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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-08-16, Page 12Page 12 Times -Advocate, August 16, 1995 FSM IIPDATF More than 200 farmers attend edible bean day HENSALL - The August 11 Edi- ble Bean Day sponsored by the Hu- ron Research Station with assis- tance from Hensall District Co - Operative, Cook's Division of Par- ish and Heimbecker and W.G. Thompson and Sons Ltd. attracted more than 200 farmers from all parts of Western Ontario. In explaining the change to an Edible Bean Day from the former Crops Update held by the Centralia College Research Farm, researcher Chris Gillard said, "We are trying to get the entire bean industry actively in- volved in the tour each year, to bring in new ideas and to re- duce the duplication of tours". Gillard continued, " We are including col- ored beans in the tour, considering the acreage that is devel- oping in Ontario.We would like to put an emphasis on farmer operations each year and visit demonstra- tion sites and new processing facil- ities such as the new processing fa- cilities we will be seeing today at the Hensall Co-op". • Morning guest speaker John Smith, ari agricultural engineer from the University of Nebraska shared his extensive knowledge on the proper set up of combines to re- duce the damage to edible bean seed. Smith has spent the last 14 years modifying planting, tillage .and har- vesting equipment for edible bean production and is currently working on a major project to identify areas in a combine that cause significant damage to edible beans during har- vest. He told the Targe audience, "With a standard soybean header we were experiencing a 10 to 15 bushel loss and we couldn't accept that. By add- ing one guard to every other guard we brought the loss down to five bushels per acre". "We did not have any data on how to set com- bines and with different approaches our goal was to find out what area of the combine affected quality. In Nebraska we are much different than you, we use standard combines with only one edible bean combine in operation". Most of the damage oc- curs in the combine be- low the cylinder concave area. It's important to feed the material uniformly into the cylinder. We have removed two sprockets from the feederhouse chain and slowed the speed to 140 RPM. The slower you can run the better. It's better to keep the machine as full as you can to cushion the beans. We experienced five to eight per- cent less damage by keeping the machines full", Smith said. re trying e entire ndustry ctively d in the h year, in new and to duce the tions of tours." "We ar get th bean i a involve tour eac to bring ideas re duplica Smith concluded, "There is no place for concave inserts unless conditions are different. They caused more damage. We can't ig- nore general combine maintenance. Go through your machine from front to rear where beans can be pinched", Smith added. Quality important W.G. Thompson and Sons Hen- sall plant manager Dale Good em- phasized the importance in getting the best quality bean you can possi- bly get. The first point he made is to make sure there isn't any glass in the field. He added, "Walk the rows looking for empty bottles. White glass is the hatdest to pull out of a bean bin. Also, be sure your combines, wagons used for harvesting corn or soybeans are carefully cleaned out". Good concluded, "The big ques- tion you should ask yourself about the beans on the truck ready to go to market is. Would I eat the beans the way they are right now?". Tour Co-op facility Included in the day's activities was a tour of the Hensall Co-Op's processing plant which was built last year and a look at construction of their new facility to receive, dry and store colored and specialized beans at a cost of $1,500,000. Manager Earl Wagner who con- ducted the tour with the help of other staffers said the new plant should be ready to receive beans by September 9 of this year. Brussels livestock sales BRUSSELS - Sales at Brussels Live- stock for the week ending August 11. 1995. Fed Cattle: 513 Cows: 1 36 Veal calves: 133 Sheep & Goats: l34 Stockers: 650 Pigs:Light run The market at Brussels Livestock saw fed steers and heifers selling $1.00 higher. The cows sold steady. On Thursday the veal sold active, with the limbs selling very strong. All weights of stockers on Friday sold at strong prices. There were 261 steers on offer sell- ing from 88.00 to 92.00 to the high of 98.25. Twenty-six steers consigned by Bee- tonia Farms, Beeton averaging 1371 lbs. sold for an average of 88.06 with sales to 98.25. Five steers consigned by Charles Ready. St. Marys averaging 1233 lbs. sold for an average of 92.06 with sales to 97.50. Forty-nine steers consigned by Cun- ningham Farms, Lucan averaging 1314 lbs. sold for an average of 89.61 with sales to 95.00. Three steers consigned by Robert R. Norris. Staffa averaging 1 1 13 lbs. sold for an average of 91.13 with sales to 94.75. Two steers consigned by Dennis Bross. Listowel averaging 1320 lbs. sold for an average of 91.59 with sales to 93.75. Eleven