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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-10-22, Page 19PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1986. Prices higher at Brussels Stockyards Friday The market at Brussels Stock- yards met a broad demand on a heavy supply of cattle at higher prices with buyers being selective on both steers and heifers. Cows sold steady. All weights of pigs traded higher. There were 1371 cattle and 515 pigs on offer. Choicesteers soldfrom$83 to $88 with sales to $92.75. Good steers were $79 to $83. Ten fancy steers consigned by Lome Forster of RR 1, Lucknow averaging 1233 lbs. sold for an overall price of $88.67 with a sale at gma ] Nobody talking time-frame on farm aid With federal Minister of Agri­ culture John Wise telling Huron County farmers on Friday that his government is ready to move in providing disaster relief funding as soon as his provincial counterpart approaches him with a proposal, and provincial Minister of Agriculture Jack Riddell telling the same farmers the week before that it was up to the senior government to make the first move, there is understandable confusion as to when and how much help may be coming from anywhere. “It sounds like a real good ball game (between ministers), and the farmers are the ball, I guess,’’ joked Huron Federation of Agricul­ ture President Paul Klopp, a Zurich-area farmer who heads the six-members disaster relief com­ mittee set up last week to seek financial aid for farmers suffering devastating crop losses in the wake of recent record rainfall. “I guess it will be up to the farmers themselves to figure out the extent of their own damages, to get input from the farm groups, the commodity groups, marketing boards and counties, and put it all together in a package to try to convince Mr. Riddell that his government should invest money in agriculture.” $92.75 and his son, Wayne’s steer weighing 1180 lbs. sold for $86. Eleven steers consigned by J. R. Coultes of Wingham averaging 1205 lbs. sold for an overall price of $87.35 with a sale at $92.25. Two steers consigned by Cliff Campbell of RR 5, Stratford averaging 1080 lbs. sold for an overall price of $89 with his three heifers averaging 960 lbs. selling for an overall price of $84.60. Thirty-two steers consigned by Murray Shiell of RR 3, Wingham averaging 1211 lbs. sold for an He said that as along as the province could be convinced to come up with half the needed funding, he was optimistic that the federal government would provide the remainder, in light of com­ ments made by Mr. Wise on Friday. But he said the farmers would have a tough job to do it on their own, especially now with farm work backed up to the point where growers are working on the land day and night to take advantage of the long-awaited break in the weather. “Nearly 40farmers indicated their willingness to help us out wherever they can, so those guys can expect a phone call any minute now, ’ ’ Mr. Klopp said, referring to the large number of producers present at the first meeting at which the disaster relief committee was formed at the federation of agriculture office in Vanastra. He said the problem will be discussed at the monthly OFA meeting in Toronto this Wednes­ day, and will again be on the agenda for the Huron Federation meeting in Clinton October 23. “ We’ ve got to move on this thing rightaway. Inanothermonth, it may be too late to help a lot of our farmers,” he said. overall price of $86.09 with a sale to $90. Fourteen steers consigned by Alvin Grainger of RR 2, Wroxeter averaging 1266 lbs. sold for an overall price of $84.58 with sales to $86.25. A fancy steer consigned by Jim and Les Stephenson of RR 1, Ethel weighing 1140 lbs. sold for $88.25. Fourteen steers consigned by Maple Emblem Farms of Dungannon, averaging 1257 lbs. sold for an overall price of $84.60 with a sale at $86.50. Twelve heavy steers consigned by Bruce Bros, of RR 1, Belgrave averaging 1339 lbs. sold for an overall price of $83.36 with sales to $84.80. Thirty-six heavy steers consigned by Dave Steeper of RR 8, Parkhill averaging 1319 lbs. sold for an overall price of $84.78 with a sale to $87.75. Nine steers consign­ ed by Bob Blackwell of RR 1, Ripley averaging 1223 lbs. sold for an overall price of $84.27 with his son Bob’s steer weighing 1270 lbs. selling for $85.25. Eleven steers consigned by Grant Collins of RR 1, Kincardine averaging 1188 lbs. sold for an overall price of $83.67 with a sale to $85.50. Fourteen steers consigned by Joe Morken of Lucan averaging 1213 lbs. sold for an overall price of $83.96. Elevensteers consignedby Murray Wagg of RR 5, Mitchell averaging 1225 lbs. sold for an overall price of $83.76. Twelve steers consigned by Keith John­ ston of RR 2, Bluevale averaging 1239 lbs. sold for an overall price of $83.70 with