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Clinton News Record, 1981-04-02, Page 12PAGE 12—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, APRIL 2 ,1981 Huron liome and Farm News:. Fertilisers, spray discussed BY PAT LYNCH, SOILS AND CROPS SPECIALIST AND DENNIS MARTIN, ASSOC. AG. REP. Anhydrous may be best form of nitrogen The current issue of field crop recommendations has the latest research informa- tion on nitrogen rates for corn. It points out that anhydrous ammonia gives a three to five percent yield advantage over dry forms of nitrogen. This research was mainly done in southwestern On- tario. However, the resear- chers have extrapolated that the same should occur on clay and clay loam soils in This finding should help offset a disadvantage of preplanting anhydrous nitrogen. Earlier research had stated that to gam equal results from nitrogen you should apply 30 kg per ha ex- tra if preplanted vs. sidedressing. We have always ,.interpreted this to mean that a producer apply- ing nitrogen in early May i4 the south end of the county should apply 30 kg per ha more than if sidedressed. Also, the further north and the later in the season you go, this. rate is reduced. Thus farmers in the north end will see no, .difference between applying N early and apply- ing it late. If your farm is in the cen- tre of the county and you are applying nitrogen around May 15, you should increase your rate by about 15 kg per ha if you are preplanting. Fit N Source , to�!ourneeds•;...:_ .._. Each form of .nitrogen has . characteristics unique to it. Anhydrous is the cheapest and most dangerous. Urea is the cheapest source of dry N; 28 percent solution can give the most uniform ap- plication and can be used as a herbicide carrier. On the other hand, sidedressing in June interferes with other work. The point is, you should choose a system, not just a product. Look at the characteristics in your N source, not just the cost per kg of actual N. If you apply anhydrous in the conventional method or with a cold flo adapter, you should wait five to seven days before planting. I know a lot of you don't wait. Every year we get to see' at least one farm where there was no delay. Damage will not show up every year. Fertilizer vs. Herbicides While all these points are critical-for'ago-nike rotrpro= gram, most farmers worry too much about fertilizer and not enough about weed con- trol. The first dollar you spend on fertilizer returns you more than each suc- ceeding dollar. The first dollar you spend on weed control in corn will not return any money. For good weed control you have to spend a certain number of dollars to get any return. Each year I see too many of you over -fertilizing and skimping on weed control. In the summer I get ten calls about poor weed control for every one call. about fer- tilizer deficiency. If you are concerned about costs, I suggest you map out a good weed control pro- gram - keep the rates up. If it costs you more than you planned, take some of your fertilizer money to pay for good weed control. The final result will net you more pro- fit. Which !FOP mte nicely to, another. point about cutting costs. Recently at one dealer meeting, I was asked a ques- tion about spray adjuvants. The jilt of it was company "A", was suggesting farmers Local farm group to learn of owners Staff from the Rural Development Outreach Pro- ject (RDOP) will present the findings of the second phase of their study on Absentee • Land Ownership to the Huron County Federation of Agriculture's monthly' .meeting, April 2 at 8:30 p.m. in Ethel Central School in Grey .Township. This three phase. study was initiated at the request of the HCFA because of the concern of its l` members about the increas- IF Prices set for peas Agreement has been reached by the , Ontario Vegetable Growers' Marketing Board for. 1981 crop green peas. The agreement reached results in 15.1 percent net in- crease to the grower over last year's prices. The price schedule has increased by 12.75 percent and processor charges for treated seed and harvesting have increased from 34.5 cents per lb. to 38 cents per lb. and $60.00 -ton • respectively-. It should also be noted that a new clause has been added to the agreement that allows for an additional $16.00 per ton to be deducted from the `purchase price for the use of a pod -stripper type of harvester.. Ship your livestock with FRANK V000EL DASHWOOD Shipper To United Co-operatives Of Ontario Livestock Deportment, Toronto Monday is shipping day from Varna Stockyards CALL DASHW00D 238-2707 OR BAYFIELD 565-2636 by 7:30 A.M. For Prompt Service Also Western Stockers & Feeders Available ing foreign land holdings in the county. Tony Fuller, Director of the RDOP, Julius Maage, University of Guelph and John Fitzsimmons, Univer- sity of Guelph, using a slide presentation, will present the results and their conclu- sions of the Use and Manage- ment Phase conducted last August. In this, Shelly Paulocik and Ted Gruska in- terviewed the renters of absentee owned land and their neighbors to determine how the land was being managed. The farmers were also given ample opportuni- ty to voice their opinions and solutions about the issue. The third