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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-03-28, Page 22ds= -Hardt WARDEN ROMAN DRUGS Forest 323-1780 CONVALESCENT AIDS OF ALL TYPES FOR, SALE OR RENT Wheel Chairs, . Walkers, Com- modes, Quadruped Canes, Bed -rests, )etc. A COMPREHENSIVE STOCK OF SURGICAL SUPPLIES OPEN 9 TO 9 SIX DAYSAWEEK PENWARDEN GUARDIAN DRUGS Mount Forest ; 323-1780 tine can reduce gasoline conaumptinn by 7 te 10 per cent when run at tea- dant highway speeds, ac- cording to the Firestone Tire Rubber Co The tests were made at the company's teat center at Fort Stockton, Tex, with sophisti- cated measuring devices and equ ipmelit. THE OLD FACTORY We Buy - Sell *The Antique *The Unique *The Useful RESALE CENTRE Queen St. S. Durham 369-3135 TRAILER PARTS & ACCESSORIES Sold - Serviced - Installed -- Large stock of new, used and factory clearance propane furnaces, refrigerators, stoves, toilets—all the odds and ends for home-made units and conver- sions- special package prices. 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The electric tractor backed by dependable NEW (DEA DEALER SERVICE Daitei'ypowerisbeiter HARVEY KROTZ LIMITED TRACTOR & IMPLEMENT DIVISION ListorweF 291-3300 Only pedigreed seeds ke Front Pride Hybrid -Company of Canada 'Cornette As a result of several amend- ments by Agriculture Canada's Plant Products Division on De- cember 26, 1973, farmers will no longer be .able to buy Canada No.1 Garry oats or any other variety of crop. Only pedigreed seed will carry the variety name. What they can buy will be cereal seeds such as wheat, oats, barley and rye under the label Wheat or Oats Canada No.1 Seed and they won't know what variety the seedis unless it is pedigreed. This new restriction is the most significant of several amend- ments made by the Plant Pro- ducts Division of Agriculture Canada following much discus- sion with major seed organiza- tions and growers for the past several months. Similar restric- tions will apply to soybeans as well. Wilf Bradnock, chief of the Seed Section for the Agriculture Canada's Plant Products Divi- sion in Ottawa states the reason for the amendment is that only the pedigree system provides as- surance of trueness as to variety. Agreed to changes "Cereal seeds such as wheat, oats, barley and rye now may be sold by variety name—only if the seed is pedigreed—such as Foun- dation, Registered or Certified. The major seed organizations and agricultural groups coxa cerned in Canada agreed to thole changes and subsequently, we have made the antendnaent," said Mr. Bradnock. The Federal seed chief pointed, out that non -pedigreed or cow. -,i- mercial seed still may be sold but must not be represented or labelled as to variety. "The wheat, barley, oats, rye and other field crop seed that may be sold by variety name only are now listed in our regulations under Schedule B and these changes, in effect, are simply an extension of the forage amend- ments ut about ten years ago," added Mr. Bradnock. What does the dropping of variety names on eon -pedigreed seed mean to the Canadian seed grower and farmer? "I would say pretty much the same as the forage crop amend- ments of a few years ago," said. Paul King, general manager of Pride Hybrid Company of Cana- da. anada. "They won't entirely under- stand it at first, but with the help • of our people, other seed firms, agricultural groups and informa- tion from Agriculture Canada, they will quickly make the ad- justments as they did with forage seeds. "It is important to point out the main purpose of this program is to maintain varietal purity and. upgrade the seed sold to growers in Canada." Weed control for your corn crop Ontario farmers have at their disposal a variety, of herbicide treatmehts to control the annual and perennial weeds that com- pete with corn for soil nutrients every year. Of these, atrazine has probably been the nearest thing to a perfect herbicide because of its non -injurious effect on corn. Recently, some weaknesses in control by atrazine have been noticed according to Professor J. D. Bandeen, crop scientist at the Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph. These relate to its indifferent per- formance on annual grasses and its tendency to persist in the soil. Grass herbicides, such as Sutan (preplant incorporated), Lasso (preplant, preemergence, or early postemergence), or Bladex (preemergence or early postemergence), can be used to control annual grasses such as idixtail, crabgrass and fall pani- ciiim'before they become serious problems, but. these require some assistance from atrazine if they are to be completely effective on broad-leaved and other types of • annual grasses. In 1974,.mixtures of Sutan and Bladex (preplant) or Lasso and Bladex (preem rgence) have been recomme. 