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Alfalfa needs a rest
BY
RICHARD SIVIELSKI,
SWINE SPECIALIST
DON PULLEN,
AG. REP.
HURON CO. 2
A REST FoR ,
ALFALFA
The alfalfa plant will
winter kill badly if it's cut
at the wrong time in the
fall. In Huron County,
this rest period lasts for
three weeks before and
three weeks after .Sep-
tember 10 in the north
and three weeks before
and three weeks after
September 20 in the
south.
Serious damage can be
done by cutting close to
the critical date. The
damage is still significant
as the cutting date moves
either way in the rest
period from the critical
date.
Why do we need a
September rest period?
An alfalfa plant uses up
its root reserves as it
regrows during the three .
weeks after cutting.
During the next three
weeks, the reserves are
built up as the leafy top
growth manufactures
food which is carried
back to the root. If a
killing frost occurs three
or . four weeks after
cutting, then the plant
goes into winter in a
weakened condition.
We take a high risk if
we ignore the September
rest period. The
recommendation is based
on information. from
previous years. This
information tells us when
the first killing frost can
normally be expected.
Some years, Mother
Nature will send a frost
earlier or later than usual
and upset this advice. If
we cut in early Sep-
tember, we're guessing
that the first killing frost
WAtt't come until mid-
October. In taking this
action, we're running
contrary to the law of
averages.
What about taking a
cutting in early October?
It will do less damage
than cutting in the rest
period. An October
harvest coincides with
the first killing frost and
•the plant won't. deplete
itself by regrowing.
However, Guelph
research has shown that
top growth is vital for
winter survival. Winter
soil temperatu es are
several degree higher
under plants with a good
top. Thus we can't
completely endorse an
October harvest. It's a
possibility if the feed is
needed and a four -inch to
Six-inch stubble can be
left on the field. This
practice is also better
suited for fields thathave
a good snow cover.
Potash fertilizer should
be applied -by &lid -
August: A mix of 150,
pounds ,of 0-0-60 and 50 to
75 pounds of .0-46-0 is
reasonable for stands
that are feeling the
pressure of three cuts per
year.
SOYBEAN
GROWERS ELECTION
Soybean growers in this
area don't have
representation on the
Soybean Growers'
Marketing Board. 'A
board member will be
elected at a meeting at
the Stratford Coliseum at
8 p.m. on Wednesday,
August 29. The new
director will represent
growers living outside of
Essex, Kent, Elgin,
Oxford and Middlesex.
The meeting will also
serve to update growers
on marketing in-
formation. Anyone with
an interest in soybeans is
invited to attend.
Agriculture in the '80s
"Challenges* in the
'80s" will be the theme
when the .Ontario
Federation of Agricultare,
holds its conevention in
the Downtown Holiday
Inn, Toronto November
26 to 29.
Topics to be discussed
at the convention include
Energy in the 80s, The
Politics of Agriculture,
Capitalization for the 80s,
and The Quality of Life.
With so many
challenges facing
agriculture, this should
be an informative and
exciting convention --a
time for farmers to in-
fluence decisions which
will affect their future.
0F,A convention
6letkiites*Will be elected
at the annual regional.
meetings on September 6
at 8:30 p.m. The meeting
for West Central Huron
and South Huron will be
held at Huron Centennial
School, Brucefield (for all
those townships from
Highway 8 south). The
meeting for North East
Huron, North West Huron
and East Central Huron
will be held at East
Wawanosh School,
Belgrave (for all those
townships north of High-
way 8).
In addition to the.
election of convention
delegates and regional
directors, OFA activities
will be discussed and a
speaker will 'present an
Update of the corn
marketing proposals.
Junior Farmers
BY JOYCE
DOUGHERTY
Community Bet-
terment Project which
will not only aid the Blyth
Summer Festival but the
handicapped as well.
