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It’s fun, but is it safe? ~Page A2 Oneida County Farm Bureau announces scholarship recipient ~A12 Columnists Paris Reidhead

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It’s fun, but is it safe?

by Sally Colby Farm kids often have advantages over their suburban and urban peers when it comes to opportunities for learning about working with livestock and machinery. One of the most popular pieces of machinery among youth is the 4-wheeler, or ATV, but such vehicles are responsible for serious accidents every year. To help both adults and youth understand the potential hazards with ATVs, Penn State ag engineers have created roll-over simulators. These simulators, which include a tractor cab and a full-size ATV, draw attention at events such as the Keystone Farm Show in York, PA and Penn State’s Ag Progress Days in Rock Springs, PA. “The impetus for roll-over demonstrations is generated from an annual fatality report from the ag safety and health team,” said Bill Harshman, senior project associate in agricultural safety and health at Penn State University. “The numbers generate interest in what we see as the need to educate folks out in the field.” Harshman says the simulators created to help tractor and ATV operators understand slope aren’t complicated. “It’s a hydraulic system on a tilt-table,” he said. “With 4-wheelers, manufacturers make a recommendation about the degree of slope that should not be exceeded. On some of the newer ATVs we see a decal that says not to exceed a 15 to 25 degree slope. On UTVs that have a passenger seat in the back, they show only a 15 degree slope on their decal because the center of gravity is higher with extra passengers.” When the simulators are present at ag events, data is collected on individuals who try the slope demonstrations. “We’ve found that in about 600 to 800 responses, no matter the gender, age or experience, almost everyone is overestimating the slope,” said Harshman. “That’s probably because they’re sitting on a machine and don’t have a reference point. But we think that overestimating a slope is a good thing — if you tell me you’re on a 30-degree slope

Youth ATV users can simulate the danger of driving on a slope with a model tractor and slope.

and you’re only on a 15-degree slope, you probably won’t go any steeper than that.” Harshman says early ATVs, most of which were 3-wheelers, were particularly unsafe, but added that there are very few 3-wheelers in use today. “That dates back to a consent decree with Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in the mid-1970s,” he said. “We still see some of those around, but dealers aren’t selling them any more.” Harshman noted if there is increased awareness regarding product safety, such as the issue with 3-wheelers, the CPSC will approach that industry and seek voluntary compliance. As a former high school ag teacher, Harshman noticed that non-farm kids who operated ATVs were the most likely to have accidents. “The farm kids treated the machine as a tool and not a toy,” he said. “Youth who use ATVs for farm work are usually moving at relatively low speeds. If you send kids out to do farm work with an ATV, it might be pulling a cart with milk replacer and they won’t be moving at a high rate of speed.” Harshman added that despite lower speeds, fatalities associated with ATVs do occur with routine farm work, usually on steep inclines during chores such as fence repair or weed spraying. Harshman says he gets a lot of questions about the degree of slope that causes a rollover. “There isn’t really a good answer because it’s based on speed, topography and experience or inexperience of the operator,” he said. “The operator who has experience can go on a steeper slope if they drive slower and don’t steer up the hill, whereas the inexperienced person on flat ground going too fast and making a sudden turn would have the 4-wheeler roll over. The inexperienced person doesn’t recognize hazards as quickly as someone who has more experience.” One of the most common initial reactions for those who anticipate a rollover is to put a leg out in an attempt to stop the rollover. However, that action can easily result in a broken leg or life-threatening injury. Despite the fact that ATVs are intended primarily for off-road use, many ATV fatalities are the result of accidents on open roads. “It’s a machine that is not designed for highway use,” said Harshman. “A machine can go very fast on the highway, but the knobby tires grip the road surface and can cause it to flip. You’re going at a higher speed, perhaps making a turn and there’s more friction, or grab, on the roadway.” Harshman added the ATV driver on the highway who glances over his shoulder to check for traffic behind may inadvertently mis-steer the vehicle and cause an accident. Dirt and gravel roads have a more uneven surface than paved surfaces, and there slipping hazards associated driving on those roads. Harshman says about 50 percent of 4-wheeler fatalities among older teens and adults are alcohol-related. “It’s a fast machine out on the highway and a DUI situation, and if that machine flips on the road, you probably aren’t going

Bill Harshman shows a group of farm youth how the ATV simulator helps teach users about the dangers of underestimating slopes and the potential for rollover. Photos by Sally Colby

The ATV simulator allows the user to experience and estimate slope angle, which will help that user make better decisions about driving the ATV. to survive that,” he said. perhaps consider purchasing a Although the use of helmets is machine that’s appropriate for their included in ATV safety standards, child. Harshman admits that it’s difficult to When it comes to reducing the overkeep growing children properly fitted all risk of using an ATV, Harshman with appropriate helmets, which can says, “If you do 100 percent of the be costly as they grow. Studies of bicy- approved practices, you’re as safe as cle helmet use show that children who you can be. Everything you take away see parents using helmets while bike from that reduces the safety factor. If riding are more likely to imitate that you have a child using an ATV, you behavior, so it follows that the same should be willing to provide a great would hold true for ATV riders. deal of supervision until they’ve proven Harshman says statistics on ATV they can operate the ATV correctly.” fatalities are high for young people Penn State’s recommendations for because they’re operating an adult-size youth ATV safety can be found online machine. His hope is that parents and at extension.psu.edu/business/aggrandparents will influence what their safety/vehicles-and-machinery/atvchildren are doing with the machine or safety/e45


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CattleWomen meet at National Cattle Convention

by Rebecca Long Chaney NASHVILLE, TN — CattleWomen from coast to coast gathered recently for the National Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Trade Show. Members of the American National CattleWomen’s Association (ANCW) met to discuss ways to empower their members to make continued contributions to the beef community. Volunteer CattleWomen are a vital part of the programs managed by ANCW. The country is divided into seven regions and each region works hard to carry out ANCW’s mission to promote beef programs and activities. Ann Nogan of Lackawanna County, PA, has served as the Region One ANCW director for nearly two years. According to Nogan, region one represents all states north of Kentucky, all the Mid-Atlantic states, the Northeast, as well as Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. Nogan, her husband, and two sons operate Applewood Farm, a cow/calf farm and feed-yard. “We are fortunate to have two sons recently return from college with an interest to continue the family operation,” she said. That is why ANCW and its mission to promote and preserve the beef industry is so important to Nogan. She wants to help make sure there is a future for her sons who are committed to ensuring the success of the operation and the cattle industry. The Pennsylvania beef producer has a strong passion for the beef community and was ready to step up when nominated as ANCW vice president. “In my role as vice president I want to engage CattleWomen throughout the nation in our Beef Promotional Programs,” she said. “Today’s ANCW are known for three things — youth development, beef promotion and legislative work.” Nogan believes ANCW members have the innate ability to positively influence meal-time makers to choose beef more often for their family meals. “ANCW members share a passion and enthusiasm and volunteer countless hours toward a variety of activities which connect Americans of all ages with modern beef production and cooking with beef.” According to Nogan, ANCW’s new “Moms, Millennials and More” program leverages these unique CattleWomen talents to support the cattle industry’s strategic priorities, including activities that will strengthen the image of beef and the beef industry and improve domestic consumer preference for beef. “The program also supports the improvement of industry trust, openness, and relationships,” Nogan said. “Events and tools included in this program will provide moms and Millennials a variety of opportunities for learning about best ways to cook with ground beef, steak, roasts and ready-made beef products,” the newly elected ANCW vice president explained. “Increased confidence in our beef products, coupled with basic cooking knowledge and exciting meal inspirations will ultimately lead to increased beef demand.” Growing our industry continues to be a challenge in the beef community, according to Nogan. “National beef producers represent two percent of the population,” she added. “Our next generation will only be able to operate if we share our production story and educate others on the importance of beef in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Educating consumers, legislators and our community on the production measures we need to have in place in order to ensure our sons and daughters will be able to continue to farm and ranch is important.” Forrest Roberts, NCBA Chief Executive Officer, believes the work of both NCBA and the ANCW is critical to the success and future of the beef community. “We are very proud of the momentum NCBA and the beef industry have right now,” Roberts said. “We have faced a great deal of adversity, created by

Mother Nature and other events outside of our control. However, we have come through those challenges of the past few years and learned some important lessons along the way. We are now positioned to put those lessons to work and position our industry for a very bright future. I am very pleased with the direction we are heading and I think we have the opportunity of a lifetime, for perhaps the next fiveplus years, to maximize our potential and make this a better industry for every member of the beef community.” Like the ANCW, Roberts also believes that NCBA must target Millennials. “We face a changing consumer landscape which will require a shift in how we position beef in order to position it as the protein of choice for Millennial consumers,” Roberts explained. “To achieve that goal, we are implementing new digital strategies and other methods to reach Millennials, a generation bigger than the Baby Boomers. They’re shaping their eating and buying habits now and the success of this work will determine the success of the future for beef and beef producers. “Our ability to position beef in the hearts and minds of consumers at home is only part of the opportunity for the beef community,” Roberts continued. “Consumers overseas are increasingly important and we are focused on continuing to protect and expand market access for U.S. Beef in overseas markets. Beef exports have adding $250-plus per head to fed cattle prices and by increasing access in important markets and opening trade in markets which are now closed to U.S. Beef, I expect we could see significant growth in that value.” Other areas of concern facing the cattle industry is increased regulatory challenges in Washington, D.C., and the increasing influence of the activist community trying to put beef producers out of business. With more than 28,000 members, the NCBA and the nearly 2,000 ANCW members will continue to work for the promotion and preservation of the beef community. “Supplying high quality beef products to consumers, while educating them on the benefits beef offers as the best protein source is what CattleWomen do best,” said Nogan. “We need to be open and honest in explaining our practices and show consumers where they can find the information to make sound decisions when they are making their beef purchases.”

JoAnn McEndree, Colorado CattleWomen President, right, congratulates Ann Nogan of Lackawanna County, PA, for being elected as the American National CattleWomen Vice President during the National Cattle Industry Convention held in Nashville recently. Photos by Rebecca Long Chaney Roberts said NCBA is and always has been, a grassroots membership organization. “We are the strongest national cattle industry and uniquely positioned to represent our members and the beef industry on issues at the local, state and national levels,” he concluded.

Members of the American National CattleWomen (ANCW) met several days during the National Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville to discuss their top three priorities, beef promotion, youth development and legislative work. Region One members met during the ANCW President’s Council and reviewed their programs. ANCW members from left, are, Kayla Alexander of Sabina, Ohio, Ann Nogan of Scott Township, PA, and Tracy Fitzsimmons of Charleston, WV, and the WV Department of Agriculture.

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Direct marketing pricing strategies that work for buyers and sellers by Bill and Mary Weaver “The core group of customers who will pay the most for your locally grown produce are those who value local food; want to support the local economy; are looking for the health benefits of buying local; and value their relationship with you, the grower,” according to Dr. Tim Woods. These customers care about value, but are not primarily price shoppers. “An extreme example of the pricepremium consumers will put on local farm products would be the $10 a dozen price charged for free range eggs at a farmers market in the middle of New York City. These customers were not particularly sensitive to price. They really wanted their local market eggs to be free range!” stated Woods. Not all consumers share the same passion about local. In other market venues where local or free range is not as highly valued, the producer may have difficulty getting an extra 10 to 15 cents a dozen above the standard supermarket price for eggs. Still, with the popularity of local products, we see these products featured in more and more types of markets. Although many local supermarkets want to offer local produce, they don’t necessarily connect well with that core group of locavores, and don’t usually pay much more than commodity prices for locally grown items. Farmers markets and CSAs are the places where local growers can connect most closely with their core group of customers who place an added value on their products, and who are less price-conscious. Ways to Enhance Your Prices at Farmers Markets Surprisingly, one way to enhance both sales and prices is with sampling, according to Dr. Woods. “We discovered, in a large research study of 3,500 farm market patrons in eight states, that when samples were offered, fully 55 percent of those customers ended up buying a fruit or vegetable they had not intended to purchase before they came to the market.” This is an impressive increase in sales! “We also found,” Woods continued, “that customers were just as eager to sample, and then buy, familiar items such as different kinds of apples and strawberries, as they were unusual items they hadn’t been familiar with.” The study clearly showed that offering samples can have a huge impact on sales, helping you to differentiate your product, and frequently making it possible for you to charge higher prices. “The farm market is the best venue to offer samples,” Woods continued. “At the market, customers are looking to experience produce in a different way from in the grocery store. Customers also want to know more about you, and the superiority and uniqueness of your products. All this helps build loyalty in your relationship with your customers.” Kentucky developed a certification for

farm marketers offering fresh fruit and vegetable samples, to allay health department concerns. “We train people how to offer samples effectively and as safely as possible. They put together a wash station, learn how to protect the samples from flies and bugs, and how to protect utensils. Given the huge impact it has on sales, offering samples at farm markets is good for everybody.” Tips on Maximizing Income at Farmers Markets Here are some tips Woods offered. 1. Put the higher margin, highest value product in the easiest to reach location. If a pint of blueberries sells for $2.50, and a quart sells for $4, the smaller pack is much more profitable for the grower. So put the pints of blueberries toward the front of the display, where customers can reach them easily. 2. Use extremely clear signs with the name of the product and the price. “A lot of people aren’t comfortable asking the grower what the price of an item is.” 3. Doing random weight pricing, rather than pre-packaging, can pay. Have a certified scale available to weigh the amount of green beans, say, that the customer bags up. This saves you the time and expense of packaging, and consumers often like to bring their own shopping bags. 4. Supermarket produce managers have a saying that applies equally well to farm markets, emphasized Woods: “Stack it high, and watch it fly.” It has been shown that customers buy more readily where the product looks abundant and fresh, with clear pricing. Selling to Chefs Restaurants increasingly want to offer local items, with smaller restaurants typically paying higher prices than very large ones. “Before you go to talk to a chef,” Woods advised, “have some idea of what price your product can command. Don’t rely on the chef for all your marketing information. Have open communication about price. “Be careful not to price yourself out of the market. A chef can’t afford to serve an $8 to $10 ‘local’ salad. In most cases, it will not sell.” Season-long relationships can be developed with restaurants, if you deliver quality and value. You can become a preferred supplier. Produce Auctions as a Growing Market-How States Can Help In the Kentucky region, according to Woods, there has been a large growth in produce auctions, established by Amish and Mennonite farmers looking for land who have seen auctions work well in their home state of Pennsylvania. Many other states have also seen a ‘blooming’ of local produce auctions. The University of Kentucky Center for Crop Diversification is performing a valuable service for growers selling at auctions by publishing price reports on a weekly basis, communicating to commercial growers, for example, when the demand for cantaloupes is high, and when cantaloupes are selling for 10 cents apiece, and they had better look

elsewhere to market their crop. The week-to-week published price reports also help growers maker better informed decisions about what to grow. Growers wondering, “Should I get started with strawberries this year, and if I do, what prices can I expect?” can study the price reports and find some solid answers. The most successful auctions target smaller wholesale buyers. Over 700 vendors were selling at the six active produce auctions in Kentucky in 2012. Recognize Your Costs An important tenet of good pricing is to recognize your costs-all of them- for producing the item. Factor in also your costs for cold storage, delivery, and packaging, for example. This is a really important principle to understand. “If you don’t know your cost, you won’t recognize a good price. If your customers can’t pay you the price you need to cover all your costs and make a reasonable profit, you just can’t make it work,” Woods concluded.

Farmers markets and CSAs are the places where local growers can connect most closely with their core group of customers who place an added value on their products, and who are less price-conscious.

Cover photo by Sally Colby Bill Harshman, senior project associate with agricultural safety and health at Penn State University, works with a young ATV user who is learning about accurately estimating slope.

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Record attendance gathers for 2014 PA Dairy Summit in State College, PA

by Jon M. Casey For a record number of attendees who braved a pending nor’easter, the trip to the Penn Stater Hotel and Convention Center in State College, PA, a new venue for the fifth annual event, proved to be the ideal location. With more than 400 dairy industry professionals attending the two-day event hosted by the Center for Dairy Excellence and the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania (PDMP) in February, organizers were extremely pleased with the turnout. Over 60 exhibitors offered their support for the annual event, with an industry trade show that lined hallways and side rooms at the convention center. During breaks and at times specifically devoted to the exhibits, participants enjoyed the opportunity to visit with agribusiness product and service providers. Featured as this year’s Business Showcase, Ahold USA/Giant Foods was represented by Senior Vice President Larry Stover, who emphasized his company’s commitment to Pennsylvania’s dairy industry. He said his company’s entire private branded fluid milk is being sold under the PA Preferred ™ labeling throughout the company’s Pennsylvania and midAtlantic stores. According to Stover, with this commitment, dating back to mid-2013, Giant Foods is relying upon Pennsylvania dairy producers exclusively, for their fluid milk. With Lehigh Valley Dairy headquartered in Lansdale, PA serving as Giant’s bottling company, together they serve the Giant/Martin food markets in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, with Pennsylvania-produced and bottled milk. As a result, John Frey, Executive Director for the Center for Dairy Excellence, presented this year’s CDE Pacesetter Award to Lehigh Valley Dairy. As this year’s Producer Showcase presenters, Bill Morgan and Jon Gilbert, owners of Scipio Spring Dairy, offered their innovative business model as a viable alternative to conventional planning. A New York State operation milking approximately 800 cows with a rolling herd average of 30,700 pounds began as a cows-only operation. From its inception, Morgan and Gilbert have purchased all of their feed and forage, harvested from acreage owned by others, and more recently, some that was purchased in an LLC. Scipio Spring has grown to include land totaling approximately 600 acres, however the crops are still being custom-farmed with the feedstuffs grown and harvested under contract to others. Meanwhile Morgan and Gilbert acquired a second dairy operation, Windsong Dairy, an operation that is some two hours distant from Scipio Springs. Windsong Dairy, near Watertown, NY, was purchased in 2008. That operation is under the oversight of farm manager Diesel Kitt,

John Pierce of Lehigh Valley Dairy (second from left) holds the Center for Dairy Excellence Pacesetter Award after being nominated by Bob Schupper of Ahold USA/Giant Foods (center) for Lehigh’s efforts to help promote PA dairy products through the PA Preferred Program. Joining them are Larry Stover, Ahold/Giant; Paul Magee, Lehigh Valley Dairy; and John Frey, Executive Director of the Center for Dairy Excellence (L-R). Photos by Jon M. Casey

Dr. Katy Proudfoot, The Ohio State University, gives a presentation on transition cow management based on recent data that she and other researchers at the University of British Columbia collected.

a partial owner who was retained following the farm purchase from the previous owner. At Windsong, Kitt’s team milks approximately 600 cows that average 28,900 plus pounds of milk production. Windsong, unlike Scipio Springs, has a larger land base of approximately 1,400 acres, however the crops there too, are custom grown and harvested. According to Morgan, this method of crop management gives Morgan and Gilbert more control over the feed quality and it has proven to be a successful business model that has not required extensive equipment owner-

More than 60 dairy industry exhibits

ship and maintenance. This method of crop and labor management has been in place since Scipio dairy’s inception in 2002. More recently, the Cayuga Marketing Group, a farmer-owned and operated milk marketing organization headed up by Morgan and of which his farms are members, has embarked on a building project that includes a new milk solids production plant due to begin operation in mid-2014. Together Cayuga Marketing along with a new company Cayuga Milk Ingredients will begin processing milk from the marketing group, turning it into milk protein concentrates and milk protein isolates for sale on the world market. Cayuga Milk Marking members will be working with Ingredia, a French company contracted to market the products under an agreement with Cayuga Milk Ingredients. In this way, the producers will have an ongoing resource to sell their milk under which they

have more control and their plan it to reap more consistant income from this endeavor. Other presentations during the PA Dairy Summit included a motivational keynote address by Adam Taliaferro, former Penn State football player who recovered from an extremely serious neck injury he received during a game. His recovery, despite odds of being totally paralyzed, has been an inspiration to others who suffer the same fate. Taliaferro and his family head up the Adam Taliaferro Foundation to assist individuals who suffer catastrophic head or spinal cord injuries. Mary Kay Williams, an associate for Penn State Corporate Learning in State College, gave tips on how to negotiate with others, both off and on the farm. Her “hands-on” approach to sharing her ideas, gave attendees the opportunity to interact as they learned ways to negotiate for various outcomes. Other breakout sessions during the afternoon included presentations by Dr. Katy Proudfoot, on Transition Cow Management; Ron Hoover and Eric Risser on Double and Triple Cropping; Dr. Mike Van Amburgh on Calf Care and Immunity; and Ray Prock on Dairy Apps and Technology. Prock, a dairy producer from Denair, CA, who was scheduled to attend but whose flight was cancelled because of the impending nor’easter, was able to share his ideas via Skype during Wednesday’s afterlined the hallways and side rooms at the 2014 PA Dairy Expo. noon sessions.


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Crop Comments by Paris Reidhead Field Crops Consultant Feed higher fiber in colder weather Livestock people I work with have been complaining that their cattle are woofing down forages at unusually high rates due the cold weather. My response is that these animals, in addition to being milk producers, are also big black-andwhite furnaces (or what other color they happen to be). I’ve long believed that cold weather is the best time to feed the more fibrous, hence lower energy, roughage to ruminants. If they can acquire warmth from this fiber, this means they won’t be tapping into energy better used to make milk. I’ll address the livestock bodywarming aspects of lower quality feeds. My 1959 Edition of Morrison’s Feeds and Feeding touches briefly, but adequately, on the subject of heat increment. Morrison writes that one can easily envision the energy required by jaws when they chew food. Less visible are the workings of digestive juices, plus the increased work of the heart and lungs during digestion. Most of us know that rumination is a dynamic process, also. Quoting F.B. Morrison, “There are losses of energy through the heat produced through the bacterial action upon carbohydrates. The energy expended in all these processes takes the form of heat, and it may help to warm the body, if sufficient heat is not being produced elsewhere in the body.” Professor Morrison also wrote that a speeding up of the body processes takes place, a development which always follows ingesting, and digesting, food. At the peak of this digestive activity, more heat is produced than at other times. The occurrence takes place in all animals, but particularly with ruminants. Scientists use the term “heat increment” to include the energy losses associated with the consumption and metabolizing of food.

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Such losses of energy in heat increment are much greater with fibrous foods (like roughages), than with grain and other lower fiber concentrates. In his Feeds and Feeding Morrison also wrote, “About 33 percent of the energy in the nutrients digested from corn grain is used up in this ‘work of digestion’, while this loss is approximately 60 percent in the case of wheat straw.” These are extreme examples of different feedstuffs, but they help us visualize how mammals with a digestive system created to process vegetative materials (rather than seeds) can crank out a lot of heat. The cow, the

sheep, and the goat (with their four stomachs) fall in this last category, followed closely by the horse, with its one stomach and a cecum. To a lesser extent, pigs (and humans, as stated earlier) are influenced by heat increment. Thirty plus years ago University of Georgia researchers experimented with pigs. Their work was written up in the Journal of Animal Science in 1982. That research paper was titled “Effect of Heat Increment and Level of Dietary Energy and Environmental Temperatures on the Performance of Growing-Finishing Swine.” Experiments were conducted to evaluate the levels and sources of di-

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etary energy for growing and finishing pigs during cool and warm seasons. The main objective was to determine the effect of lower energy diets containing more fiber during cooler temperatures. During Georgia winter conditions, lower energy (higher fiber) diets supported daily gains equal to the weight gains of pigs fed higher energy diets. However gains were decreased during periods of higher temperatures. Feed conversion improved with each increment of dietary energy, and pigs were more efficient converters of concentrate feed (grains) during warm season trials. They concluded that fibrous sources of energy are lower in energy, and thus are more difficult to digest; therefore, higher fiber feeds have a higher heat increment. Low energy/higher fiber diets further stressed animals at higher temperatures.

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The Georgia researchers determined that this excessive heat of metabolism was utilized to maintain body temperature during low temperature feeding trials. Thus, I would surmise that pigs would benefit even more from increased dietary fiber in the Northeast winters, than they do down in Dixie. I can personally attest to how roughages increase body heat in dairy cattle during the cold ravages of a New York winter. About the time that the Georgia scientists were studying the warmth benefits of fiber for pigs, I was milking cows for room and board. I believe the wall calendar displayed January 1979, a period equal to or colder than the first two months of 2014. I would “hit the barn” about 5 a.m. The pre-dawn temperature would be minus 15 Fahrenheit or worse.

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Market managers can make farmers markets safer by Sanne Kure-Jensen “We’re riding the wave of the local food movement,” said Bevan Linsley, Farmers Market manager and conference organizer. This conference focused on tools market managers could use to improve food safety for a long and prosperous season. Janet Coit, RI DEM director and Ken Ayars, RI Division of Agriculture chief offered opening remarks at the Farmers Market Manager Conference, held at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) headquarters In Providence, RI. Coit shared her excitement at Rhode Island having more than 50 farmers markets this past summer. As farmers increase local production, their customers help grow the local economy and protect farm-

land and open space. Ayars told participants that when farmers markets include prepared or baked goods, the markets require Special Food Events permits and vendors need a food business license pursuant to Rhode Island Department of Health rules. Different rules and regulations apply than those of farmers markets selling only raw produce. Individually wrapped baked goods must be labeled with their ingredients (in order of volume), nutritional content and allergy warnings (nuts, dairy, etc.) Any farmers market vendor selling items other than produce (whole, uncut) needs a license. Market managers are responsible to tell the state who will be at their markets. It will be up to the state to oversee their licenses and verify their compliance.

Food Safety Lori Pivarnik, Ph.D. URI’s Food Safety/Research Nutrition and Food Science coordinator, spoke on managing food safety at farmers markets. More people are eating fresh produce amid growing nutritional awareness. Sadly, there is also an increase in the number of food-borne illness outbreaks. Some problems are caused by improper consumer handling or cross-contamination. Risks can be vastly reduced through careful growing, harvest, processing and selling practices. Large operations have more hands touching products and outbreaks have greater impacts. However, record keeping may be easier for small operations since they have more control with less to track than larger farm operations.

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Cheese Price-Climb Continues Demand Still Strong for Now Issued Feb. 28, 2014 The Agriculture Department’s preliminary January Cold Storage report pegs January 31, 2014 butter stocks at 138.1 million pounds, up 25.6 million pounds or 23 percent from December 2013, but 69 million pounds or 33 percent below a year ago. American-type cheese totaled 630.7 million pounds, up 12.4 million or 2 percent from December but 12.5 million pounds or 2 percent below a year ago. Total cheese in storage on January 31 amounted to 1.016 billion pounds, up 6.5 million pounds or 1 percent from December, but 16.3 million or 2 percent below that on January 31, 2013. USDA’s latest Dairy Situation at a Glance Dairy Data shows commercial

disappearance of milk in all dairy products in 2013 exceeded dairy farm milk marketings by 4.84 billion pounds and that is the highest level in nine years. Commercial disappearance of milk in all dairy products for 2013, estimated at 205.1 billion pounds, is up 3.1 percent from 2012, while 2013 farm milk marketings totaled 200.3 billion, up 0.4 percent from 2012. American type cheese commercial disappearance, at 4.45 billion pounds, was up 2.2 percent from 2013. December disappearance, at 373.5 million pounds, was up 1.3 percent. Other -than-American cheese totaled 7.0 billion pounds in 2013, up 3.2 percent from 2012. December disappearance totaled 615.7 million

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Mielke from A10 to USDA. Meanwhile on the price front; cash cheese ticked higher on bids the final week of February with the blocks closing at $2.2225 per pound, up 6 cents on the week and 64 3/4-cents above that week a year ago when they bottomed out for the year at $1.5750. The Cheddar barrels closed Friday at $2.20, up 4 1/4-cents on the week and 64 cents above a year ago. No cheese was

sold in the spot market all week. The lagging NDPSR-surveyed block price fell to $2.2552, down 6.7 cents, and the barrels averaged $2.2506, down 7.4 cents. Cheese buyers have been cautious about purchasing above immediate needs, according to Dairy Market News (DMN), and that built up demand moved available spot supplies fairly quickly. Cheese production is increasing with

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down 2.2 cents. DMN reports that many butter manufacturers’ production levels were higher due to increasing seasonal milk supplies and improving cream supply in the West; at the same time cream supplies are heavy in the Central and Northeast regions. The market tone is steady with many butter makers who have the capabilities of making 82% focusing on steady export sales, while others are filling improving domestic retail orders. But-

ter stocks are steady to higher, says DMN. Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk finished at $2.04, down a half-cent on the week. Twelve loads exchanged hands on the week. NDPSR powder averaged $2.0825, up 0.6 cent, and dry whey averaged 63.45 cents per pound, also up 0.6 cent. Milk production is increasing as weather improves across some parts of the country. USDA’s weekly update says milk production in New Mexico is firm with optimal temperatures for day and nighttime cow comfort. Florida saw steady milk production as unusually cold weather changed to warmer seasonal temperatures. While milk production improves at the farm level, haulers in the Central region were experiencing transporting delays, caused by icy roads. Increases in milk production are proving challenging as California

processors are having concerns about surpassing state processing capacity. Some processors are looking for takers for surplus milk. Milk demand continues to outpace supplies in Utah and Idaho. Dairies are slow to build herds, due to higher prices for replacement heifers, according to DMN. Bottling demand is mixed across the regions. Bottle sales in the Southeast have flattened following strong Class I demand resulting from the recent snow storm. Cream supplies are reported readily available in parts of the country, with varying Class usage. Cream demand is expected to surge in the Southwest with upcoming interest from amusement and sports parks. Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted 23 requests for export assistance this week to sell 4.791 million pounds of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese, and 1.032 million pounds of 82% butter to customers in Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and South Pacific. The product will be delivered through June and brings CWT’s year-to-date cheese exports to 25.329 million pounds, plus 7.276 million pounds of butter, and 698,865 pounds of whole milk powder to 19 countries on four continents. These sales are the equivalent of 397.8 million pounds of milk on a milkfat basis. In other export news; the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), in a joint press release this morning, called on U.S. negotiators to insure that “the ongoing, and so far, inconclusive negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), must result in the free trade of dairy products between the United States, Canada and Japan.” Speaking on behalf of America’s dairy farmers, processors and exporters, the two groups said “progress on market access into those two markets has been frustratingly slow, and

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Mielke from A9 U.S. negotiators shouldn’t allow the process to drag on indefinitely.” The statement follows ministerial-level meetings in Singapore this week on several contentious, yet-to-be resolved issues, including resistance by Canada and Japan to allow further market access for “sensitive” sectors, including dairy imports. The TPP involves a significant number of markets bordering the Pacific Ocean, including the United States, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern noted, “The U.S. dairy industry is prepared to eliminate all tariffs affecting dairy trade with Canada and Japan, as long as they do the same. If Japan and Canada are not willing to make an effort and offer realistic market access to the U.S., then they are not serious about being part of TPP.” “It is time to finish the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, including resolving the treatment of agricultural trade,” said Tom Suber, president of USDEC. “The principle of creating comprehensive market access is too important

to this and future trade agreements. Therefore, if Japan and Canada are not committed to this goal, we need to move forward without them.” Got Milk? Not anymore, according to the February 24 Advertising Age, which reports that the Milk Processor Education Program is sidelining the iconic ad slogan in favor of a new tagline, “Milk Life,” which puts emphasis on milk’s nutritional benefits, including its protein content. The change is part of a national campaign that seeks to return the sluggish dairy milk category to growth. The national milk industry had been using the “Got Milk?” tagline since 1995 when the phrase was licensed from the California Milk Processor board. The state group began using the tagline in 1993 after it was created by Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. California processors, which are still with Goodby, are keeping the tagline, which is one of the most recognizable and parodied phrases in advertising. The national group is moving in another direction as it looks to boost milk sales, which are suffering as other beverages gain ground and cereal sales stall. Eu-

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ceive a message. The Haaks’ extended family, which has been

dairy farming in the Lower Valley since the 1970s, owns the Sunnyside

property where the dairy used to stand through a limited liability corporation set up when they bought it in 1996, Marlene Haak said. Their opponents accuse them of hiding behind corporations to avoid environmental liability, the Herald reported. The complete story is posted at http://www.yakimaherald.com/community/lowervalley/sunnysidecontent/19233778/dairy-family-settledsuit-to-protect-innocentrelatives . Jay Gordon, Executive Director of the Washington State Dairy Federation, warns that this case will set precedent across the country. As we have reported in the past, California is considering forming a Federal milk market order but doing so is problematic to the state’s quota system and higher minimum standards. Those are just two of the issues to be addressed at Western United Dairymen’s (WUD) annual meeting March 5-7 in San Luis

Obispo. The theme this year is “Taking Action, Embracing Change.” CEO Michael Marsh reported in Friday’s DairyLine that the producer community in California has become very frustrated when comparing local milk prices to milk going into cheese in other parts of the country and that will be addressed on Thursday and include presentations by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Dairy Programs Deputy Administrator, Dana Coale, as well as two attorneys, one specializing in Federal orders, Chip English, a partner at Davis, Wright, Tremaine LLP, and the architect of the California regulatory system, John Vlahos, Partner, Hanson Bridgett LLP, and WUD’s longtime legal advocate. California’s quota system is a “problematic issue,” according to Marsh, “Because quota is very important to California dairy producers and securing it is also going to be one of the challenges with a federal order.”

Marsh said he believes that cooperatives are drafting language for a proposed federal order for California that envision USDA administering the federal market order and a transfer of quota monies would come from USDA, back to the California Department of Food and Agriculture to redistribute to producers. That provision, however, will take legislation within the California legislature to implement that, he said. When asked about California’s higher minimum standards with respect to its fluid milk, Marsh said “I think we’ll be okay.” He admitted that he had a scare in July, 2012 when Rep. Steve King of Iowa had offered an amendment in the House Ag Committee’s markup that would have eliminated California’s fluid standards but it was not included in the final farm bill so “we will be able to maintain our higher fluid standards.” Details are posted at www.wudconvention.com .


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Oneida County Farm Bureau announces scholarship recipient AUBURN, NY — Kaiti’n Hurley, a senior at VernonVerona-Sherrill High School, was recently named the winner of the New York Farm Bureau Agricultural Youth Scholarship at the county level. She was declared the winner with her essay submission titled “If you had the power to change something in your community or on your farm, what would you change and why?” Steve Adams, Vice President of the Oneida County Farm Bureau presented Kaiti’n with a $100 check for her efforts. The New York Farm Bureau Agriculture Youth Scholarship is available

to high school seniors who are going on to college to continue their education in an agricultural related field. Kaiti’n plans on starting her college career at the Finger Lakes Community College and then moving on to Cornell University to study viticulture (the science, production, and study of grapes). Eventually, Kaiti’n would like to own and operate her own winery. Kaiti’n currently resides in Vernon, is finishing up her senior year at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill and works part time on Vaill Brothers Farm. Congratulations Kaiti’n.

New York’s top two youth volunteers selected in 19th Annual National Awards Program Staten Island and Gasport students earn $1,000 awards, engraved medallions and trip to nation’s capital Honors also bestowed on youth volunteers in Williamsville, West Islip, Ogdensburg, Brooklyn, Hampton Bays, Briarcliff Manor, New York City and Delmar ALBANY, NY — Sean Egan, 17, of Staten Island and Haley Maier, 11, of Gasport on Feb. 11 were named New York’s top two youth volunteers of 2014 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. Sean was nominated by Monsignor Farrell High School in Staten Island, and Haley was nominated by Orleans County 4-H in Albion. The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, now in its 19th year, is conducted by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). Sean, a senior at Monsignor Farrell High School, founded an organization of more than 300 students who assist and thank veterans of the U.S. armed forces by sponsoring events, providing goods and services, and visiting military hospitals. After Sean’s father, a firefighter, died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City, Sean realized the nation had enemies and that service members were called upon to stop them. “They are the one group most responsible for protecting our way of life, and they deserve our thanks,” he said. Haley, a sixth-grader at Barker Middle School, has raised money for the Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association by making and selling crocheted necklaces in memory of her grandmother, who died from Alzheimer’s disease before Haley was born. Although she never knew her grandmother, Haley often listened to her older sisters talk about what a great grandma she was. “She had done so much for everyone that I wanted to do something on her behalf,” she said. Since her grandmother loved to crochet, and had been assisted in many ways by the Alzheimer’s Association after she became ill, Haley decided to crochet necklaces to support the association’s work. As State Honorees, Sean and Haley each will receive $1,000, an engraved silver medallion and an all-expense-paid trip in early May to Washington, D.C., where they will join the top two honorees from each of the other states and the District of Columbia for four days of national recognition events. During the trip, 10 students will be named America’s top youth volunteers of 2014. Distinguished finalists The program judges also recognized eight other New York students as Distinguished Finalists for their impressive community service activities. Each will receive an engraved bronze medallion. These are New York’s Distinguished Finalists for 2014: Nicholas Courtney, 17, of Williamsville, NY, a senior at St Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, co-founded “International Micro-loans of Buffalo” in August of

2012 and has since raised more than $16,000 and distributed more than 61 microloans to small businesses throughout the world. Brooke Dipalma, 17, of West Islip, NY, a senior at West Islip Senior High School, founded “P.S. I Love You Day” in 2009 to put an end to bullying, depression and suicide — a day that has since been celebrated by 30,000 people in communities across the country. Camille Marshall, 17, of Ogdensburg, NY, a senior at Ogdensburg Free Academy, founded “PJs 4 XMas” with her sister in 2009, and has since collected 5,700 pairs of pajamas and more than $17,000 in cash to benefit families in need through several local organizations. Akash Mehta, 16, of Brooklyn, NY, a sophomore at Saint Ann’s School, founded “Kids for a Better Future” when he was 11 years old, and has since raised more than $50,000 to support a number of projects around the globe. Jessica Penna, 18, of Hampton Bays, NY, a senior at St. Anthony’s High School, founded the firstever school-based club for “Kids Stock the House,” an organization that supports Ronald McDonald Houses. Caroline Pennacchio, 15, of Briarcliff Manor, NY, a sophomore at Briarcliff High School, organized two book donation programs, “Twice Loved Books” and “Donate a Book in Honor of Your Graduate,” that yielded hundreds of books to expand the collection at her local library. Brook Peters, 17, of New York, NY, a member of the McBurney YMCA in New York City and a junior at Gramercy Arts High School, created “The Second Day” an educational film about people, including himself, who were personally impacted by the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.

Kaiti'n Hurley (L-R), Oneida County winner of the New York Farm Bureau Agricultural Youth Scholarship is congratulated and presented a $100 check by Steve Adams, Vice President of the Oneida County Farm Bureau. Photo courtesy of Oneida County Farm Bureau Pascale Stain, 17, of Delmar, NY, a member of the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York and a senior at Emma Willard School, founded “Grow, Prepare, Share,” a gardening project for teenagers in the refugee program where she’s volunteered since 2007. “We applaud each of these young people for their exemplary volunteer service,” said Prudential Chairman and CEO John Strangfeld. “They use their time and talents to make a meaningful difference in their communities, and we hope their example inspires others to do the same.” “By going above and beyond in their volunteer service, these students have brought positive change to communities across the country,” said JoAnn Bartoletti, executive director of NASSP. “Congratulations to each and every one of them on this well-deserved honor.”

Youth participants in Cornell Cooperative Extension 4-H Veterinary Science Program Twenty-three youth from Herkimer, Oneida and Madison counties spent their winter break from school doing something other than sleeping in and hanging out with their friends. These 4-H members participated in the 4-H Veterinary Science Program sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Herkimer and Oneida counties. The theme for the 2014 Vet Science Program was All Systems Go; and was targeted to sixth through eighth grade youth. The two-day program started at Morrisville State College (MSC) at the Equine Rehabilitation Center where youth learned about equine rehabilitation. Techniques demonstrated included use of the indoor swimming pool and the Aquatrainer underwater treadmill (a treadmill that is slowly filled with water, allowing horses to exercise without putting their full body weight on injured limbs, joints or tendons), and the Game Ready™ equine treatment unit (cold compression therapy). Following the demonstrations of the different rehabilitation techniques,

participants toured the complete facility. The remainder of day one was spent at the MSC Dairy Cattle Complex, where youth were shown how to give an intravenous injection to a cow as well as proper care of calves. Day two included computer conferencing with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Veterinarian, Dr. Kimberly Kirkham, Kansas Area Veterinarian in charge of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services. Dr. Kirkham shared what she does as a veterinarian, which is very different from what small and large animal veterinarians do. She works extensively with exporting cattle to other countries and shared that process. Youth then traveled to both the Rome Animal Shelter and Rome Animal Hospital to get a look behind the scenes at what they do. For more information on this and other programs offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Herkimer County please call 315-866-7920.


