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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-10-10, Page 13PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1990. Farm Farmers responsible for disposal Mandy Farrell, RR 2, Ripley, shows her Grand Champion marketanimalatthe4H show and sale at Brussels Livestock on Monday. The animal was later purchased for $1.71 a pound by the judge of the event, Bill Scott. Farmers should be aware of their responsibilities when it comes to disposal of dead animals, said Dr. John Henry, director of the Mini­ stry of Agriculture and Food’s livestock inspection branch. “Under the Dead Animals Dis­ posal Act, farmers have two op­ tions. They are obliged to bury a dead animal under at least two feet of earth, within 48 hours of its death, or they can havejt removed by a licensed collector,” Henry explained. Under the act, “dead animal” means the carcass, or any part, of a horse, goat, sheep, swine or head of cattle. Henry stressed that licensed collectors are not required to pick up dead animals under the act. The responsibility for disposing of the carcass of a dead animals falls soley to the farmer. “Collectors try to give a com­ plete service when it comes to salvageable carcasses. They rely on the income from the salvaged product to make a living,” Henry explained, “but smaller dead ani­ mals such as pigs and sheep have little salvage value.” Collectors sell dead stock to a rendering or receiving plant. It is processed for hides, meat for pet food, or rendering material. The finished rendered products -- tallow, grease, protein supple­ ments, meat meal and bone meal -- are sold on the commodity market, where they must compete with comparable alternate products. WHYTE BROS. FARMS Limited is ready to receive your Brussels market higher The market at Brussels Livestock Inc. Friday sold $1 to $2 higher. There were 157 slaughter cattle Pigs 50 - 60 lbs., sold at $76.74; 60 - 70 lbs., $90; over 70 lbs., $76.62. 1990 CORN AND SOYBEANS 5 SERVICES OFFERED — •Buying •Storing •Custom Drying •Trucking •Custom Combining Whyte Bros. Farms Ltd. R.R. 2 SEAFORTH 527-1143 and 108 pigs on offer. Good to choice steers sold at $83 to $88 per hundred weight. Four steers consigned by George, Paul and Mark Pennington, RR 2, Mildmay averaged 1125 lbs. sold for $87.15. Six steers consigned by Edward Gorman, RR 5, Dundalk, RR 5, averaged 1085 lbs. sold for $86.61. One steer consigned by Tracey Fischer, RR 3, Brussels weighed 1270 lbs. soid for $86. Five steers consigned by John Hunt, Ethel, averaged 1187 lbs. sold for $86.07. Six steers consigned by Joe Court­ ney, RR 1, Dungannon averaged 1283 lbs. sold for $85.34. Five steers consigned by Percy Bros., RR 1, Holyrood averaged 1332 lbs. sold for $85.36. Two steers consigned by Harold El- phick, RR 3, Lucknow averaged 1300 lbs. sold for $84.75. Good to choice heifers were too few to quote. There were 68 cows on offer. DI and D2 cows sold from $57 to $64; D3 and D4 cows, $50 to $55. One cow consigned by Jim McGee, RR 3, Wingham weighed 1820 lbs. sold for $64.25. One cow consigned by Roy Kistner, RR 2, Monkton weighed 1240 lbs. sold for $60.50. Two cows consigned by Joerg Muehlethaler, RR 1, Londes- borough averaged 1080 lbs. sold for $59.85. Three cows consigned by Don Forbes, RR 2, Clinton averaged 1383 lbs. sold for $59.39. Two cows consigned by Gerald Ten Hag, Auburn averaged 1485 lbs. sold for $58.61. One cow consigned by John Thornton, RR 1, Gorrie weighed 1330 lbs. sold for $58.50. One cow consigned by Murray Forbes, RR 2, Clinton weighed 1490 lbs. sold for $58.50. One cow consigned by Adrian Verstoep, RR 3, Monkton weighed 1410 lbs. sold for $58.25. Two cows consigned by Keith Johnston, RR 2, Bluevale averaged 1465 lbs. sold for $58.08. One cow consigned by Higenell Farms, RR 5, Mitchell weighed 1570 lbs. sold for $57.75. Elevator Division We are now ready to receive your 1990 SOYA BEAN & CORN CROP • Fast Unloading • Accurate Probe System • Trucking Available Forward contracting of corn and soybeans. Come in and see us or give us a call and let us help you look after your crop. Howson & Howson Ltd. Flour & Feed Millers, Complete Farm Supplies, Grain Elevators 523-9624 Elevator BLYTH, ONTARIO 523-4241 Main Office Elevators 1% miles east of Blyth on County Rd. 25 then 72 mile North