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.1 April Machinery Sale. - - ’ ■:i" As always there was an


. sunshine, of the year at .. Gisburn Auction Mart’s


. .on the same day, a good crowd of regular salego- ers enjoyed the warmest


. much interest early in the sale. ’.


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• by a Portequip mobile- cattle handling system, • which was a must for any beef farmer, the hammer' falling to Slaidbum farm- ‘ ers T. Robinson & Son at £3,100. Cattle trailers of every shape and size met a mixed trade, but some vendors decided to take-


a good example and sold without VAT to attract a ; £1,900 winning bid from; local Massey Ferguson ; expert Ted Braithwaite. -. : Tliis was soon followed


This little tractor was


' interesting line-up of lots,' with a 1963 ME35 causing'


DESPITE the fact that there were two other sales


well as this is tradition­ ally the time of year when: sheep and lambs escape to '- fethrown: th e ir su p p o r t


the bids on offer and a Ifor Williams DP120 G 2004 model sold just:on £2,000. Older.trailers sold either side o f the £1,000 mark. •. Fencing equipment sold


f a r m e r s " h a v e


.. will sell at Gisburn, a Dia- hatsu 1.3 hatchback with ■ a new MOT on the mom- i


neighbouring fields, j ^ d - behind efforts to br ing' ' ' just to prove that anything


' ' ing of the sale sold for a ; r respectable £550, while a much-admired vintage a caravan, sold to local ;■ farmer George Simpson, of BoltonrbyrBowland, ■


. . sale at Gisburn is on Sat- - urday, June 5th, with all welcome. Auctioneers were Richard Turner & Son.


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Brisk trade at lamb sale


. weather and hosts of daf­ fodils were plenty of new


.. SPRING is here at last, and along with the sunny


: season lambs at the Easter show and sale at Clitheroe Auction Mart.


was for best pair of Suf- folk/down-.-lambs and first. prize was awared


.ym Robinson, o f a r o u n d the £90 m a r k . ; R a y m o n d used his first speech' ^ngridgC’ who had tyro Cast ewes continue to \ t o the NFU, Council to call for


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. at and above 200ppkg'and . ; NEW. National BarnJers:Uiii6h -s. nianypensofbiggefhoggs tdaiity;board;chairman‘.Mansei:


-A'ln SuQltlOn to the judff" ^ ing classes, sponsors Dug- 1 dales Nutrition. of,Clit-;i' heroe awarded prizes to;-


Suttolk lambs weighing ; . reach'ripw heights each.;; .farmers to'receive the long over-': 37kgs and selling at £88 a -. week, with ordinary mule .ivdue priceTise'for their miHq’and - ne®d_(^8ppkg) to Mr p,v,yewes , at . nearly/lElOO?*; promised to investigate the'dairy > Fennm^on..


i; day being a. phenomenalIrs-inore'confident about their future £150.


If cent continentals b‘ringing'jf'|what’they are'owed/JiSfs^?;^^^ £120-plus,. top price'bf thels:^;^i.lj;.‘


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.^feelndw.will drop like a stone if?: y these legitimatejexpectationsfo


j “Myjbig concernlis;th'atTany|4 confidence and positivity farmers ®


'Swalesinthe£60sMd,de-'*5;market!to"ehsure farmers'get -D^airy:ifaf ihers !?ar elfeeling acco'rding to DairyCo’i


rV ;'.f';i^,;-3;;.&i^l'latest,survey, but they also,havc said>Mr;.R'ay->


Cleveleys, who chose the day’s best single lamb as a Continental from Mr E. Sharpies, of Mellor^ weighing 39kgs and later selling to Mr Holden at £133 (341ppkg). ’ .; ; :-The award for best pair of continental lambs went to Mr Mark Worthington, o f Ramsbottom, whose' twb'Charollais lambs, weighing 42kgs, sold at £115 per head (274ppkg), also to the pre sale judge.- • The final judging class?