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A Few Words by Phoebe Hall

Sharing our winter? Change seems to be the word of the day, and I have to agree. One of the biggest changes is that we are being very generous in sharing our less than favorable winter weather with much of the country. Some people think we’re sharing too much. Another big change we have is a new Farm Bill

that includes some very sophisticated farm revenue protection insurance. This is supposed to replace existing programs that help sustain our farm incomes. But; one of the biggest uncertainties of any thing new is the real bottom line. I just hope that they don’t make this a requirement like the new health care. Most disasters, we

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times over. Most of our tile drainage was installed back in the 1960s and 1970s when clay tile was the main source at that time, using a trenching machine without the use of laser, that made about a two foot wide trench which we installed the tile into. But what we did install back then has done an awesome job leveling out the playing field when it comes to monsoon seasons. We installed ours over a period of years, so it would not be such a burden financially. The most important part of this equation is a good outlet, which has to be maintained regularly. I do have to admit that we have been blessed with a creek running right through the middle of our farm, which gives us ac-

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that water saved for that. We all remember the stories from our school history classes about when Abraham Lincoln was a young lad living out in the wilderness with his family. Whenever his father saw the smoke coming from the neighbor’s chimney, he would always say it’s time to move on. This morning at daybreak we received a voice message on our answering machine. It was one of our younger neighbors, wondering if we were OK. He noticed as he was out walking his dog, after arriving home after the graveyard shift, that there wasn’t any smoke coming out of our outdoor wood furnace. My husband had overslept, after a grueling day out in the zero degree temperatures and 30 mile per hour winds, cutting wood. I would have to say that, family, good friends and neighbors are also very good sources of insurance and are all gifts from God! Love your neighbor as yourself. (Mark 12:31b) NLT


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Northern New York Agricultural Development Program posts economic impact report The farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program has posted its 2014 Economic Impact Report online at www.nnyagdev.org . The

2-page report offers a concise snapshot of the value of the 2013 projects funded by the research, technical assistance, and outreach program. The NNYADP re-

ceives funding from the New York State Legislature through the support of Senator Betty Little, Senator Patty Ritchie, Senator Joe Griffo, the state agriculture commit-

tees, and other regional and state legislators. The NNYADP–funded projects include groundbreaking initiatives, including the development of a ‘superfruit’ and the

extension of proven-successful practices to farmers across the Northern New York region. The benefits of the research include opportunities to increase production efficiency and revenue, reduce costs and labor, and enhance animal health, soil

health and water quality. Learn more and find project reports online at www.nnyagdev.org . The 2013 projects of the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program included: • establishment of New York state’s first Juneberry nursery with potential to help New York develop another ‘superfruit’ • the first heated environment trial for the production of winter season lettuce in NNY high tunnel structures • the start of the first comprehensive corn and soybean disease diagnosis and assessment database to help guide seed selection and intervention practices • crop and livestock protection projects focused on reducing parasites in sheep and goats, brown root rot in alfalfa, and leek moth in onion, garlic and other allium crops • the first application of native-New York nematodes to control weevils in strawberry crops • outreach to alfalfa growers to use the new Managing Alfalfa Snout Beetle (ASB) Primer for the cost-effective, onfarm application of native-New York nematodes to control destructive ASB pest • precision apple orchard thinning to improve fruit size and yield • bioenergy crop production research with willow and grass crops • a survey of economically-feasible and nutritious substitutes for corn in dairy cow feed rations • maple producer outreach regarding basic equipment changes that can increase sap yields and sugarbush income • outreach to encourage use of early intervention practices to correct vegetable crop nutrient deficiencies • variety trials for corn, legume, small grain, soybean and tall fescue crops under Northern New York growing conditions, and • four agricultural environmental stewardship projects for precision nutrient management and the use of tile drainage and fall cover crops.


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Lely hires Mark Rose - Farm Management Support Lely North America is pleased to announce a new addition to their Farm Management Support team, Lely “family member,” Mark Rose. Rose will join the team as a nutritionist, bringing with him a strong academic background and years of experience. Among his varying duties, Rose will work with external feed and nutrition companies on a regular basis to promote and explain the Lely farm management philosophy. Furthermore, he will support producers in reaching their goals through Lely farm management technology and technique.

After graduating with a B.Sc.Agr (Animal Science) degree from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Rose completed the MSc.Agr program at Dalhousie University with a focus on dairy nutrition and milk quality. Since graduating, he has held positions focused on nutrition and farm management. Rose served as

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product lines, and their focus to increase the sustainability and profitability of their producers,” said Rose. “I’m looking forward to bringing my own expertise to the great work that’s already been done, and contributing to the projects that are just around the corner.”


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Fifty-five groups ask Congress to help stop USDA from introducing FMD into the United States In a letter sent March 4, 55 organizations asked a bipartisan group of five U.S. Senators for help in stopping the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) from going forward with plans to relax the nation’s protections against foot-andmouth disease (FMD).

On Dec. 23, 2013, APHIS proposed to relax U.S. disease protections to allow the importation of fresh beef from Brazil, a country where, according to the group’s letter, FMD is still considered endemic. “We are concerned that APHIS is disregarding its responsibilities under the Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA),” the groups told the Senators. The groups referred to APHIS’ proposal to allow fresh Brazilian beef into the United States as “a radical and seemingly unjustified departure” from the disease protection measures that APHIS told Congress were necessary to prevent the introduction of FMD in a 2003 report. The groups want Congress to require APHIS to suspend consideration of its Brazilian rule until after the agency updates its 2003 Final Report for the Animal Disease Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Control Act of 2001. “This 2003 Final Report made clear that the more stringent disease protection protocols in place at the outset of the 21st Century were necessary to prevent the introduction of FMD into the United States,” the letter stated. Citing USDA trade reports indicating that the U.S. has been importing

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NYBPA Regional Annual Meetings The New York Beef Producers Association is made up of six Regions throughout New York. Each Region holds an Annual Meeting with Educational Speakers. This is the time to attend one of the meetings and see what is going on in your Region and with the NYBPA. We welcome all Beef Producers to attend. You don’t have to be a member to attend,

but we welcome you to join. Below are some of the upcoming meetings. If you have any questions please contact persons in RSVP’s or Brenda Bippert at nybeefproducers@aol.com . • The 2014 Western Regional New York Beef Producer’s Association Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 13, at 6 p.m., at Red Osier Landmark

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Producer News contrast the differences. Please RSVP to John Kriese at 315-595-6198 or hereford@frontiernet.net . We hope to see you there. Please bring new members. • The Eastern Region Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, March 29, at 11 a.m., at SUNY Cobleskill. We will have lunch, a brief meeting and speakers. Cost is $20 per person, please pre-register. Contact Jennifer Coleman 518-

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NYBPA All Breed Bull and Heifer Sale On Friday evening, April 25, at 6:30 p.m., the NYBPA will be hosting the 4th Annual All Breed Bull and Heifer Sale in Seneca Falls, NY, at Lott’s Farm. This year our producers have put together an excellent line up of bulls including Angus, Simmental, Charolais and Herefords. Heifers will include Angus, Hereford, Simmental and Commercial. New this year there will be some embryo packages. Mark your calendars now for this exciting sale. Watch for more details next month or check our website at www.nybpa.org under Sale Committee as details are finalized on all consignments.

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New beef research publications available Three new checkofffunded research publications have been released: • Sustainability Executive Summary — A summary of Phase 1 of the

research. This important work positions the beef industry to lead the conversations about industry sustainability and was first announced at

the 2013 Annual Cattle Industry Convention. • Lean Matters booklet — This booklet documents the checkoff’s effort to produce leaner

beef and to work with USDA to make the data reflecting the leaner option in the meat case available on the Nutrient Data Base.

New York State Supreme Beef Female Show The NYBPA will be holding their 5th Annual Supreme Beef Female Show in August at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, on Beef Day, Aug. 26. County Fair

Beef Superintendants must request a chair to have their Counties eligible for the competition. Please contact nybeefproducers@aol.com, Brenda Bippert.

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have faced a similar situation and written about their decision. The quick answer may be premature if you can’t be sure you are all on the same page, however. Digging into the technical side with online scientists, doctors or lawyers could send you out to gather more data. You want to be able to ask questions that precisely fit your situation. Vision leads your ability to observe and record cattle phenotypes, behavior and readouts like scale weight and other measurements that may need further analysis. You can often calculate a few averages from your records. Averages are a key tool for decision making, but you have to recognize their limits. When you go

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about the averages, but it is your track record vs. those numbers that determine the fate of approval on a loan. You can often do better, but be realistic and base projections on logic and achievable goals. Some fields of cattle statistics are interesting, but may not be relevant to you because there are big differences in cattle and producers that are hard to measure in simple models. Beef specialists and economists have debated whether “preconditioning calves” is a net gain, but

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Black Ink from A22 that question is best answered for each herd and operator, and it will depend on marketing plans. Others have noted statistics that say “retained ownership” of calves is a paying proposition most of the time, but that’s another case where the statistic means less than what you actually know about your calves. A single year’s information is not enough to go on, but you can start there and build relationships with

cattle feeders. Balance is the key to creating calves that make profit for everyone, and a Montana rancher recently compared that to a three-legged stool that rests on science, herd performance data and common sense. Seedstock suppliers, veterinarians and other professionals in the beef industry can join with your feeder and banker as unofficial but valuable consultants as you

build your own track record for more accurate decisions. The value of cattle that are at the top end for gain and grade ability may be hard to represent with most breakeven tools, which rarely offer more than a customized Choice/Select percentage and price spread. Feeding costs are basically the same for all, but the top Choice and Prime cattle earn many more dollars.

Beyond technical points, there’s philosophy and decision-making style that can’t be measured. You know what you stand for. You have motives and biases, memories of unintended consequences, and perhaps a tendency to resist change, especially with dollars on the line. A recent survey of U.S. commercial cow-calf producers shows that 40 percent spend less than $2,500 for bulls. At the TRACTORS

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A View from Hickory Heights by Ann Swanson Danger in the kitchen The book about the Depression that I mentioned a couple weeks ago had many pictures as well as text. As I looked at some of the things that were featured and it made me think of Grandma’s old stove. That stove and I had a

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below the oven. It could be used independent of the oven. We often used the broiler for meat and sandwiches – with grandma’s supervision, of course. As I got older I became more adept at lighting the pilot light. I am sure that grandma was happy about that since I always chose to bake when she was not around. The reason that I baked when grandma was gone is that she had little patience with my baking technique. Grandma was a stickler for following a recipe to the letter. If the instructions said to put an ingredient first or to mix all of the dry ingredients she expected it done just as the recipe called for. I used less strict methods and still made them work. I still used grandma’s recipes but I put my own spin on them. Many of the recipes for baked goods that I have made my own began with my grandmother. While I learned to bake at my grandmother’s side, right from the get-go I began to make things on my own. Everyone always enjoyed what I baked so that was not a problem. Whatever I made did not go to waste. You might say that my love for baking began way back then. I never thought much about the ingredients. It was just what the baked goods were supposed to taste like. Grandma went through a period of time where she was diagnosed with diabetes. I

am not sure what happened after that, but I do not remember my grandmother living the rest of her life as a diabetic. We still had cookies for the holidays and I remember her purchasing Girl Scout cookies. My pantry is my favorite place. I have a Hoosier cupboard that I use for my baking. All of my pans and supplies are in there. If I need an egg I turn around and get one out of the refrigerator. My husband favored built in cupboards, but I won out on this one because he did not do any baking. I loved the old Hoosier cupboard so it stayed. There is a metal top that pulls out if you need more room. I pull it out when I roll out cookies and when I make bread. Back to the stove. Grandma’s stove was wider than the modern ones. She had only four gas burners, but there was a place to set something when you took it out of the oven. That was very helpful in my grandmother’s kitchen because the stove set off by itself. My grandparents were married for more than 60 years and that is the only stove that I remember grandma cooking on. I know they bought the house about 1920 so I assume the stove was purchased then. My greatgrandparents’ homes had stoves that ran with gas or with wood. While I knew what they looked like I never actually cooked on one of those. I had a new gas stove when we were in our trailer next to the farm. The pilot lights stayed on so I did not have to monkey with lighting them. The only bad thing was if something boiled over during the cooking process it drained down through the burner. I have used four stoves at Hickory Heights in the 40 some years that I lived here. My first stove here was a real old-fashioned wood burning stove complete with a warming oven and hot water reservoir. I actually cooked on that for six months and we did not starve. Ann Swanson writes from her home in Russell, PA. Contact at hickoryehights1@verizon.net


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Bye bye tractor by Conni Partridge Our new rescue dog Bud is learning the English language, one word at a time. We adopted the black Labrador retriever in June, 2013 and brought him home to our new startup farm in Esperance, NY. He already knew the words “No!”; “Come!” and “Stay!” He quickly learned “No kitty!” when he got in trouble for charging our cat Lil. But his favorite word is “Bye bye.” He always shows his joyful delight by doing a happy dance when he hears those words. They are music to his ears. He loved going bye bye in the small farm wagon with me as my husband Sam pulled us over our newly-purchased 68 acres using his Antique 1942 Farmall tractor. Then, he decided to let me drive, pulling a different trailer. This trailer has three plastic picnic chairs attached to it. The idea was to have our young apprentice Eric sit with the big dog on this trailer while I coursed over the hilly, bumpy terrain of our newlynamed property, Pear Tree Farm. Bud would have none of that trailer ride. He kept running out in front of the slowly-moving tractor, making me stop. He was determined to ride with me in the driver’s seat. Eric finally subdued the confused animal and held him in the trailer while I proceeded along the shale road to the top and rear of the property. On the way back, Bud leaped from Eric’s grip and I almost ran over him when he tried to find his way into my driver’s seat. Inspired by Bud’s actions, Sam built a doggy seat to

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Coffee Break Just Good Reading

My perfect pesto patch by Elizabeth Weaver As I trek to the house from barn chores amidst swirling snowflakes I glance over at my dormant herb garden lying under a white blanket of snow. A few brown stalks show above the icy crust, but otherwise it shows no resemblance at all to the thriving, verdant green garden that it was in the summer…lacy caraway plants topped with white flowers, lush purple oregano blooms buzzing with bees, dusty lavender stalks against a blue sky, pungent purple basil soaking in the sunshine, interwoven with rock paths and flowers. I remember the day I took my carefully tended flat of annual herb seedlings that was started indoors in April and planted the tiny fragile

seedlings out into the big world, hoping they would survive. Well, they survived — and thrived as well. I had to begin finding ways to use them. Chopped parsley, basil, and chives added great flavor to pizzas and pasta, and I steeped cups of tea using mint, lavender, and hyssop. One day I decided to be adventurous and make herbal vinegar. I stuffed my abundant purple ruffles basil into a quart jar, poured boiled vinegar over top, put the lid on, and shook it once a day for a week. After the week was up, I opened the lid, strained out the basil leaves, took a sniff, wrinkled my nose and quickly put the lid back on! Oh well, at least it makes a nice decoration for the kitchen. Then one day I received a recipe for

“Perfect Pesto” from my herb gardening pen-pal in Missouri. Again, it was a good way to use the overabundant basil so I harvested a bowlful, and into the blender went basil, nuts, oil, cheese, salt and pepper, and garlic. Served over pasta it was pretty good and it added a nice flavor to meat. Over time, we grew to like it pretty well, and my dad especially enjoyed eating it for snacks with a variety of things like crackers, pizza, cottage cheese, and even just plain by the spoonful. Thinking about pesto has reminded me that my pesto patch down in the basement needs watering. Pesto Patch in the basement, you wonder? Yes, it’s my perfect pesto patch. When the supply of basil was no longer available, I decided to plant my own indoors. The seeds sprouted within a few days, and I transplanted them into larger pots. A long light overhead helps to keep their growth even, and now my tallest pesto plant is over 5 inches tall, and about ready for snipping. But that’s not all. I dreaded losing my eight varieties of sage and beautiful fennel plant, which had not matured to produce seeds yet. So yes, they’re indoors as well. Not all of the sage root cuttings made it, but I still have four that are living and the fennel plant, after almost looking dead, has sprouted out new growth.

The author’s herb garden in summer, including lavender, tricolor sage, boxwood basil and oregano. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Weaver

So with careful tending and good success, we will have overwintered annuals to plant out this spring. I will also start seedlings indoors in April with seeds saved from last fall. But until then, it is nice to be assured of a good supply of pesto from my thriving pesto patch downstairs. Here is my Perfect Pesto recipe, for all who wish to try it: Perfect Pesto In food processor or blender blend together 2 cups basil, 4 garlic cloves, and 1 cup walnuts (or sunflower seeds). Add 1 cup olive or canola oil. Then add 1 cup parmesan cheese, plus salt and pepper. Blend until well ground and mixed. Store in a bowl in refrigerator and serve over pasta, or with meat. Enjoy!

Good Housekeeping Soda Bread This rich and tender rustic Irish quick bread is the ideal dinner companion for corned beef. 1/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon all-purpose flour 6 tablespoons cold margarine or butter 1 cup golden or dark seedless raisins 1 1/2 cups buttermilk 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease large cookie sheet. 2. In large bowl, combine sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda and 4 cups flour. With pastry blender or 2 knives used scissor-fashion, cut in margarine or butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. With spoon, stir in raisins, then buttermilk just until evenly moistened. 3. With floured hand, gently knead dough in bowl a few times until dough forms a ball (do not overmix, or bread will be tough). Place dough on cookie sheet; shape into a 7-inch round loaf (dough will not be smooth). 4. Sprinkle loaf with remaining 1/2 teaspoon flour. With sharp knife, cut 4inch-long cross, about 1/4 inch deep, on top of loaf. Bake loaf 1 hour or until

toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. • Each serving: About 275 calories, 6g total fat (1g saturated), 1mg cholesterol, 485mg sodium, 49g total carbs, 2g dietary fiber, 6g protein. For thousands of triple-tested recipes, visit our website at www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipefinder/. (c) 2014 Hearst Communications, Inc. All rights reserved


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WANTED: HAYMOW CARRIERS FOR wooden tracks, with wheels, without wheels. (Slides). Especially NY mfg’rd. Can take down. Haytool mfg’rs catalogs. 717792-0278.(PA) JD 1240 PLATELESS PLANTER, good condition; Some 3/4 copper tubing; #40 Reillo 150,000Btu fuel oil burner, two 20’ oil lines 315-595-2875.(NY) JD 7000 4 ROW CORN PLANTER, dry fertilizer, no monitor, good shape, $3,900 ~ 315-823-2268.(NY) 350 EWES BRED DUE APRIL 10TH, good rugged ewes. WANTED: Stainless steel milk cans. Enos Schmucker, 1061 Whiskey Hill Rd., Waterloo,NY 13165 CASE W14 LOADER $12,500; JD DIRECT cut head, $650; JD 5x hyd. plow, $3,200; JD 6x hyd. plow side H, $1,800. 716-2575129.(NY) JD 2510 POWERSHIFT, 239 ENGINE, 16.9X38 rear tires, field ready, $8,500; New Idea grain auger, 10x50 $1,250. No Sunday calls. 315-536-7841.(NY) WANTED: Small hammer mill; Also small manure spreader, prefer New Holland or New Idea, PTO or ground driven ~ 315662-7162.(NY) WANTED: TEAM of DRAFT WORK horses to work this spring and early summer. Ben Miller, 355 Argersinger Rd., Fultonville, NY 12072 MF 1800/1805 TRANSMISSION and axle, rebuilt, ready to go; 260HP Mercruiser I/O engine, make offer; Round bale wrapper, $10,800 ~ 585-329-7954.(NY)

REGISTERED HEREFORD BULL born April 2013, nice calf; New Idea manure spreader rear gate new floor apron chain and paint; 845-482-4296.(NY) FERGUSON 30 WITH RARE HI/LO IN trans. Runs good, $3,800. Ferguson 2x12” plow $400 or $4,000 for both. Call evenings. 315-536-6358.(NY) FARMALL H TIRES GOOD BEEN Painted, runs good. Used only to pull Wrapper, 6 volt. 802-592-3356.(VT) HORSE DRAWN EQUIPMENT OLIVER Syracuse plow, dump, rakes, sleighs, bobs, milk wagon, other equipment. 607-8657513.(NY) BAND SAWS BUTTERNUT LUMBER ALL sizes, $2.00/BF. Bulk tank for sap, about 200gal, $300. Nice 420 dozer, $3,500. 603869-5819.(NH) THOROUGHBRED FILLY 4 YEARS OLD Chestnut 16HH, sound broke. $350. 315717-3426.(NY) WANTED: BAND SAWMILL IN GOOD condition. Send info to David Schlabach, 234 Peru St., N. Laurence, NY 12967. WANTED: GUERNSEY SEMEN: Coulee Crest Luxury Spider, Trotacre Loral Tiller, Geo Mars Andy Prime Fayette; Ayrshire semen Tri-Star Kellogg Olympic2; 518-9934981.(NY) PROCESSED WHEAT STRAW, 3x3’s, nice fine bedding, small or big loads; Shavings, kiln dried, 3.25 cu. ft. paper bags, $4.70/bag; 518-568-3203.(NY) 2ND CUTTING GRASS HAY 3X3X7 bales, $200/ton picked up. 716-860-0009.(NY)

THREE 1ST YEAR Registered Black Angus Freshened Heifers: Sire, Angus Hill Eriskay. Superior Genetics, calm demeanor, calving ease, grassfed, organic 716-378-7151.(NY) 15 ZIMMERMAN LOOP TIE STALLS w/new box of clamps, $50/stall. 315-9555736.(NY) TB MARE 4 YEARS, WAS professionally trained, but hasn’t been ridden in a year. Goes English or Western. $700/obo. 315827-4336.(NY) OWATANA GRINDER MIXER $800; Farm truck 2001 GMC 2500 4x4, 197k, little rust, straight cab, 6.0V8 AT, some dents, $2,500 607-546-6841.(NY) JD 2-ROW CORNHEAD GREEN $2,500; 1 row yellow, $400 from 3940 and newer pulltype chopper, excellent, shedded. Call after 6pm. 845-224-6865.(NY) H&S 10 WHEEL V-RAKE $1,200; Almo Surge vacuum pump $500. Both in nice condition. Penn Yan 315-536-2125.(NY) LOADER MOUNT BRACKETS AND valves for Case IH 4cyl. Maxxum tractor, like new, $2,500. 315-536-8183.(NY) INTERNATIONAL 450 AUTOMATIC reset plow with a few extra parts. Does not have coulters, $1,100. 401-822-0131, 401-3975404 ask for Dave.(RI) JOHN DEERE 3020 GAS TRACTOR 70HP, gear 1 remote, 3PH, LPTO, nicely redone, $6,000; JD34, manure spreader, PTO, 2 beater, 130bu., mint, $4,500. 607656-4568.(NY)

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SMALL SQUARE BALES of high quality hay for sale, never been wet, tight, heavy bales, $4/bale at barn ~ 607-7750883.(NY)

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1411 NH MOWER bad cutter head gear box PTO shaft replaced only 2 years use on them $4,000, 413-824-7614.(MA) 30 2-6 YEAR OLD DORSET LDFRANZ ewes. Just lambed, trouble free flock. $140. John Schwartz, 190 Desmond, Clyde,NY 14433.

DOUBLE SIX DELAVAL HERRINGBONE parlor for sale. Everything except the bulk tank goes. Good working shape. $10,000/obo. 802-279-0011.(VT)

CASE 10’ DISC, $500; 16.9-28 DOUBLE ring tire chains, $200; equipment trucking. CNY. 315-525-3193.(NY) 605F VERMEER BIG ROUND BALER, stored undercover. 802-257-4102.(VT)

NOFA CERTIFIED ORGANIC FIRST CUT baleage, 50 bales, very good for heifers and dry cows. Loading available, $35/bale. 607-863-4303.(NY)

HAY FOR SALE: FIRST AND SECOND cutting. Please call 518-461-3779.(NY)

1,500 SMALL BALES OF BRIGHT straw. Madison. 315-404-2519.(NY)

7300 WHITE COMBINE W/TEN FOOT grain head. Always housed, combine good condition, gas motor fair, $2,000/obo. 607627-6240.(NY)

FEEDER PIGS FOR SALE, $85 each. Ready to go 3/20/14 ~ 315-350-4593.(NY)

12 MONTH OLD ANGUS BULL, A-I bred from Matrix, very sharp looking and acting guy!! $800. Attica 585-250-5790.(NY)

BRILLION FIELD CULTIVATOR W/SPIKE tooth, hitch hiker 16ft. 585-506-7300.(NY)

TWO LONG 910 MFWD tractors, one with log wench parts 2k Cat D7 Pony stuck main free 3k extras ~ 607-936-3929.(NY)

TWO NICE OLD SLEDS, $600 BOTH; Hood for JD 2955, $300; AC 301 engine block, $700; Tractor cab, $450 ~ 607-4373860.(NY)

REGISTERED HEREFORD BOAR, 1 year old, $350; Also December registered gilts, show or breeding stock. Scott 518-9228786.(NY)

30 ORGANIC OPEN HEIFER CROSS bred, $800,you pick out of 60. Wanted Kvernland 4 bottom roll over plow. 716761-3131.(NY)

2” PIPELINE, vacuum line, 6 milking units, 5hp cooling compressor; Also German Shepherd puppy, tan & black, 7wks. 315-868-7425(NY)

PREMIER 4FT HIGH X 200’ NETTING for sheep posts attached, like new, $200. Ervin Miller, 4948 Rte. 210, Smicksburg, PA, 16256. BLACK ANGUS COWS (3) OPEN READY for breeding. Steuben County area. 607368-9629.(NY) WANTED: 14-16FT RING DRIVE unloader, must be good condition. 315536-6150.(NY) 2002 KUHN ALTERNA 500 16FT MOWER new main gear box, $7,500. 716-3977801.(PA)

4x4 GREAT QUALITY ROUND BALES stored indoors, 650Lbs netted; MF 4 bottom plow; NH haybine. Call for more info, evenings, 585-637-9632.(NY)

MASSEY FERGUSON 2680 FWD ROPS canopy 400hrs. Must sell, health reasons. Tioga county. 607-565-9530.(NY)

SIX KATAHDIN HAIR SHEEP DUE LATE April. Had twins last year, $300 each/obo. Shed’s too full now. 207-342-5446.(ME)

4X4 BALAGE 1ST CUT $35, 2ND CUT $45, wrapped tight, heavy approx. 1,200lbs. Perth area 12010, delivery available. 518-843-2241.(NY)

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CERT. ORGANIC OATS FEED OR SEED $400/ton. Wanted: 9 bolt axle duals for IH tractor 18.4x38 3¼” axle. 814-2038576.(NY)

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March 10, 2014 • A31

SEE ONE OF THESE AUTHORIZED KUBOTA DEALERS NEAR YOU! NEW YORK

EMPIRE TRACTOR ATLANTA, NY • 585-534-5935 CORTLAND, NY • 607-753-9656 SYRACUSE, NY • 315-446-5656 WATERLOO, NY • 315-539-7000 CLAVERACK, NY 12513

COLUMBIA TRACTOR, INC. 841 Rt. 9H • 518-828-1781 www.columbiatractor.com FULTONVILLE, NY 12072

RANDALL IMP. CO. INC. 2991 St. Hwy. 5S • 518-853-4500 www.randallimpls.com JOHNSON CITY, NY 13790-1093

GOODRICH IMPLEMENT, INC. 745 Harry L Drive • 607-729-6161 MOORES, NY 12958

DRAGOON’S FARM EQUIP., INC. 2507 State Route 11 • 518-236-7110

NEW YORK (cont.) MENDON, NY 14506

SAXBY IMPLEMENT CORP. 180 State Rt. 251 • 585-624-2938 NEWARK VALLEY, NY 13811

NEW YORK (cont.)

TROY, NY 12180

SALEM FARM SUPPLY

SHARON SPRINGS FARM & HOME CENTER

5109 St. Rte. 22 518-854-7424 • 800-999-3276 www.salemfarmsupply.com

Rt. 38 • 607-642-3293

SHARON SPRINGS, NY 13459

LAMB & WEBSTER, INC.

SHARON SPRINGS FARM & HOME CENTER 1375 Rt. 20 518-284-2346 • 800-887-1872 WATERTOWN, NY 13601

ONEONTA, NY 13820

SPRINGER’S INC. 56 Oneida Street • 607-432-0171 PALMYRA, NY 14522

JOHN S. BLAZEY, INC. 111 Holmes Street 315-597-5121

1175 Hoosick St. • 518-279-9709

WHITE’S FARM SUPPLY, INC.

GOODRICH IMPLEMENT, INC.

NORTH JAVA, NY • 585-535-7671 SPRINGVILLE, NY • 716-592-4923 WOODHULL, NY • 607-458-5200

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SALEM, NY 12865

WALLDROFF FARM EQUIP., INC. 22537 Murrock Circle 315-788-1115 www.walldroffequip.com REMSEN, NY 13438

EVANS EQUIP. CO., INC. Route 12 • 315-831-3091

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Large Absolute Inventory Reduction Auction For - Cazenovia Equipment Company - (9) JD Stores Cazenovia, NY (Syracuse Area)

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March 15, 2014

10:00 AM

Auction To Be Held @ Cazenovia Equipment’s Main Store @ 5 Remington Drive, Cazenovia, NY 13035 (Rt. 20 East). From NYS Thruway: Take Canastota Exit 34 To Rt. 13 South, 17 Miles To Cazenovia To Rt. 20 East, 2 Miles To Place. From Rt. 81: Take Lafayette Exit 15 To Rt. 20 East, Approx. 27 Miles To Place On Left. Just East Of Village Of Cazenovia.

Auction of: Tractors, Self Propelled Harvesters, Compact Tractors, Skid Loaders, Farm Equipment, Lawn & Garden Tractors, Comm'l Mowers, Trucks & Misc. Hilites Including: Tractors: JD 7430, 4wd, Full Cab w/ 741 Loader, Duals, Powershift, 4500 Hrs., Nice!; Cat-Challenger MT 665-B, 4wd w/ Loader, Full Cab, Duals, 3500 Hrs., 240Hp, Super Nice!; JD 8960, 4wd, Articulated w/ 14' Degelmen Front All Angle Blade, Duals All The Way Around; JD 8200, 4wd, Cab, Duals, 12' Front All Angle Push Blade, New Engine; JD 8200, 4wd, Cab, Duals; Ford TW-30 w/ Cab, 6600 Hrs., 2wd, Clean!; 2011 JD 5075M, 4wd w/ Loader & Canopy, 500 Hrs., 75Hp, Like New!; Others Coming Not Yet Listed!; Compact Tractors: JD 3320 w/ Full Cab, 4wd, 72" Belly Mower, 900 Hrs., Super Nice; JD 2320, 4wd, 2011 w/ 60 Hrs.; JD 2305, 4wd w/ Ldr., Belly Mower, 400 Hrs., Like New!; JD 2305, 4wd w/ Belly Mower; JD 2210, 4wd w/ Loader; JD 4100, 4wd w/ Loader; Cub Cadet 5234D, 4wd, Diesel w/ Belly Mower, 265 Hrs.; New 62" Deck For JD 2320; Others Coming!; Self Propelled Forage Harvesters & Heads: JD 7450, 4wd, 2010 Model, Kernel Processor, 1500 Hrs., S/N- 0510849, Like New!!; Claas Jaguar 900, 4wd, '05 Model w/ KP, Sells With RU-600 8-Row Corn Head, 12' Pickup Head, 2600 Hrs., S/N-492-04218, Nice!!; Claas 900, 4wd., 3300 Hrs. w/ Corn & Pickup Heads; JD 6810, 4wd; JD 6710, 4wd, 6300 Hrs., KP; JD 640B Pickup Head; JD 645A Pickup Head; JD 676 Corn Head; JD 693 6-Row Corn Head-Combine; Other Heads; Self Propelled Windrower: CaseIH 8880 w/ Full Cab, 3000 Hrs., Nice; Combine: JD 4420 w/ Grain Platform; Skid Loaders & Attachments: JD 320, 06', 5000 Hrs.; ASV - Posi Trak 1000 Tracked Skid Loader w/ Cab, 80Hp, 1200 Hrs., SUPER Nice!; NH LS 180, 2 Spd., 1700 Hrs., Nice!; JD DB-96, 8' All Angle Skid Ldr. Blade; JD 72", 4n1 Bucket; Nice Line-Up Of Late Model Farm Equipment - Including: Tillage Equipment: Genesis 15', 15" Rotary Tiller / Aerator, Like New!; HCC 15' Hyd. Wing Smart Till Rotary Tiller / Aerator, Nice; JD 510 Land- Disc -Ripper, Conditioner, '99 Model; JD 970 Wing Roller Harrow; JD 950 Roller Harrow; Kverneland 6x Plow w/ Coulters; Agri Products Rock Picker; Planting Equipment: JD 1770, 12 Row Conservation Planter, Folding, Late Model, Hard To Find, Nice!!; IH 800, 6x Cyclo Planter w/ Seed Auger; White 508 Planter; CaseIH 5100 Grain Drill; Demco HCM-300 Crop Sprayer; Brillion 10' Seeder; Century 500 Gal. Crop Sprayer; Forage Harvesters: JD 3975; JD 3970; JD 7' PU Head; JD 3x Corn Head; NH 790 w/ PU Head, Late Model, Real Nice!; Gehl CB1075 w/ 3-Row Corn Head, PU Head, T/A; Self Unloading Wagons: H&S Powerbox 18 T/A Hyd. Drive Rear Unload Forage Box w/ Roof; (4) Gehl 980 & 970 Forage Wagons, T/A's w/ Roofs; Round Balers: JD 582 SS Wide PU, Net Wrap, Late Model, Sharp!; JD 582, Net Wrap, Nice!; JD 335; NH BR 730A, Late Model, Real Nice!; Disc Mowers: Pottinger V10-351, 3pth Wing Rotary Disc Mower, 2-Rear Hyd. Wings, 1-Front Mtd. Pc., 30' Total Cut; (2) JD 956 Center Pivot; JD 946 Center Pivot, Nice!; JD 936, Real Nice!; Hay Rakes, Mergers & Inverters: (2) Kuhn GA-6002 Double Rotary Rakes; Pottinger Top 691-A Double Rake; (2) H&S M M1 - Mergers, Nice; (2) H&S M9 Inverter / Mergers; Miller Pro 918 Merger; Pequea 910 PTO Rake; Kuhn 6-Star Hay Tedder; Mixer Wagons & Manure Spreaders: Knight 3170 T/A Mixer Wagon, A Big One, Nice!; Kuhn 1160 Vertical Mixer Wagon; Keenan 115 Mixer Wagon; Meyer 3425 T/A Manure Spreader; NH 3110 T/A Side Delivery Spreader; JD 450 Hydro Push Box Spreader; NH 302 Side Delivery; Misc. Farm Equipment: Uebler Power Feed Cart; Agri Metal PTO Blower; NH 27 Forage Blower; Farm King 8' Dbl. Auger Snowblower; Beuhler 5' Snowblower, 3pth; Woods 9976 Rotary Mower; Walco Finish Mower; Etc.; Etc.; Approx. 20 Pallets of Misc. Equipment Parts & Access.; (50+) Lawn & Garden Tractors & Commercial Mowers - A Great Selection Of Late Models - Selling Over Ramp Inside @ 10:30 AM Including: Super Garden Tractors: JD X585, 4wd, 54" Deck; JD X740; JD X495; (2) JD X540; JD X520; (4) JD X500- Late Model JD 445; JD 425; Commercial - ZeroTurn Mowers: JD Z-970A, 72" Deck; (2) JD Z-950A, 500 Hrs.; JD Z-830A, 60" Deck; JD 757, 60" Deck; JD Z-810A, '09; (2) JD Z-445; JD Z-425, 2010, 500 Hrs.; JD Z465, 140 Hrs., 2010; Toro 60" Walk Behind; Ferris 52" Walk Behind, 100 Hrs., Like New!; Dixie Chopper DCP-2044, 210 Hrs., '08; Cub Cadet 54" Z-Force, Low Hrs.; Garden Tractors: (3) JD GX 345, Big Decks; JD 325; JD LT160; Simplicity Regent 23; Troybilt 20Hp; JD LX280-155 Hrs.; JD X340; JD X320 w/ 48" Deck; Cub Cadet 1863 w/ Family; Sabre 15Hp; Many Others; Utility Vehicle: Kawasaki Mule 550, 4wd, Super Nice!; Fleet Trucks: '04 UD 3300 Flatbed, Diesel, Air Brakes; '03 UD 1400 Flatbed; '02 Chevy 3500 Cargo / Parts Van; Many Other Items Not Listed, Come Expecting Surprises!! Keep Checking Our Website Or Join Our Email List For Constant Updates For This Auction & Other Auctions. Live Interactive Online Bidding Available @ www.equipmentfacts.com. Visit Our Website @ www.manasseauctions.com For More Details & More Pics. Auctioneers Note: Cazenovia Equipment Having Had A Big Trading Year In 2013, Have Decided To Reduce Their Used Equipment Inventory @ Absolute Auction. Most All Of The Items Were For Retail Sale And Are Top Quality, Don't Miss This Auction!!! Everything Sells One A One Way Trip- The "Manasse Way"!! JD Financing Available: Financing Available On Used Equipment, Must Be Prequalified. For Info & Prequalification Call (315) 655-8620 & Talk To Any Salesmen, Or Your Local Cazenovia Equipment Salesman. Deadline For Preapproval, Thursday 3/13/14 @ 12 Noon. Parts Specials - Day Of Auction- Come Check Out Their New Store; Terms & Conditions: Payment In Full Day Of Auction In Cash, Good Check Or Major Credit Card With Positive ID. Nothing Removed Until Settled For. For Purchases Over $25,000, A Bank Letter Of Guarantee Will Be Required. If No Bank Letter, Items Need To Stay At Auction Site Until Funds Clear. NO BUYER'S PREMIUM On Items $1,500 & Over!; Items Selling For $1,500 And Under Will Be Subject To A 13% Handling Fee / Buyers Premium, With A 3% Discount For Payments Made By Cash Or Good Check. There Will Be A 3% Buyers Premium On Items Over $1,500, Waived For Payment In Cash Or Good Check - Otherwise NO Handling Fee/ BP On Items Over $1,500.

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Auctioneers & Licensed Real Estate Brokers 12 Henry Street (Rt 26S), Whitney Point, N.Y. 13862 607-692-4540 / 1-800-MANASSE www.manasseauctions.com

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Affordable Care Act Still confused about the Affordable Care Act? Have you heard several stories and don’t know what to believe? Worried that it will affect you or your business? Whether you are an individual, sole proprietor or small business, Cornell Cooperative Extension can get you the answers you need to make informed decisions. Feel free to contact us with your Affordable

Care Act questions at Kirk Shoen, kjs264@cornell.edu; Ashley Pierce,

arp253@cornell.edu , 518-272-4210 or Sandy Buxton, sab22@cornell. edu 518-746-2560.

21ST ANNUAL PENNSYLVANIA'S FINEST ANGUS FEMALE SALE New Sale Date

FRIDAY • MARCH 28, 2014

Approx: 2:30 pm Following Bull Test Sale Held at the Livestock Evaluation Center, PA Dept. of Ag, Pennsylvania Furnace, PA These Featured Breeders Will Be Represented: Clear Choice Angus, Lemont Furnace, PA; Endless Mtn Angus, Meshoppen, PA; Genetic Visions LLC, McConnellsburg, PA; Hilecrest Farms Angus, Tyrone, PA; Just Enuff Angus, Nazareth, PA; Melvin King, Aaronsburg, PA; Knapp Time Farm, PA; Mitchell Farms, Reinholds, PA; Penn State University, University Park, PA; Sweetwater Farm, Boswell, PA; Welytok Angus, Chittenango, NY; Victory Angus Farm, Stephens City, VA.

