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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2018. PAGE 13.
Agriculture
Brussels Livestock report
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JOHN DEERE
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Cows sell actively at steady prices at sale
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending
March 9 were: 1,815 cattle and 584
lambs and goats. On Tuesday fed
steers and heifers sold steady.
Choice steers and heifers sold $150
to $155 with a high of $166. Second
cut sold $145 to $150. Cows sold
actively at steady prices. On
Thursday, holstein calves sold
steady to last week with beef calves
selling on a higher market. Lambs
sold higher. Goats and sheep sold
steady. On Friday, calves sold on an
active trade at steady prices.
Yearlings sold steady to the week's
decline.
Darryl Klein of Mildmay,
consigned four head that averaged
1,518 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $149.56. One red heifer
weighed 1,340 lbs. and sold for
$153. Greg McPherson of
Teeswater, consigned four heifers
that averaged 1,288 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $147.82. One red
heifer weighed 1,275 lbs. and sold
for $153. Southlore Farms Inc. of
Palmerston, consigned 11 heifers
that averaged 1,313 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $142.71. One
gold heifer weighed 1,420 lbs. and
sold for $153.
John Richardson of Harriston,
consigned seven head that averaged
1,390 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $156.25. One blue steer
weighed 1,405 lbs. and sold for
$166. Bev Annett of Mildmay,
consigned three head that averaged
1,333 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $149.40. One red steer
weighed 1,590 lbs. and sold for
$156.50. Stephen Bowman of
Listowel, consigned seven steers that
averaged 1,617 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $147.10. One black
steer weighed 1,585 lbs. and sold for
$156.50.
There were 250 cows on offer.
Export types sold $68 to $77 with
sales to $91.50; beef, $75 to $85
with sales to $124; D1 and D2, $66
to $72; D3, $58 to $66; D4, $50 to
$58. Jamesland Farms of Durham,
consigned one black cow that
weighed 1,030 lbs. and sold for
$124.
There were seven bulls selling $60
to $110. Davidson Farms of
Monkton, consigned one limousin
bull that weighed 2,210 lbs. and sold
for $110.
There were 200 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $140 to $190 with
sales to $206; good holsteins, $125
to $132 with sales to $133.50; Si
heavy holsteins, $115 to $125;
heavy holsteins, $107 to $120;
medium holsteins, $115 to $124;
plain holsteins, $100 to $110.
Mark M. Martin of Teeswater,
consigned three head that averaged
813 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $183.23. One blonde steer
weighed 835 lbs. and sold for $206.
Steven McNichol of Blyth,
consigned 14 head that averaged 626
lbs. and sold for an average price of
$131.50. One blue steer weighed
605 lbs. and sold for $174. Grant
Bergsma of Londesborough,
consigned three holstein steers that
averaged 690 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $132.62. Two
holstein steers averaged 673 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $133.50.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $385 to
$400; 50 - 64 lbs., $366 to $400; 65
- 79 lbs., $321 to $348; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$282 to $310; 95 - 109 lbs., $275 to
$281; 110 lbs. and over, $233 to
$270.
Sheep sold $100 to $180 / lb.
Goats: billies sold $150 to $300;
nannies, $75 to $150; kids - dairy,
$160 to $325; meat, $225 to $400.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $221 to $250; 400 -
499 lbs., $238 to $280; 500 - 599
lbs., $228 to $270; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$216 to $235; 700 - 799 lbs., $182 to
$210; 800 - 899 lbs., $172 to $192;
900 - 999 lbs., $172 to $176; 1,000
lbs. and over, $169 to $179.
Top quality stocker heifers, 300 -
399 lbs., sold $190 to $210; 400 -
499 lbs., $188 to $212; 500 - 599
lbs., $190 to $200; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$160 to $198; 700 - 799 lbs., $169 to
$184; 800 - 899 lbs., $156 to $166;
900 lbs. and over, $158 to $169.
Ben Van Diepenbeek of Goderich,
consigned six head that averaged
578 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $219.50. Two charolais
steers averaged 458 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $280. Hessen
Manufacturing of Wellesley,
consigned 35 heifers that averaged
1,096 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $156.84. Eleven charolais
heifers averaged 1,075 lbs. and
sold for an average price of
$159.
