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AGRICULTURE r . „ THE HURON EXPOSITOR MARCH 25 1987 A10
Cattle sel I higher, piOs easter-110 f)t:ussel.sv..,...
The market at Brussels Stockyards traded sales to 86,75,
actively on a good offering of cattle selling at Twelve heavy steers rengigned by Glen
• higher prices, Pigs sold easier and there were McMichael of R.R. 1, Bluevale• averaging
944 cattle and 720 pigs on offer.
Choice Steers - 82.60 to 86.00 with a sale to
94.00
- Good Steers - 78.00 to 82.00
A steer consigned by Bruce Bros. •of RR.
• 1, Belgrave weighing 1230 lbs. sold for 94,00
• with their lot of 13 steers averaging 1306 llYs.
selling. for 84.60.
• Twenty-four steers ' consigned by Bill
• Hayden of R.R. 6, Goderich averaging 1333
lbs. sold for an overall, price of 86.00
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1373 lbs. sold for 84.03. ;
Twerity-eight steers consigned by Maple
Emblem Farms of RR. 1, Dungannon
averaging 1248 lbs. sold foran overall price of
84.09 with a sale to 69.25.
Six steers consigned by Wayne, Todd. of
'RR. 2, Lucknow averaging'1127 lbs. sold tor
an overall price of 84.03.
Twelve steers consigned by Fred Knechtel
of R.R. 2, Gadshill averaging 1175.1bs. sold
for an overall price of 83.77 with sales to
Eight -steers consigned_by_Donald_Thare.z. 85 00 •
ton of R.R. 1, Gorrie averaging 1191 lbs. Thirty-five steers consigned by Fraser
sold for 86.00 with a sale to 87,75. Mustard of R.R. 2; Bluevale averaging 1157
Ten steers consigned by Howard Martin of • lbs. sold •for an overall price of 83.53 with
R.R. 3, Brussels averaging 1132 lbs. sold for sales to 85.00.
8.590.Eight .steers consigned by AlIan Thornton
Seventeen steers consigned by Andy of R. R. 1, Gorrie averaging 1244 lbs. sold for
McMichael of R.R. 2, Wroxeter averaging an overall price of 83.89 witirSales to 86.00.
1248 lbs. sold for an overall price of 85.37 with
sales to 9.00.Sixteen steers consigned by Maple Ridge'
TWelve steers consigned by Ken.Hurst of Farms of R. R. 5, Brussels averaging 1103
• • RR. 2, Atwood averaging 1133 lbs. sold for lbs. sold for an overall price of 83,65.
84.70. „ Choice Exotic Heifers - 82.00 to 85.00 with
Ten steers,consigned by Allan Dunbar of a sale at 93.50
R.R. 1, Belgrave averaging 1153 lbs. sold for Choice White-Faced82.00 Heifers - 79.00 to
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84.69. .
Three Steers consigned by Jim Rapson of A heifer consigned by Elmer Gordner of
R.R. 4, Walton averaging 1147 lbs. sold for R.R. 3, Mitchell weighing 900 lbs. sold for
84.64 with sales to 86.75, ", 93.50.
Six steers consigned by Doug W agg of R. R. Nine mixed heifers consigned by Cecil &
5, Mitchell averaging 1173 lbs. sold for Karl • Raszmann of RR. 1, Monkton .
84.20. • averaging 1217 lbs. sold for an overall price of
Twenty steers consigned _by Murray 84.69 with sales to 89.75.
1VicKague of R.R. 2, Wingham averaging Twenty-four mixed heifers consigned by
1161 lbs. sold for an overall price of 84.09 with Charles Higgins of R. R. 5, Brussels
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Myths present in farming
• Ontario farmers are among the best in the
• world when it comes to production manage-
ment, but to stay the best, or to stay a farmer
at all, requires more than just a .casual
relationship with farm business manage:
rnent.
This • is one of the emphasis of the
Agricultural Business Management course at
Centralia College. Mqst students have
• helped with farm production jobs (chores),
• but very few, have actually had a part in the
decision-making precess, or have seen the
• records for their family farm. As a result of
this, one of the most challenging aspects of
teaching business management • to these.
students, is to first dispell many of their
preconceived and -or ill-conceived 'myths' of,.
_ farm business management.
Most people assume that a myth is a
fictitious account of some belief or phenome-
non. However, the dictionary definition does
• , not suggest fiction but defines a myth as a
presentation of the beliefs of a people or an
explanation of a practice. In this case farmers
are those people and the students are
- exhibiting the beliefs. Here are three myths
• about farm business management as exhibit-
• ed by the students at Centralia College.
Myth number one: "You can't use any of
this on the farm!" This is most often heard
during the first term in Agricultural Erenom-
' ics. In simple terms the Ag. Ec. course covers
three topics. The first part is an introduction
to the theory of supply and demand, which
• ' states; when demand fora product is greater
, than supply there is a potential to make
money and when .supply is greater than
demand trouble looms. A good concept since .
the students have so many production
alternatives here in Ontario. Secondly, Ag.
