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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1995-12-13, Page 22-TH1 HURON tXPOS TOR, Docombor 13, 1995 Agriculture Mildmay farmer new president of OFA is 'partnership', adding that he'll be seeking a meeting with the premier, "sooner rather than later", to look at the gov- ernment's and farmers' strate- gies for fanning in the future. He said the OFA has reacted positively to the recent eco- nomic statement because "we weren't hit as hard as other ministries. But, we've taken our hits and cuts, almost $200 million of them, in the last five years.' In a November 29 press release, Morris said "we are pleased to see that Premier Harris and the Minister have been listening to Ontario's farmers over the past few months and have heard our message on the importance of keeping the promise of main- taining support for agricul- ture". The meeting between the ill -DEBBIE DAVIDSON OFA and the premier will also SSP News Staff focus on discussions of how to rebuild the province and where :the agricultural industry fits into that strategy, be said. "I've used the words before, that farmers were the ones to, build this province and fanners will be the ones to rebuild it. We've got great potential in the agriculture industry." When you look down the road 20 years, Morris said peo- ple will still need to eat. "The challenge we'll be putting out to the government is what share of the world food market do we want for the province?" When asked what major issues are facing the OFA, Morris said "every issue that's important to a farmer is impor- tant." Some of the issues he did After being involved with the federation of agriculture at the provincial level for seven years, Mildmay fanner Tony Moms has made it to the top. Morris, 43, was acclaimed president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) on Monday, November 20 and officially began his one year -teen two days later. He was first vice-president of the OFA last year, prior to which he had been on the executive committee for three years and on the board of directors for three years before that. In the late 1980s, Morris was second vice-president of the Bruce County Federation of Agriculture. Morris said today's key word Brussels Livestock Downey sells dozen Sales at Brussels Livestock for the week ending Dec. 8: fed cattle, 726; cows, 387; veal calves, 236; sheep and goats, 232; stockers, 13:1; pigs, 59. The market at Brussels Livestock saw all classes of cattle selling steady. On Thursday veal sold on a fully steady strong active trade. Lambs sold on a sharply higher trade. On Friday the stocker calves sold $4-$5 higher with the yearlings selling steady. There were 423 steers on offer selling from 87.00 to 92.00 to the high of 100.00. There were 274 heifers on offer selling from 86.00 to 90.00 to the high of 96.00. There were 387 cows on offer selling from 32.00 to 50.00 to the high of 57.00. Twelve cows consigned by Charles Downey, Seaforth averaging 1365 lbs sold for an average of 44.70 with sales to 57.00. Five cows consigned by Dennis Dolmage, Londcsborough averaging 1314 lbs sold for an average . of.. -.5.1.58 with sales to 54.00. There were 27 bulls on offer selling from 45.50 to 56.00 to the high of 73.00. There were 236 veal on offer selling from: hol, 75.00 to 90.00; beef, 85.00 to 110.00. Three veal consigned by John Verberg, Londesborough averaging 675 lbs sold for an average of 98.81 with sales to 110.00 Sales at Brussels Livestock for the week ending Dec. 1: fed cattle, 619; cows, 286; veal calves, 241; lambs and goals, 137; stockers, 1128; pigs, 147. The market at Brussels Livestock saw fed steers and heifers selling $2-3 higher. Cows sold $2-3 higher. On Thursday veal sold on a strong trade. Lambs sold on a very strong active trade. The stockers on Friday sold on a very strong active trade. Six steers consigned by Jim Howatt, Londesborough averaging 1274 lbs sold for an average of, 90.12 with sales to 93.25. Sales at Brussels Livestock for the week ending Nov. 24, 1995: fed cattle, 708; cows, 358; veal calves, 270; lambs and goats, 158; stockers, 1918; pigs, 113. The market at Brussels Livestock saw fed steers and heifers selling $2 higher. Cows and bulls sold steady. On Thursday veal sold steady. Lambs sold on a very strong active trade. On Friday stockers sold on a steady trade. • There were 406 steers on offer selling from 86.00 to 89.00 to the high of 102.00. Fourteen steers consigned by Jim Howatt, Londesborough, averaging 1298 lbs sold for an average of 89.49 with sales to 96.00. There were 252 heifers on offer selling from 86.00 to 89.00 to the high of 93.00. Nine heifers consigned by Don Fraser, Blyth averaging 1138 lbs sold for an average of 85.43 with sales to 88.50. There were 358 cows on offer selling from 30.00 to 48.00 to the high of 68.25. Two cows consigned by Don Dodds, Seaforth averaging 1240 lbs sold for an average of 53.31 with sales to 61.00. Sales at Brussels Livestock for the week ending Nov. 17: fed cattle, 