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The Citizen, 1987-09-23, Page 21Choice steers, heifers $1-$2 higher on strong demand The market at Brussels Stock- yards saw choice heifers and steers selling on strong demand with prices going $1.00 to $2.00 higher. Cows sold higher and pigs were lower. There were 750 cattle and 532 pigs on offer. Choice steers sold from $90.94 to $99.75 per hundred weight. Good steers were $86 to $90. A white steer consigned by Doug Wagg at RR 5, Mitchell weighing 1180 lbs. sold for $99.75 with his total offering of 11 steers averag­ ing 1243 lbs. and selling for an overall price of $92.65. Twenty - five steers consigned by Donald and Bruce Bushell of RR 2, Holyrood averaging 1145 lbs. sold for an average price of $91.33 with sales to $98.75. Forty steers consigned by Dave Hodgins of RR 8, Parkhill averaging 1074 lbs. sold for an average price of $92.58 with sales to $96.25. Three steers consigned by Jim Taylor of RR 5, Wingham averag­ ing 1050lbs. and averaging $93.25. A black steer consigned by Jack Shiell of RR 3, Wingham weighing Huron Federation rejects OF A proposal A proposal to reorganize the board of directors of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) did not meet favour with about 40 members of the Federation at the Huron Federation of Agriculture September meeting in Clinton Wednesday night. The proposal would see only one director sent to the monthly board meetings in Toronto from each county. Since Huron has five regions and now has a director for each region, the one Huron councillor would have five votes. Bob Harrison, director for Hur­ on northeast, said the proposal would save the OFA about $2,000 in per diems and travel costs each month but he felt the Federation could save greatly just by cutting outthe $16 a plate luncheon served to directors. Doug Garniss, director for Hur­ on east central said in fairness, part of the OFA thinking behind the plan was that a 100-director board is just too unwieldly. Gordon Hill, the OFA president when the present Individual Ser­ vice Membership system was brought in said the proposal caused concern to him. “It seems like a move back to the kind of organization we had before the 1210 lbs. sold for $94.75 with his total offering of four steers averag­ ing 1288 lbs. and selling for an overall price of $92.48. Eighteen steers consigned by Maurice Hall- ahan of RR 1, Belgrave averaging 1221 lbs. sold for an average price of $91.26 with prices to $94.50. One white steer consigned by Don Burnett of RR 1, Gowanstown weighing 1200 lbs. sold for $93.25 with his total offering of four steers averaging 1190 lbs. sold for an overall price of $92.22. Twenty-eight steers consigned by Maple Emblem Farms of RR 1, Dungannon averaging 1241 lbs. sold for $90.96 with prices to $92.75. Fourteen steers consigned by Bob Blackwell Sr. of RR 1, Ripley averaging 1209 lbs. sold for an overall price of $90.78 with prices to $92.40. Also Bob Black- well Jr. sold one charlois steer weighing 1200 lbs. for $91.25. One black steer consigned by George Underwood Farms weighing 1180 lbs. sold for $98.75 with their total offering of 42 steers averaging revolution in 1969,” he said. He said it seemed to be another case of people who don’t pay attention to history being forced to repeat it. “You don’t build an organization in the city,” he said, “you build it in the country.” The OFA’s present structure is designed to give grassroots input right to the directors level. “If an organization has a budget of $2 million but they’re reducing the life blood of the organization to save $2,000 a meeting,” he warned, there was trouble ahead. He warned the OFA must never get back to the point where the organization is run by staff in Toronto. Paul Klopp, the Huron Presi­ dent said he had recently taken partin the membership drive to recruit members so Huron would continue to qualify for five direc­ tors and found people who would­ n’t otherwise have bought mem­ bership do so when they found out Huron might lose a voice. Now the voice might be lost anyway, he said. Doug Garniss proposed a resolu­ tion that the Huron Federation oppose the proposed restructuring and ask the committee in charge to find other alternatives. The resolu­ tion was passed unanimously. 