The Citizen, 1990-11-21, Page 18PAGE 13. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1990
Prize winner
Gusta MC Mickey, owned by Paul and Lorraine Franken of Auburn has brought home prizes from two
recent dairy competitions. She was first in the 3-year-old class and reserve champion at the World
Dairy Expo at Madison, Wisconsin, then was first in the 3-year-old and honourable mention reserve
champion at the Royal Winter Fair.
Prices steady
Farm
The market at Brussels Livestock
Inc. Friday sold steady on all
demands with cows selling $2
higher. There were 310 slaughter
cattle and 125 pigs on offer. Good
to choice steers sold from $88 to
$94 to the high of $95 per
hundred weight.
Five steers consigned by Jack
Giousher of RR 4, Wingham,
averaging 1262 lbs. sold for an
average price of $93.45 with a sale
of one charolais steer weighing
1310 lbs. selling for $95. Five
steers consigned by Jim Armstrong
of RR 2, Listowel, weighing an
average of 1096 lbs. sold for an
average of $91.35.
Three steers consigned by Mark
and Paul Pennington, averaging
1013 lbs. sold for an average price
of $91.10. Six steers consigned by
George, Paul and Mark Penning
ton, averaging 1105 lbs. sold for an
average price of $90.05. Three
steers consigned by Fred Uhler of
RR 3, Brussels, averaging 1213 lbs.
sold for an a verage price of $89.06.
Two steers consigned by Peter
Dorsch of RR 5, Brussels averaging
1140 lbs. sold for an average price
of $89.
Five steers consigned by Arnold
Lamb of RR 4, Goderich averaging
1286 lbs. sold for an average price
of $87.35
Good to choice heifers sold from
$88 to $92 to a high of $96.25. One
heifer consigned by George, Paul
and Mark Pennington of RR 2,
Find own solutions
Ecological farmers told
Farmers wanting to improve
farm management through ecologi
cal farming methods must be
willing to try to solve problems
themselves, the Fall Conference of
the Ecological Farmers Association
of Ontario was told Saturday in
Ethel.
Dave Kea, Beaverton dairy farm
er and newly appointed director of
the association, told the 120 farm
ers present that while in the past as
a conventional farmer he had been
used to
answers,
situation
problem
other ecological farmers to pick up
advice. Whether it’s a weed pro
blem on the farm or a case of scours
or mastitis in his dairy herd he tries
going to OMAF for
now he must look at the
and try to analyze the
and go to meetings of
Mildmay, weighing 950 lbs. sold
for $92. Four heifers consigned by
Larry Smuch of RR 4, Wingham,
averaging 1013 lbs. sold for an
oaverage price of $91.67.
Fourteen heifers consigned by
Delmar Sproul of RR 3, Auburn,
averaging 933 lbs. sold for an
average price of $91.12 to a high of
$96.25. Twelve heifers consigned
by Dave Elphick of RR 3, Lucknow,
averaging 1028 lbs. sold for an
average price if $90.61. Two heifers
consigned by Jim Armstrong of RR
2, Listowel, averaging 1005 lbs.
sold for an average price of $88.85.
Four heifers consigned by Fred
UhlerofRR3, Brussels, averaging
1293 lbs. sold for an average price
of $88.50. Two heifers consigned
by Joan Lamb of RR 4, Goderich
averaging 1210 lbs. sold for an
average price of $88.07. Six heifers
consigned by Gerald Murray of RR
5, Holyrood, averaging 883 lbs.
sold for an average price of $86.75.
There were 186 cows on offer. DI
and D2 cows sold from $55 to $60;
D3 and D4 cows, $50 to $54.
One cow consigned by Randy
Ernest of RR 1, Elmwood, weigh
ing 1450 lbs. sold for $72.25. Two
cows consigned by Hilbert Van
Ankun of RR 2, Wroxeter, averag
ing 1430 lbs. sold for an average
price of $62.73. Two cows consign
ed by Robert Klages of RR 5,
Mildmay, averaging 1410 lbs. sold
for an average price of $61.22. Four
cows consigned by Ernest Ackert of
Port Elgin, averaging 1228 lbs. sold
to figure out what is causing the
problem, he said. He advised
others that the farm tours offered
by the Association during the
summer are time well spent.
Operating a 59-cow dairy herd
with his father, he made the
decision five years ago to go cold
turkey to organic farming, he said.
He had purchased his farm from an
older beef farmer who had been
using manure but very little chemi
cals on his farm. “He was very
nearly organic but didn’t know it,”
he said.
The enthusiastic young farmer
originally planned to completely
modernize methods and grow more
crops than the farm had ever seen.
Continued on page 19
Safety seminars offered
The Farm Safety Association is
sponsoring a series of safety train
ing seminars for landscape, horti
culture and agriculture. The semi
nars will present information to
assist firms in establishing health
and safety programs in the work
place.
Six seminars are being offered in
the following categories:
W.H.I.M.I.S., Health & Safety
Royal winners
four-year-old and five-year-old and
fourth in mature cow.
Jim and Lorraine Hallahan and
son Jamie showed their champion
ship Holstein yearling at the Royal.
The yearling had just returned
from Louisville, Kentucky where it
took a first and second in the junior
FH'Ia BRUSSELS
Citizen
Management, Supervisor Training
Session, Claims Management, and
Accident Investigation & Safety
Committee. The seminars begin in
November and continue through to
March at various locations through
out the province.
For information on dates and
locations near you, contact your
county O.M.A.F. office.
Continued from page 1
show but, Jim said, the competition
from Canadian herds is much
tougher and at the Royal, the
yearling placed 13th
Earlier at the Hayes Classic for
dairy heifers, Shannon Hallahan
placed 11th in a class of 80 for
showmanship.
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