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,BRUSSELS' POST, A000. sT,!7,, 1980.\
Five 4-H senior calf club
members will represent
Huron county in the annual
4-H Silver Dollar Comp- ,
etitions at the Erin fair-
grounds on August 30.
Stephen Doney, Goderich;
Brian McGavin, Walton;
Karen McMichael, Wrox-
eter; Chris Meier, Brussels
. and Tony Simons from Sea-
forth are among the more
than 90 4-H members enter-
ed. Fifteen counties are in- I
The market at ' Brussels
Stockyards on Friday was
active with fat cattle selling
higher, pig prices were,
steady. There were 878 cattle'
and 2006 pigs on offer.
Choice steers-84.00 to
88.00 with sales to 88.25,
Good steers-81.00 to 84.00
A steer consigned by
George Drost weighing 1230
lbs. sold for 88.25 with his 35
steers averaging 1158 lbs.
selling for an overall price of
87.10.
Seven steers consigned by
Maple Emblem Farms of
Dungannon averaging 1255
lbs. sold for 87.75 with their
lot of 41 steers averaging
1168 lbs. selling for the
overall price of 85.90.
Seventeen steers consign-
ed by Jacob Weins of RR1, St
Clements averaging 1205 lbs
sold for 86.80.
Nine light steers consign-
ed by Henry Farms of Blyth
averaging 1056 lbs. sold
for 87.20 with their load of 44
steers averaging 1039 lbs.
selling for the overall price of
85.40. ,
Twenty-one light steers
consigned by .Gerald Ball of
Embro averaging 1057 lbs.
sold for 85.00.
Choice heifers-78.00 to
82.00 with sales to 85.00.
Good heifers - 75.00 to '
78.00.
Two heifers consigned by
Joe Zettler of Walkerton
averaging 1060 lbs. sold for
85.00 with his lot of 7 heifers
averaging 1024 lbs. selling
for 84.05.
Six heifers consigned by
Jack Flanagan of RR 1,
Dublin, averaging 1130 lbs.
sold for 84.70 with his lot of
15 heifers averaging 1054,
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Post
WANT - ADS •
Phone 887-6641.
volved, from. Lambton
through to Peterborough.
United Breeders of Guelph
and Erin Junior farmers
sponsor the show, which is
unique because it empha-
sizes the competitor more
than the calf. Each 4-H
member writes an essay and
answers a senior level quiz,
then receives points in the
showring for showmanship
ability and finally for the calf.
There are two competitions,
with the beef calves going
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into the ring at 10 the
dairy calves at 1 p.m.
Each division winner,
(quiz, essay, showmanship,
calf) will receive 25 silver
dollars. The champion arm-
petitor with the highest total
points gets 75 silver dollars
on a silver tray. The runner
up and honorable mention.
win 50 and 25 silver 'dollars
respectively, also on silver
trays. -
The Dairy Silver Dollar
Competition has been held
sold for 81.85 with his load Of
55 heifers averaging 896 lbs.
Selling for the overall price of.
79.7,0.
A load of 52 fancy light
hereford heifers averaging
845 lbs. cOnsjgneci, by Wayne
Garner of Embro sold for the
overall price of 77.90.
Choice cows - 57.00 to
60.00 with sales to 61.25.
Good cows - 54.00 to 57.00.
annually since 1960 while the entered the
4-H Beef Silver Dollar Com- petition. Both shows will be Erin.
'petition is in its third year,
the result of demands for a
senior'level show based on a
beef . heifer calf project, All
other top level beef shows
are based on a steer calf
project which ends when the
steer goes to market. The
heifer calf has the advantage
that the 4-H member can
keep her to form the nucleus
of a future herd. ,
Sixty-six competitors have
Canners & Cutters - 50:00
to 54.00.
30 to 40 lb. pigs traded to a
high of 29.00.
40 to 50 lb. pigs traded to a
high of 36.75.
50 to 60 lb. pigs to a high
of 41.00.
60 to 70 lb. pigs to a high
of 47.50.
70 to 80 lb. pigs to a high
of 53.50.
russets
lbs. selling for 83.60.
Thirteen heifers consigned
by Graham Edyt of RR 1,
Millbank averaging 1008 lbs..
sold for 81.25.
Twenty-three hereford
heifers consigned by Henry
Farms of Blyth averaging,
1008 lbs. sold for 80.60.
Seventeen heifers con-
signed. by Elwood Fitch of
Wroxeter, averaging 967 lbs.
Pig prices steady at stockyard
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(Gerald and Nelson Ryan)
in conjunction with
Division of Gerbro Inc.
are pleased to announce 1,1
dairy corn held in the main show barn at.
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