Classifieds
AUCTION
Elmira Produce Auction – Hay and Straw Sales every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Consignors and buyers welcome. Call Noah Gingrich, 519-669-3884. 7400 Reid Woods Drive, Elmira.
CONSTRUCTION
WE POUR: liquid manure tanks, bunker silos, foundations and pads. All are 100% engineered. Serving Ontario since 1968. De Jong & Sons Ltd. 519-348-0523.
CUSTOM WORK
Janmaat Custom Bale Wrapping. In-line wrapping, any size round bale and any size square bale up to 6 1/2' long. Call Cody at 519-955-3384.
DAIRY
Screened bedding sand, delivered. Call 519-625-8242 or 519-274-1490.
FOR SALE
Garlic Gardeners Diversity Special – Includes: 9 ‘seed’ bulbs of 3 distinctly different varieties of garlic. $30 plus shipping. Grow diversity and taste the difference! D&H Newman, growing 50+ varieties of garlic in Kincardine, ON. Order
now at: www.dandhnewman.ca dandhnewman@gmail.com
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For certified varieties of soft red and hard red winter wheat. Contact Courtney Grain & Seed (2015) Ltd., 225 Hwy. 21, RR 1, Ripley. Phone 519-395-2972. Ask for Carmon or Mitch.
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Martin’s Nursery & Bee Supplies Etc. Large selection of flowering trees, shade trees, fruit trees and hydrangeas and other shrubs. We have the plants you need to make a living “privacy hedge” or snow fence, Blue spruce, pine, cedars, etc. Also… Complete line of Bee Supplies for the commercial or hobby beekeepers. We sell Bees (Nucs) in spring and early summer. Come see our selection Monday to Saturday at Emanuel E.M. Martin, 42661 Orangehill Rd., Wroxeter, ON N0G 2X0, one concession north of Wroxeter on Belmore Line.
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Rosco grain bins for sale – 19' and 14' diameter. Parts available. Used grain bins wanted for parts or reuse. Closed Sundays, 519-338-3920.
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Hay and straw and individually wrapped baleage, nice, clean, rotary combined, good for TMR, 3x3x7' bales and silage bales individually wrapped. Huron East, 519-292-0138.
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Fall Sale: Large variety of fabrics, quilting supplies and quilts at Retail Dry Goods September sale, September 16-30. 10 kms north of Kinloss to sideroad 30 Brockton. Turn right, first farm on left. Fire #418.
GARDEN TOURS
Visit Keppel Croft’s four acres of gardens, nature trail, and Keppel Henge. Bring your picnic. Open Wednesdays through Sundays, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 504156 Grey Rd 1, Big Bay, Grey County. www.keppelcroft.com
HELP WANTED
NEED reliable and dependable workers to scrape and wash out livestock trailers in the Mildmay area. P/T & F/T positions available. Call Rob 519-881-6089 or Devin 519-367-2540.
IRON & STEEL
DISCOUNT STEEL: New second grade steel sales; 1" - 8" square tubing; 7/8" x 14" round tubing; Rectangle tubing, discount plate; New and Used I-Beams; Bar grating, rebar, angles; Custom cutting, welding, punching. Listowel. Phone Aden 519-595-7775.
LIVESTOCK BEDDING
MIRACLE FIBER Livestock Bedding. Also, coarse wood mulch for horse and cattle walkways, wet areas around water troughs and bush lanes. Also available is dairy pack starter bedding. 1-877-773-8004. Sittler Grinding. Rick Sittler.
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Bedding pack compost starter for dairy and veal barns. 1-877-773-8004. Sittler Grinding. Rick Sittler.
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DUST EXTRACTED straw is significantly more absorbent than non-processed straw or traditional wood shavings, available in bags or bulk. Also, 50/50 mix chopped straw and sawdust, bags only. Edgar Martin, 519-291-6783.
LIVESTOCK FOR SALE
Limousin Bulls – yearlings and 2 year olds, polled, some homozygous polled, thick, well muscled, semen tested. Smart Limousin, Meaford 519-372-7459. www.smartlimousin.com
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Red Angus-Simmental, Red Angus and Simmental heifers bred Red Angus for sale. James and Joan McKinlay, 519-599-6236. jmckinlay@bmts.com
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LIMOUSIN-quality breeding bulls and breeding females for sale. Delivery included. Posthaven Limousin, John Post 519-766-7178. www.posthavenlimousin.com
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Kern Simmentals moving on with the times. Bred Fleckvieh fullblood heifers based on the Manta bloodline, known since 1970 for its milk and muscle. Carrying the new genetics of Anchor D Raptor and FGAF Guerrero also two Fleckvieh fullblood breeding bulls. 519-369-6447 or 519-369-4076.
