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mbitioi of from,
we must preserve the stand
as long es p+ for the cash
value of the cop itself end for its:
fob (nitrogen) value, to
companion Valises or subsequent
Alfalfa . varietiof have, .never
been ; hardier, howeier withto.,
day's aloes iintensive: farming
.
• Y. halve .never
mull, OW_. Although' :there aro
:p, erhaps. new idiseases that are not
yet isolated and > controlled, the
main reasons: for premature al-
falfa thinning are those listed
%above and Vie: majority of these
are controlled by the farmer him-
self. •
The plant begins its spring
growth using the food supplies
stored in .the roots, These re-
sources diminish until there are
two or three leaves, At this point
the leaves .begin to manufacture
• food themselves, enough for plant
growth and, a little bit extra to re-
plenish the exhausted root re
serves, Storage reaches its maxi-
mum at about the flower stage.
• If the plant were harvested, by
machine Or grazing, "just when it
had two or three leaves, it would
then have no leaves to produce
food and no reserves in the roots.
The result is likely death to the
plant,' The best time to harvest',
them is when root reserves are at
a maximum, or at least the early
bud stage. Continuous grazing•of
alfalfa is obviously disastrous.
+ALM zAiRfjSKI
Thereis a .six' week period in
the fall when legumes should slot
be harvested. The exact time de-
pends on the growing season at a
given location, (See QIVIAF 'Pub-
lication .296. "Field Crop llec om-
ruendations".) The plant ;is grow-
ing slowly then, but is storing
food for the winter ahead and for
;sparing regrowth. If you cut in this
critical' period the plant will be=
gin to regrow, but only to the
pointof two or three,leaves be-
fore ,winter. At this point the root
food.reserves are almost zero and
consequently the plant will not
regrow in the spring.
Experts are no longer as eager
to recommend .harvesting, after
thiscritical period: If cut at this
late fall period, legumes will not
begin to regrow, so the plant will
preserve its food reserves
through' the winter for sprue
emergence. But the value of re-
tained topgrowth is to hold the
snow, an excellent insulation,,
It was the American poet Carl
Sandburg who once said that "a
baby Is God's opinion . that the
world should go on". And he ad-
ded that "never Will a tinie'come
when the most marvellous of the
recent inventionsis as marve
taus as a newborn • baby.. The.
finest of our precision watches,
the most : super colossal of our
,super cargo planes, don't com-
pare with a newborn baby in the
number and ingenuity of, coils
and Apsingsi limp flow and.
change of chemical solutions, 'in
timing devices and interrelated
parts that are irreplaceable."
Quite a tribute froma man who
was a great thinker as well as one
of the most beloved poets of this
century. But so far as I can dis-
cover Sandburg didn't write too
much poetry about the incredible:
variety of worries and emer-'
gencies which that baby's par-
ents will have to survive once the
ingenuity of that baby's coils and
springs and interrelated parts
begin to function enough to make
him mobile. Is there any worry
quite so painfulto a • mother or
dad as those which have to do
with youngsters in their first in-
dependent explorations of this
earth they will soon inherit? '
To those of us who had the'good
fortune,of having an oldfashioned
mother, I suppose that one of the
memories most readily recalled.
is that of her standing at the kit-
chen door some busy, busy morn-
ing to see where in the world your
little brother or sister could have
disappeared to this time.
"Johnny! Where are you,
Johnny? Answer me!"
Remember how, if Johnny was
already too far away to hear or
just didn't •feel obligated to ans-
wer, she would say to you or one
of your respo sible brothers or
sisters, "Go see what Johnny is
doing and tell him to stop it!"?
But the absolute worst that
could happen to a child then was
for him to• get lost and I suppose
that nearly all of us can recall
some awful day when a<little bro-
ther disappeared and the whole
family, maybe even the whole
neighborhood joined - in the
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frantic • search. Mind 'you, a
search like that was often made
frighteningly difficult because
Johnny had just curled up in the
haymow or between the rows,• of,;,
corn and blissfully gone to sleep.
Well now col es science; which
seems to have the answer for just.
.about everything these days ex-
cept
xcept how to achieve a better;
world and it announces a gadget
to end this worry over the wan-
dering boy. No less a firm than
Meetinghouse is naw.ai'boutfito of-
fer mama a transmitting device
no bigger than a button, this to be
attached to Johnny's overalls.
Back home,' mother need only
press a button and a map of the
surroundings immediately lights
up on her television screen. And
on that map, thanks to the elec-
tronic doo-dad pinned to his over-
alls, a dot flashes clear as the
Star of Bethlehem to show ex-
actly where Johnny is. So switch
it off, mama, and go back to your
Duncan Hines cake mixing or
your. latest copy of Playgirl.
