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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1984-02-15, Page 7szion Cattlesales reach $89 ir:B'usseIs The market at Brussels Stockyards trtded actively on a good demand at firm prices n a heavy supply of, cattle. Cows and pigs sold steady. There were 1118 cattle and 1332 pigs on offer. Choice Steers -83.00 to 86.00 with sales to 89.00. Good Steers -81.00 to 83.09. A steer consigned by George Adams of R.R. 2 Wroxeter weighing 1250, lbs. sold for 89.00 with his offering of 71 steers averaging 1220 lbs. selling'for an overall Price of 85.42. Six heavy steers consigned by Jim Hayden of Goderich averaging 1463 bs. sold for 85.10 with his lot of 12 steers averaging 1400 lbs. selling for 84.80. I Four steers consigned by Hodgins Bros. of Parkhill averaging 1257 lbs. sold for 86.80 with their offering of 33 steer averaging 1179 Ibs. selling for an overall prie of 85.32. Five steers consigned by Andy cMichael of Wroxeter averaging 1256 Ib sold for 86,20 with his lot of 12 steers averaging 1237 lbs. selling for 85.85. Three steers consigned by Rosl Batten of Monkton averaging 1243 lbs. soldifor 85.50. • Two steers consigned by Wm:oodburn of R.R. 3 Parkhill averaging 1175' lbs. sold for 87:30 with his lot of 13 steers lveraging 1270 lbs. selling for 86.20. A steer consigned by Clarence Brickman of Sebringville weighing 1160 lbs, sold for 86.75. A steer consigned by Ralph Dickson of R.R. 5 Stratford weighing 1190 lbs. sold for 87.00 with his lot of 12 steers averaging 1212 lbs. selling for 85.45. Seven steers consigned by Wes Smith of R.R. 1 Ripley averaging 1247 lbs. sold for 85,00. Twenty-six steers consigned by Cliff and Paul Miller of Staffa averaging 1187 lbs. sold for 85.20 with their offering of 44 steers averaging 1234 lbs. selling for an overall price of 84.94. A steer consigned by Glen Coultes of R.R. 5, Brussels weighing 1140 lbs. sold for 88.50 with his offering of 21 steers averaging 1147 lbs. selling for an overall price of 84.77. Twenty-seven steers consigned by Eddie Michael of Sebringville averaging 1209 lbs. sold for an overall price of 84.15. • (' Twenty-eight steers consigned by Maple Emblem Farms of Dungannon averaging 1172 lbs. sold for an overall price of 84.35. Choice Exotic Heifers -82.00 to 85.00 with sales to 88.75. Choice Hereford Heifers -78.00 to 82.00. A heifer consigned by Cliff Cook of R.R. 3 Granton weighing 109a lbs. sold for 87.50 with his offering of 33 heifers averaging 1056 lb's. selling for an overall price of 85.11. A heifer consigned by Harold Bell of R.R. 1 Wroxeter weighing 1110 lbs. sold for 87.00 with his offering of 22 heifers averaging 1052 lbs. selling for an overall price of 84.06. Thirteen heifers consigned by Elwood Fitch of R.R. 1, Wroxeter averaging 1013 Ibs.sold for the overall price of 83.95. Four heifers consigned by Tom Kerr of Palmerston averaging 1045 lbs. sold for 82.00 with 3 heavy'heifers of his son Glen's averaging 1210 lbs. selling for 83.40. Twenty light heifers consigned by Stewart Eedy of Elginficld'ayera Ing 914 lbs. sold for an overall price` of 83.02. Four heifers consigned by Schultz Bros. of R.R. 3, Blyth averaging 1027,1bs. sold for 83.70 with their lot of 8 heifers averaging 1005 lbs. selling for 82.60. A heifer consigned by Jim Ryan of R.R. 3, Granton weighing 1160 lbs. sold for 87.25 with his offenng of 11 heifers averaging 1057 lbs. selling for 85.13. A heifer consigned' by John Cook of R.R. 3, Granton weighing 1130 lbs. sold for 86.25. Five heifers consigned by Jim McBurney of R.R. 1, Wingham averaging 1008 lbs. sold for 83.50 with his lot of 12 heifers averaging, 1019 lbs. selling for 82.50. A heifer consigned by Jack Flanagan of Dublin weighing. 1040 Ibs. sold for 88.75 with his offering of 91 heifers, mainly hereford, averaging 1021 lbs. selling for an overall price of 82.10. Choice Cows -48.00 to 53.00 with sales to 56.50. Good Cows -45.00 to 48.00. Canners and Cutters -41.00 to 45.00. 30 to 40 lb. pigs traded to a high of 35.50, 40 to 50 ib. pigs to a high of 42.25. 50 to 60 Ib. pigs to a high of 48.50. 60 to 70 Ib. pigs to a high of 55.50. 