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OUTSTANDING FENCE
INSTALLATION FOR 2001
Grant Jarvis of Brussels Agri Services Ltd. receives award from Gallagher Power
Fencing's Sales Manager David Picken and Brussels Agri Services Ltd.
President Tim Prior for Outstanding Fence Installation for 2001.
Power Fencing
PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2002.
Agriculture
Brussels Livestock report
3,857 head of cattle, 427 goats, lambs on offer
Total receipts for the Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Nov.
1 were 3.857 head of cattle, 429
lambs and goats. On Tuesday the fed
steers and heifers sold on a steady
market. The cows sold under
pressure. On Thursday the veal
traded at prices $2 to $3 lower. The
lambs sold on a strong active trade at
prices $5 to $10 higher. On Friday
all weights and classes of stockers
sold at prices steady to last week.
There were 764 steers on offer
selling from $98 to $102 with sales
to $108. Walter McKenzie, Dublin,
consigned one Limousin steer
weighing 1,365 lbs. which sold to
Norwich Packers for. $108. His"
overall consignment •of three steers
averaged 1,537 lbs. for an average of
$102.72. One limousin steer
consigned by Luke Gingerich,
Chesley, weighed 1,440 lbs. selling
to Norwich Packers for $106.50. His
overall consignment of eleven steers
In 1952, the Boys' and Girls'
Clubs in Ontario changed their name
to 4-H Ontario. At that time, there
were approximately 1,700 clubs
with almost 19,000 projects active in
the province,
The name "4-11" was adopted
from the United States' 4-H
program, which celebrates its 100th
anniversary in 2002.
The four H's stand for Head,
Heart, Hands and Health. It is
believed that the name "4-H" was
derived from Rudyard Kipling's
poem, The Children's Song, which
is sometimes known as Land of Our
Birth, in which the poet refers to
head, heart and hand.
The first Boys' and Girls' club
started in 1913 in Roland, Manitoba.
Lillian Penhale, who now is 101
years old and lives in Bayfield, was
a member of this first club where she
raised a dozen chickens.
The Canadian 4-H Council is
celebrating the 90th Anniversary of
4-H in 2003.
The book entitled, Ontario's Ag
Reps - The Story of Agricultural
Extension in Ontario, indicates that
Stanley Knapp, district
representative for Waterloo County,
started the first livestock club for
boys and girls in 1915. With the
support of the province's
agricultural representati‘c,,. the rural'
averaged 1,489 lbs. for an average of
$99.42.
Murray Wagg, Mitchell,
consigned nine limousin steers
averaging 1,373 lbs. which sold for
an average of $104.26 with sales up
to $105.85. Eight steers consigned
by Phares Kramer, Paisley,
averaged 1,450 lbs. selling for an
average of $100,83 with his top
black steer weighing 1,405 lbs.
selling to Holly Park Meat Packers
for $104. Lorne Benedict, Kerwood,
consigned ten steers averaging 1,444
lbs. selling for an average of $100.20
with one limousin steer weighing
1,250 lbs. being purchased by
Norwich Packers for $105.
One limousin steer consigned by
Jim Howatt, Londesboro, weighed
1,365 lbs. which sold to Norwich
Packers for $106. His overall
offering of twenty-five steers
averaged 1,291 lbs. selling for an
average of $99.65. Schmidt Brook
youth clubs spread rapidly across the
province.
With the strong support of the
Women's Institute of Ontario,
homemaking and lifeskills clubs
also became very popular. Many
alumni of the 4-H lifeskills projects
remember fondly their first sewing
project or baking their first loaf of
bread. It was not until 1982 that the
agricultural and homemaking
programs joined together.
During the 1950s, the emphasis of
the program changed from teaching
lifeskills and agriculture to nurturing
the personal development of young
people. Over the past 50 years, the
Ontario 4-H program has developed
many leadership programs that have
provided young people with the
confidence, public speaking and
organizational skills they require to
excel in the careers they select.
Last year, 7,200 young people
participated in the 4-H Ontario
program and completed over 12,000
projects. The almost 1,200 Clubs
ranged in topics from the traditional
livestock and lifeskills projects to
quilting, drama and environmental
subjects. The over 1,600 volunteer
leaders make it all possible.
For ,more information on the
Ontario 4-H program visit the
website www.4-hontario.ca or call
4-H Ontario at 1-877-410-6748.
Farms, Woodstock, consigned
eleven steers averaging 1,501 lbs.
selling for an average of $99.26 with
one blonde steer weighing 1,425 lbso
selling to Norwich Packers for
$105.75. Fourteen steers consigned
by Enos Wideman, Mount Forest,
averaged 1,461 lbs. selling for an
average of $97.58. His top gold steer
weighed 1,320 lbs. selling for
$104.50.
