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Times Advocate, 1998-04-08, Page 10Page 10 7 -irises -Advocate, April 8, 1998 L4RM 1JPDATE__ __ Tax rebate extended TORON 1 - . fo .support rural econonues in the province. Ontario Agriculture, •hood and Rural Af- fairs Minister Noble Villeneuve has announced an extension of the Re- tail. Sales Tax Rebate on farm building materials. Villeneuve made the announcement on behalf of Finance Minister Ernie laves. The government will introduce legislation to extend the program loran additional year for purchases made on or alter April- 1, 1998. To qualify for the eight per cent retail sales tax rebate. huilding materials must he purchased before March 31. 1999. although construction . 'nay begin later. - The deadline for submitting. claims is extended to December 31, -1999. "Extending the rebate of sales tax . paid on huilding materials will sup- port economic activity in rural ar- eas ()I' the province. It will also ben- efit the many farmers in eastern Ontario whose operations were damaged during (he January ice storm." Villeneuve said. Introduced in May 1996. the pro- • gram was .designed to assist On- tario's fanners in the construction of farm huildings and provide addi- tional economic stimulus in rural areas. The program was extended in 1997 until March 31, 1998. "Our government is assisting On- tario's tanners who want (0 mtxi- erniic their fanning operations. We want to encourage all farmers to take advantage of the rebate," said. V illeneuvc. '1'o date, more than 4,000 applica- tions have.been received. Denfield Livestock Sales Them irket at Denfield I.isestock met a moderate demand at steady prices on the Iancy cattle and the gond fed cattle trading $2.10) cwt. Lower. cows sold barely steadj•..stos kers steady. veal under pressure. sows and boars steady. 1.11 McFalls. Parkhill sold 4 head average weight 1230. average price 06.10 with sales to 102.50 purchased by Holly Park Meat Packers. Ross and Henry Duff. Croton sold 10 steers average weight 1337, average once 96.70 with sales to 102.50 purchased M Norwich Meat Packers. Bob Latta. LuL,tn sold a steer weighing 14(x) al 99.0) purchased by Nor- % ich Meat Packers. Rav McPhail. Kenwood sold 10 steers average weight 1454. average price 90.48. • . Don Led) and Mark Vanderploeg. Denfield sold 22 heifers. average • weight 1298. ,t'.rage price 0.51- Ken 3.52..Ken Bridge. Kincardine sold 17 heifers average weight 1121 average price 90.57 w th sale to 98.(01. Dasi 1 and Glen sliniclly . Wyoming sold 8 heifers average weighing 1233. moorage price 88.82- • -• - ('hoice steers - 90.(0)- 94.(0) sales to 102.50 (food steers 85.00-90.00 Choice Exotic cross heifers 9(1(01-95.00 sales to 99.50 Good peters • 85 00-90.00 .Common and medium 70.(01-80.(01 HeiEery cows 60-(0)-65:101 Good cows 50.(x1. 58.101 Canners and cutters 42.(01-50.10) Shells 20.00-30.00 -Direct to the•Packcrs cows over 600Th 105.(01 Direct to Packer Bulls 107.(0) 'Plain veal 6(1.61.75.101 Good Holstein.hull calves 90.(0)-130.00 Beertype capes 150.00-250.00 Sows 30.00-35,00 - Bears 20.00-25.0(1.. Easter mail What will the Easter bunny bring? Grace Hodgins of Ste- phen Township gathers mail from her Easter mail box Sunday. Queensway Nursing and Retirement Home residents and staff recently enjoyed the music. of Marie Flynn and the Huron Strings. Resident Everett Gallagher and staffer Dianne Volland take a spin around the dance floor. Who may claim a sales tax rebate? Commercial farmers only may claim a sales tax re- bate. A commercial farmer is a person engaged in the business of farming. Hobby farmers do not qualify for the rebate. What materials does the rebate apply to? The sales tax rebate ap- plies to building materials (ie. wood, nails, paint, etc.) which are purchased to build or modemize a struc- ture or building used ex- clusively for farm purposes. Where do farmers apply? Application .forms are available at the field offices of the Retail Sales Tax Branch of the Ministry of Fi- nance, forms are also avail- able at the field offices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Applications must be mailed to the Ministry of Fi- nance's Retail Sales Tax Branch, 3rd floor, 33 King St. West, Oshawa, Ontario, L1H 8H7. - Brussels Livestock BRUSSELS - Sales at Brussels Livestock - for the week ending April 3,.1998. Fed Cattle: 550 - Cows:282 Veal and Bob Calves -3I6 Lambs and Goats: 697 Stockers: 1785 Steers and heifers sold S2 -S3 lower. Cows sold ono steady (rade. Veal and Iambs sold on a steady trade to last week. All classes of stockers sold on a steady (rade. There were 318 steers on offer selling from 86.01 to 91.