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tha Value et :the white- bean crop—"Ws
aid for an awful,.' let Of farm mortgages," ,.
pRon Pitblado, .
4 beae
specialist front
RidgetownCollege
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alpgy, :IBCA fl', ,discussed the dangers of
white held eett artthracneSe ortthe bean
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WHITE
He told the grewer Whitt, mold IS a
fungus disease whtchattacks the flowers.
andthen the foliage of the bean plants.
lvipldrequts e .mit, hternid conditions and
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the spores= are spread by the wind. The
moldarts to grew ew on the flowers and then
..
spreadsto foliage- MCC. Pitblado said if
calk
.rowers keepthe' :petals clean with
g
fungicides or if the weather Isn't .moist,
they,don't have to worry about spraying.
'However, once the mold, starts to grow to
the crotches, of the plant, control of the
disease is' difficult. He said RCAT is now
investigating when the best time is fpr
farmers to s .ray to control the mold. A
number of new chemical sprays have been
P .
approved to fight the problem;.
Anthracnose, particularly* the delta
strainvwhteb appeared: in the last few years,
Can be spread by being splashed lkyrain or•
moved around: by cultivation,
Mr. Pitblado warped growers that
anthracnose residue in the field can be
plowed lender and the fungus will survive
the winter underground, 'Once treated,
seed begins to germinate and send out.
roots and the plant becomes susceptible
again to residues of the disease still in the
soil.
In response to,. a grower's question, Mr.
gr
Pitblado said farmers who know anthrac-
nose delta infected a field of beans last'
year should plant their crop in another field`
this spring. •
Russ Frasier, research agronomist.
with the 'Michigan Dry" Edible Bean
Research Advisory Board, told the growers
beans have always been a risky crop for
farmers, He said yields are variable, the
crop is very susceptible to the weather and
to diseases and pests as well as damage
from ozone. pollution.
Also, growers are faced with an uneven
demandfor their. product. He said growers
earn more when the crop is . short and a
small 'change in the supply of beans carr
New by lawn
on the ;drain on any of the
properties above Lawrr¢nce.
Taylor and' ask, that they
meet with council at the next
'meeting to decide what work
is needed at 8 o'clock.
The clerk is to invite
affected owners ; on the
Veenstra Branch A• Drain to
the next meeting to discuss:
improvements tote made, at
9 o'clock. .
'Council• moved' to allow
Morgan Mobile Homes to
Move 14' wideloads on
Township roads with permis-
sion, to be granted, by Road
Superintendent:: •
• Council meet with
Conservation Officer Blake
Evans• on :April 9th at 9:30
pm
Council ' passed a
siererence application on Lot
3d; `'Con. 10 with owners to
have written -agreement on
line fences.
The tile drain loan comple
`tion certificates were
accepted and the clerk, was
instructed to prepare the
necessary by-laws. Council
passed a by-law to impose
special. annual Drainage
Rates upon iand.which, had
money_ borrowed under the
Tile Drainage Act. Council
instructed the clerk to notify
R,S. Cummings that three
people plan to, attend the
Economic Development
Seminar in Goderich,
Council accepted the Com -
'Action Certificates for tile
drain loans and instructed
the clerk to prepare .the '
•.. necessary by-laws. Total
amount of alt loans - $20,500.
Tenders were received and
the gravel tender of Radford
Construction at $1.85 per yd.
was- accepted at Hullett
Council meeting March 5.
Council is to • notify the
property owners on the
Murray -Lamb Drain of the.
decision not to do any work
• e n in a `.e� tot! < week in June the optimum time itt
ltrodttge � larg, Change .. the t?rtS tit' third
,growers.
Mr-. ;ru
er to1d the audience e t e aieMc�h
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azbhesrA13S. RESEARCH .
research program he le involved with is: lance uh high 'r pods. He warned the
e about i r.vin soil strec ere; g to Ns %%Ind and water erosion.
