The Citizen, 1988-12-07, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1988.
Full house at EAFO conference
reflects increased membership
The growing strength of the
Ecological Farmers Association of
Ontario was demonstrated Saturday
when a full house was on hand at
Grey Central Public School in Ethel
for the Association’s annual fall
conference.
In fact the Association has grown
so large that special arrangements
were made at the meeting to set up
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Bruce Shillinglaw, left, of Londesboro, and Fred Meier [right] ot RR 4,
Brussels, chat with Bob Loree of the accountants firm of Ward and Uptigrove
during a break at the management OMAF seminar “Understanding Your
Farm Corporation” held at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community
Centre Thursday. A large number of farmers took advantage of the seminar.
affiliations with two satellite groups,
one in eastern Ontario and one in
central Ontario. Affiliated members
will represent the new groups in the
Kemptville and Lindsay areas at
EFAO events from now on because
of the difficulty of people travelling
from such distances to attend events
such as the fall conference. There
are now more than 500 members of
the Association many of whose
members practice farming without
the use of chemical sprays and
fertilizers. Not all the members have
foresaken chemicals yet however.
Over half the members are conven
tional farmers interested in learning
the techniques of ecological farm
ing, Lawrence Andres of Tiverton,
president of the organization said.
Ecological farmers, he told the
gathering, must have above average
management skills and above aver
age observation skills. Skills of
observation are particularly impor
tant in the transition period from
traditional to ecological farming, he
said. Farmersmustwatchwhatis
happening in their crops and learn to
help nature solve problems. Farm
ers must break the cycle, he said,
and think more independently.
Ecological farming can give farmers
back the independence farmers used
to have. Ecological farmers have to
reassess their values and realize
they don’t have to be perfectionists
toward weed controls.
Keynote speaker for the morning
Continued on page 17
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Brussels livestock
Prices up
on Friday
The market at McCall Livestock on
Friday traded steady to higher on all
classes of livestock. Pigs sold
higher. There were 968 cattle and
583 pigs on offer.
Choice steers sold for $85 to $90
with sales to $97.25; good steers
brought $81 to $85.
A steer consigned by Lome
Forster of RR 1, Lucknow, weighing
1320 lbs., sold for $97.25 with his lot
of 13steers, averaging 13061bs.,
selling for $91.70. Forty steers
consigned by Jim Murray of Hick
son, averaging 1263 lbs., sold for an
overall price of $88.71, with sales to
$94.50.
A steer consigned by Murray
Wagg of RR 5, Mitchell, weighing
11 70 lbs., sold for $94, with his 11
steers, averaging 1165 lbs., selling
for an average price of $87.46.
Eleven steers from Douglas Wagg,
averaging 1273 lbs., sold for an
overall price of $87.06.
Two steers consigned by Blair
Fraser of RR 2, Blyth, averaging
1410 lbs., sold for an overall price of
$88.37.
Eight steers consigned by George
Adams of RR 2, Wroxeter, averag
ing 1240 lbs., sold for an overall price
of $86.97, with Steve Adams having
three steers, averaging 1297 lbs.,
selling for $86.71, and a sale at
$88.75.
The Eadie family of Holyrood sold
15steers, averaging 1319 lbs., for an
overall price of $86.90, with sales to
$90.75. Eleven Hereford steers from
Steve Eadie, averaging 1265 lbs.,
sold for $86, and six heavy steers
from Ken Eadie, averaging 1391
lbs., sold for an overall price of
$85.63.
Two black white-faced steers,
consigned by Ed Watson of Blyth,
averaging 1165 lbs., sold for $88.
Choice heifers went for $84 to $88,
withsalesto$92.75; good heifers
sold at $80.
Three heifers consigned bv
George Black of RR 2, Brussels,
averaging 1134 lbs., sold for $92.75,
with his lot of 12 heifers, averaging
1136 lbs., selling for $88.70.
Continued on page 17
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