HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-07-08, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY. JULY 8, 1987.
Good demand, strong prices at sheep and lamb sale
The market at Brussels Stock
yards continued to trade on a very
strong demand with prices fully
steady. Cows sold lower and pigs
sold higher. The first Sheep and
Lamb Sale at Brussels met a very
active buyer demand at strong
prices.
There were 372 cattle, 578 pigs
and 236 sheep, lambs and goats on
offer.
Choicesteerssoldfrom$92 to
$96 with sales to $98 per hundred
weight. Good steers were $88 to
$92.
Farm
OP!IP grant will improve herd health
The number of high health
status swine herds in Ontario is
expected to increase with two new
grants under the Ontario Pork
Industry Improvement Plan, Mini
ster of Agriculture and Food Jack
Riddell announced recently.
A grant will assist pork produ
cers who restock or establish a
minimal disease swine herd during
the five years of the plan. A second
grant will help build up to six
caesarean section and embryo
transfer facilities at strategic
locations across the province.
Applications for the second
grant will be reviewed by a
committee appointed by OMAF
and will make recommendations
on applications to the OPIIP
advisory committee.
“A key purpose of the OPIIP
program is to improve the health
status of Ontario’s swine herds,”
said Riddell. ‘‘These new grants
will help producers improve or
establish closed herds and retain
Two steers consigned by Dennis
Robinson of RR 2, Gadshill averag
ing 1185 lbs. sold for $98. A steer
consigned by Stam Farms of RR 4,
Kincardine weighing 1280 lbs. sold
for $98 with his total lot of 13 steers
averaging 1168 lbs. selling for an
overall price of $92.49.
Fourteen steers consigned by
Jack Shiell of RR 3, Wingham
averaging 1184 lbs. sold for an
overall price of $93.12 with sales to
$96.50. Thirteen steers consigned
by Bruce Bros, of RR 1, Belgrave
averaging 1252 lbs. sold for an
average price of $92.62 with sales
that status by introducing new
genetic material through surgical
procedures or AL
‘‘Establishing caesarean sec
tion and embryo transfer facilities
around the province will provide
the necessary services to backup
the higher-health status herds.”
Grants available for restocking
or establishing a minimal disease
swine herd are:
•$100 for each gilt, sow orboar to
a maximum of $10,000 purchased
from a closed herd that was
classified excellent under the
Ontario Swine Herd Health Policy;
or
•$50 to a maximum of $5,000 for
each gilt, sow or boar purchased
from a closed herd that is classified
as good; or
•$500 per sow to a maximum of
$10,000 for each caesarean section
on a sow or each donor sow used for
embryo transfer.
Eligible producers must have a
to$95.75. Two steers consigned by
Jack Alton of Goderich weighing
1950 lbs. sold for $95.25 with his
total lot of 10 steers averaging 966
lbs. selling for an overall price of
$91.81. Three steers consigned by
Bob Rice of RR 2, Staffa averaging
1270 lbs. sold for an overall price of
$93.07withsalesto$94.25. One
steer consigned by Harold Fisher
of RR 2, Harriston weighed 1260
lbs. and sold for $94.
Twenty-two steers consigned by
Knight Bros, of RR 3, Brussels
averaging 1245 lbs. sold for an
overall price of $92.45 with sales to
$93.75. One steer consigned by
Bob Blackwell Sr. of RR 1, Ripley
weighing 1210 lbs. sold for $93.50.
Choice exotic heifers sold from
$92 to $96 with sales to $99.50.
Choice white-faced heifers were
consultative visit by an OMAF
veterinarian before restocking and
follow strict guidelines for esta
blishing the new herd.
A grant of two-thirds the cost of
materials, to a maximum of
$20,000, will be available for
commercial caesarean section and
embryo transfer facilities. The
services of the facilities must be
available to all Ontario pork
producers.
Requirements for the grant will
apply from July 1 but herds
established or restocked since
April 1,1986 may be considered for
grants based on a recommendation
by an OMAF veterinarian.
‘‘These grants will assist produ
cers who must restock herds
because of health problems and
encourage other producers to buy
minimal disease piglets to esta
blish an high health status herd.”
said Riddell. ‘‘This in turn will help
improve the efficiency of the
Ontario pork industry.”
$86 to $92. Good heifers were $83 to
$86.
Six heifers consigned by Paul
Smith of RR 2, Atwood averaging
1097 lbs. sold for an average price
of $96.96 with sales to $99.50. Six
heifers consigned by Murray
Smith of RR 2, Dublin averaging
1080 lbs. sold for an overall price of
S92.35 with sales to $97.
One heifer consigned by Rick
Smith of RR 4, Ripley weighing 960
lbs. sold for $96.25 with his total
offering of 30 heifers averaging 970
lbs. selling for the average price of
$92.52. Thirty-three heifers con
signed by Hugh Ryan averaging
937 lbs. sold for an overall price of
$93.50 with sales to$95.50. One
heifer consigned by Earl Reinhart
of RR 2, Teeswater weighing 1080
lbs. sold for a price of $94.50.
Seventeen heifers consigned by
Dave Eadie of RR 5, Lucknow
averaging 1141 lbs. sold for an
average price of $92.62 with sales
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Choice cows sold from $60 to
$67; good cows $55 to $60 and
canners and cutters, $50 to $55.
Thirty - 40 lb. pigs traded to a
high of $1.32 per lb.; 40-50 lb. pigs
traded to a high of $1.15 per lb.; 50 -
60 lb. pigs traded to a high of $ 1.11;
60 - 70 lb. pigs traded to a high of
$1.01 per lb.; 70 - 80 lb. pigs traded
to a high of .97 per lb.
Forty - 50 lb. lambs traded to a
high of $1.44 per lb.; 50 - 60 lb.
lambs traded to a high of $1.46 per
lb.; 60 - 70 lb. lambs traded to a
high of $1.28 per lb.; 70 - 80 lb.
lambs traded to a high of $1.22 per
lb.; + 90 lb. lambs traded to a high
of $1.14 per lb.
Sheep traded to a high of .55 per
lb. One Billy Goat sold for $135.
Brussels Stockyards will be
holding their next sheep and lamb
sale on August 7, at 3 p.m. To
consign sheep to this sale phone
887-6461.
Plan now for Ridgetown tours
Ridgetown College’s annual
Twilight Tours are set to run July
15, reports organizing chairman,
Ken Stevenson.
This year’s Twilight Tours will
begin with a roast beef dinner at 5
p.m., followed by campus and
research plot tours at 6 p.m.
Four tour stops will feature brief
presentations on such topics as
maximum yield research in corn,
soybean breeding, developments
in weed control and pepper
production by college research
staff members, Ken Stevenson,
Gary Ablett, Rudy Brown and Jo
Muehmer.
Dairy, swine, and beef research
facilities will be available for
touring via a shuttle service which
will deliver and pick up people at
regular intervals.
Campus walking tours featuring
the weed garden, director’s gar
dens, the greenhouse, and the
agricultural engineering centre
are planned. Of particular interest
to visitors will be displays of the
latest in research equipment as
well as conservation tillage equip
ment which will be set up outside
the engineering centre.
The livestock pavilion, a number
of exhibits dealing with such areas
ascomputer hardware and soft
ware, agricultural education, free
access, two-tiered penning system
for pigs, price cycles in corn, low
temperature drying of corn, etc.,
can be viewed.
Cost of the picnic table-styled
meal of catered roast beef is $7
payable on arrival.
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