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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-03-05, Page 17FARM UDATL Times -Advocate, March 5, 1997 Page 17 Sean Consitt tours Hensall on his tractor Sunday after- noon. Brussels livestock sales BRUSSELS - Sales at Brussels Livestock for the week end- ing' February 28. 1997. ' Fed Caftle 618 • - Cowc 200 _ - Veal calves 222 '' , Lambs and goats- 114 . Stockers 1047 The fed steers,and heifers sold $2•S4 higher with the cows selling .. S2 -S1 higher Veal sold steady with lambs selling on a very strong trade Calves sold steady on•Fnday with yearlings selling S3•S4 high- er Theis were 111 steers on offer selling from 890010 10 94 00 to the high of 101 00 ' Thirty-four steers consigned by Dale and Dave Foster. Sr Marys averaging 1170 lbs• sold for an avelage of 91 60 with sates to 101 00 • ' Twenty-eight steers consigned hy Jim Howan. Londesborough averaging 1422 lbs sold for an.average of 9346 with -sales to 98 00 Fuse steers consigned by Charles Ready. St Marys averaging. 1282 lbs. sold for.an aver age.of 96.77 with sales to 97.25• • - Forty-one steers consigned by Cunningham Farms. Lucan averaging 1441 Ihs -sold for an average of 90.10 with sales to 94 50. Nine steers consigned by Machan Construction. Monkton averaging 1363 lbs sold for an average of 92 27 with sales to 9140 Twenty steers consigned by RoberiE Wallace. Shelburne averaging 1361 lbs. sold for an average 01 81190 with sales to 93 (10. . Ten steers consigned by ferry McCarthy, Dublin averaging 1334 lbs.' sold for an aver- age of 89 08 with sales to 92 50. Ten steers consigned by Gord Hem. Granton averaging 1266 lbs sold for an average of 91.28 with sales to 92.50. . Fourteen steers•consigned byPon Culbert. Dungannon averaging 1378 lbs sold for an average of 90.82 with sales to 91.85. - Three steers consigned by Dale Gammie. Lucknow averaging 1088 lbs 'sold for an as- erage of 90 83 with sales to 91.00. • There were 273 heifers on offer selling from 89 00 to 94.00 to the high of 97 50. Four heifers -consigned by Darren Johnston. Bluevale averaging 1180 lbs sold for an average of 84.85 with sales to % 50. ` Ten heifers consigned by'Woodham•Famis. Woodham averaging 1231 lbs sold fiir an average of 73.66 with sales to 95.75. - Fourteen heifers consigned by Mus Lea Farms. :Woodstock averaging 1230 lbs. sold for. an average of 88.48 -with sales to 95 50 Twenty-eight heifers consigned by Hugh Love. Atwood. averaging 1203 lbs..sold for an average of 88.61 with sales to 95.00• - Twenty heifers consigned by Carol and Glen Leibold. Aytop averaging i 168 Ibs sold for an average of 87.59 with sales to 94 75 S ' Two heifers consigned by Tom Ellenngton. Centralia averaging 1207 lbs.. sold for an average of 91 31 with sales to 94 00. Seven heifers consigned by Ronland Farm. Stratford averaging 12.37 lbs. sold for an as- erage of 90.18 with sales to 93.25. Eleven heifers consigned by Alec Nivens. Auburn averaging 12091b11. sold for an aver- age of 88.31 with sales (0 .93.25. Five heifers consigned by Tracy Curran. Dungannon aseraging'1144 lbs sold for an as erage o( 88.67 with sales to 92.75. There were 200 cows on offer selling from 38.00 to 60.00 to the high of 70.00 ld One Sim coconsigned by Adolph Hostettler, Monkton weighing 1610Ibs..sold for 70.00. - Two black cows consigned by Dark Bachert. Blyth averaging 1670 lbs sold for an aver- age of 59.92 with sales to 64.00_ Two hol cows consigned by Harvey Gibson. Gonne averaging 1783 lbs sold -for anav- erage of 6.1.11 with sales to 63.50. . There were 12 bulls on offer selling from 51 ix) co 62 SO to the high 0( 66.50. One limo bull consigned by.Neil Winger. Listowel weighing -2070 lbs sold for 66 50 One gold,bull consigned by Hank Versteeg. Wingham weighing 2075 lbs sold for 63.50. There were 222 -veal on offer selling from Beef 80.