�Qnf ern d a ou mp o g l " �grower�
lowering input prices for farmers and and said he likedto see fields tall"_
developing .new Varieties of white beans. ploughed, but not if they are sloped. `
d
lay plo. g "'1, ?dont :think. wee
--:'sold research in the 'United States is„r.'. Na-tplr�the growers,
new faced With decreasing -research budget e. egd any anthracnose in Michigan in the
• federalfending. . 1' al'o don't think We had any
due to rutbat,ks in _.. u g last west' � a
`should be able ' The delta strain, of
1�1c. Frasier sold growers. ble. Ontarit� seed
of white beans;but stilt,; ase has been :kept chit of Michigan
to plant, fewer awes h _....anthxatzi
get the yield they need., He saidthere
must _be a dependable supply Qf the'.,.
product for customers.
to date. -
PAXIMENT
The researcher saidgrowers shouldn't. Charles Broadwell, manager .of the
accept the statement that the market can't Ontario Beall 'Producers Marketing Board
take any tnore,beans• Instead, he said, in London, told growers ,they will be
"you. must effectively . expand the de- reeeik'ing an interim payment on April 16
nand,"' both domestically and for exports The amount of payment will be determined.
Mr, Frasier recommended tile drainage at the March Meeting of the bean board„
for fields where beans are being grown, Mr, Broadwell told the growers the
the soil as loose as possible and board is expecting something over.SIS:per
keeping
said "beans always grow better if they're hundredwceight for the 1978 crop., He also
in a field within eyesight of silos.." The predicted a drop in bean production which.
researcher said he feelsbean yields have , he Saki will depnd ""on the April payment
dropped since they were removed front and the kind of sprin Me have,"
farms .
wher .
aavas grown nan d cattle.the
were pasture
Mr. Frasier said, June 1. to 15 seemsto be
the best planting time for the crop with the
ex
The variety of 4-H, clubs
over the years has expanded.
to cover every topic of farm
life and is open to ' any
youngster, in the
community,
Through 441 Agric'ultifral
clubs you can do project work
in. beef, dairy swine, 'horse,
rabbit, sheep,- .corn, forage,
white bean, barley,, plow-
mens, veterinary science,
"youth leader, gun safety, and
money management,
Organizational meetings
'are being held throughout
the month of March,:
All boys and girls who
have reached their 11th'
birthday by January 1st,
passe t1979 and -lave not reach'
hein 21st birthday bedy
The clerk is to send'. a letter
of appreciation to Mr. Keith
Allen for his parte,e,ip ;tion in
thepast' on thecreation
Committee,'also to Mr. Greg.
Brandon for his participation
in the past:,
council rneved.#110 of Feb..
13. 1979 beamendee to read
$1.50 in place of $1.25.
Council accpeted rhe drain
application from Frank Szusz
for a cleanout ' on Nesbitt
Drain arid refer it to the
drainage inspector.
' Council had no objections
with the M.T.C. road
resurfacing of 1121 as • it
pertains to Terry Taylors
gravel, pit, as Icing as any
roads involved are left in
good condition.
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He said the reducti n in''Michigan white
Duan praductionas predicted: as high as 20
to 2t� per cent of. last yea of crop. Mr.
Broadw°eli also told; the gtgiec'fhe price. for.
1
invited to join a• club of their
choice..
North Huron 411 . "frail;
blazers; Horse . Clii.b,
Brussels: 4-H Dairy Calf
Club, Brussels 4=11 Beet' Calf
Club, Blyth-Belgrave 4-H
Beef Calf Club, Hallrice 4.1-1
Dairy Calf Club, .Blyth 4-H
Rabbit Club,' at Blyth Public
_School, Monday, March
19th 1979 2A0 p,_nt.
South• Huron 4-h1: Multi -
Project, Field Cro.Club,
Exeter 4-H Sweet Corn Club,
Exeter 4-H Calf Club, Zurich
4-11 Calf Club; South Huron
Calf , Club at South Huron
District -High School, Exeter,
Monday, March 19th, 1979 at
8:00 p.m.
Tuckersmith 4-H Field
. • Crops Club, , -Seaforth 4-H
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seed untlma..rvarieties et baaSar
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developed rivltich; are resi$tatit to ft#ngus
anthracnose delta.
