The Rural Voice, 1983-08, Page 10Tony Vyn, U. of G.: "There is no substitution for crop rotation."
Technician outlined the features of a no -
till corn planter owned by the Huron Soil
and Crop Improvement Association and
used on second -year corn land on the
Whyte farm. The John Deere 7000 planter,
Conservation series. has a heavy duty tool
bar added to the front. Plow colters were
used for better fertilizer placement and
ripple cotters were also used.
One 10 -acre plot of Donnybrook sandy
loam was planted May 13 with Pioneer
3950, 26.000 population at 11/2 - 2" deep.
Lasso was applied two to three days after
planting. There was good weed control at
the back of the plot but at the front, where
there was more tramping and compaction,
there was some weed escape.
The Whytes have other plots in this
same field. Gordon Lobb from Clinton us-
ed a regular International planter on one
ten -acre plot on the 28th of May. One plot
is chisel plowed and a mold -board plow
has been used on another. The biggest
problem with no -till, Vanden Heuvel says,
is the weed problem and the method is not
really suitable on clay soils.
During the lunch hour farmers heard
Tom Prout, general manager of the
Ausable Conservation Authority, explain
the Huron Soil Conservation District as a
grassroots soil conservation movement,
the first in Ontario. It was formed by the
joint efforts of the Huron Soil and Crop Im-
provement Association (HSCIA), OMAF
and the Ausable-Bayfield and the
Maitland Valley Conservation Authorities.
Directors include Bruce Shillinglaw,
Don Lobb, Ray Hogan and Walter Mcll-
wain from the HSCIA; Tom Prout, Conser-
vation Authorities; Jim Arnold and John
Heard from OMAF and Norm Alexander.
The executive committee includes Don
Lobb, chairman; Bruce Shillinglaw, vice-
chairman and Tom Prout as secretary -
treasurer. The Soil Conservation District
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Northrup King Seeds opens the gates at their
ARVA RESEARCH STATION
Thursday, August 25
Researchers and agronomists will conduct tours of corn, soybeans and alfalfa looking at soil fertility,
disease resistance, crop breeding plots and yield evaluation.
Special interest for alfalfa growers will be a discussion on verticillium wilt.
Growers will be able to see the underground lateral root system of Northrup King's Spredor 2 Alfalfa
Tours will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a complimentary luncheon at noon.
Come to the farm located on Middlesex County Road 28, one-half mile east of Ballymote.
Northrup King Seeds Ltd. Everyone Welcome
Box
o 1207 519.621.0890
Cambridge N1R 6C9
NORTHRUP
KING
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