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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-11-19, Page 19Page 18 Times -Advocate, November 19, 1997 Additional deer hunt scheduled for December 1-6 HURON COUNTY - Nearly 3,000 hunters ate combing Huron. County's countryside this fall hop- ing to take a deer home for their freezers. These numbers are up from 885 hunters who harvested 100 deer in the first three-day con- trolled deer hunt in 1980, according to the Ministry of Natural. Resourc- es. • The hunting season was expand- ed to lour days in 198 rand then fivc days in 1991. This ;Tar there are two hunts in Huron County. both six days in du- ration.The first hunt was Nov. 3-8 with 2.669 hunters receiving tags including 492 farmers and land- owners. For the second hunt, Dec. . 1-6, tags have been issued to 238 hunters including 46 farmers and landowners. - . It isnot-yet known how many -deer are participating -in -this y`ear's hunt. Hunting Opportunities have increased through the years in reac- tion to expanding deer populations. This year's changes are designed to increase the deer harvest to help re- duce agricultural crop damage and vehicle collisions. To date, the largest harvest was in 1995 when 1,384 deer were -tak- en. The MNR anticipates the 1997 harvest will exceed this figure with the linger hunting season and a - nine per cent increase in the num; ber of hunters.. During November, nine charges ' were laid under the Game and Fish •Act ranging' from the illegal trans- ' fer of tags to loaded firearms on•a - road allowance. • - • Hunters who held tags in Novem- ber are not eligible to hunt in the December hunt; whether or not their game seal was used. For. furtherintilnnation.-contact the Ministry of Natural Resoufces at 100 Don Street. -Clinton, 519 - FARM I.rPnaTF Talk to the experts at the Southwest Agricultural Conference Listen -and talk to top experts about all of the fast -breaking de- velopments in crop production Everything -about agriculture . is suddenly new" again. Farmers have been growing crops in southern Ontario for over 200 years, but there has never been a year with so many new opportunities as this year, or so good a place to learn about them as the -South • - west Agricultural Conference; - Growers can listen to and -talk to top experts in - virtually all the fast breaking developments in crop production at the Southwest Agricultural Confer- - -ence. Topics_ range from ,the brand new, •such as how to get the most out of the new herbicide re-. sistanl crops, to topics that are new all over again, such as the economics of sugar beet production, In all. more than 50 experts will offer 39 pro grams. ranging from how to use crop rotations for maximum economic productivity, to how to make the most of market opportunities for corn and;soy- heans and how di get the best result from the newest high performance tomato transplants. • • orn specialists will tackle the new rules for corn planting, as well as what's new in fertilizer man- _ agement, and also offer specialized sessions on ar-- eas•froni how to design field-specific.riutrient plans to how to evaluate the potential of foliar applica- tions. Farmers- will find out more about how to ad- just their sprayers and how to reduce spray drift. •Soyhean growers will be able to learn about the best. ways to minimize losses to white mould and nem- atodes. For the first time .the committee" is bringing to- gether machinery expert to conduct a unique com- bination of lectures, workshops and hands-on clin- ics all focusing on how to adjust combines t� ,achieve minimal field losses and optimal quality. There will be sessions too on working with yield mapping 'software for satellite -based yield monitors: As well, the. conference will introduce southern Ontario farmers to three international experts as fea- ture speakers. Included is Dennis Avery, director of global food issues for the Hudson Institute and a scientist with a strong argument that.the best chance to feed the world's burgeoning population and to also savethe environment at the same time is to give farmers access to the tools they need to max- imize their productivity; including safe - pesticides and fertilizers. - -. Also on the featre speakers-podiumwill be Mur-. ray McLaughlin, president of Ontario Agri -Food Technologies, which" is helping ensure Ontario growers get the newest innovations in bio- technology, and -Richard: Loretto,' a demographer with world-class insights into bow the baby boom, bust and echo will affect markets .for. Ontario farm commodities. - - - Complete conference details, •plus an agenda to help plan which sessions to attend, can be obtained through. OMAFRA offices and wilt- be available through most farm supply outlets. Cost is $25 per day for those who register by december 18 and $35 per day for late registrations... - This week at Denfield Livestock Sales alVig• - DI;NFIELD - The market at Denfield Livestock traded on - .a; much improved demand at prices $2 higher on all -lasses of fed cattle. American orders were strong at higher prices. Cows showed some. improvement at $3 a cwt. higher. Veal -sold -active at steady-priccs , sov's and boars a little higher. _Larry Beck, Chatham sold 3 428.