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The Huron Expositor, 1979-08-30, Page 1414 :RON EXPOSITOR': AjG4.$T 3 DISPLAYING WHITE MOV -,-Pat Lytai h, OMAi- crop specialist from Stratford,p shtav�rs an example of the white' mold on soybeans. to the : .. audience at Ontario Bean .Day, held at Centralia College on Wednesday,. TIPS ON BEA. N, GROWING—,Ron Pitblado from Rd'getown College of Agricultural Technology describes some of the latest developments in white bean research to growers who attended OntarioBean Day held last week at CCAT. (Photo by Gunby) THREE WISE MEN? Maybe they are. ' They're directors from the Ontario Pork Producers. From left is Allan Miller of R.R.1, Lucknow, George Campbell of R.R.1, Seaforth and. Glen McNichol of R.R.1, Bluevale. The men were taking tickets at the pork producers barbecue held Thursday night at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. (Brussels Post Photo) Fall application of chem. IlOalA W I belt► ,get rid..e bindweed,. 'twitch ;and itttll�, weed in :your bean crops" ;said Jim O Toole,,head of the crop section at Centralia College of Agrienttinal Tech- Mr, O'Toole was one of the representatives present at the ()Markt Bean Day held On August U at Button Park. "pall. applicatipni, is well -worth it, if yet have the ti te, be said, les better tltari o e appdieatioct eta e .Viriilg. Twitch grass, will be One of out tiig, prettictil ti -it's Coaling back.'" SOyBE S: One of the .torr ,guides. Pave Morris, crop specialist from Middlesex and Eight, spoke on weed control in soybeans, He said the use .of herbicide varies by the amount of clay and trganic material in the soil. "Clay soils tie up the sprak." he said, ,"Using the sante tate all over cotticl ,gree yolk Fair minded ? Here are. dates Bayfield Fair opens. Aug- ust 31st and continues an September lst.. Lucknow Fair runs Sept- ember 14th. and 15th. Brussels Fair is September 18.th. and 19th. Dungannon i s trnahltt WO.," Mr. Morris admitted there was no •simple answer to the problem, of weed control, bust said the best bet wOitldbe tet he Ott the cofserVatiVe side of the application rates for herbicide, Pat trick GMAF crop 4.0; soils specialist front Stratford, touelted On the subject of harvesting losses. •1 -le said thee was a grin; of 3 to 4 bu.Jac. by using a soy header as;opposed. to a standard header for; 'harvest - 8 soys. An average of :foµr beans• per stittare foot left on, the,ground equals onebushel per .acre loss, lie said,. A barvesting.Spee¢of 3-4. • mph ilii "best,' " Pat Lynch. said, "Over six niph, is tot fast,!'' Mr. ,Lyneh showed ,an, vsainple of white mold: on a soybean. plant, This, disease, seemed to be, related to soybeans planted in. 'narrow, cows. He said the mold. probattllr starts,. in the 'whiite beans. There ' iso t .abig enough soybean acreage 'this area, $a researshe, rs September 19th to the 21st,. Seaforth Fair September 20th and 21st, and Exeter September 21st and 22nd, Gerrie (Howickt Fairfin- ishes off the fall use October 5th and 7th, 4-44 s W Perth match near Mitchell Brian McOavin of R.R. 4, 'Walton won one of themajor awards in the annual Perth. County Plowmen's Associ- ation plowing match held on Saturday. - About 300 people watched as Perth County plowmen. and women demonstrated their skills at the annual match The open class: award was won by Bob Brown of R.R. 1,, Ayr. This year's thatch was held about five miles south of Mitchell on the farm of Perth County: warden .Ormond Pridlati, Winners of the nine Tax' at local The* Huron County Federation of Agriculture .at their Regional Meetings on Sept. 6, at the Huron; Cen- terinial School...Brucefield and the East Wawanosh. School at Belgrave are. having informed speakers on the recently announced . Pro- -v,incial Equalizations Factors:: These new ' factors may have a' devastating effect on the 1980 tax bills of farriers in any one of the Townships in Huron County, with, the exception of Hay. The proposed increases for, 1980 taxes range from a low of approximately 6.