Times-Advocate, 1979-03-14, Page 21ean farmers get variety of information
John Schleihauf ,of
Ridgetown College provided
a variety of information on
varieties, planting and crop
rotation at Wednesday’s
Bean Day at the South
Huron Rec Centre.
He listed Fleetwood, a
seed bean released in 1977 as
a bushy plant with short
runners, providing excellent
yield and mainly adaptable
to 3,000 heat units or more.
Kentwood was described
as a solid, upright bush with
a maturity date 10 days
earlier and well adapted to
South Huron.
Schleihauf said Seafarer is
grown because “it’s the
earliest variety we have.
The yield is lower,
though.” He added, “Sanilac
has set a standard for others
to match. Maturity is two
days later than Kentwood,
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TALKING ABOUT BEANS — Chatting about bean research at Wednesday’s Bean Day at the
South Huron Rec Centre are Jim O'Toole, Centralia College,- Russ Frasier, a Michigan
researcher and Neil Hemmingway, Seaforth area bean farmer. T-A photo
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The Ridgetown researcher
listed the maturity times for
the following varieties as
the results of testing at
Kippen: Seafarer 92,
Kentwood 98 and Fleetwood
103.
The desirable air and soil
temperatures for planting
white beans are 65 degrees
Fahrenheit, but, Schleihauf
added, “In Huron 60 degrees
might be a little more
realistic.”
A 40 year survey in the
Brucefield area suggests the
first 10 days in September as
Centralia College
associate principal Dr. Vye
Currie opened her remarks
with, “Eat more beans and
eat more nutriously for less
money.”
Dr. Currie continued,
“Beans are high in protein
and low in calories. They
can be used to extend any
meat dish. We primarily
think of pork and beans,
but, there is no reason why
you can’t use beans with
beef, chicken, turkey, fish,
etc.”
She added, “White beans
are high in most essential
nutrients. Research is now
being carried out to produce
bean flour for those persons
allergic to wheat flour and
gludents.”
In closing, Dr. Currie
drew laughter from the
predominantly male crowd
when she said “beans are a
big help in checking
baldness.”
Earlier in the meeting,
Ontario Bean Producers
Marketing Board manager
Charles Broadwell said the
current problem of selling
all the white beans produced
would be erased if more of
the product was consumed
in our own country.
Broadwell said 75 percent
of white beans grown in On
tario are sold on the export
market. In Michigan the
situation is reversed with
the same percentage used
for domestic purposes.”
The bean board manager
said if Canadian residents
consumed as many beans as
their counterparts in the
United Kingdom any surplus
would be eliminated.
During 1977 each Canadian
consumed 1.9 pounds of
white beans while the
average English consump
tion is about one pound per
month.
the best time for harvesting.
To this fact, Schleihauf com
mented, “Planting should be
as close to June 1 as possi
ble, but, the harvest date
should also dictate to plan
ting time.”
Jim O’Toole of Centralia
College of Agricultural
Technology who spoke on
herbicides and problem
weeds also noted that crop
rotation is essential where
white beans are grown.
O’Toole continued, “the
lowest yields come where
beans are planted after
beans.”
Don Littlejohns, a
researcher with W.G.
Thompson and Sons invited
growers to visit some of
their testing plots. He said,
“Everything in our program
is showable. Come and take
a look. Seeing is believing.
Research is an extension of
our marketing arm.”
Pay details coming
White bean producers
should learn this week how
much they will be receiving
as an interim payment on
their 1978 crop.
Ontario Bean Producers
Marketing Board manager
Charles Broadwell told
Wednesday’s Bean Day
audience at the South Huron
Rec Centre that the amount
of the interim payment will
be determined at a meeting
Tuesday in London and will
be paid by April 16.
When questioned on the
total price to be paid
growers for the 1978 crop,
Broadwell replied, “It
should be $15 plus.”
Broadwell listed a number
of factors which affect the
white bean market. These
include the unsettled money
market, cut-throat competi
tion in the United Kingdom,
reduction in canned
vegetable consumption
which is caused by more
people eating out of gardens,
etc.