-3428: steers, average weight 1258, aver- age price 98.16.to a high of 101.50 purchased by DenDekker Meats.. ' -Geoff. Galloway, Lakesidle sold kiPv fl 10 heifers, average weight 1075, average price 96.57 to a high of 101.00 purchased by,DenDekker Meats. Don Eedy and Mark ' Vanderploeg, Denfield sold 12 heifers, average weight,1158, aver- age price 93.64 to a high of 97.50 purchased by Norwich Packers. '. John Payne, Wardsville sold 7 =--heady-average--weight-1-158,-average price 91.82. Gord. Hardy, Lucan sold 10 steers, average weight 1332, aver- age price 90.79. - Jim Scott, Lucan sold 11 heifers, average weight 1)62,.average price 90.56. Choice steers: -90.00-93.00, sales to 101.50; Good steers: 86.00- 90.00; Good American 'type steers: 86.00-90.00; Choice exotic cross heifers: 90.00-95.00,. sales to 101-.00; Good heifers: 85.00-89.00; Common and Medium heifers: - 65.00-90.00; Good cows: 45:00- 50.00; sales to 55.00; Canners and _ ___Cutters:35.00-42.00;_hells: 15,00__ 25.00; Direct to packer cows over 600 Ws.: 90.00; Direct to packer bulls: 92.00; Good veal: 85.00- 92.00; Plain veal: 65.00-75.00; Pigs: 40-60 lbs: 85,00-95.00; Sows: 42.00-48.00;. Boars: 40.00-44.00. .: • Brussels livestock sales BRUSSELS - Sales at Brussels Livestock for the week ending November 15. 1997. Fed. Cattle: 470 Cows: 339 • • Veal and Bob Calves: 383 Lambs and Goats: 240 Stockers: 2658 -- The fed steers and heifers sold 31 to 32 higher with the cows also trading at pnces $1 to $2 higher. All classes of veal sold SI -52 higher with lambs selling sharply higher. On Fri- - day calves sold 52 higher with yearlings selling steady. There were 246 fed steers on offer selling from 88.0010 92.0010 the high of 9625. Nine steers consigned by Jim Howatt, Londesboro, averaging 1308 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 91.92, with one lim. star weighing 1325 lbs. selling for 96.2510 Norwich Packers. Six steers consigned by Brian Bearss, Sl. Marys, averaging 1360 lbs. sold for -an aver-. age of 92.48 to the high of 93.75. - A lim. steer consigned by Schmidt Brook Farms. Woodstock. weighing 1360 lbs. sold for 95.75, with -their total offering of 26 steers averaging 1433 lbs. selling for the overall price of 90.10. • Twenty-eight steers consigned by Cunningham Farms. Lucan averaging 1416 lbs. sold for an average price of 87.84. to the top of 95.25. ' A gold steer consigned by Ken.McAtpine, Ailsa Ciaig, weighing 1320 lbs. sold for 95.0010 Highland Packers, with his total lot of sixteen steers averaging 1390 in weight. and selling for the overall price of 88.81. - A gold steer consigned by Gordon Daer,'Aubum, weighing' 1255 lbs. sold. (or 93.00 to Dominion Meat Packers.. Eighteen steers consigned by Martin Metske, Lucknow, averaging 1303 lbs. sold for the average price of 89.15, with sales to 93.23. • • Eleven steers consigned by Joe Kaak, Dashwood, averaging 1301 lbs. sold for an,aver- age price of.86.64, with one Irm. steer weighing 1190 lbs. selling for 93.5010 Holly Meat Packers. - - Twelve steers consigned by Dave Bender, Palmerston. averaging 13081bs. sold for an average price of 91.92. There -were 196 fed heifers on offer selling from 88.00 to 92.00 to the.high of 96.00.-- A black heifer consigned by Darren Johnston, Bluevale. weighing 1065 lbs., sold for 96.00 to Holly Meat Packers. Three red heifers.consigned by Rooland Farm. Stratford. averaging 1165 lbs. sold for 95.00 to Holly Meat Packers. with his total offering of seven heifers, averaging 1221 lbs. selling for the average price of 96.36. -Thirty-seven heifers consigned by Lloyd Weber. Elmira, averaging 1234 lbs. sold for the average price of 86.91 with Sales to 92.75. - A Rwf heifer consigned by Johnston Farms,.Bluevale. weighing955 lbs. sold for 92.00; with their total offering of ten heifers averaging 1097 lbs. selling for the overall price of 88.55. Sixteen heifers consigned by Doug Patton. Everest. averaging 1205 lbs. sold for ,the av- erage price v-erage.pnce of 86.67 with sales to 90.75. - • . • Fourteen -heifers consigned by Wayne Rowe. Woodham, averaging 1204 lbs. sold for the average of 86.00. to the high of $9.25. There were 346 cows on offer selling from 3-5,00 to 5000 to the high of 63.00: A herf. cow consigned by Dan MacGregor. Londesborough. weighing 944 lbs. sold for 63.00. A red eow consigned by Andrew Boyd,-Meaford, weighing 965 lbs. sold for 62.50. • A hol. cow consigned by Breeze Brae Farms. Brussels, weighing 1295 lbs. sold for 62.50. - There were 21 bulls �n offer selling from -35.00 to 57.50 to the top of 60.00. A lim.bull consigned by K&A Beef Farms. Wroxeter. weighing 1755 lbs. sold for - 60.00. - - - - - - A lim. bull consigned by Richard Fenton. Tara. weighing 1830 lbs. sold for 57.50. A litn. bull consigned by John Sturgeon. Fordwich,.weighing 1855 lbs. sold for 57.00. There were 383 veal and bob calves: Beef veal 90:00 to 118.00; Hol. veal 90.00 to 105.00: plain hol. 70.00 to 90.00. , - - Six veal consigned by lohn Verburg, Londesboro averaging 673 Ibs. sold for an average of 102.71 with sales to"I 16.50. Two veal consigned by Bellera Holsteins, Auburn. averaging 605 -lbs. sold fqr an aver- age of 112.40 with sales to 115.00. One hot: veal consigned by Samual Hoover Jr.. Wroxeter weighing 605 His. sold for 113.50. - - Lambs; 50 to 80 lbs. 147.50 to 250.00 80 to 95 lbs. 127.50 to 170.00 95 to 109 lbs. 131.40 to 136.00 Sheep: 10100 to 60:00 , Goats: - - $32.00 to 3145.00 Steers: Under 400 lbs. • 75.00 to 127.00 400.499 lbs. . 89.0010 119.00 500-599 - - - - 102.50 to.120.00 600-699 93.50 to 110.00 700-799 73.00 to 107.00 - 800.899 , 016.50 to 107,.50. 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