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FACTS FOR FARMERS

- Hints For Weed Con trol, Grain, Potatoes, Lawns —

By DAVID K. SMITH

Hnue their parades along .aouthwestern Ontario high” ways The parades have re sulted in traffic slowdowns

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Bridgetown Man. ‘eg ive Penitentiary

Deputy Attorney General” J» Arthur MeGuigan, QC, represent- ed the crown in al! cases.

IS REMANDED |

Gordon Callum MacPherson.. Flat River, elected trial by mag- istrate and pleaded guilty theft of a 1959 Ford car. valued at more than $50, the property of John Waddell, Charlottetown. “The accused was remanded in “custody for—one week for’ sen-~ tencing y-/\Camille: Edmund te _ Cardigan, charged ‘wi

ed driving, eee os D. Frank Sigsworth, had ‘his pase adjourned to June. 23,

A ‘charge of driving without

GEORGETOWN -—. Far mand

\ | Fletcher MacMaster, % |town, was sentenced to serve one. year in Dorchester Pent ‘tentiary on each of six charges” | to which he vesterdas nleaded ly before magistrate Janies . Johnston, QC, at Georgetown | ys charge was for uttering | a forged document, and five for Lobtaining money by false_pre | tences The “Six one-year sent }ences are to run concurrently, , and are to he served following the expiration of a !wo-year sentence imposed on the acetised + on May 20: 1986, and which. he is now setving in Dorchester | Penitentiarv. MacMaster has | 269 days vet to serve in the Peni 'tenitiary on the former two year sentence, on which he “as demonstrations wenlginte their paroled, and the present charges | third day Thursday against him resulted from crimes

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Dandelions, © Plantains and! Blends @ Sarhizea 1 7

hires ++ William Maclain ot ): Sizes Junior many other common weeds may ne ram Macha Petite §.. 18 @ Priced trom ¢ All ay charged: swith chsuinken- arrange 4 SEE 7 a a ; < = l= : TINA =

“he ecantralled hy the “application — nisaded Gili a a +0824 “$5.98 te $17.95 : 5

of 2.4-D amine at 16 oz. per acre _ofdriving while impaired when | \ {for small areas use one oz: per he appeared before Magistrate four gallons—of’ water and spray. A_Jiames Haslam, QC if cttw ks jto wet foliage thoroughly. Cer-- pohce court yesterday morning leain 2,4-D resistant weeds, such He was fined $125 and costs or as Chickweed, Clover, Black 30 days

Medick and Creeping Charlie Barry James Bradley may be killed by spraying with. remand oon elec was again

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Cea Field Crop Specialist P.E.IL. _ Dept. of culture’ x The reason® why weeds shauld Use eight-12 97 acre of 24D) 3 For control of Wild Radish be controlled are: weess wi'l de-ester or amine in five. 20-gaJ- and Wild Mustard when ot her

“crease viefs by as much as 50 per cent; they compete with the crops for moisture;—_the~—maxe problem: when harvesting and storing. the crop: and -thev roh tie: fertility applied for the crop

There are two methods of con- trolling weeds, with . cultural methods. 6r wit ¢hemical herbi- cides Where it is economical end practical. weeds should be controlled with cultural meth

ods Before listing the chemicals recommended, let's review ways

to find the amount of -water the sprayers will deliver and a way

(to find the amount of acid to be

applied per acre

There are many wavs of ee termining the number of gal- lons of spray material that are being applied to’an acre of land

cior calibrating a spraver, Here |

ts a method that is - relatively

imple 1. Set out two stakes 350 feet Upart in the field *

2..Pick a level spot and fill the sprayer’ tank with water. Oper- ‘ate the sprayer to be sure that “valve 1s full befne finally filling ‘the tank Record the water lev- ‘el on a measuring stick

3. Spray between stakes in both. directions at a Definite Speed and Pressure

4 Return the sprayer. to the same location..as-beforethe-cal- Hpration run. Catefully measure the amount of water required to! refill the tank tn fhe same mark ‘on the measuring stick. 75. Calculate. the. application rate in gallons per ‘acre using this formula— Gallons per acre —Gallons of water added x 66. Length of Bnom in feet

Example: If the sprayer has @ 25. foot long boom and 12 gal-

fons of water are required to re on fill the tank the. gallons. applied...

per acre— 12x66 x 25— 31.7 gals per acre All of the recommendations listed below ere in ounces of acid per acre. The weed con- trol chemicals on the mar- ket are not 100 per cent acid. For example, 2, 4D can be purchased with 40, 64 or 80 oz. of acid per gallon. Therefore, # the recommendation calls for 10 oz. of acid per acre,

and the gallon of chemical you |

heave purchased has 89 o7. of_ heid, this. galjon wonld spray eight acres.

Here is a way to find the num- ber of ounces of commercial product te apply per acre, Mul- tiply the number of ounces of acid recommended per acre dy 160 and divide She answer by the number of oufires of acid in the gallon.

