HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1984-12-05, Page 9Production can be
"We can successfully
demonstrate that production
can and. must work hand in
hand to save the farmer and
the soil."
Those were comments of
outgoing president Gerritt
Van Keulen at Thursday's an-
nual meeting of the Huron
Soil and Crop Improvement
Association in Seaforth.
Van, Kuelen continued,
"There are a lot of tests being
conducted out there, some
successful, some not, yet all
must be done. Soil conditions
are being evaluated along
with tests on soybean trials,
solid seed white beans, corn
trails and Art Bolton with the
Uniroyal program on new
seed treatment."
Bob Trout of the Huron
Conservation District gave a
very comprehensive report
on Conservation cropping
with no -till and ridge planting
methods.
Traut commented, '"I'he
residue on the surface from
previous crops in the no -till
program protected the soil
from wind erosion and pro-
tected young crop plants from
sandblasting which can
several), damage them.
The residue also protected
the soil from sudden, intense
storms by sheltering it from
the impact of falling rain-
drops and slowing the flow of
water acmes the surface, thus
limiting erosion and ensuring
that this valuable moisture In-
filtrated into the soil.
Droughty conditions this
summer also demonstrated
the moisture conserving
benefits of conservation
tillage. In many trials, no -till
and ridge planted corn
tasselled four to five days
earlier than conventional
crops, suffered drought stress
symptoms later and yielded
equal or higher than crops
under conventional tillage
systems.
The addition of conserva-
tion disc furrowers to the
John Deere conservation
planter greatly improved the
germination and emergence
of crops this spring. They
were used to move residue
away from the row in order to
plant into a four to six inch
strip of bare soil.
Temperatures in these
cleared areas were observed
to be equal to those found in
conventionally tilled fields
and ridges. These
temperatures corresponded
to the air temperatures sur-
rounding them. Soil
temperatures under the
residue between the rows
were five to 10 degrees
Fahenheit lower than the
cleared area, depending on
the amount of residue
present.
achieved without soil damage claims SCIA head
TOPS IN HURON 4-H -- Donna Johnston, RR 2,
Bluevale received the highest points dt ' ing the 4-H year
and thus received the C. 5. McNaughton trophy.
Agriculture representative Don Pullen made the
presentation.
TOP STEER AWARD Joe Gower, RR 1, Centralia
received a beef production award at Friday's 4-H
Achievement Night in Clinton from Bevan Shapton for
showing the top steer.
Huron 4-H awards
Cons meed from page 8
Club had the championship
cord exhibit . Kippfield Calf
flub had championship whitee,
bean exhibit . and Huron
Sheep Club. the championship
grain exhiblI
4 11 award certificates were
presented to Don Dodds of
Seafort h and Allan !laugh of
Rrtice'fu•Id for 25 years volun
tarp sen ice as club leaders.
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quately cut residues while
press wheels firmed soil
around the seed and were us-
ed to regulate seeding depth.
In heavy clays, proper
seeding depth was more dif-
ficult to achieve. Weights
may be required in future to
allow proper penetration.
In 1984, the ridgtl-planter
was used for the first time en
ridges. Difficulty in planting
on the high, pointed ridges
formed in 1983 was experienc-
ed, however, lower ridges
with flatter tops formed this
summer and minor ad-
justments to the planter
should alleviate this problem.
Ridge trails this year have
shown that a 10% or higher in-
crease in yield is possible
where crops are planted on
the centre of the ridge. Crops
platted off the ridge, par-
ticularly in the valleys of the
ridges, suffered considerable
stress from cooler
temperatures and wetter soil.
However, when crops were
planted on the ridge improv-
ed growth and yields were
observed.
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and tillage trials carried out
by the HSWCD have yielded
useful information which can
be used to further improve
the cropping system used in
Huron County to produce
economical crop yields while
conserving our most valuable
resource, the soil."
Centralia College resear-
chers Bob Forrest and Jim
O'Toole reported on yield
trails and the latest informa-
tion on herbicides.
Forrest said "choosing
varieties of white beans is
more of a challenge. Early
beans should be planted later.
This year early June plan-
tings brought peak yields.
Two weeks earlier in the fall.
Mabe five to seven days."
About rapeseed or canola
Forrest said, "I don't know
what to say. There are new
varieties coming out of an
European test program which
appear to be better then those
from Western Canada".
Forrest talked about the
problem of winter canola
roots affecting tile drains. He
added, "Problems seem to be
more severe where water lies
in tiles for a long time.''
District director and On-
tario Soil and Crop president
said, "On a provincial basis,
the Huron Associaiton is the
acknowledged leader. We are
trying to find better ways to
accelerate the movement of
technical information to you."
Pat Lynch, soils and crops
specialist for Huron and
Perth reported on demonstra-
tion projects.
In a change from normal
procedures, the annual con-
servation awards and plaques
were not announced Thurs-
day. They will be presented at
an awards night set for
January 11.
Seven nominations have
been made for the Norm
Alexander Conservation
Award which recognizes lan-
downers and tenants for their
efforts in conserving soil.
water and other natural
resources on the farm.
They are Robert Caldwell,
RR 1, Hensall; Hogan
Brothers, RR 7 Lucknow;
Jack McGregor, RR 5 Clin-
ton; Fred and Ken Phillips,
RR 7 Lucknow; Ross Proctor,
RR 5 Brussels; Bruce Shill-
inglaw, RR 1 Londesboro and
Wayne Woods, RR 1
Dashwood.
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