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The number one earn: overcome the problems even high producing cows.
insect in Ontario is the
of pasture deeding by to fill up, and so refuse
corn rootworm. every' switching to year round, grain.
year, Ontario farmers stored feeding programs This, problem can be
spend in excess of 2 However,if you plan on minimized by changing
million dollars for in, using pasture for the over to pasture
secticides in combat this milking herd it will gradually, allowing only-
insect. - require careful -attention a few hours of grazing in
to the entire feeding the early part of the year..
The amount of damage program to support good The cows will fill up in a
that this has p short time, but will digest
ir>�ect does roduct>lon.
been- assessed at many Early � pasture growth is this, and be ready for
tunes the amount spent
on. control. This high in quality, but grain, and other dry feeds
declines rapidly, Within a at milking tune,
because of' improper : month, the dry atter of Because of the low fibre
application of 'M
nsicticide, . spring . grass can drop content, lush pasture
as well as the insects
from 68 percent TDN and often causes . a• severe
ability td evade, = our 15 percent" protein, to 50 drop .in butterfat test. To
control techniques. percent TDN and 7 avoid this, make dry hay
Bernard Smith from percent protein. .available in a free choice
Canada Department , of In addition, pastur* hay feeder. If each cow
Agriculture in Harrow,. quality. 'scan change does not consume at least
admitted tlmt some years drastically from one field five pounds of hay per
there is only 60 percent to another depending on day. it may be necessary
control of this insect the type and amodnt of to keep them in the,barn
when insecticides are grasses and legumes longer for hay feeding.
aper e- -Ti make wife -;—present; Iid't1i i at't y--" °Dntin °the S iYfr r
worse, the Western Corn of the stand. It is this and fall, the quality and
Rootworm is increasing variability which createS/ quantity of pasture
in numbers. It is even „most of the difficulties'l available is often
more aggressive than the pasture f e e d jai g inadequate to support
Northern Corn Root- Programs. normal levels of milk
worm, which ; farmers Dairymen must react P r o du c t io n. Wh e n
have been fighting for to changes in pasture pastures decline, be
many years. quality before production Prepared to supplement
slumps occur. Even them from stored feed
tly pes
The rootworm in- short-term, inadequate with hay, haylage or corn
secticide must be applied feeding practices have a silage and adjust the
in a 6" band over the corn major long term effect on grain mix to balance with
row. This band assures the production of in- these feeds.
that a large portion of the dividual cows. Ontario Trials with
root zone is treated. At a The grain mix which Pastured beef cattle have
corn planter clinic this complements your shown year after year,
past month, it was suer- pasture feeding program, that average daily gain
prising to see a new will depend on the quality decreases drastically
planter on display with no of pasture available. In after mid-August. In
bander attached to the May and June, a mix most cases, the use of
end of the insecticide containing 14 percent some supplementary
tube. protein should be stored feeds is critical in
One farmer said the adequate, but during thefall if production
banders fell off his summer and fall a grain slumps are to be
planter and he never mix of at least 16 percent prevented.
replaced them., protein is required. If
The—insecticide-.,_ .was_.. ,,only ,on.e_=grain----mix--is_to-4 .._._--
dribbling on in a 1" band be fed throughout the
over the. seed. This is not pasture season, it is best
good enough, since a to overfeed protein in the
large portion of the root early stages.
zone would not be In view of the high cost
treated. of protein supplements,
many dairymen could
It is also advisable to benefit by gradually
have the insecticide increasing the protein
mixed shallowly into the level of the grain mix
1/" of soil. If the in- during mid-June.
secticide is applied in A common , problem
front of a press wheel, with cows on lushpasture
this mixing is generally is the change in appetite.
sufficient. However, with To consume the dry
planters similar to the matter of 30lbs. (1.3.5 kg.)
Max -Emerge, some type of hay, a cow may have to
of chain or finger harrow eat" up to 200 lbs. or 90 kg.
should be used to of Lush pasture, causing
shallowly incorporate the
chemical.
It is suggested to switch
insecticide classes every
two years. This is
because some people fear
that rootworms may
develop resistanceto one
type of rootworm in-
secticide.
-- However, resistance to
the recommended
rootworm insecticide has
not been proven. Ifryou do
switch, switch to another
class of insecticide.
There are only two
classes of rootworm
insecticides.
Furadan is in one 'class.
The rest of the in-
secticides are in the other
class.
Finally, insecticides do
not have to be applied to
first year corn. The adult
rootworm only lays its
eggs at the base ''bf the
corn plant. If there was
no corn in a' field last
yfar, there are no eggs
there this spring, thus, no
reason to treat that field.
That makes crop rotation
the most effective!
method of rootworm
control. r
Remember to handle
rootworm insecticides
with extreme caution.
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Certificates and. pins were presented to eight 4-H Hohnesville 1 Elise f.indsay, Goderich 2, Linda
club members during an Achievement. program in Best, Goderich 2.and Arlirda Schlo'e
ndorf,
Clinton on April 24 for their completion of six Holnaiesville 1, (News-Recordphoto)
home
.�..m,tlldng pro j.eats.,..1'he,_Gaunty.Honor-s-went-ta,—
— deft to right, Cathy VanNinhtiys, Holmesville 2; r
Julie Proctor, Clinton 3; Melissa Segeren, Clinton
2; Cindv Evans. Clinton 3; Cheryl ;Thompson,
news farm news
Researchers investigate corn smut
In 1979, an outbreak of
head smut, a corn disease
which destroys the entire
ear of an infected plant,
was found on 34 farms in
Oxford, Elgin, Mid-
dlesex, and Perth
counties. -
The frequency of in-
fected plants varied from
only traces on several
farms to as high as 35
percent in one field of one
farm.
