Times Advocate, 1989-07-26, Page 12Page 12
Times -Advocate, July 26, 1989
Quilts - The Homecraft division of the 1989 Zurich Fair brought in fine examples of quilting once
again. Getting a closer look at the entries cn Friday evening were Eileen Consitt, Annie Finkbeiner
and Gertrude Durand-.
Corn deserves timely scouting
CLINTON - How often have you
walked into your winter wheat field
this year? Corn and bean crops tend
to get more care and time than the
often neglected cereal crops. If it is
worth growing, it deserves timely
scouting.
Many things have been happen-
ing in and around the wheat crop
since that tractor seat survey taken
this spring when applying. Nitrogen
fertilizer. How many of you
checked your wheat fields for pow-
dery mildew, leaf rust and septoria
this year? Most fields on inspection
had noticeable levels of one or more
of these diseases.
Premature colouring of some
heads or parts of heads in an other-
wise green field are a sure sign of
head disease. At this time they are
easier to identify as they stand out
from the rest of the crop. This year,
incidence of head disease is rampant
in this area, some fields are show-
ing extreme head damage. If you
have noticed this in your fields, it
is probably one of the following:
1) Head Blight - entire heads or
parts of heads bleach while the stem
remains green. Pink mold can de-
velop with prolonged wet weather.
Fusarium species are responsible
for head blight in wheat and barley
and stalk and car rots in com.
The fungus spreads to the heads
from wheat and corn debris. Delays
in harvesting brought about by wet
weather favours continued growth
of the fungus. Toxins produced ie:
Centralia
by Mrs. Tom Kooy
CENTRALIA - Sympathy is ex-
tended to Dorothy Houston and
famly in the death of her father the
late John Dammen of Wyoming.
The joint service at Centralia Unit-
ed Church on Sunday saw a large
crowd out.
Next Sunday the service for the
day will be at Zion church at 10
a.m.
Linda and Ron Holcombe of town
and Pat aid Bob Saundercock of
Clinton have returned home follow-
ing an enjoyable trip .to the East
Oust.
We welcome Bill and Vyvyan
Bower to town. They have pur-
chased the Mills house on Portland
Street.
Tom and I were guests at the Har-
vey -Quick wedding on Saturday at
Caven Presbyterian Church, Exeter
and reception at Exeter Legion:
Mrs. Helen Aubin of Seaforth
spent Monday with her sister Von
Overholi
Our niece Joyce Sovereign of Lu-
- war
on Wednesday and in the afternoon
we visited with Eileen Carroll at
the Exeter Villa and on Sunday we
• were luncheon guests with Jerry and
Carol Mills pf Exeter following
Winners at ticywood's euchre par-
ty on July 17 were high score: Ilene
Rollings, Murray Carter. Lcne
hands Eliz Conlin, Joe Carter, lc&
score OlivelDstland, Harold Beaver.
Next gathering is July 31 at
2:30.
Peach lore
The ancient Romans planted
. peach trees on the Greek island of
Rhodes and wondered why they nev-
er bore fruit. The reason's simple:
peaches like a nice cold winter in
which to rest up. That's why they
thrive so well in Ontario!
The luscious arch belongs to the
rose family akum with 111.9s,e_plter__
taw, lit, nunstnsuninier: [ITC SWIM -
berry, raspberry, apricot and cherry.
Spanish conquistadors originally
brought the peach to North America
via the sunshine state of Florida.
The native Indians loved the deli-
cious fruit so much its cultivation
spread rapidly. One tribe even
named one of its 13 months after
the peach.
vomitoxin and zearalenone can be
harmful to man and non -ruminant
animals.
The fungus can survive in infect-
ed seeds and can be carried over into
the next wheat crop.. Should these
seeds be used for planting, they
may cause seedling blight.
2) White -head - entire heads pre-
maturely. bleached with stems los-
ing green colour quickly as well.
White -heads are a secondary symp-
tom of disease affecting the lower
part of the stem; crowns or roots.
Usually take -all is the main disease
present - caused by soil borne fun-
gus.
3) Glume Blotch - brown or purp-
ly areas develop on the glumcs and
awns. Infected areas are speckled
with tiny grey brown dots of the
Septoria fungus. Sources of the
fungus are infested stubble and
straw, volunteer wheat, and seed.
Disease develops first on the leaves
and later spreads to heads.
Management practices
1) Rotation - wheat should not
'ollow corn or small grained ce-
reals in the rotation. Proper rota-
tions will reduce the severity of
head blight, glume blotch, take -all
and several other diseases.
2) Seed treatments - Fungi caus-
ing head blight and glume blotch
can be seed -borne. Seed from in-
fected fields should be treated with
a broad spectrum fungicide before
planting.
