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The Huron Expositor, 1980-07-17, Page 24iIURON ExPOSTOR, JULY 17 BY Pat Lynch, Art Lawson ' & E.L.Rothmel COW BINDWEED ' Ycitir corn is sure .growing now, YoU can almost see it growing, That bindweed is also. 'In fact, it's well into flower.: At this stage, it is translocating from the leaves to the roots, During flower - Ing is the best time to kill it. You can use Kilmor or a mix of 2,4•D `Dicamba for this job. However, these products must be applied no later than 2 weeks prior to silking and tasseling. Some early corn is going to be tasseling by the first week of Aligust. This early corn should not be sprayed later than July 15th. We have seen damage when hormone herbicides are ap- plied too late to corp. The chemical destroys part of the silk and interferes with pol- lination. You end up with - some—barren areas on the corn cobs. And don't be in a hurry ,spraying these hor- mones. Drop pipes are used so that chemical will not get into the whorl of the corn plant. However, if you go zipping through a corn field with those drop pipes flop- ping all over the place, you will get damage. Some of the herbicide will get into the whorl. Take your time WE GET PHONE CALLS And in the past 2 weeks, one of the most common calls has been about horsetail. That's that little plant that looks like a pine tree. In most areas of Perth and Huron, it is becoming worse each year. Stauffer Chemicals have some plots in corn at the farm of Don & Matt .Crowley in Ellice township to tn to 198o ,Rir,•wr,•r,,•,,r•e•,•,,r,,,,,r,•,,,r7^n,,r7•77.7r7.77,71,77T^Tf777r ,Irr,•,,,,••(77,1•1,r7r1,71ff,7•1, 7,r1r• 3 contrOI hPrsetafi, However, none Seem to be tee effec- tive. Horsetail is best controlled with MCPA. However, MCPA can only be used on grain crops. You can burn it off in corn with Atrazine oil or Linuron+ oil. But it will come back. This is because you burn off the 5% 'that's above ground. About 95% of the plant' is below ground. About 50% of the plant is 20" below ground. Kemptville College of Agricultural Technology in Eastern Ontario has been researching this weed for some time. In ,one of their trials, they burnt it off with chemicals, hoed it out all summer in some plots and let it grovv in other plots. Their highest corn yield came where they left it alone. In most of the corn fields that I see, the horsetail is really only a nuisance. It is not causing a yield reduction. However, I saw some at Laurence Taylor's in Hullett township in Huron county last week. In some areas, it dirt appear that the horsetail was Oppressing the corn We are trying to control it in a hay field at Arie Vander, schot'a, We will kill the alfalfa in spots where the horsetail is, but we hope to clean up the • horsetail. We • will keep you informed, In thd meantime, you can be reassured of some things - the first is there is nothing you can do about the weed. Secondly it's probably not doing any. damage. Thirdly, if we find a way of controlling it, you will be the first we'll tell. HAY - HOW DRY IS DRY?' Severe heating can oc- cur in hay at 25% moisture or higher. Micro-organisms on the leaves and stertig begin to multiply by consuming the hay's simple sugars and protein, causing the hay to sweat, At 20% moisture or less, the heating is much less and little sweating takes place. As the hay gets wet- ter, or "tougher," the a- mount of heating and sweat- ing increases and with it ,dangers of heat damaged hay and even fire. xpositor :•:•:. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO LLMACAULAy, BUILDING CENTRE t VINYL EAVESTROUGH 10 FT. LENGTH SEAFORTH CLINTON H E N SA L L 527-0910 482-3405 262-2418 9 ' Without nsing a moisture tester, there are a number or reliable checks that can be run, to determine that hay is dry enough to store. Twist a handful Of bay t `vigorously four or five times, if the hay is dry, the stems wilhbreak and splinter. You eati also test moisture by VeelOg-Tiff , _ ........ • • • • • • • • ••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • OPTICIAN David Longstaff Ltd. Optician 87 Main St. S. Seaforth • OPTOMETRISTS AND OPHTHALMOLOGISTS Prescriptions Riled Promptly SUMMER HOURS ONLY June 1/80 to Aug. 31/80 Mon. Tues. Thurs. Friday 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Closed Saturdays Closed Wednesday OPEN THURSDAY EVENING 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. COMPLETE OPTICAL SERVICE • 527-1303 • • • the stem's epidermis • the outer layer`will come off at higher moisture levels but if the hay iS dry enough to store, the skin will be tight and hard to looken. Another check is to place a handful of hay in a quart jar and add about one-half a teaspoon of salt. Close the jar and invert it about 100 times, Take the lid off an if the salt comes out dry, the hay is.dry. — If there are 'Just a few tough.bales on each load, try 4111••••••114,4 '• • • to place them on the outside ofthe mow with the cut sides out. Don't put wet bales together on the inside of a mow, • • ir • ai-11, 4'4.'1'4 • • 1 • • .. • •• 4 ... • • • • • ..... usiness Director • PAINTING PAINTING • • Exterior and Interior • • Reasonable rates • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • HILDEBRAND • • • • • • •Quality 'Work Call Tom Burke 345-2756 CAR CARE GORD'S GULF Licensed Mechanic Serwce to all makes of cars HOUSE CALLS AVAILABLE 527-0333 WOODSHOP Geppetto's Woodshop Made • to order wooden toys & small wooden furniture 527-1259 c.FARM SUPPLIES—\ ,c • • r ,••• 0-, Pe,'• :10 Seaforth Co-op 527-0770 DECORATING Lab P A ANL:, PA PE ,P -i• • •••• APPLIANCES C--- —Th Appliance and Refrigeration REPAIR SERVICE LJim Broadfoot 48 2-703 2 DECORATING Groves , Wo hipoper Paint MOZi•Z PAINTS Featuring Canadian & Impprted_ erings 527-0550 Seaforth ELECTRICAL Fred Lawrence Electrical Contractor HOME FARM & COMMERCIAL WIRING Phone Auburn 526-'7505 or Mitt, hell . 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