SELLING 45 HAND-SELECTED LOTS!

Productive Cow Calf Pairs • Powerful Bred Heifers • Elite Show Heifer Prospects Sale Sponsored by: Pennsylvania Angus Association For your free reference sale booklet, contact anyone in the office of the Sale Managers. TOM BURKE, KURT SCHAFF, JEREMY HAAG, AMERICAN ANGUS HALL OF FAME, at the WORLD ANGUS HEADQUARTERS, Box 660, Smithville, MO 64089-0660. Phone: (816) 532-0811. Fax: (816) 532-0851. www.angushall.com • E-Mail angushall@earthlink.net.

LAKELAND EQUIPMENT - WHATEVER THE APPLICATION OR ACREAGE

SAVE MONEY AND GET THE EQUIPMENT YOU NEED! ASK ABOUT SPECIAL LOW RATE FINANCING!

AUCTION 225 HEAD OF FREESTALL DAIRY CATTLE MACHINERY & DAIRY EQUIPMENT

FRIDAY MARCH 28, 2014 • 10:00 AM LAURIN’S MAPLE GROVE FARM

412 STETSON ROAD, CHAZY, NY • 518-335-7231 (JEFF CELL)

225 HEAD OF FREESTALL DAIRY CATTLE!!!

125 COWS - 40 BRED HEIFERS - 15 RTB HEIFERS - 40 YEARLINGS & CALVES - 4 BULLS 30 FRESH LAST 60 DAYS - 30 FRESH NEXT 60 DAYS THIS IS A YOUNG DAIRY THAT HAS NOT BEEN PUSHED. LOTS OF MILK IN THESE COWS. THE BRED HEIFERS ARE BIG AND DAIRY, THE YOUNG CATTLE ARE DAIRY, WITH GOOD LEGS AND FEET.

MACHINERY SELLING!!!

2006 JD 6750 FORAGE HARVESTER, 4WD, PROCESSOR, 6 ROW KEMPER CORN HEAD & HAY HEAD, 1600 CUTTERBAR HRS., 2000 ENGINE HRS. (EX) STORED UNDERCOVER JD 544G LOADER MF 3650 4WD CAB 3900 HRS. - MF 3090 4WD/CAB 4500 HRS. MF 275 SUMMER CAB, NEW MOTOR - MF 255 - JD 410 LOADER/BACKHOE NEW MOTOR KUHN-KNIGHT 3170 REEL COMMERCIAL MIXER (EX) - 1999 FORD F250 4WD 100 TONS CORN SILAGE IN BUNK PROCESSED SUTORBILT VACUUM PUMP VARIABLE SPEED - SURGE 2000 GAL BULK TANK MUELLER 800 GAL BULK TANK - SURGE KUBE KOOLER HEAT EXCHANGER CLAY DOUBLE 10 HERRINGBONE PARLOR - DOUBLE RECEIVER JARS & PUMPS - 20 SURGE MILKER UNITS

www.lakelandequipment.com

THIS IS JUST A SMALL SAMPLE OF THE QUALITY SELLING. WATCH FUTURE ADS FOR MORE INFO!!!

2010 New Holland T1510 30HP, 211 Hrs, MFWD, Hydro Avon #36859 $12,000

BILL DELARM & SON MALONE, NY 518-483-4106

2013 John Deere 1770 Flexfold, 12 Row, 30” Spacing, Finger Pickup, Dry Fert Hall #103373 $80,000

1997 John Deere 9100 275HP Articulated Tractor, 6000 Hours, Partial Power Shift Avon #36879

2008 John Deere 1770NT Flexfold, 16 Row, 30” Spacing, Liquid Hall #103225 $73,900

2003 John Deere 1770NT Flexfold, 16 Row, 30” Spacing, Liquid Hall #103218 $64,500

2010 John Deere 1790 Flexfold, CCS, 12/23 Row, 15/30 Spacing Hall #103215 $87,500

2000 John Deere 1770 Flexfold, 12 Row, 30” Spacing, Dry Fert Avon #36255 $33,500

1977 Ford 4600 50HP, 2WD, 1772 Hours Hall #103719 $7,500

1988 John Deere 2355 67HP, 2WD, 5270 Hours Avon #36936 $7,500

2006 New Holland TN95FA 92HP, MFWD, 8905 Hrs Savannah #24110 $20,305

1979 John Deere 2240 50HP, 2WD, 8800 Hrs Hall #103395 $7,250

2011 John Deere 5105M 105HP, MFWD, 1185 Hrs Avon #36849 $46,000

2004 New Holland TN95 90HP, MFWD, 10,000 Hrs Hall #24129 $16,900

2003 John Deere 5420N 65HP Narrow Tractor, 2WD, 4068 Hrs Avon #40908 $14,250

2003 John Deere 5420N 65HP Narrow Tractor, 2WD, 4350 Hrs Savannah #40958 $14,250

2012 Krause 8000 30’8” Vertical Tillage Hall #103644 $62,500

2005 Farmtrac 665 DTC 52HP, MFWD, 3260 Hrs Savannah #24123 $8,929

$83,000

No Matter What The Application Or Acreage AVON, NY 5614 Tec Drive

HALL, NY 4751 County Road 5

BROCKPORT, NY 7689 Ridge Road W

MACEDON, NY 185 Route 31F

CHILI, NY 3237 Union Street

CALL US TOLL FREE: 877-318-0084 Visit Us On The Web: www.lakelandequipment.com

SAVANNAH, NY 13330 Rt. 31

SALE MANAGER DELARM & TREADWAY WWW.DELARM-TREADWAY.COM

E.J. TREADWAY ANTWERP, NY 315-659-2407


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PUBLIC AUCTION Saturday, March 15TH • 10:00 AM TRACTORS, JD 9500 COMBINE, TRUCKS, FARM & HAY EQUIPMENT • POLY TANKS, AND MISC. Location: 120 Valley View Farm Lane, Tracy’s Landing, MD 20779 (Anne Arundel County) When traveling on Rt. 301 take Rt. 2 South (Exit 23A) go approx 15 1/2 miles and turn left onto Rt. 256 East, go approx 3/10 mile and turn left onto Valley View Farm Lane, follow lane back to farm. TRACTORS: JD 8300 MFWD w/20.8x42 axle duals (serial no. P026997)(1,023 hrs on new motor), JD 8100 MFWD w/18.4x42 axle duals (4,331 hrs)(Serial no. P002970), JD 7410 MFWD (3,712 hrs), Farmall H, Farmall Cub w/cultivators, SKID LOADER: Bobcat 763 skid loader, COMBINE: JD 9500 4WD (Serial no. 635462, new tires gone over by Atlantic Tractor)(4,406 engine hrs, 3,241 sep hrs) JD 920 grain head (serial no. 371057), JD 643 low-tin oil bath w/poly snouts, (2) Unverferth HT 25 header carts (note: combine, heads and carts to be sold separately), TRUCKS & TRAILERS: 1989 Ford F-800 w/16ft. grain dump roll tarp, diesel (68,157 miles), 2005 Dodge 2500 4 door short bed diesel 4WD (93,700 miles, immaculate) 2004 Haulmark 2 axle 20ft. enclosed trailer, Hudson 10T Dual axle & dual wheel trailer, 3 rail motorcycle trailer, FARM EQUIPMENT: Krause 7400 18ft. rock flex disc, narrow fold (like new), Unverferth 24ft. rolling harrow, JD 7240 6 row vacuum planter w/liquid fert., JD 750 15ft. No-till drill, JD 714 11 shank disc chisel w/walking tandem, JD F145 5x plows, Unverferth GC475 Grain Cart, Case IH 5300 23’ C shank field cultivator, Woods 3240 20ft. batwing mower, Wilmar 5T fertilizer spreader, John Blue 500 gallon poly sprayer w/40ft. booms, foam markers (5 years old); NH 256 Rake, JD 10ft. push blade, hay spear, TANKS & MISC: 6000 gallon poly bubble, 3300 gallon poly bubble, 1550 gallon poly bubble, 1200 gallon stainless steel tank, 10,000 gallon 2 axle, 2 axle 1000 gallon nurse tank trailer w/pump, 1000 gal fuel tank w/pump, 120V elec pump, 18.4x38 snap-on duals, Honda 50 dirt bike, Honda 90 4 wheeler, Kawasaki 110 dirt bike, 6500 Watt diesel generator elec start (brand new), 50T shop press, 3 hyd cylinders, 5 hp single phase motor and very few small items. TERMS: Cash or approved checks day of sale. Not responsible for accidents.

Lunch Served.

OWNER: Oak Island Farm

AUCTIONEER: Sam Walters, III • 302-284-4619 Be on time not many small items!! Offering for neighbor: JD 2155 w/520 loader rops (4437 hrs), JD 6200 2wd open, 2001 Chevy 3500 duramax w/12ft. flat bed (2WD), NH 853 round baler, JD 709 pull type mower, harvest tech acid applicator w/monitor for hay, 1998 Sunbird bow rider Volvo V-6 engine & trailer.

MACFADDENS SPRING AUCTION SAT MARCH 29TH 2014 8AM

Very Early Listing - Much More Coming In!

At our yard on US Rt. 20 4 mi east of Sharon Springs, NY Online bidding available at www.macfaddens.com TRACTORS: Sharp 2007 JD 9220 4wd w/ duals & 3pt - 4700 hrs; JD 7400 4wd w/ cab & loader; Sharp Kubota M110 4wd w/ cab & ldr; Ford TW-15 4wd - nice one owner tractor; Sharp McCormick CX85 4wd w/ cab; Sharp original IH 1086; JD 6410 2wd w/ cab; Nice Ford 4610 4wd w/ ldr; Sharp JD 4620; Steiger ST310; White 2-180; Super nice original NH 5030 4wd w/ cab - 1600 hrs; JD 2555 4wd w/ ldr; NH 4230F 4wd orchard tractor w/ cab - 2900 hrs; JD 2510; IH 584 4wd w/ ldr - 2800 hrs; Landini Blizzard 50 4wd w/ldr; AC 170; AC 160; AC 5050; AC 5040; IH 966 fender tractor; Belarus 525 - low hours; Ford 4000; Sharp JD 4510 4wd w/ ldr - 1500 hrs; Ford 2120 4wd w/ ldr; Sharp NH 1920 4wd w/ ldr; NH T1510 Hydro 4wd w/ ldr - only 150 hrs; JD 4500 4wd w/ ldr; JD 970; JD 2150; Kubota B5100; Yanmar YM155; Cockshutt-Oliver 1850 dsl; Ford 4630; MF 4233; Deutz 3006; Ford 1700 4wd w/ ldr; Landini Mistral 40 4wd - 125 hrs; at least 10 compact tractors w/ ldrs; & more! INDUSTRIAL: Nice Cat 308C excavator w/ blade; Cat TH63 Telehandler - 2400 hrs; Sharp Cat CP433C Vibratory roller - low hours; JD 240 SSL - 1800 hrs; JD Worksite Pro 72 in Skid Steer Rotary cutter; IH TD7E dozer w/ all new undercarriage; SEC shear for excavator; (3) Cat & GM diesel power units w/ clutch; Bradco 3pt backhoe; many skid steer attachments plus more coming in daily! EXCELLENT EQUIPMENT FROM ONE OWNER: Most is like new! NH LT185B HiFlow track skid steer - 1993 hours; Case 75XT skid steer - 2006 hrs; Kubota RTV1100 Camo - 1237 hrs; Ford 7700 open Rops tractor; NH 1920 4wd tractor w/ ldr - 1200 hrs; NI 5209 discbine; Kuhn GF5001 4 star tedder - near new; Kuhn SR110 Speed Rake - new; Case IH RB454 Silage Baler w/ net, only made 900 bales - like new; 2006 NH 575 baler w/ thrower & NH preserve kit - like new; Morbark 2060D cyclone chipper; Vermeer SC252 Stump Grinder w/ Auto Sweep - 440 hrs; Hardi 300 gal sprayer; 15KW pto generator; Genmac 19KW standby alternator w/ switchbox; Bush Hog RDT84 finish mower; several smaller items; TILLAGE & PLANTING EQUIPT: JD 7200 4 row planter; (2) JD 7000 4R planters; Case IH 5300 double disc drill; Brillion 25ft X-fold packer - Demo time only - near new!; Good Brillion 25ft Cultimulcher; Brillion 13ft cultimulcher; Dunham 13ft cultimulcher; Case IH 6650 9 shank disc chisel; Sunflower 4 shank V-ripper; Brillion 7 shank ripper; DMI Ecolo Tiger 4 shank disc ripper - nice!; Case IH 720 reset plows 4-5-6x; Sharp IH 735 5x plows; many more smaller plows and discs; Case IH 496 23ft Rock Flex disc; Nice White 271 23ft Rock Flex Disc; Krause 21ft Rock Flex disc; Athens 16ft Rock Flex disc; 10ft Brillion Seeder; Very Good Schulte rock picker; Degelman Signature 3000 Rock picker - Like New; Rockomatic rock picker w/ rake; Sunflower 16ft finisher; Several fertilizer & lime spreaders; Brillion 20ft transport drag; more coming in daily; HAY & FORAGE EQUIPT: JD 348 baler w/ 42 ejector - Like New!; Nice NH 565 baler w/ thrower; JD 456 Silage Special RB w/ Netwrap; Claas 66 Round Baler; JD 335 round baler; JD 337 baler w/ 40 ejector; Kverneland 7510 Pull Type RB wrapper; Jacto airblast sprayer; Hoelscher bale accumulator; NH 1411 discbine; NH 1431 discbine; JD 930 discbine; Kelly-Ryan Ag Bagger; Forage harvesters; Forage Wagons; (2) Nice DMI Heavy Duty gravity Wagons; (2) Kilbros Gravity wagons; Rhino 14ft cutter; Brand new 2014 Woods BW180X batwing; Rhino 20ft batwing; Woods 315 15ft Batwing; NH 352 Grinder Mixer; several manure spreaders; (5) misc used loaders; (20) new rear tractor tires; Much more farm equipt not listed plus 200+ pcs of all kinds! SALVAGE & REPAIRABLE EQ: JD 7700 2wd - cab fire; JD 5203 tractor; MF 698 4wd w/ cab; NH BR7040 Silage Special baler; Vermeer stump grinder on tracks; More coming in; ANTIQUES: Rare IH cotton picker on reversed Farmall H tractor in original running condition!; IH 706 dsl High Crop; Rare Oliver 950 gas - excellent restoration; Nice original Oliver 880 w/ factory 3pt & PS; Nice original Oliver 660; Oliver Super 55; (2) JD 40V tractors w/ consecutive serial numbers; '47 JD AR; Farmall Super C w/ mounted 2 row planter; JD 430S; Pair of JD 40V tractors w/ consecutive serial numbers!; Sharp Case 930 Wheatland; New Idea 206 Manure Spreader - Brand New - Stored over 50 years!; Rare 7ft mower for IH 1020; plows, parts + many more antique tractors + items from all over. TERMS: Cash or good check. All items sold as is. Full payment due auction day. List subject to change. All items to be removed within 30 days. Trucking available anywhere! 5% buyer premium for payments by credit card only. No premium with payment by cash or check. Online bidding at www.macfaddens.com

MACFADDEN & SONS, INC. 1457 Hwy. Rt. 20, Sharon Springs, NY 13459

(518) 284-2090 or www.macfaddens.com

Chenango County Holstein Club Recognition Banquet set March 23 The Chenango County (NY) Holstein Club Annual Recognition Banquet is scheduled for Sunday, March 23, at 1 p.m. This year’s Banquet will be held at the Norwich Grange Hall located at the intersection of County Route 32 and Hale Street Extension in Norwich, NY. Each year it is a privilege for the Officers and Directors of the Club to review the accomplishments that the organization has made in the past year and to inform the membership of what has taken place. This year there will again be recognition of those members who have achieved long term member status in the New York Holstein Association. There will be a review of the 2013 —

64th Chenango County Holstein Club Show and the 13th Annual Semen Sale. The Chenango Junior Holstein Members will also report on their 2013 activities. Each year, we look forward to having a Guest Speaker with a very special message. This year we are extremely fortunate that Horace A. Backus has agreed to be with us to share his extensive knowledge of Holstein Breed History. Horace, as most of you know, is considered “The Dean of Holstein Pedigrees”. He currently works with the Cattle Exchange as Pedigree Man, and, for many years, was a key element of the R. Austin Backus Sales Organization. Horace has asked us to keep this event

very informal and wants each of you to bring your questions on Holstein History for him to “fill in the blanks”. Reservations for the Banquet are due by Tuesday, March 18. For further information or to make Banquet reservations, please contact Bill Davidson at 607-6746211, or via email at willdale@frontier.com .


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AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 Weekly Monday Auctions • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752. www.empirelivestock.com • 12:00 Noon: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. Dannielle Cornelius, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 www.empirelivestock.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 www.empirelivestock.com • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 www.empirelivestock.com • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular sale starting with calves. Harold Renwick, manager & auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315420-9092 or Auction Barn at 518-392-3321 www.empirelivestock.com • 12:00 PM: Pavilion Market. Calves, Sheep, Goats, Hogs & Cattle. Sue Rudgers, manager, 585-584-3033, Jonathan Lubic, operations manager, 585-250-2032 Weekly Tuesday Auctions • 11:00 AM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Small Animal Sale. Chickens, Rabbits, Geese & Turkeys. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211. www.empirelivestock.com • 12:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Calves & Beef. Empire Livestock Marketing, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 607-776-2000 www.empirelivestock.com

• 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Dairy, sheep, goats, pigs and horses; 3:30 PM feeders followed by beef and calves. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211. www.empirelivestock.com Weekly Wednesday Auctions • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752. www.empirelivestock.com • 11:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Hay & Straw Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:00 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Dannielle Cornelius, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 www.empirelivestock.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Cattle Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-8293105 www.empirelivestock.com • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965042, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & manager 716-450-0558 www.empirelivestock.com • 11:30 AM: D.R. Chambers and Sons, Inc. ,Unadilla, NY. Small animals 1 pm, Sheep, Goats and Pigs 1:30/2 pm `st run of calves. 2:30 pm Dairy followed by Feeders, 2nd run of calves. 4:30/5 pm. Beef Cattle. Scott Chambers, cell 607-353-2728, Office 607369-8231

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ALEX LYON & SON Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc. Jack Lyon • Bridgeport, NY 315-633-2944 • 315-633-9544 315-633-2872 • Evenings 315-637-8912

CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET Auctioneers Glen, Chris & Pat McLenithan P.O. Box 146, Cambridge, NY 12816 518-677-3895 or 8576 Fax: 518-665-8069

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www.drchambersauction.com Weekly Thursday Auctions • 11:30 AM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Poultry, Small Animals, Calves, Sheep,Lambs, Hogs, Dairy, Pigs, Goats & Cull Beef. Empire Livestock Marketing, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 607-776-2000 www.empirelivestock.com • 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Our usual run of dairy cows, heifers & service bulls. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 www.empirelivestock.com • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 www.empirelivestock.com • 5:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Calves, followed by Beef. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800321-3211. www.empirelivestock.com • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market. Calves, Sheep, Goats, Hogs & Cattle. Sue Rudgers, manager, 585-584-3033, Jonathan Lubic, operations manager, 585-250-2032 Regular Monthly Sales • First Monday: 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY. Fat Cow & Feeder Sale. Weekly Livestock Commission Sale starting at 12:30 pm with Produce, Small Animals, Dairy, Feeders, Sheep, Lamb, Goats, Pigs. Calves & Cull Cows at approx. 5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, cell 607972-1770 or 1771

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www.hoskingsales.com • Second Monday: 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY . Monthly Heifer Sale. Weekly Livestock Commission Sale starting at 12:30 pm with Produce, Small Animals, Dairy, Feeders, Sheep, Lamb, Goats, Pigs. Calves & Cull Cows at approx. 5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • Third Monday: Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. Weekly Livestock Commission Sale starting at 12:30 pm with Produce, Small Animals, Dairy, Feeders, Sheep, Lamb, Goats, Pigs. Calves & Cull Cows at approx. 5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • Third Monday: Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. Weekly Livestock Commission Sale starting at 12:30 pm with Produce, Small Animals, Dairy, Feeders, Sheep, Lamb, Goats, Pigs. Calves & Cull Cows at approx. 5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • Fourth or Fifth Monday: Weekly Livestock Commission Sale starting at 12:30 pm with Produce, Small Animals, Dairy, Feeders, Sheep, Lamb, Goats, Pigs. Calves & Cull Cows at approx. 5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-6993637, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

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DELARM & TREADWAY Sale Managers & Auctioneers William Delarm & Son • Malone, NY 518-483-4106 E.J. Treadway • Antwerp, NY 13608 315-659-2407 D.R. CHAMBERS & SONS 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY 13849 607-369-8231 • Fax 607-369-2190 Scotts cell 607-353-2728 Cattle auctions every Wednesday. Horse auctions every other Friday. 76 years in business. www.drchambersauction.com EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKETING LLC 5001 Brittonfield Parkway P.O. Box 4844, East Syracuse, NY 315-433-9129 • 800-462-8802 Bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-776-2000 Burton Livestock . . . . . . . . . . .315-829-3105 Central Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-868-2006 Chatham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-392-3321 Cherry Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . .716-296-5041 Dryden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-844-9104 Farm Sale Division . . . . . . . . . .315-436-2215 Gouverneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-287-0220 Half Acre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-258-9752 Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .585-584-3033 FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK 3 miles east of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Livestock Sale every Wednesday at 1 PM Feeder Cattle Sales monthly Horse Sales as scheduled

585-394-1515 • Fax 585-394-9151 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com FRANK WALKER, INC. AUCTION SERVICE Franklin, NY • 607-829-5172 Over 30 Years Experience in Farm Equipment Auctions • Frank Walker, Auctioneer P.O. Box 25, Franklin, NY 13775 fwalker2@stny.rr.com FRALEY AUCTION CO. Auctioneers & Sales Managers, Licensed & Bonded 1515 Kepner Hill Rd., Muncy, PA 570-546-6907 • Fax 570-546-9344 www.fraleyauction.com GENE WOODS AUCTION SERVICE 5608 Short St., Cincinnatus, NY 13040 607-863-3821 www.genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com GOODRICH AUCTION SERVICE INC. 7166 St. Rt. 38, Newark Valley, NY 13811 607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com H&L AUCTIONS Malone, NY Scott Hamilton 518-483-8787 or 483-8576 Ed Legacy 518-483-7386 or 483-0800 518-832-0616 cell Auctioneer: Willis Shattuck • 315-347-3003

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AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 Monday, March 10 • Town of Richmond Highway Dept. 1 LOT(S) in NY. Closing Monday 3/10 at 6:00PM. 2008 Ford F250 Pick Up www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1800-536-1401 • Town of Patterson Sanitation 1 LOT(S) in NY Closing Monday 3/10 at 6:10 PM. 2003 Blaw Knox PF150 Paver www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1800-536-1401 • Town of Burlington Highway Dept. 2 LOT(S) in NY. Closing Monday 3/10 at 6:20PM. 1988 Mack RM600 Plow Truck & 9' Frink V Plow www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1800-536-1401 •Town of Schuyler 2 LOT(S) in NY Closing Monday 3/10 at 6:30 PM 2009 Ford F-450 XL Super Duty Regular Cab & 2010 Ferris IS 3100Z 72" Zero Turn Mower www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1800-536-1401 • Village of Bellport Golf Course 10 LOT(S) in NY. Closing Monday 3/10 at 6:50PM 2004 Toro 5200-D Fairway Mower, 1998 Toro Sprayer, 2002 Club Car Carryal 1272 Dumps, 2003 Toro Workman 3200 Dump, 2004 Toro GM3100 Triplex & More!!! www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1800-536-1401 •Business Liquidation 1 LOT(S) in NY Closing Monday 3/10 at 7:00 PM 1997 Ford F350 Pick Up. www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1800-536-1401 • Business Liquidation 1 LOT(S) in NY Closing Monday 3/10 at 7:10 PM 2003 International 4300 Box Truck www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1800-536-1401 • Yates County Sheriff's Office 1 LOT(S) in NY Closing Monday 3/10 at 7:30PM 2000 Ford Ranger Pick Up. www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1800-536-1401 • Village of Wilson 1 LOT(S) in NY Closing Monday 3/10 at 7:50PM. 2009 Kubota ZD 331 Zero Turn Mower www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1800-536-1401 • Town of Richmond 38 LOT(S) in NY Closing Monday 3/10 at 8:10PM 1994 Ford F350 Utility Truck, 1990 Stone's Plate Tamper, 1990

Homelite 4200 Watt Generator, Cub Cadet 50" Mower & Service Lift, Allied Hole Hog Bore with Hose & Much, Much More www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1800-536-1401 Tuesday, March 11

• Town of Cheektowaga Highway Dept. 1 LOT(S) in NY Closing Tuesday 3/11 at 6:00PM. 2004 Ford F250 Super Duty Pick Up www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1-800-536-1401 •Bethpage Fire District 1 LOT(S) in NY Closing Tuesday 3/11 at 6:10 PM 2009 Chevrolet Trailblazer Suburban. www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1-800-536-1401 • Village of Franklinville PD 1 LOT(S) in NY. Closing Tuesday 3/11 at 6:20 PM 2008 Dodge Durango. www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1-800-536-1401 • Town of Brookhaven Parks Dept. 9 LOT(S) in NY. Closing Tuesday 3/11 at 6:50 PM. Wood Docks. www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1-800-536-1401 Wednesday, March 12

• Owego Apalachin CSD 1 LOT(S) in NY Closing Wednesday 3/12 at 6:20PM 2002 Thomas Freightliner School Bus www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1-800-536-1401 • Rockland County 4 LOT(S) in NY Closing Wednesday 3/12 at 6:40PM Whelen Edge Liberty 22" Lights, Big 7 Light Amber Rear, CODE3 MX-7000 & Whelen Edge 9000 www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1-800-536-1401 Thursday, March 13

• Crouse Hospital 9 LOT(S) in NY Closing Thursday 3/13 at 7:10 PM 2008 Chevrolet Express 1500 Van, Pallet Jack, Many Stickley Tables & Stickley Chairs www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1-800-536-1401 • Town of Alburgh 1 LOT(S) in VT Closing Thursday 3/13 at 7:20 PM Buderus Boiler www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or

1-800-536-1401 Friday, March 14 • 10:00 AM: 1872 Chambers Rd, Clifton Springs, NY. Estate of Peter Van Epps. Excellent maintained equipment: JD 9500 combine, 4wd; 920 flex; 1770 Cons. 12R, dry, vac. ; 8300 22x9; JD 4320; Case 310 crawler; MF204 forklift; IH M; 2- GMC 16’ trucks; tillage, grain equip; shop tools. Info Mary Van Epps 315462-9346. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676, 585-233-9570 www.dannauctioneers.com • 10:00 AM: Vineyard Road Auctions, 2296 Yerkes Rd., Romulus, NY. Second Annual Harness Horse Sale. Tack at 10 am, Horses at 11 am. Vineyard Road Auctions, 315-549-8481 • 4:00 PM: 20 South Genesee St. Filmore, NY. Guns, Fishing, & Tool, Dozer, Tractor, ATV Auction. RGMasonAuctions, 585-567-8844 www.grmasonauctions.com • 6:00 PM: D.R. Chambers & Sons, 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY. Horse Sales every other Friday. Tack at 1 pm, horses at 6 pm. . D.R. Chambers & Sons, 607-369-8231 www.drchambersauction.com Saturday, March 15 • Cazenovia, NY. Absolute Large Inventory Reduction Auction for Cazenovia Equipment Company Including: Tractors, Forage Harvesters, Farm Equipment, Compact Tractors, Lawn & Garden Equipment, etc. Mel Manasse & Son, Auctioneers, 607-692-4540 / 800-MANASSE manasseauctions@aol.com • Vineyard Road Auctions, 2296 Yerkes Rd., Romulus, NY. Spring Consignment Auction & Horse Sale. Selling quilts, new furniture, new & used farm equip. & building materials. Vineyard Road Auctions, 607-869-5470 • 8:00 AM: 180 Mendon-Victor Rd., Mendon, NY. Saxby Implement, Kubota & Cub Cadet Dealer. Lawn mowers, landscape equip., landscape stone, cars, trucks & trailers. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., 585-243-1563 • 9:00 AM: Martins’s Waterloo, NY. Large Farmer Retirement Auction for Weldon Lawrence. Selling 9 tractors, 2 combines, truck, plus full line of equip. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 • 10:00 AM: 10784 Rt. 19, Fillmore, NY. Building Supply, Tool, Remodeling, Flooring & More. Vehicles will be sold at 10 AM. Building Supply

will start at 10:30. RGMasonAuctions, 585567-8844 www.rgmasonauctions.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Cattle Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Sunday, March 16

• Village of East Syracuse Surplus 9 LOT(S) in NY. Closing Sunday 3/16 at 7:00 PM. Surplus Water Department Items www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1-800-536-1401 • Syracuse Fire Department 1 LOT(S) in NY. Closing Sunday 3/16 at 7:40PM 1991 KME Firefox Fire Engine. www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1-800-536-1401 • Onondaga County Surplus Vehicles 1 LOT(S) in NY. Closing Sunday 3/16 at 7:50 PM 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Pickup. www.AUCTIONSINTERNATIONAL.com or 1-800-536-1401 Wednesday, March 19 • 9:00 AM: 3186 Freshour Rd., Canandaigua, NY. Coryn Farm Supplies, Inc. Public auction of farm equip. & tools. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., 585-243-1563 • 3:00 PM: D.R. Chambers & Sons, 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY. Dairy Day Special Feeder Sale. Every Wednesday following Dairy. D.R. Chambers & Sons, 607-369-8231 www.drchambersauction.com Thursday, March 20 • 12:30 PM: Empire Livestock Marketing, 11 Ruth St., Vernon, NY. Monthly Fat Cattle & Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, Burtons, 315-829-3105 • 4:00 PM: Empire Livestock Marketing, 7418 Route 415N, Bath, NY. Feeder & Beef Replacement Sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, Sue Rudgers, manager, 607-776-2000, cell 585-447-3842, Jonathan Lubic, operations manager cell 585-250-2032 Friday, March 21 • 10:00 AM: Lyndonville, NY. Lyndonville, NY Farm Estate Auction. Selling the farm machinery from the Estate of Hugh Houseman & the Estate of Bruce Martin including IH 544, IH 706, AC D15, Farmall 400, (2) Farmall H, BN plus 2 full lines of farm machinery! Visit our

PA RT I C I PAT I N G A U C T I O N E E R S Specializing in Agricultural & Construction 863 Smith Rd., Clyde, NY 14433 Jay Martin 315-521-3123 Elmer Zieset 315-729-8030 www.hilltopauctioncompany.com

817 State Rt. 170 Little Falls, NY 13365 315-823-0089 • 315-868-6561 cell We buy or sell your cattle or equipment on commission or outright! In business since 1948

HARRIS WILCOX, INC. Bergen, NY 585-494-1880 • www.harriswilcox.com Sales Managers, Auctioneers, & Real Estate Brokers

LEAMAN AUCTIONS LTD 329 Brenneman Rd., Willow St., PA 17584 717-464-1128 • cell 610-662-8149 auctionzip.com 3721 • leamanauctions.com

HOSKING SALES Sales Managers & Auctioneer 6810 W. River Rd., Nichols, NY 13812 Tom & 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 607-699-3661 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny.rr.com HOSKING SALES-FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK MARKET Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 008392 P.O. Box 311, New Berlin, NY 13411 607-847-8800 • 607-699-3637 cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny,rr.com KELLEHER’S AUCTION SERVICE

LOPATOFSKY AUCTION LLC. 6599 State Rte. 374, Clifford Twp., PA 18470 570-445-0424 E-mail: lopyauctions@yahoo.com www.lopyauctions.com MARSHALL MACHINERY INC. Rte. 652, Honesdale, PA 18431 www.marchall-machinery.com MEL MANASSE & SON, AUCTIONEERS Sales Managers, Auctioneers & Real Estate Brokers Whitney Point, NY Toll free 800-MANASSE or 607-692-4540 Fax 607-692-4327 www.manasseauctions.com MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION 488 Cherry Hill Rd., Middlefield, CT 06455 Sale Every Monday Lisa Scirpo 860-883-5828 • Sales Barn 860-349-3204 Res. 860-346-8550

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLE Norman Kolb & David Kolb, Sales Mgrs. Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs. 717-354-4341 Sales Mon., Wed. • Thurs. Special Sales NORTHEAST KINGDOM SALES, INC. Barton, VT Sales Mgr. - Jim Young - 802-525-4774 Auctioneer - Reg Lussier - 802-626-8892 neksales@together.net NORTHAMPTON COOP. AUCTION Whately, MA • Farmer Owned Since 1949 Livestock Commission Auction Sales at noon every Tues. • Consignments at 9 AM 413-665-8774 NORTHERN NEW YORK DAIRY SALES North Bangor, NY • 518-481-6666 Sales Mgrs.: Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503 Harry Neverett 518-651-1818 Auctioneer John (Barney) McCracken 802-524-2991 • www.nnyds.com PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC. P.O. Box 607, Wayland, NY 14572 585-728-2520 • Fax 585-728-3378 www.pirrunginc.com James P. Pirrung R.G. MASON AUCTIONS Richard G. Mason We do all types of auctions Complete auction service & equipment

Phone/Fax 585-567-8844 ROY TEITSWORTH , INC. AUCTIONEERS Specialist in large auctions for farmers, dealers, contractors and municipalities. Groveland, Geneseo, NY 14454 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com TOWN & COUNTRY AUCTION SERVICE Rt. 32 N., Schuylerville, NY 518-695-6663 Owner: Henry J. Moak VINEYARD ROAD AUCTION LLC 2296 Yerkes Rd., Romulus, NY 14541 607-869-5470 WILLIAM KENT, INC. Sales Managers & Auctioneers Farm Real Estate Brokers • Stafford, NY 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com WRIGHT’S AUCTION SERVICE 48 Community Dr., Derby, VT 14541 802-334-6115 www.wrightsauctions.com Whitestone Farm P.O. Box 570 Aldie, VA 20105 703-327-4863 703-930-1841 (Mark Cell)


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Auction Calendar, Continued (cont. from prev. page) website, www.williamkentinc.com, fro more information and photos!. William Kent • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 Saturday, March 22 • 8:00 AM: Muncy, PA. Fraleys Annual Spring Consignment Sale. Fraley Auction Co., 570546-6907 • 9:00 AM: 13936 Rt 31, Albion, NY . Bentley Brothers Inventory Reduction and Consignment Auction. Kubota tractors & farm equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., 585-243-1563 Saturday, March 22 • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Horse Sale. Tack at 9 am, horses at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 10:00 AM: Pavilion Fire Dept., Rt. 19, Pavilion, NY. Estate of Richard W. Boyle. Large collection of farm toys, ‘50’s toy trucks & construction, trains, model cars and trucks. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676, 585-233-9570 www.dannauctioneers.com • 10:00 AM: Empire Livestock Marketing, 7418 Route 415N, Bath, NY. Horse & Tack Sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, Sue Rudgers, manager, 607-776-2000, cell 585-447-3842, Jonathan Lubic, operations manager cell 585250-2032 • 12:00 Noon: Aldie, VA. Whitestone Farm 21st Annual Pasture, Performance-Tested Bull and Female Sale. 703-327-4863 or 703-930-1841 (Mark Cell) www.whitestonefarm.com Wednesday, March 26 • 10:00 AM: 1270 East Swamp Rd, Penn Yan, NY. Mahlon Horning Retirement Auction. IH 1066, JD 2630, JD450 crawler loader, JD 4420, 443 4R, 213, tractors & combine sell w/steel tires, forage equip., horse drawn equip., Waterloo 2x6 evaporator, shop tools. Info. Mahlon Horning, 585-554-3411. Nelson Horning 585-554-5335, no Sunday calls. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676, 585233-9570 www.dannauctioneers.com • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, Lonnie Kent, manager & auctioneer, 716-296-5041 or 716450-0558 Thursday, March 27 • Atlantic City, NJ. 3 Day Sale! Construction Equipment. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 9:00 AM: 12601 State Rd. 545 North (Avalon Rd.), Winter Garden, FL. Huge 9 Day Florida Sale selling everything construction, agriculture, trucking & more. Alex Lyon & Son, 315633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 12:30 PM: Empire Livestock Marketing, 11 Ruth St., Vernon, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, Burtons, 315-8293105 • 6:00 PM: Empire Livestock Marketing, 7418 Route 415N, Bath, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, Sue Rudgers, manager, 607-776-2000, cell 585-447-3842, Jonathan Lubic, operations manager cell 585-250-2032 Friday, March 28 • Laurins Maple Grove Dairy LLC, Chazy, NY. 200 head of freestall dairy cattle. 150 cows & 50 bred heifers. Delarm & Treadway, 518-4834106 or 315-659-2407 www.delarm-treadway.com • 10:00 AM: Portville, NY. Don Holcomb Cattle and Machinery Disperal. Selling herd of Ayrshire cattle, farm machinery, milking equipment & much more! Visit our website for more information and photos! William Kent, Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com Saturday, March 29 • Stewartstown, PA. 189 acre farm at public auction. Leaman Auctions, 717-464-1128, Auctionzip #3721 • Lismore Dairy, Arkport, NY. The Spring Happening Sale. Select consignments from Roll-nView Farms, Ziem-Barb-Way Holsteins & Oakfield Corners Dairy! . The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:00 AM: On the Farm, Forksville, PA. Bill Hart Retirement Farm Sale. Fraley Auction Co., 570-546-6907 • 9:00 AM: Windmill Farm Market, 3900 Rt. 14A, 5 mi. S. of Penn Yan, NY. Equipment Consignment Auction. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676, 585-233-9570 www.dannauctioneers.com • 9:00 AM: 601 West Main St., (Rt. 39 & 219) Springville, NY Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction. Farm tractors, machinery, lawn &

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garden equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., 585243-1563 • 11:00 AM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY . Spring Premier All Breeds Sale! Accepting the first 150 consignments of registered cattle of all breeds. Note the change of date and get your consignments in as the advertising is earlier. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637 or 607-847-8800, , cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Friday, April 4 • 10:00 AM: Gainsville, NY. George and Judy Foote Machinery and Produce Auction. Complete line of farm equip. featuring NH T6070, MFWD, 1,277 hours and much more! Visit our website for more information and photos! William Kent, Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com • 10:00 AM: 4900 Bald Mountain Rd., Auburn Hills, MI. Major Job Completion. Late model Cat construction & earthmoving equip., trucks, trailers, support & attachments. Very nice!. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com Saturday, April 5 • Buffalo, NY. 2 Day Auction! Woodworking Shop, Toy Collection, Cars, Construction Equip., Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • Cobleskill Dairy Cattle Club. 33rd Annual Cobleskill Dairy Fashions Sale. 100 head. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Marshall Machinery, Inc. Rte. 652, Honesdale, PA`. Annual Auction. Online bidding available. Marshall Machinery, Inc., 570-729-7117 www.marshall-machinery.com • 10:30 AM: Mr. & Mrs. Gary VanAuken Complete Farm Machinery Dispersal plus David & Tom Mark (Ossian Mark Farms) Farm Machinery downsizing since dispersal of dairy herd. . Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market. Chautauqua/Cattaraugus Co. Club Sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, Lonnie Kent, manager & auctioneer, 716-296-5041 or 716-450-0558 Monday, April 7 • Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY . Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale. Special Easter Sale, Lamb Sheep, Goat & Pig Small Animal Sale. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637 or 607847-8800, , cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 10:00 AM: Arkport, NY. Jenkins Farm, Inc. Complete Vegetable Farm Equipment Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com Wednesday, April 9 • 5:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Easter Lamb & Goat Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, April 10 • 5:00 PM: Empire Livestock Marketing, 7418 Route 415N, Bath, NY. Easter Lamb & Goat Sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, Sue Rudgers, manager, 607-776-2000, cell 585447-3842, Jonathan Lubic, operations manager cell 585-250-2032 Friday, April 11 • Syracuse, NY. NY Spring Colored Breeds Dairy Sale. The Cattle Exchange, 607-7462226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 10:00 AM: Hamlin, NY. NJ Kruger and Sons Farms Machinery and Equipment Auction. Selling a complete line of farm equipment including Versatile 835, NH 8670, JD 317 skidsteer. Vehicles including ‘07 GMC pickup and much more! Visit our website for more information and photos! William Kent, Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com Saturday, April 12 • Heifer Haven, North Bangor, NY. Annual Machinery Auction. Call early w/consignments to get advertising. Northern New York Dairy Sales,518-481-6666, Harry Neverett 518-6511818, Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503 www.nnyds.com • Savona, NY (Steuben Co.). Farm Machinery and Tools Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • Syracuse, NY. NY Spring Holstein Sale. Held in conjunction with the NY Spring Dairy Carousel. 100 head will sell. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 8:00 AM: 1820 Cty. Rt. 7, Ancram, NY. Beaver Mountain Farms 24th Annual Auction. Leaman Auctions, 717-464-1128, Auctionzip #3721 • 9:00 AM: 2241 Havens Crs. Rd, Penn Yan, NY. DeWick Equipment. Discontinued Cub Cadet dealership. Chevy 2500 4wd, Warner & Swasey forklift, used Cub Cadet & JD equip., new & used parts, Cub Cadet dealership manuals & promo items, shop equipment. Info Fred DeWick315-536-7968. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676, 585-233-9570 www.dannauctioneers.com • 9:00 AM: 6599 State Rte. 374, Clifford Twp., PA. Susquehanna Co. Spring Consignment

