HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1991-10-30, Page 29THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30,1991. PAGE 29.
Steer prices drop $2-$3 at Brussels Livestock
Sales at Brussels Livestock for
the week ending October 25, were:
slaughter cattle, 963; cows, 230;
veal calves, 285; lambs and goats,
50; stockers, 1400; pigs, 130.
There was an active trade with
slaughter cattle selling $2 - $3
lower from previous week. The
cows sold $1 higher on an active
trade.
There were 709 steers on offer
selling from $74.90 to $80.85 to
the high of $90. Twenty-eight
steers consigned by Carlyle Thom
son, Parkhill averaging 1315 lbs.
sold for an average of $79.65 to the
high of $86.50. Forty-one steers
consigned by Cunningham Farms,
Lucan averaging 1349 lbs. sold for
an average of $79.40 to the high of
$90.
Two steers consigned by Wayne
Beimes, Listowel averaging 1035
lbs. sold for an average of $79.20
to the high of $82.50. Twenty-six
steers consigned by Alvin E. Mar
tin, Listowel, averaging 1123 lbs.
sold for an average of $78.80 to the
high of $81.75. Fifty-two steers
consigned by W. B. Pletch Co.
Ltd., Rockwood, averaging 1281
lbs. sold for an average of $78.40
to the high of $83.30.
Ten steers consigned by Jim
Howatt, Londesboro averaging
1270 lbs. sold for an average of
$78.25 to the high of $81.75.
Twelve steers consigned by Glen
Johnston, Bluevale averaging 1284
lbs. sold for an average of $77.35
to the high of $83. Fifteen steers
consigned by Terry Carrscadden,
Clarksburg averaging 1199 lbs.
sold for an average of $76.70 to the
high of $79.50.
Sixteen steers consigned by
Maple Ridge Farms, Brussels aver
aging 1195 lbs. sold for an average
of $76.15 to the high of $79.75.
Nineteen steers consigned by Mur
ray Shiells, Wingham averaging
1346 lbs. sold for an average of $75
to the high of $81. Thirty-nine
steers consigned by Gerald Geisel,
Cream Producers
elect Regele
new chairman
The annual fall meeting of the
Huron County Cream Producers
was held October 7 at the East
Wawanosh Public School, Bel
grave.
It was opened by chairman John
Duskocy. Guest speakers were Bill
Nibblelink of the London Dairy
Inspection Branch along with Betty
Ann Elliot of the Walkerton Dairy
Inspection Branch. They spoke on
cream quality in Huron County and
congratulated producers on their
quality product. The process of
testing cream for inhabitants and
the basis of rejection were dis
cussed.
Following Huron-Perth Director
Ivan Stueck's update on quota utili
zation, chairman John Duskocy
recounted the Toronto GATT meet
ing and urged producers to show
support and join a letter writing
campaign to lobby for strengthen
ing of supply management and arti
cle II of the GATT negotiations.
Mr. Duskocy then read a brief
prepared by Andrew Kittmer of
Oxford County who was also in
attendance, and who later encour
aged producers to strive for
improved marketing.
Following a discussion period of
resolution for the November meet
ing in Toronto the 1991-92 elec
tions took place.
New chairman is Charles Regele;
Vice Chairman, John Duskocy;
Committee Directors, Leyland
Harkness and Bill Deichert; Secre
tary, Bob Dougall.
Elmira averaging 1394 lbs. sold for
an average of $73.80 to the high of
$79.
There were 254 heifers on offer
selling from $73.45 to $77.70 to
the high of $79.
Four heifers consigned by Mur
ray Smith, Dublin averaging 1148
Speaking
of Farming
By Jim Fitzgerald
Changes in diet coming
Being bom in 1946, only nine months after the war ended and as one of
the first of the now infamous wave of “baby boomers,” that are at the same
time envied and condemned for our so-called power over society, I can
remember when the only time mapy of us saw an orange was in our old
battered stocking at Christmas. Now, of course, oranges and other citrus
fruits are as common in our homes as apples, and are joined in the crisper
by many other fruits, vegetables, exotic spices, meats and cheeses with
strange sounding names.
I can still recall with delight the time, as a 10-year -old kid growing up
in a predominately Protestant neighbourhood in a nearby city, when I was
befriended by a new Italian immigrant boy in the mid 1950s. He
introduced me to what at the time was a very strange and exotic pie called
"pizza" with its strange mixture of oregano, peppers, tomato paste, garlic
and long stringy mozzarella cheese. I remember at the time my mom being
worried I might at the worst get food poisoning, or at the best forever have
stomach ulcers from "foreign" spices. Now of course, there's a pizza joint
on every comer, and it's become at least a once a week meal in most
houses (although it has evolved considerably from the authentic dish of
old.)