a sale at $88.75.Six steers consigned by Jim McTavish of RR 1, Ripley averaging 1137 lbs. sold for an overall price of $83.87. Twelve hereford steers consigned by Jim Bowman of RR 5, Brussels averaging 1265 lbs. sold for an overall price of $83.03 with a 1400 lbs. steer selling for $84.75. Four fancy steers consigned by Gordon Daer of RR 1, Auburn averaging 1265 lbs. sold for an overall price of $84.28 with his 1490 lb. steer selling for $84. Choice exotic heifers sold from $81 to $85 with sales to $87.75. Choice white-faced heifers were $78 to $82. Seven heifers consigned by Ray McPhail of RR 3, Kerwood averag­ ing 1178 lbs. sold for an overall price of $85.08 with a sale at $87.75 and his lot of five steers averaging 1100 lbs. for an overall price of $85.13 with sales to $87.40. Eight heifers consigned by Brian McBur- ney of RR 1, Wingham averaging 993 lbs. sold for an overall price of $84.72. Thirteen heifers consign­ ed by Doug McPherson of RR 2, Wingham averaging 1081 lbs. sold for an overall price of $84.42 with a sale to $86. Fifty-two heifers consignedby Murray Mulvey of RR 1, Clifford averaging 1037 lbs. sold for an overall price of $82.71 with sales to $85.50. A fancy Charlois heifers con­ signed by Mervin Smith of RR 1, Walton weighing 1170 lbs. sold for $84.75. Twenty-six heifers con­ signed by Wayne King of RR 1, Gorrie averaging 1077 lbs. sold for an overall price of $82.41 with sales to $84.75. Twenty-nine heifers consigned by David Bowles of RR 3, Brussels averaging 1078 lbs. sold for an overall price of $82.30 with sales to $87. Thirty-four mixed heifers consigned by John Thompson of RR 2, Lucknow ^iiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii CallusFREEatl-800-265-3080 THERE IS STILL TIME TO DRAIN YOUR FIELDS THIS YEAR. Consult usonyourtiling requirements PAYS IN INCREASED YIELDS! 1 WALKERTON 1-800-265-3080 I iu DRAINAGE averaging 953 lbs. sold for an overall price of $82. Five heifers consigned by Barry Mulvey of RR 2, Wingham averag­ ing 1056 lbs. sold for an overall price of $81.14 with his son Mike’s heifer weighing 1020 lbs. selling for $80.25. Thirty-five hereford heifers consigned by Chester Hackett of RR 7, Lucknow averag- ing9171bs. sold for an overall price of $80.74 with sales to $82.30. Choice cows sold from $50 to $54 with sales to $56. Good cows were $46 to $50. Canners and cutters were $42 to $46. Pigs under 30 lbs. traded to a high of $1.38perlb.;30to40-lb. pigs to a high of $1.36; 40 to 50-lb. pigs to a high of $1.24; 50 to 60-lb. pigs to a high of $1.10; 60 to 70-lb. pigs to a high of $1.04; 70 to 80-lb. pigs to a high of .98 per lb. Rodents can eat away your farm's profits Twin County Elevators Division of Parrish & Heimbecker BYANDYSANDE PORK ADVISOR Rats and mice cost money, plain and simple. Most people don’t conciously sit down and think about it, though. It’s sort of like the dripping hot water tap that wastes electricity. To put it in perspective, one rat eats 28 gm. of food per day. day. That adds up to over 20 lbs. per year. In addition, they will contaminate up to 200 lbs. of feed with urine or feces. One hundred rats will consume or contaminate 20,000 lbs. of feed per year. I think that’s economically significant. There are other reasons for controlling rodents as well, such as physical destruction of building materials and insulation, or the possibility of spreading diseases from barn to barn. Fall is the time of year to get your rodent control program organized since rats and mice will be moving indoors as the cold weather approaches. A good way to start would be by making it as difficult as possible to rodents to gain entry to your barn. Areas to concentrate on would be broken windows, poorly fitting doors, feed augers, air inlets, etc. Assistance from the government is available through the Ontario Pork Industry Improvement Plan for pork producers to hire a professional pest controller to control rodents on the farm for a period of one year. Producers should seriously consider taking advantageofthis opportunity if significant rodent problems are evident. The type of program involved would generally consist of about a one week eradication phase followedby a monthly mainten­ ance visit. The cost of this type of program could vary from approxi­ mately $350 per year on up, depending on the size of the job. These people have been briefed on the expected sanitation practices involved ifthey go from one hog farm to the next and are fully aware of the risks involved. A list of professional pest controllers working in your area is available at the Clinton Agricul- ural Office. Keep in mind that the only rat that is “doing no harm” is a dead rat. have added more storage space and are ready to receive -Corn -Soyabeans Commodity Contracts £ 11 i y If R.R. 3, Brussels 356-2292 After hours 356-2354 —t