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Times Advocate, 1997-05-07, Page 21FARM (IPDATF. Times -Advocate,' May 7, 1997 Page 21 OMAFRA Field Services Manager Dan Carlow, at right, welcomes OMNR District Manager Ron Bennett to their shared Clinton office. Agriculture teams up with natural resources CLINTON - The merger is of- ._ • Iicial. The Ontario Ministry of Ag riculture, Food and Rural Affairs / now shares building space with the, Ontariii Ministry of• Natural Re- sources. . , Since the -OMNR relocated from Wingham about a month _ago, 14 O1v4Ar RA• and O1viNR stats- have hien sharing- front -: counter re- ception. telephones, lax and oIl ice equipment in hopes the new setifp will result in public service cost :Ills. - .. We've hem] made to feet wel- come in Our new digs- heti." added Bennet. ' • OMAFRA Field Service Mlanag Dan Carlow said the merger has • -r Bluewater Recycling Association wins gold HURON PARK -' At the 1996 Ontario Waste Minimization Awards cer-- /emonies held an April 23 in Toronto. the Bluewater Recycling -Associa- tion was awarde+d`gold, the highest achievement. in the category of Monte - ilia! Waste`Reduction ' Achievement. The Municipal Waste. Reductuin Achieveiment'Awards recognize municipalities. regional governments, and grouses/o1' municipalities that work co-operatively to divert a significant percentage of. municipal waste from. landfill through 3Rs initiatives. /The Association was also recognized as a finalist in the Outstanding Program • Operator category. * r Through a wide variety of program,. •including the implementation of user- pay garhgge programs. the members of the Associaiitin were able to divert,8680.72 tonnes of material from the- waste -stream through the tradi- tional blue box program. The .comp}nation :of factors- has resulted in the • generation of-iapproxiniately 201- kgs 9f recyclahles per -household per year: Other waste diversion initiatives in 1996 included _4t.spectaf-textile' Brussels livestock ,sales BRUSSELS - Sales at Brussels Livestock Gtr -the week ending May 2. '197 Fed Cattle: 71 Cows 273 ) • ) Veal calves 1541 • Lambs dad goats l'21 , - Stockers:2577 - - On Tuesday the fed ste4r aand.hetfers sold nn .1 sfejIdy market to Iastrweek. The eotos sold steady. Veal sold S5 higher wnh the lambs trading on a steaaay market. Calyts and y5arlings .sold steady to last year. •- -There were 435 fed steers. on offer selling fmm 90 01) to 96.01) to the high of 14)2.25 A AM. steer consigned by .Ardlei Far'. Si. Pahl';: weighing 1115 Ihs sold for 102.25 with theirtotaloffenng of 144ueers-,tveraemg 1 30)lbs :clline (or the overall pnce of 95 27 u. Twelve steers consigned by Orkin Martin. Mount Fire*. averaging 1157 Itis sold for an average pnce of 91-81. to the top of I10 On . A lim steer consignedby Don Shiell. weighing.1285 lbs sold for motto_ with ii- offering of 17 oe.jrs.averaging 1355 lbs. and selling tar an en era!' pnee of93 50 • •Eight seers.consignedhyLorne \5 Reis. Milverton. i.eragone 11)2Ihs sold for the average pnee of 95.67.; ...oh two Ion steers averaging 14.25 Ihs selling for 99 Twenty 4teers consigned by Cunningham Fauns. Lucan. averaging 1327 lbs. sold for an average puce of 92 94. to the high of 99 (x) Ross Baum Monkton. sold 15 steers. averaging 1343lbs.. m weight. and -91 26 in pnce. and he had ;ales to 981X) i • - - Three red and RWF steers consigned hy David Bowles. Brussels; averaging 1290 lbs. sold for95 50 and were purchased by Dominion Meats, - Seventeen ;leers consigned by Glenn Coulthard. Stratford. averaging 1344 lin. sold for an average pace of 90 32. wnh two char steers averaging 1548 lbs. selling for 95 20. • Kada Farm, -Bluevale. sold 11 steers. averaging 1328 lbs for an average pnce of 9_.76. . with 411m. steers averaging 111.1 lbs. selling for 95.1010 Holly Park .V'leat Packers. There were 249 heifers on offer selling from 90 00 to 94 00 to the high of 95.25 A gold heifer consigned hy Murray Smith, Dfiblm. weighing 1 140 lbs. sold for 95.25 to Dominion Meat Packers ) ' -A lim. heifer consigned by Dale Gammie, Lucknow. weighing 1205 Ibs.'sold for 95 00. with his total offenng of 5 heifers averaging 1059 Ibs..selling for the overall pnce of 87 63 - - . Seven heifers uinsigned.by Gerald,Rathwetl. Brucetield. averaging 1179 Ibs..sold for an average pnce of 88 32, with one li(n. heifer weighing -1140 lbs. selling -for 94 75 • Om gold heifer consigned by Jeff Mallard. Parkhill. weighing 1025 lbs. sold -for 92.50 to Dort Bros. Stoney