Well you oldtimers, what do
you think of that? Almost makes
you wish you. had it all to do over
again, doesn't it? I must confess I
thought it was a cute idea too un-
til I ,+, gan to wonder just how
long 1 ight be before some am-
bitious firm with government
connections brings out a gadget
like that for attaching to adults,
so that our Father which art in
Ottawa or Washington need only
consult the computer to make
sure that each one of us is doing
the right thing and~ at the right
time and in the right place.
stand
producing' :temperature about g
degrees warmer in the ;oiiL
the stalks serve aa' vent* for the
escape of toxic Well
microbial >action, eve
freezing,
So a farmer .must ;pian his fall
feeding program to avoid graszng
legumes, „This inay n be through
feeding from storage, possibly
grazing corn .$ light
stubble,
or h
P ap ight grazing of
legumes over 12 inches tall,
Compaction of snow reduces its
insulating effect. Ground
traversed ' by snowmobiles or
machinery may be 10 ,degrees
colr than adjacent fluffy snow.'
These 10 degrees are very critical
since below 15 degrees, alfalfa is
subJect to winterkill.
Grass -legume mixtures are
more winterhardy than pure
stands. The matted grass roots
tend to act as insulation and hold
the roots of the legume to prevent
heaving. If these legume roots
are pushed above the surface,
wind and cold.will destroy them
quickly. • '
In sum, legumes can be high
producers and also long-stand-
ing, but only- with proper
management adapted to the
growing and physical char-
acteristics of the plant.
Bob arbert
named manager
to agr. museum
T. R. Hilliard, Deputy Minister
of Agriculture and . Food for On-
tario, has announced the appoint-
ment of R. W. "Bob" Carbert as
general manager of the Ontario
Agricultural Museum, Milton.
The appointment follows the
Ministry's decision to proceed
with plans to establish. a • pro-
vincial agricultural museum on a
92 -acre site near Milton and' is the
first step toward the development
of this facility.
R. W. Carbert, a native of,
Perth County, was a farm broad-
caster for a number of years at
CKNX Wingham and . with the
Canadian Broadcasting Corpora-
tion. He served in an administra-
tive, capacity .with the Canadian
Federation of. Agriculture in Ot-
tawa and the Ontario Federation
of Agriculture.in Toronto, joining
the Ministry of Agricul-
ture and Food in January of 1968
as associate director of the in-
formation branch and executive
assistant to the,Minister. • • ,
Bob cs marrcec to 't'tie ioriner
Mary .Goodyer, daughter of Bert
Goodyer of Listowel and the late
Mrs: Goodyer. Mr. and Mrs.
Carbert reside in Weston.
In making the announcement,
the , deputy minister stated:
"Until now the Ontario Agricul-
tural Museum has been in the
planning stage; but with the com-
ing of spying we will be in charge
of this important work.
"When completed, this
museum will provide a home for
the historical artifacts of Ontario
agriculture and a ° place where
citizens, young and old, rural and
urban, can relive pleasant mem-
ories and learn of the heritage of
rural Ontario.
"Bob Carbert has been closely
associated with rural Ontario for
his whole lifetime and we are
confident' he will give this project
the combination of experience
and enthusiasm necessary."
Haa;ty
Brooch
fltratforof.
and the f
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• When federal tax legislation
introduced its,. Capes
Galls Tax end � m/rig/ i leg io-
t retained succession �,,
many farmers felt that in One
generation the wily, � con-
cept would be doted. Yet, while
farmers don't like to mit that
anyone ever,listens,, this time
they must it: someone of the
message, •
While it is still up to` farmers
and their consultants to follow the
rules ;and set up tools ,to do' the
Job, both federal .and provincial
legislators have provided waysof
transferring the family farm
without `incurring taxes.
Some farmers surely must feel
like throwing.lip their hands and
saying: ,"Let's get out before the
paperwork drives us out." How*
ever, farmers are used..to, doing
one thing at a time and 'getting
the job done. They know that to
grow a crop you have to do some
planning., ,' ,: ,
;Pecks � atone*. may, 'etc,
Es-
tate planning and tax manage -
me* are.not different.
!aural � Tax now**,
red �a�� Or wins
bis capital �
digs,machinery) to children.
Specialrules ,a i chi to
take over the farmer's ad
basecost : (Valuation Day. ).
.If the° its. areheld a part-
nership oar corporation i therewill
be tax on - capital gain each time
ownership is tra nsf+ r+� Recent
changes in sus duty and
legislation allow, , fifer
gift tax �.
of farming assetsi without incur-
ring tax. Succession duty does not
y to estates under WO, ► or
t+o any amount passing to a
spouse.
Duty on farm assets . (land,
.
b, u Tidings, ;livestock) quote,:
shares . arini
in >r farming . ng >coarporatioai
is forgiven over a twenty�iv+
yearperiod if these' assets.con-
tinue
in farming. This does.. not
mean that the family member
must live on the farm;. to qualify`,'
gricvltural Tidbit
with Adrian Vos
It appears that I am not alone'
in my. concern for the retaining of
land for food production. ,Varum
what I heard of the throne speech
today, the government o� Canada
proposes to do something about
the covering of land with asphalt
and concrete, The thing I am cur-
ious about is, "if this will be just
lipserviOe or if they will really
meet head-on with the real estate
speculators. We'll just have to
wait and see.