3) Fungicides - Experimentally
several have proven effective in
controlling glume blotch and re-
ducing the incidence of head
blight.
If possible, wheat should be
planted following a bean, pea or le-
gume sod crop. Proper rotation and
planting disease-free seed are criti-
cal first steps in establishing a
healthy, vigorous wheat crop.
Keep in mind when planting your
next wheat crop. refer to Factsheet
entitled. "Head Diseases of Winter
Wheat".
Rob. Templeman
Soil Conservation Advisor
for Perth County
Mark Your
Calendar
Plot Tour and Information Day
Thurs., August 31, 1989
4
Corn, soy, white beans.
Plot tours: 5 - 6:30 p.m.
Barbecue to follow
Location:
Barry Heaman Farm
R.R. 3, Parkhill
IL\
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Hyland Seeds...A Growing Tradition
Dolphins have a place in the
hearts of humans. They have been
known to help struggling swim-
mers to safety. They breathe air and
suckle their young just as humans
do.
- Recent stories in national maga-
zines, notably the authoritative At-
lantic monthly, suggest that fisher-
men in various parts of the world
are decimating dolphins through a
deadly combination of greed and
carelessness.
Nobody knows why but tuna
schools swim under schools of dol-
phin. Tuna fishing fleets watch for
dolphins and set their nets. The
tuna swim beneath the dolphins,
perhaps, simply because dolphins
are such beautiful mammals.
When the tuna nets -- or purse
seins -- are drawn tight, the dol-
phins are trapped. They are mur-
dered in a stupid, senseless slaugh-
ter because they are a nuisance in
the nets. .
Experts estimate that more than
375,000 of these sensitive, intelli-
gent animals will be killed in the
next five year in the eastern tropical
Pacific. Atlantic magazine carried
quotes from an American biologist
working undercover aboard a tuna
boat.
Here is what he said: "Listening
to 500 dolphins shrieking in panic
as they fight and gasp for air, stand-
ing by helplessly as living dolphins
were dragged aloft, thrashing and
flailing in terror before being liter-
ally crushed to death in the ship's
machinery... it's enough to make
you give up tuna for life."
Modern fishing fleets use speed-
boats and helicopters to locate the
schools of dolphtn. The yellowfin
tuna fish swim beneath them.
Chased by the modem machinery of
man, the dolphins become exhaust-
ed and terrified and then are slaugh-
tered just to get to the tuna. They
esuffocate or drown or are hauled
through the power blocks on the
tuna boats.
Few people have had the opportu-
nity to see dolphins and porpoises
except in marine shows. These in-
credible animals endear themselves
to the paying public, even though
they are prisoners. -
To see herds of them flashing
through the open ocean is a wonder-
ful sight, one never forgotten by
most people who have been privi-
leged to see it.
How anyone could willingly
slaughter these beautiful creatures
for no reason except laziness or
.reed is difficult, if not impossi-
.11e, to understand.
Apparently,— the tuna fleets are
lot the only culprits in the slaugh-
_er of dolphins. Thousands more
will die in driftnets which are plas-
tic monofilament monstrosities
that trap anything. These nets are
set in the ocean when fleets from
Japan, Taiwan and Korea fish for
squid and salmon. The nets hang in
the ocean like a wall up to 50 kilo
metres long and the nets are so fine
that the dolphins' sonar cannot de-
tect them,and they are trapped.
Greenpeace, of course, has a
campaign underway now to stop
this senseless slaughter. The or-
ganization is famous around the
world for many campaigns, nota-
bly the one to prevent the killing
of whales and another zeroing in
the prevention of dumping nu-
clear wastes in the world's oceans.
I rarely espouse.a cause asking
)r monetary support. A few years
tgo, I endorsed a fund to preserve
Bluenose II. One editor wrote to
suggest I had better stick to writ-
ing about agriculture and farmers.
b Well, fishermen are farmers and
this is one cause that deserves sup-
port -
If you want to help, Greenpeace's
address for donations is 578 Block.
Sr. W., Toronto, Ont. M6G 1K 1 .
They are going to get a few
bucks from me.
About peaches
In Philadelphia in 1663, William
Penn wrote; "There are. .very good
peaches, and in great quantities; not
,an Indian plantation without
them..."
The peach is thought to have
originated in China and references
to the fruit appear in works written
by the famous Chinese sage Confu-
cius as early as 500 B.C.
The Chinese have always reveled
the peach as a symbol of immortal-
ity. A traditional dish served on
Oriental birthdays is a steamed roll
in shape of a peach called shoutao
which means "long life pcach."
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