Creek - A heifer consigned by Barry Jai:kiln. Bluevale. weighing 1 1 101bs. sold for -92.51). . Two heifers consigned by Bill Fraser. Listowel. a'.eraging 1312 -lbs. sold for 92.00: Two heifers consigned by Ed Sutherland. Kemble. averaging 1197 Ihs. sold for 92.1x). with his total offering of 7 heifers. averaging 1 136 lbs. selling for the overfill pnce of 90 34) 1 Eleven heifers consigned by Hugh Love. Atwood. averaging 1252 lbs. sold for an aver- age pnce of 87 32. and he had sales to 91.75. - A RWF heifer consigned by Edgar Jones. Ayton. weighing 1065 lbs. sold for.91 75. with his totaluffenng of 8 heifers./averaging 1 124 lbs. selling for the overall pnce of 8719 A red heifer consigned by Carl Millard. -Parkhill. weighing 990 lbs. sold. for 91 50 to Highland Packers There were 273 cows on offer selling from 45.00 to 59 00 to the hush of 68.00!. A lim. cow consigned by Bruce Ncttirrcon, Listowel. weighing 1300 lbs. sold for68.00. A hol. cow consigned by Wim Arts. ThamesIord: wetg)iing 1980 lbs. sold for 66.00. - A hot- cow consigned by Russell May. Arwood. weighing 1500lbs, sold.for65.50. There were 26 bulls on offer. selling from 57 5010'71 50. to the high of 73 00. . A t har bull consigned by -Silver Dollar Charolaui Ltd.. Ripley. weighing 2145 lbs. sold for' 300 - A char bull consigned by Kun Oelschlagel. Clifford. -weighing 1795 lbs. sold for 71 50, A blk. bull consigned by Mel Jermyn. Bluesale. weighing 1825 1bs. sold for 71 00. There were.254 veal on offer selling beef - 85 00 to 118.00: hol - 80.00 to 95 00: plain bol - 65 W to -80 tit) Two veal consigned by.J&B Laidlaw. Atwood averaging 653 lbs.. sold for an average of 108.26 with sale to 1094)0. • Four veal consigned by C urge Ducharine. Dushwtwd.averaging 625 Ibs. sold fit an av- erage of 95 52 with sales to 108 51) ' • . • Five veal consigned by AIIan McKmnun, Shallow Lake averaging 619 lbs. sold for an average of 103 11 with sales to 112 50 - L.unbs: 50 to 80 lbs. • 177 50 to 19100 80to9S)bs- '150.00 to 17910 Sheep' 12.50 to 77 00 Goats: $23 50 to S92.50 Stockers: Steers: Under 441) lbs. 109 50 to 120.00 400-499 lbs. 100.00 to 135.00 500-599 92.00 to 115 10 t 600-699 92.50 to 1 121x) 89 0010 105.75 700-799 800.899 901) and over Heifers .310-399 400-499 500-599 • 600-699 700.799 800-899 900 and over , • Plain stockers. 40.00 to 55 00 90.25 to 104.00 86.25 to 102.75 32.0019 122.00 84.00 to 125.50 112.50 -to 11550 83.00 to 109 50 8325 to 107 t0 82.00to97's 63 50 to -89 2i Have a f ? .Y a CaII the' Times -Advocate 235-1331 MikE's Blau aN(l Nasi N i Should bave been listed in the small phone book under Hartman Mike instead of under .Nike's Blast and Paint 7. 7 . collectuin program. ure recycling and Household Hazardous Waste CoI- lection Days.- r • Other initiatives. such•as the Association's new co -collection program. where both garbage and. recyclahles are collected in the same truck, as )- also led to greater efficiency and effectiveness in the provision of collet:- -tion services. Through these participating municipalities. the A*:sociation bas been able to monitor the changes in waste generation as well as rcey- -cling trends. Overall, the -seven initial co -collection municipalities have re- • duced; the quantity of residential garbage disposed of in 1996 to 995.97 ;metric tonnes. or 102.7 kgs. per oapua. •r This achievement is certainly worthy of r{;eognition. and)the accolade~ -are to he shared with all residents of member municupalittes, who have worked hard to incorporate the 3Rs philosophy into /their daily lives. Through these sound environmental practices residents have achieved a ,significant reduction. in the amount 1f waste heading' to lapdtills; r Committee considers ending, support of dam . 1, , l , . EXETER ► -At-the end 'of .i 4'0-ye:,r/agreement'with. l:shorne 1 Township, Exeter Public Utilities Commission -and the Ausahle Bayfield. Conservation Authority. memhers,)pt council tech the ), town's financial : responsihilily, lisr maintenance of the' orrison Dam anff-.park has :eased. % ' -.According to a report rtcsL{tied at Fast Rdonday s Committee tit the Whole meeting. the dam'sfunction airs ,i s'our:e oy water tor.C4- nadian Canners is. no ,longeir amtded and its Original purpose- for 11ood control is Minor.' ITh)(_ dant acts as a bridge Jrithe road in Ls- -borne Township and the park: is useti. fn . area residents (sir recl- reation. ' . The 'committee- will recoinmendl:the town terminate its re- sponsihility tor _ Morrison Dam ,and refer rfie• matter. to the PLC. which has also been involved' in' the 1956 agreement for sharing of l costs. "t think our responsibility for the dam and bridge is negligible" i. said Councillor Thom Hughes. The report also indicated it there ist a case for continued cost shat- . ing theMorrison Dam in'Usborne Township. there is also •ground • for cost sharing of the Exeter dam. 1 "It is inappropriate 'fix Uslwrne to tletuse to tale more re-. sponsihility unless it decides the bridge is unnecessary." stated the report.