The Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-12-06, Page 10Page 10r lmeknow Sentinel, Wednesday, December 6, 1978
Easier way to reseed
Farmers no longer
have to reseed pastures
completely to restore
legumes. There is an
easier method.
Legumes, such as
alfalfa and bird's foot
trefoil, tend to be short-
lived compared to
grasses, says Alex
Skepast, head of the
Agronomy Section at
New Liskeard College of
Agricultural Technology.
Traditionally,
replacing legumes
required plowing, disking
and reseeding the entire
pasture. The new method
uses 'a grassland drill to
introduce legumes into
the pasture without
disturbing existing
grasses.
"This method
eliminates several costly
steps for farmers," says
Skepast. "It not only
saves time and labor, but
provides 'instant'
pasture."
Skepast explains that
with the traditional
method, grazing is im-
possible until the year
after seeding. With new
methods, cattle can graze
the pasture the same
year.
The direct -seeding
method also reduces soil
erosion. The land its not
broken up and e.cposed to
wind and watetk°
"Direct seeding also
saves energy costs," says
Skepast. "Farmers ..save
the cost of plowing and
double disking .
However, reduced
cultivation means that
farmers will probably
have to, control perennial
broadleaf weeds with
herbicides one year
prior
to seeding. It is important
to maintain the legumes
in pastures because they
contain high quality
protein, and also save
nitrogen,
"The more active the
legumes, the better the
grasses will perform," he
says.
To obtain the most
successful results,
Skepast recommends
grazing the pasture close
For high
yields
tioiOr
CO-OPTotal Beef. Feeding, Program
lets you feed him your way
If every beef operation in Ontario were
the same, the same feeding program
would do for everyone.
But because your feeding situation is
likely to be different, you need your
own feeding program. One that is
tailored to take advantage of your
farm's resources. _
That's why your CO-OP offers three
proven prog"rams :
A broad range of dry protein
supplements balanced in minerals
and vitamins
LJ LPS (Liquid Protein Supplement)
fortified with vitamins and minerals
E Silage additives (aqua ammonia)
with a mineral/vitamin package
Each of these programs has the
flexibility to -give you a completely
balanced ration when properly used
in a nutrition program related to your
forage system and available grain.
Don't restrict yourself to a. beef program
that was designed for someone else.
Call in your CO-OP feed specialist. He
has the broadest range of beef feeding
programs and feed products available
in Ontario. Let him help you analyze
your feeding situation and recommend
a program that will fit your operation.
'Registered Trademark.
From feeding beef to marketing beef (CO"OPTotaI Beef Service works for you
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Lucknow District Co-op
Phone 528.8024
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FINANCING
AVAILABLE
THROUGH..
Try:
G 4040.
Walter &
Barry Elliott
R. R. 1, Lucknow
357.1358
Funk s is a Brand Name Numbers Identify Varieties
FUNK SEEDS
INTERNATIONAL
CIBA-GEIGY SEEDS LTD
Cottam. Ontario
Canada. NOR 180
FUNK'S
III
HYBRID
The limitation of warranty
and remedy on the tag at-
tached to each bag of Funk's
'G -Hybrid sold is a part of
the terms of sate thereof
to the ground prior to
seeding. This will reduce
competition while the
legumes are growing..
After seeding, the
grazing should be con-
trolled to allow proper
establishment of •
legumes.
Warns
about
effect of
lights
on milk
More than three years
after the release of a
University of Guelph
report on the harmful
®effects of fluorescent
light upon milk and other
dairy products, many
retail food outlets in
eastern Canada continue
to . expose the contents of
their dairy counters to
light intensity ap-
proaching that of the
noon -day sun.
Dr. J.M. deMan, head
of the University's Food
Science Department, has
revealed the results of a
light meter survey of
dairy display cases of .
food retailers ranging
from jug milk stores to
supermarkets in Toronto,
Montreal, Ottawa,
Quebec and Halifax, at a
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,PIONEER
CORN 3975A
2700 heat units
❑ Easily outyields competitors
ALFALFA U Stalk strength to spare
O Adapts to very wide range of soil
SORGHUM and weather conditions
-O More 3975A,planted than any
other Canadian hybrid
Bruce Raynard
R. 1 Lucknow 528-6345
Ask Us About these Hybrids
H L 2442 90 - 92 days Cribbing, Combining
OrSilage in Early Zones
HL 2430 87 -90 days Cribbing, Combining
Good Silage Variety in Early Zones
Gary Dauphin
R. R. 3 Lucknow
Phone 395-5617
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