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Clinton News-Record, 1984-05-09, Page 15• Nry,?V i.IWklWWWWWWp4vvv The eI, ?I''PA'� KJ'. LYNCH 4, we*., of ' Aprlllrr : hie, y e- last .phase froom farmers. reg�rliug minute corn plannirigded8iOnS. f thought for this, press release I would discuss some of the most asked questions about corn. Rootworin Insecticides Should 4you switch corn rootworm in- secticides . -I think common sense should help dictate your choice of rootworm in- secticide. If you have used an insecticide fpr two or three years and are satisfied with it, don't switch. However, if you have been growing corn on the same field for a number of years and using the same insecticide on that same field, you should switch in- secticides. I havebeen asked, "Can I apply my root - worm it feticide in the, on top of the seed?" Ontario researchers are not quite Junior agriculturalist Over 600 youth in Ontario will word on farms and learn about agriculture this sum- mer through two programs sponsored by the Ontario Youth Secretariat and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (O.M.A.F.). For those young people with no farm ex- perience, the Junior Agriculturalist pro- gram -offers an -opportunity for ro- gram-offers-an-opportunity-for 16 to 18-year- olds to live and work in a rural area. Farmers supervise and work with the students to help develop skills and knowledge used on a farm. A training allowance of $18 a day is paid to the participants. O.M.A.F. contributes $10 and the farmer pays $8. Also, the room and board provided by the farmer is°valued at a day for tax purposes. Workers' Compensa- tion and Unemployment Insurance is paid by O.M.A.F. The only prerequisites for Junior ' Agriculturalists are energy, enthusiasm and`an interest in agriculture. Agricrew involves young people aged 16 to 24 and offers four -person crews that can be booked by farmers on a daily basis. Crews can be hired to paint, weed, hay, clear fields and do many other jobs around the farm. Moat participants will have experience working on a farm or doing physical labour. Farmers pay $90 a day for an Agricrew andtransportation is looked after by the crew foreperson. Both programs begin June 25 and run until August 24. and farm hen Patz Manure Handling & Feeding SOy>8 irhii " ` SALES & SERVICE , Installation & Parts Keith ,Siemon FARM SYSTEMS LTD. Clinton R .Ii .. 4 Walton 482-7971 345-2734 ianytilnel FOR FREE. PLANNING ANRESTIMATES adamant that.;foroad reetw'orm control the g .. ielse :. d e`ilt he banded,on top of. the Munn, Aolou need ,rootworn it ecticide on first Y Year corn? Definitely noir Should you use a rootworm insecticide for cutworm control? No. Only a small acreage of Ontario corn has cutworm problems any one year. 1or this reason, and because cor- rective sprays are available, granular treatments applied at planting are not recommended. Should you use a D&L type of treatment if you are using a rootwerm insecticide? This issue is a little grey. You use D&L (diazinon and lindane) to control seed corn maggot and wireworm. Wireworms tend to be bad in fields that are secondyear out of sod, and sometimes first year out of sod, Orifir st year out deed; you do not need a rootworm insecticide and therefore you should use a D&L treatment. On second year out of sod, I would still recommend using a D&L seed treatment. If you have wireworm problems after planting and receive very little rain, you need in- secticide on the seed. If there has been very little rain, the rootworm insecticide will still be on top of the ground, not with the seed where you need the protection. Herbicides The main questions I have received are West Wawanosh Mutual Insurance Company Dungannon, Ont. NOM 1R0 529-7961 FARM RESIDENTIAL AGENTS: Frank Foran Lyons & Mulh.rn Donald MacKay Kenneth B. MacLean John Nixon Donald R. Simpson Delmar Sproul R.R. 2. Lucknow 06 West St., God.rlch R.R. 3, Ripley R.R. 2, Paisley R.R. 5, brussels R.R. 3, Goderlrh R.R. 3, Auburn AUTO 521.3121 524.2.64 3,5.5361. 341.1337 417.0417 524.1567 324.7273 FOR A QUOTATION ON YOUR FARM, HOME. COTTAGE OR AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CONTACT THE AGENT IN YOUR AREA DIRECTORS: Eldon Brodl.y John Bryce O Sn Coul4.$ ' G.rald Kerr Austin Martin Donald Nickanzl. Lucknow R.R. 3, PalstyY 0.R: 5, Srustiils P.O. Box 62• Blyth P.O. Box 361,.Lurch now 163 Elfin Ave. Weal. GaderIch :LAIMS SHOULD BE REPORTED PROMPTLY TO THE DIRECTOR IN YOUR AREA 521.2214 333.3.3; 1111.41'4 523.0275 ,26-3441 3247462 SEED CORN 3906 3925 3950 3975A 3949 3851 PIONEER BRAND • SOYBEAN SEED Bruce & Bill Roy LONDESBORO, ONT. 523-4237 PIONEER HI -BRED LIMITED® ALFALFA 532 & 524 & MIXES AVAILABLE PIONEER 988 & 931 Sorghum PIONEER BRAND 1177 Silage Inoculant PIONEER. a to • EMFD COWS Pioneer 1s a brand name: numbers Identify varieties. 