HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1979-04-25, Page 1421 graduate from
first swine worker
training course
The 21 students who graduated from
Centralia College of Agricultural
Technology's first swine farm worker
training program may ha've felt like
"guinea pigs" at times, but they were also
"pioneers", according to Doug Jamieson,
the program's administrator.
The program, created to provide ex-
perienced swine workers for farms in
southwestern Ontario, was jointly funded
by the Canada Employment Centres; the
Canada Farm Labour Pool and the Ontario
Ministry of Colleges and Universities to
provide a pool of trained people to work on
farms. The program is unique because it is
training students for jobs already known to
be in existence.
Doug Jamieson told the graduates that
"I have never seen red tape fall by the
wayside so fast" as in the creation of the
program. Only seven months ago, Mr.
Jamieson and Canada Manpower re-
presentatives met to discuss the feasiblility
of offering such a course. In mid-Noyember
Doug McRae of R.R.1, Denfield was hired
to co-ordinate the program arid' the
students started classes in January.
Twenty-one of the 25 students who
started the 15 week program received their
graduation diplomas at Friday's banquet.
Mr.Jamieson said because students
were ,"guinea pigs" they developed a
special "esprit de corps" during their time
together, made valuable contacts within
the industry and rubbed shoulders with
some of the leading pork production
experts in the country.
The guest speaker at the, banquet,;.
Howard Malcolm of janetyple,', Chairman of
the. Ontario 'Pork iRrirociOerS' Marketing'.
Board, said he felt./14WOLVesclit It the
program since ,he:.,an his sons were
training farmers for three Of theStudents in
the program.
Not .00.Vt:
Mr. Malcolm told thegraduate's .when he
started farming the pork indtrstry "was :n't
much" - just a barn with horses, cows and
some pigs next to where you kept the
turnips. The speakers said in those days,
pigs were nicknamed "mortgage lifters."
Over the years, Mr. Malcolm said the
pork industry has certainly become more
sophisticated.
Ten years ago, when the index system
started paying producers for the lean
weight in a carcass, this meant the pigs
being marketed now are much leaner than
in the past. Feeds improved and marketing
has become more sophisticated. Mr.
Malcolm said there are now 45 assembly
points across the province where producers
can deliver their pigs and every county has
a pork producers' association.
Mr. Malcolm said the marketing.board is
now spending $700,000 a year or 23 cents
per hog on promoting pork in Ontario
through television and newspaper
advertising as well as the two pork
restaurants opened in the Toronto area.
Everyone in pork
The speaker said now "it seems every-
one is going into the pork business lately."
He said there are now 17,000 producers in
the province turning out 72,000 hogs per
week. He said as pork producers expand
their operations there is a "definite need
for more help", since farmers don't want
to work a seven day week. He said
producers are now going into two or three
man operations and herdsmen's salaries
have increased up to as much as $350 per
week.
He said producers want workers who are
dependable, prompt and observant enough
to see what's happening in the barn. He
told the students that one of the most
important attributes was their attitude to
the pigs-"do you like pigs?" he added.
'They (pigs) are very intelligent animals
and very clean if given half a chance," he
added.
Mr. Malcolm concluded his remarks by
saying the pork business is big business
and "I think it's here to stay." He said as
people eat less beef, then it should mean
more pork will be eaten in the future.
Doug McRae, co-ordinator of the
program, told the students they were a
wonderful group of people to work with and
that some of the trainees brought as much
practical information to the course as he
had himself.
He said the students were fortunate in.
being the first class in the program since
they will have the jump on everyone else in
finding jobs.
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opening meeting for the
year, April 17, in the Orange
Hall, Clinton. The members
were glad to get together
again after a long winter.
The people came from
Lucknow, Wingham, Blyth,
Woodham, Exeter, Hensall
and Clinton.
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The market at Brussels
Stockyards on Friday was
very active with a heavy
supply of cattle trading
higher. Pigs sold easier.
