The Citizen, 1988-02-17, Page 15THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1988. PAGE 15
Profits up sharply forBe!grave,Auburn Co-ops
The board of directors of the Belgrave and Auburn UCO branches was named at the annual meeting of the
Co-ops Friday night in Blyth. Members of the board are [seated, left to right] Gordon Daer, Wilbert
Hewitt, Siebolt Siertsema, all completing their two-year terms, [standing] Fred Meier Jr., Chris Palmer,
Don Procter, elected to two-year terms at the meeting.
Whether it is a sign of better
things to come on the farm or not,
profits of the Belgrave and Auburn
branches of the United Co-opera
tives of Ontario more than doubled
in the last year, members were told
at their annual meeting Friday
night in Blyth.
The bottom line profit for
Belgrave for the year was $89,711
compared to $44,968 last year,
Belgrave manager Darryl Culbert
told the meeting. The profit
increase of Auburn branch as
reported by Steve Caldwell was
even more dramatic at $13,164
compared to $204 last year.
An indication that the farm
situation may be improving was in
the allotment for bad debts, only
$3,753 in 1987 compared to$10,844
in 1986. The aging of accounts
receivable showed that 73 per cent
of all accounts receivable were
current this year compared to only
43 per cent last year.
Biggest growth for the two
branches was in feed deliveries
where Belgrave showed an in
crease in tonnage of 15 per cent
while Auburn gained 23 per cent.
Auburn showed a 63 per cent
increase in tonnage in fertilizer
while Belgrave dropped eight per
cent. Chemical sales were up five
per cent in Belgrave and 43 percent
in Auburn. Seed sales remained
level in Belgrave but jumped by
more than 350 per cent in Auburn.
Petroleum sales increased by 5 per
cent while store sales were up 14
per cent in Belgrave and 25 per cent
in Auburn.
The growth brought sales to
$2,928,349 in Belgrave and
$957,438 in Auburn (up from
$2,781,724 and $712,329 respec
tively).
The two branches employ a staff
of lOwith a payroll of more than
$210,000 annually.
In an election of directors Fred
Meier Jr., Don Procter and Chris
Palmer were elected by acclama
tion to the six-man board, joining
Gordon Daer, Wilbert Hewitt and
Siebolt Siertsema who are com
pleting two-year terms. President
BruceCampbelldeclined torun
again for the board.
Good supply of local cattle bring strong prices
A good supply of slaughter cattle
sold on a strong demand at prices
fully steady to higher than last
week’s sale. Cows sold strong and
pigs sold under pressure at
Brussels Stockyards. There were
851 cattle and 402 pigs on offer.
Choice steers sold from $88 to
$93 with sales to $99.25; good
steers sold from $85 to $88.
A steer consigned by Maple
Emblem Farms of RR1, Dungann
on, weighing 1310 lb., sold for
$99.25, with their total offering of
28 steers, averaging 1178 lb.,
selling for an overall price of
$90.53. A steer consigned by
George Adams of RR 2, Wroxeter,
weighing 1390 lb., sold for $98,
with his total lot of 47 steers
averaging 1,300 lb. selling for an
average price of $90. Thirty steers
consigned by Mac Ross of RR3,
Embro, averaging 1151 lb., sold for
an average price of $88.73, with
sales to $95.25.
Fifteen steers consigned by
Stam Farms of RR 4, Kincardine,
averaging 1254 lbs., soldfor an
average price of $88.99, with sales
to $94.25. A red-white faced steer
Land program attracts 125
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because they had to borrow money
to get the grants, he said. The new
program means a farmer doesn’t
necessarily have to go into debt to
get into farming.
Also under the new program a
young farmer doesn’t have to own
land to get started but can lease
land.
Another new program, the Land
Stewardship Program has already
drawn 125 applications for the $2.6
million available in grants in Huron
county, Mr. Riddell said. More
than 200 people attended three
public information meetings
across the county.
