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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-09-16, Page 17F arm Livestock report Steady demand on fed cattle The sales at Brussels Livestock for the week ending Sept. 11 were fed cattle, 758; cows, 189; veal calves, 202; lambs and goats, 177; stockers, 1050; and pigs, 221. The market at Brussels Livestock saw fed cattle selling on a steady demand with cows $2 lower. There were 594 steers on offer selling from $87 to $90 to the high of $94. Thirty-six steers consigned by Gerald Geisel, Elmira averaging 1421 lbs. sold for an average of $88.10 with sales to $94 purchased by Star Brand Packers. Fifty-two steers consigned by W. B. Pletch Co. Ltd., Rockwood averaging 1225 lbs. sold for an average of $88.59 with sales to $93.75. Forty-nine steers consigned by Cunningham Farms, Lucan averaging 1306 lbs. sold for an average of $87.92 with sales to $92.75. Seventeen steers consigned by Doug Gear, Orton averaging 1366 lbs. sold for an average of $89.63 with sales to $92.60. Seventeen steers consigned by Howard Martin, Brussels averaging 1266 lbs. sold for an average of $87.51 with sales to $92. Twenty steers consigned by Alton O'Neil, Lucan averaging 1303 lbs. sold for an average of $87.55 with sales to $91. Twenty- four steers consigned by Glen Johnston, Bluevale averaging 1273 lbs. sold for an average of $87.07 with sales to $90.75. Ten steers consigned by Jim Howatt, Londesborough averaging 1286 lbs. sold for an average of $87.73 with sales to $90.75. Two steers consigned by Earl Geisel, West Montrose averaging 1455 lbs. sold for $90.60. Nineteen steers consigned by Maple Ridge Farms, Brussels averaging 1213 lbs. sold for an average of $87.77 with sales to $90. Twenty-five steers consigned by Murray Sheill, Wingham averaging 1367 lbs. sold for an average of $86.25 with sales to $90. Fourteen steers consigned by Schmidtbrook Farms, Woodstock averaging 1386 lbs. sold for an average of $86.64 with sales to $88.75. Thirteen steers consigned by Dale and John Taylor Farms, Creemore averaging 1204 lbs. sold for an average of $84.65 with sales to $86.75. There were 157 heifers on offer selling from $85 to $88 to the high of $89.25. Two heifers consigned by Gavin Clarke, Dundalk averaging 975 lbs. sold for an average of $87.88 with sales to $89.25. Thirty-six heifers consigned by Delton Bearinger, Mt. Forest averaging 1132 lbs. sold for an average of $85.69 with sales to $88.30. Two heifers consigned by Irvin Scherbarth, Nfronkton averaging 1105 lbs. sold for an average of $87.24 with sales to 87.75. Eight heifers consigned by Joe Zettler, Walkerton, averaging 1055 lbs. sold for an average of $86.20 with sales to $87.10. Eight heifers consigned by Ron Kestner, Mildmay averaging 1049 lbs. sold for an average of $86.09 with sales to $86.75. Twelve heifers consigned by Russel and Paul Little, Arthur averaging 1054 lbs. sold for an average of $84.14 with sales to $86.40. There were 189 cows on offer selling from $53 to $57.75 to the high of $62.50. Seven cows consigned by Victor Knapp, Hanover averaging 1096 lbs. sold for an average of $56.90 with sales to $62.50. Five cows consigned by Verkley Enterprize, Atwood averaging 1202 lbs. sold for an average of $52.51 with sales to $58.75. One cow consigned by John and Joan Grubb, Hanover weighing 1350 lbs. sold for $58.75. There were 202 veal on offer selling from $78 to $96 to the high of $114. Six veal consigned by John Schwartzentruber, Brussels averaging 643 lbs. sold for an average of $80.67 with sales to $114. Five veal consigned by Wayne Brown, Monkton averaging 548 lbs. sold for an average of $91.56 with sales to $113. Nine veal consigned by Doug Marriott, St. Marys averaging 586 lbs. sold for an average of $90.52 with sales to $108. Lambs: 50 - 79 lbs., 80.00 - 94.00; 80 - 109 lbs., 60.00 - 77.00; over 110 lbs., 67.00. There were 221 pigs on offer: 20 - 29 lb., sold to a high of 50.50 cents per lb.; 30 - 39 lbs., to a high of 51.75 cents per lb.; 40 - 49 lbs., to a high of 51 cents per lb.; 50 - 59 lbs., to a high of 51 cents per lb.; 80 - 89 lbs., to a high of 55 cents per lb.; and 90 - 99 lbs., to a high of 55 cents per lb. There were 1050 Stockers on offer. Steers: 400 - 600 lb. sold $105 to $120; 600 - 800 lbs., $90 to $105; and over 800 lb., $75 to $90. Heifers: 400 - 600 lbs. sold $95 to $112; 600 - 800 lbs., $90 to $100; and over 800 lbs., $80 to $90. