HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-07-08, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2010.AgricultureBrussels Livestock reportLambs sold under pressure at Brussels sale
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending July 2
were 1,352 cattle, 416 lambs and
goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold on a strong active trade
at steady prices. Choice steers and
heifers sold $94 to $96 with sales to
$97.25. Second cut sold $91 to $94.
Cows sold on a strong active trade.
On Thursday veal sold on a strong
active trade at prices steady to last
week. Lambs sold under pressure,
where sheep sold strong and goats
sold steady. On Friday, calves and
yearlings sold $1 to $2 higher.
There were 94 steers on offer.
John Wiersma of Blyth, consigned
nineteen steers averaging 1,401 lbs.
selling for an average of $94.98 with
four limousin steers averaging 1,441
lbs. selling to Ryding Regency for
$97.25. Schmidtbrook Farms of
Woodstock, consigned three gold
steers averaging 1,598 lbs. selling to
Ryding Regency for $96. Calvin
Semple of Ethel, consigned two
black steers averaging 1,455 lbs.
selling to Ryding Regency for
$95.75. D&M Farms of Listowel,
consigned two steers averaging
1,418 lbs. selling for an average of
$85.19 with one limousin steers
weighing 1,510 lbs. selling to
Ryding Regency for $95. Leonard
Black of Proton Station, consigned
twelve steers averaging 1,330 lbs.
selling for an average of $93.53 with
five charolais steers averaging 1,372
lbs. selling to Ryding Regency for
$95.
Elvin Martin of Dobbington,
consigned five steers averaging
1,389 lbs. selling for an average of
$92.92 with four gold steers
averaging 1,395 lbs. selling to
Ryding Regency for $94. Elmer
Weber of Kenilworth, consigned two
charolais steers averaging 1,468 lbs.
selling for $93.75. Premier Blues of
Dublin, consigned one black steer
weighing 1,365 lbs. selling to Holly
Park Meat Packers for $93.50. Bill
Ten Hove of Monkton, consigned
two steers averaging 1,353 lbs.
selling for an average of $92.14 with
one black steer weighing 1,365 lbs.
selling to Ryding Regency for
$93.25. John Newans of Wroxeter,
consigned one limousin steer
weighing 1,430 lbs. selling to St.
Helen’s Meat Packers for $92.
There were 124 heifers on offer.
Jack R. Nonkes of Auburn,
consigned five heifers averaging
1,288 lbs. selling for an average of
$92.36 with one limousin heifer
weighing 1,390 lbs. selling to Holly
Park Meat Packers for $95.75. John
Van Loo of Bluevale, consigned
three heifers averaging 1,133 lbs.
selling for an average of $94.69 with
two limousin heifers averaging
1,158 lbs. selling to St. Helen’s Meat
Packers for $95.25. Hehn Farms of
Walkerton, consigned ten heifers
averaging 1,409 lbs. selling for an
average of $94.32 with three
charolais heifers averaging 1,313
lbs. selling to St. Helen’s Meat
Packers for $94.50. Kevin
Stewardson of Wyoming, consigned
four heifers averaging 1,421 lbs.
selling for an average of $91.16 with
one charolais heifer weighing 1,330
lbs. selling to St. Helen’s Meat
Packers for $94.50.
Darren Johnston of Bluevale,
consigned twenty heifers averaging
1,343 lbs. selling for an average of
$93.67 with three limousin heifers
averaging 1,272 lbs. selling to Holly
Park Meat Packers for $94.50. Ralph
DeWeerd of Londesborough,
consigned ten heifers averaging
1,237 lbs. selling for an average of
$93.18 with one limousin heifer
weighing 1,285 lbs. selling for
$94.50. Art and George Hinz of
Monkton, consigned six heifers
averaging 1,320 lbs. selling for an
average of $94 with four charolais
heifers averaging 1,321 lbs. selling
to St. Helen’s Meat Packers for
$94.25. Lynn Farrell of Kincardine,
consigned four heifers averaging
1,256 lbs. selling for an average of
$92.40 with two black heifers
averaging 1,305 lbs. selling for $93.
