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Country Folks East October 17, 2011TRANSCRIPT
Farm News • Equipment for Sale • Auctions • ClassifiedsYour Weekly Connection to Agriculture
ColumnistsParis ReidheadCrop Comments A6
Lee MielkeMielke Market Weekly
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Judging fleeceby their cover
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Auctions B1Classifieds B20Farmer to Farmer A38Small Ruminants A8
“Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will becounted among the wise. Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.” Proverbs 19:20-21
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by Kara Lynn DunnBelleville-Henderson Central School
FFA has put another successful Agri-cultural Fair in the Belleville, NY,record books.
On Friday, Sept. 23, the group wel-comed National FFA President RileyPagett of Woodward, OK.
“It was quite the opportunity to havethe National President of an organiza-tion with more than 500,000 memberscome to Belleville, NY, to tour our agri-cultural education program,” said J.W.Allen, New York State FFA President.Allen and New York’s other state FFA of-ficers traveled with Pagett throughoutthe state for the week prior to his visit toAllen’s alma mater.
“Our 1,500-mile tour provided greatbonding experiences with Riley, who isan exceptional young leader, and gaveus the opportunity to explain the di-versity of New York State’s agricultur-al industry to him and to about 4,500students in 25 different schools,”Allen said.
Allen said he was impressed with allthe ag education programs they visited.
“Each school we visited had its ownfocus area which supports just how di-verse our agricultural interests are inNew York State,” Allen said.
Allen summed up Pagett’s message tostudents as a challenge to “be real, beunique, and be yourself.”
Among the more unusual attractionsat the Agricultural Fair on Saturdaywas a newly-hatched ostrich owned by
FFA member Amanda Rhodes.The FFA aquaculture tanks were a
popular stop for visitors. Communitymembers also brought their animals,including golden pheasants and rab-bits, to show.
Past Belleville-Henderson FFA mem-ber and past Jefferson County DairyPrincess Rachel Zumbach brought herToggenburg goat “Martha” to the eventand had goat’s milk soap for sale.
Barb Fuller, who graduated fromBelleville when it was Union Academy,had 36 percent goat’s milk soap for salefrom Dancing Goat Farm. Barb andRich Fuller have a herd of 17 dairy andfour meat goat does.
“We were excited to participate inthis community agriculture fair for thefirst time and to tell our farm story tothe visitors. This school has alwayshad a strong FFA program and I amglad to see so many girls participat-ing,” Barb said.
First-year agriculture teacher andFFA Advisor Tedra McDougal creditedthe students with organizing the “meetand greet” with Riley Pagett, the Ag Fairand a 5k event.
“Having the National FFA Presidentvisit with an opportunity for the stu-dents to ask questions is a great way toget students involved; and althoughthis area is a strong farming communi-ty, there are still a lot of people whodon’t understand agriculture, and theAg Fair is a great way to educate them,”Miss McDougal said.
Belleville-Henderson AgFair another success
Belleville-Henderson FFA Advisor Tedra McDougal (4th from right) stands with someof her FFA students and the Outstanding Award-winning corn grown by Zach Richter,Krystle Burger, Conrad Gehrke, and Adam Fields. From left to right: Krystle Burger,Nathan Leviker, Nichole Race, Jarred Brown, Heather Montgomery, Erik Shelmidine,Miss McDougal, Colton Ramsdell, Samantha Furman, Damion Broadhurst.
Photos by Brian P. Whattam
New York State FFA President J.W. Allen wrapped up a weeklong tour of the state withNational FFA President Riley Pagett with a visit to Allen's alma mater Ag Fair atBelleville-Henderson Central School.
Jefferson County Dairy Ambassadors Krystle Burger and Samantha Furman servedup lots of smiles at the Belleville-Henderson Ag Fair Ice Cream Social.
Join NOFA-NY on Nov. 4 for our 1stAnnual Organic Dairy and Field CropConference at the Crowne Plaza inSyracuse, NY, featuring experienced or-ganic keynote speakers: Ed Maltby, Ex-ecutive Director of the Northeast Or-ganic Dairy Producers Alliance, andMary-Howell Martens, Owner of Lake-view Organic Grain.
The following workshops will be pre-sented at this year’s Organic Dairy andField Crop Conference:
Conscientious Care of Organic DairyAnimals — Hubert Karreman, VMD
Diversifying Your Dairy with Local Or-ganic Meats — Bill Eklund
Diverse Grazing Practices — NathanWeaver, Robert Zufall and Brad Davis
Crop Rotation, Cultivation and WeedControl in Row Crops — Klaas andMary-Howell Martens
Nutrient Density in Grain Crops —Kevin Engelbert, Professor MargaretSmith & Orin Moyer
Healthy Soils for a Healthy Farm —Heather Darby & Cindy Daley
Growing & Marketing Food — GradeGrains — Glenda Neff, Elizabeth Dyck,Thor Oechsner & Ed Lentz
NOFA-NY encourages new farmersand farmers interested in transitioningto organic to attend. NOFA-NY, CertifiedOrganic LLC staff will be availablethroughout the day to answer questions.
How to Register:Register online at
www.nofany.org/dairyconference orcall Katie (Membership & RegistrationCoordinator) at 585-271-1979 ext. 512.
Registration Costs:• Early bird discount save $5 if you
register before Oct. 24.NOFA-NY Member: $35Guests of NOFA-NY Member (2 per-
son limit): $25 eachNon-Member: $55Children 12 and under: FreeLunch is a potluck-please bring a
dish to share.This conference is partially made pos-
sible through the generous support ofHorizon Organic and Organic Valley.
NOFA-NY announces 1st AnnualOrganic Dairy and Field Crop
Education Conference
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by Elizabeth A. Tomlin
Good old fashioned fun and games,laughter — and lots of free ice cream ofcourse — highlighted New York StateHerkimer County’s 2nd annual FamilyDay at the Farm on Oct. 1, at RaycliffFarm, in Little Falls, NY.
In spite of the cold, pouring rain, ap-proximately 1,500 people showed up indroves with their children in tow to takepart in this family oriented, agricultur-al event.
Due to the inclement weather, most ofthe activities took place under the shel-ter of Raycliff Farm’s huge indoor arenawhere vendors lined the walls from endto end.
“It’s cold and rainy,” said Sue Keith ofCreek’s Edge Elk Farm, “but, there’s aton of vendors here with lots of things forsale!” Vendor space was free, as were allof the games and crafts. “We want to keepthings free, to encourage families to comeand spend the day as families,” said RayHulten, host of the daylong event.
Although the vendors kept surpris-ingly busy, the focus of the day fell onthe old-fashioned games that drewhundreds of children all day long, in-cluding the kiddie tractor races, thespoon and egg races, and the sackraces. And it wasn’t unusual to see themany teens whom attended also taking
part in the games — along with clownSue Miller, who delighted children andadults with her antics.
“We want the kids to come out and en-joy some old-fashioned fun, and leavetheir video games and computers athome!” said Hulten.
The Herkimer County Dairy PrincessJennifer Hula and her Court were onhand to dish out nearly 36 gallons of icecream that had been donated by Stew-art’s. And folks helped themselves tothe 1,500 cups of high protein ChobaniGreek Yogurt, which came in severalfruit flavors, and had been donated tothe Dairy Princess program for thisevent, from the New Berlin factory inChenango County, New York.
“Remember to consume three dairyproducts everyday to live a healthylifestyle,” Hula reminded everyone, askids lined up to spin the wheel at herbooth to win a prize.
Representatives from 4-H groupsaround Herkimer County attended theevent to take part in the festivities andto celebrate National 4-H week.
John Haughton, Supervisor of theTown of Manheim, reminded the atten-dees about the importance of 4-H in thecommunities.
“I urge the people of this communityto take advantage of the opportunity to
become more aware of this special pro-gram that enhances our young people’sinterest in their futures as part ofHerkimer County’s 4-H Youth Develop-ment,” Haughton remarked. He notedthat “4-H is one of the largest youth de-velopment organizations in New YorkState and the largest in the nation withsix million young people participatingin the 4-H.
Members of the Mohawk Valley FFAalso attended the event and set up abooth with information that explainedabout their agricultural leadership pro-gram. They reminded people that theyare looking for FFA alumni to form agroup to mentor to the kids in the exist-ing agricultural and character-buildingprogram.
“The FFA has been discontinued inmany schools,” observed Vice-PresidentStephanie Arndt. “We need to make ourprogram strong to teach other kidsabout the importance of agriculture andagribusiness in our communities!”
People did see a bit of what farming isas they crowded in to watch a cow be
hand-milked in a good-natured compe-tition between members of legislature— with Bob Drummond, an old hand atmilking winning the competition.
Folks were delighted to take part injudging the milk shake competition;four delicious flavors concocted byHerkimer County officials. The winnerof that contest was Herkimer CountyLegislator John Piseck, with the countySheriff Chris Farber coming in a closesecond.
“The contestants were provided withmilk and ice cream and they added theirown ingredients to make their own spe-cialty milkshake,” said Haughton.
“Our goal is to highlight agricultureand old-fashioned fun,” said Judy Mi-jares. “I think we were very successful!”
“We got a lot of positive feedback!”said Haughton. “We were astonished atthe amount of people, the amount oflaughter and the sense of community,in spite of the weather!”
Raycliff Farm is already making plansto hold Herkimer County’s 3rd annualFamily Day at the Farm in 2012.
“Family” is key word inHerkimer County’s 2nd
annual Family Day at the Farm
Children of all ages participated in the Kiddie Tractor races and other kid-oriented
games, which took place all day long at the family event.
The 2011 Herkimer County Family Day at the Farm’s Planning Committee included
(rear) Farm Bureau Field Technician Tom Farnell, Herkimer CCE Bernie Armata, Draft
Horse Association member Carl Stallman, Town of Manheim Supervisor John
Haughton, (front) Herkimer Co CCE Program Educator Jill Turner, Donna Salamone,
Judy Mijares, and Ray Hulten. Missing from photo are Pete Jaikin and Jack Carlin.
Photos by Elizabeth Tomlin
Herkimer County Dairy Princess Jennifer Hula and Alternate Princess Stephanie
Treadwell show off two of the 1,500 cups of Chobani Greek Yogurt that were donated
to the Dairy Princess program for distribution at the 2011 Herkimer County Family
Day at the Farm event.
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by Judy Van PutOn Friday, Sept. 30,
the Cornell CooperativeExtension of DelawareCounty hosted the firstof its four scheduledclasses on BeginningGoat Farming. The day-long workshop was giv-en in conjunction withthe Watershed Agricul-tural Council, whichfunded the program,and was well attended.The morning sessionwas held at the Hamdenheadquarters; afterlunch the group trav-eled to Glenanore Farm,Bovina Center, whereMike Noonan hosted atour of his commercial
meat goat farm and pro-vided hands-on learningexperiences with hisBoer goats.
Cornell CooperativeExtension’s JanetAldrich welcomed thegroup and introduced Dr.tatiana Stanton, CornellUniversity and State ofNew York’s goat special-ist. Dr. Stanton providedan informative and inter-active power point pres-entation to the group,and welcomed question-and-answer sessionsthroughout. Participantsranged from those justentering the work forcewho wanted to learnabout farming to retired
dairy farmers whowished to work with ani-mals again; as well asstudents who had somefarming background andwanted to find a good usefor extra land to otherswho were looking to makesome extra money, inmany cases to help paytheir taxes.
Dr. Stanton told theclass that goats are his-torically one of the mostcommon sources of milkand red meat worldwide.One of the advantages ofraising goats over otheranimals is their smallsize, which enables themto be easily handled bywomen and children.Their size also makesthem less risky as an in-vestment — as the invest-ment is spread acrossseveral animals ratherthan just one, minimizinglosses from illness, flood,etc. In addition, goats aremultipurpose, providingfiber, meat and milk.They also have very ver-satile eating habits, beingruminants and eatingforages of fairly complexcarbohydrates. Goats willthrive as browsers offorbs, broadleaf plantswith succulent stemssuch as dandelions, curlydock, plantain, legumesand grasses; as well astree legumes such as
black locust.There are disadvan-
tages in raising goats,however, in that they arevery labor intensive. Fordairy goats, there aremany more animals tomilk to get the sameamount of milk as youwould from one dairycow. And dairy, fiber ormeat goats also requirevery good fences and/orherding, as they are preyanimals and need protec-tion from predators suchas coyotes and dogs, andthey will also girdle treesand shrubs, and willeradicate brush ratherthan sustain brush. Inaddition, most goats aresensitive to photoperiod,which means that theyare seasonal breeders;and as goats tend tobreed when the days aregetting shorter, it can bechallenging decidingwhen best to breed for themeat market.
But as with any farmendeavor, there are al-ways pros and cons in-volved. One of the majoradvantages of raisinggoats is the wide variety ofbusinesses a goat farmercan choose to become in-volved with, such as:
1. Commercial:a. Many meat goats are
raised primarily to sellcommercially — thebackbone of this industryis slaughter animals.
b. There is also a strongmarket for dairy goats —not only goat milk, butgoat cheeses and yogurtsare steadily gaining inpopularity.
2. Fiber: The fiber in-dustry uses mohairfrom angora goats aswell as cashmere and isprized for its softness.In addition, fiber goatsmay be marketed formeat as well.
3. Seed stock for goatfarming or for show:There is a viable industrythat is geared towardselling seed stock to oth-ers who wish to get start-ed in goat farming. In ad-dition, showing meatgoats is becoming a pop-ular industry, especiallyfor the South AfricanBoer goat breed.
4. Land reclamation:Goats are being used toreclaim old pastures orother areas that havebeen taken over by weeds
and invasive plants.They are especially effec-tive in eradicating multi-flora rose.
5. Family projects:many goats are multi-purpose and can beraised for family uses offiber, milk or meat.
6. Companion animals:Goats are very gregariousand friendly, and havegreat recreational use.They have been used asdraft or packing animals;therapy animals; andpets. In addition, there isa market for supplyinggoats that are used as 4-H projects.
7. Training herdingdogs: goats can be usedfor training herding dogsfor use on livestock farms.
In order to choosewhich industry bestsuits the purpose, a po-tential goat farmer needsto examine his expecta-tions, taking into consid-eration some importantissues, such as hislifestyle: a person whoenjoys taking vacationsfrequently or havingweekends “off” would notbe a suitable goatfarmer, as goats requiredaily care, and would notbe a good choice for apart-time business.However, a person whoenjoys working with peo-ple and animals, as wellas doing some traveling,might be happy pursu-ing a career in showinggoats, for example.
It’s also important totake into take stock theresources you mighthave to start out with,such as land, facilities
and family labor.And finally, you should
be aware of your finan-cial expectations. Beforeembarking on a projector business of raisinggoats, it’s important toresearch what your costswill be to begin goatfarming. Some figuresyou will need to get goodestimates of include:
1. The approximate an-nual costs of rearing adoe and her kids in yourregion. What is the priceof hay? Feed? What med-icines or supplementswill be necessary? If youneed to construct a barnor build fence, you’llneed to add in thosecosts as well.
2. What’s average mar-ket value of slaughtergoats in your area?Which breeds might youdecide on that will workbest for your farm? Isthere a local market forstarting goats?
3. What is carrying ca-pacity of your land andfacilities? Pasture andforage area will vary andyou’ll need to know whatto expect from the landyou have available.
4. What sort of produc-tivity can you expect froma doe under your farmconditions? Again, withso many variables it’s im-portant to study differentbreeds of goats and fami-lies of those breeds to findwhat will be most suit-able to your situation.
The next column willbe devoted to goatbreeds, breeding goatsand facilities necessaryfor raising goats.
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Eastern Edition
Goat farming for beginners classPart 1: Deciding to raise goats
Cover photo by Brian P. WhattamRachel Zumbach’s goat “Martha’ was a hit at the
Belleville-Henderson Ag Fair. Rachel holds a bar of goat’s
milk soap; with her is FFA Advisor Tedra McDougal who
learned how to make goat’s milk soap at a teacher’s work-
shop this summer.
Dr. tatiana Stanton, Cornell/New York State Goat Expertpresented a Power Point program on Beginning GoatFarming on Friday, Sept. 30, at the CCE of DelawareCounty office, Hamden, NY.
The Beginning Goat Farming workshop was split intosmaller groups; each worked with a goat and learnedhow to monitor a goat’s pulse, respiration and tempera-ture as well as the goat’s condition and conformation.
Photos by Judy Van Put
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by Sally ColbyTom McIlwain had some specifics in
mind as he examined the row of bun-dled fleeces laid out on a table.
“First, I look for crimp,” said McIlwain,who had just finished judging the woolclass at the Keystone International Live-stock Expo held recently in Harrisburg,PA. “I also look for lanolin and length ofstaple. A 2 1/2 inch staple will stretch toabout 3 1/2 inches. I also look for dirt inthe fleece - chaff, straw, hay, grain, ma-nure. The fleeces were quite clean thisyear.” To evaluate a fleece, which is theone-year growth of wool on a sheep,McIlwain begins by examining all sidesof the fleece. Then he reaches deep intothe center of the fleece, using his handsto find dirt and second cuts - short fibersthat are the result of the shearer notshearing tight against the skin with theoriginal stroke.
The fleeces entered in the contestwere skirted to remove low-qualitywool: belly wool, short wool fromaround the head and legs, and dirtysections from the hindquarters. Aftershearing and skirting, each fleece wasrolled - first, the two sides are rolled to-ward the center and then the entirefleece is rolled from one end to the oth-er to create a neat bundle. Althoughsome fleeces were in open plastic bags,most were tied with paper twine, whichis how all fleeces were tied years ago be-cause paper dissolves during the woolscouring process. Although manyshearers handled both the shearingand tying of fleeces, some shearers en-listed the help of a wool-tyer who pulledeach fleece aside for skirting and tying.Fleeces from wool-production flocks areoften weighed so that shepherds cantrack which animals are the highest
producers of wool. Many of the top-scoring fleeces in the
wool show were from rams, which typi-cally yield heavier fleeces than ewes.Ewe fleeces are more subject to 'break-ing', a weak spot in the fleece that is theresult of stress of pregnancy and lamb-ing or change of diet. “It's easy to tellwhen the sheep go from pasture tograin, or from being in the barn to beingturned out to pasture” said McIlwain.“It's also easy to tell when they start eat-ing grain - there are dark places in thewool. It doesn't hurt the fleece, it justlooks different.”
The owner of the grand championfleece this year is Bob Calvert, a formerextension agent from Mercer, PA, whobrought 14 fleeces to the wool show thisyear. Calvert says that he enters fleecesfrom the youngest sheep becausefleeces from sheep in production tend tolose quality. Calvert won several class-es, and his Merino ram fleeces wasnamed grand champion. Calvert raisesMerinos and Shropshires, and al-though he is retired, he still has about40 sheep.
“My Shropshire ewes aren't the realmodern extreme type,” said Calvert.“They're sort of middle of the road, sothey're good for commercial breeders orfor kids who are just starting.” Calvertsays that some of the changes in the in-dustry, with livestock becoming ex-tremely tall, helped for a while but manybreeders got carried away. “They'vetoned it down and gotten away from thebig, tall animals,” he said. It's hardwhen you're trying to maintain ewesand rams with $6.00 or better corn, andmost of those animals can't eat enoughgrass to maintain their weight. You canrun into breeding problems.” When
Calvert purchases sheep, especiallyMerinos, he looks at something mostsheep breeders don't consider - woolquality. He shears some of his sheep inMarch, then shears the majority in Mayand June. Because the Merino has sucha heavy fleece, he crutches them priorto lambing.
McIlwain is quick to point out the val-
ue of good wool. “Wool stays warm whenit's wet and it won't burn,” he said. “Thequality of the fleece depends a lot onwho is taking care of the sheep; whetherthey're kept inside or outside. Don'tthrow the grain at the sheep - try to putit down so you aren't putting it down ontop of their heads. Same with hay - putit so they have to reach up to get it.”
Judging fleeces by their cover
Bob Calvert, Mercer, PA exhibited the grand champion fleece at KILE.
Tom McIlwain compares the staple length and crimp of two natural colored fleeces.Photos by Sally Colby
Stress affects wool quality, so wool judge Tom McIlwain checks a section of the fleecefor signs of stress.
“Food Justice Certified” is a project ofthe Ag Justice Project that seeks to cre-ate a market for “Domestic Fair Trade”.
Agricultural Justice and Your Farm isa workshop for farmers and farm em-ployees on improving labor policies andemployer-employee relationships.
This workshop, led by Elizabeth Hen-derson, organic farmer and co-founderof the Agricultural Justice Project (agri-culturaljusticeproject.org), will helpyou learn how you can improve workingrelationships on your farm with
employee policies that go beyond legalrequirements to agreements that arenegotiated and fair.
The Agricultural Justice and YourFarm workshop will be held at theEcoVillage FROG Common House,Rachel Carson Way, Ithaca, NY, onWednesday, Oct. 26, 5-8 p.m., withpotluck supper. A $5 suggested dona-tion will be accepted at the door.
Consider enrolling in the pilot phaseof the new “Food Justice Pledge” or“Food Justice Certified” program,
designed to provide market recognitionof farms with just working conditionsand prices that cover full productioncosts. The Food Justice label is basedon the Standards of the AgriculturalJustice Project. All kinds of farmers areencouraged to participate — organic,“conventional” and otherwise.
The workshop is co-sponsored byGroundswell, NOFA-NY, Cornell Farmwork-er Program, the Agricultural Justice Project,and the Cornell Small Farms Program.
The Groundswell Center for Local
Food & Farming is an initiative of theEcoVillage at Ithaca Center for Sustain-ability Education, which is a project ofthe Center for Transformative Action.
To register, visit the NOFA-NY onlineregistration page or send an email to [email protected] or call 607-277-0180.
For more information, visit the Agri-cultural Justice Project’s Web site orcontact Elizabeth Henderson, [email protected], 585-764-8471.
Groundswell to host Ag Justice Workshop for farmers
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Right on the moneyFor the Northeast,
2011 has turned out tobe a really weird growingseason. Too wet andchilly in April resulted inbushels per acre oatyields that were down afair amount. Oat testweights were significant-ly lower, in the mid-20s,way under the 32 poundstandard. Most growersthus ended up with halfan oat crop. Wintergrains, planted last fall,faired quite a bit better.They seem to smooth outsome of the bumps exist-ing between the end ofone growing season andthe beginning of thenext. Cooler and damperApril spilled into May,delaying corn plantingsthroughout most of theregion. When farmerscomplained that theyhad very little cornplanted by the last weekof May, I tried to consolethem by saying that theyreally hadn’t lost muchfunctional growing sea-son. Heck, shad blos-soms didn’t appear untilmid-May in most of theNortheast.
During late May, forgrowers who successful-ly dodged rain drops,some really nice haylage,as well as balage, washarvested. And occasion-ally, some beautifulsmall bales escapedMother Nature’s graspfor safe haven in themow. One spring param-eter (I guess that’s theright word), that wasnormal, was the timingof the first thunder-storm: April 4. It wasn’t
a violent electrical storm,but there was somelightning and rumbling,most of it in the dis-tance, i.e., not in metro-politan Hartwick.
On the strength of thatthunderstorm, I made aprediction for first killerfrost in the fall. Let mereview the scientific ba-sis for this type of fore-casting: somethingcalled the jet stream po-lar drift rule. This phe-nomenon dictated thatone weather extreme de-viating time-wise fromthe vernal equinox(March 20 this year)would be followed half ayear later by the oppositeextreme, deviating by thesame amount of timefrom the autumnal equi-nox (Sept. 23). This cli-matologic pendulum hasscientific basis, at leastin mid-latitude areas likeupstate New York, andother regions near the45th parallel. The 45thparallel is halfway be-tween the 30 degree lati-tude and the 60 degreelatitude. The 30th paral-lel is home base for thesouthern branch of thenorthern hemisphere jetstream, while the 60thparallel is home base tothe northern branch.
Practically speaking,this means that if thesouthern branch of thejet stream bounces waynorth in the springtime,we can expect the north-ern branch to bounceway south six monthslater. The southern jetstream heading waynorth has a dramatictrademark, namely a se-
rious, very summer-likethunderstorm. When thenorthern branch of thejet stream heads waysouth, its classic trade-mark is a killing frost.
I tell folks that the lastnormal growing seasonin my memory was 1975.That year dairy farmersneeded weather to coop-erate with them… milkprices certainly didn’t. Iwas employed by OtsegoCounty Cooperative Ex-tension as dairy and fieldcrops agent. I plantedfour corn demonstrationplots, each with 26 vari-eties. Tiny seed packageshad been prepared, onefor each variety (Cornell110 was one of them).Some of the seed compa-nies donating seed wereAsgrow, Agway, Doebler,Funk, Hoffman, and Pio-neer, plus some “public”varieties from other state
colleges. My locations ofthese demos were EastSpringfield, Morris (theFairgrounds), Oneonta,and Worcester.
Corn planted May 3 inEast Springfield (wonder-ful Honeoye soils) wasout of the ground, withvisible rows formed, onMay 7. Corn planted aday or two later outsideOneonta on well-drainedSusquehanna flood-plainwas seven feet tall onJuly 7. 1975 was a for-giving growing season:even sprayed poorlyfields yielded lots of cornsilage. I remember onefarm in southern Mont-gomery County (occa-sionally we agentscrossed borders) had twoparallel corn cribs, about50 feet long, with a drive-through bay, with a roofover the cribs and thebay (where equipmentwas normally stored afterharvest). That year notonly were the cribs full ofear corn, so was the bayin the middle. And thecorn was mature enoughthat this huge mass ofcorn was able to cure
with little or no storageloss. Haven’t seen a “nor-mal” year since.
This year it was a par-ticularly wise idea toplant corn varieties ofdifferent maturities, justin case we got hot spellswhich could cause blast-ing at vulnerable polli-nating times. Peak polli-nation could vary aroundthese hot spells... a typeof hedging. There were abunch of days in the 90s.Very little of the North-east’s corn growing areasexperienced “triple dig-its”, a problem whichplagued other parts ofthe country.
Around the first day offall, our garden neededto be covered up, partic-ularly the egg plants.Tomatoes we didn’tbother with, since we al-ready had a great har-vest. The evening of Oct.3, the National WeatherChannel (and the localones) forecast wide-spread killing frost thefollowing morning. So Icovered the egg plantsagain. We hit 27 degreesFahrenheit in our part of
Hartwick the morning ofOct. 4… and again onOct. 5. By the jet-streampolar drift thing, firstkiller frost should havehit the afternoon of Oct.5. Actual attack by JackFrost hit within 36 hoursof target. Not bad.
Prior to this year,there have been 21 sea-sons where I have kepttrack of jet stream polardrift behavior. Duringfour of the seasons, Irecused myself frommaking forecasts be-cause of really weird elNiño behavior. Thisyear el Niño was normalduring the spring. Thejury is still out as towhether later misbe-havior of el Niño getssome of the blame forIrene and Lee. Of theremaining 16 years, 13years were perfectly ontarget, less than 36hours off. So add 2011to the correct column,raising my batting aver-age from 81.25 percentto 82.35 percent (14out of 17), better thanmost of my collegechemistry grades.
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The Joy of CookingRecently I picked up a
copy of the Joy of Cooking.I knew about this littlebook, but I had never readit. The paperback covertold me this is volumeone, main dishes. It notedthat there is a second vol-ume. The forward says“This is America’s best-selling basic cookbook ofall time. …Everythingneeded for the success ofa recipe is clearly ex-plained and illustrated.”
The index is adequate.It is easy to find things.A calorie chart is provid-
ed allowing cooks to bal-ance their meals andtrack calorie intake ifthey wish. There is evenan extensive section oncoffee even recommend-ing the best type of waterto use.
When I checked outthe casserole section Icould not believe therewas no recipe forgoulash. I looked again.Maybe they called thedish something else.Then again, maybe thisbook did not have thesimple things that I waslooking for. Upon closerinspection this is cer-tainly an inaccurate con-clusion. There are many
common ordinary dishesin this cookbook.
The details about thecopyright indicate thatthe first book was pub-lished in 1931. Sincethen there have beenat least a dozen morewith it going to paper-back in 1974.
This book was com-piled by amother/daughter team.In the book dedicationthe daughter shared howher relationship with hermother for her and herhusband was strength-ened by this endeavor.What a unique relation-ship they must havehad. It was a chance forher husband to becomeintimately acquaintedwith his mother-in-lawas well.
Cookbooks representhistory. When I findcookbooks at an estatesale I look for the onesthat show the most wear
rather than the ones thatlook the best. The booksthat were used the mosthold the key to the foodhistory of that family.
Old cookbooks oftenhave approximate meas-urements such as pinchof this, a dash of that.When you attempt toreplicate that recipe yougo by taste. You addwhat your family prefers.
When I got married Icame with a love forcooking. First, I cookedfor my mother. She ar-rived home from worklater than I finishedschool so I was responsi-ble for cooking supper.This was not a hardshipfor me. I enjoyed cook-ing. I thought I broughtmore than adequateknowledge of cooking tomy marriage.
I found out however,that I did not cook likemy mother-in-law somy husband was not
enthused with my cook-ing. I was the butt ofmany jokes and muchteasing for years. I mustadmit that I did not takethe criticism kindly. Itmade me mad when myhusband pointed outmy inadequacies espe-cially when he did it infront of others.
The kids who workedfor us did not complain.They were happy for abig meal. Haying was asocial time for them, achance to eat someoneelse’s cooking instead oftheir mom’s. We fed thepeople who worked forus in those days. Mycooking cannot havebeen that bad becausethere were few leftoversafter a haying meal.
The years have passedand my cooking has im-proved. Maybe I justlearned to cook to myhusband’s taste. In theend he praised the meals
that I fixed, but he neverreally ate with relish. Ihave come to the conclu-sion that he was proba-bly a “non-taster”. Iheard this term used ona television program.People who are non-tasters do not really careif they eat. My husband,his father, and ourdaughter are like that.They eat more becausethey have to than be-cause they want to. I def-initely do not fit into thiscategory (unfortunately)and neither does my son.We like to eat and weboth like to cook. Ourfigures show it as well al-though neither of us ismorbidly obese since weboth get a lot of exercise.
The cooks in the fami-ly need to be aware ofhow food influences fam-ily health. “To presentthese essential nutrientsin the very best state forthe body’s absorption isthe cook’s first and fore-most job,” says the Joyof Cooking. “Usuallytaste, flavor, and color attheir best reflect a jobwell done.”
Being the family cookis a huge responsibility.I find that using freshingredients helps. Thenew measure of healththese days is “My Plate.”I like this concept betterthan the pyramid thatwas used previous tothis. My grandson looksat his plate to see if hehas what he is sup-posed to when he eatshere. He knows thathalf of the plate shouldbe fruit and vegetables.That is definitely to hisliking. The other halfshould provide proteinand grains. Milk accom-panies the balancedmeal. He tells me whenhe eats in school hedoes not have a bal-anced meal — I suspectthey count some itemsthat should not becounted. Of course, thechildren have a choiceso the fault may bethere instead.
I found a recipe forravioli that I definitelywill try in my issue of theJoy of Cooking. Youmake both the pasta andthe filling. I have a roundravioli cutter, but I justmay try to make thesquare type since itsounds easier.
At any rate the book wasa really good read; howev-er, I suggest that you readit when you are full!
Ann Swanson writesfrom her home in Russell,PA. Contact at [email protected]
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by Tamara ScullyMartin Dally,
renowned sheep-breed-ing and expert on laparo-scopic artificial insemi-nation, addressed theGarden State SheepBreeders, discussingflock management tech-niques for lamb opti-mization, as a part of thegroup’s annual Sheepand Fiber festival at theHunterdon County Fair-grounds in Flemington,NJ. Dally also served asa judge for the show, andgave pointers on theproper way to show theanimals in another pre-show seminar.
Dally identified threephases of managementneeded for successfulbreeding: post-wean,pre-breed, and herdmanagement. He cau-tioned participants that“the most powerful word”in lamb production is“cull,” and encouragedbreeders to keep very ac-curate lambing records.Large teats and entropi-an eye — an inverted eye-lid — are reasons to cull,Dally said.
“You can’t afford tohave a ewe on yourfarm who has notlambed for two years ina row,” he said.
For the next phase,Dally suggests that spe-cial attention be paid to“select out ewes whoneed a little bit of help.”These ewes, he said, mayhave a poor conditioningscore due to such factorsas having had twins orlarge lambs, or havingdone a very good job lac-tating. Though they maybe thin, these ewes areones that a breederwould want to keephealthy, and may needassistance in gainingback their weight.
Dally said conditionscoring is very impor-tant, as the processhelps to identify nutri-tional or other issuesthat need to be ad-dressed prior to begin-ning to breed the ani-mals. The scoring reflectsthe weight of the animal,which in turn impactsthe ability to successfullylamb and wean, as wellas the weight of theweaned lambs.
A selenium deficiencyis not uncommon inmost parts of the coun-try, and can result in fe-tal mortality during thefirst three months of ges-tation and should be dis-cussed with a veterinari-
an, as the tolerance toselenium is low, and tox-icity can occur rapidly iftoo much is provided.Vaccination programs forcommon disease issuesshould begin pre-breed-ing, Dally said, andproper nutrition for suc-cessful fertilization andfetal growth begins now.
Flushing of ewes by in-creasing the nutritionalcontent of their diet justprior to breeding, and fora very short time duringbreeding, can increasethe ovulation rate, Dallysaid, resulting in a 15 to20 percent increase inlambs being born.Flushing is performed byincreasing the carbohy-drates, either by movingto a more lush pastureon a rotational grazingsystem, or by graduallyincreasing the amount ofgrain being fed. However,this same increase incarbohydrates will causeembryo loss once the im-plantation phase isreached, so should onlyoccur briefly during thebreeding phase, Dallycautioned.
“Mature ewes benefitmore from flushing thanyoung ewes,” he said.
The role of the ramFor those not choosing
artificial insemination,the sterility of the ramcan be affected by an in-crease in temperature orhumidity. Hot and hu-mid weather, with nocool down, will causespermatozoa to die off,and the recovery periodfor regaining vitality inthe ram is six weeks,Dally said.
Rams should besheared one month priorto breeding, and shouldbe kept in a cool pasture.It is important to palpi-tate the testicles and tocheck for scrotal circum-ference. Thirty-two cen-timeters is the size whichindicates maturity tobreed. A diet with 12percent protein is opti-mal before breeding,Dally said, and too muchprotein causes problems.
The use of a markingharness can help to de-termine if there are li-bido or fertility issues.The harness should bechanged to a differentcolor after 17 days, andchecked periodically forsnugness, as breedingrams lose weight. If toomany ewes are markedwith two colors, the con-ception rate was low.
Dally recommends
breeding females at 12months, which gives ahigher lifetime produc-tivity than breedingyounger — by about 20lambs per lifetime, a sig-nificant difference.Young ewes should bebred three weeks aftermature ewes, but wean-ing should occur at thesame time, which helpswith recovery. Matureewes will seek out a ram,while young ewes do not.The ewes ideally wouldbe no less than 65 per-cent of their maturebody size at breeding.
Lambing“The last six weeks of
gestation are the mostimportant,” Dally said.
There is less room inthe rumen for food, so itsimportant to provide ahigh nutritional contentfrom a small amount offood. The quality of feedneeds to increase, andlarger operators typicallyseparate ewes carryingtwins from those withsingles to help withproper feed managementat this stage.
Breeding overweightewes, or having ewesthat do not get enoughexercise, or are beingfed improperly, increas-es the chances of keto-sis, Dally said. Ear flick-ing is one sign of keto-sis, and a Vitamin Bshot is needed if this isobserved. Dally empha-sizes that “if one has it,the probability the oth-ers have it is high,” andneed to be treatedquickly. Do not hesitateto call the veterinarianat the first signs of keto-sis, he urged.
The key to successfullambing is to “maximize
observation and mini-mize interference,” Dally,who has lambed over70,000 ewes, said.
Hypothermia is amanageable problem, re-quiring constant check-ing of the jugs, and aquick response if neces-sary. Immediately takingthe temperature of anyquestionable lamb is thefirst step. If the head isdown and the lamb isunable to swallow, a glu-cose injection directlyinto the stomach is theonly chance of savingthe animal, Dally said,and must occur beforewarming or using a feed-ing tube. The rumen isnot developed yet, so theinjection is uncomplicat-ed. For those lambs whocan swallow, but havelow temperature, dryingwith a towel, warmingback up and feeding bystomach tube is theproper response. Clean-ing any equipment be-tween animals is ex-tremely important.
Dally also emphasizedthat colostrum fromheavy milkers can befrozen for up to one year,but should not be heat-ed in the microwave,which will damage thebeneficial microbes.Colostrum is only bene-ficial for the first 24hours of life, he added.
Other herd manage-ment issues
Worming is recom-mended pre-breedingand post-weaning, Dallysaid. Rams should bewormed every 28 days.Prior to worming, takethe animals off feed thenight before, to increasethe medication’s contactwith the gut. Keep ani-mals inside, so the
worms are dropped inthe bedding and not inthe pasture, then movethe animals to pasture.
Drug resistance canbecome a real problem,and Dally recommendsrotating drugs from yearto year — no more often— to best avoid resist-ance in the flock. Properpasture management isalso vital, and pasturesshould be replantedeach year to help curtailworm problems. Somebreeds are more prone toworms. Humidity in-creases the worm popu-
lation, and having toolarge of a pasture allowsthe sheep to select thebest-tasting plants andto eat them to theground, while avoidingless tasty ones, increas-ing the exposure toworms. Pasture grassesshould be kept at aboutthree inches, no less,and pastures should besmall enough that theflock will graze evenly,not selectively, and ro-tated before the grass isshorn down too low, Dal-ly said.
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Excerpt from ESMGPA August 2011Newsletter, by Deb Borden. President,Empire State Meat Goat Producers As-sociation
You should always contact your vetfor veterinary advice. I am not a veteri-narian and do not prescribe treatment. Iam just suggesting some things youmay wish to discuss with your vet —things that seem to work best for me.
The hay is in (mostly), the kids (hu-man) have started school, the nightsare getting cool and the recent rainshave greened up the fall pastures. As Isit here watching one of the smallbreeding groups of a buck and doesfeeding on the green pasture I wonderwhich one will be the next victim of par-elaphostrongylus tenuis (p-tenuis.) Now,you old timers know all about p-tenuis,which we all call “deer worm” or “brainworm,” but some of you who haven’tbeen goating it so long may not.
As I said above, I am not a vet and Ido not prescribe medication, but I’llshare with you in hopes that you canavoid some of the problems I’ve experi-enced over the years. P-tenuis is a par-asite of the Whitetail deer. It does notseem to affect them but it causes seri-ous problems for goats. The larvae arepassed in the deer’s droppings, injest-ed by snails and slugs, which, in turn,are eaten by browsing goats. Apparent-ly, not only the slug, but the slime trailleft by the slug contains the p-tenuislarvae. The larvae then migrate to thegoat’s spine where they burrow aroundcausing inflammation and damage tothe goat’s nervous system.
