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,pra ices' as res�uXlf .-1 in .an increasd` 1►-
ti alp
airse so Southwestern "Ontario:" 1
wits f ive yfor t Huron% an d Perth' Counties,
cusses a -atipurishring crop with a Huron
• production fa
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One of the'Pennin`"on
9
twins, Roy, was second IA
field competition for train
corn, third in open class for
cobs 'and "fifth in the silage
class at Teeswater� Fall Fair.
air.
Roy,' who farms at RR2,
Wingharn, entered' 'R100 for'
grain and 280 for silage.
Atrazine
•'carryover
Season -long control of 'annual
and perennial weeds in geld corn
depends on the persistence of
atrazine in the soil. However, at
least a year without application
of atrazine is required before
atrazine -susceptible crops can be
grown,says R. H: Brown, Horti-
cultureand Biology Division,
Ridgetown College of Agricul-
tural Technology!,
Crops such as cucumbers, red
beets, white beans, kidney beans,
onions,. tobacco and tomatoes
should not be planted in fields
4 treated with atrazine in the last
year. Spring grains, soybeans,
and new forage seedlings can ret
tolerate some • carry-over. 1
Usually, a good soil with plenty of
--organic matter, such as a clay
loam, is less likely to have a high s
atrazine carry-over. Injury is a
more likely to'occur when plants
are under stress, such es cold,
drought, or excessive heat..cot�l
b' There are several things you m
can do to reduce carry-over. da
Apply atrazine at a constant
speed without overlap. This is
especially important at head-
lands. Dispose of worn sprayer a,.
nozzles'. can
On-farm tests can be made of pl
soil suspected of atrazine carry- bel
over. During the winter months
grow susceptible crops in soil
sarnples'taken from the top to 10 thi
inches!. Observe the plants, fn at Ki
least 4 to 6 weeks for any pons till
injury. Then compare thess
plants with others grown in
similar soil, but free of atrazine
residue. n
Soil samples may also be sent ria
to the Ridgetown College of Agri-
cultural Technology for a
bioassay test. This will establish dry
the amount of a raztne pmt in tion
the soil and whether susceptible p la
crops can . iow`n successfully p
fi#1
tial* coming season. titer
.. ;.T gram, CIL is
vel+ phis e sc't information• .
for profitable crop and livestock
production, This enables the
on ' Agromart 'Managers to assist
'am
farniers in planning year-round
o- programa. r
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roducts
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are distributed. tl *g4;t e
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mart- :chain acme* "Last,.
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Amo- y�mation, °the individual Smart
Canada.
To obtain ' the knowledge
qu iredio know: what imak�
es v� . .
Sus farm ant ofi
pr tabl
• CIL's researchrand mamifactur-
re- lig. facilities:
arty The blend of
uritderstand><rig of
e, the :n ,c
e of the crop and dive-. prole
stock nroduc s with research
can be supplied by an NPN
source.
Ag. +rf�ie glv�s ,
palters fir 1?73
plantings, trips
protu with corn
ssua�e�� : an
with any other crop. However, it
is relatively low in prop "
r,
Any farmer who eapib
the ability of ruminantsshimels
synthesize - NPN sources, pc
bring corn silage up to .the nate
tionally required protein :.level
economically by the addition
an NPN feed supplement.
l
NPN feed supplements `ha
received increasing acceptant
from farmers because of the
shortage, and high cost of plant
in Up to one-third of the
P
a beef animal requires
4i
d`x� ,1� t : ear
Ch 8'es are;plannned in'the in -
on surance� program fo 1873. Last
to year was recorded by
an ..,: :. , : Crop
- uranceCommissionas-be a
�, .p
lad year for the farmer and the
• gear of 'age claims. It was the
o ,'that ,
�,: crop insurance plans
• lil�
�. d be in d�cit.
�, self-su ,
rtiog
,passe$ in one plan do no affect
,f
ve ,rEch
e plan'
Josses -incurred in other plans.
a•_
And premiums will not increase
because 1972 was a bad crop
.The
y' fact that most plans
on a long-term average will
table the commission to justify
lding premiums at the present
levels.
By M. Miller
Agriculturalfiepresentss►five
Huron minty:.
Market indications for 197
corn crop point ;to a large U.S
corn crop, but fuel t portages an
high bean prices may reduce
average planted to corn some-
what. The export demand should
remain strong with moderate
prices forecast for both Canada
and the U.S.
