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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1999-04-07, Page 33Wednesday, April 7, 1999 Exeter Times -,Advocate Farm news Farm Safity Dayat McGiffivray School dents that came during - Children's Resource the day brought their Centre at 264-1549 i'r fax families back in the 264-9599. evening to learn more. The event is jointly There are five interac- sponsored by the tive stations: Large and Middlesex Children's Small Farm Machinery, Resource Centre, Water Hazards, Disability Middlesex Farm & Home Awareness, Hydro, First Safety Association, Aid, Fire Safety and Ontario Federation of • Chemical Safety. Agriculture, Novartis Food is available and Seeds Inc., Cargill each child will receive a Melbourne Ltd., r arm Safety Day Middlesex Federation of Reminder to take home. Agriculture and a variety For further information, of local businesses. contact Middlesex MCGILLIVRAY — Thursday, April 8 from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. at McGillivray Central School northwest of Ailsa Craig. Geared towards chil- dren ages 4-12, the work- shop will help children learn how to protect themselves and their fam- ilies while still having a safe and enjoyable st. mer. Organizers say t was an overwhelnk response to the program last year. Many of the stu- Keeping children out of harm's way on the family farm isn't always easy. There are many danger- ous situations curious children can easily get themselves into. For this reason, several organiza- tions in Middlesex County have come together to offer an evening work- shop "Let's Keep Our Children Safe on the Farm." This fun interactive evening will take place on 33 Long -horned beetle threat to Ontario forests By Pauline Kerr SPECIAL TO THE TIMES—ADVOCATE ELMWOOD — One of the more chilling dis- plays at the recent Grey - Bruce woodlot confer- ence in Elmwood, just north of Hanover, showed the dead body of a menace which is threatening Ontario fo- rests and orchards. Up to 35 mm long and 12 mm wide (about the size of a June bug), the bullet shaped Asian long - horned beetle is shiny black in colour with up to 20 white spots, has black legs tinged with bluish -white, and anten- nae longer than the bee- tle's body. ' A female can lay 80 or more eggs. These are laid individually in the bark of the tree. The lar- vae feed on the inner wood. The Asian long -horned beetle is a major pest throughout much of Chi- na, and has been seen right hero in Ontario - a live beetle was dis- covered last summer in a Waterloo warehouse. There is no evidence the creature has es- tablished itself in this This imported pest, the • Asain long -horned beetle could cause extensive damage to Ontario forests. The June -bug sized pest comes from China and has already caused millions of dollars damage in the U.S. O.A.C. rl:e•e r,rrr. 12 equal nnenllatt I,n urrre OR... NO MONEY DOWN not even the taxes PAY NO INTEREST 'til SEPTEMBER 1999 MAKE NO PAYMENTS " OCTOBER 1,1999 area, but it takes several years for damage to be- come apparent. It has al- ready caused extensive damage in New York City and Chicago. The Asian long -horned beetle attacks and kills most hardwoods, es- pecially maple, horse - chestnut, elm, poplar, willow and ash, as well as cherry and fruit trees. Because Canada's cli- mate is similar to places in China where the bee- tle thrives, our cold win- ters will not destroy the larvae. In fact, the beetle has no known natural enemies in Canada's fo- rests. The only way to com- bat the beetle is to iden- tify, cut down, andburn or chip the infested tree. Insecticides do not pen- etrate deep enough with- in the tree to kill the beetle, which bores deep into the wood. It is thought the bee- tles travel in wooden pallets or crates used to ship goods. Rules about crate material having no insects or evidence of insect damageare difficult to enforce. Warning signs to look for are large round holes anywhere on a tree (10 mm, or 3/8 of an inch), oval or round chewed wounds in the bark of branches, trunk or root flares, or saw- dust around the tree. For more in- formation, contact the Canadian Food In spection Agency, Ca nadian Forestry Servic or the nearest MNR of face. Order Your Clover Seed Today Single Cut Clover ....1.25 Ib. Double Cut Clover....1.75 lb. Borland Farms 236-3805 Denfield Livestock Sales Market report for March 30. The market at Denfield Livestock trade&.on a very strong demand at prices $1.00 to $2.00 cwt higher on all classes of fed cattle. Cows sold sharply higher, veal higher, stockers strong, pigs, sows and boars traded higher. Don Eedy and Mark Vanderploeg, Denfield sold 11 heifers average weight 1285 average price 99.50 to a high of 104.50. Purchased by MGI Packers. Ralph Pool, Wyoming sold 6 heifers average weight 1258 average price 99.68 with sales to 103.25 and 103.75 purchased by MGI Packers. Ross Duff, Croton sold 20 steers average weight 1491 average price 97.80 with sales to 104.00 and 103.50 purchased by Carl Rusnell for MGI Packers. Bill Duff, Croton sold 13 steers average weight 1448 average price 97.68 with sales to 402.50 pur- chased by MGI Packers. Earl McEachren, Glencoe sold 10 steers average weight 1419 average price 95.37. Wayne Carroll, Centralia sold 3 head average weight 1267 average price 95.92. Urquhart Farms, St. Marys sold 20 heifers average weight 1274 average price 94.25. Bob Rice, Staffa sold 6 Holstein steers averaging 1593 at 85.67 purchased by Case Dendekker for Packerland. Allan Rowe, Ailsa Craig sold a limo bull weighing 2350 at 75.25. Choice steers 95.00-100.00 sales to 103.50; Good steers 90.00-95.00; American type steers 90.00- 96.50 Choice exotic cross heifers 95.00-1.00 sales to 1.06; Good heifers 88.00-92.00; American type heifers 90.00-96.00; Common & medium heifers 75.00-85.00; Good cows 57.00-63.00 sales to 75.00; Canners and cutters 48.00-55.00; Shells 35.00-45.00 Bulls 65.00-76.50 Direct to Packer cows over 600 lbs. 113.00; Direct to Packer bulls 116.00; Choice veal 100.00-90.00; Good veal 80.00-90.00; Plain veal 65.00-75.00 Weaner pigs 50-70 lbs. 65.00-75.00; Sows 25.00- 36.00; Boars 20.00-30.00 • •$ • •• • •• • • • •you t t . •ij t • SEED PICK UP •• •• • • • • • •• • •+ • • • $ + ; • • Ni_ DAYS First Line seeds, Novartis seeds and Borland Farms invite you to Seed Pick Up Days April 8,9,10,12,13 & 14 - LOCATION: Borland Farms 5 miles east of Exeter on Hwy. 83 and the corner of County Road 11 To save time and bottle necking on pick-up.days, if could call a minimum of 1 day prior to pick-up date, we can have your order ready and waiting Hot and cold refreshments Borland Farms 235-3805 ++++++++++++++++++4+4+++++++++++++444•4+4+++++•444 MORE TRAITOR. 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