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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-09-06, Page 7Sunday school starts ' • • By Betty McCall WALTON - Sunday School resumes on September 7 with promotion and awards giveout. Isabelle Shortreed and Leona Connelly ar- rived home Wednesday evening from a three-day bus trip to Gananoque, Upper Canada Village' and Cullen Gardens near • 'Whitby. Also enjoyed was a boat cruise on the St. Lawrence through the Thousand Islands. September 7 Garage Sale The Walton Area Sports committee held a successful garage and hake sale at the park on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. The weather turned out perfect and much thanks ' goes to those that donated and helped in any way. The Walton Squirts Tournament will resume this Friday night, being rained out two weeks ago. On Saturday the draw will be made from tickets being sold by all members. Personals Brian Marks and Linda Bruton of Calgary spent the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Marks and Blaine and visited other relatives and friends in the area. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hackwell spent the Labor Day weekend at Lion's Head. Planting options for winter months • With the 1986 wheat crop behind us growers are looking to 1987 for better yields and quality. After the diseases in the 1986 crop, everyone is aware of seed quality cohr cerns, and cleans and treats seedyvheat ac- cordingly. Once quality seed is available, the next step is to get it onto the ground. This article reviews some of the wheat planting alternatives. Planting Methods The three current methods of planting are 1) with the seed drill 2) broadcasting seed on the ground and working it in and 3) aerial seeding into standing soybeans. In the three years previous to 1986, many growers found all methods performed well. But, this past year yields did differ between these methods. Problems started showing up in the aerial seeded wheat last fall. Wet conditions favoured heavy slug feeding on the broad- cast wheat kernels. This was especially prevalent in the Centralia area. Wet weather produced lush top growth, but shallow root systems, and plants were easi- ly heaved out of the ground in the spring. ri Despite these problems, and a thin spring Crop insurance doesinsure broadcast and k stand, a Hensall producer harvested 60— aerial seeded wheat„but fields must be in - bushels per acre. spected by adjusters in the fall to determine 1, Broadcast winter wheat has performed if a stand has been established. If it has - the well, but success depends on the job of incor- crop is insured; if not, coverage is declined. porating and covering the seed. If not, poor- Tramlines • V rooted plants can be heaved out with the With increased ICM production of cereals, r freeze -thaw. the sight of tramlines in the field is becom- '? In the spring of 1986 some producers in ing familiar. Tramlines are the wheel Aik north Perth County were dissatisfied with pathways through which ground equipment Mr the wheat stand after broadcast seeding. is driven to apply fertilizer, pesticides and " t • fields, growth regulators. Tramlines are not to be ld b ci and chisel a) since tramlines are as straight as your seeding rangea fram mo - oar plowing to just field cultivation. The type planting, you have consistent distance bet - and timing of tillage to help cover the seed ween spray paths. Once your boom width is was critical, Best success was with either adjusted, you should not overlap or have cultivating or harrowing and packing. One , misses. grower felt that cultivation buried seeds too b) due to these .'fixed and visible marks', deep, yet his population and final yield were sprays can be applied earlier in the morning, much higher than those who just harrowed. and later at night when winds have died This incorporation of the seed should be as down.' soon as possible after seeding. Reduced stands resulted from delayed incorporation and coverage. Seeding rates for top yields were 140-150 lbs./acre versus. 110 to 120 lbs./acre for some of the lower yields. This broadcast seeding method cannot simply be considered an easy and quick way to plant wheat. Proper incorporation should follow shortly after seeding. In a comparison of seeding methods, Hill cl Hill Farms of Varna planted August an wheat at 120 lbs./acre on seven inch rows with a seed drill and 10 inch rows with a soy- bean drill; versus 180 lbs./acre broadcast and worked in. Plant counts showed greatest establishment in the seven inch rows. Final yields , were 72.5 builacre for seven inch rows, 64.7 bu./acre for broadcast and 63.4 bu./acre for 10 inch rows. - c) tra ped grain often acts as a weed - us- ing nutrients and water, but only con- tributinggreen or shrunken kernels to yield. A common question is how much do tramlines reduce yield? since a certain por- tion of t e field is left unplanted. In a field of Monopo near Sebringville, we compared harvest yields on and between tramlines, Yields • er the tramline were 58 bu./acre and 64 • in the two passes between tramlin s. This amounts to an average of 62 bu./acr over the entire field. Without tramlin s, plant growth regulators, her- bicides, ertilizer and fungicides would have to be ae ial applied. Ther ore the 2 bu./acre (64 vs. 62 bulacr ) difference is very little price to pay for e opportunity of cheaper, more ac- curate and more timely application by ground quipment. Brent Kennedy, Soil Conservation Ad- visor, r minds everyone that they have had good su cess with no -till drilled wheat in 1985-86. "Anot er seeding option to explore is to use a n till drill to put in your winter wheat. We hav found that no -till wheat has been produci g yields comparable to those ob- tained ough conventional tillage. In the Rannoc area yields of 70 bu./acre for no -till 4, bu./acre for conventional tillage b fined at the farm of Wilf Riddell. At e laemincks yields were 70 bu./acre nv• ntional tilled Fredrick, 71 bu./acre F edrick and 80.0 bu./acre for no -till ta No -till cropping is best adapted to fi Ids which are well drained and na ly problem free of weeds." Through a survey and, and 6 I (yields ranged from 43 to 73 bu./acre), confused with tramplines - when Someone were o r several important production techniques drives through tall standing grain to spray Eric D 1 were identified. (A complete report can be that mustard his neighbours won't let him for co