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nary and February. But prices

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NATIONAL FARM OUTLOOK

:High produce demandi expected to continue

The heavy demand for fa r In; products and the upward trend. in spending bv consumers a rel, exnected to continue in 1963. Capital spending bv all levelsj of governm e n t and husin e 5 Si should reach $9] billion

IIllSi y'ear. four per cent more i h a n! last year. An expenditure of' this size will strongly support the Canadian economy through the year.

Exports are expected to in- crease because Canadian pro- ducers are in a better position to compete.

Farm cash income. given average weather. should be well maintained in 1963 Prices of farm product: should be gener- ally stable Some prices to ay drop under the pressure of supp- lies. but prices for other pro- ducts will likely be higher.

SEEDS

Forage I‘an seeds of most of the principal types will be quite scene this spring compared wit. la‘st Retail prices Will be gener- ally above last year‘s. with al- falfa. timothy and red clover up

the most. Spring cereal seed is sufficient. although there may be some lo-l l

cal shortages in Western Canada becauso of frost damage la st.

,lall. Prires are expected to be

about the same as in 1962. Prices of nets and b arley; have fallen from last year's highi levels. In early March. at thei Lakehead. oats Were about 10 cents less and barley about 5 cents less per bushel Prices of} oats are not expected to rise this. spring and summcr despite goodi . Barley prices. he:3

ed.

Growrrl Intend Io plant “.5 acres of oats this down four percent from

- up 1! percent These changes appear to be warrants ed. but even with the larger ac,»

o a- m _ 1 ‘b e

needs in the TQM-Mi

ar. growers intend to sow

(Torn 451.000 acres. seven percent more than in 1962 It yields are

73 bushels an acre. the average of: the last two years. the crop will be about 34 million bushels. Prices mav be smnewhat lower in} 196364 owmg to changes in the U.S. price support program,

‘ OGS :Markettngs averaged 124.000 alweek from Jan 1 to March 16 and were down sharply from 142.000 a week in the same per- iod last year. Western market- ings were 34 per cent. lower. but Eastern deliveries were seven percent higher. In the April-June «flatter they will average about much as in the first quarter. but the weekly rate will run clo- al

ped sharply from the high lev-v els of last November. owing to heavy marketings 'mainly in On-i tario and the prairies during= January and February tseel chart). In early March. market‘i ings dropped off and a steadier’ price trend seemed to be devel-l oping. But last year's high pric- es will not likely be duplicated.

In Ontario. marketings of fed cattle for the rest of the year will be smaller than in 1962 be- cause of reduced purchases of Western feeders during the past six months.

In the prairies. more cattle were on feed this winter and de- liveries of fed cattle should con- tinue heavier than a year earl-

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Feeder cattle prices followed the fed cattle trend. Exports of feeders from the prairies to the United States next fall will probably meet, stronger compe- tition than in 1962.

Veal c a if marketings th i s! spring will be seasonally heavierl and prices lower. Little changet from last year's marketings is expected. but 1963 prices In ny’! average slightly lower in com- petition with lower beef prices.

Looking ahead to I“. finish- ed beef should be plentiful if‘ feed supplies are adequate.’ Beef cow numbers Canada and the U.S. were up 5 and 6 percent last December (com- pared with a year earlier) and there were more calves too. This indicates larger supplies of cat- tle for feeding this year and next

SHEEP AND LAMBS

Lamb prices have been much higher since last fall than they were a year earlier. The mar- ket was stronger because few- er fed lambs were marketed and less dressed lamb was imported this past winter.

Firm prices are expected this year. Seasonally light marketing in spring and summer will keep live lamb prices at about cur- rent. levels until mar etings increase in A u g u s t. In mid- March. good old-crop lambs were about $24.75 per hundredweight at Toronto.

A smaller lamb crop is in- dicated. The December survey showed nine percent fewer sheep With the drop a little more pro- nounced in Eastern Canada than in the West.

DAIRY PRODUCTS

Milk production in 1963 will likely be slightly more than in 1962 This forecast sasumes a continued increase in output per cow. which will more than offset the drop of 66.000 head in the national dairy herd.

Total sales of fluid milk. ice cream. evaporated milk a n d partly - skimmed whole milk products are expected to make further gains in 1963. Use of fluid milk and processed milk products during the next months will be influenced by the

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r’ WEED CUTS YIELDS 50%

Farmers warn ed to. control ragwon

this weed. Hood crops in the re- gallons of water (40-50 lb. pres-

The importance of controlling

tnnsy ragwort. a particularly! destructive weed. in permanent pastures is emphasized by W. Norman Black. ‘ Illustration Stations for the Ex-I

supervisor of

potatoes In decrease:

on record. 93.000 acres in the

United States is also expected‘

to reduce its acreage. If there

are smaller crops in both coun-

tries. look for good returns from 3

All regions are expecting 3 120.000 acres in Cen- tral Canada will be the lowest

Maritimes will be the smallest

since 1952. and 57.000 acres on

:3; prairies the. lowe st since 9.