Sale. Lopatofsky Auction LLC, 570-445-0424 lopyauctions@yahoo.com www.lopyauctions.com • 9:30 AM: Empire Livestock Marketing, 11 Ruth St., Vernon, NY. Machinery Auction. Empire Livestock Marketing, Tim Miller, Manager & Auctioneer, 315-440-9683, David Sherwood, 315-436-0804, Office 315-829-3105 • 9:30 AM: Empire Livestock Marketing, 11 Ruth St., Vernon, NY. Machinery Auction. Empire Livestock Marketing, Burtons, 315-8293105 • 10:00 AM: Goodmanor Farm, 391 Goodmanor Rd., Fort Ann, NY. Farm Machinery Auction due to the sale of the farm. For a complete listing with pictures go online at www.auctionzip.com with Auctioneer ID 37401. Cambridge Valley Livestock Market Inc., Auctioneers Glenn, Chris & Pat McLenithan, 518677-3895 or 8576 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Cattle Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:00 PM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY . Spring Turnout Beef Sale featuring the Endless Trails Farm grass fed Angus cross breeding herd. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637 or 607-847-8800, , cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, April 16 • 9:30 AM: 2401 Airport Rd., Timmins, Ont. Canada. Chartrand Contracting Complete Liquidation. Late model Cat construction and mining equip. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market. Monthly Heifer Sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, Lonnie Kent, manager & auctioneer, 716-296-5041 or 716-450-0558 Thursday, April 17 • 12:30 PM: Empire Livestock Marketing, 11 Ruth St., Vernon, NY. Monthly Fat Cattle & Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, Burtons, 315-829-3105 Friday, April 18 • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 Saturday, April 19 • Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY . Annual Spring Machinery Consignment Sale & Shrub and Plant Sale. Call today with your consignments to meet the ads. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637 or 607-847-8800, , cell 607-9721770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 9:00 AM: Gerry Rodeo Grounds, 4351 Route 60, Gerry, NY Chautauqua County Area Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction. Equipment, trucks, tractors, trailers, landscape items and more. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., 585-243-1563 • 10:30 AM: Argyle Livestock Station, 378 County Rt. 47, Argyle, NY. Annual Farm Machinery Consignment Auction. To consign call 518-638-8580. Frank Walker Inc., 607-8295172 • 11:00 AM: Jasper, NY (Steuben Co.). Organic Dairy Herd, Dairy, Barn Equip. and Machinery for Mr. & Mrs. Darrin Van Orsdale. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com Thursday, April 24 • Lampeter, PA. Pen-Col Production Sale with Select Consignments. Co-managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farm. . The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 12:30 PM: Empire Livestock Marketing, 11 Ruth St., Vernon, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, Burtons, 315-8293105 Friday, April 25 • Whitney Point, NY. 2 Day Auction! 26th Annual Broome County Farm Bureau Absolute Consignment Auction. The Largest Absolute Consignment Auction On The East Coast! Huge Auction Of Tractors, Construction & Farm Equipment, Trucks & Trailers, Lawn & Garden, Etc. Mel Manasse & Son, Auctioneers, 607692-4540 / 800-MANASSE manasseauctions@aol.com • 10:30 AM: River Valley New Holland, 33785 State Hwy. 10, Hamden, NY. Spring Inventory Reduction & Consignment Auction. Frank Walker Inc., 607-829-5172 • 6:00 PM: Empire Livestock Marketing, 7418 Route 415N, Bath, NY. Feeder & Beef Replacement Sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, Sue Rudgers, manager, 607-776-2000, cell 585-447-3842, Jonathan Lubic, operations manager cell 585-250-2032 • 7:30 PM: The Sale Barn, Canisteo, NY. Allegeny-Steuben Holstein Club Sale. Fraley Auction Co., 570-546-6907 Saturday, April 26 • Dekalb Junction, St. Larence Co., NY. 14th Annual Machinery & Farm Equipment Consignment Auction. Call w/ consignments ASAP so they can be well-advertised. NEW LOCATION: CR 17, about 1 mile from Rte 11. Shattuck Auction Service with H&L Auctions of Malone. Willis Shattuck: 315-347-3003, Dave Bush: 315-287-2436, Scott Hamilton: 518-483-8787, or Ed Legacy 518-483-0800

auctionzip.com, #10446. • Herkimer Co., NY. Reserved for Farm Machinery Auction. Visit our website for more information and photos! William Kent, Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com • Richard Aubrey Farm Machinery Dispersal, Hudson Falls, NY. Sale managed by Argyle Livestock Market. Frank Walker, 607-829-5172 • 8:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, 6502 Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo (Groveland), NY. NY’s Favorite Consignment Auction. Construction equipment, farm and compact tractors, trucks, cars, pickups, nursery stock & trees and more! Roy Teitsworth, Inc., 585-243-1563 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, Lonnie Kent, manager & auctioneer, 716-296-5041 or 716450-0558 Thursday, May 1 • 6:00 PM: Empire Livestock Marketing, 7418 Route 415N, Bath, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, Sue Rudgers, manager, 607-776-2000, cell 585-447-3842, Jonathan Lubic, operations manager cell 585-250-2032 Saturday, May 3 • Arcade, NY. Co-Vista Holsteins Grand Slam Dispersal. Owners: Russ & Karen George. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Risingville, NY (Steuben Co.). Danny Wilson and the estate of John Wilson. Farm machinery, sawmill, horse drawn equipment. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 9:00 AM: Muncy, PA. Annual Spring Garden Sale. Fraley Auction Co., 570-546-6907 • 10:00 AM: Franklin, NY Walker’s Auction Yard. Farm Machinery/Light Industrial/Lawn & Garden Consignment Sale. Frank Walker, 607829-5172 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Cattle Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, May 8 • Niagara Co., NY. Reserved for Machinery, Tool & Antique Auction. Visit our website for more information and photos! William Kent, Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com Friday, May 9 • 5:00 PM: Arthur Burk, Prosser Rd., Branchport, NY. AC 180, 170, D-17, WC’s, Oliver 1600, Case DB1212; Same 70, tillage, hay equip. Info Arthur Burk 315-694-0487. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676, 585233-9570 www.dannauctioneers.com Saturday, May 10 • North Bangor, NY. Blue-Gene Milking Herd & Select Heifer Dispersal. Owners: Eugene & Holly Poirier. 150 head sell. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226. daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:00 AM: Town of Palmyra Highway Dept., 131 Kent St., Palmyra, NY. 29th Annual Palmyra Government Surplus Equipment Auction. Equipment from over 100 municipalities. . Roy Teitsworth, Inc., 585-243-1563 • 9:30 AM: Empire Livestock Marketing, 11 Ruth St., Vernon, NY. Machinery Auction. Empire Livestock Marketing, Tim Miller, Manager & Auctioneer, 315-440-9683, David Sherwood, 315-436-0804, Office 315-829-3105 • 9:30 AM: Empire Livestock Marketing, 11 Ruth St., Vernon, NY. Machinery Auction. Empire Livestock Marketing, Burtons, 315-8293105 • 10:00 AM: 459 Lintz Rd., Treadwell, NY. Estate of Emerson Shivers, Sr. Tractors, farm machinery, trucks, antiques and collectibles. TAg sale also being held on furniture & household items. Frank Walker Inc., 607-829-5172 Thursday, May 15 • 12:30 PM: Empire Livestock Marketing, 11 Ruth St., Vernon, NY. Monthly Fat Cattle & Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, Burtons, 315-829-3105 • 4:00 PM: Empire Livestock Marketing, 7418 Route 415N, Bath, NY. Feeder & Beef Replacement Sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, Sue Rudgers, manager, 607-776-2000, cell 585-447-3842, Jonathan Lubic, operations manager cell 585-250-2032 Saturday, May 17 • 479 Healey Rd., Chateaugay, NY. Complete Farm Machinery Dispersal for Herbert & Carolyn Healey. . Northern New York Dairy Sales,518-481-6666, Harry Neverett 518-6511818, Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503 www.nnyds.com • 9:00 AM: Muncy, PA. Fraley’s Annual Spring Consignment Sale. Fraley Auction Co., 570546-6907 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Cattle Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, May 21 • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market. Monthly Heifer Sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, Lonnie Kent, manager & auctioneer, 716-296-5041 or 716-450-0558


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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT February 24, 2014 No Report. ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES East Middlebury, VT February 24, 2014 No Report. COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA February 26, 2014 Cows: Canners 61-90; Cutters 90.50-98; Util 98.50-106.50. Steers: Sel 104-107; Hols. 101. Calves: 5-315 ea. Feeders: 84-111 Lambs: 163 Goats: 141-180 ea.; Kids 60 ea. Feeder Pigs: 70-74 ea. Chickens: 3.50-16 ea. Rabbits: 4-21 ea. Ducks: 2.50-11 ea. Pigeons: 5-7.50 ea. Guinea Hens: 10-18 ea. *Sale every Wednesday at 7 pm. FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA February 25, 2014 No Report. NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA March 4, 2014 Calves (/cwt): 0-60# 2435; 61-75# 40-72; 76-95# 64-70; 96-105# 62-65; 106# & up 50-69. Farm Calves: 85-26/cwt Feeders: 50-141/cwt Heifers: 83/cwt Steers: 100-140.50/ cwt. Bulls: 100-110.50/cwt Canners: 10-86/cwt Cutters: 91-97/cwt Utility: 98-107/cwt Sows: 60/cwt Boars: 13.50/cwt Feeder Pigs: 58-64/ ea. Lambs: 230/cwt Sheep: 65-122.50/cwt Goats: 70-300 ea. Rabbits: 5-27 ea. Poultry: 4.50-18.50 ea. Hay: 8 lots. 3.30-5.70/bale HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ March 4, 2014 Calves: 20. .50-2 Cows: 41. .68-1.15 Easy Cows: 3. .46-.54 Feeder Steers 4. 1.201.55 Feeder Heifers: 1. 1.40 Bulls: 1. 1.02

Steers: 1. 1 .99-1.44 Fat Heifers: 2. 1.09-1.30 Sheep: No 19 .85-2.15 Lambs (/hd): 5. 50-95 Lambs (/lb): 5. .95-2.35 Goats (/hd): 19. 25-185 CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No Report EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET Chatham, NY No Report VERNON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY February 24 & 27, 2014 Calves: Hfrs. .50-1.30; Grower Bulls over 92# .802.35; 80-92# .70-2.25; Bob Veal .10-.60. Cull Cows: Gd .72-.95; Lean .45-.86; Hvy. Beef Bulls .70-1.15. Dairy Replacements: Fresh Cows 850-2100; Springing Hfrs. 900-1900; Bred Hfrs. 800-1600; Fresh Hfrs. 1050-2000; Open Hfrs. 550-900; Started Hfrs. 150-500; Service Bulls 600-1000. Beef: Feeders .50-1.30; Sel .95-1.15; Hols. Sel .881. Lamb & Sheep: Mkt. 2.30; Slgh. .25-.60. Goats: Billies 1-2; Nannies .80-1.35; Kids .10-1. Swine: Sow .30-.65 CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY February 25, 2014 Calves: Hfr. .50-1.30; Grower bull calves over 92# .70-2.35; 80-92# .802; Bob Veal .10-.60. Cull Cows: Gd .72-1.01; Lean .40-.88; Hvy Beef Bulls .80-1.19. Dairy Replacements: Fresh Cows 700-1100; Springing Hfrs. 900-1400; Bred Hfrs. 750-1050; Fresh Hfrs. 700-1300; Open Hfrs. 450-800; Started Hfrs. 100400; Service Bulls 5001000; Handling Hfrs. 8001250. Beef: Feeders .50-1.50; Beef Sel .95-1.15; Hols. Sel .92-1.05. Lamb & Sheep: Mkt. 1.502.30; Slgh. Sheep .25-.75. Goats: Billies 80-200; Nannies 70-180; Kids 20100. Swine: Sow .30-.65; Feeder Pig ea. 30-65. CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY February 24, 2014 No Report.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY February 19, 2014 No Report. DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY February 24 & 26, 2014 Calves: Hfrs. 1-1.95; Growers over 92# 1.852.35; 80-92# 1.50-2.10; Bob Veal .30-.55. Cull Cows: Gd .92-1.01; Lean .80-.93; Hvy. Beef Bulls .94-.98. Dairy Replacement: Bred Hfrs. 750-1000; Service Bulls 470-750. Beef: Ch 1.37-1.43 Lamb & Sheep: Mkt. 1.702.15. Goats: Billies 215; Nannies 70-145. Swine: Hog .95-1.23; Sow .37; Feeder Pigs (/hd) 5065 GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY No Report PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY February 17, 2014 Calves: Hfrs. 1.30; Growers over 92# 1.50-2.10; 8092# 1.80-2.25; Bob Veal .15-.65. Cull Cows: Gd .82-1.01; Lean .72-.85; Hvy Beef Bulls 1.095-1.125. Beef: Ch 1.40-1.44; Hols. Ch 1.10-1.14. BATH MARKET Bath, NY February 20, 2014 No Report. FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION Penn Yan, NY No Report *Produce Mon. at 10 am, Wed. & Fri. at 9 am sharp. * Hay auctions Fridays at 11:15 am. FINGER LAKES HAY REPORT Penn Yan, NY February 28, 2014 Hay: 1st cut 120-175; 2nd cut 115-225. Straw: 165-215 * Hay auctions Fridays at 11:15 am. FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE REGULAR WEEKLY SALE Canandaigua, NY No Report FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE FEEDER SALE

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Canandaigua, NY February 26, 2014 Dairy Cows for Slaughter: Bone Util 75-104.50; Canners/Cutters 55-80. Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95-110# 20-45; 80-95# 1542.50; 60-80# 10-40. Beef Calves Ret. to Feed: Bull over 95# 65-182.50. Beef Steers: Ch grain fed 132-150; Sel 115-124; Hols. Ch grain fed 110120; Sel 95-107. Hogs: Slgh. Hogs US 1-3 50-78; Sows US 1-3 53-59. Hot House Lambs: Ch 3040# 225-265. Market Lambs: Ch 80100# 125-175. Slaughter Sheep: M 75125. Rams: Ch over 130# 7075 Goats: Nannies L 110172.50. HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY February 24, 2014 No Report. CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA No Report * New start time 4:30. * Fed & Feeder Cattle Sale Oct. 29. CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Small Animal Sale No Report Animals sold by piece. Sale starts at 5 pm. CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Graded Feeder Pig Sale February 21 No Report.

DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC March 3, 2014 Cattle: 90. Steers Ch 2-3 1222-1362# 141-145; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 15001600# 123-125; Hfrs. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1500-1600# 123125; Ch 2-3 1335# 139. Cows: Prem. White 96; Breakers 89-98; Boners 84-92; Lean 70-83. Bulls: G 1 1874-1934# 114-115. Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 400-500# 147.50-149; M$L 2 300-400# 127.50-145, 400-500# 120-130, 500650# 122.50-130. Calves: 195. Bull calves No. 1 118-126# 180192.50; 94-116# 195-215; 80-92# 197.50-210; No. 2 94-114# 170-200; 80-92# 150-160; 118-124# 175185; No. 3 94-116# 150180; 80-92# 90-130; Util 70-112# 17.50-40; Hols. Hfr. calves No. 1 86-120# 175-205; No. 2 88-114# 110-170; Util/non-tubing 70-80# 12.50-50. Hay (/ton): Alfalfa 150340; Alfalfa/Grass 270300; Grass 80-290; Mixed 115-310; Timothy Grass 125-210. Round Bales: 22.5057.50/bale Straw: 120-175/ton Firewood: 70-140/load Oats: 3.60-4.40/bu EarCorn: 115-125/ton Shelled Corn: 5.40/bu GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA February 24, 2014 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1328-1610# 145.50149.50; Ch 2-3 11681590# 139-144; Hi Sel & Lo CH 2-3 1198-1384#

133-136; Hols.; Sel 2-3 1114-1438# 129-133. Slaughter Holstein Steers: Hi Ch 2-3 13281610# 145.50-149.50; Ch 2-3 1168-1590# 139-144; Sel 2-3 1014-1406# 100108. Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1186-1392# 141146; Ch 2-3 1128-1284# 136-140; Sel 2-3 10921280# 130-133.50. Slaughter Cows: Prem. White 65-75% lean 97101.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 89-94, hi dress 9597.50, lo dress 84-87; Boners 80-85% lean 84-89.50, hi dress 90-94, lo dress 8182.50; Lean 85-90% lean 77-82, hi dress 83-89, lo dress 67-73. Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1102-1908# 105-115.50, hi dress 1312-1898# 113.50120, lo dress 956-2039# 92-105. Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 1 250-350# 185-192; Hols. 450-500# 92-101; 650-800# 100-116; Hfrs. M&L 1 400-500# 145-173; M&L 2 300-500# 127.50147.50, 600-700# 137139; Bulls M&L 1 300-500# 182.50-187, 500-700# 152.50-175; M&L 2 300500# 162.50-175; 500700# 131-165; M&L 3 400500# 104-107.50; 600800# 82-86. Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 96-126# 200-230; 80-94# 210-250; No. 2 90-126# 165-200; No. 3 80-126# 100-200, mostly 100-140; Util 60-124# 20-55; Hols. Hfr. Calves No. 1 80100# 135-190; No. 2 8496# 70-100. Beef Cross Calves: 66116# 120-232.50, mostly 180-230.


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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Slaughter Hogs: Sows 458-540# 55-61; Boars 518# 17. Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 20-30# 232.50, 5070# 220-255, 90-10# 157210; Ewes Gd 2-3 113204# 75-85. Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 92.50-95, 60-80 # 150, 80-100# 140-150; Sel 2 80-100# 77.5092.50, Sel 3 Under 20# 1521; Nannies Sel 1 80-130# 145-165; Sel 2 80-130# 117.50-127.50; Billies Sel 1 100-150# 167-200, Sel 2 100-150# 120; Wethers Sel 1 150-250# 232, Sel 2 100150# 120. INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA No Report KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA March 1, 2014 Alfalfa: 5 lds, 110-255-340 Mixed Hay: 21 lds, 80-285 Timothy: 2 lds, 310 Grass: 13 lds, 105-280 Straw: 5 lds, 100-190 B e d d i n g Mulch/Hay/Straw Mix: 1 ld, 75 Soy Stubble: 1 ld, 65 Oats: 1 ld, 4.25 Firewood: 3 lds, 140-200 LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA February 21, 2014 No Report. LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION No Report LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA No Report MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA February 25, 2014 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1205-1615# 140149; Ch 2-3 1110-1580# 133-139; Sel 2-3 10151730# 128.50-132; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1380-1695# 118-123.50; Ch 2-3 13951625# 112-117.50. Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1125-1455# 139148; Ch 2-3 1045-1230# 131-136; Sel 2-3 10601340# 126-130. Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 90-93.50, lo dress 83-87.50; Boners 80-85% lean 85-88, hi dress 88.50-91.50, lo dress 80-84.40; Lean 88-

90# lean 81-85, hi dress 86-88, lo dress 73-77. Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1200-1710# 110-115.50, hi dress 1220-2200# 116.50123.50, very hi dress 127.50-140, lo dress 9901295# 98-104. Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 1 400-500# 167; 800900# 120-132; M&L 2 400500# 140; Hols. 200-300# 95-107; 600-800# 85-101; 800-1000# 94-98; Hfrs. M&L 1 300-500# 147; 500600# 137; 700-900# 135137; M&L 2 300-400# 132; 500-700# 115-130; Bulls M&L 1 300-500# 145-170; 500-700# 135-142; 700800# 130. Return to Farm Calves: Hols. Bull calves No. 1 95120# 190-220; No. 2 95120# 160-185; No. 3 94115# 120-145; Util 65-95# 75-100; Hols. Hfr. Calves No. 1 80-120# 150-180. Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 200300# 78-83; 300-400# 7882; 45-49% lean 200-300# 70-77; Sows 300-500# 4055; 500-700# 60-69; Boars 410-695# 11-20. Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 3040# 40-42. Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 20-40# 195-242; 40-60# 260-270; 60-80# 230-255; 100-120# 175180; Ewes Gd 1-3 165245# 67-75. Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 10-20# 20-35; 20-30# 92; 30-40# 87-110; 40-50# 140-172; 50-60# 165; Sel 2 20-30# 40; 30-40# 50; 4050# 97; Nannies Sel 2 80130# 147-165; Billies Sel 1 100-150# 205; 150-250# 265; Sel 2 100-150# 180185; Sel 3 100-150# 160; Wethers Sel 1 100-150# 237-242. MORRISON COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION REPORT Martinsburg, PA March 3, 2014 Cattle: 88 Steers: Ch 125-137.50; Gd 110-122. Heifers: Ch 122-133; Gd 110-120. Cows: Util & Commercial 82-92; Canner & lo Cutter 80 & dn. Bullocks: Gd & Ch 102114 Bulls: YG 1 100-104 Calves: 82. Ch 120-140; Gd 100-115; Std. 20-70; Hols. Bulls 90-130# 90230. Hogs: 19. US 1-2 80-85; US 1-3 72-76; Sows US 13 60-70; Boars 16-39. Feeder Pigs: 2. US 1-3 20-50# 35-60.

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300-500# 176-179.75; M&L 2 300-500# 148.75148.75. Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 146-160, 500700# 135-137, M&L 2 300500# 129.75-139.75, 500700# 126-134.50. Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 163.75-178.75, 500700# 143.75-158.50; M&L 2 300-500# 162.50-175, 500-700# 131-165; M&L 3 300-500# 104-107.50, 500-700# 82-86. NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES SHEEP & GOATS New Holland, PA February 28, 2014 Slaughter Lambs: Wooled & Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 4060# hair sheep 217-224; 60-80# 217-284; 70-80# 220-230; 80-90# hair sheep 204-218; 80-110# 204-220; 110-140# 182210. Wooled & Shorn Ch & Pr 3-4 40-60# 255-315; 5060# hair sheep 232-270; 60-80# 237-290; 80-90# hair sheep 235-240; 80100# 220-247. Wooled & Shorn Gd & Ch 1-3 40-60# hair sheep 194-195; 80100# hair sheep 168-190; 90-110# 190-192; 110130# 172-174, hair sheep 150-162; 130-140# 170184; 170-190# 154-188. Wooled & Shorn Util & Gd 1-2 70-80# hair sheep 145150. Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M flesh 90-120# hair sheep 94-128; 130-160# 92-140; 170-200# 100145; 200-250# 80-113. Util 1-2 thin flesh 130-160# 7697; 160-200# 84-92; 200225# 78-86. Slaughter Bucks: 130160# hair sheep 100-140; 170-200# 80-122; 230250# 78-132. Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel

1 40-60# 140-175; 60-80# 190-227; 80-110# 192226; Sel 2 40-60# 114-140; 60-80# 140-190; 80-100# 158-200; Sel 3 40-60# 90116; 60-80# 106-138. Slaughter Nannies/Does: Sel 1 90-130# 162-200; 130-150# 178-212; Sel 2 80-130# 150-180; Sel 3 70-80# 92-125; 80-110# 120-175. Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 125150# 240-305; 150-175# 175-350; Sel 2 100-150# 180-250; Sel 3 140-150# 144-146. Slaughter Wethers: Sel 1 80-100# 224-250; 100120# 224-255; 120-150# 300-310; 150-200# 300340. Sel 2 80-110# 150220. NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES FEEDER PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA Graded Feeder Pigs: US 1 20-30# 230-260, PKG 320, PKG 80, 30-40# 180190, 30-40# 75-105, 8085# 85-95. US 2 15-25# 200-220, 30-35# 160-170, PKG 110, 50-55# 120130, 60-100# 40-60. PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Report March 3, 2014 Compared to last week, Corn sold .05 to .10 higher, Wheat sold steady to .05 higher, Barley sold steady, Oats sold steady to .05 lower and Soybeans sold .20 to .30 higher. EarCorn sold steady. All prices paid delivered to dealers dock, all prices per bushel, except EarCorn, which is per ton. Eastern PA: Corn No. 2 4.55-5.13, Avg 4.84, Harvest 4.81; Wheat No. 2 5.59-7.19, Avg 6.36, Har-

vest 6.17; Barley No. 3 2.90-3.40, Avg 3.15, Harvest 2.80; Oats No. 2 3.20; Soybeans 13.95-14.10, Avg 14.04, Harvest 11.25; EarCorn 130. Central PA: Corn No. 2 4.25-53.03, Avg 4.84; Wheat No. 2 6.30; Barley No. 3 3.30-4, Avg 3.60; Oats No. 2 3.20-4, Avg 3.48; Soybeans 13.1013.96, Avg 13.52. Western PA: Corn No. 2 4.23-4.26, Harvest 4.24, Harvest 4.22; Wheat No. 2 5.49; Soybeans No. 2 13.72-13.89, Avg 13.85, Harvest 10.93. Central PA: Corn No. 2 4.20-4.58, Avg 4.43; Wheat No. 2 6.30, Avg 2.10; Barley No. 3 3.30-4.50, Avg 3.93; Oats No. 2 3.20-4.50, Avg 3.65; Soybeans No. 2 12.40-13.60, Avg 13.23; EarCorn 115, Avg 38.33. *Few reported PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary February 21, 2014 Slaughter Cattle: Steers Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 144.25149.50; Ch 1-3 136.75140.50; Sel 1-2 132-136; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 122.75-127.75; Ch 2-3 116.50-119.25; Sel 1-2 105.50-112.25; Hfrs. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 141.75-147; Ch 13 134-139; Sel 1-2 128131.50. Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 87.25-92; Boners 80-85% lean 8387.50; Lean 85-90% lean 77.50-82.75. Bulls: 102.75-109.50; hi dress 114-132.75, lo dress 100-104.50. Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 1 300-500# 152-173; 500-700# 143.75-174.50; M&L 2 300-500# 123.75126.25; 500-700# 130-136; Hfrs. M&L 1 300-500# 161.75-168.25; 500-700# 130.75-144.50; M&L 2 300-400# 133-146; 500700# 109.50-131; Bulls M&L 1 300-500# 162-190; 500-700# 139.50-169; M&L 2 300-500# 122.50159. Holstein Calves: Vealers Util 60-120# 37.25-66. Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols.Bulls 95-120# 16687.50; 80-90# 150-173.25; No. 2 95-120# 143-167.50; 80-90# 159.50-191; No. 3 Bulls 80-120# 110.25154.50; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 84-105# 131.25-152.25; No. 2 80-105# 108.25138.25. Hogs: 49-54% lean 220300# 65-70, few 71-76;


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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Sows US 1-3 300-500# 5562; 500-700# 58-64.50; Boars 300-700# 15-16. Graded Feeder Pigs: US 1 20-30# 230-260; pkg 21# 320; pkg 27# 80; 30-40# 180-190; 30-40# 75-105; 80-85# 85-95; US 2 15-25# 200-220; 30-35# 160-170; pkg 40# 110; 50-55# 120130; 60-100# 40-60. Slaughter Lambs: Wooled & Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 6080# hair sheep 200-230; 80-100# 210-220, hair sheep 204-208; 130# 214; Wooled & Shorn Ch & Pr 3-4 40-60# 315-335, hair sheep 255-312; 60-80# hair sheep 234-262; 80100# hair sheep 224-245; 110-120# hair sheep 204227; Wooled & Shorn Gd & Ch 1-3 40-60# hair sheep 205-225; 80-100# 194198, hair sheep 178-200; 110-120# 166-180; 130140# 170-174; Wooled & Shorn Util & Gd 1-2 60-80# hair sheep 145-150; 110130# 117-148; Ewes Gd 23 M flesh 90-110# 94-98,

hair sheep 98-102; 120160# 96-100; 160-180# 96104; Util 1-2 thin flesh 90110# 62-84, hair sheep 9098; 120-150# hair sheep 84-90; 160-200# 68-82; 170-200# hair sheep 7680; 200-250# 82-90; Cull 12 160-180# 58-62; Bucks 130-150# hair sheep 84136; 165# hair sheep 108; 195# 84; 200-250# 72-90. Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 150-180; 60-80# 156-240; 80-100# 200240; Sel 2 40-60# 125-150; 60-80# 130-160; 80-100# 132-200; Sel 3 40-60# 70115; 60-80# 95-130; Nannies/Does Sel 1 90-125# 132-180; 130-140# 150200; Sel 2 70-80# 114-125; 80-120# 114-142; Sel 3 70-80# 87-102; 80-110# 80-120; Bucks/Billies Sel 1 130-140# 200-215; 140170# 205-290; Sel 2 120150# 152-205; Sel 3 110140# 102-152; Wethers Sel 1 70-80# 230-250; 80-110# 237-270; 110-130# 270305; 130-180# 245-325.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Hay Market Summary March 3, 2014 Hay & Straw Market For Eastern PA: (All hay prices paid by dealers at the farm & /ton). Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: prices /ton, 187 lds Hay, 42 Straw. Alfalfa 110-290; Mixed Hay 100-380; Timothy 105-350; Grass 77-320; Straw 95240. Wolgemuth Auct, Leola: Feb. 24, 146 lds Hay, 17 Straw. Alfalfa 150-290; Mixed Hay 90-380; Timothy 150-300; Grass Hay 110350; Straw 130-220. Green Dragon Auction: Feb. 28, 51 lds Hay, 15 Straw. Alfalfa 175-275; Mixed Hay 100-350; Grass 77-290; Straw 145-220. Wolgemuth Auction: Feb. 26, 77 lds Hay, 10 Straw. Alfalfa 110-245; Mixed Hay 100-310; Timothy 105-265; Grass 110-295; Straw 95-

240. Central PA: 148 lds Hay, 42 Straw. Alfalfa 60-310; Mixed Hay 55-305; Timothy 110-310; Grass 80-305; Straw 90-190. Dewart Auction, Dewart: Feb. 24, 36 lds Hay, 7 Straw. Alfalfa 60-310; Mixed Hay 250-310; Timothy 150-230; Grass 160305; Straw 120-160. Greencastle Auction: Feb. 27. 17 lds Hay & 0 Straw. Mixed Hay 95-185; Grass 15. Kutztown Auction: March 1. 36 lds Hay & 5 Straw. 340; Timothy 140-310; Grass 1054-220; Straw 100-190. Middleburg Auction: Feb. 25. 27 Hay, 13 Straw. Alfalfa 135-160; Mixed Hay 55285; Timothy 145-185; Grass 80-260; Straw 60150. Shippensburg Auction: Feb. 22 & 25. 12 lds Hay, 3 Straw. Alfalfa 185-270; Mixed Hay 120-234; Timothy 142.50-250; Straw 130-

160. *Few reported VINTAGE SALES STABLES February 25, 2014 Slaughter Cows: Prem. White 65-75% lean 89-91, hi dress 94-96.50, lo dress 83-88; Breaker 75-80% lean 90-96.50, hi dress 98102, lo dress 84-89.50; Boners 80-85% lean 8691, hi dress 93-94, lo dress 81-85; Lean 85-90% lean 81-84.50, hi dress 86-87, lo dress 73.50-81. Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1345-2230# 101.50-105, hi dress 109-110.50, very hi dress 114.50. Graded Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 112-121# 177-195; 95-103# 220225; No. 2 113-114# 187103-110# 202-209; 84-95# 212-230; No. 3 96-109# 175-182; 83-95# 202-215; 75# 185; Util 93-94# 110120; 74-82# 65-95; 65# 12. Graded Holstein Heifers: No. 1 110# 235; 94-102#

295-300; No. 2 93-102# 270-285; 84# 230; Util/nontubing 83-93# 50-60; 73# 32. WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA February 27, 2014 Alfalfa: 5 lds, 120-180 Orchard Grass: 5 lds, 95275 Mixed Hay: 25 lds, 85-340 Grass: 7 lds, 70-230 Straw: 9 lds, 95-210 Firewood: 7 lds, 90-140 Corn Fodder: 1 ld, 40 Alfalfa Baleage: 1 ld, 40/bale. Baleage: 1 ld, 55/bale WOLGEMUTH MONDAY HAY AUCTION New Holland, PA March 3, 2014 Alfalfa: 4 lds, 150-260 Mixed: 12 lds, 191-300 Grass: 7 lds, 195-280 Straw: 3 lds, 152-165 Firewood: 3 lds, 127-130 Baleage: 1 ld, 77

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Misc Equip: Lincoln portable welder; NH 328 spreader w/ top beater; Motomco Moisture Meter; Triple Beam Balance; hay tester; misc new, used parts: filters; Oliver 70 engine side panels; Leeson & GE 5 hp Motors: GE 2 hp; oil; pickup fuel tank; pressure washer; salamander. Shop Equip: Snap-on L872 3/4 ratchet 3'; power and hand tools; wrenches; sockets; torch set; drill press; shop press; chop saw; Sawzall; parts washer; jacks; circular storage rack; bolts; misc. Farm equipment has had careful operation and excellent maintenance. Consigned Equip: '79 NH TR85 combine, 2wd, 962 6R head. Info: Mary Van Epps 315-462-9346 Preview: By appointment and March 8, 9, 10 1-4pm, March 11, 12, 13 8am-6pm, auction day 8am. Sale Order: 10am shop tools, 11am tilt top trailer, tractors, combine, equipment, grain system, remaining small items. Terms: ID for bidder number, cash, check. Payment with Visa, MC, Disc, 3% fee.

DANN AUCTIONEERS, DELOS DANN 3339 Spangle St., Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-396-1676 or 585-233-9570 www.dannauctioneers.com Upcoming Auctions: Sat. March 22, 10am Estate of Richard W. Boyle Perry NY, large collection of farm toys, ‘50’s toy trucks & construction, trains, model cars and trucks. Auction at Pavilion Fire Dept., Rt. 19, Pavilion, NY. Wed. March 26, 10am, Mahlon Horning Retirement Auction 1270 East Swamp Rd, Penn Yan, NY. IH 1066; JD 2630; JD 450 crawler loader; JD 4420, 443 4R, 213; tractors & combine sell w/steel tires; forage equip; horse drawn equip; Waterloo 2x6 evaporator; shop tools. Info: Mahlon Horning, 585-554-3411. Nelson Horning 585-554-5335, no Sunday calls. Sat. March 29, 9am, Equipment Consignment Auction Windmill Farm Market, 3900 Rt. 14A, 5 mi. S. of Penn Yan, NY. Call by March 15 to advertise major items. Consignments accepted on site Thurs-Fri March 27-28, 9-6pm. Sat. April 12, 9am, DeWick Equipment 2241 Havens Crs. Rd, Penn Yan, NY. Discontinued Cub Cadet dealership. Chevy 2500 4WD; Warner & Swasey forklift; used Cub Cadet & JD equip; new & used parts; Cub Cadet dealership

manuals & promo items; shop equipment. Info: Fred DeWick 315-536-7968. Fri. May 9, 5pm, Arthur Burk Prosser Rd, Branchport, NY. AC 180, 170, D-17, WC’s; Oliver 1600; Case DB1212; Same 70; tillage, hay equip. Info: Arthur Burk 315-694-048.7 Sat. June 7, 9am, Estate of Charles E. Hitchcock 3412 St. Rt. 90, Aurora, NY. Extensive, unrestored collection of steam engine, gas engine, saw mill, horse drawn and older tractor drawn equip, farm antiques, shop tools. Sat. June 14, 11am - Paul Luckman 4006 Hall Center Rd., Walworth, NY. Excellent, restored collection: 7 JD including AOS, BO Londeman wide tread; MM twin City; Avery; Silver King; 38 gas engines including Cook, 15 hp, Ruston Hornsby 17hp, Mietz & Wiese 1 hp, Info: Paul Luckern 315-926-4455 7-9pm. Wed. Aug 6, 2pm NY Steam Engine Assoc. 6th annual Consignment Auction 1st day of Pageant of Steam Show, Aug. 6-9.


