New Year Reflections Amid Holiday Traditions and Grain Yields
The column blends Christmas and New Year musings with a look at global traditions from Spain and Russia. It cites a Halton Grain Crop Competition winner Fred Nurse of Radgrove achieving a 114.49 bushels per acre yield from Pioneer 49 and ST7TA seeds, with details on field practices.
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Fred Nurse
Halton Low and Crop Improvement Association
Milton Town Hall
Halton
Halton Association
Radgrove
Acre
Walker Bros
Milton
John Richardson
DeKalb
Tito
Rodney Oats Tops Hatton Test Run in 1955
A 1955 Hatton Crop Improvement Association project tested eight oat and barley varieties on A T Woodley’s Milton farm with Field Husbandry Department help. Rodney oats led with 628 bushels per acre, followed by Craig 607, Sumcoe 614, and Garry 612 as provincial results showed Garry first, Rodney second, Sumcoe third, Craig fourth.
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Hatton Crop
L Iyprovement Association
A’ T
Woodley
Milton
Ontario Agricultural Cotege
Craig
GT Bus
Sumcoe
Gurry
Field Husbandry Department
Procter
Rodney
Barley Variety Trials Show Brant Leads With OAC Decline
The report notes Brant variety leading in test plots with eight barley varieties tested across the province. OAC No 22 was historically top but now sits behind. OAC No 21 remains at the bottom. A 17.6 bushel gap separates Brant and OAC No 2 in one year.
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Larain
Rodney
Brant
G. B
Woodley Farm
Oal
Corn Loutperforms Oats in Nutrient Yield Says County Note
A county grain comparison shows shelled corn at 85 bushels per acre versus oats. Using 0 for corn and 43 for oats, total digestible nutrients favor corn with 22340 pounds per acre and oats 1071 pounds, while protein and fibre analyses also favor corn. The note urges balancing crop choices with soil and plowing timing to sustain next year’s yield.
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Morriston
Corn hybrids and fertility shape county farming outlook
The author weighs crop strategy and soil fertility noting improved corn hybrids and the role of heavy fertilizer, manure application, and alfalfa sod. He cautions on heavy soils and housing pressure, while predicting a future shift toward more grain corn in the county.
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