'A Registered trademark licensed to Pioneer HI - Brod Limited Chatham, Ontario. Bill Coleman KIPPEN, Ont. 262-5031 'about rates.n you read the label, the rat -' are, pf a _, : se_in litres per hectare or kilograms pernectare. -Many of you -are quite conversant in litres and Idlogranis, but ,still i a bythe acre. To convertlitres per 'hectare ofrk. Per hectare to litres per acre or kg. per acre, multiply the litre or kg: per hectare rate by .4. For instance, 5.0 litres per hectare'is 5.0 x .4 or two litres per acre. This factor of .4 works because an acre is .4 hectare. Another common question is, "How much atrazine do I ,use to get one pound active atrazine per acre?" If you use atrazine 500 at one litre per acre, this is equivalent to 1.1 pounds active atrazine per acre. That means to get one pound actual atrazine per acre you should apply .9 litres per acre of atrazine 500. I have been asked many tunes about com- parable rates of comparable products, e.g. "How much Lasso is equal to how much Dual?" You cannot make direct comparisons between these two products. For instance, some growers are comparing the price of 2.5 litres per hectare of Dual (one litre per acre) to 6.25 litres per hectare of Lasso (2.5 litres per acre). You cannotcompare her- bicides this way. One reason is, at those rates you are getting more work from one herbicide than the other. As well, each her - snide has Different . strengths and wealane air 'ou must choose the herbicide and to fit yollr 8peeificneei: Again 1suggest ou'eb herbicides by what they are labelled to do and not on their cost per acre. Another cost comparison that is being made is between two different brand names of the same cheiniical. I am referring to li- quid forms of linuron (really suspenuaians). In this case, one litre of one of these.pro- ducts gives you about six per cent more"ac- tive ingredient than the other product. In this case where the same product is marketed by two companies, you should compare costs. But remember, one product gives about six per cent more chemical than the other. What Rate and Source of Nitrogen You_._should adjust your Nitrogen rate depending on theexpected yield of a certain- farm or field. By expected yield I mean the yield the field is capable of producing - not what you hope it will yield. For instance, there is no point in fertilizing a field for 140 bushels per acre because that's what you hope the field will yield, when it only has the. potential to yield 100 bushels per acre, Ontario research indicates that fpr most soils in Perth and Huron you should be ap- plying about one pound of nitrogen per bushel of yield. Therefore, a 100 bushel crop cho ► on would need, at l 100, finds t think lief ottstfiieatfof thea field will yield,- For mns nee, farm is yielding."100 bushels per acre thei. will he areas yielding 20 per cent more than the average. For this reason I think you should "lead •feed" a field with nitrogen. In this case, I suggest you would be putting on about 1.2 pounds of actual N. per bushel of expected yield. On Some soils some years, you should app- ly more nitrogen (about 30 kg, per hat) if you are applying nitrogen extra early, say the last week of April or the first week in May. However, two out of three yearsa corn crop will yield the same with the same rates of nitrogen if this nitrogen is sidedress or preplant. Ontario research also shows that some years preplant nitrogen outyields sidedness. So for Perth and Huron Counties, establish a rate of nitrogen and apply; it when it's convenient. ., What About Sources of Nitrogen? Ontario research • indicates that anhydrous consistently outyields the other forms of nitrogen by about five per cent. The exact reason why is not known. There is no yield difference between urea and am- monium nitrate of 28 per cent U.A.N. (liquid nitrogen). Of course, liquid nitrogen has the advantageofbe, ilsedasaFnrr erfo rher- Wcides 1 have !;en stories about the alta i l . I7'R s: marmot ' ii trate. These stories relate Allarthat under certain conditions one form Nitrogen is more available etc. While there is a difference. in the chemicai°reaction ice the soil between these forms, there is no dif- ference in yield. (I guess the corn plant doesn't read the advertising, claiming the more ` ors). . 1..7! availability of the nitrogen Wt about incorporating dry Nitrogen fertilizer?» There is no big panic to incor- porate nitrogen fertilizer. Under hot, wet conditions 'it :is possible . to lose some nitrogen.tothe air. However, it must be the heat of a. July day and the moisture of an April day. Wenormally do not get that type :of weather in May. Furthermore, have you ever seen. anyyone incorporate their dry nitrogen fertilizer when they top dress winter wheat? What About N-Serrire? N -Serve is a product used with nitrogen fertilizer, generallyanhydrous, in a form that will not leach. Space in this column does not allow a full explanation. However, extensive testing at Ridgetown College shows no yield difference between spring anyhdrous applied with or without N -Serve. Mr. Farmer,: This spring let Thompson's' supply your 1984 Crop Inputs Expert advice by a qualified staff to assist you in your planning. Backed by 60 years of serving the agriculture Sector • We offer: Computerized Sorb Reports - Micro Nutrients Distributor for all .major farm chemicals "Export" malting barley contracts "Export" Nattawa soybean contracts that pay $5.00bu. premium for cleaned seed over board price Forward Grain Contracting Grain Marketing through our own Brokerage Department. /EL\PLANT THOMPSON HYLAND BRAND SEEDS Forage seeds, soybean seed, seed corn, cereal seeds Hland, 9 "Nitragin" soybean inoculant \l/r Seeds / Highest Rhizobia count for nitrogen nitro en fixation. BOOK IT NOW 12 Floater Units to serve{ you with liquid or granular