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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-05-31, Page 10Page 10 Times -Advocate, May 31, 1995 FARM 11I_?DBTE _______ to• tit One of 46 teams sorts a cow from the rest of the herd at a Team Penning competition on Sat- urday afternoon at the 4K Stock Farm in Staffa. Team Penning is catching on The horse and cattle competition on Saturday had a tremendous turnout of 46 penning teams STAFFA - Participation in Team Penning has definately increased in recent years with 46 teams of three riders competing in Saturday's event at the Kinsman 4 K Stock Farrn in Staffa. "It's up five teams from last year. I think it's really catching on," said event organizer Bevin Kinsman. The objective of the horse and cattle competition is to sort out the three numbered cattle called by the judges from the herd. Thirty head of cattle are placed in a large pen and between three riders, the selected cattle must be penned with no more Than four cattle cross- ing the dividing line. If too many cattle cross the foul line, the team is disqualified. Competitors have 90 seconds to sort the three cows and put them in a 16 by 16 open front pen while keeping the rest of the herd from crossing the start/finish line. Once penned, the team must ensure the cows stay in the pen and not wander back across the line. The winners of the amateur division on Saturday were novice competitors: Sheri -Lynn Lovell, Mike Beurermann and Joe Brod- hagen. The winners of the open class team were Lyle Aitkens, Don Lamont and Gary Dill. Amateur teams were based on winnings of $100.00 or Icss and the open category had a $250.00 winning cut-off. Sponsors for the event included Dennings Trailers of Strathroy, John's Farms, Staffa and the Hensall and District Co-op. Junior Farmers launch alumni association GUELPH - The Junior Farmers' Association of Ontario (JFAO) has announced the launch of a JF Alumni Association. The purpose of the Junior Farmers' Alumni As- sociation is to preserve the history and tradition of the JFAO, while helping to ensure the future suc- cess of the organization. There are an estimated 100,000 past Junior Farmer members in Ontario who have benefitted from the 50 years of leadership training and social programs of the JFAO. The Junior Farmers' Alumni Asso- ciation will give "graduates" of the JFAO an opportunity to support the current program. As Izett McBride said in his address to the JFAO Annual Banquet in Ottawa, "We all have a common bond in that we care deeply about the rural cotnmunity. We want to make sure that what we thought was impor- tant will continue." The Junior Farmers' Alumni As- sociation will act as a standing committee of the JFAO, while maintaining an clement of autono- my. As an organization, the Alum- ni Association will assist with sponsorship and fundraising for JFAO; produce a newsletter for Alumni members; and help main- tain JFAO archives. Individuals will also be able to act as resources for current JFAO clubs and mem- bers. Anyone who is a past JFAO mem- ber is welcome to join the Junior Farmers' Alumni Association. Memberships arc available for $25/ year and will also be considered charitable donations. The funds raised through memberships can be used as required to support the JFAO, to develop and maintain JFAO archives, to produce and dis- tribute a bi-annual newsletter to alumni members and to cover costs incurred by the Junior Farmers' Alumni Association. For more information, or to pur- chase your membership, call the JFAO office at: (519) 767-326 For more information contact: Robin Garlough, Sccrctary- Treasurer, JFAO or: Henry Swic- renga (519) 767-3269 (90S) 945- 5554 Denfield livestock DENFIELD - The market at Denfield met an active demand at prices 1.00 - 2.00 cent higher on the good fed cattle with the fancy kind bringing a premium. Cows sold steady, veal a little stronger, pigs stronger. A Tight nm of stockers sold steady. 340 cattle, 240 pigs on offer Dave Steeper, Parkhill, sold 14 heavy steers ave. wt. 1430 lbs. ave. price 86.00 sales to 1.0075 purchased by Holly Park. Mac Parker, Watford, sold 5 steers ave. wt. 1306 lbs. ave. price 89.70. Bill Woodburn and John McLinchey, Parkhill, sold 13 steers ave. wt. 1334 Ihs. Ave. price 88.40. Cord Hardy, Lucan, sold 16 mixed steers, ave. wt. 1308 Ihs. ave. price 87.21. Don Eedy and Mark Vandcrploeg, Denfield, sold 13 heifers, ave. wt. 1190 lbs. ave. price 90.37 sales to 97.50 purchased by M.G.1. Choice steers 88 - 94 sales to 1.0075 Good steers 82-87 Choice exotic cross heifers 88 - 94 sales to 97.50 Good heifers 82-87 Common & medium 70-80 DI & D2 cows 50-57 sales to 61. D3 & D4 cows 40-50 Shells - 20-35 Bulls 65-78 No choice veal Yearling steers 82-92 Yearling heifers 80-91 Steer calves 90-1.15 Heifer calves 90-1.08 Hol. calves 150.00 - 200.00 Pigs - 40-60 lbs. 70 - 80 cents Over 60 lbs. - 65 to 75 cents Damage to Hensall Co-op HENSALL - On the night of May 17, vandals damaged windows in a farm tractor and a terragator at Hensall Co-op. There were $700 in damages caused. Tractor damaged in HAY - A tractor in a field on Lot 16, Concession 12 was vandalized on Wednesday, May 