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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2017-03-02, Page 10PAGE 10.THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017. D rudge ELEVATORS 43269 Amberley Rd. RR #2 Wroxeter Ph. 519-335-6813 Fax 519-335-4352 Jeff's Cell 519-291-7777 Receiving Elevator for I�BNSALL I STRICT 2;0 -OPERATIVE Agriculture 11.7 HURON TRACTOR BLYTH JOHN DEERE 519-523-4244 www.hurontractor.com Brussels Livestock report Fed steers, heifers sell on active trade Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending Feb. 24 were 1,874 cattle and 841 lambs and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and heifers sold on a good active trade at higher prices. Choice steers and heifers sold $150 to $153 with a high of $163.50. Second cut sold $147 to $150. Cows sold on a strong active trade at prices $3 to $5 higher. On Thursday veal calves sold under pressure. Lambs sold steady to higher. Goats sold steady and sheep sold higher. On Friday steer calves sold steady while heifer calves sold under pressure. Yearlings sold steady. Dennis and Marylou Bross of Listowel, consigned two head that averaged 1,570 lbs. and sold for an average price of $147.86. One black steer weighed 1,630 lbs. and sold for $157. William J Scott of Harriston, consigned 12 head that averaged 1,585 lbs. and sold for an average price of $146.05. One red steer weighed 1,585 lbs. and sold for $151. Bellera Livestock Inc. of Auburn, consigned five heifers that averaged 1,293 lbs. and sold for an average price of $152.18. One heifer weighed 1,375 lbs. and sold for $163.50. Ken McAlpine of Ailsa Craig, consigned nine head that averaged 1,536 lbs. and sold for an average price of $152.43. One charolais heifer weighed 1,4301bs. and sold for $153.75 at the sale. There were 250 cows on offer. Export types sold $80 to $87 with sales to $90; beef, $90 to $95 with sales to $120; D1 and D2, $79 to $86; D3, $74 to $79; D4, $55 to $70. Donann Acres of Lucknow, consigned one simmental cow that weighed 1,205 lbs. and sold for $120. There were six bulls selling $95 to $108.50. There were 150 head of veal on offer. Beef sold $130 to $180 with sales to $200; good holsteins, $118 to $127 with sales to $129; Si heavy holsteins, $115 to $125; heavy holsteins, $115 to $120; plain holsteins, $105 to $115. Luke and Connor Franken of Whitechurch, sold one holstein calf that weighed 540 lbs. and sold for $132 to Millgrove Meat Packers. Mervin Wideman of Wallenstein, consigned eight head that averaged 803 lbs. and sold for an average price of $161.91. One charolais steer weighed 780 lbs. and sold for $190. Emanuel M. Martin of Elmira, consigned one charolais heifer that weighed 735 lbs. and sold for $200. Levi L. Miller Jr. of Lucknow, consigned five head that averaged 888 lbs. and sold for an average price of $128.97. One holstein steer weighed 860 lbs. and sold for $129. Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold $349 to $375; 50 - 64 lbs., $334 to $360; 65 - 79 lbs., $299 to $350; 80 - 94 lbs., $234 to $262; 95 - 110 lbs., $236 to $244 / lb. Sheep sold $100 to $200 / lb. Goats: kids sold $200 to $370; nannies, $75 to $190; billies, $150 to $300 / lb. Top quality stocker steers, 400 - 499 lbs. sold $205 to $227; 500 - 599 lbs., $194 to $240; 600 - 699 lbs., $164 to $222; 700 - 799 lbs., $155 to $174; 800 - 899 lbs., $163 to $174; 900 - 999 lbs., $162 to $175; 1,000 lbs. and over, $150 to $168. Top quality stocker heifers, 300 - 399 lbs., sold $165 to $205; 400 - 499 lbs., $159 to $205; 500 - 599 lbs., $153 to $180; 600 - 699 lbs., $142 to $197; 700 - 799 lbs., $135 to $146; 800 - 899 lbs., $153 to $163; 900 lbs. and over, $144 to $156. Ron Menary of Lucknow, consigned 20 head that averaged 903 lbs. and sold for an average price of $172.88. Five charolais steers averaged 962 lbs. and sold for $175.25. Bob J. Phibbs of Jarvis, consigned 21 head that averaged 880 lbs. and sold for an average price of $165.42. Seven red heifers averaged 877 lbs. and sold for $169.50. Grey 4-H Club focuses on international pizzas Action shot Kyle Stevenson, right, was working on how to spin and toss pizza dough at the most recent meeting of the Grey 4-H Club and its current pizza project. The members did some serious research on YouTube ahead of putting their fists in the dough. Gayle Mcllhargey, left, was next up, patiently awaiting her turn to give the dough a spin. (Photo submitted) BY KATRINA GUBELMANN AND LEAH PARTRIDGE Have you ever eaten pizza in another country? If not, which country would you like to travel to? The U.S.A. was a very popular answer, and a lot of members really wanted to go to Mexico to try some pizza there. The topic for this meeting was international pizzas. For the group's fourth