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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-05-01, Page 14DOMINION TEXTILE COMPANY LTD GQDERIC1I SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 1,1969 a eed size unimportant in getting good yield "It matters little whether you plant small or large corn' seed. Generally it will emerge at. the same time, produce as healthy a plant, and give the same Sield,"u ' • says crop specialist R. 13. Hunter of the University of Guelph... This information cc tild save_ farmers money on their corn seed purchases, he says. • Mr. Hunter reports that two years of testing at ,Guelph have compared seed ,.size,. and also depth of planting for corn. While. seed size showed no•influence on performance of the crop, depth of. seeding affected both the length of time needed for plants to emerge and the final plant population, particularly when seeding is done under cool ccinditioys. , "We selected the two extremes of seed size'," says Mr. New spring wheats tested for Ontario "The main importance able' new spring wheats'Iike Pitic 62 and Opal is that they present another possible . feed crop alternative for Ontario farmers," says Dr. E. Reinbergs of the ° University of .Guelph's Crop Science Department. ."These varieties have given substantial increases in yields? in some•cases ax•• as ih'raa'ch, as • 7 0', . They still don't match the•ietd's of our best spring barley varieties, but are ,getting., into the range a :orth consi�lering.b', . - Pitie 62 has been -licensed for use across Canada, but Opal has been licensed for sale only in the Atlantic provinces. Both varieties are of the semi -dwarf type. They are stronger in the straw than our present varieties but the quality for_ milling is . "When new varieties - are poorer. They flower and brought in from other lands, produce grain regardless of day there are .many gttestions,to be length, whereas some . other answered," explains ,Dr. varieties will not flower under all R.einbergs. "We must find out day • lengths. This means that the best cultural conditions 'for these -new -varieties may be .used them, that _ is the optimum in tropic or far northern areas fertility, .seeding time; and so alike, so varieties developed in on." other areas, using these criteria, may- be used in ' Canada also. Pitic 62 and ,Opal are . also susceptible to ,sorne diseases and are later maturing., These new varieties have been tested for two years,i, Ontario and 'longer in 'Western Canada and the Atlantic provinces. The University ,of Guelph is one of several Canadian research stations testing the varieties co'n'ing from maj , breeding Programs 'like the one' in.•Mexicoq... supported by the__ Rockefeller and Ford Foundations. The cereal section of the Ontario Project Group,.-_ _.thetesting organization, is )Starting a special program to test new varieties coming from Mexico. °lr Hunter. "The large seed was almost twice as large as the small seed. We also compared planting depths from one to six inches. "The results show that best»; Dr. results come from seeding corn growth between one and a halt' and two under inches deep under early. planting or cool soil conditions," he points out. "With later plantings, in warm soil, it may be necessary to place the, seed deeper than two inches to get it located in enough moisture for rapid germination." • Never too early to start seeding "Seeding may start as soon as the :soil has reach . the • condition where the'top mch or two .can be worked without puddling," says Dr. N. C. Stoskopf of the Crop Science Department, >` University of Guelph. "Providing soil conditions.,are right, there is no sueh thing as seeding too early." '' 1' he main- point," emphasizes Dr. Stoskopf, =`is that we only need enough tillage .to just cover the seed.. if one trip across the field for seeding. and one trip with a harrow will cover ' the seed, there is no point in further cultivations." • Stoskopf says plant habits are different these early conditions. "The growth is much slower - than .with the later planted cereals, and the plants stool out more. With some varieties, such as the two -row barley, this may result in too dense' a crop. 1 The crop specialist notes a common tendency for concern -by farmers • when a few corn seeds are seen•on the surface. As a result more pressure is put on the planting disc • or shoe and then •in parts of the field where the •ground is looser, the seed goes too deep, ..often as much as 'six inches, "'I'his•'`c ' seri isly affect the rate of emergence and the final stand of corn, particularly- under cool, slow growing -conditions,"_Mr: 1untor points out. -_ HARBOURLITE NN Goderich ANNUAL MOTHER'S, DAY BUFFET DINNER May 11'-5"to . 7:30 p.m. ,For ReservationsPhone 524-9371 or 524-9264 B SINES DIRECTORY ° would recommend seeding at about the two -bushel rate, ;,4 on the shy side of this with two -row barley. "'Phis slower growth with the shorter spreading " effect can mean problems," he warns. "I'f weeds are a problem, they'll be more of a prdblem under these conditions as the crop doesn't have the top growth to compete as well. To overcome this, the farmer must be right on top with his weed control. Broadleaf weeds must be s•prayed',at the right stage. Weed - control in previous years should also have been good to avid the, serious annual grass problems that can. • occur:' Much of this ,jnformatiojn on early, seeding''has come from the University's experiments with extremely early planting or frost seeding. These experiments will, be continued with an emphasis on spring wheat, which has given very variable results_ when. sown. on frozen ground. * * * Every year this farmer complained about the weather and the. crops. It was too wet, or too dry, or too many weeds, or there was no market or something. Never anything good. Then_ a' year came when good crops were harvested. Prices went soaring, and bank accounts were bulging. 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