4-11 Barn Quilt Crafters meet for club's new project
Time for barn quilts
Laura Gehan from Partners Paint spoke to the Hensall 4-H Barn Quilt Club recently, as the
members worked towards learning more about the relatively new creations and making their
own. (Photo submitted)
Dairy producers find support
By Lisa B. Pot
The Rural Voice
Huron County Dairy Producers
thanked Huron Bruce MP Ben
Lobb and MPP Lisa Thompson for
their support of supply
management at the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture's annual
Local Politicians Forum on Feb.
23 at the Clinton Legion.
"Supply management is a
privilege, not a right, and we thank
you for supporting a system that
works to the benefit of society in
Canada," said Glen McNeil,
representing the Huron Dairy
Producers.
Dairy, beef, pork, sheep and egg
producers were among the
commodity groups represented at
the meeting. It is held yearly to
allow farmers and politicians to
exchange ideas and gain a better
insight into some of the topics that
have an impact on agriculture in
Huron County.
With U.S. President Donald
Trump's recent announcements
regarding the North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the
merits of supply management have
seen renewed attention.
Dairy producers in Huron and all
of Canada have agreed to let 3.25
per cent more foreign dairy
products into the country with the
signing of the new Trans Pacific
Partnership (TPP) agreement. The
U.S. is asking for more access, a
move the Canadian government
has declared unreasonable as the
U.S. benefits from a 5:1 dairy
trade surplus with Canada.
Furthermore, McNeil said in his
report, under current international
trade agreements, Canada already
takes in three times more imports
into its market (over 10 per cent)
than the U.S. does in theirs.
McNeil said Trump wants one
thing but many dairy farmers in the
U.S. wish they had a supply
management system in their
country. California has voted for
production controls.
"With dairy farmers going broke
daily, they are desperate for new
markets," said McNeil. "We are
Continued on page 15
By Dugald McIntosh
The second meeting of the Hensall
Barn Quilt 4-H Club was held at the
Hensall United Church on Tuesday,
Feb. 27 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Members started off the meeting
with the 4-H pledge. Then they got
right into priming the boards.
Members then answered the roll call
with, "How many barn quilts have
you seen over the last few days?"
My answer was 10 barn quilts.
Then 4-H reports were given
including the secretary's, treasurer's
and the press report. Afterwards
members decided on a club name.
The club members voted and the
name is "Hensall Barn Quilt
Crafters".
Laura Gehan from Partners Paint
was guest speaker. She talked about
how colours work together and how
to make your colours stand out. The
members took turns reading out loud
the information sheet on how to
choose colours. Then they put
another coat of primer on the boards.
Vice -President Elizabeth O'Rourke
presented a thank you gift to Laura.
Members talked about starting to
paint the boards next week with
colours that they had picked out for
the barn quilts.
The third meeting was scheduled
to be held on Tuesday, March 6 at
the Hensall United Church from
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. The meeting closed
with the 4-H Motto.
Saturday, Feb. 24 was the first
meeting of the Hensall Barn Quilt 4-
H club held at Thompson's in
Hensall.
Once everyone was registered,
Rave a Neat
additia,i?
Let everyone know about
your new bundle of joy!
Call for prices and details
519-523-4792
or 519-887-9114
The
Citizen
members did the 4-H pledge and
introduced themselves. They then
went over the club requirements and
code of conduct. Elections were
held. Results are: Katelyn Parsons,
president; Elizabeth O'Rourke, vice-
president; Clara Hern, secretary;
Dugald McIntosh, press reporter and
Owen Gulutzen, treasurer.
The roll call was, name one place
you can put up a barn quilt or a
reason for making one. My answer
was, you could mount it on a tree.
Members took turns reading about
the history of barn quilts. They
learned that there are 16 different
barn quilt trails in Ontario.
At the meeting, there was a special
guest, Cheryl Gardiner from
Gardiner's Gate. Cheryl makes a lot
of barn quilts for people. You can see
a lot of her work on barns and
buildings throughout Huron County.
Cheryl gave the club members
helpful ideas on how to get started
on making their own barn quilts.
They looked at many pictures of
different barn quilts.
The 4-H members were given
graph paper to use to start the layout
of their barn quilt patterns. Vice -
President Elizabeth O'Rourke
presented a thank you gift to Cheryl
Gardiner for being the guest speaker
for the day. They had lunch and
talked about priming the boards at
the next meeting.
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