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marketings to some degree. It is
expected .that marketings ' in
Canada and Ontario may IlVerige
about 8 percent above year carli,er.
levels during the second and third •
quarters. Price shotild remain
relatively good,. however; ranging
between $55 and ..$60 per cwt.
Moderate, stipplies of poultry
and better prices lire beef should
prevent a substantial downward
moveinent in hog price until later
in the fall. Depending nn the feed
grain • prices ..and relative profit-
ability and capacity .utilization of,
Other ,Tarrit' diterpriseS such as.
dairy; the final quarter of 1978
could see as much •as 10-11
percent increase , in• hog
markethigs over 1977 levels. with
price dropping close to the $50.
level by. November:
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ATTENTION FARMERS
FLAX
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FLAX
A'S A .-CASH CROP IN 1978
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1. Flax Seed Varieties now availabl e produce •
greater yields than in, the past, •
2. The number (*Ontario Flax Plantings in
1977 was the Largest in Ten Years,
3, Input cost for Seed, Fertilizer and Spray is
less than $20.00 per acre as of March 31, 1978.
4. A ready market is available immediately
for all Ontario grown Flax. ,
5. Quick unload at Luckncw, Milverton and
Seaforth is available for this crop.
/B. Forward selling available (ask manager for
details).
7. Storage available (ask Manager , for
details).
8, Contracts available (ask Manager for
details).
9. Crop Insurance for Flax is available in 1978
(see your' Agent for details).
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Flax contracting and seed boOking is now in
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", Yern Yorgason
Economics Branch
Ontario Ministry of Agrictdture
The cattle industry, after
suffering several years of
depressed prices, now appears to
• be in the midst of a long-term
recovery for - both finished and
feeder 'cattle. While some
variability in production and
prites can Still be expecteld as a
result of changes in pasture
conditions, feed prices, and
demand, there' is significant
evidence suggesting lower
slaughter levels and higher prices
on average for the coming year.
Total slaughter at federally
inspected plants in 1977 wil
probably total some 3.8 million
AlIPP introduces bill
to control predators
Heavier pork supplies likely
The Government has chOsen to
'ignore the reeinnmondentation of
'the Provincial " Mani Malian and
Avian Pest Management
ComMittee" ". vaileh was
established to: examine . this
situation. in fact, the
COMmittee's report, submitted iii .:
June 1977,. has yet, to, be tabled
in the House.
The Private . Member'S • Bill
• • would
establish predator control areas
which are primarily suited to
agriculture as.epposed to those
areas suited to wildlife. Predator
Control Committees consisting or
• representatives from the Ministry
of Agriculture;' 'Ministry of
Natural • municipal
government and producers would
be established. to designate the
!notion, intensity and method of
predator coot ml in regions where
inu'eased predator control is
shown to be necessary.
8Q0 pounds increased steadily head, to 3,8 percent from the 1976
'from $37,36 percwt in January to level of 3.6 million. Slaughter in
$43.50 • in November. GO-a,' Ontario plants should 'reach 1.1
stocker calves—Weighing 400-500 million head, onl:y' marginally
pounds rose from $4040 $45 per greater than lust year. ,
cwt over the same petiod. Prices of Al and A2 steers at
The decline in steer marketings Toronto are expected to average
in the latter half of 1977, coupled $2.30 per cwtbigherin -1977 than
with a reduced number of steers 1976, at approximately $44,20.
on farms, suggests. a significant with relatively all of the improve-
decrease in production and ment occurring. in the latter half
marketimgs of steers throUghoui of the year. This improvement 15..
the first half' of 1978. Higher partly due to the declining
prices for feeder cattle Mid calves external value of 'the Canadian
may also induce a reduction in the dollar, but is also , due to a
number of heifers marketed for significant resurgence in
.beef as well, with the result that demand.' despite general
fed cattle slaughter Of domestic camom le conditions in 1977.
origin may well drop 3-5 Percent Feeder steer and calf prices
.below 1977 standards, have shown • much the same
trends as Al and A2 steers.
Prices for good feeder steers over
What happens in the anaAan
cattle - market. in 1978 will be
almost totally, controlled what
happens in the United States, It is,
expected prices at. Toronto will
hover within a few cent of the
nittry
industry should recover --
hy Pat. Lynch!
• Soil's and Crop Branch
Ontario Ministry of Agrieulture
and Food
The • 1977• white bean crop is
now history,' we .would like .to
f'oget. Tliis is not possible, since
some ,Of the beans subjected to
disease and poor weather in 1977.
.will be used for seed in 1478.-The
realities arc that:-as of January
1978, according to best estimates.
there.........evit'-coot be • enough
pedigreed,- field-inspected seed
beans" for the spring . seeding.