pizza 4-H meeting, members made calzones. Everyone brought in some dough that they had made ahead at home from the basic pizza crust recipe, then we rolled it out and filled it with some of our favourite toppings! Members placed it in a container so that we could take it home to bake. Then it was trivia time! Did you know that pepperoni is Canada's most popular topping, followed by mozzarella and mushrooms. Next, the club made some delicious Nutella and banana pizza wraps! They were fabulous! Unfortunately this great meeting had to come to an end. President Kyle Stevenson closed the meeting with the 4-H motto. IPM '17 sells 200 quilt blocks Quilts and quilting have been a long-standing component to the International Plowing Match and Rural Expo (IPM), and when the 100th match comes to Huron County in September, it will be a component not to be missed. Linda O'Rourke, Chair of the Quilt Committee for IPM 2017, has recently announced that all of the 200 quilt blocks have been sold to community members. Once the quilt blocks are completed, they will be returned and sewn together into quilts to be raffled off at the conclusion of the match. "Our theme for the quilt show matches Huron County's Countryside and Coastline," said O'Rourke, "In each quilt block were five pieces of fabric that can be utilized to create the vision of Countryside and Coastline. The completed blocks need to be returned by March 15 with judging taking place in April." The quilt block challenge quilts will be on display at the quilt show in Seaforth Aug. 19-20 and during the IPM 2017 in the quilt tent but so too will all the other quilts entered into a separate competition. Full quilts, not just quilt blocks, can be entered and shown on display. There are 15 different categories, including two for youth only, that you can enter your quilt into depending on its size and how it was constructed. Youth, however, are encouraged to enter any category that they wish and the entry fee will be free for any youth participant. Don't have time to make another one before September? That is no problem as quilts can be entered nto the competition as long as they were completed after April, 2015. All the details surrounding the 2017 quilt competition can be found online at www. plowingmatch. org/ipm-2017. If you would like to volunteer your Letter to the Editor Farmers a keystone in Canada: Storey THE EDITOR, Farmers are a keystone species in Canadian society. Take the farmer out of the ecosystem and we will see a dramatic decline in our food security, our economy will shrink and our rural communities will dwindle down. While farmers are a keystone species, they are also in danger of becoming extinct as a result of declining farm profitability and government intrusion. As fewer young people choose agriculture for a career, the inter -generational transfer of knowledge, assets and land on the family farm has weakened. While low profitability and government intrusion may be the biggest barriers for entry, the deeper challenges are cultural. Public institutions that once supported the next generation of fanners through extension services and education are now heavily influenced by corporations. Young people going to universities are more likely to become an "agricultural professional" than a farmer. Yet never before have we relied upon so few farmers to feed the Canadian population, nor faced a situation where 75 percent of them intend to sell their land within a decade. Unless we take action as a society, the land will be bought up by foreign and domestic corporations and controlled by government intrusions as well as other factors. Continuing down our present path will continue the cycle of dwindling profitability and mounting debt. Ray Storey. BUY? SELL? TRY CLASSIFIED time or sewing hands to support the quilt committee leading up to IPM 2017, contact Linda O'Rourke at 519-527-1035. Correction In the Feb. 23 issue of The Citizen, the Huron Clean Water Project was misidentified in a story on the Huron County budget. In the story, it was reported that the county would provide $100,000 in funding in the 2017 for Source Water Protection. The funding, however, is earmarked for the Huron Clean Water Project, a program that includes best management practices funded by Huron County and delivered by the Maitland Valley and Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authorities. The Citizen apologizes for the error. BRUSSELS LIVESTOCK Division of Gamble & Rogers Ltd. UPCOMING SALES TUESDAYS 9:00 a.m. Fed Cattle, Bulls & Cows THURSDAYS 8:00 a.m. Drop Calves 10:00 a.m.Veal 11:30 a.m. Lambs, Goats & Sheep FRIDAYS 10:00 a.m. Stockers Visit our webpage at: www.brusselslivestock.ca email us at: info@ brusselslivestock.ca Call us 519-887-6461