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The Citizen, 1996-02-14, Page 15Ont. Cattlemen's Assoc. adds education evening Help protect the environment Reduce, reuse and recycle BRUSSELS LIVESTOCK .* Division of Gamble & Rogers Ltd. UPCOMING SALES TUESDAYS 9 a.m. Finished Cattle & Cows THURSDAYS 10:00 a.m. Dropped Calves Veals followed by Goats Sheep & Lambs FRIDAYS 10:00 a.m. Stocker Cattle 1:00 p.m. Pigs BRUSSELS 887-6461 ALMETAL UNLOADER AND DISTRIBUTOR 4.9% 2 year financing available OAC $2,500 minimum for financing FREE Installations on silo unloader, mixer, feeder and conveyor for January & February Electrical extra "Call Joe for free estimates" HURON FEEDING SYSTEMS Brussels 887-6289 THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1996 PAGE 15. Brussels Livestock report Fed cattle prices up $1, steers reach $91.25 high. Sales at Brussels Livestock for the week ending Feb. 9 were: fed cattle, 516; cows, 256; veal calves, 264; sheep and goats, light run; and stockers, 505. The market at Brussels Livestock saw fed steers and heifers selling $1 higher. Cows sold on a steady trade. On Thursday veal sold on a steady market. Stocker calves and yearlings sold steady. There were 347 ste, rs on offer selling from $81 to $85 to the high of $91.75. Work-related farm deaths down 21 pts. The Farm Safety Association announced last week that farm work-related fatalities were down in 1995 by 21 per cent. Nineteen people were killed on Ontario farms in the course of farm work. There were 24 fatalities recorded in 1994 and 24 fatalities in 1993. Of the 19 individuals killed, two were children under the age of 15. The number of deaths of children on Ontario farms has been declining over the last three years. In 1995, the Farm Safety Association launched a major Rural Child Safety Project, introducing new characters, Bernie & the Cat, to promote safety with rural children and their families. Approximately 100 agricultural commodity groups, agribusinesses and other interested parties became partners in the program. The program was promoted at major agricultural functions around the Province as well as at Rural Child Safety Daycamps held throughout the year. Of the 19 deaths, three occurred to employees on agricultural operations reporting to the Workers' Compensation Board. Prior to, these fatalities occurring, there had not been an employee killed on an Ontario agricultural horticultural or landscape operation for 21 months. Approximately 23,000 agricul- tural operations employing some 150,000 seasonal and full-time employees report to the Workers' Compensation Board. These 23,000 firms comprise the membership of the Farm Safety Association. The remaining 16 deaths occurred on family farming opera- tions, not under the jurisdiction of the Farm Safety Association. The Association has continued to develop programs for family farming operations with funding from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, in an attempt to improve health and safety awareness and reduce accidents and injuries on these operations. Fps sl p •rt ACTIVE pannaparnon The movement for active, healthy living Thirteen steers consigned by Schmidt Brooks Farms Inc., Woodstock, averaging 1,446 lbs. sold for an average of $81.39 with sales to $91.75. Fourteen steers consigned by Jack Culbert, Dun- gannon, averaging 1,355 lbs. sold for an average of $84.19 with sales to $90.25. Five steers consigned by Paul Johnston, Bluevale, averaging 1,402 lbs. sold for an average of $82.03 with sales to $89.75. Nine steers consigned by Carlyle Thom- son, Parkhill, averaging 1,419 lbs. sold for an average of $85.29 with The Ontario Cattlemen's Associa- tion has added an extra evening of education to its annual meeting, to be held Feb. 21 and 22. The Cattlemen's College will take place the evening prior to thestart of the meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 1996 at the International Plaza Hotel, Dixon Road, Toronto. The pro- grams will begin at 7:30 pan. Cattlemen's College will feature two concurrent programs, Cow Calf and Feedlot and is sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health. Each program will consist of three presen- tations. The Cow Calf Program will take place in the Paris Room and will be hosted by OCA President Harvey Graham. James McKinlay, Grey County seed-stocker producer, North American Forage Master Winner and Chairman, Beef Improvement Ontario, will speak about "Where we're at, where we're going and challenges and oppor- tunities ahead in the cow business". Dave Ireland, regional sales manager, Central Canada, Pfizer Animal Health and Gord