Because it is a complex program
that must be adapted to local needs
the ministry signed an agreement
with the Ontario Crop and Soil
Improvement Association to deli
ver and implement the program,
Mr. Riddell said. He praised the
work of the local Huron county
committee implementing the pro
gram.
Preserving farmland is essential
he said because prime farmland
accountsfor only one half of one
percent of Ontario’s land mass and
class 1-5 land, makes up only five
per cent of Ontario’s land and only
6-7 per cent of Canada’s land.
In his wide-ranging speech Mr.
Riddell also struck out against the
recent Canada-U.S. Trade Agree
ment saying it is bad for agriculture
consigned by Dale Pallister of RR
1, Dundalk, weighing 14101b., sold
for $93.50. A steer consigned by
Lome Eadie, of RR 1, Holyrood,
weighing 1310 lb. sold for $93.25,
with his total offering of 16 steers,
averaging 1368 lb., selling for an
average price of $90.87.
Twenty four steers consigned by
Rob Voison of RR 3, Teeswater,
averaging 1240 lb., sold for an
average price of $88.23, with sales
to $93. Thirty two steers consigned
by Jim Hayden of RR 3, Goderich,
averaging 1487 lb., sold for an
overall price of $89.50, with sales to
$92.75. Five steers consigned by
Steve Adams of RR 5, Brussels,
averaging 1344lb., soldfor $92. A
steer consigned by Ken Dalton of
RR 1, Walton, weighing 1290 lb.,
sold for $92., with his total offering
of 14 steers, averaging 11741b.,
selling for an overall price of
$89.66.
Choice exotic heifers brought
$88 to $92 with sales to $96; good
heifers brought $83 to $87.
A heifer consigned by Murray
Mulvey of RR 1, Clifford, weighing
in Ontario as a whole. A study by
his departmentshowed Ontario
farmers will lose $95 million a year
because of the deal, and that, he
said, didn’tinclude the harm to the
food processing industry. He had
met recently with representatives
of such companies as Westons,
McCains and Canada Packers and
the companies have told him the
agreement will hurt their ability to
compete, Mr. Riddell said.
He also spoke of the ongoing
negotiations under the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT) to lower farm subsidies.
Sylvia Ostry, Canada’s Ambassa
dor to the negotiations has said
Canada ’ s position calls for all trade
distorting mechanisms to be dis
mantled, resulting in a level
playing field. He called the
position desirable, though a little
unrealistic.
He said he was concerned about
the impact on Canada’s orderly
marketing systems of the propo
sals. Some nations would argue
that supply management is a trade
distorting subsidy, he said while
Canadians argue that supply man
agement is just setting Canada’s
own house in order and is not set up
for export purposes. But if Canada
was forced to alter or drop supply
management Mr. Riddell worried
about what will happen to stable
industries like poultry and dairy.
1070 lb., sold for $96 with his total
lot of 14heifers, averaging 1096
lb., selling for an overall price of
$90.85. A Charolais heifer con
signed by Earl Fitch of RR 1,
Wroxeter, weighing 10801b., sold
for $94 with his total offering of 25
heifers, averaging 1156lbs, selling
for an overall price of $88.71. Seven
heifers consigned by Ron Brooks of
RR 3, Lucknow, averaging 1089
lb., soldfor an average price of
$90.02 with sales to $93.25. Five
heifers consigned by Ralph Adams
of RR 2, Atwood, averaging 1084
lb., sold for an overall price of
$89.21, withsalesto$92.75. Six
heifers consigned by Howard
Kamrath of RR 2, Mildmay,
averaging 1040 lb., sold for an
average price of $89.13, with sales
to $92.75.
A Charolais heifer consigned by
Harold Bell of RR 1, Wroxeter,
weighing 1280 lb., sold for $92.75,
with his total lot of 21 heifers,
averaging 1199 lb., selling for an
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heifer consigned by Archie Jacklin
of RR 2, Bluevale, weighing 1130
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