There were 1116 cattle and
2710 pigs on offer,
Choice Steers - 84.00 to
86.00 with sales to 87.75.
Good Steers - 82,00 to
84,00.
A steer consigned by L &
B Farms weighing 1200 lbs.
sold for 87.85 with their 41
steers averaging 1190 lbs.
selling for an overall price of
85.40.
A steer consigned by Joe
Raymard of Bluevale
weighing 1180 lbs. sold for
87.50.
Twenty steers consigned
by Robert Grasby of Brussels
averaging 1086 lbs. sold for
86.00.
Five steers consigned by
Wes Smith of Ripley
averaging 1114 lbs. sold for
86.20 with his 17 steers
averaging 1080 lbs. selling
for an overall price of 85.64.
Nine steers consigned by
R.M. Scott of Seaforth
averaging 1143 lbs. sold for
86.20 with his 28 steers
averaging 1141 lbs. selling
for an overall price of 85.20.
Four steers consigned by
Alvin Grainger of Wroxeter
averaging 1227 lbs. sold for
86.60 with his lot of 14 steers
averaging 1255 lbs. selling
for 85.85.
A steer consigned by J.S
Robb of Ripley weighing
1240 lbs. sold for 86.75 with
his lot of 14 steers averaging
1140 lbs. selling for 85.80.
Twelve steers consigned
by Len Sanderson of
Wroxeter averaging 1180 lb.
sold for the overall price of
85.40.
Forty steers consigned by
Bob Farrish of Lucknow
averaging 1025 lbs. sold for
86.95.
Five steers consigned by
Jerry Kuntz of Formosa
averaging 1286 lbs. sold for
86.60 with his lot Of 12 steers
averaging 1265 lbs. selling
for85.95.
Special Needs. Mrs. Scott
said there is an indoor
swimming pool, a sauna, a
fitness room and a
gymnasium The emphasis is
on making the program
enjoyable for all participants.
Kenneth Johns of Exeter
sang two solos, Open the
Gates of the Temple and The
End of the Road.
Twenty-six steers con-
signed by Maple Emblem
Farms of Dungannon
averaging 1215 lbs. sold for
85.10.
Seven steers consigned by
Jack McBurney of Wingham
averaging 1132 lbs, sold for
85.35.
Fifteen steers consigned
by Emerson Mitchell of
Walton averaging 1170 lbs.
sold for 85.30.
Fourteen steers consigned
by Murray Powell of
Wroxeter averaging 1019
lbs. sold for 86.50.
Choice heifers - 81.00 to
84.00.
Good Heifers - 78.00 to
81.00,
Seven heifers consigned
by Len Weishar of Mildmay
averaging 1090 lbs. sold for
84.00.
A heifer consigned by
Graeme Craig of Walton
weighing 1050 lbs. sold for
83,75.
Eight heifers consgined by
Jim Keeling of R.R.1, Grand
Valley averaging 1000n lbs.
sold for 83.20.
A heifer consigned by
Clarence Ritchie of Lucknow
weiging 910 lbs. sold for
83.00 with his lot of 15 fancy
light heifers averaging 857
lbs. sold for 81.40.
A heifer consigned by Jim
Scott of Ripley weighing 1060
lbs. sold for 82.25.
Two heifers consigned by
Jim Kraemer of Walkerton
8a2ve.oro g a , ing 1120 lbs. sold for
Choice Cows - 65.00 to
68.00 with sales to 68,50.
Good Cows - 62.00 to
65.00.
Canners & Cutters - 56.00
to 62.00.
Heavy Bulls traded to a
high of 76.50,
30 to 40 lb. pigs traded to a
high of 44.00
40 to 50 lb. pigs to a high
of 51.250.
50 to 60 lb. pigs to a high
of 58.0
60 to 70 lb. pigs to a high
of 65.25.
70 to 80 lb. pigs to a high
of 72.75.
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