Presently, they are
collecting recipes from
club members which will
be put y.,,into 'one.q;book
which is to be printed and
sold. All proceeds from
these sales (ap-
proximately $250) will be
donated to the Summer
Festival Fund to be used
to help build ramps, etc.
at the Myth Memorial
Hall so that the han-
dicapped will be able to
enjoy the plays there as
well.
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A good name to grow by
This project may not be
completed until late
October, and at this time,
the Auburn Junior
Farmers will donate the
remaining amount to
bring the total donation to
$500.
The club has also
donated $300 to the Junior
Farmer Association of
Ontario Disaster Relief
Fund, which will be
forwarded to a tornado -
stricken agricultural
area. Club members. are
also hoping to send a
crew of workers to the
area to help in the clean-
up.
A number of our growers have wanted to establish a. fall
plow -down forage crop to follow harvested spring grains.
Therefore, we have just made a special purchase from
Bishop Farm Seeds ot.Belleville.
Developed by Jim Bearss of Kirkton is the:
Bearss Plow -Down Mixture:
60% Single Cut Red Clover
20% Yellow Sweet Clover
20% Annual Rye Grass
Seeding rate 18 Ib. per acre
We also ha,ye pure Annual Rye Grass, which is very
inexpensive and very fast groiiving. A topgrowth of 12-18"
plus a ihick mass of roots is attainable -by Nov. Seeding
rate is 25 Ib. per acre.
You can have these forage seeds blended into arty
fertilizer grad' for bulk spreading.
Due to price increases from the Potash Corporation of
Saskatchewan and increased freight rates, we can expect ,
Potash to be up $25.00 per ton next spring.
Fall fertilization makes good sense, •
especially economical Semite— just ask the
growers who put it down last fall.
4 good name to grow by
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The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the University of Guelph
are conducting a survey to locate patches of one of Ontario's newest weeds -
Johnson grass. This weed is one of the most serious weeds in the United
States. It chokes out corn and other crops, and can harbor corn mosaic virus
in its rhizomes (roots). Until 1978, specialists monitoring Johnson grass
found the weeds reproduced annually by seed in Ontario. Here, summer
student Alison Paine examines rhizone development of Johnson grass
(right) and a corn plant with Clinton Pottruff, a Paris area farmer. This is
the first location where Johnion grass overwintered and reproduced by
rhizomes under the soil. Johnson grass has been discovered in 22 locations in
the survey area. The survey is being conducted in Essex, Kent, Elgin,
Bruce, Brantand,Huron counties, and in the regions of York and Waterloo.
Farmers who suspect they have Johnson grass in their fields should contact
local agricultural offices.
news farm news
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Separate bus rate up
By Wilma Oke
The Huron -Perth
County Roman Catholic
Separate School t Board
approved an average
increase of about 15 per
cent in its 1979-80 school
bus rate schedule at a
meeting in Dublin.
Monday night.
Based on 60 miles per
day for the 188 -day school
term, as examples, the
increase amounts to 18
per cert for a 48 -
passenger bus and 12 per
cent for a 72 -passenger
bus.
William Eckert,
Director of Education,
reported hiring of staff
for the school year has
been completed with this
staffing report: Lorraine
Regier, classroom
teacher for Ecole Ste.
Marie, Zurich,; Sharon
O'Toole, classroom
teacher 50 per cent, at St.
Boniface School, Zurich;
and Lynette McLeod, 50
- per cent Itinerant Oral
French Teacher; all
effective September 1,
1979.
The transfer of
Florence Legault was
approved to Ecole Ste.
Marie from St. Boniface
School, effective Sep-
tember 1.
