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12 THE BRUSSELS. POSTi ,4ANUARY 1976
Study to reduce
farm energy use
A study now underway may
reduce energy requirements for
poultry and swine housing and for
the storage of foods, vegetables,
grain and liquid manure on
Ontario farms.
Professor F. H. Theakston of
the University of Guelph's School
of Engineering is heading the
$10,000 project, funded by the
Ontario Ministry of Energy and
the Ministry of Agriculture and
Food as part of Ontario's Energy
Management Program.
The focus of the study will be to
determine if present systems can
be improved to allow better
utilization 'of energy in swine and
poultry buildings which tend to be
energy-intensive operations.
"Efficiency in the use of energy
is a major concern in the
agriculture field and there are
many systems of ventilation and
heatingq use on Ontario farms
which require an evaluation of
energy consumption in terms of
production," Professor
Theakston said.
Farms across 'the province will
be visited to determine the
adequacy and efficiency of
existing setups while laboratory
Brussels Stoc
The • market at Brussels
Stockyards Friday traded steady
to the Week's decline. Cows sold
higher..
Choice Steers - 46.00 to 47.00 to
47.20;.
Good Steers - 44.00 to
46.00.
Nine Steers consigned 'by
Elmer Ballagh of Wroxeter
averaging 1199 lbs. sold for
47.20.
Ten steers consigned by Gerald.
Ball of Embro averaging 1074 lbs.
sold for 47.00 With his offering of
44 steers averaging 1020 lbs.
selling for 46.55.
Ten steers consigned by John
Ferguson of R.R.2, Clifford
averaging 1028 lbs: sold for
46.35.
Choice•Heifers - 38.00 to 39.00
with sales to 39.40
Good Heifers - 36.00 to 38.00.
Ten heifers consigned by
Gerald Ball of Embro averaging
877 lbs. sold for 39.40 with his
offering of 37 heifers averaging
899 lbs. selling for 39.30.
studies will be conducted to
compare the actual with the rated
performance of ventilation fans.
Based on the results of the
investigation, Professor
Theakston expects to produce
guidelines' for farm operators on
optimum ventilation and heating
systems. The results will also
form the basis of suggestions to
operators on how to upgrade
existing facilities at minimum
capital cost. The report is
expected to be completed in
April, 1976.
_ The energy study on farm
buildings and ventilation systems
is one of several energy reserach
projects being conducted by the
Ministries of Agriculture and
Food and Energy under the
Energy Management Program.
The basic objective of the EMP
is to assist all sectors of Ontario's
economy in implementing better
energy management techniques
and to moderate, by one-third,
the increasing rate of growth in
energy consumption.By 1980,
EMP officials are looking for a $1
billion reduction per year in total
energy expenditure in all sectors
of the province's economy.
kyard Report
Thirteen heifers consigned by
Carl Fitch & Sons of Wroxetcr
averaging 823 lbs. sold for 39.20.
' Seventeen heifers consigned by
George Wheeler of Brussels
averaging 925 lbs. sold for 39.00.
Two heifers • consigned by
Su mmerland Farms of R.R.4,
Brussels averaging 1055 lbs. sold
for 38.20. •
Three heifers consigned by
Neil Rintoul of R.R.2, Lucknow
averaging 860 lbs, sold for 38.90.
A heifer consigned by Allan
Whytock of R.R.2, Teeswater
weighing 1.120 lbs. sold for 38.00.
Choice Cows - 25 to 27.00 with
sales to 29.75. .
Good Cows - 23.00 to 25.00.
Bulls.traded to a high of 28.25.
Twenty-three feeder steers
consigned by • Merlin Lichti of
R.R.2, Wellesley averaging 815
lbs. sold for 42.80.
Pigs traded at steady prices. 30
to 40-1b. pigs sold to a high of
47.25; 4o to 50 lb. traded to a high
of 60.50; 5o to 60 lb. traded to
a high of 68.00. .