Times Advocate, 1997-10-01, Page 21Tractor test drives
George Zwep (left) of
Brussels received some
information from Case -IH
'representative Bert -Da-
men before he took the
new tractor for a spin at
the Becker Farm Equip-
ment derhonstration day
south of Exeter last
Wednesday - Farmers had'
an opportunity to view the
latest in tractors and till=
• age equipment.
Storm water management system
tested at Suntastic Hothouse
USBORNE - In a sever e thun
derstortn, a .'ar parked In ,the *fid-
dle of a parking lot i. normallythe
most -at risk of flouting .•
sborne.ReevePatricia. Down
said.parking lots are normally
dished. meaning water runs into the
middle of the Int. not off the sides:
, Knowing. this. Ushornectouncil
'contacted Suntastic
Greenhouses regarding its srl rm-
water management plan funit, lot.
Council's coni rn was the green- ,
hduse has 10 acre of hard' cement.
Huron
-:farm tour
.$upday..
afternoon
and 4.e planning to add .tniahcr.11)
acre~ before:the new. year They ,
.wanted to he .L,.sured that lis storm
water rranagement System Vw is ad-.
equate under high rainfall condi-.•
tires: - '
• -'When »ou build, Soniethirig in
urban -.:enters. the water cannot .
leave the site, faster than tt did he -
tore the site was hutlt.' ,aid Down.
She added because Suntastic Hot: '
house is planning tin expanding its
n
lot to 2O acres. council waed to
•- make sure.its lot had a proper storm
' .management s'ys'tem. - '
-.-Ct the September I'6:council
meeting..orrespondenc•! 'rom 1 .
David Pounder Ltd.. informed
..ouncil-that the greenhouse ci)n- -
tains holding ponds. as well as wa-
ter piping beneath the _greenhouse -
as its management system. , -
•! The.piping-holds'a lot Of water.
said Down. adding it would hold
enough excess water resulting'from.
storm.a rain storm.
Suntastic Hothouse hashadtive
..welts put in in at.the greenhouse. •
Down -Said another concern of • -
-council was "when people Se;: a
-well-driller there 111 the time. they
think they are: running out of water.
EXETER - See what happens tv-
our food before it reaches the su-
perni irket on the 1997 Farm Hiker
Tour vn Sunday- •
From nein to 5 p.111 selected ag-
ricultural facilities, rn .Hathern Hu--
ron • County • will hale their gates
open a' the public to give a behind-
the -scenes look at their operations.
• Official tour map. s will be available
•troni noon to t p.m. at•thc \l1rn-
son Dani' Conservation Area. two
kilometers cast ot•. Exeter and orifi
kilgmeter•'awth .'t Thames Road
The following facilities are on the .
-tour. Brandale Arabian. near Crede-"
tem. - Hayter'. turkey farts near
Dashwood. Grant Bend Orchards.
'Durand's hog tai !II near 'Lunch,'
wilder Wass raute.tarm and Fergu-..
son Apiaries between Hrn.all and -
Zurich. Hen'.all co-op ,.bean :hon-
•
dling facilities in Nenuall and War.
dare farm near Exeter.
Drive-by prints .'t interest in, •
elude Suntastic Hothouse Inc , Hen-
• still Cunipost Facial. 19'4) Inter-
national Plowing Match site. --Port
Blake Conservation Area and Sa-
reptaCountry Gardens.
All farms and points of interest
will have balloons at the taneways.
There is no cost for the tour but
please bring a non-perishable, dent
for the food bank.
Following -the tour. enjoy a noun -
try harvest supper at the South Hu-
ron Recreation , Centre in ,Exeter •
from 4-7 pin.. sponsored by the
Exeter Agricultural -Society For ad-
vance tickets. call. Loris .Weigand
at 235-0814 or Ruthannc Negrt)n at
233-2122.