If you have Whitetail deer in yourgoat pastures you have potential p-tenuis problems, especially on pas-tures where deer typically “hangaround.” Problems seem to be moreprevalent in the cool, damp late sum-mer and fall weather.
The first signs are dragging the hindfeet, or a “wobbly” rear end in the cas-es I’ve observed. It then gets worse andworse until the goat can no longer con-trol its rear-end and can’t stand up.The paralysis then continues up thespine. According to Smith and Sher-man (1994) the only time frame an in-tervention may be effective is duringthe 10 days it takes for the larvae to gofrom the goat’s gut to its spinal cordand once the larvae reach the goat’sspinal cord, treatment is ineffective.Unfortunately, once you note the footdragging or wobbly rear end the larvaehave already reached the spinal cord.
Over the years I have noted that if Ido nothing the goat generally getsweaker and weaker until it can’t standup, but if I catch it in the foot draggingor rear end wobble stage, and I imme-diately treat the goat as my vet andvarious research universities have rec-ommended the goat gets no worse. Igive the goat both a large dose of Iver-mectin injectable and Fenbendazolewormer (Panacur or Safeguard) for sev-en days. Also, on days one, three andsix the goat receives an injection ofDexamethazone (do not give to preg-nant does) to help reduce inflamma-
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Visiting the old farm againWe’ve had a full house all week with
three generations visiting all at once.Four of our children, 15 of the grand-children, and our great grandson allpack into this old house. We cookeddinner for all of them, but they didn’teat all at the same time. Some wentfishing for the afternoon and didn’t re-turn in time, so no family pictures thistime around.
I guess that was our mistake, one ofmany that would follow the day. When
they finally returned everyone washappy. Some were leaving, so theywaved a hello and good-by to eachother from their cars. But the fishinghad been very good as they caught a40-inch salmon and a smaller lakebass. They wouldn’t be able to eat thefish, something about too many con-taminates, so my daughter took themhome for the freezer. But they willmake good bait strips for the comingtrapping season.
As the last evening wound down, westill had to wait for the bonfire to goout. So everybody took a few minutesand did there own thing. Some sat bythe fire, dreaming of times gone by.The kids were wresting in the livin-groom; I was watching television
around them. All the kids had a goodtime, going fishing, on hayrides, tellingstories around the campfire, hikingdown to the woods, unloading corn,and picking up the pumpkins. After arainy start it turned into a beautiful,memorable week.
As my husband was finishing up inthe kitchen the last evening, he com-mented that this was a lot of work. I’dtried to make it as simple as possibleand I knew he wouldn’t mind when thepots and pans were all done. Some-times the hard things that we do arethe most rewarding. This old farm
served its purpose again, as a place ofrefuge for everyone involved.
After most everyone had left, I real-ized just how busy this week had been.The house seemed so quiet when thekids went to bed, so I finally decided toventure up too. These precious timestogether ended all too quickly andwe’re reminded that ‘Our children arethe only things that we can take withus when we leave this earth’.
Sons are a heritage from the LORD,children a reward from him. Blessed isthe man whose quiver is full of them.(Psalms 127:3 & 5a) NIV
tion within the spinal cord (all underthe supervision of my vet).
My experience has been that thegoats seldom get better with treatment,however, they don’t get worse. Thismay be luck and not treatment, I don’tknow for sure. Even if the goat gets noworse, a doe may have kidding prob-lems later or a buck may have breed-ing problems as in sterility or falling offdoes sideways after mounting. I havehad goats experience these problemswhile others have not.
So what can you do?• Take the goats off pasture before
the weather gets cool and damp in latesummer — I can’t afford to do that.
• Give your whole herd a continuoustreatment of Ivermectin all the time —this is expensive and time intensive.
• Shoot the deer — impractical andillegal.
Practically:• I try to rotate my pastures so my
goats spend less time on the “deerhang around” pastures in the fall.
• I am trying the continuous Iver-mectin treatment with my most valu-able animals.
• I encourage my hunter friends toreduce the deer population during le-gal hunting season.
• I am considering feeding the goatsmolasses blocks containing a wormerin the pastures where there are deer.Hopefully, the deer eat the blocks alsoand self-medicate themselves killingthe parasite before it can be passed onin the droppings — this was a recentsuggestion by one vet.
Bottom line, it a thorny issue with nogreat and easy solution but true goatbreeders never give up!
Sources: Smith & Sherman (1994)Goat Medicine, 2d Ed, Wiley-Black-well, www.vet.ohio-state.edu/docs/ClinSci/camelid/mening.html
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MILFORD, NY — IowaOrganic Dairy Farmerand guest speaker, Fran-cis Thicke, appropriatelyset the tone for theNortheast Organic DairyProducers Alliance 11thannual field days byquoting Abraham Lin-coln’s words: “The bestway to predict the futureis to create it.”
The practical, farmer-driven program startedwith an enjoyable farmtour in cooperation with
the Northeast OrganicFarmers Association(NOFA-NY) at Siobhan’sGriffin’s RaindanceDairy Farm in Schene-vus, NY. Farmerslearned about the 200acre grazing operationand her cheese produc-tion and on-farm pro-cessing center along withdeveloping markets formore grass-based prod-ucts. In conjunction withthe tour there was a“reading of the land” ses-sion with Troy Bishopp
teaching farmers to as-sess their pastures andsoil cover while dis-cussing ways to improvethe biological activity ofthe land through grazingmanagement. There wasalso a demonstrationand conversation of howto properly recycle agri-cultural plastics withNate Leonard.
NODPA’s Executive Di-rector, Ed Maltby facili-tated the indoor produc-er meetings held at theCooperstown Beaver Val-
ley Camp in Milford, NY.The kick-off panel dis-cussion entitled: Demys-tifying private label milk,was led by Kelly Shea,VP of Industry Relations& Organic Stewardshipfor WhiteWave Foodsand Horizon Organic,George Konovalov, East-ern Division Sales Man-ager for CROPP Coopera-tive/Organic Valley andPeter Miller, NortheastRegional Pool Managerfor CROPP Coopera-tive/Organic Valley whogave an in-depth look at
building relationshipswith retailers and howthe private label organicmilk issue impacts thepay price and why con-sumers identify withbranded products.
The open formatfarmer and industrymeeting cited many ac-complishments andchallenges for organicdairy production. Theimplementation of the“pasture rule”, a 12 per-cent growth in demand
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for organic dairy prod-ucts and bringing newfarmers to dairy farmingtopped the list of opti-mism while the highprice and availability oforganic grains, the payprice to keep up withsoaring inputs and regu-latory demands of organ-ic production and weath-er challenges concernedfarmers for the future.
Francis Thicke, Ph.D.in Soil Science, Iowa or-ganic dairy farmer, re-tired National ProgramLeader for Soil Sciencefor the USDA-ExtensionService, former candi-date for Iowa Secretaryof Agriculture and au-thor of “A New Vision forIowa Food and Agricul-ture” keynoted theevening’s activities ofnetworking and sharinglocal food. His procla-mation: “We need to pre-pare for change in agri-culture based on the endof cheap fossil fuels, thescarcity of fresh water,concentrated marketsand society’s continueddemand for good foodand animal welfare.”
Through a series ofslides and scientificgraphs, he said, “Ameri-ca has lost 3/4 of its eco-logical capital and withthe advent of farmingpractices since 1940 hasled to a leaky environ-mental system in regardsto soil erosion, fertilizers,herbicides and nutrientsleaving the land. We arelosing two gallons of soil
for every gallon ofethanol we produce.”
His ‘soul’-tion for thefuture: Harness knowl-edge, think big, eat local,produce farmstead ener-gy and use an organicgrass-based system ofperennial forages forfeeding animals. He seesagriculture as the leaderfor prosperity. “Many ofthe ideas and technolo-gies we are working ontoday, such as pyrolysisfrom biomass, wind andsolar energy, grass farm-ing and local food sys-tems were spurred fromyesteryear and we needto bring them to the fore-front in the 21st century.This creates local jobsand rebuilds communi-ties without losing soil.”
Other pertinent issuesexplored during the fielddays and trade show fo-cused on building moreorganic grain capacity,ramifications of the on-going House Ag Commit-tee Colin Peterson’s (D-MN) draft supply man-agement bill on the or-ganic industry, the 2010Farm Bill, impacts ofnatural gas explorationon organic certification,the importance of advo-cacy groups in the or-ganic marketplace,planned grazing man-agement and floodingmitigation.
The two day event wassponsored and support-ed by Horizon Organic,Lakeview Organic Grain,Organic Valley/ CROPP
Cooperative, OrganicDairy Farmers Coopera-tive, Green MountainFeeds, Fertrell, MOSA,NOFA-NY, PA CertifiedOrganic, Acres USA,American Organic Seed,Agri-Dynamics, DairyMarketing Services, E-Organic, King’s Agri-Seed, Madison CountySoil and Water Conser-vation District, New Eng-land Farmers Union,Neptune’s Harvest,NOFA-VT, RAPP, Renais-sance Nutrition, RiverValley Fencing, RecyclingAgricultural Plastics Pro-ject, Raindance Farm,SARE: Sustainable Agri-
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by Sally ColbyAbout 40 years ago,
when many farm-sizesheep flocks dotted thenortheast, the econom-ics of raising sheep wasrather simple: ideally,the sale of wool wouldpay for the feed and up-keep for the ewes, andthe sale of lambs wouldbe profit. That isn’t thecase for most flocks to-day, but Chuck and Hei-di Simmons, along withHeidi’s father WilsonHam, are operating fairlyclose to the ideal model.
The family raisessheep in Upper RedHook, NY, under thename Wil-Hi Farms. Theflock includes 100 pure-bred Suffolk and Ram-bouillet (white and natu-ral colored) ewes. TheRambouillet flock baseincludes bloodlines fromthe Cunningham SheepCompany, one of the old-
est and most respectedRambouillet breeders inthe country. As they in-creased their flock sizeand quality, the familycame up with ways tomarket lamb, fleeces,yarn and breeding stock.
Every other week,Chuck takes four lambsa USDA facility for pro-cessing, then Heidi andWilson sell lamb cuts atfarmers markets in RedHook, Clermont andWestchester. Carefulrecords of market saleshelp ensure that lambsare processed into thecuts customers are look-ing for. “We keep a logevery week so we canfind a trend as to whatpeople are buying,” saidChuck. “If shoulderroasts aren’t selling, we’llhave it cut into some-thing different.” Chucknoted that they maintainan ample supply of
ground lamb because it’sone of the most popularitems. They also sellpackages of four lambpatties, which is conven-ient for small families orsingles. Chuck says thatalthough some cus-tomers have questionsabout how to cook lamb,he’s found that peoplewho live outside the cityhave more questionsthan those who live inthe city. In addition toanswering questionspersonally at the mar-kets, Heidi and Wilsonhave a supply of recipesprovided by the Ameri-can Lamb Board.
Chuck says that cus-tomers often ask if thelambs are grass-fed.“They’re always grass-fed,” he explains,“whether they’re eatinggrass from the ground or
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hay in a hay feeder. Ours are fed grainevery day, year-round. I think that’swhat makes the sweetness in the meat.When people find out that ours isn’tgrass-fed only, some will try it, somewon’t.” Chuck says that Heidi has re-ceived a lot of positive feedback fromlamb they’ve sold, and that they get alot of repeat customers.
Heidi explained how the family be-gan raising the 30 or so natural-col-ored (black and shades of grey) Ram-bouillets that are in the flock. “As theewes age, they get brown markings ontheir noses, which is perfectly accept-able,” she said. “But I didn’t wantthem in the flock — I want the whiteewes to stay really white.” Heidi sepa-rated the ewes that had dark nosesand bred them to a black ram. Shesays that even with white ewes, thecross resulted in about 3/4 of theewes producing black lambs. Once thefamily had achieved the quality in thenatural colored flock, they started toexhibit their natural colored sheep.Heidi exhibited the reserve championwhite fleece at a show recently, andentered the same fleece in the NewYork Sheep and Wool Festival.
As for marketing the fine Rambouil-let fleece, Chuck says that Heidi hasalways been interested in processingand marketing the wool. In addition totheir own raw wool, the family collectsenough wool to send 1,000 pounds toBartlett Yarns in Harmony, Maine, tobe made into skeins and roving. Theysend some of their best white and nat-ural colored yarn to a neighbor whohas a sock machine and have socksmade. This gives them another productto offer at farmers’ markets.
Since Rambouillets will breed out of
season, the family aims for fall lamb-ing. This ensures that potential showanimals will be the correct age and sizefor shows, and also ensures a supplyof lamb for both cut lamb sales and theethnic market. Although they haven’thad a problem with predators, Chucksays that the Great Pyrenees that livewith the sheep keep the coyotes at bay.
The family attends several showseach year, starting with local countyfairs. They travel to the Big E in Mass-achusetts, KILE in Pennsylvania, theMaryland Sheep and Wool Festival, theNew York State Sheep and Wool Festi-val and NAILE in Kentucky.
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HARRISBURG, PA — Antique and col-lectible Holstein breed ceramics, signs,milk bottles, advertising, awards andartwork were the highlight of the 14thAll-Dairy Antiques and CollectiblesShow during the All-American DairyShow, Sept. 16-21, at the PennsylvaniaFarm Show Complex and Expo Centerin Harrisburg, PA.
The All-Dairy Antiques and Col-lectibles Show has developed a reputa-
tion for showing a variety of high-quali-ty, rare and unusual items. As the onlyknown dairy antiques show of its kindin the United States, it is a valuable ed-ucational event and a major market forbuying and selling quality dairy an-tiques and collectibles. It also serves asan educational tool for youth participat-ing in the All-American Dairy Show andthe Premier National Junior Events.
Thirty-three exhibitors supported the
show’s educational and historical goals,representing 10 States including Con-necticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massa-chusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, NewYork, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Contributing Holstein breed items tothe show were:
• Gene and Carol Schurman of Cly-mer, Indiana County, exhibited a collec-tion of Holstein items including art-work, books and brochures;
• Larry Specht of Boalsburg, PA, Cen-tre County, exhibited a 1923 Holsteinmodel cow and bull plus other Holsteinbreed pictures and memorabilia.
• Darwin Braund of State College,Centre County, displayed a 1922 framedTrue Type model Holstein bull; and
• Jeffrey Reasner of Newburg, Cum-berland County, exhibited a True Typemodel Holstein cow and bull, plus a1922 framed history of the developmentof True Type model Holstein cow.
Other interesting displays included:• Martha’s Milk House, owned and
operated by Jim and Martha Roberts ofScio, NY, offered their educationalportable 1900’s milk house containing
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Kyler and Molly Cessna, Clearville, PA, get a close look at the Surge milker attachedto the life-size Holstein cow model displayed at the show.
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all the equipment associated with sucha dairy facility. The exhibit also includ-ed many other interesting and unusualturn-of-the-century dairy pieces.
• Robert Dunn of New Ringgold,Schuylkill County, exhibited a varietyof dairy utensils, milking equipment,milk bottles, cream separators andbutter churns;
• H. Duane Norman of Fulton, MD,brought a few ceramic dairy figurinesfrom his collection which is thought tobe unmatched in the country;
• John A. Piazzese of Shipley, NY, puttogether a grand display which featuredBorden’s Elsie the Cow items from hispersonal collection;
• Charles Itle of Newville, CumberlandCounty, exhibited milk bottles from 12of the 21 Pennsylvania dairies known to
have advertised Pennsylvania FarmShow Milk Quality awards on their milkbottles; and
• David Evans of Litchfield, MI, exhib-ited a varied and extensive collection ofdairy industry aritfacts.
As in previous years, exhibitors dis-played extensive milk bottle collections,including: Jean Gilmore, also known as“The Milk Maid,” of Ligonier, Westmore-land County; Earl Bennett of Holbrook,MA; Larry Ibach of Lancaster, LancasterCounty; David Kuntz of Lancaster, Lan-caster County; Ray Crilley of EastSpringfield, Erie County; John & Max-ine Tutton of Front Royal, Virginia;Judy Meck of Mechanicsburg, Cumber-land County; Claude Wambold ofPerkiomenville, Montgomery County;Bob Lanpher of N. Attleboro, Massachu-
setts; Carl Onufer of Murrysville, West-moreland County; Duane Rader ofMansfield, Ohio; Ralph Riovo, alsoknown as “The Purple Cow,” of Ma-cungie, Lehigh County; Harry Metzgerof Dillsburg, Cumberland County; andMargin and Ellie Stout of Tunkhannock,Wyoming County.
This year’s Show also welcomed onenew exhibitor in Clyde Scheib ofPhoenixville, Chester County who stat-ed that he and his wife had a great timeand plan to return for next year’s Show.
Visit www.allamerican.state.pa.us formore details about the All-AmericanDairy Show.
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Jim and Martha Roberts, Scio, NY, included this unique display of five milk testingcentrifuges in “Martha’s Milkhouse,” one of the most popular exhibits at the show.
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Robert Dunn, New Ringgold, PA, is a picture of concentration as he “stables” his cowsduring the show set-up.
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Two of the world’s lead-ing manufacturers ofspecialized harvestingequipment — Oxbo Inter-national Corp. andPloeger Agro B.V. — havemerged to create thePloeger Oxbo Group, theworld’s largest manufac-turer of harvesting equip-ment and related prod-ucts for niche agricultur-al markets. The new com-pany is headquartered inthe Netherlands.
Oxbo has over 400 em-ployees, mostly in theUnited States, and Ploegeremploys 140, largely inEurope. Executives of thetwo companies say thattogether, their organiza-tions can more efficientlypursue opportunities innew markets such asBrazil, China and fast-growing countries in East-ern Europe.
“After nearly 20 yearsof collaborating infor-
mally, this new partner-ship positions both ofour companies for abrighter future,” saidGary Stich, president ofOxbo. “Working togeth-er, we can accomplishthings that we justcould not do as individ-ual companies. For ex-ample, we could sellmore Oxbo olive har-vesters in Europe, andmore easily offer Ploegerpotato and fine bean
harvesters in NorthAmerica,” Stich stated.
“This new arrange-ment allows our compa-nies to freely exchangetechnology and productinformation, and to co-operate in complex ini-tiatives such as offeringour products to cus-tomers in new coun-tries,” said Ad Ploeger,general manager ofPloeger Agro. “We willbuild on our individual
strengths to form newcapabilities together, andthat is good news foreveryone — employees,customers and businesspartners alike.”
The new company isowned by five groups —Ploeger and Oxbo execu-tives, VDL (a Dutch man-ufacturing company) andtwo Dutch investmentfirms, Van Lanschot Par-ticipaties and Synergia. Itwill be controlled by a
four-member board of di-rectors — Gary Stich andAndy Talbott, vice presi-dent of sales at Oxbo;along with Ad Ploeger andCees Van Beek, technicaldirector at Ploeger.
Both companies willcontinue to conduct op-erations using their cur-rent names and brands.In new internationalmarkets, however, theywill do business as thePloeger Oxbo Group.
Oxbo International merges with Ploeger Agro to form the Ploeger Oxbo GroupU.S. and Dutch companies create the world’s largest maker of specialty harvesting equipment
CORTLAND, NY —The next enrollmentdate for the LivestockGross Margin-Dairy Pro-gram is Friday, Oct. 28.Livestock Gross Margin— Dairy (LGM-Dairy), isa federally reinsureddairy insurance pro-gram supported throughthe USDA Risk Manage-ment Agency (RMA).
Jeremy Forrett, VicePresident Crop Growers,LLP, urges interested dairyfarmers to begin the appli-cation/target marketingsreport process well in ad-vance of Friday, Oct. 28.RMA replenished Live-stock Gross Margin Pro-grams funding at thesame amount as last year($20 million), but has allo-cated less to LGM-Dairy($7 million vs. $16 mil-lion). “We anticipate a highlevel of national interestduring this enrollment pe-riod and emphasize thatthis program is availableon a first-come, first-servebasis” said Forrett.
Class III Milk futuresremain positive with theability to protect a grossmargin (Class III Milk fu-tures minus CBOT/CMEfeed costs) above cost ofproduction in most cases.
LGM-Dairy becameavailable in 2008. In De-cember 2010, RMA pro-vided financial supportfor the program whichencouraged a wider ac-ceptance and by March2011 the program hadrun out of funds.
For more informationand to begin the processof understanding thisvaluable program or toenroll milk, contact yourlocal Farm Credit East,ACA branch office orCrop Growers, LLP at800-234-7012.
A useful tool was devel-oped by Brian Gould atthe University of Wiscon-sin: LGM-Dairy Analyzer:http://future.aae.wisc.edu/lgm_analyzer/
LivestockGrossMargin-Dairy Program enrollment
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The Montgomery County Farm Bu-reau Promotion and Education Com-mittee has had a very active year, visit-ing schools all over the county. Pro-jects included the “What is a Pan-cake?” program, Ag Awareness Day,displays at the Fonda Fair, a June isDairy month program at the MannaHouse, and Sundae on the Farm.
Thanks goes out to the volunteers whohelped clean up the ag building at thefair after the floods. The next meetingwill take place at the Travers Restau-rant in Gloversville at 12:30 p.m. onNov. 10.
Source: Montgomery County FarmBureau county newsletter, Fall 2011
The Montgomery CountyFarm Bureau held argricul-ture promotion and educa-tion events throughout thecounty during 2011, includ-ing serving free ice cream.
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Promotion and education
The American LambBoard (ALB) is now solic-iting applications for itsfirst round of cooperativefunding programs forthis fiscal year.
There are two pro-grams, the Supplier Co-operative Funding pro-gram, designed for sup-pliers to fund brandedretail or foodservice pro-motions, and the Indus-try Matching Grant pro-grams, designed for in-dustry partners to fundlocal promotions such asfestivals, cooking demon-strations and more.
Both programs requirea one-to-one cash matchfrom the recipient. Appli-cations are due Oct. 30.To download the com-plete application, visitwww.lambcheckoff.com.For additional informa-tion, call the ALB officeat 866-327-5262.
The board estab-lished both programsto help support proj-ects and activities thatpromote Americanlamb and further thegoals and objectives ofALB’s strategic plan.
Source: AmericanSheep Industry Week-ly Oct. 7
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The ninth annualNortheast Regional DairyChallenge will be held onOct. 27 through Oct. 29,in Watertown, NY. Com-mittee Chair CathyWickswat of Cargill Ani-
mal Nutrition and HostSuperintendent BethKeene from MorrisvilleState College are leadinga team of more than 25industry volunteers inorganizing the event.
They expect a total of120 students from col-leges and universitiesacross the northeast andCanada to participate inthe three-day programhosted this year by Mor-risville State College.
The Northeast Region-al Dairy Challenge is de-signed to create an edu-cational environment forstudents in the dairy in-dustry, facilitating real-world team situations.To accomplish this, stu-dents are placed onmixed-university teams.Dairy Challenge strivesto incorporate a higher-learning atmosphere
with practical applica-tion to help prepare stu-dents for careers in thedairy industry.
“Dairy Challenge pro-vides countless greatopportunities for partic-ipants,” explained Wick-swat. “Many of the stu-dents are planning toreturn to their familydairy farm or workwithin the dairy indus-try, so the knowledgeand skills they gain areinvaluable. From net-working with industryprofessionals to work-ing in teams to evaluatea real-life dairy opera-tion, few other pro-
grams offer studentsthe hands-on opportu-nities that Dairy Chal-lenge does.”
Students will analyzethree dairy farms locatedin or near Watertown,NY. Each five-personteam will receive infor-mation about a dairyfarm, including produc-tion and farm manage-ment data, and then vis-it the farm for a first-hand look at the opera-tion. Following the farmvisit, teams will developa comprehensive pro-gram including recom-mendations for nutri-tion, reproduction, milk-ing procedures, animalhealth, housing and fi-nancial management.The next day, teamspresent their findings toa panel of judges wherepresentations are evalu-ated based on studentanalysis and recommen-dations. An awards ban-quet will be held to rec-ognize winning teams.
The North AmericanIntercollegiate DairyChallenge (NAIDC) andits regional contestshave become the premierprograms for promotingthe future of dairy busi-
ness through college andindustry partnerships.
NAIDC and the North-east Regional DairyChallenge are fully fund-ed through the monetaryand/or in-kind sponsor-ship support of agribusi-ness and dairy produc-ers. Contributions maybe made in any amount.Defined recognition lev-els are $500 for Bronze,$1,000 for Silver, $2,500for Gold and $5,000 ormore for Platinum. Tobecome a sponsor, con-tact Jan Bitter of FarmCredit East at 800-392-3276 or [email protected]. All con-tributions are tax de-ductible to the full extentof the law.
The Northeast Region-al program is under theguidance and support ofthe North American In-tercollegiate Dairy Chal-lenge, established inApril of 2002 as a man-agement contest to in-corporate all phases of aspecific dairy business.For more information,visit www.dairychal-lenge.org or contact Mol-ly J. Kelley, NAIDC Exec-utive Director, [email protected].
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HALL, NY — SEEDWAYrecently held its 48th An-nual Kickoff Meeting forfarm seed dealers, mark-ing the culmination of theCompany’s 48th year andbeginning of the 49th.The two-day event washeld in Geneva, NY at theRamada Inn Lakefrontand at SEEDWAY’s Hall,NY, facility and adjacentcorn and soybean prod-uct demonstration trials.Dealers from Vermont,New York and Pennsylva-nia were in attendance.
SEEDWAY farm seeddealers were recognizedfor their sales achieve-ment during an eveningbanquet and the follow-ing day new programswere announced and
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A large number of SEEDWAY dealers from across the Northeast attended the Annual Kickoff Meeting for farm seeddealers.
SEEEDWAY dealers from Vermont, New York and Pennsylvania were in attendanceduring annual meeting work sessions at SEEDWAY’s corn product demonstration tri-al fields in Hall, NY. Photos courtesy of SEEDWAY
The Progressive Agriculture Organi-zation will be sponsoring a trip toWashington, D.C. for interested dairyfarmers and consumers on Oct. 25and 26. The bus will leave Walmart inTunkhannock, PA at 11 p.m. Tuesday,Oct. 25, arriving in Washington at 6a.m. on Oct. 26.
The group will meet with severalCongressmen and their aides in an at-tempt to get their support of the newdairy bill that Senator Robert P. Casey,Jr. (D-PA) has introduced in the Sen-
ate. We are looking for members ofCongress to sponsor the bill in theHouse, and we are looking for co-spon-sors of the bill in the Senate. The bill iscalled the Federal Milk Marketing Im-provement Act of 2011, and is identi-fied as S-1640. We need your supportin order to get this bill passed, which isgeared to help dairy farmers obtain arealistic, stable price for their milkwithout any government subsidies.
If you are interested in making thetrip, then call Pro-Ag at 570-833-5776.
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by Lynne FinnertyOne size fits all —
when most shoppers seethat label on clothing, itdoesn’t inspire muchconfidence that the gar-ment will suit them. Peo-ple come in all shapesand sizes.
The same can be saidof farm programs. Oneprogram cannot anddoes not fit all farmers.What works well forsouthern cotton growersor farmers in New Eng-land is probably not thebest way to help mid-western soybean farmersor western wheat grow-ers get through a diffi-cult year so they cankeep putting food onmarket shelves. Evenfrom one year to thenext, different programscan make up stronger orweaker threads in thefabric of the food andfarm safety net, depend-ing on volatile marketsand weather.
That’s why the Ameri-can Farm Bureau re-cently sent Congressfarm bill recommenda-tions that call for a “bigpicture” approach — onethat maintains most cur-rent farm programs
rather than dependingon just one or two — toprovide a safety net fordifferent types of farmersin all regions.
The ax has to fallsomewhere, however. Acongressional “super-committee” is meetingthis fall to come up withat least $1.2 trillion inbudget cuts. Every partof the federal budget islikely to be trimmed. Thecuts to the farm bill, in-cluding farm, conserva-tion and nutrition pro-grams, could be any-where in the range of$10 billion to $40 billion.
Farm Bureau repre-sents all types of farmersand ranchers in all 50states and Puerto Rico.Unlike some groups thathave called for absolute-ly no reductions in fa-vored programs, FarmBureau is taking a morepractical stance. It rec-ommends that an equalproportion, 30 percent,of the needed fundingcuts be made in com-modity, conservationand nutrition programs,with another 10 percentmade in the increasinglyimportant crop insur-ance program.
The cuts in nutritionprograms could comefrom administrativechanges rather than pro-gram benefit cuts. Thecost of administeringconservation programsalso could be reduced byconsolidating them.
When your clothingbudget gets smaller, youdon’t stop buying shirtsor pants altogether. Youlook for ways to savehere and there. That’swhat Farm Bureau is
asking Congress to dowith cuts to farm billprograms — spreadthem around, but stillkeep everyone “covered.”
Some say farmersdon’t need a safety net,because this year’s mar-ket prices are high formost commodities. But,so are production costs.Also, cotton and wheatyields are low, in someplaces nonexistent, be-cause of drought in theSouthern Plains. If a
farmer doesn’t have acrop or livestock to sell,good prices don’t benefithim much. Through thecurrent dual structure ofrisk management andincome support pro-grams, the farmer canmake it through to an-other year, ensuring thatall of us have a top-qual-ity, stable and economi-cal food supply.
The farm safety nethas evolved over the lastseven decades. And it
will continue to change,as it should — to makefarm programs worktheir best in today’sbudget environment.However, Congressshould maintain thecomplete suit of currentfarm programs. Even athinner coat keeps youwarmer than none at all.
Lynne Finnerty is theeditor of FBNews, thenewspaper of the Ameri-can Farm Bureau Feder-ation.
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FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE American Farm Bureau Federation
WASHINGTON, D.C. —National Farmers Union(NFU) President RogerJohnson issued the fol-lowing statement in re-sponse to a letter sent bythe National Council ofFarmer Cooperatives anda coalition of organiza-tions asking that the U.S.House Committee onAgriculture and SenateAgriculture Committeerecommend a two-yearmoratorium on all discre-tionary, non-essentialregulatory actions to theJoint Select Committeeon Deficit Reduction:
“Imposing a moratori-um on regulatory action
by the federal govern-ment seriously damagesthe ability of the federalgovernment, and espe-cially departments suchas the U.S. Departmentof Agriculture, to react toproblems within the agri-culture industry.
“In particular, thismoratorium would stopthe proposed Grain In-spection, Packers andStockyards Administra-tion (GIPSA) rule frommoving forward. The GIP-SA rule is absolutely nec-essary to stop the concen-tration of the livestock in-dustry. In the last 30years, the number of hog
farms in the U.S. hasdropped from 660,000 to67,000. The number ofbeef operations has de-clined from 1.3 million to740,000 during the sametime period.
“This is because pack-ers exert a significantamount of power over thelivestock markets. Thetop four packers control81 percent of the beefmarket and 65 percent ofthe pork market. Thismeans that farmers areforced to accept below-market prices for theirproducts because they of-ten have only one poten-
tial buyer in their region.“A two-year moratorium
on regulatory actionwould prevent common-sense regulations such asthe GIPSA rule from mov-ing forward. Congressand the federal govern-ment must have the abili-ty to act when such prob-lems, such as severe mar-ket concentration, arise.We urge members of theHouse and Senate Agri-culture Committees to re-ject the proposal to im-pose a two-year moratori-um on all discretionary,non-regulatory actions.”
NFU: Imposing moratorium on discretionary regulatory actions is damaging
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The American Sheep Industry Asso-ciation (ASI) shared with the membersof the Senate Agriculture, Nutritionand Forestry Committee and theHouse of Representatives AgricultureCommittee the industry’s priorities forthe next Farm Bill.
“The industry’s provisions in theFarm Bill are very modest in the scopeof agriculture spending but provide theonly risk management available forAmerica’s sheep producers,” comment-ed Peter Orwick, ASI executive direc-tor. “The industry priorities essentiallyextend the programs each as author-ized in the 2008 Farm Bill."
The National Sheep Industry Im-provement Center was authorized inthe current Farm Bill with $1 millionin mandatory funds and up to $10 mil-lion in appropriations authorized peryear of the legislation. A formal regula-tion to implement the center for grant-making capability was published inlate 2010, and the board of directorswas appointed by the Secretary withits inaugural meeting held in Januaryof 2011. The program is eligible for atleast $10 million in mandated spend-ing in the Farm Bill and is consideredcritical to the top national priority ofincreasing the U.S. sheep inventory.
The Loan Deficiency Program (LDP)for wool and unshorn pelts with ninecategories of graded wool-loan ratesbased on a national rate of $1.15 perpound grease and a non-graded rate of$0.40 per pound. The Food and Agri-cultural Policy Research Institute(FAPRI) analysis supports a nationalrate of $1.20 to make graded loans ac-tually available to the industry. Since
2002, there have only been a fewmonths for very limited categorieswhere a graded loan was usable versusthe non-graded category. The non-graded category was intended to pro-vide marketing assistance to flocks toosmall to justify quality grading of woolwith laboratory testing. The 2009 crop-year loan deficiency payments totalwas approximately $8.5 million withnearly 15,000 sheep producers partic-ipating. The 2010 LDP total was $7.5million. The wool market increasedworldwide in 2011, so there were nopayments for the year. Approximately10 percent of applicants are producersfrom the Navajo Nation.
ASI was a strong supporter of theDisaster Trust Fund and found theLivestock Indemnity Program createdin the 2008 legislation to be a lifesaverfor many farms and ranch families inthe intermountain west and northern
plains that lost tens of thousands ofsheep in the severe spring and winterstorms of 2008 and 2009. Report lan-guage addressing storm losses onrange lambing operations would behelpful to program administration.
The spending cap currently in placefor livestock insurance at the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture’s Risk Man-
agement Agency is $20 million. Withthe inclusion of a new dairy insuranceprogram, the cap will not be sufficientin the future for the needs of the Live-stock Risk Program for lamb (LRP-Lamb). The cap must be increasedsubstantially in the next Farm Bill.
Source: American Sheep IndustryWeekly, Sept. 23
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National Tank TruckCarriers has asked De-partment of Transporta-tion Secretary Ray La-Hood to direct the with-drawal of two rulemak-ings that it considers un-necessary and evencounterproductive tosafety. The first rule-making would require aban on gasoline in load-ing lines on cargo tanks(wetlines); the otherwould turn over signifi-cant cargo tank regula-tory responsibilities to aprivate third party andrestrict public access tothe regulatory process.
NTTC President JohnConley said that his or-ganization took this un-usual tactic because theSecretary can provide po-litical cover to hisPipelines Hazardous Ma-terials Safety Administra-tion (PHMSA) which devel-oped the wetlines regula-
tion in response to intensepressure from members ofa Congressional commit-tee. Likewise, PHMSA be-gan another rulemakingwhich would abdicate keygovernment safety re-sponsibility if the petitionsfrom two private groupsare granted.
“I respectfully submitthat there are two rule-makings underway at theDepartment of Trans-portation’s PipelinesHazardous MaterialsSafety Administration(PHMSA) that fall into thePresident’s category ofregulations that are notneeded and which wouldactually harm the safetransportation of haz-ardous materials,” Con-ley wrote. “Neither ofthese regulations was ac-tually initiated by youragency for safety rea-sons, but rather were theresult in one case from
intense Congressionalpressure and in the otherin response to petitionsfrom an industry groupthat would financiallybenefit greatly if its peti-tions are granted.”
NTTC pointed out tothe Secretary that HouseTransportation and In-frastructure CommitteeSubcommittee on Rail-roads, Pipelines andHazardous MaterialsChairman Bill Shuster(R-PA) and RankingMember Corrine Brown(D-FL) urged PHMSA Ad-ministrator CynthiaQuarterman to not pro-ceed with the wetlinesrulemaking. The wet-lines regulations result-ed from pressure fromcertain members of theT&I Committee in thelast Congress and in nolonger an issue of inter-est to the majority of thecurrent Congress.
Regarding the pro-posal to turn over keyregulatory responsibili-ties to a private entitythrough a “no-bid:process, NTTC told theSecretary that “whilewe can respect the gallof these parties to havethe government man-date the purchase oftheir products andservices, we urge you toencourage your agencyto reject this attempt tofix something that isnot broken.”
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The American Trans-portation Research Insti-tute (ATRI) and the Fed-eral Highway Adminis-tration (FHWA) has re-leased the findings oftheir annual report oncongestion at freight sig-nificant highway loca-tions. The research,which assesses the levelof truck-oriented conges-tion at 250 locations onthe national highwaysystem, uses ATRI-devel-oped analysis methods,
customized softwaretools and terabytes ofdata from trucking oper-ations to produce a con-gestion severity rankingfor each location. Thisongoing research, whichis part of the Freight Per-formance Measures(FPM) initiative, is spon-sored by FHWA’s Officeof Freight Managementand Operations and op-erated by ATRI.
Kevin Knight, Chair-man and CEO of Knight
Transportation, said“strengthening the effi-ciency of supply chainsis becoming a criticalcomponent of U.S. eco-nomic growth. Challengenumber one is identify-ing the freight bottle-necks. Fortunately,ATRI’s report goes far inusing real-world data totell us where the impedi-ments lie.”
The “FPM” congestionmonitoring effort com-bines anonymous truckGPS location informa-tion with sophisticatedsoftware applicationsand analysis tech-niques to assess thelevels at which truck-based freight was af-fected by traffic conges-tion in 2010. The resultis a clear documenta-tion of system choke-points, especially dur-ing peak travel times in
urban locations.“The impact of traffic
congestion on truck trav-el is well known, butrarely in a fashion wherewe can pinpoint projectsfor resource allocationand reconstruction,” saidKeith Bucklew, Manager
of Multimodal Planningfor the Indiana DOT.“The FPM program con-tinues to provide real val-ue to public sector trans-portation managers.”
ATRI and FHWA willbe building upon thelist of 250 locations for
future analyses; if thereare freight-criticaltransportation pointsthat should be added,stakeholders can offersuggestions through theWeb site highlighted inthe report.
ARLINGTON, VA — Intestimony on Oct. 7,American Trucking As-sociations asked theState Department to is-sue a presidential permitfor the Keystone XLpipeline, a project thatwill provide jobs, as wellas affordable access toreliable energy, for thetrucking industry andthe entire U.S. economy.
“Diesel fuel is, and willlikely continue to be, the
lifeblood of the Americantrucking industry,” ATAPresident and CEO BillGraves said. “The StateDepartment can help en-sure that the 18-wheel-ers that deliver Ameri-ca’s essential goods likefood, fuel and medicinehave reliable access tothat fuel by approvingthe Keystone XL project.Approving this projectwould give a green lightto thousands of new jobs
and a much needed eco-nomic stimulus.”