931; cows, 288; veal calves, 190; lambs and goats, 144; stockers, 1546; pigs, 132. cows The market at Brussels Live- stock saw fed steers and heifers selling on a good strong active trade. Cows sold fully steady. On Thursday, veal sold steady. Lambs sold on a strong trade. On Friday, all weights of stockers sold steady. There were 637 steers on offer selling from 84 to 88 to the high of 97. Twelve steers consigned by Jim Howatt, Londesborough, averaging 1,275 lbs. sold for an average of 90.27 with sales to 97. Ten steers consigned by Mike Dalton, Goderich, averaging 1,364 lbs. sold for an average of 87.26 with sales to 92. Twelve steers consigned by Terry McCarthy, Dublin, aver- aging 1,441 lbs. sold for an average of 84.92 with sales to 90. There were 218 heifers on offer selling from 84 to 88 to the high of 94.75. One heifer consigned by Ron Gordon, Blyth, weighing 1,285 lbs. sold for 91. Three heifers consigned by Ron Pentland, Goderich, averaging 1,181 lbs. sold for an average of 83.90 with sales to 86.75. There were 288 cows on offer selling from 30 to 48 to the high of 58. Three cows consigned by Frank Nigh, Seaforth, averaging 1,395 lbs. sold for an average of 51.62 with sales to 53. mention were next spring's budget, re -accreditation in 1996, property tax rebates, Right to Farm legislation and the environment. "There are a lot of groups in society. including hikers, who think they have first dibs on our land...but that's our work- place. This question of access is a real concern to fanners." He also mentioned marketing board concerns, adding that "it's extremely important to maintain the trust and respect I believe we've built up in the farming community." Morris said what's really important, along with his com- mitment to agriculture, is that his "wife and four children have the same commitment I do. They're the ones who are keeping our farm going." Zurich bean cookbooks in some foreign kitchens The fame of Zurich's 30 - year -old Bean Festival will soon be known around the world due to a unique market- ing scheme created by the Goderich-Exeter Railway. The railway company will ship 3,000 anniversary cook- books to its customers and people of public importance (including politicians and police chiefs) around the world inside its annual cus- tomer appreciation Christmas gift box. General manager Arlene Parker said the cookbooks will be shipped by the end of November to its 26 affiliates in Canada, the United States, Mexico and Russia. "(The gift box is) linked to the railway," she said. Each gift box contains items shipped by railways. In the first year of this exchange, boxes contained shampoo. Shampoo has salt in it, she said, so the effort recognized the railway's customer, Sifto Salt. "It helps them to see that rail has an impact on their daily lives," said Parker. The program has won a mar- keting award, she said. This year, the railway want- ed to thank customers involved with the bean crop. Parker saw bean recipes pro- moted in a local publication last year and when she called this year, she discovered the Bean Festival Committee had created an anniversary cook- book. Cookbook committee mein- bers Rose Erb and Cynthia Tripp are largely responsible for the book's success. Erb encouraged community cooks to submit their bean recipes (the most were submitted by Linda Thomson of Zurich) while Tripp spent hours retyp- ing every single recipe to be published. Erb said 2,000 books were originally pub- lished, many sold on or before the Bean Festival in August but the contract from Goderich-Exeter Railway dra- matically boosted sales and caused an additional press run. Last Doughnut' gathering BY JANICE McCALLUM Our final get-together with the 'Doughnuts' was held at Dianne Baan's house on Nov. 27. The members were asked to bring a special guest. When all members and guests arrived we settled down in the living room and started to play a few games. After our games we shared hot apple cider, homemade bread, doughnuts and cookies all made by the members. It was a very enjoyable evening. The sixth meeting of the Walton breadinaking club was held at Walton Hall on Nov. 18. It was a bake sale and craft sale and the members were to come for an hour between 9 am and 5 pin. The members were told to bring some kind of bread to the sale. There was lots of baking to choose from. I had a great time there. It was very interesting. When we left we bought a twist loaf, doughnuts and cookies. We also had hot apple cider too. The bake sale was a great success for the 4- H club. Thanks for everyone's support. ATTENTION ST MINUTE SHOPPERS SAVE • 50°'° ALL WINTER CLOTHING 0/.. OFF Brio trains and accessories OFF Kidz KLol.e MAIN ST. SEAFORTH 527-2320 Christmas Hours Dec. 18-22 open 9 am -9 pm Dec. 23 open 9 am -5 pm Dec. 24 open 12 noon -4 pm Attention Ford owners The following vehicles have been recalled, with your safety in mind we ask you to give us a call and we'll arrange to fix the recall at no -charge to you. 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