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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-08-14, Page 12the event of a tornado vary depending on where the individual is when it strikes, says **Prof. Packer. The following are standard recom- mendations: ecom- mendations: + Concrete and steel structures tend to withstand tornado forces very well. Avoid windows ,the—best- refuge is -a bathroom, corridor, . or any other closed a,•ea. -I- Brick • houses can cave in. The safest spot is under a stairwell in the basement. + Frame houses tend to explode rather than cave in. Since most tornados approach from the west, the western corners of the basement, are the safest areas. + Trailers are ex- tremely dangerous. Inhabitants Should get out immediately and wait in the nearest concrete washroom,' or any depression in the -ground. -�- Outside and in the open, again'- any ditch or depression in the ground surface. . + In . a car, the best approach is to look westward and try to sight the tornado. Since tor- nados travel in irregular path; at about 35 40 miles an hour, a car is likely to win the race to a safe spot The climate in Huron County may get as hot as a desert In the summer and judging by the beautiful cactus garden at the Dick Roorda residence near Clinton, those plants agree. Mr. Roorda puts most of his 100 cactus plants, about 50 varieties, out every summer where they thrive and even flower. Here son Robert, 9, eyes a strange looking bloom from one variety. (James Fitzgerald photo) Triticale shows Many people associate triticale with crackers, but this is only the tip of the iceberg for this new cereal crop: "Triticale, the genetic cross between rye and wheat, is showing -great potential in f iell...:t.es.ts,:,at l R search Station, . near Guelph, not as a human food crop but as an - excellent - winter cereal crop for feed grain," says Rob McLaughlin, University of Guelph crop scientist. The university has been' testing triticale since the early 1970s. But the development of a new winter triticale variety, OAC Wintri, has sparked new interest by Ontario farmers. The university research, supported by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and the Provincial Lottery, also released a spring variety, OAC Triwell, this year for the specialty food market. "We see two primary uses for this crop," says Professor McLaughlin. "It is a good high -yielding grain crop for some of the less favorable wheat .growing. areas. Triticale, also offers us new hope in developing new • winter wheat .varieties. We „treed_ the disease resistance and hardiness triticale inherited from its rye parentage into the wheat varieties." The new crop looks promising to farmers because it offers yields equal to or better than winter wheat. And because it is more winter hardy, it will , fit into areas where 1 -conditions •are too risky for•,,.,,w,nter wheat. As a winter crop, it provides excellent erosion control. 477.... ---Tests at the Elora Research Station show triticale has three to four percent more protein than wheat. Yields of wheat and triticale are similar in a good year, but when the conditions are poor, the gap between the yields gets wider. and the triticale comes out on top "Another advantage is Ship your livestock with FRANK V00GEL DASHWOOD Shipper To United Co-operatives Of Ontario Livestock Department, Toronto Monday is shipping day from Varna Stockyards CALL DASHWOOD 238-2707 OR BAYFIELD 565-2636 by 7:30 A.M. For Prompt Service A iso Western Stockers 8, Feeders Available the potential for im- provement," says Professor. McLaughlin. "Since it is a cross- bet- ween wheat and rye, it can be genetically modified to include nearly all wheat traits or nearly all rye traits." Th t iti 1 it bl sand downs in the The retail price of beef increased from $2.55 per pound in Juneto $2.62 per pound in July -The farm* ..;gate price was down by one. cent per pound. The retail price of pork was up eight cents per pound from $1,34 a month ago.. The 'farm -gate price was up, by seven cents per pound. Chicken remainedthe same in retail and farm- gate prices, $1.08 and $Q.57 per pound, respectively.. The retail price of turkey was the same in July as it was in. June at $1.28 per pound. The farm*gate price went down ' by one cent per pound. match out for tornadoes It doesn't take the skills of a meteorologist to realize that southwestern Ontario, .including Huron County, gets its fair share of high intensity summer storms. Because of its mid - latitude position, this is a frequent area for fronts of cold polar air and warm Gulf air to meet, with thelatter directed in ---its ours -e" —b y fife Appalachians. They refuel their moisture over the Great Lakes along the way. • Thunderstorms are actually useful in heating the atmosphere of the earth, says Prof. R. W. Packer of The University of Western Ontario Geography Department. Through their conversion of ` moisture into rain, energy is released that provides about 25 per cent of the earth's at- mospheric heat. But storms also actas harbingers of_ tornados, one of nature's most vicious phenomena. news farm news crop promise wheat. That means it can adapt to- areas where winter wheat is bor- derline now, such as Huron, Grey, • Bruce, Dufferin and Sirncoe Counties. -This crop certainly won't replace the winter primarily for the baking industries and triticale doesn't have the same baking quality. However, as a cash crop it looks better than spring oats or • barley. Ontario farmers will be able to purchase seed of A tornado born A number of conditions are necessary for the is---15-•pereent -mare--- wheat- cra9-bbe.cause4he the new Wintri variety in formation of a tornado winter hardy than winter winter wheat. is used the fall of 1981. explains -Prof- Packer. Huron farm and home news BY RON FLEMING AG. ENGINEER - Watch out for chickens on the roads. This is the time of year when there is lots there for them to eat. Loads of grain roll by on their way to the elevators and some of this grain finds its way onto