(10 to the high of 100.50. Thirteen steers consigned by Jim Howatt. Londesborough averaging 1398 lbs. sold for an average of 95.71 with sales to 1(0).50. - Twelve steers consigned by Brian Bearss. St. Marys. averaging 1143 lbs. sold for an average of 94.30 with sales 10 9975. Six steers consigned by Hugh Love, At,. wood averaging 1336 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 90.38 with sales to 97.75. Thirteen steers consigned by Ken and Joanne Blacklcr. St. Marys averaging 1433 lbs. sold for an average of 89.83 with sales to 97.75. • - Five steers consigned by Paul Gowing, Blucvalc averaging 1 513.1bs. sold for an av- erage of 91149 with sales to 96.75, Thirteen steers consigned by Schmidt Brook Farms Inc., Woodstock averaging 1521 lbs. sold for an average of 89.57 with sales to 96.75. Four steers consigned by Lome W. Reis, Milverton averaging 1338 lbs. sold for an average'of 89.85 with sales to 95.75: - Three steers consigned by Ross and An Cormack. Mount Forest averaging 13571bs sold for an average of 88.86 with sales to 95.50. ]]] Forty steers consigned by Earl Foster.•Si. Marys averaging 1496 Ihs. sold for an aver- age of 88.89 with sales to 95,25. . Them were 207 heifers on offer selling from 86.(01 to 91.(0) to the high of 97.25: Fony-three heifers consigned by Don McAlpine. Ailsa Craig averaging 1235 lbs. sold for an average of 89.25 with sales to 97 25. Fourheifcrs consigned by Mary McPher- son. Orangeville averaging 1340.Ibs. sold for an average of 88.42 with sales to 93.50. Five heifers consigned by Murray and Ruben -Taylor. Hcnsall averaging 1087 lbs. sold for an average of •87.29 with sales to 92.(8). Thirty-three heifers consigned by Robert .E Wallace. Shelburne averaging 1081 Ihs. sold for an average of 86.92 with sales to 91.25 Foe heifers consigned by Nonn McClin- chey. Auburn averaging 1 1 16 lbs. sold for an average of 84.78 with sales to 89.50. One heifer consigned by Ken .Charlton. Hanover weighing 1065 lbs. sold for 88.75. Six heifers consigned by Ben Ralhwell. Brucefield averaging 1143 Ihs. sold for an average of 86.35 with sales to 88.50. • Twelve heifers consigned by Bob Leader. Pon Elgin. averaging 1238 lbs. sold for an average of 84.14 with sales to 88.25. One heifer consigned by Stenwood Fauns. Mitchell weighing 1295 lbs. sold for 88.(01. Six heifers consigned by Ross Liebold. Ayton averaging 1176 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 87.85 with sales to 87.85. • There were 282 vows on offer selling from 40.(0) to 57.00 to the high of 68.50. Four cows consigned by Gord Routston- Ripley averaging 1376 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 59.97 with sales to 68.50. Two cows consigned by Lin Hewitt, Kin- cardine averaging 1253 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 56.98 with sales to 68.00. One Dino cow consigned by Edgar Daer, Auburn weighing 1110 Ibs. sold for 67.00. There were 17 bulls on offer selling from 55.50 to 62.(0110 the high of 79.50. One luno bull consigned by K&A Beef Farms. Wroxeter weighing 1755 lbs. sold for 79.50. One Sim bull consigned by Doug Lorenz, Elmwood weighing 1970 lbs. sold for 73.00. . There were 251 veal on offer selling: beef - 90.(x) to 131.00; hol - 70.0010 80.00; plain hol • 55.00 to 70.00. • - Four veal consigned by John Schwart- zentrubei. Brussels averaging 695 lbs. sold for an average of 105.88 with sales to 127.