HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-12-06, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1989.
Farm
Livestock report
Demand strong
at Brussels Friday
The market at Brussels Livestock
met a very strong demand selling
from $1.00 to $2.00 higher. There
were 359 slaughter cattle and 180
hogs on offer.
Good to choice steers sold from
$92 to $94 to a high of $99.
Two steers consigned by Gordon
Daer, RR 1, Auburn, averaging
1200 lbs. sold for an average of
$94.87 with one steer weighing
1170 lbs. sold for $96. Twenty-two
consigned by G. A. Stewart Farms,
RR 2, Ripley with an average of
1218 lbs. sold for an average price
of $92.61, with one steer weighing
1230 lbs. topping the sale at
$99.00.
Thirty-seven steers consigned by
George Underwood Farms, RR 1,
Wingham, averaging 1378 lbs.
selling for an average of $91.09.
Twelve steers consigned by Tom
and Roger Moore, RR 4, Goderich,
weighing an average of 1291 lbs.
sold for an average price of $90.82.
One steer consigned by Clarence
and Ross Goll, RR 4, Wingham,
weighing 1120 lbs. sold for $92.50.
Five steers consigned by Allan
Edgar, RR 2, Wroxeter, weighing
an average of 1206 lbs. sold for an
average of $88.93.
Good to choice heifers: $90 to
$93.
Three heifers consigned by Gor
don Daer, average of 1220 lbs. .sold
for an average of $93.75. Twenty-
three heifers consigned by Elmer
Riley, RR 4, Walkerton, averaging
a weight of 1075 lbs. sold for an
average of $92.02 with two heifers
weighing 1030 lbs. selling for
$93.50.
Six heifers consigned by Neil
Rintoul, RR 2, Lucknow weighing
an average of 1195 lbs. selling for
an average price of $90.47 with two
heifers averaging 1190 lbs. selling
for $92 75. Thirteen heifers con
signed by Wayne King, RR 1,
Gorrie, average weight 1082 lbs.
selling for an average price of
$90.16.
Two heifers consigned by Pat
Hunking, RR 1, Auburn, averaging
1065 lbs. sold for $89.10. Thirteen
heifers consigned by Berberick
Bros., RR 1, Mildmay averaging
1114 lbs. sold for an average $88.52
.to a high of $91.50.
There was 158 cows on offer: DI
and D2 cows, $57 to $60; D3 and D4
cows, $53 to $56; Canners and
Cutters, $50 to $53.
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Slaughter Cattle Sale
Every Thursday at 12:30 p.m.
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One Charolais cow consigned by
Jim Hall of Mildmay weighed 1670
lbs. sold for $64.50. One cow
consigned by Harry Verbeek of
Bluevale weighed 1530 lbs. sold for
$64.50 with his consignment of five
cows weighing 1308 lbs. sold for an
average of $57.50. Five cows
consigned by Jerome Zettler, RR 2,
Walkerton averaged a weight of
1424 lbs. sold for an average price
of $58.23.
One Holstein cow consigned by
Philip Weber of Mildmay weighing
1200 lbs. sold for $63.75. Twenty-
four cows consigned by G. A.
Stewart Farms, RR 2, Ripley,
weighing an average of 1136 lbs.
sold for an average price of $55.02
with one cow weighing 1500 lbs.
selling for $61.
Bulls sold to a high of $74.75. A
bull consigned by Albert Taylor,
RR 2, Lucknow, weighing 2100 lbs.
sold for $71.
Weaner pigs, 40 - 50 lbs. sold to
an average of $99.74; 50 - 60 lbs.
sold to an average of $101.44; 60
lbs. and over sold to an average of
$88.71.
There will be a special Stocker
sale held at Brussels Livestock on
Tuesday, December 5, 1989 at 1:30
p.m. If you have cattle to consign,
please call the Sales Barn at
887-6461.
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Award winners
Paul (left) and Peter (centre) Feagan accept the 1989 Norman Alexander Conservation Award on
behalf of their family Thursday night at the annual meeting of the Huron County Soil and Crop
Improvement Association in Brussels. Jack Kroes, Vice-chairman of the Huron Soil and Water
Districtmakesthepresentation, honouring the Feagan family for the conservation practices on their
Colborne township farm.
Feagan family wins Alexander Award
A Benmiller family is the winner
of the Norman Alexander Conser
vation Award presented at the
annual meeting of the Huron
County Soil and Crop Improvement
Association in Brussels Thursday
night.
Hugh, Peter, Paul and Phillip
Feagan of RR 5, Goderich, were
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and family, RR 2, Wingham and
Tony and Fran McQuail, RR 1,
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The Feagan family was honoured
for its work with conservation
tillage, manure storage and man
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and buffer strips, preservation of
wetlands, planting of windbreaks
and managed woodlot.