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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1990-03-21, Page 45Cow talk THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1990. PAGE 13. Brussels Livestock Report Market steady on good cattle Checking out the prize-winning herd at Ken and Shirley Ramsey’s farm were 45 dairy farmers from Lambton County that were visiting dairy farms in Huron County. Other local farms visited last Thursday were Jim and Lorraine Hallahan’s in Blyth and Siebolt and Annie Siertsema’s by Auburn. Farm Sheep production symposium to be held on March 30 and 31 A Sheep Production Symposium is scheduled for the University of Guelph on Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31. The Friday program starts with registration at 12 noon at the Arboretum Centre. This afternoon program deals with “Record Keep ing For Improved Flock Manage ment.’’ It should be of interest to novice and experienced producers alike. There will be an evening banquet with a keynote speaker. There will be a split program on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. The novice program will be held in the Animal Science Building. It will deal with the basics of sheep production. An advanced program will be held in the Physical Science Building. It will involve The Use Of Computers In Sheep Management. Full details are available in the Ontario Sheep News publication. The information is also available from county O.M.A.F. offices. Junior Agriculturalist program will provide summer jobs The Ontario Ministry of Agricul ture & Food is once again providing job opportunities for young people as well a summer help for farmers through the Junior Agriculturalist program. This program provides an oppor tunity for students between the ages of 15 - 24, with no farm experience, to work on a farm for eight weeks. Students receive $35/ day with every second weekend off. Host farmers are asked to pro vide room and board, and contri bute $17/day to the Junior Agricul turalist training fund. If you are a student or a farmer, and would like more information regarding this program, please contact the OMAF office in Clinton at 482-3428 or 1-800-265-5170. Land practices to be discussed at Huron County Fed. of Ag. meeting Pesticide use, fertilizer use and tillage will be the topics of discus sion at the Huron County Federa tion of Agriculture meeting to be held at OMAF in Clinton on March 28. Organic farming will also be discussed at the meeting as guest speaker Gerald Poechman, an or ganic farmer, raises the question of which way to go between organic farming or minimum tillage. Robert Traut from the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority will also speak at the meeting. The meeting will be held at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food board room at 8:30 p.m. Farm and Safety Association plan to lobby for pesticide safety Members of the Huron County Farm and Safety Association de cided to lobby the Ontario Retail Farm Equipment Dealers Associa tion to encourage complete wash ing of pesticide equipment in the agricultural field at a recent meet ing. The lobbying will be done to encourage manufacturers to install a separate means of water supply on all agricultural pesticide appli cation equipment to inspire farm ers to completely wash the equip ment with clean water after usage. The Farm and Home Safety Association also plans to offer a safety poster contest for elemen tary school age children in the following year along with sponsor ing 4-H farm safety clubs. They also plan to sponsor safety work shops for farm women and host a media day in July. Officers were also elected at the meeting and the new president is Al Hern of Kirkton. Other officers are: past president, Lionel Wilder of Zurich; vice-president, Lionel Wilder; secretary, Don Young of Auburn and treasurer is Ron Gross of I.ondesboro. The market at Brussels Livestock Friday sold steady on the good cattle and under pressure on the second and third class. There were 630 slaughter cattle and 287 pigs on offer. Good to choice steers $86 to $88 to the high of $95.25 per hundred weight. Ten steers consigned by Jim Hayden, RR 