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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-09-28, Page 20Page 20 Times -Advocate, September 28, 1983 Huron Farm and Home News Several tricks needed to quell quackgrass Quackgrass is legendary for the number of tricks used to control it. These tricks In- clude plowing two or three times the same fall, shallow cultivat.tion several times before planting, after harvest deep cultivation using wide sweeps or planting fall rye. Some of these tricks work some years, on some farms, but none of them are consis- tent enough to work most years. The other alternative is her- bicides. The most common herbicide, of course, is atrazine. However, you have to apply it right. We had one farmer this year that applied 15 Kg./ha. of Atrazine 80W. This rate of atrizine had still not controll- ed the quackgrass. The only way to control quackgrass with atrazine is to apply the atrazine before you plough. Then when you turn the soil over you mix the atrazine into the soil where the quackgrass root will grow into it next spring. Our recommended rate of atrazine from Publication 75 is dependent on shallow ploughing. The type of ploughing that is done with a 12" or 14" bottom plough. However, as you go to wider ploughs you tend to plough deeper. When you plough deeper you dilute the atrazine around the quackgrass roots. Quackgrass once establish- ed tends to put its rhizomes (spreading roots) in the top 4-6" layer of soil. In the good old days you could control quackgrass by summer fallow. That is because all the rhizomes were shallow and you could easily drag them to the top. Now with bigger ploughs you are burying these rhizomes. I was in one field this year and measured rhizomes that were buried 10 inches (25 cm.) deep. I was in this field on Ju- ly 7th. The corn was over knee high. The shoots attached to these rhizomes were just pushing through the ground. They had one or two leaves. Atrazine had been incor- porated into this field, but of course, the roots were well below the layer of atrazine. The atrazine applied post emergent in June was also in- effective because the shoots had not emerged. When you apply atrazine this fall to control quackgrass, adjust your rate according to your ploughing depth. Keep in mind that the old 2 lb. active rate per acre was for ploughing depth of 4-6 inches. If you are ploughing deeper you should increase the rate of atrazine. You at e trying to establish a certain concentration of atrazine in the soil layer that you turn over. This fall application must be followed by an early June post application. If you applied atrazine this spring to bare ground or post emergent and did not apply any atrazine before the field was ploughed you will pro- bably still have quackgrass now. On those fields you should apply more atrazine this fall before you plough. If the quackgrass is not dead now it will not mysteriously die this winter. The split application of atrazine means you will have to grow corn for two years. If you do not want to grow corn next year, either Cytrol or Round -up should be used this fall. Round -up registered at a lower rate This summer Round -up has received a new registration. This new lower rate registra- tion is easier on the pocket - TOP FEEDER CLUB — Michael Hern, right, had the top calf in the Exeter Feeder Calf Club show at the Exeter fair. It sold to Veal's Meat Market for $1 .04 per pound. With him are Catherine Johns, senior showmanship winner, and Al Renning, whose calf was tops in gain. Michael also won the junior showmanship competition. Ell MO IN 1E1 III all NI III III NI ell IM Husqvarna The Chain Saw Professionals. Get like a pro with Husqvarna 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 MB MI III L 61 RANCHER Ideal for farmers, homeowners. utility workers Built tor felling average -sized timber and for limbing. 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The new lower rate registration of Round -up must be applied with flat fan nozzles. Do not use flood jet nozzles. As well, you apply the lower rate of Round -up with a lower volume of water. The lower rate is 50 to 100 litres/hectare (5 to 10 gallons/acre) . With this new longer rate or the regular rate the quackgrass must have 3 to 4 leaves and be actively grow- ing. As well, there must be tillage between harvest of the grain crop and application of Round -up. Ammonium Sulphate and Round -up There has been a lot of con- troversy over the use of Am-. monium Sulphate with Round -up. I asked Jim O'Toole from Centralia Col- lege about this use. Jim said that the research results in both North America and Europe have been inconsis- tent. In some trials am- monium sulphate improved the results. In other trials the addition of ammonium sulphate had no affect. The new lable registration does not include use of am- monium sulphate. For that reason you should not use it. However, for your own ex- perimentation you may want to put out a strip with am- monium sulphate beside the recommended procedure. If you are using ammonium sulphate make sure you use a grade that is highly water soluble. Some grades of am- monium sulphate will not dissolve easily in water. Needless to say this Leads to a messy clean out job. By: P.J. Lynch, Soils and Crops Specialist Drying charts The 1983 Conversion tables for grains and oilseeds are available. The tables convert wet kilograms to dry tonnes. Some tables still have the op- posite side in imperial