The Citizen, 1987-08-26, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1987.
Silver Dollar
Photo by Lisa Boonstoppel
Anita Bos of RR 3, Bly th placed 8th in the Novice Showmanship class at the annual
competition in Erin last Saturday, then went on to capture a 4th place ribbon in the conformation class with
her Holstein heifer, Bellestein Star.
Farm
Local 4-H'ers place
at Silver Dollar show
Steve Beane of RR 1, Brucefield
has been named as the top Novice
competitor at the prestigious Silver
Dollar competition held in Erin last
Saturday, and then went on to
place fourth in the championship
competition with his Angus-Here
ford beef calf.
In the dairy competition, Anita
Bos of RR 3, Blyth placed eighth in
the Novice Showmanship class
with a Holstein heifer, then went
on to take a fourth place ribbon in
her conformation class. Laura
Hallahan, also of RR 3, Blyth
placed 16th in showmanship, and
Kyle Pewtress of RR 3, Wingham
placed eighth. .
Sandra Shelley of RR 2, Gorrie
and Gwen Holland of Clinton made
up the rest of the Huron County
contingent, in competition against
some of the best 4-H members
from nine other counties. Both
girls exhibited beef calves.
Thecompetitionis sponsored
annually by United Breeders Inc.
and the Erin Junior Farmers, and is
open to 4-H members from across
the province. Prior to show day, all
competitors wrote a quiz and an
essay during a day-long education
al program at the UBI headquart
ers near Guelph. The total marks
won during both showmanship and
conformation classes to determine
the final places.
Fifty-four competitors from 14
counties took part in the dairy
competition, while 32 entered the
beef show. The top winners of each
division receive silver trophies and
cash awards in silver dollars, while
all other showmen receive a
“Silver Dollar” show shirt, as well
as a medallion and a silver dollar
coin set.
Brussels Stockyards
Good
demand
brings
steady prices
A good offering of cattle sold on a
good demand at prices steady to
the week’s decline. Cows and pigs
sold strong with sheep at steady
prices and veal trading lower.
There were 756 cattle, 58 veal, 85
sheepandlams,and673pigson
offer.
Choice steers sold from $89 to
$92 with sales to $95.25 per
hundredweight. Good steers sold
from $84 to $88.
A steer consigned by Carl
Dinsmore of RR 1, Gorrie, weigh
ing 12001b. sold for $95.25. A steer
consigned by Frank Dolmage of RR
1, Seaforth. weighing 1240 lb. sold
for $94.75, with his total offering of
14 steers averaging 1231 lbs.,
selling for rhe overall price of
$91.37. A steer consigned by Doug
Wagg of RR 5, Mitchell weighing
11201b. sold for$93.75, with his
total lot of 11 steers averaging 1148
lb. and selling for an overall price of
$89.80. A steer consigned by
Maple Emblem Farms, of RR 1,
Dungannon, weighing 1160 lb.
sold for $93.75, with their total
offering of 48 steers, averaging
1208 lb., selling for an average
price of $90.07.
A steer consigned by Harry
Schnurr of RR 2, Walkerton,
weighing 1095 lb. sold for $93.50,
with his total offering of seven
steers averaging 1142 lb., selling
for an overall price of $89.07. A
steer consigned by Zettlerdale
Farms of Chepstow, weighing 1310
lb. sold for $92.50, with his total lot
of five steers averaging 1246 lb.,
selling for an overall price of
$87.57. Twenty-two steer consign
ed by Ralph and Roger Morrison of
RR 1, Lucknow, averaging 1104 lb.
sold for an average price of $89.16,
and they had sales to $92.25.
Seven steers consigned by Leo
nard Archambault of RR 1, Auburn
averaging 1238 lb. sold for an
overall price of $91.25, with sales to
$92. Forty-four steers consigned
by Murray Forbes of RR 2, Clinton,
averaging 1214 lb. sold for an
overall price of $88.79, and he had
sales to $91.30. Five white steers
Continued on page 15
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