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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-09-09, Page 17Pogo 14 Times-Advo00te. September 9,1982 1 Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food huron farm and home news • Winter wheat and spring grain stubble fields give you an excellent opportunity to kill perennial weeds. Especially twitch grass and biin4weed. For bindweed control you have to wait until the plants are in late bud or early bloom. This will probably be between September 10-15 In most of Perth and Huron. If your field has not been worked after harvest, Banvel, Cytrol, Kil- mor or Roundup will do a good job in controlling bindweed. If you have red clover and bindweed, you must sacrifice the red clover to get the bind- weed. There is some consola- tion in knowing that the dead bindweed roots will aid soil structure. Twitch Grass control is more effective in early September than early May or late October. There are some basic principles. For Cytrol or Roundup, the twitch should be at least 6-8 inches high. This will probably mean spraying mid to late September. Again, this treatment will not be suc- cessful if you worked the field after harvest. If the field is to be planted to corn next year, use atrazine and corn oil. The rate of atrazine will vary with the height and vigor of the twitch grass stand. Use a range of 2 to 4 kg./ha. actual atrazine. The lower rate for the lighter infestations. If the twitch is actively growing, be sure to use corn oil or a corn oil concentrate. For all three products, Atrazine, Cytrol and Roun- dup, you will get better con- trol if the twitch is actively growidg and at least 6-8 in- ches high. Accumulated Heat Units • May 11 to August 20 Centralia: 1982, 2257; 1981, 2232; Normal, 2196. Ridgetown: 1982, 2435; 1981, 2312; Normal, 2325. Pat Lynch, Soils and Crop Specialist John Heard, Asst. Agr. Rep. brainage pays off with a longer harvesting season Good drainage provides mae time to harvest a crop Surface water drains quickly and extends the harvest penod Also. deeplooted crops often stand better whAe waiting to be harvested These are big advantages in kite craps such as some moieties d can . KISTAERDtolnega R.R. 1 GADSHILC, ONTARIO NOK 1J0 519-656-2618 OPEN NOUSE — Bob Forrest (right), lecturer at CCAT and Brucefield farmer Jim McGregor met at W.G. Thompson's test plot open house and used the occasion to discuss alfalfa plowdown. ibe. foot in the new' by 04 u,».. r. M . '.dev..a, ""on« 14 M t, , . oma. N)e x. • Adrian Vos, a well-known farm writer and a farmer, hit the nail on the head in Farm and Country magazine last month. An outspoken marl, Adrian expressed feelings about a hoax perpetrated by farmers which I share completely. Farmers who block highwn ys with useless tractor parades and who throw dead cattle on the steps of banks or who make threatening gestures by a display of ski - masked faces and rifles lean- ing against straw bales do lit- tle to enhance the image of agriculture in the eyes of the general public. In an age when four percent of the public are actively engaged in agriculture, it is absolutely necessary to get public support for the plight of farmers. More than that, farmers must gain the respect of the nation if they are going to continue to gain concessions from all levels of the marketplace and all levels of government. Mr. Vos decries the methods used by a group of farmers in Owen Sound last year. The group literally duped the press, especially the Toronto Star, into accep- ting a story about farmers becoming vigilantes. "As a -farmer and a farm journalist who has, for many years, tried to get the farmers' message across to the city public, I am outrag- ed" by the' stupidity of the group who pulled the hoax, wrote Mr. Vos. .Right on, Adrian. I share your sentiments 100 percent. Fifty years ago, most peo- ple had some connection with agriculture, perhaps were even born on the farm. Most had a relative still working the land. But that is no longer true. Most people do not know a Hereford from a Holstein. As an example, I offer you • a program on television from an independent station only a few weeks ago. The newscaster was talking about the increases pending for dairy products. On the screen behind him was a film clip to illustrate his. news. It was a herd of Angus cattle, for heaven's sake! It is just another example of how uninformed most people are about agriculture. It is a huge job that farmers have: To educate the general public about a agricultural problem. I have castigated big -city newspapers for years about their lack of knowledge and their reluctance to cover agricultural affairs. When they do, it is usually done by a city -born reporter who is afraid to get manure on his boots. Most of the readers - 96 per- cent of them - are in cities, towns, urban centres. Therefore, the big circulation bucks are not found in the country. Which is why farmers, quite often, are ignored. "We may only hope that the (Toronto) Star won't hold the actions of a few back - concession clods against the farm population as a whole - and refuse to report farm con- cerns except when it comes from non-farm sources," wrote Adrian. I echo that hope. Farmers find it tough get- ting coverage, accurate coverage, ill any big, urban newspaper. The Star sent one of its best reporters to cover the Owen Sound story. Fran Reynolds is respected in the business. The story she wrote was on- ly recently revealed as a hoax by the group responsible. "We may only hope that this reporter, now with the CBC, won't carry a grudge against the farm community for the cruel and cretinous joke inflicted upon her," said Adrian. This type of stupidity is reprehensible. It makes it doubly difficult for farm writers to continue to plug away at trying to help farmers educate the rest of the public. Buy a new Case farm tractor... choose special Case • fiflincing fr up to 48 months You