Corn prices in Canada could
range $1.15 - $1.20 at harvest un-
iess a short favorable harvest
period putkexcessive pressure on
the market system. Prices should
over moderately after `harvest.
ows to about $1.25 - $1.90.
0--0--0
Continue to stress earliness and
tandability, especially import-
nt after last year's experience.
While several thousand acres
were frozen off and replanting
d not be expected to mature,
uch corn that escaped frost
mage was very wet at harvest,
0--0--0
Seed germination may be a bit
I this year and so growers
re advised to check the per-
tages on the tag and adjust
anting rate if germination is
ow the usual 94 per cent.
Ontario Bean Day' is to be held
a year at the .1 Peck farm in
peen: in August -Variety, leer-
ty and WeedControl Trials.
1 ns --f ornmend short sea-
soned Seaway or Seafarer in the
tea. Weed control especially im-
po nt as there is no time to let
weeds dry out in windrows.. One
ehauidpull and hary t as soon as
i : efo , a alt appi, a-
is r mtende4 pre.
nt ltiscorpoNted like ` rdflan or
taY n, and , e emergence of
,,.alta,
and manufacturing facilities, re-®
suited in the introduction t fall
of "Urasil"
• . � �t new, liquid corn
silage supplement.
lei uicl silage boosters are rela-
tively , new,''i'although urea, the
basic ingredient `in "Urasil", has fl
been well 'accepted as a protein el
supplement ,in silage for rumi-
nant„lanboais ince, the early ail
940
3 Urasil was well accepted by, the ti
farm cormunity`lasgt fall, and it
d is' now prV�ing its worth as an ma
economical source of protein to
-thdse farmers wbo treated corn Th
silage with ft.
Urasil is applied to the silage
with a simple applicator as the
o is being filled, 1t mixes
thoroughly and results in great
exibility as it :can be fed:to all
asses of cattle.
One of the advantages of Urasil
is that during the period in the
o there .a ..partial transforms -
on into ammonia' salts, which
m'e readily digestible. The re-
inder is transformed in the
rumen to amino acid by bacteria.
us the protein in Urasil is
readily available to the animal.
PRETTY DENISE GAGNER was one
.,. , of many lstudents.
helpisng out at Pride's seed production flet ''
hand :.-- ,.
�� �'t C�ati�iarn, by
t
de Se in
1
corn
ti
g p rl s. She .l's� rr�atllt�dlht tf the Univer-
sity of'tawa`,,,
•
teady growth
Hensall
District Co-op
by Archie Couper
Since becoming involved in
grain and white bean handling in
'988, our growth has been excep-
tionally good. Our acceptance by
local members is established,
With the area of influence extend-
ingto the Goderich district.
Although the smallest of the
three Hensall grain dealers, we
have had a substantial impact on
our immediate area, and have in-
creased our storage capacity for
turn and beans to almost three
times our 1969 c.apacity, and now
e*eeeds 400,000\ bus.
addition to these facilities,
. we offer most of the farmers'
needs in goods and services.
These include feed (2 mills),
errrtilizer (2 locations), seed and
ardware at all branches, chemi-
cale and petroleum. In all depart -
Meets we offer a substantial
atom and delivery service.
We contract with growers, pro-
viding seed, fertilizer and cheini-
Vit as required, with the farmer
at harvest time.
e operate a farmer owned co
ative, the objective of which
to° provide goods and services
**fully and reasonably priced as
P►ible: The size of our business
' lnercasing growth and diver-
�dation assist us in striving for
WS - objective.
CORN BORER
,me
European corn borer, re-
Sib"to • for rawly lodging of
rad; Coen, is a pest which is 0-
eating a larger aimk s each year
opt , =, owa - Mata •Universi
a- 'have been of Served
tY Frasra,
plant pathologist, after:confirm
tion by tests ,since harvest.
The lesions on diseased lea
resemble those caused 'by hsel
minthosporium maydis, race '
the cause of southern corn leaf
blight. The fungus causing" the
new disease resembles i3 Maydis
dis
Y
to
o
areas and in several'' cr,.r,,,,
extend ve ,provin'ce ;wi'de
ves search 'pr rata W'a ' co
°tl>iisr°, + � sTtductec
est season :to investigate'the
rn 'i
+�an><ng of #hese �Q�bservations� u
Ontario -grown corn, and an:at-
'
tempt was made: ° k,:
"� ., r,_ .5.,. � Niagara
correlate 'this yield enhancement
with nematode` control. ° - '
' A esi►-
operative program involving' uni-
versities; agricultural' schools of
technology, extension personnel
and seed corn orn copmpanies, along
with Niagara . Chemicals, con-
ducted over forty , field tests
under actual grower conditions.
