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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-11-08, Page 15Farm THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1989. PAGE 15. Demand strong at Brussels Livestock sale Friday Soil and Crop annual at Brussels Nov. 30 BY BRIAN HALL FARM MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST FOR HURON COUNTY The Annual Meeting of the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association will be held Thursday, November 30, 7 p.m. at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Com­ munity Centre in Brussels. Included in this year’s program will be reports on corn, soybean, barley, oat, white bean and wheat variety performance trials; a report Speaker unravels computer mysteries BY BRIAN HALL FARM MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST FOR HURON COUNTY One of the most knowledgeable and informed experts on the use of Lotus 1-2-3 will be speaking at the monthly meeting of the Huron MS Dos Users Group. Dick Moffat of Personal Logic in London, who is highly recommend­ ed by Lotus Corp., will be speaking about features of the new release 2.2 of Lotus and add-in programs that can be used with Lotus 1-2-3. The MS Dos Users Group invites all individuals to the meeting on Monday, November 20, 7:30 p.m. at the Ontario Ministry of Agricul­ ture and Food office in Clinton. If you use Lotus now, imagine CLASSIFIED ■ FAST - DEPENDABLE - HIGHLY VISIBLE Call Blyth 523-4792 or Brussels 887-9114 by the Land Stewardship Commit­ tee; and conservation tillage trials. Tom Sawyer from the Fertilizer Institute of Ontario will be the featured speaker. Awards will be presented for the Norman Alexan­ der Conservation Award, High Yield Corn Study Group and Boost­ er Award. Tickets may be purchased from Soil and Crop Directors or the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food office in Clinton. Ticket deadline is November 23. the power of Lotus 1-2-3 by adding a database manager or file mana­ ger. Learn some of the features of 1-2-3 that Lotus never told you about. Dick Moffat, who has spe­ cialized in Lotus, has developed spreadsheet programs for many large businesses in Canada. UNICEF offers a wonderful selection of gifts & games year-round just for children uriicef ® The market at Brussels Livestock Inc. Friday met a very strong demand. There were 313 slaughter cattle, 212 hogs on offer. Good to choice steers sold from $87-$89 with a high of $94.75. Twenty-four steers consigned by Howard Kamrath, RR 2, Mildmay sold for an average of $92.17 with a lot of 16 bringing a high of $94.75. Twelve steers consigned by Glen Johnston, RR 2, Bluevale weighing an average of 1194 lbs. selling for an average of $88.55 with one steer weighing 1140 lbs. selling for $91.50. Six steers consigned by Gordon Dougherty, RR 3, Goderich, aver­ aged 1247 lbs., and sold for an average price of $86.37. Nine steers consigned by Jim Hayden, RR 3, Goderich with an average weight of 1389 lbs., sold for an average price of $86. A lot of 10 steers consigned by George, Paul and Mark Pennington, RR 2, Mildmay with an average weight of Hensall Livestock Ltd. Slaughter Cattle Sale Every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. ORDER BUYER FOR STOCKER & FEEDER CATTLE FOR YOUR MARKETING NEEDS CALL: JOE ZEHR Bus. 262-2831 Bus. 887-9599 1107 lbs., sold for an average of $85.91 with a high of $88.50. Two steers consigned by Emerson Mit­ chell, RR 3, Walton, averaging 1235 lbs., sold for $85.33. Six steers consigned by John Black, RR 6, Goderich, averaging 1075 lbs., and sold for an average price of $84.40 with one Holstein steer weighing 1400 lbs. selling for $74.75. Eleven steers consigned by Lloyd Weppler of RR 2, Ayton, averaging 1251 lbs., sold for an average of $83.48 with a high of $87.75. Good to choice heifers sold from $85 - $89. One heifer consigned by Cathy Gray of Harriston weighing 1260 lbs., sold for $89. One heifer consigned by Kim Gray weighing 1170 lbs., sold for $88.75. One heifer consigned by Kevin Gray weighing 1060 lbs., sold for $87.75. Five heifers consigned by Harold Elliott, RR 6, Goderich, averaging 1092 lbs., sold for an average of $85.51. DI and D2 cows sold from $54 to $56; D3 and D4, $50 to $54; canners and cutters, $45 to $50. One Holstein cow consigned by Glen Schwartzentruber, RR 4, Win­ gham, weighing 1250 lbs., sold for $59.50. One Holstein cow consign­ ed by Peter Van Osch of RR 3, Lucknow weighing 1530 lbs., sold for $55. Bulls over 1600 lbs. sold for a high of $74.75; under 1600 lbs., for a high of $78. Pigs under 40 lbs., sold to a high of $1.02 a pound; 40 to 50 lbs. to a high of 90.50 cents; 50 to 60 lbs., to a high of 78.50 cents and over 60 lbs. to a high of 78.00 cents. JACQUES CANADA LTD. CORN 2750 - 2500 H.U. 3630 - 2650 H.U. 4170 - 2800 H.U. SOYBEANS J-051-2600 H.U. J-081-2700 H.U. FORAGE SEED CALL GLEN WARWICK 357-3001 your local dealer Part of a stronger corn program G4010 2600 H.U. G4027 2750 H.U. Magnum Plus Keith Black R.R. #1, Belgrave 357-1092 John A. Van Beers R.R.#1, Blyth 523-4431