CEREAL CROPS NOT

UNDER SEEDED ANNUAL WEEDS

SPRING WHEAT, OATS AND BARLEY

These chemicals. at the lisfed | rates will ‘control many -of the

‘ annual broae leaf weeds such as |

lamb's quarters, mustards ard. pineapple weeds. In most cases | it will not kill the top growth of Canada Thistle, Sow Thistle or Curled Dock

_\ WHEAT AND BARLEY

Use 68 ounces per acre of 2, &D ester or amine or eight oun- tes per arre of MCPA in 5- 20

gallons of water ‘OATS~

Tse not more thar “four oune

es per acre at aT ester or

We.

eight ounces, pet acre of 2,.4-D amine or eight ounces per. acre

of MCPA in 529 gallons af wat- ier

. These chemicals should be “applied when the grain is four ‘o six inches tall MCPA ‘can be safely eprlied carlier than” the four inch stage.

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NOT UNDERSEEDED, . PERENNIAL WEEDS large acreage of grains the most common. weeds Thi

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Dandelion Mus SpuLry ane Hemp Nettle. The recomménds

‘home for-these weeds are as fol-

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lons of water per acre. OATS

Use eight ounces per_acre of 2,4-D-amine or eight- 12 _nunces per acre of MCPA ester or MC- PA amine in five- 20 gallons of water

Tf corn 5 urry “4s a problem apply -12..ollnces per acre * MC- | PA ester

For the contro! of Hemp Nettle use eight ounces per acre of | MCPA when the weed, is in the seedling stage LEGUME. SEEDLINGS

When cereal ‘crops are un- derseede- with grasses and chemicals and rates” are a|s

. follows:

Use either four ounces per: acre of 24D or six ounces per acre of amine salt or sod- jum salt of MCPA. :

alfalfa is 12 to 2’ ounces ver acre of 4 (2,4-DB).

The materials .:should he applied when the nurse crop is: aiz-eight inche tall and when the legumes have their first true leaves. POTATOES ae

The following recommenda- tions are to be applied before the potato plants emerge

1. Dinoseb (DNBP) ami at three-five. Ibs. in 33-40 gal- lons of water per acre applied two-three days before the crop ‘emerges “(Wher five per cent of the potato sprouts show !

This treatment. gives variable results in contro! of grasses 2. Linuron,“one- 1% ths. (ace tive) per acre in at least 30 gal- lons of water =

a. se aE aaN " Island Native Passes Away

Murdock. E MacPherson. for- merly of Orwell Cove, PEI, idied June 10 in the Jamaica | Plains Hospital, Jamaica Plains, /Mass. He was 55. — :

Mr.. MacPherson was a broth- er of Mrs. William Crockett, York, and the son of the late Mr and Mrs. D.W MacPherson Or- well Cove.

He served in the United States Army during World War IT as a

member of the 32nd Red Arrow

Division, 114 Engineer Battalion

‘for four years in the Pacific He. was awarded the. Silver Star for_

gallantry aaud.many other decor ations. including the’ American Defense Ribbon” the Asiatic -Pa cifie “Ribbon, the Philippine 1 heration: Ribbon ‘and the Distin:

guished Unit Badge awarded the

engineers for their part in

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ed with 2 Quincy. _Mass. yard.

“Resides Mrs Crochet suryiy: him are # brother. Willard Milton. Mass: two sisters Chere tine = (Mre Tahn Martell 7 Quiney and Wensre (Mrs Fd ward Ojsla NJ and Richard Edward. 1:

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Burial was in Lymn Mass

weeds are not a ‘tem, 24D or MOPA “at £6, ounces per acre applied to seed- ling weeds before jemerge.- This will grasses. | foliage slightly but decrease the yield |

Stam F34 can be applied aft- ler the potatoes have emerged It should be applied at 12 oune- es per acre with a high pres sure or air blast sprayer on weeds that are not more than three to four inches high Do not apply’ in combination sprays with any ‘insecticide. Do not use

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Mecoprop, Fenaprop or . Dicam- bra at 12-16 ounces per acre

Care should he taken to pre vent drift of spray or vapour Fenaprap,-Dicambra.-or- -2,4-5-T.

serious: Prob- should not b3 used on Bent_

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the potatoes WEED CONTROL SUBSIDY

,A subsidy is paid on the pur-

may deform .pofato chase of 2,4D and MCP fi

“weed control at the rate of two cents per ounce of acid content in each gallon. To receive this. subsidy send your name, ,ad- dress, and a bill of purchase to the PET. Department of Agri culture. «

The pamphlets available on weed control. include: Guide to

Chemical Weed Control and : % Field Weed “Sprayers. Botn of 4 : > se pennies are eae PURITY DAIRY $ at ee faces ae ee ata oe ally we ‘prepar Anyone £ wishing further information cn ¢ “Parents Prefer °| ‘™rmation as requested. - weed contro! contact David ~ Purity Products” ~$ Apply IMMEDIATELY to the Bio-Physical Science Program, a Oe ees eee: ate Kent St. Dial 4715 | ; service Commivelen of Coneda, a) ,

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Mark ‘Andrew Athearn. cAty, i‘ received a one year suspended sentence: when charged -with~ a theft-of-under-$59———_____

Irvine Fredrick Rice, was fined: $5 and ensts of two days when, charged with park ing on a public square :

Michael Schurman, Summer side, was fined $5 and ensts or two days on a charge of gong through a stop sign. ,

Far! Watson Murdock. Park- dale, was fined $15 and ensts or 10 days on a charge of speeding committed while on parole

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