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County Farm Bureau annual meeting addresses statewide challenges

by Elizabeth A. Tomlin New York’s Montgomery County Farm Bureau held it’s 2011 annual business meeting and dinner on Oct. 13 at the Florida Town Hall.

Legislative policy resolutions were adopted, financial statements were approved, and members of the County’s board of directors were elected for the upcoming year.

The keynote speaker for the evening was Julie C. Suarez, New York Farm Bureau Director of Public Policy.

Concerning the dairy sector in the state, Suarez commented that in previous years the State had lost processing plants. “Now, just in the past two years, we’ve seen huge investments in the dairy-processing sector of agriculture and that’s business for our farm families,” Suarez reported. “Our challenge is going to be meeting the demands of those new processing plants.” Suarez said that making sure the dairy sector is supplied with the tools they need to increase production meeting the demands of the new processing plants would be a priority.

Suarez also stated that cooperation between all members of the farming and city communities was key to success in agricultural industry. “Nothing that we do in agriculture is untouched by New York City politics. The reality is that it takes everybody working together — especially with some of our friends in the city — to help us achieve positive progress. We’ve been contacting groups

and people to help push a common agenda.”

Suarez also talked about the Governor’s ‘Open for Business’ policy and what that means. “For us it will probably be spending a lot of time next year working on regulatory reforms. I strongly urge you to pay attention to your next Grassroots, because when we identify what mandates we’re working on, and what regulatory changes we want; we really want to make sure that we’re getting all of the things that kind of drive you guys crazy.” Suarez commented on the complaints that she commonly received from farmers about recording mileage and other regulatory issues. “One of the things that we always say, is that the more time you have to spend putting up pieces of paper on your wall to comply with different mandates, the less time you have to actually work in your business and work in your field. Our big push next year will be renewed effort on trying to capitalize on all of this effort the Governor is putting into this whole concept of New York State being open for business, so we can try to scale back some of the regulatory burdens that you are facing now.

Suarez asked that people in the farming communities contact her with thoughts, concerns and suggestions on what is hindering their ability to farm in New York.

NYFB District 8 State Director Jay Skellie was a guest at the meeting. He spoke about the disaster relief recovery

The 11th annual Montgomery County Sundae on the Farm team members (from left) Elma Phillips, Terri & Tom Nelson and Eileen Douglas, were recognized by the Montgomery County Farm Bureau with plaques of appreciation.

Photos by Elizabeth Tomlin

Montgomery County Farm Bureau President John Fidler (second from right) welcomed guest speakers (from left) Assemblyman George Amedore, R-Rotterdam; Julie C. Suarez, New York Farm Bureau Director of Public Policy; Montgomery County Dairy Princess Gabrielle Brownell; and New York Farm Bureau State Director Jay Skellie at the Montgomery County 2011 annual meeting.

that the Albany office has been working on for the past several weeks. “Besides doing all of their normal work they’ve just been straight out trying to get out information to the farmers about who you can contact, what kind of programs are out there; locally, state wide, and nationally,” Skellie said, noting that with “trying to help people and direct them, they’ve been doing a great job.”

Skellie reported that representatives had made several trips to the disaster areas meeting with victims, relief people and the governor. “They’re working overtime trying to help people out,” he said.

Skellie credited Julie Suarez and her team for several public policy items that were accomplished last year. “They did get the Tax Cap Mandate Relief through, not just people from the Farm Bureau, but, Farm Bureau played a big part in it,” Skellie said. “The Ag budget was almost a disaster, but between Julie’s efforts, and her team’s efforts, and your efforts with lobbying down there, we got some of it put back in.”

Skellie commented that, “We always take more than our fair share of the hit, they realize that — and we’re happy that they did realize it! So some of the programs are still going on, but,” Skellie warned, “it’s probably going to be a fight again next year, so we might as well get prepared.”

Skellie also reported on the Chesapeake Bay water quality regulations, which he said, was going to end up impacting most of the State. “It’s a tremendous amount of money needed to meet these new requirements, which was really onerous, because New York State is so far ahead of some of the other states that are included in the Chesapeake Bay.” Skellie again applauded Suarez

and her team, which with the efforts of NYS FB President Dean Norton, went to the DEC Commissioner and proved that NYS water is cleaner when it hits the border than what their requirements request. The team then reported to Washington, D.C. with the facts, with the DEC Commissioner taking Farm Bureau’s side.

Skellie also reported on labor issues, which are ongoing. “It’s a fight,” Skellie said. “Even now, they’re trying to get it so our own children can’t work on the farm with these new regulations! I think our kids are way ahead of everybody else’s because they learn responsibility.”

Farm Bureau members voted on resolutions and reaffirmation, which will be submitted at the state annual meeting. Heading up the list at the local level was strong support of increased and consistent funding levels of the FultonMontgomery CCE in order to retain the current Dairy and Field crops teams, and Capital District Vegetable and Small Fruit team, so that agriculture has the ability to thrive in the county.

Possibly the youngest FB Board President, at 23 years of age, Martin Kelly, of Fort Plain, was named new Board President, succeeding John Fidler of Delanson. “I look forward to working with everyone that was elected tonight to the board,” Kelly said. “I think we have a good board and I think we work great as a team, and I look forward to working with everyone.”

John Fidler was named Vice-President. Wendy Ayers, who served previously, was also added to the 2011-2012 Board roster. Go to NY Farm Bureau’s Web site for more information about county and State programs, resolutions, and contact people.

by Kara Lynn Dunn BELLEVILLE, NY — “These are beautiful stands. We are incredibly impressed with how well this variety trial is growing here,” said Cornell University Research Associate Dr. Hilary Mayton with the Biofuel Perennial Grass Project. She was talking to farmers, conservationists and students about the switchgrass, big bluestem and other perennial grass trial plots at the Belleville-Henderson Central School campus in Belleville, NY. “Now that these stands are mature, we are looking to see which varieties will produce relatively stable yields over

time,” Mayton said.

Switchgrass takes three years to mature. Mayton said the key to establishing a strong stand starts with high quality seed.

“Find the best quality seed for a high rate of germination. Cornell will test seed samples for germination,” Mayton said.

Testing has shown that seed tag labels do not always accurately reflect the germination/dormancy ratio.

Most growers plant 8 to 10 pounds of seed per acre.

“Fields should be planted between early-mid May through June. You can

This switchgrass smut info card shows healthy and infected seed heads, and encourages farmers to contact the Cornell Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic at 607-255-7850 if they see what could be switchgrass smut.

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(Following is a letter from New York’s Senators and seven members of the State Delegation, asking President Obama and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate to strongly support an appeal of the denial of federal assistance for damage done in May 2011. Governor Andrew Cuomo submitted a formal appeal of the denial on Oct. 19, 2011, explaining the necessity of security federal help for the over $23 million in damage done during the period of May 9-30. Counties affected were Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Clinton, Delaware, Essex, Niagara, Steuben, Warren, and Wyoming. Signing the letter was Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Representatives Chris Gibson, Brian Higgins, Maurice Hinchey, Kathy Hochul, Bill Owens, Tom Reed, and Louise Slaughter. Text of the letter is as follows:) Dear President Obama and Administrator Fugate Thank you for your efforts in support of the counties across New York State impacted by the recent severe storms and flooding. In July, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared that the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chemung, Clinton, Delaware, Essex, Steuben, Warren, and Wyoming were not eligible for federal assistance for damage suffered as a result of the severe storms and flooding during the period of May 9-30, 2011. The stated

reason for the denial was that “the damage from this event was not of such severity and magnitude as to be beyond the capabilities of the State and affected local governments.”

On Oct. 19, 2011, the State of New York submitted a formal appeal of this denial and added Chautauqua and Niagara Counties to the State’s original request. We write today to express our strong support for this appeal. New York State has suffered tremendous devastation throughout 2011 and, without federal assistance, our local communities will not have the resources to repair the extensive damage done to vital bridges and roads. As you know, 44 CFR Section 206.48 requires FEMA to take localized impact and recent multiple disasters into account when evaluating a state’s request for a major disaster declaration. Given that prior to the May 9-30 storms, New York had received four major disaster declarations and local damages in some affected counties exceed per capita thresholds by a factor of almost 60, we respectfully urge you to accept New York’s appeal for assistance.

Thank you for your continued efforts on behalf of all New Yorkers impacted by this year’s devastating storms. We look forward to continuing to work with you to ensure our local communities recover swiftly.

Cornell University Plant Pathologist Dr. Gary C. Bergstrom (L-R), Belleville-Henderson Central School FFA Advisor and Agriculture teacher Tedra McDougal, FFA members Amanda Rhodes and J.W. Allen, Cornell Cooperative Extension Field Crop Educators Mike Hunter with CCE Jefferson County and Joe Lawrence with CCE Lewis County, and Cornell University Biofuel Perennial Grass Project Research Associate Dr. Hilary Mayton.

Photos by Kara Lynn Dunn mow in mid-July to knock down the watching for initial signs of disease in weed pressure and open the grass New York and drawing on information canopy, then leave it alone,” Mayton from such states as Iowa and Kansas said. “The first year you want the crop where they have grown these grasses to establish its roots. Especially don’t for many years.” mow a warm season grass crop past Both researchers said they are inJuly 15-20.” terested to measure the long-term In the fall, the nutrients in the crop sustainability and disease resistance return to the roots and directly impact of grass mixes over a monoculture the perenniality of the crop and the crop. The intent is to get ahead of the long-term life of the stand. time when New York state will have “The second year before the crop thousands of acres of grasses creating breaks dormancy, you can spray the opportunity for more disease in Roundup to kill the first flush of weeds, the crops. then do not cut until after September and Switchgrass smut is one of the disonly cut to 8 to 10 inches,” Mayton said. eases that Bergstrom is asking growers “In trials co-sponsored by the North to recognize in grasses for bioenergy Central SunGrant Region and the U.S. purposes as well as in ornamental or Department of Energy in such states as conservation plantings.

South Dakota, Oklahoma, Iowa, and “We would like growers to look for this Virginia, New York has had the highest disease. Smut affects the plant’s seed yields of all the trials,” Mayton said. “We production and can stunt crop yield up see strong and steadier yields in part to 50 percent,” Bergstrom said. “Smut because of the rain here, and we think may also occur in ornamental grasses we can boost our yields more with used for landscaping.” breeding and selection.”

Smutted seed heads showing fungal Cornell University has approximately spores have been seen in the switch16,000 seedlings in its plant nursery grass trials in Chemung County, NY, as collection and is just beginning selec- well as in trials in Pennsylvania. tion breeding.

Growers can send suspicious seed Mayton said the research team has heads from their switchgrass crops to shipped the harvested grasses to a Bergstrom at Cornell for evaluation. processor for evaluation on how well “There is currently no treatment for they process into biofuel pellets. The smut, however, fungicidal treatments of Sunburst variety, for example, could seed are under evaluation and smut-renot be processed into pellets, while sistant variety trials are underway at other varieties do form well into pel- the USDA NRCS Big Flats facility and at lets, bricks and other formats for use the research facilities of Ernst Seed in as a feedstock for direct combustion or Pennsylvania. This research is supportgasification. ed in part by the New York Farm ViabilThe Northern New York Agricultural ity Institute. We will have our first readDevelopment Program has provided ings on variety reaction there later this funding for the side-by-side compar- year. In the meantime, reducing the isons of the grasses as a potential ener- shipment of infected seed is helpful in gy crop. Conservationists are also find- controlling the spread of the disease,” ing the grass trials useful for selecting Bergstrom said. species for creating wildlife habitat, Bergstrom said switchgrass rust is alsuch as pheasant preserves. so a threat to switchgrass biomass Field day organizer and Cornell Coop- yield. Rust spores move north from erative Extension of Jefferson County southern states on air currents and afField Crops Educator Mike Hunter, fect switchgrass crops sporadically in said, “We are seeing a surge in interest the northern states. in conservation practices by individuals Members of the Belleville-Henderson and such groups as Ducks Unlimited FFA attending the program included and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.” New York State FFA President J.W. Next on the researchers’ agenda is to Allen, Amanda Rhodes and incoming evaluate mixed seedings of the various advisor Tedra McDougal. grasses. The impact of nitrogen on the For more information on switchgrass crops will be trialed at the Belleville- production in Northern New York, go Henderson school plots. online to www.nnyagdev.org. For inforCornell University Plant Pathologist mation on Cornell perennial grass reGary C. Bergstrom said, “We are already search, visit www.grassbioenergy.org.

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Field day shows perennial grass trials, alerts growers to smut

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SUNY Cobleskill meats lab educates many

by Steven E Smith SUNY Cobleskill is leading the way in training college and non traditional students in the knowledge and skills of meat processing. The program has gained national notoriety because of its training of college students as well as its increasingly popular intense certification training course.

Rare certification course For many who have been entering the field of meat processing, the way they have had to learn has been apprenticing under an established butcher. With the shortage of facilities and increasing demand for meat processing training opportunities, SUNY Cobleskill offers a certification course to train people interested in entering the field. The certificate course is a very intense four week experience.

Each course is limited to 10 students with two instructors taught in an onthe-job training format. To date it is just one of 10 such programs in the country to provide this type of training experience. The course has gained some national notoriety thanks in part to SUNY Cobleskill’s Meat Processing Manager and Instructor of Meat Processing Courses, Eric Shelley.

“People complete the program with a solid foundation to jump into the industry. We have had graduates enter at grocery store level, work at small plants, commercial plants, USDA placements as well as those that have started their own plant,” stated Shelley. “We teach federal regulations in lecture and roundtable discussions as well as the five days a week nine to 10 hours of hands on training,” indicated Shelley.

Now in its fourth year, the SUNY

Cobleskill Meat Processing and Food Safety Certificate Program has attracted students for the certification course from across the U.S. Shelley attributes some of this interest to the movement towards whole animal use. “These culinary artists can do some amazing things. During the certificate course, we are very busy working so we often run a grill to get lunch out of the way. On occasion, we have had students show off their talents.”

