HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-09-22, Page 19Folks from Parry Sound and
Barrie visit with. Thompsons
Recent visitors with Harvie and
Wilda Thompson were Lloyd
Blackwell of Parry Sound.
Loraianne and Frank Burgstaller of
Barrie. Wilda and Harvie spent the
holiday week end with Joan and
Leo Richard of Oshawa.
Joan MacDonald and. Lucas
returned to, South Porcupine after
holidays spent with Wilda and
Harvie and Myrtle and Wilbert
MacDonald of Kincardine.
Linda and Wray Thompson of
Mississauga have returned from a
holiday in California and attending
a Blue Jays game.
Todd Thompson and David
Collins are off, to University in
Guelph in the Agriculture Program.
Sunday visitors with Ray and
Maureen ;Collins were Shirley
Arscott of New Zealand and Edith
Arscott of Burlington.
Jennifer and Angela Collins are
back at University.
Audrey Smith and daughters
Sherrie and Jennie are back from
Romania and looking forward to
John coming in November.
Earl and June Elliot visited with
Ian and Shari Elliot at Bracebridge
over the week end. Dan and
Bradley Tolleffsen of Mississauga
had supper with Earl and June on
Wed. evening.
Don` Pollard and Marion Gamble
attended the beef barbecue at Green
Acre on 'Sunday evening andwere
also entertained by Debbie France,
her father, sister and the Clark
family of Lucknow.
Over night guest of Bette
• MacLeod were Sandy Miller of
Toronto and Jeanie Garland of
Gaelph. •
Mariop Gamble, Edna Stanley and
Bette MacLeod were invited to a
luncheon at the Embassy on
Wednesday, organized by Joan
Sturgeon from Jean Scott on " her
moving from the Senior Citizens
building.
Donald and Sandra ,Forester and
family attended the Stobo Picnic in
Goderich on Sunday.
Anne and Robyin Hodgins of -St.
Catharines visited with John and
Joyce Farrell and family on Tues-
day.
Annika Rear and Meagan
MacDonald competed at the
regional 4H show in Owen Sound
on Sept. ,10. Showing 4H lambs,
Annika placed Champion Show-
manship and Grand Champion
Showmanship. Meagan placed first
for Sr. Market lamb, third for
Grand Champion Market lamb,
third for showmanship.
Marryanne Kukloy has returned
home from a visit in British Colum-
bia where she visited with friends
and relatives.
.'Visitors with Don and •Anne
McCosh were Audrey Schandler of
PURPLE GROVE
Toronto, Norma and Graham
Thompson of Aurthur and Bernice
and John Trimble.
The monthly meeting of Purple
Grove Institute was•held Sept. 8 at
the centre with about 24 people
attending. Arrangements for the fall
fair and plowing match were dis-
cussed. Andy Burgess of the
Kincardine OPP detachment spoke
about rights as land owners and the
responsibilities of using other
people's land. He made it clear
each of has the right to say no to
anyone and can chose to refuse
passage on land. He also talked
about alternatives when handling
those who trespass indiscriminately.
About 30 people 'sat down to a
meal prepared and presented by the
4H lamb club. The members spent
the day at Purple Grove Centre
cooking• such great dishes as stew,
chili, shepards pie, lasagne and
meat loaf, all prepared with Ontario.
lamb.
Maryanne Kukloy, Don and Anne
McCosh and John and Joyce Farrell
and girls attended an anniversary
party in Kinloss for Don and Mable
McEwan. on Sunday afternoon.
Congratulations to Don and Mable
who are 45 years married.
Several friends from Purple Grove
were happy to be in Kinloss on
Saturday to help Margaret Harkness
celebrate her 75th birthday.
Friends Doug and Sherry Howatt
of Blyth surprised Jim and Fran
Farrell with a visit Saturday even-
ing.
Jennifer Farrell celebrated her
11th birthday on , Sept. 15. She
enjoyed entertaining friends and
family.
June and Earl Elliot returned
Wednesday from a trip that took
them to Michigan first to Wetland
for the wedding of a great niece
and on to Lapeer for an Artillery
Battalion reunion. When this was
over, they travelled north to Blind
River for a visit.with son Steve and
his wife Janice. June said although
Lake Huron looked cold, rough and
grey, the landscape was just begin-
ning to dress for fall and is near it's
best for beauty.
Kathrine Collins and Sandra
MacGillvary attended the funeral of
Chris Schafter (formerly 13e11) in
London on Wednesday. .
Doug, Shirley MacDonald and
family attended a family dinner and
celebration in Ripley On Saturday,
marking the 25th anniversary of
Doug's sister Pat and her husband
John Vanden Hogan.
Congratulations to Pat and John
and to Scott and Shea who man=
aged to make it a surprise.
Steets and -heifers sell
lower at Brussels sale
The market at Brussels Livestock
last week saw fed steers and heifers
selling $1 - 2 lower. Cows sold on
a steady demand.
° Steers
There were 733 steers on offer
selling from 94.00 to 98.00 to the
high of 108.50.
Don Culbert, Dungannon, 18, avg.
1350 lbs. avg. 97.11 to 102.75.
Jack Culbert, Dungannon, 11,
avg. 1356 lbs. avg. 95.57 to 102.75.