17. The dam- age is estimated at $400. One Foot in the Furrow By Bob Trotter Farmers use caution in the use of fertilizers It is only a matter of time be- fore all users of all kinds of fer- tilizers will have to be registered before they can buy anything even close to nitrogen, phos- phorous or urea. For one thing, too many peo- ple are aware of the damage too much fertilizer can do to the en- vironment. Farmers are even more aware and have taken all kinds of steps in recent years to use pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers judiciously. Ontario farmers, for instance, have been said to be miles ahead of federal initiatives on agriculture and the environment. Jeff Wilson, a vegetable gower from Orton, Ont., told a confer- ence in Fredericton recently that the government is obvious- ly behind the times and knows little about what is happening on Canadian farms (in the care and control of environmental prob- lems). "Based on this conference, I'd say that Ottawa is 30 square miles of bankrupt thinking, sur- rounded by a sea of reality," he fold the Ag Canada environmen- tal conference. Knowing dozens of farmers in this country, I would heartily agree with Jeff Wilson. Too many urban dwellers are too • quick to blame farmers. Yet, who are the people who need healthy, arable fields to make a living? The major reason why agriculture in general has been speedier to right the wrongs of the past than industry is because farmers need that land just to exist. Is it any wonder they are away ahead of government di- rectives and recommendations? Any proof that farmers are far more conscientious and caring than industry can be found along the Niagara River where a dozen known chemical dumps are leaching poisons into the water and not enough is being done to contain them. The town of Love Canal is a result. Right here in Ontario, not far from where I live, a chemical company had to be hounded by the press and the people to clean up chemical dumps that were leaching poisons into the Grand River. Even now, although the company says it has spent mil- lions to clean it up, a great many citizens in the town of El- mira believe the company is dragging its feet and not making progress nearly as fast as possi- ble. I know a little about that plant. It used to be called Naugatuck Chemicals. I can remember, many years ago, being contacted by a concerned worker in that plant who to'd me, a reporter for a daily paper, that a major chemical spill had occurred the Huron prepares for 4-H battery blitz EXETER - The Huron County 4- H Leaders' Association has again organized a battery recycling blitz for the months of June and July. This is your chance to clean up your local environment, make it a safer place for family to work and`. play, as well as contribute to the Huron 4-H program. The batteries will be collected at eight sites and sold to a recycling company in Mississauga. They re- cycle up to 98 percent of the used lead -acid batteries you donate. The proceeds will be used to help fund 441 events and programs in Huron County. The sites for collection will be Becker's Farm Equipment, Exeter; Edwards Fuels, Goderich; Hill and Hill Farms, Varna; Luck- now Co-op, Lucknow; McGavin Farm Equipment, Walton; Town- send Tire, Londesboro; Vincent Farm Equipment, Seaforth; and Watson Hardware, Gorrie. Please exercise caution when Brussels livestock sales BRUSSELS - Sales at Brussels Livestock for the week end- ing May 26, 1995. Fed Cattle: 626 Cows:286 Veal calves: 218 Sheep & Goats: 183 Stockers: 1227 Pigs:1 11 The market at Brussels Livestock saw top quality steers and heif- ers selling at SI -2 higher with the second cut selling steady. Cows sold $1-2 higher. On Thursday heavy veal sold $2-4 lower with light- er under pressure. Lambs sold steady with last weeks. Friday the grass cattle sold very strong with the yearling selling steady. There were 435 steers on offer selling from 86.00 to 90.00 to the high of 101.50. Twenty steers consigned by Cunningham Farms, Lucan averaging 1308 lbs. sold for an average of 90.82 with sales to 101.50. Eight stars consigned by Bob Alexander, Ethel averaging 1368 lbs. sold for an average of 90.73 with sales to 98.00. Three steers consigned by Geo, Paul. and Mark Pennington, Mildmay averaging 1328 lbs. sold for an average of 87.59 with sales to 96.00. Twenty-one steers consigned by Bob Rice, Staffa averaging 1449 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 90.96 with sales to 95.25. Twelve steers consigned by Johnston Farms. Blucvalc averaging 1411 lbs. sold for an average of 89.74 with sales to 94.75. Five steers consigned by Charles Ready. St. Marys averaging 1296 lbs. sold for 94.00. Tcn steers consigned by Kade Farms, Blucvalc averaging 1440 lbs. sold for an average of 89.65 with sales to 93.50. Twenty steers consigned by Smyth Neeley. Murkirk averaging 1289 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 85.57 with sales to 93.25. Five steers consigned by Michael Alexander averaging 1494 lbs. sold for an average of 88.05 with sales to 92.75. One steer consigned by Geo Oakes, Clinton wcighing 1440 lbs. sold for 92.25. There were 178 heifers on offer selling