•ihills in East. Wawanosh (or $48.00- on an average 100 acre farm) to a tremendous increase in McKillop of •approximately 40 mills (or 5320,00 on an average 100 ac. farm). Perhaps ;the residents of .'the rural Townships will want an explanation for these sudden and drastic changes. William' Alcock; .',Deputy classes were: Perth County 4-1.1 clubs' John Stephen. trophy to Pave .Bladder.. 8.R, 1, St. Marys; open class, Bob Brown, R.R. 1, Ayr; threeor more furrows, open to resi- dents of Perth: County. llryan Bertrand, R.R. 1,. St. Marys; Perth County: lurtior'Farmers Cain Aitcheson,. R.R. 2-. •$t: Paris; ladies 18 or over, Peggy :Kniesz,.. R R:, 1, .13,ron- ner; open, under 21 as, of Nov. 1, 1977, Brian lvicG avin of R.R. 4, Walton; Perth County resident under age 18 as of Nov, 1, 197'r John Little, R.R. 2,Monl tou; open class, three or more furrows, Bevan Shapton of' Exeter. • Two women competed for this year's: queen of the furrow title. Pam Cameron of R,R.. ,t', Mitchell and Colleen Epp, of R.R. 2, Tavistock were interviewed by judges before taking to the plow for the second part of the competition. Also, 75 elected officials and service .clubmembers competed in five 'novelty events, walking behind a tractor -drawn 'plow. The winner of the novelty events, the queen of 'the furrow and over-all champion_ in the match will be an- nounced at the annual associ- ation dinner in Milverton in. October, be tC.PIC: F of A meetings Clerk -Treasurer . for- iuron. County will be at the Feder- ation of Agriculture Meeting at Brucefield. Floyd. Jenkins, Regional Assessment Com- Your NE -STOP SHOPPINQ CENTRE FOR ALL YOIR r • FARM SUPPUES missioner for Huron -Perth will be at the Federation of'. Agriculture Meeting at Bel- grave. Both meetings will. commence at 8:30. provably won r oe tootcteg this problem, he said. 14r. Lynch, Iiad. an example of powny n1i 4ew, anot. prcblem 011ie soybean crop. :Also on the spybeais; demonstration, tour was. a: Plot with fifteen entries oil` different varieties of soy- beans, Bach variety is tested over a two year period with tt minimum of 'four tests, WHITE BEANS Insect and disease specie►[- ist Ron Pitblado, Ridgetown College, also stressed white mold was a problem in white beans. Ten :.continuous days, of saturated soil is enough; time for the Spores of white mold. to form, he said, and it can survive front year to year. Mr. Pitblado said the first :encoµraging trial for white bean root rot, showed one treatment earlier in the season could possibly Control this .problem. "Varieties of white beans will be changing quite rapid- ly," said. John Aylesworth, from the Research Station iii Harrow." There are a lot of iesrYate ono.1 :' Pmt. lzt oa„ oft 'it's . r� ntrials IiaYe test': yilbit� hoe. . ... si*; ; , several loes:40ons 1n. Ontario -,Guelph" Kippen. Radgetown, Ceftr 4i sad tits Cltatha� area, AGON,�ro>l, = Wagon tot►ta to soybean. and white bean plots were held lit the ,morning and; arternogft there were also. displays of equipment ter' soybean .growers. Charles Broadwell, man- ager of the Ontario Bean; Producers etiBoard;. wits introduceMarkd 11ngy .lack Hagarty,co-ordinator;; M nistry 4470'0 71 hate and; Food. S*xatfottd. Mr.. Broadwell said quality has: suffered a little the last three or four years', particu- lady the last two years, "We need more beans per acre rather than more acres of beans," he said. According to bean sales 78,000 acres were being grown this year as opposed to 148,04 last year. 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