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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-04-13, Page 21Wednesday, April 13, 2005 It all starts tthe culture 21 TIMES -ADVOCATE Exeter Public students Abbey Brintnell and Leanne Hoffman were two of the students acting in "The Rain Forest"April 7 at Exeter Public as part of the Earth Day events. The play was put on by ErewhonTheatre from Toronto and involved the conflict between native inhabitants of the Amazon jungle, burners of the forest and a farming family trying to improve their Iives.The production organized by teacher Cathy was supported financially by the Parent Association and The Foundation for Enriching Education. (photos/Pat Bolen) Good offering trading at steady prices DENFIELD — The market at Denfield Livestock Sales traded at fully steady prices on a good offering of fed cattle with the fancy cattle in good demand at premium prices. Cows sold steady. Stockers steady, sows and boars steady. Duncrief Farms, Denfield sold 20 steers average weight 1419, average price 100.30 with sales to 110.25 purchased by Norval Meats. Ross and Henry Duff, Croton sold nine steers average weight 1425, average price 96.22, sales to 100.25 purchased by Norval Meats. Don Eedy and Mark Vanderploeg, Denfield sold nine heifers average weight 1471, average price 96.77 sales to 101 purchased by Norwich Packers. Jack Smith, Tilbury sold 14 steers aver- age weight 1519, average price 93.45, sales to 98.25. Brian Pelleboer, Wyoming sold seven steers average weight 1511, average price 90.93. Jim Scott, Lucan sold 22 heifers aver- age weight 1327, average price 89.17, sales to 97.25. John McLinchey, Parkhill sold 49 steers average weight 1449, average price 89. Morley Hodgins, Parkhill sold 26 steers average weight 1483, average price 88.76. Norman Hodgins, Parkhill sold 26 steers average weight 1520, average price 88. Choice steers: 95-100 sales to 110.25; Good steers: 85-90; Plain steers: 70-75; Choice exotic cross heifers: 95-100 sales to 101; Good heifers: 85-90; Plain heifers: 60-70; Good fed cows: 33-45; D1 & D2 cows: 25-33; D3 & D4 cows: 20-25; Shells: 10-20; Good beef bulls: 35-55; Holstein bulls: 27-34; Good holstein bull calves: $160-$260; Sows: 45-49.25. Theft from shed EXETER — The door to a storage shed was forced open at the Exeter Cemetery on Thames Road in Bluewater and $2500 worth of equipment was removed. OPP say it happened sometime between March 27 and April 4. Among the items stolen were: an Echo Pas 230 with trim- mer head attached, Echo SRM 2100, John Deere XT105 with various attach- ments, hedge trimmers, backpack sprayer, roll of line string and three gas cans. Three of the items removed are line trimmers. If you have any information that can help police in their investigation call your local OPP or Crimestoppers. Dirt bike stolen SOUTH HURON — A Honda dirt bike, valued at $1,500, has been stolen from a home on London Road. The theft occurred early in the morning, April 9. Police say a chain, holding the dirt bike to another vehicle, was cut. The 1993 SR 250 Honda is white/purple in colour with red fenders. The off-road dirt bike had no registration plates. Some people say we don't take manure seriously. Now that stinks. Science Hog manure is serious business to Ontario's hog farmers. While we see it as a resource and a responsibility, we recognize that you might see it – or smell it – as something else. That's why we've invested more than $3.2 million in active research into the effects of manure on soil quality, on changing what makes it smell, and on how to store it safely. We're also investing in new technology for precise in -field application, including using GPS satellite guidance to control exactly how much manure we apply and where. In fact, today's hog farm is a smart combination of science, practical experience and common sense. The truth is clear – and anything less than that stinks. • ONTARIO PORK FARM TO FORK° uality People ualit Pork Visit www.farmtofork.ca to find out more.