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The Citizen, 1987-02-18, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1987. Market gains back part of last week's decline The market at Brussels stock- yards, Friday, traded on a selective demand on light offering of cattle, gaining part of the week’s decline. Pigs traded barely steady. There were 402 cattle and 638 pigs on offer. Choice steers sold from $82 to $86 with sales to $88.50 per hundredweight. Good steers were $78 to $82. A steer consigned by Maple Emblem Farms of RR 1, Dungann­ on weighing 1200 lbs. sold for $88.50 with their offering of 44 steers, including some very heavy ones, soldforanoverallpriceof $83.83. Five steers consigned by Hodgins Bros, of RR 8, Parkhill averaging 1160 lbs. sold for $85.70 with their lot of 13 steers averaging 1215 lbs. selling for $84.50. Seven steers consigned by Mark Mathe­ son of RR 1, Lis towel averaging 1133 lbs. sold for an overall price of $84.19 with a sale at $86.75. Three steers consigned by Ted Cooper of RR 1, Lucknow averaging 1053 lbs. sold for $86.25. Six steers consigned by George Adams of RR 2, Wroxeter averaging 1193 lbs. sold for an overall price of $83.76 with sales to $86.60. Sixteen steers consigned by Maple Ridge Farms of RR 5, Brussels averaging 1170 lbs. sold for an overall price of $83.43 with sales to $85.50. Three steers consigned by Bruce Corrigan of RR Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Egli of RR 3, Walton, were the winners of the 1987 Huron County Pork Producers Index Competition in the 1,000and over category, with an index of 106.8. Above, Mr. Egli accepts the trophy from HCPP president Wayne Fear at the group’s annual meeting on February 11. Extra income possible from farm woodlot Farmers in Huron County will have the opportunity next week of learning how to produce added income from their farm woodlots. A seminar entitled “Income from the Farm Woodlot, ” will be held at the Legion Hall in Clinton on Thursday, February 26. It is sponsored jointly by the Ministries of Agriculture and Food and of Natural Resources, with staff members from the local offices of each in attendance to answer questions. Marvin Smith, Management Forester from the MNR’s Wing­ ham office, said that the workshop had been set up at the urging of the Clinton OMAF office, which saw the need for further information in the area of woodlot management because of the large number of farmers deriving at least a part of their income from their woodlots. He estimates 75 per cent of Huron farmers have a viable woodlot. Morning seminars in the day­ 1, Blue vale averaging 1287 lbs. sold for $83.20. Twelve steers consigned by Neil Edgar of RR 3, Wingham averaging 1127 lbs. sold for $83.20. Fifteen mixed steers consigned by Stam Farms of RR 4, Kincardine averaging 1260 lbs. sold for an overal 1 price of $82.86 with a sale at $85.25. Sixteen steers consigned by Allan McDonald of RR 3, Teeswater averaging 1243 lbs. sold for an overall price of $82.83. Three steers consigned from Dan Pear­ son Feedlot of Ethel averaging 1080 lbs. sold for $85.25. Choice exotic heifers sold from $81 to $85 with sales to $87.25. Choice white-faced heifers were $77 to $81. A heifer consigned by Cecil and Karl Raszmann of RR 1, Monkton averaging 1240 lbs. sold for $87.25 with their offering of 10 mixed heifers averaging 1194 lbs. selling for an overall price of $82.87. Five heifers consigned by Ja- manda Farms of RR 1, Ethel averaging 946 lbs. sold for an overall price of $82.88 with a sale at $87. Thirteen heifers from Dan Pearson of Ethel averaging 1036 lbs. sold for an overall price of $83.18 with a sale at $87. Seven heifers consigned by John Pinker­ ton of RR 2, Cargill averaging 1054 lbs. sold for an overall price of $82.15 with sales to $83.90. Twenty long agenda include “Tending the Woodlot to Increase Income,’’ by Mr. Smith; “Growing Christmas Trees for Profit,” by Neil Edgar of RR 3, Wingham; and “Selling Timber, ’ ’ by Steven Bowers, MNR Resource Technician at Wingham. The afternoon seminars include “Maple Syrup as a Cash Crop,” by Les Shaw of Belgrave; “Reforest­ ing Marginal Farmland,” by Mr. Smith; and “An Integrated Agri- culture/Forestry Approach to Farming, ’ ’ by Nick Whyte of RR 2, Seaforth. Registration is $5 at the door, and pre-registration is not neces­ sary, says Mr. Smith. Participants are asked to bring their own lunch, but coffee is provided. More information is available by contacting the Clinton OMAF office at 482-3428 or 1-800-265- 5170, or by calling Marvin Smith at the MNR’s Wingham office, at 357-3131 or l-800-26573.Q03. mixed heifers consigned by Wayne King of Rr 1, Gorrie averaging 1073 lbs. sold for an overall price of $80.74 with sales to$86. Twelve heifers consigned by Elwood Fitch of RR 1, Wroxeter averaging 1125 4-H 'Sewing