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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1980-07-17, Page 12C. J Page 12 M iy Citizens, Neves July 17, -1900 Huron farm news Your corn is sure growing now. You can almost see it growing. That bindweed is also. In fact, it's well into flower. At this stage, it is translocating from the leaves to the roots. During flowering is the best time to kill it. You can use Kilmor or a mix of 2,4-D Dicamba for this job. However, these 'products must be applied no later than 2 weeks prior to silking and tasseling. Some early corn is going to be tasseling by the first week of August. This early corn is going to be tasseling by the first week of August. This early corn should not be sprayed later than July 15th. We have seen damage when hormone herbicides are applied too late to corn. The chemical destroys part of the silk and interferes with pollination. You end up with some barren areas on the corn cobs. And don't be in a hurry spraying these hor- mones. Drop pipes are used so that 1 chemical will not get into the whorl of the corn plant. However, if you go sipping through a corn field with those drop pipes flopping all over the place, you will get damage. Some of the her- bicide will get into the whorl. Take your time! We get phone calls And in the past 2 weeks, one of the most common calls has been about home - tail. That's that little plant that looks like a pine tree. In most areas of Perth ana Huron, it is becoming worse each year. Sauffer Chemicals have some plots in corn at the farm of Don and Matt Crowley in Ellice Township to try to control horsetail.. However, none seem to be too effective. Horsetail is bestcontrolled with • MgPA. However, MCPA can only be used on grain crops,. You can burn it off in corn with Atrazine and oil or Linuron and oil. But it will come back. This is because you only burn off the • NACE? CAL " COMPLETE INSTALLATION! HIGH QUALITY EFFICIENT FURNACES AND HUMIDIFIERS • OLSEN OIL FURNACE • GENERAL & ELECTROHOME HUMIDIFIERS • NEWMAC COMBINATION WOOD -COAL -9I • GENERAL HUMIDIFIERS • HONEYWELL FUEL SAVER THERMOSTATS MSALL DISTRKT C 1 I ZURICH HENSALL BRUCW1EtQ 236-4393 262-3002 482-9823 5 percent that's above ground. About 95( -percent of the plant is below ground. ' About 50 percent of the plant is 20" below ground. ICemptville College • of Agricultural Technology in Eastern Mario has been researching this weed' . for some time. In one of their trials, they burned it off with chemicals, hoed it out all summer in some plots and let it grow in other plots. Tjteir highest • corn yield came where the left it alone. ' In most of the corn fields that I see, the horsetail is really only a nuisance. It is not causing a yield reduc- tion. However, I saw some atLanrence Taylor's in Hulled Township in Huron County last week. In some areas it did appear that the horsetail was 'suppressing the corn. We are trying to control it in a hay field at Arie Van- derschot's. We will kill the alfalfa in spots ' where the horsetail is, but we hope to clean up the Horsetail. We will keep you informed.. In the meantime, you can be reassured of some things - the first is there is nothing you can do about the weed. Secondly, it's probably not doing any damage. Thirdly, if we find a way of .con- trolling it, you will be the first that we will tell. Pat Lynch, - Soil and Crops Specialist - ' for Huron and Perth Don Pullen, Agricultural Representative 4 •• ', t,.' EXCELLENT TURNOUT - The first ever.Zurich Fun -Day barbeque, ball game and dance had a good response from area residents. This photo shows the eating crowd at around,? a.m. • Staff photo Busy day pt ZurichFair TheZurich fair always haus a super show of quilts, painting, knitting, all kinds of hand crafts as well as super good baked goods, flowers and house plants. Junior homemaking is also well represented. Anyone wishing to enter their wares may_do so before 10 a.m. sharp. At 2 p.m. is a baby show in the audiitorium sponsored by Zurich . Chamber _ of Commerce. Three age categories may be elegible; birth to 6 months; 6 to 12 months and 12 to 18 months. Pet show begins at 2:30. Children bring your best rabbit, cat or dog any breed, also pedigree cat or dog with papers made available at show time. If you have a, pair of banties, pigeons or an unusual pet, they all qualify. Bright and eager help Earlier .on in the spring, several