Reports of this program have
shown that over 53 per cent of the
tests conducted resulted ; in ;a
significant increase in grain corn
yields when Furadan 100 was
used. In many of thse field trials,
Northern Corn Rootworm was
not present in significant popu-
lations.
George Jones, formerly a pro-
fessor in the Crop Science Dept.,
Ontario Agricultural College, and
now Director of Research at Alex
M. Stewart & Sons Ltd., first
made reference to evidence of a
in many details,` according
Martinson. .
"The fungus causes lesions >tts .
ears like IL Maydis, race T, but .
the lesions of the new disease are
usuallydarker than the grayish
lesions of H. Maydis, race T,”
Martinson added.
The new disease was most
severe on certain corn inbreds in
seed production fields in 1972, re-
ports J.S. Burris, ISU seed tech-
nologist. Seed corn inbreds with
normal cytoplasm and resistant
to helminthosporium maydis,
race T, were affected by the new
disease, according to Burris. The
disease was found on commercial
hybrids grown in 1972, but the
severity was low in most cases,
he added.
Scientists at Iowa State Uni-
versity are following the new dis-
ease very closely. The relation of
the fungus causing the disease to
other helminthosporiums will re-
quire considerable research,
Martinson said.
The extent of the threat to hy-
brid seed corn production and
commercial corn production is
unknown at this time. Iowa State
University will provide addition-
al information as it becomes
available.
J. Currie Colwell of RR s,
Lueknow, topped the silage
field competition at the Luck -
now Pall Fair with R221.
„Itis k
rga�
tie "
significant It Ontario. One exam
todes. These' parasites not `only
withdraw nutrients essential for .
plant growth, but also, through
root injury, create sites for Wee --
tion
by:root-rotting fungi. Often
crop losses pass unnoticed but
tomatic of nematode injury. Data
from the. United States show that
Furadan 1OG will contirol 'plant
parasitic nematodes. found in
cornfields. In trials conducted by
Niagara in Ontario this year, to
study nematode populations in
relation to corn yields, it was
,found that where nematodes
were controlled by Furadan 10G,
significant yield increases oc-
curred. It should be pointed out
that not all Ontario soils contain
high enough nematode popula-
tions tom. cause yield reductions,
or s,�besis
Co Rootworrtti
si.. nt corn —
referenceto "poor plant er .
old and tired soil" are symn
• but it has been proven that all On -
Ne. Chu man tario corn growing soils contain
parasitic nematodes.
plant
pesticide
pant- Furadan 10G Will control a
broad spectrum of insect pests at
various rates. The benefit of its
application will be proportional
to the problem in a given field.
The Stoney Creek area near
Hamilton was chosen as the site
of the new pesticides manufac-
turing plant planned by Chipman
Chemicals Limited, 10 wholly
`owned subsidiary " of Canadian
Industries Limited.
The new $1 million -plus facility
will replace the present plant and
laboratory located on part of the
CIL Hamilton property sold to
Dofasco in 1969 under a five-year
phaseout program.
The new plant with modern
process equipment will enable
Chipman to more efficiently pro-
duce their broad line of pesticides
and herbicides for the agricul-
tural and horticultural markets
as well as a shelf line of lawn and
garden pesticides, says a news'
release.
Scheduled for completion by
the fall of 1973, the new building
on a 10 acre site will include a
' formulating and packaging plant
and expanded warehouse and
laboratory facilities. Dust colleec-
torsl will 11
li a iriinate airtiIlu on
and all non rens able liquid
d
'solid wastes will be shipped out tO
approved 'waste disposal plane
Predicts cheeses
li future cern
What will the corn of the future
be like? Future corn varieties
will have ability to produce more
than one eas , may have a differ-
ent leaf type, have smaller
tassels, and have ability to
germinate and grow when plant-
ed in early spring, according to
Darren Benson, Iowa State Uni-
versity extension agronomist. Re
told the Dec. "Corn College" at
Creston, that nitrogen, .phospho-
rus and potassium requirements
might increase slightly as yields
increase. Ile also forecast that
high lysine and waxy traits may
be iirnportant quality aspects of
future 'corn varieties and isaid
total leaf area may be more im.
portant than plant population in
id
field
luta
lam'
desi-
rable no the plant can firotocept
energy from the sun to produce
grain,