“Trucks move 70 per-cent of our nation’sfreight tonnage and earn82 percent of the na-tion’s freight revenue,consuming over 35 bil-lion gallons of diesel fueland 14 billion gallons ofgasoline to deliver virtu-ally all of our nation’sfood, clothing, medicine,and other essential com-modities,” Graves said.
Richard Moskowitz,ATA vice president andregulatory affairs coun-sel, testified on behalf ofthe federation during theState Department’shearing that importingpetroleum from Canada,rather than unstableregimes in other parts ofthe world, will help thetrucking industry, hesaid, by increasing thestability of supply andmaking the price of
diesel less susceptible toprice spikes.
“Recent events in theMiddle East shouldserve as a wake-up callon the need to improveU.S. energy security,”Moskowitz said.
“The development ofKeystone XL will pro-vide a stable, long-termsupply of crude oil fromMontana, the Dakotasand Canada — one ofour strongest and most
loyal allies — to refiner-ies in the UnitedStates,” Moskowitzsaid. “The UnitedStates reliance on im-ported oil places U.S.consumers at greaterrisk of supply disrup-tions and damagingprice spikes. Volatilediesel prices harm thetrucking industry andjeopardize the U.S.economy.”
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ATRI AND FHWA release bottleneck analysis of 250 freight significanthighway locations
ARLINGTON, VA — In a letter to CassSunstein, administrator of the Office ofInformation and Regulatory Affairs atthe Office of Management and Budget,American Trucking Associations urgedthe Obama administration to live up toits promise to relieve the burden of un-necessary regulations as it considerschanges to the hours-of-service rules.
“Late last year, DOT’s Federal MotorCarrier Safety Administration FMCSAproposed costly changes to truck driv-ers’ hours-of-service rules which, if fi-nalized, would result in reduced wagesfor hundreds of thousands of drivers,significant administrative and efficien-cy costs for trucking companies, andmost importantly, billions of dollars inlost productivity,” ATA Senior VicePresident of Policy and Regulatory Af-fairs Dave Osiecki wrote in a Sept. 2letter to Sunstein. “These inefficienciesand costs would deal a serious andsustained blow to the huge ‘tangiblegoods’ economy that trucking sup-ports, affecting not only shippers offreight, but ultimately consumers.”
Proposed after political pressurefrom outside groups, the FMCSA’s pro-posed rule would enact drasticchanges to driver’s lifestyles and carri-er operations without providing anysafety benefit.
“DOT described its proposal as ameans to further improve trucking’shighway safety record. Yet, FMCSA’sown regulatory impact analysisshowed that the proposal’s costs out-weigh any potential crash reductionbenefits,” Osiecki wrote.
The current hours-of-servicerules, in place since 2004, he said,have allowed for trucking to move70 percent of the nation’s goodsand achieve record low levels ofcrashes and fatalities.
“Just two days ago, on Aug. 31,2011, FMCSA released even more evi-dence demonstrating that compliancewith the current HOS rules is ‘stronglycorrelated with crash rates,” Osieckiwrote. “In other words, carrier compli-ance with the current rules is directlylinked to safer trucking operations.”
ATA highlights burdensome nature ofunnecessary Hours-of-Service proposal
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HARRIBURG, PA —The All-Dairy AntiquesAuction was the culmi-nation of activities at the2011 All-American DairyShow’s 14th Annual All-Dairy Antiques and Col-lectibles Show. The thirdannual auction raisedmore than $2,000 tosupport the nationaldairy show.
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with a model True TypeHolstein Fresian Cowand matching modelTrue Type Holstein Fre-sian Bull bringing $310and $320, respectively.
The high-selling itemwas a Delaval CreamSeparator Ring, whichbrought $400.
Others in the 19-itemsale included a buttercutter, a Purina dairyscale, a 1924 Delaval
Calendar, a glass one-quart butter churn, asurge milk machine anda milk tester.
More than a dozen an-tiques exhibitors dis-played a plethora ofdairy-related items, in-cluding vintage signs,magazines and paintings.
But commanding at-tention most often werethe many collections ofmilk bottles. Spanning
decades and sizes, milkbottles represent a peri-od in the dairy industrywhen production anddistribution was lesscentralized. The differentdesigns and illustrationsof the bottles keep collec-tors searching for uniquebottles to add to theircollections.
“I own more than 100unique bottles from
dairies near my home-town,” said Jack Haley, acollector from Seaford,Delaware. “Dairies usedmany different styles ofbottles and lettering, sothere are a lot to look for.”
From half-pints to gal-lons, square-sided orround, clear or amber,tin lids or paper caps,milk bottles identifiedthe unique brand of each
dairy’s milk. Even rarerwere 1/3 pint and 2/3pint bottles.
Some collectors look forbottles from a specificdairy. Haley is working tocollect a bottle of each de-sign from each of theUnited States. He has sev-eral complete collections,but admits that he’ll neverachieve his goal.
Dairy antiques attract, educate visitors, exhibitors at Third Annual All-American Auction
Twelve of the 21 Pennsylvania dairies known to advertise their PA Farm Show MilkQuality awards on their milk bottles were represented in these quart and pint bottlesets exhibited by Charles Itle, Newville, PA.
Photos courtesy of Charles Itle
Jack Haley, Seaford, DE (right) was interviewed by Will Nichols of the PA Depart-ment of Agriculture Press Office. Jack provided a lot of interesting informationon the show. Dairy A33
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“That’s okay,” Haley said. “Half thefun is in the hunt.”
One of the most gratifying aspectsof this hobby is when he can givebottles to descendants of their origi-nal owners.
“That connection is important,” hesaid, recounting the gratitude of thegranddaughter of a local druggist whoreceived one of his bottles. “It providesa great link to real people from a differ-ent time.”
Charles Itle’s collection of Pennsyl-vania Farm Show gold medal milkbottles offers a unique glimpse towhen the Farm Show included a milkquality contest from the early thirtiesto the mid-sixties. Participatingdairies shipped fresh, refrigeratedmilk to the Farm Show for evaluationof flavor, bacterial plate count and
butterfat content.First place, gold medal dairies could
print the Farm Show Gold Medalgraphic on their bottles for the nextyear. Itle estimates that 21 dairies re-ceived the award. He has bottles from20 of those dairies and a paper bottle-cap from the 21st.
One unique display was the milkbottle return machine displayed byJim and Martha Roberts. Shaped like agiant milk bottle, this short-lived effortby dairies enticed customers to returndeposit bottles sooner.
“People soon learned they could re-turn bottles from other dairies, andstill get their reward — a stick ofchewing gum,” Jim Roberts said.“That just proves that no matter whatthe age, people have always foundways to get around the system.”
Earl Bennett, Holbrook, MA (Left), Roger Thomas, Cortland, NY (Right) and Bob Lan-pher, Attleboro, MA (2nd from Right) confer with an interested visitor at the show.
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Environmental Protection Commis-sioner Carter Strickland on Sept. 29announced that DEP will provide $1million in funding to help West ofHudson businesses recover from flooddamage as a result of Hurricane Ireneand the remnants of Tropical StormLee. Statewide estimates of the dam-age as a result of these storms exceed$1 billion, with some of the most se-verely affected communities in NewYork City’s watershed. During and di-rectly after the storms, DEP providedsignificant assistance from its upstateand in-city crews to help watershedcommunities clear debris, open andrebuild roads, and clean and rehabil-itate sewer lines, with in-kind contri-butions of manpower, equipment, andmaterials valued at roughly $1 mil-lion. The additional $1 million infunding for businesses will supple-ment a $5 million Flood RecoveryFund established by the Catskill Wa-tershed Corporation and approved byDEP and other CWC board members.The Catskill Watershed Corporation isa regional not-for-profit established in1997 to administer water quality pro-tection and economic developmentprograms in the Catskill andDelaware watersheds as part of NewYork City’s program to retain and un-filtered drinking water supply.
“The recent storms have been devas-tating to our partners upstate,” saidCommissioner Strickland. “The impactof Hurricane Irene in the watershed inparticular was much stronger than an-ticipated, and the cumulative effects ofTropical Storm Lee made it even worse.To do our part to help the region recov-er, DEP personnel have been providingequipment, and emergency responseand technical assistance during andsince the storm. Now, to build on thateffort, DEP will contribute $1 million tohelp damaged businesses get back ontheir feet. The city depends on its2,000-square-mile upstate watershedto provide drinking water for nine mil-lion New Yorkers, and local businessesand residents are stewards for this vi-tal resource. This contribution willhelp reestablish vibrant communitiesand is in the long-term interest of theNew York City drinking water supply.”
“This funding and assistance to helpour communities rebuild from Com-missioner Strickland and the New YorkCity Department of EnvironmentalProtection is an important step in the
healing process,” said CongressmanPaul Tonko. “It’s this kind of partner-ship that is critical if we are going tomake a full and complete recoveryfrom this devastating disaster.”
“I applaud today’s action by the DEP,which will provide critically neededfunds to help upstate communities re-build,” said Congressman Chris Gib-son. “There is an intrinsic link betweenour local waterways and New YorkCity, and this disaster assistance isrecognition of that connection. I lookforward to continuing to work withDEP to build a strong and mutuallybeneficial partnership for the future.”
“This welcome contribution to theCWC’s Catskill Fund for the Future,which we will use to support the 2011Flood Recovery Fund, will help repairdamage to many small, family-runbusinesses,” said Alan Rosa, ExecutiveDirector of the Catskill Watershed Cor-poration. “They are the backbone ofthe Watershed economy and our com-munities will not be whole again untilthese businesses are back on theirfeet. We thank DEP for its valuable as-sistance during and immediately afterthe flood, and for contributing to theWatershed’s long-term recovery.”
The DEP funding will add to theCatskill Fund for the Future (CFF) —which was established in 1997 as partof the watershed Memorandum ofAgreement and is administered by theCWC — to support flood recovery ef-forts. The CFF supports responsible,environmentally sensitive economicdevelopment projects in the West ofHudson watershed by making loans orgrants to Qualified Economic Develop-ment Projects. CFF-funded projectsencourage environmentally sound de-velopment as well as watershed protec-tion and job growth in the watershedcommunities.
The Catskill Watershed Corporationhas also established an account to ac-cept private donations to assist withstorm recovery efforts. Individuals in-terested can contact the Catskill Wa-tershed Corporation at 845- 586-1400to make private contributions to assistflood victims.
In addition to this funding, DEP con-tinues to work with local communitiesto assist in the recovery and rebuildingwhile making sure to protect the wa-tershed. The monetary value of all ofthis work is estimated at roughly $1million. DEP took several actions
ahead of, during and after the storm:• Ahead of the storm, DEP increased
water release rates at its reservoirs toenhance the reservoirs’ ability to ab-sorb storm inflow and minimize anypotential negative impacts on the sur-rounding community or to drinkingwater quality.
• From the start of the storm, DEPPolice assisted with search and res-cues throughout the watershed.
• In order to ensure that cleanup ef-forts were implemented as quickly andefficiently as possible, DEP suspendedenforcement of certain watershed rulesand regulations in its West-of-Hudsonwatershed provided they are taken inresponse to Hurricane Irene and areimmediately necessary to protect life,health, property, and natural re-sources and are conducted with easilyadopted, common-sense protections.
• DEP deployed equipment and per-sonnel to Prattsville, Windham, Mar-garetville, Phoenicia, Arkville, MillBrook, Fleischmanns, Wawarsing, andother communities. Dozens of water-
shed maintainers, construction labor-ers, and supervisors used dumptrucks, backhoes, excavators, loaders,and chainsaws to remove debris.
• A Vactor truck and crew from thecity was deployed to clean manholes inMargaretville as were crews from sew-er maintenance, which deployed flush-er trucks and rodders to clean the col-lection system in the village.
• DEP wastewater treatment person-nel from the city pitched in at the Tan-nersville Wastewater Treatment Plant,where a 150- foot section of road waswashed away near the plant. They alsoassisted with repairing a broken sewerpipe which crossed a stream.
• DEP deployed engineers to assist ininspecting bridges throughout the wa-tershed.
• DEP is also providing technical as-sistance for the cleanup of Catskillstreams after the flood.
For more information, visitwww.nyc.gov/dep or follow us on Face-book at www.facebook.com/nycwater.
DEP funds $1 million for upstate flood relief contribution will help upstatebusinesses rebuild following historic storms
For the first time, the annualHoward Wyman Sheep Industry Lead-ership School will be held on the EastCoast in close proximity to the largeeastern ethnic markets in the majormetropolitan areas of New York City,Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.The dates for the 2012 school are July8-11, and applications to attend mustbe submitted by April 16, 2012.
Laurie Hubbard, shepherd forPennsylvania State University, andJoanne Evans, president of the Penn-sylvania Sheep and Wool Growers, arethe 2012 coordinators.
“The focus will be on educating theparticipants about the non-traditionalmarketing of lamb,” said Hubbard.“Tour sites will include the New Hol-land Sales Stables, which is a hub forthe non-traditional ethnic trade, anethnic custom harvesting facility, tra-ditional lamb packers and a sheepdairy that utilizes their lambs for themeat industry as well as other private,non-traditional marketers.”
The school will discuss the customsof various countries to help explaincertain aspects of raising lambs for thenon-traditional lamb market. This in-formation would be of assistance to
any sheep ranch or lamb feedlot oper-ation, regardless of location, in plan-ning alternative marketing options toincrease profitability.
Interested individuals may apply bycompleting a brief application and ashort essay. A group of 26 partici-pants, age 20 or older, will be selectedto attend. The registration fee is $200per person and participants are re-sponsible for their own travel expens-es. The National Lamb Feeders Associ-ation (NLFA) will cover the cost of food,lodging and tour-related expenses dur-ing the school. No fee is required untilapplicants are selected. Applicants willbe notified in May 2012.
Applications may be submitted on-line at www.nlfa-sheep.org or request-ed from NLFA by phone at 503-364-5462 or e-mail at [email protected].
Source: ASI Weekly Sept. 30
The first northeastern NLFA Leadership School
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Sunday, Oct. 3, started out wet andquite dreary but luckily the day trans-formed into a warm and sunny after-noon filled with 4-Hers, friends andfamilies having lots of fun.
Over 150 people gathered for the thirdannual 4-H ‘FUN’ Day at the DelawareCounty Fairgrounds in Walton, NY.Both the Extension 4-H Team Coordi-nator, John Hannum, and the Exten-sion 4-H Community Educator, EmilyRoach, were in attendance for this en-joyable day. The afternoon began withlunch and then transitioned into funactivities hosted by local 4-H clubs: TheColorful Clovers from Hobart hosted the4-H Clover Bake-Off Contest and 4-HToss Game, Kids and Kritters from Ma-sonville hosted the Relay Races, Rock-ing Cows from East Meredith hosted the
Ankle Balloon Pop Game, DelawareCounty Wild-n-Wooly from Walton host-ed Tug-o-War, Independent Member,Thalia Alonso from Delhi, provided FacePainting, Thistle Be the Best Little 4-HClub from Hobart hosted the TriviaBowling, and the 4-H World Explorersfrom Walton hosted the Jell-O EatingContest. Cloverbuds (members ages 5-8years of age) enjoyed a day of coloring,bean art mosaics, building blocks, andextreme bubble making. The mainhighlight of the day was the Ross ParkZoomobile which featured a skunk, fer-ret, turtle, alligator, kestrel, and chin-chilla. Everyone enjoyed learning aboutthese amazing animals.
The 4-H staff would like to thank allthe 4-H families that came to enjoy theafternoon and also a special thanks to
the clubs who hosted an activity.If you would like to find out more
about Delaware County 4-H, contact
Emily Roach at Cornell Cooperative Ex-tension at 607-865-6531 or [email protected].
Dreary beginning ends withsun, 4-H friends, and family fun
by Tara Truett; 4-H Foundation BoardMember
Madison County 4-H begins theirfarm and local product fundraiser justin time for the upcoming holiday andgift giving season. Everyone always ap-preciates healthy, tasty food items andthis sale is an opportunity to deliversuch treats. Whether purchasing foryour holiday table or to give as gifts, theproducts our 4-H members will be sell-ing are sure to be enjoyed. You canchoose from such items as local maplesyrup and honey, carrot cake jam,chocolate covered nuts, cheddarcheese, local coffee, fruit salsa and even“doggie donuts” for your faithful friend!
This sale helps to promote local andfarm products, as well as helping fundlocal 4-H clubs and the 4-H Founda-tion. There are over 25 4-H clubsthroughout Madison County which
serve a large number of children ages 5-19. The Foundation supports our 4-Hmembers by providing: college scholar-ships, trip scholarships, Career Explo-ration at Cornell, Public Presentationtrips, awards and recognition for YouthFair, and many other valuable pro-grams. For an overview of MadisonCounty 4-H and the many wonderfuland exciting opportunities it providesfor children, please log on towww.madisoncountycce.org.
Nineteen products will be sold door-to-door beginning Oct. 22. If you wouldlike to learn more about the products orplace an order, please call the 4-H officebeginning Oct. 22 at 315-684-3001.Pumpkin Spiced Pancakes with realmaple syrup are just one of the scrump-tious products you can be enjoyingwhile supporting your local 4-H clubs inMadison County.
4-H Growing Green Fundraiser starts Oct. 22
Otsego County 4-H Youth made a dif-ference just in advance of National 4-HWeek on Saturday, Oct. 1. 4-H mem-bers, leaders, parents, and friendsreached out to help 20 homeless fami-lies in Schoharie County. The New Lis-bon Town Hall became a 4-H Commu-nity Service workshop site for the day.
The results: Youth assembled 60 giftjars with recipes for brownies, M & Mcookies, and chili and packaged trailmix for each family. Pillow cases werecut, sewn, and pressed. For familiesthat have lost everything, a homemadepillow case can help create a sense ofnormal home life. 4-H members deliv-ered the food and pillow cases to theSchoharie 4-H Afterschool Programyouth on Oct. 5.
These 4-H youth from urban neigh-borhoods, suburban schoolyards andrural farming communities stand outamong their peers. Otsego County 4-Hmembers are involved in a variety ofprojects from animals to robotics. Theyactively participate in public communi-cation events, community service, proj-ect shows, and competitions. 4-H vol-unteers guide youth by using LandGrant University research, their indi-vidual expertise, and mentoring youththroughout the year.
Learn how you can be involved in 4-Hby calling Cornell Cooperative Exten-sion Otsego County at 607-547-2536,extension 225 or e-mail Patti Zellmer [email protected].
Otsego County celebratedNational 4-H Week
Otsego County 4-H families (L-R), Nadine & Michaela Lasher, Kaitlyn, Madison & Jen-nie Rivera help in the construction of pillow cases sent to Schoharie County 4-H fam-ilies for flood relief.
Photo courtesy of Otsego County CCE
4-Hers listen to a presentation by Ross Park Zoomobile Educator at 4-H Fun Day.
Wheelbarrow races was just one of the many activities 4-Hers participated in duringthe 3rd Annual 4-H Fun Day.
Photos courtesy of Delaware County CCE
Rensselaer County 4-HSnack Bar is Teen Coun-cil’s biggest fund raiser ofthe year. Not only do weraise money for a Schol-arship Fund, Awards,Educational Activitiesand Trips; it also allowsyouth to gain experiencethrough hands-on learn-ing which gives them the
life-skills to become amore constructive mem-ber of our community.
We would like to takethe time to thank the lo-cal businesses that seethe value of 4-H and do-nated generously thisyear.
Bornt Family Farm forthe 50 pounds of pota-
toes that made our RoastBeef Sundaes so deli-cious, Capital City Roast-ers for the industrial cof-fee pot that keeps the cof-fee flowing every morn-ing, Dennison Farmsthat agreed to donate let-tuce and tomatoes untilHurricane Irene tookmost of their crops, Gem
Farm for the deliciouscorn on the cob, GreenMountain Coffee Roast-ers for the organic coffee,cups and lids, HonestWeight Co-Op for thethree gallons of hummus,Krug’s Produce for thecucumbers, Lansing-burgh Hannaford for theten packages of hotdogs
and rolls to accommo-date, LaPosta Brother’sMarket for the cole slaw,Patricelli’s Deli andCatering for the five gal-lons of chicken noodlesoup, Schaghticoke ShopN’ Save for giving us adeal on the Roast Beef,Thomas’ Poultry Farm for20 flats of eggs, Tremont
Lumber for the tent overour eating area, QualityRetail Systems for thecash register, Wertman’sFarm for the peppers andWynantskill Hannafordfor the two cases of whitewraps. Your openhand-edness is greatly appreci-ated, we can’t thank youenough.
Local businesses support 4-H community
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Home,, Family,, Friendss && You
by Donna EricksonApple crisp with a berry twist
There is something about fall, with its cooler daysand the abundance of juicy apples, that brings outthe baker in us all. Brisk breezes and rustling leavesalmost seem to whisper “apple crisp.”
Measure, stir and bake this mouthwatering appledessert using autumn’s apple harvest and colorful,juicy frozen blackberries. In this recipe the steps arenot only simple, but also mixed with play! Everymember of the family will want to be part of thepreparation, not to mention the tasting when itcomes out of the oven!
Apple Blackberry CrispFilling:5 apples or about 4 cups when peeled and sliced1 cup frozen blackberries, thawed slightly1 cup granulated sugar1 tablespoon flourJuice from one lemonTopping:1 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups quick oats2/3 cup granulated sugar1 tablespoon brown sugar1/2 teaspoon cinnamonPinch of salt1/2 cup melted butter1. To make the crisp, peel the apples. If your chil-
dren are skilled at using a vegetable peeler, makepeeling the apples a game. Start at the stem, andpeel in a spiral motion. Try to make the longest stripwithout breaking it. If your kids are competitive,they’ll have the apples peeled in no time!
2. Cut the peeled apples into 1/4-inch slices.While you are at it, for a surprise, cut an apple inhalf widthwise to reveal a star design in the middle.Place the slices in a large bowl. Add slightly thawedblackberries, sugar, flour and lemon juice. Combineand spoon into a medium-size 8-inch-by-11-inchbaking dish.
3. For the topping, in another bowl, stir togetherthe flour, oats, sugars, cinnamon, salt and meltedbutter. Mix lightly until crumbly. Sprinkle this top-ping mixture with fingers over apples and berries.Press lightly.
4. Place in preheated oven. If you have a windowon your oven door, let the kids keep watch toobserve when the fruit juices bubble up through thebrowned topping. That will be the clue that theapple-berry crisp is done, about 30 minutes.
5. Serve warm with a dollop of whipped cream ora scoop of vanilla ice cream and a sprig of mint ontop. Then give yourselves a standing ovation!
Extra idea: Add a teaspoon or two of leftover berryjuice to the whipped cream. Swirl it around to cre-ate a purple marbled effect, and then spoon on topof each serving.
(c) 2011 Donna EricksonDistributed by King Features Synd.
Solution to last week’s puzzle
Donna’s Day: creative family fun
Did you know Fall is finally here? There’s noth-ing more delicious than pumpkin pie to welcomeFall. My name is Stephanie Hallenbeck and I amyour Jefferson County Dairy Ambassador. Withcold weather coming, it’s important to make surewe get our 3 dairy products every day. We needessential nutrients’ in dairy to help us keep going.But lets save our pies for Thanksgiving and makepumpkin ice-cream instead! You will need:
1 (15 oz.) can of pumpkin1 cup of white sugar1 tsp. salt1 tsp. ground ginger1 tsp. ground cinnamon1 tsp. ground nutmeg1 cup chopped pecans1/2 gallon softened vanilla ice-cream36 vanilla wafersIn a large bowl, combine pumpkin, sugar, salt,
cinnamon, and nutmeg and mix until well blend-ed. Stir in the pecans and fold in the ice-cream.Then line a 9 inch by 13 inch dish with 18 cook-ies. Repeat into layers and freeze until firm. Thenenjoy the pumpkin ice-cream and watch the leavesfall.
Fall is here
Sausage and Pumpkin PastaThere’s no getting around pumpkins this fall! Paired
with spicy sausage, convenient canned pumpkinlivens up the usual dinner pasta.
1 pound rigatoni8 ounces spicy Italian sausage, casings removed5 fresh sage leaves, finely chopped1 can (15-ounce) pure pumpkin1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese1. Cook rigatoni as label directs, reserving 1 cup
cooking water.2. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook sausage on
medium 6 minutes, breaking up sausage. Add freshsage leaves; cook 1 minute, stirring. Add pumpkinand reserved pasta water; mix well.
3. Drain pasta; return to pot. Add sausage mixture;heat through. Stir in Parmesan. Serves 4.
Velvety Pumpkin SoupEnjoy this rich soup as the weather gets colder.2 tablespoons butter1 shallot, finely chopped1/2 teaspoon cumin1 can (15-ounce) pure pumpkin2 cups lower-sodium chicken broth1/2 cup water1/2 teaspoon salt1. In 4-quart saucepot, melt butter on medium-
high. Add shallot, cook 30 seconds, stirring. Addcumin; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Add pump-kin, lower-sodium chicken broth and water. Coverand heat to boiling on high. Stir in salt.
For thousands of triple-tested recipes, visit our Website at www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipefinder/.
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BIN Dumpers Friday, Powell Sani feed sys-tem, rotary table. 315-343-1323.(NY)
BORDER COLLIE puppies, working par-ents, Red Golden Pheasants, White, Blue,and Black silkies, bred mini rex doe, IndianFantail Pigeons. 585-509-0471.(NY)
BORDER Collie pups, all male, 3 tries, 1white and gray, parents on site, $400 each.603-523-4471.(NY)
MORIDGE grain dryer, 400 bushels, batchtype, stored inside; Jamesway 8’ ring drivesilo unloader, works. Silo blower. 315-292-4229.(NY)
ZIMMERMAN Auto head locks, 10’, likenew, $400/ea. Bradco bale spear, like new,$400. 518-883-5160.(NY)
WANTED: NH 3 row corn head, for FP 230or 240 in good condition. 315-941-1251.(NY)
FORD 8N tractor, 1951 3 ph PTO every-thing works, good tires, new drawbar,ready to work or restore, $1,850. 401-662-9131.(NY)
CASE IH 1660 combine, excellent condi-tion. 30.5x32 tires. 1020 flex head, 1063corn head available. Chevrolet C70 diesel,single axle. 315-945-5131.(NY)
CERTIFIED ORGANIC Rye for cover crop.Snoco drum type grain cleaner, $750. 315-481-8231.(NY)
TWO STAINLESS steel used milk tanks formaple sap, $400. each, holds 400 gallon.585-593-2695.(NY)
‘89 FORD, L8000 S.A. 240 hp 10 sp 18 ftgrain box, tailgate down makes 22 ft. haytruck. 607-387-6671.(NY)
BLACK PLASTIC bulb boxes, for sale,$1.50 each, up to 500 available. 716-648-4673.(NY)
WANTED: Sickle bar mower and manurespreader, old, ok, will fix up but complete,rusted, rotted, okay, call with price willcash. 518-922-5027.(NY)
WANTED: Feed grinder/mixer in goodshape, will pay fair price. Call evenings.585-738-0106.(NY)
TRACTOR PARTS: Cat D4-7U, Cat D6-9u,logging grapple, (Large Rotary)tracks/shoes - (931-D3ABC-D6C-JD450),D318 power unit, complete saw millEvenings. 508-278-5762.(MA)
WANTED: Barn sashes, need two 33 1/2”x 41” and ten 28” w x 35”. Please call 845-856-7425.(NY)
WANTED: Loader, detachable, to fit Hes-ston 80-66DT 4 wheel drive farm tractor,good condition, can pick up, will considerall makes. 802-236-4917.(VT)
HESSTON 4600 inline baler w/ thrower,$3,500; 3 thrower wagons, 1 metal; 3 pt.chisel plow, $1,000; No Sunday Calls. 315-536-7841.(NY)
MALLET VERTICAL mixer with long dis-charge chute, $6,000; Two wagon runninggears, $500 each. 413-834-0209.(MA)
JD 48 loader, $1,200; NH 822 corn head,$150; NH 56 rake, $1,200; IH 56 cornplanter, $1,000. 607-435-9976.(NY)
18.4-26 tires on JD rims, fit 4x4 combine,like new, $1,200; 315-246-7554.(NY)
JD 6030 and JD 4620 power shift, both w/3,200 original hrs., Axle duals. Can beseen at O’hara Machinery. 315-253-3203.(VT)
AMERICAN Lavender Ice Geese, twomatched pairs. Show quality, non-aggres-sive, tame breed. Cambridge. 518-677-3329.(NY)
5 YEAR OLD Dark bay all purpose gelding,broke to all farm machinery, $1,100; 429Fisher road, Fultonville, NY 12072
IH 766 5,500 hours, 2,200 hours on IHCrate motor, new clutch recently, goodstrong running tractor needs Hydraulicpump. 607-359-2681.(NY)
NH 461 Haybine, 8’ 9” cut shedded, run-ning, $500. 860-485-1452.(CT)
1066, lots power, GC, 1465 p.3’ haybine,new, AC 16” 4 btm plow, 16’ JD offset disc,tools and chest. 585-567-2526.(NY)
KUHN 7001T 24 foot wide tedder, $3,500;Good IH 1086 tractor, $8,500; IH 1026hydro, no motor or tires, $1,800. 603-772-1826.(NH)
FOR SALE: 40’ foot belt, $50; Radelotor off9500 John Deere combine, $350; 315-673-3485.(NY)
PARTING OUT JD 4400 combine, diesel,fire damage, still driven, no head; also,Deere 219, 239, 276, 157, running motors.518-796-2817.(NY)
WANTED: Breeding age Saanen buck, outof good production lines with quality udderform. MUST be CAE free. 585-466-3317.(NY)
HAY TOOLS, barn carrier, grapple forksand misc., Also, baled hay. 315-853-8619.(NY)
FEEDER PIGS, 8 weeks old, $50 each,Finger Lakes Area. 315-539-3621.(NY)
OLIVER 1650, gas, fair condition, $2,600;Oliver 1810 loader, fair condition, $1,000;Columbia Co. 518-392-3085.(NY)
80 GAL. indirect fired water storage, com-mercial grade, $500. 10’ rubber coatedflooring panels, $10/ea. S.S. bucket hold-ers, $2./ea. 607-746-2446.(NY)
WANTED: 35 to 40 Kw PTO generator,good condition. 607-243-9934.(NY)
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UNCERTAINTY ISCERTAIN
Issued Oct. 7, 2011The slippage in dairy
product prices took abreather the first week ofOctober and rallied some
but crystal balls arepretty cloudy, or should Isay “milky” right now.
The 40-pound Ched-dar blocks closed thefirst Friday of October at$1.7650 per pound, up 4
1/2-cents on the week,but a half-cent belowthat week a year ago andwas the first move up in10 weeks. The 500-pound barrels closed at$1.7850, up 14 1/2-cents, a nickel above ayear ago, and 2 centsabove the blocks.
Thirteen cars of blockfound new homes on theweek and 17 of barrel.The lagging NASS-sur-veyed U.S. average block
price fell 4.2 cents, to$1.7589, while the bar-rels also lost 4.2 cents,and slipped to $1.7276.
Cheese prices coulddip to $1.50, warnedJerry Dryer in his Sep-tember 30 Dairy & FoodMarket Analyst, however“others say the orderflow is gaining momen-tum and buyers and endusers are comfortableowning cheese at $1.65.”
F.C. Stone dairy bro-
ker, Dave Kurzawski, inhis October 6 e Dairy In-sider Opening Bell attrib-uted the gains in cheeseprices this week to thebeginning of holiday buy-ing, reporting thatUSDA’s weekly stocks re-port showed a 0.8 per-cent decline, comparedwith the previous week,but are 3.8 percent abovea year ago.
Bill Brooks, e Dairyeconomist, warned; “Withconsumers and busi-nesses still fretting aboutrecent economic weak-ness and Europe’s debtproblem, holiday demandmight not be as buoyantas originally anticipated,”adding that “Back-to-school sales, which typi-cally reflect holiday sales,were not good.”
Cash butter inched aquarter-cent lowerWednesday, after holdingsteady for six sessions,then gained a penny anda quarter on Thursday,and closed Friday at$1.77, up a penny and ahalf on the week, but 411/2-cents below a yearago and reversed fiveweeks of decline. Only onecar was sold this week.NASS butter averaged$1.8084, down 8.3 cents.
Holiday buying forThanksgiving andChristmas may be pro-viding the lift but butterexport potential is “some-where between zero andnothing,” according toJerry Dryer. He adds that
“Lower prices on offer inthe world market, manystill not being reported,preclude the US fromselling much and, in fact,butter imports are on thehorizon.” He adds thecaveat that one sourcesays “All is not lost, therewill be some meaningfulbutter exports beforeyear-end and into FirstQuarter 2012,” but mostother sources disagree,Dryer said.
Cash nonfat dry milkwas unchanged withGrade A holding at $1.49and Extra Grade at$1.58. NASS powder av-eraged $1.5164, down 21/2-cents. Dry whey av-eraged 60.55 cents, up ahalf cent. The whey mar-ket remains strong.
Looking “back to thefutures” combined withthe announced Class IIIprices, the Federal orderClass III contract’s aver-age for the last half of2011 was at $19.63 onSeptember 2, $19.36 onSeptember 9, $19.49 onSeptember 16, $19.21on September 23,$18.72 on September29, and was close to$19.07 just before thespot market traded onOctober 7.
Fonterra’s GlobalDairy Trade auction in-dex slipped for the ninthconsecutive session.U.S. skim milk powder(SMP) for November de-livery traded at an aver-age $1.40 per poundwhile it saw a weightedaverage of $1.45, down0.3 percent from theSeptember 20 auction,and the lowest pricesince December, accord-ing to the CME’s DailyDairy Report (DDR). An-hydrous milk fat aver-aged $1.68 per pound,down 3.5 percent, andwhole milk powder was$1.50 per pound, down0.7 percent.
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Cheddar cheese for in-dustrial use received anaverage winning bid of$1.72 per pound, down4.9 percent. The trade-weighted average pricefor all products wasdown 1.6 percent fromthe previous event, ac-cording to the DDR.
New Zealand had agreat flush, according toLevitt in an interview atthis week’s World DairyExpo. There have beenrecord levels and therewere even reports of somedelays in pickups asplants struggled toprocess the milk, he said.
“Buyers look at thatand don’t have a sense ofpanic that they need tobuy as aggressively,” heexplained, and he saidthere’s concern over theglobal financial situation.“People don’t want to car-ry a lot of inventory now;they don’t want to takethe risk so that causes alittle bit of push back onthe buying side as well.”I’ll report more on U.S.dairy exports next weekfrom our interview atExpo with Margaret Spe-
ich of the U.S. Dairy Ex-port Council.
Levitt also reported inhis DDR that massivevolumes of milk wentinto butter/powder inAugust. Butter produc-tion hit 133 millionpounds, down 1.6 per-cent from July, but awhopping 31 percentabove a year ago, accord-ing to USDA’s latestDairy Products report.Year-to-date output isup 16.1 percent.
Nonfat dry milk andSMP amounted to 152.1million pounds, up 13.1percent from a year ago.However, demand fromdomestic and overseascustomers has preventedpowder inventories frombuilding, according tothe DDR.
American type cheeseproduction totaled 347million pounds, down 0.9percent from July, and 1percent below a year ago.Italian type cheese to-taled 364 millionpounds, up 0.6 percentfrom July, but 0.2 per-cent below a year ago.
Total cheese output
amounted to 868 millionpounds, up 1.5 percentfrom July, but 0.3 per-cent below August 2010.
Pricewise; California’sSeptember 4b cheesemilk price was an-nounced at $16.33 perhundredweight, down$2.27 from August but85 cents above Septem-ber 2010, and $2.74 be-low the comparable Fed-eral order Class III price.
The 4a butter-powderprice is $19.29, down 94cents from August, and$2.68 above a year ago.The prices reflectchanges made to thepricing formulas as a re-
sult of the June 30-July1 hearing, according tothe DDR, which said thenew formulas added 40cents to the 4b price, butremoved 16 cents fromthe 4a price.
Milk production islower in Florida andmostly steady to occa-sionally higher throughthe rest of the country,according the Agricul-ture Department’s week-ly update. Class I inter-est is fairly steadythough some bottlersanticipate retail promo-tions may be more wide-spread in October due tolower Class I prices.
Seasonal increases inthe butterfat test and thehigher Class I use withschools in session gener-ated larger cream vol-umes. Cream interest islighter and most offer-ings are heading tochurns or cream cheeseas ice cream productionis mostly lighter season-ally and other Class IIproduct interest is main-ly steady.
Milk production inWestern Europe is main-taining a level that ishigher than last year atthis time. Many milkhandlers and producersattribute the extended
production season to fa-vorable weather for earlyfall. Reports indicatethat milk production forthe first 7 months of2011 was up 2.2 percentfrom the comparablemonths in 2010, al-though during themonths of April to July,milk output was only up1.8 percent.
Milk production in theOceania region contin-ues to increase seasonal-ly. The NewZealand sea-son got off to a strongstart and indications arethat milk volumes are
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Monday, October 17• Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8,New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica& 6 miles N. of New Berlin). MonthlyLamb, Sheep, Goat & Pig Sale. Aflock of 35 sheep & lambs from onefarm ranging from 50 - 100# goodquality. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771
www.hoskingsales.com• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, RidgeRd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. JohnKelley, Empire Livestock Marketing,315-258-9752.• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale.Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Em-pire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.• 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E.Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. PhilLaug, Manager, Empire LivestockMarketing, 607-844-9104• 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 milesS. of Utica & 6 miles N. of NewBerlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs,Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediatelyfollowing Dairy. Calves & Cull Beefapprox. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & BrendaHosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771
www.hoskingsales.com• 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Ver-non, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses
& Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. DaleChambers, Manager, Empire Live-stock Marketing, 315-829-3105• 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY.Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef.Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Em-pire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220• 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. RegularSale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auc-tioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing,518-392-3321.
Tuesday, October 18• 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., FortPlain, NY. Auction every Tuesday.Groceries, hay, straw, grain & fire-wood. Mohawk Valley Produce Auc-tion, 518-568-3579• 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock,Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Dairy,sheep, goats, pigs and horses; 3:30PM feeders followed by beef andcalves. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer,Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.
