The Huron Expositor, 1980-12-04, Page 14THE FIURON 00417.00 DECEMBER 4 1980
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AT F OF A CONVENTION—Regional Delegates attending the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture Convention In Toronto from West Huron are
from left, Harry Swinkels, Jim Mcintosh, Walter McIlwain,.and Jack
Tebbut.
fotin.lwrer a 'stock
tot problem
Pat Lynch,
Soil & Crop Specialist
At least this was the
consensus of the people
attending a recent corn borer
seminar at Centralia College
ef Agricultural Technology.
The meeting was composed
of researchers, industry
people and Extension people
A representative from
Chamdgro - which is the
company with the main corn
borer insecticides - summed
it up. "We don't have a corn
borer preblem, we've got a
stalk rot problem". They
Mdicated that from what they
saw, they wouldn't be active-
ly promoting corn borer
control for 1981. However,
they would probably be
doing some preliminary trials
to look at the economics of
contol.
HOW BAD WAS THE
BORER IN 1980
From what we can gather,
there were no more adults
around than normal. The
canners at Exeter monitor
corn borer adults. Their
results show that in the
Eteter area they had an
verage number. In the
Stratford area. there was
below average number. At
both places. the numbers
WM substantially less than
19"8 and 1976.
While the adult number
was small. there may have
been more egg laying than
normal. The female adult will
vary her egg laying capacity
in relation to available moi-
sture. If there is lots of water
available for her to drink
during the egg laying period,
she lays more eggs. This
year there was lots of moi-
sture available during egg
laying time.
WHY DID SOME FIELDS
APPEAll, WORSE THAN
O 'HERS?
certakni don't have all
the explanaticns, but we
have parts of the answers.
For instance, young corn
plants produce a chemical
called dimboa. This chemical
kills small borers when they
start to feed. When the corn
plant is small, this chemical
is in conceotrated quantities
in the plant. The older the
plant get, the more diluted
att. chemical is, thus earlier
planted corn is less tolerant
to borers. Also, we ate not
sure if all hybrids prduce this
chemical. I can't get a direct
answer from the corn com-
panies.
Another part of the story is
that the borer mo ths were
later laying eggs this year
than normal. They reach the
peak numbers in Perth and
Huron between July 10th and
25th. This year it was closer
to the 25th. The eggs from
these moths would be
hatched later than normal.
At this time. probably the
thmboa level in the corn was
low enough to give poor
natural control.
Research from the U.S
Form production figures
suggests large numbers will
, overwinter. However there is
nothing you can do. Tillage
and crop retation have no
,effect. Research done by
Terry Daynard in the 70's at
the University of Guelph is
enlighteeing.
Grain corn fields he
checked had 70 to 85% of the
plants with corn borer pre-
sent. One field that was in a
zero tillage program with
corn the previous year had
85% of the plants with corn
a borer. At the same time,
another field that was in sod
in the previous year, had
80% of the stalks with corn
borer. It was about 1/5 of a
mile from this field to the
nearest corn field.
Researchers from Agricul-
ture Canada tell us that it is
quite common to find 80% of
the corn plants with borer
every year. Furthermore,
one corn borer per plant will
not reduce yield. Also we
have no idea when the main
moth flights will be next
year.
So far I have been talking
only about the one seneral
tion brood of corn borer.
South of 401. there is a 2nd
generation brood of corn
borer. To my kn6wledge.
Perth and Huron counties
only have the one generation
'brood. Some of thc informa-
tion you read from other
areas may be concerning the
Iwo generation brood.
Huron in the lead
Huron county continues
to be one of the top counties
in the province eAtOntano as
far as farm productoon is
conzerned
According to -.tatastics re•
teased by Don Pullen.
Huron's Agricultural Repre •
sentatis.e,Huron leads in five
categories and is second in
fhe others.
Huron leads other counties
in harks. white beans. ruta-
bagas.: silage on and total
corn and is segund in cattle
marketings. total cattle.
grin ,orn, hog matketings
and total hogs.
The local county is third in
poultri, and fourth in dairy
cattle and shipments and has
the maast arrpro•ed farm
Land
Gram corn is the leader on
Huron with 196.000 acres
worth over S7;3.430.000.
Silage corn is next with
SI 7,238.000 from 68.000
acres.
The most acreage189.000iis
taken up by hay with a saline
of over 513 million.
White beans are the next
most valuable deriving
S8,559.000 from 33.00 acres.
The total value of field
crops is S116.409.000. fruits
and vegetables bring in
53.726.735 while livestock
production totalled
S168.936.602
The total estimated value
of overall production from all
farm sources was
289.072.337.