Gordon Daer, Auburn, 5, avg.
1306 lbs,, avg. 97.10 to 99.75.
Lorne Forster, Lucknow, 28, avg.
1349 lbs. avg. 97.85 to 99.00.
Ken Eadie, Holyrood, 28, avg.
1374 lbs, avg. 96.25 to 98.00.
John De Boer, Lucknow, 6, avg.
1352 lbs. avg. 92.74 to 94.50.
Heifers
There were 369 heifers on offer
selling from 94.00 to 98.00 to the
high of 104.75.
Bell Hackett, Lucknow, 14, avg.
1058 lbs. avg. 96.60 to 98.00.
Lorne Hackett, Lucknow, 4, avg.
1073 lbs. avg. 96.69 to 97.00.
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Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, September 22, 1993 - Page' 19
'Cow -Calf Operators
As the -days get shorter and the
evenings cooler, the pastures start
to' run out and it's time to plan for
roundup and to discuss marketing
options. Marketing calves that took
nine months to generate and six to
seven months to grow, should be
more than just a decision based on
your work schedule or when it
snows.
Let's review some marketing
strategies.
1) Have you produced what the
market demands? Do you have a
uniform group of steers and heifers
to offer? If not, a conscious effort
should be made when planning you
next breeding season. -
2) Select the sales facilities that
tend to draw buyers for your breed
and type of calves.
3) Have you processed the calves
while still on the cow? This al-
leviates a lot of stress and weight
loss. Studies also show that very
early dehorning and castration
under a month of age can add bet-
ween 10 and 20 pounds at weaning.
Some buyers will discount male
calves by 50 a pound.
4) Have your calves had the oppor-
tunity to adjust to dry feed and
drink from water troughs or bowls?
This is a great asset for the feedlot
operator who relies on cattle
coming up to eat and drink as' an
indication of health status.
You can see.
the videos
at the IPM
•from page 18
The winning videos will be shown
during the International Plowing
Match in Walkerton, Sept. 21 to 25.,
The Bruce County Farm Safety
Booth will be in the Bruce County
Tent,
Prizes will be presented to the
winning contestants on the Wintario
Stage at the Earl Johnston Square
'on Friday, Sept. 24 at 4:30 p.m.
. FARM REPORT
Arum C:nurrly ()MAF
5) Can you sort your calves into
desirable lots? If that one off-color
calf is the same as the one from last
year perhaps its time to give its
dam a one way trip to somewhere
south•!! Or if that 200 Ib. late sum-
mer calf has to be sold separately,
should its dam be sold as well? Can
you justify keeping a cow that only
generates $300 per year? Plus it
will probably take three to four
years to get her calving with the
rest of the herd.
6) Have you made arrangements to
take individual weaning weights on
your calves? Weighing services are
still being 'provided by local weigh
clubs and also unsupervised weights
are eligible for processing under the
Beef Herd Improvement Program.
Weighing you calves is an excellent
opportunity to measure the perfor-
mance of individual cows and com-
pare the production of sires within .
your herd. Given the usage of
E.P.D.'s in the .beef business, all
purebred breeders need to be
weighing. If you are a commercial
producer, the cost of weighing at a
$1 or $2 a calf goes a long way in'
offsetting the loss from keeping low
producing cows around.
The cow -calf business needs to be
managed like a business, if it is to.
provide a reasonable return to the
owner. Businesses do not survive
solely on production management
but rather on a combination of
production and financial
management, resource utilization
and marketing management. The
opportunity for, reasonable returns
rests with the operator, not just the
market place!!
AND THESTORY IS - Recently,'while'out teaching his sons-in-
law, Jim and Dave, how to fish, Lorne Cook of Lucknow, caught
this HUGE salmon. Althoughhe didn't get it weighed, Lorne
figures that it was just a little bit bigger than the one Peter Steer
landed a few weeks ago. Well, that's 'somebody's story: photo
submitted)
Grant Eckenswiller, Holyrood, 4,
avg. 1000 lbs. avg. 92.08 to 97.00.
Greg Hackett, Lucknow, 6, avg.
1067 lbs. avg. 96.00.
Ross Moffat, Holyrood, 2, avg.
1105 lbs. avg. 94.00.
David Kirkland, Lucknow, 2, avg.
1050 lbs. avg. 88.62 to 92.75.
Cows
There were 227 cows on offer
selling from 52.00 to 72.00 to the
high of 80.75.
Brian Reid, Ripley, 2, avg. 1530
lbs. avg. 69.36 to 73.00.
Neil Stapleton, Auburn, 3, avg.
1403 lbs. avg. 67.60 to 68.00.
, Martin Metske, Lucknow, 2, avg.
1345 lbs. avg. 65.78 to 66.75.
Veal
There were '173 veal on offer
selling from 86.50 to 116.00' to the
high of 129.00.
Arnold Lamb, Goderich, 3, avg.
657 lbs. avg. 114.39 to 129.00.
Wheeler Bros., Holyrood, 2, avg.
685 lbs. avg. 121.93 to 125.00.
Dorothy Lotton, Ripley, 1,
weighing 590 lbs. sold for 117.00.
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