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■ vthe highest priced pens of prime hoggs for the day in two breed classes,


The day’s judge was Mr afitex hoggs at 36kgs, selling fi


fcwinner of the continental; ;£class with a pen of six Bel-


ii . Local vendor Mr Brian rBreaks; of Newton, was


IanHolden,of WyreFarmsr'for £82 (228ppkg). In the® Meats shop in Thomton-1?3 :hill class Mr Keith-Whit- .'


ji'well, of Paythorne; h ad : a briskjtfade f^^


: Scotch' hoggs. weighing ‘ 39kgs and selling, at £75 (192ppkg). I The prime hogg trade


“ ^ Members of the Glithe-,


British wool back into fashion and encourage " industry and consumers ■ to support the sector.


f'.with all agreeing it would ; make a luxurious shep-^’ ■ herd’s hut!


'.rbe and Rowland branch ; : of the NFU met-at the Copy Nook-Hotel, in . Bolton-byrRowland, to discuss the issue with Ga­ reth Jones, of the British;


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Wool Marketing Board, BWMB. "I' .


. ; Mr Jones to ld 'w o o l ; ' ,


producers that demand for wool at their auctions • was strongiand this had led to a dramatic increase: in price and a better deal v for. farmers..’ V He said; “At the end of:


last year the price indica­ tor, was around>75p per kilo for wool, but due to • a linuted supply the indi-" catbf in recent weeks has '• reached 113p per kilo.


: “This'is the highest.


level for around 15 years.;'- our costs; it is vital we get ,;||said he}was pleased Mr It is important.we con-.:- .the support of all prqduc:;g5jJonM gave farmers an up- tinue to promote wool in . ;ers and every kilo ofwoplfe'dafe.on the wool sector.


; .the best possible way and 'raise awareness amongst manufacturers to encour-


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‘ age more use of British wool in their products.’! ; . ■ Prince Charles is also calling for those in the


■..'textile,, fashion and the carpet trade to increase demand for wool and help raise its value..


. Mr Jones said: “In or­ der for us to continue this work, as well as control


’ is crucial, in order to have He said: “I’m sure fariri- 5 as much wool as pbssible^,.|et|w^


to sell through the auctioti^vjjinltlie wm^ system;;This will benefit'^^|B,\pto


: also told wool was start-.c-.^to sup^


; and therefore was a great: ')||fecfuaere get on board and green comm6dity.%'.lrf:fe4‘|p^^


is an'excellent,


. Andrew RothweU, NFU 2^tenwpnmehfally-ffiendly . Qitheroe grpup'secret^^^ili-iproduct.”^


^^^^^^ Quality crop of youngsters


LA"HOME-BRED British Blue-sired juvenile f rom ';


; J.C. Walker and Son, of -; Brennand Farm, Dunsop .: Bridge, was top of a quality j ; crop of youngsters at the ■


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annual Spring Show and ; Sale of Young Feeding - Bulls at Skipton Auction Mart. • Exhibited by Geof f ; : Walker, the 11-month-old; .


.: supreme champion • is by . the .Walker family’s stock : bull, Brennand Viper; who ■ :


.i;; prices at £1,030/ selling to w Stephen Svvales/iofiMel-'g


-:ing performers at Skipton;45 f - j .Out of a Limousin cow;ig ■:the title winner headed the


’bourne, York', ,who^was]-; sbuying the Skipton'ybung:;*


; responded by providing a ; fine trade, with many.lots


pens of fed hoggs com- -, ing forward from regular Clitheroe vendors,' the : buyers couldn’t complain about the very higl^ua'; of animals on offer. iThey^:


in general is certainly very strong at the mo- : ment and with many more ■


ii.bulls.! champion^ for/the:S second consecutive year;'-:


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?; Show judge; Robert :Mat-.;;; ; ten? of Thirskj had plentyS' • to do on a busy day at Skip^fe ton,%ith almost 400 cattle