'i -d. These mixtures will not carry over the soil and should provide an- nual weed control. As far as perennial weeds are concerned, Professor Bande,en says that atrazine continues to provide the best quackgrass (twitchgrass) controls. Split applications of four pounds of atrazine per acre (two pounds per acre in the fall or spring before planting, and two pounds per acre in oil after the `weeds have emerged) provide good control of this problem perennial weed. Yellow nutsedge is a perennial weed sometimes a problem in wetareas, where corn is planted late. Its small, underground tubers are resistant to her- bicides. Sutan or Eptam will kill the top growth of nutsedge and stop it from competing with corn, but it will recur the following year. Nothing will kill milkweed that does not also kill corn. Spot ap- plications of . Cytrol or Amitrol-T using a knapsack sprayer %tii11`kill whatever corn is sprayed, but these chemicals will move down into underground milkweed roots and destroy root buds. Spray in June before the corn is too large at a rate of about one gallon per acre. ' KENNEDY APPOINTED Joseph P. Kennedy was ap- pointed U.S. ambassador to Britain on Jan. 7, 1938., Fabc4ean research at UJiersity of Guelph J. W. Tanner \In 1973, several studies were conducted by file University of Guelph at the Elora Research Station on horsebeans (faba- beans), Ackerperle, one of the lower -yielding varieties in vari- ety trials for that year, was used in most studies. About 65 bushels per acre was the best yield ob- tained with another variety. Date of planting is probably the Ii:nst important single management factor involved in fababean production. Mid -April and early May planting dates re- sulted in good yields; mid-May plantings resulted in yield reductions of about one-third, and early June plantings cut yields by more than half. Early planting gets the beans going under the cool moist conditions they prefer. It also en- ables them to become well established \before the weeds start to grow. They have been shown to have a high tolerance to frost. The Guelph research also in- dicates row widths to be im- portant. While narrow rows (7, to 14 inches) appear to be slightly superior to 21 -inch rows, 28 or 35 inch rows resulted in distinctly lower yields. In addition, if chemicals are Used for weed control, narrower rows are pre- ferable as they help shade the weeds. If cultivation is to be practised, row widths should not exceed 21 inches. Seeding rates of 3 to 3' bushels per acre are recommended. The only herbicide currently registered for use on fababeans is Treflan. However, trials indicate that several other herbicides do a reasonable job and may be recommended later. Normally fababeans would have to be cut and swathed prior to combining, As a result of the unusually dry August in 1973, many fababeans were combined direct. This should not be con- sidered as normal harvesting procedure. • Fababeans. have gained con- siderable attention because farmers are looking for a good on -the -farm seed protein. • Fababeans contain ap- proximately 30 ,percent protein (as compared to 40 percent' pro- tein in soybeans) . They do not have to be heat-treated prior to feeding to swine (unlike soybeans), although it appears that they are low in at least one essential amino acid which would require supplementation, in the ration. A spokOOTNO fOrsAlgricultnre- Canada's product* Di* Sion in Londe,, said the now amendment mem that the 01317 possible 'way a Pinner Can a variety name to pay *a .little more for it, bpt'at the same time he will be ,assured he is getting pedigreed seed and nota blend or commercial Seed, The initial reaction is likely to. be, "what have you done to us now?", and the factsare, we haven't done