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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-09-01, Page 14Community Centre. The three girls striving to replace current Queen Nancy Harris are Tracey Currie, Heather Dawson and Karen McLachlan. The antique tractor plowing contest drew the most entries with seven ancient tractors and equipment in action. Jack Nethercott of Arkona was the winner with Clare Paton of Lucan the runnerup. The garden tractor class winners were Dave and Jason Small, St. Thomas and Keith and Tony Bawden. Open tractor class winners were Doug Duffin, Thorndale and David Cobban, Delaware in class 3 and Harold Walker, Port Stanley and Len McNeil, Alvinston in class four. In tractor class five Steven • Bedggood, Thorndale and Dennis White, Lucan were best and Doug Duffin and Jim Paton, Lucan took top honours in class six. For residents of Middlesex county only between the ages of 18 and 25, the winners were Ron Abbott and Ron Wakel- ing, both of Thorndale. In the tractor utility class for Middlesex residents, Korry Lyons of Lucan was the winner with Bob Dale of Ilder- ton in second spot. Doug Walls, Denfield and Tom Rushton, Lucan won the tractor utility Blass for four or more furrows and Dwayne Lyons, Lucari was best in the Middlesex high school class. Blair Payne, Strathroy was the novice division champ followed by Larry Leslie, Granton and Tom Cobban, Delaware while Nancy Harris won the ladies open competi- tion and Darlene Paton of ' Lucan was second. Dave Patrick of Delaware township won the reeve's competition. Next were Fred Lewis, London township and Earl Oliver, Lobo. The horseshoe pitching competition was won by Alon- zo Harburn, St. Marys and Roger Christie, Ilderton. Special awards were won by Doug Duffin, Nancy Har- ris, Dwayne Lyons, Dennis White, Dave Patrick, Jack Nethercott, Blair Payne and Mike Dale. Joe Reily of Mount Brydges is president of the Middlesex Plowman's Association, vice- presidents are Keith Field and Robert Dodge and Marian Wildon is secretary - treasurer. Fred Lewis is the provincial director. Townships in Huron County. plowing," said Quisenberry. The event was sponsored by No -till is exactly as its name the Huron County Soils and suggests. Cropsare harvested Crops Improvement Associa- one year. The next year, the tion with assistance from both crop is planted, with no plow - Perth and Huron Ontario ing in between. Ministry of Agriculture and Insects and weeds are not Food (OMAF) offices, much of a problem in no -till Ausable-Bayfield and Quisenberry said. He admit - Maitland Valley Conservation ted there are problems in the Authorities staff and early stages as farmers ex - chemical, implement and periment with the process. seed dealers. No -till has come a long way in No -till planting results were Michigan, and this year, out viewed and the advantages of three million acres farmed, and disadvantages were 30,000 acres were no -till discussed. Dwight planted. Quisenberry, a conservation On a lighter note, agronomist with the United Quisenberry said stones States Department of didn't have to be picked in the Agriculture Soil and Conser- no -till method. Relating to his vation Service, is very much youth, he had to pick stones in favor of no -till planting. annually - not one of his Mr. Quisenberry has been favourite chores. Defending traditional methods, Pat Lynch, soils and crop specialist with Perth OMAF and Dr. Terry a • Daynard of the University of Guelph's crop science depart- ment, said yield on no -till land can be down 15 percent. Her- RR 2, Clinton, Ausable- bicides, pesticides and other Bayfield Conservation chemicals must be applied Authority representatives more often and can run into demonstrated how top -soil • increased costs. wears off from the top of a The biggest concern, said slope and accumulates at the Lynch is a problem with bottom. No -tilled corn at the perennial weeds. They have bottom reduced further ero- to be watched closely, sion of sol No resolve on no -fill involved in this form of plan- especially for weeds not emo- ting in Michigan since 1968. mon to this area. Spot treat. He said no -till will work for ment of these weeds will help, any crop in any soil where said Mr. Lynch. The Perth conventional tillage is used. soils and crop specialist sug- There is a saving in time gested the land had tq be (labor), reduced fuel costs, walked regularly, requiring less Boil runoff and less more time in management. pollution. Dr. Daynard commented that "You're planting instead of where erosion is the issue, no - till planting would be the best. For farmers, the bottom line is whether