Lenus Yeo of Clinton, consigned
ten heifers averaging 1,207 lbs.
selling for an average of $90.45 with
six charolais heifers averaging 1,240
lbs. selling to St. Helen’s Meat
Packers for $92. Evan Rennick of
Clifford, consigned five heifers
averaging 1,171 lbs. selling for an
average of $88.10 with two limousin
heifers averaging 1,185 lbs. selling
for $88.
There were 205 cows on offer.
Export types sold $51 to $58 with
sales to $67; beef cows, $50 to $58
with sales to $65.50; D1 and D2,
$45 to $51; D3, $35 to $45; D4, $30
to $35. John L. Miller of Lucknow,
consigned five cows averaging 1,514
lbs. selling for an average of $62.58
with one simmental cow weighing
1,570 lbs. selling for $67. Bruce
Higgins of Brussels, consigned five
cows averaging 1,394 lbs. selling for
an average of $59.50 with one black
cow weighing 1,550 lbs. selling for
$65.50. Kim Leonhardt of
Bornholm, consigned one red cow
weighing 1,680 lbs. selling for
$63.50.
There were 10 bulls on offer
selling $66.50 to $69.20 with sales
to $73. David Cronin of Dublin,
consigned three bulls averaging
1,962 lbs. selling for an average of
$73.51 with two bulls averaging
1,800 lbs. selling for $77. VanBakel
Blondes of Dublin, consigned one
blonde bull weighing 1,535 lbs.
selling for $73.
There were 117 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $90 to $125 with
sales to $132; good holstein, $75 to
$85 with sales to $87; medium
holstein, $65 to $75; heavy holstein,
$70 to $80. Ray Hallahan of Blyth,
consigned five veal averaging 693
lbs. selling for an average of
$113.07 with one blonde heifer
weighing 665 lbs. selling for $132.
Will Drennan of Auburn, consigned
six veal averaging 654 lbs. selling
for an average of $91.48 with one
limousin heifer weighing 595 lbs.
selling for $130. Chad Rankin of
Paisley, consigned two veal
averaging 700 lbs. selling for an
average of $107.51 with one
charolais steer weighing 640 lbs.
selling for $120.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $175 to
$200; 50 - 64 lbs., $178 to $203; 65
- 79 lbs., $159 to $178; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$156 to $171; 95 - 109 lbs., $150 to
$165.
Sheep sold $63 to $103 with sales
to $117.
Goats: nannies sold $50 to $75 to
$100 per head; billies, $150 to $250
to $300 per head.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $85 to $175; 400 - 499
lbs., $86 to $145; 500 - 599 lbs., $95
to $137; 600 - 699 lbs., $93 to
$124.50; 700 - 799 lbs., $107 to
$113; 800 - 899 lbs., $95 to $109.50;
900 - 999 lbs., $97.75 to
$102.50; 1,000 lbs. and over, $87.50
to $98.
Top quality stocker heifers under
300 lbs. sold $109 to $165; 300 -
399 lbs., not available; 400 - 499
lbs., $107.50 to $120.50; 500 - 599
lbs., $104 to $118.25; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$102 to $115.75; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$93 to $104; 800 - 899 lbs., $91 to
$108; 900 lbs. and over, $92 to
$99.50.
Mighty Machines 4H club learns
about battery voltage, voltometers
The sixth meeting of the
Wawanosh Mighty Machines 4-H
Club was held on June 21 from 7 - 9
p.m. at the Higgins family shed.
Ellen Jefferson opened the meeting
with the pledge and led the roll call.
Mary Ellen Foran then introduced
the guest speaker for this meeting,
Mr. Greg Higgins, who is a
millwright, farm machinery
salesman and farmer.
First, Greg taught the members
about the voltage of the batteries on
lawn mowers and demonstrated how
to check the voltage on two different
lawn mowers using a voltmeter.
Members then completed a work
page in their books which tested
them with their knowledge of
batteries. Next, Greg talked about
sparkplugs and discussed the
purpose of sparkplugs. He allowed
members to see a sparkplug by
running a lawn mower with the
sparkplug out of the cylinder head.
