The Citizen, 2013-08-22, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013. PAGE 11.
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Aug.
16 were 1,321 cattle, 559 lambs and
goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold on an active market at
prices $1 higher. Choice steers and
heifers sold $124 to $127 with sales
to $129. Second cut $119 to $123.
Cows sold on a strong market at
steady prices. On Thursday beef veal
sold on a steady market while
holstein veal traded $1 to $2 lower.
Lambs, sheep and goats all sold on a
steady market. On Friday all classes
of cattle sold on a strong active trade
at prices $3 to $5 higher.
Art Bos of Blyth, consigned two
limousin steers averaging 1,440 lbs.
selling to Norwich Packers for a
high of $128. Leonard and Andrew
Black of Proton Station, consigned
12 steers that averaged 1,401 lbs.
and sold for an average of $125.91.
Four black steers averaged 1,474
lbs. sold for $127.75. Earl
Bennewies of Mitchell, consigned
three steers averaging 1,588 lbs.
selling for an average of $124.72. A
group of two grey steers averaged
1,558 lbs. and sold for $127.75.
John Wiersma of Blyth, consigned
four heifers averaging 1,323 lbs.
selling for an average of $127.90.
One limousin heifer weighed 1,400
lbs. and sold to Horizon Meat
Packers for $129. William DeJong
of Brucefield, consigned 11 heifers
averaging 1,294 lbs. selling for an
average of $125.65. One limousin
heifer weighed 1,310 lbs. and sold to
Horizon Meat Packers for $128.75.
Lyle Kinsman of Kippen, consigned
11 heifers that averaged 1,218 lbs.
and sold for an average of $126.08.
One limousin heifer weighed 1,335
lbs. and sold to Norwich Packers for
$128.25. Rehorst Farms Ltd. of
Teeswater, consigned two heifers
that averaged 1,205 lbs. and sold for
an average of $122.88. One black
heifer weighed 1,290 lbs. and sold
for $126.25. Connell Farms of
Palmerston, consigned 12 heifers
averaging 1,458 lbs. that sold for an
average of $119.87. A group of five
black heifers averaged 1,467 lbs.
and sold for $125.75.
There were 172 cows on offer.
Export types sold $71.50 to $82 with
sales to $85; beef, $74 to $84 with
sales to $92.50; D1 and D2, $54 to
$63; D3, $45 to $52; D4, $37 to $45.
Allen R. Douglas of Petrolia,
consigned one red cow that weighed
1,440 lbs. and sold for a top of
$92.50. Inglis Farms of Clifford,
consigned three cows that averaged
1,294 lbs. and sold for an average of
$79.96. One charolais cow weighed
1,450 lbs. and sold for $84. Bruce
Ribey of Paisley, consigned six cows
that averaged 1,463 lbs. and sold for
an average of $78.12. One hereford
cow weighed 1,460 lbs. and sold for
$83.50.
There were nine bulls selling $60
to $90. Larry Freiburger of
Walkerton, consigned two bulls that
averaged 1,935 lbs. and sold for an
average of $73.91. One bull weighed
1,795 lbs. and sold for $90. Art Bos
of Blyth, consigned one exotic bull
that weighed 1,745 lbs. that sold for
$89.50.
There were 156 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $120 to $160 with
sales to $163; good holsteins, $98 to
$110 with sales to $118; medium
holsteins, $90 to $95; heavy
holsteins, $95 to $105 with sales to
$110. Lester K. Martin of Harriston,
consigned two veal averaging 763
lbs. selling for an average of
$152.39. One limousin heifer
weighed 675 lbs. and sold for $168.
Lamar Frey of Listowel, consigned
14 veal averaging 813 lbs. selling for
an average of $152.91. Three
limousin heifers averaged 812 lbs.
and sold for $163. Ervin W. Shantz
of Wallenstein, consigned four veal
that averaged 859 lbs. and sold for
$146.08. One limousin steer
weighed 835 lbs. and sold for $165.
Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold $177 to
$225; 65 - 79 lbs., $147 to $212; 80
- 94 lbs., $146 to $164; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$154 to $163; 110 lbs. and over,
$150 to $158.
