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Warm weather boosts Ontario corn crop
Even though Tight frosts in late September killed most of the leaves, the temperatures were.not low enough to freeze :lower,stalks and ear shanks.
/Sy the Ontario Corn
Producers Association
A -week of well -above-average
temperatures has made a dramatic
difference in the state of the 1997
Ontario corn"crop. •
Even though light frosts in late
September killed most of the leaves
in many Ontario corn - fields. •The
temperatures werenot so low as to
freeze lower stalks and ear shanks, '
As a result, -grain filling continues
well pact the normal end of the
grain filling period in many fields:
This :is demonstrated by -the ab-
sence of -black layer formation at
the base of filling -kernels.
In other more -mature fielifs.
black layers are de+reloping in ker-
nels which have reached their bill
maturity. and grain is drying down
at a rapid -rate. • -
,It"is expected that the -.sive ot: the
Ontario corn crop Will .still he -he- -
low average because of the -com-
hination of late dates of .planting.
cold spring temperatures, and the
drought which' affected most areas
of southern Ontario in mid July
through mid August. However. the
outlook; especially in terms of corn
quality, maturity. and dryness of
corn at time of harvest, is much bet-
ter than it -was a week ago.
Overall,. 1997 has' been a less -
than -memorable corn growing sea-
son. Most Ontario.fields can he ex-
pected to "make' grain" however,
most of the crop can be expected'ii►
he in the range of number three to
five grade.
The new, crop insurance "sal-
vage" program. which compensates
insured growers to the extent of 30
cents per bushel. for the "lesser: of
(11.harvested yield of sample -grade. •
corn. and. (2) crop insurance guar-
anteed yield minds .harvested yield
.of grade 1-5 corn and silage corn.
will mean a greater _likelihood of
sample grade corn being harvested.
than was -the case in 1992. -Check
the October issue of the Ontario'
Corn Producer magazine for more
details.
At this stage 11 appears, that the
grade acorn will generally he het-
ter.than in 1992. An. Ontario aycr
age -yield of 109 bushels/acre is still
projected by OC.PA. '
• There are a nutnber of other dif-
ferences from 1992 :1s well. in-
' eluding the facts •that. (1►'livestock
and -poultry feeders are more fa-
- miliar with the fact thaf low grade
does not mean .lower feed value.
and (2) price are generally_ higher
than. they_ were ti+c• years .. -ago.
However. the low: grade problem js
likely to affect corn rn all areas i►f.
Ontario- in 1997 except t►r the Ot
• tawa valley where corn i:. well :td,
vanced in maturity; thanks to more
- favourable . May .1997- . weather.
•Quality problems were minimal in
extreme: southwesterp Ontario in
•1992 -
There will likely he grade dis-`
Champion steer
Lees are tops - Steers shown. by Kevin. Erin and David- Lee of RR2 Ailsa Craig were all
named champions by Judge Jim Thompson of Plattsville at the annual-lldertbn Fall Fair on
September 26 to 27. Kevin, right, won Grand champion Scramble. Market Steer.. His:steer
steer
was purchased by Ontario Stock. Yards Inc.. Cookstown.- Erin.- centre: won Grand Champion
Open Market Steer.:- Davis -Moore 'Fuels Ltd.. Exeter bought her • steer. `David. left. won
Reserve Champion Open Market Steer. His steer was -sold to Hansa!! District -Co-op.
llderton Branch. tjl! three steers brought a premium price of $2 per lb. -
(photo contributed)
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DR. MIKE JOYCE: Management practices that affect your
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Pfizer Animal Health strategies.
MAPLE LEAF HATCHERY: The importance of chick
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Early bird door prizes (Sunday brunch at Benmiller Inn)
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counts for low-grade corn this au-
tumn; relative to the very strong
price basis which' is expected for
number two and three cum. hut
farmers are encouraged to shop.-
around.
hop:around. There will he a strong de-
mand for feed. and number 2 corn'
may he. in shoe supply both in On-
tario and adjacent American states. -
including Michigan. The. basis far
low-grade corn should still he very
strong this autumn compared to
normal years. ' . _
" Research -experience in Ontario
has -indicated that leaf -killing frosts
alter -the first of October - .perhaps
October 7 in extreme- southwestern
counties - have almost no effect nn
.yield. regardless of the immaturity
of the crop. Corn kernels stop tiB
ing and form black layers whenever
maximum daytime .temperatures
are no higher than I0 -13C (50-55F)
for several consecutive days. re
"cardless . of • whether -.leaves are -
green or hrown. and regardless -)f
how high the percerti kernel -mois-
ture is at the time. Of course. if the
frost is so severe as to freeze
shanks (several hours below OC).