. young feeding bulls supreme champloii; joined by exhibitor Geoff passed through the nng. ' . Walker, left, and show sponsor James Reeday, of F. Reeday & Son Traller'ServIcIng, Hetton. l)miyjm(Bii deserve much more


provide strong grounds for a size­ able; increase, which therefore leaves some very serious ques- ; tions about why farmers are yet


■ price increases are not met soon. -“All the market conditions


; to see this reflected in their milk cheques. “My message to milk buyers


; farmers can’t see milk prices ris­ ing across the rest'of Europe?;


Msrcn. Let me tell you that w em o s t major retailers have offered do. We can also see that milk pro--.'.:*; farmers stability in a volatile mar-


duction has reached a new l o w k e t is very simple; Do you think that ' must behave in a proper.manner


5 that they don’t know about the ■ record milk auction prices?; that they aren’t aware that exchange rates have been in our favour?;


■ that the level of imports have?; dropped off a cliff?; that Daily- ?


. Co’s Milk for Cheese Value Equivalent is 3ppl higher than


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towards their suppliers; andiat'S; market will not be tolerated. the moment 1: I believe that farm-


being misled. “As for retailers, I believe"


delivered some meaningfiil ben-\, enough; Dedicated retail chains hav


. and M a result they are not get- - tmg the returns they should be.


there are certain activities thati' are working against dairy farmers s


;|efs.ty paym^^^ jfthat'f eflecf


'-ud ii naves-f promotionai: '


and that any hopes buyers mayirtis'-However,-any attempts to un- nave had for a late spring flush .'{s de'rmine of circumnavigate dedi- are well and truly over.: Buyers isrcated relationships by aggrtysive tendering tactics elsewhere in the


2 nd their representatives are •:«; to be stifled; in part because of ^ reported resistance by rctail-


.'-“The cheese market continues conditions, chains have-fe promotionaLoffersHEnough IS


liaridjan'mhrealistic expectation |that;the;re^ supply chain ; - should continue to fund ludicrous


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this time last year,orthat cream : efits to dairy;farmers in recent over. 13 per cent in .’m years,- and the prices offered by


FOR sale with honeywell at- £237,500 is 16 Moorland Ores-


. cent, in Clitheroe, a mature : bay-fronted semi'offering- :'.


/excellent family accommoda- : tion in this sought-after part ; : '


- of town. : With the advantages of a large ; ; rear garden, a detached garage


;;; and car port and excellent views, . ; ! this is a must-see property.


i j .spaclous lounge, well lit by the? ': ; . ' feature bay window. An attractive;-.: ’ gas fire is set on a marble hearth with wooden surround. > • . -


.? with telephone point leads to a .. ; : ‘an integrated electric oven and ;. ,


; >;; On the ground floor, a hallway


; . A separate dining room with ■ : coved comice and picture rail : . has a feature cast iron stove set;' ■


, into the chimney breast and on a - ;: quariy-tiled hearth. This room is ■ ‘ open to the conservatory, which : in turn has French doors to the.


’ garden, so lots of light and great- outdoor views too. * •The kitchen has an attractive .


' modem range of cream wall and ; ;; base units with laminate work sur- , faces and tiled splashbacks, plus •;;?i.


’ gas hob. An external door leads to the car port.


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ii ; ..Upstairs, the master bedroom;?!-.;’ ■; has a fitted cupboard and built-in ;i’:i;


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wardrobes, while the two remain-, ing bedroons are each a good size. and also have a range of built-in furniture. The family bathroom has a three-piece suite with a ? . shower over the bath. ; Outside is a small front garden :


and a large rear garden with a ; paved patio, brickbuilt barbecue, . lawned area with planted borders,’ vegetable garden, lower patio^; : 'i area, greenhouse and garden v; shed. The detached single garage;':, has power and light and there is more parking in the drive.' ;> For full details call the agent on 01200426041 or visit:


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