Wednesday, October 19• Manassas, VA. Cat ConstructionEquip., Support, Attachments, Fork-lifts, Dump Trucks, Pickups & Equip-ment Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son,Sales Managers & Auctioneers,315-633-2944
www.lyonauction.com• Allentown, PA. State Auction. Com-plete Liquidation of Automotive Dis-
mantling Operation. MAC CarCrusher, Rubber Tired Loaders,Rollback & Dump Trucks, Vans. Over100 Cars (40-50 running), UNBE-LIEVABLE Accumulation of Motors,Transmissions, Shocks, Glass &Much More.Online bidding available.Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers &Auctioneers, 315-633-2944
www.lyonauction.com• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, RidgeRd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. JohnKelley, Empire Livestock Marketing,315-258-9752• 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market,6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek,NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Early con-signments include 32 open heifers &12 bred heifers. Don Yahn, Mgr. &Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Mar-ket, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104• 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market,6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek,NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed byour regular Wednesday sale at 1:30pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer,Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com• 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E.Main St., Dryden, NY. Phil Laug,Manager, Empire Livestock Market-
ing, 607-844-9104• 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon,NY. Calves followed by beef. DaleChambers, Manager, Empire Live-stock Marketing, 315-829-3105• 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market,6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek,NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. &Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Mar-ket, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104
Thursday, October 20• 140 Manda Ct., Troy, MO. Com-plete Liquidation of Concrete Pre-cast Plant plus Real Estate. AlexLyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auc-tioneers, 315-633-2944, Site phone262-903-6269
www.lyonauction.com• Gordonville, PA. Jo-Lan FarmComplete Dispersal. John & RachelLantz, owners. Co-Managed by TheCattle Exchange & StonehurstFarms. The Cattle Exchange, DaveRama, 607-746-2226
• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, RidgeRd., Auburn, NY. Drop off only. JohnKelley, Empire Livestock Marketing,315-258-9752• 9:00 AM: 423 Ashwood Rd., Dar-lington, PA. Construction Equip.,Trucks & Trailers. Yoder & Frey Auc-tioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990
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DELARM & TREADWAYSale Managers & Auctioneers
William Delarm & Son • Malone, NY518-483-4106
E.J. Treadway • Antwerp, NY 13608315-659-2407
EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKETING LLC5001 Brittonfield Parkway
P.O. Box 4844, East Syracuse, NY
315-433-9129 • 800-462-8802Bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-776-2000Burton Livestock . . . . . . . . . . .315-829-3105Central Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-868-2006Chatham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-392-3321Cherry Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . .716-296-5041Dryden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-844-9104Farm Sale Division . . . . . . . . . .315-436-2215Gouverneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-287-0220Half Acre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-258-9752Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .585-584-3033
FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK3 miles east of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.
Livestock Sale every Wednesday at 1 PMFeeder Cattle Sales monthly
Horse Sales as scheduled585-394-1515 • Fax 585-394-9151www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com
FRANKLIN USED EQUIPMENT SALES, INC.AUCTION SERVICE
Franklin, NY607-829-5172
Over 30 Years Experience in Farm Equipment Auctions
Frank Walker, AuctioneerP.O. Box 25, Franklin, NY 13775
FRALEY AUCTION CO.Auctioneers & Sales Managers, Licensed & Bonded
1515 Kepner Hill Rd., Muncy, PA570-546-6907
Fax 570-546-9344www.fraleyauction.com
GENE WOODS AUCTION SERVICE5608 Short St., Cincinnatus, NY 13040
607-863-3821www.genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com
GOODRICH AUCTION SERVICE INC.7166 St. Rt. 38, Newark Valley, NY 13811
607-642-3293www.goodrichauctionservice.com
H&L AUCTIONSMalone, NY
Scott Hamilton 518-483-8787 or 483-8576Ed Legacy 518-483-7386 or 483-0800
518-832-0616 cellAuctioneer: Willis Shattuck • 315-347-3003
HARRIS WILCOX, INC.Bergen, NY
585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com
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Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale.Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Em-pire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon,NY. Dairy Cattle followed by Beef &Calves. Dale Chambers, Manager,Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105• 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY.Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef.Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Em-pire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220• 5:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock,Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY.Calves, followed by Beef. Tim Miller,Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire LivestockMarketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.
Friday, October 21• Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse,PA. Vision-Gen & Partners Elite Of-fering. Hosted by Vision Genetics.Co-Managed by The Cattle Ex-change & Stonehurst Farms. TheCattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226
• 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., FortPlain, NY. Auction every Friday. Fullline of produce, bedding plants &flowers. Mohawk Valley ProduceAuction, 518-568-3579• 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., FortPlain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full
line of produce, bedding plants &flowers. Mohawk Valley ProduceAuction, 518-568-3579• 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., FortPlain, NY. Auction every Friday. Fullline of produce, bedding plants &flowers. Mohawk Valley ProduceAuction, 518-568-3579• 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., FortPlain, NY. Auction every Friday. Fullline of produce, bedding plants &flowers. Mohawk Valley ProduceAuction, 518-568-3579
Saturday, October 22• 8:30 AM: 8721 Woodbine Rd.,Airville, PA. Public Auction for PaulBreaud. Dump Trucks, Backhoe,Skid Loader, Paving Equip., ShopTools, Repairable Vehicles. LeamanAuctions, J. Edward Leaman 610-662-8149, 717-464-1128
www.leamanauctions.com• 9:00 AM: Syracuse, NY (NYS Fair-grounds). Onondaga County AreaMunicipal Equipment Auction of Mu-nicipal & Contractor Equipment. RoyTeitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.
www.teitsworth.com• 10:30 AM: Lyman Truk & Auto,2429 Rt. 16, Olean, NY. Garage Auc-tion. Tools, Equipment, Truck Parts,Forklift, Wreckers, etc. R.G. MasonAuctions, 585-567-8844
www.rgmasonauctions.com• 10:30 AM: Woodhull, NY (SteubenCo.). Levi Farmwald RetirementAuction. Horses, Dairy Herd & Farm
Machinery. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc.585-728-2520
www.pirrunginc.com• 10:30 AM: Castile, NY. Ward Bros.Machinery & Cattle Dispersal. DonYahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, EmpireLivestock Market, 716-296-5041,585-738-2104• 11:00 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 milesS. of Utica & 6 miles N. of NewBerlin). Fall Machinery Sale. We willbe accepting Machinery on Thurs.20th & Fri. 21st. Already consigned:Case 5220 tractor 4WD loader, cab;NH L150 Skid Loader; HLAsand/sawdust shooter; Rissler 510feed cart mixer. Please call to getinto the following ads. Tom & BrendaHosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771
www.hoskingsales.com• 11:00 AM: Dutchess County Fair-grounds, Rhinebeck, NY. The East-ern New York Fall Heifer [email protected], or call 845-
702-3643• 10:30 AM: Newport, VT. Selling allTools and Equipment for NewortTechnologies Machine Shop.Roberts Auction Service, 802-334-2638.
Tuesday, October 25• 10:00 AM: 12601 State Rd. 545,North Winter Garden, FL. Rental Re-turns of Late Model Construction,Support Equip., Trucks & Trailers.Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers &
Auctioneerswww.lyonauction.com
Wednesday, October 26• 10:00 AM: 175 Wolf Run Rd.,Cuba, NY. Estate of Steve Petzen.Excavating Equip. & Trucks. RoyTeitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.
www.teitsworth.com• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com• 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market,6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek,NY. Milking Herd Dispersal. DonYahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, EmpireLivestock Market, 716-296-5041,585-738-2104
Thursday, October 27• Moira, NY. Carl & Annabelle Bilow.85 head of Quality Dairy Cattle.“Super Milk” every year since 1986.Delarm & Treadway, Sale Managers& Auctioneers, 518-483-4106• Cleveland, OH. Complete Liquida-tion Cat Construction Equip. AlexLyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auc-tioneers
www.lyonauction.com• 5:00 PM: 2105 Ireland Rd., Brock-port, NY. Estate of Skeeter VanMarter. Tools & Equipment. HarrisWilcox, Inc., Auctioneers & Apprais-ers, 585-494-1880
www.harriswilcox.com
PARTICIPATING AUCTIONEERSHOSKING SALES
Sales Managers & Auctioneer6810 W. River Rd., Nichols, NY 13812Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 005392
Looking to have a farm sale or just sell a few?Give us a call. Trucking Assistance. Call the Sale
Barn or check out our trucker list on the Web site.607-699-3637
Fax 607-699-3661www.hoskingsales.com
HOSKING SALES-FORMER WELCHLIVESTOCK MARKET
Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 008392P.O. Box 311, New Berlin, NY 13411
607-847-8800 • 607-699-3637cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771
www.hoskingsales.comhoskingsales@stny,rr.com
LEAMAN AUCTIONS LTD329 Brenneman Rd., Willow St., PA 17584
717-464-1128 • cell 610-662-8149auctionzip.com 3721 leamanauctions.com
KELLEHER’S AUCTION SERVICER.D. 1, Little Falls, NY
315-823-0089We Buy or Sell Your Cattle or
Equipment on Commission or Outright In Business Since 1948!
MEL MANASSE & SON, AUCTIONEERSSales Managers, Auctioneers & Real Estate Brokers
Whitney Point, NYToll free 800-MANASSE or 607-692-4540
Fax 607-692-4327www.manasseauctions.com
MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION488 Cherry Hill Rd., Middlefield, CT 06455
Sale Every MondayLisa Scirpo 860-883-5828Sales Barn 860-349-3204
Res. 860-346-8550
MOHAWK VALLEY PRODUCE AUCTION840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY 13339
518-568-3579
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLENorman Kolb & David Kolb, Sales Mgrs.
Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.717-354-4341
Sales Mon., Wed. • Thurs. Special Sales
NORTHEAST KINGDOM SALES INC.Jim Young & Ray LeBlanc Sales Mgrs. • Barton, VT
Jim - 802-525-4774 Ray - [email protected]
NORTHAMPTON COOP. AUCTIONWhately, MA • Farmer Owned Since 1949
Livestock Commission Auction Sales at noon every Tues.
Consignments at 9 AM413-665-8774
NORTHERN NEW YORK DAIRY SALESNorth Bangor, NY
518-481-6666Sales Mgrs.: Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503
Harry Neverett 518-651-1818Auctioneer John (Barney) McCracken
802-524-2991 www.nnyds.com
PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC.P.O. Box 607, Wayland, NY 14572
585-728-2520 • Fax 585-728-3378www.pirrunginc.com
James P. Pirrung
R.G. MASON AUCTIONSRichard G. Mason
We do all types of auctionsComplete auction service & equipment
Phone/Fax 585-567-8844
ROBERTS AUCTION SERVICEMARCEL J. ROBERTS
Specializing in farm liquidations.802-334-2638
802-777-1065 [email protected]
ROY TEITSWORTH, INC. AUCTIONEERSSpecialist in large auctions for farmers,dealers, contractors and municipalities.
Groveland, Geneseo, NY 14454585-243-1563
www.teitsworth.com
TOWN & COUNTRY AUCTION SERVICERt. 32 N., Schuylerville, NY
518-695-6663Owner: Henry J. Moak
WILLIAM KENT, INC.Sales Managers & Auctioneers
Farm Real Estate Brokers • Stafford, NY585-343-5449 • www.williamkentinc.com
WRIGHT’S AUCTION SERVICE48 Community Dr., Derby, VT 14541
802-334-6115 • www.wrightsauctions.com
AUCTION CALENDARTo Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative
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Friday, October 28• Bloomfield, NY. Bennett FarmsMilking Herd & Bred Heifer Disper-sal. Bennett Farms, Inc. owners. TheCattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226
• Detroit, MI. Large Construction,Agricultural Equip., Attachments,Support Equip. Alex Lyon & Son,Sales Managers & Auctioneers
www.lyonauction.comSaturday, October 29
• Syracuse, NY. Construction, Sup-port, Attachments, Aerials, Trucks &Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, SalesManagers & Auctioneers
www.lyonauction.com• 20 McCormick Rd., Spencer, MA.Estate of George Adgalanis. 4 Fordtractors, Trucks & Tools, Hay & otherequipment. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier,Inc., 413-569-6421
www.jacquierauctions.com• 9:00 AM: 5563 East Main St.,Batavia, NY. Empire Tractor Reloca-tion Auction. Farm Tractors, Equip-ment, Agricultural Parts, StoreInventory, Store Pictures. RoyTeitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.
www.teitsworth.com• 10:00 AM: Mason Facility, 10784Rt. 19, Fillmore, NY. Annual FallConsignment Auction. Tractors,Farm Equip., Construction, ATV’s,Classic Cars, Tools, Trucks, Camper,Generators, Boats and Lumber.R.G. Mason Auctions, 585-567-8844or 585-261-8844
www.rgmasonauctions.com• 11:00 AM: Middlesex LivestockAuction, 488 Cherry Hill Rd., Middle-field, CT. Fall Feeder Cattle Auction.Accepting consignments Fri., Oct.28 12-6 pm; Sat. Oct 29, 7-11 am.Middlesex Livestock Auction, LisaScirpo 860-883-5828, Sale Barn860-349-3204
Tuesday, November 1• Pell City, AL. Truck Tractor & Spe-cialized Trailer Auction. Large quan-tity of specialized trailers of differentconfigurations: 19 axles, Trail Kings,Liddell, Hobb & others. Alex Lyon &Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers
www.lyonauction.comWednesday, November 2
• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, November 3
• 9:30 AM: Goodrtich Imp., Inc.,7166 St. Rt. 38, Newark Valley, NY.Public Auction. 100+ Flood Unitsplus more. Goodrich Auction Ser-
vice, 607-642-3293www.goodrichauctionservice.com
Saturday, November 5• Canaan Tire, Gandolfo Dr,Canaan, CT. 5 Oliver Tractors, 1989Ford Service Truck, Tire and ServiceEquipment, Office Equipment. Auc-tioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421• Delaware, OH. Late Model RentalReturn Construction Equip., AerialLifts, Attachments, Support Equip. &Camping Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son,Sales Managers & Auctioneers
www.lyonauction.com• Ithaca, NY. New York Holstein FallHarvest Sale. The Cattle Exchange,Dave Rama, 607-746-2226
• Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale.Hosted by Cornell University DairyScience Club. The Cattle Exchange,Dave Rama, 607-746-2226
• 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fair-lee, VT. Public Consignment Auctionof Farm Machinery, ConstructionEquipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailersand small tools. Consignments ac-cepted on Friday from 8 am till noon.C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., CompleteAuction Services, 802-785-2161• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock,3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. FeederCattle sale. Please vaccinate yourcattle & bring documentation. Cattleaccepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, November 9
• 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market,6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek,NY. Monthly Feeder Sale. Followedby our regular Wednesday sale at1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auction-eer, Empire Livestock Marketing,716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, November 10
• Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse,PA. Reserved for a major New YorkHerd Dispersal w/ a BAA of 110%!Co-Managed by The Cattle Ex-change & Stonehurst Farms. TheCattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226
[email protected], November 11
• 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 milesS. of Utica & 6 miles N. of NewBerlin). Fall Premier All Breeds Sale.100 head of quality all breeds sell.Call to participate in this sale. Selec-tions are underway. Call if you wantto participate. Tom & Brenda Hosk-ing 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800,
cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com
Saturday, November 12• Madison, NY. Fern Hill Farm II Milk-ing Herd Dispersal. 100 outstandingregistered Holsteins sell. JackRussin & Family, owners. The CattleExchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226
• Racine, WI. Late Model Earthmov-ing Equip., Truck Tractors, DumpTrailers, Equip. Trailers, Campers.Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers &Auctioneers
www.lyonauction.com• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock,3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. FeederCattle sale. Please vaccinate yourcattle & bring documentation. Cattleaccepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comTuesday, November 15
• Houston, TX. Late Model Con-struction Equip., Aerials, Forklifts,Support, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon& Son, Sales Managers & Auction-eers
www.lyonauction.comWednesday, November 16
• The Pines Farm, Barton, VT. 150thTop of Vermont Invitational DairySale. Free turkey for every buyer!Sales Managers, Northeast King-dom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auction-eer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892
[email protected]• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, November 17
• Bow, NH. Yoder & Frey Auction-eers, Inc., 419-865-3990
• 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY.Special Feeder Calf and Beef Re-placement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr.,Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000 or 315-427-7845.
Saturday, November 19• Ledyard, CT (Foxwood Casino).Earthmoving Construction Equip.,Aerial Lifts, Forklifts, Support, DumpTrucks, Truck Tractors, Equip. &Dump Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son,Sales Managers & Auctioneers
www.lyonauction.comWednesday, November 23
• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, November 30
• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-
ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, December 3
• 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard,Groveland, NY. Special Winter Con-signment Auction of Farm & Con-struction Equipment, Heavy & LightTrucks, Liquidations & Consign-ments. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auction-eers, 585-243-1563.
www.teitsworth.com• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock,3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. FeederCattle sale. Please vaccinate yourcattle & bring documentation. Cattleaccepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, December 7
• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, December 10
• 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. HorseSale. Finger Lakes Livestock Ex-change, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com• 11:00 AM: Ulysses, PA (PotterCo.). Fox Hill Farms (The HoopesFamily) Complete line of upscalevegetable farm equipment. Real es-tate sells at 10:15 am. Pirrung Auc-tioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520
www.pirrunginc.comWednesday, December 14
• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, December 15
• 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY.Special Feeder Calf and Beef Re-placement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr.,Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000 or 315-427-7845.
Wednesday, December 21• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, December 28
• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, January 7
• 10:00 AM: 3517 Railroad Ave.,Alexander, NY. Z&M Ag & Turf Auc-tion. Public Auction Sale of FarmTractors, Machinery, Landscape,Tools and Lawn Tractor-Mowers.Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers,585-243-1563.
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MIDDLESEXLIVESTOCK AUCTION
Middlefield, CTOctober 11, 2011
On the Hoof, Dollars/CwtCalves:45-60# .25-.30; 61-75# .35-.40; 76-90# .45-.50;91-105# .55-.5750; 106# &up .60-.65.Farm Calves: .6750-.81Started Calves: .24-.28Veal Calves: .70-1.20Heifers: Open .65-1.4750;Beef .61-.69.Feeder Steers: .63-.95;Beef .55-1Stock Bull: .87-1.15Beef Bull: 79-90Boars: one at .08Sows: one at .24Butcher Hogs: one at .60Feeder Pigs (ea): 15-50Sheep, ea: 95-285Lambs, ea: 120-270Goats, ea: 65-180; Kids47.50-150Canners: up to 59.75Cutters: 60-64Utility: 65-75Rabbits: 6-17Chickens: 5-18Ducks: 10-25
ADDISON COUNTYCOMMISSION SALESEast Middlebury, VT
October 6, 2011Cattle: 162Calves: 192Slaughter Cows: Breakers75-80% lean 67-75.50;Boners 80-85% lean 62-74;Lean 85-90% lean 50-65.50.Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls92-125# 75-115; 80-92# notwell tested.Vealers: 100-125# 45-77;90-100# 60-75; 80-90# 40-70; 70-80# 50-70.
COSTA & SONSLIVESTOCK & SALES
Fairhaven, MAOctober 12, 2011
Cows: Canners 10-47; Cut-ters 48-60; Util 61.50-73.Bulls: 47-87Steers: Sel 101-105; Hols.54-83.50.Heifers: Sel 74-81; Hols.56-84.50.Calves: 2-84/ea.Feeders: 43-134Sheep: 125Lambs: 155Goats: 97-150/ea; Kids 55-125/ea.Sows: 30Feeder Pigs: 40-56/ea.Roaster Pigs: 74-88/ea.Chickens: 2-13Rabbits: 2.50-26Ducks: 4-18.50* Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.
FLAME LIVESTOCKLittleton, MA
October 11, 2011Beef Cattle: Canners 35-50; Cutters 50-65; Util 62-72; Bulls 75-85; Steers 70-110; Heifers 65-80.Calves: Growers No. 70100; Veal 60-80; Heifers 1-1.25.Hogs: Feeders 40/ea; Sows.40-.50; Roasters 60-80/ea.
Sheep: .75-1; Lambs 1.55-2.10.Goats: 60-120/ea; Billies75-170/ea; Kids 20-80/ea.
NORTHAMPTONCOOPERATIVE AUCTION, INCWhately, MA
October 11, 2011Calves: (/cwt) 0-60# 20-35;61-75# 15-65; 76-95# 40-65; 96-105# 43-55; 106# &up 48-57.Farm Calves: 70-110/cwtFeeders: 71-100/cwtSteers: 45-71/cwtBulls: 69-70/cwt.Canners: 39-50/cwtCutters: 50.50-67/cwtUtility: 69-76.50/cwtSows: 31/cwtPigs: 40/ea.Lambs: 85-220/cwtSheep: 45-140/cwtGoats: 54-190/ea.Rabbits: 1-6/ea.Poultry: .25-13/ea.Hay (16 lots): .50-4.20/bale.northamptonlivestockauc-tion.homestead.com
HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION
Hackettstown, NJOctober 11, 2011
Livestock: 33 Calves .02-1.28, Avg .73; 43 Cows.34.5-.80, Avg .61; 8 EasyCows .22-.43.5, Avg .38; 25Feeders 300-600# .15-1.10,Avg .74; 6 Heifers .56-.87.5,Avg .74; 5 Bulls .58-.88, Avg.66; 9 Steers .45-.90, Avg.76; 3 Hogs .71-.81, Avg .76;36 Sheep .58-1.22, Avg .99;2 Lambs (ea) 80, 83 (/#)1.16-2.12, Avg 1.80; 23Goats (ea) 40-225, Avg105.93; 35 Kids (ea) 11-87.50, Avg 44.50. Total 311.Poultry & Egg: Heavy Fowl(/#) 1-1.10; Pullets (ea)4.25-14; Roosters (/#) 1.10,(ea) 1.50-8; Ducks (ea) 5-6;Rabbits (/#) 1-1.60; Pigeons(ea) 2-4.50; Guineas (ea)7.50-9.Grade A Eggs: White JumXL 1.60; L 1.30; Brown JumXL 1.90-1.95; L 1.87; M1.14.Hay, Straw & Grain: 12Mixed 2.10-6.10; 13 Grass2.50-4; 1 Mulch 2.50; 1 OatStraw 2.50; 2 Firewood 35.Total 29.
CAMBRIDGE VALLEYLIVESTOCK MARKET,
INCCambridge, NY
No report
EMPIRE LIVESTOCKMARKET
BURTON LIVESTOCKVernon, NY
October 6, 2011Calves (/#): Hfrs. .60-1.50;Grower Bull over 92# .70-1.10; 80-92# .60-1.Cull Cows (/#): Gd .62-.72;Lean .40-.63; Hvy. BeefBulls .60-.75.Dairy Replacements (/hd):Fresh Cows 600-1200;
Sringing Cows 800-1000;Springing Hfrs. 1000-1450;Bred Hfrs. 700-1150; FreshHfrs. 800-1650; Open Hfrs.300-800; Started Hfrs. 100-300; Service Bulls 600-1000.Beef (/#): Feeders .60-1;Hols. Sel .70-.88.Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder.75-1; Market .75-1.50;Slaughter Sheep .30-.50.Goats (/hd): Billies 75-150;Nannies 70-100; Kids 25-60.
CENTRAL BRIDGELIVESTOCK
Central Bridge, NYOctober 4, 2011
Calves (/#): Hfrs. .75-1.50;Grower Bull over 92# .60-1.10; 80-92# .60-1.Cull Cows (/#): Gd .58-.73;Lean .40-.64; Hvy. BeefBulls .60-.76.Dairy Replacements (/hd):Fresh Cows 700-1400;Springing Cows 750-1200;Springing Hfrs. 700-1350;Bred Hfrs. 600-1200; FreshHfrs. 700-1300; Open Hfrs.300-800; Started Hfrs. 150-400.Beef (/#): Feeders .55-.90.Lamb & Sheep (/#): Feeder.80-1.50; Market 1-1.80;Slaughter Sheep .30-.55.Goats (/hd): Billies 100-170; Nannies 70-100; Kids30-80.Swine (/#): Sow .35-.50.
CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY
October 10, 2011Calves (/#): Grower over92# .90-1.20; 80-92# .60-.75; Bob Veal .49-.57.Cull Cows (/#): Gd .62-.68;Lean .53-.5950; Hvy. BeefBulls .6250.Beef (/hd): Feeders .400-700# 62-95; Beef Ch Hfr. 68-68.50; Hols. Ch Steer 55;Veal .150-500# 98-109.Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder1.30-1.80; Market 1.45-1.95;Slaughter .50-.55.Goats (/#): Billes 1.35-1.60;Nannies .75-.90; Kids .55-.65.*Buyers always looking forpigs.
CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NYOctober 5, 2011
Calves (/#): Grower over92# .80-1.15; 80-92# .50-1.05; Bob Veal .05-.60.Cull Cows (/#): Gd .60-.69;Lean .40-.61; Hvy. BeefBulls .68-.73.Beef (/#): Feeders 400-600# .80-1.40; Veal 200-300# 1.10; Hfrs. .90-.95;Steer .88-.93; Hols. Sel .75-.82.Lambs (/#): Market 1.40-1.60; Slaughter .40-.50.Swine (/#): Hog .70; Sow.52; Boar .20.
DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY
October 5, 2011Calves (/#): Grower Bullover 92# .90-1.20; 80-92#
.65-1; Bob Veal .20-.50.Cull Cows (/#): Gd .66-.72;Lean .55-.64; Hvy. BeefBulls .66-.72.
GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK
Governeur, NYNo report
PAVILION MARKETPavilion, NY
October 3, 2011Calves (/#): Grower Calvesover 92# 1-1.35; 80-92# .50-1.20; Bob Veal .05-.70.Cull Cows (/#): Gd .60-.72;Lean .40-.62; Hvy. BeefBulls .65-.78.Beef (/#): Ch 1.07; Hols. Ch.92; Sel .82-.85.
BATH MARKET Bath, NY
September 29, 2011Calves (/#): Hfrs. 1-2.10;Grower Bulls over 92# 1-1.45; 80-92# .70-1.15; BobVeal .20-.50.Cull Calves (/#): Gd .61-.69; Lean .55-.63; Hvy. BeefBulls .70-.81.Beef (/#): Feeders .60-.85.Lamb/Sheep (/#): Market1.30-1.40; Slaughter Sheep.45-.50.Goats (/hd): Billies 75-95;Nannies 70-85.Swine (/#): Sow .46-.50;Boar .20-.25.
FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION
Canandaigua, NY October 12, 2011
Dairy Cows for Slaughter:Bone Util 42-78;Canners/Cutters 38-72;Bulls dairy HY Util 60-70.Slaughter Calves: Bobs95-110# 30-65; 80-95# 25-62.50; 60-80# 20-60.Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed:Bull over 95# 80-135; 80-95# 75-130; 70-80# 50-60;Hfrs. 72.50-190; Bull calvesover 95# 77.50-112.50.Beef Steers: Ch grain fed101-116.50; Sel 83-90.50;Hols. Ch grain fed 88-100.50; Sel 71-83.50.Hogs: Sows US 61; BoarsUS 1-3 26; Feeders US 1-3
10-30.Slaughter Sheep: M 60-61.Goats (/hd): Billies L 110#& up 60-112.50.
FINGER LAKES HAY AUCTIONPenn Yan, NY
No report.Hay Fridays @ 11:15. Pro-duce Mon. @ 10 am, Wed-Fri. @ 9 am sharp!
FINGER LAKESPRODUCE AUCTION
Penn Yan, NYNo report
Produce Mon @ 10 am,Wed-Fri @ 9 am sharp.
HOSKING SALESNew Berlin, NY
October 10, 2011Cattle: Bone Util .60-.70;Canners/Cutters .58-.65;Easy Cows .60 & dn.Bulls: Bulls/Steers .60-.70.Feeders: Hfrs. .80-1.19;Bulls 1.19-1.24; Steers 1.16-1.27.Calves: Bull Calves 96-120# .80-1.25; up to 95#.10-.95; Hols. Hfrs. under100# 1.5250.Dairy: Top milking age1950; Top Bred Hfr. 1725;Top Open Hfr. 690.
BELKNAP LIVESTOCKAUCTION
Belknap, PANo report
BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCKAUCTION
Belleville, PAOctober 5, 2011
Slaughter Cows: Breakers75-80% lean 64-67.75, lodress 58-63.50; Boners 80-85% lean 58-63.75, hi dress61.75-65.25; Lean 85-90%lean 52-58.50, hi dress 60,lo dress 44.50-51.75.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11315-1520# 67.50-68; hidress 1630# 75;YG 2 1135#62.75.Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L1 315-420# 108-126; 510-565# 111-119; M 2 225#108; Hfrs. L 2 490# 68; L 3
385# 57; Bulls L 1 585# 70;L 2 435# 87; 680# 60; L 3275-460# 50-75; 500# 58; L3 Hols. 270-420# 66-70.Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.Bulls 95-115# 120-147; No.2 Hols. 95-115# 82-120; 85-90# 62-72; No. 3 95-110#57-77; 75-90# 47-60; No. 1Hols. Hfrs. 95-105# 180-210/hd; No. 2 Hols. hfrs. 80-100# 100-140/hd; BeefX100# 100.Vealers: 65-100# 12-57.Boars: 300# 45/hd; Jr. 220#105/hd.Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 15-55# 24-54; 65-90# 44-84.Slaughter Sheep: LambsCh 2-3 50-60# 150-185; 70-100# 120-185; Gd & Ch 1-260-105# 100-120; Yearlings115-145# 90-100; Ewes Gd2-3 145-180# 80-95; Rams145-175# 80-105.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel1 60-70# 82.50-85; Sel 2 25-40# 27.50-45; 45-55# 40-75;Sel 3 20-50# 15-40; NanniesSel 1 100-120# 80-82.50;Sel 2 100-130# 60-75; Sel 380-100# 20-50; Wethers Sel1 160# 175.
CARLISLE LIVESTOCKMARKET, INC Carlisle, PA
October 11, 2011Slaughter Cows: Breakers68-75; Boners 62.50-71.50;Lean 60-68; Big Middle/lodress/lights 55-64.25; Shelly54 & dn.Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.Bulls No. 1 90-110# 130-142; No. 2 90-120# 100-130;No. 3 80-130# 50-100; Util48 & dn; Hols. hfrs. 80# 125.Swine: Sows 480-515# 53-55.25; Boars 650# 29.75.Goats: Family 164; FleshyKids 66-118; Small/thin/bot-tle 25-64.Gd & Ch 75-130#168-205.Sheep: all wts. 80-138.Sale every Tuesday* 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry &Eggs* 6 pm for Livestock startingwith Calves* Special Fed & Feeder Cat-tle Sale Tues., Oct. 18 - Sell-ing Registered American
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Small Animal SaleOctober 11, 2011
Rabbits: 1-14Rabbit Families: 10-13Chickens: .50-6.50Ducks: 5Lizard: 10Bunnies: .50-5Pigeons: .50-5.50Chicks: .50-1Guinea Pigs: .50-1All animals sold by thepiece. Sale starts at 5 pm
CARLISLE LIVESTOCKMARKET, INC
State Graded Feeder Pig Sale
Carlisle, PAOctober 7, 2011
US 1-2: 15 hd, 34-39# 121-131; 14 hd, 48# 125; 28 hd,50-59# 120-134; 19 hd, 60-66# 110-127; 12 hd, 70-74#95-106; 23 hd, 80-92# 80-99.US 2: 18 hd, 109# 85.US 2-3: 6 hd, 63# 61; 50hd, 78-80# 78-80.As Is: 13 hd, 47-55# 10-103; 7 hd, 62-118# 75-85*Next State Graded SalesFri., Oct. 26 & Nov. 18.Receiving 7:30 am till 10am. Sale time 1 pm.
DEWART LIVESTOCKAUCTION MARKET, INC
Dewart, PAOctober 10, 2011
Cattle: 216Cows: Breakers 65-68.50;Boners 60-64.50; Lean 56-59.50.Bulls: 1190-1270# 72-75.50.Feeder Bulls: L 1 320-410#110-128; 420-560# 105-115; 2565-6266# 95-107.Feeder Heifers: L 1 304-420# 102-123; 424-512# 90-121; 515-576# 900-97.Calves: 192. Bulls No. 1 95-115# 132-155; 80-95# 105-145; No. 2 95-115# 110-130; 80-95# 75-100; Hfrs.No. 1 84-104# 180-220; No.2 78-94# 110-155.Goats (/hd): Billies L up to175/hd; S 92-120; Nannies75-85.Hay: 11 lds, 200-800/ton.Oats: 1 ld, 3.50/bu.Wood: 2 lds, 72-145/ld.
EIGHTY FOURLIVESTOCK AUCTION
New Holland, PANo report
GREENCASTLELIVESTOCK AUCTION
Greencastle, PANo report
INDIANA FARMERSLIVESTOCK AUCTION
Homer City, PANo report
KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION
Kutztown, PA
October 8, 2011Alfalfa: 3 lds, 150-220Mixed Hay: 8 lds, 85-270Timothy: 3 ld, 230-250Grass: 5 lds, 170-260Straw: 1 ld, 190Firewood: 5 lds, 65-90Rye Seed: 2 lds, 14-16
LANCASTER WEEKLYCATTLE SUMMARY
New Holland, PAOctober 7, 2011
Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1150-1580# 119.50-123.50; Ch 2-3 1200-1495#113.50-120; Sel 2-3 1080-1380# 108-114.50; Hols. HiCH & Pr 2-3 1350-1710#98-102; Ch 2-3 1300-1565#94-97.50; Sel 2-3 1200-1410# 88-92.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1290-1435# 113.50-116.50; Ch 2-3 1145-1290#111.50-113.Slaughter Cows: PremWhites 65-75% lean 70-73,hi dress 73-78, lo dress 68-70; Breakers 75-80% lean63-69, hi dress 69-72.50, lodress 57-63; Boners 80-85% lean 61-65.50, hi dress65.50-67.50, lo dress 57.50-61; Lean 85-90% lean 53-60.50, hi dress 60.50-65, lodress 48-55.Slaughter Bulls: Mon.YG 11459-1895# 78-80, lo dress1610-1865# 68-73; hi dress1520-1605# 89.50-93; veryhi dress 100-18; Bullocks850-1410# 81.50-84; hidress 890-1295# 87.50-92,lo dress 1060-1285# 70.50-75; Thurs.YG 1 1200-2195#74-79, hi dress 81-88, lodress 68-73.Graded Holstein BullCalves: Mon. No. 1 95-115#165-185; No. 2 95-120# 130-160; 85-90# 60-90; No. 3 95-105# 60-75; 75-90# 50-60;Util 65-100# 20-60; Hols.Hfrs. No. 2 70-80# 110-190;non-tubing 60-75# 22-37;Tues. No. 1 pkg 121# 130;95-113# 140-154; pkg 90#110; pkg 85# 75; No. 2 95-113# 137-147; pkg 95# 124;75-83# 35-75; No. 3 73-94#42-75; pkg 93# 110; Util 73-103# 20-50; Graded Hols.Hfrs No. 1 91-113# 205-250; pkg 83# 140; No. 2 81-90# 100-165; non-tubing 65-80# 12-55.
Graded Bull Calves: Thurs.No. 1 pkg 120-128# 134; 98-118# 149-160; 90-96# 110-133; No. 2 pkg 120-128#134; 98-118# 125-147; 90-94# 100; 80-92# 50-58; No.3 90-130# 50-60; 72-88# 22-25; Util 60-110# 11-25; Hols.hfr. calves No. 1 85-100#100-150; No. 2 80-120# 50-100; Util 70-110# 15-50.
LEBANON VALLEYLIVESTOCK AUCTION
Fredericksburg, PAOctober 4, 2011
Slaughter Cows: Breakers75-80% lean 62.50-68; Bon-ers 80-85% lean 53-59;Lean 88-90% lean 48-54, lodress 44-48.Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.Bulls 95-120# 130-150; 80-90# 80-100; No. 2 95-120#100-120; No. 3 90-120 50-90.Vealers: Util 60-100# 20-45.
LEESPORT LIVESTOCKAUCTION
Leesport, PAOctober 5 2011
Slaughter Holstein Steers:Sel 1-3 1345-1445# 82.50-84.75.Slaughter Heifers: Hi ch &Pr 2-4 1440# 116; Ch 2-31345# 114.75.Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whites 65-75% lean 66.25-67; Breakers 75-80% lean62-64; Boners 80-85% lean56.50-61.50, lo dress 57-58.50; Lean 85-90% lean50-55.50, lo dress 45-49.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11375-1815# 70.50-72; Bul-locks 1220-1530# 79.50-83.Feeder Steers: L 3 Hols.435-505# 75-77.50.Vealers: Util 70-115# 40-65;60-65# 15-32.50.Feeder Calves: Hols. BullsNo. 1 95-120# 140-157.50;85-90# 95-115; No. 2 95-115# 125-142.50; 80-90#80-100; No. 3 95-120# 75-105; 80-90# 55-75.Lambs: Ch 2-3 47-50# 189-200; 65-80# 150-170.Ewes: Gd 1-2 170# 88; Util1-2 100-200# 69-79.Goats: Kids Sel 1 30# 66-70; 50# 90; 80# 122.50; Sel2 30-40# 50-57.50; Sel 350# 57.50-70; Nannies Sel 280-90# 74-86.
Feeder Pigs (/cwt): US 1-3one lot 56# 155; Barrows &Gilts 50-54% lean 235-260#76-78; 45-50% lean 225#71.
MIDDLEBURGLIVESTOCK AUCTION
Middleburg, PAOctober 4, 2011
Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1260-1530# 120-124;Ch 2-3 1185-1545# 114.50-120; Sel 1-3 1120-1550#108.50-114.Slaughter Holstein Steers:Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1330-1550#100.50-104.50; Ch 2-31220-1605# 96-100.50; Sel1-3 1345-1540# 91-95.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1150-1255# 115-117,one 1500# 124; Ch 2-31080-1320# 109-114.50;full/YG 4-5 1140-1533# 102-107.50; Sel 1-3 1010-1140#102-108.Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whites 65-75% lean 69-70;Breakers 75-80% lean 63-68, lo dress 62; Boners 80-85% lean 57-62.50, lo dress52-55; Lean 85-90% lean52-56, hi dress 55, lo dress45-52.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11030-1830# 67-74; hi dress1360-1745# 77-86.50.Feeder Steers: L 1 325#127; 600-775# 91-106; L 2310-445# 84-105; 525-745#80-89; L 3 Hols. 335-425#68-77; 730-975# 66-68.Feeder Heifers: M 1 317-415# 95; 540# 90; M&L 2212-250# 79-90; 320-435#77-87; 525-695# 70-84.Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 332-465# 90-120; 500# 89; M&L2 310-410# 77-97; L 3 Hols.285-445# 61-71; 795# 72.Feeder Calves: Hols. BullsNo. 1 95-120# 122-160; 90#115-117; No. 2 95-110# 85-120; 80-90# 77-102; No. 395-110# 62-85; 75-90# 60-75; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 95-105#185-190; No. 2 Hols. Hfrs80-110# 77-140.Vealers: Util 60-120# 10-60.Slaughter Hogs: Barrows &Gilts 49-54% lean 240-270#69-73.50; 280-330# 65-70.50; 45-50% lean 220-282# 64.50-69.Sows: US 1-3 460-475# 46-55; 545-610# 54-58.50.