.kernel filling stops almost .immedi-
• ately because sugars cannot move
from stalks to kernels. •
Kernel dry -down typically occurs
at a gond rate. in October (04 to 0.7 -
decline in -percent moisture - per
day - though this. depends on at-
..-mospheric drying-jnnditions. and
whether -husks arc loosened (husks
otten.do not open easily if frost
Miniature oc-
curs with very mature corn- - but
-_often vary .slowly in -November.
Corn •lelt:in the, field (hr enbs) will
-dry gradually ()Ver. winter to about
• 18-20 per cent moisture. and then
dry 'down relatively- quickly when
'warm winds i:ome in April.
fn making' -.decisions on when to
harvest: -fanners, should play close
attention to European corn borer in-
Jury to shanks.. Late. and unusual's-
Severe late -season infestation-. of
corn borer -larvae in .shanks, in
many parts of Ontario. means that
ears -are more likely. to fall •off
plants in October 1997 than is nor-
mally the ease. • The cornborer
problem in autumn 1997- involves
shank• quality. mare . than - stalk
strength. - '
By contrast. there appears to' he
. no reason to expect that mycotoxin .
problems will he any • worse than
normal -in Ontario corn in 1997 --at
least as observed in late September._
It's worth remembering that in the -
disastrous .corn- growing .season of -
:
1992the corn mycotoxin problem
was less severe than normal.
David Morris.has prepared a list
of. all World Wide: Web sues per----
taining to the harvesting. storage
'and feeding .of immature; low-
grade corn. The URL- address is
-,www imtanornrn.airg/, .
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OMAFRA nutriment management course
by Barbara Lovell: Woodstock
With ' the in-
creased interest in ._
appropriate- ma-
, nure utilization:
OMAFRA is pro- -
v iding a course on.'
the
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the latest- -version .
of • the nutrient
management com-
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NMAN97.
The : course is geared towards;
.crosultants. farmers. planners -antt-
others interested, in manure nutrient
management.
The objective of the course is to
,bow participants-howto develop a
nutrient management plan for au:
Iizing manure on a livestock farm.
The course .yell incus tin how t(i
operate the .omputer prtgram with
particular emphasis on acquiring
- information required for the pro -1
gram and interpreting intiirmation
prl►yided by the program.
The two-day course • is scheduled
for December I I -and •I2-- from. 9
a:m tit 430 pan. each day. The
lost o! the course is 'S 10!i.lX) which
includes two days' of instruction.
lunches and t -copy --bt• the
NMAN9' program. The Instructors
arc ...Don Hilhurn.• OMAFRA.'
Waste Management Specialist, in
Woodstock and Peter .Johnstin.l
OMAFRA..
in Komoka.
The objective of the
course is to show
participants how to
develop a nutrient
management plan
for utilizing manure
on a livestock farm,
Soil and -Crop Advisor.
All attendees are •re-
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able knowledge, of
crop and - nutrient
management and he
familiar with comput=
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-'quipped with - Win-
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If you do not have access to -a-
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o -a-
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er. it is suggested that•you wait for
the course being .offered in early
I998, •where computers will he• .
availahle. - •
For those. that arc _interested, in
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during the course. an_ optional take
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'To- register contact the Wood- -
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Denfield Livestock Sales
roe market. at Denfield traded under some pressure but a good ottenng of
tang .sett ted cattle actually traded steady with last .week on a good demand.
-Cows it ,i itile \tronger. seal tu)ly steady: stackers steady. Nous.and boars
strnnver .
Don Ecth and Mark \-anderploeg. Denfield sold __ herters;ng.-wt. 1215 -
- lbs ..reg. puce `! .5X 'with sales to 99 25 purchased by MGi and /t- ;8) put- ,
.chased by \or wish Packers and %.25 purcha.ed h+ flab. Park.
Morley Hixlgins. Parkhill sold 14 steers..i'-g. wt. '1.;05 lbs.. actL: pnce
91 50. ecth fates ni 9X.60 purchased hj Norwich Packers. . •
1)iiiig Eagleson. Parkhill -old :5 tie is s steers -..is g. wt. 15 , Ihsr: ,tyg.,prrce
•Choice :Steers: 90.00-95.(x1. sales to
Goodsieers: !•i4 )0.5Q oo: Plain steers:•-O(X)-tt1)110.
Choice exult; : ems' `tetters. 15) 9) -sic (81, sates tt►.')U 25:
- Gond heifers. `i,; N)-x918)::Commiin'and medium: 60.00,-4'00.
Gond cows: ;0.0( Canners and cutlers!
Shells: 20.(8)- ;0 (X): Bulls: -15-.(1(1-72.00: ;
Direct to packerover 000 !hs.."95.(K): Direct to packer halts. 1(1(1 10!
Choice veal: 95.00-i1)5 00: Good veal: $0.00-90.00: .
Plain veal: 50(K) -60.(K): God holstein hull .aloes: K0 t8)-:6(1181: -
. - Sows: 48.00-52.00: Boars: .12 00-48.00
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