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Prices for New York feeder cattle — producers must do their part ed at Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange in Canandaigua, which based on the 14,000 feeder calves marked in 2013 represents the value that buyers and sellers alike place on the their expertise in marketing feeder cattle. A recent article was published with data that while correct, was not placed in its full context and did not paint a fa-

vorable picture. The purpose of this article is to better explain why prices vary and what producers can do to increase the value of their calves. The analysis of this data has provided results similar to studies conducted in Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri. There are discounts for bulls, horned, small framed and light muscled cattle. Additionally

black hided cattle bring a premium to all other colors. However two results have been reported and without the context in which they occur seem troubling. Compared to Cattle Fax data the prices received in New York are in direct relation. That is our prices follow the national trend. Yet, the average difference in price is $0.28/pound. There are

VINEYARD ROAD AUCTION LLC. 2295 Yerkes Road, Romulus NY 14541 11TH ANNUAL SPRING HORSE & CONSIGNMENT AUCTION March 14th and 15th 2014 Friday, March 14, 2014 10:00AM Tack, 11AM 2nd Annual Harness Horse Sale, 2:00PM Groceries, 6:00PM Sporting Goods Saturday, March 15, 2014 Sale Starts 8:30 Sharp 8:30 AM CATALOGED QUILTS: New York State Quilt #7- Featuring NY Maple Syrup Scenes - to Sell at Noon. Also Moonglow Block of the Month Quilt, (1458 pc., designer Jenny Beyer) Dahlias, Lonestars, Wedding Rings, Country Love to name a few. Expecting 100+ Quilts. 8:30 AM NEW HANDCRAFTED FURNITURE: Lots of 4 pc. Bedroom Suites (Queen & Full sizes) in Solid Oak, Hickory, and Cherry; Oak Rolltop and Slantop Desks, Oak Corner Hutches (60x42); Extension Table w/6 Chairs, Oak China Hutches, Oak Wardrobe, Oak Bureau, Oak Filing Cabinets, Oak Chest of Drawers, 3 pc. Oak Entertainment Set, Oak Bookcases, Oak Spindle Beds, Oak Dry Sink, 42x42 Oak Extension Table w/ 6 Chairs, 5ft. Oak Benches, Black 36x 72 Farm Table w/ Cherry Top (6 matching chairs), Oak Toy Chest, Oak Glider Rockers, Clothes Trees, Waste Baskets, Laundry Hampers, Child's Rockers, Oak End Tables, Ash Dry Sink, Oak Folding Table, Black Coffee Tables/Cherry Tops, Black Magazine Racks w/Cherry Tops, Pine Bookcases, Pine Hall Benches, Furniture Blankets, Lots of Hickory Furniture including Rockers, Coffee Tables, etc. 8:30 AM MISC. WAGON LOADS 8:30 AM LARGE TENT OF NEW TOOLS: Including load of new tools from Lake Country Surplus. Lots of Brand Name Cordless Tools, (Dewalt, Makita, Milwaukee, Bosch, Hitachi & Porter Cable) in 12V, 18V, & 20V Kits and Bare Tools. Hammer Drills, Drills, 1/4' Impact Drivers, 1/2" Impact Wrenches, Circular Saws, Recip. Saws, 4" Grinders, Flashlights. Power Tools including Dewalt DWS 780 Miter Saw, Metal Cutting Chopsaws, SDS Plus & SDS Max, Hammerdrills, Routers, Belt Sanders, Disc Sanders, Air Compressors, Bench Grinders, Dewalt 3800 PSI Honda Powered Pressure Washers, Air Nailers in Brand Names (Bostitch, Hitachi, Porter Cable, Numax, Craftsman). Framing Nailers, Roofing Nailers, Finish Nailers, Staplers, Flooring Nailers. AIR TOOLS Including DWS 780 Double Bevel Sliding Compound Miter Saw (air powered) w/ Folding Stand, Dewalt Air Powered Table Saw, w/ Folding Stand, 1/4" Master Power Impact Drivers, 1/2" Impact Wrench, Dual Action Sanders, Inline Sanders, 3/8" & 1/2" Drills, Foldable Shop Cranes, Engine Stands, Creepers, Floor Jacks, Jack Stands, 10T. Porta Power, 1/2" & 3/4" Drive Socket Sets,Wrench Sets, Impact Sockets; Breaker Bars; Nice Selection of Husqvarna, Paulan & Tanoka Chainsaws; Husqvarna String Trimmers; 2-4-6' Levels and Much more. 9:00 AM FARM EQUIPMENT: Pioneer 2 Bottom Plow, Rebuilt Oliver 2-Bottom Plow w/KV Bottoms, 2 Oliver 2 Bottom Plows, 12' Basket Harrow, JD 7000 Corn Planter w/ hyd. Motor, JD 12' Grain Drill, 1 Row NI Corn Picker, 750 Gehl Chopper w/Table, NH 455 Hay Mower w 11hp Honda (mint condition), NI Hay Crimper w Lombardini Diesel, NH 162 4-Star Tedder w/13 hp Honda, Claus 470 T Hay Rake (like new) w 11 hp Honda, JD 347 Baler (good condition), JD 30' Elevator, gravity Wagon, 6 Flatbed Wagons (2 Pioneer Gears, 1 Farmbuilt), 700 gal. ELS Manure Spreader, 110 bu. Lancaster Manure Spreader (mint condition), Corn Sprayer, Fore Cart, Snow Plow, 2-4-6-8 Horse Eveners, 1 New Snow Scoop, Rebuilt 892 NH Chopper w/new Horning Processor & New Infeed Table, New Millwood 7000 SD 2-Row Corn Planter, JS Torsion Axle Fore Cart, Standard Forecarts, 1 Threshing Machine (see photo) Bobsleigh, 7' Ground Drive Tedder, Grimm Hay Tedder, S&L 2 row Cultivator, Peachey Basket Harrows, New 3 pt. Basket Harrow w 1 Horse Loop, 2 New Basket Harrows, 4 Star Tedder w Engine, Mudereek 6'& 8' Roller Harrows, 2 Farmbuilt Gears, Used Scotts Lawn Mower. RESTAURANT & BAKERY EQUIPMENT: 6-Burner Oil Stove w/Baker, Pie Sheeter w/Air Motor, 2 Large Bakery Racks, Sweet Bread Pans, Angel Food Cake Pans. 9:00 SHOP EQUIPMENT: 2 New E-Z Dump Dumpsters by Sunset Machine, Welder w/Perkins Diesel, 25 hp Gas Robin Subaru Motor, 28 hp Thermo King Diesel, New & Used Honda Motors, Welders, Pressure Washers, Diesels, etc. 10:00 AM SMALL ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK Including Poultry, Sheep, Goats, Rabbits, Ducks, etc. All small animals must come in viewable boxes or cages. All small animals will be sold in cages they are presented in. 11:00 TACK: Halters, Leads, New & Used Harnesses, Saddles, plus Lots and Lots More. Load of Tack From Millers Leather Goods. 11:00 BUILDING MATERIALS: Trusses, Selection of Metal Roofing, Doors, Windows, etc. 11:00 SHRUBS, LAWN FURNITURE, POLY LAWN FURNITURE AND SHEDS 12:30 CATALOGED DRAFT HORSE SALE FOLLOWED BY UNCATALOGED HORSES ALL HORSES MUST HAVE CURRENT COGGINS WITHIN 1 YEAR OF SALE DATE. All Quilts MUST be here by Thur., March 13, at 5 PM. All Furniture MUST be here by Friday, March 14 at Noon. No Consignments taken Auction morning except reserved farm equipment. LOTS OF GOOD FOOD We will be receiving consignments Wed., Thur. before auction from 8:00 AM STARTING AT NOON ON FRIDAY. to 7:00 PM; Friday till noon. AUCTION WEEK CALL 607-869-5470 Quilts, Crafts: Stephen Hertzler 607-869-5581 Small Animal & Livestock: Sam Peachey 607-869-9526 Furniture Daniel Hertzler 607-869-5470 Farm Equipment: Levi Byler 607-869-4681 Building Materials: Chris Yoder 607-869-5052 Horses: Melvin Stoltzfus 315-549-8481

FISH FRY FRIDAY EVENING. SAT. MORNING PANCAKE BREAKFAST Starts at 6:30 AM BBQ Chicken Dinners, Fresh Made to Order Subs, Hamburgers, Sausage, Homemade Pizza, Soft Pretzels,Hot Dog Twists, French Fries, Fresh Doughnuts, Fry Pies, Homemade Ice Cream, Baked Goods and More.

No Buyer Premium Terms-Cash or Good Check Bring Your Friends as we will be selling with multiple auctioneers all day!

sound reasons for much of this difference. First is freight. Many of these cattle go to the major feeding areas in the Midwest. At $0.04/loaded mile and 1,500 miles to Kansas, the cost would be $6,000. With 50,000 pounds on the truck this equals $0.12/pound. The differential is now down to $0.16/pound. The second factor is that the prices reported in Cattle Fax often represent the higher end of their sales, which accounts for another $0.06-$0.08/pound. Therefore the true differ-

Michael J. Baker, Beef Cattle Extension Specialist, Cornell University

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MOWREY AUCTION CO., INC.

MARCH 19, 2014 • 8:00 AM • MILFORD, IL

LIVE ONLINE BIDDING THROUGH BIDSPOTTER. PLEASE VISIT WWW.MOWREYAUCTION.COM AND CLICK BID ONLINE TO REGISTER FOR THE AUCTION. ONE FARMER CLOSEOUT. CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE FOR LISTING AND PICTURES: WWW.MOWREYAUCTION.COM

NEXT AUCTION: APRIL 16, 2014

D SALES STABLES , IN HOLLAN W NELocated 12 Miles East of Lancaster, PA Just Off Rt. 23, New Holland C. EAD + 600 H REAM EC IC FREE

600 H EAD + FREE ICE CR EAM

Special Spring Heifer & Cow Sale

Wednesday, March 12TH • 10:30AM at New Holland Sales Stables, Inc. Heifer Market Stronger AI Sired Heifers w/Birth Dates Bring A Premium!

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by Michael J. Baker, Beef Extension Specialist, Cornell University Research is being conducted on the factors that affect the price of feeder cattle in New York. The purpose of the research is to identify where we are and to areas where New York beef producers need to focus to improve the price received for their cattle. The data is being collect-

Special Mention (1) 15 Bred Heifers (5-6 mos.) from 1 Herd. (2) 1/2 Doz. AI Sired, AI Bred Heifers from Closed Herd. (3) 20 Weaned Heifers Oct.-Nov. born from 27,000 Lb. Herd. All Consignments Welcome Cows-Heifers-Bulls Consignors: Please send all info w/truckers for the catalog. Birth Dates, Fresh Dates, Milk Wts., Current SCC, Sire & Dam Info, Etc. For more info contact Dairy Reps: Aaron Martin 717-445-4825 (home) • Bill Hough 973-224-0204 (cell)

Thank You

SALE MANAGED BY: New Holland Sales Stables, Inc. David Kolb 61-L

717-354-4341 (Barn) 717-355-0706 (FAX)

UPCOMING SALES 1) MCC Donation Heifer Sale Wed., March 19th (40-50 Heifers Donated). 2) Thurs., March 20th Feeder Sale (45) 500-800 Lb. Angus & Red Angus 1:00PM from Maine. Also (12) 700 Lb. Black Steers from NY. 3) Friday, March 21st Special Draft Horse, Driving Horse & Mule Sale 9:30AM Draft Horses; Noon Mules; 6:00PM Driving Horses.


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ANNUAL SPRING EQUIPMENT AUCTION Saturday, March 15 at 9:00 AM • HERE AT OUR MARTIN’S AUCTION SITE 1138 State Rte 318, Waterloo, NY 13164 From Exit 41 I-90 right on 414, one mile, right on 318, 3 miles, auction on left. From Exit 42 take 318 East, 5 miles, auction on right. THIS IS GOING TO BE A 4 FARM AUCTION, PLUS LARGE CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Selling WELDON LAWRENCE complete farm auction, TOM TOUSANT late model farm equipment auction, Burhan farm equipment auction. Selling for Farmers, Dealers, Construction, Vineyards, Townships, light and heavy trucks, also lawn and garden.

If you're looking to sell 1 piece or full line contact auction management, It's the best auction to sell at all year. Over 1000 bidders at last auction. Also offer live online bidding! WELDON LAWRENCE COMPLETE FARM AUCTION Selling with One Auction Truck at 10:30 AM 79 AC 7580 2635 hrs, 18.4.38 tires and duals all around, 4 remotes, (nice) 78 AC 7580 5895 hrs, 18.4-38 tires and duals all around, 3pt, 3 remotes (nice) 79 VERSATILE 93 5077 hrs, 875 hrs on new motor, 23.6.38 tires and duals 74 AC 200 2680 hrs, 18.4.38 tires, 540/1000 pto, 80% rubber (nice) 70 AC 190XT series 3,18.4.38 tires, 2 remotes AC 6060 w/loader, 4WD, 18.4.28 tires, 2 remotes 58 AC D17 high crop, 3 remotes, (nice) 54 AC WD45 w/loader, AC 190 front end, P.S., 18.4.28 tires, has D-17 motor 58 FORD 861 540 pto, 3 pt,2 remotes (very nice) TOM TOUSANT LATE MODEL FARM EQUIPMENT. MOST ALL EQ BOUGHT NEW & WELL MAINTAINED. 2010 JD 7330 4WD, 2050 hrs, power quad, left hand reverser, weights front and wheel, front fenders, quick hitch, (still has plastic on seat) JD 4430 cab, 7070 hrs, 540/1000 pto, AC JD 6300 w/620 loader, 2wd, tires 70% JD 2640 weights, tires 90% JD 2955 8627 hrs, tires 50%, cab, AC, (clean) JD 7200 Max-Merge-2 6 row corn planter, dry fert, edge vac, soy and corn meters (very nice) NH FP240 processor, w/3 row corn and 7' hay head (nice) 3-2006 Meyers forage wagons, w/heavy duty gears, front and rear unload, 16', roofs (like new) 09 NH BR7060 round baler, net wrap, silage special JD 8350 grain drill, 12', double-disc, seeder JD 946 discbine, flails, 2pt hook up NH 166 merger w/table, (like new) NH 3102 side sling manure spreader JD 8300 drill G6000 AG Bagger Brillion 12' cultimulcher Brillion 12' packer w/transport, (like new) Kuhn rotary rake LIGHT AND HEAVY TRUCKS AND TRAILERS 2001 Chevy Silverado 2500 Duramax diesel, 4wd, 108,000 miles 2002 Chevy 2500 ext cab, long bed, 4wd, Duramax diesel 1995 Volvo single axle, 375,000 miles, 10/14 cummins, 400hp, 10 speed (sharp) 2003 Wilkens walking floor trailer, 45', spread axle, 13'3" high 2000 Trail King detachable trailer, 53', tri-axle 84-Autocar cab and chassis, Cat 3406B motor, heavy axles, 13 speed 2-2001 Timpte walking floor trailers, smooth sides, 45', good floors FORD LTL 9000 Cat motor, tri-axle, w/16' steel dump INT 1600 4 door GMC Lime Truck, Speed Radar sensor, Alison automatic, w/Leader spreader 24' 5TH Wheel Trailer 12 ton w/ dove tail TRACTORS, COMBINES AND HEAVY EQ 01 JD 8310 4wd, 6210 hrs, quick hitch, axle duals, full set of front & rear weights, front fenders, tires 70% (clean) CIH 5140 4wd JD 2950 w/loader, cab (nice) Kubota KX-60 mini excavator 1992 NH TR96 w/6 row corn head and 20’ flex head JD 3155 w/260 loader, 4wd, rebuilt motor IH 3588 2x2, 2 remotes, 5900 hrs, duals on rear NH 1900 chopper, 4wd, 28Lx26 tires 70%, w/4 row corn and 7’ hay head IH 766 black stripe, (nice) CIH 1660 combine, 4wd, rock trap, specialty rotor, field tracker CIH 1020 flex head, 20'

Super Fordson backhoe loader Oliver 0C4 dozer (2) Gleaner L2 combine, 4WD, 30.5.32 cane and rice tires JD 216 flex grain head, 16', w/adapter AC 320 flex grain head, 20' AC 630 6 row corn head AC 15' ridged grain head 1974 Ford L900 grain truck, gas, tandems, w/nice 20' steel grain dump box 1962 Brockway grain truck, Cummins diesel, tandems, w/17' steel grain box 1967 IH grain truck, tandems, w/ 20' steel grain box NH 1411 discbine, rubber rolls NH 163 4 star tedder NH 648 round baler, net wrap and string tie, silage special JD 326 baler w/quarter turn chute, wire 1995 Cat Challenger 75C 36" track, 325 hp, 4 remotes, ag-hitch, power shift, 4822 original hours, new track CIH MX 220 power shift, left reverser, deluxe cab, heated seat, elect mirrors, 6250 hrs White 185 duals, weights front and back, 4wd, 6200 hrs White 2-155 4wd, 5300 hrs. Cat 277B skid loader, tracks, 3700 hrs JD 7720 combine, 4wd, 70% rubber JD 730 diesel, wide front, 3pt, elect start, (restored) JD 70 gas, wide front, 3pt, elect start, pto Cub Cadet 7305 4wd, w/loader, diesel NH TC30 4wd, roll bar, pto, low hours 1994 NH 8770 3822 Hrs, 1 owner, super steer, front fenders, front weights, axle duals, 2 doors (very clean) ’04 CIH MXM190 axle duals, 540/1000 pto, 7100 hrs. TR96 Combine w/2- 6 row corn heads, 1- 20’ flex head, 4WD, only 1800 hrs. JD 4430 Cab, Air, Duals, Full set of front weights, 8200 hrs (very nice) NH TN-70F rollbar, 3200 hrs JD 5400 1900 hrs, 4WD, clean JD 2640 w/loader White 2-75 w/9' backhoe Kubota L2550 compact, 4WD, 466 hrs, (nice) White 2-55 HAY AND PLANTING EQ JD 9300 grain drill, grass seeder, front dolly wheels NH DB940 big square b aler, rotor cut, auto acid applicator 2010 NH 7230 discbine, 10’, rubber rolls NH 644 round baler, silage special NH 315 w/pan kicker Krone 323CR discbine, 10’, rolls, 2pt hook up CIH 955 6 row planter, dry fert, pto pump JD 7200 conservation planter, vacuum, liquid fert, bug boxes, mechanical drive CIH 8312 discbine, rubber rolls Wilmar 800 fert spreader, twin spinners CIH 4200 soil finisher w/Unverferth double rolling basket, 28’ JD 750 grain drill, no till, markers, 15’ NH 644 round baler, silage special 2010 NH 7230 discbine, 10', rubber rolls NH 315 baler w/ pan kicker Riono TW96 rotary mower 2013 JD 854 Round baler, net wrap and string, silage special, warranty until 6-30-14, has every option, (same as new) JD 7000 corn planter, 24 row, no till, high clearance, bi-fold, corn and bean meters, Keeton seed firmers, h-d down pressure springs CIH 5100 grain drill, grass seeder, packer hitch CIH 900 planter, 12 row, liquid fert plate planter Great Plains 5100 no till drill, w/grass seeder Pequea GT 6000 6 star tedder, hyd fold up, (tedded less then 1000 acres) Dion blower Hesston 1340 discbine, center pivot, rubber rolls H-S PB 20 rear unloading wagon, 16 ton gear

Kewanee cultipacker, 25' AC 1600 3pt chisel, 14 shank AC 17' disc White 548 plow, 7 bottom, spring reset, on land Brillion 12' cultimulcher 99 Great Plains 12' grain drill JD 8500 grain drill, 36', double disc AC 6 row no till planter (rough) AC 11 row no till planter (rough) 5 grain bins selling off site at farm along St Route 414, Bins must be removed within 4 months of auction date. 1- 21' x 7 rings, w/dryer & stirrators, and false floor & fan 2- 21' x 7 rings, w/ false floor and fan 1- 18' x 6 rings, w/false floor and fan 1- 18' x 7 rings, w/no false floor

NH 316 baler, string tie, quarter turn chute Kuhn 6000 twin rotary rake NH 144 hay merger NH 1049 self propelled bale wagon, V8 motor, (nice) AC side driver rake Bush Hog 21' batwing mower Hardi 500 gallon sprayer, 45' booms 3 PT anhydrous applicator 2-gravity wagons w/fert or seed augers and tarps Westfield 8x51 grain auger Speed King 8x51 grain auger 2-Allied grain augers, 1-8x35, 16x41 24' Skeleton Elevator AMCO 30' disc, rock flex, new blades Landoll cultipacker, 30' (like new) JD mulch tiller, 25'

WELDON LAWRENCE # 315-729-2281

Complete processor for NH F240 chopper NH 1431 discbine, rubber rolls NH 1441 discbine, rubber rolls NH BR 740 round baler, net wrap JD 348 baler, string tie JD 316 baler, string tie NH 1432 discbine, 2pt hook-up, rubber rolls, (nice) Bushhog SQ 48 rotary mower Brillion hay seeder, 12’, hyd transport Pixall hay harvester, 4WD, JD diesel motor, w/3 NH haybine heads, 16', 16', 12' Richardson dump wagon Byron dump wagon 2010 JD 348 baler, string tie, w/oiler, never used in field (like new) Kuhn GF10601 10 star tedder, 3pt hookup, digidrive JD 535 round baler (nice) JD 1518 batwing mower JD 1517 batwing mower JD 6' rotary mower, 3pt (new) NH 256 bar rake Miller Pro 1416 twin merger Gehl 1275 Chopper w/3 row corn and hay head, processor, new knives JD 7200 Max-Merge-2 planter, dry fert, 6 row (nice) JD 7000 corn planter, 4 row, dry fert (clean) 30' Header Cart Wagon, heavy duty 4-Hay Wagons, 3 wooden, 1 steel Tyler 5 ton fert spreader Ford flail mower 48" Pallet Forks w/easy access (new) Round Bale Squeezer, skid mount (new) Killbros 300 bu. gravity wagon TILLAGE, TILING, MANURE AND FARM EQ JD 455 grain drill, 30’, 7.5” spacing CIH 4200 soil finisher w/Unverferth double rolling basket, 28’ 2012 Airway CCT model, 12.5’ JD 36’ crumbler, single basket, double fold 2007 JD 2210 field cultivator, 30’, walking beams, w/4 bar tine harrow Glenco 9 tooth soil saver w/leveling tines JD 15' rotary hoe Crary Waynes Tile plow, 4"-6"-8" stainless steel boots, AGPS, machine guidance control system, power feed, operates in either parallel link or cantilever, (like new) 2011 Dryhill manure multipurpose pump, 32'x8", elec. over hyd. controls, remote grease lines, a/r steel, (never used in sand) Brillion Land Commander 5 tooth, 15' Wilrich field finisher, 30', leveling tines, heavy duty packer hitch Wilrich 25' field cultivator 6' lagoon discharge pipe, 10' low pressure, tri-pod 2-Degelman rock pickers Stout rock bucket w/hyd grapple, skid mount, (new) White 273 disc, 21', hyd fold, tandems 2002 Houle 7300 gal. spreader, tri-axle, all new tires, LED lights, bolt on pump, low discharge

Krause 2900 disc, 24', heavy duty (like new) Krause 4428 packer w/scrapers (like new) M-W Disc-ripper, 3 tooth INT 3pt chisel plow JD 714 disc chisel, 9 shank Yetter 5 shank sub-soiler, 3pt Deutz 1300 field cultivator, 29' CIH 4200 field finisher, 28' Sunflower 9 shank disc chisel, w/lev tines, heavy duty Vibra Shank-3 field cultivator West field 8041 transport auger Tiger-2 7 shank deep till JD 12' 3pt field cultivator Century sprayer, 45' booms, foam markers NH 155 manure spreader, 2 beater (like new) 4-6' Cherokee tillers, 3pt (new) 1-5' Cherokee tiller, 3pt (new) LAWN AND GARDEN, ATV'S, REC. AND MISC 2014 CIH Scout XL4, diesel, 4 passenger, hyd dump, canopy, 4wd, bench seats, bumper (new) 2012 825I RTV 4wd, hyd dump, bucket seats (like new) JD 625I 4wd, hyd dump, cab hood 900 gallon fuel tank Mercruiser ski boat, 4 cylinder, in board Kubota RTV900, diesel, 4WD, hyd dump, 205 hrs (one owner) 2010 JD X748 mower, diesel, 63" deck (like new) Kubota RTV900 diesel, 4WD, brush guard, 1400 hrs Swisher pull mower, elect start 2012 Polaris 4 wheeler, 4WD (only a few Hrs) Arctic Cat 440 snowmobile Yamaha 600 V-Max XT snowmobile Ready heater 8’ 3pt snow blower 2-sawdust shooters 6’x20’ feeder wagon, slantbars (new) 6’x8’ headlock feeder, on skids (new) 35 big square bales of clean wheat straw 70 big square bales of 1st & 2nd cutting grass hay TERMS: Cash or honorable Check. No buyer's premium. All equipment must be removed within 2 weeks. Online Bidding By Equipmentfacts.com Free Complimentary Breakfast from 8-9 am Receiving Consignments Mon. March 10 thru Thurs. March 13, 8am-6pm & Fri. March 14, 8am-Noon.

IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO THE AUCTION DON’T FORGET TO JOIN US LIVE THROUGH EQUIPMENT FACTS. 9:00 Lawn and Garden - 9:30 Farm Eq, Trucks, Farm Dispersals, Heavy Eq. w/2 Auction Trucks - 9:30 Small Things Being Sold w/Walking Auction Team. Bring a friend!

LAKEVIEW HOLSTEINS Friday, March 21st, 2014 at 11:00 AM 2456 Route 14 Penn Yan, NY 14527 18 mi. south of Geneva, 18 mi. north of Watkins Glen right along Route 14 This is a once a month dairy auction we conduct, we usually sell around 300 head of reg. and grade dairy cattle with lots of top quality animals. 1: Selling complete dairy for Kevin and Carolyn High, 50 mature milking animals, 7 bred heifers, 20 open heifers ready to breed, and 10 smaller heifers, cows are averaging 55# milk, 4.5% fat, 3.5% prot, SCC 180,000. There are some Jersey cross in dairy, Kevin decided to sell dairy and focus his time on his custom business, Kevin said he got $25:00 a hundred for his milk last month 2: Selling 15 fresh 1st and 2nd calf heifers from Kurt Zeisle. This is an overstocked dairy and they are #1 quality animals, averaging #70

Terms: Cash or honorable check. Nothing to be removed until settled for.

FOR TRUCKING AND CONSIGNMENT CALL:

Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 Jay Martin 315-521-3123 Raymond Zimmerman 315-531-8521

3: 10 big springing heifers from local dairy 4: Lots more until auction date, if your looking for milk it’s your day. 5: Call to get in next weeks advertising by Wednesday morning, March 12th 6: Please get cattle to auction Thursday by 1:00, vet comes at 1:30 Auctioneers Note: Last auction we sold 210 head with top selling at $2,300

Auctioneer Jay Martin Clyde, NY 14433 315-521-3123

Fax: 315-539-3226

Elmer Zeiset Savannah, NY 13146 315-729-8030


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17th Annual Lawn & Garden Auction Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Springfield Tractor located at the intersection of Rts 20 & 80, Springfield Center, NY

MACFADDEN & SONS, INC. 1457 Hwy. Rt. 20, Sharon Springs, NY 13459

(518) 284-2090 www.macfaddens.com

Prices from A11 ence is around $0.08 $0.10/pound. The question now becomes how we capture that difference. Analysis of the data shows that 67 percent of the cattle in the Fall 2013 sales brought $1.87/pound matching Cattle Fax data. The difference in these cattle is that they were uniform in weight, muscle and frame size, were preconditioned properly, were of known genetics and had a reputation with the buyers.

These cattle not only captured the true $0.10/pound difference but their quality and reputation covered the freight and Cattle Fax discount. New York has cattle that can compete on the national scale. Another fact that has been reported, but not fully explained is that on average preconditioned cattle only bring a $0.028/pound premium. On a 550 pound calf this is worth $15 which is about the breakeven cost

OPEN HOUSE DATES Fultonville - Sat. March 8th Goshen - Sat. March 15th Chatham - Fri. March 21st TRACTORS Ford 7710 w/Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55,900 . . . . . . . . . . . Clifton Park JD 244J Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD JD 450H Dozer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 2040 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,800. . . . . . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 2240 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,850 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2940 w/Loader.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 2955 Cab/MFWD/Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 3155 w/Cab, 4300 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,900. . . . . . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 6200 w/620 Loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 6300 w/640. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 6403 2WD, Open . . .SOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 6410 w/640. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 6430 Premium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 6330 Nice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 7930 IVT/Duals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $139,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville NH TN90 Narrow Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500. . . . . . . . . . Schaghticoke MF TO35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,900. . . . . . . . . . Schaghticoke COMPACT TRACTORS JD 375 Backhoe (3000 Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,250 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 485 Backhoe (4000 Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 950 w/Loader & Backhoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,900. . . . . . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 2520 Loader, Hoe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,400 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 3520 w/Cab, Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In. . . . . . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 4320 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 4410 w/Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,400 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 4510 Cab/ Loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 3720 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 4400 w/60” Deck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 4720 w/400. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 4720 w/Cab, Loader, 390 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,900. . . . . . . . . . Schaghticoke JD X749 w/Deck/ Bagger/Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goshen Kubota B2320 WLB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goshen Kubota BX24 TLB w/deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500. . . . . . . . . . Schaghticoke Kubota L175 w/Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville Kubota L3640 TLB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In. . . . . . . . . . Schaghticoke Kubota L4330 Cab/Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NH 25D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham SKID STEER / CONSTRUCTION JD 96’ pwr rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 240 Skid Steer, Needs Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kubota U35 Excavator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham NH L218. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham MOWERS CONDITIONERS JD 926 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,800 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 926 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 935 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,900. . . . . . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 956 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville NH 1432 Discbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville HAY AND FORAGE JD 640B Pickup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500. . . . . . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 3950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 3970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 6850 SP w/640B / 686 Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . $122,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville Gehl 860 w/2R 6’ po . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,950 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville HS 420 Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham Krone 552 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville Kuhn GT5001 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham

HAY AND FORAGE Miller 1416 merger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500. . . . . . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 2 Row Corn HD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,250 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville Gehl 1475 Forage Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,950 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville NH 166 inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,950 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville Miller Pro 1416 Twin Merger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville PLANTING / TILLAGE Amco 27’ disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 1450 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 1750 6 Row Liquid/Dry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 7200 6 Row Liquid Zone Till. . . SOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,800 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 8250 DRILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2500 5 bottom (nice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2800 6 bottom trip plow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville BALERS JD 328 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 336 w/30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 338 w/40. . . . . . . .SOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,800 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 338 w/40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,800 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 348 w/40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 348 w/40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,850 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 458 Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 458 Silage . .SOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 568 Round Baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,800 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 535 round baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,900. . . . . . . . . . Schaghticoke NH 316 w/Pan Kicker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville MISCELLANEOUS Ag Bag G6000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,950. . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville Arcti Cat Prowler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham Agrimetal 5500 Bale Grinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD CX15 Rotary Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD MX8 Rotary Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham (2) Hay Racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,750 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville Woods 6’ Grooming mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200. . . . . . . . . . Schaghticoke Woods 15’ Finish Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham Century Sprayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville Hardt 150 gal 3pt Sprayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,850 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville HARDI 500 Gal Sprayer 45’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,950 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville HS 1506 VTank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,250 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville Knight 3030 Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 893 Corn HD/ Horst Trailer/ Chopper MT. . . . . . . . $34,500. . . . . . . . . . Schaghticoke JD CX Gator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,900. . . . . . . . . . Schaghticoke JD CX Gator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 620 Gator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 850 Gator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,250 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville HPX Gator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In. . . . . . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 918 Flex Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville NH 165 Spreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,750 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville Vermeer TS30 Tree Spade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham Sweepster 6’ 3pt broom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville Sweepster S32C 6’ front broom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 40 Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham Woods BX70 Backhoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham Woods MD315 Batwing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,600 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville Woods 72” Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,995 . . . . . . . . . . . Clifton Park Woods 7200 6’ Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville Woods 3100 loader (fits IH 66/86 series) . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville York Broom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goshen

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for the vaccines and dewormer. Admittedly this is not much of an incentive. The sale barn does their part by telling the buyers what the cattle had received relative to vaccinations. When a group of cattle come into the ring and it is announced that they received a killed vaccine the day before the sale, these cattle are not preconditioned. Vaccines take three to four weeks to deliver full immunity. Cattle receiving a killed vaccine must be vaccinated twice three to four weeks apart to achieve full immunity. Therefore the first killed vaccine must be given six to eight weeks and the second three to four weeks prior to the sale. Using a modified live vaccine (MLV) the day before the sale also is an issue. A MLV, while not requiring a booster can

cause disease. Cattle going through the market are stressed and given a MLV just prior to the stress event can actually be worse than administering no vaccine at all. Buyers know what works and cattle that are not preconditioned properly will not receive the premium compared to properly preconditioned cattle. A second factor affecting the value of pre-conditioned cattle this year is simply supply. Again, the sale barn's commitment to doing their part is demonstrated in that they sell all pre-conditioned cattle first. However if a buyer has an order that doesn't get filled with preconditioned cattle, he is forced to buy non-preconditioned cattle for more than he would like. As the supply

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HOSKING SALES Weekly Sales Every Monday starting at 11:30 with Misc. & small animals, 1:00 Dairy. We start calves at 5PM cull beef follows. Call for more info and sale times. Our Volume is increasing weekly - join your neighbors & send your livestock this way! Monday, March 3rd sale - cull ave. $.82 Top cow $.95, bulls/steers - None, bull calves top $2.17, heifer calves $1.23, Dairy feeders $.54 - $1.04, Feeder bulls $.90 - $1.35, Feeder heifers $1.19 - $1.22, Lambs 55#-87# $1.51 - $1.90, Cull Sheep $.68 - $.90. Monday, March 10th - Monthly Heifer Sale. 45 Dairy - Delaware County Herd all stages of lactation. Small Dairy - Oneida County - 5 Jerseys, 4 Holsteins, 1 Ayrshire all milking in all stages of lactation. Also 10 Holstein Springers due in Spring from heifer grower. Monday, March 17th - Monthly Sheep, Lamb & Goat Sale. Monday, March 24th - Normal Monday Sale. Saturday, March 29th - held at the sale barn. 11:00 AM - Spring Premier All Breeds Sale! Accepting the first 150 consignments of Registered Cattle of all breeds. Note the change of date and get your consignments in as the advertising is earlier. Early consignments from Gaige Farms, Wisner Farms, Oakfield Corners, OCEC, Locust-Vale Farm, Crest Valley Farm, Sco-Li Farm, Posthaven, Echo Farm, Cedar-Lane, Evans-H, Empire Farms, Osborn Bros., Parkview Holsteins, Parkvue Jerseys plus more. Semen selling: 5 units (sexed) Bradnick, 7 units (sexed) Attitude-Red, 5 units (sexed) GW Atwood, 3 units (sexed) Planet, Gibson, Shark, Stardust, Inspiration, Lindy plus more. Monday, March 31st - Normal Monday Sale. Monday, April 7th - Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale. Special: Easter Sale - Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig and Small animal sale. Saturday, April 12th - 1:00 PM - SPRING TURNOUT BEEF SALE - FEATURING THE ENDLESS TRAILS FARM Grass Fed Angus-Cross Breeding herd. 60 Brood Cows all due to calve to Devon Herd Sires from late April to Mid June! Accepting quality consignments for this special sale! Call with your groups to get into the advertising! Saturday, April 19th - 9:30 AM on Plants & Shrubs & small items. Annual Spring Machinery Consignment Sale & Shrub and Plant sale. Call today with your consignments to meet the ads. Watch future ads for more details. 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 our Web-Site. Call to advertise in any of these sales it makes a difference. Check our website for all last minute updates and consignments to all our sales. Directions: Hosking Sales 6096 NYS Rt. 8, 30 miles South of Utica & 6 miles North of New Berlin, NY. www.hoskingsales.com Call today with your consignments.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 6096 NYS Rt. 8 New Berlin, NY 13411

607-699-3637 or 607-847-8800 cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771


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2014 New York State Dry Bean Meeting 2014 New York State Dry Bean Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 18, at LeRoy Country Club, 7759 E. Main Rd/Rt. 5, 1 mile east of LeRoy, NY, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Fee: $20 — Current Cornell Vegetable Program Enrollees. $30 — All others. $5 more at the door. Contact Carol MacNeil by March 10 by email at crm6@cornell.edu or call her at 585-313-8796. DEC and CCA credits will be available. Bring your DEC card. Attend entire meeting to receive credit. Sponsor opportunities:

contact Angela Parr aep63@cornell.edu or 585-394-3977 x426. • 9 a.m.: Registration, Coffee, & Sign-up for NYSDEC Pesticide Credits (No DEC Sign-ins After 9:35 a.m.) • 9:30 a.m.: Introductions — Carol MacNeil, Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Program (CVP) in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne and Yates Counties • 9:35 a.m.: Varieties for New York State – Re-

port on Yields, Maturity, Processing & Resistance to Disease and Dry Bean Lines in Grower Strip Trials — Eric Sandsted & Don Halseth, Horticulture,Cornell • 10:10 a.m.: Transfer of Desirable Characteristics from Navy Beans to Black Beans — Phil Griffiths, Cornell • 10:30 a.m.: What’s New from Industry? • 10:45 a.m.: Update on Zone Till Herbicide Programs in Dry Beans and Results of Trials with New Herbicides for Beans — Robin Bellinder,

Horticulture, Cornell • 11:10 a.m.: Western Bean Cutworm: Populations Continue to Increase — Keith Waldron, New York State IPM Program, and/or Carol MacNeil, Cornell Vegetable Program • 11:30 a.m.: Healthy School Food: Beans in Schools Update — Amie Hamlin, Healthy School Food • 12 p.m.: Lunch — Complements of the Healthy School Food Program • 1:15 p.m.: Soil Health Demonstrations:

and followed by the second vaccine three to four weeks later. • Work with a reputable bull supplier that will help you market the calves. Taking these steps can move you into the top six to seven percent of the cattle that bring national prices. If more of these cattle came through the sale barn, the manager has a lot more to work with. After all, the auction manager can only sell what is delivered to the barn. It is up to the producer to do their part so the auction manager

can use his expertise to get you the highest price. For more information on this research contact Mike Baker at 607-255-5923 or mjb28@cornell.edu . (Appreciation is ex-

pressed to Ron and Barb Parker at Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange for allowing us to conduct this research at their facility.)

The Benefits of Good Soil Management and New USDA Programs for Adopting Cover Crops and Other Good Soil Management — Steve Sprecher and Dan Weykman, USDA-NRCS, Geneseo and Canandaigua, and Carol MacNeil, Cornell Vegetable Program • 2 p.m.: Report on the New York State Dry Bean Endowment for Dry Bean Research — Marc Smith, New York State Ag Exper-

iment Station — Cornell, and Shelly Cowles, Commodity Grants Coordinator, Cornell • 2:05 p.m.: News from the Dry Bean Council — Hal Cole, King Cole Bean • 2:25 p.m.: Pick Up NYSDEC Pesticide Certificates • 2:30 p.m.: New York State Dry Bean Industry Advisory Committee Meeting — Chairman John McCreedy, NY Bean • 3 p.m.: Adjourn

DAIRY AUCTION

Prices from B13 of feeder cattle begins to build, this relationship will change. The take away message for beef producers is that quality sells: • Uniform lots require a calving season less than 60 days. • Castrate bulls • Black hided cattle bring a $0.12/pound premium • Select bulls that sire heavy muscled, moderate to large frame calves. • If using a killed product, the first vaccine should be given two months before the sale

Full Line of Agricultural Spray Materials Corn, Alfalfa & Grass Seeds Feeds & Straw

T&P SALES and SERVICE & Richardson Farms Buddy Richardson • (315) 829-8000

HORSE SALE Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange

Saturday, March 22, 2014 3 miles East of Canandaigua on Routes 5 & 20 in Canandaigua, NY 14224

Tack Sale Starts at 9:00 A.M. Horses Hitched at 9:00 A.M. Horse Auction Starts at 10:00 A.M.

Selling All Breeds Of Horses Draft Horses, ponies, Riding & Driving Horses, Saddlebreds, Standard Breds, Morgans & Crossbreds The Following will be consigning: Mel & Kevin Hoover, Emmanuel Shetler, Tim Weaver, Amos Gingerich, the Miller boys, and John & Matt Martin

All horses must have current Coggins test. Vet on grounds to test your horses!

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE PHONE (585) 394-1515

Announcements Day of Sale take Precedence Over Advertising. Cash or Honorable Check. Not Responsible for Accidents. Auctioneer: Mel Hoover -- AU-003111-L • Mel’s cell phone # 717-989-8050

Wed., March 12th, 2014 • 1 PM

at N.N.Y. Farmers Market, Rt. 26, Lowville, NY WE ARE EXPECTING OUR USUAL RUN OF OPEN, BRED, MILKING, HEIFERS & COWS & SERVICE BULLS.

Double K Livestock Sales Inc. 3180 Turnpike Rd., Sennett, NY 13021

THE MARKET IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH IN ALL AREAS OF LIVESTOCK AT N.N.Y. IF YOU HAVE ANIMALS FOR THIS OR ANY AUCTION AT N.N.Y. PLEASE CONTACT: John Scofield

th

*** Dairy Sale March 18 @ 1:00PM ***

The herd of 130 Holsteins has been postponed until *** April 15th *** Look for future ad for more information. Consignments welcome, all dairy sold @ 6% commission.

For more information or trucking call: Sale Barn 315-253-3579 • Kalan 315-374-3428

Weekly Auctions every Tuesday & Thursday

25th Annual Greenwich FFA Farm Toy Show and Auction Saturday, March 22, 2014 Toy Show 9am - 2pm Toy Auction 2pm Hosted by Greenwich FFA Greenwich High School Gray Ave, Greenwich, NY

n $3 Admissio free er 5 Kids und FREE Children's Pedal Tractor Pull and Drag Races at 12 noon For registration and auction information call or email (518) 692-9542 x3101 ckelly@greenwichcsd.org

Ted Simmons

315-771-4565

Office: 315-376-7441 Cell: 315-767-8656

REMEMBER OUR SPRING MACHINERY CONSIGNMENT AUCTION WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 18TH & 19TH AT THE MARKET. IF YOU HAVE ITEMS FOR THIS AUCTION, ONE ITEM OR A COMPLETE LINE OF MACHINERY, CONTACT US AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE FOR PROPER ADVERTISING.