phase of the study, on social and economic impacts of absentee owned land in Huron County is not yet finished. Prof. John Fitzsim- mons is collecting data on these areas of concern. He is interested in input from the residents and organizations in the county. use their adjuvant with atrazine to reduce costs. They even have testimonials where farmers have reduced rates of herbicides using their product. They claimed their adjuvant made water wetter. The point that I tried to make was that extensive testing by federal and pro- vincial researchers as well as companies selling atrazine have proven that corn oil or corn. oil concen- trate gives more consistent control of twitch grass and foxtail than the adjuvant. Sure, there are some cases when the adjuvant worked just as well - but that's not good enough - with weed con- trol we need 99.99 percent consistency in our weed con- trol (Another n why j►on or yiiur rielgFireasoboi>r may have results one year with an unregistered herbicide combination and not the next year ). Finally, this brings me to my annual reminder about the hucksters roaming the back roads with their miracle products. Some of them, I am sure, are just over -zealous salesmen who have been loaded up with misinformation. The oftener they repeat it the better it sounds. They have repeated it so often they believe it themselves. These people, I think we can tolerate, even though you will lose money. The other type, I don't think we, should tolerate any longer. Our forefathers would probably have tarred and feathered them. We are too polite to do that. These are the group who, at one time or another, have been taken to court for misrepresentation of facts to the public. This year, when somebody does offer you a deal that sounds too good to be true - first get that person to put their, claim in writing - have them sign it. If they won't put it in writing, keep your wallet closed. If they do put it in writing, send it to us and we will send it on to the Con- sumer and Corporate Affairs - Trade Practices Branch. No such thing as a bit of twitch I have been asked many times this past winter - "I have a bit of twitch grass and want to grow corn this year and beans next year - how do I do it?" First of all, there is no such thing as a bit of twitch grass - it's like be- ing pregnant, either you are or you are not. Secondly, in Perth County and most of Huron, you cannot grow corn, fall plough, control twitch grass and plant beans the next year. You have to decide which you want - corn and twitch grass control or beans the next year. To con- trol twitch you have to use four pounds per acre active atrazine. One pound of atrazine per acre does not control twitch brass. All it does is give cariyover'to the next year to give you residue damage. To control twitch you have to use a split application of 2.25 kg per ha actual atrazine - twice. The second application has to be made with oil after the twitch is up. You can control twitch with this high rate of atrazine, grown corn for two years and then grow beans or alfalfa. If you use 2.25 kg in the fall of '80, repeat the treatment with oil in the spr- ing of '81.. You can grow corn in '81 and '82 and then beans or alfalfa in '83. However, in 1982, you must not use any atrazine. There are all kinds of herbicide treatments that will control all of the annual weeds without leaving any residue. In fact, in view of the poten- tial damage due to atrazine carryover, the last year of corn should not include any atrazine. . Guide to chemical weed control It is just that - a guide - not the last word. This year, as in other years, there are some typing errors in it. This means you have to read the label to get the final word on rates and weeds controlled. Millions of dollars have been spent on writing those labels - read them. Jack Irwin of Vinegar Hill in Clinton carried out one of his annual rituals this week, as May -like spring weather lured residents out to clean up winter's mess. Jack had plenty of sand -to scrape off his lawn, but says there wasn't as much this year as there has been other years. (James Fitzgerald photo) news farm news Farmers offered Agricrew -Looking • for a summer job? The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food is look- ing for young people who en- joy variety "andoutdoor work. The assignment is Agricrew. , Agricrew is a three-year- old program designed to pro- vide Ontario .farmers with short-term' wo} k crews to get Film released by Bean Board The Ontario Bean Pro- ducers' Marketing Board at the Producer Relation's Meeting on Tuesday, March 31, 1981 announced the com- pletion of its two films on the white bean industry. The first film for use in the export marketplace was premiered at the, Ontario Bean Industry International Conference held March 5, 1981 in Bournemouth, England and requests were received for further show- ings. Hence, a series of showings, both in the U.K. and Continental Europe, of this excellent education film, are now planned for mid May 1981. The second film, designed for the Canadian marketplace, will be premiered in London, On- tario on Tuesday, March 31, 1981 at a luncheon -reception for a host of media personnel from