The Citizen, 1999-06-16, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1999.
Brussels Livestock report
Veal sells $2 to $4 higher, beef top $121
The total receipts at Brussels
Livestock tor the week ending June
I I were: 1,405 were head of cattle
and 464 lambs and 25 goals.
Fed steers and heifers sold $1 to
$2 higher. Cows sold on a steady
trade. Veal sold $2 to $4 higher
with lambs selling on a steady
market. On Friday all weights of
stocker cattle sold at strong steady
prices.
There were 296 steers on offer
selling from $93 to $98 to the high
of $104. One blonde steer
consigned by Cunningham Farms,
Lucan, weighing 1,365 lbs. sold to
Gross Abattoir Co. Ltd., for $104
with their overall offering of
nineteen steers averaging 1,294 lbs.
selling for an average of $96.36.
One BWF steer consigned by
Dry wetlands add to drought
The spring of ’99 has been one of
the driest in recent history. Lack of
rainfall in southern Ontario has not
only resulted in a slow start to
crops for farmers, many rural
landowners have also noticed that
their wells are already starting to
dry up.
So why are local water tables
decreasing so rapidly during a
short-term drought? One answer
can be found in wetlands, or more
specifically, the lack of wetlands.
“When people think of wetlands,
they most often think of wildlife
habitat,” says Nick Kinkel of
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DU).
“While offering prime habitat is
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Jack is an affectionate boy with
brown hair, blue eyes and a light
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Active and impulsive, he enjoys
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Jack has recently made impressive
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Jack enjoys adult attention and
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If you are interested in inquiring
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Murray Shiell, Wingham, weighing
1.375 lbs. sold to MGI Packers for
$104 with his overall offering of
eleven steers averaging 1,394 lbs.
selling for an average of $93.73.
Eleven steers consigned by
Phillip Hall, Ailsa Craig, averaging
1,368 lbs. sold for an average of
$95.94 with sales to $96.40. Eleven
steers consigned by Ken and
Joanne Blaackler, St. Marys,
averaging 1,337 lbs. sold for an
average of $95.31 with sales to
$97.25. Twenty-eight steers
consigned by Raye and Murray
Pegg, Tupperville, averaging 1,288
lbs. sold for an average of $94.25
with sales to $94.90.
Eleven steers consigned by
Gerald Rathwell, Brucefield,
averaging 1,318 lbs. sold for an
certainly important, wetlands are
vital to the health and well being of
people as well.”
Wetlands, the area where water
meets the land, can be thought of as
living sponges. When rivers run
full, wetlands hold the excess water
and release it slowly and safely,
maintaining ground water levels
and avoiding the extremes that
cause drought and flooding. This
temporary storage of water also
allows water to evaporate or to seep
into the ground, replenishing the
water table.
A healthy wetland, especially a
large wetland or wetland complex,
keeps spring melt waters on the
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In your letter, please describe your
family and activities and how you
think your family might be able to
meet this child's needs. Please be
sure to include your telephone
number.
Adult adoptees and birth parents
(as well as adult siblings and birth
grandparents of adult adoptees) are
welcome to place their names on the
provincial Adoption Disclosure
Register. This register is a way for
adopted people and these birth
relatives to find each other in cases
where an adoption was completed in
Ontario. Please write to: Ontario
Ministry of Community and Social
Services, Adoption Disclosure
Register, 2 Bloor Street West, 24th
Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3E2
and ask for a brochure and an
application to register (please state
whether you are an adult adoptee or
a birth relative).
average of $94.22 with sales to
$96.50. Twenty-three steers
consigned by Rick Govers,
Crediton. averaging 1,387 lbs. sold
for an average of $93.67 with sales
to $95.75.
Twenty-five steers consigned by
Dale and John Taylor Farms,
Creemore, averaging 1,428 lbs.
sold for an average of $92.29 with
sales to $96. Seventeen steers
consigned by Terry McCarthy,
Dublin, averaging 1,453 lbs. sold
for an average of $91.59 with sales
to $94.75. Thirteen steers
consigned by Ross Battin,
Monkton, averaging 1,332 lbs. sold
for an average of $88.90 with sales
to $94.50.
There were 228 heifers on offer
selling from $93 to $98 to the high
of $107.50. One limousin heifer
consigned by Hugh Love, Atwood,
weighing 1,175 lbs. sold to Gross
Abattoir Co. Ltd., for $107.50 with
his overall offering of thirty-one
heifers averaging 1,192 lbs. selling
for an average of $97.18. Two
limousin heifers consigned by Kada
Farms, Bluevale, averaging 1,167
lbs. sold to Dominion Meat Packers
for $106.50 with their overall
land and may also contribute to
local weather patterns by releasing
moisture back into the atmosphere
through evaporation.
The vegetation in wetlands has
the ability to clean polluted water
by removing harmful nitrates and
phosphates. That vegetation also
slows the flow of surface water,
combating the erosive forces of
high water levels.
