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Chil,ren * � '� � . l s ul
A coxn111on sight each school morning is a
line of lunch bags at the school bus stop and
children playing. When the boa comes into
sight, the children get into line in sequence
as established by the lunch bags.
Late arrivals may be rushing or running
from -any direction, not always protected by
the flashing lights on the stationary bus. In
the afternoons, younger children getting off
a bus are prone to relish their new freedom
from authority and rush into play.
More children have been killed, according
to latest' available figures, while walling for,
boarding, or leaving the school bus than
wile rlcw g IL.
The engineering side of school buses has
improved greatly. One innovation is a
crossover mirror that enables the driver to
see a small child who forgets instructions
and crosses too close to the front of the bus
after getting off. All buses require the driver
to have this visibility.
Each parent must assume the respon-
sibility for children at or near the school bus
stop. School authorities can instruct each
child on correct behaviour, but it is up to
parents to enforce the teaching.
The Canada Safety Council suggests one
us rules
thing parents can do is ensure the child is
following instructions. Occasional discus-
sions about buses and school bus procedures
will ensure the child understands what is ex-
pected. The parent also becomes more
aware of instructions given at school. This
ensures no conflicting instructions are
given.
Safety Tips
How should children behave around
school buses?
While any school authority may have in-
structions geared to the needs of a par-
ticular area or condition, the Canada Safety
.ouricil makes the following guidelines
available to parents for their consideration:
1. If the bus stops at a driveway (most likely
in a rural area) use a sheltered area to
watch for the approaching bus. 2. Watch for
traffic before crossing any street. 3. Never
push anyone getting on or off the bus. 4.
Always hold the handrail when getting on or
off the bus. 5. Sit quietly when riding on the
bus. 6. Watch for traffic when leaving the
bus. 7. Tell the driver before stopping to pick
up anything you drop. 8. Do not put arms out
a bus window. 9. Use emergency exits only
when directed to do .
Formula allows for accurate estimatation
Estimating corn yields
There is a formula available for
estimating corn yields. This formula is bas-
ed on counting the number of kernels per
ear and then making some calculations.
You can do this calculation any time after
the kernels start to fill. However, if the corn
has reached the black layer stage, your
yield estimate will be more accurate. This is
because you will be able to count all the
harvestable kernels. To find if your corn has
reached the black layer stage,cut the kernel
from top to bottom and observe the black
layer formed at the tip of the kernel where
the kernel attaches to the cob.
The first step to estimate your yield is to
count the number of fully formed ears in
1/1000 of an acre . If you are in 30 inch rows,
it takes 17.4 feet to make 1/1000 of an acre.
Similarly, if you are in 28 inch rows, it takes
18.7 feet, and if you have 32 inch rows, it
takes 16.5 feet to make 1/1000 of an acre.
After you have counted the number of
ears in 1/1000 of an acre, select,' three
average ears. Count the number of rows of
kernels — this will always be an even
number. Then count the number of
harvestable kernels per row.
times the average number of kernel rows
times the average number of kernels per
row times 0.01116. This will give you bushels
per acre at 15.5 percent moisture.
For example, if you find 22 ears in the row
length, 14 kernel rows per ear and 36 kernels
per row, your estimated yield is 22 x 14 x 36 x
0.01116 equals 124 bushels per acre.
As in any sampling technique you should
sample a number of areas. Also, the areas
should represent the field. If 20 percent of
your corn field is poor, you should do one
sample in the poor area and four samples in
the other areas.
The more samples you do the more ac-
curate your field results will be.
Generally, I am skeptical about calcula-
tions such as you have just read. However,
this formula is used by crop scouts in
Michigan on a regular basis. Last year they
boasted about using this calculation and
were generally within five to ten percent of
the actual yield.
If you use this calculation, let me know
how close it came to your actual yield.
Pat J. Lynch,
Soils and Crops
Specialist.
To calculate your estimated yield, take Feeding wheat to milking cows
the number of ears per 1/1000 of an acre We have received a few calls and visits to
the office regarding the question to feed
wheat or not to feed. Wheat usually is not
considered to be a feed grain, but evidently
there is a carry-over of sprouted wheat on
some farms.
The real incentive for feeding wheat is its
value as a protein supplement. It does not
contain as much protein as supplements
such as the oil meals; it can, however, be us-
ed to replace the mixtures of corn and pro-
tein supplements.
Wheat contains about 13 percent protein
compared to 9 percent of corn. Since protein
is the expensive component in dairy rations,
wheat's higher protein content makes it
more valuable than corn. The net energy
content of corn and wheat are similar, thus
adding wheat to a grain mixture does not af-
fect its net energy content.
The best way to adjust a grain mixture
when adding wheat is to replace 10 pounds of
soy meal or other 44 percent protein supple-
ment and 90 pounds of corn for each 100
pounds of wheat added. The resulting mix-
ture will contain about the same amounts of
protein and net energy as the original mix.
