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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1996-12-04, Page 10is rase 10 Times -Advocate, December 4, 1996 Community helper Arlene Parker, of the Goderich and Exet- er kailWay, uses an illustration to explain why it isn't safe for children to play on railway tracks. Parker, along with rep- resentatives from Hoffman's Ambulance, Bluewater Recy- cling ecycling and Stephen Township Volunteer Fire Department vis- ited Stephen Central Public School last week to take part in a "community helpers unit." Brussels livestock sales BRUSSELS - Sales at Brussels Livestock for the week end- ing November 29, 1996 Fed Cattle: 655 Cows: 494 Veal Calves: 488 . Lambs and Goats 182 I Stockers: 2075 All classes of fed ehttle and cows sold at steady prices. Veal sold 52.00-53.00 higher with lambs selling on a good strong active trade. On Filthy calves sold steady with the yearlings selling on a stronger trade. There were 412 steers on offer selling from 92.00 to 97.00 :o the high 101.00. Fifty-one steers consigned by Cunningham Farms, Lucan averagin 63 lbs. sold for an average of 92.94 with sales to 101.00. Five steers consigned by Dave McClitichey.,Aulaim averaging 1350 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 98.29 with sales to 100.50. Fifty-nine steers consigned by Earl Foster, St. Marys avers, ing 1265 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 93.29 with sales to 100.50. Eleven steers consigned by Kada Farms, Bluevale averaging 1250 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 95.81 with sales to 99.50. Five steers consigned by Roy Ready, St. Marys averaging 1252ibs. sold for an average of 94.06 with sales to 97.75. Two steers consigned by Jim Cronin, Seaforth averaging 1152 lbs. sold for an average of 96.10 with sales to 97.00. Two steers consigned by Fred Bieman, Ayton averaging 1310 lbs. sold for 96.25. Thirteen steers consigned by Schmidt Brook Farms Inc., Woodstock averaging 1467 lbs. sold for an average of 91.22 with sales to 95.50. Two steers consigned by Calvin Semple, Ethel aWeraging 1408 lbs. sold for 95.00. There were 206 heifers on offer selling from 92.00 top 97.00 to the high of 102.00. Five heifers consigned by Bob McFadden, Millbank averaging 1305 lbs. sold for an av- eiageat'9y'174/itbsalad:to 102.00. Fourteen heifers consigned by Mux Lee Farms, Woodstock averaging 1212 lbs. sold for an average of 93.54 with sales to 99.50. One heifer consigned by Charles Ready, St. Marys weighing 1185 lbs. sold for 98.00. Four heifers consigned by Doug and Don Green, Listowel averaging 1025 lbs. sold for an average of 91.43 with sales to 96.25. Fifteen heifers consigned by Darryl Finkbiener, Crediton averaging 956 lbs. sold for an an average of 89.72 with sales to 96.00. Two heifers consigned by Mark Fisher, Ayton averaging 1237 lbs. sold for an average of 94.21 with sales to 95.50. Seventeen heifers consigned by Wayne Rowe, Woodham averaging 1144 lbs. sold for an average of 90.47 with sales to 92.75. Six heifers consigned by Dale Gammie, Lucknow averaging 1046 lbs; sold for an aver- age of 86.68 with sales to 92.25. One heifer consigned by Darryl Morley, Mildmay weighing 1120 lbs. sold for 92.00. There were 494 cows on offer selling from 30.00 to 55.00 to t high of 60.00. Eight cows consigned 'by Art Helm, Lucknow averaging 1359 lbs. sold for an average of 51.59 with sales to 60.00. Three cows consigned by Janice Kropf, Milverton averaging 1403 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 57.62 with sales to 60.00. Five cows consigned by Chas Brownson, Eldorado averaging 1377 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 51.58 with sales to 58.00.. There were 488 veal on offer selling: Plain and heavy Hol: 60.00 to 85.00. Hol: 85.00 to 100.00. Beef: 85.00 to 118.00. Sixteen Veal contigned by Eric Scheurwater, Paisley averaging 688 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 105.81 with sales to 118.00. Fifteen veal consigned by John Verberg, Londesboro averaging 668 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 96.02 with sales to 112.00. Lambs: Under 50 lbs. 122.50 to 245.00 50 to 80 lbs. 141.00 to 240.00 80 to 95 . 150.00 to 162.50 Over 95 lbs. 117.50 to 138.00 Sheep:37.00 to 140.00 Goats: ; . • : i 30.00 to 102.50 Stockers .'. Steers: Under i0011><. 