«4 ¢ + J 2 ) ¢ * The Farm Scene CEREAL VIRUS DESEASES A virus disease of spring grains is showing up this year, which doesn't normally cause a problem in this area. While it is usually present to a limited degree, yields are not generally affected. The disease is known as Red Leaf in oats, and Yellow Dwarf in barley or wheat. They are all,caused by the Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus which is transmitted by aphids. The disease is showing up mainly on late planted barley and oats. . The infection usually shows first in the rapidly growing crops in late May or June. At first, a few scattered plants develop a yellowing in barley, or in oats in may be a reddening. Later the plants in patches, or large areas of the field, may develop the discolouration. On each plant, the disease appears first as a yellowing starting near the leaf tips and progressing downward on the leaf, There may also be blotches or stripes of yellowing progressing until entire leaves become yellow to white, or red on some varieties of oats. Plants infected when fairly young may become severely stunted and die without heading. Others may be stunted to varying degrees and produce smaller than normal heads, some of which may be entirely or partially sterile. The extent of the disease varies from year to year, depending on the abundafge of virus-carrying aphids at times when the crops are' most susceptible. Severity varies with the strains of virus that are present and susceptibility of the crop. As indicated. above, each year some yield losses occurs in oats barley and wheat. However, the most severe losses occur in late sown oats. The varieties of barley and wheat grown in this area are moderately tolerant to this disease, but oats are highly susceptible. The best control practices are to avoid very late seeding of spring grains and very early seeding of fall wheat. On farms where Yellow Dwarf appeared as a problem in fall wheat, it is suggested that the seeding of fall wheat be delayed a week or 10 days later than the normal planting season. Further information on this problem is available at your local Ministry of Agriculture and Food office. CROP TOUR AND TWILIGHT MEETING - The annual Ontario County Soil and Crop Improve- ment Association Crop Tour and Twilight meeting will be held this year on Wednesday, July 28, at seven o'clock in the evening, beginning at the farm of Gus Lask, R.R. 1 Sunderland. The program will include a tour of some of the Crop Improvement Association demonstration plots and other matters of interest, with the first call at Lot 3, Concession 5, Brock Township, on Regional Road 23, a short distance south of St. John's Cemetery on the east side of the road. This is on the Bridgman Farm which is being operated by Mr. Lask and his son Martin. At the first stop. we will see Corn Herbicide Plots, and a number of corn varieties. The corn herbicides being demonstrated include Atrazine plus Lasso, Atrazine plus Prowl, and Primextra. The second stop will be at the Gus Lask Feedlot, where we will see the beef feedlot and feed handling equipment. A new machine in this area, that will be seen at this stop, is a forage harvester with a corn snapping head. Mr. Lask will comment on the program that he and his son are carrying on. The final stop of the tour will be at the farm of Les Smith, R.R. 4, Sunderland, where we will have an opportunity to see oat and barley plots including Gary, 'Scott, Stormont and Elgin"Oats, and Trent, Herta, Vanier, Laurier and Perth Barley. At the conclusion of the plot tour, there will be a discussion period, and a short talk on forage gampling and analysis. Mr. Neil Moore, Soils and Crops Spécialist, will be present to comment on the herbicide and variety plots. This will be an attendance meeting for all 4-H Fie Crop Club members in the area, and all intereste farmers are invited to attend. Lunch will be served at the close of the meeting. s e sf e 4 e b e Dy < 3 e rw Super ior "Aluminum R.R.1, PORT PERRY (Corner Con. 8 & Hwy 12) SIDING - WINDOWS - FASCIA SOFFIT - DOORS " TROUGH -- REYNOLDS DEALER -- 25 Year Written Guarantee CALL - 985-3912 --- Tennis club enjoys successful year The Port Perry Tennis Club is enjoying it's most successful as well as most active season since founding a few short years ago. To begin with, there are thirty-eight ladies taking part in the Wednesday after- noon 'Fundamental Tennis" clinic. Their interest and enthusiasm 'in learning the techniques of stroking are most encouraging. The Junior Development Program, which evolved this year, has been most reward- ing to a number of the age-group boys and girls. The Port Perry T.C. is taking part in the Eastern Region Junior Tennis League, along with Peterborough 'Quaker' T., Port Hope T.C. and Sandy Beach T.C. Also, a number of the Junior members par- ticipated in the Eastern Region Jumor Singles Play- downs at the Oshawa Tennis Club. This tournament qualified Eastern Region Juniors for the Ontario Lawn Tennis Association Junior Championship which were recently held. at Kew Gardens, T.C. in Toronto. The levél of play exhibited by the representatives of the P.P.T.C. indicates that they are competitive with many of the clubs in the region. (The eastern region takes in the area between Brockville club in the east and Sandy Beach club in the west.) Those representing Port Perry were: Girls under 16, Ginny Burt, Kathy Smith (reached semi-finals); girls under 18, Suzie Bigglestone. Boys under 14, Rob Scott. 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