Now Mexican, Greek, Chinese, and Japanese foods have become part of
out diets and once exotic fruits and vegetables such as artichokes,
kohlrabi, mangoes, persimmons, and zucchinis, to mention only a few, can
be found in our kitchens.
Despite the fact that grocery stores today are overflowing with an
endless variety of things to eat, 90 per cent of the food we consume comes
from 10 or so animal species, and 20 plant species. This is despite the fact
that at least 20,000 plants have useful edible parts and that of these, 3,000
have at some time or another been used as a food supply by different
human cultures. So writes Jacqueline Sawyer in The New Road, a bulletin
of the World Wildlife Fund Network on Conservation and Religion. Out of
the 10,000 grasses, we eat only seven — barley, maize (com), oats, rice,
rye, sorghum, and wheat. There are 3,000 tropical fruits, but only banana,
mango, papaya, and pineapple are widely grown for international markets.
Out of the 18,000 legumes available, we eat only beans, peanuts, peas and
soybeans.
Sawyer says that changing climactic conditions caused by the
greenhouse effect may necessitate the creation of different or more
adaptable types of crops, because many crops today have a narrow genetic
base and it might be difficult to maintain their yields in higher or lower
temperatures, or wetter or drier soils. Plant breeders, of course, already use
wild or semi-domesticated counterparts to improve the yield, quality and
adaptability of crops such as coffee and wheat, by frequent infusions of
germplasm.
Commercial livestock production also has much to gain from wild
genetic diversity, says Sawyer, because the majority of animal products
now come from a mere five species — cattle, chickens, pigs, goats, and
sheep. But there are at least 20 domesticated mammals, eight birds, and
numerous wild species which could be valuable by themselves or as
contributors to the health and productivity of today's farm animals. For
example, genes from the kouprey, a wild ox once thought extinct, but now
believed to exist in remote parts of Cambodia and Vietnam, could be used
to confer heat tolerance and disease resistance on domestic cattle.
The kiwi fruit is another example of what could be done to expand food
supplies through use of obscure species. Before 1910, kiwi was a wild
berry in China. Then in 1937, it was planted commercially in New Zealand
and although not produced in the same quantity as the banana or
pineapple, it has become a staple fruit for several countries.
So there is an immense wealth of wild species that we could use for
greater benefit. Hopefully, humans will diversify their diets before a crisis
catches us off guard. Anybody for barbecued ostrich with fried ants and
guacomole dip?
lbs. sold for an average of $77.10
to the high of $78. Seventeen
heifers consigned by Maurice Coe,
Shelburne averaging 1158 lbs. sold
for an average of $76 to the high of
$77.70. Seven heifers consigned by
Allan Webster, Auburn averaging
1059 lbs. sold for an average of
$75.40 to the high of $77.10.
Nine heifers consigned by Terry
Dalton, Lucknow averaging 1116
lbs. sold for an average of $75.15
to the high of $77.25. Thirty-two
heifers consigned by H.B. & B.
Wilson, Shelburne, averaging 1181
lbs. sold for an average of $74.66
to the high of $77.70. Eight heifers
consigned by Ron Dietrich, Mild-
may averaging 1116 lbs. sold for an
average of $74.55 to the high of
$79. Thirteen heifers consigned by
Bert Elliott, Blyth averaging 1047
lbs. sold for an average of $74.05
to the high of $76.
There were 230 cows on offer
selling from $52.75 to $57.75 to
the high of $65.25.
One cow consigned by John W.
Milligan, Hanover weighed 1660
lbs. sold for $64.50. Two cows
consigned by Don Dodds, Seaforth
averaging 1190 lbs. sold for an
average of $62.10 to the high of
$65.25. Three cows consigned by
Glen Haldcnby Jr. averaging 1377
lbs. sold for an average of $58.60
to the high of $62.
Nine cows consigned by Willis
Switzer, Bayfield averaging 1411
lbs. sold for an average of $57.85
to the high of $63.75. Three cows
consigned by Everett Dustow,
Mildmay averaging 1283 lbs. sold
for an average of $55.45 to the high
of $58.50.
There were 285 veal on offer
selling from $87.55 to $95.50 to
the high of $109.
One veal consigned by Amon
Schmidt, Newton averaging 600
lbs. sold for $105. Two veal con
signed by Doug Simpson, Teeswa-
ler averaging 585 lbs. sold for an
average of $99.40 to the high of
$106.
Eight veal consigned by Henry
Zekveld, Clifford averaging 600
lbs. sold for an average of $98.35
to the high of $105. Twenty-six
veal consigned by Joseph M. Mar
tin, Linwood averaging 597 lbs.
sold for an average of $96.20 to the
high of $109. Two veal consigned
by Dan S. Kipfer, Millbank averag
ing 585 lbs. sold for an average of
$93.95 to the high of $105.
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