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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-10-09, Page 24• 41 0 SATURPAY, IER1 at the GODERiCH ARENA UPSTAIRS AUDITORIUM ;noiatuee''meter' calibration. chart Torcorn„ usedby elevators this fall will cost Oit tars anners $9 million according to a stateinent by the Ontario Corn Producers' Association (OCPA). • The new calibration chart, developed by the.. Canadian Grain Commission in Wm- . n- lh C'; t- . cost �armers 'an. average of over t'd2,000 eacii Or the Pro- :vinft e's 400 registered odealers. OCPA has registered 'a protest -wan ins Ontario Grain and Feed Dealers' Associa- tion that the new drying chart was instituted with*consulting with. corn,farmers, or ,,without proposing any reduction in drying andhandling char es:' o o s e ripe , ls, used to convert readings from the -, h dlin hat off -set th $9 standard Model 919 moisture meter, used by million wind -fall. Discussions ;with the alrtrrost. all commercial elevators in Canada, to estimates of percent rain moisture. The' new chart +predicts higher percent corn moisture, rea gs, for a given meter reading, than did the previous chart which • has. been used in, Canada since 1977. The changes are greatest for readings made at low- temperatures. For example at 12 degrees Celsius grain which was formerly 21.0 percent moisture now tests 22.3 percent by the new, chart; a former reading of 27.0 'percent ..now tests 29.4 percent, and a . reading of 32.1 percent now tests 35.3 per- cent. -. Calculations by OCPA indicates that the new drying chart could cost Ontario farmers about $1.6 million in additional dry- ing charges and $7.4 million for decreases in the calculated dry'weight of corn delivered this fall. This loss in farm income is a direct wind -fall to Ontario elevators - equivalent to AT THS HAJRPORT... A Trio �f Talent! DAVID: Dedicated hairstylist. Creating sophistication & style for the younger set. "A wiz with the sciss." For the more mature client, "younger and more beautiful." TRISH: (Patricia) oyer ten years of experience in hairstyling in all its facets. Making more and more friends with "Styling to type." Dealers' Association are expected to follow. Intense discussions are also • underway with the Canadian Grain Commission over the ex) erimental procedures used in developing the new chart. OCPA is concern- ed the samples used for calibration research were collected in Ontario but sen),. to Win- nipeg before measurement. Deterioration or fermentation during time of travel may have affected the calibration. Until further action is announced, farmers are advised to "shop around" and ask dealers for special compensation to off- set the wind -fall which the new chart has created. "Commercial grain drying is already quite profitable," says Ed Kalita, OCPA president. "There is no reason why a new drying chart should increase profitability by $9 million – especially when every corn farmer will be selling this fall at a loss." I, F�'{1♦NANCIAL�t°Ly MARKET TRENDS:. t., ANK MTE , 8.99%0 10.25W' �T BILLS , : 8,86%� 'CDN DOLLAR 715 'N US DOLLAR $1.367 .'. GOLD (CDN) $444.28 SHORT TERM 9.000% 1 Yr. 3 Yr. 5 Yr. GIC's 9 '/z 11 11 3/8 RRSP's 9 3/8 10 5/811 1/8 MORTGAGES 10 111/4 113/4 MUTUALS 37400 21.700 26.600, Ground may be dry to complete weed program HENRY GERVAIS: Has "lived" hairdressing for years. "In Command" for both men and women. Solving your personal hair problems. Specialist in the wig department. - . Chignons - Added Hair - Full Transformations - Men's Toupees. Call for immediate service. You'll be glad you did. GODERICH HAIRPORT ARTISTS IN HAIR 79 Hamilton St., Goderich 524-4212 By John Heard and Brian Hall With the soil so wet, many feel it will be some time before the ground will allow harvest or tillage operations. However, before the ground is fit for these operations, it may be dry enough to complete your 1985 weed control program. Twitchgrass and bindweed are two peren- nial weeds that are nearing their susceptible stage. Bindweed control is best when the weed is flowering. In undisturbed cereal stubble, it is nearing this stage. Control treatments are Kilmore at .7L per acre or Banvel at 1.2L per acre. Both these products need to be ap- plied about two weeks prior to a killing frost, and tillage should be delayed following treatment. Twitchgrass is really enjoying this wet weather. It will get a good head start on your 1986 crop if it isn't controlled now. For the Roundup treatment, the twit- FINANCIAL HINT PLAN AHEAD Shop around now 'for different investment plans when transferring your maturing Canada Savings Bonds. The following bonds mature Nov. 1. 