Susquehanna County Annual Consignment Sale Saturday - April 12, 2014 @ 8:30 AM Lopatofsky Auction LLC 6599 S.R. 374, Clifford Twp, PA 18470 Directions: I-81 North exit 206. At stop sign, take right onto Rte. 374. Follow 374 approx. 5 miles to first Farm on left. I-81 South exit 211. At stop sign take right, go 600 ft to red light. At the light take a Left onto Rte. 106E for 4 miles. Left onto Rte. 374, first Farm on Left. ***EZ TO GET TO***

Selling: New and Used Equipment Tractors, Skid Steers, Industrial Equipment Building Materials, Lawn & Garden, All Terrain Vehicles, Etc. * We are starting our advertising campaign. Call us to advertise your items, whether it's only one item, your whole business or farm. Take advantage of this opportunity. * Call for Free Advertising - 570-445-0424 Equipment accepted April 4 thru April 11, 8 AM to 4 PM or earlier by appointment. 3 or 4 auctioneers at the same time all day. Come early and bring a friend. 8:30 AM selling wagon load of goodies and toys. Don't be late. Michael Lopatofsky: 570-445-0424 www.LopyAuctions.com e-mail lopyauctions@yahoo.com

NO Buyer's Premium!

Terms: Full payment Auction Day. Cash, Good Check or Credit Card Accepted (4% Administration Fee on Credit Cards) All items will be sold AS IS unless otherwise noted. Verbal announcements made the day of the sale take precedence over print. Lunch and Loading Dock. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR NO SHOWS.... Michael Lopatofsky AU005131** Check Auctionzip.com ID# 12592 & www.lopyAuctions.com for pictures and daily updates.


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New York Farm Bureau outlines 2014 national priorities Immigration reform and Farm Bill implementation top the list Immigration reform is the number one national public policy priority for New York Farm Bureau. The farmer-approved

priority list was outlined during a press conference call with reporters. NYFB is working closely with our lawmakers in Washington, D.C. to advance a workable solution in Congress that ad-

dresses the agricultural labor needs in this state. A stable workforce is needed on our farms or else the rural economy and our local food supply will ultimately suffer. “It’s been said if we

don’t import our labor, then we import our food. At a time when more people are looking to eat local, it will be harder to fill that demand unless we see immigration reform that addresses our

needs,” said Dean Norton, President of New York Farm Bureau. NYFB supports efforts that will keep the workers who are already on our farms in this country legally. In some cases,

the employees have been working for years learning skills and contributing to our farm economy. In addition, we are looking for a flexible guest worker visa program to ensure a future legal workforce. Farmers are the main drivers of the rural economies in upstate New York and Long Island. Farm jobs spin off other work at the yogurt plants, equipment dealers and transportation companies, just to name a few. “We see what happens every year across the country as we get away from a sustainable workforce. We see crops being left on the trees and vegetables on the ground and that is billions of dollars being wasted that could be in our rural economies,” said Norton. Farm Bill: Also among the top priorities is ensuring proper implementation of the recently passed Farm Bill. While New York Farm Bureau is pleased to finally have a Farm Bill in place that addresses many of the diverse needs of New York farms, having it signed into law is only the half of it. New York Farm Bureau will be closely following the Farm Bill’s roll out over the next year as the USDA begins to put programs in place. One big change will be the new margin insurance program for dairy farmers slated to take effect in the fall. New York Farm Bureau will monitor the process so there is a smooth transition from the old Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program to the new safety net. New York Farm Bureau will also observe the enactment of new and enhanced programs for specialty crops in New York. In some cases, crops that never received adequate coverage will soon be protected if disaster strikes. “We will also make sure that the legislation is clear on the intent and is moved forward for the betterment of New York agriculture,” said Norton. Food Safety Regulations:

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NYFB from B15 Agriculture is heavily regulated in this country so any time new rules or regulations are proposed, New York Farm Bureau reviews them to determine whether they are warranted and that they do not place additional burdens on our farms that they cannot afford. Many times, farms can’t simply pass on those higher costs to consumers. Instead, farmers eat those costs themselves, and this can undermine their ability to keep farming. Food safety is one example. Farmers already participate in a host of food safety programs and audits, but FDA is looking to institute new food safety rules for

fruits and vegetables. NYFB commented on the proposal in the fall and is waiting to hear how the FDA will address agriculture’s concerns. While safety is paramount on our farms, any rules must be based on sound science and have an actual public health benefit. For example, FDA has suggested that farmers only use irrigation water that meets the same standards as swimming pools and pay for more frequent testing of that water. “Swimming pool water and the standards that govern that have nothing to do whether or not the water is safe for food consumption. New York Farm Bureau is looking

FEEDER CATTLE SALE Sat., March 15th, 2014 • 10 AM PLEASE BRING CATTLE IN ON FRIDAY, MARCH 14th

for a standard that is based on actual science, and the result will be better, healthier communities,” said Kelly Young, NYFB’s Sr. Associate Director of National Affairs. New York Farm Bureau will continue to work with the FDA and fellow stakeholders so the final rules address the real risks that exist and can be successfully implemented on farms. In the end, both the public health and agriculture will benefit.

Food Donation Tax Credit: New York Farm Bureau will also be advocating for a number of reforms and programs that will help grow our farms. On the federal level, New York Farm Bureau would like to see legislation known as “The Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Extension Act” that would extend permanently a tax benefit for farmers who donate food to local food banks. This would help offset the

costs of harvesting, packaging and transporting the food to the donation site. Corporations, like big box stores, currently receive a similar tax credit for food donations, and they are not the ones actually growing the food. “We think this will encourage greater donations from our farmers, and that it will also provide an important source of fresh, local produce to people who otherwise might not

have access to this type of food,” said Young. Rural Broadband: Rural economic development has always been a priority of New York Farm Bureau. By improving our infrastructure, it will assist farmers with some basic needs that help expand market opportunities. That infrastructure includes supporting enhanced rural broadband efforts. How can we ex-

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For info call: 585-394-1515 FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK EX. 3 Miles East Of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20 Visit Our Web Site www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Next Feeder Cattle Sale Sat., April 12th, 2014 @ 10 AM Fri, March 14 • 6pm - Meeting open to the public at Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange before feeder sale. Concerning vaccinated feeder cattle and Trowbridge Bull Q&A to follow. Refreshments Available. Please try to attend!

25th Annual Greenwich FFA Farm Toy Show and Auction Saturday, March 22, 2014 Toy Show 9am - 2pm Toy Auction 2pm Hosted by Greenwich FFA Greenwich High School Gray Ave, Greenwich, NY

n $3 Admissio free er 5 Kids und FREE Children's Pedal Tractor Pull and Drag Races at 12 noon For registration and auction information call or email (518) 692-9542 x3101 ckelly@greenwichcsd.org

FOR ALL YOUR BUILDING AND MASONRY NEEDS, GIVE US A CALL


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Public Dairy Update Meeting set March 13 in Lowville, NY What’s ahead for milk prices and dairy livestock values? Those are two key topics at a

meeting for interested dairy farmers that’s scheduled for March 13 in Lowville, NY.

Pete Hardin, editor of The Milkweed, will detail why there’s plenty of room for optimism for farm milk prices and profits for the next couple years. Factors driving tight U.S. supply demand include: strong export demand, slowing milk production in the Upper Midwest, high cull cow prices, and the anticipated impact of California’s serious drought

on that state’s crops and milk flow. “I am optimistic that these dairy commodity values and resulting milk prices in early 2014 are for real — based upon overall strong supply/demand,” Hardin believes. He projects 2014 as one of the best years ever for dairy producers’ prices and appreciation of dairy livestock values. The dairy update

speech will be held at 8 p.m. on March 13 at the Ridgeview Inn — just west of Lowville on New York State Route 12. In the event of severe adverse weather, no make-

up date scheduled. In the event of questionable weather, go to The Milkweed’s website at for updates at : www.themilkweed.com

NYFB from B16 pect farmers to compete with other producers across the country and around the world if they don’t have the tools to identify trends, access research, and reach customers? There are still many places in upstate New York that rely on dial-up internet which can be slow and inefficient. High speed internet access is also a necessity as governmental agencies are requiring more farm documentation to be submitted electroni-

cally. It is unreasonable to make those requests if farmers don’t have the ability to effectively comply. New York Farm Bureau will be monitoring the appropriation of funding in this area to support the buildup of the infrastructure in New York. “There are rural areas all across New York that do not have rural broadband capabilities. If we are going to be efficient and successful, we need to make that happen,” said Norton.

EARLY NOTICE

LEIDS NURSERY SPRING CONSIGNMENT AUCTION E 1500 Flat Street, Penn Yan, NY 14527 A SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH, 2014 @ 9:00AM R Selling will be Misc. Farm Equipment, L Fruit Trees and Evergreen Nursery Stock, Y Blueberry Bushes, and Strawberry Plants.

E A R L Y

N O T I C E

N O T I C E

Lunch and Refreshments Provided By Happy Hearts Workshop!

Any Questions or to Consign Call Laurence at 315-536-6406. Please call by March 25th, 5:00 PM with your consignments for free advertising.

L.W. HORST AUCTIONEER 315-536-0954

EARLY NOTICE

Thank You I would like to express my gratitude to the staff at Empire Livestock Market Vernon, NY Location. On February 27th they sold my herd of cattle well above my expectations. Their services were very professional from the time they picked up my cows on Tuesday, February 25th right up until the cows were sold on Thursday, February 27th. The staff was conscientious of my concerns and accommodated my wishes about handling my herd. Thank you to the staff for a job well done and I would like to thank all the people who attended the sale of my cattle. Thank you all. John Kelley, Groton, NY


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Scholarships available to Angus youth May 1 deadline for Angus Foundation and American Angus Auxiliary application The American Angus Association® strives to provide students with opportunities to benefit themselves and the future of the cattle business. Through scholarship programs hosted by the Angus Foundation and the American Angus Auxiliary, Angus youth passionate about the beef industry are provided financial support to further their education. Current high school seniors and college students can take note of the deadlines and details for each scholarship program listed below. The Angus Foundation offers general scholarships to students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in higher education. Eligible Angus youth meeting the qualifications for the Angus Foundation’s 2014 Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarship Programs will be considered by the Angus Foundation’s Scholarship Selection Committee. As in past years, other specific and special criteria scholarships administered by the Angus Foundation will also be available. Scholarship recipients will be recognized during the 2014 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) in Indianapolis, IN. Last year the organization awarded more than $225,000 in scholarships. Applications must be postmarked by May 1, and mailed to Milford Jenkins, American Angus Association, 3201 Frederick Ave., Saint Joseph, MO 64506. Applications are available online at www.angusfoundation.org. For more information, contact Jenkins, Angus Foundation president, at 816-3835100 or mjenkins@angusfoundation.org. The American Angus Auxiliary awards scholarships to the top five male and top five female applicants selected from finalists chosen in the applicant’s home state. Each state auxiliary is eligible to submit one male and one female application to the national contest. The winners will be an-

nounced during the 2014 NJAS closing ceremonies. In addition, the five finalists for the Miss American Angus contest are selected from the top national female applicants.

The application for American Angus Auxiliary Scholarships is now available online. Interested junior Angus members, who are high school seniors, may download

the application, access directions and general information at www.angusauxiliary.com/scholarships/index.html . Applications from the state contact must be

postmarked by May 1. For specific state and local Auxiliary scholarship deadlines and information, visit the Auxiliary website, or contact your state or regional

Angus Auxiliary. Additional questions about the American Angus Auxiliary scholarships can be directed to L ynne Hinrichsen, American Angus Auxiliary president-elect and scholarship chair, at rlangus@bluevalley.net .


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Announcements GOT GAS: 315-729-3710 35¢ above spot. No contracts, membership or tank fees. www.propane4farms.com

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Auctions

COL. KERRY DART - Auctioneer & Sales Mgr. Hubbardsville, NY 13355 • 315-750-0366 email col.kerryd@yahoo.com Over 40 years of honesty & professionalism yielding satisfaction! We are now booking auctions for 2014. If you are having an auction, please give us a call for a free consultation. There are several reasons to choose Col. Kerry Dart for your auction company. The main reason is that your bottom line result will be the best it can be when we run your auction sale. We prioritize sale promotion (abundant advertising), product preparation (provide appealing presentation of what is being sold), and keeping commission rates as low as possible. Dart Auctions subscribes to the concept of “you work for who pays you”. That’s one big reason we don’t do buyer premiums, if only the seller pays us, then the seller gets all the focus and all the benefit. While other auction companies are mainly concerned for their own bottom lines, Col. Kerry Dart is mainly concerned with the seller’s. While we specialize in farm & cattle sales, we are always happy to book quality on site estate, antique, or business liquidation sales.

ADVANCE NOTICE AUCTIONS: May 3, 2014 - Hubbardsville, NY - IH 340 tractor, equipment & tools of the late George Broseman May 17, 2014 - Madison, NY - 5 Tractors, farm machinery & household complete dispersal of Patrick & Rose Austin See www.auctionzip.com auctioneer# 17575 for details & photos of both of these auctions.

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Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

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Bedding

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Beef Cattle SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS, mostly registered, cows, bred heifers, yearlings, calves, 14 head available. 315-672-5674

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PENNSYLVANIA LIVESTOCK EVALUATION CENTER 41st Annual Performance Tested Bull Sale Friday, March 28 at Noon SALE TO FEATURE TOP PERFORMANCE TESTED BULLS Finishing test: 99 Angus, 33 Simmental, 13 Red Angus, 9 Hereford, 3 Simm-Angus, 1 Charolais and 1 Shorthorn. Registered yearlings with performance records.

CATTLE PASTURE Available, full services, feeder quality fence & catch facilities. 20 to 400 head. Multiple lots. 518526-6967 GARRET FARMS Registered Angus Bulls: 8 to choose from, $2,200 & up; Also calf buy back program on feeders. Call for details 518-755-5021

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Visit Our New Troy, NY Location! DISTELBURGER LIVESTOCK SALES, INC. buycows@warwick.net A MESSAGE TO ALL DAIRY FARMERS We’re not the largest Livestock Dealers, we don’t have the largest advertisements, but we can promise to be honest, fair, and caring when it comes to purchasing and selling your complete dairy herd. You and your cows deserve that much. We also have a quality selection of Reg. and Grade cows at all times for you to choose from. So if you are thinking of buying or selling, from one cow to an entire herd, give us a call. You will be glad you did.

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Tom 845-482-4380 • Sonny 845-482-4166

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Fully Insured Repair Shop

3487 St. Hwy. 205, Hartwick, NY Ph# 607-293-7927

B.K. Transfer

Herd Expansions

FARMER’S PLACE

Bone in Sirloin Steaks $4.78 lb. Smoked Hams $1.98 lb.

FRESH COWS NEEDED

• Accepting All Types of Livestock

256 Co. Rte. 20, Downtown South Edmeston, NY 13411 607-847-8234 • www.joesfarmersplace.com

This Week’s Specials at Larry’s Custom Meat’s

Custom Services

CERTIFIED ORGANIC Holsteins, 7 milking, $1,500 each; 12 heifers, 2 due April, others all ages, make offer. 620 Stone Arabia Rd., Fort Plain, NY 13339

Toll Free 1.877.208.0123

Meat Processing Special! Choose FARMER’S PLACE for your Meat Processing Needs and Get FREE SLAUGHTERING! To Save Up

CATTLE PASTURE Available, full services, feeder quality fence & catch facilities. 20 to 400 head. Multiple lots. 518526-6967

• Trucking Available

STAMFORD, NY

607-435-9375

BOSS LIVESTOCK: WANTED Holstein Jersey or Mixed Dairy Herds, immediate payment and removal. Also Dairy Cows For Sale: One or 100your choice, quality replacements. Call Chris Boss 315219-0590(cell), 315-8581651(home).

www.cattlesourcellc.com

Owner/Operator Licensed & Bonded

USDA FACILITY ORGANIC CERTIFIED HALAL PROCESSING 5A – POULTRY, BISON NO NITRATE SMOKING

Dairy Cattle

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Dairy Cattle

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*Specialized in Engine and Power Train Rebuilds* Diagnostic work or repairs, doesn’t matter we can fix it for you! Agriculture, Forestry, and Construction Equipment. $60 per hour shop rate, cheapest around! Contact 518-627-1187 for an appointment today

ATTENTION FARMERS

Operating 6 Days~Monday thru Saturday

WANTED

DOWN, DISABLED & FRESH DEAD COWS FOR RENDERING FREE PICKUP!

PINE TREE RENDERING Route 37, Brier Hill, NY

315-375-8459


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Dairy Cattle OV E R 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 S C C ? Start winning. Fast, effective, safe, no-withholding results nationwide 41 yrs. Call today 1-800-876-2500 or 920-6501631 Resellers wanted. www.alphageneticsinc.com REGISTERED MILKING shorthorn bred heifers due in April, 1 Nitro, 2 Gigabyte, purchased from Echo Farm as calves, $5,000. 315-672-5674

USED COWS WANTED

DEAD - DOWN - DISABLED CATTLE Call 607-722-5728 Anytime

1-800-777-2088 AMERICAN RENDERING CO. BINGHAMTON, NY

Dairy Cattle

Dairy Equipment

Dairy Equipment

WANTED

6000 Mueller 900 Mueller 4500 Mueller 850 Sunset 4000 Mueller 800 Universal 3500 Mueller 800 Sunset 3000 Girton 800 Mueller 3000 Mueller 800 Surge 2-3000 S.S. 735 Sunset Sugar Tanks 700 Mueller 2500 Mueller 625 Sunset 2-2000 Mueller 600 Mueller 1500 Mueller 545 Sunset 1500 Surge 500 Mueller 1350 Mueller 400 Mueller 1000 Zero 310 Sunset 3-1000 Mueller 300 Mueller 1000 Surge 250 Mueller New Sunset Tanks New & Used Compressors 200-4000 Gal. StorageTanks Used Freheaters

USED DAIRY EQUIPMENT

HOLSTEIN HEIFERS Bred 4 to 7 Months

Premium Paid for Registered Heifers or Sire ID Heifers No Test Requirements

BASKIN LIVESTOCK 585-344-4452 508-965-3370 Dairy Equipment 2” PIPELINE, vacuum line, 6 milking units, 5hp cooling compressor; German Shepherd puppy, tan & black, 7wks. 315-868-7425 30GAL. PASTEURIZER for dairy herd. Pasteurizes colostrum, waste milk, high SCC milk, to decrease number of new infections in milk fed calves, EC, digital function, adjustable time/temp combinations, milk reheat feature. Rack included for colostrum bags. $6,000/OBO. Picture can be texted or emailed. 607-545-8358, 607368-3189.

Dairy Cattle

Dairy Cattle

585-732-1953

CJM Farm Equipment 802-895-4159 FEDERAL 7 valve bottle filler. Fills plastic bottles from half pints to gallons, as well as glass quarts. Can be seen in person, still in operation. Call Tony for more information 508-677-5853 or email tony63@cox.net

REG. ENGLISH SHEPHERD PUPPIES, great family/farm dogs, first shot, wormed, vet checked, $600.00/each. 518239-8055 BOUMATIC Double 12 Xpressway Herringbone Parlor with Rapid Exit Reel. Comes with 24 Boumatic Perfection Meter Takeoffs, 24 full sets of claws and shells, plus 24 Evolution Hi-Flo pulsators. Parlor is in good working condition! pfromm97@gmail.com or 315-374-0585 for info.

Farm Equipment

Farm Equipment

DISCBINE PARTS Used & New Aftermarket

Repairing All Makes & Models Buying Discbines for Parts David Lamar Hoover

W 585-526-6705 H 585-526-5102 Farm Equipment

Down - Disabled - Dead Cattle

Servicing: Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie, Chenango and Montgomery Counties NOW SERVING: Broome & Cortland Counties CALL ANYTIME Call by 8am for Guaranteed Same Day Removal

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WA N T E D

Down - Disabled & Fresh Dead Cows For Rendering - Courteous Service FREE PICKUP!

315-793-0043

Drainage & Tiling

Drainage & Tiling

Dry Up Those Wet Fields

Farm Equipment

Roll-A-Rocker® Ag Rollers Benefits: Excellent Soil To Seed Contact Mowing Closer = More Yield Labor Saver • One man picks the big ones and pounds the rest to level. • Stops expensive repairs to your mower and chopper caused by rocks. Other Sizes Available

12’ Fixed Tongue Weight • Concrete 7,000 lbs. • Flowable Fill 5,000 lbs. • Water 3,500 lbs.

Model 3015

Dogs

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FREE REMOVAL

Bulk Milk Coolers, Stainless Steel Storage Tanks, Pipeline Milkers, Milking Parlors, Vacuum Pumps, Used Milking Machine Plus Agitator Motors, Stainless Steel Shells, Weigh Jars, Etc.

Farm Equipment

TRACTOR RESTORATION Old Tractors Running Well are Worth More Than New Tractors Getting Old. Let Us Restore Your Old Tractor For a Fraction of the Cost of a New One!

Picks and swings • Fully loaded for easy travel • Could be attached to heavy framed drill

Manufactured by: JONES WELDING Groton, NY • 607-898-9754 • Delivery Available JonesWelding@verizon.net

SPRING IS COMING! PLOWS & PLOW PARTS

FD 7710 4WD . . . . . . . . .$16,900 NH 8770 MFD . . . . . . . . .$36,500 JD 7800 PQ . . . . . . . . . . . .CALL JD 8450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CALL JD 4050 MFD PS . . . . . . .$26,900 CIH 8910 MFD . . . . . . . . .$36,000 CIH 7210 MFD NEW TRANS $38,000 CIH 7130 MFD . . . . . . . . .$34,000 IH 3788 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 IH 1466 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500 IH 766 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900 IH 1086 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,900 IH 1086 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500 IH 856 FENDER . . . . . . . . .$7,500 IH 806 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,900 IH 766 CANOPY . . . . . . .$12,500 IH 656 WEAK HYDRO . . . .$3,500 FD 4100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,500 BOBCAT CT 225 W/LDR .$13,900 LOTS OF DUALS . . . . . . . . .CALL TRACTOR WEIGHTS . . . . . .CALL

JD 9500 4WD . . . . . . . . . . . . .$46,000 JD 6620/7720 4WD UNIT . .$2,000 BRENT 470 GR CART . . .$11,500 JD 653A BEAN HEADS .$2,000 & UP NEW HEAD CARTS $2,600-$3,000 CIH 1063 CORN HEAD . . . .CALL IH 800 10X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,000 JD CX15 BATMOWER . . . . .$11,500 IH TRUCK TRACTOR HVY . . .$10,000 LANDPRIDE COMMANDER 5020 20’ BATWING . . . . . . . . . . .$12,000 KINZE 12 ROW PLANTER $27,500 TOP AIR 500 G SPRAYER . . .CALL GRAVITY BOXES . . . . . . . . . .CALL 2100 G. PLASTIC TANK, NEW . .CALL IH & WHITE PLOWS 4X-10X . .CALL FRONT LDRS NEW & USED .CALL BRILLION 9 SHANK . . . . . . . .$6,500

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Farm Equipment

Farm Equipment

Farm Equipment

Farm Machinery For Sale 98C Silo Unloader 1yr old presently in 14' will fit 12'-16' silo. Just like new only unloaded 50' $4,800. Agrimetal 530 feed cart, nice $1,800. 607-267-9338.

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

Charles McCarthy Farm Machinery TRACTORS • FARM MACHINERY • UTILITY TRAILERS

BUY ~ SELL ~ TRADE 570-833-5214

PH:570-869-1551 Cell:607-759-4646 4698 ST. RT. 3004

Farm Machinery For Sale

MESHOPPEN, PA 18630

Farm Machinery For Sale

BEST BUYS IN USED TILLAGE EQUIPMENT Farm Machinery For Sale 2003 NH 1431 discbine w/B&D conditioner rolls, serviced & field ready, $11,500 OBO. 518-842-7101 2010 NEW HOLLAND L160 w/bucket, 4,060Hrs., $8,000. 585-329-9668 3 JD 9550 sidehill combines, 2 are 4x4. Also JD 9560 SH, very hard to find. 2.9% fin. Zeisloft Eq., Bloomsburg, PA 800-919-3322 6600 FORD 2WD $9,000. 607-544-4632

Farm Machinery For Sale

(7)JD Brush meter’s, $400/all; 15’ Brillion model 1803 cultimulcher, 4” shaft, danish tines, large rolls, shed stored, very good condition, $10,000; Salford 870, 27’ transport disc, good condition, shed stored, $15,000; 6 row rear mount Red Dragon flame meter, electric controls, 3pt. hitch, $800. 315-626-6779

9 Bottom Moldboard Plow w/new bottoms, hoses, tires 6 Row Yetter Triple Coulter Weight Transfer Bar 32’ Wilrich Field Cultivator 2000 Kinze 6 Row Corn Planter 455 JD 30’ drill

M25517 BRILLION PRT16 CULTIPACKER, CROW FOOT WHEELS

886 INTERNATIONAL tractor, clean, 9000 hrs., German 358 motor, 1980, $8,000. Pat 518361-4333

JIM SHEPPARD

585-526-6606

Farm Machinery For Sale

EARLY ORDER HAYMAKER’S SALE HAY WAGONS Assembled & Ready to Go Sold Over 65 Wagons Last Year Order by March 14th w/$300 Deposit - Pay Balance Later

E-Z TRAIL WAGONS w/8 Ton E-Z Trail Wide Track Running Gear, Spring Kit & Extendable Tongue

9’x18’ w/New 11Lx15 Tires . . . . 3,950 9’x18’ w/Used 10 Ply Truck Tires $3,750

ALLIED 894 Quick-Attach loader w/frame rails from TW20, great condition, $2,500. 518-728-7767 ANDERSON Inline wrapper 2005. Good shape, self propelled, hyd. end gate, electric start. 315-783-1856

$

STOLTZFUS & FARMCO WAGONS All Steel w/P.T. Floors, 8 Ton Wide Track Running Gear, Spring Kit & Extendable Tongue

9’x18’ . . . 3,650 9’x20’ . . . 3,800 Quick Attach Super H.D. $

$

BALE GRABBERS $1,800

3-1/2” Hyd. Cylinder & Sched. 80 Pipe

Elevators • Headlocks • Round Bale Carriers • Slantbars & HaySaver Feeders Plus More

SUNNYHILL FARM

“Farming Since 1929” Jim Rogner - Ballston Spa, NY

518-885-5106

CASE IH 8930, 7140, MX135, MX120, C80, 4890, 2470, 2590. 1063 corn head, 1020 25’ grain head. 585-732-1953

CAT CH65B real clean 6,000 hrs JD 4955 4WD 15 spd power shift, w duals & suitcase weights JD 6300 4WD, power quad JD 2950 cab & air, 2WD, w/loader JD 6400L 4WD, 540/1000 shaft w/loader

315-536-3807

CATTLE FEEDER 5’x8’ on skids with 12 headlocks. Like new. 315-263-3866

704555 CASE-IH 496 26' CUSHION GANG DISC, 18 1/2" BLADES

703645 CASE 720 4 BOTTOM PLOW, AUTO RESET, SIDE HILL HITCH, SEMI MOUNT

702129 CASE E30-324 30' HYD FOLD DISC

B&E MANUFACTURING: Kicker racks, slant bar feeders, headlock feeders, round bale carriers, low profile bale carriers. 315-536-9513 BISH ADAPTOR to use a John Deere head on IH combine, adaptor, drive shafts & brackets, complete, $1,000. Paul Dudley 315-209-9996

703377 CASE-IH 29' CRUMBLER

704000 CASE-IH 3900 21' DISC HARROW, REAR HITCH & HYD, ROCK FLEX, 20" FRT BLADES, 21" REAR BLADES, NO WELDS

955 CAT H Track Loader, rebuilt engine, 95% bottom, transmission problems, $4,500. 973-579-5073

cab,

(7) USED 15’ Batwing Mowers, later model. Woods, JD, Bushog, starting at $2,900. Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

704102 EZEE-ON MFG 390 12' TANDEM DISC, CUSHION GANG, MECH LEVELING, 23" REAR BLADE, 19" FRT BLADES

703879 KRAUSE 4432D 32' PACKER W/SCRAPERS, GOOD CONDITION

702697 KRAUSE 7300-21WR 21' DISC HARROW, ROCK FLEX W/HITCH & HYD, 9" SPACING, 21" F & R DISC

703889 LANDOLL 7431 29' VERTICAL HARROW TILLAGE MACHINE

ORDER YOUR PARTS ONLINE THRU OUR WEB SITE: www.whitesfarmsupply.com 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

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Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

CATTLE RANCH - RETIRING

Equipment Outgrown, Outdated & Parts

I N T E R N AT I O N A L 1 0 8 6 w/duals, brand new clutch, 500# front weights, $11,500; New Holland 1411 discbine, $8,000. 607-353-2203

ALL CATTLE SOLD EQUIPMENT FOR SALE Case 8420 round baler $4,500 New Holland 311 square baler w/kicker . . . . . . .$4,500 Case 30+4 trencher w/SD100 backhoe . . . . . . . . . . .$4,800 1955 Harry Ferguson tractor, 6 volt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,250 Commercial cattle scale $1,250 Hesston haybine 9’ . .$2,750 Polaris 425 automatic 4x4 $1,150 Double Wall Hay Feeder $1,200

Call evenings 607-588-7408

COMBINE - NH TR96

2-4020 Syncros, One Open, One Cab . . . . .$8,500 each McConnell Bear Cat 16’ Cultimulcher (nice) . .$4,500 84 Chevy C70 14’ Dump with Liftgate, 366-5 Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,500 BO 2-International 4300 Parts Trucks . . .Best Offer

518-583-4129

Call 800-836-2888 to place your classified ad.

6 row corn head, 20’ flex head, rebuilt with stainless steel, new feeder roll and chain, shaker pan, cross auger, unloading auger, rebuilt engine 2009.

706, 806, 1206, 756, 856, 1256, 1456, 766, 966, 1066, 1466, 1566, 886, 986, 1086, 1486, 1586, 3288, 3388, 3488, 3588, 3788 & Other Models

JIM SHEPPARD

585-526-6606

Put in Your Operators Manual

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

IH DISGUSTED???

CUT THIS AD OUT NOW!

800-808-7885

USED HAY EQUIPMENT

JD Balers, Haybines, Tedders, Rakes, etc. New Equipment: Kuhn Accumulators, FieldMaster Rakes, Esch Tedders, J. Miller + Diamond Wrappers, Super Crimpers, Durabilt Wheel Rake, Bale Grabbers

WINTER BALER REPAIR DISCOUNTS

March & April: 10% OFF Labor NEW & USED JOHN DEERE BALER PARTS NEW CANOPIES for JD 4020, 3020, 2520, 3320

FINGER LAKES EQUIPMENT 585-526-6705

Kennedy Tractor of Williamstown, NY (315) 964-1161

2012 Kioti 4x4 DK 45/Ldr 45HP Dsl, 27 hrs, reverser, “ag tires”, hydraulic outlets, just like new $18,900 (new list over $23,900) 4x4 Kubota L2950/Ldr 30HP Dsl, 1700 hrs, reverser, “ag tires”, clean! $9,750 2012 4x4 MF GC2600/Ldr & Mower 25-30HP Dsl, only 50 hrs, super clean & like new $11,900 4x4 Kubota BX22 Tractor/Loader/ Backhoe, 400 hrs, 20HP Dsl, hydro, R4 tires, like new cond. $10,900 3Pt Chipper (PTO) 4” man. feed, demo $1,775 25+ Tractors In Stock

3Pt Snowblowers 5’-8’ 3Pt Rototillers 36”, 41” & 48” PTO Generators on trailers Vermeer Trencher Dsl, low hrs w/front blade $4,250 2011 4x4 Kawasaki Mule 4010 trans, seats 2 or 4 people, Dsl, PS, 25 hrs, adj. box w/deluxe cab, heat/stereo, like new $12,900 (new list over $18,900) Ford 3910 Dsl, canopy $5,950 Compact Spreaders: PTO or ground driven, 20 & 32 Bu. Landpride 10’ RCR2510 rotary mower, 540 PTO, chain guards, super clean $5,150 3Pt Implements Of All Kinds

You can’t afford downtime! Use Dual-Cut Rolls For Peak Performance

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Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

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J.D. 8870, 8520, 8330, CaseIH 215; Kubota M135X; NH 195 spreader. Mechanics Specials: JD 8870, 4440, 4650. 585-732-1953 JD 4630, CHA, excellent condition, $16,500; White 588, 6 bottom plow, $3,500; White 548, 5 bottom plow, $2,700; Bush Hog 23’ hyd fold disc, $3,500; Ford (White) 18’ wing fold disc, $2,500; Houle 10’ vertical manure pump, $900; Knight 5042 vertical mixer wagon, very good condition, $13,500; 1969 John Deere 4020, side console, excellent shape, sunroof, 18.4x38 radials, $13,000; Oliver 1955 factory cab 5100 hrs., $6,500; Perkins 372 engine fits Oliver or White, recently overhauled $2,000. Oneonta, NY. 607-435-5178 JD 5720 self-propelled chopper, 7½’ hayhead, 664 4 row cornhead; AgBagger G6000; (2) Gehl 970 forage wagons; (1) H&S forage wagon. All good operating condition. 802-948-2665 JD 6115D 4x4 w/cab; JD 3155 4x4 w/cab & motor. Call 315486-4290 JD 640 loader, complete w/joystick, hoses & valves, nice; Int. 1020 15’ grain header w/light package, very little use; Int. 7500 6 bottom variable width on-land plow. 315536-3807 JD 7200 conservation 6 row, single arm openers, dry $14,500. JD 7200 4 R wide dry, $8,900. Zeisloft Eq. 800919-3322 JD 750, 1590 no till drills, more arriving soon. 800-9193 3 2 2 z e i s l o f t e q u i p. c o m Bloomsburg, PA JD 8420, 8200, 8120, 7920, 7405, 7210, 6615, 6520, 4955, 4560, 4055, 2555. NI 4844 baler. 585-732-1953 JD 8430 duals, PTO, JD 6615 4WD, cab, air; 6 other JD tractors. White 2-110, 4WD; 2-105 for parts; NH 1915 harvester, 4 row, grass, 4WD; Kuhn 7822 double rake; Khrone Big M, 4WD, 30’ cut, low hours; JD 260 skid loader; 2 little Gehls; Case W20 payloader. 315536-8718 JD 936 discbine & WH 588 6 bottom plow. 607-423-3293 JOHN DEERE 7000 4 row corn planter, good condition, $3,500. 315-360-0454

Questions? Call us. PH#

Farm Machinery For Sale

JOHN DEERE 8300 grain drill, double disc openers, 13’, good condition. 315-246-0689

KINZE CORN PLANTER Model DF, 4 row, 30" between rows, double frame no-till, excellent cond.

5,00000 860-537-1974 $

KNOWLES 9 shank chisel plow w/front cutting discs, $7,000 OBO; 7500 Meyers V-spreader, $10,000 OBO. 315-939-3020 leave message L&M TRACTOR SALVAGE. Ford and Ferguson tractors. New and used parts, specializing in 8N and 9N, Ferguson, TO, TE, TEA. Call 315-4392685 East Syracuse,NY LARGEST SELECTION of quality grain heads & corn heads in area. Now $1,000 OFF most heads. 3.5% fin. zeisloftequip.com 800-9193322 NEW HOLLAND 790 chopper. It comes with an 824 two row corn head, 890w grass head and 890EN2 snapper head. Chopper has been well maintained, with many new parts, it is ready to work, we use it every year. We are expanding our bunk and have purchased a bigger chopper. Asking $9,000 or best offer. 207577-0483 NEW HOLLAND Super 717 chopper w/pickup head; Gehl 640 unloading wagon on Gehl gear. $2,000 for both. 845482-4330

NH 1034 BALE WAGON, 104 bale capacity w/single bale unload, GC, $4,800. 1995 6x6 923A2 5Ton truck. 8.3CDC engine, Allison auto transmission, 13K miles, road legal, $12,500. NH 575 w/quarterturn chute, $5,500. Call Jean 518-728-7767. OLIVER 252 disc, 13’, great blades and frame, $1,250; Glenco 15’ field cultivator, $1,100; IH 315 cultimulcher, 15’, $3,800; Kewanee 24’ disc, nice, $6,800; JD 2700 spring plow, 5x18, $2,500; 500Gal sprayer, 30’ booms, $1,150; 4 Holland rotary 1 row transplanters, very nice, $600/ each. Mike Franklin 607-7493424

Our Sportsmen will pay top dollar to hunt your land. Call for a free Base Camp Leasing Info Packet & Quote.

866-309-1507 www.BaseCampleasing.com

Smiley’s Equipment Trade Up or Sell Outright! Choppers, pickers, snowplows, wagons, rakes, brush hogs, back blades, pickups, dump trucks, equipment trailers, snowblowers, dozers, backhoes, skid steers, excavators, loaders to fit almost anything, 4x4 payloaders. Several tractors, 4x4 & ldrs. Also compacts 300 to choose from

Buying Equipment All Kinds

Special Winter Pricing

518-634-2310

SNOWBLOWER: Lorenz 8’, 3pt., double auger, hydraulic chute, used once, like new, always stored inside. $3,000. 585-548-2641 TIRES & RIMS of all sizes; duals, most sizes. PARTING OUT: Int. 886, 986, 1086, 1486, 5088 tractors; Case 970, 1070, 1370, 1394, 1494, 2290, 2670, 2870. 585-7321953 USED TRACTORS arriving daily. JD & Case IH. 2.9% fin. zeisloftequip.com Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

Farm Machinery Wanted

WANT TO BUY John Deere Self Propelled Choppers & Kernel Processors

SAVE $3,000-$5,000 OFF most all combines in stock. Many recent arrivals. 2.9% fin. Zeisloft Eq., Bloomsburg, PA 800-919-3322

814-793-4293

SLANT BAR cattle feeder 6’x20’ on wheels. Great shape. 315-263-3866

WANTED: 7 to 8 shank chisel plow in very good condition. 315-396-8241

Any Condition


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Farm Machinery Wanted

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

WANTED TO BUY: Used farm & construction equipment, all makes and models, running or not, 1980’s & newer. 717-2695808

WANTED: HOPPER FOR Auger feeder. Dutchess County, NY. 845-266-5042.

