heavy root pruning with one entire root system eaten to within one inch of the base of the stalk and Root 5 is severe root pruning and two or three entire root systems left as root stubs. There are nowtwo species of corn rootworms that damage corn in Ontario. The northern corn rootworm beetle has a distinctive light green colour, is about one- quarter inch in length is present across Southwestern Ontario and is the only species east of Toronto. The deep yellow striped Western corn rootworm is slightly larger in size and is predominant in the south- western counties of Kent and Essex. It should be noted that the population of these insects is not distributed uniformly. Rather, it varies con- siderably front field to field within any given area as well as from one year to the next. Reasons for this variation are not totally understood, but it has been observeo trial practically no rootworm problems occur on the more sandy soils. The adult beetles are attracted to feed on the silks of certain preferred hybrids thus laying eggs in those fields and that deep rooted, study stalked hybrids seldom sustain economic loss. McKendry said the adult corn rootworm lay eggs at the base of the corn plant, they winter as an egg and hatch in the spring. We try to hit the larvae stage with granular soil insecticide at the time'of planting. He added, the corn root - worm first hit southwestern Ontario in 1966-67 and has become a real. economic concern to growers in the last couple of years. Pat Lynch said treatment for corn rootworm is not necessary the first year a field is planted in corn, but, should be done for the second year. The soils and crop specialist went on to say," We spend more to control corn rootworm than on any other insect. The annual cost would likely be close to 10 million dollars." This year there are about 2.8 million acres planted in corn in Ontario and about 900,000 acres are treated for corn rootworm. A moderate infestation of corn rootworm can cut yields by as much as 10 bushels per acre. Lynch said the corn borer was not a problem this year. FERTILIN NOW For A Beautiful Lawn Next Summer t,Wiser 315542 .i - Fertilin 3-5-12 with weedkillers for con- trol of most broadleaf weeds. Use on turf only. 10 kg. bag. 099 Fertilin 3-5-12 With Weedkillers 10 kg bag EXETER DISTRICT CO-OP 221 Brock St. Exeter 235-2081 NO SATURDAY DELIVERY Huron farm and home news Avoid lunch bag syndrome; learn beef programs September is here and it is back to school for all the kids. I'm sure many of you will be posing the common question, "What will I make for lunches?" Avoid the famous "lunch bag" let- down syndrome by preparing and including a variety of nutritious, in- teresting food items in your family's lunch boxes. Canada's Food Guide should be considered whenever any meal is planned. Rememberthatfoods from each of the 4 Food Groups should be included; 1- Meat and Alternatives e.g. meat, poultry, fish, cheese, eggs and peanut butter; 2 - Bread and cereals e.g. bread, muffins; 3- Fruit and Vegetables e.g. juices, raw fruits and vegetables and 4 - Milk and Milk Products e.g. milk, cheese, yogurt •and milk puddings. Sandwiches tend to be the traditional item prepared for packed lunches. Protein fillings such as ham, beef,pork, chicken, fish, cheese, peanut butter and eggs are frequently chosen. To give the sandwich tex- ture, add something crispy or crunchy to the filling- the choice is endless; lettuce, pickles, alfalfa sprouts, green pepper, shredded carrots, cucumber, apple slices, dried fruit or nuts. Just by changing the type of bread, you can alter the image of the "ordinary sandwich"! Choose from rye, cracked or whole wheat bread, crusty kaiser or submarine rolls, hamburger or hot dog buns, bagels, crackers or pita bread- an unleavened bread that has a pocket to hold the filling, Preparing sandwiches the night before can ease the early morning mad rush. Most can be made the night before with the exception of those containing lettuce and tomatoes. Sandwiches can also be prepared in quantity and frozen for future use. Meat, .poultry, fish and cheese freeze well while some fillings are unsuitable because of flavour or texture changes that occur upon thawing. Those unsuitable include; egg, tomato which soakes into the bread upon thawing and luncheon neats which become overly salty. Salad dressings tend to serparate upon freezing. but this does not seem to create a problem in sandwiches. -.e Sandwiches prepared for freezing should be placed in air tight freezer bags or containers and should be labelled with contents and date listed. Sandwiches can be successfully frozen for up to 6 weeks. Frozen sliced bread, rolls are ideal.for'making sand- wiches. It will thaw and ensure a fresh and cool product for lunch. Fresh, raw vegetables should also be packed with school lunch. Varying the way' the vegetables are prepared and cut can add a little interest to the packed lunch. Examples are; celery sticks, carrot curls, zucchini slices, turnip wedges, radish roses or cauliflowerettes. Muffins, oatmeal cookies, yogurt and milk puddings are good nutritious choices for desserts. Fresh Fruits; crisp apples, juicy oranges, bananas, peaches and pears are great to complete the lunch. When shopping, select