Farmers in the path of the
transmission lines from the.
Bruce nuclear power station are
fighting desperately at the in -
halm have
quir�►'•at Wing # tothe
Allies go over less productive
land. rarmers in Arnprior are
taking legal action because of` a
dam for ai power'station that will
takeaway or spoil their drainage
systems . for ridiculous high-cost
electricity.
what me, is that net' more:
consumers are helping the .far-
mers intheir fight.. In the' end it is.
their. toed cost that will go:up.
Where is th e,Consumers Associa-
tion of Canada now? You can bet
your bottom dollar that they will
be in the forefront when the price
becomes high,,to blame the pro-
ducer. '
Because we are. fortunate
men
Crackingenou h to have g 'parogressivethe. .farmers in this country. tioesn't .
COOLIDGE DIED
Calvin Coolidge, 30th presi-
dent, died at age 60 on Jan. 5,
1933.
R. W. 'BOB' CARBERT has been appointed general
manager of the Ontario Agricultural Museum. The
museum, to occupy a 92 -acre site near Milton, will house
artifacts of Ontario's agricultural history. With this ap-
pointment, Mr. Carbert wilt be involved in the development
of the historical museum.
v
ate coo -
(Continued from page 1)
by townships were mainly con-
cerned with the northitern*route of.
the power lines which Ontario
Hydro said -itwould run from
Bradley: Junction to Milton. •
They learned that the most
probable ,,route will go south
through Brant Township into.
Carrick and then head east
through Normanby. It will : head
southeast.
thfoWiT'EgiOnoilt,If
authorltles ultimafely decide to
.use the Highway, 401 crossing of
the Niagara Escarpment, the
hydro route will start to turn
south in Egremont and go
through Arthur and West Luther
'Townships.
The line will move farther from
Mount Forest before turning
south if the Limehouse crossing
of the Escarpment is • used. The
Limehouse crossing is roughly
east of Guelph.
Residents were concerned
about the use of prime agricultu-
ral land for the right of way,
which is 250 feet wide.
And so it was at many public
meetings with "Ontario Hydro
representatives. Residents show-
ing concern, speaking out. Farm-
ers uniting to draw out some
truths and make some changes.
Ontario Hydro. spokesmen
claim, and have many photos to
demonstrate that most farmers
can continue to farm the land
right up to the base of the towers.
Farmers answer that claim with
their expressed belief that the
usefulness of power corridor land
is entirely dependent on the sort
of crop to bik,
One farmer put it this way,
"Sure, you can work the land
right up to the foot,of the tower if
you're using a single -row cultiva-
tor on a vegetable crop—but it
won't work if you want to get
through with a six -row corn culti-
vator."
Recent public hearings were
merely for approval of expro-
priation and to determine if On-
tario Hydro's proposals were fair
to the landowners. Compensation
is the next topic to be discussed
when the actual expropriation
hearing commences. The power
negotiating committees and the
farmers will be right there en-
suring that all goes fairly.
No, the "little guy" doesn't
have to shout quite as loudly this
time around, but his role is just as
difficult. He's still dodging
steam -roller plans and, more
than ever, he is undertaking ,one
of the biggest, and perhaps, most
important tasks ever . . . the
cracking of the corporate cool!
Rare etchings were
best '13' investment
Pick's "World Currency
Report" estimates that 1973
world auction levels for
choice etchings stood 400 per
cent above 1972 prices' making
them the most profitable field
for speculative investors.
Etchings are followed by
surrealist art, drawings and
pastels, rare stamps, clocks
and watches artd antimony.
mean that we will allays have a
surplus Of food; It will 1> a"sad
day indeed;°when the time `comes
'that we wiU have to limit the ex-
port of food to hungry people be-
cause we'squandered our land re-
sources. Every consumer should
write a letter to the ;prime min-
ister and; to Ontario'spremier,
protesting highways, and pipe=
lines and ,powerlinesgoing
through prime farmland It
would make them look .so Much
harder for alternatives:
a • T
he
International Federation,
otAgriealttiral Prod eers Says:
"Hundreds of millions of people
'in the developing world are not
adequately nourished, even in
years when' crops are good.
Among them are tens of millions
, of pregnant women, nursing
mothers end small children
whose under -nutrition dooms
' them, as well as the unborn
babies, to live shorter and less
productive lives than they might
normally expect."
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too* outside s0
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requiredto pay :off
otherf� members w hia.
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any -donee (e.g. ;a3
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avoid' recapture' Inc aucce on..
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mortgage or demand `note is
considered a.�f�`
There are ways of retaining the
fay. farm :intact :11 it gOesH
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ou ' farming,the
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