Collegiate courses Since SUNY Cobleskill has the only USDA inspected meat processing plant in the SUNY system, the college attracts students interested in the hand on aspect of meat processing. As a part of the School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the meats lab allows the school to demonstrate the complete life cycle of raising to processing of livestock and fish on campus. Additionally Culinary Arts students from the School of Business are given excellent training in meat processing that complements their food preparation coursework. Each year, about 45 college students take courses taught at the facility including a Harvesting course, Meat Selection and Cutting for Restaurant and Meat Products.

While the meat products course is geared towards the agriculture student, Meat Selection and Cutting also offers some live animal exposure to develop the culinary student. Another method of developing students is with the Techniques course. These students come in for four hours each week to and work in all aspects of plant operations. “They get more time hands-on and build the knife skills in the techniques course.”

Operations at the lab are coordinated to

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Kyle Thompson, New Berlin and Andrew Fedun, Monticello were the two students that were working on their 40 hours of lab time of practical experience as part of the hands on training at SUNY Cobleskill’s meats lab.

Photo by Steven E. Smith maximize student interaction. Numer- aging options including traditional ous other courses use the facility to butcher paper, film and foam wrapping demonstrate organ and tissue anatomy or vacuum packing. “We offer everyand other aspects of biological func- thing but smoking to our customers,” tions in livestock and fisheries. stated Shelley. The lab can process Inspection and oversight beef, lamb, pork and poultry. “We colShelley operates the facility just as a laborate with the Cobleskill Auxiliary small commercial processing plant Services’ Dining Services operations to would run, believes in the hands-on provide a portion of the meats for their training. As part of being educated Farm to Fork program. In doing so, analongside a USDA inspector, students imals raised on campus are processed learn what the process entails. USDA here and then served in the dining inspectors look at the live animal on halls,” stated Shelley.

Composting the move, humane handling as well as Another important activity that the inspecting the carcass to detect abnormalities and swab the kidney for Shelley is conducting as part of the meat processing facility is animal composting. antibiotic.

Another important aspect of meat Shelley indicated that the campus was processing management that is taught incurring rendering costs $.06 per at the SUNY Cobleskill facility is their pound. So he and others in the departHazard Analysis of Critical Control ment decided to demonstrate “offal comPoints or HACCP plan. All students in- posting.” Shelley uses a thin layer of pine volved in the meat processing opera- chips, topped with a two foot layer of tions are taught and practice the steps horse manure and a cell of offal then a and protocols established in the HACCP two foot layer of horse manure to complan. These procedures ensure that plete a compost lift. After a 10 week peritime and temperatures of meats going od of time the offal compost is ready to be through the plant are taken and kept combined with other compost materials.

The meat processing program at within plan standards.

“There will always be opportunities SUNY Cobleskill provides an in-depth, for problems because of the pathogens practical training environment for colthat are present in the environment. We lege students. And with the successful are committed to food safety and will inclusion of a certification course that likely be offering course work in the has generated national interest, the area of HACCP planning in the future,” meats processing department has more than justified its future at the college. said Shelley.

“We are glad to be able to offer the full Facility customers “About 90 percent of the animals integration of animal propagation, meat processed at the college facility are processing and food preparation right from local producers,” indicated Shel- here at our campus,” concluded Shelley. These farms have customer bases ley. More information is available at that like the processing as well as pack- www.cobleskill.edu.

Cover photo by Elizabeth Tomlin FFA member Sabryna Bently, an 11th grader at St. Johnsville Central School, shows off a restored 1953 Farmall Super M tractor, which was brought to the annual event for exhibition by owner Kyle Hayes.

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Goat farming for beginners class Part 2: Choosing your goats, breeding, facilities

by Judy Van Put This is the second part of an article on the Beginning Goat Farming Class offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County in conjunction with the Watershed Agricultural Council at the CCE office in Hamden.

Dr. tatiana Stanton, NYS and Cornell Goat Specialist, continued her power point presentation with a discussion of options for beginning goat farmers to decide, such as whether to raise show stock or commercial stock.

If the answer is raising show stock, she suggested that the show goat farmer consider investing in a Web site in order to get information out to the public, especially if he is not actively showing his animals. Usually, she continued, all male kids go to the breeding stock sale, with the lower 90 percent going to sale as slaughter. Some farms use their lower 90 percent as 4-H market goats for 4-Hers showing in the open circuit. Most farms raising pure bred goats are doing slaughter goats as well, she added.

Commercial farms may also be able to sell breeding stock. In selecting animals for the farm she suggested to try and buy from someone who is caring for their animals similarly to how you’re going to raise your animals.

Feed demands in show animals should be greater, as you’re going for maximum finish and condition on these animals. Once you start feeding for maximum finish, you will get less weight gain and growth per pound of grain. For commercial animals, the amount of feed should be less.

If you are selling breeding stock, your farmstead should be neat and tidy.

There will be more labor involved in raising show goats than in raising commercial goats. In determining what breed of goat you should raise, the answer will depend on your reasons for getting into meat goat farming. You should think about whether you plan on marketing with others — if so, you will want your animals to conform with those you’ll be marketing with, as most slaughterhouses desire a uniform group of animals. In addition, how difficult will it be to find a buck of your desired breed, and how much outlay are you willing to spend? If you choose a rare breed, the outlay cost may be a lot more.

In the United States, goat meat consumption has increased dramatically over the past 20 years. Most kids are marketed either as suckling kids or market kids. Ideally, you want a kid grown with little rumen development and a good fat covering. Suckling kids are most popular over the holidays, such as Easter, Christmas, New Year’s and Passover, with Cinco de Mayo in Hispanic areas.

It’s important to plan when you’ll want your does to kid. Gestation is about five months — no matter what the weather is like. Kids should be weaned at about eight to 10 weeks of age — so for Easter kids, you’ll need kids born in January or February. Goats tend to be photosensitive — they naturally come in heat when days are shortening in the autumn. But in order to make the Christmas and New Year’s market; kids are slaughtered by the end of December, requiring them to be born in September/October. These

are “out of season” kids, bred in April or May. Female goats are less likely to come into heat in the spring when the days are getting longer.

There are a number of things to consider if kidding occurs during winter — namely, water, feed storage, housing, fresh air. Here in upstate New York, we must invest in shelters with good ventilation and no drafts for winter kidding.

These may include high ceilings, wind resistant screening and fans. Dr. Stanton warned that wind chill can kill off kids, which need to be kept fairly warm (around 32 degrees is fairly comfortable for goats.) If goats are kidding in a threesided shelter, windchill is a big killer; but if they are closed up in a barn, they are disposed to pneumonia problems because of humidity and lack of ventilation. Rather, go for high ceilings as in cow facilities with solid lower walls to prevent drafts, but wind-resistant screening to allow good air flow throughout the upper walls.

Another problem with kidding in cold weather is smothering. In a drafty barn, kids will bunch up by ‘stacking’ on top of each other and actually smother each other. A good way to prevent this from happening is to have shelves — and can ‘stack up’ in one layer only. Some farms will invest in a heated kidding room, kept at 50 degrees with an alligator kerosene heater. The kids only spend a couple of hours in the room; then once dry, they are moved out. “Jugs” or kidding pens are often used in winter when the kidding barn is crowded — kids that get confused as to who their mother is are often put in a ‘jug’ — the best benefit is gained during the first couple of hours. Bonding is best when kids are moved out after 12 hours in the jug so that they are sharper in knowing who mother is.

Does nursing kids need a lot of water — and during winter, it is important to have waterers that will not freeze. Kidding during winter involves a huge labor expense, compared to the amount of labor per dam in spring. If the winter weather is very cold and windy, the goats will need a lot of feed and hay to keep their rumen warm and functioning, and produce a lot of milk for kids; it is fairly expensive to raise Easter kids.

If you decide to plan on selling your kids in the warmer weather, there are a number of things to take into consideration, including good fences, protection from predators and internal parasite control. For a pasture-based market kid operation, goats won’t require as good a barn, and does may even kid out in the pasture. However, there may be a problem with predators that winter kids don’t have. In addition, internal parasites are one of the biggest problems with a pasture-based operation. Does and ewes lose immunity to worms while lactating. The more she’s lactating in the months of July and August, the greater number of problems with parasites in a pasture based market kid system. When managing your pasture, you need to make parasite management a top priority, monitor animals frequently, and decide how soon to move them out of the pasture so the pasture isn’t grazed too short.

In the afternoon, the class traveled to Mike Noonan’s Glenanore Farm,

At Glenanore Farm, students learned how to compare goats for condition and conformation; many had never handled goats before.

Photo by Judy Van Put Bovina Center. Mike provided an in- goat operation. formative overview of his Boer goat After providing an overview of the farm. The class was given a tour of the afternoon’s session, Dr. Stanton gave barns and pastures, with a discussion the addresses of a number of helpful of how his barn is set up — for feeding, Web sites, including www.ansci.corbreeding and stabling. Question and nell.edu/goats; www.sheepandgoat. answer sessions provided valuable in- com; https://attra.ncat.org and srmarsight as to managing a successful meat keting-L@cornell.edu.

Youth Equiday at Miner Institute set Nov. 5 CHAZY, NY — Youth EquiDay 2011 at Miner Institute in Chazy, NY will be held Saturday, Nov. 5. This event is free and open to the public. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with some light refreshments; the program begins at 9:30 a.m. Preregistration is not required.

Topics for this year’s event include: Get Ready for Winter! With Karen Lassell, equine manager and Horse Behavior — Where do you fit in your horse’s herd? With Cassi Lukas, equine intern.

We will break into two groups for the sessions, which will each last 40 minutes. At 11 a.m. the entire group will head to the pasture for a demonstration

on How horses talk to one another: Introducing a new horse to the herd. The demonstration wraps up around 11:30 a.m. and everyone can head back to the horse barn for a chance to win a “Miner” prize.

This event takes place rain or shine, and will be held outside and in the barn, so please dress warm. Parents are certainly encouraged to accompany their children. Miner Institute is located on Route 191 (Miner Farm Road) in Chazy, NY, just west of exit 41 on I-87. For more information, contact Karen Lassell at 518-846-7121, ext. 120 or e-mail Lassell@whminer.com

Farm Aid update Organizers of the recent Eastern New York Farm Aid ‘Good Night Irene’ event held at the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds would like to thank the community for their support and to date have raised just over $20,000.

They appreciate the efforts of the volunteers from far and near and the bands that performed at the event.

All of the leftover snack bar food went to the local food bank and the items collected have already gone into Schoharie

County.

They are still currently waiting for a few checks to arrive from sponsors and then will be distributing the money.

Farm Aid thank you The Brocks would like to recognize Mallory Perkins and Ruth McCuin for all their hard work with the Farm Aid event. Perkins and McCuin were not mentioned in the article.

Country Folks apologizes for this omission.

by Paris Reidhead Field Crops Consultant Snow composting My tiny 15-year old chainsaw is a light green color and is not one of the brands preferred by serious loggers.

But it works for me. It had a limited warranty, which expired long, long ago. I called it a 60/30/0 warranty. If the owner used the saw for light work (which probably included woody brush and limbs less than two inches in diameter), there was a 60 day warranty.

If heavy work was performed, which probably meant felling a four inch (or larger) diameter tree, the warranty period was 30 days. And if any one else beside the owner used the saw, the warranty was voided entirely.

Over the years I cut up more small to medium-sized trees than what the manufacturer had in mind. The end product was fire wood, which was burned in our old-fashioned hearth fireplace with glass doors. I believe this antiquated system was fairly efficient. A few years ago we lost power when the temperature was minus 25 degrees Fahrenheit.

With this fireplace I was able to get the living room temperature up to 49 degrees. The doors to unused rooms without water were closed, and the rest of our 1,400 square foot ranch ended up a little above freezing. Fortunately after about six hours power was restored.

But a little over a year ago, it became apparent that our chimney was becoming quite worse for wear, and would have to come down. The red-

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brick chimney was taken down and replaced by a concrete block structure, which would, from now on, only service our oil furnace. The fireplace… glass doors and all… was replaced with studs, wall-board, insulation, plaster, primer, and paint. All this was accomplished last October. In February of this year (and I’ve written about this) a glacier formed on the roof and, during a major thaw, pushed the new chimney over onto the driveway. The new chimney was replaced this past summer, this time with a metal diverter to split any snow/ice load, so that such doesn’t push against the replacement chimney’s replacement.

Turning the clock back two plus years, apart from the benefit of wood being cut up for a fireplace or wood stove, there’s the feature of how the wood chips react with ice, snow, and soil. The wood chips smell good, particularly when you’re cutting down an evergreen for a Christmas tree. Wood chips give traction to an icy driveway, as do wood ashes. When the wood chips and sawdust contact the soil, they soon compost… due to geothermal warmth… to become soil organic matter, even under the snow.

However, if these chainsaw byproducts do not work their way down to the soil, rather just remain on top of the ice and snow, they do not compost. In fact they exhibit significant insulation properties. Before electricity-powered refrig-

small lake, with blocks of the frozen water sandwiched between layers of sawdust. How long the ice is successfully stored into warm weather is something I plan to learn.

For just over a century, Cooperstown has been blessed with a benefactor family… some consider them almost a dynasty. This family administers its generosity through a foundation, which has contributed bountifully to the local hospital, as well, years back to several agricultural enterprises. The latter included a Guernsey dairy farm, a Black Angus beef cattle operation, and a poultry operation, all supported by a fairly serious crop program. Little known is the fact that another agricultural endeavor of this benefactor was ice harvesting, most likely from Lake Otsego. Such ice was used, with local pride, in restaurants, as well as the homes of our aristocracy. All was well until one late afternoon, some 50 years ago, a second generation benefactor found a piece of sawdust in an ice cube in his cocktail. That mishap rapidly spelled the demise of ice harvesting and storage endorsed by Cooperstown’s upper social echelons.

