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Agriculture
Brussels Livestock report
Fed steers, heifers sell on steady market
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending June
3 were 3,028 head of cattle, 599
lambs and goats.
On Tuesday the fed steers and
heifers sold on a steady market.
Choice steers and heifers sold $88 to
$93 with sales to $98.25. Second-cut
steers and heifers sold $83 to $87.
The cows also traded on a steady
market. On Thursday the veal sold
on a strong active trade with prices
$2 to $5 higher. All lambs sold
actively with prices steady to last
week. On Friday the calves sold at
prices $2 to $4 higher with the year
lings trading on an active market.
There were 648 steers on offer. D.
M. McAlpine Farms, Ailsa Craig,
consigned four limousin steers aver
aging 1,479 lbs. which sold for $95.
Their overall offering of seventy
steers averaged 1,554 lbs. selling for
an average price of $89.16. Eighteen
charolais steers consigned by Martin
H. Bauman, Millbank, averaged
I. 413 lbs. selling for an average
price of $91.58 with sales to $94.50.
Tom Bender, Kippen, consigned one
limousin steer weighing 1,075 lbs.
which sold for $93.25.
Trillium grant received
The Bluevale Hall Board received a $38,600 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation for
improvements and renovations to the hall. From left are: Kathleen Pietsch, Ontario Trillium
Foundation; Carol Mitchell. Huron Bruce MPP and Dorothy Kelly, Morris-Turnberry mayor. (jtm
Brown pnoto)
Bluevale Hall gets Trillium grant
By Jim Brown
Citizen staff
The Bluevale Hall board received
a $38,600 grant from the Ontario
Trillium Foundation last week.
The grant will be used to upgrade
and improve, the community hall.
Morris-Turnberry mayor Dorothy
Kelly accepted the grant from
Huron-Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell
and Ontario Trillium Foundation
representative Kathleen Pietsch.
Bluevale Hall Board chairman
Jason Breckenridge stated they
would be adding automatic doors
and a chairlift with a suitably-
equipped washroom, both upstairs
and downstairs, will ensure the hall
One red steer consigned by Ian
Johnston, Brussels, weighed 1,180
lbs. selling to Highland Packers Ltd.
for $92.25. Brad McAlpine, Ailsa
Craig, consigned six limousin steers
averaging 1,397 lbs. which sold for
$92.75. His overall offering of ten
steers averaged 1,409 lbs. selling for
an average price of $91.85.
Corgercrest Farms, Seaforth, con
signed two limousin steers averag
ing 1,468 lbs. which sold to St.
Helens Meat Packers for $94, Their
overall offering of five steers aver
aged 1,465 lbs. selling for an aver
age price of $89.54.
Twenty-one steers consigned by
John Ford, Corunna, averaged 1.232
lbs. which sold for an average price
of $88.57 with his top eight limousin
steers averaging 1,247 lbs. selling
for $93. Levi Bauman, Wallenstein,
consigned one blonde steer weigh
ing 1,350 lbs. which sold for $94.25.
His overall offering of seventeen
steers averaged 1.438 lbs. selling for
an average price of $87.47. Thirty-
four steers consigned by
Cunningham Noland Cattle Co..
Lucan, averaged 1,397 lbs. selling
for an average price of $86.96 with
is adequately equipped and readily
accessible to the elderly, the
informed and the physically chal
lenged as well as their children and
families.
Also being completed will be the
insulating and modernizing of the
heating system which will enable
the hall to operate more efficiently.
“Our community hall is one of the
cornerstones of this neighbour
hood,” said Breckenridge.
"Receiving this grant will be a great
benefit to our community. It will
help breath vitality back into our ail
ing village and should stimulate and
strengthen the health of the sur
rounding rural area.”
He added that the hall board
their top three limousin steers aver
aging 1,397 lbs. selling for $93.25.
Gerald Geisel, Elmira, consigned
one black steer weighing 1.270 lbs.
which sold for $94.25. His overall
offering of 116 steers averaged
1,632 lbs. selling for an average
price of $84.1J.
There were 315 heifers on offer.
Andy VanderVeen, Blyth, consigned
eleven limousin heifers averaging
1,217 lbs. which sold for an average
price of $89.48 with sales to $98.25.
Nine heifers consigned by James
Frey, Chesley, averaged 1,403 lbs.
selling for an average price of
$91.19 with his top two limousin
heifers averaging 1,473 lbs. selling
for $96.50. K.C. McAlpine Farms,
Ailsa Craig, consigned five limousin
heifers averaging 1,295 lbs. which
sold for $90.75. Their overall offer
ing of thirteen heifers averaged
1,287 lbs. selling for an average
price of $88.30.
Three heifers consigned by
Machan Construction, Monkton.
averaged 1,397 lbs. selling for an
average price of $88.62 with their
top black heifer weighing 1.260 lbs.
selling to Highland Packers Ltd. for
reminds the public there will be a lot
of volunteer labour required to com
plete these projects, so anyone will
ing to help out is asked to contact
himself or any other member of the
hall board.
Kelly thanked the MPP for the
grant and also thanked clerk-treasur
er Nancy Michie for completing the
necessary paperwork for the grant.
The mayor and Mitchell said it is
with these funds that smaller com
munities are able to thrive because
of the modernization of local com
munity halls.
Kelly and Mitchell added that vol
unteer labour help to make these
grants accomplish the work they
were intended to complete.
