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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-11-11, Page 15p :studen. Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, November 11, 1998 Page 15 Steers, heifers sell lower about `arm equipment = Fed steers and to were sellliig $1 to $2lower -last week at Brussels Livestock. Cows were also• selling $X. to $2 lower, Veal sold on a strong steady -market. Lambs . were trading • My name . is Christopher Hackett 1 am Gristle 11 student at H E, Madill secondary, School:' in Wingham. This semes- ter I am in the Ca -op pro - grain: at school. My place- ment is at Hackett's Farm Equipinent outside of Lucknow. The kind of work that I have been doing is small repairs to equipment, help- ing'set up equipment, gen, eras maintenance, washing • of farm machinery and the building, cutting grass and other outside yard duties,. My supervisors are Allan Hackett and Gilbert Brand. ;work at Hackett's Farm Equipment every afternoon fromone to, five. So far I have been. ,just doing small jobs, but I think that the longer 1 am there,the more things 1 will get to try . My co-workers hake been very good to me. When 1 don't understand Christopher Hackett ' 'bow to. do something or need help, they always stop their work and help me or explain how to do • the job, • 1 have always been interested in becoming :a 'mechanic and the experi- ence that 1 am receiving at Hackett's Farm Equipment will assist.me in .achieving • that goal, 1.appreciate all the 'help and' assistance that I have received from the management and staff at Hackett's Far* Equipment. Advance payment for corn., soybeans Back by popular demand, is a program that provides an, advane pay- ment for .stored corn and: soybeans, Farmerswho have grown these crops can obtain a cash advance from this program to help with cash flow and to allow the flexibility to market these crops atother times of the Year, not just. off the combine. These cash advances can be applied to corgi or soybeans that are stored for sale orfed to livestock. Cash advances are repaid when the stored ciop is sold os,on a monthly basis for farm fed crops. The advance is based on the tonnage of crop in storage. One is able to borrow $61 per tonne for corn and $143 per tonne for soybeans. The first $5'0,000 is interest free and amounts from $50,000 to $250,000 is•based on . prime interest minus en - (porter per cent. Application forms are available from local OMAFRA offices, The. deadline for application is Feb. 28, 1999. steady. All classes of stockers sold on a strong active market. There were 441 steers on offer sealing from 87.00 to 92.00 to the high Of 97,25. There -were 26$ heifers on offer selling from 87.00 to 92.00 to the high of 97.50, There were 411 .cows on offers selling: D1 and. D2;.48.00 to 52,00 to the high of 60,00; D3: 45.00 to 48,00; D4 cows: 35.00 to 45.00. There were 31 bulls on offer selling from 54.00 to 66.00 to the high of 70.50. There were 190 veal on offer selling: beef: 90.0(1 tt 134,00;.Holstein: 90.00 to 104.50; plain Holsteiin: 65.00 to $0:00, There were 121 lambs and sheep on offer: Lambs: under 50 lbs. 95.00• to 107.50; 50 10 64 lbs., 97,50 to 195,00; 65 .to 79 lbs., 10000, to 172.50; 80 to 9.4 lbs:, 105,00, to .120.00; 95 to 110 lbs., 87.50M 100.00, Sheep: 62.00 to•73.00, Goats; 32.50 to 155.00. 131111ISSELII "Local Calf Sales - Oct. 24 & Nov 14 *Local Vaccinated Calf & Yearling Sales - Oct. 2.8, Nov; 11 Nov "Bred .Cow& Sale25 - Nov •.Tuesdpys- 9. a,m.- Finished Cattle.* Cows. .*Th uradaya - 8:30 a.m. - Drop Calves *Veal Followed by, Lambs, Goats and Sheep *Fridays -10 a,m, - Stockers , 1b Consign Cattle Contact: • nos Immo* RlP1. t' Local Rehm tabus 11I9 -391$B40 BRUSSELS 1 J'VESTOCK (Len Gamble) *Brussels, Out. 519 887.6461 ecrRAcrN lc3 itYG Wingham; : 357,231 Q . 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