Economically, then, the value of feeding
wheat depends on the prices of ingredients it
replaces.
However, since wheat has not been a com-
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mon feed ingredient, many diarymen have
had no or little experience with it. This,
then, brings up the matter of a few precau-
tions that should be taken.
Wheat protein (gluten) has different pro-
perties than proteins of other feed grains.
(Gluten is responsible for the pasty nature
of the wet wheat flour, which is so very im-
portant to the baking industry). However,
this characteristic can affect how much
cows will 'eat and cause some digestive
disturbances if too much wheat is fed.
How much is too much? I believe the
amount of wheat in grain mixtures should
be limited to about one-third of the total
mix. At this level, palatability should not be
a problem. Most palatability problems due
to feeding wheat are caused by grinding too
fine. This finely -ground material results in a
floury meal that forms a pasty material in
the mouth which causes cows to eat a great
deal less and tends to form a sticky mass in
the rumen. Therefore, coarse rolling or
grinding is necessary and recommended.
Another problem with the feeding of
wheat is one of making a change to wheat
too quickly. Sometimes, cows will go off
feed since the rumen bacteria have not ad-
justed to the different feed. A gradual
change to wheat should be made. Start by
adding 10-15 percent to the grain mix for 2-3
weeks. After this, the level may be increas-
ed to 30-35 percent without any rumen
disfunction.
Winter Experience 1983
The main purpose of the program is to
provide the youth with a training experience
leading toward a better understanding of
farm responsibilities and duties.
Eligible youth must be between 16-24
years of age and .must hake been
unemployed and looking for work for at
least 12 weeks.
The host farmer must be willing to pro-
vide a learning experience for the youth.
The youth will receive $3.50 per hour based
on a 40 hour week with both the government
and host farmer contributing 50 percent of
the wage. Employment will be for 12 to 19
weeks beginning no earlier than November
1, 1983 and ending by March 16, 1984.
More information and application forms
are.available at the Agricultural Office.
The O.M.A.F. office received several calls
on corn smut in September.
Common smut is prevalent this fall. It
usually affects the stalk, showing as a
spongy grey mass. This turns dark as the
smut spores mature. The smut spores are
not toxic to cattle. In severe cases where the
smut reduces grain yield, the energy level in
the silage will be lower and should be com-
pensated for by feeding extra grain.
Head smut was identified in Ontario in
1979. It was more wide -spread in 1980 and
has been less prevalent since. Head smut, a
fungus, enters the seedling corn plant only
during seed germination and seedling
emergence. Symptoms are not evident until
development of the tassel and ear.
In infected plants, the cob is usually
replaced by a mass of spores enclosed com-
pletely by the husk. The ears will be shorter,
swollen and spongy when grasped and have
no silks. The infected tassel looks like a
black tar brush. Where the tassel is infected
by head smut, the ear will also be infected.
Other plants may show infected ears
without infected tassels.
The same plant can be infected by head
and common smut. The head smut will ap-
pear on the ear and possibly the tassel while
common smut may appear on the stack.
Head smut spores over winter in the soil
and attacks corn in the seedling stage in the
spring. Spores can survive for several years
in the soil. The fungus grows within the
plant, affecting the ears and tassel. On
maturity, the spores drop to the ground
reinfecting the soil
The National Farmers Union will take a
stand on the proposed Ontario Tax Reform
as proposed by the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture.
Marie Bright, Regional Co-ordinator of
the Union, says that, "many have forgot-
ten that the Union worked hard to get the
current 50 percent rebate for farmers. We
will work even harder to have the system
straightened out."
Bright went on to say that farmers are
very independent and very proud of their
ability to raise food which feeds this coun-
try; they would also like to be in a financial •
position to pay their own way. Unfor-
tunately, government has, in the past, pro-
moted cheap food and in Ontario, we have
witnessed friends and neighbours going
bankrupt while government runs to pro-
vide dollars for large corporations such as
Dome, Maislin or Chrysler.
"No wonder our members are a little
concerned when any government appears
to offer something for nothing, °' said
Bright. "The NFU will certainly take the
e stand
t reform
NU perceat re11aLe but with hesitation and
concern. Now is the time to re -organize the
tax system and get the people who benefit
most, paying."
"
By way of explanation, Bright says it
doesn't make sense to tax people who own
property for our educations system." A
much fairer system would be to tax those
who benefit from that education; ie: cor-
porations,
orporations, who benefit from technical
schools, teachers, lawyers, doctors, who
have gone through the system that general
property owners have almost totally sub-
sidized. It is time for those who benefit to
pay.""
I most rural municipalities, this would
decrease municipal taxes by 60-70 percent.
A motion passed to this extent at the
District 7 NFU Convention held in Walker-
ton
alkerton will be considered by the N.F.U.'s Na-
tional Convention slated for Regina in
December.
Anyone wishing more information, may
contact the Union office at 5 Douglas St.,
Guelph, Ontario NIH 2S8 or phone (519)
836-2515.
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