Boars: 365-845# 30.25-31.25; Jr. 275-330# 54.50-56.Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 45#45; 80# 70.Slaughter Sheep: LambsCh 2-3 50-65# 157-192; 77-95# 147-170; 125-130#137-155; Ewes Gd 2-3 215#77.Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 30-35# 67-72; 65# 85; Sel 2under 20# 10-25; 20-40#27-52; 45-55# 52-62.Slaughter Nannies: Sel 190-130# 80-92; Sel 2 90-100# 57-70; Sel 3 80-90#27-45.Billies: Sel 3 100# 30.
MORRISON’S COVELIVESTOCK AUCTION
Martinsburg, PAOctober 10, 2011
Cattle: 108Steers: Ch 102-105; Gd 94-100Heifers: Ch 100-106; Gd92-100.Cows: Util & Comm. 60-68;Canner/lo Cutter 60 & dn.Bullocks: Gd & Ch 78-83Bulls: YG 1 63-70Feeder Cattle: Steers 70-100; Bulls 65-90; Hfrs. 60-95.Calves: 54. Ch 90-105; Gd80-90; Std 15-60; Hols. Bulls90-130# 60-130.Hogs: 25. US 1-2 72-73.50;US 1-3 68-71.50; Sows US1-3 45-61; Boars 35-48.Feeder Pigs: 32. US 1-320-50# 29-55Goats: 20-160
MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT
Martinsburg, PAOctober 10, 2011
Alfalfa/Grass: 185-245Grass: 180-205Rd. Bale: 100Round Bales: 95-150Lg. Sq. Bales: 125-155Straw: 125Wood: 47.50-55Hay Auction held everyMonday at 12:30 pm.
MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY &
RABBIT REPORTMartinsburg, PAOctober 10, 2011
Roosters: 1.50-4.50Hens: .25-1.50Banties: .10-1Ducks: 3Bunnies: 1-3.25Rabbits: 8-12Auction held every Mondayat 7 pm.
NEW HOLLANDSALES STABLESNew Holland, PAOctober 6, 2011
Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1150-1580# 119.50-122.50; Ch 2-3 1200-1495#113.50-117.50; Sel 2-31080-1325# 110-112.Holstein Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1350-1710# 98-102;Ch 2-3 1300-1565# 94-97.50; Sel 2-3 1200-1410#88-92.
Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1290-1435# 113.50-116.50; Ch 2-3 1145-1290#111.50-113.Slaughter Cows: Prem.White 65-75% lean 70-72, hidress 73-78, lo dress 68-70;Breakers 75-80% lean 63-67, hi dress 67.50-7.50, lodress 57-60.50; Boners 80-85% lean 61-65, hi dress66-67, lo dress 57.50-60;Lean 88-90% lean 53-57, hidress 58-62.50, lo dress 48-52.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11200-2195# 74-79, hi dress81-88; lo dress 68-73.Graded Bull Calves: Hols.No. 1 pkg 120-128# 134; 98-118# 149-160; 90-96# 110-133; 80-88# 50-80; No. 2pkg 120-128# 134; 98-118#125-147; 90-94# 100; 80-92# 50-58; No. 3 90-130#50-60; 72-88# 22-25; Util 60-110# 11-25.Holstein Heifer Calves:No. 1 85-100# 100-150; No.2 80-120# 50-100; Util 70-110# 15-50.
NEW HOLLANDPIG AUCTION
New Holland, PANo report.
NEW HOLLAND SHEEP &GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PAOctober 10, 2011
Slaughter Lambs: Non-tra-ditional markets: Wooled &Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 60-80#216-230; 80-90# 207-226;90-110# 207-222; 110-130#204-219; 130-150# 194-208; 150-200# 188-205;Wooled & Shorn Ch 2-3 50-60# 200-216; 60-80# 190-210; 80-90# 194-200; 90-110# 192-200; 110-130#190-202.Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 Mflesh 120-160# 105-120;160-200# 94-100; 200-300#84-98; Util 1-2 thin flesh120-160# 81-96; 160-200#80-94.Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 40-60# 106-133; 60-80# 126-147; 80-90# 146-161; 90-100# 179-186; Sel 2 40-50#76-87; 50-60# 82-96; 60-80#101-127; 80-90# 119-134;Sel 3 30-40# 54-68; 40-60#66-79; 70-80# 65-80.Slaughter Nannies/Does:Sel 1 80-130# 105-120;130-180# 110-125; Sel 280-130# 89-104; Sel 3 50-80# 57-71; 80-130# 68-83.Slaughter Bucks/Billies:Sel 1 100-150# 172-187;150-250# 204-219; Sel 2100-150# 138-153.
NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Wilmington, PA
No report
NEW WILMINGTON PRODUCE AUCTION, INC.
New Wilmington, PANo report
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AGRICULTUREGrain Market Summary
Compared to last weekcorn sold .15 to .20 higher,wheat sold steady, barleysold .10-.20 higher, oatssold steady to .05 higher &Soybeans sold steady to.05 lower. EarCorn sold 5lower. All prices /bu. exceptear corn is /ton.Southeastern PA: CornNo. 2 Range 6.40-7.06, Avg6.70, Contracts 6.20-6.95;Wheat No. 2 Range 5.58-6.34, Avg 6, Contracts5.93-6.12; Barley No. 3Range 4.70-5.50, Avg 5.10,Contracts 4.75, Oats No. 2Range 4.25-5, Avg 4.62;Soybeans No 2 Range10.83-11.28, Avg 11, Con-tracts 10.94-11.25;EarCorn Range 188-195,Avg 191.50.Central PA: Corn No. 2Range 6-7.35, Avg 6.68;Wheat 6.34; Barley No. 3Range 4.60-4.75, Avg 4.67;Oats No. 2 Range 3.80-4.30, Avg 4; Soybeans No.2 Range 10-11.28, Avg10.88; EarCorn Range 195-220, Avg 207.50.South Central PA: CornNo. 2 Range 6.52-7.20, Avg6.62; Wheat No. 2 Range5.30-6.40, Avg 5.63; BarleyNo. 3 Range 3.70-5.60, Avg4.94; Oats No. 2 Range 3-4.90, Avg 3.73; Soybeans
No. 2 Range 10.50-11.58,Avg 11.17; EarCorn Range165-180, Avg 172.50Lehigh Valley Area: CornNo. 2 Range 6.50-6.95, Avg6.73; Wheat No. 2 Range 7;Barley No. 3 Range 4.70;Oats No. 2 Range 4.35;Soybeans No. 2 Range 11-11.60, Avg 11.28; Gr.Sorghum Range 7.15.Eastern & Central PA:Corn No. 2 Range 6-7.35,Avg 6.68, Mo. Ago 8.16, YrAgo 5.37; Wheat No. 2Range 5.30-7, Avg 5.95,Mo Ago 6.88, Yr Ago 6.24;Barley No. 3 Range 3.70-5.60, Avg 4.89, Mo Ago4.88, Yr Ago 2.67; Oats No.2 Range 3-5, Avg 4.03, MoAgo 4.13, Yr Ago 2.33; Soy-beans No. 2 Range 10-11.60, Avg 11.05, Mo Ago13.88, Yr Ago 10.84;EarCorn Range 165-220;Avg 190.50, Mo Ago211.25, Yr Ago 121.87.Western PA: Corn No. 2Range 5.68-6.75, Avg5.98;Wheat No. 2 Range5.33; Oats No. 2 Range3.50-4.75, Avg 4.31; Soy-beans No. 2 Range 10.73.
PA DEPT OFAGRICULTURE
Weekly Livestock Summary
October 7, 2011Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &
Pr 2-3 119.50-123.50; Ch 1-3 113-120; Sel 1-2 108-114;Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 100-104.50; Ch 2-3 93-99; Sel 1-2 88-93.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 115.50-117; Ch 1-3109-114.50; Sel 1-2 102-108.Slaughter Cows: Breakers75-80% lean 63-68; Boners80-85% lean 58-65; Lean85-90% lean 50.50-57.Slaughter Bulls: lo dress65-73, Avg dress 74-80; hidress 79.50-93.Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-500# 120-144; 500-700#112-140; M&L 2 300-500#132-140; 500-700# 85-140.Feeder Heifers: M&L 1300-500# 110-135; 500-700# 104-125; M&L 2 300-500# 90-110; 500-700# 83-110.Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-500# 116-145; 500-700#100-130; M&L 2 300-500#110-122.50; 500-700# 92-110.Vealers: Util 60-120# 20-60.Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols.bulls 95-125# 120-160; No.2 95-125# 100-130; No. 380-120# 50-100; No. 1 Hols.Hfrs. 84-105# 150-250; No.2 80-105# 90-160.Hogs: Barrows & Glts 49-54% lean 220-270# 63-69;45-50% lean 220-270# 66-70.
Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 57-60; 500-700# 61-63.75.Graded Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 20-30# 110-200; 30-40#110-160; 40-50# 80-165; 50-60# 80-120; US 2 20-30#100-165; 30-40# 90-125; 40-50# 80-90; 50-60# 90-110.Slaughter Sheep: Ch & Pr2-3 40-60# 190-217; 60-80#191-211; 80-110# 184-202;Ch 1-3 40-60# 181-202; 60-80# 171-196; 80-110# 166-190; Ewes Gd 2-3 120-160#82-97; 160-200# 78-91; Util1-2 120-160# 74-86; 160-200# 70-84.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel1 40-60# 90-108; 60-80#106-140; 80-100# 136-151;Sel 2 40-60# 72-94; 60-80#88-106; Sel 3 40-60# 34-56;60-80# 53-90; Nannies Sel 180-130# 94-108; 130-180#101-116; Sel 2 80-130# 69-84; 130-180# 81-96; Sel 350-80# 49-64; 80-130# 62-76; Billies Sel 1 100-150#165-175; 150-250# 190-208; Sel 2 100-150# 121-136; 150-250# 169-183.
PA DEPT OFAGRICULTURE
Hay Market SummaryOctober 10, 2011
Hay & Straw Market ForEastern PA: All hay pricespaid by dealers at the farmand /ton. Compared to lastweek hay and straw sold
mostly steady. All hay andstraw reported sold /ton.Alfalfa 175-250;Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 160-300; Timothy 150-200;Straw 100-160 clean; Mulch60-80.Summary of LancasterCo. Hay Auctions:Prices/ton, 139 lds Hay, 33Straw. Alfalfa 130-320; Alfal-fa/Grass Mixed 120-325;Timothy 195-295; GrassHay 150-325; Straw 140-225 clean.Diffenbach Auct, N. Hol-land: September 26, 65 ldsHay, 16 lds Straw. Alfalfa170-305; Alfalfa/GrassMixed 165-355; Timothy195-295; Grass 150-340;Straw 140-280 clean.Green Dragon, Ephrata:October 7, 30 lds Hay, 2Straw. Alfalfa 175-225; Alfal-fa/Grass Mixed 160-320;Timothy 250-260; GrassHay 175-300; Straw 185clean.Weaverland Auct, NewHolland: October 6, 19 ldsHay, 4 Straw. Alfalfa 110-180; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed120-325; Grass 195-325;Straw 175-225.Wolgemuth Auction: Leo-la, PA: October 5, 28 ldsHay, 11 lds Straw. Alfalfa130-320; Alfalfa/Grass Mix137-300; Timothy 225-385;Grass 175-187; Straw 147-190 clean.
Summary of Central PAHay Auctions: Prices/ton,88 Loads Hay, 13 Straw.Alfalfa 180-220;Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 105-335; Timothy 120-200;Grass 110-270; Straw 135-205 clean.Belleville Auct, Belleville:September 28, 12 lds Hay, 0ld Straw. Alfalfa 205-290;Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 140-300.Dewart Auction, Dewart:October 3, 14 Lds Hay, 3Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed120-350; Straw 190-245clean.Greencastle Livestock:October 3 & 6, 6 lds Hay, 0ld Straw. Alfalfa/Grass102.50-135; Timothy 90-105.Kutztown Auction, Kutz-town: October 1, 19 ldsHay, 4 Straw. Alfalfa 180-220; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed105-310; Timothy 175-250;Grass Hay 130-300; Straw190-200 clean.Middleburg Auct, Middle-burg: October 4, 13 lds Hay,1 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed170-335; Grass 110-270;Straw 155.Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippens-burg: September 29 &October 4, 24 lds Hay, 5Straw. Alfalfa 130-178; Alfal-fa/Grass Mixed 110-230;Timothy 120-200; Straw130-178 clean.New Wilmington Live-stock, New Wilmington:September 30, 17 lds Hay, 0lds Straw. Alfalfa/Grass 160-185.
VINTAGE SALESSTABLES
Paradise, PAOctober 10, 2011
Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1315-1450# 121.50-123.50; Ch 2-3 1215-1435#115-121.50.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1105-1180# 117.25-118; Ch 2-3 1090-1160#113.50-115; Hols. Sel 1-31010-1230# 88.50-93.50.Slaughter Cows: Breakers75-80% lean 62.25-68; Bon-ers 80-85% lean 57-63;Lean 85-90% lean 52.50-58.50.Holstein Bull Calves: No. 195-120# 120-145; 85-90#60-80; No. 2 100-120# 80-115; No. 3 80-125# 40-70;Util 65-115# 15-40; Hols.Hfrs. No. 2 75-90# 90-160.
WEAVERLAND AUCTIONNew Holland, PA
No report
WOLGEMUTH AUCTIONLeola, PA
October 12, 2011Loads: 24Alfalfa: 2 lds, 140-150Mixed Hay: 7 lds, 120-300Grass: 6 lds, 120-210Baleage: 2 ldsa, 45-65Fodder: 1 ld, 142Rye: 2 lds, 13.50-14Firewood: 2 lds, 75
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running heavier thanlast year at this time.Milk producers and han-dlers are stating that themid-August snowstormthat blanketed much ofNew Zealand had limitednegative impact on thedevelopment or start ofthe new season.
Australian milk vol-umes are increasing ona steady basis and milkoutput is projected topeak by the later partof October, according toUSDA.
In politics; the Interna-tional Dairy Foods Asso-ciation (IDFA) launched atelevision and print cam-paign to educate con-sumers about what itcalls “the negative eco-nomic impact of the Fed-eral Milk Marketing Or-der system, a set of regu-lations that gives the fed-eral government controlover setting milk prices.”
“It’s time consumerslearned that the price oftheir milk is being artifi-cially inflated by a mazeof government regula-tions,” said Connie Tip-ton, IDFA president andCEO. “Our campaign isabout encouraging con-sumers to tell big gov-ernment to get out oftheir milk.”
The commercial, whichcalls for the elimination
of the current pricingsystem, shows a tiny gov-ernment bureaucrat en-joying a swim in a glassof milk, much to the dis-may of the woman aboutto drink it. The voiceoverstates: “It seems like thegovernment is every-where these days, in-cluding in your milk.”
An IDFA press releasesaid “In 1937, the feder-al government created ahuge bureaucracy to es-tablish and enforce milkprices. This maze of reg-ulations and governmentred tape still exists andit’s costing you everytime you buy milk foryour family. Don’t youthink it’s time for biggovernment to get out ofyour milk?” Details areposted at www.out-ofmymilk.com .
IDFA also praised legis-lation submitted by Pres-ident Obama that wouldallow for implementationof the pending free tradeagreements with SouthKorea, Colombia, andPanama and urged Con-gress to pass the agree-ments quickly.
“We’re pleased the ad-ministration recognizedthe extreme importanceof these trade agree-ments to the U.S. econo-my, and we now urgeswift passage in Con-
gress,” said IDFA’s Con-nie Tipton. “The pactwith South Korea is par-ticularly important be-cause it would reducetariffs and expand mar-ket opportunities in ahigh-value market andadd 10,000 or more ad-ditional U.S. jobsthroughout the dairysupply chain.”
South Korea is the U.S.sixth largest dairy exportmarket, representing$145 million in exportsyear to date, according toIDFA, and nearly doublethe value of exports dur-ing the same time periodlast year. U.S. Interna-
tional Trade Commissionestimates say full imple-mentation of the agree-ment with South Koreawould increase U.S.dairy exports by as muchas $336 million a yearand the Panama andColombia agreements areexpected to producegains of an additional$25 million each in ex-ports per year.
Meanwhile, SenatorDick Lugar (R-IN) intro-duced a farm bill propos-al this week that includesdairy policy reforms ad-vocated by National Milk.Lugar, a former chairmanof the Senate Ag Commit-
tee, and Rep. MarlinStutzman (R-IN), a fresh-man member of theHouse Agriculture Com-mittee, have jointly intro-duced a bill they call theRural Economic Farmand Ranch Sustainabilityand Hunger Act. The billwould reduce farm pro-gram spending by $16billion, and save a total of$40 billion compared tocurrent policy, accordingto a NMPF press release.
The legislation in-cludes the key elementsof the Dairy Security Actof 2011, which was in-troduced in the House asHR 3062 by Reps. Collin
Peterson (D-MN) andMike Simpson (R-ID) andis modeled after reformsfirst proposed by NMPF.
National Milk testifiedthis week before the Sen-ate Judiciary Committeethat current labor andimmigration policies “putthe U.S. dairy farm sec-tor at a disadvantageand that a change inlaws is necessary in or-der to address the reali-ties of dairy productionin America.”
The Federationwarned that there’s apersistent shortage of
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native-born workers interested in em-ployment on dairy farms which is whyfarmers cannot find enough Americanworkers to milk cows and performother critical job functions.
“Even in this time of high unemploy-ment, our dairy farmers universally re-port an inability to find enough Ameri-can workers, even if they offer betterpay than other jobs,” said NMPF Pres-ident and CEO Jerry Kozak. “Sufficientnumbers of local workers are simply
not available or not interested in work-ing on dairy farms.”
The challenge of hiring workers in2011 is no different than in 2008when NMPF conducted a survey toquantify workforce hiring practices ofdairy farms. That survey found thatU.S. dairies employed 138,000 full-time equivalent workers, of which anestimated 57,000 or 41 percent wereforeigners.
IRIS HILL REGISTERED HOLSTEINS COMPLETE DISPERSAL
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2011 - 11 AMHUBBARDSVILLE, NY ( Southern Madison Co )
135 Registered Holsteins - 70 milkers, 31 bred heifers, 18 yearlings, 15 heifer calves & 1 started R&W bull calf.Approximately 50% or more of herd is R&W. RHA 22,011m 4.1% f 905 f 3.1% p 682 p, scc 250,000 - BAA 105.6%w/ 2 Ex, 30 VG, 28 GP, 6 G.This will be one of the top herds to be sold in a long time, with perhaps the best Red &
White genetics in the Northeast USA. The herd features high performance cows withsuperior type and powerful pedigrees. There are several excellent show prospects. This
certainly presents a tremendous buying opportunity for those who want the best. The sires include: Advent ( 28 - 17 R&W, 24 milking incl 9 VG ) Rubens, Reality-Red, September Storm,Lakeside, Triple Threat, Blitz, Redman, Toystory, etc. Service sires include: Lakeside, Reality-Red, Pembroke RC,Liesel, Clark, Bookman-Red, Toystory, Mazda - Red, etc OOnes to Watch For:: Delila - 92 2E Legal dtr w/25,000 @4.1%bf - 160,000 LT - her dam 91 4E Charles w/ 29 K@ 4.4% bf. Delila is due in March to Lakeside and still looks like a 5 year old. Delila's black-red 2 yr old Adventdtr sells just fresh looking very much like a 3rd generation Ex. Delila's maternal brother by Advent ( Iris HillAdvent Donnie - VG 86 2Y ) was used heavy in the herd and he made some good ones. 24 Donnie dtrs sell; 8 areR&W - 15 are bred heifers.Kara - R&W Sargent dtr VG 88 - Ex Mam, milking 120#/ day w/ 28,000 MERoseann - R&W Lakeside dtr VG 87 w/ record in progress 6-2 318 32,412M 5.3% 1705F inc - Her 4 yr old recordwas 365d 30190m 4.7% 1427f. The next 2 dams are both VG. How about her for a flush cow?Rain - Fancy R&W Reality Red dtr due w/ 1st calf at sale time - Her dam VG Advent w/ 3y record in progressover 22,000m & 800fKit - eye catching jr 2 yr old Advent dtr w/ fancy udder - scored GP 81 on 10-8-11. Her August heifer calf byLakeside sells along w/ 2 VG maternal sisters.Reality - VG 86 2y Redman dtr w/ 2-0 328d 19675m 3.7% 734f due after sale w/ 2nd calf. Her dam VG 87Integrity - 2nd dam VG 88 and VG 85 mat sister by Advent also sells.Cunning - VG 85 Regancrest HHF Marcus dtr w/ 2-9 353d 27,753m 3.9% 1079f due November w/ 2nd calf. HerVG 87 dam w/ 4-3 365 26,790m 4.0% 1070f also sells.Bunsy - VG 87 Rubens dtr w/ 3 consecutive records over 30,000# milk to 5-10 365d 37,097m 4.1% 1512f. Sellsw/ VG 85 2y dtr by Advent.Lassie - Ex 90 recs to 365d 30806m 4.3% 1310Lottie - VG 87 Lance dtr w/ 4-11 365d 31,260 4.1% 1284fJana - VG 88 Triple Threat dtr w/ 3 consecutive 365d records over 30,000# milk. Her dam is VG 87 Rubens. Sheis due before sale to Goldwyn Clark RC.Ivy - VG 87 Advent dtr w/ 2 yr ME of 23,000m & 1000f. Due Dec w/ 2nd calf. Ivy's stylish 12-10 September Stormshow calf also sells. She was 4th Winter Calf at 2011 Central NY Show and class winner at Oneida Co Show.Cup - GP 83 Marcus dtr w/ 1st lactation ME of 25,000mNala - GP 84- 2 yr R&W Advent dtr w/ 1st lactation ME of 24,000m due Dec w/ 2nd calfLassie - Ex 90 w/ 6-5 365 30,806m 4.3% 1310fPlus these tremendous show prospects: Stunning R&W Bookman-Red dtr born 10-1-11 from VG 87 R&W Adventdtr, a March 2011 Donnie dtr from GP 84 34,000m dam, B&W Liesel dtr from R&W September Storm born 6-5-11 and surely a few more. For years Iris Hill has been known as an excellent source for show calves. This willbe your last chance to buy an Iris Hill winner!
HHerd Summary: 24 1st lactation and 15 2nd lactation cows sell. For the VG cows; 2 are 88, 8 are 87, & 8 are 86.Twelve cows sell with records over 30,000m. Calving schedule - 5 heifers ( 3 R&W ) & 3 cows due in Oct, 6 heifers& 4 cows due Nov, 9 cows due Dec.
This herd represents over 40 years of top breeding by Glen Kobler and his father,, the late Wayne Kobler. Allcattle except for 2 are homebred.
All cattle will be vaccinated for shipping fever and appropriate cattle vet checked for pregnancy. Interstatetesting will be accommodated, if necessary.
Sale under tent. Catalogs at ringsidde. Good food and comfort stations on site.
PEDIGREES: Wayne Conard - Sharon Springs, NY 518-673-2809
TTERMS: Cash or good checks, ID required, nothing removed until paid for. Out of state checks need bank letterof credit made out to sale manager.
OOWNER: Glen Kobler - Hubbardsville, NY 315-899-7761 - The farm is sold and Glen is pursuing other interests.
DDirections: From E. Hamilton on St Rte 12 approx 25 mi north of Norwich & 25 mi south of Utica, turn east onLarkin Rd 2.7 mi to farm ( 8887 Larkin Rd ) - signs
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COOPERSTOWN, NY— Thanks to a collabora-tion between the NewYork Center for Agricul-tural Medicine andHealth (NYCAMH) andthe Otsego County FarmBureau, Milan Djurdje-vich, a dairy farmer fromMt. Vision, was awardedthe funding necessary topurchase rollover protec-tion and a canopy for atractor on his farm.
Djurdjevich was pre-sented with a $400 checkby Otsego County FarmBureau President JohnWalrath at the organiza-tion’s annual meeting onOct. 4 in Worcester. Thefunding will be used topurchase a canopy for a1970 John Deere tractorthat Djurdjevich also out-fitted with a rollover pro-tection system (ROPS)using a $765 ROPS re-bate from NYCAMH.Djurdjevich said he is
honored to receive thefunding in memory ofDavid Huse, a well-known beef farmer whodied in a tractor accidentin Carlisle a year and ahalf ago. Djurdjevich alsothanked CazenoviaEquipment Supply inCortland, where he pur-chased the ROPS, andSpringers Incorporated inRichfield Springs, wherehe bought the canopy.
“The heat and sun ex-posure are really a healthhazard for farmers whospend a lot of hours inthe tractor seat workingthe land,” noted Djurdje-vich, “and so I’ve beenwanting to put a canopyon the tractor for sometime.” The ROPS was in-stalled on his John Deeretractor earlier this year.“My dairy, Sunbeam HillFarms, has a lot of hillyterrain,” said Djurdje-vich. “I’ve had some close
calls where the wheelsstarted to spin, have hadthe tractor jackknife, anda baler and wagon pushme down the hill whilebaling hay in a muddyseason like we’ve had thisyear. You don’t realizehow much safer you feeluntil you’ve got both theseatbelt on and the ROPSinstalled.” Djurdjevichhas six tractors on hisfarm and all of them nowhave rollover protection.
The Otsego CountyFarm Bureau has issueda challenge to othercounty farm bureaus tofollow its lead and pro-
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Saturday, Oct. 15th - Richfield Springs, NY. 63rd OHM Club Sale - 11 AM.
Chairman - Brad Ainslie 315-822-6087.Watch for future ads. Brad says this will
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Monday, Oct. 17th - Monthly Lamb, Sheep, Goat & Pig Sale. A Flock of 35
sheep & lambs from one farm ranging from 50# - 100# good quality.
Saturday, Oct. 22nd 11AM - Fall Machinery Sale. We will be accepting
Machinery on Thurs. 20th & Fri. 21st. Already consigned: Case 5220 Tractor
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sale was a big success lets keep it going. Pictures on website.
Friday, Nov. 11th - Fall Premier All Breeds Sale - held at the sale facility in New
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Otsego County Farm Bureau challenges other county Farm Bureausto help farmers purchase rollover protection
Otsego County Farm Bureau President John Walrath presents a check to Mt. Visiondairy farmer Milan Djurdjevich. Farm Bureau and NYCAMH partnered to help outfit aJohn Deere tractor on Djurdevich’s farm with a rollover protection system that includ-ed a canopy. Photo courtesy of Otsego County Farm BureauOtsego B13
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vide the funding necessary to help afarmer retrofit a tractor that lacksrollover protection.
Tractor overturns are the primarycause of fatal and permanently crip-pling injuries on farms across the
country. In the event of a rollover, theuse of ROPS and a seatbelt reduces therisk of injury by 99 percent. Tractorsbuilt after 1985 have built-in rolloverprotection, but most tractors in use to-day are older than that and lack thissafety feature.
Since the ROPS Rebate Program wasfirst launched, NYCAMH, Farm FamilyInsurance, the New York Farm Bureauand the Northeast Equipment DealersAssociation have partnered to helpretrofit nearly 1,000 tractors on farmsacross the state with rollover protec-tion systems. According to the Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention,1,412 workers on farms died fromtractor overturns between 1992 and2005. NYCAMH’s efforts have likelysaved many New York farmers frompotential injury and death.
New York State Senator James L. Se-
ward (R-51), a supporter of the ROPSrebate program, noted, “Agriculture isour state’s number one industry. It isvital to our economy and our way of life.Ensuring our farmers have proper safe-ty equipment is crucial, and that is whyI have strongly supported the ROPS re-bate program since its inception.”
Farmers should call toll free 877-ROPS-R4U (or 877-767-7748) for moreinformation. By calling the “ROPS-R4U” hotline, farmers can both receiveinformation on the program and allowhotline staff to do the legwork forthem. In addition to saving farmersmoney, the ROPS program is specifi-cally designed to reduce the hassle ofretrofitting a farm tractor with an ap-proved rollbar and seatbelt. The rebateprovides 70 percent of the cost of pur-chasing and installing rollover protec-tion on a tractor, up to $765.
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onto Mountain Lake Ln then take a slight right onto Old Dutch Hollow Rd. Follow the signs to the auction.
Old-Fashioned Estate Auction26' Aluminum Steam Boat w/Wooden Roof; Rumely Oil Pull Tractor; 1919 White Stake Body
Truck; 1908 Stanley Steamer 10HP James Beggs & Co. Steam Engine; IH TD-14 Crawler
w/Crane; 5 Cletrac/CAT Crawlers; 15 Old Stake Body Trucks; 10 Old Farm Tractors; 25 Hit &
Miss and Steam Engines; Several Antique Riding Mowers
Auctioneer's Note: Mr. Miller was an avid auction attender and antique collector. The house & sheds are full. All announcements day of auction take precedence over printed material.
Call or check our website, wolgemuth-auction.com, for updates and pictures.
Bring a friend! We will be selling at several auction rings at the same time.
Terms: Cash or check with proper ID.
WOLGEMUTH AUCTION LLC (#2357) CALL DENNIS (717) 656-2947 FAX (717) 656-6011
For more information call or visit our websitewww.wolgemuth-auction.com Email: [email protected]
HILLTOP DAIRY AUCTIONFRIDAY, OCTOBER 21ST @ 11:00 AM
At the facilities 3856 Reed Road Savannah, NY 13146 just off Rte. 89
- 6 miles north of Savannah, 6 miles south of Wolcott, NY
FOR OUR OCTOBER AUCTION:- a group of 5 fresh Holstein 1st calves from a Tioga County herd with 24000M
RHA- a group of 3 fresh Jersey cows in a good flow of milk and 5 Jersey yearlingsfrom a good herd- 2 Holstein springing heifers from a top herd due in November- a group of 15 heifers, open and ready to breed; 2 short bred- a group of 7 Holstein cows some milking, some dry- a group of 5 Holstein open heifers- a group of 6 close or fresh Holstein heifers from a local farm- a group of 10-12 fresh 1st and 2nd calf heifers in a good flow of milk somewith heifer calves by their sides Plus our usual consignments of fresh cows, 1st calf heifers, bred heifers, openheifers, calves and service bulls - We marketed over 275 head at our heiferauction with a good demand for fresh and springing cattle
TERMS: CASH OR GOOD CHECK LUNCH AVAILABLE
TO CONSIGN OR ARRANGE TRUCKING CALL:ELMER ZEISET, SAVANNAH, NY cell 315-729-8030 OR 315-594-8260 OR
HOWARD W VISSCHER, AUCTIONEER, NICHOLS, NY 607-699-7250
Yoder AuctionFarm Machinery, Saw Mill, Household and Misc.
Thursday,, Octoberr 20th 10:000 A.M.Located at: 1687 State Highway 11 B. Potsdam, New York 13676
Directions from Potsdam: Take Highway 11 B east 8 miles to location.
Owners, Mr. & Mrs. Dan J Yoder1687 State Highway 11 B
Potsdam, NY 13676
Auctioneers, Steve Chupp
and Daniel Weaver
330-465-4725
Items include; (2) goats, Frick O sawmill, 4 head block - steel carriage, John Deere 4 cylinder powerunit with turbo, Swedger hand crank saw sharpener, 40"x 12' evaporator, all S.S. pans with hood & pre-heater, 30 gallon S.S. filter tank, 1000 tree saver spouts, old tubing, vacuum pump, 2010 Nolts deluxeraised bed mulch layer, Green house supplies; 11 ft. x 4 ft. space heater, hundreds of trays, lots oflabels, 6 packs, pots, large green house stove, Bee supplies; Bee hives, honey supers, S.S. 10-20extractor (electric), Large S.S. uncapping tank, in hive feeders, hive insulation, Farm Equipment; forecart w/dry fertilizer attachment, 2010 1 horse produce sprayer w/(2) 10' booms, bean planter, farmersmarket wagon, 5 ft. double disk, 6 ft. single disk, JD 1 row cultivator, (2) NI hay rakes, (2) MCD hay rakes,MCD 6 ft. mower, sickle bar mower for Farmall C, small Papec filler, filler pipe, spike tooth harrow, pota-to plow, potato digger, (2) sets disk hillers, (2) fanning mills, 500 gallon bulk tank, bob sled, #45McCormick hay baler w/Wisconsin engine, (2) 275 gallon cage tanks, (3) 300 gallon stock tanks, largeRockford drill press w/2 speed power feed, band saw, table saw, small forge, SS milk strainer, (2) pistonwater pumps, pump jack, (3) 3 way pumps, (2) 4 inch cylinders, (1) 3.5 inch cylinder, (3) 6 inch flat belts,some white vinyl siding, aluminum roofing, steel roofing, drywall trowels, axes , shovels, junk pile, 200gallon fuel tank, ice tongues, cross cut saw, shop tools, wagon load of misc. items. Collector items;Sears & Roebuck piston water pump with 1/2 HP engine - runs good, old hay cars, Harpoons with steeltrack. Household items; Ashland cook stove w/reservoir, Hitzer wood-coal stove, 40 gallon S.S. kettle,drop leaf table, sewing machine, night stand, New Perfection 4 burner oil stove, 2 burner oven, oak halfbed, dresser, night stand, school desk, inversion table, Coleman sad iron, pots and pans, Enterprisesausage stuffer, No. 32 meat grinder, certified double dial scale. Consigned items; fishing reels, life jack-ets, boat oars, (2) buzz saw arbors, 12 ft. fiberglass boat, MCD potato digger, Int. mower, 1 row cultiva-tor, (2) Perfection heaters, (3) burner Perfection oil stove, treadle sewing machine, horse eveners, neckyokes, Kerosene incubator, horse stalls with doors, chain saw, Patz 20 ft. bottom silage unloader, cementmixer, variety of electric motors, fireplace insert, (3) compound bows, Misc. hand tools.Note: We do not have a lot of small items at this sale therefore we will only sell in 1 ring. Be there ontime and enjoy the day.Terms: Cash or check with proper I.D. There will be sales tax charge on household items.Lunch stand
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Cornell Cooperative Extension, incooperation with the New York FarmBureau and the New York State De-partment of Agriculture and Marketshas established the CCE Forage Ex-change to assist farmers affected by
the recent flooding. It can be reachedvia the front page of the Main CornellCooperative Extension webpage athttp://cce.cornell.edu.
The Forage Exchange provides anelectronic venue for farmers who
have available feed and forage to postit, and for farmers who need it to lo-cate it. All transactions (includingmaking arrangements for transporta-tion) will take place between thefarmers themselves.
Cooperative Extension Educatorsand Farm Bureau staff across thestate will be available to assist farmersin using the exchange.
Cornell Cooperative Extension announces Forage Exchange
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ALBANY, NY — Owners whosehomes were flooded during HurricaneIrene or Tropical Storm Lee are urgedto proceed cautiously and preparecarefully before returning to theirflood-damaged homes.
Your home and its contents may lookbeyond hope, but in many cases yourproperty can be restored. If done right,your flooded home can be cleaned up,dried out, repaired and reoccupiedsooner than you think.
State and Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency (FEMA) officials ad-vise homeowners to use caution whenreturning to a flood-damaged dwelling.Don’t return to your flood-damagedhome before the area is declared tobe safe by local officials. Your firstconcern after a disaster is your fami-ly’s health and safety. Mud left byfloodwater can contain chemicals fromvarious sources and homeownersshould assume that anything touchedby floodwater is contaminated.
Play it safe. The dangers are notover when the water goes down. Yourhome’s foundation may have been
weakened, the electrical system mayhave shorted out and floodwaters mayhave left behind things that couldmake you sick. Walk carefully aroundthe outside and check for loose powerlines, gas leaks, and structural dam-age. If you have any doubts about safe-ty, have your residence inspected by aqualified building inspector or struc-tural engineer before entering.
Ask for help. Many people can dotheir own clean up and repairs. But ifyou have technical questions or do notfeel comfortable doing something, getprofessional help.
• Be aware of exhaustion. Don’t dotoo much at once. Pace yourself. Getenough rest.
• Drink plenty of clean water. Eat well.Wear sturdy work boots and gloves.
• Wash your hands thoroughly withsoap and clean water often when work-ing in debris.
Call your insurance agent and takepictures of damages for future refer-ence. Keep good records of repair andcleaning costs.
Before beginning to work on flooded
homes, make sure the electricity isturned off. Then unplug appliancesand lamps, remove light bulbs and re-move the cover plates of wall switchesand outlets that got wet.
If your basement has flooded, pumpit out gradually (about one-third of thewater each day) to avoid damage. Thewalls may collapse and the floor maybuckle if the basement is pumped outwhile the surrounding ground is stillwaterlogged.
Don’t let floodwater sit for long. Usea mop, squeegee or wet/dry vacuum toremove standing water. Always washyour hands with soap and clean waterafter working in flood-affected areas.
Remove as much mud as possible.Once you’ve checked the water systemfor leaks, hose down the inside of thehouse and its contents. It’s best to usean attachment that sprays soap towash and rinse the walls, floors, furni-ture, sockets, electrical boxes and oth-er major items that got muddy.
Remove heating and cooling regis-ters and ducts, then hose the ductsto prevent contamination from blow-ing through the ducts at a later date.After hosing duct work, wash with adisinfectant or sanitizer. If ducts areinaccessible, have them cleaned pro-fessionally.
If pipes are damaged, turn off themain water valve. Check with local au-thorities before using any water; thewater could be contaminated. Pump
out wells and have the water tested byauthorities before drinking. Do notflush toilets until you know thatsewage lines are intact.
Throw out all food and other sup-plies that you suspect may have be-come contaminated or have come in tocontact with floodwater. Be alert forobjects that may fall from shelves andcabinets.
Reduce the humidity so everythingin the home will dry more quickly.You can speed the process by venti-lating the house, opening closet andcabinet doors and using fans and de-humidifiers.
• Materials that absorb water —called desiccants — can be useful indrying closets or other closed areas tohelp retard the growth of mold andmildew. A solution of householdbleach and water can be used to washdown walls, floors and other mold-contaminated areas. Use no morethan 1 1/2 cups of bleach per gallonof water. This will reduce mold prob-lems and their inherent dangers. Fol-low directions on containers and takeparticular note of warnings.
FEMA’s mission is to support ourcitizens and first responders to en-sure that as a nation we work togeth-er to build, sustain, and improve ourcapability to prepare for, protectagainst, respond to, recover from, andmitigate all hazards.