(0). Two veal consigned by Bert Renkerna, Londesborough averaging 638 lbs. sold for an average of 103.41 with sales fol 18.00. One char veal consigned by Ken MacL- ean, Lucknow weighing 660 lbs. sold for 114.50. Lambs: Under 50 lbs. 185.00 to 235.00 5010 79 lbs. 180.00 to 225.00 80 to 94 lbs. 165.00 to 191.00 95 to 109 lbs. 133.00 to 180.00 Sheep: 5.2.00 to 125.00 Goats: $12.00 (4185.00 Steers: Under 400 lbs. 109.00 to 140.00 400-4991 1,s. 106.00 to 131.00 500-599 106.00 to 123.00 600-699 93.00 to 121.75 700.799 93.50 to 113.50 800-899 86.5010 • 111.00 900 and over 93.75 to 109.75 Heifers: 300-399 117.00 to 121.00 400-499 92.0010 120.00 - • 500-599 92.50 to 119.00 600-699 83.00 to 111.00 700.799 72.50 to 107.50 800.899 90.50 to 104.00 900 and over 63.00 to 98.00 Plain stockers: 45.0010 60.00 Custom spraying option may save time and money By Brenda Burke T -A Reporter ZURICH -• When it .comes ti► chemical application, bigger.. ma- chines just may be better. For his new CtopGuard Custom Spraying -business, Peter Visschcr purchased a huge Walker 44 self- propelled sprayer from Medina. It boasts a 90 -foot boom, 12.5 inch tires, wheels that automatically ad- just between 108 and 152 inches and a six -toot clearance under- neath. Add to that an air boom, which Visschcr plans to attach mainly for summer potato► spray- ing, when air pressure is important in directing chemicals around fol- iage. it's a better cover and 1 should be able to. reduce chemicals.:.lt'II blow straight down so the wind can't catch it," hc explained, add- - ing in his boom, chemicals are in- jected directly into the air whereas in older model booms, air is separ- ate from chemicals.. Booms and sprayers - are costly., Visschcr pointed out, adding tradi- tional sprayers arc not convenient as they are more •difficult to adjust for varying crop widths. Even if sprayer wheels do adjust manually, often tractors pulling them lack the. same option. Due 10 its versatility, Visscher's machine is able to spray .many dif- ferent crops: He uses it especially - for potatoes and cult crops, (cauli- flower, broccoli, cabbage, ru- tabagas) which are easily datnaged by equipment, "You have to have the wheels just right for that," he said. "If you make a mistake, it's • rather ex- pcnsive...You have to go with as lit- tle damage as possible." Visscher claims his spraying ac- curacy is greatly enhanced due to the location of his machine's Winn. "As I'm driving. I'm looking at the boost the "As I'm•driving I'm looking at the boom the - whole time. It helps you be more accurate and...safer." chemicals and are planted jn larger, smoother fields. He sprayed 5.060 acres of po- tatoes last year and hopes to _in, - crease acreage up to 8,000 this year. In total hc hopes to spray be- tween 12,000 and 15,000 acres of crops this year.. - - "Spring is usually a very busy time for farmers," he said, adding hiring a commercial -sprayer means "just one Tess --worry for them...In spring the weather doesn't always hold too long...It's a pretty quick machine." - Chemical spraying in- volves many variables. Ideal conditions -include _. minimal rain and wind. Overusing • chemicals may result in crop burn, and using too little may mean poor cover. "If I save them 10 per cent on ctemicals...that will usually pay for - the actual - • spraying • cost....You're better off hiring someone to do it accurately." "'there's probably two or 'three more in Ontario and_ that's about it." said Viss •her after dem= onstrating his sprayer's ca- pabilities. He can now amount the machine on a trailer and transport it to work sites along with 4,200 gallons of . Water. Last -year he drove the ma- chine to each location. - whole tune. it helps you be more accurate and...safer," he said. adding older machines are equipped - with booms on their hacks. Visscher, 23, operated a pull -behind sprayer for his dad for 10 years and when it became unreliable, de- cided to start his custom spraying business in July. Since then, Viss- chcr has sprayed his father's. crops at Visscher .harms as -well as crops near the Pinery. • . Gearing up for the- busy spring spraying season, he plans to slay within a 50 to 60 smile radius. start- ing out with potatoes, which are planted it "tricky hills" and need to he sprayed every 10 to 14 days dur- ing summer. . . Visschcr figures half of his work involves potatoes-, with the rest in- cluding cash crops, which arc easier to spray because they_ require less Big sprayer. Peter Visscher with