nitrogen products for- your custom application Phone us collect at 4 locations to serve you. Pt. Albert S29-7901 Mitchell 348-8433, Hornell 262-25.27, Granton, 225-2360 The Honourable George Ashe Minister of Government Sere and The Honourable Dennis Timbrell Minister, of Agriculture and Food invite you to attend the OFFICIAL OPENING of the NEW AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING SERVICES BUILDING Centralia College of Agricultural Technology, Huron Park on Friday, May 11, 1984 at 4 p.m. Another job creation project from Ontario's $247 -million Accelerated Capital Works Program BILO. ON�?T� ® Larry Grossman. Treasurer Mirnstry of George Ashe, Minister Government Services 111111111111111.111111111, snide has Different . strengths and wealane air 'ou must choose the herbicide and to fit yollr 8peeificneei: Again 1suggest ou'eb herbicides by what they are labelled to do and not on their cost per acre. Another cost comparison that is being made is between two different brand names of the same cheiniical. I am referring to li- quid forms of linuron (really suspenuaians). In this case, one litre of one of these.pro- ducts gives you about six per cent more"ac- tive ingredient than the other product. In this case where the same product is marketed by two companies, you should compare costs. But remember, one product gives about six per cent more chemical than the other. What Rate and Source of Nitrogen You_._should adjust your Nitrogen rate depending on theexpected yield of a certain- farm or field. By expected yield I mean the yield the field is capable of producing - not what you hope it will yield. For instance, there is no point in fertilizing a field for 140 bushels per acre because that's what you hope the field will yield, when it only has the. potential to yield 100 bushels per acre, Ontario research indicates that fpr most soils in Perth and Huron you should be ap- plying about one pound of nitrogen per bushel of yield. Therefore, a 100 bushel crop cho ► on would need, at l 100, finds t think lief ottstfiieatfof thea field will yield,- For mns nee, farm is yielding."100 bushels per acre thei. will he areas yielding 20 per cent more than the average. For this reason I think you should "lead •feed" a field with nitrogen. In this case, I suggest you would be putting on about 1.2 pounds of actual N. per bushel of expected yield. On Some soils some years, you should app- ly more nitrogen (about 30 kg, per hat) if you are applying nitrogen extra early, say the last week of April or the first week in May. However, two out of three yearsa corn crop will yield the same with the same rates of nitrogen if this nitrogen is sidedress or preplant. Ontario research also shows that some years preplant nitrogen outyields sidedness. So for Perth and Huron Counties, establish a rate of nitrogen and apply; it when it's convenient. ., What About Sources of Nitrogen? Ontario research • indicates that anhydrous consistently outyields the other forms of nitrogen by about five per cent. The exact reason why is not known. There is no yield difference between urea and am- monium nitrate of 28 per cent U.A.N. (liquid nitrogen). Of course, liquid nitrogen has the advantageofbe, ilsedasaFnrr erfo rher- Wcides 1 have !;en stories about the alta i l . I7'R s: marmot ' ii trate. These stories relate Allarthat under certain conditions one form Nitrogen is more available etc. While there is a difference. in the chemicai°reaction ice the soil between these forms, there is no dif- ference in yield. (I guess the corn plant doesn't read the advertising, claiming the more ` ors). . 1..7! availability of the nitrogen Wt about incorporating dry Nitrogen fertilizer?» There is no big panic to incor- porate nitrogen fertilizer. Under hot, wet conditions 'it :is possible . to lose some nitrogen.tothe air. However, it must be the heat of a. July day and the moisture of an April day. Wenormally do not get that type :of weather in May. Furthermore, have you ever seen. anyyone incorporate their dry nitrogen fertilizer when they top dress winter wheat? What About N-Serrire? N -Serve is a product used with nitrogen fertilizer, generallyanhydrous, in a form that will not leach. Space in this column does not allow a full explanation. However, extensive testing at Ridgetown College shows no yield difference between spring anyhdrous applied with or without N -Serve. Mr. Farmer,: This spring let Thompson's' supply your 1984 Crop Inputs Expert advice by a qualified staff to assist you in your planning. Backed by 60 years of serving the agriculture Sector • We offer: Computerized Sorb Reports - Micro Nutrients Distributor for all .major farm chemicals "Export" malting barley contracts "Export" Nattawa soybean contracts that pay $5.00bu. premium for cleaned seed over board price Forward Grain Contracting Grain Marketing through our own Brokerage Department. /EL\PLANT THOMPSON HYLAND BRAND SEEDS Forage seeds, soybean seed, seed corn, cereal seeds Hland, 9 "Nitragin" soybean inoculant \l/r Seeds / Highest Rhizobia count for nitrogen nitro en fixation. BOOK IT NOW 12 Floater Units to serve{ you with liquid or granular nitrogen products for- your custom application Phone us collect at 4 locations to serve you. Pt. Albert S29-7901 Mitchell 348-8433, Hornell 262-25.27, Granton, 225-2360