HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-04-11, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013.
Townsend to host antique tractor parade
MPPs host Clifford
farm roundtable
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending April
5 were 2,291 cattle, 491 lambs and
goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold at steady prices. Choice
steers and heifers sold $118 to $121
with sales to $122.50. Second cut
sold $112 to $117. Cows sold on a
steady market. On Thursday veal
sold on a very good strong demand.
Beef calves traded $2 to $5 higher
while holstein veal traded $5 to $7
higher. Heavy lambs sold higher and
light lambs sold steady. Sheep sold
under pressure and goats sold barely
steady. On Friday all classes of cattle
sold on a steady market.
John Wiersma of Blyth, consigned
five steers averaging 1,462 lbs.
selling for an average of $121.02.
One limousin steer weighed 1,435
lbs. and sold to Horizon Packers for
$122.50. Noah Weppler of Ayton,
consigned one limousin steer
weighing 1,460 lbs. selling for a top
of $119.25. Trevor Pfeffer of Ayton,
consigned four steers averaging
1,503 lbs. selling for an average of
$115.76. One simmental steer
weighed 1,503 lbs. sold to St.
Helen’s Meat Packers for $118.
Tobias Bauman of Wroxeter,
consigned 12 heifers averaging
1,340 lbs. selling for an average of
$118. One charolais heifer weighed
1,250 lbs. and sold for $121.75.
Warren and Marion Becker of Ayton,
consigned three heifers averaging
1,238 lbs. selling for an average of
$121. Two limousin heifers averaged
1,253 lbs. and sold for $121.
Dwayne and Lorrie Dickert of
Ayton, consigned four heifers
averaging 1,320 lbs. selling for an
average of $116.79. One red heifer
weighed 1,195 lbs. and sold to
Norwich Packers for $120.50.
Nathan Becker of Ayton, consigned
two heifers averaging 1,185 lbs.
selling for an average of $114.61.
One limousin heifer weighed 1,180
lbs. and sold to Norwich Packers for
$119.25. Southlore Farms Inc. of
Palmerston, consigned seven heifers
averaging 1,204 lbs. selling for an
average of $115.76. One grey heifer
weighed 1,230 lbs. and sold for
$119.25 Ron Smith of Denfield,
consigned nine heifers averaging
1,370 lbs. selling for an average of
$118.52. A group of three charolais
heifers averaging 1,425 lbs. and sold
to St. Helen’s Meat Packers for
$119.25. Inglis Farms of Clifford,
consigned eight heifers averaging
1,276 lbs. selling for an average of
$113.44. A group of two black
heifers averaged 1,293 lbs. and sold
for $118.
There were 269 cows on offer.
Export types sold $66 to $78 with
sales to $86.50; beef, $70 to $81
with sales to $87; D1 and D2, $54 to
$63; D3, $45 to $52; D4, $37 to $45.
Noah Weppler of Ayton, consigned
one cow weighing 1,360 lbs. that
sold for $87. Andmar Cattle Co. of
St. Mary’s, consigned nine cow
averaging 1,417 lbs. selling for an
average of $72.57. One holstein cow
weighed 1,465 lbs. and sold for $85.
Baird Bros. of Wingham, consigned
one cow weighing 1,560 lbs. selling
for $81.
There were four bulls selling
$82.50 to $91.50. John P. Schiestel
Jr. of Teeswater, consigned one
blonde bull weighing 2,140 lbs.
selling for $91.50. Tony and Joanne
Los of Atwood, consigned one
holstein bull weighing 1,735 lbs.
selling for $83.50.
There were 181 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $110 to $160 with
sales to $164; good holsteins, $90 to
$101 with sales to $108; medium
holsteins, $80 to $90; heavy
holsteins, $88 to $95 with sales to
$98. Lamar Frey of Listowel,
consigned 13 veal averaging 789 lbs.
selling for an average of $143.11.
One limousin heifer weighed 770
lbs. and sold for $164. Lawrence
Brubacher of Harriston, consigned
three veal averaging 770 lbs. selling
for an average of $133.43. One
limousin heifer weighed 755 lbs. and
sold for $150. Angus M. Martin of
Lucknow, consigned one red steer
averaging 790 lbs. selling for $132.