units. The drying charge is given for each 0.5 percent moisture range. Barley, Buckwheat, Camila, Corn, Flax, Oats, Rye, Soybeans, Sunflowers, Tritical and Winter Wheat charts are available. Copies are available from the Ontario Grain and Feed Dealers' Association by phon- ing their number in Cam- bridge, 622-3800 or by contac- ting the OMAF office in Clinton. By: Don Pullen Agricultural Representative Little chance of wheat vomitoxin Agricultural Minister Eugene Whelan has said that no vomitoxin problem is ex- pected in Ontario winter or Quebec spring wheat crops in 1983 and no levels will be set by Agriculture Canada for use of the wheat in livestock feeds in either province. "This decision comes both as a result of further research findings and the weather con- ditions in both provinces this summer," Whelan said. Research shows that fusarium mould, the source of vomitoxin, appears to be related to wet conditions. However, the hot, dry weather this summer means there is little likelihood of vomitoxin in significant amounts. Vomitoxin can cause decreased feed consumption and decreased weight gains in animals, particularly swine. At very high levels, the mycotoxin can cause vomiting. Results of feeding trials carried out over the last three years by scientists from Agriculture Canada, the University of Guelph and MacDonald College indicate that, with the possible excep- tion of swine, feeding livestock wheat with the levels of vomitoxin found over the last three years should cause no serious effects. The scientists have deter- mined that in swine feeds the total vomitoxin level should not exceed two parts per million while for other livestock and poultry, levels up to five ppm have no ap- parent harmful effects. With usual feed manufacturing practices, feeds would not contain vomitoxin beyond these levels. "In past years when the department recommended levels for feeding con- taminated wheat, this infor- mation was not available. Unless vomitoxin is found at classes in January. This addition will allow ex- pansion and enrichment of agricultural engineering courses offered to diploma students and area farmers. much higher levels, there is no need to limit the normal use of the wheat in feed," the Minister added. "However, Agriculture Canada will monitor livestock feeds for unusual levels of vomitoxin. The department's research on mycotoxins, in- cluding vomitoxin, will con- tinue so more information will be available when needed to guide the feed industry." Vomitoxin was identified for the first time in Quebec and Ontario wheat in 1980. Eastern Canadian feed manufacturers were advised to use no more than 25 percent of contaminated Ontario wheat and no more than 10 percent of Quebec wheat, given the higher levels of vomitoxin found there. The same recommendation was made for Quebec in 1981 given the vomitoxin . levels found and limited research data. Much lower vomitoxin levels than in 1980 were found in On- tario that year. In 1982 when the Ontario crop was affected, further research results were available suggesting livestock could tolerate higher levels of vomitoxin than previously thought. No limits on the use of the wheat in feed were set in Ontario. In Quebec in 1982 the vomitoxin levels found where much lower than in Ontario. FARMERS Book Now To have your seed wheat custom cleaned on your farm. We clean, treat, bag or bulk and we offer ger- mination tests. CaII: Canadian Mobile Seed Cleaning Ltd. (agent) 519-289-5602 VITAMIN & MINERAL PREMIXES for all your livestock Use our straight ingredients or we will custom blend a pre -mix for your farm. Now Available— Premium White Pine Kiln Dried Baled Wood Shavings Get our price: - in trailer load lots - or by the bale WE ALSO CARRY A FULL LINE OF BALANCED REGISTERED MINERALS KENDAL FARM PRODUCTS Hwy. 4 N. Centralia 2281444 DONATION TO HOMEMAKERS — The South Huron Junior Farmers recently made a donation of $250 to the Huron Town and Country Homemakers. Above, Gerald Johns and Marg Pavkeje make the presentation to director Elaine Gottschall and homemakers Mory Deitrich and Gloria Mousseau. T -A photo More females now attending at Centralia Centralia College recently enrolled 328 students for the fall term. First year students totalled 1983 with 107 in Agriculture. Both Animal Health Technology and Food Service Management pro- grams have capacity enrollments. The overall enrollment is down 18 from a year ago. The female:male ratio at Centralia this year is 176:152, or 531/2 percent female. This is the highest ratio in CCAT history due mainly to the larger classes in Food Service Management. At the same time, male enrollment in both Animal Health Technology and Food Service Manage- ment is greater than in recent years. Overseas interest in Cen- tralia courses in increasing. Four students in Food service are from Hong Kong and In- dia and one in agriculture is from Venezuela. There are also several out -of -province students at Centralia. Despite the decrease in enrollment this year, CCAT principal Doug Jamieson said the enrollment trend for the future is on the upswing. On the current decline, Jamieson added, "We had an- ticipated we would have an in- crease this year based on ap- plications, but, many pro- bably were accepted at other schools. Guidance teachers at Ontario high schools told us students were really out to get accepted mainly because of the economy and shortage of jobs." 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