The Citizen, 2008-08-21, Page 9Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Aug.
15 were 2,329 head of cattle, 844
lambs and goats. On Tuesday fed
steers and heifers sold on a strong
trade at prices $2 to $3 higher.
Choice steers and heifers sold $98 to
$102 with sales to $107. Second cut
sold $95 to $98. Cows sold steady.
On Thursday veal was a strong
market up $5 to $10. Lambs sold on
a good active barely steady trade,
sheep and goats sold steady. On
Friday calves and yearlings sold $2
to $4 higher.
There were 318 steers on offer. M-
R Farms of Exeter, consigned seven
steers averaging 1,407 lbs. selling
for an average or $102.51 with two
blue steers averaging 1,335 lbs.
selling to Norwich Packers for $107.
Toby Brubacher of Elmira,
consigned fourteen steers averaging
1,553 lbs. selling for an average of
$100.97 with two limousin steers
averaging 1,485 lbs. selling for
$105.25. Walter Nicholson of
Monkton, consigned eighteen steers
averaging 1,452 lbs. selling for an
average of $101.01 with two gold
steers averaging 1,423 lbs. selling to
Ryding Regency for $102.50. Brian
Jebb of Cookstown, consigned ten
charolais steers averaging 1,608 lbs.,
selling for an average of $98.15 with
four charolais steers averaging 1,580
lbs. selling to Ryding Regency for
$102.50.
Terry McCarthy of Dublin,
consigned eighteen steers averaging
1,367 lbs. selling for an average of
$99.76 with six black steers
averaging 1,383 lbs. selling for
$101.85. Warren and Marion Becker
of Ayton, consigned two steers
averaging 1,473 lbs. selling for an
average of $100.18 with one
limousin steer weighing 1,385 lbs.
selling to St. Helens for $101.50.
Hehn Farms of Walkerton,
consigned three steers averaging
1,374 lbs. selling for an average of
$98.95 with three gold steers
averaging 1,437 lbs. selling to
Ryding Regency for $101.25.
Dale and Dave Foster of St.
Marys, consigned fifty-two steers
averaging 1,448 lbs. selling for an
average of $94.75 with eight gold
steers averaging 1,464 lbs. selling to
Ryding Regency for $101.25.
Leonard Black of Proton Station,
consigned twenty-three steers
averaging 1,407 lbs. selling for an
average of $99.66 with two black
steers averaging 1,288 lbs. selling
for $101. Schuyler Farms of
Simcoe, consigned fourteen steers
averaging 1,399 lbs. selling for an
average of $98.94 with two black
steers averaging 1,435 lbs. selling to
Ryding Regency for $101.
There were 316 heifers on offer.
Knechtel Farms of Gadshill,
consigned thirty-four heifers
averaging 1,253 lbs. selling for an
average of $103.82 with one gold
heifer weighing 1,275 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $106.75.
Sellers Farms of Bluevale,
consigned forty-six heifers
averaging 1,303 lbs. selling for an
average of $100.80 with one
simmental heifer weighing 1,335
selling to Norwich Packers for
$104.75. Darren Johnston of
Bluevale, consigned twenty-one
heifers averaging 1,206 lbs. selling
for an average of $98.58 with three
limousin heifers averaging 1,167 lbs.
selling for $103.75. Murray Rennick
of Monkton, consigned four heifers
averaging 1,201 lbs. selling for an
average of $100.23 with one
limousin heifer weighing 1,090 lbs.
selling to Holly Park Meat Packers
for $101.
Ronland Farms of Stratford,
consigned eight heifers averaging
1,249 lbs. selling for an average of
$99.70 with three gold heifers
averaging 1,337 lbs. selling for
$100.75. Marvara Farms of Drayton,
consigned eleven heifers averaging
1,332 lbs. selling for an average of
$100.57 with five BWF heifers
averaging 1,287 lbs. selling to
Ryding Regency for $99.75. David
Bowles of Brussels, consigned eight
heifers averaging 1,293 lbs. selling
for an average of $94.95 with two
gold heifers averaging 1,333 lbs.
selling for $99. Matt Haney of
Seaforth, consigned eight heifers
averaging 1,396 lbs. selling for an
average of $96.31 with two gold
heifers averaging 1,243 lbs. selling
for $99. Connell Farms of
Palmerston, consigned ten heifers
averaging 1,284 lbs. selling for an
average of $98.60 with seven heifers
averaging 1,279 lbs. selling for
$98.75. Finley Pfeffer of Clifford,
consigned six heifers averaging
1,093 lbs. selling for $98.50.
