The Citizen, 2013-10-10, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013. PAGE 11.
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Oct. 4
were 2,455 cattle, 987 lambs and
goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold at prices $1 lower.
Choice steers and heifers sold $119
to $123 with sales to $130.25.
Second cut sold $115 to $119. Cows
sold under pressure. On Thursday
veal sold on a very strong
demand with holstein veal $2 to $3
higher and beef veal fully steady.
All classes of lambs sold steady.
Sheep sold on a good demand at
slightly higher prices while
goats sold on a good active trade.
On Friday all classes of cattle sold
on a very active market at steady
prices.
Chris Smith of Brussels,
consigned 14 steers averaging 1,571
lbs. selling for an average of
$126.36. One limousin steer
weighed 1,590 lbs. and sold for
$130.25. Leonard and Andrew Black
of Proton Station, consigned 12
steers averaging 1,360 lbs. selling
for an average of $119.92. Four red
steers averaged 1,360 lbs. and sold
for $121.25.
Weswill Holdings Inc. of Kippen,
consigned seven heifers averaging
1,309 lbs. selling for an average of
$123.17. Two charolais heifers
averaged 1,240 lbs. and sold for
$123.75. Connell Farms Inc. of
Palmerston, consigned 12 heifers
averaging 1,474 lbs. selling for an
average of $119.59. One black heifer
weighed 1,520 lbs. and sold for
$122.25. Art and George Hinz of
Monkton, consigned seven heifers
that averaged 1,221 lbs. and sold for
an average of $118.72. One
charolais heifer weighed 1,125 lbs.
and sold for $119.75.
There were 206 cows on offer.
Export types sold $62.50 to $72 with
sales to $79; beef, $67 to $75.50
with sales to $80; D1 and D2, $54 to
$63; D3, $45 and $52 and D4, $37 to
$45. Ferme Joanie Enr of Notre
Dame du Nord, consigned four cows
that averaged 1,499 lbs. and sold for
an average of $73.81. One charolais
cow sold for a top of $80.
Leon Kraemer of Thornloe,
consigned three cows that averaged
1,315 lbs. and sold for an average of
$70.46 One holstein cow weighed
1,145 lbs. and sold for $79. Alan
Aitchison of New Liskeard,
consigned four black cows that
averaged 1,460 lbs. and sold for an
average of $73.50.
There were five bulls selling $70
to $113.50. Scottslea Farms Ltd. of
Blyth, consigned one charolais bull
that weighed 1,755 lbs. and sold for
$113.50. Ron Wiltshire of Mount
Forest, consigned one black bull that
weighed 1,305 lbs. and sold for
$89.
There were 118 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $140 to $170 with
sales to $179; good holsteins, $125
to $131 with sales to $134; medium
holsteins, $110 to $120; heavy
holsteins, $120 to $130. Lamar Frey
of Listowel, consigned 13 veal
averaging 769 lbs. selling for an
average of $165.51. One blonde
heifer weighed 770 lbs. and sold for
$179. Jonathan Jantzi of Linwood,
consigned four veal averaging 774
lbs. selling for an average of
$164.34. One limousin heifer
weighed 815 lbs. and sold for $168.
John Martin of Lucknow, consigned
two veal averaging 810 lbs. selling
for an average of $163.75. One blue
Belgium steer weighed 845 lbs. and
sold for $171.
Lambs 50 - 64 lbs. sold $176 to
$238; 65 - 79 lbs., $180 to $235; 80
- 94 lbs., $180 to $208; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$181 to $206; 110 lbs. and over,
$175 to $200.
Sheep sold $50 to $100 with sales
to $112.
Goats: kids sold $70 to $150 per
head with sales to $185; nannies,
$80 to $150 per head; billies, $150
to $350 per head.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $165 to $225; 400 -
499 lbs., $155 to $220; 500 - 599
lbs., $160 to $217; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$159.50 to $191.50; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$149.50 to $181.50; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$149.50 - $163.50; 900 - 999 lbs.,
$147.75 to $156.50; 1,000 lbs. and
over, $130 to $147.75.
