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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1995-08-23, Page 19arm Dairy farmers raise production champs Firewood Hard Maple or Ash SLABWOOD Limited Time Offer - Call now - $130./17 cu. yd. Truck Load Delivered within 20 miles Mileage charge Beyond That Large Quantity Discounts When You Haul!!! Craig Hardwoods Ltd. 519-526-7220 "A more central location to serve our clients better" Effective September 1, 1995 Farm Credit Corporation's Goderich Office Relocates to 282 Huron St. W. Clinton, Ontario NOM 1L0 Tel. (519) 482-5115 Fax. (519) 482-5116 Toll Free. 1-800-657-6659 FCC SCA Farm Credit Corporation Societe du credit agricole Canada BRUSSELS LIVESTOCK Division of Gamble & Rogers Ltd. UPCOMING SALES TUESDAYS 9 a.m. Finished Cattle & Cows THURSDAYS 10:00 a.m. Dropped Calves Veals followed by Goats Sheep & Lambs FRIDAYS 10:00 a.m. Stocker Cattle 1:00 p.m. Pigs BRUSSELS 887-6461 We're Moving THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1995. PAGE 19. Brussels Livestock report 422 steers on offer reach high of $97.50 Sales at Brussels Livestock for the week ending Aug. 18 were: fed cattle, 734; cows, 223; veal calves, 210; sheep and goats, 168; stockers, 592 and pigs, light run. The market at Brussels Livestock saw fed steers and heifers selling steady. Cows sold $1 higher. On Thursday veal sold steady. Lambs sold sharply higher. All weights of stocker cattle sold steady on Friday. There were 422 steers on offer selling from $87 to $91 to the high of $97.50. Forty-two steers consigned by W. B. Pletch Co. Ltd., Rockwood, averaging 1,331 lbs. sold to a high of $97.50. Seven steers consigned by Gordon Daer, Auburn, averaging 1,215 lbs. sold for an average of $88.99 with sales to $93.50. Fourteen steers consigned by Carlyle Thomson, Farms need power loss action plan By Douglas Richards Swine Advisor Clinton Field Office How many producers have an 'Action Plan' to deal with power loss or water interruption? Is there someone else on the farm who knows when and how to hook up the standby generator? What do you do if it will not work? What if the well pump is burned out by a lightning strike? All dreadful thoughts, but events that could happen to any producer. It is easy to say I will worry about it when it happens, but the storm may not ask you to be home when it hits. Your spouse, children or hired hand may be the one facing 400 thirsty feeder pigs and a well pump that resembles a badly charred marshmallow. An 'Action Plan' should be posted in an easy to find area and its contents familiar to those people responsible for putting it into action. The plan should give phone numbers of the local trades people and who to contact if outside emergency services (fire, police, gas or hydro) are required. A well thought out plan will help reduce the number of storm related animal fatalities and the economic loss that accompanies them. 'Action Plan' Check Items * Check your generator periodically to make sure it is working, you have all the necessary parts and it will power any new electrical additions (fans, heaters). * After an electrical storm, walk your barns to make sure the fans are all working. (The power may be on but the power surge may have tripped some breakers). * Report any power interruption to Ontario Hydro. Don't rely on your neighbour phoning it in. Your breaker at the end of your lane could be the only one blown out and your neighbour could be wondering why you are cooking breakfast on the barbecue. * After hooking up your generator walk the barns and make sure the electrical controls and watering systems are all working. * Know the signs of heat stress in your animals and how to handle it if you run into problems (lack of water, cooling down over heated animals). * Watch the weather and make sure someone capable of dealing Continued on page 22 Parkhill, averaging 1,284 lbs. sold for an average of $88.46 with sales to $93. Nineteen steers consigned by Lloyd Bosence, Arthur, averaging 1,116 lbs. sold for an average of $80.29 with sales to $92.75. Ten steers consigned by Alton O'Neil, Lucan, averaging 1,320 lbs. sold for an average of $87.65 with sales to $91.75. Nine steers consigned by Niel Edgar, Wingham, averaging 1,265 lbs. sold for an average of $88.18 with sales to $91. Fifteen steers consigned by Kada Farms, Bluevale, averaging 1,328 lbs. sold for an average of $87.65 with sales to $91. Ten steers consigned by Dave Bender, Palmerston, averaging 1,192 lbs. sold for an average of $88.70 with sales to $90.75. Fourteen steers consigned Conscientious and long term use of National (Sire Proving) Programme Jersey test sires has paid off royally for a Walton Jersey family. Bruce and Grace Schmidt and family are the owners of two new All time Canadian Jersey production champions. The fascinating story on these two modern Jerseys includes the facts that both of them are the result of "test" matings to National Programme Young sampling sires and both of their dams were the results of test matings to National Programme