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WEEKLY SALE
BRUSSELS STOCKYARDS LTD:
EVERY FRIDA, Y
At 12 Noon '
Phone 887-6461 Brussels, Out.
Some interesting statistics nave
come to my attention regarding
farm costs. They showed that all
farm inputs are up, with ferti-
lizers leading with an increase of
41 per cent. Only one cost factor
"is down from the same month a
year ago and that, curiously
enough, is one that 'is produced
by farmers.
Brussels Stoc
A heavy supply of cattle at
Brussels Stockyards Friday sold
actively with steers and heifers
trading $2.00 cwt higher. Cows
barely steady and pigs sold at
stronger prices.
Choice steers - 42.00 to 44.00
with sales to 44.10.
Good Steers - 40.00 to 42.00.
Nine steers consigned by John
M. Perrie of RR 3 Brussels,
averaging 1159 lbs. sold for 44.10
with his offering of 30 steers
averaging 1160 lbs. bringing
43.96.
Eight steers consigned by R.
M. Scott of Seaforth averaging
1244 lbs. sold for 43:80 with his 20
steers averaging 1178 lbs. selling
for 43.55.
Nine steers consigned by Dr.
David Morley of Mildmay averag-
ing 1115 lbs. sold for 43.35.
Fifteen steers consigned by
Harvey Featherstone of Moore-
field averaging 1027 lbi. sold for
43.30 with his offering of 28
steers averaging 1040 lbs. selling
for an overall price of 43.00.
Fifteen steers consigned by
While the livestock farmer may
have some short term relief
because of lower feed prices, this
comes out of the pockets of the
crash-crop farmer who gets less
for his grain.
One feed ingredient that didn't
go down is minerals and vitamins,
and this of course, is not
kyard Report
Earl Sellers of Bluevale averaging
1070 lbs, sold for 43.00.
A steer weighing 1150 lbs
consigned by Howard Martin of
Brussels sold for 43.00
Choice Heifers - 41.00 to 43.00
with sales to 43.25:
Good Heifers - 38.00 to 41.00.
A heifer consigned by George
Blake of Brussels weighing 1040
lbs. sold for 43.25 with his
offering of 19 heifers averaging
896 lbs. bringing 41.00.
Nine steers consigned by Jack
Wheeler and Son of Brussels
averaging 956 lbs. sold for 41.50
with their offering of 57 heifers
averaging 929 lbs. selling for an
overall' price of 40.20.
A heifer consigned by Robert
Blake of Brussels weighing 920
lbs. sold for 41.50.
A heifer consigned by Jack
McKenzie of RR 3 Lucknow
weighing 850 lbs. sold for 40.50.
choice Cows - 23.00 to 25.00 with
sales to 26.00.
Good Cows - 21.00 to 23.00.
' Special Stocker Sale at Brussels
Stockyards on Tuesday, May 6th.
often poorly developed, usually
with some rotting in evidence.
These plants will look normal for
a while, but soon the leaves will
turn prematurely yellow or
brown. As the crop matures
heads do not fill out well resulting
in decreased yields.
This disease can be retarded by
treating the seed with a fungicide
according to Mr. Lynch. This
allows the seed to become
established disease free. How-
ever, the plant can still becoine
infected by disease organism in
the soil after being established. If
a systemic fungicide is applied
the fungicide is taken up by the
plant and this will protect the
seedling from soil-borne sources,
but damage is unlikely to be
severe.
produced on the farm. It shows
clearly that everyone has some
sort of income insurance but the
farmer. You may have read in the
news that the Ontario Federation
of Agriculture wants something
done in this regard. We need
some government assistance to
get the ball rolling and the vast
majority of farmers who have
been polled so far, support the
farm income insurance plan.
Simply stated, it says that the
farmer with the help of the
government should build up a
fund in times of high prices and
pay out of it if prices fall below
the cost of production level.
To show the difference between
the way a farmer sells his product
and the way• an urban business-
man does, Mrs. Joan Stadelman
of Blyth sent me the following:
"A farmer bought a new car after
spending a lot of time 'pricing
them. By coincidence, a few days
later, the dealer who sold the car
appeared at his farm gate and
wanted to buy a cow for his hobby
farm. The farmer quickly wrote
out the following and handed it to
the dealer: Basic cow $200.
Two-tone exterior $45, Extra
stomach $75. Produce storage
compartment $60. Dispensing
devices (4 at $10 each) $40.
Genuine cowhide upholstery
$125. Automatic fly swatter $35.
Dual horns $15. Plus tax and
delivery $595. Total charge
$1190."
Imagine the options On my sow
with 16 spigots and a built-in
vacuum cleaner. This really
opens up some hitherto
unthought of possibilities.
Research information has
shown a 20 to 50 per cent increase
in seedling emergence with seeds
treated with recommended fungi-
cides over untreated seed accord-
ing to P. J. Lynch, Soils and
Crops Specialist for Perth and
Huron Counties. Proper seed
treatment not only results in
increased emergence, but pro-
tects the young plants from the
diseage commonly known as
barley brown rot. This disease is
common in both Perth and Huron
Counties and is probably the main
reason for yield reductions in
barley fields he said.
The disease starts by irregular
emergence of planted seed. The
seed sometimes germinates, but
fails to emerge. Root systems of
the plants that do come up are
wow...as
Treatment helps
seed emergence
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