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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-06-28, Page 10Page 10 Times -Advocate, June 28, 1995 FARM lIPDATF. a. • .• 3• '1istx•r' • • d. t, • ss' 710 ,14 4 4 j , 4^�+ iffy.son .' ;• • p 't •, '1 • Pictured above Is a canola field in full bloom. The crop was grown on a farm in Zurich, across from the Bluewater Rest Home. Canola brightens the landscape Canola gained popularity due to low level of saturated fats Heather Mir T -A staff BRUCEFIELD - Driving along the county roads in early spring fields of bright yellow flowers could be spotted around the Exeter area. These colourful additions to the landscape are winter canola planted in late August and har- vested by mid-July. Besides the vivid colour of this crop, while in full bloom it gives off a pungent fragrance which some people describe as sweet. Af- ter the flowers are finished, the seeds begin to develop in long thin pod resembling pea pods. The tiny green seeds turn black in colour when they are ready to be harvested. Because the seeds are so small, they will easily run through any holes in a combine or in the elevator. "We find holes in our elevator pretty quick with canola," said Pe- ter Rowntree, sales manager for Hill and Hill Farms, R.R. I Bruce - field. Hill and Hill is one of the larger operations in the Exeter area which includes canola in its crop rotation. With 750 acres under cultivation, canola makes up about 13 per cent of the total crops grown at Hill and Hill. The other main crops are corn, soya beans and wheat. In a normal rotation, soy is planted in a field for two years, wheat for one yRear,,canola for one year and re- turning to soy for a year. Some of the last year of the rotation is di- verted to com. Hill and Hill have been growing canola for approximately 10 years and the product, a small black seed, is shipped mainly to Hamilton Cen- tral Soy where it is crushed into oil for use in margarine, salad dressing and other oil products. The meal is used as a protein supplement in an- imal feed. Rowntree said canola brings in the most profit of any crop they plant during a good year. Only white beans will beat it if the farmer has a good yield. "It's our best crop in our bud- get," said Rown- tree. This year, the canola planted before the winter Si is doing very well, although the )-till fields are not doing quite a %ell as the tilled. in Huron County, .iter canola does well because of the good snow cover we receive to protect the young growth. With ideal condi- tions, it rains right a' .er the canola is planted in late ;ust and there are six inches of i;t iwth achieved before the ,•nc•. IIS. A nitrogen fertilizer is •ri-d i.i the at the time of planing. A warp n I st spring will bring on the flu .vers and a hot moist pe- riod 'o'er flowering will bring the crop iu maturity. In Bru-e County the winter is too harsh without the protective snow cover to support winter canola. In- stead the crop would be planted in April if possible and harvested in mid-August. There used to be a quality difference between the two crops but now the Combine clinic Denfield livestock DENFIELD - The market at Denfield traded very strong and active at prices 3.00-4.00 cwt. higher on the fancy well fed cattle. heavy cattle traded strong at higher prices. Cows sold higher. Veal steady and pigs steady. Bill Woodburn, Parkhill, sold 24 steers ave. wt. 1299 lbs.ave. price 99.60 to high sales of 1.0975 purchased by Holly Park. 1.06 pur- chased by M.G.I. 1.0575 purchased by Corsetti. Ken Eagelson, Parkhill, sold 5 steers ave. wt. 1289 lbs. ave. price 98.32 sales to 1.03 purchased by Holly Park. Wayne Annett, Wilkesport, sold 4 steers ave. wt. 1207 lbs. ave. price 95.85 sales to 98.25 purchased by Corselli. Norman Hodgins, Parkhill, sold 30 heavy steers, ave. wt. 1477 lbs. ave. price 93.75 sales to 1.06 for a steer 1405 lbs. purchased by M.G.1. Charles and Stuart Ecdy, Denfield, sold 8 heifers ave. wt. 1075 lbs. ave. pricc 96.35 and topped the heifer sale at 1.05 for a heifer purchased by Dendeckcr Meats. Ed and Mark Robinson, St. Marys, sold 12 heifers ave. wt. 1143 lbs. ave. price 94.46 sales to 98.00 purchased by Lobo Abattoir. Choice steers 95-1.00 sales to 1.0975 Good steers 90-95 Choice exotic cross heifers 95-1.00 sales to 1.05 Good heifers 90-95 Common & medium 75-85 D1 & D2 cows 54-60 sales to 65 D3 & D4 cows 48-54 Shells 25-40 Bulls 65-78 Choice veal 80-90 Plain veal 60-75 A light supply of stockers sold steady Pigs 40-60 lbs. 35-70 cents Over 60 lbs. 50-65 cents Sows 35-40 Boars 26-32 An excellent crowd turned out for the Beck- er Farm Equipment Ltd. Harvest/Combine Clin- ic held on Wednesday night in Exeter. Pic- tured above is one of the many new ma- chines available at Becker's. advantage only lies in the yield. Hill and Hill has found success with their canola crop but Rown- tree said that it is probably not suit- ed to most farmers. "A lot of people consider it a weed, once you grow it you can't get rid of it," said Rowntree. There is also a problem in sandy soils with the roots plugging drain- age tiles. By planting in a more dense soil such as clay looms this problem can be kept to a minimum. But if canola is planted too close together in a four year rotation, the tiles will be plugged up by the roots. As far as the health benefits of canola oil, Rowntree said he thought it just might be the 'flavor of the month', similar to the atten- tion oats received several years ago. Canola originally gained fa- vour as a cheaper oil but it has en- joyed new popularity and increased demand due to its low level of sat- urated fats, according to the Uni- versity of Guelph Crop Science De- partment. It can be used in a variety of foods and food prepara- tions such as salad dressings or baked goods. 