The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-07-25, Page 204
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THE GREEN MACHINE has ended another Wingham T -ball season. Team members and coaches
are: back, Carol Bailey, Danielle Heibein, Cathy Skinn; ,
Danielle Wagar, Michelle and Mark Bailey, GacentrePatrick Rozendale, Donnie Schiestel,
rrett Skinn; front, Tommy Montgomery, James Need-
ham, Nicholas Wagar, Paul Clugston and Courtney Schenk.
Winter wheat crop is
worth keeping an eye on
How often have you walked into
your winter wheat fields this year?
Corn and bean crops tend to get
more care and time than the often -
neglected cereal crops. If it is worth
growing, it deserves timely scout-
ing.(
Many things have been happen-
ing in and around the wheat crop
since that tractor seat survey taken
this spring when applying nitrogen
fertilizer. How many of you
checked your wheat fields for pow-
dery mildew, leaf rust and septoria
this year. Most fields on inspection
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Competing weed species shell
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poicoir to prevent starvation
sunlight and nubigrtte.
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ssential during the first five y
to rate damage from insects,
eases, rodents, chemicals, mechani-
cal and smothering. Replanti
may be needed if survival 'rate
low.
Much time and money can
invested in the planting oftrees f
windbreaks or reforestation p
jects, therefore, to ensure a retu
on your investment, follow -u
maintenance is essential.
The control of weeds can be
obtained through many different
means:
1) Cultivation:
ears. -SOmet.peeeduti4s.Sh 'fele
le- lowed whe.rriesie Iyphosate:
1) Glyphosate is a non.selectiVe,
foliar -absorbed herbicide. 'Contact
with foliage or bark may injure or
be kill the seedling. Trees must be
,
or shielded from spray. .
ro- 2) Herbicide drift could occureu
windy days:-
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p 3) Effectiveness of the Glyphosa*
may be reduced if there is rain
within six hours after applkation.
It should be noted that pesticides
are considered potentially danger-
ous to health and some could cause
ng
is
Cultivation has been used 'effec
tively in the control of vegetation i
planting programs. Many different
methods of cultivation have -been
used successfully, such as han
implements, rototillers, or farm
type cultivators and discs
2) Mowing:
Mowing provides little benefit to
trees since the mowed vegetation
will continue to compete for mois-
ture and nutrients. Also, trees tend
to receive accidental injury by lawn
mowers.
damage to the environment There -
fere, follow all safety: inStrrietions
found on the manufacturer's lebd.
Speed zone. - .
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3) Mulching:
Mulching with a variety of mate-
rials, such as bark chips, straw or
even gravel can be effective in
reducing the level of weed and
grass competition adjacent to trees.
4) Herbicides:
The proper use of herbicides has
een effective in controlling com-
peting vegetation in reforestation
projects. Herbicides can be applied
in lands along seedling rows, in
spots around individual seedlings
or as a broadcast treatment of the
entire site.
Simazine and Glyphosate are two
herbicides that are often used to
control competing vegetation in
reforestation projects.
Simazine (trade names: Princep
Nine -T, Simmaparim Nine -T,
Simadex)
Simazine is one of the most com-
monly used herbicides in reforesta-
tion prolects. Because Simazine is
not absorbed through plant foliage,
it can be sprayed right over tree
seedlings with no need to shield
them.
After application there must be
sufficient rain to move the herbi-
cide into the soil where it can be
absorbed by the root system of the
weeds.
Normally, Simazine has residual
qualities that provide some weed
control for up to two years and
following.
1)Head blight—entire heads or
parts of heads bleach while the
stem remains green. Pink mold can
develop with prolonged wet weath-
er. Fusarium species are responsible
for head blight in wheat and barley
and stalk and ear rots in corn.
The fungus spreads to the heads
from wheat and corn debris. Delays
in harvesting brought about by wet
weather favors continued growth of
the fungus. Toxins produced, for
example, vomitoxin and zear-
alenone, can be harmful to man and
had noticeable levels of one or more non -ruminant animals.
of these diseases. The fungus can survive in infect -
Premature coloring of some
heads or parts of heads in an other-
wise green field are a sure sign of
head disease. At this time, they are
easier to identify as they stand out
from the rest of the crop.
This year, incidence of head dis-
ease is rampant in this area, some
fields are showing extreme head
damage. If you have noticed this in
your fields, it is probably one of the
ed seeds and can be carried over
into the next wheat crop. Should
these seeds be Used for planting,
they may cause seedling blight.
2)White-Head—entire heads pre-
maturely bleached with stems los-
ing green color quickly as well.
White heads are a secondary symp-
tom of disease affecting the lower
part of the stem, crowns or root.
Usually take -all is the main disease
present — caused by soil -borne
fungus.
3)Glume Blotch—brown or pur-
ple areas dev4bp on the glumes
and awns. Infeded areas are speck-
led with tiny grey brown dots of
the Septoria fungus.
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
1)Rotation--Wheat should not
follow corn or small -grained cereals
in the rotation. Proper rotations will
reduce the severity of head blight,
glume blotch, take -all and several
other diseases.
2)Seed Treatments—Fungi caus-
ing head blight and glume blotch
can be seed -borne. Seed from
infected fields should be treated
with a broad-spectrum fungicide
before planting.
3)Fungicides__.Experjmentaliy
several have proven effective in
controlling glume blotch and reduc-
ing the incidence of head blight.
If possible, wheat should be
planted following a bean, pea or
legume sod crop.
1111111MINIMINIENft
A proposal to extend the 60 -kilo-
metre -per -how speed zone south of
Belgrave has been tabled by Morris
Township Council for further study.
The Ontario Ministry of Trans-
portation proposed the speed zone
change after receiving a letter from
a resident requesting the reduced
speed zone through the village be
extended by 100 metres south of
Parker Drive. However, the high-
way speed cannot be changed with-
out municipal approval.
East Wawanosh Township has
already agreed to the proposed
change, which would reduce
speeds past the Humphrey subdivi-
sion. Morris is still awaiting
approval for a subdivision proposal
south of Belgrave.
Breeders are
awarded pins
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Handling, Mr.
and Mrs. Allen Wylie, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Douglas, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Douglas and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Murray Donaldson and family
attended the Huron County Hol- -
stein Club's 50th anniversary picnic
held at Reverse Falls Park at Ben -
miller.
During the event, Ontario direc-
tor Robert Hawthorne of Listowel,
presented the Holstein Canada
veteran breeder pins.
Allen Wylie and Jack Douglas
each received their 40 -year veteran
breeder pin and Elmer Harding
received his 30 -year veteran breed-
er pin.
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