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‘09 Kubota M7040 4WD, C/A/H w/loader, 2 remotes, ag tires, good cond., 391 hrs.

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‘08 Kubota M9540 4WD, C/A/H, hyd. shuttle, 12 spd., creeper kit ‘07 Kubota MX500 4WD, R4 tires, 1 remote, 108 hrs.

‘09 Kubota MX4700DT 4WD tractor w/loader, ag tires, like new, 59 hrs.

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‘09 Kubota MX5100 4WD w/ldr., 8x8 trans, R-4 tires, SS QT, 229 hrs.

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‘10 Kubota B2920 4WD tractor hydro, R-4 tires, 24 hrs.

‘09 Kubota B2920 4WD TLB hydro, R-4 tires, thumb, like new, 78 hrs.

‘02 Kubota B7500HSD 4WD w/60” mower, 485 hrs.

‘07 Kubota BX2350 4WD tractor w/loader, R4 tires, good cond., 254 hrs.

‘11 Kubota F2680 lawn tractor w/60” cut, same as new ‘08 Kubota GR2010 20hp, AWD 48” cut w/ catcher, clean 151 hrs.

‘07 Kubota L2800 4WD TLB, good cond., ag tires, thumb, 249 hrs.

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‘08 Kubota L3540 4WD tractor w/ ldr., hydro SS QT, clean machine, 264 hrs.

‘09 Kubota L3940 4WD tractor w/loader, 8x8 trans., R-4 tires, SSQT, clean, 352 hrs.

‘09 Kubota L3940 4WD, w/ loader, R-4 tires, GST trans, 408 hrs.

‘08 Kubota L3940 4WD tractor w/ ldr., 445 hrs.

‘07 Kubota L3940 4WD tractor, hydro, canopy, R4 tires, clean, 149 hrs.

‘07 Kubota L4240 HST 4WD w/loader, hydro, R4 tires, SS Qt sharp, 168 hrs.

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Crop Comments

eration, ice harvested from ponds was packed in sawdust in ice houses. Properly managed, ice lasted from late winter till the pond refroze next season.

Getting dead vegetative matter down to the surface of the soil is an important step in improving that soil’s fertility. The meadow which may not have been harvested because it stayed too wet all season, if brush-hogged this fall, will experience composting under the snow. The mulched vegetative material will decay and start contributing to the soil’s organic matter by the time the field begins greening up next April.

For this dead vegetation to compost, moisture, warmth, and oxygen are required. As the soil’s organic matter increases… due to composting… so will the soil’s moisture holding capacity.

Classic USDA data, which I quote repeatedly, has shown that 100 pounds of dry soil with five percent organic matter (OM) can hold 195 pounds of water, an amount equivalent to a six inch rainfall. Conversely, 100 pounds of two percent organic matter soil can hold only 45 pounds of water, which is equivalent to only one and a half inches of rain. I can personally attest to how much more fun it is to drive on the higher OM soils after plenty of rain, compared to lower OM soils.

Returning to the subject of ice houses, there is an ice harvest festival each February not far from our home, in the hamlet of Millers’ Mills. Sue and I have never been to it, even though it’s only about 25 miles away. We resolve to change that sad fact four months hence. At that festival, ice is cut from the frozen pond surface, then, to the best of my knowledge, hauled away by horses in some type of bobsled. The ice is then packed in ice houses near the

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Nominations open for leadership positions on the National Pork Board The National Pork Board is accepting nominations through Dec. 1 to fill five, three-year terms as directors of the board. Candidates also are being sought for two open seats on the board’s Nominating Committee to serve two-year terms starting in 2012.

Nominees may be submitted by state pork producer associations, farm organizations or anyone who pays the Pork Checkoff.

Any person who is a pork producer or importer and has paid all Checkoff assessments due, or is a representative of a producer/company that produces hogs/pigs, is eligible to serve on the National Pork Board. The 15 positions on the board are held by pork producers or importers who volunteer their time.

USDA sees the pursuit of diversity in board membership as an opportunity for embracing new ideas that will enable the board to better serve its customers. The goal is to increase diversity through greater participation of persons with a variety of knowledge, skills and abilities; diverse size and type of operation; diversity of perspectives and opinions; diversity of marketing strategies; diversity of methods of production and distribution; diversity of gender, ethnicity and other distinguishing factors.

The Pork Checkoff Nominating Committee will solicit, interview, evaluate and recommend candidates to the Pork Act Delegate Body at the annual meeting March 1-3, 2012, in Denver, CO. A slate of eight producers will be

elected and submitted to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, who will appoint five producers to serve 3-year terms on the National Pork Board.

Please send application requests and questions to: National Pork Board, 1776 NW 114th St, Clive, IA 50325. Or contact Teresa Wadsworth at 515-2232612 or at TWadsworth@pork.org.

Source: Pork Leader, Oct. 14

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Held at the VernonVerona-Sherrill (V.V.S.) High School, Verona, NY, the conference is sponsored by the VVS FFA, New York State Maple Producers Association and the Cornell Maple Program and Cornell Cooperative Extension. The VVS High School is located between Utica and Syracuse, NY, on State Route 31 just two minutes from New York State Thruway Exit 33.

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A View from Hickory Heights

by Ann Swanson Can you believe we just had our first frost?

This year we had a very long growing season. There was no late frost this spring and our first fall frost came the second to the last week in October. The year began on the rocky side with a great deal of rain.

The middle of summer saw no rain at all!

The corn fields are emptying fast around here. This should bring a decent year for the farmers who raise corn for silage.

The leaves were gorgeous this year. In fact, the leaves around here put on a much better show than those to our

north. I recently returned from a “leaf peepers” cruise. The people in the Canadian provinces and in the New England states still said their peak season was ahead of them, but at the rate the leaves were falling I doubted that.

It was great to go sightseeing in an area that you were very familiar with. We watched people scoop up colored leaves and put them into their bags. I was not sure that they realized they would probably have tiny specks when they got home instead of nice colored leaves.

Of course, we did not go for the colored leaves.

It was simply a nice way to get away to relax.

Those left at home had rainy cold weather while we had fairly mild weather with mostly sunny days.

Now, it is time to mulch the leaves. I simply take the mower around the yard mowing up the leaves that are on the ground. Sometimes I have to go over an area several times to chop up the leaves but it is better than having to rake them. It is also better for the lawn. When you mulch, all of the nutrients go back into the lawn. My yard can use all of the help that it can get. If I did not mow weeds, I would have no lawn at all!

The animals at my son’s farm are still grazing. There is plenty for them to eat. The animals are used to being moved from paddock to paddock. Whenever some-

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If these animals accidentally get out, you get a feed bucket and they will follow you. I often took advantage of that technique before the high tensile fence was installed. If you know anything about animals you know that if there is a way to get out of a fence they will find it. Of course, they never find their way back into it.

This fall my son started to revamp the old wood granary at the farm. First, he was going to take it down and build something new, but as

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NEW YORK ALEXANDER EQUIPMENT 3662 Buffalo St., Box 215 Alexander, NY 585-591-2955

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New York State Agricultural and Community Recovery Fund On Sept. 3, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the creation of an Agricultural and Community Recovery Fund (ACRF) to help rebuild the agricultural industry and farming areas impacted by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. The Farm Operation Match Component of the ACRF is a coordinated effort

by New York State Homes and Community Renewal (NYSHCR) and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSDAM) to provide emergency funding to help with on farm operating costs incurred as a result of damage by natural disasters.

Fund administration ACRF is administered by NYSHCR in coordination with NYSDAM. Under the Farm Operations Match Component, farms located in the following counties may be eligible to receive funding subject to the availability of funds: Albany, Broome, Chenango, Chemung, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Greene, Herkimer, Montgomery, Nassau, Oneida, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Ulster, Warren, Washington, and Westchester.

Submission requirements Applications must be received by 4 p.m. Nov. 7: New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, 10 B Airline Drive, Albany, NY 12235. Attn.

Lucy Roberson, Director, Fiscal Management, NYS Agricultural and Community Recovery Fund (ACRF) - Farm Operation Match Component.

Programmatic Questions should be directed to: Steve McGrattan at 518-

457-7836 or Steve.McGrattan@agriculture.ny.gov Eligibility requirements Farm operations that raise or grow the following are eligible to apply for funding: • Livestock, including dairy • Fruits, vegetables, bedding plants, nursery and flowers Eligible farmers must submit applications by Nov. 7, with documented feed, crop, produce/nursery loss and replacement cost for each eligible expense to NYSDAM. Eligible Costs — Reimbursement Amount The maximum amount of allowable replacement cost per farmer will be matched on a 1:1 ratio, until funds for the Farm Operations Match component are depleted.

Feed Replacement — 50 percent of the allowable replacement cost for livestock feed grown, produced and/or purchased, stored and subsequently lost by the eligible farmer during the time period covered by the program up to a maximum of $50,000. Actual awards will be based on a prorated formula according to demonstrated need and availability of funding.

Fruit, Vegetable, Bedding Plant, Nursery and Flower Replacement — 50 percent of the allowable replacement cost for fruits and vegetables that were grown by the eligible farmers and then subsequently purchased from other sources necessary to maintain customers during the time period covered by the program up to a maximum of $10,000. Actual awards will be based on a prorated formula according to demon-

strated need and availability of funding.

• To be eligible for this component, the producer must have maintained CSA, farmers’ market or farm stand operations for the period of Aug. 28, 2011 through Oct. 31, 2011 and be able to provide purchase records of replacement product for the continuation of such operations during the above time period.

Eligible time period Eligible loss must have occurred as a result of catastrophic weather and

flooding events caused by Hurricane Irene and/or Tropical Storm Lee. Eligible replacement costs must be incurred within the following time frames: • Feed replacement costs incurred between Aug. 28, 2011 and Oct. 31, 2011.

• Fruits, vegetables, bedding plants, nursery stock and flowers replacement costs between Aug. 28, 2011 and Oct. 31, 2011.

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WEST CHESTER, PA — Many farm managers in Pennsylvania use QuickBooks® financial recordkeeping software for their farm business recordkeeping. Of these, several report in conversations with Extension educators that they do not feel that they get the most out of the program, in terms of financial reports and decision making tools. In order to assist farm managers make the most of QuickBooks® software as a financial decision making tool, Penn State Extension has planned a two-part workshop series that will be held in several locations throughout Pennsylvania. Workshops will be hands-on, using a computer lab. Participants will have the opportunity to use their own farm’s data to build meaningful financial records and

reports. It is expected that all participants in this program will have a basic understanding of Quickbooks® prior to attending the workshop.

The workshop series will consist of two parts. The first part of the series will consist of a one-day workshop, to be held in November. The second part of the series will be a half day workshop that will be held in early 2012 at locations to be determined by participation in part one workshops. The cost to participants for this program is $100 for the first participant from each farm and $25 for each additional participant. The first workshops will be held on the following dates and locations in Pennsylvania: Towanda: Nov. 1: Endless Mountains AgChoice Farm Credit Office,

24668 Route 6, Towanda, PA; Chambersburg: Nov. 7: Cumberland Valley AgChoice Farm Credit Office, 109 Farm Credit Drive, Chambersburg, PA; Gettysburg: Nov. 14: Adams County Penn State Extension Office, 670 Old Harrisburg Road, Gettysburg, PA; Martinsburg: Nov. 15: Martinsburg Airport, 310 Airport Drive, Martinsburg, PA; Mercer: Nov. 21: Mercer County Penn State Extension Office, 463 North Perry Highway, Mercer, PA; and Lebanon: Nov. 22: Lebanon County Penn State Extension Office, 2120 Cornwall Road, Lebanon, PA. Advanced registration for this educational program is required. Registra-

tion is available by calling toll free at 877-489-1398. Online registration is also available. To register online, go to extension.psu.edu, click on “Events” and then find the session that you would like to sign up for under the November calendar. For more information, please contact Keith Dickinson, 610-696-3500, krd16@psu.edu . This workshop is presented by the Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Dairy Extension Teams of Penn State Cooperative Extension, in cooperation with AgChoice Farm Credit. Special incentives for AgChoice Farm Credit customers, including partial scholarships, are available. Customers should contact their local AgChoice Farm Credit Office for more information.

wise eligible for funding under any other state or federal program.

Farmers receiving awards under this program will be able to return funds to the state if the farmer determines that funding from another state or federal program is more advantageous and the acceptance of disaster recovery funds under this program would otherwise make the farmer ineligible for funds

from other sources.

Awarding of funds — process Calculation: Awards will be based on a prorated formula according to demonstrated need and availability of funding.

Process: 1) The NYSDAM will approve farmer applications and determine amount of funding awarded per farmer and total amount of funding

available to eligible counties.

2) Funding will be provided by eligible counties or NYSDAM depending upon the source of funding. Costs for eligible expenditures must be incurred prior to the disbursement of funds.

3) Funding will be distributed as a grant to the farmer against his/her invoiced or incurred expenses.

Funding from A12 Farmers — other requirements The State of New York reserves the right to conduct an audit of funded projects. Awardees’ financial records relating to the performance of the project shall be maintained for no less than six (6) years after the completion of the project.