Collier, cowboy poet and sales representa- tive, Pfizer Animal Health will participate in both programs. sales to $88.50. Eighteen steers consigned by Cunningham Farms, Lucan, averaging 1,493 lbs. sold for an average of $80.81 with sales to $88.25. Thirty-three steers consigned by Murray Forbes Farm Ltd., Clinton, averaging 1,450 lbs. sold for an average of $79.57 with sales to $87.50. Forty-five steers consigned by W. B. Pletch Co. Ltd., Rockwood, averaging 1,368 lbs. had sales to $86.25. Fourteen steers consigned by Carl Stanley, Lucknow, averag- ing 1,288 lbs. sold for an average Tom Hamilton, New Liskeard Agricultural Research Station will speak about the "Comparison of winter and late summer calving production systems, colostrum quality research and the effect of backgrounding on carcass weight." At the same time in the New York Room, the Feedlot Program will be underway and will be hosted by OCA 1st Vice-President Dale Pallister. Ben Thorlakson, feedlot operator, Airdrie and Strathmore, Alberta will address the same issues as James McKinlay in the Cow Calf program but with a feedlot perspective. "Can antibiotics help to prevent shipping fever? If so, how, when and what should we use?" is the topic Dr. Ken Bateman, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph will address. The Cattlemen's College is an optional program for the 1996 OCA Annual Meeting. OCA will not be paying for additional room nights or per diems for the Cattlemen's College. There is no registration fee and no pre- registration is required for this event. of $82.07 with sales to $84.50. Twenty-five steers consigned by Ed Walsh, Loretto, averaging 1,351 lbs. sold for an average of $81.79 with sales to $84.35. Ten steers consigned by Kada Farms, Bluevale, averaging 1,370 lbs. sold for an average of $81.62 with sales to $84. There were 146 heifers on offer selling from $81 to $85 to the high of $90.25. Fourteen heifers consigned by Johnston Farms, Bluevale, averaging 1,101 lbs. sold for an average of $83.84 with sales to $90.25. Six heifers consigned by De Weerd Farms Inc., Stratford, averaging 1,239 lbs. sold for an average of $84.11 with sales to $87. Three heifers consigned by Tom and Ernie Lobb, Clinton, averaging 1,376 lbs. sold for an average of $80.94 with sales to $84.75. Five heifers consigned by Murray Smith, Dublin, averaging 1,185 lbs. sold for an average of $80.99 with sales to $84.50. Five heifers consigned by Lloyd Wheeler, Bluevale, averaging 1,263 lbs. sold for an average of $79.54 with sales to $84.25. One heifer consigned by Rob Vanderveen, Brussels, weighing 1,440 lbs. sold for $84. Two heifers consigned by Doug & Don Green, Listowel, averaging 1,010 lbs. sold for an average of $80.87 with sales to $83.75. Four heifers consigned by Ron Jackson, Stratford, averaging 1,289 lbs. sold for an average of $82.52 with sales to $83.50. Six heifers consigned by Dave Noble, Glencairn, averaging 1,233 lbs. sold for an average of $81.97 with sales to $83.50. Fourteen heifers corigned by Mux Lea Farms, Woodstock, averaging 1,276 lbs. sold for an average of $80.58 with sales to $83.25. There were 256 cows,on offer selling from $32 to $52 to the high of $67. Five cows consigned by Neil Vincent, Wingham, averaging 1,710 lbs. sold for an average of $55 with sales to $67. Four cows consigned by Ivan Fisher, Clifford, averaging 1,791 lbs. sold for an average of $54.91 with sales to $64. Three cows consigned by Joost Drost, Staffa, averaging 1,517 lbs. sold for an average of $55.27 with sales to $64. There were 7 bulls on offer selling from $57.50 to $65.50 to the high of $70.50. One bull consigned by Hank Haigenbos, Wingham, weighing 1,290 lbs. sold for $70.50. One bull consigned by. Harold Schlorff, Hanover, weighing 1,820 lbs. sold for $65.50. There were 264 veal on offer selling - Holstein, $65 to $75; Beef, $75 to $96. Seventeen veal consigned by Clark Fortune, Chesley,. averaging 741 lbs. sold for an average of $78.17 with sales to $96. Nine veal consigned by Peel Dominion, Bluevale, averag- ing 664 lbs. sold for an average of $70.95 with sales to $90.50. Twenty-five veal consigned by Vista Creek Farm, Chesley, averaging 733 lbs. sold for an average of $76.64 with sales to $89. Steers: 400 - 499 lbs., sold $68 to $111; 500 - 599 lbs., $60 to $83.50; 600 - 699 lbs., $68.25 to $85; 700 - 799 lbs., $71 to $77.50; 800 - 899 lbs., $70 to $89.50; and 900 lbs. and over, $70.25 to $90.50. Heifers: 300 - 399 lbs., sold $54 to $95; 400 - 499 lbs., $61 to $90; 500 - 599 lbs., $60 to $83.50; 600 - 699 lbs., $64.50 to $74.50; 700 - 799 lbs., $70 to $73.75; and 800 lbs. and over, $68.50 to $86.25.