Based on average yields for the past five years. the c rop

perimental Farm here. Tansy rutwort can be con-l trailed by cultural means and; by the application of chemical.‘ weed sprays. I Many pastures and hay fields! are heavily infested with thi<| weed, which reduces yields by‘ as much as 50 per cent. Contrary to the opinion that tansy raawort is generally con- sidered to be a weed of waste places. roadsides. run-out pas- turns and cut-over w00dlands. it is also found growing in well fertilized hay and pasture land. he plant is poisonous to cattle when eaten to excess. a n d causes losses in a number herds annually. i The most effective means of cultural control found is to plow the land. cultivate it well and

gulatr rotation also help to eliminate ragwort. Two succes- alve crops of grain_ with fall cultivat‘on after the first grain crop. will kill the seedling plants and also those weeds which have developed from root fragments.

' Partial control may also be gain-

ed by mowing the flowering shoots in pastures and meadow: since ragwori normally func~ tions as a biennial if undisturb-

TIMING IMPORTANT Proper timing is very im- portant when applying chemical

’ weed sprays. In an infested field.

there can be found plants in the seedling. rosette and flowering stage . This makes It impossible to treat all plants at the optimum growth stage in

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sure) in mid-June and again in midfieptember. have given good

control of ragwort in pastures. grow

Repeated treatments the follow- ing year are usually necessary due to reinfestations or the ger mination of needs which. under certnLn conditions. lie dormant in the soil for several years.

Where one is not prepared to sacrifice clover in the 2.4-D should be replaced as a spray by 2.4-DB or MCPB. Use of these'butyirics. at from 1.5 to two pounds acid equivalent per acre in 13 gallons of water at. a similar pressure. proves very effective.

Where sources of weed infec- tions are in close proximity to cropped land. repeat treatments are usually found necessary

minted no a may'wiili ‘ by means of a power sprayer at a standard pressure

50 I per square inch at the rate of 15 gallons per acre. Unfavorable weather rte. layed spraying until July am when some old ra-gwort ply‘tg. had reached a height oi from to l0 inches and were commenc- ing to bloom: other l‘awat plant-s were in various stages of all growing Vigor-

ously. The ester of 2.4-D at 1 pound per acre proving the most

economical herbicide to use. A small percentage of wild white clover survived this treatment With the exception of the but:

rd. yrics, all other chemicals apoli-

ed resulted in the complete de. struction of wild white clover an treatments applied at the 4' pound rate caused severe burn- ing to glasses but they ultimate- ly recovered. Variation in p91“ cent‘age of kill is considered largely due to the age and de. velopment of the plants. By September. newly germinated seedlings were in evidence on

would be 40 million hundred- fertilize before rcscedin '

. . 8 to . , any one treatment A series of 19 test 1 ta (8 ft -

wex ht. _ P0 . all lots indicati-n

mag in Igfigndtthmilltli‘gieistlénscs s w to dure. A vy _ Ester formulations of 2.4-D as X 20 ft.) W8! established In applljcatlon of spragy can 5:333

1958‘ e e. cts iscourage the ger-l MR. BLACK a spray and one and two pounds duplicate in randomlwd block sary for the eradication of this mina ion and establishment of 1 active ingredient per acre in 24 design in 1962. Chemicals were poisonous weed.

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TIMESIN’63

stabilization and marketing poli- cies of the federal and provin- cial governments. and of the dairy industry itself.

Excess butter is still a major problem. Stocks at the beginning of this year totalled 239 million pounds compared with 197 mil- lion 3 year earlier. If there is no change in present dairy policies production in 1963 may reach 370 million pounds. 10 million more than in 1962. Consumption of but- ter may also rise to about 350 million pounds - about 18 pounds per person compared with 17 pounds in 1962 and 15.8 in 1961.

Stocks of cheddar cheese. eva- porated milk. processed cheese and dry whole milk are much below those of 1962. Last year. more than 100 million pounds of cheddar cheese were consum- ed in Canada for the first time. and another increase is expect- ed in 1963. Exports of cheddar may be about. 20 million pounds. Thus some rise in production ist expected.

EGGS AND POULTRY

Total egg output has declined. The national laying flock (26.6 million birds on January 11 is the smallest in 10 years. and the increase tn rate of lay has not been enough to offset the decline.

Egg prices may drop from February levels but. because of a smaller hatch and a continu- ing decrease in numbers of lay- ers. prices are expected to stay above last year's until the fall.

During the first nine weeks of this year. egg prices were high- er than a year earlier. In Tor- onto. p r o d u c e r s averaged 41 cents per dozen for Grade A Large in February. compared with the 1958-62 February aver- age of 33.6 cents.

Broiler chicken was plentiful in January and February. and this should continue through spring and summer. with prices holding fairly steady. In th e first two months of this year. the average was 20.5 cents a pound livewelght at Montreal. 2.5 cents

higher than in 1962.

Turkey marketings were heavy early this year but the annmnt processed in spring and early

summer is expected to fall some 10 per cent below the same per- in 1962. Purc h a s e s 'of poults in January confirmed the tendency to cut back supplies for the summer.

Turkey prices are expected to stay above 1962 levels until fall. At London. producers. prices averaged 22.5 cents a pound in February. 1.5 cents higher than a year earlier. Any further rise will be tempered by large stocks in storage. A heavy hatch this spring could mean another re-

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aid-year. weekly deliveries will exceed last year’s. flog prices fell in March as [teeter numbers from the fa ll pig crop came to market. The national average for Grade A s . I! Might in & week of March 16 compared tli 929.14 averaged over Jan- 'pre 1 more than last year's d should stay that way until .1 e. Summer prices are no «peeled to go as high as in

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