radio, television and newspaper. Key personnel from the agricultural in- dustry and agri-related fields are also invited. This new Canadian film ap- propriately entitled "The Baked Bean Story" will be available for showing on Television, at Service Clubs, at Trade Fairs, etc., after April 1. Further, the film will be shown to various educa- tionalists for distribution in the school systems as ap- propriate. These films were produced by Lockwood Films of Lon- don, Ontario. Lockwood Films have been recipients of awards such as winner of "Best Documentary" in the Canadian Film and Televi- sion awards for 1979 and win- ner of numerous national television awards. These new films, indeed, will receive recognition for their excellence in originality, educational content, and high production quality. odd jobs done during the busy season. "There are many jobs that a farmer can't get around to doing because of the more pressing chores," says Nor- ma Brown of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food extension branch. "These jobs may include painting, fences or barns, cleaning .stalls and general maintenance work." • Agricrews of four young people are posted.in 20 areas throughout southern and central Ontario. A total of 238 young people are being employed this year under this program. The farmer is required to book the crew in advance through the local agricultural office.' An in- dividual farmer is allowed to hire the crew for only five days during the summer, at • R. Ke PECK APPLIANCES In The Heart of Down Town Varna • Vacuum Cleaners • Sales and Service of most makes *CB Radios and Accessories •Speed queen Appliances • Moffat Appliances *Smoke Sensors •Insect Lights and Fly Killing Units • Handcrafted Gifts Varna Chit. Phone 482-7103 i Your dollars cover more ground with High Quality FARM SEEDS Forage Seeds Reasonably priced and processed to a high standard of purity and germination. Special Mixtures As in the past, we prepare miiittirea to meet your own Individual requirements based on recommendations of the Ministry of Agriculture at 110 extra cost. We have on hand Locally Grown °Mixed Grain ° Red Clover We are taking orders for registered seed grain. Custom cleaning by appointment. Londesboro Seed Plant Robert Shaddick 523®4399 a cost of $90 per day. Young people • par- ticipating in the Agricrew must be 15 to 21 as of May 1 and must have some agricultural skills. This is not a training program. Members of the Agricrew are paid the minimum wage of $2:45 per hour (under 18) and $3,30 per hour (over 18). Crew foremen are paid $3.50 per hour. Information about Agricrew is available from school guidance depart- ments in the Experience '81 Guide Book published by the Ontario Yo th Secretariat, and from local agricultural offices. Deadline for applications is April 25. Wool clippers get depot for fleece - In response to the dramatic increase in wool production during 1980, the Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers have taken steps to ensure that wool continues to be handled as efficiently as possible. ' To this effect, a depot for wool collection has been established in the Walton area where growers may br- ing their wool clips rather than to Toronto- as has been the practise in past years. The depot will also serve as a location where growers may pick up wool sacks and paper fleece twine. A limited line of sheep supplies will also be available such as sheep wormers and powders for ked control. The depot is located at the farm of Gavin and Marg Wright, RR4 Walton, and growers should phone before arriving (592-1638). In order to accommodate the bulk of the growers in the area, the depot will be open weekday evenings and Saturdays from May 1 to Oc- tober 30. It is hoped that growers in Western Ontario will fully, use this depot to- ensure fre- quent truckloads leaving the depot. For more information please contact: Manager, Ontario Field Operations, Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers Limited, P. O. Box 9, Carleton Place, Ontario K7C 3P3. Local:- Agri -book business sold Adrian Bayley, President of Agri -book Publishing Co. Limited, of Exeter, Ontario, is pleased to announce the sale of Agri -book Magazine, its associated publications, and Agricultural Informa- tion Services Ltd., effective April 1, 1981. The acquisition has been made by the existing management team of Peter Phillips and Peter Dar- bishire who will operate the corporation under the name Agricultural Information Services Ltd. (AIS Ltd. ). AIS will continue to publish a range of specialist magazines which cover the agricultural and water well industries in Canada and farm drainage industry in North America. It will also continue to represent and produce publications on behalf of other organizations and associations. Phillips has been with the company since 1977 and will retain his position as publisher while Darbishire, who joined the Agri -book team in 1976 will be responsi- ble for the editorial content of publications as managing editor. For more information, please contact: Peter Phillips, AIS Ltd., P.O. Box 1060, Exeter, Ontario, Canada NOM 1S0. Phone (519) 235-2400. 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