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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1974-10-16, Page 11M years type' e rear le to • Ap-o no iconic idles with Ten tires) ' rims ea. 'y Ries, t in. bitis lions a in tic, of Idly iod e market at Brussels kyards last Friday was active e choice steers and heifers medium cattle under ure. Plain stocker and er cattle were difficult to oice Steers - 49.00 to 51.00 sales to 51.80. • od. Steers - 46.00 to 49.00. ve steers consigned by Wolfe k Farm of Dibbinton, aging 1136 lbs. sold for 51.80 their offering of 14 steers aging 1143 lbs. selling for 7. steers consigned by Bill ns of R.5, Brussels, aging 1000 lbs. sold for ue to crop failures in several t producing countries in farm and consequently food s soarded in 1973. Is year there isn't a crop e yet in all of North rice, but all indications point greatly reduced crop 'in all r commodities. Even to the nt that the president of the has curtailed grain exports. Id can figure that this again mean increases in food ere are several reasons' for reduced crop, the main ones g spring floods and summer ghts, Another factor was the ase in fertilizer prices, in e cases 300% higher. It ds to reason that . many ers put less on their fields, resultant lower yields. Since of the most important izers is nitrogen, which to a t extent is made out of ral gas, one can readily see this costs more. Countries India simply didnt have the ey to buy and together With a *tar summer draught as we here, it made their almost ciency in food grains pse. Canada and the USA the age of grain caused the price ed grains to quadruple from years ago.As a result pork beef producers' costs rose so' h that they operated at a loss. ypork men sold or are selling Y sows and beef men their s. This in turn will bring less on the market next year and beef the year after. hen there is a shortage the will go up and thus we can ct to pay more for our meat in next couple of years. We, as ers don't like today's and we as consumers wont next years prices. derly marketing through mg marketing boards is the answer, They can stabilize es for farmer and consumer Look at the Egg. Board. n the price was low in the they brought 30 million eggs Canada. Subsequently 28 ti of them ate spoiled, Now ggs are going up in price and ,Whelan has to put limits to the graders can export or it Id pull our price sky-high. If egg board was strong enough Auld say how many eggs to rye for Canadian needs at a able price for both ucer aud consuMef and sell surplus on the world market. the graders have to be 50.50. Fourteen steers consigned by George Woelfle of Paisley. averaging 946 lbs. sold for 48.85 with his entire offering of 44 steers averaging 931 lbs. selling for an overall price of 47.67. Choice Heifers - 43.00 to 45.00 with sales to 45.60. Good Heifers - 40.00 to 43.00. Twelve heifers consigned by Doug: McPherson of Teeswater, averaging 870 lbs. sold for 45.60. Two heifers consigned by J.D.Durnin of Lucknow, averaging 985 lbs. sold for 45.10. Choice Cows - 19.00 to 22.00 with sales to 24.00. Good Cows - 17.00 to 19.00. stopped by federal order. Is it any wonder that graders try to destroy marketing boards? Like to live in the barn -..It's warm enough Aim to ventilate your barn so well this Winter that you would enjoy living in it, advises an Ontario Agricultural College engineering expert. "Good ventilation helps to ensure that your animals remain healthy and produce high quality food quickly," explains Dr. D.R.Pattie. "Dust, dampness and stale air appear to trigger respiratory diseases, such as pneumonia," he adds. "It is not surprising that off-flavors in milk are sometimes caused by stable odors, and the quality of other products may also' be affected. Odor levels decrease as the excess moisture in the air is removed." To run the ventilation equiptrient necessary for draWing air into your barn and expelling it after it has absorbed the building's excess moisture, make sure you have adequate and safe electrical wiring. In addition, always use fuses of the proper size. If they're too big, they will increase the risk of fire by overloading the wiring. Make sure fans, motors, air inlets, and exit shutters are clean and in good working order. Use insulation to keep as Much animal heat as possible in your barn, so that.incoming air will be heated , and will absorb excess moisture. Eliminate cracks and gaps at loose-fitting doors and windows, and protect the buildings from as much wind and Weather as is possible by windbreaks. Every week more and ntore people discover what mighty jobs are accomplished by low cost Post Want • Ads. Dial Brussels 887-6641, Maitland, Valley's Rocky Raccoon has some tips on how to keep your woodlot healthy so that you may gain some of the benefits described in an earlier article. Some of the most common and harmful factors influencing your woodlot are cattle, disease and insects, rodents and fire. Farmers may use the woodlot for an additional grazing area, unaware that by allowing cattle to walk over the forest floor the combined problems of trampled roots, destroyed seedlings. broken saplings and compacted soil soon take their toll. Cattle also damage ,trees by exposing the inner parts through tearing off bark, which allows insects and idsease an easy entry into the tree. While, some insects and diseases affect the leaves, or food converters of the tree, others attack inside -and cause irreparable damage. A common example of this is the dutch elm disease. Rodents, such as mice and rabbits also destroy a large MVCA news number of trees. By removing bark, these pests also help to spread an infection of disease or insects. The fastest and usually most dangerous enemy of the woodlot is fire. Unnoticed ground fires can burn out seedlings and saplings and set back natural succession by years. Destruction of-leaves on the forest floor not only exposes soil to leaching and erosion.- but also removes organic food which plants need for growth. It only takes seconds for a fire to destory what may hayed taken decades to grow in your woodlot. Rocky suggests that to solve some of these problems you can fence around woodlots to keep cattle out, remove infected trees and treat remaining trees to prevent spread of disease, place plastic or metal mesh around tree bottoms to keep rodents from damaging them, and use a combination of enclosing grassy ditches and easy access to the woodlot to help in preventing fires. ' If you would- like to find out more about woodlot protection, . feel free to write to Rocky at the Maitland Valley Authority office. Smiles The teacher in an overcrowded classroom began her morning attendance report to the principal with these' words: "Help! They're all here!" When the first-grader asked his mother why his father brought home a briefcase full of papers every night, the mother replied, "Daddy has so niuch to do that he can't finish it all at the office. That's why he has to work at night." "Well then," said the child, "why don't they put him in a slower group?" A Post Classified' will pay you dividends. Have you tried one? Dial Brussels 887-6641. BERG Sales — Service Installation FREE ESTIMATES • Barn Cleaners • Bunk Feeders •Stabling Donald G. Ives R.R. 2, BLYTH PHONE: Brussels 887-9024 Agri-notes (By Adrian Vos) For additional information contact your Puiina Dealer MILTON DIETZ LTD. SEAFORTH, ONT. PHONE 527-0608 COST - $250.00.— Includes — Air, Bus Fares, Meals and Lodging The Purina ArkavalleyDairy Research Farm , Conway, Arkansas, 1850 Dairy Cows - 1500 of which are milking, 350' Dry Cows - 300 ,Calves. Join us on a trip to see The Purina Dairy Research Farms in Arkansas and Missouri THE BRUSSELS POSTACTOBEll 16, 1914