(111 to 106 (10. Hol: 70.00 to 85 00 Plain hol 50 00 to 7000 Two seal consigned by Chns Palmer. W inghant averaging 715 Ihs sold for an average of 89 31 with sales (0 .106 00 Three veal consigned by Raymond Wtlt.. Auburn averaging 6.18 lbs sold for an aver; age of 95 01 with sales to I00 50 Two veal consigned by David Erb. Wellesley averaging 64$ lbs sold for an average of 88.88 with sales to 100.00 Lambs 50-79 lbs. 200.00 to 267.50 • Over 95 lbs 149.00 to 17300 • Six lambs consigned by G A Stewart Finns. Ripley averaging 51•Ibs sold for 267 50 Sheep 50.00 to 6000 Goats. Stockers Steers Under 400 lbs 400-499 lbs. 5011.599 600-699 700-799 800-899 900 and over Heifers: 300-399 400-499 • 500-599 600-699 700-799 ' 8(10.899 900 and over Plain stockers: 3500 to 55.00 5000 to1W00 60 00 to 107 50 7800tu 12500 7600to 111 J0 7800 to 10350 82.71 to 102 00 87 00 to 106 50 8500 to 108'50 79.00 to 9600 6500(o10650 75.00 to 97 50 6600to92.50 67.00 to 88 00 74.00 to 9100 74.001091 00 . Have a farm tip? Call the -- Throes-Advocat 2354331 .. 1 • �lil.t lel \sI \\d ll\i\I Should bate been listed in the small phone boob under Hartman Mike instead of under Mike's Blast and Paint ., 7 Denfield Livestock Sales Market report for Tuesday, Februap, 25..1997. The market at Denfield Livestock Sales meta very strong demand at prices 2.00 to 3.004 hundred weight higher on all classes of fed canle. Cows sold strong at higher prices Choice:veal sold stronger and stockers sold strong-. Mike Hartman. Dashwood had the high steer sale.at 105.00 pur- chased by Den Dekker Meats. Ross Duff. Croton sold 4 steers average weight 1430 average price 93.96. Christine Mills. Oil Springs sold 3 head average weight 1237 average price 93.20 to a high of 96.00 purchased by Norval Packers. Bill Duff, Croton sold 4 steers average weight 1271 average price 92.51. Morley Hodgins. Parkhill sold 20 steers average weight 1393 average price 90.75. - Carlyle Thomson. Parkhill sold 15 steers average weight 1506 average price 87,50. Norman Hodgins. Parkhill sold 30 steers average weight -1434 average price 90.03.. . - . • Don Eedy and Mark .Vanderploeug. Denfield sold 22 heifers average weight 1268 average price 9407 to a high of 99.50 purchased by Holly Park Meat Packers and 08.00 purchased hy Lobo Abattoir.. . Charles Benjamin, Croton. sold a Limo hull weighing 1590 at 68.50. Choice steers 90.00-94.00 sales to 105.00• Good steers 85.00-90.00. Plain steers 70.00-80.00 - (kad fed Holstein steers 78.00-83.00 . Choice exotic cross heifers 90.00.95.00 sales to 94.50 Gond heifers 85.00-90.00 Common and medium 75.00-85.00 • Heifer cows 58.00.68.00 Good cows 48.00-55.00 - Canners and cutters40.00-45.00 Shells'25.00-35.00 Live hulls 50.00-68.00 • Direct to packer cows over 600 lbs. 98.00 • Bulls 100:00 • Good veal 85.00-95.00 - " (Veal must he under 650 lbs. to avoid wt. discount) .Plain veal 60.00-70.00 Good .Holstein bull calves.65.00 to 125.00 Sows 58.00-64 00 Boars 50.00-55:00 Huron County Pork Producers logo contest HURON- COUNTY - Huron County is well known for- the pro- duction. of 'quality pork. There are apprciximately 900 pork producers in Huron County. These producers are searching for a logo' to. -portray the importance of their husiness. You could he the winner. Rules are as follows: • - • 1: Logo contest is open to all;rest= dents of Hurcn•County. • 2. Contest closes on April. 30. 1997:.Entries must he received by May 16. 1997. - 3. Entries must -he submitted on standard 8.5- x 1 I " white paper. An accompanying sheet of paper most state name. 'address . and telephone number of contestant. 4. Contestants may submit more than one entry but each entry must be properly identified. - 5. Entries will be judged by the , Huron County Perk Producers plus at least one outside independent 'person. active in the art or graphic arts field. 6. All entries become property of. theHuron County Pork Producers, 7. The winning entry will not necessarily he chosen as the Huron County Pork Producers -logo. 8. First prize will he $50. in cash. Second .prize will he $34: and third Prize -will be $20. 