The Farm Hiker Tour promises tv
he educational and entertaining kir
the entire family. iq consideration
for the livestock. please leave your
fancily pets at hone. -
For further information, please
call Pat Dt'wn at 235-2557 or
Heather Klopp of 2:6-4314.
UPDATFFAR
Nano cos* co
HURON COUNTY • - Huron
County is the proud' host of the
1999 'international Plowing Match
to he held September 21 -.25 near •
Dashwood. As a . kick-off to this .
great event the following Mutual
Insurance companies: • • . West
Wawanosh,• Mc K i llop.. - Hay, •
Ushorne-Hihhert and Howick are
sponsoring • a Humn .County
Beautification Contest.
The classes fors the competition
are:.
(1) Farm Gateway/Entrance -
most attractive ' • •
(2) Farmstead.- most attractive
13 1 Farmstead - most improved
(4) Agri-husiness • - .Most:
attractive •
(57 Rural Home most attractive
(6) Urban home - most attractive.
(7) Seasonal cottage - most.
attractive
01i •Best Community Landscape"
Beautification Prosect -- This class -
is open tri any group such • as
school.- horticultural society.
municipalities: etc. • Planting or::
landscaping projects. must he done
. on public lands to beautify the
community.
Rules of the competition
Open to residents and/or property
owners of Huron .: County: A'
property can he • - - entered in one
class only. (5fie entry per property. •
Judging will he done by both •
photographs and visits.' Class • 42.
. and 43 ( Farmstead) must, he. farm •
operations and' judging ti)r these
two classes to he haled' on houses.
authuildings.. and• .surrounding
.teas. -
Note:. Class .43 ..registrau<in .will
hegin. October," ,10,. 1997 and
'hetore" photographs will he; taken .
in October it' the contestant wishes.
Res/kin-anon: .for this class will
Tines-Advocate, October 1, 1997 Page 21.
•
continue to May 15/1998, with
"before" photographs being taken
up to May.30/1998. All other class
registration deadline is March
3111999 as there are no. "fictive"
photographs taken for classes• other
• than 'Class 43. •
All judging and final photographs
will take.. place • between June
15 -June 30, 1999: Decisions of the
judges will he final.' •
An entry tee of $20. payable to
Huron County I.P.M. 94 includes
two . haanquet tickets for the
Beautification Awards Banquet to
he held in August- of 1999. On
Day. Photographs of - all.
entries: •for . each - class will he
displayed'.at.the I.P.M. in 1999 and
each entrant. will receive - the
'photograph taken of the class.
entered after the .Plowing Match.. :
Registration totms . and
information will he sent out tri each
household in Huron County . in
-March Of 1998 and- will also he
.available .at • • various locations
within the County.. -
We hope that every -resident
full -tine .or . seasonal. rural or -
urban, every agribusiness. and
'every group' or organiiatinn will
participate in the Huron County
Beautification Contest -sponsored
toy- the • Howick.' West Wawaneish.
rc
MKillop. • Hay. •Ushorne-Hihhert-
- Mutual Insurance Companies. it,
everyone acts • involved we will
make . certain that , "HURON
SHINES IN 99" •
Beautification. Committee: Bill
anti Marlene Munn - .Chair (S19).
'6:i-5(196. • Fred and Karen Uhler'
151-91 18.7-6563. Cliff and Delores
Gingerich i 5191. 236-4nti5. Tony
end Mary Van. dem j
Hensel 1 ;91,
.1.;"1-3168.
GMC and Bank of Montreal doubles
Vi
'The George 't'als Centre and '
Bank of Montreal are doubling !o
,lx locatlems. Outlook Agri -Food
-98..i. national Series +,if.aunculiural •
economic ,:onferenees.: - -.