Custom Roasting and Cooling Your Soybeans,Corn, etc. At Your Farm or Mill Serving All of NY State

WEILER’S GRAIN ROASTING

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Fencing

CORN SILAGE in Sharon Springs,NY. $60.00/Ton. Call Scott 518-231-3923

WE’VE GOT LIME HI-MAG

3 0 To n M i n i mu m Spreader & Spreading Available Large Quantity Discount ALSO BEDDING SAND & CHICKEN MANURE

YOUR SOURCE FOR:

• Livestock Feeds • Ration Balancing • SeedWay Seeds • Crystalyx Products

Call T J Allen 315-845-6777 315-868-2438

Buying Corn, Feed Wheat & Oats

HAVE WET FIELDS? Have compaction issues? Low yields? Call D&D Farm Service/Agri-SC 1-888-401-4680

(315) 549-8226 Romulus, NY 14541

Spr ing Lake Far ms

(315) 549-7081

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

Quality Services You Can Count On Custom Farming “Since 1995”

HI-CAL & MAG Lime & Lime Spreading

Pat O’Brien & Sons For all your feed needs! • Steam Flaked Corn • Protein Mixes

• Corn Meal • Minerals

• Energy Mixes • Nutritional Services

Pick-up or Delivery from our Geneva Feed Mill

We Buy All Grains! Call Pat @ 716-992-1111

Grain Roasting On Your Far m

Soybeans • Corn Barley • Wheat

Waterville Grain Roasting Oneida Co., NY

315-534-8948

Seed Corn Buy Direct and Save

RR $175.25 a bag Quad Stacks $196.50 a bag Conventional $130.25 a bag

OATS: Cleaned & Bagged $6.50 bushel. 607-749-3424 Open Pollinated Corn Seed. ***Silage, Grain, Wild life plots ***Available Certified Organic ***Early Varieties ***Free Catalog ***Green Haven Open Pollinated Seed Group 607-5669253 www.openpollinated.com

ELECTRIC FENCE CONTROLLER REPAIRS. Factory authorized warranty center for Zereba, ParMak, many others. No charge for estimates. Quick turn-around time. Send or bring to our shop, any make, any model. 518-284-2180

TIMOTHY SEED, cleaned, for sale. $50 per bushel. Bloomfield, Ontario County, NY. 585317-1045

LOCUST POSTS, POLES, Split Rails, 6x6’s, 4x4’s. Other hardwood & softwood boards and planks, custom cut. Also lots, land cleared, woodlots wanted. 518-883-8284

Fencing

Fencing

Empire Farm Fence & Supply

“Miles of Quality Start Here”

• High Tensile • Split Rail • Misc. Types of Fence • Energizers • Fencing Supplies 4097 Rt. 34B, Union Springs, NY 13160 RUSTIN WILSON (315) 364-5240

607-237-4871 Jordanville Ag 159 Sarafin Rd., Mohawk NY 4 miles North of Richfield Springs on Rt. 28

315-717-6937 Quality Dairy Feeds from White Oak Mills Dairy Minerals • Dry Cow Feeds • Calf Feeds Heifer Minerals & many other products available

Martin’s Limestone Barn-Dri Dolmitic Limestone for stalls

Flavor Seal Bale Wrap Conroy Ag Hay Saver Plus Preservative Adirondack Feeders & Hay Savers Feeder Wagons and Round Bale Feeders

NOW IN ONE LOCATION NOW CARRYING • Sunnybrook Farm Grass Fed Beef, Pasture Pork and Poultry • Jake’s Gouda Cheese • Stoltzfus Dairy Cream Line Milk, Cheese, Yogurt, Cheese Curd 2033 Brothertown Road • Deansboro, NY 13328 Winter Hrs: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm • Sat. By Appointment Phone: (315) 841-4910 • Fax: (314) 841-4649 www.williamsfarmfence.com • williamsfence@gmail.com

Electronic Rate Controlling GPS Guidance 50 Mile Radius in Savannah

Clinton 315-729-1066 Flooring HARDWOOD FLOORING 550 sq. ft., $1/ foot. William Byler, 4831 St Hwy 10, Fort Plain, NY

For Rent WANTED TO RENT: Hay ground & corn ground around Richfield Springs, Jordanville areas. 315-858-0071 leave message.

Grain Handling Equip. Bins & Dryers

For Sale BUSINESS CARD MAGNETS only $75.00 for 250. Free Shipping. Call Beth at Lee Publications 518-673-0101 or bsnyder@leepub.com Please allow 7-10 business days for delivery

Grain Handling Equip. Bins & Dryers NEW AND USED Grain Dryers: GT, MC, GSI. Call anytime toll free 1-877-422-0927

Hay - Straw For Sale

HAY & STRAW ALFALFA - Delivered Cell

717-222-2304

Wanted: Small Squares of Hay 100 BALES FOR SALE: 2nd cutting grass baleage, 4x4 bales, $30.00. 607-687-5503 leave message 1st & 2nd CUTTING large round & square bales hay. Delivery available. Call for pricing. 585-738-5160, 315906-4142 2000 BALES 1st cut mixed hay, $3.50/bale. Delivery available in 100 bale loads. 315-858-1543 2013 BALEAGE & 2nd Cutting. Albany, NY area. James Frueh, 518-436-1050 2013 HORSE HAY: Small squares, production objectives, quality & customer satisfaction. Schenectady,NY 518-864-5686 2500 SMALL SQUARE bales of good quality horse hay. 845-297-5235.

Grain Handling Equip. Bins & Dryers

A N MARTIN GRAIN SYSTEMS 315-923-9118 Clyde, NY WE SPECIALIZE IN • Sukup Grain Bins • Dryers • Grain Legs • Custom Mill Righting

• Hopper Feed Bins • Transport Augers • Crane Service • Dryer Service


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Hay - Straw For Sale

Hay - Straw For Sale

Hay - Straw For Sale

Hay - Straw For Sale

STANTON BROTHERS

BALEAGE: Early-cut mixed grasses, 4x5’s, dry 4x5’s 1st, 2nd & 3rds. Negotiable. 518758-1855, 518-256-1740.

STRAW: Wheat or oat, also hay. Large & small square bales. 315-682-2529, 315559-0994

518-768-2344

CERTIFIED ORGANIC 2nd cutting hay, 3x3x8 big squares. 518-234-2188

HAY & STRAW: Large or small square bales. Wood Shaving Bags and Grain. René Normandin,Québec, Canada 450-347-7714 HAY SAVER Plus Hay Preservative, 68% Propionic Acid. Product available in Waterloo, NY. Delivery Available. Conoy Ag, Elizabethtown, PA 717367-5078

Hay - Straw Wanted

ALWAYS WANTED

High Quality Balage

1st, 2nd & 3rd Cuttings Also Small Square Mulch

10 Ton Minimum Limited Availability

2nd CUT GRASS Baleage, 1st cut dry round bales. 518701-8886

H AY Farmer to Farmer Wet and Dry Round & Square Bales

1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut Hay Also Square Bales of

STRAW CALL STEVE

519-482-5365 4’x5”-1000# round silage bales, mixed grass, first and second cutting. Schaghticoke, NY 518-796-2344 4x4 HARD CORE round bales, stored inside, no rain, $25.00 cash. 315-658-9917 4x4 ROUND BALES, First Cutting Grass Hay, not wet. Organic Certified. $35.00 each. 607-849-3798 4x5 BALEAGE FOR SALE: Clover, Alfalfa, and other grass mixes. Call 315-8223194.

CERTIFIED ORGANIC: Big square 3x3x8 1st cut grass hay, $30-$35 per bale; 3x3 first cut organic baleage, $30.00 per bale. 518-963-4249, 518572-2335 leave message

mwrisley@adkorganicgrains.com CLEAN BRIGHT STRAW: June 1st cutting mixed hay, good color, horse and cow grades, 3x3x8. Barn stored. 518-872-1811 FOR SALE: Horse quality first & second cut grassy hay, big & small square bales. Delivered.-315-264-3900

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FOR SALE: Wheat straw, feed grade, clean & bright 3’x3’ bales. Baleage, 3rd cutting, 35% moisture alfalfa, 300-3’x3’x5’ bales. Alfalfa/Timothy mix, horse quality hay, 3’x3’ bales. Please Call 585-519-2143 or 585-335-8117 GOOD QUALITY HAY & STRAW. Large Square Bales. Will load or ship direct. 802849-6266

4x5 ROUND BALES dry hay, 4x5 baleage hay early cut. Roscoe,NY area. 607-4985812.

GOT HAY? WE DO! Dairy quality first & second cutting Dairy One tested conventional & organic 4x4 round bales, wrapped, delivery available. Paul Hargett, 315246-2998

4x5 ROUND BALES

Hay & Straw Supply

Stored Inside 1st & 2nd Cutting

Providing a consistent delivered supply of

Timothy & Grass Mix

518-848-4669 500 BALES 2nd cut alfalfa grass mix, $4.00/bale. Delivery available in 100 bale loads. 315-858-1543 BALEAGE FOR SALE. Delivery available. 315-794-8375

• Clean Wheat Straw • Dry cow/heifer grass hay • High Test Alfalfa Hay • Soft 2nd Cut Grass Calf Hay • Cert Organic Hay • Wrapped Balage • Ground Soybean Straw/ Hay Bedding • Ground Up Bulk Feed Hay

3x3x6 Square Wrapped 10X High Protein 2nd/ 3rd Alfalfa Grass Mix Early Cut 1st Timothy Grass Some 25% - Some 40% Moisture

Excellent Feed Priced Right Delivered Nick 845-901-1892

Janowski Bros. HAY & STRAW Buying & Selling 315-829-3794 315-829-3771

800-747-3811 or 845-901-1892

Hay - Straw For Sale

Hay - Straw For Sale

Top prices paid for quality hay and straw in small bales and large. Also moving all grades of hay at market prices. Prompt payment. Loading flatbeds and vans. Call and remind us what you have!

Nick 845-901-1892 Office 800-747-3811 WANTED: 1st & 2nd cut big & small squares. 315-363-9105

Heating CENTRAL BOILER EClassic OUTDOOR FURNACES. Cleaner and Greener. 97% Efficient. EPA Qualified. Call North Creek Heat 315-8663698

Picked up or delivered, any amount, large quantity.

518-929-3480 518-329-1321

LARGE SQUARE BALES in Sharon Springs,NY. 1st $65.00, 2nd $100; 3rd $125. Straw $50. Scott 518-2313923 MIXED GRASS HAY: 1st Cutting 3x3x8 large squares, picked-up. Pulaski, NY. 315651-2265.

ONTARIO DAIRY HAY & STRAW

Quality Alfalfa Grass Mix Lg. Sq. - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut

ALSO CERTIFIED ORGANIC Low Potassium for Dry Cows

NEEB AGRI-PRODUCTS

519-529-1141

HAY - STRAW CORN SILAGE

Lg. Round, Sm. Squares 1st & 2nd Cut Dairy Quality Wrapped Round Bales ~ Delivery Available ~

Call Louis 860-803-0675

Call Chuck at 585-734-3264

Buyer of Hay and Straw

Large Sq Bales 3x3x7

PLEASANT VIEW FARMS

WHEAT STRAW - Large Square Bales - 3x3 Never rained on, processed, large quantity. $200 per ton Located in Mt. Morris, NY - Trucking Available

Call 4M FARMS 315-684-7570 • 315-559-3378

1st Cutting & Mowed Rye Straw, Excellent Quality for Horses - Also Round Bales Really early cut grass & timothy hay. All hay stored inside on pallets. 1st Cutting Small Square Bales approx. 58lbs. grass & timothy mix.

Call for Competitive Prices

BALEAGE: 1st cut, individually wrapped, $25.00/bale. 518673-2948, 518-993-4613

TIMOTHY MIXED HAY ALFALFA MIXED HAY

QUALITY 1st, 2nd & 3rd grass hay protein 19.1-22.6; dry square, round & wrapped baleage. WANTED: Rye straw. Call anytime. 845-985-7866

CENTRAL BOILER E-Classic OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACES. Cleaner and Greener. EPA Qualified. Call today Halloran Farm 845-482-5208.

Help Wanted ASSISTANT HERDSPERSON for 1100 cow farm in Western Saratoga County,NY. Wage plus benefits. David Wood, 518-882-6684 or drwfarm@aol.com ASSISTANT HERDSPERSON: 1000 cow Holstein herd, Central, NY. Looking for person to assist in care of heifers, calves and cows. Duties include diagnosing, treating animals in reproduction, and supervising parlor. Experience preferred, but will train. Housing assistance, health insurance, retirement, salary based on experience. Call John 607-351-9950.

WANTED

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

AURORA RIDGE DAIRY

Gebarten Acres is seeking a motivated employee, who has good work ethics and is looking to be a shop mechanic. Responsibilities are, regular maintenance, diagnosing and repair of agricultural equipment and CDL trucks. Applicants must have mechanical knowledge, welding experience a plus. Salary based on qualifications. gebartenacres@gmail.com

A large progressive dairy located in southern Cayuga County, is looking for a selfmotivated, team oriented person to join our already talented crop crew. Applicants must have good mechanical skills and be able assist in equipment repair, maintenance and operation of all types of modern farm equipment. We offer competitive wages, health insurance, and retirement plan. If this sounds interesting to you, please send a resume to Jason@auroraridge.com or call 315-364-7069

CASH CROP FARM Motivated Individual with Agricultural Experience • Field Work • Sprayer Application • CDL-Class A License or willing to obtain • Maintenance & Repair Full Time - Year Round 5/6 Day Week

Excellent Wages w/Benefits Send Resume to: Lott Farms LLC Mark Lott 2450 County House Rd Waterloo, NY 13165 lottfarms@verizon.net 315-568-2971 fax

Dairy Employment Opportunity

Large dairy farm is seeking a herd manager. The position requires a dedicated individual with strong skills in team building, labor management, herd health, reproduction and animal well-being. Candidates should possess at least a two year degree and have significant work experience. Highly competitive compensation package. Send resumes to: PO Box 345, Homer, NY 13077

Help Wanted

HALF DUTCH FARM, herd manager position, responsibilities include, labor management, herd health, reproduction and record keeping. Superior animal handling skills. Competitive wages, health insurance, retirement plan. Letter of application to: HalfDutch@fltg.net or Half Dutch Farm, 2586 Rt. 488, Clifton Springs, NY 14432

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Large successful dairy farm is looking for a self-motivated manager to handle day to day operations. Responsibilities include all cropping aspects, CAFO and personnel. Applicants must have strong people skills, management experience and a minimum of three years of cropping experience. Salary and additional benefits based on qualifications. Email resume and letter of interest to gebartenacres@gmail.com GEBARTEN ACRES HERMON,NY SHARON SPRINGS BARN HAND needed 7am-12pm, return 4pm to feed. Horse rescue farm seeks experienced barn hand w/checkable references. Non smoker facility. AM feed and turn out, clean stalls. 518-284-2655 WANTED: FARM MANAGER for Angus Beef Operation in Cobleskill,NY. Must have experience in breeding, calving, feeding, segregation, haying, equipment and property maintenance. Salary, room & board. Send resumes to: Barbarie’s Black Angus, 5 Eagle Rd., Danbury,CT 06810

Help Wanted

Maintenance Mechanic

Assistant Feeder Herds Person / Fresh Cow Monitoring

Maintenance Mechanic for Vehicles & Equipment Supervisory Skills & Class A or B License Helpful

To help work on a large dairy farm in Northern, VT. Join a Team with Many Years Experience! Cow Knowledge a Must. Salary Based on Experience.

Send Resume to

802-782-9058

BLOWERS AGRA SERVICE, INC. PO Box 161, 4694 County Road 5 Hall, NY 14463

585-526-5733

Fax

bagras@frontiernet.net


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Help Wanted

Mobile Homes

Parts & Repair

Real Estate For Sale

YOUNG FARMER WANTED: Currently 700 acre green farm open to new ideas, housing available. Email resume to elaine@spgrx.com, fax 860435-4604, mail Farm Manager, P.O. Box 199, Salisbury,CT 06068.

4 BEDROOM 2 bath single wide set on prepared site all inclusive $50,668.00 anywhere in NYS. Dave, KD HOMES, 379 Stafford Ave., Route 12, Waterville,NY 315-841-8700 kdhomes@frontier net.net www.kdhomesny.com

STARTERS, ALTERNATORS, and GENERATORS for all domestic and import engines. Also HIGH TORQUE DIESEL STARTERS. Prompt Service 315-826-7892 Gary Sneath

BEAUTIFUL North Carolina 20 acres open farm land and pasture, pond, road frontage, excellent location, nice land, 45 minutes north of Raleigh near Louisburg, can divide, $4,500/acre. Call Fosters Auctioneers & Real Estate, Inc. 252-767-2118

Help Wanted

DRIVER Local Agribusiness Farm Deliveries Dry Fertilizer Spreading CDL - Class A or B - Clean Record Light Maintenance Bulk Loading & Unloading Part or Full Time Send Resume to

BLOWERS AGRA SERVICE, INC. PO Box 161, 4694 County Road 5 Hall, NY 14463 585-526-5733 Fax bagras@frontiernet.net

Hoof Trimming

Trim Chute

Titenburg, stand up left hand, lay over trim chute, hydraulically controlled, 4 years old, good condition.

$6,000

802-782-9058 J&S LEONARD HOOF TRIMMING. 20 Years of Experience. Sore Feet - My Specialty. 607-264-8004

Horses HAFLINGERS: 5 year old gelding, 4 year old mare, 57”, not broke. 315-636-9549

Livestock For Sale

Lumber & Wood Products BAILLIE LUMBER CO. buys all species of hardwood veneer logs, sawlogs and standing timber year round. IMMEDIATE LOCAL PAYMENT AND TRUCKING AVAILABLE. Please call for an updated price and spec sheet today! Smyrna Sawmill 607-627-6547. Mark Mowrey 315-796-6644; Phil Day 315436-2766; Jonathan DeSantis 315-882-8174; Sean Karn 315-436-3588. Boonville Sawmill 315-942-5284. Dave Prezyna 315-436-5329; Paul Snider 315-827-4062 (home) or 315-436-0949 (cell); Tom King 315-436-0936; Lukas Myers 315-263-6909. LOCUST 4x4’s, fence posts, split rails, lumber. Natural, chemical free non poisonous alternative to pressure treated that has strength and lasts a lifetime. 518-883-8284

585-535-7419 Insurance

Insurance

BISON (Buffalo)

Cows, Calves & Bulls

Scottish Highlanders Texas Longhorns Water Buffalo • Llamas

CAZENOVIA,NY: Retail garden center & store, 12,000 sq.ft. greenhouses, 6.9 acres, set up for annual perrenials & produce for wholesale & very active retail sales. Also 4 bedroom home available. brookside4004@windstream.net 315-655-3500 Call 888-596-5329 for Your Subscription

Real Estate For Sale Parts

TRACTOR WEIGHTS AC, IHC, MF, JD, CASE & OTHERS Wheel weights and suitcase weight brackets. Free freight 1,000 lbs or more. Also skid steer weights and brackets.

100 lb. IHC Style Suitcase Weights 85 ea. 10 or more 75 lb. available

GOODRICH TRACTOR PARTS Rt. 38 & 38B, Newark Valley, NY

Poultry & Rabbits

Poultry • • • •

Goslings Ducklings Chicks • Turkeys Guineas • Bantams

• Books • Medications

Clearview Hatchery PO Box 399 Gratz, PA 17030

607-642-3293

(717) 365-3234

Real Estate For Sale

Real Estate For Sale

Two 62 acre dairies, both with new buildings, same area. Large homes, shops, machine sheds.

$155,000 & $189,000 We Have Others! Vinyard’s Choice - Country Property 518-673-3212

www.vinyardschoice.com

787 Bates-Wilson Road Norwich, NY 13851

Miscellaneous YARD SIGNS: Full color with stakes, double sided. Stakes included. Starting at $15.00 each. Call your sales representative or Beth at Lee Publications 518-673-0101 or bsnyder@leepub.com. Please allow 7 to 10 business days when ordering.

Real Estate For Sale

(607) 334-9727 Cell 607-316-3758 www.possonrealtyfarmsandland.com possonrealtyllc@stny.twcbc.com David C. Posson, Broker

Richard E. Posson, Associate Broker

2397 - St Lawrence County certified organic free stall operation. 284 acres, 110 tillable with additional 140 acres to rent reasonably close by. 90 acres of pasture in good fence. 90 in woods. One of a kind modern 3 row insulated free stall barn with 95 free stalls. Alley scrapers with attached lagoon. Double 5 Germania parlor with take offs. Young stock barn 30x60 Coverall. Very good 2 story 4 bedroom home. Farm is certified organic. Ready to go! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asking $860,000 2383 - Price Reduced - Farm will be sold. 330 acre farm. 180 acre tillable. Mostly Honeoye soils. Grows tremendous crops. Balance pasture and woods. Older 2 story 40 stall barn. Good 2 story 5 bdrm home. Farm has nice location. Close to the City of Utica. Road frontage on four roads. Good property to

Real Estate For Sale

Notice of Sale of Farmland Honest Hill Estates Located approximately 3 miles South of Clarendon, NY and 4.5 miles North of Byron, NY approximately 221+ acres on East side of State Route 237 between Munger Road and Boots Road in the town of Clarendon. Parcel 1 consists of 4 building lots of 1.171 acres each; Parcel 2 consists of 1 building lot of 2.517 acres; Parcel #3 consisting of 148.064 acres located on New York State Route 237 (Tax Map Number 1201-66.2) and Parcel #4 consisting of 73.506 acres located on Boots Rd. (Tax Map 120-1-67) both in the Town of Clarendon, Orleans County, State of New York. This farmland will be sold by silent approved sealed bids. Minimum acceptable bid will be seventy five thousand for the combine parcels 1 & 2 and a minimum acceptable bid of three thousand five hundred dollars per acre for parcels 3 & 4. Bids accepted by US Mail only. The property will be sold to the highest bidder. The bidding will take place for a period of Thirty Days commencing on Saturday March 8, 2014 until Saturday April 5, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. Bids will be opened Friday April 11, 2014 in the law office of Davidson Fink LLP Law Firm in Rochester, NY. Once the final bid is accepted the highest bidder will be notified and formal purchase contract will be prepared. The purchase contract shall be entirely non-contingent, all cash at closing. In the event the parties fail to execute the contract within five (5) days of acceptance of the bid. Seller may reject the bid. A non-refundable five percent deposit in the form of a cashier’s check will be due at the execution of the purchase agreement. Closing of the transaction shall occur within thirty (30) days of contract execution. Closing of the transaction shall occur within thirty (30) days of contract execution. For additional information and for an approved bidding form, please inquire at Honest Hill Estates, P.O. Box 50, South Byron, NY 14557, call Lynette Boldt 585-548-9087 jboldt1@rochester.rr.com or contact David L. Rasmussen Attorney at Law 585-546-6448 fax 585-758-5105 drasmussen@davidsonfink.com

farm or buy for investment. Price reduced from $550,000 to $475,000. Owners are motivated to sell this spring. Come and make an offer. 2354 - Northern New York Farm. Clean and Neat. Well Maintained. 140 m/l acre dairy farm. 120+ acres tillable right behind the barn. Additional land in the area to rent. Good 2 story 50 stall dairy barn. Good size stalls, nice wide mangers. 2 story garage w/tool shed. Nice remodeled 2 story 4 bdrm home. New Kitchen, windows. This is a good all round little dairy farm w/lots of room for expansion and growth. Asking $235,000 Good buy on a nice sized farm. See this farm soon. 2380 - Madison County. Nice little farm with beautiful setting. Good remodeled 2 story barn with 40 tie stalls and 2 calving pens. Enclosed manure room, with cleaner & milking equipment. New 32x60 insulated heated shop. Nice remodeled Cape style 3 bdrm home with new furnace. All on 46 acres of beautiful land all fenced. Small pond. Quiet road and gorgeous views. Nice place to live and farm. . . . . . . Asking $239,000 2394 - Beautiful Chenango County Land on a very quiet road. 65 acres of tillable ground. Balance woods. Year round stream. 24x40 pole barn with power. Large concrete pad on the side with 40 ft. 2004 mobile home with septic and well. This is a very nice property to use on the weekends or a nice place to build. Make hay, raise animals. . . . . . . . . Asking $239,900


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Real Estate For Sale

Real Estate For Sale

51 acres, all open, private setting, views, 2 new homes, dairy barn, great shop, machine sheds.

$189,000 Vinyard’s Choice - Country Property 518-673-3212

www.vinyardschoice.com

518-882-6236 • inglenookrealtyinc.com Charleston, NY - Highland Hills Farm. True self-sufficient living on your completely off the grid (solar & wind) 31 acre organic & maple syrup farm! 1-floor living home w/attached barn offers a modular floor plan w/easily movable walls. Incredibly private (1200 feet off the road) w/established hay field, woodlot, pasture, ponds, & completely turn-key maple syrup production operation included. Optional/negotiable farm equipment including tractors, mowers, hay wagon, splitter & more . . . . . . .$245,000

Real Estate For Sale

Real Estate For Sale

Services Offered

CERTIFIED ORGANIC 420 acres, 265 tillable; 100 rotational pastures, freestall parlor centrally located to pastures with 2,000,000 gallon manure storage and two bunks for feed storage. 2½ miles road frontage on quiet road. Retirement sale - full line of machinery, 180 head of cattle available. Larchar Farms, Columbus, NY. 607847-8393.

LOWVILLE, Lewis County,NY. Dairy barn w/66 tiestalls, 28 stall heifer barn, 228 acres, tool barn, 2 silos, 4 bedroom house w/2 stall attached garage w/2bd apartment overtop. Couple miles from village & school. 315-778-0700

WEDDING INVITATIONS printed and designed by Lee Publications: 100 (4.5x6) Invitations including envelopes with 100 RSVP postcards. Only $150.00 +tax. We can also do smaller and larger amounts. Call for pricing and designs 518-673-0101, or bsnyder@leepub.com Also Save the Dates • Shower Invitations • Baby Announcements and more.

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DAIRY FARM: Fully operational on 415 agricultural acres in upstate NY near Saratoga Springs. 360 acres are cleared and tillable. Green Mountains/Hudson River views! Several barns, storage buildings, 2 houses. Contact Amy 518-527-3564 or Robin 917-476-9977 Roohan Realty.

Sold Cows & Machinery Summer of 2013 Offering Western NY Farm & Farmstead For Sale 350 acres, 200 acres certified organic pasture and cropland, 150 acres forest and dairy complex including 2 houses. Will separate. We have milked as many as 350 cows with rented properties and as few as 180 cows using just the home farm. Please visit www.kimvale.com For complete description, photos, and maps.

Licensed Real Estate Broker

Van Billings

FULL LINES

LAND FOR SALE: Little Falls area, 59.9 acres, 1009’ on NYS Rte 5, $58,000; 17.7 acres, 729’ on NYS Rte. 5, $33,000; Fort Plain area, 5.3 acres, great views, $15,000; 3.6 acres field, $13,000. Owner financing. 518-861-6541 www.helderbergrealty.com

RED BARN MEATS now offers USDA inspected & custom processing of beef, pork, sheep, poultry & venison. Call Jordan at 315-346-1254.

Rentals

Rentals

Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment Services Offered

Stratford - $275,000 Adirondack Hobby Farm. Old farmhouse with spacious modern addition, huge kitchen & dramatic living room with floor to ceiling stone fireplace. Old barn & outbuildings, open fields, woods, trout stream, beaver pond, hunt, fish, do a small organic farm, raise animals, horses, Christmas tree farm. Snowmobile or 4 wheel. Perfect for everything.

FORESTRY CUTTER FOR RENT

Georgetown - 135 Acres - $589,900 - Dairy of Distinction Picture perfect Dairy of Distinction. First time offered outside the family. Fully functioning dairy farm with excellent barn, milks 53 cows, 3 silos, 6 ton grain bin, holds 10,000 small bales, 135 acres with 65 acres tillable, good woods and pasture. An excellent grazing farm. Other outbuildings include equipment shop and garages for equipment storage. Additional 46 acres available for lease with 36 acres tillable. Two fine homes in excellent condition. Beautiful 4 bedroom ranch with inground pool and decks with beautiful views plus an older 4 bedroom farmhouse also in fine condition with sparkling hardwood floors. This farm is a real gem.

Owner Financing

Ilion - 104.1 Acres - $229,900

Hunters Paradise! Plenty of wild game on this 104+ acre property like Deer, Turkey and Partridges. Incredible property with many possibilities. Currently used as a small farm but can be so much more. Beautiful Class A Trout stream runs right through the property, plenty of water for irrigation which is ideal for the fertile soil. Property is mostly wooded and has some 4 miles of trails with various degrees of elevation. Ideal for 4 Wheeling, snowmobiling or sell off some of the timber for profit. Beautiful view from the top, old apple orchard and fields. House is in move-in ready condition with large newer kitchen, open floor plan on first floor. French doors lead to deck overlooking a large 33 foot above ground pool which is surrounded by a beautiful lawn. Has 2 outside wood decks and front covered porch. Large wood burning stove in living room. Textured ceilings and ceiling fans throughout. Includes Large 2+ story 36 x 96 Barn with new roof. Also has a Carriage house with 2nd story unfinished Pool Hall. Many smaller outbuildings includes chicken coop, vegetable stand, etc. This property has too much to offer and must be seen to be appreciated. In the country but not very far outside the village of Ilion for all your necessities. Owner will consider all offers!

Rome - 208.43 Acres - $166,700 Unique Agricultural land with over 2000 ft. of frontage on the canal within the city of Rome. By special permit, the property can have a boat launch, passive recreation use, a single family home. Soils are “muck” which is ideal for certain types of farming. Use by a hunting club would also be a possibility.

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For All Your Automation and Filling Needs Call:

Center State Ag. Service Morrisville, New York

315-684-7807

JAMESWAY & VAN DALE

Equipment, Parts & Service Authorized Harvestore & Laidig Dealer Sales, Service-Repair

PATZ DEALER Parts-Sales-Service

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Active farm real estate broker seeks people with extensive farming experience to handle farm sales in Madison, Herkimer, Montgomery, Fulton, Otsego, Oneida, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties. Must have real estate license or be willing to get one. Phone Van Billings @ 315-429-0300.

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1996 Mack DM690S 300 Mack, Mack 6 Speed Low Hole, 20,000 Front, 20,000 Lift, Mack 44,000 Rears, Camel Back, Double Frame, No Rust, Southern Truck. Priced To Sell Or Trade

1999 International S2574 Southern Truck, No Rust, 350 Cat, Jake, 8LL Trans., 18,000 Front, 20,000 Lift Axle, 46,000 Rears, 17 1/2’ Steel Dump Body, Low Miles. Priced To Sell Or Trade

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2002 CHEVY 3500 stake dump body, automatic, 90,000 miles, $12,500; 2002 Ford F550 4x4, crew cab, diesel, automatic, 120,000 miles, Georgia truck, $12,500. All Star Auto, 6610 State Hwy 23, Oneonta, NY 607-435-9200

Wanted 2006 F/L FLD120 Classic Dump, 14L Det. 515hp, Jake, 18spd, 20/20/46 Axles, HMX Susp, Quad Lock, 19.5’ Alum. Dump, Double Frame, 569k mi. $54,500

1998 F/L FLD120 S/A Daycab Tractor, Det. 11.1L 350hp, Jake, 9spd, Air Susp, Fenders, AC, 735k mi. $9,900

888-497-0310 Wise's Tractor Repair (Will also do on road service) tractors skid loaders combines. Anthony Wise, Waterloo, 315-374-8805

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1993 Ford L9000 Daycab Tractor 3406 Cat, 400HP, 9 Speed, Wet Line, Excellent Running Truck, Cheap! Priced To Sell Or Trade

1999 USTS Dump Trailer 32’, 80” sides, center point, swing door with grain chute, new liner and full frame. $23,900

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HUNTING LAND in CNY/ Fingerlakes area. A very responsible and honest Father and two grown son’s are looking for good amount of land for Turkey and Deer Hunting that would be posted for safety reasons. We’d be happy to discuss whether money or labor or both would be more desirable to the land owner. We live near Syracuse and would be happy to meet and discuss, thank you. Andy Picco 315-657-0135 cell

WANTED TO BUY: GEAR box for NH 55 rake. 315-834-9527

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1998 Volvo WG64 Flatbed Cat 3306 300hp, 8LL transmission, 20k front axle, 46k full locking rears, 112k miles, 28’ deck, stock #4521. $29,900

1999 Peterbilt 357 6x6 Mixer, Cat 3306 300hp, 8LL transmission, 20k front axle, 46k full locking rears, 180k miles, 218” wheelbase. We will separate the mixer from the chassis, 18’6” of frame, 150” CT. Southern truck, stock #4528. $44,900

2010 Kenworth T800 Day Cab Cummins ISX 385hp, 10 speed, 170” wheelbase, 12k front, 40k rears, air ride, 515k miles, very clean, stock #4494. $49,900

2004 Peterbilt 378 Daycab Cat C15 475hp, 18 speed, 18k front axle, 46k full locking rears, double frame, 219” wheelbase, wetline, 305k miles, stock #4484. $59,900

1997 Peterbilt 378 Cab and Chassis Cummins L10 350 hp, Allison automatic trans, 16k front axle, 40k rears, double frame, 27 1/2’ of frame behind the cab, 166” C-T. 531k miles, stock #3986. Call for price

(2) - (1) 1977 Heil 6750 gal. aluminum trailer, new brakes and drums, 8” pump and boom, center fill, auto boom to field spread option, 16 ply 22.5 tires 80%, only 35 feet long, very nice trailer!

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1999 Kenworth W900 Dump Truck Cat C10 335hp, 8LL transmission, 20k front axle, 46k rears, 17’ steel demolition body, 195k miles, stock #4527. Call For Price

2008 Cat 325DL LR Long Reach Excavator, 7542 Hours, 60” ditching bucket, 32” triple grouser pads, 70% U/C. $135,900

2008 Cat D6T XL 7247 hours, cab with heat & AC, new track shoes, U/C at 85%, Evac system, EROPS w/sweeps, SU blade with tilt. $162,900

1999 International 4700 S/A Flatbed Dump Truck, IH T444E engine, 7 speed transmission, double frame, 16’ flatbed with hoist, 108k miles, 26,000# GVW, stock #4519. $15,900

2007 Cat 320 DL Excavator 5255 hours, 38” bucket, Hyd. thumb, aux. hydraulics, U/C 65%. $94,900

2009 Western Star 4900SX ONLY 36,000 MILES, HD dump truck with 565hp Detroit, 8LL trans, 18,760# front axle, 65k rears, ALFAB 21’ x 96” W x 80”H steel body, stock #4512. $84,900


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JAN 9 - MAR 13 Groundswell Farm Business Planning Course Ithaca, NY. 6-9 pm. For more information, contact info@ groundswellcenter.org or visit www.groundswellcen ter.org or call 607-319-5095. FEB 6 - MAY 15 Sullivan County Master Gardener Training CCE’s Gerald J. Skoda Extension Education Center, 64 Ferndale-Loomis Rd., Liberty, NY. Cost to participate is $250. Applications are available online at www.sul livancce.org or at the CCE office in Liberty. More information can be obtained by calling Susan Dollard at 845-292-6180. FEB 21 - MAR 7 Quicken Class for Farmers CCE Ulster County Office, Kingston, NY. 12-3:30 pm. Contact Elizabeth Higgins at emh56@cornell.edu or 845340-3990. FEB 26 - APR 2 “Vegetable Farming From Season long Care to Market” Webinar 7-8:30 pm. Registration is $200. Visit the Northeast Beginning Farmer Project website to register or learn more about what will be covered in “BF 121: Vegetable Farming - From Season-long Care to Market.” On Internet at http://nebeginningfarm ers.org/online-courses/allcourses/bf-121-veggie-farm ing-part-2 MAR 8 & 22 American Chestnut Restoration Planting and Aftercare • Mar 8 - DCNR Bureau of Forestry office, 158 South Second Ave., Clarion, PA • Mar 22 - Penn State Extension Mercer Co., 463 N. Perry Hwy., Mercer, PA. 9 am until noon. There is a $35 registration fee for each of these workshops. To register or for additional information on these workshops, contact Penn State Extension Mercer County, PO Box 530, 463 N. Perry Highway, Mercer, PA 16137. Call 724-662-3141. E-mail gwm6@psu.edu MAR 10 Wills Versus Trusts Room F-1, Steuben County Office Building, 3 East Pulteney Square, Bath, NY. 121 pm. Bring a lunch. Registration required. Call 607664-2300. Winter Dairy Management 2014 CCE Saratoga 4-H Training Center, Middle Line Road, Ballston Spa, NY. 9:30 am 3:15 pm. $20/person, includes lunch. For more information and to register please call 315-866-7920 or e-mail herkimer@cornell.edu MAR 10-11, 12-13 Organic Pesticide Applicator Training • Mar 10-11: Long Island,

Riverhead, NY • Mar 12-13: Hudson Valley, Highland, NY. Register by Feb. 20. $65/person. Register at www.cceulster.org. For more information, call Emily Cook at 845-943-9810 or email ekc68@cornell.edu MAR 10, 17, 24, 31, APR 7 & 12 Tractor Safety Certification Course 6-9 pm, Saturdays at 12:30 pm. Location varies with classes, call for complete schedule. Cost $35 for all youth (includes a student manual). RSVP deadline March 3. Register by calling 315-255-1183. MAR 11 2014 Central New York Dairy Day The Otesaga Resort Hotel, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown, NY. 10 am - 3:15 pm.$30. Registration due by March 7 at noon. PAS Continuing Education Credits from the ARPAS office in Illinois. New York Certified Organic Celebrating 20th Year with 3 Winter Programs Contact Fay Benson, CCE, 607-753-5213, afb3@ cornell.edu MAR 12 Dairy & Livestock Day 2014 Pine Bush Fire Hall, 2405 Rte. 52, Pine Bush, NY. 10 am - 3 pm. No charge for lunch. Register by calling 845-344-1234 by March 7. $3 donation suggested. MAR 12-13 Winter Dairy Management Program • Mar 12 - Miner Institute in Chazy, NY • Mar 13 - Elk’s Club in Carthage, NY. 9:30 am - 3:15 pm program. Pre-registration for the program is $35 by March 3; $50 at the door. To register for the March 12 program at Miner Institute, contact Kimberley Morrill at 3 1 5 - 3 7 9 - 9 1 9 2 , kmm434@cornell.edu; to register for the March 13 program at the Carthage Elks Club, contact Ron Kuck, 315-788-8450, rak76@cornell.edu, or Terri Taraska, 315-376-5270, tt394@cornell.edu MAR 13 Watershed Teacher Training 2014 Gerald J. Skoda Extension Education Center on 64 Ferndale-Loomis Road in Liberty, NY. 5-8 pm. Teachers must pre-register by March 3. Registration and more information can be obtained by calling 845-292-6180 or e-mailing Michelle Lipari at mml249@cornell.edu MAR 13-14 Organic Pesticide Applicator Training NYAES Hudson Valley Lab, 3357 Rt. 9W, Highland, NY. Contact Emily Cook at 845943-9810 or e-mail ekc68@cornell.edu for more information. MAR 14 Sweet Corn Program Cooperative Extension’s Resource Center, 34570 State Highway 10, Suite 2, Hamden, NY. 10 am - 3 pm. Bad weather date is March 24. $10/person. Call Janet Aldrich at 607-865-6531 or e-mail JLA14@cornell.edu by March 7. Understanding MUN Ag Center at CCE-Madison

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• March 22 - Watertown at the Cornell Cooperative Extension office, register with Steve Ledoux, 315-3795270, swl73@cornell.edu • April 5 - Canton at the St. Lawrence County Cornell Cooperative Extension Learning Farm, register with Betsy Hodge, 315-379-9192, bmf9@cornell.edu • April 12 in Malone at the 911 Emergency Services Building, register with Rick LeVitre, 518-483-7403, rlevitre@cornell.edu $20 cost includes lunch. Visit www. adirondackharvest.com MAR 18 2014 New York State Dry Bean Meeting LeRoy Country Club, 7759 E. Main Rd/Rt. 5, 1 mile east of LeRoy, NY. 9 am - 3 pm. $20 current Cornell Vegetable Program Enrollees. $30 all others. $5 more at the door. Contact Carol MacNeil by March 10 by e-mail at crm6@cornell.edu or call her at 585-313-8796. MAR 19-20 Northeast Dairy Producers Association Conference Holiday Inn, Liverpool, Syra-

cuse, NY. For questions regarding this conference, contact Heather Darrow at 607-255-4478, fax 607-2551335 or e-mail dmconf@ cornell.edu MAR 21 2014 Winter Dairy Management Program Coming to Morrisville State College Morrisville State College, Crawford Hall, Lecture Room 103, Morrisville, NY. Registration at 9:30 am. Program and lunch fee is $18/person. Pre-registration is required by March 13. Either call 315-684-3001 or register online at https://reg.cce. cornell.edu/WDMM Orrisville_225. Box lunches available. Automated Milking System Open House O.A. Borden and Sons, 2841 Valley Falls Rd., Easton, NY. 10 am - 3 pm. For more information call CCE at 518746-2560. Disaster Preparation Certificate Program Farm Family, 344 Rte. 9W, Glenmont, NY. 9:30 am 3:30 pm. $35/person. Space

is limited. Please register by March 18. Register by calling Gale Kohler at 518-7653579 or by e-mail to Gale at gek4@cornell.edu. Or online at https://reg.cce.cornell. edu/DisasterPrepMarch14_ 201 MAR 22 American Chestnut Restoration Planting and Aftercare DCNR Bureau of Forestry office in Clarion. 9 am until noon. Call Penn State Extension in Mercer Co. to register at 724-662-3141. Cost $35. Maple Fest Agroforestry Resource Center, 6055 State Route 23, Acra, NY. 10 am - 1 pm. Free. For more information, contact CCE Greene County at 518-622-9820 ext. 0. NY Forest Owners Association Annual Spring Program Marshall Hall, SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry, Syracuse, NY. $20/person; $15 for students. Register by March 14. Go to www.nyfoa.org for details.


