The Rural Voice, 2000-09, Page 67plant's store of nitrogen has been
used up and the Rhizobium nodules
have not kicked in yet. This is a
temporary five to seven day period
particularly in cool wet ground.
There is no yield loss associated with
Nitrogen deficiency.
This is sometimes confused with a
manganese deficiency, which also
shows up around the 3rd trifoliate
stage. This deficiency is slower to go
away and can cause up to an 11 - 15
bu/acre yield loss. It is rare for a
manganese deficiency to cover an
entire field, usually it will be in
patchy, high PH spots.
Johnson has a quick easy test to
tell the difference. Mix up a small
solution of manganese with water
and a drop of non ionic surfactant.
Flag 3 or 4 feet of suspected
soybeans and spray the top trifoliates
with this mixture. If it is a manganese
deficiency the soybeans will turn
green in 24 hours. Then you can
spray the affected areas.
News and views
for horse owners
By Dr. Robert Wright, Veterinary
Scientist, OMAFRA, Fergus
A new class for horse hay will be
open for competition at the Royal
Winter Fair this fall. Horse hay,
produced to meet the needs of a
horse's growth and development,
will be judged for quality and for
freedom from mold by laboratory
analysis. Hay producers should aim
to produce a horse hay which falls
into the following ciiteria ranges:
crude protein 12-16%; acid detergent
fibre (ADF) 27-35%; calcium 0.6-
1.2%; phosphorus 0.16 - 0.3%; a
calcium to phosphorus ratio not to
exceed 4 to 1; and free from mold.
For further information, contact John
Benham at 519-846-3394 or refer to
the Royal Winter Fair 2000 -
Agricultural Competition Book for
entry forms and class details.
• The Canada Plan Service (CPS) has
released a new plan # 8315 -
Gambrel Roof Barn. This is the
typical two-storey horse barn design.
The plan gives full details of
construction and conforms to the
Advice
National Farm Building Code of
Canada, 1995. CPS plans are an
excellent source of information when
building your next horse barn. To
order this, and other plans, contact
the OMAFRA Government
Information Centre 519-826-3100, 1-
888-466-2372 or the CPS web site at
• The terms rig, ridgling, and
cryptorchid refer to a male horse
whose testicles (testes), one or both,
have not descended into the scrotum.
Three different forms of
cryptorchidism are. observed in
horses: under the skin in the inguinal
area (high flanker), in the inguinal
canal and in the abdomen.
Laparoscopic surgery to remove the
retained abdominal testes is currently
being offered by a number of referral
centres, including the Ontario
Veterinary College. Further
information regarding laparoscopic
surgical techniques can be obtained
Grey County Township
Plowing Matches
NORTH GREY
September 4
Farm of Cam Millman
8th St. E., Owen Sound
(opposite the hospital)
EGREMONT
September 16
Farm of Ormond Rae
Lot 19, Conc. 8
(E. of Woodland Springs Rd.)
KEPPEL-SARAWAK TWPS.
September 2
Farm of Ed & Edna Shouldice
Cty. Rd. 170, 4 mi. E. of
Shallow Lake
NORMANBY TWP.
September 9
Diemertdale Acres,
Roy & Agnes Diemert
1 mi. N. & 1 mi. E. of
Ayton Arena (Conc. 12# 181775)
BENTINCK TWP.
October 7
Farm of Delton Becker
Lot 21, Conc. 7
(N. of Allen Park)
This advertisement compliments of:
Maluskie Farm
Equipment
Ltd.
Desboro
519-794-2053
Ivan J.H.
Carmichael
Ltd.
Chatsworth
519-794-2480
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