. Breeder John' AyIeswarth of the Harrow
research, station, Mid about 201) growers at
the Ontario Field Bean; Day in Exeter last
'weekat - anthracnose -resistant hybrid;
varieties'
t and Fleetwood will
eof Kentwood n
likely be commercially available by. 1982.
Mr. Aylesworth said:. resistant genes
have already been bredinto the Kentwood
variety, which should be ready for breeder
seed productipn in 1950, The Fleetwood:
breed is right behind and researchers are
also working on Seafarer and Saniiac.
Don Littlejohns" a researcher with W.G.
Thompson Ltd., said his researchers are
working, on developing, new high yielding
strains of white beans adaptable to the.
main Ontario growing areas. He said part
of his research is funded by the National
Research Council,.
Mr, Littlejohns said a highet r level of
research is' needed in the prvtseelo.
r:
aid Cade
c a
Right now, they research aid, Canada
has. the lowest percents : of money spent
- f al the
d vele
to
on research and . e pn ._.n 1
developing countries in the world..
SIGH YIELD
Mr. :Littlejohns' said his research is
emphasizing high yield, a shorter maturity
period, a good bush -like plant type with
beans with good cooking quality.
Mr. Littlejohns said future bean varieties
shouldhave resistance to anthracnose and
viruses, but growers are looking atfive
yearsdown the road before this can
happen -
:Right ' now Mr, Littlejohns said his
company ltas ' several new lines in
government licence trials and he said he
hopes some new varieties will be licensed
within the next year or two. He said there.
are 400 lines or potential varieties in the
final stages of testing at the company's two
test plots in Hensel'. and Morpeth,
Some of the new lines are being testedin
a more northernly location in the province,
where a shorter maturation period is
required.
Mr. Littlejohns said.' he still believes in
Hullett council
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beans isn't strong this year. lie said it
'looks like a one million' beg :Carryover for
.baits on the world market.
Mr. Broadwell told the growers the
dgmestic consumption of white beans ”ie
nothing to.write home about."' In :19.76.77;
the .:average Canadian ate 1..9 pounds of-
beans per year. Con. sumption of the crop is
decre i inC nad '"a Baited
.� �.ng both . a .a_.,rld lh�
States,
The solution -":encourage your friends.
to eat mere beenat
Althou h, white . bean.' production ;has.
doubled S 60 p et haven't
since th,pr.k,9 s, ,rna-rf�,,. s�
•-rept pace. Right now, Michi,n bean
growers sell; 75 per cent of their crop to the
domestic' market; while Ontario growers
sell the same amount ouside the country.
Mr. Broadwell told the growers, "We
have to continue to make sure there are
markets out there."
Representa€ veafrom the Ontario Bean
Producers Marketing Boardwill be trying -
to attract new markets at the fti N,11 5,A. •
Tralde, Fair in Cologne, West. Germany,,
later this year.
Dr. Gerry • Hofstra, of OAC, the
University of Guelph, told the growers that
ozone levelsin southern Ontario haven't
been as severe in the past few years. The
ozone levet in the atmosphere has:
4
damaged
bean crops in the past by causing
bronzing on the beans, Pr. Hofstra told the
growers an entire field can turn, yellow In
48 hours fo
llcwin 81tgh
Ozone levels.
b1 bier
Pr. Hpfstra told the growers the _...e bleier
POPO ;_ o.: a levels are adjacent ,.to the .Fakes, and;
' 'decrease as you move inland.LhS
department
is, now researching what.
.�,
predisposes beans to bronzing. and if there
are any .clietnieals, which can prevent the
crop damage.,
He Said 1978 wasn't a bad bronzing year
for beans due to the dryness. if 'there. are
Y
high levels of ozone in the atmosphere just
as the bean plants are flowering,. then 40 :to;
S0 per cent of a crop can, be damaged.
Dr, Hofstra Siad the last. two years when
ozone d ma a was the most Serious were
a g
1973 and 1975.. .
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