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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1986-11-19, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1986. Jim Fenton of RR 1, Belgrave, whispers encouragement into the ear of his 4-H dairy calf, before leaving to show at the prestigious Hays Classic4-H competition at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. Jim, who is a member of the Hallrice Dairy Club, was one of six Huron County 4-H members who exhibited their project animals in the competition against the best calves from across Canada. The Holstein calf is owned by Ken and Shirley Ramsey of RR 3, Bly th, and is on loan to Jim as his project calf. Choice cattle prices top $90 at Brussels The market at Brussels Stock- yards traded actively at higher prices on all classes of cattle with fancy cattle selling to an extreme premium. Feederpigs sold steady. There were 1495 cattle and 410 pigs on offer. Choice steers soldfrom $89 to $94 with sales to $100.25. Good steers were $85 to $89. A fancy steer consigned by Bruce Bros, of RR 1, Belgrave weighing 1270lbs. sold for $100.25 with their lot of 13 steers averaging 1334 lbs. selling for an overall price of $90.39. Six steers consigned by Ed Michiels of RR 1, Sebringville averaging 1173 lbs. sold for $99 with his offering of 25 steers averaging 1201 lbs. selling for an overall price of $93.24 and 22 steers consigned by Karel Michiels aver aging 1227 lbs. sold for an overall price of $92.23 with sales to $93.50. Soil and Crop banquet coming up Nov. 27 to BY BRIAN HALL FARM MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST FOR HURON COUNTY If crop farming is compared baseball, then November is the bottom of the ninth inning of the seventh game. Very soon there will be no guessing about what effects different production factors had on yields - the proof is in the bin. Your local Soil and Crop Im provement Association has been keeping score of the players, treatments, and what really affect ed yields. The line-up includes corn hybrid, soybean, wheat and canola variety trials, fertility, plant population and seeding and har vest method comparisons. Before we head into next year’s competition and the World Series, we should review what happend this year and pick out the real winners. The Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association has or ganized its annual production meeting for Thursday, November 27, 6:30 p.m. at the Stanley Township Complex. Tickets are available through your local soil and crop director or the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food office in Clinton. Some key players and pinch hitters will be at the meeting to review this year’s cropping trials and plan for 1987. The players include John Heard, Soil and Crop Specialist for Huron-Perth; Bob Forrest, Agronomist, Centralia College and Robert Traut, Soil Conservation Advisor. One pinch-hitter this year is Rick Upfold, Crop Extension Co-ordina tor, University of Guelph. Eight steers consigned by Lome Forster of RR 1, Lucknow averag ing 1204 lbs. sold for an overall price of $92.70 with a sale to $99.25. Twenty-nine steers con signed by GrantCollins of RR 1, Kincardine averaging 1213 lbs. sold for an overall price of $91.15 with sales to $92.50. A fancy steer consigned by Frank Dolmage of RR 1, Seaforth weighing 1180 lbs. sold for $94 and his 980 lbs. heifer sold for $92. Eighteen steers consigned by George Adams of RR 2, Wroxeter averaging 1122 lbs. sold for an overall price of $90.48 with a sale to $93.25. One Hundred and forty-eight steers consigned by Gerald Ball of RR 1, Embro averaging 1083 lbs. sold for an overall price of $90.30 witha sale to $95.25. Twenty-eight steers consignedby Maple Em blem Farms of Dungannon averag ing 1192 lbs. sold for an overall price of $90.18 with a sale to $98.25. Ten steers consigned by Vic VanAlstine of RR 1, Dundalk averaging 1223 lbs. sold for an overall price of $90.06 with sales to $92.60. Twenty-four steers con signed by Emerson Mitchell of RR 3, Walton averaging 1206 lbs. sold for an overall price of $90.03 with a sale to $93.50. Ten fancy black steers consign ed by Ron Funston of RR 4, Ripley averaging 1117 lbs. sold for an overallpriceof$90.03. Twenty- five heavy steers consigned by George Underwood Farms ofRR 1, Wingham averaging 1336 lbs. sold for an overall price of $89.80 with sales to $93. Twenty-seven steers consigned by Mac Willits of RR 1, Wingham averaging 1127 lbs. sold for an overall price of $89.60. Eight steers consigned by Stewart Knechtel of RR 2, Gadshiil averaging 1121 lbs. sold for an overall price of $89.61 with a sale to $91.75 and his son, Murray’s steer weighing 1050 lbs. sold for $91. Twenty-eight steers consigned by Glen Johnston of RR 2, Bluevale averaging 1108 lbs. sold for an overall price of $89.11 with a sale to $95. Choice exotic heifers sold from $88 to $93. Choice white-faced heifers were $94 to $88. Good heifers were $80 to $84._______ Forty-one heifers consigned by Brad Galbraith of RR 1, Belgrave averaging 1033 lbs. sold for an overall price of $91.37 with the top heifer weighing 1160 lbs. selling for $98.75. A fancy heifer consign ed by Sheila Verbeck of RR 2, Bluevale weighing 1050 lbs. sold for $94.75. Ten heifers consigned by George Blake of RR 2, Brussels averaging 1101 lbs. sold for an overall priceof$90.28with a sale to $94.25. Six heifers consigned by Brian McBurneyof RR 1, Wing- ham averaging 10181bs. sold for an overall price of $89.92. Seventeen heifers consigned by Earl Fitch of RR 1, Wroxeter averaging 1103 lbs. sold for an overall price of $89.41. Three heifers consigned by Gordon Dougherty of RR 3, Goderich averaging 1047 lbs. sold for an overall price of $88.84. Nine heavy heifers consigned by Dave Eadie of RR 5, Lucknow averaging 1294 lbs. sold for an overall price of $88.38 with a sale to $97.75 and his seven heavy steers averaging 1407 lbs. sold for an overall price of $90.63. Four heifers consigned by Glen Sellers of RR 2, Bluevale averaging 1112 lbs. sold for an overall price of $88.10. Eight heifers consigned by Tom Wylie of RR 4, Durham averaging 1016 lbs. sold for an overall price of $87.70. Thirty- three heifersconsignedby Ross Fitch of RR 1, Wroxeter averaging 1067lbs. sold for an overall price of $87.20. Seven heifers consigned by Lome Weber of RR 1, Neustadt averaging 1104 lbs. sold for an overall price of $86.98 with a sale to $89.25. Fourteen mixed heifers consigned by Ray Hundt of RR 4, Hanover averaging 913 lbs. sold for an overall price of $86.66 with a sale to $92. Choice cows sold from $51 to $55 with sales to $66.25. Good cows were $48 to $51. Canners and cutters were $44 to $48. Thirty to 40-lb. pigs traded to a high of $1.54 per lb.; 40to50-lb. pigs to a high of $1.43; 50 to 60-lb. pigs to a high of $1.31; 60 to 70-lb. pigs to a high of $1.29; 70 to 80-lb. pigs to ahigh of $1.05 per lb. Women's Institute discusses Free Trade at Guelph How Farm and Rural families would be affected by Free Trade was the topic of a very successful seminar to a capacity crowd, organized by Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario, at Guelph recently. The keynote speaker, farm economist Dr. Larry Martin, from the University of Guelph, stated that some Canadian agricultural sectors would gain such as live stock and meat producers however producers such as dairy and poultry would lose. However as an immigrant from the USA Dr. Martin rejects importing the nega tive aspects of American culture. All the results from this seminar will be sent to the Federal Government as the feelings of the rural and farm women of Ontario on Free Trade. 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