his Walker 44 self-propelled sprayer. He feels it supplies a - better cover and should be able to reduce chemicals. County to consider purchase of landfills HURON COUNTY - Huron County may soon need another landfill site to hold all of its landfill reports. At Huron County Council Thursday morning, the county decided to spend up to $5,000 for a report to consider the impact of purchasing landfill sites in Exeter and Morris Township. In light of the millions .of dollars already spentsearching for a suit- able county landfill site, $5,000 may seem a pittance. but some of the councillors at Thursday's meet- ing felt any money spent is too much. Reeve Mason Bailey of Blyth said the bound- ary changes which may arise from county restructuring • make it foolhardy for the county to keep wasting money on waste management. "Stop throwing ratepayers -money at this issue," he said. "We could well be throwing money away for nothing." Reeve Robin Dunbar of Grey Township supported Bailey in his opposition to throwing more money "down the drain." He admitted the need for waste management is real, but since the search for a landfill has already taken 10 years, he asked the coun- cil to let go of the issue for awhile - at least until the questions arising from county restructuring have been answered. "The county has a fixation on this landfill thing," said Dunbar. The county has spent about $1.8 million on landfill studies and reports. The need for this .new report comes in the wake of a recent request from Exeter and Morris to have the county purchase their dumps before starting a 'zone' waste management system. County planners want the Exeter and Morris sites io accept waste from municipal dumps which arc nearing capacity. Exeter and Morris. however. have' said they would rather sell their landfill sites than take on the responsibility of handling Huron's garbage. In a letter to the. county. the municipalities said. "After careful consideration, it is the joint opinion of the Councils of Exeter and Morris that if our landfill sites arc to become zone landfills ... the ratepayers of both municipalities and all of the county arc best served by County ownership of the "Stop throwing ratepayers money at this issue" sites." Morris has not yet put a price tag on its dump, but Exeter is willing to sell its site for $2,100.000. County Planning Director Gary Davidson warned council not to turn off the funding tap. The planning department. has been working on a master plan for waste in the county, but if the coun- cil stops funding that portion of the department's work, Davidson said the whole process will be killed. "You can't just say tomorrow, 'Let's start again,- said Davidson adding that if the money stops Bowing, even briefly, it will "disas- semble" the resources and consul- tants currently working on the waste management master plan project. Bailey seemed disgruntled with Davidson's doom's day perspective and said deferring discussions on waste management will not equate to killing anything. "There must be a place in politics for common sense," said Bailey. Defending his department, Davidson said county co-ordination of waste management under a zone system will save money. Since the waste management process started, the search for a landfill has cost about $1.8 million, $1 -million of which has been paid by Huron County taxpayers. Reeve Brian McBurney of Turnbcrry Township said he remembers when the waste man- agement process started and noted it was the municipalities who requested the county's help. Environmental regulations require municipalities to complete an expensive approval process before any changes can he made to landfill sites. Environmental assessments, for example, can reportedly cost mil- lions of dollars. Under a waste management mas- ter plan co-ordinated by the county. McBurney echoed Davidson and said municipalities can avoid facing the brunt of that approval expense. "This is the best path," he said. The report ordered by council will outline the implications of the county assuming ownership and operation of the Morris and Exeter landfill The council did not put a dead- line on when the report is to be completed.