Now in Its, third -ye r. Outloinc
Agri -Fond '98 'will -address the
theme of Emerging .Export Mar-
kets: The program will include eco-,
nomtc,- grams and : oilseeds. live--
stock, and sei;tor outl<ioks specitic
to.each provrnce:.There Will also he
a unique session- .which .mnibines a
keynote,' outlook address- ,in the
theme of • the program along wuh.
profiles Of local agricultural organi-
zations that have been:sucecssful !n
-identifying and sand
export op-
portunities..
p-portunities..
Outlook.-Agn-Food '98 will he
heli from December 3=18 in tour
provinces.- Provincial , partnersin-
clude: -.Alberta Agriculture Food
and Rural. Development, Agricul-
ture Institute of Management -Sas- -
katchewan 1 AIMS I. Manitoba Agri-.
culture and l=oud; Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture: Food and Rural At -
fairs. and the Ontario Agncultural
•Leadership. Alumni, The partners_
will help ensure that. the national
program reflects the key issues of
each province.
Denfield Livestock Sales
, The Xlai xer at L)entit:Id Livestock Sales traded un a good Demand .0 prices
showing :onsiderable recovery from the weekend ioss..Cows sold stronger:
deal strong..,tuckers steady. vows. pigs and boars were steady.
• Normal G. Hodgehs. Parkhill sold 19 steers average Weight 1386. average
price 91 84 -to .t high of 98.25 purchased by Holly P'irk Meat Packers: '
• Brad Hudgins,•Parkhill sold a crossbred Steers weighing 1235. at 9b.51)
- purchased by Norwich Packers. .
Brptn Butler: Thamesvilte Sold 11) steers average weight 1158. average
pnce 88.90.
Doug Eagleson. Parkhill sold 8 heavy steers averaging 1559 at 88.79.
Bill Cascaden. Gil City old-11'heifers average weight 1339tit 39.49 to a
hlgh.wle for heifers of 99.50 purchased by Norwich Packers.
• Ed 3,kCann:•Parkhill sold 24 heifers averaging 1244.,average price 88.38.
Clayton O'vetl ,and Suns. Dentihld sold 1-4 heifers average weight 1191.
average pnce88.26. -
Choice steers 90.00-94.00 sales to 98.25
Good steers • • 86.00.90.00
Choice evotic cross heifers'88.00-93.00 ,ales to
(k'od heifers• 84.00-88.00
C'onunon and medium • 65.00-80.0
CissJ cows - .50.00.58.00
Canners and cutter. -10.00.48.00'
Shells Z0.00-35.00
Bulls 55.00.71.00
Direct to pae:ker cows over 600 lbs.100.00
Direct to packer bulls 104.00
Choice weal 95.00.105.00.
Good veal - 80.00-90.00
Plain real 55.00.75.00 .
Gaud Holstein bull calves 100.00-175,00
Pigs 40-60 lb. 10.00-105.00
Sow, 50.00.55.00
Boar. 45.00.50.00
99.50
Wheat Seed available
from Borland Farms for the
697 planting season
• AC Ron • Freedom • Harus • Funduloa
Custom no till/min. till wheat planting.
Borland Farms
z3soss7
CL
"The Outlook Agri -Fond -Series;
goes hevond the traditional .termcul
tural outlook scjninars by providing .
insight. analvsrs., and forecast, -on
ail_segments of Canada's..t._ri-foots
industry" said -Peter Brown. Senior
Manager.-..Aitnculture. Bank • i)t
Montreal. "This year's conference .
• will :focus An the . fano ,and Hula
.supply claim. with special -empha-
sis on the interrelation within the
sector."
• "'As - this. conference series •.
evplves' and we take on additional
. partnerships and alliances .in mak- .
ing them the premier focal -point tor-
jinn:ting the agn-h)i)d sector .10--
- !tether to- discu's's the future of.. its
business.. we- are Jiscovcnng the
powerand strength of these tela-
tionships." said Larry Marin. Di-
rector Economic Research. George
'Moms Centre. ''We feel that organ •
-
izations will he strengthened
through Similar relationships. Out-
look Agn-Food• is stn excellent torr -
um file networking and exploring.
the possibilities." • -
Brussels livestock. sales
Ilse sake :rt Brussels Lot..lo k for the week ending September 26. 1997
Fed c 46• Cows: 202 .
