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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1969-05-08, Page 12PAGE TWELVE ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1969 Department of Agriculture Officials Claim Seed Means Little in Size of Corn ' in matters little whether you plant large or small corn seed. Generally it will emerge at the same time, produce as healthy a plant, and give the sante yield," says crop spec- ialist R. B. Bunter of the University of Guelph. This Narrower Rows Will Not Help in Corn Output "We now have enough exper- imental evidence to show conclusively that changing to 18 -inch -wide corn rows from the conventional Lid -inch rows will result in only a small increase in yield, In fact, some cases there may be no increase at all." R. 13. hunter of the Crop Science Department, University of Guelph. made this statement recently after completing analysis of last tear's experiments with corn in narrow rows. "The average increase for narrow -row COM in our exper- intcnTs, which starch very closely those of all the other research stations in Ontario, is two to three bushels per acre. For my money," says Mr, Hunter. "this is not nearly en- ough to warrant the problems and expenses associated with narrow rows." Mr. Hunter ;goes on ro explain there has ro he a clear distinct. - ion between corn in narrow "row's and corn in higher popu- lations. "We have been able to show a significant increase by raising the plant populations above the normal for corn. But." he cautions. "during our experiments in rhe last two years, there has been no prob- lem with a lack of moisture and we have shown yield increases up ro and including 29, ..nut plants per acre." \1r. Hunter also adds another note of caution. "Our experi- mental plots are hand -harvested. iligh populations usually mean smaller cobs, which on a field crop basis could mean higher field losses at harvest, Our recommendations are for populations around the 20, 000 snarl; for rhe Guelph area. information could save farmers money on their seed corn pur- chases, he says, blr, Hunter reports that two years of testing at Guelph have compared seed size and also depth of planting for corn. While seed size showed no in- fluence on performance of the erop, depth of seeding affected both the length of 111110 needed for plants to emerge and the final plant population, partic- ularly when seeding is dune under cool conditions, "We selected the two extremes of seed size, " says Mr. Hunter. "The large seed was almost twice as large as the small seed. We also compared pictur- ing depths front one ro six incites. "The results show that best results conte from seeding corn between one and a half and two incite-: deep under early planting or cool soil conditions, he points out. "With later plantings, in warts soil, it may be necessary to place the seed deeper than two inches ro get it located in enough mois- ture for rapid germination." The crop specialist notes a common tendency for concern by farmers when a few corn seeds are seen on the surface, As a result more pressure is put on tine planting disc or shoe •and then in parrs of the field where the ground is looser, the seed goes too deep, often as much as six inches. "This can seriously affect the rare of emergence and the final stand of corn, particularly under cool, slow gruwilg conditions, " ,Nlr. l lunter points Ont. 111101, wow Petroleums Limited GASOLINE • DiESEL. HEATING OILS Valvoline and Veedol Motor Oil and Greases "Go With Arrow" AGENT: ROBERT N. McKINLEY DIAL 236.4830 — ZURICH Independent Shipper AS OF MAY 1, 1969 TO THE United Co-operatives of Ontario Livestock Department, Toronto SHIP YOUR LIVESTOCK WITH . . . ROY SCOTCHMER Monday Is Shipping Day From the Varna Stock Yards Call Bayfield 565-2636 by 7:30 a.m. Mondays, for Prompt Service Changes Made at Agricuture Office The Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food last week announced a number of new staff appointments in the Extension Branch, The appointments made by Deputy Minister Everett Biggs, effective over the. next couple or weeks arc part oI an expan- sion 01 advisory services to he provided by the Department. Two of the appointments are for 1Inns County, Two ur the appointments are for 1lnrot County. Gary I!owes. a I'nt'tt graduate of lite I'cntprvillc College of Agricultural 'Technology repl- aces Dave Ingles in the ext- ension department 111 Clinton. Ingles, who served about three years in Iluron is leav- ing the department and join- ing his father in an outstand- ing 1loistein operation in Bruce County near Walkerton. 1)on lloltucs who has been an engineering assistant at Clinton since December, 190 has been transferred to Carleton County with headquarters in Or 1 with headquarters in Ottawa. A 1969 graduate or the Dip- tonna Course at the University of Guelph S. 1-I. Bradshaw will succeed Mr, Holm in Huron t :Dusty . Huron's ,\griculfural Represent ative Don Pullen said he expec- ted horh Wren would he arriv- ing in Clinton to assume their new duties. Have You Renewed Your Subscription? 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