Lester Gingerich, Kenilworth,
consigned one limousin steer
weighing 1,400 lbs. which sold to
Norwich Packers for $106. His-
overall- consignment of thirty-six
steers averaged 1,425 lbs. selling for
an average of $97.10. Cunningham
Farms, Lucan, consigned thirty-nine
steers averaging 1,545 lbs. selling
for an average of $96.92 with their
top gold steer weighing 1,430 lbs.
selling to Holly Park Meat Packers
for $104.
There were 271 heifers on. offer
selling from $98 to $102 with sales
to $106.25. Murray Johnston,
Bluevale, consigned two Limousin
heifers averaging 1,185 lbs. which
sold to Highland Packers Ltd. for
$103. His overall offering of six
heifers averaged 1,192 lbs. selling
for an average of $97.99. Six heifers
consigned by Darren Johnston,
Bluevale, averaged 1,276 lbs. selling
for an average of $98.93 with his top
two limousin heifers averaging
1,275 lbs. selling for $102.75.
Amos Wideman, Holyrood,
consigned one gold heifer weighing
1,185 lbs. which sold to Norwich
Packers for $102. Two red heifers
consigned by Andy VanderVeen,
Blyth, averaged 1,283 lbs. selling for
$99.50. David Bowles, Brussels
consigned four heifers averaging
1,263 lbs. which sold for an average
of $99.25. Four charolais heifers
consigned by Ronald Menary,
Lucknow, averaged 1,244 lbs.
selling for $98.75. John A. Elliott,
Ripley, consigned one limousin
heifer weighing 1,165 lbs. which
sold to Holly Park Meat Packers for
$101.25. His overall consignment of
five heifers averaged 1,322 lbs.
selling for an average of $97.54.
Twenty-one heifers consigned by
Allan Thornton, Gorrie, averaged
1,218 lbs. selling for an average of
$97.03 with sales up to $99.25.
Dennis Gutscher, Walkerton,
consigned fifteen gold charolais
heifers averaging 1,159 'lbs. which
sold for an average of $95.99 with
sales to $99. Bill Wasnidge, Ailsa
Craig, consigned three limousin
heifers averaging 1,337 lbs. which
were purchased by Holly Park Meat
Packers for $100. His overall
offering of forty-one heifers
averaged 1,313 lbs. selling for an
average of $95.9,8.
There were 326 cows on offer. DI
and D2 cows sold $55 to $50 with
sales to $85; D3, $50 to $55; D4,
$40 to $50. A.B.C. Farms, Clinton,
consigned one holstein cow
weighing 1,375 lbs. which sold to
Aylmer Meat Packers for $85. One
holstein cow consigned by Case
Groenewegen, Walkerton, weighed
1,025 lbs. which sold for $71.
Scheurleena Farms, Teeswater,
consigned four holstein cows
averaging 1,644 lbs. selling for an
average of $62.60 with their top
weighing 1,585 lbs. selling to Taylor
Packing Co. for $67.50.
There - were 16 bulls on offer
selling from $63.50 to $71 with sales
to $75. Joe Devereaux, Seaforth,
consigned one charolais bull which
weighed 1,995 lbs. and sold to
Dominion Meats for $75. One
limousin bull consigned by David
Rae, Clifford, weighed 1,855 lbs.
selling for $71. •
There were 114 head of veal on
offer. Holstein sold $100 to $110;
Plain Holstein, $70 to $80. John L.
Miller, Lucknow, consigned one
simmental veal steer weighing 735
-lbs. which sold to Newmarket Meats
for $118. One grey veal steer
consigned by George Ducharme,
Dashwood, weighed 630 lbs. selling
to Holly Park Meat Packers for
$110.50. Mike Campbell, Walton;
consigned one holstein veal steer
weighing 685 lbs. which sold to
Newmarket Meats for $110.
Lambs, under 50 lbs., sold $25 to
$57.50; 50 - 64 lbs., $122.50 to
$157; 65 - 79 lbs., $106 to $158; 80
- 941bs., $106 to $127; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$107 to $118; 110 lbs. and over, $90
to $95. •
Goats- sold $30 to $97.
Sheep sold $25 to $50.
Stocker steers under 400 lbs., sold •
$90 to $127; 400 - 499 lbs., $93 to
$139; 500 - 599 lbs., $99 to $131.50;
600 - 699 lbs., $90 to $128; 700 -
799 lbs., $100 to $118; 800 - 899
lbs., $96 to $117.75; 900 - 999 lbs.,
$79.50 to $115.75; 1.000 lbs. and
over, $103.50 to $114.
Heifers, 300 - 399 lbs., sold $91 to
$121; 400 - 499 lbs,, $108 to $139:
500 - 599 lbs., $89.50 to $120; 600 -
699 lbs., $85 to $114; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$96 to $120.75; 800 to 899 lbs.,_$88
to $117.75; 900 lbs. and over,
$101.50 to $114.75.
Ontario 4-H clubs
celebrate 50th year