HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-11-03, Page 15THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2011. PAGE 15.
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Oct.
28 were 3,549 cattle, 855 lambs and
goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold on a very active trade at
prices $2 higher. Choice steers and
heifers sold $112 to $115.25 with
sales to $127.75. Second cut sold
$105 to $111. Cows sold steady. On
Thursday veal sold on a strong active
trade with beef veal trading stronger
and holstein veal selling steady.
Lambs sold fully steady and sheep
and goats sold steady. On Friday
calves and yearlings sold fully
steady.
There were 90 steers on offer.
Aaron F. Martin of Newton,
consigned ten steers averaging 1,518
lbs. selling for an average of $120.51
with one charolais steer weighing
1,610 lbs. selling to Horizon Meat
Packers for $127.75. Roy Schmidt of
Woodstock, consigned fifteen steers
averaging 1,523 lbs. selling for an
average of $113.85 with one
limousin steer weighing 1,560 lbs.
selling for $115.50. Dwayne
Johnstone of Coldwater, consigned
six steers averaging 1,479 lbs.
selling for an average of $111.29
with one black steer weighing 1,455
lbs. selling for $112.75.
There were 160 heifers on offer.
Southlore Farms of Palmerston,
consigned 12 heifers averaging
1,165 lbs. selling for an average of
$110.51 with two red heifers
averaging 1,203 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $115.25. M-R
Farms of Exeter, consigned 18
heifers averaging 1,309 lbs. selling
for an average of $113.57 with three
limousin heifers averaging 1,298 lbs.
selling to St. Helen’s Meat Packers
for $115. Jim Gibson of Lucknow,
consigned 24 heifers averaging
1,363 lbs. selling for an average
of $113.40 with one charolais
heifer weighing 1,275 lbs.
selling to Norwich Packers for
$114.50.
Rob Bren Farms of Wingham,
consigned one limousin heifer
weighing 1,380 lbs. selling to
Horizon Meat Packers for $114.25.
Ray Waechter of Walkerton,
consigned five heifers averaging
1,296 lbs. selling for an average of
$109.17 with four limousin heifers
averaging 1,280 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $114. Mark and
Elaine Fisher of Ayton, consigned
six heifers averaging 1,406 lbs.
selling for an average of $108.45
with one limousin heifer weighing
1,320 lbs. selling to Dominion Meats
for $112.50.
There were 377 cows on offer.
Export types sold $58 to $65.50;
beef cows, $63 to $75 with sales to
$77.50; D1 and D2, $52 to $56; D3,
$46 to $52; D4, $35 to $40. Troy
Fisher of Teeswater, consigned 14
cows averaging 1,533 lbs. selling for
an average of $64.60 with one red
cow weighing 1,490 lbs. selling for
$74.50. Loreldo Farms of Belgrave,
consigned four cows averaging
1,815 lbs. selling for an average of
$64.78 with one red cow weighing
1,860 lbs. selling for $69.50. Jim
Nichols of Mitchell, consigned three
cows averaging 1,260 lbs. selling for
an average of $61.39 with one bwf
cow weighing 1,365 lbs. selling for
$68.50.
There were 14 bulls on offer
selling $65 to $75 with sales to
$88.50. Onias W. Martin of
Lucknow, consigned one red bull
weighing 1,510 lbs. selling for
$83.50. Keith Thomson of Cargill,
consigned one limousin bull
weighing 2,020 lbs. selling for
$80.
There were 122 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $125 to $170 with
sales to $174; good holstein, $115 to
$125 with sales to $131; medium
holstein, $100 to $115; heavy
holstein, $110 to $120. Lawrence
Brubacher of Harriston, consigned
three veal averaging 725 lbs. selling
for an average of $138.21 with one
crossbred heifer weighing 720 lbs.
selling for $174. Lamar Frey of
Listowel, consigned ten veal
averaging 750 lbs. selling for an
average of $147.45 with two
limousin heifers averaging 728 lbs.
selling for $169. Ervin W. Shantz of
Wallenstein, consigned five veal
averaging 798 lbs. selling for an
average of $157.36 with one
limousin steer weighing 765 lbs.
selling for $169.
Lambs 50 - 64 lbs., sold $217 to
$237; 65 - 79 lbs., $200 to $270; 80
- 94 lbs., $200 to $235; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$195 to $220; 110 lbs. and over,
$135 to $206.