70 to 80 Ib. pigs to a high of 57.00. Payments for grain corn crop to be made Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan announced a 'support payment of 54.48 per tonne will be made to grain corn producers under the Agricultural Stabilization ct. "1 announced last fall that no pa encs would be made for grain corn ma keted during the last crop year," Mr. Whela said. "However, new data from Statistics C ada indicates that farmers had modified heir traditional marketing pattern in 1982 an the method of calculating the actual grain s les had to be revised to better reflect that real Y. "Because of extremely low market pri s and the need for farmers to move more grain to meet their cash flow requirements, ,a higher than usual volume of grain was sold at harvest time," he said. Beef farmer Based on the revised data provided by Statistics Canada, the Agricultural Stabiliza- tion Board calculated a new support price and a new annual average market price for the 1982-83 crop. At the 90 per cent support level, a support price of 5114.86 per tonne was established. As the average producer price was calculated at 5110.38 per tonne, a deficiency payment of 54.48 per tonne will be made to producers. Total payment to producers is estimated to be 514.8 million. Almost 80 per cent of the Canadian grain corn crop is grown in Ontario. "I am glad to be able to tell farmers that programs designed to help them overcome financial difficulties due to depressed market returns are effective enough to provide the BY JACK RIDDELL MPP CENTRAL BEEF MARKETING AGENCY On Jan. 5, the Minister of Agriculture and FoQd, Dennis Timbrell, announced a pro- gram to impose a central marketing agency on beef producers in the Province. , Serious concerns were expressed by beef producers in meetings throughout the Province of this proposal. The one overriding message that has been expressed is that beef producers are universally opposed to a plan being put into place without ' a democratic plebiscite on the matter. Moreover, this plan seems to have jeopardized the future of the Tripartite Stabilization Plan. The President of the Ca kind of help they require when it is needed," Mr. Whelan said. Claim forms will be sent directly to producers who received payments under the 1980 Federal Grain Embargo Compensation Program. Other producers can obtain forms from federal and provincial agriculture offices in their area. All producers are required to complete and sign claim forms to request payment. However, producers who have already sent original receipts to the Ontario 1'ncome Stabilization Commission will not be required to submit proof of sales since these will be obtained directly from the Ontario govern- ment records. must vote on plan's future discussions on tripartite stabilization. 1 am deeply disturbed that after having rgued the virtues of a Tripartite Stabilize - on Plan for the last two years as a salvation t our farmers problems, to the exclusion of other form of financial assistance, the M ister has now brought forth a plan that is to be imposed on producers and which th atens to destroy the stabilization plan. basic error in the Minister's announce - me has been the total lack of prior con ltation with affected producers. In fact, at the very time the proposals were being drafted, the Minister rejected the call by the Opposition Party for an emergency debate on thr state of the red meat industry in dian Cfrtlepnen's_y Asso9iatien, Jets., On t' This forum would have given the sta d that'."Tate. idea of a. nationally .Min the opportunity to have explained uniform tripartite stabilization program for his proposals. The Minister rejected a the cattle industry has been all but totally debate in the Legislature and instead chose a -destroyed by Mr. Timbrell's marketing direct mailing to all beef „producers in the initiatives". Recently, the Alberta Minister province And the distribution of a Ministry of Agriculture expressed reservations over newspaper to all farmers to justify his Mr. Timbrell's plan and indicated that it has actions. • jeopardized the continued progress of I have recently written to Mr. Timbrell Soil conservation saves money and asked him that in order for him to address both the concerns of Ontario beef producers, and those of producers in Western Canada on the eve of federal -prov- incial tripartite stabilization negotiations, that he announce, that if and when a marketing plan is brought forth, it be tabled for public discussion. The future of the Minister's plan, if any, must be determined by a vote of Ontario beef producers. DOUBLING CROP PRODUCTION One billion people in the Third World. spend 80 per cent of their income on food. One-fifth of the po$ulatibb suffer *Opt hunger and malnutrition. Crop production can be doubled by irrigating field's and gardens, providing loans for fertilizer and seeds, and introducing new skills and farming techniques. USC Canada supports over 200 self-help and development projects in Asia and Africa. The USC is at 56 Sparks Street, Ottawa, KIP 5B1. THE HURON EXPOSITOR, FEBRUARY 16, 1984 - A7 'Scott re-elected to board Huron C9unty's egg producers have re-elected Bill Scott of Seaforth to represent them on the Ontario Egg Producers' lvlarketing ]Board. A director of the Ontario Egg Board since 1977, Mr. Scott is Ontario's representative to the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency, the national body which co-ordinates the activi- ties of the provincial Boards and establishes Canada -wide egg supply