The Times Advocate, 2005-08-17, Page 33Wednesday, August 17, 2005
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Corn Cob Bob makes an a-maizing recovery
LISTOWEL - After an
attempted assassination
on the Daily Show on
Tuesday, Aug. 9, Corn Cob
Bob suffered a minor
injury to his ear.
His miraculous recovery
can be credited to Bob's
will to live and his deter-
mination to go back to his
roots at the 2005
International Plowing
Match (IPM) in Listowel.
Corn Cob Bob is the offi-
cial mascot of the 2005
IPM, and will return to his
field of dreams, at the
plowing match, in
Listowel on Sept. 20-24.
It is here that he feels
appreciated most by the
agricultural community
and by consumers who
see the value of corn for
numerous products, an
agricultural commodity,
and of course a fuel.
Brussels Market seeing active trade
Brussels Livestock Market report for the
week ending Aug 12.
Total receipts
2,361 head of cattle,729 lambs and
goats.
Summary
Tuesday: The fed steers and heifers sold
$2 higher. Choice steers and heifers sold 92
to 98 sales to 114.50, second -cut steers and
heifers sold 88 to 92. The cows traded at
prices $5 to $8 higher.
Thursday: The veal steady with the
lambs on a strong active trade.
Friday: Calves and Yearlings were both
selling on a very strong active trade.
Steers
There were 501 steers on offer.
Ten steers consigned by Emerson L.
Martin, Linwood averaging 1441 lbs sold
for an average of 102.21 with sales to 105.
Four steers consigned by Harvey Hoggart,
Londesborough averaging 1198 lbs sold for
an average of 99.80 with sales to 107.75.
Four steers consigned by Corgercrest
Farms Ltd., Seaforth averaging 1388 lbs
sold for an average of 96.24 with a blonde
steer weighing 1325 lbs selling for 105.50.
Heifers
There were 246 heifers on offer.
Thirty heifers consigned by Johnston
Farms, Bluevale averaging 1353 lbs sold
for an average of 102.91 with sales to
110.25.
Nine heifers consigned by Mike Dalton,
Goderich averaging 1163 lbs sold for an
average of 102.11 with sales to 105.
Four heifers consigned by Doug Lightfoot,
Crediton averaging 1281 lbs sold for an
average of 97.48 with sales to 98.25.
Eleven heifers consigned by M -R Farms,
Exeter averaging 1252 lbs sold for an aver-
age of 96.36 with a Blue heifer weighing
1330 lbs selling to St. Helen's Meat Packers
for 114.50.
Cows
There were 132 cows on offer. D1 and
D2: 42-52 sales to 64; D3: 30-42; D4: 15-
25.
A char cow consigned by Dale Gammie,
Lucknow weighing 1515 lbs sold for 64.50.
Three hol cows consigned by Verberne's
Farms Inc., Mildmay averaging 1493 lbs
sold for an average of 58.46 with sales to
60.
Four cows consigned by Walnut Acres
Farms Ltd., averaging 1604 lbs sold for an
average of 51.66 with sales to 58.
Bulls
There were 10 bulls on offer selling 43.50
to 53.50 sales to 73.50.
Three bulls consigned by Dale Leifso,
Paisley averaging 1645 lbs sold for an aver-
age of 44.86 with a limo bull weighing 1305
lbs sold for 68.
A herf bull consigned by Procter Farms
Ltd., weighing 1840 lbs sold for 53.50.
Veal
There were 182 head of veal on offer.
Beef: 105-110 sales to 114; Good Holstein:
80-85 with sales to 91.50; Medium
Holstein: 70-80; Plain and Heavy, Plain:
55-65; Holstein, Heavy: 70-80.
Fancy cattle bring premium prices
DENFIELD - The mar-
ket at Denfield Livestock
Sales traded on a very
strong demand at prices
$2 to $3 higher on all
classes of fed cattle with
the fancy cattle bringing
premium prices. A good
offering of cows were in
good demand at fully
steady prices, stockers
sold strong, Holstein bull
calves steady, sows and
boars steady.