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Farm Disaster Preparation Certificate Program March 21, 2014; Farm Family, 344 Rte. 9W, Glenmont, NY The Farm Disaster Preparation Certificate workshop is directed to all sizes of farms and all

types of products. Dairy and livestock farms are especially encouraged to participate in the program due to their additional concerns regarding animal agriculture.

This informative workshop will be held on Friday, March 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Farm Family, 344 Rte. 9W, Glenmont, NY. The cost of the workshop is

$35 per person. This 6-hour training program focuses on predisaster education and preparedness, covering key topics such as: • Farm equipment

safety on the road • Barn fire and structure collapse prevention • Minimizing storm damage, coping with power outages, and maintaining continuity

of farm operations during community disasters • Reducing criminal activity and stored chemical risks • Enhancing livestock handling and biosecurity. Participants are expected to complete all five sections, by listening to a presentation, participating in discussion questions, and making notes about what they intend to inspect and modify back on the farm. Participating farms should be better prepared to withstand a farm emergency with a higher level of resiliency. We expect this will lead to fewer overall insurance claims among participating farms, a safer and more secure food supply, and farm families that have a greater sense of readiness for unknown disasters. Several farm insurance companies in New York are acknowledging this program and will provide an incentive for farm owners to participate. Farms that complete the Farm Disaster Preparation Certificate training will receive a dated certificate to provide to their insurer. The certificate may be a condition of eligibility for receiving a more favorable farm insurance policy review or a discount on the farm’s annual insurance premium. The economic value of the recognition or discount will vary according to individual policies and policyholder circumstances. Space is limited. Please register by Tuesday, March 18. You may register by calling Gale Kohler at CCE of Albany County by calling her at 518-765-3579. You can also Email Gale at gek4@cornell.edu . The workshop is co-sponsored by CCE Capital Area Agricultural and Horticultural Program and Farm Family Insurance. You may register online as well by going to: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/DisasterPrepMarch14_201 .


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KUBOTA & CUB CADET DEALER & CONSIGNMENT AUCTION SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2014 AT 8:00 AM A Mendon tradition for over 30 years! • Complimentary breakfast from 7:00-8:00 AM 180 Mendon-Victor Rd, Mendon, NY 14506 Lawn mowers, landscape equipment, landscape stone, cars, trucks, and trailers VERY PRELIMINARY LIST! Check back for updates regularly! CUB CADET: Model 129; 1315; 1430; 1200; 582 red; 682 red; 1170; (2) LT1050; 1806; 1641; 3204; 2185; 2186; 2165; LTX 1045; 3185; I1046; (2) LT2180; GT2542; GT2544; GT2550; GT2518; 945; Z Force 48

JOHN DEERE: LX277; GT275; STX38; JD GT275; JD 325; JD 345; JD GX335; JD 345; JD 445; JD L118; JD GT235; JD Z850A; JD 997; JD Z510A; JD X540; JD 737; JD LX280 CRAFTSMAN: (2) LT1000, 4000 w/ bagger; LT 15/42 KUBOTA: BX2230 w/ mower deck & loader; TG1860; B2400; GF1800; ZD21-60; L245 w/ cab and snow blade; G1900; G6200, diesel

FERRIS: 1000Z w/ 48; 1000Z w/ 52; (2) ProCut 60" Kohler; (2) 3-wheel rider; 1000Z TORO: Toro/Wheel Horse 523, diesel, frost blower, cab; 828LXE BOLENS: 824 TROY BUILT: 8526, tracks COMPACT TRACTORS: Ford 8N; White LT 9467H; Kubota BX2200, 4x4, front mount blower, cab; Kubota B2710 4x4, loader; JD 4310; JD 4200 w/ hyd snow blade LANDSCAPE & PATIO STONE: Approximately 25 pallets of: 4x4 Granite squares for sidewalks or walkways; bluestone squares; tumbled bluestone; decorative landscape stone in several shapes and colors.

TRAILERS: 2012 aluminum 14' tandem landscape trailer; 2013 12' dump trailer; 2013 20' tilt top 7-ton trailer; 2013 18', 10,000 lb tilt top; 12' landscape trailer; 20' landscape trailer; 2013 18' car hauler trailer; 5x8 cargo trailer MISC: Wheel horse GT 314-8; Wheel Horse 314; Dixie Chopper 3356; Scag Tiger Cat 52; LandPride 2560; Bush Hog 278 rotary cutter; Land Pride RTA 1242 tiller; various yard machines; Lawn General CC RT 65 tiller; Hiniker 8' front mount snow blade; tail gate salt spreader; Hiniker truck mount salt spreader TERMS: Full payment auction day, cash, check, MC/Visa. 2% buyer's fee waived for payment with cash or check. 10% buyer's fee for items under $1,000.

CORYN FARM SUPPLIES, INC. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014 AT 9:00 AM 3186 Freshour Rd, Canandaigua, NY 14424

Public auction of farm equipment and tools • Online Bidding Available! 14 miles east of Canandaigua, and 1 mile north of routes 5 & 20

(30) TRACTORS: JD 4030, cab JD 2040 (2) JD 5520N, MFWD JD 5410N, MFWD JD 5400N, MFWD IH 1486 w/ cab White 2-155 w/ cab, 20.8 Farmall 460 MF, gas White 2-155, 2wd IH 1066, 2wd Case 611B, gas (8) COMBINE, HEADS, & PICKER: NI 708 Uni System NI 2 row picker w/ 8 roll bed Case DH 1020 20' flex head Straw chopper for JD 7720 combine (85) TILLAGE: Oliver 508 4x plow, sharp

Oliver 5x plow Oliver 1x add on bottom (5) IH 710 and 720 plows White 508 4x plow White 588 5x plow White 5x plow JD 2x trailer plow 3PT 2x plow White 7x 588 on land plow White 6x 598 plow Sunflower fold up rock flex disc 12' transport disc JD 210 disc Bush Hog offset disc White 445 9 shank disc chisel w/ walking beam White 435 10 shank disc chisel plow IH 6 row cultivator Brillion cultimulcher Brillion fold cultimulcher

Case IH 12 row flat fold cultivator Deutz-Allis 1400 field cultivator (100) HAY & FORAGE: Claas Jaguar 695 Mega Chopper, 4 row corn head, 10 ft hay head, 2wd, KP, 5000 hr Miller Pro 1100 rotary rake JD 935 MoCo w/ impeller New and used 2 star hay tedders Bush Hog 4 star hay tedder NI 483 round baler NI 484 round baler Bush Hog 15' batwing mower Gehl 1560 blower Gehl 1540 blower Wood kicker rack w/ gear (100) FARM EQUIPMENT: JD 8250 Grain drill

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& Accessibility Chronic Fatigue - a difficult condition on the farm Chronic fatigue is a very real and difficult diagnosis and/or condition to deal with, especially as a tradesman. Speaking personally as someone who struggles with chronic fatigue in combination with other symptoms, I can understand first-hand how it can directly affect your work. For years, before I had to stop working as a veterinarian, just to get through the day I had to stop numerous times throughout the day and rest — or even sleep. Without this, I wouldn’t have been able to work at all — and eventually even with that it reached a point to where I could

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Barn fire safety by Erin Madden, NYCAMH Program Assistant, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health (NYCAMH) Fire is a major hazard around the farm, espe-

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batteries every six months • Know where fire extinguishers are and how to operate them • Suppress the flame threat by either using a fire extinguisher or sprinkler system that has already been installed • Have a course of action in place if a fire is to occur. Practice routine fire drills • Clean up hazardous materials that can cause a fire

• Post emergency phone numbers and directions to the farm at every phone • Don’t leave heaters on unattended or plugged in when not in use • Keep doorways and aisle ways unobstructed • Prohibit smoking in any barn where loose hay, straw, wood shavings or other accelerants are present When a small fire breaks out, make sure everyone gets to safety

and call for help. You may be able to put it out with a fire extinguisher if you act quickly. To use one, just remember to PASS: Pull, Aim, Squeeze and Sweep. • Pull: Pull the pin at the top of the extinguisher. This lets you squeeze the handle to discharge it. • Aim: Don’t aim for the flames near the top of the fire. You must aim for the base of the fire.

continuing to work even when they shouldn’t. Obviously on the farm, the work must get done, so then we must do the work as efficiently as possible. The top five farm tools that I recommend to give your body rest are: 1) automatic wagon hitches 2) automatic drive through gates 3) remote camera and monitor 4) added tractor steps with handrails and 5) utility vehicles. Automatic wagon hitches and drivethrough gates allow you to stay in the driver seat

instead of climbing up and down the tractor steps. Quick hitches can save you two trips up and down the tractor steps every time you need to pull a silage or hay wagon. Automatic gates can save you four trips up and down the tractor steps every time you enter a feedlot with a round bale or feeder wagon. These two simple items will save you hours that would otherwise have been spent climbing steps! Added tractor steps and handrails make it easier on hips and knees

for when you do need to leave the tractor seat! Use a camera and monitor to see any place you would otherwise have to climb or walk... How full are your bins?... Is that heifer calving at midnight?... Who is that guy messing with the anhydrous tanks at 3 a.m.? Mount the camera in a hard-to see place, mount the monitor in the cab or other convenient location and watch with ease. Mobility vehicles like golf carts, lawnmowers or small utility vehicles simply reduce the number of steps you walk in

a day. Save your walking energy for doing necessary tasks, and use a vehicle to get around the farm. All five of these ideas save energy by reducing the steps you must take in a day, or making the steps you take easier. If you are dealing with the very real problem of Chronic Fatigue, call me, Pat Gaston, at 888-3543289 or visit DisabilityWorkTools.com . I’m happy to share helpful advice from my own experiences, or answer questions about how you can keep working safely.

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Farm safety checklist This farm safety checklist was developed using generally accepted safety standards from safety organizations, governmental and industry sources. The checklist will assist you in identifying hazards. When you remove potential hazards, you reduce the risk of injuries and illness to workers. Completion of these materials does not guarantee that you will be in complete compliance with all laws or regulations regarding safety or interpretations thereof. This farm safety checklist in its complete form is located on New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) website at www.nycamh.com/media/documents/1216/f armsafety_checklist_updated.pdf . General Farmstead Are buildings and outdoor work areas well lighted? Are fuel tanks maintained in good condition? Do above ground fuel tanks have proper spill containment? Are “No Smoking” signs displayed near fuel storage and refueling areas? Are ignition sources kept away from fuel storage and refueling areas? Are fuel tanks properly labeled for contents and hazards? Do fuel tanks have fire extinguishers available? Are the areas near buildings and fuel storage areas kept free of weeds and other easily combustible materials? If there are underground utilities (gas, power lines) present, are they marked or location recorded? Are manure lagoons, or manure pits fenced off? Do manure lagoons, manure pits, or storage structures have warning signs posted? Do manure pits or lagoons have barriers to prevent equipment from falling or rolling into them? (agitator pumps on wheels that are backed into lagoons are exempt — use wheel chocks on pump out tractor) Do manure lagoons, manure pits, or storage structures have rescue equipment, readily accessible? Is manure handling equipment properly shielded? Are manure pits covered with sturdy well-fitted grates in good condition? Are overhead power lines at a safe height? Is all equipment kept a minimum of 10 feet clearance from overhead power lines?

Are junk piles cleaned up so they do not pose a hazard to children, visitors, or the environment? Are old wells filled in? Farm Buildings Are there telephones located in each major farm building? Are there emergency contact numbers and directions posted near phones? Are emergency contact numbers programmed into cell phones? Are there fully charged ABC fire extinguishers located in each major farm building? Are they readily accessible? Are well maintained first aid kits located in each major farm building? Are buildings free of trash, clutter or tools in walkways and work areas? Are wood floors free of rotten or broken floor boards, exposed nails, or other defects? Are floors free of broken concrete, slick spots or rough spots that could cause falls? Are stairs and ladders in good condition? Are handrails and stairs secure and free of objects or slippery substances? Are any platform edges, floor opening, ladder openings and hay holes protected with cages or railings? Are low ceilings, beams, doors, or passageways marked with warning signs, streamers or other identification? Are buildings lighted to illuminate walkways and work areas so you can see hazards adequately? Is electrical wiring in good condition, firmly supported, or in conduit? Are light fixtures in storage areas or damp or dusty work areas protected against breakage, dust, and moisture? Are lightbulbs that are lower than eight feet from the floor guarded? Are pesticides stored in a separate room or building which can be locked? Are all electrical outlets grounded to accommodate grounded (three-wire) appliances and equipment? Are ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) installed in areas that can be wet? Is there clear access in front of electrical panels? Are electrical panels and motors properly grounded? Are flammables and combustibles stored 20 feet away from electrical panels?

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Safety from C3 • Squeeze: Squeeze the handle to release the extinguishing agent. When you let go of the handle, the discharge stops. • Sweep: Using a sweeping motion, move the extinguisher back and forth from side to side to put the fire out. Always stay at a safe distance and don’t ever turn your back on a fire. If the fire starts to spread and get out of

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New Jersey State Agricultural Convention highlights Ag Convention: The 2014 New Jersey State Agricultural Convention and associated Trade Show was a large and well-coordinated undertaking for the breadth of New Jersey agriculture. It was the third year of colocating the annual state ag convention with the Vegetable Growers Association and Blueberry Association; this year was also joined by the Garden State Wine Growers, NJAES and the Grain and Forage Association. Among the highlights was the banquet speech by Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, who gave an energetic and engaging address to 490 guests saluting the state’s farmers and lauding the cabinet office role being played by Ag Secretary Doug Fisher. Also addressing convention delegates was Senate President Steve Sweeney, hit-

ting a positive chord with the ag industry audience when he voiced opposition to the idea of mandatory GMO-food labeling. Making a quiet presence on Wednesday were new Assembly members Robert Andrzejczak and Vince Mazzeo, the latter being a longtime produce retailer in Atlantic City who won a narrow victory in November over Republican John Amodeo. Among the leading policy resolutions discussed were the definition of “locally grown,” establishing stronger agriculture protections for beekeeping, and a vigorous debate about limited nonag business activities (“microenterprises”) on preserved farmland. Delegates adopted a concept for “locally grown” similar to the one used in Maryland, granting its status for any products

raised in the home state (New Jersey) along with the provision for using a nearby state’s name for out-of-state produce (i.e. “locally grown in New York” for apples sold in Bergen County but raised nearby in the Hudson Valley). More on ag convention: Additional comments on “listening sessions”… Ray Gilman from United Fresh Produce Association recommended that all farm operations adopt a contingency plan for a crisis management event on the farm, such as a product recall for fruit or vegetable growers. From the GMO Roundtable: Dr. Brad Hillman of NJAES said they support organic food labeling, but labeling something GMO gives no information. Kurt Alstede reported that retail farm market consumers seem

“hyped-up” about the GMO issue. John Rigolizzo said GMO is more involved with grain crops and not produce; GMO has actually been very helpful in grain production practices. The delegates requested that NJAES prepare an objective fact sheet explaining the use of GMO breeding techniques in food products. Convention appointments/awards: Delegates made several nominations to the governor that will also require Senate confirmation. Stepping down in July from the State Board of Ag will be Francisco Allende (fruit commodity) and Hugh McKittrick (nursery). Incoming board members will be Steve Wagner (nursery) and Mitchell Jones (grain). Re-nominated for another three-year term as a farmer representa-

New resource helps farmers and farmers markets accept SNAP benefits Recently the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) introduced MarketLink, a website that provides farmers’ markets and direct-marketing farmers with a new, streamlined process for becom-

ing authorized Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) vendors and information about obtaining the equipment needed to accept SNAP benefits. Up to $4 million in grants for equipment

will be available through Sept. 30, 2014 for those who qualify. As a one-stop-shop, MarketLink provides farmers and markets with information about wireless EBT equipment providers, wireless plans, USDA-approved

payment processors and their rates and terms, along with relevant links to become an authorized SNAP retailer and to determine eligibility for free EBT equipment. Source: Field & Fork: Madison County AED Newsletter - March, 2014.

tive on the Fish and Game Council are Phil Brodhecker (Sussex Co.) and Jeff Link (Glou. Co.). Reaffirmed to replace Bob Puskas as the farmer member serving central New Jersey is George Conover, III (Middlesex). Among the recipients of awards bestowed at the convention banquet … Steve Jany and Dr. Wesley Kline for Distinguished Service to Agriculture; Mitchell Jones for Outstanding Young Farmer, and Scott Ellis for Vegetable Grower of the Year. Rural microenterprises: A listening session at the Ag Convention was used to discuss the concept of rural microenterprise entities. Secretary Doug Fisher and SADC executive director Susan Payne gave an overview of the proposal and then took questions and comments. The revised concept under the proposed legislation would provide relief to preserved farmland owners that did not take an “exception area” on the premises and thus cannot operate non-agricultural

businesses. It would allow permits to be obtained from the SADC for certain “rural microenterprises.” Concerns were raised about which preserved farmland owners would be eligible to apply for the permits (only those who originally put the farm into the preservation program or their direct descendants/ subsequent landowners?), whether the non-ag uses must still get the necessary use variances and/or permits from the municipality (they must) and how the taxation of the land under newly created commercial enterprises would be impacted (land would no longer be farmland assessed if it is no longer actively devoted to agriculture). It was also noted that these enterprises would not be eligible for right to farm protection. The “Microenterprises on Preserved Farmland” resolution was subsequently approved. The resolution supports the passage of the proposed legislation, allowing for some adjustments to the bill’s language.

Checklist from C4 Are there any missing knockouts in electrical panels? Are all electrical junction, switches, outlet boxes covered? Livestock Facilities Are doorways, alleyways, fences, and gates free of obstructions and sharp projections? Are pens, gates, chutes and lot fences adequate for the job, sturdy and well-maintained? Are livestock pens designed to allow for easy escape from an aggressive animal? Is livestock restraining equipment available and in good condition (for example, squeeze chutes, headgates, etc.)? Are floors and walking surfaces clear of manure, mud, and feed material? Are outside ramps, steps, and entries protected from freezing moisture? Do steps and walkways have rough textured surfaces to prevent slips and falls?

Is hay stored away from heat and electrical sources? Are children prohibited from playing in barns, pens or feedlots? Are fans that are less than seven feet from the working surface protected with guards that have openings not greater than 1/2 inch? Are ventilation fans cleaned and checked periodically to maintain proper air exchange? Are all barn chemicals kept in properly labeled containers and stored out of reach of children or visitors? Is all feed handling and material handling equipment properly shielded? Are electric water heaters for livestock properly installed and grounded? Are pens that contain bulls prominently marked with bull warning signs? Are bulls outfitted with collars, bells, and nose rings with chains?


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New Jersey Farm Bureau Focus Week ending Feb. 28 Governor Christiebudget issues: The governor released his budget proposal for the next fiscal year to a joint session of the legislature in the Statehouse. It calls for $34.4 billion in revenues and expenditures, and otherwise is a continuation of his frugal approach on taxation and state spending. He called his tenure “an era of fiscal restraint” and scolded his predecessors by saying “all of us are paying today for sins of the past.” The four percent growth in proposed spending over the current year goes largely to pension payments, health benefits and debt. Proposed appropriations for the Department of Agriculture are kept level with Fiscal Year 2014; the NJAES line item was not readily available to know whether there is any change from the current state line item of approximately $21 million. There was no mention at all by the governor in his message about open space funding. State legislation: Lots of activity in the Statehouse during this week. On Monday, Feb 24, the Assembly Ag Committee

took up two key forestryrelated bills: to expand protections for prescribed burning activities (A-1275), and to authorize DEP to work with the private forestry industry to conduct forest stewardship activities on state-owned lands (A1775). NJFB supports both measures as a means of enhancing forest health through active management. Also released was the bill to permit the sale of homebaked goods (A-1244), provided that the products are clearly labeled as such. NJFB is supportive of revising the protocols for kitchen inspections to make them more favorable for retail farm marketing situations, but has concerns with the bill as currently written… particularly because it would remove entirely any kitchen inspection requirement. Also on Monday, the Assembly Environment Committee released a resolution (AR-48) to urge the Governor to reenroll New Jersey in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a regional cap-and-trade program that the Christie administration opted out of in 2011…

stating RGGI would have minimal effect on emissions and have disproportionate consumer energy price impacts. • On Thursday, Feb. 27, the latest attempt to impose a de facto ban on the use of gestation crates (S-998) was approved by the full Senate. NJFB agreed with the Governor’s veto of similar legislation last session, and continues to vigorously oppose any further attempt to bypass the Department of Agriculture’s duly authorized livestock care standards to referee the use of these crates. No corresponding action has been taken by the Assembly, but the companion legislation (A2500) has been introduced and referred to the Assembly Ag Committee where Farm Bureau hopes a critical, new look will be taken on the bill. State Board of Ag Meeting: Sec. Doug Fisher said publicly on Feb. 26 that Perdue Farms will sign a new lease and keep its current grain receiving depot in Bordentown open going forward. This news has been well received by grain farmers in Burling-

ton and surrounding counties. The Secretary said he was told to expect a formal announcement by Perdue that will follow later in the month of March. • Under New Business, the State Board approved a set of draft guidelines on farmland assessment regarding minimum qualifications for small farms. They will now be forwarded to the state Division of Taxation for its consideration. The guidelines were mandated in legislation sponsored by Sen. Jennifer Beck and signed into law last April. More on geese damage: There was additional attention being given to instances of farm field and crop damage caused by Canada geese during this winter season. Farm Bureau is responding to complaints it is receiving from member farmers about the issue with news alerts of its own. Sending in his own written testimonial to NJFB, farmer Robert Eckert said: “Help! These geese are cleaning me out of rye straw for baling long straw in May/June. They are eating the plants down to the roots; their feet ‘mat’ the area

down destroying the field. Crop insurance does NOT cover rye grass.” Wendy Anderson of the USDA-Wildlife Services local office says there are some things that farmers can do to help the situation… contact their office… at 908-735-5654 and ask for the operator. Note: federal waterfowl agencies report that New Jersey’s resident Canada geese population is approximately 77,000… but the “sustainable” level is only 40,000… farmers’ crops are a large source of feeding the surplus. Farmland leasing: The SADC and NOFA-NJ are sponsoring two leasing networking sessions for landowners and farmers on March 7 and 14. Each session will provide a brief overview of land leasing resources, followed by a networking opportunity for farmland owners and for farmers seeking access to land. The networking sessions will be supplemented by a NOFA-NJ workshop providing tips for performing a site evaluation of a farm. The locations: March 7 was at Duke Farms in Hillsborough, NJ, and

March 14 will be at the Ware Agricultural Building (RCE of Salem Co.) in Woodstown, NJ. The program runs from 3-6 p.m.; the site evaluation workshop is 3-5 p.m. and the networking session is 5-6 p.m. Contact either the SADC at 609984-2504 or NOFA-NJ at 908-371-1111. Annie’s Project New Jersey: On Saturday, March 22, a one-day seminar entitled “Production Strategies for Increased Profits” will be held at the Rutgers EcoComplex in Bordentown, NJ. The seminar will include production strategies like: crop insurance, food safety, cultural control of vegetable diseases, vegetable IPM, farm business finances, draft of a production plan. Following the program, there will be a tour of the EcoComplex greenhouses by Dave Specca that will include a look at orchid production, living walls and a greenhouse basil operation. The program runs from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and will cost $25 including lunch. Call or email Dana Tyndall at RCE of Cape May County at 609-465-5115 x 607 or dtyndall@ co.cape-may.nj.us for further details.

CattleFax projections include improved weather conditions and record prices Cattlemen and women gathered at the 2014 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show to hear CattleFax market analysts’ projections for the year ahead. Creighton University Professor Emeritus Art Douglas told the audience he expects improved moisture conditions in the majority of the United States, including improvements of the drought-affected areas of the west coast. As precipitation returns back to more normal levels for the 2014 growing season, CattleFax predicts farmers in the U.S. should grow an adequate corn crop to build the carry over supply. The improved corn supplies should assure lower corn/input costs over the next 12-24 months, according to CattleFax Grain Market

Analyst Mike Murphy. “The lower input cost will have a direct correlation to improved feeder cattle and calf values in 2014 and with continued help from Mother Nature, we will be in better shape with regard to hay supply and prices moving forward,” Murphy said. Global Market Specialist Brett Stuart indicated that beef exports are expected to be near even in 2014 with record high prices being the limiting factor. At the same time, expectations are for beef imports to be near even, despite the need for 90 percent trim due to the expected lower non-fed slaughter rates in the U.S. The driving factor for stagnant imports is the growth of China demand for global beef which will continue to divert beef from Australia into the China

market and away from the U.S. market. CattleFax Senior Analyst Kevin Good indicated the combination of improved moisture conditions resulting in lower input costs and record high calf values should lead to beef cow herd expansion beginning in 2014. Beef production in the U.S. will fall, with percapita supply declining 4.5 percent. However, he said the pork and poultry supplies are expected to increase, leaving total meat supplies near even. CattleFax projects the Retail Beef Demand Index will improve by one percent due to continued modest economic growth. “As we think about our consumers today, not only domestically but globally, they’re a lot more diverse than they have been in past,” Good said. “We’ve got different

customers with different preferences and different pockets books.” Good said because of the continued tighter feeder cattle supply, the margin segments of the beef production system, both feed yards and packers, will struggle with excess capacity. Look for continued closure of both packing and feeding entities over the next 12-24 months. Prices are expected to average $135 compared to $126 during 2013, an increase of seven percent. Yearling prices are expected to average $168, an increase of 13 percent from the 2013 average of $146. According to Good, calf prices will average $193, up 13 percent from last year’s average of $168. “After years of tightening supplies, the cowcalf sector will again remain in the driver’s seat

during 2014,” Good said. CattleFax CEO Randy Blach summarized the year ahead by saying almost all segments of the production chain will be profitable, although margin operators will continue to face challenges over the next few years. Blach remains optimistic for the long-term cattle industry as the profit incentives will result in a larger U.S. cattle herd over the next five years, creating business opportunities for those willing to adapt to a dynamic and changing business environment. “You can start to see the globalization of the protein markets from the 1990s on,” Blach said. “We have the most efficient production system in the world and we are the largest exporter of protein onto the global market.”


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How to Sell Domestic Foods to the USDA set March 20 On Thursday March 20, at 2 p.m., the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will present a free interactive webinar, “How to Sell Domestic Foods to the USDA.”

Each year, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) buys nearly $2 billion and two billion pounds of frozen, processed, and fresh fruits, vegetables, meat,

poultry, fish and eggs. Otherwise known as “USDA Foods.” These healthy, American grown and processed products help feed millions of school children and are

also distributed to food banks, disaster areas, and wherever else they are needed. AMS proudly buys “USDA Foods” from a diverse pool of companies,

both large and small. For this webinar, we will be placing special emphasis on contracting information for small, socially disadvantaged, womenowned, and service dis-

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abled veteran-owned businesses, as well as those in Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB Zones). Note: The small business size standard for federal contractors in “USDA Foods” procurement is 500 employees or less (except for shell eggs, which is $12.5 million in annual revenue). Sara Hernandez and Dianna Price of the AMS Commodity Procurement Staff will: • introduce you to USDA purchasing activities and “USDA Foods,” • discuss the types of products USDA buys, • explain the solicitation and award process • outline the requirements for selling to USDA, and • give you the tools and resources you’ll need to explore doing business with the USDA. Following the formal presentation, the webinar will conclude with an interactive question and answer session. Event Information: How to Sell Domestic Foods to the USDA. Registration is required to join this event. If you have not registered, please do so now at http://bit.ly/1jfHT4w The Agricultural Marketing Service’s Fruit and Vegetable Program invites you to take part in a series of free, interactive webinars on our many programs and services. At each webinar, you’ll hear a presentation from a USDA expert on a specific topic, be introduced to our staff, and take part in an interactive question and answer session. These informative webinars are designed for fruit and vegetable growers, packers, shippers, processors, wholesalers and retailers of all sizes. Registration is required and space is limited. Log on today to register — it’s your first step to learning how we can work together to meet your unique business needs. If you miss a webinar, just visit our Webinar Archive to watch it online.


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“Recipes for Success” hands-on series for food entrepreneurs starts in March LIBERTY, NY — Food entrepreneurs need quality ingredients in order to establish “recipes for success” in small business. A hands-on workshop series entitled “Recipes for Success” is being offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Sullivan County and Liberty Community Development Corporation (CDC) beginning in March. Agri-businesses, aspiring food entrepreneurs, veterans, retirees returning to the workplace, displaced workers, and youth are encouraged to attend these unique classes. Each class in the series will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Gerald J. Skoda Extension Education Center on 64 FerndaleLoomis Road in Liberty. March 19 Session I — Introduction and Overview: An overview over the course program and an outline of the components needed to

convert an idea into a viable and fundable business proposition. Participants will receive a binder with a course outline and business plan template. Maria Grimaldi from CCE and Heinrich Strauch from CDC will guide this session. March 26 Session II — The Product: Tools and information for a successful product including how to transform a prototype into a quality product– one that complies with all necessary food safety and labeling requirements and can be reproduced. Cornell and Ag and Markets will present as well as business owner, E.D. McCarthy. April 9 Session III — Marketing: How to determine if and where a product market exists, its sales potential, its competition, and how to reach its customer. Marketing experts Karen Fisher from Fisher

Mears and David Binkowski from Large Media will speak about essential research, marketing tools and strategies, product packaging and branding, and how to utilize social media options. April 23 Session IV — Financing: How to calculate the financials as part of a business plan, the options and pros vs. cons of specific legal structures, and what’s available in terms of outside funding sources in our area. Experts Tim McCausland from Orange County Trust and Jennifer Flad from Sullivan County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) will discuss financial planning and funding opportunities. May 7 Session V — Putting It All Together: This final session will prepare participants for the next steps, going through each business plan template, reviewing

what was learned, and discuss action plans and timelines. Maria Grimaldi from CCE and Heinrich Strauch from CDC will lead. Cost of this program series is $150 per person, $125 for CCE enrollees. Pre-registration with non-refundable

payment must be made by March 14. Registration and more information can be obtained by calling CCE at 845-2926180 or emailing Maria Grimaldi at mal395@cornell.edu . Scholarships for veterans and youth interested in attending are avail-

able while they last. Participants can inquire about scholarship opportunities by emailing Maria Grimaldi. This special opportunity is possible through a partnership between CCE Sullivan County and Liberty CDC.


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Evaluating small grains for winter injury by Bill Verbeten The late fall planting dates combined with the

extreme cold this winter have made winter injury a real possibility for a

number of small grain crops grown in northwestern New York. Areas where there was little-tono snow cover during the

cold spells have the highest risk of crop loss. Good planting practices can go a long way to reduce the risk of winterkill

to barley, wheat, triticale, spelt, and rye but the weather also plays a large role in the winter survival of these crops.

Effects of management Shallow planting depths (less than one

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Figure 1: Winterkill Patches in Wheat Source: University of Minnesota

Figure 2: Dead, damaged and healthy crowns of Winter Wheat. Source: Washington State University

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Grains from C10 inch) lead to shallow crown development. These plants may literally be “thrown” out of the soil as the field freezes and thaws. Planting with a drill usually eliminates this risk. However shallower planted small

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into winter. If the top growth is greater than six to eight inches there is an increased risk of snow mold killing the small grain as it smothers itself under the snow. Effects of weather When the fall temperatures quickly drop-off to the teens or lower from above 40-50 degrees F, small grains are at a higher risk of winter injury than years where the change in air temperatures are more gradual. Most areas in northwestern New York had a gradual change in fall temperatures, but some pockets saw the temperatures fall quickly. During the winter, snow cover and soil moisture are critical to keep the soil temperatures warm enough to protect the crowns of small grains. When temperatures are minus 10 degrees F or colder and there is no snow cover winterkill risk of small grains increases. Many areas in our region, especially east of Rochester, experienced these conditions this winter. Fields that had even an inch or two of snow are at much lower risk of sustaining damage to the small grain crowns. Soil temperatures increase with deeper soil depths — fields drilled at 1-1.5 inches will have deeper crowns (at warmer temperatures) than small grain fields that were broadcast and packed into the upper 0.5 inch of the soil. The soils in New York generally have adequate moisture in the winter to reduce the risk of injury to small grains compared to the drier soil conditions of the Great Plains. However high winds, in combination with low temperatures and little snow cover, can also cause significant damage to small grains from drying out the plants and damaging vascular tissue despite higher soil moisture levels. Evaluation of small grain crops An easy way to test for winter damage in small grains is to bring in a few plants from each field, place them in pots and watch them. If the plants do not green up after a week with warm temps and water, they are dead.

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Vilsack makes statement on the proposed FY 2015 budget On March 4, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement on the proposed FY 2015 budget: “The President’s 2015 USDA budget proposal achieves reform and results for the American taxpayer; fosters opportunity for the men and women living, working and raising families in rural America; and supports innovation through strategic, future-focused investments. The budget focuses on creating jobs and building a foundation for future economic growth, particularly in rural America, where 85 percent of our nation’s persistent poverty counties are located. It supports farmers, ranchers and growers as they achieve net farm income well above the average of the previous decade. Mid-sized farms and livestock producers continue to face challenges as a result of pro-

longed drought. We are hopeful that implementation of the 2014 Farm Bill, which restores disaster assistance and invests in programs to help beginning, small and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, will provide much-needed stability for producers moving forward. To support hardworking Americans as they find and keep jobs and transition out of nutrition assistance programs, we have invested in programs that will build the skills they need to get back into the workforce. The budget continues to fund programs that, since 2009, have helped more than 800,000 families buy, repair or refinance a home; extended new or improved broadband service for more than 7 million Americans and 364,000 rural businesses; improved or constructed more than 90,000 miles of electric

line; invested in 6,700 water and wastewater projects for nearly 20 million Americans; and provided grants and loans to assist nearly 75,000 rural small and mid-sized businesses in rural America, creating or saving more than 377,000 jobs. To help America’s producers break into new exports markets for farm and ranch products, and building off of President Obama’s recently announced Made in Rural America export initiative, we will continue funding for trade promotion and market expansion. Last fiscal year, farm and ranch exports reached a record $141 billion and supported nearly one million American jobs. Here at home, we continue to capitalize on nearly limitless opportunities to use what is grown and raised on our farms and ranches in innovative and unexpected ways. Supported by the

recently signed 2014 Farm Bill, the budget makes targeted investments in biobased product manufacturing, local and regional food systems, and specialty crops and organic production. Building on historic efforts underway across rural America, the budget adds about 23 million acres of land to USDA conservation efforts and sustains 25 million acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, ensuring clean air, clean and abundant water and critical wildlife habitat for generations to come. The budget also proposes a new approach to wild land fire suppression, which will allow the Forest Service to stabilize and invest in programs that more effectively restore forested landscapes and support those living in communities impacted by wildfire to avert and minimize damage from future

wildfires. The 2015 budget makes strategic investments that further innovation and encourage creative approaches to solving rural America’s most pressing challenges. The budget provides increased funding of $325 million for our premier competitive grants program to support the cutting edge research that will help producers adapt and succeed in the face of modern challenges, including a changing climate. It also provides $25 million each to three public-private innovation institutes that focus on biobased product manufacturing, pollinator health, and anti-microbial resistance research, respectively. At the same time, the 2015 budget recognizes fiscal realities. It supports USDA’s ongoing efforts to modernize and update the way we do business. It builds off of

our efforts through the Blueprint for Stronger Service, which in recent years has saved the American taxpayer a total of $1.2 billion while ensuring that USDA customers receive the best possible service. Our leaner workforce continues to find ways to implement increasingly complex programs with fewer resources. The security of our nation’s food and fiber supply depends on what we do today to support a rural America that is increasingly nimble, diverse and responsive to changing consumer tastes. The 2015 budget proposal, and the tools provided in the new farm bill, will help to create jobs and drive long-term, sustainable economic growth in rural America, while equipping our farmers and ranchers with the tools they need to survive and thrive.

Straightbred makes a move A comprehensive BEEF Magazine survey shows more commercial producers are enjoying the value-added benefits of straightbred genetics. The makeup of the nation’s cow herd continues to move toward highpercentage or straightbred British genetics — that’s according to a new producer survey, out this month in the pages of BEEF Magazine. The survey, which includes 839 responses, showed the percentage of producers classifying their herds as high-percentage or straightbred British increased from

47.4 percent in 2010 to 51.3 percent in 2014. And Angus continues to enjoy a sizeable market share among America’s ranchers. Nearly 67 percent of respondents reported the last bull they purchased was Angus, and nearly 87 percent said they do not plan to shift the genetic makeup of their cow herd in the next five years. Of those who do plan to change genetics, 51 percent say they plan to increase the percentage of British genetics. “One of the take-home conclusions of this survey is that the commit-

Grains from C11 If the small grain greens up a little, but then slowly dies back there is damage to the xylem and phloem. These tissues move the water and plant sugars through the crop similar to how veins and arteries work in animals. Extremely cold temperatures, especially with high winds, can fracture the crop’s vascular tissues, much like breaking a straw, which leads to a slow plant

death. If the crowns are white then they are not damaged, but brown crowns will not recover, Figure 2. A more detailed method of evaluating small grain crowns for winterkill is available from the University of Nebraska. Contact your crop consultant if you have a question about small grain stand evaluation. Source: Ag Focus, March 2014

ment of its respondents to the genetic makeup of their cow herd is rising, with a smaller percentage willing to change than in 2010,” says Bryce Schumann, chief executive officer for the American Angus Association®. “This points to the increasing strength of a quality-driven market and the marketing advantage that Angus genetics provide in a value-based marketplace. In other words, producers are saying, if they’re going to make a change, then the majority of them are going to add more Angus.” Much of the shift toward straightbred genetics is being driven by market premiums for

cattle that earn the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand trademark. Results from a recently concluded biennial survey of CAB-licensed packers in January shows CAB grid premiums rose to $47 million in 2013 — more than double the $22.9 million paid in 2010. Kansas State University research also shows demand for Certified Angus Beef brand product is up by nearly 80 percent since 2005 — and CAB has continued to set sales records for each of the last seven years, selling 865 million pounds of product last year alone. Don Schiefelbein, whose family operates

Schiefelbein Farms at Kimball, MN, agrees the past few years have seen a dramatic change in the realm of genetic possibilities. The farm buys calves from bull customers and finishes 20,000 head per year to sell on a grid. “Making cattle that do 85 percent or 90 percent, even 100 percent CAB was unheard of just five or six years ago,” he says. When they do, as a fair number of loads did last year, the breakeven equations go out the window. “Say you have two steers and one makes CAB and one doesn’t,” Schiefelbein says. “It costs nothing more for the one that earned the premium — it’s all extra

dividend, added value built in. That’s why breakevens mean nothing when you try to factor in 80 percent CAB.” The BEEF Magazine survey also noted strong advances in the use of DNA technology, something producers are using to pinpoint economically important traits and improve the quality and consistency of their cow herds. According to the survey, the percentage of producers using genomic data to select bulls jumped from about 30 percent in 2010 to nearly 39 percent in 2014. Visit beefmagazine.com to read complete survey results.

Winter Dairy Management Program The 2014 Winter Dairy Management Program will be held on Friday, March 21, at Morrisville State College, Crawford Hall, Room # 103, Morrisville, NY. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. Topics and speakers include: Business Planning and the Dairy Acceleration Program by Betsey How-

land, PRO-DAIRY Extension Support Specialist; Low-Cost Parlors and Budgeting for Dairy Modernization Capital Investment by Dave Balbian, Dairy Specialist with the Central New York Dairy and Field Crops Team. Milking Parlors — Intervals for Maintenance and Improved Numbers Game

by Dr. Rick Watters, DVM with Quality Milk Production Services; and Robotic Milking Systems by Kathy Barrett, Senior Extension Associate with PRO-DAIRY. Program and lunch fee

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