enthusiastic young people were interviewed for a position with the Junior Agriculturalist Program 1980, but only a few successful applicants are ac- tually, out in the field (literally) trying their hand (s) at haying, feeding pigs, milking 'cows and driving tractors. That's right! There are 26. of these bright, willing students in the counties of Huron and Perth and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and they are all doing things that they never would have thought they would be doing!! EXTENDS TO YOU A HEARTY Our unique country resort has something special for you! Join us for our... Noon -Day Buffet/12 Noon to 2:30 Daily/'10.50 . Sunday Buffet/12:30 to 2:30 Every Sunday/'10.50 Sandwich menu available weekdays 2 Fully Licenced Lounges/Open Daily till 1 a.m. A Business meeting or family outing, Benmiller is for you! Come as you are, relax and enjoy 7 days a week. Fer Reservations please phone 524-2191 Benrztiller Inn Nestled in Benmiller, Ont., just 7 kilometres east of Goderich on . Huron County Road 1, just off Highway 8 LICENCED UNDER THE L.L.B.O. SPORTS • SPOT by Morlf•nt, and Tony Bedard Zurich Sunsets attended the second annual rec tournament in Seaforth on the weekend. - In the first game the Sunsets were handcuffed against the firemen 1-0. The winning pitcher for the firemen recorded 13 strikeouts. In the second game it took the Seaforth Turf club 10 innings before they could squeeze in the winning run in 3-2 decision. The Turf club got 2 runs in the top : of the fifth but the Sunsets rallied in their half of the inning. Clifford Gingerich led off with a single, David Smith grounded out to move the runner and Andy Durand singled, Larry Merner then was hit by a pitch befor Dan Beauchamp singled home two of the three men on base. The game remained a pit- chers dual until the Turf club scored in the 10th. On Monday night the Sunsets were back home and eager to play after a fine performance in Seaforth. The Sunsets were winners over league leading Oil Burners 3-2 on a solo home run byDave Stark over the left field fence in the fifth innings With`, the Oil Burners leading 1-0 in the third Beauchamp singled, stole second before Kevin Geof- frey bunted safely to send Beauchamp to third. Stark then hit a 2 R.R.I. single to take the lead. His home run made it 3-1 in the fifth. The Oil Burners rallied for 1 other run in the seventh endings with the bases loaded. Minor softball action In minor softball action this past week theCubs edged the Orioles 24-22. ' Something new at 4 p.m. will be a Share the wealth bingo operated by the Zurich -Grand Bend Figure Skating Club. Children, remember to take your free radio ad- mission tickets and drop them in the milk can at the gate.At 4:30 there will be a draw for two AM FM radios, one each for a girl and a boy under .14 years sof age in attendance at draw time. Some crops damaged Huron County Agricultural Representative Don Pullen said that - the storm last Tuesday which brought ,high winds and excessive rain caused very heavy lodging of spring grain, and winter wheat crops'. • He said that this coddition exists across the county, but damage is worse in the southern parts of Huron County. Pullen said . that harvesting these crops will be . more difficult now. the violent storm which brought -two inches of rain in three or four hours also caused . • slight - damage to bean crops, Pullen said. But he said the corn. crops look promising- and- the warm days and nighte have been good for them. The hay harvest is almost complete. The weather has been favourable and the hay is' of excellent Jyuality. TOURNAMENT MVP — Mike Masse of the Zurich Cobras was the most valuable player in the Stanley Steamers slo-pitch tournament held this past weekend in Varna. Masse received his trophy from Molson's Brewery representative Dennis Palleti: Staff photo South Huron Sio-Pitch League Teams GP W L Bayfield Knighthawks 12 Stanley Steamers 11 Zurich Eagles • 11 Bayview BlueBombers 10 Dashwood 10 Zurich Cobras 10 Bayfield Flyers 11 Bluewater Fakers 11 10 8 6 5 5 4 2 1 2 2 5 5 5 6 8 8 Th T PTS 0 20 1 17 0 12 0 10 0 10 0 8 1 5. 2 4 RESULTS Flyers 11 Eagles 5 Flyers 19 Lakers 19 Steamers 12 Dashwood 6 FUTURE GAMES Wed. July 16 Flyers at Steamers 8:30 p.m., Thursday July 17th Lakers at Knighthawks 7:00 p.m. Sunday July 20th fllueBombers at Eagles 7:00 P.m. Flyers at Dashwood 8:00 p.m. Lakers at Cobras 9:00 p.m. •