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Blyth 523-4241 Elevator 1 tqL ,Eatt....of Blyth off COUnty Rd 25 523-9624 A . 12 - THE BRUSSELS POST SEPTEMBER 6 1978 OFA members ppposed. to quotas provincial treasurer, one farmer noted, to which Mr. Vos added: "Now we have Frank Miller-he'll close us down!" Other business discussed at the meeting included the upcoming OFA convention in -Hamilton and a possible rise in federation fees. A regional meeting will be held at Brucefield next Thursday to choose dele- gates to the _convention, it was reported. Each township federation is invited to nominate several delegates and then four Will be elected from each region. The Northwest Huron region includ.es•rthe townships of East and West Wawanosh, Ashfield and Colborne. The convention will be held Nov. 27-29. The market at Brtissels Stockyard's on Friday was active on choice steers and heifers with rough or over-fat cattle being discounted. All weights of pigs sold at steady prices. There were 859 cattle and 2046 pigs on offer. CHOICE STEERS-63.00 to 65.00 with sales to 65.50, , GOOD STEER--460.00, 'to 63.00. A STEER consigned by John M. Perrie of Brussels weigh- ing 1360 lbs. sold for 65.50 with his fancy package of 14 steers averaging 1252 lbs. selling for 64.80. • TWELVE steers ,consigned by Howard Martin of Brus- sels averaging 1165 lbs.'sold for, 65.20 'with his 31 steers averaging 1146 lbs. selling for the overall price of 64.40. SI XTEEN STEERS con- signed by Robert. Kreller of Fordwich averaging 1122 lbs. sold for 64,90 with his 50 steers averaging 1135 lbs... selling for the overall price 'of 64.65, EIGHT STEERS consigned I by Maple Emblem Farms of I Dungannon averagingr1250 lbs. sold for 64.60, ' SIXTEEN STEERS con; Signed by Jim Bowman of ' Brussels averaging 1114 lbs. • sold for 64.75. TWO STEERS consigned by G & R Feedlot of BrusSels averaging 1065 lbs. sold for 65,10 with their lot of 8 steers averagiri 1030 lbs. selling for 64,15i "You sure can get a lot of different opinions on one subject," Doug Walker noted of the suFvey. As an examplel he said, he had received many different, views on whether the Line Fences Act should stay the same or be changed and, if so, how. His own opinion is that the ,act should be changed to require, that a farmer keep his own cattle in and not be responsible for keeping someone else's out, he said. "If I've got a dog I don't ask my neighbour to buy half the leash;" Adrian Vos agreed. At the present time the act provides that each neighbor is responsible for maintain- ing half of a common line, fence. EIGHT STEERS . consigned by Earl Sherwood of R.R. 5, Goderich, averaging 1194 lbs. sold for 64.50 with' his 41 steers averaging 1133 lbs. selling for an overall price of 63.75 CHOICE HEIFERS-58.00 to 61.00 with sales' to 62.00. GOOD HEIFERS-56.00 to 58.00. A HEIFER consigned by George Wheeler of Brussels weighing 1030 lbs. sold for 62.00 with his lot of 11 heifers averaging 979 lbs. selling for 59.80 A HEIFER consigned by Bill. Boyd of Gorrie weighing 980 lbs. sold for 61.50, TEN HEIFERS consigned by Schultz Bros. of Blyth aver- aging 917 lbs. sold for '61.40 NINE HEIFERS consigned by Jack Wheeler & Son of Brussels averaging 1005 lbs. sold for 61.10 with their 56 heifers averaging 901 lbs. selling for an overall price of 59.35 East Wawanosh is still looking for nominees, since, of those at the meeting, only Mr. Chandler thought he would be able to attend the convention. Mr. Elliott reported he attended the convention last year and • it's a "very good convention". "I had a little reservation before I went but have no reservations now," he said. He added that the dele- gates generally conduct themselves better than most members of parliament. "The farmer thinks first of what's good. for 'the farmer while the MP thinks first of the party and only second of what's good for the country,' Mr. Vos claimed. Mr. Crawford pointed out this annual gathering is a "working convention" at which the OFA policies for FIFTEEN HEWERS con- signed by Elonard Bauman of Wallenstein averaging 938 lbs. sold for 60.35 . A HEIFER consigned by Jan Visscher of Wallenstein weighing 870 lbs. sold, for 60:25 with his lot of 14 fancy light heifers averaging 838 lbs.. selling for 58.80 CHOICE COWS-43.00 to 45.00 with- sales to 46.75. GOOD COWS-41.00 to 43.00 • CANNERS 'St CUTTERS- 37.00 to 40.00. 30 to 40-1b. pigs traded to a high of 42.25 40 to 50-lb. pigs to a high of 46.00,. 