the road. On Highway 4 north of Hensall, the shoulders of the road turn a lush green at this time of year. How does the grain get there? Well, one research project looked at an un- covered -three ton truck hauling a load of wheat. Travelling at 30 m.p.h. for eight miles the truck lost as much as 17 bushels of grain. Oats are even worse than wheat. The same truck travelling at 50 m.p.h. for six miles in a five m.p.h. wind can lose 24 bushels of oats. This grain is simply blown off or sucked off by the air passing over it. A. cover such as a tarpaulin, eliminates the problem. Never mind the rain water that the tarp will keep_out..If...you. are: hauling grain in, a truck', you- should be able to justify the cost of a tarp and effort to use it. BY DON PULLEN, AG. REP. In 1979 plans were established to help farmers stabilize their income from corn, soybeans, whitebeans and winter wheat. The plans have a definite term of three years to cover the crop year 1979, 1980 and 1981. The year 1980 is the se.c)nd year of these three year plans. Farmers who did not apply in 1979 for any of the four crops may now enroll for the two years remaining. Farmers who did enroll in 197.9 but wish to in- crease the production enrolled, may do so now. The final date for new or increased enrolments is September 1, 1980. For further details and enrolment forms, please contact the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. ONTARIO TO MANITOBA ,r ---- HAY PROGRAM Keith W-atssnT-Haar Co-ordinatorior Man itnba, reports that over 1,500 railway cars have been shipped from Ontario to Manitoba since early July. In additt n to the railway, approximately 100 trucks have taken loads West. Effective August 1 further movement was terminated to reassess the conditions and "HAVE PLOW, WILL TRAVEL" 04* WALTON, ONT, 887-6428 DOUG KIRKBY RON McCALLUM BILL McCLURE WALTON DUBLIN SEAFORTH 887-6428 345-2933 527-0989 K.M.M. Farm Drainage is owned and operated by the people you will see in your fields. We offer neat and professional work at very competitiYe prices. We don't have door to door salesrrien, so please contact us at Waltor.. or telephone. and we will be glad to visit you. ESTIMATES MAPS SUPPLI E D requirements in Manitoba and to set up to transport under the conditions of the Quarantine for the Cereal Leaf Beetle. During the past couple of weeks there have been some rains which have brought along the annual forages- in Manitoba. Parmers now wish to see what kinds of 'yields they are going to have before making further commitments for pur- �, .chases. ,Under the Cereal Leaf Beetle Quarantine, hay that has been.cut andstored under coverprior to August 1 can be shipped upon inspection. This inspection is under the supervision of Agriculture Canada - Plant Products and Quarantine Division: Hay'cut after August 1 could move if the forage was sprayed with insecticide prior to cutting or if the loads of hay were fumigated. Cost may be prohibitive. All hay 'carr move freely after January. If someone is interested, ' e.g. trucker in shipping hay they would require the Plant Quarantine . Certificate _ number as -well- -as. the - Province of Manitoba EHP number to allow the buyer or shipper the benefit of the subsidy. The inspection would involve contacting Agriculture Canada to inspect the various barns of hay a shipper would like.to ship. A Certificate of Movement would be issued for the number of bales or tons in the barn. The shipper would then he free to load from those locations indicating the movement certificate number location. In the future, shipping will be based on. demand in Manitoba. As Mr. Watson receives orders, he wilt forward them to reliable agents in Ontario to be filled. He expects these agents will he set up in a few weeks! An attempt has been made to get most hay shippers, to contact .the local farmers who have offered hay -for sale on various lists drawn up at County Agricultural offices. ATTENTION FARMERS GRAIN PROTECTANT 795 10 Kg. • GRAIN$nt95 • AERATORS SISAL BALER • TWINE Z S 5 10,000 FT. CASH & CARRY ELECTRIC FENCE STAKES � � � 9 Weliave a good stock of ELECTRIC FENCERS AND ELECTRIC FENCE SUPPLIES at VERBEEK'S FARM & GARDEN CENTRE 22 ISAAC: ST., CLINTON 482-9333 Requirements are warm temperatures, extreme true humIdi ty, (as 'op- posed - to relative humidity), a very steep temperature lapse rate (the falling off of tem- perature with altitude), a release mechanism at the top (such as a jet stream) and a "trigger". In this area, triggers are usually fronts. Even with all these conditions, only one tornado touches down for about each five that are produced. In southwestern Ontario, tornados are most frequent during the late afternoons and early evenings of the spring and summer months. They tend to move west (usually southwest) to east. Paths, which zigzag, are about 10-12 miles long and about 400 yards wide. Shapes can vary from the famous funnel form, but tell-tale colors are usuallya deep bluish purple if seen in the west or 'a dark grey if seen in the east. What to do A tornado watch means tliat conditions are likely for tornado formation in the area. A tornado warning means that a tornado has been sighted in the vicinity, and that immediate refuge should be taken.-- Safety aken:- Safety precautions in Eggs remained the same at , the retail and farm -gate levels. For the month of July the retail_ value of the OFA Food Basket was $36.28, up 63 cents from June and $2.51 fromJul 1979, The farm -gate price was $19,.87- an increase of 18 cents from June but a decrease of 65 cents, from last July. Thefarrn-retail spread had . increased from $13.17 last July to $16.33 this . month, an increase of 23.9 percent. basket The farm retail spread is the cost to the consumer of processing, packaging, distributing and mer- chandising food, The OFA Food Basket is prepared each ?month by - the .Ontario Federation of Agriculture in order to show the movement of foodstuff prices at the farm -gate. and retail levels. 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