Veal&attle' hob cal7 ves• 461 . . Lamhs and goats: 223
Stockers- 2591
Fed steers and heifer*. sold on .1 tteadv trade Cows also -sold steady Veal ;old on a good
'steady trade Limbs sold steady On Fnday the calves sold S3 00 higher. with the year-
lings selling steady
On Monday Sepiemher 22we held our seventh annual show and sale There were 101
' steer on offer and 75 heifers. The following is a partial listing of the results.
GRAND CHAMPION ANI) CHAMPION NEN OF 5• Stan -Francis. Kirkton • -
' ,Five limo hetferS averaging -1-189 lbs. sold for 105 SO purchased hy Norwich Packers. Nor-
wich • -
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION AND CHAMPION CARLI)T• Wondmw Fangs Lid...
Denfield •.
Teva limn heifers leemging 1234 Ihs -old tor 118)SII purchased hy Norwich Packers..' lor-
wich. -
RESERVE CHAMPION PEN t)F 5' Hill Haines. Wingham - . -
Five limo deeper+ averaging .1 196 Ihs sold lar 99 25 purchased by Norwich Packers. Nor-
wich - '
RESERVE CHAMPION CARLOT: Hill Haines Wingham
Ten limo.heifers averaging 1.178 Ihs sold for 98 IN) purchased hv'Holly Park' Meat Pack-
ers: Holton - Jim Ho -
CHAROLAIS.watt. Londeshomugh -
Ten -char steers averaging 128r Ihs 'sold for 90 SO purchased hy Dort Hros , StoneyCreek.
LIMOUSIN•. John Hinschherger.Listowel
Ten limn steers averaging 12231 Ihs sold for 98.511 purchased hy Nowich Packers: Nor- •
wich. .
ANGUS• James McCarthy. Graninn ' - 1 -
Fourteen Angus steers averaging 1339 Ihs. `sold for 39 75 purchased Jos Mover Packing-
Cuinpany. Souderton PA.
HLONDEd':\OGIT:lINE: John Hinschherger, Listowel - • -. -
• Five blonde steers averaging ..I326 Ihs. sold for 97't0) purchased hy Dnrr tiros_ 'itoney
Crock .
HEREFORD. Kenrurti Farms: Lucknow . . -
ren beret-tird steers aseraging 1293 lbs. seiltl int 85 00 purchased by Moyer Packing Cum-
pany. Souderton PA• - -. - . . ' '
- SIMMENTat- Hill Robinson: Auburn - ' . '
Five stinrnental steel's averaging 1 1(17 lbs: sold tor 97 t8) purchased by Dorr tiros.. Stoney
' Creek. - . -
.DAIRY CROSS: Kunmth. Lucknow - • • _. , -
Five steers averagmg.1393 Ihs sold air 36 75 purchased hj•-I•)nrr loins.. Stoney Creek. -
HOLSTEINBah Rice. Slatfa . ' - Five hol. steers -averaging 1639 lbs. ,old ire~ 79 75, purchased civ \lurco Inc. Plainwd f. MI;
There 'NOV 202..::01*.; :,n otter selling from 75 ISkttl i2.10 fo etie-high 01 6001.
One aiar row .unsigned by Murrak and Bonnie Orem!, aylnn •.weighing 1955 Ihs:'sold tor.
00 00. .
t)n'iert.
