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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-03-28, Page 16
1974- u11s planned owes, Teesv c,ter Pg Contests, well 0101kiiad and tremendously ter several years the midwest United aIre begun to grow in y in Canada and par- ty in Ontario in the past ins. These exciting events draw h* a crowds and provide real variety for farm 'folks who have be+e accustomed to seeing tractors in a single role for many evades.. ., The 1974 Canada Farm Show 'Tractor Pull in the Canadian National Exhibition Coliseum was a tremendous success this year and thousands watched giant, supercharged tractors roar andbelch until 3 a.m. en opening night. It was Canada's first indoor Tractor 'Pull and despite many a watered eye from billowing black exhaust fumes, Short -season soybean for Ontario J. W. Tanner Ontario Agricultural College University of Guelph The Department of Crop Science at the University Guelph is working towards • tending soybean acreage in central and eastern Ont Early, short -season varieties grow and mature in central eastern Ontario, but the yiel are often discouragingly low the first year or so. Succe production of soybeans in the areas depends, in .large part; the farmer's experience corn. Until 'a farmer has gr corn successfully for a few years, od his chances of producing a go soybean crop are slim. There are • three °train reasons for this (1) Successful corn production indicates , the, acceptance of a 'cash crop' philosophy; ' i.e. the farmer. realizes. that results de- pend onmanagement inputs such as date of planting, fertility, weed control,, etc. Without this under- standing neither corn nor soy- beans will do well. (2) The production of corn re - 'quires "clean fields (weed control). Short -season soybeans', are relatively small plants with poor ground coverage and -yield tR,:. lo�`t�i"�titl `r�11W whir'' cannot be cultivated. Ae a result until: reliable herbicide$4kicame available narrow+row beans could not be .grown productively. There are now herbicides available for annual ' weeds in soybeans; however, . perennial weeds trust be cleaned up first. The easiest way to do this is with a corn crop. (3) Successful corn "production is an indication that . fertility for soybeans is nearly adequate: There has been one further pro- blem in increasing the soybean acreage lack of reliable nodulation hi the first year of beans. The. Crop Science ent at the University has f means of greatly im- proving nodulation during the lllrs#. year. By applying nitrogen fertilizer to the first crop, yields have also been increased. Re:teareh programs at Guelph have shown . that there is con- siderable difference in cold tolerance among soybean lines: Lines that germinate and emerge tinder cool conditions have been identifed0The most 'promising of these is of Russian origin. These lines have been crossed With other lines Which have other.. desirable characteristics. Lines brought in from Sweden ' have been shown to mature ` ex- ceptionally early. However, these lines have small plants with low pods which tend to shatter when . ripe. Under experimental con- ditions, they consistently yielded over 3p bushels per acre, and have yielded as high as 50. These lines have also been incorporated into the breeding program. The Crop Science Department is attempting to develop a line with cold tolerance, high pod- ding, good size, early maturity, shattering resistance and high yield. When this is accomp ishetJ soybeans can be expected to follow corn out of southwestern Ontario across the province. of ex . to aria. do and ds for, ssful se on with own .+,wt►... thesihow was very popular every night. Other stICCOSSfUl pulls are held outdoor4. each SWUM r at Paris, Cayuga Sldway Park at Nelles Corners, several in southwestern Ontari a by ,t the Thames Valley Tractor Pullers A sociation and two right here in our area.. The Listowel Agricultural Society held the first of what is expected to bean annual event in Pue July last year with a tractor ll at the Listowel Fair Grounds. The reception was quite good and the event drew entries from throughout Western and Southern Ontario. The Teeswater Fall Fair £eatur,,sd a tractor pull last fall and President Roy Pennington tells us they are planning another bigger and better one this year. The Teeswater Fair group supplied the back-up sled (a huge truck with a heavily weighted box which the tractors pull from a .dead stop) for the Canada Farm Show pull this winter, A complete list of pull dates and places in Ontario this summer can be obtained by writ- ing to the Canadian factor Pull- ers' Association, c -o Murray Hewitt, R. R. 1, York, Ontario or The Thames, Valley Tractors Pullers Association, Inc., P. 0. Box 1034, Chatham. GETTER ENGLISH By D. C. Williams What is wrong with each these sentences? 