Eastern New York Fall Heifer SaleSat., Oct. 22, 2011 • 11:00 AM
Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY100 Head - Open, Bred & Recently Fresh Young Cows
~ Buyers Wanted • Consignors Still Welcome ~Sires of early consignments include:
Lheros, Delaware, Roy, Dundee, Mr.Sam, Terrason, RenaldiSale Chairman-David Hammond
Auctioneer-Dave RamaContact: Kathleen 845-702-3643 • 607-746-2226
AANNUNNUALAL FFALLALL AAUCTIONUCTIONFred R. Bell & Son
125 Corbin Road, Bainbridge NY • (607) 343-0183Saturday Oct. 22, 2011 • 9:00 AM (Rain or Shine!!)
Directions: From I-88 take the Bainbridge exit, turn on to 206 West. Go to traffic circle, go 3/4 around, take county route 39 South 2 miles. Take 2nd left hand road (Corbin Road).
TRACTORS: John Deere 2955 Tractor w/cab, Deutz Allis 6265 4WD Tractor w/loader, Case/IH 275 4WD tractor
w/loader, Case/IH 5130 4WD Tractor w/loader, Kubota B8200 4WD w/loader, Bobcat 642B SSL, International 784
4WD Tractor w/loader, New Holland 555 SSL, Kioti LB1914 4WD Compact Tractor, Case Backhoe, Mitsubishi D2650
4x4 w/loader, Same 80 4WD
EQUIPMENT: New Idea Spreader, Hale Pump, Snow Plow & Frame, Ditch Witch (Walk Behind), Ford 5B 3 pt. Plow,
Offset Disc, Kuhn 4 star Tedder, Vermeer 804HDS RD. Baler, Lowe Auger SSL attachment, Ranger Truck w/Lickety Split
Processsor, Diesel Chipper, Lowe Auger SSL Attachment, SSL Grapple Bucket, SSL Blade, John Deere 385 RD. Baler,
John Deere 328 Sq. Baler w/Thrower, John Deere 1360 Disc Mower w/Flails, Bush Hog Finger Wheel Rake, China
Diesel Generator, Pincor 20kw Generator, Vermeer Stump Grinder, M&W 4407 RD. Baler, Pulltype Disc, Kverneland
RD. Bale Wrapper, FC300 Kuhn mower, KM 500 Dutz Farr Tedder, NH 489 Haybind, 3 pt. MF Disc.
Misc: Parts cleaner, Greaser, New IH rim for (farm all) H or M, tedder tires, Go cart, new implement rim, lots of other
small stuff etc....
Lots more coming - Ad was printed 2 weeks prior to sale, if you have consignments call
*Not responsible for no show equipment - Call to make sure its here (607) 343-0183
*Comfort facilities on site, watch Actionzip.com #21675 for additions
*Food by Hitchin Post
Terms of Sale: Cash or GOOD NYS checks, standard 10% buyers premium on $500 and under per item.
ABSOLUTELY NO CREDIT!!!! EVERYTHING MUST BE PAID FOR ON SALE DAY!!!!
NOTHING REMOVED UNTIL ITS PAID FOR!!!!
Auction By: Fred R. Bell & Son Auction Service125 Corbin Road Bainbridge, NY 13733
(607) 343-0183Auctioneer: Fred Bell • Sales Manager: Dan Ingham - (607) 316-8811
4236 CTY HWY 18, • DELHI, NY 13753DAVE M. & MERRY RAMA
607-746-2226 OR FAX 607-746-2911EMAIL: [email protected]
WEB:WWW.CATTLEXCHANGE.COM
Bennett Farms Milking Herd &Bred Heifer Dispersal
Friday, October 28, 2011 • 11 AM • Bloomfield, NY100 Head Will Sell • 75 Cows • 20 Bred Heifers • 5 Calves
Located just 20 minutes East of Coyne Farms and the Legends Of The Fall Sale being held the day before!Honest cows, tremendous bred heifers and deep pedigrees will be the features of this outstand-ing herd sale. The family of Bennett-Farms Mariner Adele (3E 92) will be well represented asnearly 40% of the animals selling will trace back to her! 30 head will sell fresh within 60 daysof the sale! Service Sires include Baltimor, Destry, Guthrie, Sid & Windbrook
Equipment SellingFive 50" fans - 4 direct drive, 1 belt drive; Uebler 810 feed cart w/ 9 hp gas motor; Rissler 175 mixerwith front scale; Bradford White 80 gallon LP gas water heater; Five SURGE mini cups; AutomaticSurge washer; Surge vacuum pump; 400 feet of stainless steel pipeline & 400 feet vacuum line
Herd Health: Herd is in excellent condition and all cattle will be inoculated against ShippingFever and tested for immediate interstate shipment. Trucking will be available to go anywhere! Directions: GPS address is 2321 Rt. 64, Bloomfield, NY 14469. Bloomfield is located on Rts. 5 &20, halfway between Avon and Canandaigua. From 5 & 20, take Rt. 64 North for 2 miles to thefarm. Watch for auction arrows!
See the entire catalog online atwww.cattlexchange.com!
Owners:Bennett Farms, Inc.2321 Rt. 64, Bloomfield, NY 14469585-520-4642 (Jackie) [email protected]
Sale Managed By/Catalogs
Returning to your flood-damaged home
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Week ending Oct. 7Politics — governor
says no: With this dis-traction out of the way,the governor will havemore time for issues im-portant to New Jersey:continued education andfiscal reform, COAH/af-fordable housing reformand economic develop-ment. Farmers hope forlong-awaited Highlandspolicy revisions, supportfor a handful of ag leg-islative priorities and
continued improvementsat the DEP.
Congress-free trade:President Obama sentCongress long-anticipat-ed free trade agreements(FTA’s) with South Ko-rea, Columbia and Pana-ma. These agreementsare strongly endorsed byFarm Bureau and arethought to be capable ofgenerating an additional$2.5 billion in additionalexports for the U.S. farmsector and up to 22,500
U.S. jobs. The HouseWays and Means Com-mittee promptly clearedthe bills and put them ina position for a final votein the House soon. Sen-ate Majority Leader Har-ry Reid expects the Sen-ate to pass the bills be-fore the end of October.Said AFBF President BobStallman: “Without theseagreements, over the lastfour years, (these coun-tries) have opened theirdoors to our competitors.
A further delay will pro-vide more benefits to ourcompetitors at the ex-pense of our economy.”
Labor-guest workers:On Oct. 4, considerationof a workable guestworker program shiftedto the Senate in the wakeof House Judiciary Com-mittee action in recentweeks. New York’s Sena-tor Charles Schumer,who chairs the SenateJudiciary subcommitteeon immigration, called
the hearing and immedi-ately cited the problemsfor agriculture fromEVerify proposals. Heand other senators onthe committee (JohnCornyn of Texas, DianneFeinstein of California)went on to pledge theirsupport for a solution forag employers even asCongress contemplatestougher immigration en-forcement measures.Schumer invited FarmCredit East vice-presi-
dent Robert Smith topresent testimony to thecommittee. He said im-migration enforcementand ag workers is “a jobsand food security issue.”He warned the senatorsthat agriculture couldmove off-shore and thecountry could lose con-trol of its food supply iflabor-intensive agricul-ture is unable to main-tain the necessary work-force. Senator Feinsteinannounced that she willintroduce a revised ver-sion of her Ag Jobs bill.
USDA grants to NewJersey agriculture: TheNJDA received formalnotice that the USDAhas awarded a blockgrant for $792,000 tosupport specialty cropinitiatives throughoutNew Jersey. This moneyis well suited for NewJersey agriculture,where specialty cropsare estimated to accountfor 80 percent of the in-dustry’s annual sales re-ceipts. This block grantto New Jersey and otherNortheast states alsohelps to address criti-cism of farm bill spend-ing being too heavilyconcentrated in the farmbelt states. (seeNJFB.org Web site formore details on thefunded projects).
For further informa-tion, contact the NewJersey Farm Bureau, atThe Farmhouse, 168West State Street, Tren-ton, NJ 08608. Phone609-393-7163; fax 609-393-7072; [email protected]; Web sitewww.njfb.org
For trade show and exhibiting information, please contact Dan Wren, Lee Trade Shows, P.O. Box121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428
800-218-5586 or e-mail [email protected]
Make Plans Now to Attend theEMPIRE STATE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EXPO
and DIRECT MARKETING CONFERENCEOncenter • Syracuse, NY
January 24-25-26
2012
2012 SESSIONS WILL INCLUDE:• Flower Production • Flower Marketing• Labor• Potatoes• Tree Fruit
• Tomatoes & Peppers• Cultural Controls• Direct Marketing• Pesticide Safety• Vine Crops• Leafy Greens• Cover Crops
• Soil Health• Reduce Tillage• Berry Crops• Cabbage
• Cole Crops
• Food Safety
• Onions
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• Greenhouse & Tunnels
• Pesticide Safety
• Sweet Corn
NEW FOR 2012• Third Day Added• NYS Flower Industries
LIMITED BOOTH SPACE AVAILABLE CALL TODAY!!800-218-5586
• New York State Vegetable Growers Association• Empire State Potato Growers• New York State Berry Growers Association• New York State Farmers’ Direct MarketingAssociation• New York State Horticultural Society• Cornell University• Cornell Cooperative Extension• NYS Flower Industries
The 2012 Empire StateFruit and Vegetable Expo
is sponsored by:
For Registration Information go to https://nysvga.org/expo/register/For Exhibitor Information go to www.leetradeshows.com
New Jersey Farm Bureau Focus
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The first ever NationalFarm to School Month istaking place this October.
In 2010, Congress des-ignated October as Na-tional Farm to SchoolMonth, which demon-strates the growing im-portance and role ofFarm to School pro-grams as a means to im-prove child nutrition,support local farmingand ranching economies,spur job growth and ed-ucate children aboutagriculture and the ori-gins of their food.
“Farm to School pro-grams are a win-win.They provide our kidswith fresh, healthy foodthat actually tastes likefood and benefits ourfarmers and communitiesas well,” said KathieStarkweather with theCenter for Rural Affairs, amember of the NationalFarm to School Networkand a partner organiza-tion of the 2011 NationalFarm to School Month.“These programs arewidely recognized as aneffective way to encour-age healthy eating andboost local agriculturesales by bringing localvegetables, fruit, and oth-er products into schools.”
According to Stark-weather, a focus on farm-to-school local food pro-grams is overdue. Two-thirds of school childreneat a National SchoolLunch Program lunchand consume about one-third of their total caloriesfrom that meal. Unfortu-nately that food travelsbetween 2,500 and 4,000miles before reachingtheir plates.
To celebrate the firstNational Farm to SchoolMonth, schools acrossthe country will be invit-ing farmers and chefs tovisit their school duringthe month of October.Food service profession-als, teachers, parents,farmers and rancherscan visit farmtoschool-month.org for assistanceorganizing an event.
Over the past decade,the Farm to School move-ment has exploded acrossthe United States. Thereare now more than 2,300Farm to School programsin schools across all 50states, according to theNational Farm to SchoolNetwork.
For example JoyceRice, who served as FoodService Director for asmall central Nebraskacommunity, was dissatis-fied with the food the stu-dents were eating andmade it her personal mis-sion to get locally grownfresh food into theschools. Joyce wanted tofeed students at the ele-mentary, middle and pre-school (500 students) de-licious, healthy and freshfood. Rice started theFarm to School program
by identifying local farm-ers who could supplyfood for school lunches.She has also gotten theminvolved in giving presen-tations at school. Thisteaches the childrenmore about how food isgrown, where it comesfrom, and the importanceof supporting local grow-ers.
“One local grower whoraises asparagus, actual-ly came to the school,donned a hair net, and
helped cook and serve theasparagus,” commentedStarkweather.
According to Rice,“Most of the kids hadnever even SEEN an as-paragus, but theycleaned their plates andare now asking their par-ents to buy the veg-etable.” The farmer nowsees the students andtheir parents regularly athis stand at the localFarmers Market.
Rice continued saying
the children love eatingthe fresh food and theirconsumption of fruits andvegetables increased bynearly 200 percent sinceshe started buying locallyaccording to data that shehas tracked since startingthis program.
United States Depart-ment of Agriculture ispreparing to announcethe availability of compet-itive Farm to Schoolgrants worth up to$100,000 for planning
and implementing Farmto School programs — in-cluding supporting staffsalaries, purchasingequipment, developingschool gardens and otheractivities. For more infor-mation on these grantsand about the NationalFarm to School Network,visit www.farmtoschool.org
The National Farm toSchool Network has estab-lished contacts in everystate to help connect
schools with local farmers.To find one in your statevisit www.farmtoschool.org/states.php
For additional informa-tion on how schools andfarmers can take advan-tage of Farm to Schoolprograms visit www.cfra.org/renewrural/farmtoschool for a host ofideas. Or contact KathieStarkweather at the Cen-ter for Rural Affairs [email protected] or 402-617-7946.
October marks the First National Farm to School MonthFarmers, chefs to visit classrooms across the country
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Hitch, New Disc Openers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,675
Great Bend 330 Loader - Fits Ford 4000 Series Tractors,
Valve, Mounting Brackets Included, Quick Attach Bucket .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,675
Recent Arrival Claas Dominator 76 - Perkins Diesel 150
HP, 4 Row Corn Head, Approx. 3,439 Hrs.Call For Pricing
Meyer Self Unloading Wagon. Working Condition. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AS IS $3,975
Recent Arrival New Holland 354 Grinder Mixer . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call For Pricing
Uebler 810 Feed Carts - 30 Bushel Capacity, Serviced and
Ready For Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,875 - $3,995
Kill Bros. 375 Gravity Box - 255 Bu. Capacity w/Sides, 10
Ton Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AS IS $1,475
Recent Arrival UFT Grain Buggy . . . . . .Call For Pricing
Recent Trade In Automatic 1200x4 Ear Corn Mill, Cob
Crusher, Roller Mill, Blower . . . . . . . . . .Call For PricingKverneland Bale Processor KD-824, 3Pt Hitch, Excellent
Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,275
2007 Knight 8114 - 300 Bushels, 1,400 Gallons . . .$9,875 New Idea 177 Hay and Grain Elevator, PTO Drive, 50’Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,975
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WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Departmentof Agriculture (USDA)announced on Oct. 7that it was extendingthe deadline for publiccomments on its pro-posed rule for mandato-ry animal traceability,following a request by49 organizations for adeadline extension.
The organizations hadsent a letter to Secretaryof Agriculture Vilsack re-questing an extension toallow sufficient time forthe people who will be af-fected to analyze the ruleand submit comments.
“We have significantconcerns about thesubstance of the rule,and we appreciate theUSDA providing moretime for public com-ment,” stated JudithMcGeary, Executive Di-rector of the Farm andRanch Freedom Al-liance and vice-chair ofthe USDA Secretary’sAdvisory Committee onAnimal Health. “Ourfarmers are alreadystruggling with the pooreconomy and terribleweather conditions inmany parts of the coun-try, and they neededadditional time to beprovide comment to the
agency about the im-pact this proposed rulewill have.”
While the USDA alreadyhas traceability require-ments as part of existinganimal disease controlprograms, the proposedrule goes much further torequire animal trackingeven absent clear anddocumented diseasethreats. The proposed rulehas raised significant con-cerns among family farmand ranch advocates, whoaccuse the agency ofpushing a program tobenefit corporate agribusi-ness interests rather thananimal health.
“The USDA keeps say-ing that this is an animalhealth program, but ithas failed to providevalid animal health rea-sons for it,” argued BillBullard, CEO of R-CALFUSA. “The real push forthis program comes fromthe giant meat packingcorporations who wantinternational standardsto help their export mar-kets.” Farm advocateshave suggested thatmeatpacking companiesthat wish to export meatshould enhance the cur-rent voluntary programsthat compensate farmersand ranchers for the ex-
tra paperwork and costsinvolved with complying.
The USDA draft rulegreatly expands whatanimals must be identi-fied, including youngfeeder cattle, which areprocessed at a young ageand never enter thebreeding herd.
“While any animal canbecome sick, there is noevidence that trackingfeeder cattle will do any-thing to address animaldisease issues in thiscountry,” continued Ms.McGeary. “To the con-trary, requiring the
large numbers of feedercattle to be tagged andaccompanied by paper-work could actuallyharm our ability to re-spond to animal dis-eases by swamping thesystem with unneces-sary stacks of paper.”
While expressing ap-preciation for the exten-sion to the comment pe-riod, the groups contin-ue to argue that theagency needs to recon-sider the substance ofthe rule as well.
“For the sake of allAmericans, the USDA
should put the interestsof family farmers aheadof the meatpacking lob-by,” stated Mark A. Kas-
tel, Senior Farm PolicyAnalyst at The Cornu-copia Institute.
TRACTORSCase IH 9110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,900 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleCAT D4H LGP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenFord 8N w/Blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 7930 Lease return. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 4010 w/Loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,800 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 6715 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 8560 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 8630 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 4240 Quad Cab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 5510 w/540 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville(2) JD 244 J Loaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,900 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleAC CA 2btm/cult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleNH TL90 cab 2WD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,900 . . . . . . . . . ChathamAC 200 w/ cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900 . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 4230 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 5425 w/542 ldr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 5325 2WD/Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 5325 2WD/Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,000 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 5065M w/553. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,500 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen
COMPACT TRACTORSMF 1220 w/mower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,595 . . . . . . . . . ChathamJD 2305 w/ldr & deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,900 . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 110 TLB, w/cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,800 . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 855 w/cab, & loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,800 . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 2520 w/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900 . . . . . . . . . ChathamJD 3720 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900 . . . . . . . Clifton ParkJD 4400 w/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,500 . . . . . . . . . ChathamKioti DK455 TLB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenKubota L39 TLB, canopy . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,400 . . . . . . . Clifton ParkKubota L5450 loader/backhoe . . . . . . . . $21,000 . . . . . . . . . ChathamNH TC45D cab/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenNH TZ25DA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,900 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen
SKID STEER / CONSTRUCTION317 Skid steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenCat 236 cab, heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleNH L160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900 . . . . . . . . . ChathamNH L170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville
MOWERS CONDITIONERSNH 477 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900 . . . . . . . . . ChathamJD 925 Moco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,900 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 946 Moco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenKuhn FC 302 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . . Chatham
TILLAGEBrillion Seeder 10’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . SchaghticokeIH 710 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . SchaghticokeIH II Shank Chisel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 1450 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 2000 6 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 2500 4 bottom plow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville
HAY AND FORAGEClaas 870 SPF H w/Heads . . . . . . . . . $169,500 . . . . . SchaghticokeNH 258 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleNH Flail Chopper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleDBL Rake Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $950 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleMiller Pro Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,900 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleMiller Pro Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleMiller 1416 merger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,500 . . . . . SchaghticokeMiller 1416 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 714 Forage Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,750 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 3960 forage harv., base unit . . . . . . . . $3,800 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 3970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,000 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleGehl 860 w/2R 6’ po . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,950 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleGehl 1470 RB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . . ChathamNH 166 inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,850 . . . . . . . . FultonvillePequea Fluffer 81⁄2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleFahr KH500 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleVicon 4 Star Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenKuhn 500 Disc Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . . ChathamKrone 550 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,650 . . . . . . . . Fultonville
PLANTING / TILLAGEBrillion 18’ Harrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900 . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 220 disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleTaylorway 16’ disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 2500 4 btm hyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 7000 4RH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,550 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 12’ BWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville
BALERSNH 326 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900 . . . . . SchaghticokeNH 316 baler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenJD 335 Round Baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,850 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleHesston 560 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . . ChathamHesston Rounder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville
MISCELLANEOUSHARDI 210 3pt Sprayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,850 . . . . . . . . FultonvillePOLARIS RAZOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,950 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleARCTIC CAT 650 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,850 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 135 mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 245 loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 840 loader w/643. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,950 . . . . . . . . . ChathamJD 6620 combine, 4wd, w/643. . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 6600 combine w/215 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,800 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 7000 Series 3 pt./PTO, front hitch . . . $4,950 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleH&S 125 spreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleGreat Bend loader for JD 7000’s . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleBush Hog 4 ft. mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $850 . . . . . . . . . Chatham7’Loader blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $875 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleLandpride 7’ HD Blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900 . . . . . SchaghticokeFrontier 7’ HD back blade, hyd Angle . . . $1,850 . . . . . Schaghticoke
HUDSON RIVER TRACTOR COMPHUDSON RIVER TRACTOR COMPANY LLCANY LLCFULTONVILLE518-853-3405
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Located 12 Miles East of Lancaster, PA Just Off Rt. 23, New Holland
SALE MANAGED BY:New Holland Sales Stables, Inc.David Kolb 61-L
717-354-4341 (Barn)717-355-0706 (FAX)
Annual Dairy Cow& Heifer Show & Sale
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC.
Show is open to everyone, all show winners must be SOLD.
Many Top Quality Deep Pedigreed Registered & Hi Grade have been
purchased from this SALE in past years.If you want:
(1) Fancy show animals(2) Good uddered 1st calf heifers(3) Grade cows milking over 100 lbs.(4) Springers due now till end of year
DON’T MISS THIS SALE
Wed., October 26, 2011
8 Classes will be judged (4 fresh & 4 dry)by Mike Heath, Westminster, MD
Dairy Show 9:00 AMFresh Cow Sale 10:30 AMShow Winners 12:00 Noon
Thank You & Good LuckConsignors PLEASE send all necessary info
w/ truckers on Tues., Oct. 25th
All Show Cows must be in our barn by 6:00 PM!
USDA extends deadline for public comments on new animal ID rule
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ALBANY, NY — AfterHurricane Irene andTropical Storm Lee hitNew York State in lateAugust and early Sep-tember, residents in de-clared counties becameeligible for federal assis-tance. Yet some peoplewho suffered losses anddamage in the wake ofthe disaster have failed toseek help from the Feder-al Emergency Manage-ment Agency (FEMA).
“There are many mis-conceptions about gettinghelp,” said FEMA’s Feder-al Coordinating OfficerPhilip E. Parr. “Often peo-ple who would qualify forassistance miss out be-cause they are mistakenor misinformed.”
Commonly asked ques-tions about disaster aid:
Q: Does FEMA charge afee for a home inspection?
A: No. FEMA nevercharges for an inspection.
Q: I have applied fordisaster assistance be-fore, do I need to applyagain?
A: Yes. Even if you ap-plied for assistance for aprevious disaster, youmust apply again for thisdisaster.
Q. I already cleaned upand made repairs to myproperty. Am I still eligibleto register with FEMA?
A. Yes. You may be eli-gible for reimbursementof your clean up and re-pair expenses.
Q: Will FEMA assis-tance affect my Social Se-curity check?
A. No. Any aid you re-ceive from FEMA will notaffect your monthly So-cial Security check.
Q: Are disaster reliefpayments taxable?
A: No. Qualified disas-ter relief payments arenot taxable.
Q: Does my incomeneed to be under a certaindollar amount to qualifyfor disaster aid?
A: No. FEMA’s HousingAssistance program isavailable to anyone whosuffered damage or loss inthe declared counties, re-
gardless of income. Someaid under the Other NeedsAssistance program is in-come dependent and offi-cials make decisions on acase-by-case basis.
Q. Isn’t there a lot of pa-perwork to register withFEMA?
A. No. There is no pa-perwork to register withFEMA. You can registerwith one simple phonecall. Call the FEMAHelpline at 800-621-3362. Phone lines areopen from 7 a.m. to 10p.m. ET, seven days aweek until further notice.People with hearing dis-abilities can use the TTYnumber, 800-462-7585.Applicants can also regis-ter online at www.Disas-terAssistance.gov or withany web-enabled mobiledevice or smartphone atm.fema.gov. Follow thelink to “apply online forfederal assistance.”
Q: If I got help from theAmerican Red Cross, can Ialso get help from FEMA?
A: Yes. FEMA and NewYork State coordinate anumber of programs tohelp disaster survivors.These programs differfrom the emergency food,clothing and shelter pro-vided by the AmericanRed Cross and other vol-untary agencies.
Q: When I get help fromthe American Red Cross,am I automatically regis-tered with FEMA?
A: No. Registering withthe American Red Crossor any voluntary agencyis not the same as regis-tering with FEMA. If youare a homeowner, renter,or business owner whohas damages from Hurri-cane Irene or TropicalStorm Lee, call the FEMAHelpline at 800-621-3362 to register.
Q. I have flood insur-
ance. Should I still registerwith FEMA?
A. Yes. Everyone withflood insurance shouldregister with FEMA.FEMA may be able tohelp with uninsuredcosts.
Q: Do I have to own abusiness to apply for aloan from the U.S. SmallBusiness Administration?
A: No. The SBA is theprimary source of fi-nancial assistance fol-lowing a disaster andprovides low-interestloans to homeowners,renters, businesses,and non-profits.
Q: Do I have to beturned down by my bankbefore I can apply for adisaster loan?
A: No. The SBA has itsown criteria for determin-ing each loan applicant’seligibility.
Q: If I rent an apart-ment, can I get help to re-
place my damaged per-sonal property?
A: Yes. A renter mayqualify for a FEMA grantor a SBA low-interest dis-aster loan to replace per-sonal property.
Q: Will FEMA pay for allhome repairs or contractwork?
A: No. FEMA does notpay to return your hometo its condition before thedisaster. FEMA providesgrants to qualified home-owners to repair damagenot covered by insurancebut the grants may notpay for all the damage. ASBA loan may return ahome to its pre-disastercondition.
Q: Do I have to repaymoney I receive for disas-ter relief?
A: No. You do nothave to repay grantmoney but you must re-pay SBA loans.
Cornell University ishosting its 6th AnnualBeef Replacement Auctionon Oct. 29. This auction isorganized and managedby Cornell students in theBeef Cattle merchandizingclass, directed by Dr.Michael Baker.
The Beef Cattle Mer-chandising class allowsstudents to gain a realworld experience of mer-chandizing animals andmarketing an auction.The class is responsiblefor all aspects of the auc-tion, including contactingprevious buyers to betterthe current year’s auc-tion, advertising to thegreater New York area,and putting together anew catalog each year’sanimals. Students in thisclass range in back-ground, from city-bred to
farm-bred and varyingmajors, allowing the classto focus more on the mer-chandising aspect of auc-tions. The course incorpo-rates guest speakers fromthe central New York areato encourage studentsand offer advice on impor-tant decision making forthe smoothest runningauction. Jeanne Whitefrom Simme Valley Sim-mentals (Groton, NY),spoke on advertising andputting together an easyto use auction catalog toplease bidders. Phil Trow-bridge of Trowbridge An-gus (Ghent, NY) andRance Long of the Ameri-can Angus Hall of Fameworked with students onwhat traits to look for incattle when selectingthem for the auction, aswell as auction ring set-
up. Mike Shanahan ofShanahan Cattle Promo-tions gave the class an in-sight on picturing andpresenting the cattle bothbefore and during theauction to attract biddersto all the animals. TomBurke, also from theAmerican Angus Hall ofFame, helped excite stu-dents for the day of theauction, giving a runthrough of actually work-ing with bidders and theauctioneer, as well aswhat to expect fromguests at the auction. Allguest speakers are famil-iar with the beef industry,and helped the class tomerchandize towards thebeef industry, sharingtools and tips to be suc-cessful. The class wouldlike to thank all thespeakers who have helpedso far, and any otherswho will be involved asthe auction gets closer.
Refreshments will beserved at noon, with theauction starting at 1 p.m.
The auction will be heldat Cornell’s Teaching andResearch Barn, 681 Cor-nell Lane, Dryden, NY13053 (off Route 38). Theauction will consist of 20-25 Registered and Com-mercial beef animals, in-cluding Angus and Sim-mental breeds. EPD andultrasound data is avail-able to bidders on all theheifers. These animalswere hand selected, withthe farmer in mind, foroptimized performanceand calving ease.
Cornell University’s2011 Beef Cattle Merchan-dising class would like toinvite everyone to our sale,supporting not only thebeef industry, but also thefuture of agriculture.
For more information,visit the auction Web siteat www.wix.com/beefcat-tle/beefsale) for updates,catalog and cattle infor-mation. You may alsocontact Dr. Mike Baker [email protected] or607-255-5923.
LARGE PUBLIC AUCTIONThursday, November 3RD @ 9:30 AM
Directions: On Location at 745 Harry L. Dr in Johnson City, NY. Exit 70N off I-86 (17), turn left at red light on Harry L Dr, auction located a half mile on right; Next to Binghamton.
Due to the unfortunate flooding in the area, Goodrich Implement hasdecided to sell all used inventory affected by the flood at absolute auction.Some tractors will be running come sale time, they vary in condition from
original to fully restored from Ed’s Collection.70 Tractors Affected by flood
20 Construction items floodedPlus Farm Machinery, Golf carts, parts, weights, lots of items.
ALSO NOT FLOODEDTractors, Compacts, Skid Steers, Back hoes, Farm Machinery, Demo Plant,
watch next weeks ad for complete listing.Note: Great Opportunity for the handyman
GOODRICH AUCTION SERVICE, INC.Newark Valley, NY 13811
(607) 642-3293www.goodrichauctionservice.com
ANOTHER AUCTION MANAGED BY...
A.V. ZOGG, JR. AUCTIONEERS
“Since 1952”
Zogg Brothers Auction & Cattle Co.1264 NYS Route 392, Cortland, NY 13045
Office: 607-835-6599 Fax: 866-889-9866
Zoggbros.com • “A COMPLETE AUCTION SERVICE”
"Complete" Cattle Dispersal AUCTION90+/- * AI - HI-GRADE HOLSTEIN DAIRY CATTLE * 90 +/-
Wed. Oct. 26 @ 11 AMOn-Site: Cortland Auction Sale Pavilion* 4722 State Rt. 41;
Cortland, NY 13045 (half mile off I-81 exit 10)For Ulmer Farms
Sale Order: Milking herd - bred heifers - calves. Lunch Available.COWS: 45 +/- cows mostly Select Sires & ABSBreeding (used to barnyard/pasture) tie-stall (30+/-are 1st & 2nd lactation!) Ave. Age 43 +/- Months!COMPONENTS (3.9 F & 3.1 P) Herd ave. 60#/day, 2X,no BST. Some of the best proven AI sires: Herd Sires: Toy Story, Blitz, Damion, Stan, Toby,Patriot, Sharky, Marmax, Jordan Red, Payday &Dain. (18) 1st lact, (12) 2nd lact,. fresh heifers &close ups. 11 dry cows. 20+ confirmed preg. cowsw/ 3 cows due in Nov; 4 due in Dec.; 9 due in Jan-
March. 6 Just fresh in last 30 days! SCC: 250,000 +/-. All on service or toosoon to breed. Year round dairy milking well. Years of AI. Cows milking80+#'s, Beautiful udders, VG condition! Feet trimmed & no warts.HEIFERS: 15 + AI bred heifers checked safe due Nov.- May w/close ups.20+ "NICE" Open Heifers, 4+ started calves & 5+ calves on milk.Heifer Sires: Lynch, snap shot, payday, mobile, Duce, Ancino includingmany Durham G daughters & more! Heifers right kind! Consignmentsaccepted. VISIT: Zoggbros.com Terms: Cash, check, Visa, Discover & MC. All sold "As Is, Where Is",Driver's lic. req. Catalog @ Ringside. Inoculated for shipping fever. Preg.checks done. Interstate test avail.
• ON SITE •
October 22ND at 10:00 AMFARM MACHINERY DISPERSAL
330 Arcadia Rd., Goshen, NY 10924
AUCTION
10AM: Tools, Parts, Odds & Ends11AM: Tractors: JD 4840, JD 4440, JD 2550, JD
310SE BackhoeMachinery: JD MoCo Discbine, Gehl 1315Spreader, BBE Round Bale Carriers, JD 582 RoundBaler, NH 315 Baler, 4 Star Tedder, Mack DumpTruck, 3 JD Quick Hitches, Snowplow, Bale Chopper,Log Splitter, 2 Tractor Pull Sleds, Head Locks, VealStalls, Woodworking Equipment.
Terms: Cash or good check (sorry no plastic)
MiedemaFamily Auction Service324 Minisink Turnpike, Port Jervis, NY 12771
845-856-5651 ~ 845-313-5527
Go to Auctionzip.com #11800
Commonly asked questions about disaster aid
Cornell class to showcase beef merchandizing skills
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110 Cu. Yd.Trailer Loads
$125.00 $115.00/Ton
$165.00/Ton
508 White Oak Rd.New Holland, PA 17557
Wendell • (717) 989-4153Wesley • (717) 587-7192
BEDDING SANDfor COW STALLS
• Stones• Gravel• AgLime
Mark J. DuPont, OwnerCell 315-796-5084
Home 315-845-8471
Metal roofing available cut to your length18 + colors painted • Galvalume • Galvanized
aluminum • #1 & #2, material in stock.
2845 Rte 364Penn Yan, NY 14527
315-536-0944
Standing SeamBuy direct
And save!
PBR pannel
Empire Rib
BuildingMaterials/Supplies
BuildingMaterials/Supplies
Midlakes Metal Sales• Metal Roofing and Siding in Many Colors
24 ga, 26 ga, 28 ga, 29 ga, Plus Aluminum• Gluelam Poles, Lumber,Trusses
(Direct Shipments - Wholesale, Retail)• Polebarn Packages - Any Size up to 80x600~ Quick Turn-Around, We Ship Anywhere ~
Located in the Heart of the Fingerlakes
607-869-9483
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Get the best response fromyour advertisements byincluding the condition, age,price and best calling hours.Also we always recommendinsertion for at least 2 timesfor maximum benefits. CallPeg at 1-800-836-2888 or518-673-0111
YARD SIGNS: 16x24 full colorwith stakes, double sided.Stakes included. Only $15.00each. Call Beth at Lee Publi-cations 518-673-0101. Pleaseallow 7 to 10 business dayswhen ordering.
Announcements
CHECK YOUR AD - ADVER-TISERS should check theirads on the first week of inser-tion. Lee Publications, Inc.shall not be liable for typo-graphical, or errors in publica-tion except to the extent of thecost of the first weeks inser-tion of the ad, and shall alsonot be liable for damages dueto failure to publish an ad.Adjustment for errors is limit-ed to the cost of that portion ofthe ad wherein the erroroccurred. Report anyerrors to 800-836-2888 or518-673-0111NEED BUSINESS CARDS?
Full color glossy, heavy stock.250 ($45.00); 500 ($65.00);1,000 ($75.00). Call Lee Pub-lications 518-673-0101 [email protected]
Antique Tractors
1959 FARMALL 140 serial #2514-J Runs good, hydraulicsgood. Included are cultivators,flat belt pulley, draw bar,$3,500 OBO. 607-546-2524
JD 430W, 5 speed, PS, w/JD#20 side mounted mower, 165orignal hrs., $10,000 OBO.607-746-6126
Bale Covers
FREE TIRES
RID-O-VIT315-475-6602
Dumpster Rentalswww.ridovit.com
Waste Tires forHold DownsFree Delivery
(50 mi. from Syracuse)100 Tires Minimum Load
Barn Repair
BARN REPAIR SPECIAL-ISTS: Straightening, leveling,beam replacements. Fromfoundation and sills to steelroofs. HERITAGE STRUC-TURAL RENOVATION INC.,1-800-735-2580.
Bedding
BLACK BEAVER SHAVINGSSelling Bulk Green Shavings,delivery available. Call 315-778-8841 & leave message.
KILN DRIEDBULK BEDDING
Delivered all of NY & New England
or you pick up at mill.
Seward Valley518-234-4052
WOOD SHAVINGS: Com-pressed bags, kiln dried, soldby tractor trailer loads. CallSAVE! 1-800-688-1187
Beef Cattle
Hereford Bulls, exc. Epd’swww.stoneridgemanor.com717-642-9199, 240-447-4600
LOWLINE ANGUS calves forsale, PUREBRED Bulls &Heifers. Call 315-497-0095
Beautiful Red AngusRegistered Service Bull
Born March 26, 2010For Sale - Available NOW!
Jim PirrungWayland, NY
518-245-4439REG. ANGUS BULLS EmbryoYearlings out of Final Answer,$2,000; show heifer and mar-ket steer prospects. 802-376-6729, 518-436-1050
REG. RED ANGUS BULL forsale, 3 years old, $1,700.00.315-868-2315
WANTED: Quality grain fin-ished beef cattle. Now book-ing for November. 518-231-0239
WANTED: Steers 200# & up.570-561-8488
FOR SALE: Registered AngusHerd Bulls & Weaned FeederSteers. 518-868-9322 after6pm
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Custom ButcheringCow Mats
Buildings For Sale
Custom ButcheringCow Mats
Buildings For Sale
Cars, Trucks, Trailers Cars, Trucks, Trailers
Dairy Cattle
Custom Services
Dairy Cattle
Custom Services
Double O Builders LLC518-673-1073 or 518-774-7288
• Dairy Facilities • Machinery Sheds • Pole Barns• Free Stall Barns • Tie Stall Barns • Garages• Gravity Flow Manure Systems• Horse Barns• Riding ArenasCall today and join our family of satisfied customers!!
R A RE & FA ST
‘06 Caddy CTS-V
6.0 liter V-8, 6spd std, all options, blackw/tan leather interior, 46,000 miles.
$26,500518-221-41033 orr 518-673-0104
New York CustomProcessing, LLC
Rt. 8, Bridgewater, NY
Call For Appointment
315-204-4089 or 315-204-4084
No Lines ~ No WaitingCutting & Wrapping Rate
.65¢ per Lb.