50.00 to 108.00 400 - 499 • 50.00 to 106.50 500 - 599 63.00 to 98.00 600-699 55.50 to 93.50 700 - 799 61.00 to 91.0,0 800-899 73.00 to 101.00 900 and over 74.00 to 94.25 Heifers: 300-3991bs. 50.00 to 111.00 400-499 53.00 to 85.50 500-599 58.50 to 77.50 600-699 59.50 to 78.00 700-799 ' 58.00 to 90.00 800-899 60.00 to 85.25 ' 900 and over 60.00 to 87.00 Plain stockers 35.00 to 50.00 .Income tax update for farm businesses CLINTON - The OMAFRA field office in Clinton will be hosting the annual income tax update for farm families workshop. This event has been very popular since its begin- ning at Centralia College over a decade ago. With every new federal and pro- vincial budget comes the big and small changes that affect financial planning on the farm. This present year also brought some healthier commodity prices especially in the grains and oilseeds sector. If you are interested in hearing more about income tax changes and general tax management, please plan to join us on December 11. The registration fee is $15 which includes lunch and written materi- als. Featurespeakers will be John McNeilly, C.A. from Exeter and OMAFRA Business Management. Advisor, Gary Stephens from Strat- ford. Registration is at 10:45 a.m. with the workshop concluding at 3 p.m. Cheques are to be made pay- able .to the Farm Management Ex- tension Fund and mailed to. OMA - FRA, Box 159, Clinton, Ontario, NOM 111.0. The workshop is limited to 36 participants. Telephone the OMAFRA Clinton office for complete details at (519) 482-3428 and 1-800-265-5170. Community helpers bring their jobs to life for students By Chris RAW T -A Reporter STEPHEN TWP. - Ambulance attendants, firefighters, recycling workers and a railway expert took an hour of their time to talk about their jobs. The primary grade stu- dents of Stephen Central School took an hour of their time to listen. Representatives from Bluewater Recycling, Hoffman's Ambulance, Stephen Township Volunteer Fire Department and the Goderich and Exeter Railway visited Stephen Central School from Tuesday to Friday as part of a "community helpers unit." They brought with them a variety of visual displays and discussed their jobs with the students, giving them safety tips along the way. The answers they received to some of the questions they asked strength- ened the importance of their visit. "How many of you think it's okay to play on the railroad tracks?" asked Arlene Parker, an employee at the Goderich and Exet- er Railway. A number of hands in the crowd of young students went up. "How many of you don't know what a smoke detector is?" asked Rob Pertschy, Fire Chief for the Stephen Township Volunteer Fire Department. He received a similar response. Parker explained why it wasn't safe to play on railroad tracks and Pertschy told them why a smoke detector was important. Many of the students had questions and all of them were answered. Stephen volunteer firefighter Norm Hyde demonstrates how he would search for someone in a smoke-filled room. The interactive lesson was fol- lowed by classroom work as teach- ers Lynda Deelstra, Pam Rowell, Lynne McCann and Val Thomson reinforced what the students learned from the afternoon visits. The lessons the primary grades received last week could have been taught in the classroom, but the presence of experts in the field gave them a personal look into what their role in the community entails; one that would leave a last- ing impression upon the students. "They bring it to life," explained Principal Rob Snell, who likes how the visits overlapped into a career exploration lesson. "These are the real experiences of real people who are actually living their jobs. That's different from reading about it." Council urges_ PUC to alter position EXETER - Exeter Council passed a motion encouraging the Exeter PUC to change its position regarding its participation in the current two -county study to deter- mine the possible options for deliv- ery electricity to the area. A previ- ous study had been prepared which examined the prospect of the Exet- er PUC assuming responsibility for hydro -electric power to the neigh- boring townships. "COPP" your .cattle options :this winter PARKHILL - Feedlot producers can benefit from higher prices lett also know they are protected fruit price reductions. With most forecasters expecting cattle prices to peak at the begin- ning of the new year, this winter could be a good time for ranchers to investigate the possibility of re- ducing financial risk through the Cattle Options Pilot Program (COPP). COPP is a risk management