HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-08-23, Page 12Page 12—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, August 23, 1978
Toronto stock
yard report
Total receipts at the Toron-
to stock yards last week were
cattle, 1280; calves, 2,200;
hogs, 5,800 and sheep and
• lambs 1,224.
Trading on all classes of
slaughtered cattle was lower
this week by $1 to $3, mainly
because of cheaper U.S.
imports in the area.
Prices for Al and A2 steers
were $63 to $66 with Al and
A2 heifers going for $58 to
$64.
Al and A2 cows sold for
$44 -•$48; D3 and D4 sold for
$41 - $46 and bulls, $48 - $53.
In replacement cattle,
good feeder steers over 800
lbs. sold for $64 69; good
steer calves, 500 - 700 lbs.,
sold for $70 - 78; good feeder
heifers over 700 lbs. sold for
$55 - 62 and good heifers,
• 400 - 700 lbs. went for $58 -
75.
The base price for hogs
was $63.25 and $64.55 for the
week.
High individual sales f r
the area were Robert S ,
Ripley, one steer at 1060 sold
for $65.75. Terry Dalton, R.
R. 7 Lucknow, sold 14 steers
averaging 1075 lbs. for
$64.60 and Doug Walker, R.
R. 1 Belgrave, sold 13 steers
averaging 1101 lbs. at
$65.20.
Prices for Western feed
grains at Goderich elevator
are, western wheat, $114.50
per tonne; No. 1 feed oats,
$93.30 per tonne and No. 1
feed barley, $87 per tonne.
Soybean meal sold for
$239.39 and corn went for
$101 per tonne, bulk. Local
grains range from $65 - 70
per tonne, delivered.
The annual Miss C.N.E. Queen of the Fairs Pageant was the
highlight that • kicked off the centennial 'Canadian National
Exhibition, August 16. Anrea Bynkosld, 22, representing
Niagara Regional Fair won the event. Contestants from Bruce
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A COMPLETE LINE FOR COUNTRY AND TOWN
County included, Ann Nichol, Paisley; Debbie Anderson,
Tiverton; Marlene Calhoun, Chesley; Jacqueline Weber,
Teeswater; June Ruff, Tara; Patti -Jo O'Hagan, Walkerton;
Julia Johnston, Kincardine and Brenda Taylor, Lucknow.
Bruce County farm report
4 -II DANCE & WORKSHOP
The Bruce County 4-H
• Council is again co -sponsor-
ing a dance on the eve of the
Wiarton Fair, September 15.
Festivities will commence at
8.30 p.m. following the
crowning of the 4-H Queen
and King. Modern dancing,
polkas, watzes and square
dancing will . all be the
;featured dances.
Everydne is welcome to
join in on the fun for only
$1.00. Those who are inter-
ested in going from the south
of Bruce County should
contact Barb DeVisscher, or
myself before September 5,
for tavel arrangements.
4-H REGIONAL
CONFERENCE
Tuesday, August 15, was a
very important day in the
lives of twenty-two 15 year-
old 4 -Hers from Bruce Coun-
ty. On that day they travelled
to Centralia College to partic-
pate in their first 4-H
Conference. Along with .75
other . 4-H members their
same age from Huron and
Perth Counties, these young
leaders experienced 3 days of
activities designed to build
leadership abilities in our
youth.
Going from Paisley, Stev-
en Gregg, Darcy McFadden,
Ron Ribey and Joanne
Young; from Chesley, Diane
Clark and Anita Janssen;
from Teeswater, Kathy Fis-
cher, Grant Rutherford, Ka-
thy Underwood, Velma Mc-
Culloch; from Kincardine,
Heather Veen, Joan Os-
borne, Corine Boyle, Kathy
Grant; from Tiverton, Julie
Ribbink, Steven Large; from
Shallow Lake, Ray Bergstra;
from Walkerton, Stephen
Spitzig, Jerome. Stroeder.
Hopefully their experienc-
es at Regional Conference
will benefit their 4-H clubs
and the community they live
in.
RANDY WILLICK,
Extension Assistant.
Rabies in area
have declined
'Dr. W. Thompson, district
veterinarian, said that re-
ported cases of rabies in
Huron County has declined
sharply since last winter.
Dr. Thompson stated that
there was an increase in the
number of rabies cases
reported late last winter but
added that since then there
have been very few reported.
cases.
.Dr. Thompson said that
skunks and foxes are the
major carriers of the disease
and if anyone suspects that a
rabid animal has contacted a
person or farm animal they
should contact the health of
animals branch in Seaforth.
`.`We are only interested in
specimens with which other
animals are involved. It costs
a lot of money to process
specimens. If someone com-
es across a dead animal they
suspect has rabies, but
hasn't contacted anything
else the best thing ,they can
do is bury it," he said.
Also the district veterinar-
ian pointed out that Brucel-
losis, a disease which has
plagued the Huron County
area in the past, is on the
decline. The disease, known
as undulant fever in man,
causes abortions in cattle.
If a farmer has a positive
case on his farm, his
livestock is quarantined and
all animals are tested. If the
disease can't be eradicated,
the entire herd may have to
be slaughtered.
Dr. Thompson said there
are only eight infected herds
in the area down from a high
of 23. In the province the
number of cases is down to
300 "from 1,000.
HANOVER HOLIDAY TOURS
JOIN US ON TOUR_ THIS SUMMER
August 26, 1978 - WESTERN CANADA. 16 or 22 days. Your choice of flying or driving
home.
September 2, 1978 - MARITIMES. 15 days. Includes Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince
Edward Island, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Vermont and New York.,
September 16, 1978 - LAKE SUPERIOR CIRCLE. 9 days. Visit the many attractions
along one of our Great Lakes.
September 20, 1978 - PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH. 6 days. Sightseeing tour will show
you ali there is to see in this Amish area, and on your return route you may take in the
Corning Glass Centre in Corning, New York. •
October 1, 1978-- CALIFORNIA. 23 days. Travel through this scenic area via deluxe
highway cruiser. •
October 14, 1978 - ARIZONA -NEVADA -CALIFORNIA. 15 days. Fly via American
Airlines to Phoenix, Arizona, then private motorcoach takes us via Grand Canyon, Las
Vegas, Hollywood and San Francisco. Fly home froth San Francisco. A leisure tour that
shows you. the best of Arizona -Nevada -California.
Wt STILL HAVE SPACE AVAILABLE ON OUR WHEELING & NASHVILLE TOURS
DEPARTING OCTOBER 6TH