The Citizen, 2015-04-30, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2015. PAGE 11.
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending April
24 were 2,477 cattle and 656 lambs
and goats.
On Tuesday fed steers and heifers
sold barely steady. Fancy steers and
heifers sold $214 to $219 with sales
to $223.50. Choice steers and heifers
sold $193 to $198. Second cut sold
$189 to $193. Cows sold on a good
steady trade. On Thursday veal sold
on a steady market. Lambs, sheep
and goats all sold on a steady trade.
On Friday all classes of cattle sold
on an active trade at steady prices.
Chris Smith of Brussels,
consigned 21 steers that averaged
1,640 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $210.75. One black steer
weighed 1,585 lbs. and sold to
Horizon Meat Packers for $223.50.
Dwayne Dickert of Ayton,
consigned three steers that averaged
1,445 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $198.34. One red steer
weighed 1,455 lbs. and sold to St.
Helen’s Meat Packers for $199.
Greg Hackett of Lucknow,
consigned nine heifers that averaged
1,274 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $192. One red heifer
weighed 1,395 lbs. and sold to
Cargill Meat Solutions for $199.50.
George Hinz of Monkton, consigned
five heifers that averaged 1,341 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$190.81. One limousin heifer
weighed 1,410 lbs. and sold to
Norwich Packers for $198.50.
There were 175 cows on offer.
Export types sold $123 to $130 with
sales to $140; beef, $137 to $151
with sales to $163; D1 and D2, $85
to $90; D3, $75 to $85; D4, $70 to
$75. Paul MacIntyre of Lucknow,
consigned one limousin cow that
weighed 1,590 lbs. and sold for
$163.
There were 13 bulls selling $127
to $185. Enos Martin consigned one
bull that weighed 1,460 lbs. and sold
for $185.
There were 181 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $200 to $240 with
sales to $243; good holsteins, $140
to $160 with sales to $170; medium
holsteins, $130 to $140; heavy
holsteins, $140 to $150. Lamar Frey
of Listowel, consigned 14 calves
that averaged 844 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $219.75. One
limousin heifer weighed 795 lbs.
and sold for $243. Paul B. Bowman
of Lucknow, consigned two calves
that averaged 880 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $226.26. One
limousin heifer weighed 860 lbs.
and sold for $237. Maynard
Brubacher of Wallenstein, consigned
four calves that averaged 810 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$202.15. One black steer weighed
795 lbs. and sold for $241.
Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold $315 to
$328; 65 - 79 lbs., $311 to $323; 80
- 94 lbs., $298 to $306; 95 - 110 lbs.,
$301 to $314/lb. George Snell of
Blyth sold two lambs that averaged
52 lbs. and sold for an average price
of $307.
Sheep sold $75 to $120 with sales
to $130/lb.
Goats: kids sold $250 to $350
with sales to $400; nannies, $50 to
$110; billies, $150 to $300/lb.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $370 to $392; 400 -
499 lbs., $340 to $377; 500 - 599
lbs., $308 to $350; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$304 to $346; 700 - 799 lbs., $264 to
$294; 800 - 899 lbs., $238 to $255;
900 - 999 lbs., $237 to $254; 1,000
lbs. and over, $230 to $231.
Top quality stocker heifers, 300 -
399 lbs., sold $312 to $350; 400 -
499 lbs., $305 to $350; 500 - 599
lbs., $262 to $325; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$250 to $302; 700 - 799 lbs., $227 to
$271; 800 - 899 lbs., $224 to $245;
900 lbs. and over, $190 to $255.
The 2015 4-H Ontario conference
and annual meeting was a special
occasion for several reasons, not the
least of which was Don Dodds being
presented a print to recognize his 55
years with the organizations.
The event, which marked 100
years of 4-H Ontario, was held at the
Waterloo Inn and Conference
Centre, recognized many leaders,
including Dodds for their efforts.
Dodds has been a leader in 4-H
locally since 1960. He had also been
a member for several years, starting
in 1951, before leaving the county to
attend school.
“I joined then and went through
the program,” he said. “Then I went
to Guelph for school [at the Ontario
Agriculture College] came back and
a former leader asked me to help.”
In no time, Dodds found himself
helping out with the Swine Club, an
organization he has now been
running with the help of other
leaders for 55 years.
“There have been other clubs I’ve
been helping with,” Dodds said. “We
had lifestyle courses like money
management and of course I’ve
helped the Sodbusters club since I
became a judge, but the Swine Club
is the one I’ve been a part of since I
started with 4-H.”
Dodds says he has a lot of
memories of the organization, but
one of the most memorable came
from his early years with the club.
“Back in the 1960s, the Huron
County Hog Producers, who are now
the Pork Producers, sponsored the
group and bought pigs for
members,” Dodds said. “We had 78
members in the club that year. Don
Pullen and I were leaders and, when
we went on farm visits to see how
the members were doing, it took us
more than three days.”
A 4-H club with 78 members in
Huron County was a rarity then, but
it would be even more so now.
Dodds said that numbers have
changed significantly since then, and
the smallest club he has ever seen
had seven members. This year’s 4-H
Swine Club is looking at a
membership of about 10, if its last
meeting is any indication Dodds
said.
Just shy of 20 years ago, Dodds
was recognized for his work with 4-
H and given a plaque and then he
reported he was looking to pass the
job on, but he keeps finding a reason
to go back, which is most often what
the clubs mean for the members.
“The 4-H clubs are a foundation
for young people to learn about how
to run a meeting and how to stay
active in agriculture,” he said.
“Those members are the people you
see showing up on the agricultural
society and other farm groups. They
were active in 4-H and continue to
be so.”
Dodds said 4-H clubs provide
great programming that gets youth
started and involved in local fairs,
which is especially important in a
rural area like Huron County. He
said that, while it’s a benefit to youth
and teenagers alike, participants
aged 14 to 16 get the most from it.
“When the members are younger,
they are just getting started and
aren’t as involved as they could be,”
Recognized
Don Dodds was recognized at the 4-H conference and annual meeting recently for his 55
years as a leader with the organization. Dodds received a print of a farm painting to recognize
his contributions to the 4-H community. (Denny Scott photo)
Dodds honoured provincially for 4-H work
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