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
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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
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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.
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