3, Goderich averaged 1398 lbs. sold for $89.14. Forty steers consigned by Jim Gibson, RR 3, Lucknow averaged 1181 lbs. sold for $87.50. Fourteen steers consigned by Lome Eadie, RR 3, Holyrood averaged 1451 lbs. sold for $86.99. Two steers consigned by Jim Pentland, RR 6, Goderich averaged 1035 lbs. sold for $86.72. Seven steers consigned by Steve Adams, RR 5, Brussels averaged 1320 lbs. sold for $86.69. Nine steers consigned by Emerson Mit chell, RR 3, Walton averaged 1299 lbs. sold for $86.43. Two steers consigned by Ken Eadie, RR 1, Holyrood averaged 1460 lbs. sold for $86.13. Sixty-five steers con signed by George Adams, RR 2, Wroxeter averagfe’d 1337 lbs. sold for $85.72. Four Holstein steers consigned by John Black, RR 6, Goderich averaged 1498 lbs. sold for $80.10. • Good to choice heifers sold from $84 to $87. Two heifers consigned by Kevin Johnston, RR 2, Bluevale averaged 1085 lbs. sold for $89. Forty-two heifers consigned by George Blake, RR 2, Brussels averaged 1177 lbs. sold for $86.85. Four heifers consigned by Lloyd Weppler, RR 2, Ayton, averaged 1218 lbs. sold for $86.70. Three heifers consigned by John Black, RR 6, Goderich averaged 1203 lbs. sold for $85.96. Six heifers consigned by Delmar Sproul, RR 3, Auburn averaged 997 lbs. sold for $84.45. Five heifers consigned by Ken Johnston, RR 2, Bluevale averaged 1068 lbs. sold for $84.19. Two heifers consigned by Shirley Sweiger, RR 3, Chesley averaged 1240 lbs. sold for $84. There were 95 cows on offer. DI and D2 cows sold from $58 to $65; D3 and D4 cows, $54 to $56. Six grain-fed beef cows consign ed by John Howard, RR 7, Lucknow averaged 1247 lbs. sold for $68.18. Five beef cows consigned by Mur ray Hastings, RR 4, Wingham, averaged 1320 lbs. sold for $66.11. One Holstein cow consigned by Neil Vincent, RR 3, weighed 1620 lbs. sold for $64.50. Two Holstein cows consigned by Peter Scheur- water, RR 2, Teeswater averaged 1305 lbs. sold for $63.67. One cow consigned by Roy Collins, RR 3, Ripley averaged 1140 lbs. sold for $60. One Holstein cow consigned by Ron Brooks, RR 3, Lucknow weighed 1350 lbs. sold for $59. Pigs under 40 lbs. sold at $91.67; 40 - 50 lbs., $78.18; 50 - 60 lbs., $64.38; 60 lbs. and over, $73.57. Last week ’s balmy weather may be too early for local syrup producers While last week’s balmy weather may have been welcomed by most of us in the area, but for maple syrup producers it might have come just a little too early. Paul Weitendorf, Community Relations Officer for Maitland Valley Conservation Authority says that the sap at Maple Keys Sugar Bush was running slowly last week, but the weather looks very promis ing this week, with the nights turning cold and the days fairly warm. “However, we don’t know if the weather last week moved the trees on to where they won’t produce sap that makes good syrup,’’ he said. “As trees come into bud the quality of the sap become bitter, but there was a fair run today (Monday) and it looks like the quality has improv ed over last week, so we should have a few good days. I expect, however, that it will, like last year, be a below average season.’’ This will not affect the price, though as they have already been set, Mr. Weitendorf says and will remain the same as last year. Bill Robinson, a maple syrup producer near St. Helen’s, said that they boiled from last Thursday until Saturday, but the sap started to get cloudy, which happens when it’s warm, so they stopped and cleared the lines. They resumed the process on Monday and stated that the sap was clear, but they wouldn’t know about the flavour until the boiling was finished. EASY COME - EASY GO BLYTH - 523-4792 OR BRUSSELS - 887-9114 HAS FAX Yes, a complete Facsimile Transfer Service is now available through The Citizen newspaper. You can now send or receive maps, photographs, financial statements, graphs, documents of any description right from either of our offices and it’s completely confidential. EASY COME - ifyou wantto receive a document just give your client our Fax Number: BRUSSELS BLYTH FAX FAX 887-9021 523-9140 and we’ll receive your incoming message anytime, 24 hours a day at a cost of $1.00 per sheet. 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