Times Advocate, 1984-08-29, Page 19Hail proves most formidable foe
While several cropping pro-
blems were outlined for the
farmers attending the annual
Crops Update at Centralia
College of Agriculture
Technology on Wednesday,
none was as bad as one exam-
ple brought along by John
Schleifaun, field crops
'specialist for Middlesex and
Lambton.
He had stopped enroute at
a farm north of London hit by
the recent hail storm and had
samples of a stripped bean
plant.
"1 think the ball game is
over for those particular
fields." he said, adding that
some of the damaged corn
may still produce a partial
crop.
Schleifaun was on hand to
detail the current soybean ex-
periments at the College,
noting that there are 56
varieties being tested.
Twenty-two of those are from
the current recommended
list, 19 are first year entries
and the other 15 are second
and• third year varieties.
He said several of the new
varieties look promising and
farmers should look for the
recommendations in Publica-
tion 296.
The crops specialist said he
was of the opinion that solid
seeded beans were best, ad-
ding that seven-inch rows
were "pretty superior" and
that in anything over 14 in-
ches, the producer is losing a
lot of yield potential.
Huron -Perth crop specialist
Pat Lynch was on hand to
outline some of the insect and
disease problems being ex-
perienced in his area.
The tour groups were told
that corn root worm was a
problem this year due in part
fto the early planting and a
cold May.
He said there was no pro-
blem with one-year corn and
said by the late '80s farmers
should have all first-year
corn.
Until that can be ac-
complished, he said the
second -year corn, where the
major problems are ex-
perienced, should be left to
the last so insecticides don't
break down as .ouch and
therefore producers can get
more out of the insecticide.
Lynch said he wasn't sure
why this has been a bad year
for bacterial blight on beans,•
noting it wasn't expected in
dry years.
Some varieties are more
susceptible than others and he
urged farmers not to keep
their own seed, but added that
there is no such thing as
disease-free seed in the world.
"We have to live with some
level and just try to keep it as
low as possible, " he com-
mented, advising that the
disease comes on the seed and
is spread by wind and ram.
Farmers were advised to
order next year's seed re-
quirements now or as early as
possible.
in reference to corn seed
maggot, Lynch said a lot of
fields have been reduced by it
and in 1985, producers should
take a long look at treating
with B3, which he said is
cheap and good.
He said wheat has ex-
perienced a lot of rust and
other problems this year, but
record yields have been
recorded. "Maybe we need
more diseases," he mused
over the unusual situation.
Bob Forrest, CCAT, spoke
on canola, again noting it was
best in area's of 2600 or 2700
heat units or less. Spring
canola should be planted
before May 10 "or forget it".
He said winter canola is
"another kettle of fish" and
no varieties had yet been
licenced in Canada but the
yield on some European
varieties was twice as high as
that of many spring varieties.
However, Forrest said he
was quite concerned about
the root problem being ex-
perienced. Roots were found
In the tiles of four of the five
farms which planted canola
this year " and the fifth didn't
have any tile". future, but right now it was a
He said he thought the root concern, especially on wetter
problem could be licked in the soils.
DISCUSS CANOLA — Bob Forrest, right, of the CCAT staff, was on hand at Crops
Update to discuss canola with the visiting farmers.
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Canada could have a third
agminister in three months
after next week's election.
Which is not to indicate that
Ralph Ferguson, the soft-
spoken cash -crop -beef farmer
in the Lambton-Middlesex
riding, will lose his seat. He
has, undoubtedly, got a stiff
fight on his hands. In the last
election, he beat Sid Fraleigh
by only 807 votes.
In this election, well-known
Allen Wilford, the former
president of the Canadian
Farm Survival Association, is
the New Democratic choice to
run against Ferguson and
Fraleigh. It is not likely that
Wilford will get elected even
though he has a larger -than -
life profile. He will probably
take some of those Liberal
votes and Fraleigh might just
slip in the back door.
I have met Ralph Ferguson
only once, many years ago,
when he was active in farm
organizations. He was a
PROBLEM AREAS -- Huron and Perth crop specialist Pat lynch outlines some of
the insect and disease problems being experienced by farmers this year at one
of the stops on the annual Crops Update tour at Centralia College, Wednesday.
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highly -respected member of
the National Farm Products
Marketing Council in the
1970s. Other members of that
council had a great deal of
respect for him.
Ile has never been as
flamobyant as Eugene
Whelan. His manner is more
subdued but he cannot be acc-
cused of being a pussy -footer.
His support of farm
marketing boards goes back
many years. He tried to get a
private member's bill
through the Commons on
farm foreclosures. He wanted
it broadened to include
fishermen, too, which in-
dicates he has more interests
than just the land farmers.
The bill would have amended
the Bankruptcy Act to reduce
the power of banks in
foreclosures.
He worked hard to get the
Canagrex bill through parlia-
ment and he has been a
staunch advocate to provide
adequate farm financing at
affordable interest rates.
Should he and his party win
the election, he is on record as
favoring more capital for the
Farm Credit Corp. He favors
agribonds, as well, a system
whereby lenders would get
tax concessions for providing
money for agriculture.
. Speaking recently about his
friend Whelan, he said: "I've
known Gene very well for
years ... but I guess we got a
different approach. I want to
get the job done first."
Sid Fraleigh, his chief oppo-
nent in the election, needs no
introduction to farmers
across Ontario, especially
pork producers. He is not the
orator Whelan is but he is a
much better public speaker
than Ferguson.
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no doubt about his position on
farm marketing boards: he's
right there, pusing for them.
Should he win this election,
along with his party, the Pro-
gressive Conservatives, he
may be considered for the
agriculture portfolio although
it will probably go to a
westerner. This has been a
traditional western post and,
should the Conservatives win,
three or four other candidates
would be highly -qualified.
Wilford, of course, would be
a top candidate should Cana-
dians surprise themselves
and the rest of the world by
electing the New Deomcrats.
His boyish face has been in
front of cameras and his
quotes have been in the press
for months. His Farm Gate
Defense, a book on how
farmers should protect
themselves, is now in its third
printing. When reviewing the
book, I suggested some better
editing. In a letter from his
publisher, I was informed
that the changes have been
made so the book should be
more professional and better
accepted.
He continues to bash the
banks and both the mainline
parties.
So that campaign in
Lambton-Middlesex is in-
teresting and could be a bell -
weather riding for all of
Canada.
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