The Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-12-21, Page 23OMAFRA writes to Santa
Dear Santa Claus: -
1 would appreciate if you could
please deliver the following to beef
producers in Bruce County. I know
they have tried to be good all year
and will greatly benefit from these
toys.
For all the purebred cattle
breeders,two sets of weigh scales,
one big enough to weigh calves and
cows, and the other for birth
weights. To the best of my
knowledge only a handful of
breeders from Bruce County have
submitted weights for processing by
Beef Improvement Ontario. It is
also evident that half these
producers have only submitted
weights on bulls entering test
stations.
Purebred breeders are the foun-
dation of our beef industry. They
need to weigh, measure, select' and
cull to provide only the best bulls
and .outstanding replacement
females for all herds.
In the swine industry the standard
is that purebred stock must be
FBruce County OMAF
ARM REPORT
weighed and probed between 90
and 100 kg.
For the commercial cow calf man,
at least one set of scales to weigh
weaned calves on. Weighing calves,
recording birth dates and calving
information is the only way to
monitor individual cow perfor-
mance. There is no room in the
business for cows who do not pay
their way.
A big calendar with interesting
pictures for each month. This way
producers would look at it and
remember to take the bull out after
60 days. Producers need to reduce
their calving interval as one step in
producing a more saleable product
come fall. In the top 25 per cent of
the herds in Red Meat, 60 per cent
of the calves were born in the first
21 days, and 96 per cent by 63
days. For every cycle missed
farmers stand to lose $75 to $100
next fall.
For the stocker guys, a calendar
too. Why? So they will realize
when it is October. 950 Ib. cattle
cannot meet their nutritional re-
quirements from pasture in October.
Also a good calculator, so they can
be sure to calculate what those
calves are really costing them in the
fall.
For the feedlot operator, two sets
of scales. One to monitor cattle
performance and one to weigh feed.
Feed is the single biggest cost in
the industry. Producers need to
constantly monitor the quantity and
quality of their feeds, to ensure
nutritional requirements are met.
For everyone, a pad of paper,
pencils, pencil sharpener and cal-
culator. Production records and cost
of production figures, be it per cow
or per pound of gain, will be neces-
sary for long time survival in our
industry.
Season's Greetings to all,
Cheryl Russwurm, Beef Advisor,
Bruce County.
New crop lambs sold higher
The market at Brussels Livestock
saw fed steers and heifers selling
$2.. - $3. higher. Cows sold $1. -
52, higher. Thursday saw new crop
lambs selling sharply higher, and
veal $2. higher. Friday stockers sold
steady.
Steers
There were 247 steers on offer
selling from 92.00 to the high of
103.25.
Terry Dalton, Lucknow, 31, avg.
1170 lbs. avg. 92.21 to 98.25.
Dale Gammie, Lucknow, 1,
weighing 1135 lbs., sold for 94.50.
K. & A. Beef Farms, Wroxeter, 8,
avg. 1267 lbs., avg. 99,98 to
103.25. .
Cunningham Farms, Lucan, 30,
avg, 1460 lbs., avg. 95.82 to 99.70.
Heifers
There were 155 heifers on offer,
selling from 92.00 to 97.00 to the
high of 100.75.
Mel Lyons, Lucknow, 2, avg.
1098 lbs.,. avg. 94.33 to. 95.00.
Bert Elliott, Kincardine, 4, avg.
1242 lbs., avg. 91.53 to 91.75.
Gerry McPhee, Auburn, 4, avg.
1041 lbs., avg. 86.27 to 87.00.
Burt Farms, Holyrood, 1,
weighing 1380 lbs., sold for 90.25.
Cows
There were 287 cows on offer
selling from 40.00 to 59.00 to the
high of 66.75.
Brad Humphrey, Lucknow, 1,
weighing 980 lbs., sold for 66.00.
Ross Gammie, Lucknow, 1,
weighing 1130 lbs., sold for 59.00.
' Mike Pentland, Dungannon, .1,
weighing 1585 lbs., sold for 68.00.
Veal
There were 156 veal on offer
selling from Holstein 90.00 to
108.00, Beef 92.00 to 121.50.
Murray Weber, Holyrood, 3, avg.
395 lbs., avg. 105.07 to 111.50.
Dan D. Stutzman, Lucknow, 3,
avg. 685 lbs., avg. 93.69 to 103.50.
John Martin, Lucknow, 4, avg.'
666 lbs., avg. 92.83 to 102.50.
Lambs
Under 50 lbs., 206.00 to 300.00;
50 - 79 lbs., 150.00 to 275.00; 80 -
94 lbs., 100.00 to 120.00; 95 and
over 85.00 to 120.00.
•see Livestock, page 24
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, ▪ December 21, 1994 - Page 23
Dennis Johnston receives
Cardiff citizenship award
Several Huron County 4-H mem-
bers were honored at the 4-H
awards night on Dec. 2, in Clinton.
Due to space restrictions, we are
unable to print, the whole list, but
would like local 4-H'ers to receive
their recognition. •
Michaela Johnston,R.R: 7, Luck -
now •- John Frankcn Memorial
Trophy for the highest score in the
Huron County 4-H horse clubs. She
had 970 points out of a possible
1,000. Miranda MacDonald of
Auburn had the higher score, •but
previous winners are ineligible.
Erin Marshall, a member of the
Dungannon Horses R Us Club, the
Rodney Van Engen award for
novice 4-11 horse club member with
the highest score (938 out of 1000);
West Wawanosh Insurance award
for high point novice horse ex-
hibitor at the fun day; Mcrlenc
Bergman award for top novice
horse exhibitor at fun day.
Miranda MacDonald, R.R. 3,
Auburn, West Wawanosh Insurance
award for high point junior horse
exhibitor at -the County Horse Fun
Day; Don Pullen Award for
receiving the highest number of
points on the Basis of. Awards for
4-H club work in 1994 (982 out of
1000).
Barb W'ynja, R.R. 1, Dungannon,
UCO trophy for top overall score at
the Huron County judgment com-
petition.
Corey Rintoul, R.R. 2, Lucknow,
J.A..Anstctt Award for champion
junior beef showman at Seaforth
Fall Pair; Stan Jackson Award for
champion steer at Seaforth fair.
Dennis Johnston, R. R. 3,
Holyrood, Stan Jackson Award for
champion heifer at Seaforth Fall
Fair; the Murray Cardiff Citizenship
trophy for exemplifying the goals
and aims of 4-H.
Dennis Johnston, R.R. 3, Holyrood, .was the recipient of the
Murray Cardiff Citizenship trophy for exemplifying the goals and
aims of 4-H. Mr. Cardiff made the presentation at the Huron
County 4-H Awards Night in early December. Dennis also
received the Stan Jackson award for champion heifer at the
$eaforth Fall Fair. (Clinton New Record photo)
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