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THE BRUSSELS POST, JULY 25, 1979 11
Gorrie dam to be rebuilt
A dam that formed a res- rie, Huron County, will be re- $38,437 Ontario grant.
ervoir adjacent to the old built with the help of a The grant to the Maitland
grist mill in the town of Gor- Valley Conservation Author-
365,000 trees planted in district
ity will also protect some two
acres downstream for recre-
lational use.
A 1974 flood washed out a
, gravel embankment inter-
rupting dam reconstruction
underway at the time and
preventing construction of a
picnic shelter and washroom-
changehouse building down-,
stream,
Subsequent engineering
studio's, recommended the
use of simple concrete form
and clay cove dike construc-
tion to re-establish the dam.
Total estimated cost of the
project: $75,000.
The Wingham District
office of the Ministry of
Natural Resources has
recently completed the plant-
ing of 365,000 trees on 32
pieces of private land, under
the Woodlands Improvement
Act.
The tree planting season
started on April 3, but there
was a break when the spring
snowstorm halted operations
for five days. Only three
other days were missed due
The market .at Brussel
Stockyards met a steady
demand on steers at lower
prices. Light heifers traded
under pressure. Pigs were
steady. There were 739 cattle
and 1795 pigs on offer.
Choice Steersp76.00 to
78.00 with sales to 79.75.
' Good Steers-74.00 to 76.00
A steer consigned by Dave
Wheeler weighing 1150 lbs.
sold for 79.95 with his 30
steers averaging 1175 lbs.
sold for 78.40.
Ten steers consigned by
Leo Deitner of Ethel averag-
ing 1146 lbs.; sold for 77.70.
Eight steers consigned by
Elson .Arnold of R.R. 4,
Kincardine averaging 1200
lbs. sold for 77.60.
Nine steers consigned, by"
Don Moore of R.R. 4,
Cambridge averaging 1113
lbs. sold for 77.90 with his 13
steers averaging 1131 lbs.
selling for 77.70.
A steer consigned by Jake
Vischer weighing 1130 lbs.
sold for 7 8.00 with his 31
steers averaging 1075 lbs.
sold for 77.40.
Fifteen steers consigned
by Henry Farms of Blyth
averaging 1211 lbs. sold for
77.50 with their 41 steers
averaging 1214 lbs. selling
for an overall price of 76.95.
Two steers consigned by
Norman Kieswetter of R.R. 1
Mlldmay averaging 1215 lbs.
sold for 77.00.
There were too few heavy
heifers on offer to establish a
price.
Light heifers traded from
to weather conditions. Using
a tree-planting machine, a
two-man crew can plant up to
8,000 trees per day.
The chief species which
were planted were white
pine, black walnut, white and
Norway spruce, red pine,
European larch, white cedar
and white ash.
This year the tree-planting
program set three milestones
for the district.
For the first time, the
68.00 to 71.00 with sales to
72.35.
Eight heifers consigned by
George Wheeler of Brussels
averaging 945 lbs. sold for
72.35 with his 76 heifers
averaging 891 lbs. selling for
an overall price of 70.36.
Five heifers, consigned by
Charles Shobrook of Walton
averaging 848 lbs. sold for
70.00.
Three heifers consigned by
Wayne Garner of Embro
averaging 950 lbs. sold for
71.50 with his 35 heifers
averaging 885 lbs. selling for
69.35.
A heifer consigned by A.
VanderVeen' of R.R.2 Brus-
sels weighing 900 lbs. sold
for 72.25.
Four heifers consigned by
Gerry Wheeler of Brussels
averaging 912 lbs. sold for
70.10.
Choice cows - 49.00 to
52.00 with sales to 57.00.
Good Cows - 47.00 to 49.00
Canners and Cutters -
43.00 to 47.00.
Heavy Bulls traded to a
high of 74.25.
A bull consigned by Glen
Johnston of Bluevale weigh-
ing 1800 lbs. sold for 74.00.
30 to 40 lb. pigs traded to a
high of 25.50
40 to 50 lb. pigs to a high of
30.75
50 to 60 lb. pigs to a high of
34.50
60 to 70 lb. pigs to a high
of37.50
forestry program decided to
hire women tree planters and
since this proved successful,
women will be hired again in
future seasons.
The 35 men and women
hired under the tree planting
program this year represent
the largest crew to be hired
for tree planting in one
season in the Wingham dist-
rict.
Classified Ads pay divid-
ends.
70 to 80 lb. pigs to a high of
43.00.
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