Members were amazed.
Greg then took the carburetor off
of an engine and taught the
members the functions of all of the
pieces. Additionally, Greg let the
members take apart the entire
engine of a push mower and
answered any questions they may
have had about the parts or function
of the engine parts. Members
completed a checklist page from
their books as they did this activity.
The engine activity part of the
meeting concluded with a fill-in-
the-blanks sheet on “running a
machine safely” and Ellen thanked
Greg for sharing his knowledge on
engines.
The club then discussed
Achievement Plan options and
decided on a trip to East Park in
London for go-karting and the water
park. The date for Achievement has
not yet been set. Ellen Jefferson
closed the meeting with the motto
and the members enjoyed a
delicious snack provided by the
Higgins family.
The fifth meeting of the
Wawanosh Mighty Machines 4-H
Club was held on June 18 from 7 - 9
p.m. at the TSC Store in Goderich.
President Ellen Jefferson opened
the meeting with the pledge
followed by roll call. Next, members
discussed what they would like to do
for their Achievement Plan but no
decisions were made. Gord Glenn,
an employee at TSC, was the guest
speaker for the night. Gord began
his talk by explaining how important
safety is while working on
machines. He showed the members
a go-kart and explained the safety
features of it and also some general
parts of this machine.
After this, Gord taught the group
about the different types of oil and
oil filters. There were a lot of
different sizes and shapes. It is
important to pay attention to the
number on the filter. The best
resource for finding information
about engines is the owner’s
manual.
Similarly, the group was shown
the different tires and tubes and
found out that each machine will
have a specific requirement so the
manual should always be consulted
before buying any replacement
parts. Gord then showed members
the many belts that TSC carries and
talked about the two main types, the
normal black ones and the Kelvar
brand. Next, Gord explained how to
read the rating on the batteries and
the difference in quality between
some batteries. Next, tips were
given on how to correctly purchase
replacement parts for lawn mowers
and weed whackers. Members
had questions about the different
lawn mower blades and trimmer
line.
The final topic of the meeting was
hazardous symbols that may be
encountered while working with or
repairing a lawn mower. Gord
completed his talk by distributing
WHMIS sheets with various
symbols that members should be
familiar with when working with
machines.
Ellen then thanked Gord for the
time and knowledge he had shared
with the club. She closed the
meeting with the motto.
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50 years for Gerie and Hans
Gerie and Hans den Dekker celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary at the Listowel CRC on June 17. (Denny Scott photo)
Gerie and Hans den Dekker
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary on June 17 at the
Fellowship Hall of the Christian
Reformed Church in Listowel.
The couple, both immigrants from
the Netherlands, were wed on June
17, 1960 at the Donegal United
Church.
Gerie, daughter of Klaas and Tinie
Schuring of Amersfoort and Hans,
son of Arnold and Elizabeth den
Dekker of Werkendam, were
married by Reverend S. Terpstra,
with Doris McCourt and Cor
Versteeg in attendance.
The pair went to Niagara Falls for
their honeymoon, returning to
Donegal after their wedding.
The den Dekkers lived in Donegal
for two years, working for Cecil and
Doris McCourt, before moving to
Listowel to work for Harold and Ada
Fritz. Gerie and Hans then bought a
farm from Walter and Doris
McFarlane on Johnston Line in Grey
Township where Hans farmed and
Gerie helped and was a homemaker.
They retired from farming in
2005.
The den Dekkers have three sons;
Arnold, Clarence and John, and
three daughters: Diane, Elizabeth
and Christine. They have 18
grandchildren.
The couple are members of the
Listowel Christian Reformed
Church.
Eleven relatives made the trip
from the Netherlands to help the den
Dekkers celebrate, as well as two
relatives from Nova Scotia, two
from Chatham and two from
Desboro.
The den Dekkers said they are
thankful that the Lord has blessed
them, and their family, through the
years, and gave them the health to
enjoy their retirement.
Gerie and Hans den
Dekker celebrate 50 years