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The Citizen, 1986-12-03, Page 22PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1986.u Watch for manure problems Top price $100 at Brussels Friday The market at Brussels Stock- yards traded actively at higher priceson all classes of finished cattle. Cows and pigs sold steady. Feeder cattle and calves met at strong demand at higher prices. There were 1265 cattle and 757 pigs on offer. Choice steers sold from $89 to $94 with sales to $100 per cwt. Good steers were $85 to $89. Twenty-two steers consigned by Ed Michiels of RR 1. Sebringville averaging 1193 lbs. sold for an overall price of $94.85 with a sale at $100. Twenty-six steers consigned by David Hodgins of RR 8. Parkhill averaging 1307 lbs. sold for an overall price of $93.72 with a sale at $98.25. Twenty-seven steers con­ signed by George Underwood FarmsofRr 1. Winghamaveraging 1261 lbs. sold for an overall price of $93.03 with sales to $94.50. Twenty-eight steers consigned by Maple Emblem Farms of Dungan­ non averaging 1220 lbs. sold for an overall price of $92.81 with a sale to $95. Seven steers consigned by Ger­ ald Smith of RR 2, Mildmay averaging 1154 lbs. sold for an overall price of $91.94 with sales to $93. Fourteen steers consigned by Robert Alexander of Ethel averag­ ing 1285 lbs. sold for an overall price of $91.38. Ten steers con­ signed by Victor Valanstine of RR 1, Dundalk averaging 1163 lbs. sold for an overall price of $91.42. Two hundred and ten steers consigned by Gerald Ball of Embro averaging 1060 lbs. sold for an overall price of $90.63 with sales to $92.35. Thirty-five steers consign­ ed by Glen Johnston of RR 2, Bluevale averaging 1147 lbs. sold for an overall price of $91.35 with sales to $95. Five steers consigned by Jake Versteeg of RR 2, Clifford averag­ ing 1186 lbs. sold for an overall price of $90.39 with a heifer in the load weighing 1020 lbs. selling for $92.50. Twenty-two steers con­ signed by Karel Michiels of RR 1, Sebringville averaging 1237 lbs. sold for an overall price of $90.63 with a sale to $94.25. Eleven steers consigned by Doug Wagg of RR 5, Mitchell averaging 1268 lbs. sold for an overall price of $90.10 with a sale to $92.25. Six steers consigned by Ken Johnston of RR 2. Bluevale averaging 1205 lbs. sold for an overall price of $90.15 with a sale at $92.75. Ten steers consigned by Ron Funston of RR 4, Ripley averaging 1133 lbs. sold for an overall price of $89.98 with a sale at $91.50. Choice exotic heifers sold from $88 to $93 with sales to $96.75. Choice white-faced heifers were $85 to $89. A heifer consigned by Murray Mulvey of RR 1, Clifford weighing 1220 lbs. sold for $96.75 with his lot of seven heifers averaging 1025 lbs. selling for an overall price of $89.17. Eight heifers consigned by Fred Marshall of RR 3, Fergus averaging 1057 lbs.sold for $93 with his offering of 36 heifers averaging 1116 lbs. selling for an overall price of $91.04 with a sale at $94.75. Seventeen heifers consign­ ed by Ross Fitch of RR 1, Wroxeter averaging 1088 lbs. sold for an overall price of $91.31. Seventeen heifers consigned by Earl Fitch of RR 1, Wroxeter averaging 1053 lbs. sold for an overall price of $90.91. Four heifers consigned by Doug McPherson of RR 2, Wingham averaging 1100 lbs. sold for $90.40 with a sale at $93. Six heifers consigned by Neil Rintoul of RR 2, Lucknow averaging 1185 lbs. sold for an overall price of $90.39 with sales to $91.75. Six mixed heifers consigned by Gordon Dougherty of RR 3. Goderich averaging 1040 lbs. sold for an overall price of $89.29 with a sale at $93.50. Ten heifers consigned by Kevin Horsborough ofRR2. Mt. Forest averaging 1054 lbs. sold for anoverall price of $88.67 with a sale at $92.50. Twenty-one mixed heifers con­ signed by David Bowles of RR 3. Brussels averaging 997 lbs. sold for an overall price of $88.78 with sales to $94. Fifty-nine mixed heifers consigned by Elwood Fitch of RR 1, Wroxeter averaging 1053 lbs. sold for an overall price of $88.67 with a sale at $92.25. Ten hereford heifers consigned by Doug Jeffray ofRR 1, Wroxeter averaging 948 lbs. sold for $88.30. Eleven hereford heifers con­ signed by Bill Burke of Atwood averaging 1007 lbs. sold for $88.70 with his offering of 34 heifers averaging 986 lbs. selling for an overallpriceof$87.50. Twenty- five heifers consigned by Dan Pearson of Ethel averaging 1109 lbs. sold for an overall price of $90.16 with sales to $92. Choice cows sold from $51 to $54 with sales to $56.50. Good cows were $47 to $51. Canners and cutters were $42 to $47. Heavy bulls sold to a high of $64.25. U nder 30 lb. pigs traded to a high of $1.90 per lb.; 30 to40-lb. pigs to a high of $1.70; 40 to 50-lb. pigs to a high of $1.56; 50 to 60-lb. pigs to a high of $1.38 per lb. BY RON FLEMING AGRICULTURE ENGINEER O.M.A.F. “ If anything can go wrong, it will". A fellow named Murphy made that profound observation. He also noted that ‘‘if everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something' ’. Both statements apply very well to spreading manure, especially li­ quid manure. MVCA general meeting today J. R. Powell, executive director of the Association of Conservation Authorities of Ontario will be the guest speaker at the general meetingof the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority on Wed­ nesday, Dec. 3. Mr. Powell will speak on the interministerial committee cur­ rently reviewing the program responsibilities and funding levels for conservation authorities across the province. Also included on the agenda is a review of projects undertaken by MVCA in 1986. Budget estimates and project proposals for 1987 also will be considered by the conserva­ tion authority members attending the meeting. A film presentation, ‘‘40 Years of Conservation”, is also schedul­ ed. The general meeting gets under- way at 1.30 p.m. at the MVCA’s Administration Centre in Wroxe­ ter. Advertising brings product information to you. We have received several re­ ports of problems involving man­ ure running out of drainage tiles following fall spreading. This is badnewssinceitreallymakesa mess of water quality downstream. It’s also against the law, and several farmers over the years have ended up being charged with polluting watercourses. Sometimes these problems are hard to understand. Farmers who have followed the same spreading practices for years are running into problems. It may be something to dowith the saturation of the soil, or maybe soil structure, or maybe even higher spreading rates than usual. One problem has shown up on more than one occasion and it has formed the basis of the famous ‘‘Fleming’s Law” (appearing here for the first time). ‘‘Pond Over Tiles, Pollution For Miles”. Cat­ chy eh? What I’ve noticed is that any time manure ponds in a field, it usually means the soil is saturated or the spreading rates are too high. Manure will pond in the low area, and this is often over drainage tile. It will almost certainly get into the tile through some means such as cracks in the soil. If you see manure forming ponds, you probably should stop spreading or spread less per acre. At least, check tile flowattheoutletoratacatch basin. It’s a good idea to check the tile anyway. We’ve seen pollution caused by broken tile and other problems. If the water in the tile is polluted, plug the tile and pump the polluted waterontothe land. You should also notify the Ministry of the Environment because they may be able to give some helpful advice. 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