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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2016. PAGE 13.
Agriculture
Brussels Livestock report
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Fed steers, heifers sell on steady trade
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Feb.
11 were 1,417 cattle and 374 lambs
and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold on a steady trade.
Choice steers and heifers sold $172
to $175 with sales to $182.50.
Second cut sold $169 to $172. Cows
sold steady. On Thursday veal sold
on a strong active trade at prices $5
higher. Lambs sold slightly higher,
sheep sold higher while goats sold
steady. On Friday steer calves sold
steady, heifer calves sold under
pressure and yearlings sold steady.
Chris Smith of Brussels,
consigned 17 steers that averaged
1,707 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $175.29. Three limousin
steers averaged 1,595 lbs. and sold
to Ryding Regency for an average
price of $182.50. David Bowles of
Brussels, consigned eight cattle that
averaged 1,400 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $174.15. Three
black steers averaged 1,482 lbs. and
sold to Ryding Regency for $175.
George Vanderveen of Markdale,
consigned 14 heifers that averaged
1,527 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $174.65. One limousin
heifer weighed 1,575 lbs. and sold to
St. Helen's Meat Packers for $178.
K/C McAlpine Farms of Ailsa Craig,
consigned nine cattle that averaged
1,501 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $174.87. One limousin
heifer weighed 1,340 lbs. and sold to
Norwich Packers for $176.50.
There were 275 cows on offer.
Export types sold $95 to $105; beef,
$105 to $117 with sales to $119; D1
and D2, $90 to $95; D3, $85 to $90;
D4, $75 to $87. Keith Davey of
Exeter, consigned one limousin cow
that weighed 1,810 lbs. and sold for
$119.
There were 14 bulls selling $119
to $157. Tobie L. Miller of
Lucknow, consigned one grey bull
that weighed 1,735 lbs. and sold for
$155.
There were 95 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $210 to $240 with
sales to $245; good holsteins, $160
to $170 with sales to $175; medium
holsteins, $140 to $150; heavy
holsteins, $145 to $155; slightly
heavy holsteins, $154 to $165.
Lamar Frey of Listowel, consigned
seven calves that averaged 856 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$229.33. One black heifer weighed
840 lbs. and sold for $245. Joni J.
Shetler of Lucknow, consigned one
blue steer that weighed 860 lbs. and
sold for $244. Justin Ulch of Dublin,
consigned one blue steer that
weighed 795 lbs. and sold for $229.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $298 to
$305; 50 - 64 lbs. sold to $267; 65 -
79 lbs., $271 to $290; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$219 to $226; 95 - 110 lbs., $182 to
$185 / lb.
Sheep sold $100 to $170 / lb.
Goats: kids sold $250 to $375;
nannies, $75 to $160; billies, $150 to
$300 / lb.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold to $297; 400 - 499 lbs.,
$300 to $321; 500 - 599 lbs., $275 to
$300; 600 - 699 lbs., $262 to $271;
700 - 799 lbs., $239 to $262; 800 -
899 lbs., $220 to $228; 900 - 999
lbs., $212 to $221; 1,000 lbs. and
over, $201 to $206.
Top quality stocker heifers, 400 -
499 lbs., sold $230 to $317; 500 -
599 lbs., $213 to $237; 600 - 699
lbs., $195 to $224; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$188 to $199; 800 - 899 lbs., $196 to
$208; 900 lbs. and over, $186 to
$193. Joedy Aitcheson of Thornloe,
consigned six charolais steers that
averaged 843 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $227.50. Israel M.
Martin of Millbank, consigned nine
heifers. Four charolais heifers
averaged 964 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $193.
ABGA to showcase Huron winery at charity gala
The Conservation Dinner
Committee works in partnership with a
winemaker each year to offer fine
Canadian wines at the dinner tables of
this gala charitable auction. The
committee has announced the white
and red wines at the 2016 dinner are
from Huron County's first winery:
Maelstrom Winery.
"We are excited to have the
Landsborough family involved with
our charity event," said Paul Anstett,
Chairman of the Dinner Committee.
"The fine local wines crafted by this
area business will add something new
and special for our 27th dinner."
