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The weather couldn't have been more perfect as anglers, young and old, turned out to try and
catch the big one during the annual fishing derby held at Radford's Pond on Sunday. (Vicky
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Agriculture
Former Belgrave
resident to chair
OIA for term
A former Belgrave resident will
lead the Ontario Institute of
Agrologists (OIA) for the 2001-2002
term.
Alan Scott P.Ag. of Stratford was
presented with the president's gavel
at the 42nd OIA annual meeting and
conference which was held in Picton,
April 5-7.
Scott, the brother of North Huron
Deputy-Reeve Murray Scott, grew
up on a beef farm near
Belgrave.
He obtained his BSA degree at the
Ontario Agricultural College
(University of Toronto) in 1961,
followed by a M.Sc in extension
education and agricultural economics
in 1977 frcim the University of
Guelph.
In 1994 after 34 years, Scott retired
from the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs.
He served as the agricultural
representative for Simcoe and Perth
Counties for 24 of those years.
He and his wife Margaret operate a
sheep operation of 120 ewes, selling
market lambs and replacement ewe
lambs.
Scott has been active with the OIA
as the Western branch councillor and
president and provincial membership
chair.
He has also served in a number of
positions at his church in Stratford
and with the Canadian Rideau Sheep
Association.
He is currently a member of the
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
and the Christian Farmers Federation
of Ontario.
The OIA was founded an 1960. It is
an organization for professionals in
the agri-food industry. The vision is
to be a network for providing advice
and service to the agri-food
system.
There are approximately 900
members in Ontario and another
5,000 in other provincial institutes,
all part of the Agricultural Institute of
Canada.
The OIA's headquarters are located
at 1 Stone Rd. W.,
Guelph.
Brussels Livestock report
Fed steers, heifers sell $1-$2 lower
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending June
22 were 2,041 head of cattle, 571
lambs and goats.
On Tuesday the fed steers and
heifers sold $1 to $2 lower. The cows
sold on a strong steady trade. On
Thursday the veal sold steady while
the lambs sold on a lower market. On
Friday all weights of stockers sold $2
to $5 higher on a strong active
trade.
There were 521 steers on offer
selling from $115 to $120 with sales
to $127.75. Lauderlea Farms,
Listowel, consigned one limousin
steer weighing 1,335 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $127.75. Their
overall offering of nine steers
averaged 1,421 lbs. selling for an
average of $124.78. One limousin
steer consigned by Schmidt Brook
Farms, Woodstock, weighed 1,400
lbs. selling for $122.50. They had a
total consignment of twelve steers
averaging 1,491 lbs. selling for an
average of $117.71.
Russell Kernighan, Goderich,
consigned one black steer weighing
1,290 lbs. selling to Dominion Meats
for $119. Eleven steers consigned by
Charles Ready, St. Marys, averaged
1,410 lbs. and sold for an average of
$118.23 with sales up to $121. Orlan
Martin, Mount-Forest, consigned two
steers averaging 1,512 lbs. selling for
an average of $116.86 with sales up
to $118.75. Four limousin steers
consigned by Roy Ready, St. Marys,
averaged 1,383 lbs. selling for an
average of $116.33 with his top
limousin steer weighing 1,400 lbs.
selling to _Dominion Meats for $120.
Ervin B. Martin, Mount Forest,
consigned thirteen steers averaging
1,340 lbs. selling for an average of
$115.87 with his top two charolais
steers averaging 1,313 lbs. selling to
Holly . Park Meat Packers for
$119.75. Fourteen steers consigned
by Lloyd Frey, Harriston, averaged
1,298 lbs. and sold for an average of
$115.37 with sales up to $118.75.
Cunningham Farms, Lucan,
consigned twenty-six steers
averaging 1,401 lbs. selling for an
average of $115.25 with their top
limousin steer weighing 1,465 lbs.
selling to Norwich Packers for $121.
Eighty-two steers consigned by D.
M. McAlpine Farms Inc., Ailsa
Craig, averaged 1,451 lbs. selling for
an average of $114.75 with a top
price of $118.75.
There were 288 heifers on offer
selling from $115 to $120 with sales
to $125. One gold heifer consigned
by Sellers Farms, Bluevale, weighed
1,255 lbs. selling to Dominion Meats
for $125. Their overall consignment
of eight heifers averaged 1,299 lbs.
and sold for an average of $119.69.