1240 lbs. selling for an overall price of $90.82. Five steers consigned by Ron Gordon of RR 2, Blyth averaging 1178 lbs. sold for $89.93 with prices to $91. Choice exotic heifers sold from $90 to $92 with highs to $93.50. Good heifers were $85 to $90. Two heifers consigned by Tony Williamse of Parkhill weighing 2370 lbs. sold for $93.25 with his total offering of 30 heifers averag­ ing 1069 lbs. selling for $90.55. Ten heifers consigned by Franz Lachnit of RR 2, Staffa averaging 10271bs. sold for $91.13 with highs to $93.25. Thirty-one heifers con­ signed by Rick Smith of Ripley averaging 1013 lbs. sold for $90.62 with prices to$92.75. One limousin heifer consigned by Abe Vander- veen of RR 2, Brussels were 1190 lbs. sold for $92.75. One spotted heifers consigned by Roy Dolmage of RR 1, Londesborough weighing 1010 lbs. sold for $91.25. Nine heifers consigned by Ron Thomp- sonofRR2, Bluevale averaging 1033 lbs. sold for $90.04 with highs to $90.50. Fifteen heifers consign­ ed by Glen Johnston of RR 2, Bluevale averaging 980 lbs. sold for $87.60 with prices to $93.25. Choice cows were $60 to $65 with sales to $70. Good cows were $57 to $62. Canners and cutters were $50 to $57. Forty to50 lb. pigs traded to a high of .90 cents per lb.; 50 to 60 lb. pigs traded to a high of .85 cents per lb.; 60 to 70 lb. pigs traded to a high of .86 per lb.; over 70 lb. pigs traded to a high of .81 cents per lb. Choice veal sold from $90 to $100 with sales to $118. Medium veal was $80 to $90. Plainer calves were $70 to $80. Brussels Stockyards will be holdingaveal sale every Friday morning at 11 a.m. A special Stocker Sale will be held Tuesday, September 22, 1987 at 1:30 p.m. For further information phone 887-6461. Allbore Elevators Ltd. We have all the requirements for elevating, drying & storing your Corn Wheat and Soybeans Barley THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1987. PAGE 21. Kutn uoraon of Belgrave, right, secretary to MNR Wingham District Manager, recently received a cheque from the Ministry for her award-winning submission to the MNR’s ongoing “Ideas” program. Mrs. Gordon made the suggestion that instructions be included on the T-shirt transfer sheets which the Ministry hands out to school children each year during National Wildlife Week, which had previously been printed without “how-to-apply” instructions. Presenting the cheque is Mr. Orr. - Photo by The Ministry of Natural Resources. Paul Dodds heads for Quebec Continued from page 1 Huron County competed at this year’s IPM, all of them turning in credible performances for the county which has won six IPM championships in the past five years. Murray Townsend of RR 4, Seaforth, was the Junior Reserve Champion to Jeff McGavin’s championship in the junior two- furrow plow competition; while William Fotheringham of RR 3, Seaforth, Paul Dodds of RR 1, Seaforth, and Bevan Shapton of Exeter all competedinthe same class as Brian McGavin. Mr. Dodds won the Junior Championship at the 1986IPM, and as a result leaves next week to compete in the Canadian Cham­ pionships in Quebec. He also won the Junior Reserve Championship at the Huron County Plowing Match on September 4. Matt Townsend and Leanne Whitmore, both of RR 4, Walton, competed in Class 2, Group 1 at the IPM; while the father and son team of Robert and William McAllister of Auburn competed in the four- furrow plow division. Two other Huron County plow­ men competed at the Meaford match in the Antique Plowman division, which meansthat they plowed with equipment that must be at least 40 years old. Mervin Deitz of RR 1, Dublin tried his hand at this, as did 14-year-old Ken Bettles of Kippen. Beans need more sun The white bean crop throughout most of Huron County is still in good shape, but things could take a turn for the worse unless we get some more days of warm, sunny weather in the very near future, according to Brian Hall, crop specialist at the Clinton OMAF office. Many beans have been harvest­ ed already, he said, especially in the southern parts of the county, where they are showing excellent yields of 25-40 bushels per acre on the average and are of consistently good quality. However, he warns that some farmers still “seem to be from the old school of farming,” where they pull their beans and leave them on the ground for a few days before combining. “That just doesn’t work in the sort of weather we’ve been having lately,” Mr. Hall said. “It’s much better to pull them in the morning and finish them off the same day. ” He said that in many places the unusual situation exists where soy beans are ready to come off at the same time as the white beans, with most crops being about 10 days earlier than usual. This has also meant that winter wheat can be sown any time from now until about October 10, with standing beans and damp weather complicating that situation as well. Dateline Friday, September 25 - 4-H Achievement Day at Seaforth Fair for Huron Sheep, Central Huron Crops, Central Huron Swine, and Kippfield Calf. Saturday, September 26 - Western Ontario 4-H Dairy Championship Show Stratford Fair, 12:00 Noon. 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