The Citizen, 1991-09-04, Page 15Animal welfare
complicated issue
Continued from page 13
Park.........well it's anybody's guess
what will happen now.
Bill Remple, an animal scientist
at the University of Minnesota who
has become somewhat of an
authority on the animal rights
movement, says livestock farmers
should be down right concerned.
He is quoted in an article in "Feed
stuffs" as saying that animal agri
culture is not at the beginning of
the battle.In fact, he says they are
uncomfortably close to a point at
which the battle will be lost. He
pleads that all trade associations,
companies, and livestock producers
must contribute more money, more
time and more thought, or our
farmers may be so restricted, like
those in Britain, that some sectors
of farming will become so expen
sive, that they will cease here. Con
sumers, we'll bet, won't quit eating
meat or eggs or dairy products-
they'll just be raised somewhere
else and shipped in.
Fortunately, many farm groups in
Ontario have been anticipating
problems here and have drafted
"animal codes of practice” which
set minimum standards for the care,
feeding and treatment of livestock.
Most conscientious producers have
even gone beyond those standards
and I have seen cases where the
animals were better looked after
than some humans. After all, farm
ers have known for centuries that a
contended cow always produces
more milk.
Cattle prices
drop at Brussels
Continued from page 14
Mueller, Monkton weighed 1290
lbs. sold for $60. One cow con
signed by Art Murray, Dublin
weighed 1340 lbs. sold for $59.75.
One cow consigned by Barb Rin-
loul, Lucknow weighed 1580 lbs.
sold for $59. One cow consigned
by Alex Nichol, Atwood weighed
1150 lbs. sold for $59.
Three cows consigned by Francis
Van Drunen, Seaforth averaging
1160 lbs. sold for an average price
of $58.20 to a high of $59.25.
Three cows consigned by Murray
Shepherd, Blyth averaging 1117
lbs. sold for an average price of
$56.40 to a high of $60.25.
There were 127 veal on offer
selling from $83.10 to $96.50 to
the high of $104.
Four veal consigned by Sylvia
Lee, Brussels averaging 610 lbs.
sold for an average price of $98.95
to the high of $104.50. One veal
consigned by Levi A. Miller, Luc
know weighed 630 lbs. sold for
$96.50. Two veal consigned by
Brian Duncan, Atwood averaging
485 lbs. sold for an average price of
$94.10 to the high of $96.50.
Three veal consigned by Gordon
Bell, Seaforth averaging 550 lbs.
sold for an average price of $93.95
to the high of $98.50. One veal
consigned by Bill Wikkerink, Lis-
towel weighed 620 lbs. sold for
$90. Three veal consigned by Frank
Van Aoknen, Zurich averaging 587
lbs. sold for an average price of
$88.45 to the high of $101.
Three veal consigned by Rick
Smith, Ripley averaging 653 lbs.
sold for an average price of $87.90
to the high of $97. Four veal con
signed by Don Bristowe, Listowel
averaging 565 lbs. sold for an aver
age price of $87.80 to the high of
$100.50.
Three veal consigned by Carol
Wikkerink, Listowel averaging 610
lbs. sold for an average price of
$87.75 to the high of $94.50. Two
veal consigned by Murray Bray,
Listowel averaging 585 lbs. sold
for an average price of $87.45 to
the high of $91.50.
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,1991. PAGE 15.
The old way
A competitor at the Huron County Plowing Match at Keith
and Bonnie Johnston's farm Friday maneuvres the leavers
of an old, two-furrow drag plow.
The new way
The speed of modern farming is demonstrated by this huge
modern tractor towing a six-furrow plow in another class at
the Huron County Plowing Match last week.
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