The board named an ad
hoc committee as a
liaison committee with
the Huron Coupty Board
of Education. On the
committee repOsenting
the separate school board
are:- •Board chairman,
William Kinahan, RR2,
Lucknow; vice-
chairman, Ronald
Marcy, Stratford; and
chairmen of the board's
four standing com-
mittees: building and
property committee,
John O'Leary, Staffa;
personnel committee,
Ronald Murray,- Dublin;
finance and insurance
committee, Ted Geof-
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l GIANT FIELD DEMONSTRATION
FIELD
DAY
• See it in action
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STEYR and DEUTZ
2 and 4 Wheel
Drive Tractors
Style, domfort, economy and
performance at its best
WIL-RICH, NORCAN,
KONGSKILDE
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.PLOWS IN ACTION
(from 3 to 12 bottom, ortland hitch and semi -
mount) also Chizel plowing with The Glencoe
Soilsaver
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Starting at 2 O.m.
PLACE,
0111 Rowcliffe's farm, (W,B,R. Inc) next to the
Big"" south of Hehsall on Hwy 4.
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frey, Zurich; 'and tran-
sportation, Tim
McDonnell, Gadshill.
The board renewed its
contract for cleaning St.
Michael's School,
Stratford with
Professional Building
Maintenance at $42 per
day per classroom per
month for the contract
year, 'J'uly 1979 to August
1980; and its contract for
Louis and Shirley
Kramers for cleaning the
board office in Dublin
with an increase of six
per cent or $268 for the
sum of $.4,720 from
September 13, 1979, to
September 13, 1980.
Atte.ndance officer
William Innes of Strat-
ford had hi'S wage in -
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Blue molg
Blue mold can be found„
on up to 20 percent er the)
tobacco farms in Ontario
to some degree. The main
arca of concentration of
the disease is presently
from Tillsonburg to
Sim coe, in., Oxford,
Norfolk, and Brant
counties.
At.this time, there are
no. effective chemicals
registered for use in
Canada available to
tobacco growers. A
change in warmer, drier
• weather conditions is the
best hope to stop the
spread of this disease.
Most of the tobacco
acreage is insured with
the Ontario Crop
Insurance Commission
and some of the rest is
covered by private
companies. The Crop
Insurance Commission
has stated that blue mold
will be treated as an
insured peril under the
policy and steps are now
taken to inspect crop lo'ss
claims.
The fungus spreads by
spores and the severity of
the disease increases
under humid or wet
conditions at tem-
peratures below 16
degrees C. The infection
first appears as yellowish
spots on the upper sur-
face of the leaves of the
plant. As the disease
develops, a ,bluish -grey
growth appears on the
underside of the leaf and
spores 'are produced and
disseminated from this
growth.
While vegetable crops
like tomatoes, peppers,
and eggplant are listed as
hosts of the blue mold
fungus, the particular
strain of the fungus that
,usually attacks tobacco is
not likely to infect these
other crops.
CHANGE IN NAME
INDEPENDENT SHIPPER
United Co -Operatives
of Ontario
Livestock Department
Toronto
Ship your livestock
with
FRANK VOOGEL
Dashwood
Monday is shipping
day from
Varna Stockyard
previously
. Roy Scotchmer
Call Dashwood 238-2707
or Bayfield 565-2636,
IBy 7:30 a.m. Monday
for prompt service
ATTENTI N
FARMERS
Grain
PrOteclicirit
(25.1b. bags)
Fortontrof of grain ins0cts
In your 'throws bins
NOW IN STOCK
Baler Twine
10.000 ft, bales
NOW IN STOCK
CLEARANCE
on all pool chemicals
BAKER'S
FARM & GARDEN CENTRE
22 ISAAC ST., CLINTON 482-9333
OPEN
HOUSE
Don and Kathy Geiger invite
you to the opening of their new
FARROWING
COMPLEX
located 11/4'miles west and
1/4 mile north of Zurich.
TIME: Buildings will only be open
to the public free of charge from
1:00 TO 5:00 P.M.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30
Perth Builders Ltd.
PHONE - 595-8404
Builders of the entire building complex
Fristamat Ltd.
PHONE - 744-1157
Supplied the total ventilation
and stabling system
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