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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1981-10-14, Page 13• Local 4®H'ers do well at Seaforth fair Competition was keen in Huron County's4-H livestock and agricultural club events at the Seaforth Fall Fair. Winners, in order of placing were: Huron Sheep Club: market lamb - Jim Campbell. Ewe class - David Pullen, Darren Faber. Seaforth Calf Club: junior Holstein heifer - Sandra Sholdice, Jeff McGavin, Senior Jersey heifer - Mary Ann V�,n: Dorp. Kippfield Calf Club: senior steer - Bill Kinsman, Mary Gibson. " The Kippfield C.alf Club had the first prize group of, three calves, followed by the Blyth -Be grave Calf Club. The grad champion steer • was sho*n by Bill Kinsman; Meribelh Scott had the reserve Steven Shelley had the gr�tttd champion heifer anti Teq`ry Smith the reserve. Kev McArter showed the top jijnior heifer calves, followed by Darryl Smith. Steve Shelley showed the ,top se for heifer, followed by " Terry?Smith. In .rabbit exhibits, David Pullhad the top senior doe and junior doe. Other win- ners were: junior buck - Jim Siertsema; meat pen Ken Siei sema; single fryer -Jim Siertsema; doe and litter - David Pullen In beef competition Wray - Forrester had the top baby beef steer, followed by Brad .Falconer. Bill Kinsman had the top Queen's Guineas nominated steer, followed by Meribeth Scott. In dairy competition Darren Connolly showed the top junior Holstein heifer, followed by Andrea Smith. Brent Van Osch showed the top intermediate heifer, followed by Wayne Forrester. Top intermediate Jersey heifer was shown by Susan Van Egmond, followed by Maryann Van Dorp. Anne Proctoir won the junior showmanship award, followed by Brad Falconer. Lyle Kinsman won the, senior showmanship while Steven Shelley was second. Anne Proctor won the grand champion showmanship award. Darren 'Connolly showed the champion 4-I1 dairy calf while Brent Van Osch was second. The Dungannon Calf Club won both prizes for the best three dairy calves. Perry Van Osch was the junior dairy showman, followed by Susan Van Egmond. Kevin Smith was senior dairy showman, followed by Mary Ann Van Dorp. Grand champion dairy shovtmtan was Kevin Smith, with Perry Van Osch the reserve. In 4-11 horse and pony club competition, junior showman was Jim Wright, followed by Lisa Storey. Cheryl Cann was senior showman, followed by Elizabeth Palmer. The same pair placed as grand champion and reserve. Heather McIntosh won the trail class followed by Leroy Dougherty, and the two reversed those placings in the junior equitation event. Cheryl Cann won the senior equitation. In the North Huron Swine • Club event, winners were: gilts - Brian McGavin, Brent Robinson; market hogs - Murray Sholdice, Jeff Alce; swine champion - Brian McGavin;. champion market hog - Murray Sholdice; junior showman - Rhonda Douglas; reserve - Brent Robinson; senior showman - Brian McGavin; reserve - Ron Godkin; overall champion showman - Brian McGavin; reserve - Rhonda Douglas and grand cham- pion showman • Brian McGavin. The Kippfield Calf Club had the top 4-I1 agricultural club exhibit, followed by the North Huron Trail Blazers, Crop competitions were won by: corn - Kippfield Calf Club, North Huron Swine Club; Hay - Kippfield` Calf Club, Huron County Sheep Club; white beans - Bugs Bunny Rabbit Club, Kipp - field Calf Club and barley - Kippfield Calf Club, North Huron Swine Club. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS Fire extinguishers are essential safety devices on the farm. Regularly checked and maintained fire ex- tinguishers can save you thousands of dollars and save your family from needless suffering. With .your farm and your family you have a lot at stake. In- vesting in a few fire ex- tinguishers iust makes gond sense. . This has been a message from the Farm Safety Association. A few dry days this week has allowed area farmers to get out on the land again and complete their fall chores, which have fallen behind because of excessive rainfall. The grain corn crop is starting to come off, and the boutiful crop is arriving at area elevators. Here Ralph Feltz, an employee at Flemings in Clinton unloads a wagon on Monday. (James Fitzgerald photo) news farm news Five girls to compete for Miss Huron County Dairy Princess Five girls will be com- peting in the 1981-82 Huron County Dairy Princess Com- petition on Saturday, Oc- tober 17 at the White Carna- tion Hall in Holmesville. Their names and addresses are: Sofie Beyersbergen, R.R.2, Lucknow; Cathy Van- Ninhuys, R.R.2, - Bayfield; Mary Ann VanDorp, R.R.2, ,Seaforth; Karen McMichael, Wroxeter; Ruth Ann Zielman, Zurich. Anyone planning to come to the dance may wish to make a special effort to be at the hall at 9:00 p.m. to hear the contestants speak. Following speeches ,the dance will start with music by "Morencove". During the first intermission the new 198142 Huron County Dairy Princess will be crowned. The Dairy Princess will act as a goodwill am- bassador for the Milk Pro- ducers. The basic goal of the program is to improve ,com- munications between the producer and the consuming public. Visits to service clubs, women's groups, schools and participation in various community func- tions are typical Dairy Princess activities which 1p to meet the goals of the rogram. As you have already read, stalk rot this year is bad. There are even reports that we have a new stalk rot. That is not the case. There are four main diseases that cause stalk rot - Diplodia stalk rot, Gibberella stalk rot, Fusarium stalk rot and Pytstaiit rot. Of these four, you generally have mostly Gibberella and Fusarium. This year there is Fusarium but a lot more Pythium than normal. This rapidly developing rot is usually confined to a single internode just above the soil line. The diseased area is brown water soaked, soft and collapsed. Why more of this disease this year and what about next year? Pythium develops