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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2019-05-23, Page 22PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019. 541 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-9114 405 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4792 The Citizen Check out these and other books at... Books on raising your own farm animals Storey’s Guide to RAISING DAIRY GOATS A new edition of the best- selling classic with inform- ation for the small herd owner on dairy goat breeds, care, feeding, breeding, caring for newborns, and recipes for turning milk into cheese, ice cream, and more. $24.95 STOREY’S GUIDE TO RAISING DUCKS Learn about the different breeds so you can choose the duck that meets your needs. Get information on hatching eggs, rearing ducklings, managing adults, feeds, health problems, even butchering. $24.95 RAISING MEAT GOATS Storey Publishing provides a guide to managing, breeding and marketing meat goats. Information on the various breeds, selection of breeding stock, housing and feeding, keeping stock healthy and tips on marketing. (softcover) $25.95 STOREY’S GUIDE TO RAISING HORSES Nearly 500 pages of information on breeding and care of horses. Information on spotting and dealing with diseases, foot care, parasites , toxic plants to watch out for, foaling tips and much much more. $26.95 CHICK DAYS Raising Chickens from Hatchlings to Laying Hens Here’s “an absolute beginners guide” for all the steps from keeping new chicks warm to collecting eggs. Information on different breeds, housing, feed and stages of growth. $22.95 CHOOSING AND KEEPING PIGS A great introduction to the world keeping pigs as a hobby, this book deals with housing, feeding, disease prevention and much more. As well, you’ll learn about breeds even seasoned pork farmers may not have heard of. $19.95 STOREY’S BARN GUIDE TO SHEEP A highly-visual guide to managing sheep that can hang in the barn where needed. Information and illustrations on everything from determining age to castration and tail docking to difficult births. $37.50 GRASS-FED CATTLE: How to Produce and Market Natural Beef With more and more consumers discovering the healthy benefits of grass-fed beef, there is a growing market for farmers. This comprehensive manual provides nearly 400 pages of management advice. $37.95 Madill athletes break records at local event F.E. Madill School’s track and field squad of 33 athletes competed at the Huron Perth championships held at St. Anne’s Secondary School in Clinton on May 14 and 15. Madill athletes accumulated 34 personal best performances, numerous podium finishes, three second place team finishes, and the overall team second place finish. In addition, Madill athletes shattered four Huron-Perth records and set two new Madill records. The team may have been small but quality of performances was high. Abby Kraayenbrink shattered two meet records. Her first one came in the Junior Girls’ 1,500-metre race which she ran in 4:58.49 to break the existing record of Elizabeth Drake from St. Michael Catholic Secondary School in Stratford by two seconds. The next day she eclipsed yet another record in the 3,000-metre running event, finishing it in 10:33.51, over 37 seconds faster then the previous mark. She won three first places finishes earning the individual Junior Girls Huron-Perth Champion award. Ryan Jacklin continued his onslaught on the record books smashing two meet records. In the Senior Boys shot put he put the 12- pound shot 18.65 metres to beat an old and distinguished record of 18.47 metres set by Johnny Neilson of Seaforth High School set in 1979. In the discus, Jacklin hurled the implement 53.43 metres for another meet record (previously 47.25 metres, held by Joe Melady of Goderich District Collegiate Institute). Distance runners Bronwyn Garniss, Avery Harding, Mackenzie Finch, Abby Kraayenbrink, Brooke Jez and Steven Schraa formed a strong component of the team earning 16 top three-finishes in their events. On the track, Grace McCurdy skimmed the sprint hurdles to win the event. Matt Oldridge blazed the 100-metre dash to win the Junior Boys event. Matt Darrell placed a solid second in all three of his track events (400-metre hurdles and the 200- and 400-metre races). In the jumping pits, Madill athletes again excelled with Jaime Newell, Matt Oldridge, and Austin Eadie all earning top performances in the long jump and triple jump events. In the throwing circles and javelin runway, Madill had top throws from Hanna VanStuyvenburg, Carly Frank, Christina Schraa, Breelle Shaw, Aiden Purdy, Carson Heise, and Ryan Jacklin. The team prepares now for the Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association (WOSSAA) track and field meet, the next step in the athletes’ long quest to the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations championships. In all, 32 Madill athletes advance to WOSSAA to be held next week at TD Waterhouse Stadium at University of Western Ontario in London. From WOSSAA, five athletes in each event qualify for OFSAA West Regionals to be held at Hespeler Secondary School in Cambridge on May 31 and June 1. Big winners While F.E. Madill School’s track and field team finished in second place overall, members of the team broke records, claimed podium placements and set dozens of personal bests in the Huron-Perth track and field championship last week at St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School in Clinton. (Photo submitted) Breaking records Brussels athlete Ryan Jacklin has made quite a name for himself in throwing track and field events in recent years, and continued to do so at the Huron-Perth Track and Field Championship last week, smashing two records. (Photo submitted)