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growers, but for them the effects are
devastating.
"The area affected is about 600
acres out' of 7,000 in the Georgian
Bay region. The damage was concen-
trated in the Clarksburg area,"
Wilson says. "The loss is significant
to the immediate area, but does not
affect Ontario as a whole. Our main
concern is that the area which was hit i
produces some of the best storage ap- 1
pies in the district." So, although the
effects may not be felt initially, there
may be fewer good apples available
toward the end of the storage season.
"The quality of the rest of the crop
is excellent right now, and depending
on the weather in the next few weeks,
the fruit should be firm in texture and
of good colour," Wilson predicts. ❑
Gertie Blake
Soybeans and white beans
with same equipment
When white beans can be harvested
in a manner similar to soybeans, it
gives farmers more options. Farmers
with small acreage can grow both soy
and white beans with the same equip-
ment and only minor adjustments.
It's easier to find a custom operator
to harvest solid seeded beans,
observes Bill Denham, a Perth Coun-
ty farmer who grows both types of
beans.
A farmer since 1972, Denham has
grown solid seeded white beans for
three years and expects he'll "pro-
bably stick with direct harvest." But
because solid seeding crops eliminates
the option of scuffling, weeds can be
a challenge. "The first year the weeds
really got away on us," Denham says.
His weed control has improved each
year since.
Solid seeding sometimes produces
the added advantage of improved col-
our in white beans. Conventionally
harvested whites may get muddy once
they are pulled and lie on the ground,
thus producing a greyer colour.
However, poor weed control in solid
seeded beans can cause green stains.
James Harper, who has 20 acres of
Exrico and Wesland in six-inch rows,
says his solid seeded beans look taller
and healthier this year than in the
past two years because the weather
has been fairly co-operative recently.
Harper told farmers on a recent crop
tour of several farms in the Mitchell
area, sponsored by the Perth Soil and
Crop Improvement Association, that
Exrico is the best standing white bean
variety in his field.❑
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