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Agriculture
Brussels Livestock report
Strong veal market sees prices rise $2
Total receipts at Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Sept.
I were 2,514 head of cattle and 312
lambs and goats.
All weights of Stockers sold on a
steady active trade. Fed steers and
heifers sold on a steady market.
Cows sold on a strong steady trade.
The veal* sold on a strong market at
prices $2 higher. All weights of
iambs sold on a very active trade.
There were 598 fed steers on offer
selling from $100 to $105 with sales
to $119.50 A red steer consigned by
John Smuck, Wingham, weighing
1,320 lbs. sold to Holly Park Meat
Packers for $119.50 with his overall
offering of eleven averaging 1,315
lbs. selling for an average price of
$104.12.
Five steers consigned by Keith
Pfeffer, Ayton, averaging 1,097 lbs.
sold for an average price of $104.59
with one red steer weighing 950 lbs.
selling for $104.59. Eight steers
consigned by Vernon W. Martin,
Wallenstein, averaging 1,441 lbs.
sold for an average price of $103
with sales to $104.75. A charolais
steer consigned by Samuel Martin.
IPM features 100 musicians
James Gordon,founder of
Canada’s premier
TAMARACK is
commemorative song
folk group
writing a
to kickoff the
celebrations at this year’s
International Plowing Match. He’s
one of more than 100 musicians and
performers headlining at the annual
event, held near Elora this year, Sept.
19-23.
The musical lineup at the Match
hails mostly from Wellington
County - host county for the 2000
IPM. And more than 100.000 rural
and urban residents are expected to
turn out for the lively and interactive
array of live music and
entertainment at this world class
agricultural event.
The show boasts a huge variety of
homegrown talents including
famous fiddlers and folk musicians,
storytellers, jazz singers, pianists,
ballroom dancers and harpists.
Match organizers approached
Gordon, a Wellington County
resident and regular songwriter
contributor to the CBC radio
program's Ontario Morning and
Basic Black, to join in the
performances and write a song to
launch the week’s festivities. “I’m
writing a song with local feel that
reflects the nature, beauty and rich
agricultural history that’s a part of
our community,” says Gordon.
He will perform his musical
creation for the first time at the
IPM’s opening ceremonies, Tuesday,
Sept. 19 at ll a.m. on the main stage
and'will perform again on Friday,
Sept. 22, in the County Tent.
Artists need only look in their
backyard for inspiration. The Grand
River flows through Wellington
County, and it’s beauty and vital link
to life and agriculture in the area has
inspired hundreds of artists over the
centuries. For many ot the
performers at the Match, like
Gordon, the river is the subject of
many songs and stories.
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Mt. Forest, weighing 1,425 lbs. sold
for Norwich Packers for $112.75
with his total offering of forty-one
steers, averaging 1,529 lbs. selling
for an average price of $ 100.36.
Thirty-seven steers consigned by
Aaron Shantz, Mt. Forest, averaging
1,455 lbs. sold for an average price
of $103.11 with one grey steer
weighing 1,250 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $111.
Forty steers consigned by Minerva
Martin, Mt. Forest, averaging 1,339
lbs. sold for an average price of
$100.83 to the high of $107.50.
Seventeen steers consigned by Ken
Eadie. Holyrood, averaging 1,589
lbs., sold for an average price of
$99.29 with sales to $107.75.
Ten steers consigned by Howard
Martin, Brussels, averaging 1,478
lbs. sold for an average price of
$99.79 to the top of $ 107.50. Ninety
seven steers consigned by Bender
Beef Farms, Hensail, averaging
1,383 lbs. sold for an average price
of $100.70 with two limousin steers
averaging 1,130 lbs. selling for
$107.
Forty steers consigned by Dale and
Some of the local talents that will
perform at the match include:
Scott Woods, an accomplished
Fergus musician and tiddler; The
Elora Festival Singers; Paul Hock,
singer, songwriter and entertainer
from Fergus; The Royal City
Ambassadors, Guelph men’s choir;
Mary Anderson, a world-class Celtic
harpist; Meg Thorburn, a classical
jazz artist;Charlie Farquharson (Don
Harron), the star from the hit TV
show Hee Haw, Nonie Crete, a
Fergus folk-Celtic musician; Irish
Celtic Dancers.
“The atmosphere at every 1PM
musical venue is different, but
overall the entertainment is closeup,
casual and constant, creating a
wonderful mood to enjoy on its own
or between other events at the
Match,” says Bill Beattie, chair of
the entertainment committee at the
IPM. “There’s a huge variety of
crowd pleasers; something for
everyone.”
Performances take place on one of
three stages located around the
“Tented City” area of the Match - the
main stage, country stage and a stage
in the antique marketplace. Acts will
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John Taylor Farms, Creemore,
averaging 1,374 lbs. sold for an
average price of $100.35 with sales
to $106.50. One simmental steer
consigned by Greg Maize, Auburn,
weighing 1,140 lbs. sold for
$106.50.
