The Citizen, 1989-12-19, Page 15Top winner
Shannon Hallahan, centre, of RR 3, Blyth, was the winner of the Huron Dairy Equipment Award
which was presented by Yvonne Knight, left, at the4H Awards Night December 1. Shannon also won
the Auburn Co-op Trophy for ReserveChampion Dairy Calf at Seaforth Fair. This was presented by
Anita Bos, 4H Dairy Leader. She tied for first place with Sharon Ramsey for the Bank of Montreal
Awards for outstanding journalistic talent in 4H Press Reporter.
Brussels Livestock report
Cattle market moves higher
Scott Johnston of RR2, Bluevale received the Ed Watson Award and the National Trust Award at 4H
Awards Night in Clinton December 1. Brenda Teichart of National Trust, left, and Joan Bergsma,
right, Director of 4H Leaders’ Association made the presentations for Champion 4H Market Hog and
Swine Showman at Seaforth Fall Fair, respectively.
Dairy queen
THE CITIZEN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1989. PAGE 15.
Farm
OPIP deadline looms
The market at Brussels Livestock
met a strong demand, with $1.00 to
$2.00 higher. There were 396
slaughter and 100 hogs on offer.
Good to choice steers sold from
$91 to $93.
There was one steer consigned
by Gordon Daer of RR 1, Auburn,
weighing 1300 lbs. sold for $91.50.
Thirty-eight steers consigned by
Underwood Farms of RR 1, Wing
ham, averaging 1353 lbs. sold for
an average price of $92.57 with one
limousin steer weighing 1340 lbs.,
selling for a high of $94.50.
Forty-three steers consigned by G.
A. Stewart Farms of RR 2, Ripley,
averaging 1217 lbs., sold for an
average price of $92.22.
Seven steers consigned by Bruce
Corrigan of RR 1, Bluevale, averag
ing 1137 lbs., sold for an average
price of $91.26. Five steers con
signed by Bruce Bros, of RR 1,
Belgrave, averaging 1216 lbs., sold
for an average price of $90.21. One
•steer consigned by William Mc-
Whinney of RR 6, Goderich, weigh
ing 1160 lbs., sold for $90.
Eight steers consigned by Neil
Rintoul of RR 2, Lucknow, averag
ing 1224 lbs., sold for an average
price of $89.02. Three steers con
signed by Everett Dustow of RR 2,
Mildmay averaging 1277 lbs., sold
for an average price of $89.21. Two
steers consigned by Berberick
Bros, of RR 1, Mildmay, averaging
1195 lbs., sold for an average price
of $89.60.
Good to choice heifers sold from
$90 to $93 with a high of $94.75.
Five heifers consigned by Gor
don Daer of RR 1, Auburn,
averaging 1175 lbs. sold for an
average price of $92.87 to a high of
$94.75. Two heifers consigned by
Bruce Corrigan of RR 1, Bluevale,
weighing an average of 1010 lbs.,
sold for an average price of $93.
Five heifers consigned by Don
Fraser of RR 2. Blyth, averaging
1084 lbs. sold for an average price
of $91.60. Six heifers consigned by
Gordon Dougherty of RR 3. Goder
ich averaging 1208 lbs., sold for an
average price of $91.08.
Nineteen heifers consigned by
Kenneth Keuneman of RR 5,
Mildmay averaging 1123 lbs., sold
for an average price of $87.94, with
a high sale of $93. Eight heifers
consigned by Neil Rintoul of RR 2,
Lucknow, averaging 1088 lbs., sold
for an average price of $90.31. Two
heifers consigned by Calvin Semple
of RR 1, Ethel, averaging 1140 lbs.,
sold for an average price of $89.25.
There were 143 cows on offer. DI
and D2 cows sold from $57 to $60;
D3 and D4 cows, $53 to $56;
canners and cutters, $50 to $53.
Two cows consigned by Joe
Semple of RR 1, Ethel, averaging
1420 lbs., sold for an average price
of $57.04. Five cows consigned by
Groenberg Farms of RR 2, Luck
now, averaging 1278 lbs., sold for
an average price of $57.46. Three
cows consigned by Morris Hallahan
of RR 1, Belgrave, averaging 1297
lbs., sold for an average price of
$57.91. Two cows consigned by
Fred Glauser of RR 5, Mitchell
averaging 1270 lbs. sold for an
Continued on page 19
BY ANDY SANDE
PORK ADVISOR FOR
HURON COUNTY
The end of the eighties (Decem
ber 31, 1989) will also mark the last
chance that Ontario pork producers
have to enroll in the Ontario Pork
Industry Improvement Program
(O.P.I.I.P.).
This deadline comes 15 months
before the actual program comple
tion date. Production record re
quirements have been expanded
for producers enrolling this late
into the program. Those producers
who begin submitting the manda
tory production summaries in Jan
uary, 1990, will have to submit all
of the 1990 data before eligibility
can be attained for the incentive
grants. Producers who have enroll
ed in the last quarter of 1989 will be
eligible after the fourth quarter of
1989 is submitted.
O.P.I.I.P. was introduced in 1986
to encourage the Ontario pork
industry (primarily producers and
packers) to incorporate new techn
ology into their production sys
tems. About two-thirds of Ontario
swine production has been, in some
way, influenced by the O.P.I.I.P.
program.
Enrolment forms are available at
your county O.M. A.F. office. Grant
money is available for a number of
items in different areas. This
includes ventilation equipment
(fans, insulation), productivity, and
quality improvement equipment
(scales, pressure washers, slatted
floors for farrowing crates, loading
chutes), herd health, artificial in
semination costs, breeding stock
for re-population and several more.
For more information on this
program, please contact the county
O.M.A.F. office.
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Boars Priced $300 and up
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giltsand boars
from a herd with very good
motheringability
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open or bred, available on a
regular basis.
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theAnimal Industry Branch;
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Contact Wayne Fear at
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FARMS
6MILES WEST OF BRUSSELSON
HURON RD. #16
Call Wayne anytime at
519-887-6477
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887-9884
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