have the option of choosing 8.8% A.P.R. financing with any of our new Case 90'series farm tractors purchased between September 1 and October 31, 1982. Purchase must be financed through J 1 Case Credit Corporation.. . o� of la'�s • Instead of 8.8°i° A.P.R. financing, you can choose a waiver -of -finance -charges option. Under this plan, if you buy any of our new Case farm tractors, finance charges will be waived from date of purchase until June 1, 1983. Pur- chase must be financed through J I Case Credit Corporation. Waiver of finance charges on used farm tractors If you buy one of our used farm tractors, any make, between September 1 and October 31, 1982, finance charges will be waived from date of purchase until March 1, 1983. Purchase must be financed'through J I Case Credit Corporation. sew super purchases If you choose this rebate/ no -financing option with the purchase of any of our new Case farm trac- tors, Case will send you a check for the dollar amount opposite the Case model you buy. Rebate may be applied toward your purchase price. NOTE: Govern- ment AgenciesDepart- ments do not qualify for rebates. plus... special factory selling allowances ELIGIBLE MODEL CASH REBATE ELIGIBLE MODEL CASH REBATE 4-W0 $9,400 2090 2-W0 $3,800 4610 4 $8,000 1690 8P . $3,200 4690 -WO 440 $6,400 1490 BP $2,800 4490 211690 2 -WO $5,400 1390 9P _ $1,800- 2390 2 -WO $5,000 1290 GP _$1,500 `$1, 2290 2 -WO $4,200 1190 4P 300 to make your trade even better 6 Offers valid September 1 thru October 31,•1982. See us now. FARMSUPPLY LIMITED Sales and+Service - Repair RR 3 Zurich, Ont. Phone 236-4934 236-4321 '1 • Advice given Huron F of A 'Dig In and tough it our 'Dig in and tough out' the current economic hard times and let the school of Rural Planning and Development help. That's what the Huron Federation of Agriculture was told at its September 2 . meeting in Clinton. Dr. Mark Lapping, director of the school located at the University of Guelph, told the group of farmers to ask what the school could do for them. The school, which was started a year ago, is an offshoot of the Rural Development Outreach Project which con- centrated its efforts in Huron County, Halton Region and Northern Ontario. "It seems everyone is cav- ing in," said Dr. Lapping of giving into the current economic situation. He suggested that if people give in now to the idea that the sky is falling economical- ly, they'll never be able to prove their worth again. "These times test who we are as people," said the professor. Not only can the rural plan- ning and development school help, but Dr. Lapping sug- gested the entire university be utilized by farm people. He has found in his two years at the university, that it's more of a 'people school' than most universities. He added thepeo- ple must tell the university what they need to do for them. RDOP and the university have assisted the Huron federation previously, par- ticularly in a report on absentee foreign ownership. Dr. Lapping added it has recently assisted Dufferin County farmers in dealing in planning issues with the Niagara Escarpmegt Com- mission. The school will also be assisting those same farmers as it deals with On- tario Hydro on a proposed transmission line corridor through the area. Dr. Lapping said he desperately believes in the need for planning. Communi- ty involvement is also necessary in the planning pro- cess, he said. The school is fortunate to have a lot of fine students emphasized Dr. Lap- ping. He described them as students who want to live and work in a rural area and work with and for rural residents. The four faculty members of the school, himself includ- ed, spend a third of their time teaching, another third in research and the remaining time in community outreach. This is where the school can help the people. Together, the school and the university are currently working on a project involv- ing issues relating to an aging society in a rural context. Rural leadership is another area being looked into. "These are some of the new thrusts being taken...and as I pointed out before, you have to ask of us," repeated Dr. Lapping. Another area in which the farmers could ask for assistance with technical pro- blems on the farm. The school's director said it would try its, best to aid in any way. He envisions the demands on the school to be such that it won't be able to comply with all requests. For now, he admits, "the plate's not full." Of the four faculty members, two are former residents of Huron County, George Penfold, a former planner with Huron County and Harry Cummings, previously of Clinton. Joking- ly, Dr. Lapping said this would give the school an "awfully distorted 'perspec- tive" in Huron. • Regional directors Prior to the guest speaker, the• federation named its directors for the five regions In the county. In Huron north east, the director is Gerry Fortune of RR 1 Wingham with delegates Eric Prescott of RR 3, Brussels, Doug Fortune of RR 1, Wingham and Brian Jef- fray of RR 2, Wingham. In Huron north west, the director is Merle Gunby of RR 1, Dungannon and the delegates are Walter Elliott of RR 1, Lucknow, Jim Hunter of RR 1, Belgrave and Tony McQuail of RR 1, Lucknow. In Huron east central the director is John Nesbitt of RR 2, Blyth. The delegates are Doug Garniss of RR 4, Wingham, John Van Beers of. RR 1, Blyth and Carol Finch of RR 1, Clinton. Huron west central's direc- tor is Jim McIntosh of RR 4, Seaforth. The delegatesare Bob Coleman of Kipper, i McClymont of Varna and Stan McIlwain of RR 2, Goderich. Paul Klopp of RR 3, Zurich has been named direcctor� the Huron south reg' delegates are Albert Erb of RR 2, Zurich, Ralph Geiger of RR 2, Zurich and Gregve of RR 1, Zurich. A new president, vice- presidents and directors -at - large will be elected at the an- nual meeting on Friday. Oc- tober 8 at the Brussels, ru mun smo Mor- ris and Grey Centre. 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