The Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-05-03, Page 21Cool spring good
for fruit growers
While many of us' have been
lamenting the late spring, fruit
growers have been rejQicing.
Bob Wilcox, fruit and vegetable
specialist for the OntarioMinistry
of Agriculture and Food in
Vineland, says growers are pleas-
ed about the late spring because
it has delayed blossoming.
The delay in -blossoming means
that the danger of frost will be
past by the throe the blossoms
appear. .
"During the past two springs
we have had blossoms open in the
early part of May. Then we worry
for weeks about frost damage."
This delay also gives growers a
chance to prune and brush out the
orchards and vineyards before the
buds open.
"It is particularly important to
tie the vines before the buds
begin to grow. It takes a long time
to tie the estimated 14 million
vines in the Niagara Peninsula."
Fruit growers have been caught
short of tittle for ''the past two
years. The earliest springs on
record occurred in 1977 and 1976.
"We had only 26 heat units by
mid-April, compared with 179
heat units last year. We normally
can expect about 87 heat units by
mid-April."
• Daily heat units are calculated
from the daily maximum, and,
minimum temperatures.
• Although , bud development is
about a month behind last year, it
won't take long to catch up.
"All we need is about four days
of temperatures above 20 degrees
Celsius. I expect the blossoms
will appear between May 14 and
21 this year."
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THAT
The winner of last week's
Community Centre Lottery draw
was ticket # 1215, John Wick, R.
R. 1 Kincardine.
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, May 3, 1978—Pago 21
Farmers were into spring seeding last week as the fields dried off and allowed the equipment onto the
fields. A warm spring rain is needed to provide moisture for the newly planted seed.
Unhappy with advice
from marketing experts.
BY GRACE AUSTIN
In a press • release recently
District 6 members of the NFU
have made known their dissatis-
faction over advice given to them
by' various marketing experts
including commodity houses and
grain traders.
Ontario soya bean growers
•were advised last December by
the Ontario Soya Bean Growers
Marketing Board, on the advice of
an "expert" to seriously consider
marketing the bulk of their
product at $6 per bushel. Many
did, and since then soya beans
have exceeded $7.00 per bushell
at variousAtimes.
Corn growers were advised to
contract some of their '78 crop at
anything ,over $2.00 per bushel.
New contracts are offering prod-
ucers $2.25 per bushel.
With full production costs at
over $2.50 per bushel, the result
is non-existent wages and return,
on investment for corn producers.
• Among the chief victims are
beginning farmers, who often
must act on the advice of bank
creditors. -
The National Farmer's Union
believes that a Corn Commission
•
FOUR SEASON'S
PALLADIUM
LAWN& GARDEN CENTRE
2 MilesSouth of Kincardine
•on No. 21 Highway at the Go -Kart Track
• BOLENS & MURRAY TRACTORS
• TILLERS • RIDING MOWERS
• MU.LCHING MOWERS • CHAIN SAWS
• WEED EATERS. GAS BM'S—
• USED MOWERS & CHAIN'SAWS..
10-20% OFF
EVERYTHING FROM APRIL 29 -MAY 13
"FREE" Electric Weed Eater
Draw for all Customers in
the fir't two weeks.
(SALES & SERVICE OF EVERY MAKE)
Go Cart Track Open on Weekends
From 9 a.m.-7 para.
should be formed to make
changes in the. present marketing
system for corn producers.
Stocker Sale
455 cattle were sold at the
Stocker Sale at the Lucknow Sales
Barn on Monday, May 1, for the
highest prices every received.
25 Limousin steers averaging
550 lbs., were sold by John
Howard, R. R. 7 Lucknow, to
Dave Elphick, R. R. 3 Lucknow, at '
74.25.
• teers averaging 625 lbs.,
were sold by Francis Hogan, R.
R. 7 Lucknow, to Dave Elphick, at
74 cents.
18 Charolais steers averaging
725 lbs., were sold by Ray Hogan,
R. R. 7 Lucknow, to Joe VanOsch,
R. R. 3. Lucknow, at 71.75.
23 heifer averaging 540 lbs.,
were sold by John Howard to Bob
Scott, Ripley, at 67 cents.
• 10 heifers averaging 656 lbs.,
were sold by Bob MacMillan, R.
R. 1 Lucknow, to Elmer Black, R.
R. 1 Port Albert, at 61.25.
Confidence!
Start to
finish
Depend on
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lan Thomas
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The limitation of warranty.
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the. tetiros, of sale thereof.
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Lucknow Co-op Members
Special
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For new building projects
5 year Member loan 91/2 % annually
10 year member loan 10% annually
• 15 year member loan 10%% annually
20 year member loan 11% annually
Information available from your
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Lucknow District Co-op
' Phone 528-3024
•
•
Stocker Sale
1200 HEAD
AT
HENSALL
LIVESTOCK SALES LTD.
ON
SATURDAY, MAY 13
• at 1:00 p.m.
Consisting of Steers, Heifers and Calves
'Victor Hargreaves (519) 482-7511 Clinton
• or
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