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Suffolks – purebred winter-born ewe lambs and ram lambs. British bloodlines M-V negative, closed flock. 519-233-7896.
RESTORATION
The Olde Tyme Radio Centre – antique radios, clocks, gramophones, telephone and vintage auto clock radio. Speedometer, tachometer rebuild-restore. Belgrave 519-357-4304, www.oldtymeradio.ca
RETAIL & GIFTS
Stitches with a Twist – 404 Queen St., Blyth, 519-523-9449. Yarns, knit and crochet instruction. Chainmaille supplies. Alterations and repairs, including leather.
SERVICES
Cronin Poured Concrete Ltd. Since 1976. Liquid manure tanks to 200'. Heights of 8'-14' (1-pour). All jobs engineer specifications/inspections - guaranteed. Best firm quote in Ontario. Mark Cronin, 519-348-9062. Cell 519-274-5000. www.cronin pouredconcrete.ca
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TRINAL CUSTOM FARMING – If you are looking for someone to do your disc-bining, big square baling or forage harvesting please call Ken Horst, cell: 519-292-1393 or Kervin 519-357-5557, RR 2, Teeswater.
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INLINE FENCING – Custom farm fencing. Page wire and horse fencing 519-934-1555.
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Firearms and hunting training. PAL & HUNTER ED. Ongoing courses available. Certified instructors. Call Greg 519-887-9622 or 519-291-0507.
STANDING TIMBER
STANDING TIMBER - hardwood and softwoods. Quality workmanship guaranteed. B. Kropf Forestry Service Ltd., Bruce Kropf, RR 1,Shakespeare, ON, N0B 2P0. 519-748-7422.
TRAVEL
AGRICULTURAL & UNIQUE Tours
– Australia/New Zealand
– Costa Rica
– India - Enhanced Itinerary
– Egypt/Jordan
– Portugal/Spain
– Morocco
– Ukraine & Romania
– Poland & Ukraine
– UK & Scotland
– Alberta Farm Tour & Calgary
Stampede
– Yukon and Northwest Territories
Portion of Tours may be Tax Deductible.
Contact Select Holidays at 1-800-661-4326 or visit www.selectholidays.com
UPCOMING EVENTS
Pratie Oaten Irish Festival takes place Sunday, September 29 at Moreston Heritage Village, Grey Roots Museum & Archives, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Live music and entertain-ment, delicious food samples, and more! Visit greyroots.com or 519-367-3690 for details.
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Elmira Charity Quilt Auction and Country Market, located at Elmira Produce Auction (7400 Reid Woods Dr., Elmira), Saturday, October 26. General and silent auctions start at 9:00 a.m., new handmade wooden furniture at 11:00 a.m. and a quilt auction starting at noon. Lunch counter and giant bake table. Join us Friday, October 25, 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. to preview the quilts, enjoy a beef brisket dinner and a family-themed auction. Proceeds to Elmira District Community Living 519-669-3205. www.elmiraquiltauction.com
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Facing the Flames: The History of Fire Fighting in Grey County opens September 21 at Grey Roots Museum & Archives. Discover stories of local fire and rescue from the first brave bucket brigades to our current highly-trained professionals. For more information, call 519-376-3690 or visit greyroots.com
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CIDERFEST, September 29, Van Egmond House, Egmondville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Famous apple fritters, apple cider, meat pies, flea market, historical demos, ropemaking, rug braiding, local music entertainers. Gate donation.
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Huron Tract Spinners and Weavers - and Goderich Quilters’ Guild Show and Sale, Saturday, November 2, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 3, 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. at Huron County Museum, 110 North St., Goderich. Free Admission. Betty, 519-524-4695.
WANTED
Looking for small-scale farming tools to buy and rocks (large and small) to haul away. Please call Lily 647-996-5869.
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Hay/Straw - small square bales of hay; timothy and alfalfa.  Round bales of hay; timothy alfalfa or timothy grass mix. High class large square bales of hay. Call Riley Gorman 519-321-1012.
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Actively seeking farmland to rent for corn, soybeans, wheat, hay, edible beans. Contact Narva Farms Limited: 519-366-2636 or 519-881-9384 or email: sandyfitzsimmons@hotmail.com
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Farmland – Long or short term. Cash rent, share crop. Contact Paul at Hill & Hill Farms, 519-233-3218 or 519-525-3137 or email: paul.hillhill@tcc.on.ca
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Scrap Cars Wanted – 20, 30, 40 yd. scrap metal bins available. We sell quality used auto parts. Wanted to buy – scrap cars, trucks, farm machinery, heavy equipment. Kenilworth Auto Recyclers. 519-323-1113.