There were 247 cows on offer.
Beef cows sold $50 to $65 with sales
to $72; D1 and D2, $40 to $50; D3,
$30 to $40. Amos Brubacher of
Holyrood, consigned one charolais
cow weighing 1,230 lbs. selling for
$72. Stan Conquergood, consigned
four cows averaging 1,523 lbs.
selling for an average of $66.66 with
sales to $71.50. Casey and Cathy
Hendriks of Lucknow, consigned
one charolais cow weighing 1,450
lbs. selling for $71.
There were 18 bulls on offer
selling $66.50 to $76 with sales to
$79. Michael and Markus Reindl of
New Liskeard, consigned one
charolais bull weighing 1,605 lbs.
selling for $79. Silver Dollar
Charolais of Ripley, consigned one
charolais bull weighing 1,970 lbs.
selling for $76.50.
There were 218 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $105 to $135 with
sales to $154; good holstein, $90 to
$103 with sales to $106; medium
holstein, $80 to $90; good heavy
holstein, $80 to $90. Darryl
VanSickle of Thamesville,
consigned six veal averaging 723
lbs. selling for an average of $123.83
with one gold steer weighing 705
lbs. selling for $154. Mosie J. Miller
of Norwich, consigned eight veal
averaging 749 lbs. selling for an
average of $123.01 with three
blonde steers averaging 708 lbs.
selling for $143. John Martin of
Lucknow, consigned seven veal
averaging 724 lbs. selling for an
average of $128.03 with one black
heifer weighing 700 lbs. selling for
$139.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $162 to
$183; 50 - 64 lbs., $162 to $205; 65
- 79 lbs., $150 to $195; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$142 to $160; 95 - 109 lbs., $145 to
$166; 110 lbs. and over, $128 to
$155.
Sheep sold $30 to $67 with sales
to $80.
Goats: nannies sold $60 to $115
per head; billies, $100 to $230 per
head.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $129 to $149.50; 400 -
499 lbs., $118 to $151; 500 - 599
lbs., $112 to $146; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$112 to $131; 700 - 799 lbs., $106 to
$117; 800 - 899 lbs., $104 to $115;
900 - 999 lbs., $109 to $111.50;
1,000 lbs. and over, $102.60 to $109.
Top quality stocker heifers under
300 lbs. sold $112 to $156; 300 - 399
lbs., $117 to $141; 400 - 499 lbs.,
$101 to $131; 500 - 599 lbs., $105 to
$134; 600 - 699 lbs., $99 to $114;
700 - 799 lbs., $102.50 to $109.75;
800 - 899 lbs., $99 to $105.50; 900
lbs. and over, $90 to $105.
AgricultureBrussels Livestock report2,329 head of cattle on offer at salesTHE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2008. PAGE 9.
Representing Brussels at the
Canadian National Exhibition last
weekend was its ambassador, Sara
Baker and she said she had a blast.
Baker and the other ambassadors
from the area (district eight) took a
limo bus down to Toronto on Friday
morning and were kept busy from
there on in.
Baker was one of the first of the 73
participants being interviewed
shortly after stepping off the bus on
Friday morning. She was
interviewed for four minutes by
three judges. She said the interview
was much easier than she thought it
would be. She didn’t have to
perform a speech or do anything past
her initial interview.
Baker did not make it into the final
seven contestants, but said that she
appreciated the experience and had
fun meeting people and learning
about different cultures at the
Exhibition.
Apart from the International
Exhibit there, she said she learned
about other areas of Ontario from the
other ambassadors she spent time
with.
“I really liked this one girl from
The Six Nations. She showed us a lot
of neat things from her way of life.
