Times-Advocate, 1981-09-02, Page 13Huron farm and home news
Freeloaders hit Huron
1 have had several calls in
the past week concerning in-
sect damage to the ears of
grain corn. These insects are
the corn rootworm beetles -
both Northern (green) and
Western (yellow with 3 black
stripes on back) - and the
sap or picnic beetle (black
with four white or yellow
spots on back). The corn
rbotworm beetles are
feeding on the silks of the
cob.
If they nip the silk off
before pollination, partially
barren ears may result.
Most corn is pollinated
before peak adult
emergence sonir damage is
minimal. Th sap beetle will
feed on several fruits or
vegetables, but prefers rot-
ting or injured plant
material. So, sap beetle
feeding on corn is often an
indication of previous in-
jury, such as bird damage,
feeding by the corn borer or
corn earworm, or perhaps
even silk feeding by the
rootworm beetle. Little
damage results from sap
beetle feeding.
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They leave us the best
kernels, preferring to finish
off damaged kernels and
small ear tip kernels. It is
almost impossible to control
the sap beetle. Raspberry
growers spraying with
malathion within one day of
harvest get unreliable con-
trol. Sweet corn producers
mahage to keep numbers
down through control of corn
earworms and corn borers
who cause the initial inviting
damage. No control Is
economical or practical on
field corn.
Sap beetles are protected
from spray inside the husks,
and cousins can fly in from
next door as easily as
rootworm beetles. Best con-
trol for these insects is a
frost. And I am not going on
record as calling for an early
frost, just to rid the fields of
these freeloaders.
John Heard, Assistant
Agricultural Representative
Be Alert for Silo Gas
Silo filling time is rapidly
approaching. Something you
should keep in mind is the
possibility of silo' gas for-
ming during the ensilling
process. Nitrogen dioxide is
one of the most dangerous
gases around the silo. It
causes inflammation of the
lungs and -can cause fatal
fluid collection in the lungs.
Stay out of the silo for at
least two weeks after filling.
Run the blower 15-20
minutes before entering.
For your own safety, use a
self contained breathing ap-
paratus. Te prevent silo gas
(nitrogen dioxide) from kill-
ing livestock, keep the doors
closed between the silo room
and the barn.
If an exhaust fan is to be
installed in the feed room,
put it -as close as possible to
floor level as silo gas is
heavier than air and will
tend to accumulate at floor
level. If you have to work in
the feed room, run the fan
for a couple of hours
beforehand.
Be alert to any dis-
agreeable odour, something
like a strong laundry bleach
smell. Watch for an orange,
reddish or brown haze.
Coughing or throat irritation
are other signs that silo gas
is present. When any of
these conditions present
themselves. get out of the
silo and surrounding area
and see a doctor for treat-
ment immediately,
Dennis Martin, Associate
Agricultural Representative
Junior Agriculturalist
Program
The 1981 edition of the
Junior Agriculturalist
Program has now reached
completion. It is the ninth
year that Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture and Food has
sponsored the program. This
year approximately 180, 16
and 17 year old urban
students from across the
province spend a summer
"down" on the farm. Their
nine week work term lasted
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corn fields, no control is practical
from June 22 to August 22.
The aims of the
programme funded by a
Youth Secretariat Ex-
perience '81 grant are three
fold:
To provide a learning ex-
perience for urban students,
giving them the opportunity
to live and work in a rural
setting. Ontario Farmers
receive reasonably priced
assistance during their
busiest times of the year.
And thirdly, a greater urban -
rural appreciation is gained
by the student and host fami-
Iy. Throughout the counties of
Waterloo, Wellington, Huron
and Perth the summer has
been a success. The summer
has passed quickly for these
thirty students. They were
out in the field (literally)
trying their hand at haying,
feeding pigs, milking cows
and driving tractor. They
were out on the farm to
learn about productive
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V e loot in the
furrow'
�ail.
Interesting to see Gene
Whelan flailing at his own
party.
When Pierre Trudeau said
he was going to step down as
leader of the Liberal party
two years ago, Gene, the
affable farmer from
Amherstburg was one of the
first members of cabinet to
throw his 10 -gallon hat into
the chute.
It is unfair to bring up the
old joke about Whelan but I
liked it then and I still get a
chuckle out of it because of
the agminister's shattered
syntax. When he said he
would seek the leadership,
one disgruntled reporter
from La belle province
suggested we could, if he
won the leadership, have a
prime minister unable to
speak either one of the
country's official languages.