Now Open &Booking Animals
All Cuts Vacuum Packed and Bar-Coded for Tracking and a Complete Printed Inventory of Your Product
ATTENTION FARMERSOperating 6 Days~Monday thru Saturday
WANTEDDown, Disabled & Fresh Dead
Cows for Rendering
PINE TREE RENDERINGRoute 37, Brier Hill, NY 315-375-8459
Eastern New York Fall Heifer SaleSat., Oct. 22, 2011 • 11:00 AM
Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY100 Head - Open, Bred & Recently Fresh Young Cows
~ Buyers Wanted • Consignors Still Welcome ~
Sires of early consignments include:Lheros, Delaware, Roy, Dundee, Mr. Sam, Terrason, Renaldi
Sale Chairman-David Hammond Auctioneer-Dave Rama
Contact: Kathleen 845-702-3643 607-746-2226
Custom Services
Spanish Translation Assis-tance. One on one training-milking, sick cows, calving, AI,etc. CNY area. [email protected]
BuildingMaterials/Supplies
#1-40YR painted steel, gal-vanized & galvalume, also #2available w/all trim & acces-sories. Complete BuildingPackages. Before you buycall Mohawk Metal Sales,315-853-ROOF(7663)
INSULATION 1/2” to 4” - 4x8sheets foam insulation. 1x6,2x6 tongue & groove, whitepine siding. Large quantitiesavailable!! Beachy’s Lumber &Insulation. 585-765-2215
Buildings For Sale
FA R M R A I S E D H O M EBUILDER, featuring Bill LakeHomes. Your plans or ours.www.kdhomesny.com CallDave KD HOMES [email protected]
Collectibles
WANTED TO BUY: Old Gritnewspapers (not the Gritmagazine). 518-568-5115
ConstructionEquipment For Sale
1990 JOHN DEERE 310Cbackhoe, 4WD, $10,000. Willdeliver. 518-358-2419
Custom Butchering
LARRY’SCUSTOM MEATS
• All Processing Available
• Smoking Done on Premises
3528 St. Hwy. 205Hartwick, NY 13348
(607) 293-7927
Custom Services
CUSTOM BAGGINGUSE BAGS FOR YOUREXTRA SILAGE NEEDS
CUSTOM ROUND BALING• Wet or Dry
• Wet Bale WrappingUse Our Roto-Cut to Make
Your Bales More TMR Friendly
RICK AUSTIN315-331-0633
SHORT OF FEED? We boardheifers, reasonable rates,good care, experienced. 607-334-3463
Dairy Cattle
110 WELL-GROWN freestalltrained Holstein heifers dueNovember & December. Hadall shots. 315-269-6600
(33) ORGANIC DAIRY cowsfor sale, $1,500 per head, Hol-steins, Jerseys, and crossbreeds. Most are dry and duesoon. Call evenings: 716-761-3131, 216-401-1052
(4) BRED HOLSTEIN Heifers.Bred to Registered Holsteinwith Red Factor. Due Oct. 28thru Nov. 12. All shots andwormed, $1,500 each.Fabius,NY 315-677-4013
50 TIESTALL HOLSTEINS,20,000 lb. DHIA herd average.Charlie Reed, Carlisle, NY518-234-4559, Cell:518-705-2506
50 WELL GROWN FreestallHeifers due within 60 days.Joe Distelburger 845-344-7170.
BOSS LIVESTOCK: WANTEDHolstein Jersey or MixedDairy Herds, immediate pay-ment and removal. Also DairyCows For Sale: One or 100-your choice, quality replace-ments. Call Chris Boss 315-219-0590(cell), 315-858-1651(home).
CORNER CREST FARMS:Heifer raising plus winterboarding. Tiestall & freestallbarn. Excellent feed & grain.$1.25 per day. 315-408-6712
FOR SALE: 14 Good Big Hol-stein Heifers, Springing,Close, take your pick. 315-695-5671
FOR SALE: Reg. Holsteinsfrom a good, solid herd withexcellent pedigrees. All ages &prices. Must reduce numbersASAP. Call 802-748-4038 [email protected]
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Dairy Equipment Dairy EquipmentFarm Equipment Farm Equipment
DISTELBURGER LIVESTOCK SALES, INC.Middletown, NY (845) 344-7170
Visit Our New Troy, NY Location!Strong demand for youngstock, heifers and herds.
ALWAYS AVAILABLE:Whether you’re looking for a few heifers or
a large herd, we have a quality
selection of healthy, freestall trained cattle.
Herds ranging in size
from 30-200+ tie or freestall.
MACFADDEN & SONS INC.1457 Hwy. Rt. 20 • Sharon Springs, NY 13459
518-284-2090 orwww.macfaddens.com
USED PARTSFOR ALL MAKES OF TRACTORS
NH 8160 4WD, ROPS, Canopy, 100 HP, LH Reverser, Frt Tires70%, Rear Tires New . . . . . . . . . . .Was $25,000 NOW $22,000
JD 2750 4WD w/Cab, 7200 Hrs., Good Tires, Nice LookingTractor w/JD 240 Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18,500
JD 2155 2WD w/New Woods 720 Loader, 6 Ft. Bkt, 2 Remotes,Canopy, Nice Unit! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,500
‘06 Landini PowerFarm 105 4WD w/New Alo Q30 Loader,ROPS, 2 Hyd., Warranty, 99 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35,000
Ford 8210 Series 2, 4WD, Cab, 7200 Hrs., Good Tires, RunsGood, 95HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,000
IH 1086 w/Cab, 4600 Hrs., Great Buy! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,750New 2011 McCormick X10-55 4WD Tractor w/Cab, AC, 55 HP,
Special Cash Deal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000Landini PowerFarm 105 2WD, Cab, 99 HP, Very Low Hours,
w/Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000MF 383 2WD, 200 Original Hours, Looks New . . . . . . . .$20,000Claas 62 Round Baler, 4x5, Good Condition Includes 2nd Baler
for Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,500
FFALLALL
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Check our web site for more good deals!
Alternative Parts Source Inc.Chittenango, NY • 315-687-0074
HARVEST TIMEIS HERE
COMBINES & HEADSJD 4650 MFD, new PS . . . . . . . . . . .$28,500Case IH 9170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,500CIH 4366 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900IH 3588 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500IH 966 Fender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,250IH 1066 Black Stripe, new engine, exc. cond.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,500IH 1066 4WD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500IH 1066 w/LDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CallIH 1066 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,900IH 806 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,900IH 656 weak hydro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500IH 424 w/LDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500IH 656 diesel, RBT eng . . . . . . . . . . .$6,500FD 4100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,500Kilbros 350 gravity wagon . . . . . . . . .$2,200
JD Combines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CallJD 9510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,900JD 915 flex head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CallJD 843 corn head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,900JD 643 corn head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,750Gehl CB1200 chopper w/heads . . . . . . . . .$2,000JD 4-8R corn head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CallJD 8300 drill w/seeder . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,750Case 8430 Round baler . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000Elwood 4WD unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,500Loaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CallIH & White plows 3x-10x . . . . . . . . . . . .CallIH 100# Front End wgts.. . . . . . . . . . . .$1051st Choice GS520-4 tedder . . . . . . . .$4,500Chisels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call
IH & WHITEPLOWS
& PARTS
MARTIN’S MACHINING & WELDING 717-892-2717Concrete Weights setup for quick hitch &
3pt CAT. 2, 3, 3N, 4’ & 4N,3500 lb, 5000 lb, 6000 lb, 7000 lb & 8000 lb.
PACK YOUR SILAGE TIGHT
Now withChangeable
Hookups
Dairy Cattle Dairy Cattle
ATTENTION FARMERSWANTEDDown - Disabled & Fresh Dead Cows
For Rendering - Courteous Service
315-793-0043
Farm Equipment Farm Equipment
You can’t afford downtime!
Use
Questions? Call us. PH#
QUALITY GUARANTEED
Dual-Cut RollsFor Peak Performance
Dairy Cattle
Herd Expansions
WANTEDAll Size Heifers
Also Complete Herds Prompt Pay & Removal
315-269-6600
JERSEY BULLS, 7 months,$180, 6 months $150. Pricesfirm. 518-774-8382
ORGANIC COWS, Jersey’sand Crosses. Intensive graz-ing/parlor herd. 25 cows, 14bred heifers (mostly fall bred)Young stock also available.Little Falls,NY. 315-868-4905
PICK 50 OUT OF 65 cow tiestall herd young. Mostly winterfreshening. Priced Right! CallJoe 845-344-7170.
REG. & GRADE SpringingHolstein heifers. Wrapped anddry round bales for sale. 845-985-7866
REG. PUREBRED HolsteinService Bulls, several tochoose from, $900.00. CallJames Loomis 315-427-6568
USED COWSWANTED
DEAD - DOWN - DISABLEDCATTLE
Call 607-722-5728 Anytime1-800-777-2088AMERICAN RENDERING CO.
BINGHAMTON, NY
Dairy Cattle
� WANTED �
HEIFERS300 Lbs. to Springing
Free Stall Herds & Tie Stall Herds
(ALL SIZES)
BASKIN LIVESTOCK585-344-4452508-965-3370
- WANTED -Heifers & HerdsJack Gordon
(518) 279-3101
We have clients in need ofherds, fresh cows, bred, and
open heifers. Call Us withyour information or email
518-791-2876www.cattlesourcellc.com
Dairy Equipment
2000 GALLON MUELLERbulk tank with compressor &washer. 315-776-4110
USED DAIRY EQUIPMENTBulk Milk Coolers,
Stainless Steel StorageTanks, Pipeline Milkers,Milking Parlors, Vacuum
Pumps, Used MilkingMachine Plus AgitatorMotors, Stainless SteelShells, Weigh Jars, Etc.
CJM Farm Equipment802-895-4159
COMPLETE pipeline milkingsystem: 220’ of stainlesspipeline, 5 hp vacuum pumpwith oil recovery, completewashing system, 1,000 gal.Mueller bulk tank, (6) univer-sal units. 315-729-4769
DOUBLE 8 HERRINGBONEBoumatic Parlor for sale,$25,000. Call for details. 607-847-6809
Dairy Equipment
SEVERAL USED Double 6and 8 parlors w/ATO’s and 3”low lines complete. Several 2”:pipelines, used vacuumpumps, receiver groups,claws, ATO’s, washer boxes,etc. 585-732-1953
WANTED: 50 used freestallloops in good condition. Preferdouble loop for side longespace. 607-836-4512, Cort-land,NY
Dogs
REGISTERED miniature Aus-tralian Shepherds, $500-$850; All colors, shots,wormed and socialized. 607-244-1644
Electrical
Let our 35 years ofelectrical experiencego to work for you.
Providing CompleteGrain/Dairy Facility
Installations, Facility PowerDistribution & Lighting, MotorControl Centers, Automation& Troubleshooting, and New
Services & Upgrades.Call Jeffrey at Agri-Fab & Repair, Inc.
dba AFR Electrical Service@ 585-584-9210
Employment Wanted
Highly motivated, experi-enced and educated individ-ual looking to secure a feedmanager position on a dairyfarm. Would prefer Liv-ingston or Ontario countybut am open to other loca-tions for the right opportuni-ty. Contact me [email protected]
Farm Equipment
APPROX. 100 APPLE BINSfor sale, excellent condition,$50.00 each. 518-929-9172
JD 5730 chopper, 4wdprocessor hay & 4 row chainheads. 585-746-5050
RICHARDTON 1400 dumpwagon, no roof, $4,000. 585-746-5050
Farm MachineryFor Sale
02 HOULE Multi-purposelagoon pump, 540PTO, 8” dis-charge, new impleller, nosand, $8,500. 315-374-3396
$1,000 OFF Most any cornheads & grain heads in stock.Huge selection. Zeisloft Eq.800-919-3322
1981 JD 4420 COMBINE,excellent condition, smallgrain head, 3,300 hours,$12,400. 315-334-4605
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4154 State Rt. 31, Canastota(315) 697-2214 (800) 633-4443
962 State Rt. 12, Waterville(315) 841-4181 (800) 859-4483
8207 State Rt. 26, Lowville(315) 376-0300
www.whitesfarmsupply.com
NEW ARRIVALS ~ NEW & USED
©2007 CNH America LLC. All rights reserved. Case IH is a registered trademark of CNH America LLC. CNH Capital is a trademark of CNH America LLC. www.caseih.com
LOOK UP AND ORDER YOUR PARTS ONLINE THRU OUR WEB SITE:www.whitesfarmsupply.com
702309CASE-IH
PUMA 165 4WD TRACTOR
W/LOADER CALL
701777AUTOMATIC 1820
ROLLER MILL$12,800
701014WESTFIELD
8X51 AUGERW/TRANSPORT
$3,900CALL FOR RENTAL ON USED ROLLER MILLS & HAMMER MILL BLOWERS
MABIE BROS., INC.MabieBros.Com
315-687-7891 • 315-510-2400
WANTEDMassey Ferguson165, 175, 265, 275, 285
Any Condition814-793-4293
Farm MachineryFor Sale
2004 NH TL-100A, 52LC self-leveling loader, 850hrs., 4WD,full cab, very clean, $39,500.518-872-1386
2010 EDGE high-flow snow-blower, used one season,36”H 86”W, chute hydraulical-ly controlled, $8,900. 518-872-1386
24’ PARKER aluminum dumptrailer, 10x22 tires, corn chute,tub in excellent condition. 413-584-0782
300 GALLON LIQUID, galva-nized steel cage protectedstorage tanks for water,molasses, maple sap. Large6” cap opening on top with 2”ball valve opening on the bot-tom. $100.00 OBO. 315-534-5568
Farm MachineryFor Sale
4-ROW KEMPER corn head,fits JD 5000 series choppers,good condition, field ready.585-365-2700
(6) GRAIN CARTS. Brent, Kill-bros, Parker. All Nice. ZeisloftFarm Eq. 800-919-3322
CASE 930, 86hp ComfortKing cab, tires 95%, 3000 hrs,dual remotes, $5,000; NewHolland 2-row corn headmodel 822, $450; Jeep snowplow, came off CJ7, $250;Case 1951 SC Antique, goodshape runs good, $1,500.Herkimer,NY 315-825-8497
FARM ELEVATOR: Extra wide2x20’, good for silage or saw-dust, excellent motor, $1,500.315-677-5366
FEED/GRAIN BIN: Holds 8tons, new plastic boot, 12’auger, $1,800 OBO. LittleFalls,NY, 315-868-4905
Farm MachineryFor Sale
GOTTA GO! Large selectionof JD 6620 & 7720 combines.We dropped prices! ZeisloftEq. 800-919-3322
H&S Rear unload foragewagon, (3) 9’ 5-ring hopperbeds. Case IH 1063, JD 893,NH 824, 2 Row Green JDcorn heads. 585-732-1953
HUSKY 3500 gallon tankspreader, 3 like new 18.4-26tires, unit rough, $3,500; JD956 haybine, good condition,$10,500; IH corn shredder,14’, $3,600; Oliver 5 bottom256 plow, $1,600; 18’ steeltruck forage dump body, VGC,$2,100; 740 JD loader andbucket, exc. cond., $4,500; 2,3/4” cable alley scraper driveunits, make offer. HolmesAcre, 315-662-3625
Farm MachineryFor Sale
IH 1086, 130hp, duals,$9,000; JD 4040, 90hp, dualremotes, saddle tanks, rebuiltmotor, hyd. pump, $9,750.607-588-6723
IH 5100 GRAIN DRILL 15’,very good condition, $3,000;Farmall 666, very nice condi-tion, 3400 hrs., $7,500; 1966Mack single axle road tractor,good cab, $2,500. 315-626-6779
IH 843, 4 row corn head, goodshape, $3,000 OBO. 315-271-1005
INT. 1460 COMBINE, 4WD,new radiator, rebuilt rotor,$8,000. 315-271-7091
INTERNATIONAL 574 diesel;Ford 7710, 4WD; Allied 794loader, fits Ford 7710; 30hpelectric motor. 315-691-2927
JD 2310 mulch finisher, 21’.Call 585-370-5367
JD 4020 w/loader, Alamoboom mower, 20’ reach, 5’ cut.Call 585-370-5367
JD 4960 MFWD, recentengine OH; JD 4760 MFWD,duals. both good rubber.www.zeisloftequip.com 800-919-3322
JD 5830 self propelled chop-per w/kernal processor, 4 rowcorn, 4 row snapper, winrowpickup, $45,000; Rotopress 8’bagger, $10,000. 607-656-8244
JD 643 6 row corn head, lowtin, $4,850; pair 28Lx26 12 plyradial combine tires, new,$3,500. 607-286-3391
JD 8420, 8200, 4955, 4560,7920, 7810, 7700, 7210,7405, 5500, 4020. FORDTW20, TW15, 8560. 585-732-1953
Farm MachineryFor Sale
JD 6600 Diesel combine, has404 engine, looks & runs verygood, $3,800; JD 215, 218 &220 flex heads, stainless bot-toms, poly skids, $3,200;Westfield 8x36 transportauger w/5hp motor, $1,500;JD 443 low tin, oil bath,$3,800; JD 7000 planter, 6x30cross auger, $4,200. MikeFranklin 607-749-3424
JD 922 FLEX HEAD, fore & aftreel, poly skid plates w/headercart, $5,850. 607-533-4850eves, 607-279-6232 days.
JOHN DEERE 1 row snapperhead, fits 35/38 or ? $800/OBO. Jerry 315-447-5018
JOHN DEERE 2950, 4 wheeldrive with cab, $17,000. 607-544-4632
JOHN DEERE 4240 tractorwith cab, quad range, 6100hrs., $10,000. Will deliver.518-358-2419
JOHN DEERE 4720 forageharvester, base unit, fieldready. 518-744-1763
JOHN DEERE 653A, row crophead, good condition, $3,000;88 4650 John Deere, 7000hrs., 4WD, duals, good condi-tion, $37,500. 315-335-2210
JOHN DEERE 6620 hydro-static combine, 6 row, 4WDw/grain & corn head. 518-279-3751
JOHN DEERE 930 flex head,Crary air reel 00-10 Serieshook-ups, Contour Masterdial-a-matic, 1/2” thick May-Wes poly skids, stored inside,w/header cart, $14,995.00.585-704-5762
JOHN DEERE BALER PARTS.Winter discounts for balerrepairs. New hay equipment.Nelson Horning 585-526-6705
Farm MachineryFor Sale
JOHN DEERE Model 70, gas,wide front, 95% tires, perfecttin, second owner. 585-727-0350
JOHN DEERETRACTOR PARTS
Many New Parts in StockRECENT MODELS IN
FOR SALVAGE:•4430 qd, cab 6420 burnt
•JD L3020 dsl PS •E4020 •3010•2630 •2950 4WD •L4020 PS
•2640 •2010 •JD 5400 4WD burntWe Rebuild Your Hydraulic
Pumps, SCV Valves,Steering Valves, etc.
All units are Bench TestedMany Used Tractor Parts
Already DismantledCALL FOR YOUR NEEDSNELSON PARTS800-730-4020
315-536-3737
JUST ARRIVED! 1997 JD9500 sidehill 4x4, very nice,last year made. Zeisloft FarmEq. 800-919-3322
JUST ARRIVED: 1997 2166very very nice; Case IH 2144,very high quality; Case IH2188, loaded. Being truckednow. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322
KICKER BALE WAGONS$2,350; 8 & 10 Ton RunningGears, $1,325-$1,500; 20’Bale Carriers, $2,750. Horst’sWelding, 585-526-5954
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Farm MachineryFor Sale
Farm MachineryFor Sale
Farm MachineryFor Sale
MABIESOEM PARTS
MasseyChallenger
AllisWhiteKronePerkinsHesstonGleaner
315-687-7891315-510-2400
MILO MFG. • PENN YAN, NY315-536-8578
We Custom Build Wagon Gears - 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 Ton
TRANSPORT HAY ELEVATORS1 1/2” square
tubing, 14 gauge24’ - 48’
IncludesMotor & Wheels
Other sizes available Call for prices.
Combine SalvageK & J Surplus
60 Dublin Rd.Lansing, NY 14882
(607) 533-4850 • (607) 279-6232
Charles McCarthyFarm Machinery
TRACTORS • FARM MACHINERY • UTILITY TRAILERS
BUY ~ SELL ~ TRADEPH: 570-869-1551 570-833-5214
Cell: 607-759-4646
4698 ST. RT. 3004 MESHOPPEN, PA 18630
Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn
Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn
Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn
Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn
Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn
Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn
“BUYERS OF GRAIN”“Call for Market Information and Bids”
518-272-7212 or 800-833-3636Clayton Charles - Ext. 131 - Corn • John Maloy - Ext. 102 - Soybeans
Matt White - Ext. 115 - Oats
4x4 Ford 545D Heated Factory Cab &Ford Ldr 65+HP Dsl, 1000 hrs, wheelwts $12,900; NH 256 Rake $675;Sander / Spreader for Pickupw/Controls $675; 4x4 Long 50HP DslROPS Canopy w/reverser, work ready$6,950; 4x4 NH TC45D w/NH 16LA LdrAdj. ROPS, 40+ HP Dsl, 1500 hrs,hydro, outlets, rabbit/turtle control onjoystick $14,500; 4x4 Kubota B1750w/Kubota Ldr & belly mower, 20HP Dsl,hydro, 800 hrs. $7,950; 4x4 KubotaL3410 w/Heated Cab hydro w/3ptsnowblower package $9,650; PTOGenerators: Dayton 50/25KW on nicecart $2,750 & Winpower 70/30KW onpallet $2,450; Int 504 row crop gas$3,500; Farmi 3pt Winches New/Used;Quicke 980 Ldr & 7’ Bkt w/mts to fit MF,Agco & Challenger (for 70HP-up tractor)new $4,150; Landpride RCR2510 10’Rotary Mower trailer type, (3) gearbox-es, 540 pto, hard rubber tires, demo$5,500; 3Pt (New) Rototiller 4’ w/slipclutch $1,599; Int 450 (3) Btm PlowSpring Reset $1,450; Ford NH 4630Fully Heated Factory cab, 55-60HPDsl, 1800 hrs, dual outlets, super cleaninside & out! $11,500; VermeerTrencher w/front blade, Dsl, low hrs$3,500; Lots more tractors & equipin stock
(315) 964-1161“We Deliver”
Kennedy TractorWilliamstown, NY3Pt Snowblowers 4’, 5’, 6’, 6 1/2’, 7’ & 71/2’, new/usedFr.Mt.Snowpushers 7’thru 15’, new/used
MODERN MIXMILL w/feedfactory, equipped w/grinder &4-10 ton bins. 315-822-6883
PEOPLE WILL PAY TO HUNTon your land. Earn top $$$ forhunting rights. Call for a FREEquote and info packet toll free1-866-309-1507 or request atwww.BaseCampLeasing.com
Smiley’s Farm & IndEquipment
Excavator, $12,500; Case 450Dozer, $8,500; JD 350CDozer, $11,500; White 4x4Loaderhoe, $9,500; CaseLoaderhoe, $6,000; MF 4x4Hoe, $10,000; IH diesel DumpTruck, $4,000; GMC pickup,$1,500; JD Lawnmower,$600; 4x4 Ford, $4,500; Hes-ston 4x4 & cab, $8,500; JD4230 Tractor, $12,500; 1020JD, $4,500; David Brown,$3,500; New Dump Trailer,$5,000; 9 Ton Trailer, $1,500;Baler, $2,000; Round Baler$1,500; Corn Picker, $1,500;Corn & Flail Choppers, $1,200up; Brush Hogs, Discs, Har-rows, Plows & More.
Buying MachinesDead or Alive
518-634-2310
Farm MachineryFor Sale
KILBROS 350 gravity wagon,like new, $3,500; Little Giantgravity wagon, $1,500;Keenan 115 mixer, $5,000;1969 Chevy dump truck,$1,500. 315-364-8596, 315-246-1032
LARGE SELECTION OFFARM TRACTORS available.Call for great pricing. BUY-ING good tractors too! Locat-ed just below LJ HANDSFarm Center, 518-922-6301
Farm MachineryFor Sale
Farm MachineryFor Sale
LOOK! 1993 JD 9500 that isexceptional! Central Illinois.Fresh from farm. None better,$54,500 firm. Save $2,000 Offany head with this combine.Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322
Call 888-596-5329 for Your Subscription
MATURE STANDING CORNfor sale, will sell by acre orton, for silage or grain, har-vesting storage and truckingavailable; set of Int. 735 6 bot-tom variable width moldboardplows, $4,000. 607-329-2302
Farm MachineryFor Sale
McCONNELL 12’ silage dumpwagon, same as a Richard-son, very good condition; 420John Deere tricycle tractorw/belt pulley. 315-896-6144
NEW & USED tires & rims ofall sizes. Parting out Int. 1460combines & NH choppers;Also Case 970, 1070 & 1370,2470, 886, 986, 1486. 585-732-1953
NEW HOLLAND 824 2 rownarrow corn head; 79 Macktandem parts truck. 518-436-1050
New Skid LoaderAttachments, Buckets,
Pallet Forks, Manure Forks,Round Bale Grabbers,
Bale Spears, FeedPushers, Adapter Plates,
Skid Steer Hitch
MARTIN’S WELDING315-531-8672
MACK ENTERPRISESRandolph, NY
(716) 358-3006 • (716) 358-3768Ship UPS Daily
www.w2r.com/mackenterprises/New & Used Tractor &
Logging Equipment Parts
Farm MachineryFor Sale
NH TB 110 TRACTOR, 90HP,FWD, Loader w/Quick Attach,4 remotes, new clutch in2010, good shape, very reli-able, $25k/OBO. LittleFalls,NY 315-868-4905
PARTS for JD 4640, snapperhead for Gehl chopper. 315-868-2120
Farm MachineryFor Sale
PRICES REDUCED. Case IH2366 combine, reduced$2,000; JD 9550 LL, pricedreduced to $89,500. ZeisloftEq. 800-919-3322
RECONDITIONED 4-6-8R7000 and 7200 planters. Also,one and two row sweetcorn,vegetable, pumpkin plantersw/JD Max-Emerge. Frame-Mount no-till coulters. Custombu i ld p lan te rs . PequeaPlanter, 717-442-4406
Silo 14x30, aluminum roof,concrete stave, good cond . . .Must Be Taken Down
Badger Barn Cleanergear box and chute ingood cond . . .Best Offer
Steinhorst 530 gallonBulk Tank with CopelandCopelamatic compressor,Model #3RK2-0310 CAB-800, 230V, 1ph, 60Hz . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Best Offer
Barns from Early 1800sMust be Taken Down
CALL
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Fencing
Fertilizer &Fertilizer Spreading
Fencing
Fertilizer &Fertilizer Spreading
E&A Fence LLC518-993-5177
771 St. Hwy 163, Fort Plain, NY
Improve Your Farm EfficiencyALL TYPES OF FENCES
BOARD • VINYL • WOVEN WIRE • HI TENSILEServing The Northeast
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2033 Brothertown Rd., Deansboro, NY 13328Phone: (315) 841-4910 Fax: (315) 841-4649
Summer Hrs.: Mon.-Fri. 8am-4pm; Sat. 8am-Noonwww.williamsfarmfence.com
Supplier of Organic Feed and Fertilizer
WE SELL:• Treated Posts
• Horse Stalls
• Bale Feeders
• Horse Mats • Gates
• Energizers • Waterers
• Electrobraid
• Cattle Handling Equip.
• And Much More!
“Miles of Quality Start Here”• High Tensile • Split Rail • Misc. Types of Fence
• Energizers • Fencing Supplies
EMPIRE FARM FENCE & SUPPLY
4097 Rt. 34B, Union Springs, NY 13160RUSTIN WILSON
(315) 364-5240
Dealers wanted in select areasAlso Available at:
Central Dairy & Mech. Martinsburg, PA ph 814-793-3721
Delmarva Farm Service Kennedyville, MD ph 888-348-1747
Elam Miller Fort Plain, NY ph 518-993-3892
Himrod Farm Supply Penn Yan, NY ph 315-531-9497
Homestead Nutrition New Holland, PA ph 888-336-7878
Genesee Valley Nutrition Piffard, NY ph 585-243-9597
Levi Fisher Honey Grove, PA ph 717-734-3145
Martin’s Ag Shippensburg, PA ph 717-532-7845
New Bedford Elevator Baltic, OH ph 330-897-6492
Norm’s Farm Store Watsontown, PA ph 570-649-6765
Robert Rohrer Millmont, PA ph 570-898-1967
Steve B. Stoltzfus Lykens, PA ph 717-365-3804
Walnut Hill Feeds Shelby, OH ph 419-342-2942
• Barn dry filling your gutters& tanks? Gypsum dissolves.
• Use less! More absorbentthan lime products.
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USA Gypsum Bedding
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bedding costs!And Improve Soil -
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New LimeHi - Cal
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607-432-7476
Spreader By Float
Generators Generators
WALLIS GENERATORS LLC570-282-2342
One WINCO 35,000 watts with trailer & power shaft R. . . $2,850One WINCO 50,000 watts with trailer & power shaft N. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200Two Winpower 45,000/25,000 watts with trailer and power shaft R.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,850 ea
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Farm MachineryWanted
WANTEDJohn Deere
5460, 5820, or 5830Choppers
814-793-4293WANTED: FORD 9N or 8Ntractor for parts. Call B24B25B26B24315-439-2685
Farm Supplies
CHICKEN WIRE - Long Last-ing Black PVC Coated 1” Hex20G. 1st & 2nd’s, 24W, 36W,48W, 60W or 72W x 150’L.Welded cage wire also avail-able. KB Wire 518-993-4837
Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn
100 TON Fermented cornsilage. We can load. Call Bob315-335-2210
2011 CROP high moisturecorn delivered to your farm.Also dry corn, whole orground. 585-732-1953
2011 HIGH MOISTURE cornfor sale. Owego, NY 607-725-8558
BUYING GRAIN: Corn,Wheat, Feed Wheat,Soybeans, Damaged Grain.Call 585-226-8340 (Office)or 585-233-1066 (Mike).TOP PRICES PAID!PROMPT PAYMENT!
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WEILER’SGRAIN ROASTING( 3 1 5 ) 5 4 9 - 7 0 8 1
Custom Roasting and Cooling Your
Soybeans,Corn, etc. At Your
Farm or MillServing All of
NY State
HIGH MOISTURESHELL CORN
Waldon, NY (Orange County)Trailer Loading Available
845-778-5073845-784-6423
YOUR SOURCE FOR:• Livestock Feeds• Ration Balancing• SeedWay Seeds• Crystalyx Products
(315) 549-8226Romulus, NY 14541
Buying Corn,Feed Wheat & Oats
Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn
Your Forage & GrainCrops May Have
Challenges This Year
MOLDYEAST
MYCOTOXINS
We Have Unique andProven Tools to Help
Get You ThroughCall Today
1-866-737-6273
Fencing
ELECTRIC FENCE CON-TROLLER REPAIRS. Factoryauthorized warranty center forZereba, ParMak, many others.No charge for estimates. Quickturn-around time. Send orbring to our shop, any make,any model. 518-284-2180
LOCUST POSTS, POLES,Split Rails, 6x6’s, 4x4’s. Otherhardwood & softwood boardsand planks, custom cut. Alsolots, land cleared, woodlotswanted. 518-883-8284
Fertilizer &Fertilizer Spreading
A G L I M EH I - M A G
30 Ton MinimumSpreader & Spreading AvailableLarge Quantity Discount
ALSO BEDDING SAND& CHICKEN MANURECall T J Allen315-845-6777315-868-2438
HI-MAG LIMEDelivered by the TruckloadAlso BEDDING SANDfor Horse Arenas or CattleFOB McConnellsville, NY
Delivery Available
888-339-2900 ext. 10
Fertilizer &Fertilizer Spreading
SCHAFER LIQUID FISHFERTILIZER, 100% OrganicOMRI listed. For pricing callWIGFIELD FARMS, Clyde,NY 14433, 315-727-3910
Fertilizer &Fertilizer Spreading
SprSpr ing Laking LakeeFFarar msms
Quality ServicesYou Can Count On
Custom Farming“Since 1995”
50 Mile Radius
HI-CAL Lime & Lime Spreading
Big Square BalingLiquid Manure
Spreading & PumpingElectronic Rate
ControllingGPS Guidance
Clinton ZimmermanSavannah, NY
315-729-1066Save Money ~ Call Us
For Rent or Lease
FARM FOR RENT: Cooper-stown School District NY. 4bedroom farm house, plus 2large fenced pastures, withwater, $1,100/month. Call203-948-4926
G E N T L E M A N ’ S FA R M :Extended Lease. good forhunting, cattle (not for dairy),horses, sheep. Fields, mead-ows, woodlands on 109 acres.1 hour west of Albany,NY.Modern house, 3-car garage,2 barns, working farm. Ruralsetting with panoramic views,on paved road. $1,500/Mo.plus utilities, security first andlast month. Call 518-301-4099o r 4 0 1 - 4 8 6 - 1 8 3 [email protected]
Fresh Produce,Nursery
PUMPKINS, GOURDS,WINTER SQUASH etc.
Pie, Jack-O-Lantern,White & Munchkin Pumpkins
Butternut, Spaghetti, Buttercup,Acorn, Ambercup, Sweet Potato,
Sweet Dumpling SquashANY SIZE LOTS AVAILABLE
From Bushels toTractor Trailer Loads
Hoeffner FarmsHornell,NY
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Grain Handling Equip.Bins & Dryers
Grain Handling Equip.Bins & Dryers
A N MARTIN GRAIN SYSTEMS315-923-9118 Clyde, NY
WE SPECIALIZE IN• Sukup Grain Bins • Hopper Feed Bins
• Dryers • Transport Augers
• Grain Legs • Crane Service
• Custom Mill Righting • Dryer Service
Help Wanted Help Wanted
Help Wanted
CROP INSURANCE ADJUSTERSLooking for Motivated Individuals to Join
Our Team in New York and New Jersey
Ag background a must. Will train new hires withpremium paid for experience. Part-time withopportunity for full-time for qualified candidates.
Send resume to: [email protected]
WORKER FOR HORSE, SHEEP & BIRD FARMON HOPE ISLAND, CASCO BAY, ME.
Do you yearn for peace & quiet? Do you love animals? Do you want the country life? Then this is for you! Apartment provided with salary plus gas and electric. You’ll love it!We have other help. Send resume in detail including previous
employment, telephone number, and [email protected]
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYEmpire Tractor in Waterloo, NY
is seeking to hire Agriculture Technicians to fill
immediate job openings.These are F/T positions that offercompetitive wages and benefits.For more info & to apply pleasecontact Karl @ 315-539-7000 or
in person: 1437 Route 318;Waterloo, NY
Generators
GENERATORSGENERAC SERVICE
CENTERPTO Units in Stock
25 & 40 KW.
Portable & Standby
•Shipping Available•
GREENVILLE SAWSERVICE, INC.518-966-4346
FAX 518-966-4647
Goats
BOER GOATS 25 high per-centage does, yearlings, kids,$75-$150/based on numberand selection. 315-866-1403
Grain Handling Equip.Bins & Dryers
50’ - 10” U-Trough. Call 585-370-5367
MYERS 750 tower dryer. Call585-370-5367
NEW AND USED Grain Dry-ers: GT, MC, GSI. Call anytimetoll free 1-877-422-0927
Hay - Straw For Sale
STANTON
BROTHERS10 Ton Minimum
Limited Availability518-768-2344
1st & 2nd cutting alfalfa timo-thy & grass, small squares &large square bales, also roundbales. Stored inside. Get yourorder in early before hayshortage due to Westerndrought & Northern rains.518-929-3480, 518-329-1321
1st CUT ROUND BALES dryhay, 1st & 2nd cut baleage.Delivered in 40 bale loads.Nice feed. 315-737-0820
Hay - Straw For Sale
1st CUTTING Dry RoundBales; also 2nd cuttingbaleage. Delivery available.315-794-8375
4’x5”-1000# round silage bales,mixed grass, first and secondcutting. Schaghticoke, NY518-796-2344
BALEAGE for sale, 54”x84”3rd cutting grass and clovermix. Call 315-497-0095
HAY: 1st & 2nd cut bigsquares (650-700 lbs.), LargeQuantities. 315-727-2503leave message
H AYFarmer to Farmer
Wet and DryRound & Square Bales
1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut HayAlso Square Bales of
STRAWCALL STEVE
519-482-5365
Hay - Straw For Sale
HAYLAGE BALES & dryround bales. 700 balesbaleage, 400 bales dry hay.Mulch/bedding round balesavailable. Albany,NY area.James Frueh, 518-436-1050
LOT’S OF GOOD HAY: 1st &2nd cutting. 518-284-2180
NOFA CERTIFIED dairy qual-ity balage & hay. Also inex-pensive round bales. Highlymotivated. MA/VT/NY border.413-458-3424
Hay - Straw For Sale
ONTARIO DAIRYHAY & STRAW
Quality Alfalfa Grass MixLg. Sq. - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut
ALSO CERTIFIED ORGANICLow Potassium for Dry CowsCall for Competitive PricesNEEB AGRI-PRODUCTS
519-529-1141ORGANIC BALEAGE FORSALE: First cut 4x5 $25; 4x4$20. Graham Farms 802-433-6127, 802-793-7526
Hay - Straw Wanted
ALWAYS WANTEDTIMOTHY MIXED HAYALFALFA MIXED HAY1st, 2nd & 3rd Cuttings
Also Small Square Mulch
Call 4M FARMS315-684-7570 • 315-559-3378
Giorgi Mushroom Company,located in Berks County now
buying the following materials:
HAYCORN STOVER
STRAWAll bale sizes and types, including
ROUND BALES, accepted.
Spot Buys or Long Term ContractsSmall or Large Quantities
Quick Payment
Contacts:Kevin Eickhoff
610-926-8811 ext. [email protected]
Allen Hollenbach610-926-5753
Michele Fisher610-926-8811 ext. 5189
WANTEDHay & Straw - All Types
We Pick Up & Pay
Cell 717-222-2304Buyers & Sellers
WANTEDHAY &
STRAWTrailer Load Lots
Janowski Bros.315-829-3794315-829-3771
WANTED: 1st & 2nd cut big &small squares. 315-363-9105
WANTED: CONSTRUCTIONHAY, second cut grass hay,load in box trailer, 600 balesper load. 315-737-0820
Heating
CENTRAL BOILER EClas-sic OUTDOOR FURNACES.Cleaner and Greener. 97%Efficient. EPA Qualified. CallNorth Creek Heat 315-866-3698
Heating
CENTRAL BOILER E-ClassicOUTDOOR WOOD FUR-NACES. Cleaner and Green-er. 97% Efficient. EPA Quali-fied. Call today Halloran Farm845-482-5208.
Heating
Central Boiler E-Classic OUT-DOOR WOOD FURNACE.Buy NOW and save up to$1500! The next generation ofcleaner wood furnaces hasarrived. 97% Efficient. CallToday Border DriveHeating/Royal Stoves 570-537-2447
Help Wanted
Assistant herdsman oppor-tunity is available on 600cow dairy in East Smithfield,Pa.(Bradford Co.) This indi-vidual will work with theherdsman in all areas ofherd health. Duties includemilking and treating the sickbarn, identifying sick ani-mals, administering vac-cines and repro shots,breeding, drying off cows,and pulling blood for Bio-Pryn. This individual will alsohelp manage the parlor andmilking crew. Knowing howto breed cows is not neces-sary, but must be willing tolearn. Some field work willround out the job. Salary willbe determined upon experi-ence. 570-596-2624
DAIRY FARMHERDSMAN WANTEDThe Lands at Hillside Farmsa 65-cow, grass-based/sus-tainable mixed herd dairyfarm, seeks a herdsman witha minimum of 2 years experi-ence with dairy cows andfield work. Duties include:milking, feeding, field work,and other barn chores asassigned. Position offerscompetitive pay and benefitswith on-site housing nego-tiable. The Lands at HillsideFarms is a non-profit educa-tional farm based in Shaver-town, PA (approximately 10minutes from Wilkes-Barre).