50 to 60-lb. pigs to a high of 53.50 60 to 70-lb. pigs to a high of 57.00. Brussels Stockyards will hold their first Fall Stocker & Feeder Sale on Sept. 19th. the coming year are set:"It'S the most democratic con- vention I've ever seen," he said, adding that the theme fur this year is 'Commitment! Mr. Gunby declared he feels the convention provides the best education on what the OFA is all about and he wishes everyone in the county could attend. It would certainly reduce the prob- lerris in selling memberships in the organization, he said. OFA fee may increase He also brought up the question of a, possible increase in the OFA mem- bership fee next year. Unless there is a massive rise in membership the fee wilihave to go up, he predicted, adding his own opinion is that it might rise $10 to $15. The fee is now $35 and hasn't been raised since about 1974. Most of ' those at the meeting felt a $10 rise in the fee would not be unreason- able, though Bob Taylor suggested it might be better in the future to increase fees by a small amount each year" instead of all in one jump. Mr. Vos disagreed, saying people get tired of seeing an increase every year. In other business, the township federation is look- ing for volunteers to help erect the OFA display at the International Plowing' Match the•Monday Morning preced- ing the - match. East • Wawanosh has been desig- nated 'to put up the display and Morris will take it down, Mr. Elliott said. He also reported the federation plans to serve milk, instead of coffee at its display this year and asked for suggestions for the float. Instead of the slogan . `Farmers working for farm- The Goderich Band enter- tamed residents on the front lawn at Huronview on Tuesday night. At the Blind Party on Wednesday Myrtle Parker on the piano and Jim Ruddick on the accordion entertained residents while Jennie McGratten and Myrtle Parker recited poetry. Birth- day greetings were extended to Jennie MGratten on 98th year. ere put `Fartneis working for consumers', Mr. Crawford suggested.Hc..., also suggested room might be found on the float for a plum tree.(Beryl Plumptre heads a consumer advocate organ- ization in Toronto.) Bobby and Marjorie Cavanagh of Keswick enter- tained the residents- with Gospel numbers on Friday afternoon. On Sunday, Day care people and three residents went to the Blue Jay game in Toronto, while 5 others went to the Exhibition. Back home, the residents of Huronview were entertained by the Brussels Band. Toronto and another to OFA president Peter Hannam. The personal contact of get- ting. out and talking to farmers is also good, he Not too many farmers in E..'VVavyanosh lived up to then promises at, a meeting of the township federation of agri. culture Monday ,night. Only about 10 showed up for the meeting held at east Wawa. nosh. Public School and most of them were directors. Federation president, Walter Elliott, noted he had originally planned to hold just a directors meeting, but on the basis of replies, to a :survey earlier this year and pest expressed to him, he tlecided to have an open informational meeting instead. In the survey carried out by the township feder- ation, 39 farmers said they would attend its meetings. At the meeting Peter Chandler read the results of the survey, which had also questioned farmers on their opinions regarding work carried out by the county and provinCial agricultural feder- ations and on quotas for commodities. Most had approved the job being done by -the federation but had opposed quotas, with the exception of dairy farmers, who were generally in favor of the quota system. Ontario Federation of agri- culture (OFA) fieldworker, Bill Crawford, who also attended, the meeting, congratulated the township on its survey. Such surveys are an excellent way of finding out grass-roots opinion, he said, noting •one copy of the results went to OFA property tax reviewed Mr. Gur'by also reported the HuronFzderation of Agri- culture resolution on the OFA's property tax proposal was forwarded to. Toronto and accepted by the OFA. The resolution asked that the OFA stand on tax reform be reviewed. The provincial federation felt that the government's backing off from the question of property tax reform gave some breathing space and a committee is now working on such a review, he said, adding' he's not sure ,what new proposals might come forward. . • Darcy McKeough, who spearheaded the drive for property tax reform in added. - Ontario, is no longer Brussels Stockyard Market active Goderich band entertain here