It was soon after his an-
nouncement that observers
of the agricultural scene
noticed a marked difference
in Whelan's clout within the
ofedeTal cabinet. Somehow or
other, his personality was
muffled almost im-
mediately. Trudeau has been
accused many times of
stifling cabinet leadership
except for a few of his 'fav-
orites.
It is interesting to note that
few brilliant young
Anglophones have been
given the high-profile
cabinet posts. Pierre saves
those for his Francophone
friends. If that sounds as
though I'm against the idea
of the federal cabinet being
top-heavy with Quebecers,
so be it.
Whether Eugene Whelan
would get the support to
become party leader when
Trudeau steps down is
questionable. He is cer-
tainly making noises in the
boondocks, even as far away
as the Pacific Exhibition in
Vancouver, about as far
away from Parliament Hill
as he can get.
His speech contained some
vague hints about new
programs for economic
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problems when the house
resumes and when a budget
is tabled in October. His
statement that Canadians
are fed up with the way the
Liberal government has
handled the economy is a
hint that he is now making
some tentative bids for the
leadership. These trial
balloons are part -and -parcel
of politics these days.
"The message (from the
two recent byelections in
Canada, both los! by the
Liberals) is loud and clear,"
he said. "There was a form
of disgust that they (voters)
expressed."
It does not. of course, take
a genius to figure out that a
great many Canadians are
fed up. But then, Eugene is
not a genius and would be the
first to admit it. He has a
certain amount of credibility
in this country and still can
pull a respectable rural vote
all across Canada.
His homespun humour, his
dry wit, his method of poking
fun at himself and even his
ability to speak ex-
temporaneously have en-
deared him to a lot of people
outside the farming com-
munity. I have heard him
speak a number of times and
he has never failed to
wander a little from his
prepared text to give the
press a meaty quote or two.
He has called himself one
of the ugliest men in the
world which is refreshing
coming from a politician.
Too many of them become
pompous, fatuous asses
when they get to Ottawa.
He had better do
something and be quick
about it if he is going to get
the farm vote though. The
federal Department of
Consumer and Corporate
Affairs has statistics to
prove that farm bankrupt-
cies in the livestock industry
are now 60 percent higher
than last year with 58 hog
and beef farmers declaring
bankruptcy in Ontario up to
July 31.
Total bankruptcies for
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the end of July compared
with 70 a year ago. Across
Canada, farm bankruptcies
are up more than 30 percent
from a year ago.
This foolishness cannot
continue and Eugene Whelan
is one of only a handful of
men in this country who
might be able to dc
something about it.
If he waits too long -- until
a budget is brought down --
he may be saddled with the
same old maxim: Too little
and too late.
That ain't no way to
become prime minister!
agriculture and rural family
lift that's not all they
Ilearn . Responsibility and
matu ity were by products
of their summer away from
home.
Farmers as well as
students "harvested"
benefits from the program.
It gives them help during
their busiest time and an op-
portunity to work with young
people and make new
friends, too.
Will hear
from dealer
The Huron County Federa-
tion of Agriculture's
regional meeting will be
held September 3, at 8:30
p.m. at the Londesboro
School.
The guest speaker will be
Fred Lobb, president of the
Ontario Retail farm Equip-
ment Dealers Association.
He will speak on "The
Dealers Point of View",
about how dealers cooperate
with each other and what
problems they have trying to
provide service to farmers.
The OFA's annual conven-
tion will be held November
24,25,26, at the Toronto
Holiday IIIc, Downtown.
Delegates to the Annual
Convention will be
nominated at the regional
meeting.
Anyone wishing to stand as
a delegate or regional direc-
tor, but unable to attend this
meeting. must send written
confirmation of their
willingness to stand to the
meeting.
Resolutions for the
Convention must be brought
either to the regional
meeting September 3 at
Londesboro or the
membership meeting Oc-
tober 22 at 8:30 p.m. in Clin-
ton.
Everyone
attend.
i
is welcome to
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portunity to thank all of the
host farmers and students
who participated in the 1981
Junior Agriculturalist
Program. I enjoyed the op-
portunity to work with you
all - its been a rewarding
summer for me (truly an ex-
perience '81 summer.)
' It's nice to know that there
are people other than just
farmers interested in what
happens on the other side of
the fence - the Junior
Agriculturalist Program
proves it. I'm sure the
program has helped to
bridge'the gap between ur-
ban and rural people.
Farmers interested in par-
ticipating in the 1982 Junior
Agriculturalist Program
should contact their local
Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food office
early in the new year. The
deadline for Host Farmer
applicants will be April 15,
1982."
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