He suggested growers
March over
in Crediton
By MISS ELLA MORLOCK
CREDITON
The March of Dimes
canvass has been completed.
$115.50 was collected. My
thanks to canvassers Marie
Fydenchuk, Karen Hodge,
Anne Cottel and Sandra
Presczator for their co
operation in helping to make
this campaign a success.
Our sympathy is extended
to Mr. & Mrs. Gord Slaght in
the passing of Mr. Slaghts
father, Clarence Slaght,
Woodstock, March 5.
Relatives, friends and
neighbours gathered
Saturday evening at the
home of Mr. & Mrs.
Lawrence Amos for a sur
prise celebration in honour
of the 40th wedding an
niversary of Mr. & Mrs. Ed
Hendrick..
After a delightful evening
of progressive court whist,
the/honoured couptejopened
gifts they received. Among
the gifts was a velvet swivel
chair from the family. A
smorgasbord lunch was
served at the close of the
evening.
The celebration was
arranged by Mr. & Mrs. Don
Hendrick and family,
Wyoming, Mr. & Mrs.
Howard Hendrick and
family and Mr. & Mrs.
Lawrence Amos and family,
Ailsa Craig.
Wednesday night the first
needlepoint class was held at
the Crediton Community
Center with 23 ladies
present. Mrs. Reg Fink-
beinerand Mrs. Alma Davey
are instructing the class in
this art.
Needlepoint is a short
course offered by the
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food and offered to the
Womens Institute.
Rev. Eugene Fox con
ducted the service Sunday at
Zion United Church. A tape
was played introducing a
prospective candidate for
this charge.
Littlejohns said his firm
was using two farms for in
the field testing. They are
the Bell Bros., south of Hen
sail and Highland Farms at
Morpeth.
On research financing he
added, “Research funded by
the National Research Coun
cil in Canada is the lowest
percentage of money used
for research by any develop
ing country.”
The next speaker was
Russ Frasier, a researcher
agronomist from Michigan.
He said two cents from each
bag of beans marketed in
Michigan goes to research.
Last year this ammounted
to about $120,000.
He suggested the third
week of June was the “op
timal time” for planting
white beans in Michigan and
taller and narrower plants
would be more acceptable in
the future.
CHECKING BEAN PROGRAM — Looking over Wednesday's Bean Day program at the
South Huron Rec Centre are area farmers Wayne Tuckey and Gerald McFalls and Charles
Broadwell, manager of the Ontario Bean Growers Marketing Board. T-A photo
should attempt to upgrade
the quality of their beans
because of increased com
petition from the United
States and added, “I think
producers should remember
that over the years we’ve
built up a reputation for
quality and now we may
have slipped a little bit. ”
“We have to maintain our ’
export profile if we want to
stay in business. We have to
continue to make sure there
are markets out there to fill.
Exports are our bread and
butter”, concluded
Broadwell.
Ozone is
a problem
Bronzing which has
affected the white bean crop
in Ontario considerably in
the last few years is a
product of present day socie
ty according to Dr. Gerry
Hofstra of the University of
Guelph.
Dr. Hofstra was speaking
Wednesday to about 150 bean
growers at the South Huron
Rec Centre in Exeter.
Bronzing is caused by a
high level of ozone combined
with d.amp weather and
affects beans by turning the
leaves brown prematurely.
Dr. Hofstra said most of
the ozone is brought from
the Detroit-Windsor areas
by the prevalent south-west
winds. He added, “Southern
areas suffer more because
of the proximity to the
lakes. 1978 wasn’t too bad.
The ozone level was again
high but the dry weather
helped in reducing bron
zing.”
The Guelph researcher
continued, “The ozone pic
ture is variable. It can affect
beans by 40 percent if it hits
at flowering time. We are
trying to get a handle on this
problem with anti-oxident
spraying.”
He concluded, “Any of us
that use any vehicle in
cluding cars which emit gas
oline fumes are part of
producing ozone.”
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