1985 and will not earn interest after this date: Series 28-- issued in 1973 Series 31 — issued in 1976 Series 33 — issued in 1978 chgrass should be actively growing and six to eight inches high. For the low rate of Roundup (1L per acre), you should use five to ten gallons of water per acre with flat fan nozzles. Monsanto research indicates no ad- vantage to additives at this low application rate. If more water is applied (20-30 gallons per acre), then a non-ionic surfactant should be used to obtain similar control at the same Roundup rate. Of course the other route to control twit- chgrass is to follow the correct atrazine recipe. This means a minimum rate of one kg. per acre actual atrazine this fall, and a followup treatment of one kg. per acre atrazine plus corn oil next summer to the growing twitch. This will lock you into corn for the next two years. But it will also assure you of twitchgrass control for at least two years. So while the ground remains too wet to till, or spread plowdown fertilizer, you may still have a chance to prepare for your 1986 crop - through fall treatment of perennial weeds. Compiled by: ABC INVESTMENTS 53 West St. , Goderich Producers pleased by stabilization Deliver your 1985 Soybeans and Corn to your closest W.G. Thompson Elevator Fast unloading, with a complete marketing system backed by our own Brokerage Department. All branches ready to serve you with extended hours Hensoll 262-2527 Mitchell 348-8433 Granton 225-2360 Aliso Croio 293-j123 Port Albert 529-7901 Changes recently announced to the On- tario 1985 Income Stabilization Program for producers of corn, winter wheat, barley, soy beans, and white beans have been received favorably by the Ontario Corn Producers' Association. The revisions which will allow a farmer to apply money' remaining from the 1984 Pro- gram against 1985 fees, and to submit che- ques postdated to Nov. 30, will ease the cash- flow burden for farmers wishing to enroll in the 1985 program. "The 1985 corn stabilization program looks like a good deal for all commercial grain corn producers," stated Cliff Leach of Paris, the Association's First Vice - President. "Growers should be enrolled by the extended deadline of Oct. 11." "The Association extends its thanks to the Minister of Agriculture and Food, Jack Rid- dell, and members of the Farm Income Stabilization commission for effecting these changes." • American corn crop depresses feed prices Although subsidies paid to U.S. corn growers appear to be large relative to those available to Canadian producers. the U.S. subsidies are not sufficient cause for Cana- dian farmers to request off -setting import duties an American corn exports to Canada, according to a recent report completed for the Ontario Corn Producers' Association. However. according to Ed Kalita, the Association president. this finding is based on terms of the 1981 U.S. Farm Bill, and may change when details of the new 1985 Farm Bill are finalized. Farmers who enrolled in the 1985 U.S. corn progratu are eligible for deficiency payments fepresenting the difference between $3.03 U.S. per bushel and the aver:io: - U.S. market price from October throut'h February. The $3.03 U.S. target price equates to $4.15 t Canadian) per bushel. or well above the corresponding ceil- ing stabilization price in Canada of $2.40 per bushel. "Because participants in the U.S. corn program must agree to reduce their corn acreage. Canadian farmers cannot argue that the U.S. program, in itself, depresses Canadian prices." said Kalita. "However, it is enigmatic that the U.S. program has not been effective in reducing corn acreage or corn production. And the huge 1985 American crop is a major reason for depressed feed grain prices worldwide." Conclusions as to the impact of U.S. Farm Bill subsidies on U.S. corn sales to Canada could readily change if new. direct. per -acre subsidies are paid to American farmers, as has been proposed by some. or if deficiency payments are increased. "Any widening of, the gap between U.S. target price and commercial prices for corn could cause deficiency payments to become so attractive as to stimulate production by participants, even with the required acreage set-aside. And this could be the basis for off -setting action by Canada." A second study by the Ontario Corn Pro- ducers' Association examined the passible incidence of aflatoxin in U.S. corn exports to Canada. "Aflatoxin is a frequent contaminant in corn produced id the American South; however, the toxin is prevalent in certain stress years in northern states," said Kalita. "Potential aflatoxin contamination could serve as a future non -tariff barrier if Canada were forced to respond to equivalent barriers erected against the ex- port of Canadian farm products to the United States. No such action has been re- quested to date by the Ontario Corn Pro- ducers' Association.