HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-08-03, Page 15THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1988. PAGE 15.
Australian Shorthorn bull sells for record $34,000
The wet winter winds blowing
through the Dubbo Show Grounds
at the 29th annual National Polled
Shorthorn Show and Sa'e on June
15-16 couldn’t dampen the enthu
siasm of Shorthorn buyers and
sellers in New South Wales,
Australia.
Bodmin Ltd. of RR 5, Brussels, made a clean sweep of several major
awards at Market Day at the Ontario Pork Congress in Stratford June
20-23, by winning the Premier Exhibitor Award, as well as taking the
trophies for both the Champion pair of Market Gilts and Group of
Three Market Barrows. Displaying the prizes are Bodmin Ltd.’s
George Procter, left, and Ralph Petersen of Teeswater, chairman of
the Congress’s Market Day.
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Huron County 4-H members and their 4-H Exchange guests from Saskatchewan spent their first evening
in Ontario on July 19 with a hamburger barbecue at Stanley Township Complex near Varna before
attending a performance of “Superwoman” at the Huron Country Playhouse in Grand Bend. Posing with
their “partners” are [from left] Carmen Legault of Vai Marie, Sask, and Gerald Knight of RR3, Brussels;
Cindy St. Cyr of Pontex, Sask, and Laura Hallahan of RR 3, Blyth; Jennifer Procter of RR 5, Brussels with
Lavonne Anderson of Shaunavon, Sask.; Jacqui Douville of Pontex with Carol Hopper of RR 5, Brussels;
and Cheryl Darlow of RR 4, Wingham with DanaFosterofBracken, Sask. - Photo by The Advance, Zurich.
Ontario has 'more of everything'
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breathe at times because of the
high humidity in the current heat
wave; she also says that the “farm
smells” here are much more
noticeable than they are out west,
because everything is so much
more concentrated.
* ‘There’s just more of every
thing here,” she said. “More
trees, more farms, more people ...
and it’s so green!”
During their week in southwes
tern Ontario, the Saskatchewan
visitors and their hosts saw the play
“Superwoman” at the Huron
Country Playhouse in Grand Bend,
(“We couldn’t get enough tickets
for the Blyth Festival,” Gerald’s
mother, Yvonne, says); joined with
Perth County 4-H Exchange dele
gates to tour the Ontario Agricul
ture Museum at Milton, the
Ontario Legislature, and the CN
Tower and Ontario Place in
Toronto; and took a day trip to
Niagara Falls, Marineland and the
An all-time record of $34,000
was paid for the bull Haddon Rig
Success, setting the mark not only
for Shorthorns but for all other
breeds sold through the Dubbo
SalesComplex. $19,000boughtthe
second-highest priced bull, and
pricesof$6,000to$l 1,000 were
Welland Canal. The visit wound up
on July 26 with a car rally to
Goderich, where the group toured
Champion Graders and the God
erich grain elevators, before hav
ing a farewell beach party at St.
Christopher’s Beach.
In addition, each host family had
private facilities planned for their
own guest; among those that most
impressed Carmen was a visit to a
Grey Township broiler operation
with 100,000 birds and to a modern
dairy farm. She had never seen
either kind of farm before.
While the Huron delegates were
in Saskatchewan they visited the
RCMP training barracks in Re
gina, a Hutterite colony near Vai
Marie, Wood Mountain National
Park, and two rodeos. In addition,
Gerald spent a day trail riding with
Carmen and her friends, and
attended a calf-branding at a
neighbouring ranch, where he got
to sample the world-famous
“prairie oysters” - an experience,
he says, that doesn’t bear thinking
common over the two-day sale.
One hundred and sixty-six bulls
weresold, atanaveragepriceof
$3,497; seven Shorthorn females
sold at an average price of $2,143
with the top cow bringing $4,000;
and six Shorthorn embryos went
foranaverage price of $3,083, with
the top sale at $3,750, according to
Ross Procter of RR 5, Brussels,
who attended the event.
Humidity poses danger
for good wheat crop
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tonnes per acre (about 70 bushels),
he said although some producers
are reporting yields of 80 bushels
and more. “It’s a surprise to
everybody,” he said.
Bruce Howson of Howson and
Howson Limited in Blyth also
reported that wheat was running
really well and yields are actually
up from last year. The wheat had a
good healthy stand coming
through the winter and got a good
start in the spring which helped, he
said. This was the reverse of last
year where the later weather was
good but the wheat got a poor start.
But the wet weather on the
Vet speaks to 4-H club
about dairy cow health
BY MELANIE KNOX
As the summer passes so do the
meetings of the Hall rice Dairy Calf
Club.
On July 20 one of the leaders,
Ken Ramsey, was the host of the
meeting. Guest Dr. Pete Wiley of
the Clinton Veterinary Service
discussed the lesson on the needs
about.
About 300 young people from all
across Canada are involved in
inter-provincial 4-H Exchange
visits each year, travelling to each
other’s home provinces all across
the nationa. Any 4-H’er 14 years of
age or older may apply to be
included, while those chosen are
usually among the top members in
both their clubs and their commun
ities. As well, members are chosen
on their compatibility after filling
outaformlisting their likes and
dislikes, favourite pastimes and
occupations.
Other Huron County 4-H mem
bers involved in the recent Ex
change were Cheryl Darlow of RR
4, Wingham; Jennifer Procter and
Carol Hopper, both of RR 5,
Brussels; Laura Hallahan of RR 3,
Blyth; Steven Rintoul of RR 2,
Lucknow; Steve Beane of RR 1,
Brucefield; Rob D a men of RR 3,
Lucan; Michelle Turner of RR 1,
Varna; and Murray Needham of
RR 5, Kincardine.
Mr. Procter, his wife, Mary and
son Chris, along with the only other
Canadian to attend the show and
sale, Tom Bishop of Rock Creek,
B.C., were particularly impressed
with the prices at the sale after
learning that finished steers in
Australia are currently selling at
only 50 to 60 cents/lb. The
Australian dollar is approximately
equal to the Canadian dollar at
present.
weekend followed by hot humid
weather could still dampen the
good news for farmers. Mr. Thorpe
said he had already seen some
evidence of sprouting even in
standing wheat. Good dry weather
is needed he said because there
were only two days of good run
before the rain hit.
Mr. Howson estimated that
about 80 per cent of the crop is
harvested in his area. Good hot
sunshine with no haze is needed to
keepthe moisture from causing
problems in the wheat he said. If it
stays both humid and cloudy or
hazy, sprouting could be a problem
this week he said.
of dairy cows and the health
problems that can arise. The club
judged a class of four year old
holsteins and gave reasons. Keith
Johnston was the official judge.
The “Reach for the Top” team
that will participate in the August
31 competition was selected. The
representatives will include Karen
Bakker, Arthur Bos, Theresa
Knox, Mike Pentland and Fred
Peel.
One of the club’s fund raisers
was held July 30 at Point Farms
Provincial Park. The weekend
campers were eager to buy up the
baked goods supplied by the club
and the bake sale was successful.
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Mr. Procter says that Australian
farmers have good reason to be
optimistic at present. Wool prices
hit an all-time high this spring, the
Japanese beef market is opening
up (which could double beef sales
to Japan), and today the land is
green and lush, the result of
unusually abundant rains this
season.
“Shorthorns in Australia are
changing,” Mr. Procter says.
“They’re taller, leaner and bigger,
and the Dubbo prices reflect the
increasing demand from both
commercial and purebred cattle
men for these new models.”
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