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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-10-28, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1987. Farm Brusse/s Stockyards Pigs sharply higher on Friday The Huron County Plowmen's Association annual banquet and awards ceremony was held at the Stanley Township Complex near Varnaon Friday evening. SandraHuntof RR4, Walton, 1986-87 Huron County Queen of the Furrow and runner-up for Ontario Queen of the Furrow, presented the trophy to Brian McGavin of RR 4, Walton, as the Senior Champion Plowman at the county plowing match in September. Photo by Helen Craig The youngest of three generations of champion plowmen, Jeff McGavin, right, was the winner of the Junior Championship Plowman Trophy at the Huron County plowing match held near Exeter in September. Presenting the trophy at the Huron Plowmen’s Association banquet in Stanley on Friday was Peter Hallahan, First Vice-President of the HPA. Photo by Helen Craig County4-H Awards night in Clinton October 30 The 40th annual Huron County 4-H Agricultural Clubs Awards Night will be held on Friday, October 30, at 8:00 p.m. at the Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton. Any interested members of the community are welcome to attend this evening program which recog- nizesthecompletionofover 200 4-H projects by young people in Huron County. Dateline Monday, November 2 - Huron County 4-H Youth Council Meet­ ing, OMAF Boardroom, Clinton 8:00 p.m. The market at Brussels Stock- yards on Friday saw choice steers and heifers selling $2 lower than the previous week’s sale. Cows were lower, veal sold steady and pigs sold sharply higher. There were 1068 cattle and 513 pigs on offer. Choice steers were $87 to $91 with sales to$97.50 per hunred- weight. Good steers were $83 to $86. A steer consigned by Lome Forster of RR 1, Lucknow, weigh­ ing 1250 lb. sold for $97.50 with his total offering of 26 steers, averag­ ing 1197 lb., selling for an overall price of $89.71. A gold steer consigned by Maple Emblem Farms of RR 1, Dunganon, weigh­ ing 1130 lb. sold for $94.25, with their total lot of 48 steers, averaging 1213 lbs., selling for an overall price of $88.80. Nine steers consigned by Gordon Daer, of RR 1, Auburn, averaging 1154 lb. sold for an average price of $89.83, with sale to $94.25. A red steer consigned by Paul Johnston of RR 2, Bluevale, weighing 12201b. soldfor $94, with his total offering of six steers averaging 1200 lb., selling for an average price of $91.01. Twenty- four steers consigned by Glen George Underwood named to Health and A well-know Huron county farmer has been named to a committee to develop an imple­ mentation plan for the Ontario Task Force on Health and Safety in Agriculture report recommenda­ tions, Agriculture and Food Mini­ ster Jack Riddell and Labour Minister Gregory Sorbara announ­ ced recently. George Underwood, RR 1, Wingham is one of nine members of the committee. He has been involved in Farm Safety work in Huron County. ‘ ‘The nine-member Agricultural Health and Safety Implementation Committee will review the 52 recommendations made by the task force. Then, by April 30,1988, I’ve asked them to recommend an action plan for my ministry and the ministry of labour,” said Mr. Riddell. ‘‘OMAF has acted on several of the recommendations since the release of the task force report,” said Mr. Sorbara. “However, both ministries need an organized approach to implementing many more of the task force recommen­ dations.” To date, OMAF has established a training course in pesticide handling for vendors which will be extended to farmers in the future. The Ontario Soil Conservation and Environmental Protection Assis­ tance Program incorporates grants forimprovingpesticide storage facilities and for fencing manure lagoons. The Ontario Farm Safety, Man­ agement and Repairs Program, whichstartedthis summer, will pay farmers 80 per cent of the cost of farm safety projects such as roll bars and cabs for tractors and child-resistent fencing of manure storage areas. ‘‘These projects were recom­ mended in the task force report and my ministry has taken care to integrate safety recommendations into new programs where appro­ priate,” Mr. Riddell said. Co-chairing the committee are Dr. Clare Rennie, assistant deputy minister, technology and field services, Ontario Ministry of Agri­ culture and Food and Peter Sadlier-Brown, assistant deputy Johnston of RR 2, Bluevale, averaging 1192 lb. sold for an average price of $89.14, and he had sales to $93. A charlois steer consigned by Doug Wagg of RR 5, Mitchell, weighing 12801b. soldfor $92.50 with his total lot of 11 steers averaging 1265 lb. and selling for an overall price of $87.99. . Two steers consigned by Tim Prior of RR 3, Brussels, averaging 1055 lb. sold for $91.10 with his total offering of 22 steers averag­ ing 1129 lb., and selling for an average price of $86.71. Ten steers consigned by Maple Ridge Farms ofRR5, Brussels, averaging 1161 lb. sold for an average price of $86.72, and they had sales to $91. Two steers consigned by Calvin Semple of RR 1, Ethel, averaging 1260 lb. sold for $90.90. Choice heifers sold from $86 to $89 with sales to $92.50. Good heifers were $82 to $85. A heifer consigned by Doug Inglis of RR 1, Wingham, weighing 950 lb. sold for $92.50. One heifer consigned by Gordon Daer of RR 1, Auburn, weighing 980 lb. sold for $90.25. Twelve heifers consigned by Leonard Heintz of RR 1, Auburn averaging 897 lbs. sold for an overall price of $81.49 with sales to $90. A heifer consigned by Jamie Safety Committee minister, policy and programs, Ontario Ministry of Labour. Other members of the committee are: farmers Debbie Whaleof Alma, and Howard Burkholder of Gorm­ ley; farm workers Tina Norry, Milton and Bob Hofstetter, New Dundee; Ross McKinnell of Guelph, past-president of Ontario Retail Farm Equipment Dealers Association; and Tom Sawyer of Mississauga, Ciba-Geigy Canada SAVE HUNDREDS... Buy interest free till March 1/88, • Now you can rake all your grass and leaves without wearing yourself all out. • John Deereoffers a full line of bagging systems... Ideal for fall clean up • Riders, Lawn Tractors, Lawn & Garden Tractors, and compact diesels... Immediate delivery Irwin of RR 5, Lucknow, weighing 900 lb. sold for $90, Eighteen heifers consigned by George Noble of RR 1, Harriston, averaging 1101 lb. sold for tin average price of $83.88 with sales to $89.50. Eight heifers consigned by Harold Schmidt of RR 3, Hanover, averaging 1075 lb. sold for an overall price of $88 with sales to $89.25. Thirty heifers consigned by Alvin Grainger of RR 2, Wroxeter, averaging 1195 lb. sold for an overall price of $86.79 with sales to $89.25. Choice cows sold from $57 to $62 with sales to 65.50. Good cows were $54 to $58. Canners and cutters were $47 to $54. Thirty - 50 lb. pigs traded to a high of .99 cents per lb.; 40 - 50 lb. pigs traded to a high of $1.08 per lb.; 50 - 60 lb. pigs traded to a high of $1.02 per lb.; 60 - 70 lb. pigs traded to a high of .96 cents per lb.; 70 - 80 lb. pigs traded to a high of .86 cents per lb. Choice veal sold from $85 to $95 with sales to$102.50. Medium veal was $75 to $85. Brussels Stockyards will be holding a special stocker and feeder sale on Tuesday, November 3 at 1:30 p.m., and sheep and lamb sale on Friday, November 6 at 3 p.m. For further information please phone 887-6461. Ltd. Before making their recommen­ dations, the Task Force on Health and Safety in Agriculture, chaired by Dr. Richard Richards, consider­ ed 96 presentations and briefs submitted by major farm organi­ zations, government agencies, chemical manufacturing associa­ tions, safety associations and individual farmers and farm work­ ers.