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The Citizen, 1998-09-30, Page 15arm At long last A dream was realized last week when Quality Jersey Products celebrated with an official opening of their Seaforth Plant. President, Bruce Schmidt, right, and Vice- President Hans Boonstoppel display one of the new cheeses produced at the plant. TUESDAYS 9:00 a.m. THURSDAYS 8:30 a.m. FRIDAYS 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Finished Cattle & Cows Bob Calves Veals followed by Goats Sheep & Lambs Stocker Cattle Pigs We are now ready to buy or store your 1998 WHITE BEANS & SOYBEANS • Fast Unloading • Accurate Probe System • Trucking Available Forward contracting of corn and soybeans. Come in and see us or give us a call and let us help you look after your crops. Satellite dealer for W.G. Thompson & Sons Ltd. for white beans HOWSON & HOWSON LTD. Flour & Feed Millers, Complete Farm Supply, Grain Elevators, Fertilizers & Chemicals Blyth (519) 523-9624 OR 1-800-663-3653 Elevators 1 1/4 miles east of Blyth on County Rd. 25, then 1/2 mile north. MILLS THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1998. PAGE 15. Brussels Livestock report Beef veal prices hit $136 , up $2 to $4 overall The sales at Brussels Livestock for the week ending Sept. 25 were: fed cattle, 703; cows, 257; veal and bob calves, 489; lambs, 182; stockers, 1,706. The fed steers and heifers sold on a steady market. Cows sold barely steady with bulls selling on a steady market. Veal sold $2 to $5 higher with lambs selling on a steady market. On Friday all weights of stocker cattle sold on a strong active market. On Monday, Sept. 21 we held our eighth Annual Show & Sale. There were 256 steers on offer and 117 heifers. The following is a partial listing of the results: Grand Champion, Champion Carlot, Limousin Class: Jim Howatt, Londesboro. Ten limousin steers averaging 1,427 lbs. sold for $100.25 purchased by Norwich Packers. Champion Pen of Five: Woodrow Farms Limited, Denfield. Five limousin heifers averaging 1,202 lbs. sold for $100 purchased by Dominion Meat Packers. Reserve Carlot: Bill Haines, Wingham. Ten black limousin heifers averaging 1,249 lbs. sold for $97.75 purchased by Clark Bros. Can. Livestock Inc. Reserve Pen of Five: Kada Farms, Bluevale. Five limousin steers averaging 1,310 lbs. sold for $97 purchased by Norwich Packers. Simmental: Bill Robinson, Auburn. Eleven steers averaging 1,309 lbs. sold for $88.75 purchased by Ryding Regency. Hereford: Kenruth Farms, Lucknow. Ten steers averaging 1,238 lbs. sold for $88.75 purchased by Moyer Packing Company. Angus: Kada Farms, Bluevale. Five steers averaging 1,388 lbs. sold for $92.75 purchased by Ryding Regency. Charolais: Johnston Farms, Bluevale. Fifteen steers averaging 1,470 lbs. sold for $89.10 purchased by Dominion Meat Packers. Blonde d' Aquitaine: J & M Farms, Listowel. Five steers averaging 1,290 lbs. sold for $96 purchased by Norwich Packers. Cross Bred: Martin Metske, Lucknow. Five steers averaging 1,353 lbs. sold for $86.50 purchased by Moyer Packing Company. There were 257 cows on offer selling: D1 and D2 cows, $53 to $57 to the high of $66.50; D3, $50 to $53; D4 cows, $45 to $50. Four holstein cows consigned by Terpstra Farms, Brussels, averaging 1,316 lbs. sold for an average of $59.62 with sales to $66.50. Three cows consigned by Les Young, Clifford, averaging 1,300 lbs. sold for an average of $60.62 with sales to $65. Three charolais cows consigned by W. Lloyd Gibson, Wroxeter, averaging 1,387 lbs. sold for an average of $55.55 with sales to $60. There were 19 bulls on offer selling from $55 to $66.50 to the high of $87. One white bull consigned by John M. Martin, Holy-rood, weighing. 1,670 lbs. sold for $87. One limousin bull consigned by Allan and Dorothy Martin, Listowel, weighing 1,360 lbs. sold for $73. There were 224 veal on offer selling: Beef, $85 to $136; Holstein, $80 to $100; Plain Holstein, $65 to $80. Three veal consigned by Richard Horst, Listowel, averaging 687 lbs. sold for an average of $181 with sales to $136. Seven veal consigned by John Verburg, Londesboro, averaging 670 lbs. sold for an average of $106.82 with sales to $129. Nine veal consigned by Henry Bos, Auburn, averaging 712 lbs. sold for an average of $117.81 with sales to $126. There were 154 lambs and sheep on offer. Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold $100 to $150; 65 - 79 lbs., $99 to $157.50; 80 - 94 lbs., $82.50 to $117; 95 - 110 lbs., $90 to $98. Sheep sold $52.50 to $70. Goats sold $12.50 to $122.50. Steers, under 400 lbs., sold $108 to $131; 400 - 500 lbs., $106 to $150; 500 - 600 lbs., $104 to $126; 600 - 700 lbs., $101 to $116; 700 - 800 lbs., $90.50 to $106; 800 - 900 lbs., $90.50 to $105; 900 - 999 lbs., $92 to $101; 1,000 lbs., and over, $78 to $93.60. Heifers, under 300 lbs., sold $94 to $114; 300 - 400 lbs., $98 to $118; 400 - 500 lbs., $100 to $130; 500 - 600 lbs., $101 to $117; 600 - 700 lbs., $89.50 to $117; 700 - 800 lbs., $88.50 to $108; 800 - 900 lbs., $82 to $101; 900 lbs. and over, $79 to $97.50. Quality Jersey Prod. hosts grand opening Dozens of shareholders, industry representatives and local dignitaries helped Quality Jersey Products cel- ebrate the official opening of its Seaforth plant on Friday. "The operation that you are view- ing today represents the culmina- tion of approximately four years of research and development, nine months of construction, renovation and equipment installation and six months of operations," company president Bruce Schmidt of RR3, Walton told the guests. Inviting guests to taste the Jersey Tradition and Sno-White products served at various locations through- out the plant Schmidt said, "We hope you understand and realize that you are actually tasting the fruit born of the seed of dreams that was planted five years ago in the minds of a small group of Jersey breeders from the Huron-Perth Jer- sey Club." Schmidt said the Jersey produc- ers believed that in taking this inno- vative direction they would be able to achieve the necessary control to establish Yong term security for their family farms. Murray Gaunt, who was the mas- ter of ceremonies for the event, called the new company a fine example of the value-added con- cept at work, The original group of 14 Jersey producers has grown into 43 shareholders, he told the audi- ence. Peter Gould, director of the mar- keting and production division of Dairy Farmers of Ontario said the Seaforth plant was one of the best laid-out plants he had visited. "These days it's a lot more corn, mon to see plants closing than opening," he said. "They're doing so many things right with this com- pany." Quality Jersey Products bought the former Hoffmeyer luinber yard and began renovating the building in June 1997. The company bought out Pinnau Dairy Products of Cam- bridge to acquire its distribution system and its products under the Sno White label, including Quark, a product between a low-fat cream cheese and a cottage cheese. Under its own Jersey Heritage label the company is now making a variety of cheeses including limburger, edam and gouda. The company is run by a three person management team including Schmidt, Tammy Sparling of Varna and Bill Wallace of Seaforth. Following the official opening ceremonies there was an open house for the public. There will be another opportunity to tour the plant as part of the Huron Hiker Farm Tour on Sunday from noon to 3 p.m.