An analysis of land use
capability for agriculture in-
dicates 716,440 acres of
Class 1. 2. and 3 land or 86
percent of the land area as
suitable for most well man-
aged cropping systems and
16 percent of the land is in
classes 4, 5. and 6 with
progressively more severe
limitations of crops.
There is no Class 7 land in
the County. This class has no
capability for arable culture
4.
or permanent pasture and
inventors indicates 34.490
ares of organic soils
Mixed farming operation
hw been traditional: hou,
vier. the pmvince-wide
change to fewer farms and
larger acreage has affected
the Count.
Specialized enterprises are
the trend ix Ith beef feedlots
fed from homegrown corn.
feeder ho operations. far-
row .to -finish pork production
units. poultry. and an itt.
crease in specialized cash
ctopping.
Popular cash crops include
grain corn. white beans,
turnips. winter wheat, as
well as sweet corn and green
peas for canning. .
Acreage of white beans
has increased from 21.000
acres in 1961 to an estimated
54.000 acres in 1972.
AxpEoBigRe*EY
Conservation 4tithciriti4s should devel-
oping
strPaRt-aills at , the grassroots:. level;
according .to Art, flktornell, Pep/41'08.19W
Director of .the Central' BeSinu of the
Ministry of Natural Resources who spoke dt
the general meeting of the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority (MVCA) on Wed.
ndsday,
By grassroots he Was referring to ordinary
local people. At the meeting in Brussels he
talked about the PLUARG reports which
suggested ways and moans in which silt and
run-off could be reduced and said he was
disappointed that the Conservation Authorit-
ies haven't assisted inInore developing such
programs.
. He spoke about the soil and water
conservation programs in the States.
"It is almost always local people who are
appointed to the committee of these. The
basic problem is that soil and water
t
ir•
Management in the United States T9Ceir$ He said people mtiSt always feel frep ,to, unless SemetIti4.realy confidentialis being
more attention than in Canada. .Jt is thy—, attend ConserVittia# Authority in0010,10a 41s,9004, •
Opinion that grassroots is not receiving, the
.attention that was envisioned when the
COnserVatin Authorities Were formed," he
Said.
"Conservation Authbrities over the past
several years havereceived some criticism
from the municipalities. I suggest that if
Conservation Authorities would practice
more grassroots conservation, some of this
criticism would be reduced.
• "It Might mean fewer dams and more,
activities to improve the water relationship
on the land itself. Soil conservation should
be receiving much higher priority that it is
new," he said.
"The Conservation Authority is the -most
suitable organization to work with such
groups as the Ministry Of Agriculture and
Food and the Soil and Crop Improvement
Association to develop and eperate a SQii• and
water co,nservation program."
Multi nationals hurt local farmers: OFA president
.Ralph Barrie, who has just
completed his first term as
president of the Qntario Fed-
eration of Agriculture, (OFA)
told the group's annual con-
vention that "short-sighted
government policies continue
to create problems for far-
mers." The report of the
Royal Commission of Dis-
. counts and Allowance failed.
to address the central ques-
tion of concentration in the
food industry. He told dele-
-gates that the global strate;
gies of multinational food
processors are killing local
• processors, while the big
chains threaten independent
grocers. This creates a trade
Apficit in rood and local
farmers are denied access to
markets. '''The independent
processors and retailers are
the farmers' most secure
links in the food chain." Mr.
Barrie explained.
This summer when Ont-
ario had a bumper crop of
peaches, �.F.A. found two
supermarket chains that had
only imported peaches --and
'none of the chains carried
Ontario tomatoes. Yet all of
the independent stores carry
many kinds of Ontario pro-
duce. he said.
Mr. Barrie said $2 billion
food imports could have been
grown in Canada. "Just
think what would happen in
terms of job creation. in-
creased tax revenue, our
balance of payment problems
plus all the other economic
spin-offs, if that S2 billion
dollars was spent here in-
stead of outside thc coun-
try." Mr. Barrie stated. "It
.is a fantastic opportunity."
Mr. Barrie said 0, F. A. has
increased our membership
by 6.5 percent which brings
us up to 24.000 members.
We have seen thc enactment
of the Petty Trespass and
Occupiers' Liability Act.
after 20 years of lobbying.
We have obtained from the
Provincial Government 525 •
530. million in interest rate
assistance for Ontario far•
mers. "
Mr. Barrie. an Eastern
Ontario dairy farmer. as
elected to a second term as
president. Ron White. a
dairy farmer from Middlesex
County. was re-elected first
sice-firesident over two other
challengers. And Ron Jones.
a Simcoe County farmer and
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