1. The theater was filled to parity, and we were co pelted to sit down in v poor seats. .2. We shall have to combin together to stop this con tion from spreadins.aroun 3. The three first men to .arra will be chosen es our repr 4. We derided to: continue o for about fifteen minut more. 5. He is. able to sit in a draft with linpuniW. and I cane understand this at all, „*He s'(*+ittert0hCfititt of December; and now i be ` ha ifithelielthbitrhood ot eight pounds. What are the correct pronund- $tions of these words? 7. Dais. 8. Coupon. 9. Acumen. 10. Au revoir. 11. Exuberance. 12. Ddinq ent Which sls'words in the follow- ing group are. misspelled? 13. Horrify, horrendous, 101- . by, Hquify, liquidation, mien, sleight, conceive, wind; sieve, siege. temper- ment, judgment, lmpedi- ment, %melted, embonpoint, "i.11que, magnetic. tech- nique, steicatto, didactic, ocurralsce, .. - .Aurreertce; teM- persnce, referendum, referee, Bavarian, subterranian, chameleon, eZteaporane- ous, instantaneous. REARING UP TO ROAR is this modified°"John Deere tractor entry in Hie Tractor, Pulling Contest at this year's Canada Farm Show at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. The show, Canada's first indoor tractor pull, was highly successful and drew a large entry fist from,Ontario and the United States. Similar action can be seen in our area this sunmer when tractor pulls are held in Listowel by the Listowel Agricultural Society and • in Teeswater at the annual Fall Fair. (Photo courtesy Jeff Carrol, Agripress Canada, Hensall) Corn marketing in 1973-74 Gerry Brasier Sales Manager Pride Hybrid Canada Corn has been known as the king crop of Southwestern On- tariofor a number of years. Dur- ing 1973 we saw soybeans go from under $3.00 a bu. to over $11.00 a bu. Similarly, corn has gone from $1.20 to $3.00 a bu. Corn has not lost its limelight yet. There has been a dramatic change in the grain corn situation in Ontario in the last 10 years as of can be seen from the following figures: 1963, acreage 548,000; ca. yield 66 bu.; production 36,168,000 m- bu. Estimated 1973, acreage ery 1,150,000; yield 81 bu.; production 93,150,000 bu. e Acreage has doubled, yields di- . are up over 20 per cent and con - d. sequently production has more ve than doubled. We are practically re- self-sufficient in corn in Ontario arid have been for the last couple n of years. es The United States estimated acreage for 1973 has been, placed at 61.5 million acres with a yield of of 92.1 bu. an acreand a final pro- duction figure of 5.66 , billion bushels,, T1s, eng,gentleman in the • grain business pointed,, out not • long ago, our total production is about equal to the shrink of the United States crop. It is small wonder that Our prices are for the most part tied into the value of the United States grains. The crops have progressed very "well in most areas of On- • tario and conditions appear good . to excellent, particularly in the southwest portion of the pro- vince. Eastern Ontariohas Once again been plagued with poor planting conditions and poor . growing weather and we expect the overall Ontario production to be slightly lower this year versus. last year. Barring any unfore- seen problemsin the next few weeks, quality should be con- siderably better. There were a number of rea- sons for the dramatic price change in 1973: ANSWERS 1.' Omit "to capacity" and "down." 2. Omit the words "" and "around." 3. Say, "The FIRST THREE men." 4. Omit the words "on" and "more-" • 5. Say, "with IMMUNI- TY," and omit "at all." 6. Say, "He was bora ON the first of December, and now he weighs ABOUT eight pounds." 2. Pronounce day4ss, in TWO syllables, with accent, on first syllable. 8. Pronounce koo- pahnn and not "kew-pawn." 9. Pronounce a-kyti-men, ac- cent second syllable. 10. Pro- nounce oh-treh-vwahr, prin- cipal accent on last syllable. 11. Pronounce egg-zyu-ber- ani, accent seotand syllable. 