There. will Probably be' oely-
enough ; seed , 'inspected for
diseases to seed 100,000.acres
the anticipated •160,900 acres,
- There are 'More than enough
import level Throughout 1978, ' average about $48 per cwt for the
The U.S.D.A. is ,e-vocting a year.
reduction-in cattle and beef Feeder cattle , prices shoudI .-
pi'o,0uction in 1978, but decreases folloW those' for fed cattle fairly
in the slaughter of fed cattle are • closely ,all year, perhaps being
not expected to occur until late
spring. As a - result, it is unlikely,
that prices during' the first
quarter will average much above
the late December Ivel of $42-$44
per cwt for cl oice steers at
Omaha. Second quarter prices
may aycragkin the $41 7 42 range,
and prices., shoudl then trend
steadily upwards to the $44 level
at the end of the year.
Prices in Toronto' will probably
range from $A-$50 per cwt for Al
and A2 steers throughout January
and the first part of February, but
will then begin to decline, ado )
may be as low as $45-$46 in the
latter part of' March and. through
.April. Price will then recover to
the $48-$50 ,leVel by early',.
summer, and should finish in the
low $50's November and
December. in all, prices should
discounted on average abbut
$2-$3 contipared with fed cattle.
Feeder calf prices, however,
should break throtigh the fed
cattle price, and .may well be
selling at a slight premium in-the
fall of 1978. .
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'seed, hill these beans last to
prevent spreading disease. If
possible; use a hose to wash the •
snuffler between fields..• If this is
impractical, at least pull all weeds
from the feet and legs. Remove
the bigsbenks of soil from around
the -shanks. This prevents the
spread of any spores that have
collected in the soil.
The final caution- concerns
-bacterial blight. It is tree that
anthracnose is the worst 'of the
two diseases. However, with
proper seed treatment of-all seed
and field .sanitation, we can limit
th&spread of this disease.
There is no seed treatment for
bacterial blight or completely
disease-free seed. Let's not• forget
this disease just because we are
concentrating on anthracnose.
With the right 'conditions; the
yield depression from bacterial
`blight could be two or three times
greater than yield depresSion
from aethracnose.
Finally, if we have a hot, dry
summer, neither disease is likely
. to be a problem. 8 •
Vern Yorgason
• Ectmotnics Branch
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture .„
' and. Food
.110g produoi9n in Canada
continued 0 expand throughout \
1477: partially in. response, to .
)(ever feed grain prices in the
:sec' 'mid and third quarters -of the ,
year. but also. as a result of better
hog prices than earlier antici-
pated. Canadian hog slaughter in
.1977 4 expected to total 8.1
million head, up 8.7 percent from..
1976, but still somewhat below
the 9 million average in the.
1472,1975 period.. Production
expanded in all provinces. but
•-:--was. proportionately 'greater in.
British Colu [ebbe—Quebec and
Alheri a .
Nuinerically. expan- sion Was
greatest in Quebec. where
production is expected to teach
2.6 million head: tip 14,2 percent
over 1976 levels and equal to that
in Onta rite By comparison,
Ontario's expansion has been a
much more moderate 5.4 percent.
because of the substantial
increase in production, prices for
hogs in 1977 have hoot $4 per cwt
below 1976 levels on index 100
hogs for Canada. Price for 1477
are expected to average $59.25 to
$59,50 per cwt for Canada. and
960.25 to $60.50 pCJ cwt' in
Ontario. Prices started very low at
Toronto inJanuary 1977. but rose
fairly consistently during the
year, averaging, in the mid to
upper • $60's during much 'of
'November and December.
• According to Statistics Canada.
the number ,of hogs on farms.'ein
Canada :on 'October •1 -totaled W6
million head, up 7 percent from
1976. Since these slumbers
largeldefine the hog supply for
the six months following. it is
apparent that an increase in
marketings over' year earlier
totalscan be expected fop the first
• quarter of 1978.
It is estimated that marketings
in Canada will average 7 percent
above year earlier levels, with
those in Ontario Increasing • by
about 6 percent. •Prices during
this:period Withitisetid 'TO some
degree on the situation in the
United States, but now it appears
unlikely that hogs at Toronto will
average less than. $60 to $65 per
cwt. , Heavier park supplies are also
• predicted for the second and third
quarters of 1978, although recent
increases in feed prices will
probably moderate the increase hi
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EXPOSITOR
WANT ADS
Phone 527.0240
'Jack Riddell, Liberal. M.P.P.,
for Huren-MiddleSei, today -has
introduced an Ad to' provide for
the establishment of ideal
predator 'cOntrot committees.
thretighout Ontario. Until 1972,
the main method of proteding
livestock from' wildlife predators
in,Ontaridwas a provincial bounty
system. However, this protection
was ineffedivo.because it did not
differentiate between the coyote
and -the timber wolf. •MOreover,
no attempt was made firePntrol
livestock predation in .specific
production areas of the .Provinee-
where there was • .a serious
problem, • • - . •
Although this should be a
provincial Tesponsibility,• • the
Ontario, GiWernment is currently
relying upon .producers to solve
'the. problem themselves. This
practice of attempting to control
predators by acting . only after,
losses Occur has been ieeffective
and haph azard. -•
ect bean. seed s ortag
beans to plant this 160,000 acres;
However. Unless the' beans have.
