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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-11-12, Page 11Page 10 Times -Advocate, November 12, 1997 A• FARM UPDATE _. Huron County coalition formed. to improve water quality CLINTON - Efforts to improve water quality have taken another step forward with a meeting of several Huron County agricultural groups and organizations with an interest in the environment, The groups have formed the .Huron Farm Environmental Coalition. • "We will work with other groups to address environmental issues important to all society concerned about water quality," said Bob Down, President of the Ontario Corn Producers Association. • Denfield Livestock Sales Themarket at Denfield traded on a good demand at steady prices on all -classes of fed cattle with the fancy cattle bringing a premium and orders. strong on the American type. Cows sold under pressure at lower prices. Veal strong. Stockers steady. pigs. sows and boars steady. Don Eedy and Mark Vanderploeg. Denfield sold 12 heifers avg. wt. 1161 lbs. avg. price 95.50 sales to 98.75 purchased by' MGi and. 96.25 purchased by Norwich Packers. • • - Maurice and Joan Maw, Petrolia sold 8 heavy heifers avg. wt. 1408 lbs. avg. price 87.19. Earl McEachren, Glencoe sold 20 steers avg. wt. 1270 lbs. avg. price 90.91 sales to 96.25 purchased by Norwich Packers. Wayne Robinson, Dresden sold 6 steers avg. wt. 1331 lbs. avg. price 91.08 sales to 96.25 purchased by Norwich Packers. John McLinchey. Parkhill sold 14 steers avg. wt. 1332 lbs. avg. price 88.50. Bill Hall. Thedford sold 9 hereford steers avg. wt. 1430 lbs. avg. price • '87.91. Choice steers: 90.00-94.00 sales to 98.75 Good steers: 86.00-90.00 • Good American type steers: 85.00-91.00 Plain steers: 65.00-80.00 - Choice exotic cross heifers: 90.00-95.00. sales to 98.75 Good heifers: 85.00-90.00 Common and medium heifers: 65.00-75.00 Good cows: 40.00-45.00 sales to 50.00 Canners and Cutters. 32.00-40.00 Shells' 15.00-25.00 Direct to packer cows over 600 lbs. carcass 87.00 Direct to packer hulls: 90.00 Choice veal: 90.00-100.00 . Good veal: 80.00-90.00 Plain veal: 60.00770.00 • Good Holstein bull calves: 85.00-150.00 Pigs: 40-60 lbs.: 90.00-100.00: Sows: 44.00-50.00; Boars: 40.00-42.00 The group is ready. to step forward and tackle, water quality problems by. looking at sites that are • causing pollution • and developing site specific solutions." - We are not a group to defend .what agriculture is doing but to . identify specific problem areas -and solutions to . the problems," explained Jack Flanagan of the - Huron Beef Producers. Studies by local conservation authorities over the past several . years have identified several sources of • water pollution within Huron County including: improper storage -and spreading of manure, faulty domestic - and .municipal - sewage treatment systems, ._ milkhouse waste and livestock access to . water courses. The - coalition is ready- to accept these . 'findings ' and ., understands the issues of: nitrates, phosphates and nutrient management have ,a role in water quality. "No one group can he dissolved of the responsibility to help glean up their. share of the -problem." Flanagan said. This spirit of cooperation should enable the .coalition to do much more as a group than the individual organizations could -do' on their own. - Brussels livestock sales The sales at Brussels Livestock for the. week ending November 7, 1997 Fed cattle: 927 . Cows: 419 Veal& bob calves: 580 • ' • Lambs and goats: 186 Stockers: 1960 The fed steers and heifers sold SI lower with cows selling on a steady trade. Veal sold steady with Iambs selling on a strong market. All classes of stockers were selling steady . on Friday. There were 569 steers on offer selling from 87.00 to 91.00 to the high of 99.75. _Forty-one steers consigned by Murray Shiell, Wingham averaging 1360 Ibs. sold for an average of 89.12 with sales to 99.75 purchased by Norwich Packers. Thirteen steers consigned by Roy Schmidt. Woodstock averaging 1448 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 89.51 with sales to 95.00. • - Twenty-six steers consigned by Don Shiell. Wingham averaging 1362 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 88.73 with sales to 94.50. Four steers consigned by Irvin Schenk. Petersburg averaging 1392 lbs. sold for an average of 90.87 with sales to 93.75. • . . Seven steers consigned by Mark Fisher.