procured from the Stratford OMAF-office). forget about. True tramlines are made by no -till The five . top Wheat yields (60 plus shutting off a certain row of the seed drill to Augus bu./acre) were following either a white leave unplanted strips. those bean or soybean crop.ag p Till e rior to Some of the advantages of tramlines are: reaso Crop insurance plan changes t) be made TORONTO - Ontario is ready to work with ; the federal government to consider changes to the crop insurance plan, Agriculture and • Food Minister Jack Riddell. "All of our programs are constantly under • • review aud..vire. are always willing to make clianieS; Mr. Riddell said. "None of our pro- • grams are carved in stone. If growers have concerns, we can make changes if it is appropriate." Growers representing various com- ' modities are invited to discuss their con- cerns and make suggestions for changes in the crop insurance program each year, Mr. ' Riddell said. The federal government must agree to any changes that affect the cost of crop in- surance as the program is set up under federal legislation and Ottawa pays half the cost of premituns. Producers pay the other half of the premium cost, while the province • pays the cost of administering the program. Mr. Riddell said he initiated a review of the crop insurance program last April. The review isheing conducted by. a -com- mittee that includes representatives of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture as well as ' the federal and provincial governments. Mr. Riddell, Victoria, B.C. for the Federal/Provincial Agricultural Ministries' conference also indicated he could review, upon his return, the presentation made by . Niagara area peach farmers who met last ' week with Treasurer Robert Nixon. As well, the Minister said he was prepared to meet the peach farmers personally. Recommendations of the review commit- tee are expected to be dealt with by the On- ' tario Crop Insurance Commission at its meeting in late September. The commission is made of farmers ap- pointed by the federal and provincial •governments, while the chairman of the commission is an employee of the ministry of Agriculture and Food. Mr. Riddell said he expects to receive a • report from the Ontario Crop Insurance Commissions on the recommendations of the review committee in Octeher. .• CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1986—Page 7 • . ' •• "I think we have a good crop insurance taltanlaut by about.' 18,000 farmers.This program that provides effective coverage renes ed coverage on over z -million for a reasonable premium for most pro- acres with a total liahility of approximately ' ' ducers," Riddell said. "But there is always • 490 millionlellars, a need tolineitipeaud improyeprogcagits.• Who is responsaliehEAKF9p„insurance Ontario Crop Insurance , , U41,• The C rop InsttrajipeConnaissionfcempos- What is crop insurance? • ed mainly of Ontario farmers, sets policy and oversees the operation ofthe program, which is administered by the crop insurance and stabilization branch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Crop insurance is a voluntary program of- fering farmers financial protection against crop losses from all natural weather hazards such as hail, drought, excessive moisture, winter injury, adverse weather resulting in poor pollination, tornado and hurricane. Who pays for the crop insurance program? Fifty per cent of the premium is paid by the federal government, 50 per cent by the participating producer. The Ontario govern- ment pays the administrative costs of crop insurance programs. What crops are covered by crop insurance? At present 49 crops are covered including major Sown crops, crops grown for processing, all major fruit crops, marsh crops, and specialty crops such as peppers, beets, cucumbers, strawberries, asparagus and peanuts. How much crop does insurance cost the farmer? A farmer pays 50 per cent of the true premium rate. Premium rates are set crop by crop and are based on past underwriting results. Rates are adjusted depending on the crop history. Over a period of years the premium charged per crop must balance the claims paid. What level of coverage do growers receive under the crop insurance program? For most crops the program guarantees farmers up to 80 per cent of his or her own average farm yield. In this way, the crop in- surance program recognizes the unique con- ditions of each farm and the variety of in- dividual management practices. How many farmers participate in the crop insurance program? In 1905, 1'1,991 msurarice contracts were Pat Lucas tries out one of her newly acquired pinball machines with the help of Stevie Govier. Recently she opened up Itlyth's first arcade, attached to Blyth Variety. (David Emslie photo) • New arcade opens in Blyth BLYTH - Approximately six weeks ago •the gift . shop that was half of the Blyth Variety was transformed into an arcade. "We just took out the shelving and moved the gift ware into the other store," Pat Lucas, -the proprietor of the store said of the renovations that were necessary. "It took one day with the help of some of the people in town." She said she made the decision to 'change the store in April. "It was on the spur of the moment. It was something for the kids to keep them amused, to keep them from wandering the streets." Since the arcade opened the three pinball machines, two video games and pool table have been very popular. "The adults have even been kin," Mrs'i Lucas said, but the majority of players have been the teenagers. Because the arcade has proven itself to be popular Mrs. Lucas will be adding more games next month. "They will be mostly pinballs I imagine, they are the most popular." She thought the pinballs were probably so . popular because many of the kids have never played them before as video games have taken over in the past few years. Although the store is frequented by the teenagers, she said she has had no trouble with the kids at all. "It makes a difference when you know all of the kids too." The sound effects from the machines no longer bother Mrs..Lucas, as she has gotten used to them. All of the machines are leased, she ex- plained, and the prpfits are split 50-50 with theoMachine's diateiblifor4 "It doesn't cost anything to put them in," she said. Aside from the games she has also started to rent out VCRs and movies from the ar- cade hall of the store. 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