Head smut may be
present on other farms as
well and also. may have
occurred in previous
years',ialthough it was not
positively identified in
Ontario until late in the
1979 growing season.
Head smut differs from
common smut in that the
entire ear is replaced by
the smut gall and often
the tassel also is covered
with smut. In common
smut, on the other hand,
the galls can occur
anywhere on the plant
and, if on the ear or
tassel, affect only a few
Turn topage ll •
Farmers want protection
The Ontario Federation
of Agriculture executive
presented the Provincial
Cabinet with aµ`'35 -page
brief asking the gover-
4-H rabbit club time
"Hare" ye, "Hare" ye,
all you 4-H'ers out there.
It's Rabbit Club time
again.
The first meeting of the
Central Huron Rabbit
Club was held at the
home of club leader
David Townsend on April
23.
Six new members
attended and the club
officers are: president,
,Barry Moore.;. vice
president, Brenda
Pullman'; secretary,
Darlene Moore; press
reporter, Patty Coleman.
The leaders are David
Townsend and Tom
Jorgenson.
Mr. Townsend gave
some ideas and some of
the topics that will be
covered dur"ing the year.
They will include;
materials and building of
equipment, health and
diseases of rabbits and
judging and feeding of
rabbits
Due to the absence of
the new president, vice
president Brenda
Pullman led everyone in
the 4-11 pledge to adjourn
the meeting.
After devoring some
cupcakes, the club
members hippity-hopped
home.
The . next meeting will
be held on May 29 at
Bryan and Patty
Coleman's home
nment for major
assistance for Ontario's
troubled farm industry at
last Wednesday's annual
meeting in Toronto.
Merle Gunb president
�luron County
Federation of
Agriculture, -explains,
"We asked for the right to
farm. We want more
protection from
restrictions being placed
on acceptable farming
practices by non -farming
people."
"We want the Planning
Act to be revised to give
agriculture top priority,"
he added.
The situation is
becoming more difficult
due to increasing urban
dwellers moving'to rural
areas. In Ontario, 200,000
rural lots have been
severecl.
Gunby said a com-
mittee should be
established that sets
acceptabvle farm prac-
_. t es,. ..Thaws- - co m ria ttee �:
Should be made up of
farmers, agrologists and
civil servants.
At the meeting, Gunby
said there was "quite a
discussion - mostly with
Henderson" about who
should do what about
interest rates -- whether
the federal government,
provincial government or
marketing boards, The
OFA is asking for $25
million dollars for sub-
sidized loans..
MP Lorne Henderson
promised to meet the
OFA executive next
Tuesday to discuss in-
terest rates.
prdih.
1orecovr k
lawyer-, hiredby the
Ontario ,Egg, Producers'
Marketing Board to in-
vestigate whether egg
producers can recoup
• their losses in the
receivership of a,
Burlington egg grading
station has advised
producers not to force the,
co:,1P
any into
baruptcy*
• B, Whyte and Sons.
Ltd:, went into
receivership earlier this,,
spring, and many egg
producers didn't receive
payment for their, final
shipment of eggs to the
company.
If unsecured creditors,
like the egg producers,
forced the company into
bankruptcy, there was
little chance they would
recover at least a portion
o the money—owed—to
them.
Bill Fleming of Clinton,
a member of a five -man,
committee investigating
how producers can
recover the money, said
the lawyer looking into
the situation for the
Ontario Egg Producers
Marketing 'Board has
advised producers not to
put the company into
bankruptcy. He said the
lawyer, who specializes:
in oases of this kind, has
investigated the case and
feels the Bank of Mon-
treal has the, proper
security in ' the
receivership
The Company went into
recehhership when, the
bank called its :loan.
Mr.' Fleming Said he
couldn't . comment any,
further on developments
in the case now since he ..'_
didn't want to tip the
producers' hand,
Huron County egg
,producers held ,a meeting
recently at the Iey1ink:
farm in Hensall to discuss
further develowtxents in
_the_whyte-receivershio.
Mr. Fleming said
producers aren't any
-
-further ahead in their
attempt to reclaim their
losses at this point.
The committee
members were to meet
with the lawyer again this
week in Willowdale.
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control many tough annual and
perennial weeds in forage
systems.
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many of those tough, emerged
weeds -- weeds that aren't only an
eyesore, but cut into your profits —
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bicide by Monsanto.
The use of Roundup in forage
systems to control tough weeds
like quackgrass and Canada thistle
can lead to:
• An improvement in forage.
quality;
• A reduced investment in protein
supplements
• And a dean, well-managed
appearance in the field.
Applied directly to actively
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growing labeled weeds like
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culate) down into the treated
weed's root system, destroying the
entire plant.
You can apply Roundup: 1) prior
to planting forage legumes and
grasses, or prior to planting a label-
ed cover crop which will be
overseeded with a forage crop; 2)
prior to emergence of zero -tillage
seeded legumes into established
sod for pasture renovation; 3) as a
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grazing.
To learn more about the use of
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