Ec. teaches the students to think as profit
motivated business entrepreneurs and real-
ize that decisions can be made with more than
emotion, habit, intuition and inclination, This
is a very important concept for business
relatedeareers like fanning. The third,part of
the Ag. Ec. course deals with Macro -econom-
ics, the ' study of world influences on
agriculture, such as the value of currencies.
international trade, and interest rates. These
topics require greater understanding during
times of declining foreign markets, growing
world surpluses, increasing government
market intervention. and continuing famine
in third world countries.
Myth number two: "We dont need to be
able to do this, our accountant will do it for
us." Aeeording to Students studying Records
and Analysis, Budgeting and Credit, Taxa-
• tiqn, or Farm Management, farmers have
limited need of practical bookkeeping and
• financial management skills. This attitude
• surfaces in two other courses Offered at
Centralia. Farm Project is an opportunity for
the students to apply' the practices and
principles taught in all the courses to an
actual case farm. The students are keen to
apply the production principles but almost
unanimously shy away from the economics or
business section. The other.course is Horne
Farm Study where the student 'can study the
business aspects of his home farm. Tradi-
tionally this has been an unpopular elective
with few students choosing to take it, even
though some plan to retunrand take oyer the
family farm. The important material is
covered but the practical application seems to
be disregarded. There is nothing wrong with
accountants doing bookkeeping 'and other
farm business related chores, it's just like
having the -mechanic fix the machinery. The
problem is knowing whether it is the
junson-saddle sludge pump' or the operator
that is at fault,
Myth number three: ''someone else got
farmers into this • mess so someone else
should get them out of- it," This idea was
probably not .developed by the students
alpne. Indeed it may be a direct reflection of
the attitudes of parents, neighbors or friends.
To an extent, some farmers, now having
financial difficulty, may have relied on what
was supposed to be good advice from people
who were supposed to be authorities. An
education in Farm Business Management.
doesn't ensure flawless decision-making. It
does however increase awareness of good or
. bad advice. It will also probably mean that
they will be less dependent on others for
solutions to problems they encounter. It will
also mean that the student will have one other
distinct advantage, the potential to deter-
mine the causeof the problems and deal with
it before they deal with the effects.
Students in fourth tem.' Marketing begin, to
realize that the future in farming hinges on
producing a product that the consumer needs
or wants. The farmer. if producing a product
•that nobody wants. require a lot of
marketing expertise or a lot of financial
- assistance to stay in business. A study of
• marketing might reveal that 'farmers MUST
cater to the needs of consumers and cOrriply
with production practices•deemed acceptable
by the general public. Hind sight is a great
teacher. Are we sufficiently well schooled to
have thelciresight to become Mestere of our
own fate? The solution to the 'mess' may
actually be in the farmers hands.
It really doesn't matter where or when
these student -held myths originated, what
matters is how they flourish. They do indicate
a general aversion to farm business manage
ment and that makes education a challenge.
If the students perceived farm business
management as a practical exercise, I'm stire
these problems would not exist.
Farm .business management education
begins at home. first with a positive attitude
then with a positive experience, The
education process thoidd then work t�
everyone's advantage. Agriculture has much
'to offer this educated generation of farmers
and an education in farm rnanagerrientnietuis
business:
CHICK
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We will be taking orders for
DAY OLD MEAT -TYPE
(Roaster) CHICKS
Both mixed and sexed chicks available.
Orders Placed by:
April 1, 1987
• Pick-up Date:'
• May 1, 1987
MINIMUM.ORDERt 25 CHICKS •
WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF
SHISR.taiN-FED—AND
ANIMAL. H EA LT H PRODUCTS
ORDERS TAKEN AT:
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482.9219
averaging 1032 lbs. sold for an overall price Of
83,07 with a.sate at 89.00. •.
A heifer consigned by Elwood Ellett .of RR.
1, Wroxeter weiglung 1140 lbs. 'sold for
92.00 with -his offering of 36 naked heifers
averaging 1142 lbs. selling for an overall
prire of 82.51.
Seven heifers consigned" by Barry Mulvey
of R,R. 2, W nigh= averaging 979 lbs. sold
for an overall price of 82.22 with a sale at
84.00. 6
•Sixteen mixed heifers,rensigned by •J&M
Ranch of Brussels averaging 1054 lbs. sold
• for an overall -price of 81...74...with_a sale at
88.50.
Seventeen heifers consiglied by—Wayne
King, mainly hereford, 'averaging wiingthasalel063lto sold for an overall price of 81.65
85.00.
Foul -heifers consigned by Herb McLean of
R. Conn averaging 1090 lbs, sold for an
overall price of 83,10. '
' Six heifers consigned by Murray Vincent of
• R.R. 1, Belgrave averaging 1092 lbs. sold, for
an overall price of 81.36. '
• Choice Cows - 61,00 to 65.00 with sales to
,66.75
• God Cows -55.00 to 60.00 •
Canners & Cutters - 50.00 to 55.00
A heavy. limo bull consigned by, Gordo.
Noble of R R.1, Durham weighing 1830 lbs.
sold for 70.50.
30 to 40 lb. pigs traded to a high of 1.18
40 to 50 lb. pigs traded to a high of 1,13
50 to 601b. pigs traded to a high ofl .10
60 to 70 Ib. pigs traded to a high of 1.00
A Special Stocker & Feeder Sale will be
held on Tues.-, April 14, 1987 at 1:30 p.m.
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