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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1980-09-18, Page 26na HE HURON E)POSITOR 8EPTEMBER 10 1900 Ontario , I have never been a -favorite son of Ontario Hydro Or any other legislatively -controlled body. And I hate to say I told you so. But I did. For the last two or three years this corner has suggested that Canadians might be able tosloat in comfort in years-tO cometecause this country has been in the fereftont when .it comes to peaceful uses of nuclear technology. Every titne I write a piece about the Candu reactor being the best in the world, every anti-nuclear freak in the ofiantiy "sencis-nte pages ot -material and snarky letters ---against-the-use of uuclear energylvfor-filing cabinet -is -- filled with such material and I have read a great deal of it. - What is said can make a lot of sense, too. But I am still of the opinion that, in the next two or three decades,Canadians will be extremely happy -most of 'em, anyway --that this country has the safest nuclear energy policy in the world. When Arthur Porter tabled his report on electric power planning after the roial commission hearings, he suggested a sort of moratorium on nuclear power plants. I disagreed at the time. I am not an expert. I'm just an old hack from the boondocks who has been around enough to know a little bit. I have met Dr. Porter a couple of thnes, once when he was investigating an institution with which I • iwas very much a part. I found him to be a disarming man, intelligent, even witty, _with the capacity to put you off 'guard. I wondered, last March, when the report was ta bled if he had gone a little senile when he recommended only one more nuclear power plant be built. Now, however, Dr. Porter has focussed his attention on fgobal scale and wants to see more generating stations built in Ontario afid rope across totrrami, Mesays nuelear energy must be developed quickly for export to the United . „Statesto release thatrountly from "thefantastic amounts of oil it uses" and to make oil available in larger quantities to developing countries. He did not add --and I will --that the more oil that is freed . . _Perth Farm News . Letters air* appratistid by Rob 'Irony Mal* Rd Elmera. 061 382C/ (:)(i , in. other uses by North America, the better off the entire World will be. Usiog petroleum Products to heat homes seems to me to be a dreadful Waste. If I could afford it right now, I would have a completely electric heated house, It would free that much more oil for farm use,. Wehave to eat. Its an old habit all Of us acquired in infancy and is impossible to break % Farmers, by the way, use only about three per cent of the petroleum products consumed in this country. But that three per cent is absolutely essential if we want to continue to eat in the manner to which we have -all-become-accustomed. Nuclear power, says Porter, is clean energy that does not need oxygen, does not emit carbon dioxide and can creat food through fertilizing end irrigation. ' I even liked his quote: "If King Tut's tomb could have been stored 4,000 years without being disturbed, then we can certainly store nuclear waste." The Canadian atomic energy commission and the various hydro -electric commissions across this country, particularly Ontario Hydro, have taken a lot of flak for the past four or five years. I have been flogging Ontario Hydro for its high-handed methods in the treatment of land acquisitions for a decade or more. But when it comeSto nuclear power, these various bodies should now come out of the closet and stand up for what they are trying to do for the people of this country. Again, I must repeat: I hold no brief for many things these utilities have done against agriculture such as forcing farmers to violefice to keep hydro officials off their land. But when it comes to producing electric power and keeping this county alight, they have done a magnificent job. , I just hope this unexpected accolade doesn't go te their heads. It may be enoesh to convince them to put up me rates agatns and I don't neerthat. I think rural customers are paying too much for hydro now. But that's another story. ' Canada.-c,ma agricultkal eeeperatidafoofr a Major step forward recently with the signing of n,hdemorandum of Unco,u derstnatrindr4ingthebetween two, ' The MeMpranclum, be- tOeen ASriCtilture Canada anda nr id Landc 'Cli' cnMinistriesaStateto, Facraml ssf Ag for •intensifies cooperation be::en°Poun,triesin seeraareasncrdingjoint potete, exchanges ofinfor mtipnind,iterjaisseen.- • rifle .