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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1986-06-25, Page 18CHATHAM - Ontario white winter wheat producers will soon receive an interim pay- ment for wheat sold to their marketing board from July, 1985, to the end of May, 1986. Chairman of The Ontario Wheat Pro- ducers' Marketing Board, Edgar Walcarius of RR6, Aylmer, announced plans to make the payment during the week of June 23. He said the payment will amount to $5 per tonne, or about 14 cents per bushel, on over 900,000 tonne sold by producers during the period specified. The payment will be in.ad- dition to the initial payment producers received upon delivery of their wheat, of $120 per tonne, or $3.26 per bushel. The board chairman said nearly all of the 1985 record crop of white winter wheat has been sold by the marketing board, and a final payment, not known at this time, will be made as usual in mid-September. To date, board sales to export markets total over 537,000 tonne, while sales for domestic human consumption exceed 255,000 tonne, with seed and feed sales at about 60,000 tonne. It was pointed out that producers deliver- ing wheat during the month of June will receive interim payments as the deliveries are processed by the marketing board. Farm scholar wanted The Canadian Agricultural Nuffield Scholarship Association is looking for ap- plicants for its prestigious travel scholarships. The Nuffield scholarships are worth $6,000 to $8,000 apiece and send scholars abroad to study agriculture in the United Kindom, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand. Despite the obvious advantages of such a program, the association has launched a campaign to attract applications because, says, Secretary Jack Nesbitt, "few farmers see themselVes as `scholars. Evenas they stay up until Midnight studying market trends, analyzing last year's production data, or calculating comparative . margins on this year's input options!" The scholarship foundation was launched 'in Britain in 1951 as a private effort to allow promising young farmers to study agricultural practises in other Com- monwealth countries. The program has been carried on in Canada through former Page 18—CLINTOhEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1986 GAR1OElVING HINTS weep garden de -bugged How does your garden grow? With silver bells., cockle shells and a hefty dose of "bug -off"? Many home gardeners automatically reach for the spray can when insects start munching away at budding plants. But the "spray and pray" approach to garden pest control has its drawbacks, says entomologist Amelia Pucat of Agriculture Canada in Ottawa. Apart from the expense and time- consuming precautions to avoid getting chemicals on your clothing and skin, you'll also risk destroying the helpful - like ladybirds, for example, which keep aphids under control. If you'd like to try gardening without in- secticides this year, Dr. Pucat says there are several natural methods that will keep many of the common garden pests from bugging you and save a little money in your gardening budget. For example, earwigs and slugs, which often cause serious losses in home gardens, can be lured to their doom witha simple trap made from two grooved wooden boards. The grooves should be about four millimetres wide and four millimetres deep and should match up exactly. Then prop the boards up in the garden. At night, the ear- wigs crawl in. In the morning, sh.,:ke them out into a pail of soapy water. Slugs will also crawl under boards placed on the ground beside your plants. You can scoop them up easily each morning and destroy them. In addition, these soft, slimy creatures can't stand rough surfaces. Often you can stop them in their tracks by sprinkling stone dust or sand around the plants. You can even wage "germ warfare" on in- sects. Dr. Pucat says. While harmless to people, pets, birds and fish, bacterial spray attacks caterpillars and other moth and butterfly larvae, in- cluding cabbage worms. "It's a very effective control," she says, "but don't expect overnight results." Plain soap and water can also be a good control for small, fragile insects, such as aphids and mites. Dishwashing liquid can be mixed with water and sprayed directly on infested plants. Several insecticidal soaps are also available. Aphids, along with small flies, such as chrysanthemum leaf miners, are attracted to the color yellow. Many garden supply shops carry yellow sticky tape which can be placed throughout the garden, since aphids attack nearly all vegetables and many flowers. Cans of soapy water set around the garden also make a cheap trap for earwigs, which love to crawl up surfaces. If you do use chemical controls, here are some guidelines recommended by Agriculture Canada: -choose a chemical that has the 'lowest level of toxicity but is still capable of doing the job; -use specific chemicals against specific pests - avoid "kill -all" solutions; -read the label and follow all instructions to the letter. Many labels indicate how close to harvest the product may be used; -avoid spraying on windy •days to minimize drifting to other areas, and; -if possible, try to do your spraying in the evenings, to avoid killing bees and other pollinating insects. It's graduation time at the Tuckersmith Day Nursery. Teachers Cheryl Nuhn (left) and Brenda Brunzlow have assisted the children in graduating from the day nursery to Kindergarten. These students are: (back left), Danny Dalzell, Kim Westbrook: Andrea Vandendool, Lindsay Nuhn, Jeff Boon, Nicholas Bowie, Tara Janes, Joey Stauttener, Brett Jewitt and Kendra Carter. (Front left), Kevin Bernard, Sara Martin Sean Coleman, Nicholas Dowell, Ryan Cantelon, Tim Cantelon, Becky Schwark, Scott Cantelon and Joel Pollock. Absent are Jonathon Cucksey, Chris Durnin and Darryl Postma. (Anne Narejko photo) Producers to receive payment The Clinton News -Record will be CLOSED FOR THE CANADA DAY HOLIDAY TUESDAY, JULY 1st tit > — /2 ALL �1 ADVERTISING INCLUDING CLASSIFIED AND NEWS COPY: SHOULD BE IN OUR OFFICE MONDAY JUNE 30 AT 5:00 P.M. Our July 2 edition will be published at our regular time. ClintonNews-Record IN( 0111(NtAT•1N(:.THE B Y'111 STANIIAItnirli 1131M 11.31) BMX, CLASSIFIED ............. NEWSDESK...,........«.........•.•••482-9502 • DISPLAY AD ''EI ' I r'IIe `r..#10....6:.«....482 7741 Canadian Nuffield Scholars and their associations. The association is looking for farmers or farm managers, 30-45 years of age, who have demonstrated initiative and pro- gressive management of their farms and leadership in their communities. When the scholar's travel/study activities are com- pleted, he or she will be expected to report fully to other farmers. The deadline for the receipt of applica- tions is July 15. Applicants -ate iiiige'd'te edtitdet•'lDtv.Aok Nesbitt, Secretary', Canadian Agricultural Nuffield Scholarship Association, School 'of Agriculture, 306 Agriculture Building, Win- nipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, (204) 474-8269 or Brian Ellsworth, President, Canadian Agricultural Nuffield Scholarship Associa- tion, c/o The Ontario Egg Producers' Marketing Board, 7195 Millcreek Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5N 4111 (416) 858-9790. Agriculture is workshop subject If you are a 4-11 or Junior Farmer issues, tips on presentations, actual practice member between the ages of 17- 4, you sum- presentations public sp spefor aking gviand video taping of be one of 40 lucky young people mer, says. Joyce Canning, Rural Organiza- tions Co-ordinator with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Two' public speaking workshops with an emphasis on agricultural topics will be held the weekend of Aug. 15-17 at Ridgetown and New Liskeard Colleges of Agricultural Application forms are available at'4 Technology. Up to 20 young people will be Ministry county offices, through Junior! accepted at each location. Applicants should Farmer Clubs or from the Rural Organiza-; have a keen interest or experience m public tions and Services Branch, Guelph' speaking to qualify. Agriculture Centre, Box 1030, Guelph, On - Sessions will deal with how to research a tario N1H 6N1. 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