Young Sires!! The older member of the due of new champions is Brace Historic Alisha GP83%, a daughter of Rexlea Historic who was a National Programme sire housed at CIAQ. Calving for the second time at 2-10 "Alisha" yielded 7545 kgs. Milk, 484 kgs. Fat, 6.4%, 306 kgs. Protein, 4.1% for BCAs of (268 317 286). "Alisha's" butterfat yield of 484 kgs. (1067 lbs.) ties the existing Canadian butterfat record for the Senior Two Year Old Class, set in late 1994! "Alisha's dam, Brace Bullova Yvonne, GP, is by Duncan Delight Bullova, a National programme sire who stood at United Breeders Inc., Guelph. This cow produced 7658 448 5.9% 301 4.0% BCAs (237 257 249) at 5-3. "Alisha", whose yearling record had BCAs of (262 288 275) has by Beetonia Farms Ltd., averaging 1,187 lbs. sold for an average of $86.84 with sales to $90.50. Thirteen steers consigned by Schmidt Brook Farms Inc., Woodstock, averaging 1,409 lbs. sold for an average of $84.89 with sales to $90.25. There were 277 heifers on offer selling from $87 to $91 to the high of $95.50. Twenty-four heifers consigned by Tilman Weber, St. Jacobs, averaging 1,133 lbs. sold for an average of $82.31 with sales to $95. Nineteen heifers consigned by Keith Elder, Chesley, averaging 1,115 lbs. sold for an average of $84.14 with sales to $92.75. Seven heifers consigned by K & A Beef Farms, Wroxeter, averaging 906 lbs. sold for an average of $90.56 with sales to $91. Five heifers (07/95) indexes of +9M, +17F, +.25%, +13, +.09%, +4 Type, +1062 LPI. Brace Excel Brandy is the other new Canadian production champion for the Schmidt family. Freshening at 1-10" "Excel Brandy" pumped out 8491 kgs. (18,719 lbs.) Milk, 422 kgs. (930 lbs.), Fat, 5.0%, 307 kgs. (677 lbs.) protein, 3.6% for BCAs of (354 330 337). "Brandy's" fat yield of 422 kgs. is 12 kgs. ahead of the previous standard for the class set in 1993 by a herdmate at Brace. Of course this herdmate was also the result of a "test mating" to a "test mating" daughter. "Brandy's" sire, Clover Farms Excel ET stood at CIAQ. Her maternal grandsire Valleystream Silver Sequel was a popular proven sire at United Breeders Inc. "Brandy's" story is even more interesting iri that she is registered at the 75 per cent purebred level and is thus, a product of Jersey Canada's genetic recovery/percent- age registration programme. "Brandy's" (07.95) cow indices are +23M, +17F, -.14%, +21P, - .06%, +1242 LPI. When these young cows completed these lactations, the Brace herd had average BCAs in the (230 225 230) range and was the seventh herd for production in Canada in 1994, with averages of almost 6900 kgs. Milk, 355 kgs. Fat and over 260 kgs. Protein! consigned by Ron Jackson, Stratford, averaging 1,143 lbs. sold for an average of $85.98 with sales to $90. Two heifers consigned by Brian Mcllroy, Gowanstown, averaging 1,082 lbs. sold for an average of $86.89 with sales to $89.75. Five heifers consigned by Aaron Fischer, Ayton, averaging 1,076 lbs. sold for an average of $86.99 with sales to $88.75. One heifer consigned by Robert Johnston, Dublin, weighing 990 lbs. sold for $88.25. Thirteen heifers consigned by Wayne King, Gorrie, averaging 1,076 lbs. sold for an average of $86.09 with sales to $88. Six heifers consigned by Bert and Perry Elliott, Kincardine, averaging 1,000 lbs. sold for an average of $85.41 with sales to $88. Five heifers consigned by Ross Henry, Goderich, averaging 1,145 lbs. sold for an average of $83.49 with sales to $87. There were 223 cows on offer selling from $41 to $57 to the high of $73.25. One cow consigned by Scottslea Farms, Blyth, weighing 858 lbs. sold for $73.25. Eight cows consigned by Paul Kuenzig, Bayfield, averaging 904 lbs. sold for an average of $50.84 with sales to $64.50. Two cow consigned by Bert Louwerse, Grand Valley, averaging 1,408 lbs. sold for an average of $56.94 with sales to $60.50. There were 14 bulls on offer selling from $59 to $68.75 to the high of $73.75. One Gold bull consigned by Doug Scott, Lucknow, weighing 1,780 lbs. sold for $73.75. One Sim. bull consigned by Wm. R. Richardson, Harriston, weighing 2,245 lbs. sold for $68.75. There were 210 veal on offer selling - Holstein, $70 to $88; Plain Holstein, $60 to $70; and Beef, $82 to $106. Three veal consigned by John Martin, Lucknow, averaging 685 lbs. sold for an average of $89.44 with sales to $101. Two veal consigned by Wayne Hoegy, Dublin, averaging 613 lbs. sold for an average of $85.39 with sales to $97. Three veal consigned by David Erb, Wellesley, averaging 695 lbs. sold for an average of $82.30 with sales to $94.50. Lambs, 50 - 80 lbs., sold $130 to $180; and 80 - 94 lbs., $117 to $141. Sheep sold $52 to $69. Stockers, 400 - 499 lbs., sold $100.50 to $126; 500 - 599 lbs., $91 to $107.50; 600 - 699 lbs., $88 to $107; 700 - 799 lbs., $78 to $104.50; 800 - 899 lbs., $50 to $98.50; and 900 lbs. and over, $84.50 to $102.50. Heifers, 300 - 399 lbs., sold $100.50 to $102; 400 - 499 lbs., $72 to $115; 500 - 599 lbs., $67 to $104; 600 - 699 lbs., $69 to $93; 700 - 799 lbs., $79 to $97; and 800 lbs. and over $81.50 to $94.