Karl Terpstra, Mitchell, consigned
one limousin heifer weighing 1,175
lbs. selling to Dominion Meats for
$125. His overall consignment of six
heifers averaged 1,184 lbs. and sold
for an average of $115.49. One
limousin heifer consigned by Pete
Dewys, Varna, weighed 1,355 lbs.
and sold to Moyer Packing Company
for $119.75.
Don Hoggart, Londesboro,
consigned two black heifers
averaging 1,203 lbs. selling for an
average of $118.21 with sales to
$120.50. One red heifer consigned
by Bruce Dale, Centralia, weighed
1,310 lbs. and sold for $118.75 with
his overall offering of six heifers
averaging 1,288 lbs. selling for an
average of $116.25. Muxlea Farms,
Woodstock, consigned one limousin
heifer weighing 1,060 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meats for $124.50. Their
overall offering of fourteen heifers
averaged 1,227 lbs. and sold for an
average of $115.29. Six heifers
consigned by Darren Johnston,
Bluevale, averaged 1,224 lbs. selling
for an average of $115.13 with a top
price of $118.
Perry Sereda, Centralia, consigned
one gold heifer weighing 1,310 lbs.
selling to Norwich Packers for
$124.75. His overall offering of one
hundred heifers averaged 1,159 lbs.
and sold for an average of $114.94.
Twenty heifers consigned by Bill
Kerslake, Staffa, averaged 1,138 lbs.
and sold for an average of $110.38
with his top limousin heifer
weighing 1,140 lbs. selling for
$118.50. Keith Jacklin, Bluevale,
consigned four heifers averaging
1,135 lbs. selling for an average of
$109.88 with his top limousin heifer
weighing 1,305 lbs.selling to Moyer
Packing Company for $117.75.
There were 192 cows on offer. D1
and D2 cows sold $70 to $75 with
sales to $93; D3, $65 to $70; D4, $55
to $65. Ron McClure, Walton,
consigned one charolais cow
weighing 1,295 lbs. selling to
Packerland Packing Company Inc.
for $93. His overall consignment of
three cows averaging 1.403 Ihs.
selling for an average of $91.38. One
limousin cow consigned by Carmen
Brears, Walkerton, weighed_ 1,595
lbs. and sold to Levinoff Meat
Products Ltd.- for $92.50. John
Tirritnermans, Stratford, consigned
one holstein cow weighing 1,285 lbs.
selling to Packerland Packing
Company Inc. for $92.50.
There were 11 bulls on offer
selling from $75 to $94.50 with sales
to $96.50. Emery Weaver, Desboro,
consigned one charolais bull
weighing 1,830 lbs. selling to
Levinoff Meat Products Ltd. for
$96.50. One blue bull consigned by
John Simoes, Holyrood, weighing
2,130 lbs. and sold for $91.50.
There were 217 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $105 to $149;
Holstein, $90 to $105; Plain
Holstein, $70 to $85. One black veal
steer consigned by Don Eadie,
Wingham, weighed 690 lbs. and sold
to Holly Park Meat Packers for $149.
Eric Nonkes, Auburn, consigned one
blue veal heifer weighing 650 lbs.
selling to Holly Park Meat Packers
for $139. One black veal steer
consigned by Arnold Lamb,
Goderich, weighed 625 lbs. and sold
to Norval Meat Packers for
$124.
Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold $130 to
$137; 50 - 64 lbs., $117 to $151; 65 -
79 lbs., $110 to $130; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$102 to $115; 95 - 109 lbs., $94 to
$103.
Goats sold $25 to $93.
Sheep sold $35 to $56.
Stocker steers, under 400 lbs. sold
to $241; 400 - 499 lbs., $146 to
$201; 500 - 599 lbs., $156 to $194;
600 - 699 lbs., $l37:50 to $173.50;
700 - 799 lbs., $125 to $149.50; 800
- 899 lbs., $130.50 to $140.75; 900 -
999 lbs., $120.50 to $136; 1,000 lbs.
and over, $108 to $135.
Stocker heifers, under 300 lbs„
sold $184 to $195; 300 - 399 lbs.,
$129 to $187.50; 400 - 499 lbs., $141
to $168; 500 - 599 lbs., $130 to
$154; 600 - 699 lbs., $125 to $141;
700 - 799 lbs., $127 to $141; 800 -
899 lbs., $112 to $132.50; and 900
lbs. and over, $112 to $126.25.
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