during extended periods of hot, wet or very humid weather. It generally develops where air and soil drainage are poor and humidity is high. This was the time period in early September of this•year. David Morris of the Soils and Crops Branch of OMAF (St. Thomas) has explained the effects after that time. "The affected plants are severely infected with rot at ground level. This rot restricted the flow of water into the upper part of the plant causing the leaves to stop photosynthesis prematurely. (At this stage of development, the ear has priority on all growth factors so hny deficiency is going to affect some other plant part first. Leaves are probably the most sensitive to water stress.) Since the leaves have : not been carrying on with photosynthesis, the ear has been draining all the stored sugars out of the leaves and stalk, causing them to die prematurely and leaving them in a "very We are ready to receive your • l9SlCorn Crop • Faster .• rid efficient service with increased drying capacity • Trucking & c,.mbining available • F.,i.rward contracting for fall delivery RR 1 Varna, Ont. 482-3218 weakened condition." At this point the stalk rot fungi take over. It is really too early to pick. out dramatic differences in stalk rot among hybrids. However, the researchers from the U.S. tell us that there are hybrids resistant to Pythium. But since we don't normally have Pythium real bad, we won't know until later if we have some of those resistant hybrids. It has been sug- gested that if a hybrid las a thick rind, it will continue to stand up even if it has a lot of stalk rot diseases. However, this is just a theory. Whatever the cause and ef- fects of these stalk rots, it again points to the necessity of choosing a hybrid with good standability. It is one thing to have a. corn hybrid that has a lot of appeal dur- ing July and August and then produces big cobs. But it is still another to ,get that big cob into the bin. The Perth -Huron Soil & Crop improvement again plan to collect and sum- marize information on on- farm corn yield trials. Col- lecting these trials- will measure a hybrid's true wor- th. If you are growing a test, please give your results to your township Soils and Crops director or send it directly to the OMAF office. We hope to have these sum- marized for the two annual meetings later this year (Huron county - November 26 and Perth county - December 1). I think these trials are good enough to encourage you to wait to see them before you buy any new corn hybrids for next year. Especially if you are not' satisfied with the corn' you grew this year. If history repeats itself, there will be 25 or more bushels per acre difference among hybrids grown in this area. We know the corn seed dealers will soon be asking you for your orders. Don't drop a real good hybrid or include a lot of a new hybrid because of friends or neighbours who are dealers. Remember what I su Bested last year if they are persistent. Offer him $20 so you don't have to buy a hybrid you don't want. We have come across another way to say No to these dealers. Make up your own corn dealer sign One s': y courses for farriers to be held "Saturdays In Guelph" is a new series of one -day courses for novice farmers held throughout the autumn at the University of Guelph. "When we held a Saturday course last year, we were amazed to find people com- ing from as far afield as Quebec and Thunder Bay," explains Nancy McPherson,. course co-ordinat6r. Buying Rural Property begins the series on October 24. This is appropriate since finding that perfect country retreat is therfirat step in get- ting started. The course is designed to steer the buyer around this potential minefield. Infatuation with the glories of country living are balanced with a cooler appraisal of financing, land use, farm buildings and other realities of country life. Potential earthworm - Record bean price established The Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board reported this week that the price received for the 1980 crop is the highest on record. Farmers were scheduled to receive final payment on September 30, a month earlier than previously announced. The final payment is $103.40 per metric tonne ($4.69 per cwt.) and this brings the total payment to $628•.40 per tonne ($28.50cwt. ) The second highest return was recorded in 1973 at $27.02 a cwt. and the 1979 crop return was $21.10. The board entered the market last week with the first portion of the 1981 crop. The price was set at Export $826.73 per tonne ($37.50 cwt.) and Domestic $848.77 ($38.50 cwt.) A total of 2857.660 tonnes were sold at these prices and another 200,000 cwt. are being offered at the same price and terms. The board's newsletter indicated that the 1981 harvest prediction has been dropped substantially to 1,100,000 cwt. The original estimate was 1,375,000 cwt. and the drop reflects poor harvesting conditions and excessive rainfall in the past few weeks. H.S. FORD CO. Overhead Doors Sales & Service * RESIDENTIAL * INDUSTRIAL * COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC OPERATORS PHONE: 524-4198 GODERICH CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14,1981—P4AGE 13 farmers will learn about pro- duction (including biology, species, diseases and reproduction) composting and marketing at Ear- thworm Culture: The Myth and the Reality, on Satur- day, October 31. At Farm Ponds on Satur- day, November 7, experts will discuss legal con- straints, design, landscap- ing, wildlife sanctuaries and fish culture. Fish Farming on Satur- day, November 14 will be held on a fish farm near Guelph. Topics include nutri- tion, rearing, management, disease and regulations. Enrolment limited. Fpr more information on these and other courses for novice farmers, contact Mrs. McPherson at the University of Guelph, Room 103, Johnston Hall, Guelph or call (519) 824-4120, Ext. 3064. 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