The Huron Expositor, 1980-12-04, Page 38-4P
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14 THE HURON EXPQ$1TOR DEOEMBER 4, FO
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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 Mcllwain, and Jack
Tebbut.
Obit borer a stock
rot problem
Pat Lynch,
Soil & Crop Specialist
At least this was the
consensus of the people
attending a recent corn borer
seminar at Centralia College
of Agricultural Technology.
The meeting was. composed
of researchers, industry
people and Extension people
A representative from
Chamagro - which is the
oampany with the main corn
borer insecticides - summed
it up. "We don't have a corn
borer problem, we've got a
stalk rot problem". They
indicated 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.
u_ow 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
Exeter area they had an
average number. In the
Stallard area. there was
below average number. At
both places. the numbers
were substantially less than
in 198 and 19'6.
While the adult number
was small. there may hose
been more egg laying than
normal The female adult will
vary her egg lavtng 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
APPEAR WORSE THAN
OTHERS?
I certainly 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 concentrated quantities
in the plant. The older the
plant get, the more diluted
trm chemical is, thus earlier
planted corn is less tolerant
to borers. Also, we are not
sure if all hybrids prduce this
chemical. 1 can't get a dircct
answer from the corn com-
panies.
Another part of the story is
that the borer mo 'hs 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
dimboa level in the corn was
bw enough to give poor
natural control.
Research from the U 5
Form production figures
suggests large numbers will
overwinter. However there is
nothing you can do. Tillage
and crop rotation have no
effect. Research doneby
Terry Daynard in the 70's at
the University of Guelph is
enlightening.
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
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 nem
year.
So far 1 have been talking
only about the one genera-
tion brood of corn borer.
South of 401. there is a 2nd
generation brood of corn
borer. To my knowledge.
Perth and Huron counties
only have the one generation
brood. Some of the informa:
eon you read from other
areas may be concerning the
two generation brood.
Huron in the lead
Huron county continues
to he ruse of the top countaes
an the prone f Ontarto as
far as farm product ton Is
conzerrked
Accusrding to -tatostocs re
leased hv Don Pu fe n.
Huron's Aglicuttural Repre-
sentative,Huron leads an five
&itegories and Is second in
fise others
Huron leads other counties
in barley white beans. ruta-
bagas silage ,orn and total
corn and as secend an cattle
mark r tin g s total cattle.
grave .otn, hog marketing%
and total hogs
The loca ;;;unts is third an
poutrn. ;led fourth an dairs
(atilt' and shpr-ents and has
the r^ prod farm
land
s rt' teader ;n
Huron watt- 1411 WC ars
wort et S;1 4112) cr100
Si3age ts rev %z oi!h
Sr .2151; nein fr,1111
acres
The most acreage,89 000,is
taken up b% ha' with a %alae
of over 513 orkitlion
White beans are the next
most valuable denying
58,559.000 from 13.0Ct acres
The total value of field
crops is 5116.409.000. fruits
and vegetables hring in
53.726.-35 \ htge larvestock
production tetalled
5168.936.602
The total esfirnated value
ef overall production from all
farm sources was
289,072.33.
An analysis of land use
capability for agilculture 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
ar permanent pasture and
Inventor; mdocates 14.490
ares nf nrgarocc
',dosed farrnang operatoran
have been tradotinnal7 how
ever the province -wade
change to fewer farms and
larger acreage has affected
the Counts
Speciallied enterpnses are
the trend kok ath beef feedlots
fed from homegrown cairn.
feeder hog operations.. far.
row •trs-finesh pert production
units, pintlinr. and an on
crease in spectalued cash
croppang
Popular cash crops anclude
gram corn. white beans.
turnips. w 'rater wheat. as
well as sweet coin arod green
peas for canning
Acreage of white ?leans
has increased from 21.000
acres in 1461 to an estimated
54.000 aCTVS in 19-2
..;
: cPUS:Ot74,19ft AUOiOtitiq;:$130illci ;40 clevel
caxiiing.r. pro nta at the grassroots
Ageettilleg tQjrt•TAtettlelb. PqOuV gefilettel '
plreetef: f The Central llegiON, of
b/flo4t0 of Nattitai Resources who spoke
the general meeting Of the Maitland Vailey
Conservation Authority (iVIVCA) on Wed-
nesday.
By grassroots he was referring to ordinary
local people. At the meeting in Brussels he
talked about the •PLUAR.G reports which
suggested ways and means in which silt and
run-off could be reduced and said he was
disappointed that the Conservation Authorit.
les haven't assisted in more 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
xxx,anagement..in the Vnitect Stat eS reeeives
attent1911 than in, ganadaIt is: my
loplotelx that, grassroots is not reCeiVing the ,
, attention that was envisioned when the
•Conservatin Authorities wet e formed," he
. I'Venservation Authorities over the past
several Years have receiy,ed some criticiSm
fient the municipalities, •I suggest' thet if
• Censervation Authorities . would practice
,rnere grassroots conservation, some et this
criticism would be reduced.
"It might mean feWer dams and more
activities to improve the water relationship
oi ,the land itself. Soil conservation should,
be receiving 'much higher prioritY that it .is
now," he said.
"The Conservation Aethotity is the most
suitable organization to 1Ni:wit with such
,
groaps as the Ministry of Agriculture and
Food and the Soil and Crop Improvement
Associatiop to develop and operate a %Al and
water conservation program."
Multi nationals litiefidearfneis: OFA-peitident
Ralph Barrie, who has just
completed his first 'term as
president of the Ontario 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
deficit in t'ood and local
farmers are denied access to
markets.. "The incieperuient
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. O.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 52 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 the coun-
try." Mr Barrie stated. "It
ei a fantastic opportunity."
Mr. Barrie sant 0.F.A. has
increased our meinbetshap
by 6 5 percent v•hich brings
us up to 24.000 members
We have seen the enactment
of the Petty' Trespass and
tDcacu pier; • L ea b abt s Ari.
after 20 sears of lobbseng
We base obtained from the
Provincial Governasaerit 525 -
Sk3.0 million to anterest rate
wksistarace for Ontario far-
mers "
Mr Barrie. an Eastern
Ontario dears farmer, w as
elected to a second tem as
president Ron Whitea
dairy farmer from Middlesex
County. was re-elected first
vice-president over two other
challengers And Ron Jones.
a Simcoe County farmer and
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afternoon and took their oath of office. The'new council consists of reeve
Tom Cunningham (right seated) and deputy reeve, Joe Gibson. Standing
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