Farmers must certify that the replacement cost is not insured or other-

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2010 LP RCR 1884 7’ Rotary Cutter, Like New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,495 2002 NH FP240 Forage Harvester, w/,met alert, Crop Processor, 29 P/U Head, 3PN Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,995 NH 824 2 Row Corn Head for a NH 900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,250 Miller Pro 1150 Rotary Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200 2008 Taarup 80111T 8 Star 32’Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,995 NH 892 Harveter w/No Heads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $895 Kuhn GF5001TH 4 Star Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,850 2009 NH BR7060 Twine Only Round Baler, Wide Pickup, Like New . . . $24,500 Case IH 6500 9 Shank Disc/Chisel Plow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,300 2001 LP PD15 3Pt. Post Hole Digger w/12” Auger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $695 JD 127 5’ Pull type Rotary Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $725 1995 Vicon H1050 9 Wheel Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,195 Kverneland 2 Bottom Spring Reset Mold Board Plow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,795 NH 519 Manure Spreader, T Bar Chain, Hyd Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $950 Gehl 940 16’ Forage Box on Tandem 12T on Gehl Gear. . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,995 Wooden Hay Rack on Gear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $595 Wooden Flatbed on Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $350 2008 Agway Accumul8 AC800 Bale Accumulator & AC8006G SSL Grabber, Like New Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,700 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 2007 NH M428 Telehandler 42’ Reach - 1050 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $66,250 2008 NH M459 Telehandler 45’ Reach - 420 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $84,500 2008 NH W50BTC Mini Wheel Loader, Cab w/ Heat/Air, Bucket/Forks, 375 Hrs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,500 2007 NH E70SR Excavator w/Blade, Steel Tracks, Car w/Heat/Air - 400 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,500 2009 NH E135B SR Excavator w/Cab, Dozer Blade, 36” Bucket, 1,600 Hrs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $128,500 2009 NH E50B Cab w/Heat & Air, Blade, Rubber Track, Hyd. Thumb, 621 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,500 2010 NH E35B Excavator w/Rubber Tracks, Cab w/Heat/Air. . . . . . . . . $33,750 2010 NH L170 Skidsteer, Cab w/Heat, Pilot Controls, Hyd. Q-Attach Plate 72” Bucket - 100 Hrs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,750 2007/08 (2) NH C185 Track Skidsteer, Cab, Heat/AC, Pilot, 84” Bucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Your Choice $46,250 2010 NH L170 Skidsteer, OROPS, 72” Bucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,500 Mustang MS60P 60” SSL Pickup Broom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,650 1999 NH LX865 Skidsteer, OROPS, Bucket, Hi Flow Hyd., 1,202 Hrs. . $15,625 2008 NH L160 Skidsteer, Cab w/Heat, Hyd. Quick Attach Plate, 72” Bucket - 3476 Hrs, New Tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,250 2005 NH LS180.B Skidsteer, OROPS, Hyd. Q-Attach, 84” Bucket - New Tires 4601 Hrs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,650 1998 Scat Trak 1300C Skidsteer OROPS, Bucket Grouser Tracks, Boom Hyd’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,250 ATTACHMENTS 1999 Mensch M1100 6’ Sawdust Shooter, SSL Mount, Good Cond. . . . $3,150 2002 Mensch M1100 6’ Sawdust Shooter, SSL Mount, Like New. . . . . . $3,640 1999 Coneqtec APX400 Adjustable Cold Planer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,995 2008 NH 96” Hyd. Angle Dozer Blade, Demo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,875 2010 NH/Bradco 6” x 4’ Trencher, Skidsteer Mount, Like New . . . . $3,995 2009 Virnig HD Hyd. Drive SSL Post Hole Digger w/ 9” Auger . . . .$2,195

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This first session was held at Camp Oswegatchie in Croghan, NY. Members of Class 14 participated in a combination of activities and seminars designed to help build strong teams

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ality assessment. The MBTI is a way to help class members become aware of their particular style and to better understand and appreciate the ways that people differ from one another.

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Class 14 exhibits a diverse selection of food and agricultural professionals. The following is a list of class members.

• Kevin Bittner, Singer Farms • Kristine Brock, UncBrock Dairy • Beth Chittenden, Dutch Hollow Farm • Brian Chittenden, Dutch Hollow Farm • Jennifer Crist, Crist Bros. Orchard • Greg Comeau, Dow AgroSciences • Tom Cosgrove, Farm Credit East • Stacey Deebs, Steuben Trust Co. • Carmen Gutierrez, QMPS – Cornell • Melissa Danielle, Hol-Life Industries • Brian Hall, Cazenovia Restoration Corp.

• Angela Hanson, USDA-FSA • Edward Harbes, Harbes Family Farm • Jill Hamilton, Slack Hollow Farm • Susan Hayes, Miles Wine Cellars • Sue Isham, DMS • Scott Keyes, New York Farm Bureau • Pat McCormick, Robbiehill Family Dairy • Jenny Montalbano, Farm Credit East • Michelle Mulcahy, Triple Crown Nutrition • Adam Peters, Peters LakeAire Orchards • Steward Ritchie, Native Offerings Farm • Julia Robbins, Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush • Evan Scheidel, Scheidel Farms • Jennifer Small, AFT/Flying Pigs Farm • Tom Sutter, Monroe Tractor & Implement • Elizabeth VanBuren, Morningstar Foods • Mike Virts, Cahoon Farms • James Walker, Erie & Niagara Insurance

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$5 million to help New York farms replace gear lost to storms ALBANY, NY (AP) — New York farmers who lost equipment or other infrastructure to this year’s back-to-back tropical storms may be able to tap a $5 million fund set up by the state.

The program will be run by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to help farmers recover from Irene and Lee. It will provide money for replacing electric and natural gas systems and

equipment for milk processing, cooling, heating, and other farm systems.

Farmers in the counties identified by the state as storm-damaged will be eligible and will have to prove their losses were the result of the storms.

Applications are available at NYSERDA’s Web site and will be processed on a first-come, first served basis until Dec. 15 or funding runs out. The maximum assistance will be $100,000 per farm.

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PLATTSBURGH, NY — USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is working in partnership with landowners in Clinton and Essex counties in the Lake Champlain Watershed to protect habitat for shrub and grass land birds. Funding for the project is coming from President Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors Ini-

tiative through the USDA NRCS Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program.

“Lake Champlain was chosen as a national signature project for America’s Great Outdoors Initiative because of its comprehensive pollution, control and restoration plan for protecting the water quality, wetlands, wildlife, recreational and cultural resources in the

watershed.

Important grassland and shrubland habitat management was a part of that plan, and we are pleased to use the Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program to help landowners manage those resources, along with NYS DEC and NY Audubon,” said Marilyn Stephenson, Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations with Farm fields, such as the one pictured here, that aren’t mown until after mid-July provide excellent habitat for declining grassland birds.

Photo courtesy of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

USDA NRCS in New York.

Eighteen landowners in Clinton and Essex counties signed up to take advantage of incentive payments to create and protect habitat for grass and shrubland bird species such as the Golden-winged Warbler, American Woodcock, Blue-winged Warbler, Canada Warbler, Blackbilled Cuckoo, Whippoor-will, Ruffed Grouse, Brown Thrasher, Willow Flycatcher, Eastern Towhee, Northern Harrier, Upland Sandpiper, Horned Lark, Sedge Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Clay-colored Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Henslow’s Sparrow, Dickcissel, Bobolink and Eastern Meadowlark.

Grassland birds are declining significantly in the Northeast due to the loss of suitable habitat.

In some cases, haying or pasturing of animals can be a compatible farm use when mowing or grazing is done after July 15.

Mowing after this date allows birds time to nest and raise their young, and keeps grass and shrublands open for migrant songbirds.

“The Lake Champlain Watershed has several important bird habitat areas located in northeastern Clinton County, areas along Lake Champlain in central Essex County, and in Fort Edward in Washington County. We rely on private landowners to work with us to help protect habitat in these and other areas throughout the basin,” said Joe Wetzstein, USDA NRCS Acting District Conserva-

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Designing dairy ventilation will be focus of Penn State webinar UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — “The Aerial Environment: Fresh Air and Plenty of It” will be the topic of the next session of the Technology Tuesdays webinar series offered by the Penn State Extension Dairy Team.

The webinar will be held Nov. 8 from 8:30 to 10 a.m., Eastern time, and is free of charge.

The session is part of the webinar series’ cowcentered housing segment, which focuses on design and evaluation of dairy housing from the cow’s perspective, particularly as it relates to cow comfort and well-being.

“Ventilation systems, properly designed and managed to maintain desirable moisture gas and pollutant levels during all seasons, are essential to the health performance and well-being of dairy cows,” explains Dan McFarland, Penn State Extension engineer, who will present the program, along with Dr. Robert

Landowners from A17 tionist for Clinton and Essex counties.

The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to help participants manage wildlife habitat on private agricultural land, non-industrial private forest land, and Tribal land.

WHIP in New York has two focus areas: enhancing early successional wildlife habitat with shrubland and establishing and enhancing grassland habitat for declining bird species, pollinators, and other grassland wildlife species. Examples of eligible practices include establishing plants which benefit wildlife, mowing to keep grass lands open for ground nesting songbirds, and early successional clearings to enhance shrubland habitat for migratory songbirds.

With offices in nearly every county in the United States, NRCS works with landowners and communities to improve our soil, water, air, plants, wildlife, and energy use. If you are interested in how you can protect habitat for grass and shrubland birds on your property, please contact your county NRCS office. For a list of offices, visit www.ny. nrcs.usda.gov.

Graves, professor, Penn State Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering.

The Technology Tuesdays webinar series is designed for dairy producers, their employees, and agri-business professionals. The webinar format permits participants to enjoy an educational program, in realtime, from the comfort and convenience of their office computer or lap-

top. Although there is no fee to participate, advance registration is required no later than noon the day preceding the first session you wish to attend.

To register, contact the Penn State Extension Dairy Team toll-free at 888-373-7232 or register online at www.das. psu.edu/dairy-alliance/education/technology . Participants must have a high-speed

internet connection and speakers on their computer in order to see and hear the presentation.

Future sessions in the series will feature more about cow-centered housing, as well as other dairyrelated topics, including: • Dec. 13 - Solar Energy; • Jan. 10, 2012 - CowCentered Housing Series: Feed and Water System Design and Management;

• Feb. 14, 2012 - Hot Weather Management in Freestall and Tie Stall Dairies; • March 13, 2012 Cow-Centered Housing Series: Design and Management of Quality Resting Areas; and • May 8, 2012 - CowCentered Housing Series: The Relationship between Flooring, Footing and Lameness.

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The squirrels around the farm are having a ball. The nuts aren’t as plentiful as they usually are, so the squirrels are hiding all that they can. Even going after my Chinese chestnuts. I hope they don’t follow suit next year.

It’s not fair that I don’t get any and they get them all. Oh well, I will see what they do on a normal year, no sense fretting about it now.

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to a better crop of corn.

I’m not saying it is the best crop they’ve harvested, just better than the crops planted earlier. Some farmers learned from this that it’s better to wait until the season says it’s ready, because nothing will grow anyway. It seems we’ve had almost 3,000 degree growing days and with all the mix, it wasn’t enough. Either the crops drowned out or just failed to grow profitably.

Our friendly assessor stopped the other day, but my husband wasn’t home so I told him to come back. In the meantime, my husband returned and they had quite a conversation. It seems that they could reduce the assessments on our buildings but the land values went out of sight. It ended up that the land values more than compensated for the reductions on our buildings. It has always been that way; we never gain a thing when we’re all done talking to our assessors. It does-

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NOFA-NY announces 1st Annual Organic Dairy and Field Crop Education Conference Join NOFA-NY on Nov. 4, for our 1st Annual Organic Dairy and Field Crop Conference at the Crowne Plaza in Syracuse, NY, featuring experienced organic keynote speakers: Ed Maltby, Executive Director of the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance, and Mary-Howell Martens, Owner of Lakeview Organic Grain.

The following workshops will be presented at this year’s Organic Dairy and Field Crop Conference: Conscientious Care of Organic Dairy Animals — Hubert Karreman, VMD. Diversifying Your Dairy with Local Organic Meats — Bill Eklund Diverse Grazing Practices — Nathan Weaver, Robert Zufall and Brad Davis Crop Rotation, Cultivation and Weed Control in

Row Crops — Klaas and Mary-Howell Martens Nutrient Density in Grain Crops — Kevin Engelbert, Professor Margaret Smith & Orin Moyer Healthy Soils for a Healthy Farm — Heather Darby & Cindy Daley Growing & Marketing Food — Grade Grains-Glenda Neff, Elizabeth Dyck, Thor Oechsner and Ed Lentz NOFA-NY encourages new farmers and farmers interested in transitioning to organic to attend. NOFANY, Certified Organic LLC staff will be available throughout the day to answer questions.

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Schumer, Gillibrand introduce legislation to protect New York’s maple syrup producers and consumers New law elevates legal repercussions of mislabeling maple syrup from a misdemeanor to a felony.

Mislabeling shortchanges producers and defrauds consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Oct. 20 introduced legislation that would make intentionally mislabeling food products as “maple syrup” a federal crime. Currently this form of food fraud is only a misdemeanor. The legislation would make these crimes a felony, increasing sentences that prosecutors can seek for people who defraud consumers and farmers by intentionally mislabeling maple syrup.

“Maple farmers across New York state produce some of the highest quality syrup in the world,” said Senator Schumer.

“We need to crackdown on individuals trying to pass off fake syrup as the real thing, so that our farmers can compete fair and square. The only thing that should be flowing over mom’s pancakes is good, pure, New York maple syrup.”

“New York is the second largest producer of maple syrup in the U.S., and we shouldn’t allow production to be hampered by fraudulent behavior,” Senator Gillibrand said. “This bill en-

sures that producers of real maple syrup can sell their product in an honest market and that consumers know what they’re paying for.”

The bill is being introduced in response to a recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation that determined that a Rhode Island man was marketing and selling a product as maple syrup when in fact it was cane sugar. Cane sugar costs about 2 percent as much as real maple syrup, thus defrauding consumers who believed that they were purchasing real maple syrup.

The bipartisan Maple Agriculture Protection and Law Enforcement (MAPLE) Act would increase the maximum penalty for fraudulently selling maple syrup that is not, in fact, maple syrup from one year to five years in prison.

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Trucks Unlikely stowaways: weed seeds travel to faraway places on cars, trucks and ATVs Weed Science Society of America spotlights research by Montana State University on the role vehicles play in the spread of invasive weed species When you take your four-wheel drive out for a spin this fall, you might be bringing home more than memories.