anything except produce the wishes of the proses, sors and growers. Certainly these changes will require a period of adjustment for the farmers, es- pecially this year, added the Lon- don official. Guarantee of quality Laverne Bramhill of E. C. Bramhill & Son Ltd.., Palmerston, felt the most important factor to ,consider in .the new a. tnendment is that the consumer has to rea- lize that in the past he was never certain of what he was buying but now the Government guarantees the seed is pedigreed and at the same time, superior quality. "I think it's good. It will be better for the industry, better for tbe•growers and better for the farrnervonsumer in the end. The amendment will promote, pedi- greed .> and further encourage growers to raise ugly p seed in older to get paid properly for their efforts." Seed grower Wilfrid Roy of Paincourt said it didn't matter what .the new amendment was, some fellows will always corn. plain, but everybody will adjust and there isn't anything negative about the new program—it's all positive. "The premium on seed may go up and the wer who wants a -variety wit +question the in- creased cost initially, but he'll realize his return when he thinks about it for a time. The premium has never been so great as now and the growers will come around to the profitability of pedigreed seed. I really don't think it will take very long," said Mr. Roy. = , Dr. Ed Gamble, chairman of the Crop Science Department, at the University of Guelph, feels that it's a step forward in the seed trade business and it does clarify much uncertainty.—"Cornette" OF LISTOWEL N4DW OPEN ' IAT HARVEY KROTZ WALLACE AVE. NORTH LISTOWEL PHONE 29103520 Top quality muffler and tail pipe, complete and installed, while you wait FROMa 85* LIFETIME GUARANTEE •ows2:47::oodgkrrdmZr • WE'RE WAIST 6080 WE'RE pif ti . .. ad4 fit ,--------MI—.,rw P my at LISTOWEL Use cot 1 Offer to get an EXTRA This coupon Q . expires0 Magi rauFAITITIARs� 1I SCOUNT EXHAUST SYSTEMS ONt,Y) .: . M1111 -1111111W L.. New R144 2750 h.u. Finding .an= equal to this attractive three-way cross will be -next to im- possible. It's high yielding, has good standabillty and a very strong root system. In maturity, it Is similar to Pride 127, • It's not too late New R123 2700 h.u, Look at. R123 for producing uniform plants and high quality grain. A fine early single cross with excellent standabillty. New 110 2700 h.u. An outstanding choice for an early silage or grain hybrid. it is easy to combine and produces large bulky ears with deep kernels. Very popular early double-cross hybrid. • Pride corn varieties are proving really popular thi's year and more than 90% has been booked. • There are small supplies of three top varieties — bred for the 2700-2750 h.u. range — still available. These are Pride 110, Pride R123 and Pride R144. Read the facts in the circles. • Pride has other hybrids for this area ranging from Pride R103 in the 2500 h.u. chats to Pride R221 in the 2800 h.u. range. • Pride has dealers throughou Ontario and there's a dealer right near you readyto look after your 1974 requirements. And remember to ask him about Pride's protin crops such as alfalfa, soybeans and Fababeans. Write for a copy of Cornette, Pride's very own newspaper the corn business to make money. a must for any grower in PrBde Hybrid Company of Canada, P.O. Box 1088, Chatham, Ontario N7M 5L6 YOU KNOW, MIKE, WE'RE GOIN( TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO KEEP THE FOXTAIL OUT OF THIS FIELD. YEH DAD! BECAUSE WEVE GOT RID OF THE BROADLEAVES AND QUACK, THE SUMMER GRASSES ARE SURE TO BUILD UP! I GIntSS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MIX A COUPLE OF HERBICIDES. THAT'S A NUISANCE! COSTS MORE TOO! LET'S TRY EKKO". 1.. THEY SAY 'EKKO DOES A GOOD JOB ON ANNUAL GRASSES AS WELL AS BROADLEAF WEEDS. SO WE STILL GET THE THAT'S RIGHT! GOOD CONTROL PWS CONTROL AATREX HAS BEEN OF THOSE GIVING US? GRASSES THAT COULD ESCAPE. EKKO? THAT'S A NEW HERBICIDE ISN'T IT? YES, BUT FROM WHAT IVE HEARD 1T, COULD BE THE ANSWER! if 111, aye ,AC Vtmi. ural "Arc -464:4 1:, fr 4 " .1II _ EKKO DID IT! CLEAN AS A WHISTLE. YEAH! HARVESTING THAT FIELD WILL BE A DREAM. WITH EKKO WE'LL BE ABLE TO STICK WITH ,CONTINUOUS CORN. bEkko is a registered trademark of CIBA-GEIGY CANADA LTO. ass. v •