Top quality stocker heifers, 300 -
399 lbs., sold $162 to $211; 400 -
499 lbs., $155 to $195; 500 - 599
lbs., $140 to $185; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$143.50 to $176; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$144 to $163; 800 - 899 lbs., $135 to
$147.50; 900 lbs. and over, $132.50
to $144.
Hey! How are ya? How’s it
going? Welcome to Huron County!
Come with me, I’ll show you
around, give you a tour of all our
bounty.
Stay real close, try not to fall
behind. This place where we live is
unique. It is sure to blow you mind.
Our tour begins in a place to the
south, little white squirrels with nuts
in their mouths.
Exeter is the town where we are
all gathered, that you’re all here
today I’m truly flattered.
This south end of the county is
very strong, with small little
towns where people know they
belong.
Kirkton, Woodham and Whalen
Corners at the tip, it looks like they
squeezed to make them just fit.
Centralia, you know, was a small
college town, and Huron Park right
next door you could bring your
plane down.
Now through Shipka we drive,
with the big movie screen. Onwards
to Grand Bend for some great beach
scene.
In the summer the stores will
bring in the cash, mom won’t let dad
there for fear he will crash.
On hot and sunny summer days,
there is just one place you know:
Goderich is always welcoming for
those who want to go.
Onwards to the northern part,
where they seem a little confused.
Luck-know? Luck-now? The
difference leaves some amused.
Now Wingham is busy with things
you can do. They have new homes,
car parts and Pioneer too.
Let’s head on to Blyth, our theatre
town. We have actors and singers
and even some clowns.
This quaint little village is not an
illusion, and please don’t forget the
Threshers’ Reunion.
As you head out of town, there’s a
station for fire. In Londsborough,
you know George will change tires.
Moving on to my favourite, is
Brussels you know. At the
Cowboy Loft, you can dress for the
show.
Right next to the Loft, the
Brussels Livestock stands. If you
don’t need the cattle, you better sit
on your hands.
To keep this tour moving, we’ll
drive down the line, where all the
equipment is polished just fine.
McGavin’s of Walton, we’ve all
heard of them. Where even the old
stuff is sold as a gem.
This “T” intersection is Huron’s
“Motocross” town. For one week of
the year, there’s a buzz all around.
And now we’re excited about the
news that just hatched, in 2017
Walton will host the big match.
Highway 8 is a popular road in the
middle, with all of the towns there’s
no time to fiddle.
St. Columban, Seaforth and
Clinton too, a double-double is
required to make it on through.
Next on our list are a couple of
towns that can make you quite keen,
they celebrate and exalt the
wondrous bean.
Hensall and Zurich are where the
people do come to indulge in the
bean, and have some fun.
And all interspersed between the
towns we have seen, are acres of
farms growing corn, wheat and
beans.
These farms are the heart of all
that we are, without them here, we
wouldn’t be far.
If you’re wondering why I’m so
proud of this county, it’s hard to
deny the wonderful bounty.
This is why it is easy to brag and
to boast about the best place of all:
Ontario’s West Coast.
– Tiffany Deitner, Sept. 2013
Tiffany Deitner of RR1, Ethel,
was welcomed to Huron County
Council on Oct. 2 and councillors
have moved to immortalize the
speech that made her this year’s
princess at the Huron County
Plowing Match.
Warden George Robertson, after
participating in the princess
competition at the match earlier
this year, asked Deitner to perform
the speech for council at a future
meeting.
Deitner told councillors that
there were six contestants in the
competition and that she was
excited to give them her “tour of
Huron County” through her
speech.
Upon completion of the speech,
which can be found in the shaded
box on this page, councillors
applauded her for her effort.
“Now you know why I asked her
to come to council,” Robertson told
the councillors of Deitner.
Goderich Mayor Deb Shewfelt
then put a motion on the table
asking that Deitner’s speech be
included in the meeting’s minutes.
He said he wanted that measure to
be taken so the speech could live
on in council’s records and that
future generations might look back
and read the speech.
The motion was then seconded
and passed.
Deitner’s speech immortalized at county
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