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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1998-10-14, Page 1616 Bruss Exeter Times -Advocate Farm News Wednesday, October 14, 199., els Livestock Sales Huron Federation ofAgriculture Tho sales of Brussels • Livestock for the week ending October 9, 1998. Fed Cattle: 579 Cows:252 Veal and Bob Calves: 495 lambs: 259 Stockers: •1925 The fed steers and heifers sold at prices $2.00 lower, with the cows selling steady to last week. Veal sold on a strong active trade. Lambs sold stciady. All classes o stockers sold on a stead market. There were 321. steers offers selling from 84.00 88:00 to the high 01'97. Fourteen steersconsig by MurrayShiell, Wingt averaging 1447.Ibs. sold an average of 85.34 with sales to 89.35. Nine steers consigned b Brian Bearss, St. Marys a aging 1279 lbs. sold for` a average of 86.15 with sal 88.50. • Thirteen steers consign by Schmidt Brook Farms Inc., Woodstock averagin 1379 lbs. sold for an aver. of 83.79 with sales to 87.8 Four steers consigned.b Percy Bros., Holyrood ave aging 1438 lbs. sold for an ..average of 83.16 with sale 87.75. One steer consigned by Elmer. Herron, Tara weighi 1290 lbs. sold for 87.50. Thirty-five steers consign by Clarence Martin, Mount Forest averaging 1189 lbs. sold for an average of 82.6 with sales to 87.00. Eleven steers consigned by . Stat Leslie Knight, Brussels aver- . sold aging 1460 lbs. sold for an with average of 80.50 with sales to Tw 87.00:: bye Two steers consigned by agin Dave Paul, Kirkton averaging aver; 1512 lbs. sold for an average 63.0( of 81.03 with sales to 86.75. Fiv Four steers consigned by . by,Ja Ilerb Hertzberger; Ilanover avera averaging 1233 lbs. sold for an av an average of 85:31 with sales sales to 86.70. The 'Eleven steers consigned by offer s Rodger Benedict. Ailsa Craig 63.00. averaging 1309 lbs. sold for One an average of 84.34 with - oar c; sales to 86.25. weighi There were 231 heifers on 65 00 offer selling from 84.00 One 88.00 to the high of 94.00. Philip Thirty-three heifers con- weighi signed by Johnston Farms. 63.70. Bluevale average 1 152 lbs . Ther sold for an average of 85.66 offer se with sales to 94.00. Twenty-three heifers con . Beef: signed by Bill Maines, Hai: Wingham averaging 1272 85 Plain f Eight heifers -consigned by y ' Hugh Love. Atwood averag. ing 1256 lbs. sold for an on average of 83.65 with sales to • 87.50. • 00.. . Ten heifers consigned ned, Ken McAlpine, Ailsa Cr; nam averaging 1'325 lbs. sol for an avorage of 85.89 wit sales to 87.25. Three heifers -consign y Russel Kernighan, Code lbs. sold for an avera 87.81 with'sales to 9 Twenty-nine heifers signed by Kada Farms Bluevale averaging 12 sold for an average of with sales to 90.00. Thirty-four heifers co signed by Carl Stanley Lucknow averaging 1 sold for an average of with sales ge of .. Two veal consigned by • 2.00. Richard Horst, Listowel aver con- aging 730 lbs. sold for an • avorage of 135.26 with sales 371bs. W 135.50. 84.51 One veal consigned by Carl De Groot; Orton weighing n- - 670 lbs. sold for 127.50. supports school closing moratorium CLINTON The Huron Federation of to the economy of Huron County and "in Agriculture supports a call on the Harris order for agriculture to progress in the government to place a moratorium on future, the need for rural services rnust planned school closures. The Ontario Federation "The school; are a shoo schools." especially our of Agriculture has asked focal point to or the moratorium to . "The schools area focal point to many of our rural Seven veal consigned by 358 lbs. • John Verburg. Londesboro a 81.65 • averaging 706 lbs. sold for an s average of 104.08 wilt, sales to 121.00. 