Maelstrom Winery is located on
Sanctuary Line between Clinton and
Seaforth. This artisan winery is a
family enterprise for Jim
Landsborough and Catherine Peckitt-
Landsborough and their sons Brian,
Blaine and Brett. The vineyard at
Maelstrom Winery is overlooking the
valley on the family farm that
Catherine's father, John Peckitt, had
purchased in the 1950s. Jim and
Catherine purchased the farm in 1983.
Being part of a conservation event
fits well with the ecological focus of
the Landsborough family. Son Blaine
is studying for his Masters in Ecology
focusing on birds. The Landsborough
family planted the vineyard in a
former pasture field in the Bayfield
River headwaters. They consider how
to reduce impacts on water and
wildlife as they manage their farm and
they practise a philosophy of "taking
care of the land so it will take care of
you."
Growing wine grapes is full of
challenges and the family members
pick the grapes and prune the vines by
hand. Brian is studying psychology at
the University of Waterloo but he is
becoming involved increasingly in
production of quality wine at his
family farm. The family is excited
people are so supportive of their
venture and complimentary of their
wines, he said. It is an honour to have
their wines at this year's Conservation
Dinner, Brian said.
"It is a very exciting feeling just to
know that we are getting this
recognition and that the people on the
committee asked us to be there," he
said.
The winery's Maelstrom name owes
a legacy to Edgar Allan Poe's short
story "A Descent into the Maelstrom",
where a man recounts how he survived
a shipwreck and a whirlpool by
holding onto a barrel.
"We chose the name to reflect our
Out back
St. John's Anglican Church in Brussels hosted a Pancake Tuesday dinner on Feb. 9 including
sausage, pancakes and a new serve -yourself style to cut down on traffic in and out of the
kitchen. While a lot of preparation is done inside, the main dish of the meal, pancakes, is made
in a mobile kitchen out back. Shown keeping a steady stream of pancakes for the meal are
Ken Jones, left, and Bill Clark. (Denny Scott photo)
belief that challenges give rise to
opportunity and, as is the case of the
[Poe character's] descent into the
Maelstrom, sometimes opportunity
comes in the form of a wine barrel,"
the maelstromwinery.ca website
recounts.
The conservation dinner takes place
Thursday, April 14 at South Huron
Recreation Centre in Exeter. The gala
features live and silent auctions of art
and other distinctive items including
travel packages and sports and
entertainment memorabilia. The event
also includes special raffles and
general raffles. Complimentary
appetizers and wine tasting, silent
auction viewing and fellowship begin
at 5:30 p.m. Dinner is at 7 p.m.
Maelstrom Winery's popular
Chardonnay is the selected white wine
for the event's dinner tables and the
firm's best-selling red, an inviting
blend called Tempest, is to be the
showcased red wine. The unoaked
Chardonnay was a perfect choice,
according to the Dinner Committee,
because of its varietal character, terroir
expression and label. The bottle's label
reprints an original oil painting
depicting beautiful autumn colours
and the blue water of Morrison
Reservoir (Morrison Lake) at
Morrison Dam Conservation Area east
of Exeter.
The Conservation Dinner started in
1990. The Exeter Lions Club joined as
co-partner in 1991. Net profits are split
evenly between conservation projects
of the Foundation and the Lions Club.
Tickets are $65 each. Patrons
receive a charitable gift receipt, for
income tax purposes, for a portion of
that amount. To buy a ticket or to
donate to the 2016 Conservation
Dinner, phone 519-235-2610 or toll-
free 1-888-286-2610 or e-mail
info@abca.on.ca. For information
visit abca.on.ca or conservation
dinner.com.
Last year's Conservation Dinner
event broke all records, raising more
than $60,000 in net proceeds for local
community projects such as accessible
trails and parks and outdoor recreation
and nature education programs. The
Conservation Dinner has raised
more than $985,000 in its 27 -year
history for projects by and for the
community. The charitable event is
set to surpass the $1 million mark in
2016.
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THURSDAYS
8:00 a.m. Drop Calves
10:00 a.m.Veal
11:30 a.m. Lambs, Goats & Sheep
FRIDAYS
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