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,1992. PAGE 17. Stable funding should help farmers tackle other issues There are many more important issues in farming this summer than the stable funding issue, Carl Sulli- man, Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture told about 50 OFA members in Londesboro Thursday night, but stable funding will help general farm organizations tackle those issues better on behalf of farmers. Mr. Sulliman said while looking at farm press and community news­ papers this summer, one might get the impression there is only one issue in farming: the plan to require all farmers earning over $7000 to register and pay a $150 annual reg­ istration fee which would support three general farm organizations (GFOs). There are many, many issues of importance to farmers these days, he said. He pointed to the Nov. 4 meeting of the OFA with the provincial cabinet, one of the few groups to meet with the full cabinet. Farmers' interests lie not just with the Ministry of Agricul­ ture but with many other ministries such as Environment, Municipal Affairs, and Revenue. There is the Environmental Bill of Rights where it needs to be pointed out that farmers were the first environmentalists, the only people whose family lives in the workplace. He pointed out the gov­ ernment gives grants of up to 85 per cent to municipalities for sewage treatment, yet some farmers produce more manure than a small town and get very little assistance for manure management. The concerns of farmers over the annexation of a huge rural area by the City of London must be put to the cabinet. Suddenly farmers who aren't even included in the land taken up, on the rural side of the new boundaries, find themselves in an urban setting. There are many other such requests for annexations on the Minister of Municipal Affairs' desk, he said. There is a tremendous amount of work to be done in acquainting all ministries of the concerns of farm­ ers, he said noting there are no farmers in the cabinet of the NDP government, nor in the leadership of the opposition parties. Urban groups are much closer to the MPPs and without a strong selling job by organizations like OFA, their agenda will be more likely to be heard by government, he said. Because so much work needs to be done to tell the farmer's story, stable funding for OFA, Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario and National Farmers Union. The GFOs need the resources to get the word out that the agri-food industry is the second largest industry in Ontario, that one in six jobs in Ontario depends on it. "I challenge any farmer anywhere to debate me if they think they can get a handle on all these problems on their own (without a GFO)." There is a greater and greater corporate concentration in food processing, he said. While the European Community is committed to the family farm as the basic agri­ cultural unit in the food industry, there isn't a single word anywhere in any Canadian document on agri­ culture that makes the same com­ mitment here. "We’re up against some very powerful interest groups with a lot of money," he warned. The Canadian family farm just can't be allowed to slip away. He said he had met with groups opposed to stable funding and argued with them and been sworn at. But the critics are wrong, he said. "They're just wrong. There has never been a time when farmers have needed their voice strength­ ened more than right now." So much of the energy of OFA Carl Sulliman Farmers have a story to tell. members has been used going up and down concession roads trying to convince their neighbours to join, he said, and that energy could be belter used solving the problems of the farmers. "We've used up so much lime and so much energy telling our own people the story that we don't have time and energy to tell the story to people whose decisions arc going to impact on agriculture." Agriculture is all that's keeping the economy of rural Ontario alive, he said. "If the people we do busi­ ness with didn't have our money, this place would be an unmitigated disaster zone." But agriculture is in just as much trouble as any of the industries that seem to grab the headlines and attention of govern­ ment more easily, he said. Looking across the audience he acknowledged the hard work many of those present had put into their organization over the years. "I know you're weary and I know you're tired but you still have to tell the story. This county is as big as it gets (in agriculture). This is numero uno." Recalling the feeling of unity between farmers at the Ottawa march in February where nearly 40,000 English and French speak­ ing farmers marched side by side down the streets of Ottawa he said farmers were brought together by the common worry: "I'm scared". Urban Canadians must be made to see that the alternative to food is starvation, he said. "Most people in the world understand that. For some reason Canada doesn't." Farmers are not seen as integral to survival, he said. "I don't care if you're a rocket scientist, you've got to eat." 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