$90.75. Four limousin heifers con
signed by Stephen Carter, Lucan,
averaged 1,205 lbs. which sold to
Highland Packers Ltd. for $90. His
overall offering of ten heifers aver
aged 1,262 lbs. selling for an aver
age price of $85.99. Phil Masse,
Zurich, consigned four heifers aver
aging 1,199 lbs. which sold for an
average price of $85.50 with his top
three limousin heifers averaging
1.232 lbs. selling for an average
price of $88.25.
One limousin heifer consigned by
Allan Thornton, Gorrie, weighed
1,235 lbs. which sold to Highland
Packers Ltd. for $87.25. His overall
offering of three heifers averaged
1,278 lbs. selling for an average
price of $84.54. Russ Faber, Kippen,
consigned fifteen htTers averaging
1,299 lbs. which sold for an average
price of $83.71 with his top two lim
ousin heifers averaging 1,305 lbs.
selling for $94.75. M-R Farms,
Exeter, consigned five heifers aver
aging 1,325 lbs. which sold for an
average price of $82.42 with their
top limousin heifer weighing 1,275
lbs. selling for $91.75.
There were 220 cows on offer. DI
and D2 cows sold $25 to $35 with
sales to $47; D3, $20 to $25; D4,
$10 to $20. Jim Rapson, Walton,
consigned one limousin cow weigh
ing 1.530 lbs. which sold for $47.
One limousin cow consigned by Wes
Stroeder. Harriston, weighed 1,390
lbs. selling for $39.50. Paul Smith,
Atwood, consigned one black cow
weighing 1,450 lbs. which sold for
$39.50.
There were 12 bulls on offer sell
ing $24.50 to $40 with sales to
$48^50. Ed Husk, Kincardine, con
signed one charolais bull weighing
1,755 lbs. which sold for $48.50.
One limousin bull consigned by
County contract with MVCA
for forest management plan
By Keith Roulston
Citizen publisher
Huron County council has agreed
to accept a plan to have Maitland
Valley Conservation authority
develop forestry plans for the coun
ty’s 13 county forests.
Charges for preparing the plans
will run from $500 for forests from
10-25 acres up to $10 an acre for
forests of more than 100 acres.
The cost per acre of the proposal
surprised Bluewater councillor Paul
Klopp. “We must be getting a lot for
that cost.”
County engineer Don Pletch said
another quote had been received
which was more expensive than the
MVCA proposal.
“I think other people might want
to do it but the municipalities are
comfortable with MVCA,” he said.
“They’re doing parallel plans for
their own forests.”
To oversee creation of the plans,
council set up a subcommittee of the
agriculture, public works and sen
iors committee composed of Pletch,
North Huron councillor Murray
Scott, senior planner Brian Treble,
Donna Taylor and Neil Vincent of
the MVCA’s Maitland Watershed
Partnerships Terrestrial Team, Steve
Bowers of the Ministry of Natural
Resources and the county’s forest
Murray Switzer, St. Marys, weighed
2,245 lbs. which sold to Levinoff
Meat Products for $35.
There were 171 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $100 to $110 with
sales to $122; good holstein, 480 to
$90 with sales to $95; medium hol
stein, $70 to $80; plain and heavy
holstein, $40 to $65. Mark and Paul
Pennington, Mildmay, consigned
one charolais veal heifer weighing
670 lbs. which sold for $122. Their
overall offering of five veal calves
averaged 680 lbs. selling for an aver
age price of $108.04. J & B Laidlaw
Farms,, Atwood, consigned one red
veal steer weighing 675 lbs. which
sold for $117. Their overall offering
of six beef veal calves averaged 658
lbs. selling for an average price of
$93.59. One gold veal steer con
signed by Lloyd Kuepfer,
Kincardine, weighed 695 lbs. selling
for $117. His overall offering of nine
beef veal calves averaged 702 lbs.
selling for an average price of
$94.44.
Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold $120 to
$145; 50 - 64 lbs., $132 to $164; 65
- 79 lbs., $142 to $164; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$152 to $168; 95 to $109 lbs., $153
to $159.
Sheep sold $45 to $67.
Top quality Stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $70 to $120; 400 - 499
lbs., $96 to $134; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$103 to $127; 600 - 699 lbs., $104 to
$121; 700 - 799 lbs., $96 to $115.75;
800 - 899 lbs., $89.50 to $110.50;
900 - 999 lbs., $89.50 to $104.75;
1,000 lbs. and over, $83 to $102.75.
Top quality Stocker heifers, 300 -
399 lbs., sold $83 to $ 112; 400 - 499
lbs., $88 to $126; 500 - 599 lbs., $87
to $117; 600 - 699 lbs., $94 to $109;
700 - 799 lbs., $83 to $100; 800 -
899 lbs., $83.50 to $105.25; 900 lbs.
and over, $74.25 to $97.25.
conservation officer.
Council also voted to set up a spe
cific reserve fund into which the
proceeds of any harvest of county
forests would be channeled. This
fund would be used to pay for prepa
ration of management plans and
other forest-related projects.
Meanwhile, Pletch revealed there
had been 18 applications for the
position of forest conservation offi
cer with three candidates inter
viewed. An offer was made to Mike
O’Brien of Bayfield who accepted.
9:00 a.m.
Fed Cattle, Bulls & Cows
THURSDAYS
8:00 a.m. Drop Calves
10:00 a.m.Veal
:30 a.m.Pigs, Lambs, Goats & Sheep
FRIDAYS
10:00 a.m. Stockers