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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1985-11-06, Page 30Page 2A—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, )NOVEMBER 6, 1985 K1184 2 MILLI, Stands out at harvest time Characterized by its red grain and exceptional bushel weight, Ki 184 has consistently proven to have the best standability in its maturity. It achieves top results under high plant populations. 19 PERFORMANCE DATA Yield Broken % Bu/Acre $/ stalks Moisture @ 15.5% Acre' Pride K1184 6.5 31.1 110.5 344.76 Pioneer 3949 12.4 27.9 109.4 346.80 Average of all varieties 10.4 29.5 96.3 303.35 Data collected Irom Pride test plot program ' S/Acre based on $3 50Pou atter drying costs Profit from our New Num BOYD TAYLOR (519) 523-9279 Clarkhill Feeders Ltd. Silo Unlooders- Conveyors-Feeds R.R.5 PHIL CLARK GODERICN7A 3Y2 H, ONT. 524-4367 ELECT GORDON GERRITS for COUNCILLOR TOWN OF CLINTON Experience • 1 1/2 years on Council *Chairman of Arts Committee Member of Recreation Committee e Member of Waste Management Committee Goals: 'Develop and attract new Industries and commercial business eTighter control of Town Departments eTighter budget controls *Closer co 1pcli and public relationship FOR ONE ON ONE CONTACT: Home. Business -45 East St. 482-9398 cord's Welding 275 Huron St, Behind Durst Farm Centre 482-5216 Huron water doesn't compare... • frurpage IA However, most of the responsibility for having the well tested falls to the user. The bottles for the tests can be obtained at the health unit offices who will send the samples to the lab before 11 a.m., Tuesday to Friday. Samples over 24 hours old won't be tested because the results will be unreliable. Smaller problems While the MOE is tackling the big problems associated with water pollution, they're also addressing the smaller problems which could eventually play a bigger role in water pollution. One program called the Manure Management Program is run by the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA). Started in 1982, the project focusses on educating farmers on practises which will reduce the amount of wastes entering streams and rivers. Another program administered by the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) puts the emphasis on controlling the amount of soil sediment entering local streams, thus making them cleaner. According to Tracey Ryan, a water quality technician with the ABCA who is in charge of the manure management program, agriculture wastes have been cited as a cause of pollution in streams. However, the project is more an attempt at preventative maintenance. "It's not a reflection of the water quality but we're treating it before it becomes a • problem. By raising awareness we can avoid a lot more problems," she said. Storage areas When assessing a farm for a potential pollution problem involving a neighboring stream, the factors taken into account are the proximity of storage areas such as feedlots, manure storage areas and livestock yards to the water course. These factors are then used to determine what kind of steps can be taken to find a solution. As part of the program, Ms. Ryan says she plans to visit 300 farms along, the Ausable- Bayfield watershed this year to make suggestions. on possible ways the farmers can make their operations less harmful to the waterways. She says most ofthe armers he has visited thus far have been o -operative and genuinely concerned about he water quality. On any given visit, the, farmer will be asked to fill out a questionaire concerning the handling procedures used for manure, she says. The .operation will then be evaluated as to the potential for run-off into a water course. 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In one particular instance, she suggested moving a feedlot to the other side of the barn, away from the water way. She says there has been some tangible evidence of what agricultural waste can do to stream life. A number of fish kills have been reported on the smaller tributaries in the last year along with instances of cannery wastes, used as feed for livestock, seeping into the streams killing hijndreds off fish. MVCA project For the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, their water management program has a double purpose. It's not only designed to improve the quality of water in the streams but also to prevent soil along stream banks from entering the water course through erosion. The program, still in its infancy, began with a study of the erosion problem in several tributaries in the Maitland River watershed, according to Ian Deslauriers, a watershed planner with MVCA. The two pilot' studies called the Blyth Brook and the Murray -Lamb Basin Study were completed in 1983. Detailed data