Researchers at Montana State University have found that vehicles are routinely transporting invasive weed seeds.

Seeds can stow away on tires, bumpers, wheel wells or the underside of a vehicle and sometimes travel great distances before falling off in a new locale. As weed seeds sprout and grow, they can crowd out native plants, disrupt native ecosystems and wildlife habitats and reduce crop yields when they spread to nearby fields.

“Take a look at the many types of weeds growing along most any roadside and you’ll get a big clue about the role vehicles play,” says Lisa Rew, Ph.D., a member of the Weed Science Society of America and an assistant professor at Montana State University. “With an estimated 4 million miles of roads crisscrossing the U.S. and an estimated 256 million registered vehicles, even a few weed seeds per car can make a significant impact on the spread of weeds.”

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searchers measured the number of seeds picked up by a variety of vehicles and the distance traveled before the seeds fell off.

Among their key findings: • Seed volume is seasonal. The study showed thousands more seeds per mile were transported by vehicles during the fall than in the spring.

• Moisture matters. Wet conditions make it easier for seeds to be picked up by a vehicle — and easier for them to drop off miles down the road. Tests conducted at military installations showed Humvees picked up 14 times more seeds when conditions were wet, while tanks picked up 26 times more.

• Distance is no barrier.

The distances seeds can travel may be surprising.

When researchers examined vehicles over several distance intervals, they found even at the 160mile mark many seeds stayed attached. “If seeds are lodged in mud that dries on the vehicle, they can travel almost indefinitely, or at least until it rains again and the road surface is wet,” Rew says.

Scientists consider that bad news. When vehicles transport seeds long distances, it increases the likelihood weeds will be spread into areas where they don’t yet occur.

• Off-road travel increases the risk. Outdoor sports enthusiasts trucking to remote trailheads or riding ATVs off the

beaten path are at special risk for spreading weeds.

Researchers found vehicles picked up almost 20 times more seeds off-trail than on-trail.

Recommended prevention techniques To prevent the spread of weeds, researchers recommend that you wash your vehicle frequently, especially after driving off-road or offtrail or along roads bordered by high densities of weeds. Both the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Forest Service routinely use that technique to reduce the risk of transporting invasive species.

Montana State researchers evaluated the ideal duration and number of washes needed to remove weed seeds. Vehicles washed once for six minutes or two to three

times for three minutes each were judged to be the most seed-free. Five portable commercial wash units were tested, and each performed similarly, regardless of the water pressure or the amount of water used.

Four of the units had undercarriage washers as well as pressure hoses, which made removal of dirt from the underside much easier.

As an added measure of protection, land managers in areas where high-risk invasive species are growing are advised to close the area to traffic when the ground is wet. Doing so will dramatically reduce the risk of transporting weed seeds to new sites and also reduce future weed management costs.

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The ATRI Top Industry Issues report also solicited and tabulated specific strategies for addressing each issue.

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“ATRI’s annual survey of industry concerns provides ATA, and all of trucking, a blueprint for identifying the top issues we need to take up with our elected leaders and policymakers across the country,” said ATA Chairman Barbara Windsor, president and CEO of Hahn Transportation Inc. “As we navigate these increasingly challenging times, it is critical for our industry leaders to advocate for policies that make it easier for them to deliver life’s essentials safely and efficiently,” ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said. “In order to be effective advocates, we must base our arguments in sound research and in common sense. The results of ATRI’s sur-

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Clifton Marshall to be honored as Penn State’s Dairy Science Distinguished Alumnus Clifton E. Marshall, Vice President of Production for Select Sires, Plain City, OH, has been named the 2011 Dairy Science Distinguished Alumnus by Penn State’s Department of Dairy and Animal Science (DAS). He will be recognized at a departmental ceremony on Friday, Nov. 4.

Marshall received his bachelor of science from Penn State in Dairy Science in 1966 and his master’s from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1968. He has taken graduate classes at Michigan State University, Ohio State University, and Ohio Wesleyan University.

Marshall said he is “humbled” to receive the award, noting that those who have been recognized represent an “august” list of predecessors whose accomplishments in the Department and for the international dairy community have been very, very significant. “To be sandwiched between those individuals and those who will be enrolled in years to follow is indeed a special honor.”

Dr. Terry Etherton, Head of the Department of Dairy and Animal Science, said, “Clif has made tremendous contributions to the AI industry throughout his 43-year career with Select Sires. His commitment to continuing to seek improvements in producing high quality semen has been invaluable to dairymen and beef producers throughout this country and the world.”

A native of New Bethlehem, PA, Clarion County, he grew up on a diversified farm and graduated from Redbank Valley High School, June 1962. He was

of production since 1989.

Active in several professional organizations, Marshall has been a member of the American Dairy Science Association; the Society for the Study of Reproduction; the National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB), having served on their Technical, Research and Fertility Committees; and the Association for Applied Animal Andrology. NAAB honored him with their 2010 Pioneer Award.

Marshall has been instrumental in

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introducing U.S. technology to the dairy industry in Europe, traveling for World Wide Sires, USDA and USAID. He has also helped further quality semen production throughout the industry through the publishing of 66 articles he helped author or co-author and present.

As an undergraduate at Penn State, Marshall was a member of the Dairy Science Club, participating in the Dairy Expo and the Campus 4-H Club.

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tance process, what to do next, whether a grant is approved and if so how the money must be spent.

Should the letter say that the application has been denied, it will also explain how the decision can be appealed.

Along with the letter from FEMA might come an application for a low-interest loan from the Small Business Administration. These loans can help when homes are damaged and personal property, including motor vehicles, is damaged or lost. There is no requirement that the loans be accepted, but filing the application is necessary to qualify for certain disaster-related FEMA funding.

FEMA and the state’s Office of Emergency Management jointly operate Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs), where problems can be addressed, questions answered and guidance given. Should anything in the FEMA post-registration letter cause uncertainty, DRC representatives can usually clear the air.

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Marshall from A24 A member of Alpha Zeta, he served as social chairman. He is also a member of Alpha Tau Alpha, a national professional honorary agricultural education organization.

He was a member of the collegiate dairy judging team, judging at both the Big E in Springfield, MA, and at the national contest, then held in Waterloo, Iowa.

He has served his community as a former 4-H leader, a Cub Scout leader, Little League Baseball coach, Township Zoning Commissioner and Bellpoint United Methodist Church Administrative Council member.

Marshall has an eclectic list of hobbies, including bicycling, woodworking, needlepoint, hiking and motorcycling with his wife. He also has a “bucket” list of future activities including, in part, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, bicycling across the United States, skydiving and traveling. He also enjoys being an active grandparent.

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FEMA’s post-registration letter: why it’s important

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HORSE TALES

By Judy Van Put The autumn of their years Early this summer we ‘downsized’ a bit, due to time constraints and finances — and found a wonderful new home for our energetic young Thoroughbred, who is being worked on a daily basis and given new challenges, that are surely keeping him entertained and satisfied.

We were left with our two dear old mares, a 26year old Tennessee Walking Horse and a 27year old Morgan, both of whom seem to have come through the summer very well, left to their own slower pace.

Having older ‘aged’ horses presents its rewards as well as its challenges; their temperaments are so calm and dependable that practically anyone can ride them, no matter how long it’s been since the last ride, unlike a spirited youngster with boundless energy. However, these ‘elders’ are often prone to health problems, and can present

challenges requiring extra time and care in order to keep them in good condition.

Both of the mares suffer from ‘achey joints’ from time to time — the Tennessee Walking Horse in her knees, and the Morgan mostly in her fetlocks. We’ve changed our riding to accommodate, and find that we no longer can ride them on our steep trails, as carrying a rider downhill puts a great deal of stress and strain on those joints and causes them pain. In addition, they stumble from time to time, and their reflexes are a bit slower. There are also many more tubs of supplements and “jointease” products on the shelf in the feed room.

Caring for elder horses requires careful attention to their diet. It’s important to have their teeth checked on a regular basis to ensure that they are able to chew their food properly and thus get all the benefits from what they are being fed. Elder horses can de-

velop sharp points on their teeth if they are not ground down evenly, which will cause pain while chewing; and it’s not unusual for elder horses to begin to lose their teeth, making chewing hay and concentrated feeds almost impossible. If you notice cigar-shaped wads of hay or grass in your horse’s stall or feed bucket, called “quids”, chances are good that your horse is having tooth problems and is not able to properly chew

her food. Another sign of tooth problems is finding undigested grains passing through her manure — that feed you’ve been giving is not benefitting your horse and becomes expensive if she’s not able to chew and digest it. Older horses are prone to a condition called choke, which is a tendency to gag or choke when swallowing food, and is usually the result of poorly chewed food, probably arising from dental issues. Having an equine dentist check

your horse’s teeth prior to the winter months is important to ensuring that she is getting the proper nutrition from her food — and if not, it will assist you in determining what changes you may need to make in your horse’s diet.

Elder horses have different needs than when they were younger; they

will require more calories, protein and fat in their diet than their middle-aged counterparts.

And they will do better if you can provide them with fiber in their diet that is easily digestible, as their digestive system is less efficient as they age.

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It’s important to feed good-quality hay to older horses, as overly-mature or stemmy hay will be difficult for their aged teeth to chew and digest.

Often keepers of older horses will use pelleted or extruded feeds; these feeds are cooked in the processing, making them

more easily digestible.

Some of these feeds are specially formulated for older horses, known as “Senior” feeds — which contain higher levels of protein and fat. In order to provide more calories that are digestible, you can add vegetable oil to your horse’s food. Start

with a tablespoon or two per day, and work gradually up to a cup or two of oil mixed with your horse’s feed. Another product that is commonly used is beet pulp, which adds fiber and easily digestible calories to a horses’ diet.

For our elder mares, we purchase shredded beet pulp (without molasses) and soak it well before feeding. To the soaked beet pulp, we add a handful of a good-quality organic feed that does not include chemicals, pesticides, soy, corn or middlings, but rather depends on clean, whole grains such as oats, barley, peas and flax seed.

In addition we add in a vitamin/mineral/micronutrient supplement that helps ensure our horses are receiving all the necessary trace elements, and a product that contains chondriotin/glucosamine for keeping their achey joints more comfortable.

In order to keep those aches and pains from

worsening, I started a regimen of regular exercise 5-6 days a week. On days when I didn’t have a buddy to ride with, I’d saddle up one mare and ‘pony,’ or lead the other alongside for about 3045 minutes each day. After a while, I didn’t even have to use a lead — the mares enjoyed our walks together. We’d often end up with a little running walk or single-foot (both are gaited horses) around the arena after a nice ride through the pastures and fields — and even without a lead, the second mare would duly go through her paces, following her pasture-mate and me first “trotting” around to the left, then to the right, then coming to a halt in the center of the arena.

The exercise is so helpful; any stiffness they may have started out with on the first few minutes of the ride slowly went away, and by our cool-down they were walking with ease, not to mention enjoying being

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out together and seeing the sights in the summer pastures and fields.

The mares have been turned out on pasture for most of the summer, which provided plenty of free-choice grass, good exercise, mental well-being and an aid in their digestion processes.

They are now beginning to come back to the barn for some hay on cold, rainy evenings as the days grow shorter and temperatures drop. We leave the back door and stall doors open to encourage them to go in and out, rather than being confined to their stalls. This prevents having to deal with puffiness in their legs and stiff joints; they are much happier and more comfortable in the mornings after having the opportu-

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Now that the first frost has come it’s a good time to deworm the horses. It’s important in older horses to keep up with their medical regimen in order to ward off diseases or other health problems. You should have a schedule for each horse that includes when she was dewormed and with what product, when the teeth were examined and floated, and when the horse was immunized, with which vaccines.

Also keep track of when your horse’s feet are trimmed and/or shod; sound footing can help prevent lameness issues in the future.

By monitoring your elder horses closely, and keeping them on a healthy regimen of good nutrition, daily exercise and up-to-date deworming and medical care, you will be adding to the quality of their lives; and by taking the time to provide this extra special care, you’ll be able to carry them through to (hopefully) yet another good year.

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New York FFA member named National Vice President Students from across New York State let out cries of delight on Saturday afternoon when one of their own, Ken Quick, Jr, of Granville, NY, was named the National Eastern Region Vice President of the National FFA Organization. Quick is the first student from New York to accomplish this task in 15 years and his accomplishments certainly did not begin there.

As a freshman in high school, he helped to begin the FFA (Future Farmers of America) chapter in his school and worked tirelessly to create a program where students, himself included, could succeed.

Quick served as the Granville FFA Chapter Vice President and President, and the New York

State FFA President before being selected to represent the 18 state Eastern region for a coming year of service.

Ken, currently a sophomore at Cornell University, grew up on a dairy farm in Washington County, NY, and was raised by his parents Ken and Diane Quick. He was a member of the Future Business Leaders of America, sports teams and the Junior Holstein Association before chartering the FFA program in his school. FFA Advisor Terry Wheeler worked to bring agriculture classes to Granville Central School and within a few short years, Quick was leading the 4,000 student organization with over 80 programs in rural and

metropolitan school districts. Quick credits his success to the network of support he received through his involvement in FFA. “Throughout my FFA career, I have been fortunate… to be surrounded by advisors, coaches, peers and even junior high members who have helped to develop me into the man I am today — a true product of every FFA program, partner and experience I have had.”

Ken will be surrounded by a different group, now.

As National Vice President, Ken and the other five new National FFA Officers will travel more than 100,000 miles in service. He will travel to Japan, visit agricultural education classrooms

and conventions throughout the United States and visit with legislative and agricultural leaders. At 19, he is serious about the responsibilities of the task. “I had no idea just how much this organization would consume my future. FFA gave me the skills to further my impact… I’ve become a passionate advocate for the future of agriculture and for the role of our generation within the food, fiber and natural resources industries. I’ve seen how FFA can change a student, a school and a community. Young people need FFA.” He speaks with a breathlessness that makes you realize this “kid” really gets it, and a passion that makes even someone who has

just met him realize he has every intention of making a difference in the lives of young people and in the future of the agriculture industry for the next 365 days.