tool designed to assist cattle produces in hedging against price drops. The program allows producers to buy as much protection as they need, when they want it, without the currency risk normally involved in dealing with the U.S. live cattle market. "COPP takes the exchange into account and therefore eli nates the risk and expense of 4 ing separate tiptions on the Can an dollaik, . says Bobby Matheson, head ot:`r'oulture and Agi-Food Canadt#`iis risk management section. "COPi:'' illso allows ranchers: to buy contracts for only 10,000 pounds of cattle, compared to a minimum of 40,000 pods on the Chicago Mer- cantile Exchange." COPP1's low transaction fees and *ion prices make the pro- gram accessible and user-friendly. If priersrise, contracts can be re- sold at any time or simply left to expire. If prices decline, producers are protected at the level they have selected. Matheson cautions that one limi- tation of COPP is it does not pro- tect against basis risk, the differ- ence between the local market price and the Qtiengo,future price. COPPi That in the world With *toed_ agricultural forecast to become even more competitive and volatile, the advantages of a more flexible and trade -compatible tisk management tool becomes im- portant. COPP is the first currency - translated option offered to agricul- ture producers anywhere in the world - good news from a trade perspective. Who can buy options? To prevent speculation, the COPP program is available to cat- tle producers only. In addition, the number of contracts that can be purchased is limited to the equiva- lent of the producer's annual herd size. In its first year of operation, a total of 1,842 contracts, represent- ing about 15,000 cattle were sold. Privatization in the plan COPP was developed in partner- ship between government and in- dustry with the goal of developing the program into a fully privatized product for Canadian cattle produc- ers. COPP is already serving as a model for other livestock sectors such as hog producers who have in- itiated similar programs in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manito- ba. Guarantees and registration Since April 24, 1996, COPP op- tions have been written by Cargill Investor Services Ltd., a subsidiary of Cargill Incorporated. The op- tions are guaranteed by Cargill Fi- nancial Services Corporation in Minnetonka, Minnesota. COPP registration forms are available at Farm Credit Corpora- tion offices. Denfield sales The market at Denfield traded on a good demand at prices 1.00 lower and the buyers being a little more se- lective. Fancy well fed cattle were still a hot item. Good cows sold at fully steady prices. A light run of stockers sold steady according to quality. Good veal sold fully steady. Pigs, sows and boars steady. Don Eedy and Mark Vanderploeg, Denfield sold 22 heifers avg. wt. 1175 lbs. avg. price 96.67 to a high of 100.25 purchased by Richard He- leniak for Norwich Packers. Jim Weigand, Dashwood sold 5 heifers avg. wt. 1093 lbs. avg. price 93.58 sales to 100.00 purchased by Dendekker Meats. Frank Dolmage, Seaforth sold 7 head avg. wt. 1264 lbs. avg. price 92.12 sales to 100.25 purchased by Holly Park. John Payne, Wardsville sold 3 steers avg. wt. 1152 lbs. avg. price 94.44. Andre Verstraete, Bothwell sold 2 steers avg. wt. 1118 lbs. avg. price 95.82. Cord Taylor, Ilderton sold a here - ford cow 1310 lbs. at 50.50. Rick Anderson sold 3 hereford cows avg. wt. 1567 lbs. avg. price 48.75 to a high of 53.00 purchased by Murco. Choice steers 90.00-95.00 sales to 104.00 Good steers 86.00-90.00 Plain steers 65.00 to 75.00 Choice exotic cross heifers 90.00- 95.00 sales to 100.50 Good heifers 84.00-90.00 Common & Medium 60.- 70 Good cows 42.-50.00 sales to 54. Canners & cutters 35.- 40. Shells 20.-30 Bulls 40.00-50.00 sales to 55.00 Choice veal 95.00-105.00 Plain veal 55.-75. A light run of stockers sold steady Pigs: 40-60 lbs. 95.00-110.00 Over 60 lbs. 85.00-95.00 Sows 58.00-64.00 Boars 50.00-52.00 Power you have to see to believe. Ask for a free demonstration! • Throws snow up to 30 ft. • Clears a 20 -in. path up to 13 in: deep • Durable rubber rotor blade cleans down to the ground • Virtually clog free, even in wet, sticky snow • Optional 115-v electric starter • Starts easily, even in the coldest weather • Powerful 4 -hp two-cycle engine • Two-year limited warranty • Rugged steel frame construction x799. 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