•,visits and commercial contacts, The first activity to be carried out Under the Mem- orandurno1/2411 be the visit to --Canada of aChittese delega- tion •Studying agricultural the first such Memorandum of Under- standing signed by a Canad- ian government department with its Chinese counter- part," Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan said. "There will be annual consultations between the Canadian and Chinese agri- culture departments to re- view ,the implementation of the agreement.' ' ' Mr. Whelan announced the agreement in a press conference in China's Great Hall of the People, following a meeting with Vice -Premier Wan Li, chairman of China's state agricultural commis- siop. There- #a a number of exchanges and projects that may be carried out in 1980-81 in implementing the Memor- Corn smut rumours, facts byt Pat I4sich, Solis & Crois Spec. CORN HEAD SMUT FOUND RUMORS • FACTS As of the 8th of Sept.ocorn head_ smut has been indenti- fiedon12 farrds in Perth and Huron counties. In all fields, the. disease has only been trace amounts. It won't affect yield. We have had numer- ous inctuiries about smut but most of these have turned out to be conunon smut. On farm in the Shakespeare arca that had head smut,last year hu true amounts this year but certainly nothing that will affect yield. I talked to Harvey Wright. the Sail and Crops Specialist for Oxford oxinty. He checked the eta • where smut was a hot bed last year, and of all the Belds he checked in that luta, this year none of.the &Ids has smut at an economic level. There are research trails in that area It appears that no hybrkl is resistant. Some hybrids are more sticeptilale than others. Also, the dis- ease seems to be worse if the cern had difficult( in erects- ing; This also holds true ,in commercial fields. We can detect head smut first aroutia the head -binds of a field. Especially areas that seem to he compacted. It appears plaits emerging through this stressed condition ate more tusceptible. In the research trials, there also appear to be one or two seed treat - meats that can greatly re- duce the incidence of this de:reale. INSECTS A MCII Biwn PROBLEM IN COM I would teinnet that we will lo se more corn due to insects in one township in Huron or Perth theft the whole province will lose due to bead smut. Our main problem is corn rootworm. These are the beetles that are feeding on the silks and tips of the corn cobs right now. The northern corn rootworm is a yellowish green colour. The western :orn rootworm is a yellowish colour with -dark stripes. It appears that this sprihg_mote rootworms hatched than last spring. Also, the adequate moisture in May and early June probably diluted the insecticides. The rootworm insecticides ate applied in May and the eggs don't hatch until mid' June. This means the insecti- cide has a 4 to 6 week period to break down before it's needed. If you skimped on the rates, then you had even less insecticide when it was. ieeded between mid June and Mid July. As you harvest this fall, check for rootworm dasoase. It there are a lot of adults or many cobs without silks, then you need a control measure. Another way to check is try and pull the plant out. If it pulls out easily. then probably those oxos have been pruned by this insect. If you can't pull it out easily, then there is no problem. The best control is crop rotatlon. WESTERN CORN ROOT WORM EXPLODES It appears that the levels of the western corn, rootworm have really increased in Perth -Huron this year. Last year, we may have had I or 2% Western adults, •This year some fields have 20 to 30% Western adults. And most fields have MO= total adults than last year. The Western corn rootworm does more feeding damage to the roots. It also seems to be a bit harder to kill. To make matters worse, it can breed with the Northern corn root- -worm, These facts snake control mueh more *SO FALL ARMYWORM This insect is also present • this year. Be is feeding on the leaves and may do some damage to the ear. Generally the. fall armyworm does not seriously affect grain yield. Even if he does. it is too late to spray forothem now. Retalitlrit takes but a moment to place an Ex- positor Want Ad. IRAIViiSOL the big .hot that pays off. Om shirt of frarntSO: imtt dcworrntr is ara that it takts to tit mirra t hs anunal E3 (rOf ht rd. Broad- spt (trum framisof is Canada's most poptilar het f tattle &wormer is lc rift oho, attains: ttli nine t‘pts ot %tom, that can prtltrit 1. our attte from 0,,Iiii- 1112 xaft.tabfe pounds. Th e I ranted! initt tall"e method is TRAMISOL DEWORMER allf CYANAMID fast. ff's effit tent. Ifs conven'.'eni. No.thml, is wasteti. You know that tacit allimal,zets futl dose. Catfi shot ts rit;fit into the b:oerdstrearn for immediate action. Tramisof iniietabfe dewormer. !Cs the biz shot that pai),s in pounds and at toefa's pritts that 111CARShcr profits. Ask Mr deafer about Tr -arnica ffell tefl%flu it pal.. s off because it works. , andunt of Understanding. These include joint research on rangeland management, a model rank in 'north-east China; exchanges of plant and animal breeding, meter - lets, and an examination of the feasibility of work-study programs. Mr. Whelan is now at the • half -way point of his visit to China, the first of hs kind by a Canadian Minister of Agri- culture. 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