In New York, Ken Quick, Jr’s election is big news. For the past few years, he’s worked to connect with as many students and agricultural leaders as possible in order to make an impact.

Ken’s success means something to the students in the local Pine Plains FFA Chapter.

While many of them look to Quick as a hero this week, his accomplishment says exactly what he wanted it to — if he can do it, they can do it, too.

“Ken is an excellent speaker, I saw him at the New York Holstein convention in 2009 and was impressed with his speaking ability” says Sara Murphy, President

Kenneth D. Quick Jr., National FFA Eastern Region vice president for 2011-2012.

Photo courtesy of the National FFA

of the Pine Plains FFA. “He is very supportive of the youth in FFA and agriculture in general, he even offered to help me with my DJM book for the Holstein Association, he is a genuinely nice person.” says Shannon Fletcher, Pine Plains FFA Webmaster.

Mohawk Valley FFA adds first ever Fritter Supper to 11th annual Farm Toy Show

by Elizabeth A. Tomlin St. Johnsville, NY, was the place to be on Oct. 8, as the sun finally shone brightly on the Mohawk Valley, and the Mohawk Valley FFA hosted their annual Tractor & Farm Toy Show — along with their first ever Fritter Supper.

The tractor and toy show, which has been an annual event for the Mohawk Valley FFA for over 10 years, highlights agriculture with displays of

farm toy exhibits, restored tractors, live farm animals and vendors from around the state. This year a fritter supper was an added attraction and fund-raiser for the group.

FFA 3rd year member, Robert Christman, currently President of the Mohawk Valley FFA, kept busy taking care of the animals on display.

“The calf belongs to our Advisor, Mike Settle,” Christman reported. “The goats are here

Oppenheim-Ephratah student Robert Christman, President of the Mohawk Valley FFA, worked outside caring for the animals on display and also worked inside serving at the group’s first Fritter Supper.

Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Tomlin

courtesy of the Feagles Farm — and some from Mike Settle.”

As people began to arrive for the fritter supper, Christman moved inside the building, greeting people and helping to serve meals.

Christman and the approximately 20 other FFA members working at the show and supper proudly showed off the newly designed bright yellow FFA tee shirt that they were all wearing.

“FFA is here to stay!” the shirt proclaimed.

First year FFA member Sabryna Bently, an 11th grader at St. Johnsville Central School, showed a restored 1953 Farmall Super M tractor, which was brought to the agricultural event for exhibition by owner Kyle Hayes.

Bently had moved to the area from Ohio. She explained why she chose to join the FFA group. “I’ve lived around farms for the past four years, and I help on the farms. I figured joining the FFA would give me a wider span of agricultural education.”

Bentley says the farm she works on mostly has recently been converted from a dairy to crop farm.

“A very nice Amish family bought it and now they are using it mostly to grow crops — hay and corn.”

At the Toy Show a number of vendors displayed pressed steel, diecast, toy tractors, model farms, memorabilia, and collectibles.

Dan Park from Chittenango, NY, had a large variety of John Deere toy tractors for sale, and Bob Lang from Sloanesville, NY, had his extensive collection of Tonka trucks displayed.

“I’ve been collecting Tonka’s for 25 years,” Lang said, “There’s nothing newer here than 1961. They’re all from the 50s.”

Eigth grader, Aaron France from Middleburgh, NY, displayed a farm scene that he had made with his dad. “I’ve been coming here to the FFA Toy Shows since I was 6 years old,” France said. Part of his farm scene consisted of an impressive number of rows of corn made from toothpicks. It was obvious that hours of patience were required to complete the tedious task.

Six year-old Carolyn Littrell and her brother Ben, who came from the Town of Florida to attend the event, also displayed impressive farm scenes.

“They have been playing with farm toys since they could crawl!” laughed mom Judy Littrell. “This is the first year they have done the FFA Toy Show. They exhibited at the Fonda Fair for three years, and now they’ve branched out to the Toy Show.”

For more information about the Mohawk Valley FFA contact Mike Settle at msettle@sjcsd. neric.org.

(From left) Mohawk Valley Advisor Mike Settle directs members Jenn Crouse, Kait Isaac, and Ashley Chapman in preparing the group’s first Fritter Supper at St. Johnsville’s High School kitchen.

First year exhibitors (from left) Carolyn Littrell, Jonny Feagles, Ben Littrell, & FFA member Jake Feagles displayed farm buildings and farm equipment they had assembled for the show.

ARKETPLACE

BALE GRABBER, excellent condition, $1,200; Registered Border Cheviot sheep.

Cotswold and border Leicester ewes. Romney ram. Guard Llama. Arabian mare. 585526-5393.(NY) SEVEN HEREFORD calves, weight 500 to 700 pounds, five steers, two heifers; Also, bred cows for spring. Owego. 607-6874679.(NY) 10 sprining heifers and young cows from a closed herd. Herd average 23,000 lbs. plus milk. 315-963-3826.(NY) STEVENS 22 semi-auto, made by Savage, $125 OBO; Wanted 12 gauge shotgun pump action, rifled barrel. 585-5264536.(NY)

REGISTERED Hereford sires, 15 months; Wanted: Self locking head stalls, Binghamton, Cortland, Stamford area. 607-7832463.(NY) 8 FOOT Eby Aluminum cattle, body in great condition. Tel. 860-886-3943.(CT) FOR SALE: Polled Jersey bull, $800; Also, Bantys, $4.00, Rabbit, $4. Wanted, Mini pony, leave message, Canastota. 315-6979589.(NY) TWO Holstein heifers, due in February, $1,350 a piece, call evenings: 585-5265195.(NY) TWO Farmall H’s, good to restore, $1,500 for pair. 845-657-2595.(NY)

NI Two row picker sheller, good shape, $2,000. 315-942-2231.(NY)

FOR SALE: 15 mo. old Hereford bull, good looks, ready for work, $1,300 or trade for same. Macedon. 315-986-1185.(NY)

JOHN DEERE 770 with loader and mower, like new; Cub Cadet with loader and mower, like new, 187HR. 315-5367713.(NY)

‘72 CHEVY PICKUP, dump body, 350, auto, PS 115,000 miles, good condition $1,900. 518-731-1590.(NY)

WANTED: Cow trainers for tie stalls, good cond., 40 or so. 585-478-7215.(NY)

WANTED: 8 lug front tractor tire; For sale, JD 4520 tractor, JD 435 bale new wrap. No Sunday calls, please! 585-554-3962.(NY)

1960 FORD 671 Ford bucket. 315-3439687.(NY)

(4) Cooper M/S tires, 215/85R16 studded, like new, $150. each, firm. Will sell in pairs.

518-766-4621.(NY)

HUGE Firestone tires, 36.00&41 48-ply, nine feet tall, never been mounted, made for tapered rim, $500 each, have twelve.

607-227-7334.(NY)

16.9x38 t-rail snap-on duals, for sale, $600. 607-965-7911.(NY)

FARMCO feed wagon on wheels, good condition, $1,600. Call 203-266-7907.(CT)

WANTED: Heifers to bard up to 70 head.

Plenty of feed. Little Falls. Call Dave or Tom: 315-723-4801 or 315-868-7092.(NY)

JD 214 chuck wagon for sale. Shed kept.

Field ready, $800. 570-967-2774.(PA)

HERD REDUCTION sale: Red Angus cows, Devon/Angus bull calf, milking Devon bull (2010) and heifers (2011). Penn Yan. 315-536-0539.(NY)

2 YEAR OLD Brown white quarter horse colt, $100; 10 year old Appaloosa mare, $200. 315-651-2265.(NY)

NH 489 haybine for sale, extra sidebar, extra belt (new) don’t want to store for winter, $2,500. 607-748-4105.(NY)

WANTED: Patz gutter cleaner chain, counterclockwise and round bale splitter. (2) Jersey bull calves for sale, $30 each. 585590-4948.(NY)

GOATS: 2 does, born 07-21-2011, $65. each or both for $115 cash; Sannen alpine x, leave message and phone number. 585657-6076.(NY)

JD 2 row Snapper head and Harvest tec preservative applicator.

315-3486534.(NY)

IHC 2PR 2 row pull type corn picker, wide row, shed kept and in good working condition 585-547-9573.(WNY)

WANTED: Free stall loops, dairy size, heifer and cow, after 7 pm. 518-3217011.(NY)

GEHL Running gear and gravity box. 315662-3440.(NY)

MINI HORSE 6 month old, Blue Roan filly, can be registered, cute, have both parents on premises, asking $350 OBO. 607-5662549.(NY) BARN CLEANER CHAIN for 16” gutter counterclockwise. Very good condition. 40 hp Ford tractor with loader, Select O Matic. $2,500. 518-993-3026.(NY) PEACOCKS, 1 1/2 year old, $60; This year’s, $25 each; Also, breeding stock show poultry, $10 each for the complete set. 315-843-7563.(NY)

STRAW CHOPPER fits JD 8820 combine, $800. 585-554-6962.(NY)

WANTED: Electronic scale with print out, compact refrigerator. WANTED: 13.6x24 tire chains, stainless steel, prep table, round bale feeder. 315-796-4374.(NY)

MASSEY FERGUSON 63C 6 Row 30” corn head, working condition, $1,800 OBO. 585-554-6678.(NY)

1989 FORD 4610, 2 wheel drive, 3 cylinder diesel cab, heat, good rubber, side mount hydro mower, 2,400 hours, $7,200.

315-224-8969.(NY)

MASSEY FERGUSON 2200 Ind tractor loader, 3 pt. hitch, live PTO, $4,250; 550 Oliver 3 pt. live PTO, $3,800; 607-5224952.(NY)

#4385 Bobcat skid loader, 4 cyl, Wisconsin Engine, good condition; Chevy 1986 tailgate. Dodge p.u 1995 roof sun visor. Attica.

585-591-8230.(NY)

LATE MODEL NH 315 baler, #70 hydraulic thrower; NH 316 #75 kicker; NH 273 belt thrower; NH 258 rake. 607-243-8151 WANTED: New Holland 258 hay rake. 518692-2725.(NY) WANTED: 22’-24’ Silage conveyor, kicker wagons, rotary rake. 315-496-2357.(NY) FOR SALE: Barn cleaner chutes clockwise, counter clockwise, DeLaval 2” receiver jar, Walkato milk meters. WANTED snowblower, 3 pt. hitch. 315-3371499.(NY)

ROUND BALE CHOPPER WANTED. 518867-7672 (NY)

WANTED: Commercial #32 meat grinder in good condition. Call weekdays, Alvin Horning Jr., 315-531-3347.(NY)

FARMHAND 830 grinder mixer, no scales, $1,500; 50 ft. mow conveyor, direct drive, $1,000. Boonville. 315-827-4980.(NY)

WANTED: Grandy dry inoculant applicator; Also, JD 7000 or 7200 4-6 row corn planter. 315-536-6150.(NY)

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Chenango County Farm Bureau 56th Annual Meeting set Nov. 1 The Chenango County Farm Bureau 56th Annual Meeting will be held on Nov. 1 at the Silo (just off Route 206 Coventry, NY.) This meeting is an opportunity to show others how one of most respected organizations functions at the grassroots level.

Cowtails at 7 p.m.

Welcome at 7:30 p.m.

And dinner at 7:45 p.m.

Dinner menu: Gary Kurz (The Silo) has created “A supurb choice sit-down menu” especially for Chenango County Farm Bureau.

Cost is $20 per person.

Choice of: prime rib chicken cordon bleu or stuffed haddock. Also includes tossed salad, rolls/bread dessert, cof-

fee, tea or milk.

Our board of directors is offering a free membership to a lucky member in attendance who has paid their 2012 membership by the an-

nual meeting time (last year’s winner was Ken Dibbell).

Special guest speaker: FFA National Representative for Public Speaking Alice Young. Young is

a senior at Walton Central School. She is the president of the Walton FFA Chapter and was the 2010-2011 District IV President and is a fierce advocate for Agri-

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Call Your Account Representative or 1-800-218-5586 THE WAR OF WILLS SPAWNS A WAR OF BILLS Issued Oct. 21, 2011 September milk production in the top 23 producing states totaled 14.76 billion pounds, according to the Agriculture Department’s preliminary estimate, up 1.9 percent from September 2010. The 50-state total was 15.8 billion, up 1.7 percent. Revisions added 17 million pounds to last month’s estimate, resulting in a 15.3 billion pound total, up 2.3 percent from a year ago.

September cow numbers hit 8.47 million head, up 1,000 head from August, but 101,000 more than a year ago. Output per cow averaged 1,742 pounds, up 12 pounds from a year ago.

Sifting through the data; the biggest increase occurred in Florida, up 11.3 percent, fol-

lowed by Texas, up 10.1 percent, thanks to 20,000 more cows and a whopping 85 pound increase per cow. Only four states showed declines, the biggest, 4.5 percent, was in Missouri, followed by Pennsylvania, down 1.5 percent, due to 5,000 fewer cows and a 10 pound decline per cow.

California output was only up 0.6 percent despite an additional 25,000 cows, but output per cow was off 15 pounds. Wisconsin was up 1.8 percent on a 30 pound gain per cow but cow numbers were unchanged. New York was up 0.1 percent on a 5 pound gain per cow though cow numbers were down a thousand.

Idaho was up 2.9 percent on 11,000 more cows and a 20-pound gain per cow. Minnesota was off 0.7 percent due to a 15 pound loss for cow. Cow numbers were up a thousand head from a year ago. New Mexico was up 4.4 percent on a 13,000 cow increase and 5 pounds more per cow.

USDA’s latest Livestock Slaughter report shows 244,600 culled dairy cows were slaughtered under federal inspection in September, up 2,200 from August, and 3,400 more than September 2010. January-September 2011 dairy cow slaughter was estimated at 2.156 million head, up 86,600 from the same period in 2010.

