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The Citizen, 2003-02-26, Page 19THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2003. PAGE 19. Agriculture______ Brussels Livestock report 619 steers on offer, Walker’s tops $127 Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending Feb. 21 were 2,512 head of cattle, 528 lambs and goats. On Tuesday the American-type fed cattle sold at prices $1 to $2 lower with the balance of the cattle selling at prices $4 to $5 lower. The cows traded $1 to $2 lower. On Thursday the veal sold at prices $2 to $5 lower while the lambs sold on a strong active trade with prices $10 to $20 higher. On Friday the calves sold steady while the yearlings sold under pressure at prices $5 lower. There were 619 steers on offer selling from $106 to $110 with sales to $127.50. Glen Walker, Wingham, consigned one black steer weighing 1,265 lbs. which sold to Dominion Meats for $127.50. His overall consignment of two steers averaged 1,335 lbs. for an average price of $120.92. One limousin steer consigned by Schmidt Brook Farms Inc., Woodstock, weighed 1,280 lbs. selling to Dominion Meats for $119.50. Their overall offering of eleven steers averaged 1,517 lbs. selling for an average of $106.66 Terry Dalton, Lucknow, consigned two red steers averaging 1,240 lbs. which sold to Highland Packers Ltd. for $118. His overall offering of thirty-two steers averaged 1,273 lbs. selling for an average of $109.14. Two black steers consigned by Brian Bearss, St. Marys, averaged 1,415 lbs. selling to Dominion Meats for $114.25. His overall offering of nine steers averaged 1,437 lbs. for an average of $108.98. John A. Elliott, Ripley, consigned nine steers averaging 1,485 lbs. which sold for an average of $108.81 with his top gold steer weighing 1,490 lbs. selling to Norwich Packers for $118. One red Cty. budgets $45,000 for hazardous waste disposal By Keith Roulston Citizen publisher Huron County has budgeted $45,000 to set up collection days to allow people to get rid of their household hazardous wastes. But some councillors at the Feb. 6 meeting of county council, were not happy with the county being involved or that the county’s waste management consultant would help with the planning. “It’s the first time the county is engaging in some sort of waste management service,” pointed out Scott Tousaw, senior planner. Previously the county had only been involved to facilitate co-operations between local municipalities. “Why do we need the county (involved)?” wondered Rob Morley, South Huron councillor. “I’m fully supportive of having collection days but we might be starting something (by having the county involved). I’m not sure we need a consultant to tell us all this stuff.” Tousaw said consultant Steve Janes would help put together a “request for proposals” to see who would be interested in running the collection days. But Morley was opposed to both the county’s and Janes’s steer consigned by Glen Restemayer, Dashwood, weighed 1,410 lbs. selling to Aylmer Meat Packers for $115.50. His overall offering of six steers averaged 1,442 lbs. for an average price of $108.49. Phares Kraemer, Paisley, consigned nine steers averaging 1,538 lbs. which sold for an average of $107.86 with his top two limousin steer averaging 1,490 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for $119.25. Ten steers consigned by Charles Ready, St. Marys, averaged 1,428 lbs. selling for an average price of $106.21 with his top limousin steer weighing 1,375 lbs. selling to Dominion Meats for $118.50. Doug Lightfoot, Crediton, consigned two steers averaging 1.545 lbs. selling for an average of $105.60 with his top red steer weighing 1,455 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for $115. One limousin steer consigned by Jim Howatt, Londesboro, weighed 1,475 lbs. selling to Norwich Packers for $115.50. His overall offering of eleven steers averaged 1,574 lbs. selling for an average price of $105.34. There were 352 heifers on offer selling from $106 to $110 with sales to $120.50. Jack Lehrbrass, Alvinston, consigned one limousin heifer weighing 1,326 lbs. selling to Norwich Packers for $120.50. His overall consignment of thirty-eight heifers averaged 1,304 lbs. for an average price of $110.72. One gold heifer consigned by Jim Dixon, Lucan, weighed 1,255 lbs. selling to Highland packers Ltd. for $120. His overall offering of twenty-six heifers averaged 1,329 lbs. selling for an average of $110.59. Gordon Borth, Mildmay, consigned one red wf heifer involvement. “Once we start having our consultant hire people we’re in the business,” he argued. Huron East Councillor Lin Steffler agreed with Morley. “There are far too many engineers and consultants getting too much money,” she complained. Morley noted that municipalities used to run their own hazardous waste days but Deb Shewfelt, Goderich councillor, noted that for a number of years the municipalities haven’t been doing anything. “I’m told people are burying it (hazardous waste) in their garbage and it’s going in the landfills,” he said. Tousaw agreed the municipalities had backed away from the household hazardous waste days because of the cost. The county has been getting calls from people asking what they’re supposed to do with such things as old paint and household chemicals, he said. When told there are no pick-up days some people will store the cans and jugs