steers consigned by Glen Bickle, Stratford averaging 1343 lbs. sold for an average of 82.74 with sales to 93.50. Three steers consigned by Roy Ready. St. Marys averaging 1312 lbs. sold for an average of 89.86 with sales to 93.25. Five steers consigned by David Bowles. Brussels averaging 1341 lbs. sold for an average of 90.52 with sales to 93.00. Four steers consigned by Murray Smith, Dublin averaging 1345 lbs. sold for an average of 88.82 with sales to 92.75. One steer consigned by Clayton McClure, Seaforth weighing 1305 lbs. sold for 92.00. There were 242 heifers on offer sell- ing from 87.00 to 92.00 to the high of 103.75. Ten heifers consigned by Johnston Farms. Bluevale averaging 1097 lbs. sold for an average of 88.75 with sales to 103.75. Fourteen heifers consigned by Mux Lea Farms, Woodstock averaging 1133 lbs. sold for an average of 90.46 with sales to 100.00. Twenty-nine heifers consigned by Tilman Weber, St. Jacob's averaging 1041 lbs. sold for an average of 84.32 with sales to 92.75. Twenty-seven heifers consigned by PDM Steckle Farms Ltd., Zurich aver- aging 1 103 tbs. sold for an average of 88.56 with sales to 92.75. Six heifers consigned by Woodham Farms, Woodham averaging 1136 lbs. sold for an average of 80.71 with sales to 89.00. Seventeen heifers consigned by Cor- rilea Farms, Bluevale averaging 1 1 18 lbs. sold for an average of 87.95 with sales to 88.75. Sixteen heifers consigned by Terry Carrscadden• Clarksburg averaging 1119 lbs. sold for an average of 86.62 with sales to 88.25. Three heifers consigned by Nor - mangrove Farms, Wingham averaging 1098 lbs. sold for an average of 85.57 with sales to 88.25. There were 136 cows on offer selling from 40.00 to 56.00 to the high of 65.50. One cow consigned by Ted deJeu, Innerkip weighing 1260 lbs. sold for 65.50. Three cows consigned by R.J. Wil- son, Walkerton averaging 1275 lbs. sold for an average of 50.52 with sales to 58.00. Four cows consigned by Verkley En- terprize. Atwood averaging 1389 lbs. sold for an average of 50.95 with sales to 58.00. There were 9 bulls on offer selling form 50.50 to 61.90 to the high of 72.50. One Limo bull consigned by William Patterson, Mount Forest weighing 1765 lbs. sold for 72.50. One Char bull consigned by Rudy Gingerich, Wingham weighing 1830 lbs. sold for 65.00. There were 173 veal on offer selling Hol. 60.00 to 80.00; Beef 80.00 to 105.00. A sim veal consigned by Allan Mckinnon, Shallow Lake weighing 695 lbs. sold for 94.50. r Brussels Livestock -11 Division of Gamble & Rogers Ltd. Upcoming Sales Tues. 9 a.m. Finished cattle & cows Thurs. 10 a.m. Dropped calves, veal, goat, sheep and Iambs Fri. 10 a.m. Stocker Cattle 1 p.m. Pigs Brussels 887-6461 EA `Confidence, Trust & Service" 2 PROMECHANICAL TRUCK AND FARM REPAIRS • SAFETY INSPECTION STATION • 3 MECHANICS ON DUTY • DIESEL ENGINE REBUILDING 88 Main St. R.R. 3, Lucan, Ont. NOM 2J0 Ph: (519) 227-0077 Fax: (519) 227-4179 oil ( I ,r,1 , .1 11,11,. is A RWF veal consigned by Ron MacKenzie of Kemble, weighing 615 Ihs. sold for 90.00. A BWF veal consigned by Ernest Frey. Alma weighing 545 lbs. sold for 90.50. Lambs: under 50 lbs. 1 1 1.00 to 120.00 50 to 80 lbs. 137.00 to 159.00 80-94 114.00 to 143.00 Sheep: 59.00 to 63.00 Goats: $35.00 to $100.00 Stockers: 400-499 lbs. 96.00 to 124.00 500-599 90.00 to 117.00 600-699 83.50 to 108.00 700-799 80.00 to 100.00 800-899 85.00 to 112.00 900&over 89.50 to 100.50 Heifers: 300-399 lbs. 85.00 to 108.00 400-499 81.50 to 1 1 1.00 500-599 84.00 to 112.00 600-699 74.00 to 108.00 700-799 79.75 to 105.00 800&over 84.25 to 93.25 Edible Bean Day At the top Huron Research Farm researcher Chris Gillard goes over Friday's Edible Bean Day program with guest speakers Marty Huzevka, Steve Twynstra and Dale Good. At the right visi- tors look over a stone picking machine at the Hensall District Co-op. Denfield livestock sales DENFIELD - The market at Denfield traded on a good demand at prices steady to stronger ac- cording to quality and condition, on all classes of fed cattle. Cows sold under pressure at steady prices. Veal under pressure. Pigs steady. Mac Parker, Watford sold 5 steers average weight 1212 average price 92.25 sales to 93.75 purchased by Corsetti Meats. Norm Lewis and Jim Thompson, Ailsa Craig sold 33 steers average weight 1265, average price 90.75 sales to 1.90 purchased by Den- dekker Meats. Norman Hodgins, Parkhill sold 22 steers average weight 1332, aver- age price 90.00 sales to 92.85 purchased by Corsetti meat. Adelard Tellier, Tilbury sold 42 steers average weight 1285 average price 87.67 sales to 92.85 purchased by Norwich Packers. Jim Thompson, Aisla Craig sold 13 heifers average weight 1057 av- erage price 88.75, sales to 93.75 purchased by Dendekker Meats. Prospect Feedlots, Wyoming sold 9 heifers average weight 1073, average price 88.00, sales to 92.50, purchased by Jansen's Meat Mar- ket and 92.00, purchased by Lobo Abattoir. David Minielly, Wyoming sold 13 steers average weight 1203, aver- age price 88.27 sales to 93.75 purchased by M.G.I. Packers. 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