There were 296 fed heifers on
offer selling from $100 to $105 with
sales to $123.50. Thirty-three heifers
consigned by Kada Farms, Bluevale,
averaging 1,228 lbs. sold for an
average price of $107.74 with one
limousin heifer weighing 1,140 lbs.
selling to Norwich Packers for
$117.25.
Four heifers consigned by
Merkley Farms, Wroxeter, averaging
1,153 lbs. sold for an average price
of $106.12 with one limousin heifer
weighing 1,245 lbs. selling for
$115.25. Four heifers consigned by
Josiah Weber, Wroxeter, averaging
1,138 lbs. sold for $106.10. Five
heifers consigned by Ross Barber,
Listowel, averaging 1,214 lbs. sold
for an average price of $102.82 with
sales to $103.75.
Twenty-six heifers consigned by
Johnston Farms, Bluevale, averaging
perform every hour throughout the
day at all venues.
And the music doesn’t stop at
sundown. Visitors at the 1,260
camping and trailer sites at the IPM
will enjoy evening performances on
a stage in the camping area, followed
by a jam session.
“I’m truly amazed when I think of
all the talented and famous
entertainers that we have here in
Wellington County,” says Deb
Dalziel, chair of the marketing
committee at the IPM. “And it's
incredibly exciting that so many of
the performers are from Wellington
County and have some link to the
Grand River.”
The annual International Plowing
Match and Farm Machinery Show is
Canada’s largest outdoor farm
machinery show and premier
showcase for plowing in the country.
The five-day event takes place Sept.
19-23 in Wellington County on 900
acres of farm land, just south of the
village of Elora. The Match features
food, fashions, crafts and
entertainment for the entire family
and will showcase the latest products
and services for agriculture.
1,187 lbs. sold for an average price
of $101.67 to the top of $114.75. A
limousin heifer consigned by
Salverda Bros., Londesboro,
weighing 1,195 lbs. sold for
$104.75. Fourteen heifers consigned
by Mux-Lea Farms, Woodstock,
averaging 1,216 lbs. sold for an
average price of $101.36 with two
limousin heifers averaging 1,240 lbs.
selling to Holly Park Meat Packers
for $111.25. A limousin heifer
consigned by Percy Bros., Holyrood,
weighing 990 lbs. sold for $104.50.
Three red heifers consigned by
David Proper, Wingham, averaging
1.110 lbs. sold for $ 104 with his total
offering of twelve heifers, averaging
1,125 lbs. selling for an average
price of $100.81. A charolais heifer
consigned by Hehn Farms,
Walkerton, weighing 1,300 lbs. sold
for $101.
There were 157 cows on offer. DI
cows sold $60 to $85, D3, $55 to
$60; D4, $50 to $55. A holstein cow
consigned by Thomas Nagel,
Shallow Lake, weighing 1,100 lbs.
sold for $85. A limousin cow
consigned by Vai Brook Farms,
Chepstow, weighing 1,530 lbs.
sold for $76. A limousin cow
consigned by Cliff Campbell,
Stratford, weighing 1,690 lbs. sold
for $75.
There were 10 bulls on offer
selling from $69 to $80 with sales to
$87. A rwf bull consigned by Paul
Black, Lucknow, weighing 1,935
lbs. sold for $87. A limousin bull
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Young, Auburn, weighing 1,875 lbs.
sold for $79.50. A charolais bull
consigned by Mike Janssen, Chesley,
weighing 1,375 lbs. sold for $79.
There were 221 veal on offer
selling. Beef sold $105 to $130 with
sales to $157; Holstein, $100 to
$110. A rwf veal consigned by
Richard Horst, Listowel, weighing
630 lbs. sold for $157. A holstein
veal consigned by John Verberg,
Londesboro, weighing 720 lbs. sold
for $134. A blk. veal consigned by
Ikendale Farms, Walkerton,
weighing 620 lbs. sold for $137.
Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold $130 to
$170; 50 - 64 lbs., $119 to $195; 65
- 79 lbs., $ 112.50 to $ 172.50; 80 - 94
lbs., $112 to $134; 95 - 110 lbs.,
$118 to$134.
Goats sold $22.50 to $100 per
head.
Sheep sold $46 to $77.50 per cwt.
Steers, under 400 lbs. sold $165 to
$196; 400 - 499 lbs., $152 to $189;
500 - 599 lbs., $134 to $177; 600 -
699 lbs., $129.50 to $154; 700 - 799
lbs., $118.50 to $139; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$105.50 to $130.50; 900 - 999 lbs.,
$113 to $129; 1,000 lbs. and over,
$98.50 to $124.
Heifers, under 300 lbs., sold $149
to $170; 300 - 399 lbs., $136 to
$156; 400 - 499 lbs., $131 to $177;
500 - 599 lbs., $121.50 to $156; 600
- 699 lbs., $108.50 to $147; 700 -
799 lbs., $108.75 to $129; 800 - 899
lbs., $103 to $131; 900 lbs. and over,
$91.50 to $116.75.