away but others, particularly those who are moving and must have a solution, may be putting it in with their waste to be landfilled, he warned. There could be a stiff price for municipalities if these chemicals were to get into the water-table and weighing 1,350 lbs. which sold to Dominion Meats for $114.25. Three limousin heifers consigned by Clarence Dekens, Clinton, averaged 1,372 lbs. selling to Highland Packers Ltd. for $ 116.50. His overall offering of six heifers averaged 1,366 lbs. selling for an average of $112.92. Hugh Love, Atwood, consigned twenty heifers averaging 1,302 lbs. selling for an average of $112.51 with his top limousin heifer weighing 1,175 lbs. selling to Dominion Meats for $118. One gold heifer consigned by Darren Johnston, Bluevale, weighed 1,295 lbs. selling to Dominion Meats for $117.50. His overall offering of seven heifers averaged 1,244 lbs. selling for an average of $ 111.86. Merkley Farms, Wroxeter, consigned six limousin heifers averaging 1,198 lbs. which sold for an aver?ge price of $111.11 with sales up to $115.75. One limousin heifer consigned by Donald Fischer, Brussels, weighed 1,435 lbs. selling to Norwich Packers for $119.50. His overall offering of five heifers averaged 1,407 lbs. selling for an average of $110.34. Edwin Bearinger, Mount Forest, consigned twenty-nine heifers averaging 1,443 lbs. selling for an average of $106.09 with his top gold heifer weighing 1,325 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for $115.75. There were 391 cows on offer. D1 and D2 cows sold $54 to $64 with sales to $78.50; D3, $50 to $54; D4, $40 to $50. One holstein cow consigned by Bill VanNes, Ethel, weighed 1,240 lbs. selling to Aylmer Meat Packers for $78.50. His overall offering of four holstein cows averaged 1,309 lbs. for an average price of $57.76*. Jerome Zettler, Walkerton, consigned one gold cow show up in monitoring wells around landfill sites. “If it showed’up in monitoring wells the cost would make this cost (of hazardous waste days) look small,” he said. Council did agree for the proposal to go ahead. Because of timing only one hazardous waste day will be held in each area this year. In 2004 two days will be planned. 4-H club meets By Andy Pethick On Monday, Feb. 17 the 4-H Machinery Club held its third meeting at Logan John Deere in Bornholm. The attendance sheet was signed and the meeting turned over to Dan and Rick. Members were divided into two groups. Dan took group one to look at, and talk about, small harvesters. Group two went with Rick, who showed them how a self-propelled harvester works. He showed them two different knives that could be used to cut the silage. When both groups were finished they returned to the meeting room and thanked Rick and Dan. The next meeting will be on Marcfi 3. weighing 1,535 lbs. which sold to Aylmer Meat Packers for $69. His overall offering of eight gold and red cows averaged 1,455 lbs. selling for an average of $63.40. One holstein cow consigned by Karl Raszmann, Monkton, weighed 1,550 lbs. selling to Moyer Packing Co. for $68.50. There were 13 bulls on offer selling from $54 to $74 with sales to $79. Lloyd Binns, Owen Sound, consigned one charolais bull weighing 2,380 lbs. which sold to Denview Meats for $79. One black bull consigned by Ray Simpson, Glencoe, weighed 2,370 lbs. selling to Levinoff Meat Products for $77. There were 166 head of veal on offer. Beef sold $110 to $120; Holstein, $92 to $98 with sales up to $101.50; Plain Holstein, $65 to $75 with sales to $80. Dan and Joanne Baarda, Blyth, consigned one holstein veal steer weighing 695 lbs. which sold to Holly Park Meat Packers for $116.50. One simmental veal steer consigned by Frank Meulensteen, Atwood, weighed 695 TUESDAYS FRIDAYS THURSDAYS 9:00 a.m. Fed Cattle, Bulls & Cows 8:00 a.m. Drop Calves, Veal, Pigs, Lambs, Goats & Sheep 10:00 a.m. Stockers Visit our webpage at: www.brusselslivestock.ca email us at: info@brusselsllvestock.ca Callus 519887-6461 Learning about farming Dairy Educator Tammy Sparling spent Monday and Tuesday at East Wawanosh Public School talking to students about various aspects of farming and the dairy industry. Grade 5/6 students Ashley Casemore, left, Adel Dodds, Marcella Wolf and Dalton Delisle contemplate the pros and cons of a forage harvester as Sparling tells about upgrading the farm image. (Janice Becker photo) mss® 7 ' //7 ■ lbs, selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for $114.50. Mark and Paul Pennington, Mildmay, consigned one gold veal steer weighing 700 lbs. which sold to Nature Veal Service for $110. Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold to $200; 50 - 64 lbs., $170 to $217; 65 - 79 lbs., $160 to $190; 80 - 94 lbs., $149 to $170; 95 - 109 lbs., $101 to $146; 110 lbs. and over, $79 to $133. Goats sold $27.50 to $180. Sheep sold $40 to $82.50. Stocker steers, under 400 lbs., sold $ 115 to $ 152; 400 - 499 lbs., $ 132 to $143; 500 - 599 lbs., $105.50 to $161.50; 600 - 699 lbs., $115 to $135; 700 - 799 lbs., $108 to $118; 800 - 899 lbs., $99.50 to $117; 900 - 999 lbs., $100 to $117; 1,000 lbs. and over, $71 to $107. Heifers, under 300 lbs., sold $147.50 to $155; 300 - 399 lbs., $ 115 to $ 130; 400 - 499 lbs., $111.50 to $124; 500 - 599 lbs., $101 to $127; 600 - 699 lbs., $93.50 to $128; 700 - 799 lbs., $98 to $ 117.75; 800 - 899 lbs., $98.50 to $112.75; 900 lbs. and over, $76.50 to $ 110.