• - - , Although the town ist no longer legally -liable to be a continued) partner in the Morrison Dam, it'may have a moral interest or ohliga- • tion because the parks and • recreation uses- are shared by the two municipalities. • Committee members discu§sed their disappointment with the Con- servation Authority for _its sale of the house located in the' Mac - Naughton Park area.. • J They had_- hoped an agreement could be'. • .reached and suggested the Lions dub might have been interested.in purchasing the house to further their MacNaughton Park P�ryQl,ect. • . L• "We let the ball drop, in my mind." said Councillor Roy`iirii%iie who added council had the opporunity in the past several months t make an offer on 'the house. Denfield Livestock Sales Market report for Tuesday. April 29. 1997 The market at Dentield Livestock Sales met a good demand at steady prices on all Masses of fed cattle with the fancy cattle bringing a premium. Cows sold active at fully steady prices. veal sold higher. stockers steady. pigs. sows and boars were steady. Henry Duff. Croton fold 2 steers. average weight 1348. average pnce . 103.21 w:th sales to 105.00 purchased by M.G.I. Packers.. Bill Duff. Croton sold 8 steers. average weight 1363. average pnce 95.61. Harold McAuslan. Oil Springs. sold 8 steers. average weight 1196. aver- age pnce 95.74. sales to 101.75. purchased by Holly Park Meat Packers. Ross Duff. Croton sold 4 steers. average weight 1419. average pnce 94.12. Cord Hardy. Lucan sold 10 steers. average weight 1348. average pnce 94.63, sales to 100.50. . • - Bill Woodburn. Parkhill sold 14 steers. average weight 1316, average pnce 92.73. Mary Catherine McPhail. Kerwood sold 12 steers. average weight 1384: • average pnce 95.41. Don Eedy and Mark Vanderploeg, Denfield sold 10 heifers. average weight 1285. average pnce 96.55. sales to 98.50, purchase .by Dorr Bros. Choice Steers; 94.00-100.00. sales to 105.00 Good Steers: 88.00-94.00 Good Fed Holstein Steers: 82.00-87.00. Choice Exotic Cross Heifers: 94.00-100.00, sales to 98.50 Good heifers: 85.00.92.00 Common & Medium: 70.00-80.00 Good Cows: 50.00-60.00. sales to 66.00 Canners & Cutters: 44.00-50.00 . Shells; 35.00-40.00 Direct to Packers cows over 600 lbs.: 110.00 Direct to Packer Bulls: 112.00 ' Gcxxl Veal: 85.00-95.00 • Plain Veal: 65.00-75.00 •Good Holstein Bull Calves: 75.00.135.00 Yearling Steers: 90.00.100.00 Yearling Heifers: 85.00-95.00 Steer Calves: 95.90-110.00 Heifer Calves: 90.00-101.00 Pigs 40-60 lbs.: 110.00.118.00 Sows: 58.00-62.50 Boars: 50.00-53.50 been suc:ess1u1 s, .`.,r and pointed 001 sonic ;hared iniOrmation. 'such as agri-Iorestry, involves hath 111tH istrues.•• Clinton Reeve Carol :Mitchell and Huruu County Warden Murray Keys expressed then- appreciation that the OMNR remains in, Huron County. Huron -Bruce MP Paul Steckle. who admitted to. having "an aftititn liar the outdoors." told official .opening `guests that ag- riculture. lived and 'the MNR have been "very dear" to him. Ron Vrancart,'deputy minister of the OV"iE - called the 'novo "one sofa - . the MNR and OMA - F ie large step.' for pub- . , ' "We're similar ministries in inany.ways," he explained, add- ing Clinton provides 'a • con- venient office location. This serves- as' a model." said Michele Noble. secretary tit tiianagement board of cabinet •. • And deputy • minister of man- agement hoard secretariat. "This office is in .the Inrefront....lt'>: 'important that we he able to bring programs together." • According to OMAFRA Dep- uty Minister Kon Knox. fol- lowing an evaluation of client response the experimental setup may he duplicated in ;other set- tings in an etlort to saveanonev. THE LAST POST No more broken, cracked or rotten fence posts. Everwood posts, manufactured from recy led' plastic containers are everlasting. IT WILL NEVER NEED REPLACING! 4 nformation and supplies available from: Your Local Farm Supply Dealer EVERIIIOOD POSTS -forever! 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