She performed a traditional dance
for us and taught us about some of
her language translations,” Baker
said. “It’s not something you learn
about every day and everyone there
had their own unique background, so
that was really interesting.”
In addition to spending time with
the other ambassadors, there were
seminars and a nightly parade that
went through the Exhibition.
While saying that if given the
opportunity she would go back to the
Exhibition in an instant, if she took
anything away from this experience,
she said, it was to appreciate her own
home fair.
“I definitely learned to appreciate
my fair more. The volunteer board
and community support that I
received in Brussels were really
great and I’ve really grown to
appreciate that,” she said. “As
ambassadors, we were treated very
well by the people who were looking
after us, but the public was mostly
indifferent and actually kind of rude
at times.”
Baker said that certain privileges
were afforded to ambassadors at the
competition that were not offered to
the general public and some people
got upset and turned their noses up at
some of the ambassadors. This was a
different feeling Baker got from
Brussels, where everyone
appreciates the ambassador.
“I was expecting it to be a little
different, because at our fairs, people
get excited to see the ambassador
and it was very different at the
Exhibition,” she said.
In addition to her surprise at the
reception she received from some of
the Exhibition’s patrons, Baker says
she was disappointed with the lack
of agricultural happenings. While its
roots lay in agriculture, the
Exhibition has settled into much
more of a carnival atmosphere,
something Baker wasn’t quite ready
for.
“It’s not as agriculturally-based as
I thought it was going to be. It’s
more shopping and basically a large
carnival. There’s one barn far away
from everything that has a few
animals, but that’s it,” she said. “I
was a little surprised. I was
expecting it to be more like the
Royal Winter Fair with all the
animals, so I was a little
disappointed with that, but overall it
was a good experience.”
As she said, the weekend did have
its bright spots though. Baker said
the formal ambassador dinner on
Saturday night was one of her
favourite parts of the weekend. They
dined on a platform that was
supported over Lake Ontario,
providing a beautiful view of
Toronto.
Saturday ended up being a late
night, however, with the group not
getting back to their dorm rooms at
Ryerson University until well after
midnight.
As Baker’s time as ambassador of
Brussels comes to a close, she will
be vying for another this week.
Baker is one of seven contestants for
Huron County’s Queen of the
Furrow, who will be crowned on
Friday at the Huron County Plowing
Match.
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Brussels Ambassador had a blast at the Ex
SARA BAKER
Vying for another crown
For Huron County’s annual
plowing match, the site could play as
big a part as the plowers.
As it was last year, the match will
take place in Huron East. Last year it
was at Bob and Carol Leeming’s
farm in Tuckersmith and this year it
will be at Henry and Maryann
Grobbink’s farm just east of Walton.
Grobbink has been involved with
the Huron County Plowing Match
for nearly two decades now, mostly
through his son Jeff, who has been
plowing since the age of 14.
“I think there have been very few
years that we haven’t been involved
with it in some capacity,” Grobbink
said. “We’ve always done something
there or we’ve just attended to watch
our son compete.”
Grobbink says the idea of hosting
the match came up at the annual
meeting in Stratford. Once it was
decided the match would be held at
his farm, there was significant
planning involved, but as the date
has approached, there has been little
preparation Grobbink has had to
undertake.
He found the proper parcel of
land, a past winter wheat crop that
he felt would be the right for the
match.
Grobbink says his land will serve
as a good backdrop for the event, but
that planning and preparation have
been easy because of its proximity to
several of the major players in
Huron plowing, families like the
McGavins, the Townsends and the
Dodds, to name a few.
Grobbink says he hasn’t been on
the volunteer board for very long,
and that most of his assistance at the
plowing match in past years was of
an unofficial nature, helping out
wherever he could.
Besides watching his son plow
competitively, they also hosted a
friend from Europe who plowed
competitively and still competes in
Canada.
While Grobbink has never plowed
competitively himself, his youngest
son, David, will be participating in
this year’s match, while Jeff will not.
David has been plowing for just
three years, but Grobbink is looking
forward to seeing him out in the
field.
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen Host set for Match to begin
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen