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Clinton News-Record, 1979-06-28, Page 127014 ri 4," Slotegraaf & Dedrnan Al • • specializing In: •SEPTIC BEDS •WEEPING TILE REPAIR •FARM DRAINS •SWIMMING POOLS call 482-9112 Pete Slotegraaf & Ray Dedman PAGE 12—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1979 County farm news BY. PAT LYNCH, SOILS AND CROPS SPECIALIST AND MIKE MILLER, ASSOCIATE AG REP. To scuffle or not to scuffle. That is the question. A recent study on tillage practices for field crops in Ontario from the University of Guelph tackled this problem. They stated that in most studies no consistent yield ad- vantage was obtained by scuffling. When did they get a yield advantage? Under two circumstances. If the cultivation removed weeds that herbicides missed. As well, sometimes a shallow incorporation can im- prove herbicide activity. The second time that yield is improved occurs when a crust is present. Under these cases, removal of a crust helps emergence. Breaking a crust also allows rainfall to infiltrate the topsoil rather than run across the top. Can you decrease yields by scuffling? Yes - if crop roots are pruned, this can set the crop back. Scuffling also can bring up more weed seeds that germinate later in the year. These weeds then go on to reduce yield. We can't help but think that sometimes you scuffle to keep busy. You don't want the neighbours to think you are lazy and have nothing to do. Under today's conditions, that's not a good enough reason. Each time you work the soil, you break down essential soil particles. Each trip through the field uses fuel. In the future, fuel shortages may prevent scuffling. For the present, the question is - will that field benefit by scuffling - probably not. SOMETHING HAS EATEN THE CORN! We've had ten calls where corn plants have been damaged by a worm feeding at the base of the plant. The culprit is known as the Potato Stem Borer. It's pinkish in colour with dark bands across the body. The insect is three-quarters to one and one half inches in length. It eventually changes to an adult which lays eggs in August on twitch grass growing around cultivated fields. The eggs hatch next May and the small larva bores into the stems. It is possible to control this pest by maintaining weed -free fields, borders and fence rows. There are two choices - spray the border areas now with Atrazine -oil or burn off the old,. grass next spring before the eggs have a chance to hatch. It's a matter of eliminating the egg laying site now before the eggs are laid in August or destroying the eggs next spring. Twitch grass is the main weed to be controlled. In all of the reported cases, the damage has been in border areas of the field. The newly hatched larva crawls only a short distance. This problem isn't serious but it's nice to know what's going on. Chemical control isn't practical. We have a factsheet that gives full details. CHANGE IN NAME INDEPENDENT SHIPPER United Co -Operatives of Ontario Livestock Department Toronto Ship your Iivetock with FRANK VOOGEL Dashwood Monday is shipping ' day from Varna Stockyard previously Roy Scotchmer Call Dashwood 235-2707 or Bayfield 565-2636 By 7:30 a.m. Monday for prompt service CHECK THOSE sprayed post emergent BEAN FIELDS with Hoegrass to control FOR WEEDS annual grasses. The You probably gotgood annual grasses should be in the two to three leaf weed control in your bean stage. Hoegrass will not fields this year. The control broadleaf weeds. weather co-operated Broadleaf weeds can be more than last year. To controlled in soybeans be sure, you should check those fields now. Especially check muck areas. In these muck areas, the herbicides tend to be tied up and not able to control weeds. Soybean fields can be and white beans with Basagran. Basagran works best on small weeds. Check the label for the exact height of the weeds. These two her- bicides CANNOT be tank mixed. Meat prices drop Red meat prices at the farm -gate dropped during the month of May. Pork prices fell 5.8 percent in April and continued declining throughout May, down 8.8 percent. The Other Meat index fell 3.2 percent -- the components affecting the decline are lower prices for manufacturing beef, veal, and pork. Farm -gate prices for beef increased marginally by. 0.5 percent which may indicate a gradual levelling off in beef prices. The Dairy index went up by 3.2 percent this month, reflecting price increases for fluid milk by $1.70 per hundred litres and cheese milk by $.79 per hundred litres. milk for manufacturing is set by the Canadian Dairy Commission. This Federal agency deter- mines support prices' for butter and skim milk powder, and also sets subsidy levels to producers under the Dairy Returns Adjustt ment formula. (Fuller explanation of CDC ac- tivities was carried in the April FPI.) Cheddar cheese is made from 'cheese' milk delivered to the factory door by the Ontario Milk Marketing Board (OMMB). The price we have used for cheese milk f.o.b. factory adjusted to 3.3 percent butter -fat (which is the milk as actually utilized for cheddar). Skim milk The Cereal and Bakery • powder for retail sale is Products index declined made from regular skim by 3.3 percent. milk powder, but put The Farmer Price through an "in - Index (FPI) now stands stantizing" process and at 224.6 a decrease of 1.3 packaged for retail. The percent from the price quoted for regular previous month and an skim milk powder is the increase of 21 percent Canadian Dairy Com - from a year ago. It .can be mission (CDC) wholesale noted that the Consumer buying price. Price Index for the same items increased by a slightly higher per- Greenhouse centage (23). In absolute terms, of course, the retail increase represents underway a greater dollar hike in the food bill, as it is a An acre of land will similar percentage in- soon be under glass and Crease of a much larger growing vegetables all base. year in Kincardine The dairy sector Township, the Kincardine represents one of the News reported last week. most regulated food Work began recently on areas. Increases in milk the footings for the one - prices at both the farmer acre house that will be and consumer level have heated by piped waste been held far below the water from Bruce overall increases during Nuclear power plant, and the past year. will be used to grow In Ontario, the farm- tomatoes and cucumbers. gate price of milk going The acre will. be into various dairy covered with six products is regulated by greenhouses, which will the Ontario Milk be gutter connected and Marketing Board. Unlike oriented in the same the situation in many direction, and ex - other provinces, in perimental covers of Ontario the price of fluid fiberglass, glass and poly milk to retailers and films will be tried to find consumers i s out which provides the unregulated. The best growing conditions framework for prices of against the cost. Fisherinsulcition R.R. 3, Wingham SPECIALISTS IN: • Sprayed in place Urethane Foam • Blown insulations • Sprayed Thermal and Accoustical Coatings For usb in Agricultural, Industrial and Residential Buildings Urethane applied by certified foam mechanics CALL US FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTE For free 5 estimates ,.,, 9-357-2687 Out of town call collect INSULATION DOESN'T COST...IT PAYSI Prizes for showmanship went to the following people at the Hensall Spring Fair last Tuesday. Left to right are Scott Cooper, junior runner up, David Hill, junior winner, Brian Falconer, senior runner up and Heather Riddell, senior winner. (Times - Advocate Photo) news farm news Pesticide gets praise The pesticide 2,4-D got some unexpected praise last week from Liberal ranks in the Ontario legislature. '" Liberal agriculture critic Jack Riddell (Huron -Middlesex) said before the government thinks of banning 2,4-D, it should consider its im- portance for the farm industry as- almost equivalent to penicillin for the general public. Premier Will am Davis asked where Riddell had been during debate over the use of the pesticide last week. Both op - EEL ;RAIN position parties have been attacking Environment Minister Harry Parrott for refusing to ban the spraying of the pesticide in school yards. Davis suggested Riddell make his views known to Liberal leader Stuart Smith. SALE PRICES IN EFFECT JUNE 20TH TILL JUNE 30TH, 1979 m,k4 ROSC° IHS a 3 TIER WALK-IN DOOR APPROX. 90" H. GRAIN BINS: AERATORS • SIMPLE TO ERECT • INDEPENDENT STEEL FRAME • MANHOLE ROOF SHEET FOR EASY ACCESS •••DOOR BOARDS (INCLUDED) • AUGER OPENING • (NEW) DOOR DESIGN NI WWI 2 TIER DOOR HATCH STYLE APPROX. 60" H. • PROTECTS AGAINS.T OVER- HEATING, MOLD, INSECT DAMAGE AND GRAIN DETERIORATION • HEAVY DUTY 115 VOLT BLOWER GROUNDED CORD AND PLUG • CHAIN(S) HOOK SUSPENSION • HEAVY GAUGE EXTENSION TUBES • EASY TO INSTALL APPROX. PRICE MODEL EAVE OVERALL CAPACITY FREIGHT NO. # HEIGHT HEIGHT BUSHELS EXTRA 14' DIAMETER BINS WITH 3 TIER WALK-IN DOOR—LESS AERATOR 560-001 144D 10 3 14'3" 1453 $809.00 560-002 145D 128 16'9" 1769 S929.00 19' DIAMETER BIN WITH 3 TIER WALK-IN DOOR—LESS AERATOR 560-003 194D 10' 3 15' 9•' 2883 51289.00 19' DIAMETER BINS WITH 2 TIER DOOR—HATCH STYLE—LESS AERATOR 560-014 195H 12 9 560-015 196H 15 3 560-015 198H 20'3 18 3 3488 20'9' 4093 25 9'' 5302 51469.00 51699.00 51979.00 BALER TWINE cosh ,carry 1 49s A. AERAIORS COUNT ON WESTEEL ROSCO AND CO-OP FOR DUALITY 3488 bushel5302 bushel capacity 507-010 capacity 507-012 1148E FARM PRICE 1348� ea. FARM PRICE HENSALL DISTRICT CO-OP ZURICH HENSALL BRUCEFIELD • 236-4393 262-3002 482-9823 Pea processing to begin next week Processing of the 1979 pea crop at the Exeter plant of Canadian Can- ners is expected to begin early next week. Plant manager Jack Urquhart said Tuesday morning, "'f this dry weather continues the first peas could be ready by as early as the weekend." Urquhart continued, "On paper the harvest shouldn't start until next Wednesday, but the lack of rain has sped things up. The yield of the early peas will be decreased for every day that it doesn't rain," The manager pointed out that the situation was most serious in the im- mediate Exeter area. He added, "Prospects look good for the later peas and corn." Urquhart said rainfall in June was less than half an inch and in May and June only half of what it was during 1978. Despite the apparent recent cool weather, Urquhart said he was surprised to learn that the number of heat units up to June 20 were exactly the same as a year ago. The number of acres of peas under contract is about the same as last year but corn acreage is up. FofA to meet The Huron County Federation of Agriculture is holding a meeting on July 5 at 8:30 p.m. in the Huron Centennial School, Brucefield. The Oxford County Film, "Farming in the Urban Shadow", will be shown at this meeting. A speaker from Oxford County will accompany the film. It is a "must" for call Huron County farmers to see this film. 6.11976 MODELS ON" "SALE (TILL JULY 7, 1979 ONLY) - The following used cars have been drastically DEDUCED OUR LOSS IS YOUR GAIN These are genuine bargains 1976 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM 4 door sedan - Airconditioning, tinted glass, Radio, rear speaker, Zeibart rustproofed, extra snow tires, pinstriping, etc. Spotless condition. Colour - Maroon, Licence KMY 676 1976 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM 4 door hardtop factory Airconditioned, power Windows, Vinyl top, tinted glass, radio, new tires, beautiful beige and tan. Licence KMU 810 1976 BUICK LESABRE 4 door sedan. Metallic bronze with white Vinyl top and pinstripe. Has extra snow tires, radio, fuel mileage indicator, dual mirrors, etc. Licence KMU 794 1976 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM 4 door sedan. Smart Maroon with white pin- stripe. Custom Radio, tinted windshield, whitewalls, chrome package, etc. 1 -owner, licen- ce KMU 606 1976 PONTIAC CATALINA 2 door hardtop. Bronze with white accent stripes. Custom Radio, whitewalls, wheel discs, side mouldings, rear defogger. 1 local owner. Licence JSB 986. WAS'4495 - ON SALE $3,794.. WAS '4695 - ON SALE X3,988. WAS '3995 - ON SALE $3,263. WAS '3995 - ON SALE X3,263. WAS '3795 - ON SALE X2,998. 1976 CHRYSLER NEWPORT CUSTOM 2 door hardtop. Silver finish, loaded with equip- ment. Airconditioned, power windows 8 seats. Cruise Control, tilt wheel, Stereo Radio, In- dividual seats, fancy wheels, etc. Local car. Licen- ce JSB 971 WAS '4495 - ON SALE X3,688. AS -IS SPECIALS These cars run like a top. We have reduced them below their actual value and are offering them as -is (plates removed). Come, grab a bargain! 1976 TOYOTA COROLLA 2 door, 4 speed, radio. KMU 671 1974 DODGE MONACO BROUGHAM - 2 door, away above average. MR 658 1974 DATSUN 710 2 door, automatic, radio. HMR 004 1973 BUICK CENTURY 2 door, PS, PB, radio. DHH 671 1973 PONTIAC GRAND SAFARI • S.W. Power windows 8 seats, tilt wheel, FM radio, looks like new. DHL 700 1973 PONTIAC PARISIENNE 4 door hardtop, airconditioned. CWY 959 1973 FORD TORINO Statioriwagon. Runs perfect, radio. FKA 703 $1.795. $1,495. $395. $995. °1,495. 5895. 5695. McGEE Pontiac - Buick - Cadillac HAMILTON ST. GODERICH 524-8391 a