The cash dairy markets had little reaction to the milk production data. The Cheddar blocks closed Friday October 21 at $1.72 per pound, up 3 cents on the week, and 5 1/4-cents above a year ago. The barrels closed at $1.69, unchanged on the week, and a penny above a year ago. Five cars of block traded hands on the week and 15 of barrel.

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TRACTORS Case IH 9110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville CAT D4H LGP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen Ford 8N w/Blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 244 J Loaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 7930 Lease return. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 4010 w/Loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,800 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 6715 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 8560 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 8630 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 4240 Quad Cab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5510 w/540 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville AC CA 2btm/cult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville NH TL90 cab 2WD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,900. . . . . . . . . Chatham AC 200 w/ cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 4230 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5425 w/542 ldr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5325 2WD/Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5325 2WD/Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5065M w/553. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen COMPACT TRACTORS MF 1220 w/mower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,595. . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 2305 w/ldr & deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 855 w/cab, & loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,800 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 2520 w/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900. . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 3720 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900. . . . . . . Clifton Park JD 4400 w/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,500. . . . . . . . . Chatham Kioti DK455 TLB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000. . . . . . . . . . Goshen Kubota L39 TLB, canopy . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,400. . . . . . . Clifton Park Kubota L5450 loader/backhoe . . . . . . . . $21,000. . . . . . . . . Chatham NH TC45D cab/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen NH TZ25DA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,900. . . . . . . . . . Goshen Yanmar B50 Excavator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville SKID STEER / CONSTRUCTION 317 Skid steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen Cat 236 cab, heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville NH L160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke NH L170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville MOWERS CONDITIONERS NH 477 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900. . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 925 Moco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 946 Moco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen Kuhn FC 302 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500. . . . . . . . . Chatham TILLAGE Brillion Seeder 10’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . Schaghticoke IH 710 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . Schaghticoke IH II Shank Chisel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 1450 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Mielke from B1 The NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price fell to $1.7373, down a penny.

The barrels averaged $1.7227, up 1 1/2-cents.

Spot butter closed at $1.86, up 2 1/2-cents on the week, but 32 1/2cents below a year ago.

Eight were cars sold on the week. NASS butter averaged $1.7528 down a half cent. NASS nonfat dry milk averaged $1.5231, down 1.9 cents, and dry whey averaged 61.93 cents, up 1.6 cents, the highest since August 2007.

Feed prices are expected to remain relatively

JD 2000 6 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2500 4 bottom plow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville HAY AND FORAGE Claas 870 SPF H w/Heads . . . . . . . . . $169,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke NH 258 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville NH Flail Chopper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Miller Pro Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Miller Pro Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Miller 1416 merger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke Miller 1416 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 714 Forage Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 3960 forage harv., base unit . . . . . . . . $3,800 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 3970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Gehl 860 w/2R 6’ po . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,950 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Gehl 1470 RB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500. . . . . . . . . Chatham NH 166 inverter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,850 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Pequea Fluffer 81⁄2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Fahr KH500 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Vicon 4 Star Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200. . . . . . . . . . Goshen Kuhn 500 Disc Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500. . . . . . . . . Chatham Krone 550 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,650 . . . . . . . . Fultonville PLANTING / TILLAGE Brillion 18’ Harrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 220 disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Taylorway 16’ disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 2500 4 btm hyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 7000 4RH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,550 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 12’ BWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville BALERS NH 326 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke NH 316 baler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 335 Round Baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,850 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Hesston 560. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500. . . . . . . . . Chatham Hesston Rounder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville MISCELLANEOUS HARDI 210 3pt Sprayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,850 . . . . . . . . Fultonville POLARIS RAZOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville ARCTIC CAT 650 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,495 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 245 loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 840 loader w/643. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,950. . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 6600 combine w/215 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,800 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 7000 Series 3 pt./PTO, front hitch . . . $4,950 . . . . . . . . Fultonville H&S 125 spreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Great Bend loader for JD 7000’s . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Bush Hog 4 ft. mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $850. . . . . . . . . Chatham 7’Loader blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $875 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Landpride 7’ HD Blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke Frontier 7’ HD back blade, hyd Angle . . . $1,850 . . . . . Schaghticoke

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high through the end of 2011 and into 2012, according to USDA’s latest Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook. Corn prices were forecast at $6.20-$7.20 per bushel for the 2011/12 crop year, a small reduction from September’s forecast, and is based on higher reported carry-in stocks and slightly lower projected corn exports.

The soybean meal price forecast was lowered from September to $335-$365 per ton for the 2011/12 marketing year, based on a lowered forecast of soybean exports in October. Preliminary estimates put alfalfa prices at $196 per ton in September in the face of almost 5 percent lower production in 2011. Significant relief from the current prices level is not likely until next

spring, USDA warned.

The U.S. dairy herd continues to expand more rapidly than anticipated and is expected to average 9.2 million head.

Yield per cow has also risen more rapidly than anticipated and is forecast at 21,300 pounds, an increase from September estimates. The report said “Output per cow may not have been as diminished by the hot summer temperatures as expected.” The 2012 dairy herd is expected to contract to 9.19 million head. This forecast represents both a yearover-year decline and a decline from the September 2012 forecast.

Although corn and soybean meal prices have been revised down, they remain high by historic levels, according to

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2011 • 11:30AM NEW BERLIN, NY

Sale Highlights Holsteins: Clinton-Camp sends the last of their great heifers - 8 big strapping heifers from super maternal lines and breed leading sires; Kler-Vu sends a 2yr. old Dane w/31,794 3.8 1205 fresh again working hard - super pedigree 11 Gen. deep to Supreme Fay Marilyn (Rose Milly's Dam). Pineyvale sells a March calf by Browndale Commissioner from Chapel-Bank Outside Helen 2E-95 DOM; Helen's dam is a VG Durham, then EX-95 GMD Chapel-Bank Benji Hillair. This calf is a feature of 10 outstanding young cows from Pineyvale. Field of Dreams sends a group of elite Heifers & young cows - sired by Shottle, Million, O-Man, BWM Leader & Ernesto featuring outstanding Maternal Lines like the Graces from Marbil & the Mark Debbie's from Spring-Grove! Lamport sends a fancy VG Affirmed due in Dec. to Palermo, dam EX 90. Snowtop sends 2 top young cows. Post-Haven sends a group of young cows. Guernsey: May 2010 heifer on service to Pies - Dam GP. Swiss: From Dublin Hills March Calf sired by Forsman from the 3E EX93 Dublin Hills Sasha 37,040 3.6 1335 3.4 1260; Empire Farms sends a Ransom Bred Heifer due in Jan. to Poker Dam V88 w/23900; a May calf sired by Marker and a VG Eagle due Dec. Vine Valley Farm sends a fancy Sept. calf sired by Eddie from a fancy Zeus; a bred heifer sired by Dynasty due in Jan. Many Maples Farm sends a fancy 2yr. Dynasty and a Service bull by Special. Jerseys: Fancy Fresh Comerica on service to Iatola, Dam EX93 32730 1897 1150, 2nd D: EX92.

A bred heifer sired by Comerica serviced to Ballard; Dam VG88, 2nd D: EX91. Selections are underway - Call if you want to participate - We Don't want to miss anyone. Brown Swiss Semen selling: 11 units of Wonderment selling - bring your tanks.

Outstanding consignments from: Clinton-Camp, Peneyvale, Posthaven, Field of Dreams, Kler-Vu, Vine Valley, Dublin Hills, Many-Maples, Empire Farm, Sco-Li, Snowtop, Lamport & more.

Consignments are coming in rapidly call to participate catalog deadlines are near. **Trucking Assistance - Call the Sale Barn or check out our trucker list on our Web-Site.

Directions: Former Welch Livestock 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

USDA, and continued expected high alfalfa prices along with lower milk prices will likely stimulate a herd reduction in 2012. The report said “These fundamentals will also limit the rise in output per cow next year, which is forecast at 21,600 pounds, despite an extra milking day in 2012.

Favorable conditions in Oceania and rising seasonal production are expected to pressure prices and increase competition particularly for 2012 U.S. dairy exports.

Milk production in the Southwest U.S. is trending steady with minor variations, according to USDA. Processing plants are generally running well with some taking downtime for maintenance. Additional volumes of milk are moving out of the region to supplement needs towards the Southeast where milk output is steady to slightly higher.

Class I needs are high in Florida.

Northeast milk production is steady and at levels where processing schedules are light after the good pull for Class I needs. Midwest output is trending lower seasonally in the upper tier of states, with the supply often sporadic to fill local orders. Gains are noted in solids of incoming milk. Southern areas affected by drought are seeing movements of milk cows to other states.

The milk production season is off to a great start in the Oceania region.

Accounts report New Zealand milk intakes at up to 13 percent above year ago levels and note that milk procurement schedules are tight in getting the milk off the farms. Australian output is also trending upwards with early season growth levels reported at 1-4 percent above a year ago, according to USDA.

Dairy product prices are “drifting” in early season trading. Competition from U.S. and EU products, weaker Euro values, and slower international demand are impacting the Oceania region, according to USDA. Supplies are building as milk production season builds. Processing plants are running heavy schedules to handle the growing milk supplies.

The seasonal milk production trend which has been lower for Western European countries continues to develop.

Weather has been favorable for milk output and milk prices remain favorable for producers. There is discussion about countries being over quota, what penalties could occur, and whether the milk price returns would best any penalty costs. Dairy product prices and export options are also being affected by currency fluctuations making Euro-

pean prices more expensive.

Speaking of the international market; the CME’s Daily Dairy Report (DDR) says the Global Dairy Trade (Fonterra) auction index increased for the first time since early June this week, moving up 1.7 percent from the previous event.

Higher prices for skim and whole milk powder offset declines in anhydrous milkfat and cheese. The weighted average price for SMP was $1.49 per pound, up 3 percent from the October 4 auction. SMP from the U.S. (DairyAmerica) averaged $1.38 per pound for November delivery. The weighted average price for whole milk powder was $1.59 per pound, up 5.7 percent from the previous event.

Anhydrous milkfat dropped 1.7 percent, to $1.65 per pound, the low-

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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, October 31 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Jones Farm, Freindsville, PA. Complete Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal.

70 Milking age in all stages of lactation, 10 bred hfrs. This herd consist of mostly Holsteins. Low SCC. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-9721770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.

• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 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 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-392-3321.

Tuesday, November 1 • Pell City, AL. Truck Tractor & Specialized Trailer Auction. Large quantity of specialized trailers of different configurations: 19 axles,

Trail Kings, Liddell, Hobb & others. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Tuesday. Groceries, hay, straw, grain & firewood. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 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, 518-8682006, 800-321-3211.

Wednesday, November 2 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041, 585-7382104 Thursday, November 3 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop off only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 9:30 AM: Goodrtich Imp., Inc., 7166 St. Rt. 38, Newark Valley, NY. Public Auction. 100+ Flood Units plus more. Goodrich Auction Service, 607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585584-3033, 585-738-2104.

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• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Dairy Cattle followed by Beef & Calves. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 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 • 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.

Friday, November 4 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 Saturday, November 5 • Canaan Tire, Gandolfo Dr, Canaan, CT. 5 Oliver Tractors, 1989 Ford Service Truck, Tire and Service Equipment, Office Equipment.

Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421 • Delaware, OH. Late Model Rental Return Construction Equip., Aerial Lifts, Attachments, Support Equip. & Camping Trailers.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • Ithaca, NY. New York Holstein Fall Harvest Sale. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale. Hosted by Cornell University Dairy Science Club. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161

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• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale.

Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 10:00 AM: Joan Christian Auction, 109 Payne Beach Road, Hilton, NY. Selling Machinery, Golf Cart, Tools & More! Wm. Kent Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com Monday, November 7 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale.

Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-9721770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Tuesday, November 8 • 10:30 AM: Enosburg, VT. Selling 92 head organic dairy herd and farm equipment for Pat and Kirsten Hayes. Wrigts Auction Service, 802-334-6115.

Wednesday, November 9 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Feeder Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, November 10 • Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Reserved for a major New York Herd Dispersal w/ a BAA of 110%! Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

THESE

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 FRANKLIN USED EQUIPMENT SALES, 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 HARRIS WILCOX, INC. Bergen, NY 585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com Sales Managers, Auctioneers, & Real Estate Brokers HILLTOP AUCTION CO. 3856 Reed Rd., Savannah, NY 13146 Jay Martin 315-521-3123 Elmer Zieset 315-729-8030

To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 Friday, November 11 • 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Fall Premier All Breeds Sale. 100 head of quality all breeds sell. Call to participate in this sale. Selections are underway. Call if you want to participate.Brown Swiss Semen selling: 11 units of Wonderment selling - bring your tanks. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Saturday, November 12 • Madison, NY. Fern Hill Farm II Milking Herd Dispersal. 100 outstanding registered Holsteins sell. Jack Russin & Family, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Racine, WI. Late Model Earthmoving Equip., Truck Tractors, Dump Trailers, Equip.

Trailers, Campers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale.

Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 10:30 AM: Jasper, NY (Steuben` Co.).

Eggleston Farm Equip. & Machine Shop Liquidation. Nice tools. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com Monday, November 14 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) . Monthly Heifer Sale. Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Tuesday, November 15 • Houston, TX. Late Model Construction Equip., Aerials, Forklifts, Support, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers &

Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Wednesday, November 16 • The Pines Farm, Barton, VT. 150th Top of Vermont Invitational Dairy Sale. Free turkey for every buyer. Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 neks@together.net • 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, November 17 • Bow, NH. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales.

Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Friday, November 18 • 11:30 AM: Spencer Farm. Complete Holstein Dispersal for Arvo Rautine. 130 head of AI sired freestall cattle. 65 milking age, ave.