Plus' workshops planned BYJANEMUEGGE RURAL ORGANIZATION SPECIALIST “Sewing Plus” is a second level sewing project, to be offered during 1987. It is aimed at 4-H members who have already learned to sew, have made at least one garment, and know how to operate a sewing machine. Shirts area popular wardrobe item for all teens, and in this club, members will learn to sew a shirt New grants for conservation announced by OMAF BY BRENT KENNEDY SENIOR SOIL CONSERVATION ADVISER FOR HURON COUNTY The Ontario Ministry of Agricul­ ture and Food has recently announ­ ced a new program of financial assistance to help farmers with the cost of needed environmental protection structures on their farms. These new grants will be a significant additional encourage­ ment to Huron County farmers in their efforts to reduce soil erosion and manure runoff. Also, for the first time, the grants include help with the cost of facilities to dispose of milkhouse and parlor washwater, and the cost of facilities to handle pesticides. The recently announced grant programs replace the previous Ontario Soil Conservation and Environmental Protection Assis­ tance Program (OSCEPAP-I). The new program has the same name, but will be called OSCEPAP-II. Along with OSCEPAP-II, the Ontario Ministry of the Environ­ ment is offering enhanced grants for eligible OSCEPAP-II projects in designated watersheds in South­ western Ontario. Almost all of the County falls within the designated watersheds. The enhanced grants apply tomanurestorages, milk­ house and parlor washwater dis­ posal and to specific soil erosion structures. The soil erosion pro­ jects that are eligible for enhanced grants are livestock related pro­ jects such as fencing watercourses. The amount of assistance for approved erosion control projects under OSCEPAP-II is 66.6 per cent to a maximum grant of $10,000. Erosion control projects that are eligible for an M.O.E. enhanced grant will automatically receive the addtional grant. It will be calculat­ ed at 75 per cent of eligible costs less the basic OSCEPAP-II grant up to a maximum additional $4,500. The amount of assistance for approved manure storages, milk­ house and parlor washwater dis­ posal and pesticide handling facili­ ties under OSCEPAP-II is 40 per cent to a maximum grant of $7,500. Projects eligible for an M.O.E. enhanced grant will automatically receive the additional grant. It will be calculated at 40 per cent of eligible costs less the basic OSCEPAP-II grant up to a maxi­ mum additional of $5,000. Pesti­ cide handling facilities are not covered by the enhanced grant. Eligible grants under OSCEPAP-II are not reduced by grants previously paid under OSCEPAP-I. Everyone is starting again with a clean slate. lbs. sold for an overall price of $80.70 with a sale at $85. Choice cows sold from $56 to $60 with sales to $63.75. Good cows were $52 to $56. Canners and cutters were $47 to $52. with interfacing and a collar from a cotton or cotton/polyester blend fabric. Why should a 4-H member take a project like Sewing Plus? One reason is that an apprecia­ tion of good quality garment construction, knowing how to care for clothing, and being able to use Canada’s Care Labelling System, all help members to be better consumers. A clothing project not only teaches sewing skills, but helps Ask about the Plan that PAID 50% MORE in 1986 than comparable plans at most banks and trust companies Clinton Community CREDIT UNION CLINTON 482-3467 EXETER 235-0640 Now, get the economy of a 40% supplement with Purina quality. Introducing Hog Chow® 40. The hog supple­ ment that can be used instead of soybean meal and a premix. The nutrients in Hog Chow® 40 match well with dry or high moisture corn to provide quality growing and finishing rations. Of course, the Purina name means you always get a high-quality product backed by sound nutritional research. See us about Hog Chow® 40. We’ll show you how to get the economy of soybean meal with the ease of a supplement. Cook's Division of Gerbro Inc. Walton, Ontario 887-9261 DIVISION OF 527-1540 GERBRO INC Ralston Purina Canada Inc. KRrjmlrrrd TM RalsUin Purina < anida Im Thirty to 40-lb. pigs traded to a high of $1.33 per lb.; 40to50-lb. pigs to a high of $1.26; 50 to 60-lb. pigs to a high of $1.23; 60 to 70-lb. pigs to a high of $1.13; 70to80-lb.. pigs to a high of $1.07 per lb. members throughout their lives to make decisions about selecting and caring for clothing. Workshops for the sewing plus project are planned for Thursday, March 12, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. and on Thursday, March 12 at 6 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. These workshops will be held in the OMAF boardroom, Clinton. For further details on “Sewing Plus’’, contact Jane Muegge, Rural Organization Specialist at 1-800-265-5170 or 482-3428.