or not no -till planting is economically feasible. Still in the ex- perimental stage here, the ef- fect on the crop yield in Huron County has yet to be determined. Other methods of soil con- servation were demonstrated. At the farm of John and Hugo Maaskant of RR 2, Clinton, terracing was shown. John Maaskant said he had tried a grass waterway on his gent- ly sloping land, but it required a lot of maintenance. Terracing involves placing tile outlets about 200 feet spart on sloping land. Maaskant said it is easy to get farm equipment around a pro- truding inlet. When com- pleted, his land will take about 12,000 feet of terracing. To date he has about 1,000 feet completed at a cost of around $1,200. It's worth it, he says, to save the soil. On the farm of Don Lobb of MILONNIA •NTRACToRS Ltd. 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From the left are Centralia College Crops Specialist Jim O'Toole, Michigan State University Crops Specialist Harold Rouget, Ontario Bean Producers manager Charles Broadwell and Huron -Perth Crops Specialist Pat Lynch. 7-A photo Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food huron farm and home news The beef business has been through tough times during the past three years. Farmers need to be on the outlook or lookout 'for beef. With the sponsprship of the Huron, Perth and Middlesex Cattlemen's Associations, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food has put together a Beef Information Night. It will be held on Thursday, September 9 at the Kirkton- Woodham Community Centre. Discussions to be held in- clude electronic auction marketing, the Ontario Beef Cattle Financial Protection Program and the beef outlook. For more informa- tion contact your local agricultural office in Perth, Middlesex or the Huron Coun- ty office at 482-3428. Stan Paquette, Associate Agricultural Rep. Capacity of grain bin depends on how it's filled Ag engineers at the Univer- sity of Saskatchewan have found the amount of grain you can store in a bin varies with iiow,you fill it. E.B. Moysey and P. Lan - dine report that if you spread the grain uniformly during filling instead of pouring it in a narrow stream, you can store from 7 to 8 percent more grain in the same space. Spreading increases the density of the stored grain by causing it to settle into place more compactly. There is one drawback, however, if the grain is tough or damp and you decide to dry it in the bin, the increased density about doubles the resistance to air flow. Working with a transparent model one-tenth the size of the bin in a standard grain elevator, the researchers found if you spread the grain during filling, pressures on the bin wall are about 50 per- cent less than if you pour it in a narrow strea_ m. . If the walls of the bin are rough or corrugated pressures during filling are considerably less than if they are smooth. Another finding is that there is an increase in pressure against the walls of the bin just after you begin emptying it. This is par- ticularly noticeable in high, narrow bins. Apparently when the grain begins to flow, the rearrangement of the kernels causes it to expand slightly. The effect is more serious if the bin is emptied from one side. Sam Bradshaw Engineering Assistant (from the Grain Grower) Huron tests reviewed\ The pros and cons of no -till planting are still swirling in the minds of those who were present at the Huron soil, con- servation day near Clinton on Thursday. Over 100 farmers and others interested in soil con- servation toured farms in Hullett and Colborne FURROW QUEEN CONTESTANTS - The 1983 Middlesex Queen of the Furrow will be named at the annual awards banquet October 15 at Komoka. At Saturday's match, director Joyce McLean talks with the'three contestants Heather Dawson, Karen McLachlan and Tracy Currie. T -A photo .Antique tractors favored at Middlesexp. low test Three contestants for the Queen of the Furrow contest participated in a plowing competition and interview. The winner will be chosen at the awardsbanquet to be held October 15 at the Komoka Cool temperatures and several showers of rain hampered activity at the an- nual Middlesex county plow- ing match held Saturday at the London township farm of Barry Bloomfield. Agents For, Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board We Are Capable 0/••Il.I \7J//\6 1711 'R 'White Pea Beans *So%as *Corn -1i,� Fast Efficient Service i 3 Pits Modern F-Q17P;11E,\'T - • 1'01 *R R(LS GRA TEF(ZL Y I PPNF. (71 "I EI), I f 'I: Ji 111.STRI1 '!i TO .11.1.17.1 /17.1: 101'R RE-T('R,V • .IS If /; 11,11'1: 1'V HIE P.1ST. 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