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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-05-01, Page 12PASTURE FOR DAIRY CATTLE? Sotne dairymen have - Ship your livestock with FRANK VOOGEL DASHWOOD Shipper To United Co-operatives Of Ontario livestock Department, Toronto Monday is shipping day from Varna Stockyards CALL DASHWOOD 238-2707 - OR BAYFIELD 565-2536 by 1:30 A.M. For Prompt Service Also Western • Stockers & Feeders Avaiiabio PAGE I�LZNTDN N W'$- ECOR otw.irni , THU►iSDAY,.MAy j. , 49$0. , 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. - 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. FARM GATES asps Clearance Sale Limited Quantity 2 ' diameter tubular steel 4' to 16' — 2 ft. multiples NG MARKETING GUY FIDDES Bus. (519) 482-7325 Vanastra Park - Clinton, Ontario P.O. BOX 1405 CLINTON, ONT. 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Now, you can actually control many of those tough, emerged weeds -- weeds that aren't only an eyesore, but cut into your profits — with a treatment of Roundups'her- 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 Roundup' is a registered trademark of Monsanto Co ALWAYS READ AND F'OLlpW THE" [ ABEL FOR RO Monsanto Canada. Inc. Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, growing labeled weeds like quackgrass and Canada thistle, at the proper stage of growth, Roundup will "translocate" (cir- 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 spot treatment in established forage crops grown for seed or for grazing. To learn more about the use of Roundup in forages, see your farm chemicals dealer. Get your copy of Monsanto( ompany 1980 OND(JP. Winnipeg PC5- 80 the label for Roundup — the herbicide that gets to the root of the problem. Monsanto There's never been a herbicide like this',before.