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CinathsnHnft IR & Pew& York 104 r„-., O.... •... r...,..,... 1••••.• 1.1,, I on a,.A.r.r.,....Oft 4 ,'•'.. tn..• ••"..,-., •Ht• Brussels livestock sales BRUSSELS - Sales at Brussels Livestock for the week end- ing June 23, 1995. Fed Cattle: 512 Cows: 199 Veal Calves: 236 Sheep & Goats: 83 Stockers: 379 Pigs:84 The market at Brussels livestock saw fcd steels and heifers selling on a strong active trade. Cows sold S2-3 higher. On Thursday veal sold steady to iast week. Lambs sold on a good active trade. On Fri- day both grass cattle and yearling cattle sold stronger. There were 364 steers on offer selling from 90.00 to 95.00 to the high of 106.25. Forty steers consigned by Kada Farms, Bluevale averaging 1373 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 96.90 with sales to 106.25 purchased by Norwich Packers. Thirty-seven steers consigned by Cunningham Farms, Lucan averaging 1333 lbs. sold for an average of 93.57 with sales to 105.00. Thirteen steers consigned by Beetonia Farms Ltd., averaging 1341 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 89.60 with sales to 98.50. Eleven steers consigned by Don Culbert, Dungannon averaging 1314 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 93.46 with sales to 98.00. Ten steers consigned by Dave Bender. Palmerston averaging 1 193 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 94.96 with sales to 97.00. Twelve steers consigned by Don Shiell, W inghatn averaging 1246 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 90.94 with sales to 96.50. Ten steers consigned by Johnston Farms, Bluevale averaging 1255 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 86.70 with sales to 96.25. Three steers consigned by Roy Ready, St. Marys averaging 1427 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 94.43 with sales to 95.50. Thirteen steers consigned by Brant Ryzebol, Orangeville averaging 1 169 lbs. sold for an average of 89.03 with sales to 95.00. Thirteen steers consigned by Schmidt Brook Farms Inc., Woodstock averaging 1412 lbs. sold for an average of 89.92 with sales to 94.50. There were 136 heifers on offer selling from 90.00 to 95.00 to the high of 109.50. Two heifers consigned by Paul Gowing, Bluevale averaging 1152 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 106.83 with sales to 109.50 purchased by Norwich Packers. Twelve heifers consigned by Mux Lea Farms, Woodstock averaging 1185 lbs. sold for an average of 96.77 with sales to 106.00. Eight heifers consigned by Dave Noble, Glencairn averaging 1244 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 91.15 with sales to 100.00. Eight heifers consigned by Donna Corbett, Exeter averaging 999 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 94.40 with sales to 98.00. Eleven heifers consigned by Woodham Famis, Woodham averaging 1090 lbs. sold for an average of 87.28 with sales to 96.00. Eight heifers consigned by Ron Jackson, Stratford averaging 1061 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 91.84 with sales to 95.75. Nine heifers consigned by Brent Hargrave, Proton Station averaging 11.3_8 lbs. sold for an average of 87.06 with sales to 93.00. Seven heifers consigned by Francis Hunt, Walton averaging 1 106 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 89.66 with sales to 92.75. Four heifers consigned by Bill Hargrave, Proton Station averaging 1035 lbs. sold for an average of 89.18 with sales to 92.00. Fourteen heifers consigned by Ron Coulter, Creemore averaging 1 1 13 lbs. sold for an average of 88.13 with sales to 91.25. There were 199 cows on offer selling from 43.00 to 65.00 to the high of 70.00. Two cows consigned by Jim Kraemer, Walkerton averaging 1383 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 64.06 with sales to 70.00. One cow consigned by Silver Dollar Charolais Ltd., Ripley weighing 2040 lbs. sold for 70.00. One cow consigned by Bev Piggott. Brigden, weighing 1285 lbs. sold for 69.50. There were 11 bulls on offer selling from 58.00 to 64.75 to the high of 70.00. One Red bull consigned by Alfred Lerch, Hanover weighing 1640 lbs. sold for 74.25. Two bulls (Herf and Char) consigned by Moms Oldfield. Dundalk averaging 1645 lbs. sold for an average of 68.98 with sales to 70.00. There were 236 veal on offer selling from: Hol - 75.00 to 90.00; Beef - 80.00 to 103.50. Six veal consigned by Wayne Gingerich, Zurich averaging 720 lbs. sold for an average of 75.37 with sales to 95.00. Six veal consigned by Mike Courtney. Ripley averaging 610 lbs. sold for an average of 85.97 with sales 5.00. Three veal c igtied by Nith Crest Farms, Wellesley averaging 740 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 86.24 with sales to 94.50. 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