Lambs, 50 - 65 lbs. sold $148 to
$217; 65 - 79 lbs., $155 to $181; 80
- 94 lbs., $157 to $167; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$157 to $171.
Sheep sold $40 to $70 with sales
to $91.
Goats: kids sold $50 to $100 with
sales to $141 per head; nannies, $50
to $100 per head; billies, $150 to
$250 with sales to $309 per head.
Top quality stocker steers, 400 -
499 lbs., sold $129 to $173; 500 -
599 lbs., $139 to $160; 600 - 699
lbs., $125 to $157; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$125 to $148; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$115.50 to $139; 900 - 999 lbs.,
$123.50 to $129.50; 1,000 lbs. and
over, $107 to $120.
Top quality stocker heifers, 400 -
499 lbs., sold $119 to $145; 500 -
599 lbs., $116.50 to $145; 600 - 699
lbs., $115.50 to $134; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$110 to $128.75; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$111 to $127; 900 lbs. and over,
$114 to $120.
MPPs Lisa Thompson (Huron-
Bruce), Randy Pettapiece (Perth-
Wellington) and Bill Walker (Bruce-
Grey-Owen Sound) were in Clifford
on April 4 to host a roundtable
discussion on agriculture and the
latest PC policy white paper, “Paths
to Prosperity: Respect for Rural
Ontario”.
The agriculture, food and rural
affairs sector accounts for $7 billion
in wages and salaries in Ontario 13
per cent of Ontario’s GDP—making
it one of the largest sectors in the
province.
Some of the highlights of the
white paper include:
• Reducing the regulatory burden
by a minimum of 33 per cent over
three years; and create a one-
window access to government for
farmers
• Focus resources on insurance-
type programs, such as Production
Insurance in which farmers pay
premiums to manage their risk
• Ensure retailers and restaurants
can connect with small producers
and processors by creating a new
regional food terminal
• Support local food by increasing
the amount of Ontario grown food
purchased by the broader public
sector
• Encourage more research and
innovation here at home and make
food literacy a part of school
Local antique tractor afficionado
and staunch Massey supporter
George Townsend wants to create a
spectacle to recognize the Massey
Collector’s Association choosing
Paisley for their North American
Expo this year.
The event, which will be held
August 16-18, is hosted by the
Bruce County Heritage Association,
whose director, Don Campbell is an
associate of Townsend.
“I wanted to support him and the
Masseys,” Townsend said, adding
that he is supporting Campbell
despite the fact that he isn’t a fellow
Massey man. “I got talking to
people and decided to get any
antiques we can together to drive
from Seaforth to Paisley.”
The drive will start at Janet’s
Country Donut Café at 164 Main
Street S. in Seaforth and run straight
through to Paisley stopping at the
Belmore Arena for lunch.
“We hope to be in Paisley around
7 p.m. and parade right into the
show,” Townsend said.
The parade is open to any antique,
Townsend said, as he doesn’t want
to limit the field to Massey tractors.
“You don’t have to have a Massey
to be involved,” he said with a laugh.
“Bring whatever you want, it will
give the Massey tractors something
to tow when the other models break
down.”
He said that, in case of a
breakdown, all jokes aside, they will
have someone following with
equipment and gas.
While he’s been told by many that
the idea is crazy, he said that he
hates to think of people having
antique tractors sitting around not
being used.
“I know it sounds crazy, but to me,
it doesn’t make sense to have
something like an antique tractor
sitting in the shed,” he said. “What’s
the point of repairing and rebuilding
them if you’re not going to show
them off? Fixing them is too
expensive to not get any use out of
them.”
Townsend first became interested
in Masseys when his dad brought
home a 1933 model and parked it
along-side their old Avery Tractor.
“I remember he said look at the
size of those tires,” he said. “Of
course, now the tires that it would
have had are tiny compared to
modern machinery, but back then
they were huge.”
He said that antique classification
for tractors is anything that is over
25 years old and that’s his cutoff for
the parade.
Forms for the event are available
at Townsend Tire just east of
Londesborough and anyone
involved has to have a slow moving
vehicle sign on their tractor, as well
as insurance and a valid driver’s
licence.
“The tractors also have to be able
to go 10 miles per hour or better, we
don’t want to be on the road all day,”
he said. “We’re going to have a fun
time and see some of the
countryside and make a big
spectacle when we get there.”
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