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THE BRUSSELS POST, AUGUST 29, 1979
Brussels youths in 4-H Silver Dollar contest
Two young people trom
the Brussels area repre-
sent Huron County when
they take part in the, 4-H
Silver Dollar Competition at
Erin, on Saturday, Septem-
' ber 1.
Chris Meier Of R.R. 4,
Brussels. a member of the
The market at Brussels
Stockyards on Friday traded
at strong steady prices, on a
good supply of both cattle
and pigs. There were 1019
cattle and 3064 pigs on offer.
Choice Steers-78.00 to 81.
00 with sales to 83.50.
Choice Heavy Steers-76.00
to 79.00.
Good Steers-75.00 to 78.00
A steer consigned by Ro-
bert Kreller of Fordwich
weighing 1150 lbs. sold for
83.50 with his total of 100
steers averging 1110 lbs.
selling for an overall price of
80.35.
Thirty steers consigned by
Murray Forbes fo R. R. #4,
Clinton averaging 1142 lbs.
sold for an overall priCe of
81.10.
Two steers consigned by L
& B Farms of Wallenstein
averaging 1155 lbs, sold for
82.25 with their lot of 40
steers averaging 1133 lbs.
selling for an overal price of
81.15.
, Three steers consigned by
Joe Smith of R. R. #3,
Brussels averaging 1130 lbs
sold for 80.55.
A steer consigned by Dave
Dewar of Atwood weighing
1130 lbs. sold. for 81.00.
Twenty-six steers consig-
ned by Maple , Emblem
Bayfield Fair opens Aug-
ust 31st and continues on
September 1st.
Lucknow Fair runs Sept-
ember 14th and 15th.
Brussels Fair is September
18th and 19th, Dungannon
Hallrice 4-H Dairy, Calf Club
and Terry Smith of R.R. 1,
Walton, a member of the
Brussels 4-11 Beef Calf Club
will take part in the compet-
ition which asks entrants to
write a senior level quiz on
!their livestock knowledge
and an impromptu essay on
Farms of Dungannon avera-
ging 1150 lbs. sold for an
overall price of 79.35.
Two steers consigned by
Dluglas Wagg of Mitchell
averaging 1210 ,lbs. sold for
80.00 with his son, Murray's
steer weighing 1200 lbs.
selling for, 80.75. •
Forty Holstein steers con-
signed by Henry Farms of
B,lyth , averaging 1477 lbs.
sold for an overall price of
71.55.
Choice Heifers-77.00 to
80.00 with sales to 81.00.
Good Heifers-74.00 to
77.00.
Two heifers consigned by
Norman Chaffe of R. R. #5,
Mitchell averaging 1165 lbs.
sold for 81.00 with his lot of 7
heifers averaging 1137 lbs.
selling for 78.70.
An 1100 lbs heifer con
signed by , George Blake of
Brussels sold for 80.25 with
his lot of 13 heifers averaging
986 lbs. selling for 77.65.
sixteen heifers consigned by
Gerry Wheeler of Brussels
averaging 946 lbs. sold for an .
overall price of 77.35!
Twelve heifers consigned
by Joe Zettler of Hanover
averaging 1106 lbs. solf for
an overall price of 77.60.
Fourteen heifers consig-
ned by L & B Farms of
September 19th to die 21st,
Seaforth Fair September
20th and 21st, an Exeter
September 21st and. .22nd.
Gorrie atovvicity Pair fin-
ishes off ilhe'fall on October
5th and /7th.
some phase of the beef or
dairy business. Showman-
ship competitions will also be
held.
Also representing Huron
County will be Mary Ann
Van Dorp of R.R. 2, Seaforth
for the Seaforth 4-H Dairy
Wallenstein averaging 1046
lbs. sold for 77.85.
Choice Cows-58.00 to 61.
00 with sales to 63.50.
Good Cows-55.00 to 58.00.
Canners & Cutters-52.00
to 55.00.
Heavy Bulls traded to a
high of 74.50.
30 to 40-lb. pigs traded to a
nigh of 31.75.
40 to 50-lb pigs to a high of
38.00.,
50 to 60-lb pigs to a high of
43.50.
60 to 70-lb pigs to a high of
43.75.
70 to 80-lb., pigs to a high
of 45.25.
Club and Trent Foerter of
R.R. 2, Clifford for the
Howick 4-H Dairy Calf Club.
Each county served by
United Breeders Incorpor-
ated, the sponsoring organ-
ization, has a quota of up to
five competitors per section.
They must be over 15 years
old and are selected by the
4-H co-ordinator of their
county on the basis of their
4-H record.
Division winners (quiz,
essay, sheWmanship, call)
will receive 25 silver, 'dol-
lars. Overall winners will be
determined by . a point , sys-
tem based on their perform-
ance in all divisions.
The winner, will receive 75
silver dollars on a silver tray.
Second prize will be 50 ;silver
dollars and third Iprize, 25
dollars.
it.t The quiz will be p pared
by Harold Clapp, tension
Dairy Specialist , th the
Ministry of ' Agriculture and
Food. Essay are to be
judged by Doh ..lbe of the
Department of Information,
University- of Guelph.
Area fair dates
Prices steady at yards