9. Winners will be notified after June I. 1997 and receive prizes'at a subsequent meeting of the ' Huron County .Pork Producers. - 10. The winner must agree to the copyright and . use of the logo by the Huron County Pork Producers. I I . Forward entries to Philip Dzi- oha.' RR 3 Exeter. NOM 1S5 or Gary Love, , RR 2 Hensall.. (YOM 1-X0 or Joan Winfield. Promotion Coordinator, Huron Pork Produc- ers: RR I Belmont. NOL I BO. Programs completed by seed institute OTTAWA - Graydon Bowman, President of the Board" of Directors announced recently that the Canadi- an Seed Institute has.completed its pilot programs in quality assurance training and began full service de- livery February 1. 1997. The goal of the Canadian Seed institute is to maintain and improve the quality of seed produced in Canada and to enhance the profes- sional competence. of those in- volved in the Canadian seed sys- tem. • The ' not-for-profit .organization was set up to take over certain seed inspection and quality assurance ac- tivities formerly conducted by Ag- riculture and Agri-Fooid Canada; and build to an industry -driven ac- creditation system. • CSI will provide a means for the• industry to take more control.over regulations affecting it. while at the same time controlling costs and minimizing duplication of quality system activities. • - The Canadian Seed Institute is taking the lead in developing a more. effective, efficient and self- directed approach to ensuring Ca- nadian seed quality. • In iesponse to Agriculture and Agri -Food Canada's initiative to in-' crease fees for inspection and certi- fication activities for the Canadian seed industry. the industry respond- ed hy working with AAFC to create the Canadian Seed Institute.. - Activities scheduled for 1997- in- cludes a series -of workshops across the country to introduce the quality assurance system to seed growers, on-farm processors, corporate seed processors. seed importers. seed an= alysts, government and regulatory officials and others involved in`thc, seed industry. The. quality system will certify those • involved with • handling or producing seed by . means of a quality -audit, CSI clients must implement a • system of quality assurance ap=proved by -CST and subject to CSi auditing. CSI will act as liaison be tween the seed industry and gov- ernment. and provide a link to aOdi- tors of the system. . . All participants in the inifustry must meet basic. quality require= ments. hut special .provisions. will he.in place. for laboratories and au- thorized thorized establishments.. including hulk handlers. graders. conditioners and importers. • - About 1.800 organizations in- volved in the Canadian seed indus.- - try will come under the quality as- . surance accreditation system by 1999. . - As part of a pilot project , 215 - - people attended workshops in .Ed- monton, Winnipeg. . Saskatoon and Guelph in late 1996.-• Participants leaned about quality assuranceprin• - ciples and how to develop a .quality manual. -The next step. in the'pilot • project is for- participants -tai - go -. through the application process and establish deadlines 'tor conducting audits. CIS will' also.; (-evicw and fine-tune its workshop and �ttrtiti- cation- program. based im input from participants in the ;pail pro- - ject. • FEED is. FA PM SUPPLY' Suppliers of quality Shur -Gain Feeds and Animal Health Products VARNA 233-9219 , "Small ;n size - Big :0 sernc' Hours* ,Mon.-Frt. 8 a.m. to 5 p m. Saturday 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. DENFIELD LIVESTOCK SALES LTD. Stocker Sales Sat., March 29,1:00 p.m. Sat. April 12.& 26, 1:00 p.m., Sat., May 10, 1:00 p.m. To consign call the yards 519-666-1140 Bruce Coulter 294-0585 Brett Coulter 237-3120 ger AT ".: RURAL COMMIES . alit% anaa Canada is a trading nation. 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