Despite increasing awareness
about the importance of wetlands,
loss continues at a rapid rate. In
Southern Ontario more than 80 per
cent of wetlands have been lost due
to urbanization and agricultural
drainage. At the same time, this
increased urbanization has resulted
in a larger draw on the water table
by households and industry.
Ducks Unlimited, through its
wetland restoration program, works
to restore drained wetlands for the
benefit of waterfowl, wildlife and
people. Working in co-operation
with landowners DU provides
varying levels of expertise,
manpower and financial
contributions towards these
projects.
If you have wetlands on your
property there are many things you
can do to easily conserve, restore or
enhance them. Ducks Unlimited
can help. For further information
please contact Nick Kinkel, Ducks
Unlimited, at 705-721-4444.
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offering of six heifers averaging
1,182 lbs. selling for an average of
$101.15.
Two heifers consigned by Fred
and Clyde McClure, Walton,
averaging 1,163 lbs. sold for
$97.25. Six heifers consigned by
Mark Fisher, Ayton, averaging
1,217 lbs. sold for an average of
$96.89 with sales to $98.75. Four
heifers consigned by Merkley
Farms, Wroxeter, averaging 1,079
lbs. sold for an average of $96.36
with sales to $99.50. Three heifers
consigned by David Bowles,
Brussels, averaging 1,173 lbs. sold
for an average of $96.25 with sales
to $98.50.
Eleven heifers consigned by G.
O’Leary Farms, Ailsa Craig,
averaging 1,072 lbs. sold for an
average of $95.13 with sales to
$98.25. Eight heifers consigned by
Leroy Gould, Exeter, averaging
1,102 lbs. sold for an average of
$94.85 with sales to $97.25.
Fourteen heifers consigned by Mux
Lea Farms, Woodstock, averaging
1,309 lbs. sold for an average of
$93.42 with sales to $98.50.
Thirteen heifers consigned by Ken
McAlpine, Ailsa Craig, averaging
1,311 lbs. sold for an average of
$93.29 with sales to $98.75.
There were 154 cows on offer
selling: DI and D2, $54 to $59
with sales to $75; D3, $50 to $54;
D4, $45 to $50. Two holstein cows
consigned by Case Groenewegen,
Walkerton, averaging 1,588 lbs.
sold for an average of $67.94 with
sales to $75. Three simmental cows
consigned by Don Lamont,
Formosa, averaging 1,133 lbs. sold
for an average of $64.36 with sales
to $71. Eight blonde cows
consigned by Mfke Henry,
Brampton, averaging 1,701 lbs.
sold for an average of $66.37 with
sales to $70.50
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THURSDAYS 8:00 a.m.
FRIDAYS 10:00 a.m.
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There were nine bulls on offer
selling from $64.50 to $80 to the
high of $84.50. One limousin bull
consigned by Ken Dettman,
Clifford, weighing 2,005 lbs. sold
for $84.50. One simmental bull
consigned by Rolf Huber,
Wingham, weighing 1,430 lbs. sold
for $80.
There were 231 veal on offer:
Beef sold $85 to $121.50; Holstein,
$80 to $90; Plain Holstein, $65 to
$80. Four veal consigned by John
Richardson, Harriston, averaging
660 lbs. sold for an average of
$98.37 with sales to $121.50. Three
veal consigned by Hurdale Farms,
Lucknow, averaging 615 lbs. sold
for an average of $98.53 with sales
to $111.50. Six veal consigned by
Ikendale Farms, Walkerton,
averaging 619 lbs. sold for an
average of $88.06 with sales to
$108.
Note: Over 700 lbs. veal will be
sharply discounted due to a new
government ruling of hides having
to be removed.
Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold $80 to
$145; 50 to 64 lbs., $110 to $160;
65 to 79 lbs., $123 to $142.50; 80
to 94 lbs., $128 to $142.
Sheep sold $57.50 to $67.50.
Goats sold $22.50 to $145 per
head.
Steers, 400 - 499 lbs., sold $126
to $137; 500 - 599 lbs., $116.50 to
$132; 600 - 699 lbs., $106.50 to
$127; 700 - 799 lbs., $86 to $115;
800 - 899 lbs., $95 to $108.75; 900
lbs. and over, $95 to $109.
Heifers, 300 - 399 lbs., sold $114
to $136; 400 - 499 lbs., $103 to
$128; 500 - 599 lbs., $107 to
$123.50; 600 - 699 lbs., $98 to
$117; 700 - 799 lbs., $93.50 to
$114.50; 800 - 899 lbs., $93 to
$106; 900 lbs. and over, $86.50 to
$98.75.
Plain stockers sold $48 to $65.
Fed Cattle,
Bulls & Cows
Drop Calves,
Veal, Lambs,
Goats & Sheep
Stockers
Pigs