12. Pronounce e -LING kwent. and not\ "dee-LIN- kwent " 13. Liquefy. *Mrd; tempfrw- ment. staccato, occurrence. subterranean. (Crossroads Published every Wednesday as the big, action cross-country section in The Listowel Banner, The W+n. ham Advance -Times and The Mount Forest Confederate. Wenger ros. Limited. publishers, Box 390. Wingham. Barry Wenger. Pres. Robert 0 Wenger. Sec -Treas Dick Eskerod. Editor. Display and Classified ad deadline - Tuesday, week prior to publication date. REPRESENTATIVES Canadian Community Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association, Newspaper Suite at per Assoc , 127 George St . 2 Bloor St , West. Oakville 884-0184 Toronto 9624000 a) Poor grain production figures in Russia. b) An opening of trade bar- riers between China and the Unit- ed States. c) A definite trend inEastern Europe of putting more meat on the family dinner table. d) A weak U.S. dollar That has made it easier for other nations to purehase from the United States. In summary, it is a demand, a demand we have never seen the likes of before. I am sure even- tually the principal grain produc- ing countries 'of the • world will catch up to this demand but it will not be sufficient to accomplish this in the next 12 months and even when it has been accom- plished, I doubt we will ever see beans under •$3.00 again or corn m-lder $1.20. A very small percentage of cash crop producers benefited from these high prices last crop year,but this year they can bene- fit. Ontario corn for October - November delivery is valued at 5- 10 cents under Chicago Decem- ber corn (approximately $2.95 a bu.) versus Vim to $1.20 last year and soybeans at 45, cents under-' Chicago No ember (58.00) versus $2.85 to $3.000 last fall. • I don't believe anyone can in- telligently forecast prices this year. Corn and soybean markets continue to looktrong but government intervention is a very real threat, particularly in the way of export embargoes. Whether the U.S. or Canadian governments feel that they must appease the indignation of the public over the spiralling food costs or keep our traditional agri- cultural importers happy, will have mucliao do with future mar- ket action. What I feel must be pointed out today. is the necessity of pro• ducers and users to study market information daily. Pierre Tru- deau, Eugene Whelan, President Nixon and U.S. Secretary of Agri- culture, Earl Butz are the people CROSSWORD • • • By 4. C. Gordon I 1 Z 3 V f ` 1 - 9 10 11 1't. 13 14 vs 14 el to ill ila t1 20 ■ 1.I 1 10 Mil " 32. ■ il■ 1-1 ■ 31 ■ "■ Ya V/ Vi yV f yes 47 y© i ACROSS 1 - butspotea 5 - iterate 9 - Chinese trait d distance 10 - Employ 12 - Promus 13 - Exaggerates 11 - Madman 18 - Demands 19 - Proaoua 20 - Auricle 21 - Quiets 22 - Brown shade 25 - Dramatic segimmm 28 - !v rrtereace 29 - Eithaf 30 - fevol e 33 - Reveres 36 - •3'hahittgct.) 37 - Loaf 33 - fb 39-Sb4 41 - Gare i,.}srth mo ora equine 43 - Forcible parting 45 - Printer's unit 47 - Portuguese coin 48 - Promtm 49 - Tricksters 50 - Staggerer DOWN 1 - Laud outcry 2 - Sloth 3 - Resigns 4 - Melodious 5 - Altuies 6 - Gratify 7 - Exist 8 - Tightens 11 - Spanish affirmative "•13 - [(vents' 14 15 - Four plus five in old Rome 16 - Underwater breather (tar.) 23 - vase 24 - Biblical judge 26-Ffah 2i - Before 30 - Proud 31 - Electrtca1 unit 32 - Deleatedonea 33 - Spec1alfunction 34 - Authoritative pronouncement 35 - Unhappier 40 - Entertainment Medium 42 • Preposition 44 - 1n reference to 46 - Greek letter 48 - Methyl (chem.) issuing the programs affecting prices today and their comments must be listened to and weighed. The market is much like a scale with bullish news on one side and bearish, news on the other and a balance struck between the two in the form of a price. If the far- mer or the dealer weighs all the market facts and acts accord- ingly he stands a much better chance than - the man who closes his eyes and sells.at $3.00 just be- cause it looks like a good round figure. . It is necessary for us to con- stantly study market develop- ments, to understand the Chicago Futures Market, to watch weath- er developments, international news, devaluation,,of ,money and general business conditions and then either sell your crop or hold on, depending on your evaluation. Understanding the grain mar- ket takes time and effort but it is rewarding both educationally and financially. In a year such as this with volatile prices moving the limit almost every day and government intervention pro- grams all around us, the need for sound judgment" is imperative: After vigorous debate, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, at its annual neet ng in Saskatoon. defeated an .ntarioresolution calling tot higher duty against .imported corn. The Ontario Federation of .Agriculture's resolution asked. that the 8 Bent -a :bushel cb tv he retained and increased to 25 cents -a -bushel. If paned, this Would have brought the Canadian: duty equal to U4'duty on Cana- • dian corn. Facing total defeat of the resolution by opposing prairie and Quebec livestock interests, the OFA withdrew the second part of the motion. The meeting then supported retaining the 8 cent -a -bushel duty. "The UFA is net going to give up on this one. A lot of subsidy Money has poured into U.S. corn growers' hands. Even rail transportation rates and storage are subsidized. No matter how efficient Ontario corn growers are, we cannot compete with merely a token duty," said Jaynes McGuigan of Cedar Sprins. McGuigan is a cash. cropperand an executive member of the OFA. An announcement by Canadian Wheat Board Minister Otto Lang heightened the discontent of Ontario delegates over the o corn issue. Lang . announced that prairie growers would be able to deliver ' grain in 1974 and defer counting the returns as income unti11975. "It is discrithinatory to deny Ontario grain growers this tax advantage," said McGuigan. "Ofltario growers agreed to let prairie farmers have this tax advantage last year because the lack of markets filled elevators ° and left farmers with, heavy stocks on hand. This year is different. Stockpiles have been largely depleted in the prairies." He also pointed out, 'Where is a definite . inequity between the heavy protection western far- mers get and the low level of pro- tection given eastern growers. Ontario farmers face an influx of subsidized corn and beans, with a minimum of protection. Western farmers, on the other hand, are protected by almost a total. embargo on the importation . of wheat and feed grains from the U.S." Canada's Mo] Cashm'king LFALFA Farmers from coast to coast have been convinced that 919 Brand is the best for them and'today 919 Erand is the largest selling brand of alfalfa in Canada. It's been proven on 70.000 Canadian acre's. Grow4irs such as Don Alberts of Brooks. Alberta; Fred Kernan of Saskatoon. Sask.; Marvin Shewchuk of Sandy Lake.. Manitoba and Bill Puffer of Campbellford, Ontario, have stated that for them, 919 is the best on the market,'. 919 Brand Alfalfa is a blend of certified, Canadian recommended varieties. No single variety can do all things well. especially under variable soil and weather conditions. 919 Brand is area blended to give' you the best from the varyingsoil and moisture conditions of your farm. • See your National -NK Dealer today and find out why 919 Brand alfalfa is best for you. Box 485 Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 4A2 RONALD.KUNTZ, RR 2, Mildmay; 367-2125 ROSS KING, STRATFORD, 271-3571 JIM McNAUGHTON, RR 1; Bluevale, 335,3865 ROY ROBINSON, RR ,), BELGRAVE, 357-2269 ROBERT MOLE,•RR 1, DUNGANNON; 529.7340. ARNOLD ROTH; RR 1, GADSH'ILL; 656-2048 'ELROY WI.LKER, RR 4, LISTOWEL, 595-4837 JOSEPH CASSELL, RR 1, NEWTON, 595-4235 BERT HAVERKAMP, CLINTON, 482-7104 JAMES MURPHY, RR 2, MOUNT FOREST, CARL ZIMMERMAN, RR 2, CLIFFORD, 327-8503 "Hit and miss" weed control in soybeans is .a loser -but if your herbicide is the old-fashioned Idd, that's the only type t e of coniroi you get. No one herbicide will control all the broadleafs and annual grasses in soybeans today -but you can mix two modern herbicides together and get 'em. That's the weed control pay-off when you tank mix Lasso and Lorox herbicides ... you get 'em. And that includes the tough ones you most want to get: green and yellow foxtails, crab- grass, barnyardgrass, .witchgrass, fall panicum, ragweed, pigweed, lambsquarters, smartweed, and others. Those are the "reeds Ontario soybean farmers are out to stop -and Lasso with Lorox gets 'em, plus other weed pests as well. This ,year, don't "miss" on soybean weed control. Give weeds in soybeans both barrels -Lasso in a tank mix with Lorox. One spray does it, low-cost band or convenient broadcast as you prefer ... with no incorporation. The result/ More beans, minimum dockage, a great harvest! Monsanto ASK YOUR FARM SUPPLIER ABOUT THE NEW CONTROL%KLAN WEED CONTROL PLANNING GUIDE ... IT CAN SAVE MONEY FOR YOU! 'Dtr tent tradafnork for Ilnuron wood killer 0 4