Frank Byrne, Chatham
sold two steers, average
weight 1330, average
price 106.50 to a high of
111.75 purchased by
Norval Meats.
John McLinchey,
Parkhill sold 21 steers
average weight 1345,
average price 96.66 to a
high of 105.75 purchased
by Norval Meats.
Gord Hardy, Lucan sold
21 steers average weight
1280 average price 94.37
to a high of 98.75.
William Nolte, Dresden
sold four steers average
weight 1329 average price
96.45 to a high of 104 pur-
chased by Norwich
Packers.
BM and Mary Margaret
McDonald, Thamesville
sold 12 head average
weight 1270, average
price 95.89.
14 Mile Farm, Denfield
sold four steers average
weight 1358, average
price 94.18.
Jim Scott, Lucan sold 11
heifers average weight
1242, average price 96.11
to a high of 101 purchased
by Norwich Packers.
Choice steers: 95-100,
sales to 111.75; Good
steers: 88-94; Plain steers:
70-80; Choice exotic
heifers: 95-100, sales to
101; Good heifers: 88-93;
Plain heifers: 70-80; Good
fed cows: 40-55; D1 and
D2 cows: 32-40; D3 and
D4 cows: 20-25; Shells:
15-20; Good beef bulls:
42-58; Holstein bulls: 30-
38; Stocker steers: 750-
800 lbs 105-110; Stocker
heifers 800 lbs 102-106;
Good Holstein bull calves:
$100 to $205; Sows: 44-
48.
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Corn Cob Bob will be
under the security and
protection of his sponsor,
the Canadian Renewable
Fuels Association (CRFA)
officials. After the plow-
ing match, Corn Cob Bob
will work with the CRFA
to continue his quest to
educate the public and
advocate for ethanol and
renewable fuel sources.
Corn Cob Bob will con-
tinue to gain strength with
the support of his many
friends attending the 2005
IPM.
Along with the Canadian
Renewable Fuels
Association, Corn Cob Bob
welcomes everyone to
"Come be Amazed!" at the
2005 IPM in Listowel, ON,
Sept. 20-24.
BACKGROUND
Corn Cob Bob ended up
on the Daily show as a
result of international
media attention he gained
in his attempt to attend
Canada Day celebrations
on Parliament Hill,
Ottawa, on July 1.
Representing the renew-
able fuels association, Bob
was told he could not
attend Canada Day cele-
brations because the
Royal Dutch/Shell Group,
a major corporate sponsor
of the Canada Day show,
had a clause in its con-
tract banning participa-
tion by any other fuel
group.
It was later stated by the
National Capital
Commission this
wasn't the case,
but the national
media got wind
of the con-
frontation
involving
Corn Cob
Bob and Shell
and had a field
day with the story.
It resulted in
international
headlines, includ-
ing a story in the
business section
of The New
York Times. As
of last week Google had
107,000 hits on Corn Cob
Bob. This has proven
something of an embar-
rassment to the federal
government, as well as
the Province of Ontario,
which are pushing alter-
native, cleaner fuels.
Following up on the
hoopla, "The Daily Show
with John Stewart" invited
Corn Cob Bob on the
show, taped for Aug. 9.
The Daily Show skit
ended with Corn Cob Bob
being shot. The Daily
Show made no mention of
the fact that Corn Cob Bob
is the mascot for the 2005
International Plowing
Match, being hosted by
Perth County on
Carson Farms, just
east of Listowel,
Sept. 20-24. But it's
one and the
same Corn
Cob Bob who
was in atten-
dance at Carson
Farms for the
unveiling of the offi-
cial 2005 IPM sign
last summer.
However, as
noted by organizers
of the 2005
International
Plowing Match and
Rural Exposition, Corn
Cob Bob has made "an a-
mazing" recovery and is
ready to greet as many of
the 100,000 or so visitors
to the big show that he
possibly can.
For more information on
the 2005 IPM visit the
website www.ipm2005.ca
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