'ow Sl
.msi,neti by Keith 'Moffat Vtluevale weighing 7 65 Ihs. saidtor, 57 t81
e - '
f --.sol har .'ow..:,insi ned he Maitland Char Falrns:Lucknow .is, raging 1660 hs. sold for -
-
.in ,crepes •,t .h :n .4'th sOftales :n 57 O - - ,
chert er&• 0'10Fc•!I
ls ,n 'tiers inc torte ' 111 . 6
se111)1110 the high .1 09110. •
One an,, null :.,nsiuneat 'o +flan ..nd Dororh. Martin, Luhlwel •.seighing'11)4)lbs. sold
for t,4 t11
One char hull ansigned-,..t-litf:Notxl and Jddith vrrnestnn Fevcrsham weighing 1845 -
Ihs. said for htlt4l -
rliere .sere 0,1 : rat .mei hob caves in utter .Hing
:torr•! .ca) , , ' fl
- ql u ss :c 1!1
Hnl sial 41151 1) k1 ,
}pilar 110` -51 • , Itl.t1)
Nine .cal ans,gnetrhy:-John ':crhurg_Landeshi,rn orragmg .1)6lhsold. tor-.ui average
•.11 105 •1- sith .ales iii l 15 INI. . - •M.
Five -seat ansted h
nep Siuiral-Huuun: Statfa averaging 068 lbs.. sold loanaverage .1
ill:.0 .oiIi ,;des in ('_1).50. - -
lituht .rat ansn;neif hs Inhh Martin. Lucknowrveragmg 701 Ihssold for .in .n-erage of ,
00 _12 .lith .ales til 421 91
-anihs. tinder 'it ,
1.Oi hs.. 120001 tit I460N1
11145,hs. • ' 'I-'010:44010
K-i114'!hs
.:00 00 to i 17 tiO
itiecli: . ,itiollio4 7.01 -
boat]: .- 522.5OwSYS 8)
Stackers: , ,
Stec:t.nder -lil(I lbs. •12.11110 . z7 t1) ,
1i8) -rs194 Ihs. -11tINl . ' tit
5111 d)r)16s. ,4 flocis !.i1.^8)
',illi 099 ohs. - ' 49111 to 1 14.)1()
'(NI '4141 Ihs. - . 58.110 :12.0
3101 399l 11
lbs. • - ' 111011 to 10$.50
-- 54:(1e0:;0 -1s00
Hertcrs: •
it8) 399 Ihs
-1111.499 lbs.
-tlo•'941bs.
000.099 lbs. '
• '(11-7')9 lbs.
• 3(11-899 Ihs_
• `1111 .md .o'er
59t01to 50
31.0)(Ito 108.481
, 45.(1110 :
36.00 to 14)9.48)
'8.00 to 104 010
3;tX1to9500
1 (X110 4)5.4)) 1
Bank of Montreal. Canada's third
largest bank.- has been doing bust-,.
nes+ with Canadians for -l80years .
and has -a long tradition of,.provid
sing support to the-agn-taut sector.
-Fore more information about
Outlook Agri -Food '98 or to regis-
ter. call the toll free intonation
line I-800-206-0391.
Dates and locations for Outluok-
\grt-Fuad '98: • • •
December '3. Lethbridge. AB..
December 5. Red Deer. AB. De-
cember 8. Saskatoon. SK._ Decem-
ber 10. Winnipeg, -MB. December
16. Kcmptville, ON. December 18.
Kitchener. ON.
Borland Farms
First Line Seeds GO
and
Novartis Seeds
seeds
invites you to a customer appreciation/ plot
demonstration day '
Date: Thurs. Oct. 2 Time: 10 a.m.
Place: WBR, 11/4 miles
south of Hensall on Hwy. #4 -
BBQ and Refreshments. Everyone welcome
Topics: • BT corn • Roundup ready •
Corn and • STS Soys • Plot Tour
For more information call
235-O56. 7
Waketegell
LIMITED
96 NELSON ST., HENSALL ONT.%K1O
519-262-2527 . FAX: 262-2631
"Soybeans, Corn"
If you need trucks to transport your
soybeans or corn from your farm to our
elevator please call
Mark Smith at 519-645-9369
or 519-52.2-1974,
W.G. Thompson and Sons Limited