` Ayton averaging 1295 lbs. sold for an average of 89.56 with sates to 934S. Ninety steers consigned by Tom Tnebner. Exeter averaging 1311 Ihs sold for an average of 88.78 with sates to 93.00.' Four steers consigned by Gerald Freiburger. Wingham averagmg.11173 Ih3. sold for an av- erage of 87.61 wick sales to 92.00. • ; • - Thirty-one steers consigned by Johnston Farms. Rluesale averaging 1433 lbs. sold for an . average of 86 95 with sales to 91.00. - Thirty-one steers consigned by Cunningham Farms. Lucan averaging 1381 lbs. sold for :In average of 87.95 with sales to 90.75. Six steers consigned by Glen Elliott. Staffa averaging 1140 Ibs. sold for an average of 87.45 with sales to 90.75. There were 322 heifers on offer selling from 87:00 to 91:00 to the bigh of 95.50. Seventy-one heifers consigned by Allan Rundle. Exeter averaging 1218 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 93.96 with sales to 95.50 pyrchased by Highland Packers Ltd • . Three heifers consigned by Karl Terpstra. Mitchell averaging 1177 lbs. sold for an average. of 91.27 with sales to 94.00. . . Four heifers consigned by Roger -Moore: Goderich averaging 1 173 lbs- sold for an average •of 86.52 with sales to 93.50. Forty-four heifers consigned by F.J. Gillen. Glen Huron averaging 1215 Ibs..sold for an average of 87.51 with sales to 93.50. ' Six heifers consigned by John Smuck. Wingham averaging 1117 lbs. sold for an average of 87.96 with sales to 92.50. Three heifers consigned by Allan Thornton. Gorrie averaging 1001 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 84.72 with sales to 89.25. - Three heifers consigned by Bill Robinson. Auburn averaging 1175 lbs. sold for 88:75 Six heifers consigned by Lloyd Weber. Elmira averaging 1176 lbs. sold for an average r'1 88.35 with sales to 88.50. Eight hcifersconsigned by Darryl Finkbeiner. Crediton averaging 1155 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 85-69 with.sales to 88.50- •' There were 419 cows on offer selling from 30.00 to 50.00 to the high of 163.00. One limo cowrconsigned by John Little. Maxwell weighing 1 125 lbs. sold for 63.00; Nine cows consigned by Marshall Saunder. Meaford averaging 1414 lbs, sold for an -aver- ' age of 48.71 with sales to 62.00. Five hot cows consigned by ikendale Farms. Walkerton averaging 1480 lbs. soldier an average of 46.30 with sales to 58.50. , • There w re 25 bulls on offer selling from 44.50 to 57.00 to the high of 62.50: Two herf bulls consigned by Walter Westlake. Hensall averaging 1165 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 57.47 with sales to 62.59. . ' . . One char. bull consigned by Silver Dollar Charolais Ltd.. Ripley weighing 1600 lbs. sold for 59.00. • ' - ' • There were 580 veal and bob calves: beef veal - 90.00 to 121.00; hol. veal • 90.00 to 105.00; plain hol - 70.00 to 85.00. - Three veal consigned by )&B Laidlaw. Atwood averaging 595 lbs. sold for an average of 110.87 with sales to 121.00. Two veal consigned by Sunor Holsteins. Mdnkton averaging 628 lbs. sold for an average of 118.10 with sales to 120.10. • ' •. • • > Fourteen veal consigned by John Verburg. Londesboro dveraging 682 lbs. sold for an a% - eragr of 103.81 with sales to 116.00. - • ' Lambs: 50 -80 lbs. 150.00 to 197.50' 80-95 lbs. 130.00 to 144.00 95-109 lbs. 124.b0 to 135.00. Sheep: 47.50 to 65.00 Goats: 525.00 to 585.00 Stockers: Steers:Under 4001bs. 400.4991bs., • 500.599.lbs. 600.699 lbs. 700 - 799 lbs. 800 - 899 lbs. -900 and over Heifers: 300-399 lbs. 400-499 lbs. 500-599 lbs. 600-699 Ins. 700-799 lbs. 800-899 lbs.' 900 and over Plain stockers: 55.00 to 63.00 82.00 to 100.00 84.00 to 116.50 90.00 to 118.00 77.00 to 107.00 85.00 to 108.00 82.00 to 104.25 84.60 to 98.73 75.5010 81.00 - • 78.50 to 103.00 82.00 to 105.00 78.00 to 93.75 ' 78.00 to.96.75 74.5010 93.50 66.00 to 92.50 "ATTENTION FARMERS" HARVEST I5 ALMOST FINISHED' IT I5 TIME TO STOCK YOUR SHOP. For The Month of November COMCO DISTRIBUTING is offering 5% off ALL YOUR SHOP NEEDS. 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