'There were 221 lambs and n sheep on offer: Lambs:' A Under 50 lbs. S 50-64 lbs. 146.00 to 167.50 0 65-79 lbs. 95.00 to 148.00 by lig, • d -for . 80 - 94 lbs. 1 1 1.00 to th h - 132.50 . 95 lbs. - 110 lbs. -101.00 to llow.communities and many of our rural chool boards more time areas.It's a It an. It's a gathering place,. O assess the situation. . It anchors the community. The IIFA was one of gathering place. It How can our small cornmuni- Tany delegations which anchors the ties grow -if there arc -.no• nado.prosentations at the Community." schools to send our children," von Maitland District - HENRY BOOT Boot asked. shoo) Board •meetin on • The Federation emphasized - ct 6.g. - . PREESIDENT the need for the school board • [ he Federation realizes • • HURON FEDEI;A'I J and •the .community to stand . difficult position.the OF AGRICULTURE together to .send a clear mes- 0hool board is in to- meet a Dec. 31 ment that the gcure rel tcfunding fOntario u mulas eadline of presenting. a final list of. do not take into consideration the reali- . schools for closure or conversion. ties of rural Ontario. • . However, the HFA feels this does not give - "A hastily made decision may- be very . enough time for the community t0 costly to our rural communities which address the funding information from the agriculture depends upon..Let's not cut provincial government. . short an industry•that counts so strongly Iluron Federation president Henry Boot on a highly educated work force and their made the presentation to the board and • families," Boot said. pointed out the importance of agriculture • sc ed by 114.00. d ich 110 lbs. and over 70.00 to .100.00 Sheep: 35.00 to 57.50 Goats: $24.00-$120.00 per mead Stockers: Steers: Under 400 Ws. 101.(H) to 150.00 ver- averaging 1278 lbs. sold for n. .• an average of 85.08 with es tu. sales to 86.75. • Twenty-seven heifers con- ed signed by Flynn Firms •Clinton Ltd.. Clinton averag- g ing 1156 lbs. sold for an tge average of 80.14 with sales to 5. 86.25. - • - y . Six heifers consigned by r- John A. Elliott. Ripley averag- • ing 1114 lbs. sold for an s to average of 84.09 witlrsales.to • 85.85. There were 252 cows on ng • offer. selling: D1 and D2 cows 5100- t#d 55.00 to high of 67:00. I)3 48.00-51.00 • - 1)4 cows 43.00-44.00 `J Two 1101. Elkus consigned' • by John Miller. St. Paul's ion averaging 1433 lbs for an average of 54.6 sales to 67.00. o hot. cows consigned ex Nichol, Atwood eve g 1143 lbs. sold for an ige 01`54.73 with sales ). • e limo cows -consigned mie Heady, St. Marys ging 1440lbs. sold for erage of 56.15 with to 57.50. re -were 13 bulls on elling from 54.50 - to the high of 66.50. black bull consigned by impbell, Stratford ng 1885 Ws. sold for limo bull consigned by Dammeier. Listowel ng 1580 lbs. sold for e were 220 veal on Ring: 90.00 10 135.50 85.00 to 100.00 Hol: • 60.00 to 400-499 103.00 to 128.00 M - 500-599 104.00 to 126.50 Irj 600-699 97.75 to 119.50 700-799 93.00 -to 109.00 800-899 87.75 to 108.00 al w 900 and over 85.85 to 102.25. plac !Wafers:: Nov 300-399 lbs. 101.00 to 23 122.00 . Pa 400-499 103 .00 to 119.00 668 500-599 100.50 10'116.00 you 600-699 84.50 to 110.00 • ..0 700-799 83.5010 101.75 top arketing . on a shoestrin - budget g gt TORONTO - The Ontario Agricultural Training Institute is offering a series of region- orkshopscalled "Marketing On A Shoestring Budget". with. Anthony Stokan taking c Monday, November 16 in Tilbury; Tuesday, November 17 in Ildcrton; Wednesday, ember 18 in Guelph; Thursday, November 19 in Trenton:. and Monday, November in Kemptvillc. • . rticipants must register in advance by calling OATI at 1-800-ONT-OATI (1--800- ;6284). 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