Sheep sold $60 to $90 with sales
to $120.
Goats: kids sold $100 to $170 to
$190 per head; nannies, $100 to
$130 to $160 per head; billies, $250
to $300 to 350 per head.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $120 to $220; 400 - 499
lbs., $129 to $198; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$118 to $167; 600 - 699 lbs., $121 to
$148; 700 - 799 lbs., $119 to $147;
800 - 899 lbs., $108 to $136; 900 -
999 lbs., $110 to $137.25; 1,000 lbs.
and over, $107 to $129.75.
Top quality stocker heifers under
300 lbs. sold $117 to $200; 300 - 399
lbs., $144 to $178; 400 - 499 lbs.,
$135 to $169; 500 - 599 lbs., $134 to
$150; 600 - 699 lbs., $114.50 to
$151.50; 700 - 799 lbs., $116 to
$137.50; 800 - 899 lbs., $110 to
$155.50; 900 lbs. and over, $112 to
$123.
Almost 200 Huron-Perth Catholic
District School Board (HPCDSB)
students took a Special High Skills
Major (SHSM) last year, and those
numbers are likely to grow.
Tim Martens, project leader for
the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship
Program (OYAP), told the HPCDSB
at its Oct. 24 meeting that the SHSM
program has grown and improved
significantly since St. Anne’s
Catholic Secondary School piloted
an agriculture SHSM in 2006.
Currently, St. Anne’s and St.
Michael Catholic Secondary School
offer four SHSMs: agriculture
equipment repair, construction
technology, arts and culture, and
energy. Both schools offer the arts
and culture program and the energy
program, while the agriculture
SHSM is only available at St. Anne’s
and the construction SHSM only
available at St. Mike’s.
The total number of students
enrolled in the different majors in
2010-2011 was 192. In the 2008-09
school year, only 102 were enrolled.
Each SHSM is a two-year
program over Grades 11 and 12
which allows students to complete
their diploma requirements while
focusing on a specific industry. A
major includes industry-specific
certifications and training, “reach
ahead” experiences in either
apprenticeship training, colleges,
universities or workplaces,
specialized lessons centred around
the sector and co-op placements.
Martens said that there are 700 to
800 contextualized learning
activities for students, so that instead
of just learning about math, for
example, a student learns about
agriculture, construction or energy-
related math. One 10-hour activity
on tiling, created by a St. Mike’s
teacher, was singled out by the
Ministry of Education for praise, he
told trustees. Other major benefits of
the program involve the training and
certifications students can receive.
All students must take first aid and
CPR, but may choose from three
different electives. These include
GPS, GIS, CAD, electrical safety,
basic hydraulics, photography,
technical support and stage
combat.
Martens said that students rarely
stop at only three electives, with
some completing eight or nine.
Although GPS and GIS electives are
part of the energy specialist
program, Martens said many
agriculture SHSM students have
asked to have the electives brought
into their program as well, noting
that most farm equipment uses the
two technologies.
Although HPCDSB teachers can
become certified in different areas
themselves and train students, much
training is done by industry and
post-secondary partners. An elective
on livestock medicine is taught by
the University of Guelph, Martens
said.
A presentation on farm safety
training delivered by OMAFRA
proved so popular with students that
parents asked, and were allowed, to
attend the following year’s
presentation. Martens said that the
Stratford Festival is “starting to
recognize the usefulness” of the
Arts and Culture SHSM while the
Blyth Festival is “always on
board”.
There are 14 SHSMs available
through the provincial program,
including sports, environment,
business, aviation and aerospace and
hospitality and tourism. Martens
said he has had requests from
students to add more SHSMs to St.
Anne’s and St. Mike’s, but is
concerned about overtaxing the
schools.
He added that the program has
raised the bar for other classrooms
and is a benefit to the local economy,
both for business owners and for
future employees.“I do care about
curriculum,” he said, “but I really
care about the jobs that are out there
for the students when they’re
done.”
Students show interest in Special High Skills Majors
Time to serve
The Ethel United Church held its annual harvest supper at Grey Central Public School on
Sunday night. There were two sittings, one at 4 p.m. and one at 6 p.m. (Vicky Bremner photo)
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