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M‘n It 1 a Due to e. very dry condi- tion 59 e l; 1 3.5. 6. ifimmble to make an accur- E‘ate estimate «of, the loss Ir through winter killing on hay l pasture fields. . lg Fields examined by Frank '. during the past 10 days, . fhoivever, indicate that the loss is much greater than usual. Winter killing plus the poor .catch of new seeding in 1964 "would indicate, however, that ‘ unless excellent growing con- tditions prevail during the .summer that forage crops will again be in very short supply ‘ in Renfrew (Bounty. Farmers are advised that wherever possible acreage of Ensilage Corn planted should ‘hbe increaSed. Ensilage corn will, under normal conditions, produce more roughage feed per acre than any other crop. ‘ Medium Early Hybrids plantâ€" ed about May 20 to 24th are meoommended for maximum teed value per acre. Hybrids such as Pride‘s, Funks G43, CoopCmfi and Warwick 263 are the Hybrids most common- ly recommended for this County. Other Hybrids in a- bout the same maturity range may also be used as seed sup- plies become short. Hay was in very short supâ€" ply during the 196445 feeding period. Over 1200 applications for Federal-Provincial subsidy ‘on transportation of hay have *been made/by Renfrew County farmers. ‘ Even though many cattle have been fed on a bare main- tainance ration close to 20,000 tons of hay will have been brought into the County this past season. This was the first year on record that any large quantity of hay has had to be brought into the County. To date, this year prospects for a good hay crop appear even poorer than in 1964. Winter killing is also report- â€"; MAY 13. 1565 ‘; -~ JQSpgect’s poor {if ’65 hay crop likely to succeed â€" 2 bushels of oats and one bushel of peas are seeded. Oats may also be used as a supplementary pasture crop. For pasture they should be seeded at three bushels per acre. Oats seeded about May 20th should be ready for pas- turing July 20th. Oats seeded later will provide Fall pasture. One further advantage of seed- ing the oats is that should they not be needed for hay or pasâ€" ture they can be harvested as a grain crop. A good many farmers are interested this year in Sudan 'Sorghum Hybrid as a supple- mentary pasture crop. Hybrid Sudan Sorghum is fertilized at about the same rate as corn. Quite a number of fiarmers are sowing 5 to 7 acres of this new crop. Seed- ing is done about June 1 for best results. County .crops unscathed Renfrew county has been lucky this year said Agricultural Representative Frank Dench last week, in avoiding the crop losses that struck other parts of Ontario. The county’s rainfall in July was only a s a 6 over three inchesI said Mr Dench, whereas other regions had up to seven inches. Farmers in the devastated regions around Ottawa are claiming compensation from the government for their losses. The corn crop in the county is in good shape, said Mr Dench, with a week of hot dry weather and an unusual amount of ‘moisture providing ideal conditions. Vegetable crops and garden produce have also benefitted from the weather. The rain has, however, ad- versely affected oat and hay crops. The hay harvest has been delayed, and hay har- vested late is of poorer quality than that which is brought in early. In the Ottawa area, rainfall in July has been higher than that of any year since 1890. "a . ed in Western Ontario. 1