was collected on the stream flow and the amount of sediment found in the water. What the study revealed was a number of hot spots along the Blyth Brook and the, Murray - Lamb Basin in Morris and Hulled Townships were extreme soil losses was having an effect on the water quality, he said. The way in which erosion affects) the quality of water in the streams is it allows soil nutrients to grow in the streams causing increased amounts of algae to form, he, says. In the next two years, MVCA will be putting some erosion' controlling measures into effect in co-operation with the farmers in the area, •he says. The program will involve creating a green space along these tributaries. The vegetation will not only keep the soil on the 1'and, but provide shade for the water to reduce the growth of nutrients which need heat to survive. Mr. Deslauriers says the MVCA will be approaching the project on a farm -to -farm basis, asking farmers to participate. In addition, there are a number of grant programs administered through the • Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Ministry of Natural Resources for erosion. control. Erosion project underway The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority has begun work on its Port Franks River Management. Erosion Control Project.,. The purpose of the project is topro- tect the eroding sand banks on the Ausable River Cut, downstream of the Highway 21 bridge. • ' Area Construction Inc. from Strathroy commenced work September 9 on this ero- sion control project which has a total con- struction cost of $316,305. Provincial grants have provided 85 per cent of the funding with the remaining 15 per cent having been contributed by the Conservation Authority. Noteworthy is the fact that the Authority generated its monetary contribution from the sale of cottage lots in Port Franks. Alec Scott, Water Resources Co-ordinator with the Conservation Authority, points out that the bank protectioncovers approx- imately 600 metres on each side of the river toward Lake Huron from 'Highway 21. Scott says "that basically constitutes the area where the cut was put through the high sand dunes and this area adds the most sediment to the river.” All work is being done from 'a floating barge on the river. The method of protection involves the placement of rock rip rap along the bottom, or toe of the slope near the water line. Sheet steel pit1rig is driven into the riverbed to provide stability to the toe of the rip rap. Therbroken rock which is used as rip rap is being obtained from a pit near Thed- ford. The contract does not include any work to reshape the river banks. Scott explains "the banks will gradually form a stable slope once the toe is protected and as the banks stabilize they can naturallyrevegetate themselves." Originally, work on the project was to be phased in over two or three years, but the Conservation Authority has decided to com- plete the project in one year "because of substantial savings in• total cost." Work is progressing well and should be completed in mid-November. • Changes made to erosion section In 1983 the Ontario Soil Conservation and Environmental Protection Assistance ,Pro- gram (OSCEPAP) was initiated. It provides a grant of 50 percent of the eligible cost of work on approved soil erosion control pro- jects up to a maximunji'of $7500. per farm operation. Eligible items include for exam- ple ditch buffer strips, tile outlets protec- tion, windbreaks, low- level ditch and stream crossings and drop inlet spillways. Changes to the erosion control section of the OSCEPAP were announced recently 'by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Effective October 16, 1985 for all new proposals and those proposals 'in progress at the County—District offices, the engineer- ing requirements for Category I items are relaxed. The categories have been eliminated and there is now one list of eligi- ble items. As a result the requirement for profes- sional engineering design and construction, supervision will depend upon the project as' determined by the county—district OMAF Turn topage5A• ride K2 204 2850 C.H.U. Standability that lets you harvest a bigger corn crop This Canadian -developed hybrid has set a new standard for standability. Extremely stiff stalks combined with outstanding yield make K2204 a truly exceptional hybrid in 2850 heat unit areas. 1984 PERFORMANCE DATA % Yield Broken % Bu/Acre $/ stalks Moisture @ 15.5% Acre' Pride K2204 2.7 25.0 138.3 443.94 Pioneer 3906 2.6 26.9 137.3 436.61 Average of all varieties 6.7 25.9 125.5 401.60 Data collected from Pride test plot program and 0 C C performance trials '$/Acre based on $3 SOrbu after drying costs from our flLJ e. New Numbers JOHN GROOT (519) 236.4743 GEORGE THOMPSON (519) 4629327