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Farm news
Wednesday; April 14, 1999
junior Farmer award
Sue Selves, left, of Kirkton, was chosen as
Outstanding Junior Farmer Member in Ontario
for the 1998 year at the Association's provincial
banquet held in. Collingwood recently. Selves has
been a member of the Perth County junior
Farmers for eight years and is currently the
Provincial Director for Perth County. Presenting
the award is 1998/99 Junior Farmers' Association
of Ontario's Provincial President, Jeff Gatcke.
Market report from Denfield Livestock Sales
Denfield Livestock Sales
Market report for Tuesday,
April 6.
The market at Denfield
Livestock traded on a very
strong demand at:prices
$2.00 to $4.00 higher on all
classes of fed cattle with the
fancy cattle bringing a pre-
mium. Cows sold strong at
higher prices, stockers were
strong, with the light end
selling $5.00 higher. Veal
was steady, pigs, sows and
boars were steady.
Peter Verstraete, Bothwell
sold 6 head average weight
1184 average price 100.16
with sales to 110.50 and
108.50 purchased by MGI
Packers by Carl Russnell.
Don Eedy and Mark
Vanderploeg, Denfield sold
21 heifers average weight
1280 average price 99.61
with sales to 106.50 pur-
chased by Norwich Packers.
Lorna and Lianne
Hodgins, Parkhill sold 2
steers averaging 1433 lbs.,
average price 107.77 pur-
chased by Norwich Packers.
Jamie Hodgins, Parkhill
sold 2 steers, average
weight 1460 lbs., average
price 104.52 to a high of
109.00 purchased by
Dendekker Meats.
Ben Kleeman, Parkhill
sold 9 heifers average
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Keeping our children safe
Gerry Duynisveld, Middlesex Farm Safety Association Secretary, shows stu-
dents how to safely get on a tractor at Farm Safety Day at McGillivray Central
School on April 8. More than 500 students from several Middlesex County
schools attended the two-day event Geared towards children aged 4-12, the
workshop helped children learn how to protect themselves and their families
while having a safe and enjoyable summer. Many students brought their par-
ents to see the displays Thursday evening. This is the sixth year for the event
which rotates around the county but the first time it has been held at a
school. Several organizations and businesses teamed up to sponsor the event. -
weight 1350 lbs., average
price 96.52 with sales to
103.75.
Norman Hodgins, Parkhill
sold 39 steers average
weight 1385 average price
97.19 with sales to 110.50
purchased by Norwich
Packers.
Morley Hodgins, Parkhill
sold 7 steers average 1324
average price 97.35 to a
high of 110.00 purchased
by Dendekker Meats.
Bob Hodgins, Lucan sold 9
steers average weight 1466
average price 95.56.•
Bob Rice, Staffa sold 5
Holstein steers average
weight 1623 average price
88.50 purchased by M.G.I.
Packers.
Jack Huizinga, Watford
sold 2 Holstein cows aver-
age weight 1443 average
price 64 to a high of
73.50.
Allan Thomson, Thedford,
sold a crossbred cow weigh-
ing 1375 at, 73.00.
Robert Tindall Jr., Lucan
sold a Limousin bull weigh-
ing 2120 at 77.00.
Choice steers 95.00-
100.00 sales to 110.50;
Good steers 92.00-95.00;
Heavy plain steers 85.00-
90.00
Choice exotic cross heifers
96.00-102.00 sales to
106.50; Good heifers 90.00-
95.00; Common and medi-
r+
um 80.00-90.00
Good cows 58.00-63.00
sales to 73.00; Canners and
cutters 48.00-55.00
Shells 35.00-45.00; Bulls
65.00-75.50
Direct to Packers cows
over 600 lbs. 113.00; Direct
to Packer bulls 116.00
Good veal 80.00-90.00
Steer calves 110.00-
140.00; Heifer calves
100.00-130.00; Yearling
steers 90.00-105.00;
Yearling heifers 90.00-
105.00
Pigs .50-60 lbs. 70.00-
80.00; Sows 28.00-37.00;
Boars 20:00-25.00
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