PLEASE ADDRESSALL INQUIRES TO
570-406-6791FULL TIME DAIRY EMPLOY-EE, all normal responsibilities,housing, Delaware County,NY607-538-1009, 607-267-3708
HERD MANAGER for modernfreestall, TMR feeding & milk-ing parlor. Salary, paid vaca-tion, housing. Little Falls,NY.Reply: PO Box 121VAD, Pala-tine Bridge,NY 13428
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Maintenance & Repair Maintenance & Repair
Witchley MFG.Greenway-New Loudon Road • RD #1 • Verona, NY 13478
Ph. (315) 336-8268If Busy - Cell #525-1814
Just off Rt. 365 between Rome & Verona 1/2 mile past Warner Sales & Service
Pickup & Delivery Available
KICKER RACKS 8’x16’ Up To 9’x18’
16’ & 20’ FEEDER BOXESFLAT RACKS
We Rebuild Forage BoxesFor Sale - Rebuilt - Dion
Forage Box
Sales PositionsAvailable
Full-time. Must have valid NYS driver’s
license. Good communication skills,
computer literate. The position will be
selling advertisements to businesses
in the Oneida County (Utica) area.
Previous sales experience
is a plus.
Send resumé to:Lee Publications, Inc.
Attn: John SnyderP.O. Box 121,
Palatine Bridge, NY 13428or email to:
Help Wanted Help Wanted
Real Estate For Sale Real Estate For Sale
Showplace Madison County Dairy Farm with a large modern home#2254 - Neat, Clean, & Turnkey. 220 acre farm, 160 exceptional well drained
tillable acres with additional 40+ acres to rent. Balance mostly pasture, some
woods. Two story 68 stall dairy barn with attached 80 stall free stall for dry
cow and young stock. 3 very nice Morton machinery buildings. Nice 2 story
5 bedroom 3 bath Modern Home. This is truly an exceptional farm that has
everything. Great milking facility, room for heifers and dry cows, plenty of
machinery storage, and enough supporting lands. Farm recently appraised by
leading Ag Bank at close to $550,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $550,000Cattle, machinnery, and feed available
2256 - Madison County Free stall Operation. 210 acres 160 acres of very
productive tillable land. 2 barns with 280 free stalls. Double 10 rapid exit par-
lor. Large concrete pad for feed storage. Good 2 story 5 bedroom home with
2 baths. Several custom operators in the area for harvesting and planting feed.
This farm is turnkey, ready to milk. Good farming area, agricultural and
machinery businesses all close by.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $550,000
On the River -- Minutes from the Adirondack Park. No Better Locationfor Roadside Sales. #2272 - Located on the Beautiful West Canada Creek.
Herkimer County 123 acre Gentleman's Farm. Exceptional soils. 50 acres till-
able. Silt Loem. High organic matter and premier vegetable soil. 20 acres of
pasture in good fence. Balance woods. Lots of firewood. Awesome hunting. 2
story dairy barn w/65 tie stalls. Enclosed manure room. Side addition for 20
additional heifers. Large drive-in hay mow 10,000 bale capacity. Good 60x80
machinery building w/8x14 cooler for vegetables. Good 28x48 Greenhouse
with water and power. Nice 2 story 3 bdrm home with a large attached 2 car
garage. New windows and furnace. Farm is currently used for roadside sales
of beef, hogs, and veggies but could be Dairy again. Over 1,500 ft. of frontage
on West Canada Creek. Awesome fishing and kayaking.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reduced from $320,0000 to $300,000
2302 - Otsego County Free stalll Operation. Buildings for 300 head.
Double 8 milking parlor, 3,000 gallon bulk tank, large concrete pad for feed
storage. Good 2 story 4 bdrm home. All situated on 70 acres of land w/40+/-
acres tillable, gravel loem soils w/lots of additional land to rent reasonable.
Great location. Mins from Cooperstown or Oneonta. Farm would work well for
dairy although buildings are conducive for horses and beef. Farm has 2 trout
streams. Excellent deer and turkey hunting. Nice area to live and farm. Priced
to sell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $245,000
2280 - Otsego County DDairy Farm. 25 acres total, 10 tillable, balance pas-
ture. Plenty of additional land close by to rent or purchase feed dealers in the
area. Single story conventional barn with 55 ties set up to milk. 20x80 young
stock barn. 2 upright silos 20x60 & 18x60. Older 2 story 4 bdrm 2 bth home
in good condition. New windows, new septic. All located on a quiet road, mins
to Cooperstown. Buy for Dairy or would make a nice farm for horses or beef.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $175,000
787 Bates-Wilson RoadNorwich, NY 13851(607) 334-9727
Cell 607-316-3758www.possonrealty.com
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Real Estate For Sale Real Estate For Sale
Little Falls, NY 13365
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#718 - Nice 210A. free stall dairy farm w/170 tillable flat to rolling acres w/sandy/loam
soil - 120 cow free stall barn w/double 10 Beco Parlor w/ATO’s, 3,000 gal bulk tank -
also 160 ft. free stall heifer/dry cow barn, 20x41 ft. Sealstore grain silo & 170x100 ft.
bunk silo w/concrete floor - Good 9 rm. home w/5 bdrms. & 2 baths - corn & wood
stoves - nice fireplace, also village water & Artisian spring . . . . . . . . . . . . .$550,000#26 - Ten plus acres between Middleville & Herkimer on Rte. 28 near KOA camp
grounds with 40x80 ft. maintenance/shop/garage w/two 16 ft. over head doors, one
14 ft. door, 16x30 ft. storage space inside plus office space - radiant heat in floors,
250 gal. oil tank, dug well & septic. . . . . . . . . . . .$149,000 REDUCED TO $129,000#18 - Great site for new home or business at end of Industrial Dr. Rd., Frankfort, NY
- 25 A. open land with city water & sewer - also 45 A. wet lands with lots of wild life.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000 REDUCED TO $50,000#267 - Hobby/horse farm w/49 acres - 27 tillable, 12 pasture & 8 woods - 10 rm, 2
story home in good cond’t w/deck, above ground pool, vinyl siding, steel roof, circu-
lar driveway & full basement - 84x40 ft. 2 story barn w/cleaner, 34x18 ft. horse barn
w/4 stalls - 24x74 ft. garage w/shop, 26x75 ft. hay storage shed & 14x30 ft. steel silo
- 2 wells & half acre pond w/fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$210,000C-72 - Operating Sheep Farm located in southeast Montgomery County. 204 A. total
with 104 A. forest managed surveyed woodlot, (last harvested in 2007), 20 A. pasture,
remainder prime cropland. 36x80 two-story barn, set-up with pens for livestock,
9-crate heated and insulated farrowing room, additional 30x40 wing off of main barn,
40x80 steel pole barn/large doors, 5 outbuildings: 2-16x21; 2-16x30; 1-12x41. Used
for livestock, all with water. Completely remodeled 3200 sq. ft. 200+ yr. old farmhouse.
8 lg. rooms, 4 bdrms., 2 full baths, jacuzzi, wood stove in kitchen/dining area, fireplace
insert for wood in sitting room, additional wood or coal forced-air furnace, drilled well
and pond. Great hunting, woodlot, and cropland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $499,000C-64 - HOBBY FARM CONSISTING OF 155A - 105 A. tillable, 44 A. woods, 6 A. pas-
ture. Parcel includes 5,000 ft. road frontage along a paved road. The modular ranch
home provides 2 bdrms., 2 full baths, central air, and a wrap-around deck. Also, a
1,500 sq. ft. barn suitable for livestock or storage. This property’s location offers level
terrain with an attractive pond, in a private, scenic location . . . . . Asking $325,000
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BAILLIE LUMBER CO. buysall species of hardwoodveneer logs, sawlogs andstanding timber year round.IMMEDIATE LOCAL PAY-MENT AND TRUCKINGAVAILABLE. Please call foran updated price and specsheet today! Smyrna Sawmill607-627-6547. Mark Mowrey315-796-6644; Phil Day 315-436-2766; Jonathan DeSantis315-882-8174; Sean Karn315-436-3588. Boonvi l leSawmill 315-942-5284. DavePrezyna 315-436-5329; PaulSnider 315-827-4062 (home)or 315-436-0949 (cell); TomKing 315-436-0936; LukasMyers 315-263-6909.
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HOBBY FARMFingerlakes, NY
Modern 3 bdr., 2-1/2 bathranch on 62 acres over-looking the Genesee Val-ley. 2 barns, 8 horsestalls, 50 open acresmostly fenced now inhorses, sheep, cattle &chickens.
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Van Billings Real Estate, LLCVan Billings, Broker/Owner14 S. Main St., Dolgeville, NY 13329
315-429-0300www.vanbillingsrealestate.com
Want To Sell Your Farm or Land?Call Van!
Newport - 22 Acres - $59,900Beautiful Vintage home in need of total
restoration. Being sold in "As Is" condition.
Create a mini farm on this 22 level acres
of hay and cornfield within the village. City
water available.Victorian carriage garage with
great detailing overlooks West Canada Creek.
FARMS
Champion - 190 Acres - $365,000Nice small dairy farm on a quiet country roadwith plenty of land. Could be organic, 100 acrestillable, 50 acres wood and 30 acres pasture.32 tie stall barn in excellent condition, new roofand all milking equipment stays. Older solid 6bedroom house with updates. First time offeredfor sale in over 100 years, don’t miss out!
Norway - 69 Acres - $199,900Wonderful small farm with pasture, barn, hay-fields and updated farmhouse in perfect settingon quiet road. Ideal for beef or gentleman's farm.Second floor of house is apartment but could beconverted back to single family. Excellent settingfor wildlife, hunting, 4 wheeling, and snowmobil-ing. New septic installed.
Manheim - 83 Acres - $440,000Vintage brick farmhouse fully restored withbeautiful floors and trim, keeping theoriginal look, yet with a modern kitchen andbaths.The main house has 3200 sq ft includ-ing 3 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. There is a 1bedroom, 1800 sq ft apartment with a hugegreat room, amazing fireplace and wonderful
views. Could be used as a 2 family or in law apartment. Set on 83 magnificent acresof useable farmland this property is ideal for horses or a small sustainable farmingoperation.There is an old barn and two modern steel barns.The Morton pole barn,40X80 has water and electricity. Part of a larger parcel, taxes to be determined.
Manheim - 42 Acres - $160,000Barn on about 42 acres with apart-ment built into barn. Includes thebusiness of Zook’s storage shed,lawn furniture and food goods, butdoes not include the inventory.Excellent main roadbusiness site.
Oppenheim - 96.5 Acres - $149,900Old 4 Bedroom farmhouse set on 96.5
wonderful acres of land. House is being
sold “As Is”
Johnstown - 80 Acres - $265,000Nicely remodeled old farmhouse on beautiful land,including hayfields, pasture and woods. Ideal horsefarm with fenced areas, barn with three stalls andhay storage. Additional building has fenced dogrun. Access to snowmobile trails. Located on deadend road, this is the perfect retreat!
Minden - 81.6 Acres - $299,900Superb Horse Farm - 36x96 Morton Buildingwith 8 gorgeous stalls. Plus old dairy barn, turnout sheds, equipment shed, pond, all fenced.Remarkable post and beam passive solardesign on home with very open floor plan.Spectacular private setting at end of road. Anyoffer subject to court and bank approval.
220 ACRE FARM INCENTRAL NEW YORK
With 70 Holstein milkers, 40young stock, including onemonth old- up to 2 years old.Beautiful land with lots ofopportunity. Buildings includerenovated barn with spaciouscow stalls, tiestalls with mats,addition on barn housesheifers & dry cows. Big spa-cious 5 stall garage. Big 5bedroom, 1½ bath farmhouse.Must see property. Tons ofequipment in excellent shapeand well-maintained.
$650,000.00315-489-0742
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AIRPLANE TIRES 14”-50”used & recapped, 34ply, cus-tom rims available. Hill TopTire, State Hwy. 163, FortPlain, NY 518-993-2235
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2001 Freightliner FL80 Cab and ChassisCat 3126, automatic transmission, double frame, 18k
front axle 46k rears, 60,488 miles, auto-lube system, 16’of frame behind the cab. $33,500
2007 Case 621D Wheel Loader, 3045 hrs, GP
bucket, JRB coupler, good rubber
(Qty 6) Peterbilt 335 Mixer Trucks, CumminsISC 315hp, 8LL, 20 front axle, 46k full lockingrears, average 68,000 miles. 18-1/2’ of framebehind the cab. We will separate the mixer
from the chassis. Call for price.
1995 Cat 312 Excavator, 5036 hrs, long stick,
31” bucket, hydraulic thumb, U/C 40% $32,000
(Qty 3) 2004 Freightliner Columbia Day Cabs Cat C-13 425hp, 10 speed, 185” wheelbase,
46,000# rears. $29,900 each
1999 Kohler 350KW Generator Self contained,
350kw, 3 phase, 480v, 60hz, 200 gallon fuel tank,
6638 hours $28,900
(Qty 3) 2005 Sterling Tri-axle Dump TrucksDetroit 14L 515hp w/engine brake, 8LL transmissions,
265,000 miles, 16’steel bodies w/electric tarps.18k front,
46k rears, 20k lift axle $54,900 each
40-43 ft. Aluminum Grain Hopper Trailers in stock
and arriving weekly.
Prices Starting at $22,500
2001 Nissan 8000# Forklift Cab with heat, sideshift,
7800 hours $9,900
2000 Terex TA27 Off-road Haul Truck 4181 hrs, good rubber, Work ready
$39,900Also 2000 TA25 in Stock
CALEDONIA DIESEL, LLCTRUCK & EQUIPMENT
SALES & SERVICE“The Diesel People!”
2905 Simpson Rd., Caledonia, NYJust 1 mile south of Route 20 on 36 south
585-538-4395 • 1-800-311-2880Since 1982
Please check our Web site @ www.caledoniadiesel.com
John Deere 9500 4WD, 30.5x32’s at 90%,
Straw Spreader, 3794 Sep. Hours
$27,900
2006 Deere 310G Loader/Backhoe, 2044 hrs, MFWD,
cab with heat and AC, extend-a-hoe $46,900
1979 Ford LTS 9000 350 HP Diesel 8LL Trans.,18,000 Front, 40,000 Rears, 16.5’ Steel Dump
Body, Work Ready, Cheap! Priced To Sell Or Trade
1999 Freightliner FL-70 Cummins 6 Speed Trans., Air Brakes, 33,000 GVW, Double Frame, Southern Truck,No Rust, 16’ Steel Dump Body Priced To Sell or Trade
2006 J&J 36’ x 102” Aluminum Dump Trailer, 2 WayGate, Liner, Aluminum Wheels, Tarp, Work Ready
Price To Sell or Trade
ADVANTAGE TRUCKS
(716) 685-6757www.advantagetrucks.com
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“Exporters Welcome”
1998 Mack RD688S Tri-Axle Dump Southern Truck,350 Mack, Jake, T2080 Mack Transmission, 20,000
Front, 20,000 Lift, Mack 46,000 Rears, Camel Back, 18’Aluminum Dump Body, Tarp Priced To Sell Or Trade
2000STERLING
DUMP TRUCK3406E cat, 18 speed, 20
front/46 rears, 19 1/2alum. dump, excellenttires and new brakes.
Runs out very well.
$39,000 / reasonable offerAny inquiries please call Pete at
716-474-2489
Trucks Trucks
(2) 1985 FREUHAUF 8000 GALLON ALUMINUM TANKS,on buds, new pump and book kit field spread or nurse. Very sharp!
9000 GALLON HEIL TANKER, New Pump and Swing Boom, With 8 inch PipingWill unload in 4-5 Minutes! Excellent Brakes, Tires and Suspension
Call Chuck Hainsworth 585-734-32641974 International IH 2010 18 foot body, 66 sides, air brake, DT 466 runs excellent $9,000 OBO
Trailers Trailers
Tractor Parts
NEW AND USED TRACTORPARTS: John Deere10,20,30,40 series tractors.Allis Chalmers, all models.Large inventory! We ship.Mark Heitman Tractor Sal-vage, 715-673-4829
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Trailers
2005 BARRETT aluminumstock trailer, 8Wx28Lx7H, 3axle, electric over hydraulicbrakes, excellent condition,with extras, $19,000/OBO.570-398-2688
Trailers
ALSO Aluminum Skin & Steel Horse Trailers In Stock
CIRCLE L TRAILER SALES
Large Selection at All Times
M-F 9-4 • Sat 9-33032 State Hwy 30
Gloversville, NY 12078
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UTILITY • CARGO MACHINERY • HYDRAULIC DUMP
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TEITSWORTH TRAILERS:Over 400 in stock now! PJGoosenecks, Dumps, TiltTops, Landscape, CarHaulers, Skid Steer & more.Best prices, largest selection.585-243-1563
Trucks
1994 GMC TOP KICK with 30’long rollback, 135,000 miles,$10,000. 518-358-2419
Wanted
WANTED TO BUY: Old Gritnewspapers (not the Gritmagazine). 518-568-5115
Trucks Trucks
Martin’s Farm Trucks, LLCTrucks for All Your Needs - Specializing in Agri-Business Vehicles
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2002 Pete 357 Tri Axle 19’ Alum
Dump, C12 Cat 380/410hp, Jake, 13 spd,
Air Susp, 19’ Ravens Dump, 66” Sides,
Grain Chute, 18/20/46, Quadlock,
Steerable Lift Axle, 427k mi. $53,500
1986 SP Grain Dump Trailer, 32’ Frame
type, Steel Composition, Roll Tarp,
Spring Susp., Good tires and Brakes
$14,500
EASTNOTE: Calendar entries mustarrive at the Country Folksoffice by the Tuesday priorto our publication date forthem to be included in thecalendar of events. Email:[email protected]
Calendar ofEvents
MAY 7 - DEC 17
Cooperstown Farmers Market
101 Main St., Pioneer Alley,Cooperstown, NY. 9 am - 2pm. Fresh local produce,meat, cheeses, herbs, bakedgoods, maple syrup, honey,flowers, crafts and muchmore. On Internet at www.otsego2000.org/farmersmarket
SEP 6 - NOV 5
Fall 2011 Group Classeswith Ashley Harr
River Run Farm, 68 FoltsRd., Corinth, NY. 8 week ses-sion. Save the date andreserve your spot! Beg./Int.Class Tues., 4:30-6 pm.Intermediate Class Thurs.,4-5:30 pm. Int./Adv. ClassSaturdays, 9-10:30 am.Competition Team Class Sat-urdays, 11:30 am-1 pm. NoSaturday classes Oct. 15.Tues. & Thurs. classes endOct. 25 & 27. $30/class,$240/session. Pay for theentire 8 week session upfront and get 2 free lessonstowards the next group ses-sion. Contact Ashley Harr,518-222-6490 or [email protected]. OnInternet at www.ashleyharr.com
SEP. 12 - DEC. 12
Master Gardener Volunteer Training Pro-
gram9 am - 3 pm. Regular atten-dance at the weekly trainingsessions is required. Train-ing sites may vary, however,transportation will be pro-vided. The fee for this com-prehensive training is$250/person and covers thecosts of the training, materi-als and resources. ContactDonna Peterson, 518-392-9576 ext. 103 or [email protected].
OCT 5 - NOV 9
Business Planning Classfor Farmers
Cornell University. All class-es are from 7-8:30 pm.Course fee is $175. Registeronline: http://nebeginningfarmers.org/online-courses/register-for-upcoming-courses.
OCT 17
Spaghetti DinnerParillo’s II/ Rolling HillsCountry Club, Rt. 5, FortJohnson, NY. 4-8 pm.$12/ticket. Silent Auction.50/50. Entertainment pro-vided by MedRock. Take outavailable, containers provid-ed or bring your own if pre-ferred. All proceeds will beequally divided amongst OldFort Johnson, Walter ElwoodMuseum at Guy Park Manor,Schoharie Crossing State
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Historic Site and SchoharieRiver Center. For more info:Montgomery County Busi-ness Development Center,518-853-8334; United Wayof Montgomery County, 518-842-6650; MontgomeryCounty Chamber of Com-merce, 518-842-8200.Please make all checkspayable to MontgomeryCounty Treasurer and mailto: Montgomery CountyBusiness Development Cen-ter, P.O. Box 1500, Fonda,NY 12068. Donations will beaccepted through Oct. 31.
OCT 18Energy Town Meeting
CCE of Warren County, 377Schroon River Rd., Warrens-burg, NY. Call 518-623-3291or 518-668-4881.
Energy Town MeetingCornell Cooperative Exten-sion Albany County, 24 Mar-tin Rd., Voorheesville, NY. 10am - noon. Contact NancyLerner, 518-765-3521 or e-mail [email protected].
Energy Town MeetingCornell Cooperative Exten-sion Delaware County,34570 State Highway 10,Suite 2, Hamden, NY. 10 am- noon. Contact Jeanne Dar-ling, 607-865-6531.
Energy Town Meeting CCE of Oneida County, 121second St., Oriskany, NY. 10am - noon. Contact JeffMiller, 315-736-3394 ext.120.
Growing Mushrooms workshop
Town of Chenango Building,Community Hall. 7 pm.$20/person. Contact Carol,607-584-9966.
OCT 18 & 25Beginning Farmer
Healthy CommunityAlliance, 1 School St.,Gowanda, NY. 6:30-9 pm.Enrollment will be limited;preregistration is required bySept. 29. There is a cost forthis workshop. For moreinformation or to preregistercontact Ginny Carlberg,716-664-9502 ext. 202;Sharon Bachman, 716-652-5400 ext. 150 or Lynn Bliv-en, 585-268-7644 ext. 18.
OCT 19Afforadable Health Insur-ance for Dairy Farmers
Extension office, 121 SecondSt., Oriskany, NY. 6 pm.Register by Oct. 14. ContactBonnie Collins, 315-736-3394 ext. 104.
CCE of Rensselaer County Board of
Director’s MeetingEducation Room of theiroffices, 61 State St., Troy,NY. 7 pm. Call 518-272-4210.
OCT 20Columbia County
CCE Annual Meeting Dutch Reformed Church ofClaverack, NY (88 Rte. 9H).6:30 pm. Registrations aredue by Oct. 17. Let us knowwhat dish you will be bring-ing to share at the potluck.Call 518-828-3346 ext. 0.
OCT 21Goin’ Underground
(Root Cellars)Sullivan County CCE, 64Ferndale Loomis Rd., LibertyNY. Root cellars are nature’sway of storing food. A hun-dred years ago, root cellarswere one of the few ways tokeep things cool. Preservedmeats, dairy products, fruitsand vegetables were all keptunderground. Dave Forshay,will review the history of rootcellars. He will also review
how to construct your ownroot cellar and what to storeunder ground. Cost: Mem-bers $7, non-members $10.Contact Marianna Quar-tararo, 846-292-6180 ext.112 or e-mail [email protected].
Harvest DinnerThe American Foundry, 246West Seneca St. Oswego, NY.Pre registration is requiredand seating is limited, tick-ets are $30/person or$55/couple. Contact CCEOswego Co., 315-963-7286.
Sullivan County CCE Annual Meeting & Chicken Barbecue
Jeffersonville Fire House. 7pm. Dinners will also beavailable for “take outs”starting at 3 pm. Tickets areavailable at 845-292-5250. OCT 21-22, NOV 4-5 & 17
2011 Value Added Institute
Farmers and others in theAdirondack Region interest-ed in food businesses havean opportunity to take class-es toward a food processors’certificate issued by the NewYork Small Scale FoodProcessors’ Association(NYSSFPA) this fall. Classeswill be: • Oct. 21-22 - Ballston Spa -Cornell Cooperative Exten-sion of Saratoga Countyoffice. • Nov. 4-5 - Malone - Com-Links • Nov. 17 - Geneva - NewYork Agricultural Experi-ment Station Food VentureCenter. $25 registration feecovers three classes andlunch at one of the sites, andthe Geneva class with lunch,dinner and graduation at theNew York Wine and CulinaryCenter in Canandaigua, NY.Valued at over $250, thisinstitute is funded by a grantfrom the United States Dept.of Agriculture’s NortheastSustainable Agriculture,Research and Education(NESARE) program. ContactAlison Clarke, 585-394-0864or [email protected] Internet at www.adirondackharvest.com
OCT 224-H Fundraiser for Flooding Victims
William Rice ExtensionBuilding, Voorheesville, NY.10 am - 3 pm. Activities forthe day will include carnivalgames, face painting, bakesale and crafts for children.The 4-H giant sunflower &pumpkin contest judging willbe held at 11 am. Also, theteens will be collecting non-perishable foods, personalhygiene items & cleaningsupplies to distribute toflooding victims. Additional-ly, volunteers from ProjectLinus will be on hand to tieseveral no-sew fleece blan-kets to donate to children inneed of comfort. Any “blan-keteers” are more than wel-come to drop off any blan-kets they already have made.Contact Albany County 4-H Office, 518-765-3500.
4-H Standardbred Day Clinic
Goshen Historic Track & theHarness Racing Museum,Goshen, NY. 10 am - 2 pm.Includes a session with aleading horseman who willoffer an “insider’s look” atthe New York State Stan-dardbred industry. Registra-tion cost is $10/person(youth ages 8 & up and theirparents) and includes lunchand a baseball style cap.Space is limited. Registertoday. To attend the clinic e-mail Arthur Zaczkiewicz, 4-HEducator, at [email protected] and he will replywith a registration form.Deadline for registration isOct. 13. Call 845-340-3990.On Internet at www.cceulster.org
Empire (NY) Sheep Producers Annual MeetingCornell University. ContactKeith Stumbo, 585-367-2775 or e-mail [email protected]. PA Sheep & Wool Growers
Assoc. Annual MeetingPA Livestock Center. ContactJoanne Evans, 717-485-0539.
Smoke on The MohawkBBQ Cookoff Competition 11 am - 4 pm. All proceeds tobenefit Montgomery Co.flood victims. Looking forBBQ teams and vendors.Contact Bob Murray, 518-568-8310 (6 am - 2 pm),518-568-5872, 518-986-2382 or e-mail [email protected].
Ties to the LandPetersburgh VeteransMemorial Community Cen-ter, 71 Main St., Peters-burgh, NY. 9 am - 12:30 pm.$40/person, $10/each addi-tional family member. Thefee includes refreshmentsand one copy per family ofthe workbook: Ties to theLand: Your Family ForestHeritage (additional copieswill be available at the work-shop or online at the Website). Participants mustattend both of the sessions.Contact Maureen Mullen,607-254-6556 or [email protected]. OnInternet at http://successionplanning.ning.com
Tree Farm Field DayBurnham Woodlot, East Fin-ley, Washington County, PA.12:30-6 pm. $10/person.Call 724-223-8781.
OCT 25Education Day for
Greenhouse OperatorsWindsor Community House,107 Main St., Windsor, NY. 9am - 4 pm. $20/person.Contact Carol, 607-584-9966.
OCT 26Agricultural Justice
and Your FarmEcoVillage FROG CommonHouse, Rachel Carson Way,Ithaca, NY. 5-8 pm. A work-shop for farmers & farmemployees on improvinglabor policies and employer-employee relationships.Bring a dish to pass forpotluck supper. $5 suggest-ed donation. To register, visitthe NOFA-NY online regis-tration page or send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 607-277-0180. For more information,visit the Agricultural JusticeProject’s Web site or contactElizabeth Henderson, [email protected] 585-764-8471.
Grow with the Flow - A Hydroponics Workshop
Town of Chenango Building,Community Room. Hydro-ponics is the process ofgrowing plants in sand, grav-el, or liquid, with addednutrients but without soil.The cost is $10/person andincludes handouts. ContactCarol, 607-584-9966 [email protected].
OCT 26 & 28Wind Conference
The Desmond Albany Hotel,660 Albany Shaker Rd,Albany, NY. • Oct 26 - 1:30 pm• Oct 28 - 12:45 pmContact Adam Mehl, 612-870-3477.
OCT 27Albany County
CCE Annual MeetingWilliam F. Rice ExtensionCenter, 24 Martin Rd.,Voorheesville, NY. 6:30 pm.Contact CCE, 518-765-3500.
OCT 27-29Ninth Annual Northeast
Regional Dairy ChallengeMorrisville State College,
Watertown, NY. ContactMolly J. Kelley, [email protected]. OnInternet at www.dairychallenge.org
OCT 27, NOV 2 & 17Save Energy Save Dollars
• Oct. 27 - 6:30 pm - ChesterPublic Library, 1784 KingsHwy, Chester, NY• Nov. 2 - 1:30 pm - AlbertWisner Public Library, 1McFarland Dr., Warwick, NY• Nov. 17 - 3 pm - GlenArden Continuing CareRetirement Community, 46Harriman Dr., Goshen, NY.Pre-registration is required.Contact Christina, 845-344-1234.
OCT 28Ulster County
CCE Annual Dinner Twin Lakes Resort in Hurley,NY. 6:30 pm. If you plan onattending please RSVP byFri., Oct. 21. Contact DonaCrawford, 845-340-3990 ext.335.
OCT 28-292011 Cornell Sheep & Goat Symposium
Oct. 28 - 11 am - 5 pm - Cor-nell Sheep Farm, Hartford,NYOct, 29 - 7:45 am - 6 pm -Morrison Hall, Cornell Uni-versity, Ithaca, NY. Simulta-neous programs for commer-cial and small farm dairyand meat producers. Specialsessions for FAMANCA ceri-fication, on farm necropsieand many others. To obtaincomplete program and regis-tration information for theSymposium go to www.sheep.cornell.edu and clickon the calendar. Online reg-istration for credit cards isavailable. Contact VictoriaBadalamenti, 607-255-7712or e-mail [email protected].
OCT 296th Annual Beef
Replacement Auction Cornell’s Teaching andResearch Barn, 681CornellLane, Dryden, NY. Refresh-ments will be served at noon,with the auction starting at 1pm. Contact Mike Baker,607-255-5923 or [email protected]. OnInternet at www.wix.com/beefcattle/beefsale
Cornell Beef Replacement Auction
Dryden, NY. Registered andcommercial heifers, bredheifers and cows. Angus,Simmental, Hereford. Con-tact Mike Baker, 607-255-5923 or e-mail [email protected].
Sheep and Goat Symposium
Morrison Hall, Cornell Uni-versity, Ithaca, NY. Pre-Sym-posium Learning Opportuni-ties: Friday Oct. 28, 11 am-5pm at the Cornell SheepFarm, Harford, NY.This por-tion will offer FAMACHA cer-tification, hands on necropsytraining and more. Registra-tion deadline is Oct. 15. Forcomplete details, scheduleand registration informationvisit www.sheep.cornell.eduand click on calendar.Online registration for creditcards is available. ContactVictoria Badalamenti, 607-255-7712 or [email protected].
NOV. 1New York
Agri-Women meetingSchmitt Farm, 2366Roanoke Ave., Riverhead,NY. 10:30 am. The cost toattend the event is $35 andparticipants are encouragedto RSVP before Oct. 21. Contact Rincker, 212-427-2049 or e-mail [email protected]. OnInternet at www.newyorkagriwomen.com
NOV 2, 9, 16 & 304-H Shooting Sports
SessionWilliam Rice ExtensionBuilding in Voorheesville,NY. Participants must bebetween 11 and 18 years ofage. There is a participationfee of $30. The deadline toregister for the air rifle ses-sion is Wed., Oct. 26 andregistration is limited. Con-tact Albany County 4-HOffice, 518-765-3500.
NOV 3Beginner Maple SyrupProduction workshop
Cornell University Coopera-tive Extension of BroomeCounty. 6:30 pm. $10/fami-ly. Contact Carol, 607-584-9966.
NOV 4Organic Dairy & Field
Crop ConferenceCrown Plaza Hotel, Syra-cuse, NY. Workshop topics
include: grazing dairy cows,diversifying your dairy farm,soil and weed control in fieldcrops, nutrient density ingrain crops, food gradegrains, seed cleaning andmilk quality. ContactBethany Wallis, 585-271-1979 ext. 513 or [email protected].
NOV 4 & 18Beginning Meat Goat
Farmer Workshop SeriesVarious Locations through-out Delaware County. Fri-days 10 am - 4 pm. Preregis-tration and prepayment arerequired by Sept. 23. Fee is$50/person for entire pro-gram or $15/program. Makecheck out to “Cornell Coop-erative Extension” and mailto P.O. Box 184, Hamden,NY 13782. Bring a bag lunchand chair. Water and juicewill be provided. ContactJanet Aldrich, 607-865-6531.
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ROY TEITSWORTH INC.SUCCESSFUL AUCTIONS FOR 41 YEARS
PH (585) 243-1563 FAX (585) 243-33116502 Barber Hill Road, Geneseo, New York 14454
WWW.TEITSWORTH.COM
Equipment:
Cat 938F wheel loader, cab, radial
tires, Balderson coupler
Cat 304 CCR Mini Excavator
Komatsu WA180PT-3MC wheel loader,
cab, AC, GP bucket, JRB coupler
JLG 400S Lift
Case W14B Wheel Loader, with
grapple bucket
1996 John Deere 770BH motor
grader, cab, AC, new eng. & trans.
(2) Bobcat T190 track skid loaders,
GP bucket
Yanmar B-5 mini excavator, OROPS,
zero tail swing, 3032 hrs.
Case 1845 Skid Steer Loader, diesel
Bobcat 742B Skid Steer, enclosed cab
Toyota 8000lb Forklift, side shift,
diesel powered
Wacker diesel plate tamper
S/A & T/A Trucks & Specialty Trucks:
2002 Volvo TA dump, 14’ body,
Cummins, Fuller 13 spd, plow &
wing, 107K, very Good condition,
ready to work!
2004 Sterling SA day-cab tractor,
Cat C10, 10spd, 312k
1996 Freightliner 24’ flatbed
1989 Autocar SA dump, new Heil
body, 1-way plow & wing, Cummins,
146K
1979 AM General 6x6 tractor,
Cummins 250, winch
2000 Sterling 8500 tri-axle garbage
truck, Cat 3126, 25 yard Heil 25
cu. yd. packer, 253K
1999 Ford F450 34’ Bucket truck,
diesel powered
1989 Wells Cargo trailer
One Tons, Pickups, Cars & Vans:
2005 Ford F-550 flatbed, diesel,
125K
2003 Ford F450 SD 12’ box van
2007 Ford F-350 flatbed 1 ton, lift
gate, diesel
1998 Chevy 3500HD dump, diesel
1995 Chevy 3500 flatbed, 50K
2008 Chevy 2500 HD, Duramax
diesel, gooseneck hitch, 4-door,
4x4, PL, PW, AC, CD, 84K
2007 Chevy 2500 HD pickup, ext.
cab, 4x4, loaded, Fisher 8’ plow, 74K
2006 Toyota Tundra SR5, ext cab,
AC, CD, PL, PW, 123K
2008 Chevy Suburban LT, 4 wheel
drive, sunroof, all options
2006 Chevrolet Tahoe, 4 door
1999 Chevrolet Step Van
1997 Chevy Astro Van
Miscellaneous:
MANY NEW AND USED SNOW
PUSHER BLADES!; New PJ Tilt-top
and Landscape trailers; Harley rake,
Hiniker commercial plow; ‘07 Yamaha
4 wheeler; ‘Yamaha YZ90 Motorcycle;
10X20 Portable Office Unit; 10X10
Steel Work table with vice; Stanley
Hammer for Backhoe; Karavan 8’
Landscape trailer; New Skidsteer
grapple bucket; Bobcat 68” snow
bucket; Bobcat Landscape rake;
Front mount Snow pushers 12’&14’;
Vermeer BC1000 XL Chipper
TERMS: Full payment auction day,
cash, check, MC/Visa or municipal
voucher. 10% buyer’s premium on
items selling for under $1,000. 2%
buyer’s fee waived for payment with
cash or check.
Inspection:Friday, October 21st, 12-4pm
Questions: Cindy Wolcott 585-738-3759
Location: From Exit 28, I86 take Rt. 305
south approx. 4 miles to Haskell Rd., proceed
approx. 9 mi. to second Wolf Run Rd. North 2
mi. to Petzens. From Rt. 417, Weston Mills,
take Haskell Rd N 3 mi., then right on Wolf
Run for 2 mi.
Selling Equipment: 1994 Komatsu PC150
excavator; 1988 PC180LC excavator, IH
TD20E w/winch, st. tilt blade, Case 850D
dozer; Case 850B 6 way dozer; (trans.
problem) JD 3020 diesel tractor w/ side
console & front loader. JD 250 skid steer
loader w/ 2 buckets & forks, JD 240 skid steer
Trucks & Trailers: 1989 IH TS2500 tri-axle
dump; 1985 Autocar tandem tractor; 2003
Rogers Gooseneck Low Boy trailer; 1970
Autocar tractor; 1975 Ford F750 w/ hydro
seeder; 40’Van trailer; 1979 GMC 1 ton dump
4x4 w/plow; 1988 GMC 1 ton dump 4x4 w/
plow; 1995 Dodge 3/4 ton 4x4 diesel; 1995
Dodge 3/4 ton 4x4 diesel (frame needs
repair) 2009 102x32’ low deck Gooseneck
equipment or pipe trailer
Support Equipment: Woods 6’ rotary
mower; 2 laser transits; Stihl demo saw; Stihl
chainsaw; 200 & 500 gal. fuel tanks; 11’
snowplow; portable welder; IR diesel air
compressor; excavator buckets; salamander
heater; water pumps; generators; tire chains;
misc. pipe; chains & binders; shop tools; hand
tools; & much more
ONONDAGA COUNTY AREA MUNICIPAL SURPLUS & CONTRACTOR EQUIPMENT AUCTION
Trucks, Heavy Equipment, Cars & PickupsSat., October 22, 2011 @ 9:00 A.M.
NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd. Syracuse, New YorkPRELIMINARY LISTING ONLY! Check out website for up-to-date listing.
EMPIRE TRACTOR(2) Stores Relocating Auction
Saturdayy Octoberr 29,, 20111 @@ 9:000 A.MTractors, Skid Loaders, Tillage, Hay Equipment, farm tools & more!
5563 East Main St. Batavia, NYNOTICE - Empire Tractor has expanded to two new stores to accommodate customer needs, as a result, they are selling old inventory to make
room new arrivals. Come to this auction to find end-of-season deals.
Selling: (20) tractors, (10) compacts, (10) skid loaders, (5) choppers, (6) ATV’s, (100’s) of farm implements, lawn tractors, and attachments. Store displays,
shelving, tools, and store fixtures. Something for everyone!
OWNER - Empire Tractor
Check our website at www.teitsworth.com for terms, updates and pictures of items.
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Steve Petzen ExcavatingThe Estate of Steve Petzen Liquidation Auction
Excavators, Dozers, Tractor, Trucks & Trailers, Tools
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:00 AM175 Wolfe Run Road, Cuba, New York