from 86.00 to 90.00 to the high of 96.00. Fourteen heifers consigned by Ile Weerd Farms Inc., Stratford averaging 1054 lbs. sold for an average of 90.57 with sales to 96.00. Six heifers consigned by Gordon Dougherty, Goderich averaging 1179 lbs. sold for an average of 83.14 with sale to 92.25. Five heifers consigned by Gerry Vandewalk, Dublin averaging 1144 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 88.81 with sales to 91.00. Nine heifers consigned by Martin Van Staveren, Clifford averaging 1200 lbs. sold for an overage of 85.40 with salts to 90.75. Twenty-four heifers consigned by Russ Faber. Kippen averaging 1069 lbs. sold for an average of 87.10 with sales to 89.75. Ten heifers consigned by Lyle Noble, Glcncaim averaging 1224 lbs. sold for an average of 82.67 with salts to 89.50. Fourteen heifers consigned by Woodham Farms, Woodham averaging 1048 lbs. sold for an average of 85.31 with sales to 88.50. Three heifers consigned by Gordon Hopkins, Hanover averaging 1098 lbs. sold for an average of 81.12 with sales to 88.00. Five heifers consigned by Gerald Johnson, Kippen averaging 1002 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 84.21 with sales to 87.50. Six heifers consigned by Lloyd Weppler, Ayton averaging 1342 lbs. sold for an average of 83.43 with sales to 87.25. There were 286 cows of offer selling 40.00 to 62.00 to the high of 66.50. One cow consigned by Don Ahrens, Chesley wcighing 1625 lbs. sold for 65.00. One cow consigned by Chuck Durrer, Mildmay weighing 1635 lbs. sold for 64.00. Three cows consigned by Jerry Hellyer, Lions Head averaging 1430 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 57.52 with sales to 63.50. There were 13 bulla on offer selling 54.00 to 65.75 to the high of 78.00. One blonde hull consigned by Art helm, Lucknow weighing 2445 lbs. sold for 78.00. One Limo hull consigned by Brian Wolfe, Lucknow weighing 1845 lbs. sold for 76.00. There were 218 veal on offer sellin? . Hol. 65.00 to 85.00, beef 80.00 to 111.00. Four veal consigned by Allan McKinnon, Shallow Lake averaging 791 lbs. sold for an average of 87.55 with sales to 111.00. Two veal consigned by Beckie McKinnon, Shallow Lake averaging 785 lbs. sold for an average of 92.69 with sale to 100.00. Seven veal consigned by Ducharme Farms lid., Zurich averaging 612 lbs. sold for an average of 87.68 with sales to 103.00. Lambs: under 50 lbs. 137.50 to 180.00 50 to 79 lbs. 145.00 to 185.00 Over 80 lbs. 140.0010 160.00 Sheep: 38.00 to 100.00 Goats: 35.00 to 80.00 Stockers: Steers: 400-499 lbs. 9. 00 Io 131.50 500-599 86 00 to 127.00 600-699 103.00 to 116.00 700-799 97.75 to 115.00 800-899 73.00 to 116.00 900&over 81.00 to 105.50 Heifers: 300-399 lbs. 90.00 to 110.00 400-499 101.00 t0 113.00 500-599 91.00 to 112,00 A handling and transporting these lead -acid batteries. They contain sulphuric acid which can burn skin, eat holes in clothing and cause blindness if splashed in the eyes. You should wear protective cloth- ing when handling these batteries. Thank you for properly disposing of your spent lead -acid batteries and for contributing to the Huron 4- H Program. For further information call Chairperson, Gerda Vanden Hoven, (519) 522-1130. night before. I talked with the production manager and asked as politely as I knew how about the spill. He said he was looking into it. a< A few hours later at a press con- ference he accused me of telling him how to run his plant! The recent bombing in Okla- homa is a classic example of how ordinary materials in the wrong hands can cause deep tragedy. Those bombs were probably made of nitric acid, urea crystals, sulphuric acid and glycerin. Perhaps some hydro- gen as well to give the devices more explosive power. Most farmers applying fertiliz- er today have taken a course on proper application and use of these chemicals. The next step will be registration of all users and a licence to use them. If these horrible acts of terrorism can be curtailed, this is a good start and for those who say "it can't happen here, not in Cana- da," I can only point to our own October crisis 20 years ago, the wanton killing of the students in Montreal's university and the pipe bomb in the Maritimes the day after the Oklahoma bomb- ing. Farmers will be the first to recognize the necessity for any action to prevent further acts of terrorism, I'm sure. r Brussels Livestock Division of Gamble & Rogers Ltd. Upcoming Sales Tues. 9 a.m. Finished cattle & cows Thurs. 10 a.m. Dropped calves, veal, goat, stleep nfi lambs Fri. 10 a.m. Stocker Cattle 1 p.m. Pigs Brussels 887-6461 "Confidence, Trust & Service" You Can Vote Before Election Daly.! '1'hursdas. ,hung' 8tli, 19)5 If your name is on the LIST of VOTERS, or if you have Level locations a CERTIFICATE to VOTE, but you expect to be away have becn chosen or unable to vote on Election Day, you can take advantage wherever possible of any Advance Poll in your Eketord District for ease of access. \(I. once full' �s ill Ire held at the locations listed, un Thursday, Saturday & \!outlay, • ,June 1st, 31'd & Stli 1 I :011 :r.11t. to 8:1111 p.m. \d�:rncc I'nll \glint; in Ihs I I U ur. 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