HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-10-15, Page 16THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1986. PAGE 17.
Paul Klopp [left] the new president of the Huron County Federation of
Agriculture pins the past president’s pins on Doug Gamiss, RR 4,
Wingham who retired as president of the Federation at the annual
meeting held in Brussels Thursday night.
Cattle prices higher at
Brussels Stockyards, Friday
Farmers must get
involved, Klopp says
Farmers must get involved in
convincing other interest groups it
is in their interest to preserve the
family farm, Paul Klopp, newly-
elected president of the Huron
County Federation of Agriculture
told the annual meeting of the
group in Brussels, Thursday night.
Mr. Klopp, of RR 3, Zurich,
succeeded Doug Garniss, RR 4,
Wingham by acclamation at the
meeting. Twofether nominees
declined to let their names stand.
Mr. Klopp argued that the
Federation should solicit the aid of
churches and other groups to
convince people that when farmers
needs are fulfilled, their needs will
also be fulfilled. Then, he said,
farmers should get them to go and
“bend the ears’’ of their politi
cians. He said farmers facing
today’s crisis in agriculture should
learn lessons from the history of
farmers in the 1900’s and 1930’s
when farmers became politically
active and started parties one of
which even formed the govern
ment in Ontario. Many consumers
do care, he said.
Brenda McIntosh, RR 4, Sea
forth was named vice-president.
She said it was more important
than ever for farmers and farm
organizations to stand together. In
a veiled reference to the upcoming
battle over leadership of the
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
between current president Harry
Pelissero and vice-president
Brigid Pyke, she said it was not a
time to discuss the interior affairs
of the organization in the press but
to try to explain to people through
the press, the situation on the
farm.
A survey conducted in Stanley
township, she said, showed half
the Federation members worked
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off the form and rented their land.
Chris Palmer, RR 5, Wingham,
the new second vice-president (by
acclamation) said he can’t see how
farmers can individually survive
the current crisis. “We have to
work together. We have to lobby ”.
He said he had spent nine years
fighting with the organization and
it has been an uphill battle with still
a long way to go. Federation
members must convert people who
think they can survive on their own.
“It’s a big job and it’s going to take
us all to succeed,” he said.
Elected as directors at large
were Murray Crawford, RR 3,
Brussels; Donald Dow, RR 3,
Wingham; John Van Beers, RR 1,
Bly th and Bruce Whitmore, RR 4,
Walton. Two directors at large
positions were left open because
none of the numerous other
nominees would agree to stand for
office.
The market at Brussels Stock-
yards traded on a good demand at
50 cents to $1.00 per cwt. higher.
Cows and pigs sold steady. There
were 1051 cattleand642 pigs on
offer.
Choice steers sold from $82 to
$86 with sales to $87.50 per
hundredweight. Good steers were
$79to$82. Asteerconsignedby
Howard Martin of RR 3, Brussels
weighing 1070 lbs. sold for $87.50
with his offering of 33 steers
averaging 1068 lbs. selling for an
overall price of $83.42. Twelve
steers consigned by Grant Collins
of RR 1, Kincardine averaging
1180 lbs. sold for an overall price of
$84.12 with a sale to $85.50.
Forty-two steers consigned by
Maple Emblem Farms of Dungan
non averaging 1252 lbs. sold for an
overall price of $83.72 with sales to
$85. Twelve steers consigned by
Ralph and Roger Morrison of RR 1,
Lucknow averaging 1230 lbs. sold
for $84.80 with their offering of 27
steers averaging 1176 lbs. selling
for an overall price of $83.57.
Twenty-two steers consigned by
Maryborough Poultry Farms of RR
2, Moorefield averaging 1097 lbs.
sold for an overall price of $83.32
with sales to $85.50. Twenty-six
steers consigned by Murray Mc-
Kague of RR 2, Wingham averag
ing 1182 lbs. sold for an overall
price of $83.32 with a sale to
$86.50. Fifteen steers consigned
by Jim Poortinga of RR 1,
Woodham averaging 1188 lbs. sold
for an overall price of $82.84 with a
sale to $83.75. Four steers consign
ed by Willard Cressman of RR 3,
Hanover averaging 1148 lbs. sold
for an overall price of $82.17 with a
sale of $84.