%the pedigreed tag they may have
anthracnose • and/or bacterial
blight; Anyone considering'.
planting ...renpedigreed seed •
should think „twice. Some
nOnpedigreed seed will look good,
even though it' • is carrying
anthracnose and/or bacterial
blight. If you plant nonpedigreed,
seed,-there is a high probability
that you will suffer a yield
reduction of 300 to 4,00 pounds
per acre front the combined effect
of anthracnose 'bacterial blight,
nd loss of genetic yield due to the
advanced generation of the seed.
Whitt should you do?lh.c-firSt,-
thing is to•try to bity pedigreed
•st5ed, Contact you 41ealcr-4tild
book ahead. you are unable to
obtain enough- pedigreed seed to
plant all your. acreage; lower the
seeding rate to 35 lb/acre: This
will stretch-the good, seed further.
This rate could be adjusted down
more for shiall seeds, up , .for
larger seeds.. '
If you have to use. tamedigreed
seed, cheek the geriiiirtat.ion, and
have it treated for .anthritenose.
Beware or a "real good 'dcal.7
Unless the seed ‘'‘'as field
inspected,• there is no way to
assure it is, disease free. . •
It appears there will be .4 seed
treatment available to destroy any
anthracnose on the seed surface. .
This• treatment will not control
andiracnose inside the seed nor
will it-'control bacterial blight.
As well as seed, the- choice-of
field makes a different. Beans
should not 4ollow_ 'beans, since
both bacterial blight and
anthracAse will be present in the
soil. However, if you have to plant
beans .after beans, and you have
sonic. pedigreed ...and some
nonpedigreal seed, plant the
noripedigreed seed in the beans-
after-beans field. This way you
have infected seed On infected
soil and clean seed on clean sail.
Both 'diseases are spread in the,
.-field from plant to plant. There-
fore, working , in the growing
beans has 'to he minimized. This
will mean perfei:t weed control by
.using "a pr plant incorporated
herbicide, and a preemergent
herbicide. If there, are early weed
,escapes,Basagrae a pp i ed. early
postemergent will control Sornel,
binadle f weeds.
As far as cultivating and hilling
are concerned, it-would he best to
avoid both. HoWeVer, since beans
have to .be Hied, for polling, we
suggest cultivating the field'•only
once for weed control while
hilling at the' same time. This
should be done on a hot, dry day
when all foliage is dry.
If you 'have 'sonic norinedigreed
grains harvested in Ontario
during 1977 were down by 17
peicent, 14 percent and 2 percent
respectively.
On July' 31, 1977, stocks of
Ontario corn on hand were 838.6
thOusand tonnes, about 50 percnt
welder than levels of one year
earlier. 'Available supplies of
Ontario corn (1977 prOduction
plus 1977 carryover) are expected
to be about 20 percent greater
than for the previous period:.
Marketings *during Clctpber_and
November 1977 were up aliotift-•
percent from last year's levels.
In Ontario, prices for corn
- received by farmers in the
Chatham 'and London area have
been about $15 per tonne below
the nearby month in the Chicago
,
,
futures market.
Cash prices have improved
slightly since harvest, but the .
basis has remained relatively
unchanged. AS of December 15,
1977, No. 2 corn price paid to
farmers in the Chatliabi and
London area was, $74 per tonne.
Prices' of corn in Ontario• may
show some improvernent early in
1978. However, large supplies
currently on hand will probably
limit prices to farmers at
Chatham and London to the
$75-$90 per tonne range.
Despite a relatively low market
price in 177, total area of corn
planted in Ontario did not change
much. Declines in souther?
Ontario counties were offset by
increased planting in western.
central and eastern counties.
The area of corn to be planted
in Ontario' in1978 is not expected
to decline below 1977 levels.
Whether any major increase
occurs will depend upon -the
profitability 'of corn versus
competing crops early in 1978.
' Econoniist
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
Ontario grain corn production
for 1977 is estimated, at 3,917,
thousand tonnes, about 14
percent greater than in 1976,
Average yields were estimated at
6,000 kg/ha (96 bu/acre) and area
harvested, was up 2 percent from
1976.
Area of oats, barley and mixed
4
11, •