fruits which are in season. If a beverage is to be in- cluded in your family's packed lunch, choose milk or unsweetened fruit or vegetable juices. Many schools have milk available for purchase. • CO-OP CORN TOUR -- A number of corn plots in South Huron were on the itinerary of c, United Co -Operatives of Ontario tour Wednesday. Shown in an Exeter oreo field are c, UCO corn breeder Dr. Romsis Gigis of Chatham, John Bennett of the. Exeter District Co Op and Don Wilkinson, UCO seed corn marketing manager. Stuff photo �r \ Animals are so pathetic when they are sick. Babies in arms are even more so but an ill animal is almost as bad. Children old enough to communicate can at least tell you where they hurt. They can indicate in many ways even when they are not old enough to talk. But animals can not. I went out Sunday morning to feedour horses. As usual, they came rushing into the old shack that we call a barn. nickering a welcome. I have always enjoyed the odor of fresh straw and yes, even fresh horse manure. I like the smell of rolled oats and horse sweat and good leather. It was riot a lovely, summer morning. It was foggy and drizzling rain. The mare dove into her oats and the colt nuzzled happily beside her. Sudden- ly. the mare started pawing the ground with her back feet. She stopped eating long enough to gnaw at her front foot. trying to reach behind the fetlock joint with her teeth. I thought. perhaps. it was a pesky horsefly or a botfly, even a wasp. She finished her oats and headed back through the cor- ral into the pasture. Sudden- ly. she stopped again and started pawing the ground with her back feet until the mud flew. She rocked back and forth. Oh. oh. My first thought was founder. A foundered horse can rarely be cured. It's an inflamation of the hoof and joints that can be extremely painful. I caught up to her and lifted a foot off the ground. No heat. A hot joint on a horse means trou- ble. It was cool. So were all the rest of them. She couldn't wait to get to the grass alter being cooped up in the corral all flight. Before letting her go, 1 "Mn •.• yap. rcat.d by Sob t.on,, (e1.4 Rd U...•• Oji NL 2(7 listened with my head to her intestines just in front of her hips. She did not sound like she had colic and a horse with colic will rarely eat. Next move: call the vet. He was baffled, too. He thought perhaps it could be some new kind of bug bothering her. brought on by the crazy weather, the heat and the ram. We also gave her a shot, just in case it was a touch of colic. He prescribed a special hath with three tablespoons of potent skin antispetic in two gallons of water She got a rub down im- mediately and seemed fine. We kept an eye on her all day. Monday morning, she seemed fine but Monday evening she was back at it again. kicking with her hind feet. pawing with her front feet. gnawing at her fetlock It was pitiable to see. She was obviously in distress, looked worried and wretch- ed. She has such soulful eyes. We have always had a great rapport. She was born on my birthday, the first colt to be horn when we moved to the country. I swear she looked at me as if to sav Help me, Bob! So we called the veterinarian again. My vet bills are going to be higher than nn dental bills this month After an extensive ex- amination. he found the tender spots just at the heels where the frog of the hoof begins It was a fungus growth. similar to athlete's foot so we will spend the next 10 days washing all four hooves Gaily, sprinkling them with peroxide and then spraying them with an anti - fungicide 1 know now why farriers must go home each night with an aching back. And why they charge a minimum of $4 a foot horseshoes. Oh. my aching back! to reset Packed lunches can become a - monotonous everyday routine, but you can avoid hearing "the brown bag blues" from your family by preparing and providing an interesting variety of nutritious food items. Kathy Simpson Home Economist Beef Marketing In Canada The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture has prepared a working paper on Alternative Marketing and Stabilization Programs for the Beef Industry in Canada. The Committee chairman is the Honourable Harry Hays P.C. The paper is authored by Max . Roytenburg of Roygold-Marketing Systems Ltd. This working paper should be read and discussed by beef producers in the cow - calf backgroundieg and finishing sectors of the in- dustry. The committee in- tends to hold hearings with producers after they have examined the document. Write the "Standing Committee on Agriculture, 140 Wellington Street, Room 403B, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A4 and ask for the paper on "Alternative Marketing and Stabilization Programs for the Beef Industry in Canada". S.J. Paquette, Associate Agricultureal Represent- ative. Beef TwilighttMeeting A beef program will be held for producers Monday, September 14 at the sale ring of the Hect¢all Livestock Yards Ltd. Highlights will be: beef on a bun at 6:30 p.m.; Program from 7:30 - 9:00 featuring Bob Robson, Manager Shur -Gain Research Farm, Maple; flaelen Josephson DVM, Veterinary Services Branch, C.C.A.T.; Ralph Macartney, beef Cattle Specialist, O.M.A,F., Guelph. . 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