Sheep sold $60 to $100.
Goats: kids sold $50 to $130 per
head; nannies, $50 to $110 per head;
billies, $200 to $350 per head.
Top quality stocker steers, 500 -
599 lbs. sold $150 to $194; 600 -
699 lbs., $141 to $172.50; 700 - 799
lbs., $124.50 to $167; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$134 to $157.75; 900 - 1,000 lbs.,
$139 to $152.50.
Top quality stocker heifers, 500 -
599 lbs. sold $150 to $170; 600 -
699 lbs., $133 to $159; 700 - 799
lbs., $118 to $153; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$135 to $144.50; 900 lbs. and over,
$120 to $137.50.
Anyone driving the roads north or
south between Seaforth and Paisley
on Friday may have come upon a
curious sight: more than 20 tractors
and one Ford Model ‘T’ roadster
driving along the side of the road.
The Paisley Farm Tour was
organized by George Townsend of
RR4 Seaforth and started out from
the Huron East town at 8 a.m. on
Friday, Aug. 16 and snaked its way
north through communities like
Winthrop, Walton, Brussels and
Gorrie, stopping for lunch in
Belmore at 11:30 a.m. and
eventually finding their way into
Paisley around 3:45 p.m.
“We had all sorts of tractors,”
Townsend said, adding that the
reason for the tour was a tractor
show in Paisley. “But as we all
know, the Masseys were the best.”
While Townsend organized the
tour, Brad McBride led the parade
and, according to Townsend, did a
fantastic job keeping the group
together.
The weather could not have been
better and, for Townsend, the people
on the tractors, who ranged from the
very young to the very young-at-
heart, all got to see some of the most
beautiful countryside in all of
Canada.
“You have to be a farmer to
appreciate the smell of fresh cut hay,
but, beyond that, we did get to take
in a lot of great sights,” he said,
adding that seeing some Mennonites
do their work was especially
memorable.
Other special experiences on the
trip included the welcome the group
received in Brussels when staff at
Huronlea Home for the Aged
brought some residents out to the
road to greet and take in the sight of
the nearly two-dozen vehicles
making their way down the road.
Townsend added that, despite a
heavy amount of traffic, the group
never ran into any problems with
motorists.
“We rode on the shoulder the
whole way and I was impressed with
the traffic,” he said. “We had 23
tractors plus space in between each
one, so it was quite a length. No one
was ignorant, everyone was in a
good mood. There was no one
honking or telling us to get off the
road or anything like that.”
While Townsend said he didn’t
think this would become an annual
event, and said that was likely
because the people who called him
crazy for doing it seemed to be more
and more accurate the longer he was
on the road, he said it was fun and
people took a lot from it.
“One guy told me he had been
looking forward to this event all
summer,” he said. “Things like this
are the best, you get an experience, it
doesn’t cost a lot other than gas and
anyone with a love for tractors can
take part in it.”
He also said it was an educational
trip.
“We had a lot of fun and so did the
other guys,” he explained. “They
also learned about tractors. I mean, I
know Masseys are the best and
people who like Olivers or
International Harvesters think they
are the best but then you get on the
road and you see the way the Massey
moves and they learn that Massey
really is the best. You can’t put a
value on that kind of education.”
Townsend also said that the trip
was a good reminder as to how a
rural community can grow by having
families living on and beside farms.
“Once you get up north you get to
the point where you see smaller
farms and, for every 100 acres, you
see a farmhouse and a barn
regardless of whether they are
farmers living there or not,” he said.
“That’s how you grow a community,
that’s how you keep hospitals and
schools open and that’s how you get
people living in the area.”
The trip marked the beginning of
the North American Massey Expo in
Paisley which ran Aug. 16-18.
Touring Tractors
As part of the 2013 Massey Expo of North America in Paisley, George Townsend got together
as many Massey tractors as he could find (and then invited some of those off-brand owners
to fill out the ranks) and led a parade of tractors from Seaforth to Paisley last Friday. For video
of the journey, visit The Citizen’s website at www.northhuron.on.ca (Denny Scott photo)
Locals head to Paisley for Massey Expo
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