Eleven steers consigned by
Doug Wagg of RR 5, Mitchell
averaging 1275 lbs. sold for an
overall price of $82.08 with a sale at
$84. Thirty-two steers consigned
by Karel Michiels of RR 1,
Sebringville averaging 1188 lbs.
sold for an overall price of $83.76
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with a sale to $86.50. Forty-five
steers consigned by Wally Wolf
gram of RR 3, Stratford averaging
1124 lbs. sold for an overall price of
$81.90 with a sale to $84.75. One
hundred and five steers consigned
by Gerald Ball of RR 1, Embro
averaging 1100 lbs. sold for an
overall price of $81.62 with sale to
$83.35.
Choice exotic heifers sold $80 to
$84 with sales to $86.75. Choice
white-faced heifers were $78 to
$81.
A heifer consigned by George
Blake of RR 2, Brussels weighing
1060 lbs. sold for $86.50 with his
offeringof33 heifers averaging
1127 lbs. selling for an overall price
of $83.42. Seven heifers consigned
by Murray Fischer of RR 3,
Brussels averaging 1124 lbs. sold
for $84 with his lot of 16 heifers
averaging 1166 lbs. selling for an
overall priceof$83.39. Twenty-one
heifers consigned by Harold and
Gary Bell of RR 1, Wroxeter
averaging 1084 lbs. sold for an
overall price of $82.46 with a heifer
weighing 1170 lbs. topping the
market at $86.75.
Five heifers consigned by Carl
Dinsmore of RR 1, Gorrie averag
ing 10461bs. sold for an overall
price of $82.04 with a sale to
$83.50. Ten heifers consigned by
What's a zoonoses?
BY BILL BRAGG
Members of Huron County
Council were baffled last week
when they were asked to approve
the attendance of two board of
health officials at a seminar on
zoonoses.
Elephants with runny trunks?
Anteaters allergic to ants?
None of these as it turned out.
Turnberry Township Reeve
Brian W. McBurney, board of
health chairman, admitted that he
had no idea what zoonoses was.
Leonard Fischer of RR 5, Mildmay
averaging 1016 lbs. sold for an
overall price of $80.87 with sales to
$82.10. Six heifers consigned by
Groenberg Farms of RR 2, Luck
now averaging 1063 lbs. sold for an
overall price of $81.86 with sales to
$83 and their steer weighing 1060
lbs. sold for $84.25.
Fourteen mixed heifers consign
ed by Larry Smuck of RR 1,
Wingham averaging 1003 lbs. sold
for an overall price of $80.09 with
sales to $83.50. Thirteen white
faced heifers consigned by Bruce
Corrigan of RR 1, Bluevale averag
ing 948 lbs. sold for an overall price
of $78.97 with a sale at $82.75.
Choice cows were $50to $54 with
a sale to $55. Good cows were $46 to
$50. Canners and cutters were $42
to $46. Heavy bulls traded to a high
of $70. Light bulls traded to a high
of $71.25.
Pigs under 30 lbs. traded to a
high of $1.23 per lb.; 30 to 40
lb. pigs to a high of $1.15 per lb.; 40
to 50-lb. pigs to a high of $1.06; 50
to60-lb. .pigs to a high of $1.04; 60
to 70-lb. pigs to a high of .99; 70 to
80-lb. pigs to a high of .88 per lb.
Brussels Stockyards will be
holding a Special Stocker & Feeder
Sale on Tues., Oct. 21 at 1:30 p.m.
To consign cattie to this sale,
Phone 887-6461.
“Butlthinkifyouhadityou’d be
in bad trouble,” he said.
Warden Leona Armstrong came
to the rescue. Reading from a
dictionary, she said that zoonoses
was a disease in animals such as
tuberculosis, rabies or parrot fever
that can be transmitted to human
beings.
The Seminar on zoonoses in
Ontario will be held Nov. 14 at the
University of Guelph.
BY JANICE HEISE
Meeting 3 for Bluevale got under
way at Sheila Verbeek’s with the 1
4-H pledge and roll call started by
Dawn Marie Becker.
The girls hands then “deftly”
prepared a Cheese Souffle which
was put in the oven while they
discussed their lesson. Some
“cheesy tips’’ were found tobe
very interesting. Did you know yak
and reindeer provide milk for
certain cheese types? By this time
the souffle had risen perfectly and
the girls quietly made some
Baguette au Fromage to accom
pany it. The souffle didn’t even fall
and both recipes were a great, hot
and cheesy way to prepare to
venture into the crisp, autumn
evening.
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