requirements and prices.. Mr. Scott has been an egg producer for about 20 years, and operates a custom hatchery in addition to his egg business. The Ontario Egg Producers' Marketing Board consists of 15 directors. Thirteen are elected by egg producers in 13 zones, and two are elected by pullet , producers, or those farmers who raise chicks to egg -laying age. Egg producers from each zone elect a committee to elect a director for that zone. Pullet producers elect committeemen to vote CELEBRATE 40TH -Perth County Federa- tion of Agriculture Is marking its 40th anniversary this year. President Ron Christie of RR2 Staffa cut an anniversary cake during Federation Day at the' Perth Ag. Week in Stratford, Tuesday, Feb. 7. Special events are being planned throughout the year by the Federation. The main event Is expected to take place in July, Communication is the topic at Rural seminar DRYWALL 'for a pullet producer director for each half of the province. Producers met in Hensel) on Feb. 8 to elect committeemen for their Zone. The committeemen elected for 1984 are: Ralph Buffinga, Clinton; Marjorie Cart- wright, Londesboro; Max Demaray, Blue - vale; Bill Dougall, Exeter; Bryan Durst, Clinton; Mae Govenlock, Seaforth; Richard Kootstra, Clinton; Jim McIntosh, Seaforth; Ed Miller, Exeter; Ken Moore, Egmondville; Bill Scott, Seaforth; Larry Taylor, Woodham; Clarence Vanderlel, Londesboro; and Pieter Westerhout, Granton. The pullet producer committeemen elected for 1984 are Henry Baker, Bayfield and Herman Reinink, Londesboro. There are 83 egg producers registered with the Ontario Egg Board from Huron County. They hold about 8.1% of the province's total hen quota allotment. KNOWN FOR HIGH QUALITY Peter Bakos Drywall COMPLETE DRYWALL SERVICE 527=1398 Filter Queen "IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA" 482-7103 FLANNERY CLEANERS Communications is the theme for the 1984 Rural Seminars for Vital People being offered to members of rural organizations in Perth and Huron. The seminars will be held at the Community Centres in Brussels on March 30. The day long program will commence at 9:45 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. on both days. Speakers will address three different areas including becoming a better communicator, keeping, members informed and involved and 'improving your image in the commun- ity. In order to insure an effective seminar, enrolment will be limited to 100 participants at each location with a maximum of 30 members from any one organization. Registration will be on a first come, first served basis. - To register, send a cheque payable to the Educational Seminars for $9 (includes a hat meal), along with your name, address and the name of the organization that you are representing to the Stratford Agriculture Oi ce by Friday, March 2. For further information please contact the Agricultural Office at 271-0280. R.R.S.P. Registered Retirement Savings Plan Now Paying TRUST US! 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The keynote speaker at noon will be Tom Prout. general manager of the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority Afternoon sessions will be on'Huron County tilllcrop lage projects, no -till, p rotation and gt . Registration starts at 9:30' a.m. at the Seaforth and District Community Centre. The registration fee of S5 includes 4 hot lunch. For further information. contact the Clinton OMAF office at 482-3428. ANNUAL SEAFORTH BROTHERHOOD NIGHT Thursday, February 23 THE ANNUAL installation of officers for the Bluewater Shrine Club was held on Wednesday, Jan. 25 In Goderich, New officers are, front row, left to right, Gordon Baxter, secretary; BIII Riehl, second vice- president; Jan Lagerwerf of R.R. 3 Parkhill, president; Ron Leckie, Potentate; Df. Mark Raithby, past president and Edward East, treasurer. Back row, left to right, are directors Lorne Klelnativer, Dashwood; Ron Turner, Parkhill; Jens. 0. Anderton, Clinton; L.B.' (Bucky) Graham, bulletin editor and dues secretary; George Bacon, chairman of Ways and Means Committee; Bruce Stanlake, Grand Bend; Lawrence Scott, Goderich and James Howson, Blyth. Absent from photo were William Chandler, first vice-president; Glen Chesney, Seaforth; Leonard Lovell, Brucefield; Jack Coleman, Hansen; Earl Long, Exeter; Dave Hynes, Wingham; Fred Thuell, Brussels; Martin Andrews, Bayfield; and Ron Cross, Luck - now. (Aitken photo) Seaforth Legion Social Hour 6-7 Dinner 7 p.m. Croiinti:j7 Meadows SIR IFORE) \\I) _AR1 V's I1\E a1 RI I IRI:Atib\I RE`sit 1.4(1: Now you can plan a winter vacation too! Our new "Vacation -care" program makes it possible for you to take a few weeks away, to relax, secure in the knowledge that your relative (or relatives) will enjoy a comfortable and friendly short- term stay with us. 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