The Brussels Post, 1977-03-23, Page 12Lions roll in the snow as happy
as polar bears - and there isn't a
chilblain in sight, at the African
Lion Safari and Game Farm at
Rockton, Ont.
Open year-round, except for
Christmas Day, this 500-acre,
drive-through wildlife park lies 10
miles west of Hamilton. While the
animals roam free in a natural
setting, visitors must keep their
,car windows closed.
Although their native habitat is
the tropics, lions thrive in the
southern Ontario climate, quickly
growing a much thicker coat as
they adapt readily to the
Canadian winter environment.
The animals are even more
active during the winter than in
summer, romping and wrestling
as they provide a frisky snow-timer.
show.
The Farm contains more than
1,000 exotic animals and birds of
some 80 different species.
Besides reserves with free-
ranging prides of lions, others
contain cheetahs, the world's
fastest land animal; hyenas, rare
white • rhino; a herd of eland,
largest antelope in the world;
black bears ;and timber wolves;
monkeys by the hundreds who
enjoy clambering on vehicles,
Stockyard
market is
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Get the exact nitrogen, phosphate, potash formula that
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Save the cost of labour and
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Aqua, anhydrous or dry, your CO-OP
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Every year, your
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growing
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UNItED CO-OPERATIVES OF ONTARIO
FINANCING
AVAILABLE
THROUGH..
WEEKLY SALE
BRUSSELS STOCKYARDS LTD.
EVERY FRIDAY
Noon.
for quick, reference in the ha in
or office.
The metric hang up cards ari
available free at the Hut%
Expositor and the Brussels Post
Brussels, Ont.
active
1 he market at Brussels
Stockyards on Friday was active
with all classes of livestock selling
higher. There were 843 cattle and
1040 pigs on offer.
Choice Steers - 42.00 to 44.00
with sales to 44.10.
Good Steers - 40.00 to 42.00.
Three steers consigned by
Howard Martin of Brussels
averaging 1260 lbs. sold for 44.10
with his 10 steers averaging 1223
lbs. selling for 43.65.
Twenty-five steers consigned
by J & M Ranch of Brussels
averaging 1193 lbs. sold for
43.10.
Nine steers consigned by
George Adams' of Wroxeter
averaging 1087 -lbs. sold for
43.20.
Twelve steers consigned by
Maple Emblem Farms of
Dungannon averaging 1229 lbs.
sold for 43.00.
Ten steers consigned by Henry
Farms of Blyth averaging 1128
lbs. sold for 43.10 with their 45
steers averaging 1076 lbs. selling
for 42.70.
Four Crossbred
-Hereford steers consigned by
Jim Hallahan of Blyth averaging
1360 lbs. sold for 42.80.
Choice Heifers - 38.00 to 39.00
with sales to 39.90.
Good Heifers- 36.00 to 38.00.
Six Heifers consigned by Bill
Shortreed of Walton averaging
1083 lbs. sold for 39.90.
A heifer consigned by Bill
Pearson ,of Ethel weighing 1010
lbs. sold for 39.75.
A heifer consigned by Antone
Paschier of Blyth weighing 1100
lbs. sold for 39.50.
Five heifers consigned by
MervinHayter of Varna averaging
846 lbs. sold for 38.00,
Two heifers consigned by Jim
Cooper of Brussels averaging 985
lbs. sold for 38.00:
Choice Cows - 28.00 to 30,011
Good Cows 26.00 to 28.00..
Bulls traded to a high of 33.75,
30 to 40-1b.s pigs traded to a
high of 39.00.
40 to 50-lb. pigs to ahigb of
45,75.
50 to -60-lb. pigs to a high of
53.00,
60 to 70-lb. pigs to ahigh of
59.00.
12— THE BRUSSELS POST, MARCH 23, 1977
Tropical animals
here in Ontario
treating them like jungle gyms;
plus a North American reserve
with herds of buffalo, deer and
elk.
Also included in the year-round
attraction is a ride on the water
safari, where visitors can feed the
seals and observe a variety of
priinates, such as chimpanzees,
who inhabit the islands.
The Pets' Corner, a favorite
-with the small fry, provides the
chance to feed and observe
wallabies, penguins, llamas,
donkeys, sheep, goats and deer.
For further information,
contact African Lion Safari,
Rockton, Ontario, Canada LOR
1XO, or telephone (519) 623-2620.
Are you bewildered by the
metric system? Join, the club,
The Canadian Metric
Commission, in an effort to help
thousands of Canadians learn and
use the, metric system, has
printed a series of "hang me up"
cards which give clear descrip-
tions of metric measures of
length, temperature, area,
volume, liquid volume, snowfall,
and mass.
A Canadian dime is about lmm
thick and the widest part of your
little fingernail is about • 1 cm
wide, the 'length card explains.
The head of a pin has a volume
of a little less than a cubic
millimeter and the top of each
Free !
Metric easy with cord!
button 'on a touch tone phone
measures about one quarter
centimetre, other cards show.
The cards are colourful, easy to
understand and would be handy
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