70#/cow. DHI RHA 22,484. 65 head of youngstock from newborn to springers. SCC 163,000. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-6993637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Saturday, November 19 • Ledyard, CT (Foxwood Casino). Earthmoving Construction Equip., Aerial Lifts, Forklifts, Support, Dump Trucks, Truck Tractors, Equip. & Dump Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Monday, November 21 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig

Sale. Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00 pm Dairy.

We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, November 23 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, November 30 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, December 2 • 11:00 AM: 3144 Dalton Rd., Cato, NY. Andrew Dennison Equipment Dispersal. Having sold the cows selling complete line of late model equipment. Hilltop Auction Co., Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zieset 315-7298030 Saturday, December 3 • 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Groveland, NY. Special Winter Consignment Auction of Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks, Liquidations & Consignments. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale.

Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, December 7 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, December 10 • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. Finger Lakes

Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 10:15 AM: Ulysses, PA (Potter Co.). Hoopes Turf Farm, Inc. (Preston Hoopes) Sod Farm Dispersal in conjunction with Fox Hill Farms Retirement Auction at 11 am. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com Wednesday, December 14 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, December 15 • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales.

Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Wednesday, December 21 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, December 28 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, January 7 • 10:00 AM: 3517 Railroad Ave., Alexander, NY. Z&M Ag & Turf Auction. Public Auction Sale of Farm Tractors, Machinery, Landscape, Tools and Lawn Tractor-Mowers. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com Monday, February 6 • Kissimmee, FL. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com Wednesday, September 7 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

PA RT I C I PAT I N G A U C T I O N E E R S 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

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

KELLEHER’S AUCTION SERVICE R.D. 1, Little Falls, NY 315-823-0089 We Buy or Sell Your Cattle or Equipment on Commission or Outright In Business Since 1948!

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

Sales Mon., Wed. • Thurs. Special Sales NORTHEAST KINGDOM SALES INC. Jim Young & Ray LeBlanc Sales Mgrs. • Barton, VT Jim - 802-525-4774 Ray - 802-525-6913 neks@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

Phone/Fax 585-567-8844 ROBERTS AUCTION SERVICE MARCEL J. ROBERTS Specializing in farm liquidations.

802-334-2638 802-777-1065 cell robertsauction@together.net ROY TEITSWORTH, INC. AUCTIONEERS Specialist in large auctions for farmers, dealers, contractors and municipalities.

Groveland, Geneseo, NY 14454 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com

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

TOWN & COUNTRY AUCTION SERVICE Rt. 32 N., Schuylerville, NY 518-695-6663 Owner: Henry J. Moak

MOHAWK VALLEY PRODUCE AUCTION 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY 13339 518-568-3579

PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC. P.O. Box 607, Wayland, NY 14572 585-728-2520 • Fax 585-728-3378 www.pirrunginc.com James P. Pirrung

WILLIAM KENT, INC. Sales Managers & Auctioneers Farm Real Estate Brokers • Stafford, NY 585-343-5449 • www.williamkentinc.com

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLE Norman Kolb & David Kolb, Sales Mgrs.

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.

717-354-4341

R.G. MASON AUCTIONS Richard G. Mason We do all types of auctions Complete auction service & equipment

WRIGHT’S AUCTION SERVICE 48 Community Dr., Derby, VT 14541 802-334-6115 • www.wrightsauctions.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

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT October 24, 2011 On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt Calves:45-60# .22-.29; 6175# .35-.39; 76-90# .42-.48; 91-105# .50-.55; 106# & up .58-.62.

Farm Calves: .65-.85 Started Calves: .25-.30 Veal Calves: .85-1.22.5 Heifers: Open .65-1.20; Beef .68-1.05.

Feeder Steers: .64-.95; Beef .72-1.05.

Stock Bull: .75-1.20 Beef Bull: .70-.75 Sows: .44-.50 Butcher Hogs: .38-.52 Feeder Pigs (ea): 30-60 Sheep, ea: 100-150 Lambs, ea: 100-270 Goats, ea: 60-160; Kids (ea) 55-100.

Canners: up to 64.5 Cutters: 65-69 Utility: 70-72.25 Rabbits: 4-26 Chickens: 5-17 Ducks: 7-19 ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES East Middlebury, VT October 24, 2011 Cattle: 158 Calves: 248 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 80.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 72.50-78.50; Boners 80-85% lean 66-75; Lean 85-90% lean 50-70.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls 92-125# 73-120; 80-92# 7785.

Vealers: 100-125# 50-75; 90-100# 50-75; 80-90# 4073; 70-80# 40-64.

COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA October 27, 2011 Cows: Canners 33.50-51.50; Cutters 52-64.50; Util 6574.50.

Steers: Ch 111-111.50; Sel 84-108; Hols. 64-81.50.

Heifers: Hols. 60-64.

Calves: 4-158/ea.

Feeders: 41-109 Goats: 55-200/ea.

Kids: 61-156/ea.

Sows: 51 Boars: 31 Hogs: 50-60/ea.

Feeder Pigs: 40-60/ea.

Chickens: 2.50-9.50 Rabbits: 3-18.50 Ducks: 4-16 * Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA October 25, 2011 Beef Cattle: Canners .30.48; Cutters .48-.68; Util .65.70; Bulls .67-.80; Steers .801.10; Heifers .60-.80.

Calves: Growers No. 1 .70 1.20; Veal .70-.85; Heifers 11.40; Other .50-.75.

Hogs: Sows .45-.48; Boars .25; Market 60/ea.

Sheep: .70-1.08; Lambs 1.20-2.20.

Goats: 75-120/ea; Billies 120-200/ea; Kids 50-110/ea.

NORTHAMPTON

COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA October 25, 2011 Calves: (/cwt) 0-60# 8-32; 61-75# 20-72; 76-95# 28-78; 96-105# 36-75; 106# & up 27-65.

Farm Calves: 80-170/cwt Start Calves: 38/cwt Feeders: 38-87/cwt Heifers: 61-81 Steers: 35-70.50/cwt Bulls: 68-79/cwt Canners: 20-51/cwt Cutters: 52-62.50/cwt Utility: 63-75/cwt Sows: 43-52/cwt Pigs: 39-49/ea.

Lambs: 90-300/cwt Sheep: 60-150/cwt Goats: 24-200/ea.

Rabbits: 2-4/ea.

Poultry: 1-16/ea.

Hay (12 lots): 2.705.10/bale. northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ October 25, 2011 Livestock Report: 40 Calves, .10-1.40, Avg .81; 52 Cows .40-.75, Avg .63; 9 Easy Cows .30.5-.51, Avg .44; 22 Feeders 300-600# .43-1.06, Avg .95; 8 Heifers .66-.81, Avg .71; 6 Bulls .61.5-.87.5, Avg .78; 19 Steers .50.5-1.14, Avg .76; 1 Hog .54; 3 Roasting Pigs 34; 1 Sow 56; 25 Sheep .501.70, Avg .99; 6 Lambs (ea) 2-80, Avg 58.33, 82 (/#) 2.253.20, Avg 1.05.19; 21 Goats (ea) 32-185, Avg 105.19; 24 Kids (ea) 24-114, Avg 67.17; 1 Hide (ea) 3. Total 320.

Poultry & Egg Report: Heavy Fowl (/#) .45-.90; Pullets (ea) 2.50-5.50; Roosters (ea) 2-5; Bunnies (ea) 1.75; Ducks (ea) 4-11.75; Rabbits (/#) 1.30-2.40; Pigeons (ea) 1.25-2; Guineas (ea) 2.

Grade A Eggs: White Jum XL 1.60; Brown Jum XL 1.901.95; L 1.89; M 1.14.

Hay, Straw & Grain Report: 6 Mixed 2.70-6.10; 10 Grass 2.70-5; 1 Mulch 2.20; 2 Wheat Straw 3.10; 1 Oat 7.50; 1 Rye 8.50; 1 Firewood 30. Total 22.

CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY October 20, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .60-1.75; Grower Bulls over 92# .501.30; 80-92# .40-1; Bob Veal .50-1.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .63-.78; Lean .45-.62; Hvy. Beef Bulls .62-.82.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Fresh Cows 700-1400; Springing Cows 750-1250; Springing Hfrs. 800-1350; Bred Hfrs. 800-1200; Fresh Hfrs. 750-1400; Open Hfrs.

400-800; Started Hfrs. 100400; Service Bulls 400-800.

Beef (/#): Feeders .60-1.20; Beef Steer Sel .90-1.10.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder 11.50; Market .801.50;Slaughter Sheep .30.65.

Goats (/hd): Billies 75-170; Nannies 65-110; Kids 20-70.

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY No report CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY October 24, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower over 92# .90-1.20; 80-92# .65-.75; Bob Veal .50-.59.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .69-.75; Lean .62-.67; Hvy. Beef Bulls .76-.80.

Beef (/#): Feeders 400-700# .85-1.15; Hfr. Ch .60-.72.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Slaughter .70.

Goats (/#): Billies 1.60-1.85; Nannies 1.20-1.40; Kids .60.75.

Swine (/#): Boar .12. *Buyers always looking for pigs.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY October 19, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfr. Calves 1.502;Grower over 92# 1-1.3750; 80-92# .50-1; Bob Veal .05.50.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .60.7050; Lean .40-.65; Hvy. Beef Bulls .65-.77.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Springing Hfrs. 1450; Bred Hfrs. 800-1400; Open Hfrs.

600-1000; Started Hfrs. 300550; Service Bulls 500-1325.

Lambs (/#): Market 1.

Swine (/#): Sow .50-.52; Boar .17-.25.

DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY October 19, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfr. calves 11.80; Grower Bull over 92# 11.30; 80-92# .60-.85.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .62-.74; Lean .55-.65; Hvy. Beef Bulls .66-.70.

Beef (/#): Feeders .70-.79; Hols. Ch .92-1.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Market 2.10-2.30.

Goats (/hd): Nannies 40.

GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY No report PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY October 17, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower Calves over 92# 1-1.30; 80-92# .50.95; Bob Veal .05-.45.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .60-.75; Lean .40-.64; Hvy. Beef Bulls .72.

Beef (/#): Hols. Ch .85-.92; Sel .75-.78.

Swine (/#): Boar .15; Hog .60-.65.

BATH MARKET

Gouverneur

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge

Bath

Chatham

Bath, NY October 20, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower Bulls over 92# 1-1.325; 80-92# .70-1.175; Bob Veal .0420.60.

Cull Calves (/#): Gd .60-.73; Lean .40-.615; Hvy. Beef Bulls .69-.77.

Beef (/#): Hols. Ch .75-.885.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): 1.452.125; Slaughter Sheep .50.

Goats (/hd): Billies 30102.50; Nannies 60-75.

Swine (/#): Sow .36-.575; Boar .22; Feeder Pig (/hd) 30-50.

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Canandaigua, NY October 26, 2011 Dairy Cows for Slaughter: Bone Util 57-74; Canners/Cutters 37-68; Bulls dairy HY Util 60-77.

Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95110# 40-60; 80-95# 3557.50; 60-80# 30-55; Vealers (grassers) 250# & up 76-85.

Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed: Bull over 95# 80-145; 80-95# 70-130; 70-80# 60-95; Hfrs.

87-185.

Beef Steers: Ch grain fed 104-119; Sel 80-95; Hols. Ch (grain fed) 88-103; Sel 7583.50.

Hogs: Hogs US 1-3 55; Boars US 1-3 10; Feeders US 1-3 10-29.

Feeder Lambs: Ch 50-80# 160-210.

Market Lambs: Ch 80-100# 170-192.50.

Slaughter Sheep: M 70.

Goats (/hd): Nannies L 175100.

Feeder Sale October 15, 2011 Beef Feeders: 301-500# 70136; 501-700# 60-133; 701# & up 53-110.

Beef Heifers: 301-500# 62134; 501-700# 58-129; 701# & up 51-106.

Beef Bulls: 301-500# 58131; 501-700# 57-125; 701# & up 54-108.

Holsteins: 301-500# 60-78; 501-700# 54-74; 701# & up 52-73.

Bred Replacements: 210870.

Families: 700-980.

FINGER LAKES HAY AUCTION Penn Yan, NY October 21, 2011 Hay: 40-150 1st cut; 90-185 2nd cut; 140-200 3rd cut.

Straw: 135-150 Firewood: 50 Hay Fridays @ 11:15. Produce Mon. @ 10 am, WedFri. @ 9 am sharp!

FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION Penn Yan, NY No report Produce Mon @ 10 am, Wed-Fri @ 9 am sharp.

HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY October 24, 2011 Cattle: Bone Util .60-.7850; Canners/Cutters .58-.65; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls: Bulls/Steers .68-.79.

Calves: Bull Calves 96-120# .80-1.40; up to 95# .10-.95; Hols. Hfrs. under 100# 1.30.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA October 19, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1298-1365# 114.50-115.50; Sel 1-2 1256-1306# 109112.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 70.50-74.50; Boners 80-85% lean 66.5070, hi dress 71, lo dress 6365; Lean 85-90% lean 59.5064.50, hi dress 66, lo dress 59-60.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 11961394# 72.50-73, few hi dress 80-89; YG 2 1502-1914# 7071.

Feeder Steers: M&L 2 400# 100.50.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 400# 111; M&L 2 300-500# 95105; 500-700# 85-90.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 115-122, few 129-134; M&L 2 300-500# 96-113; 500-700# 83-93.50.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 95-120# 112.50-140; No. 2 90-130# 85-100; No. 3 90-120# 45-80; Hols. Hfrs.

No. 2 90-144# 120-165.

Vealers: Util 65-120# 17.5040.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 247-250# 83.50-84; 40-45% lean 61; Sows US 1-3 400# 62; Boars 650# 24.50.

Feeder Pigs: 35-40# 2631/hd.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 1-2 60-80# 193-200; 100# 185-186; Yearlings 75120# 100-160; Ewes Util 1-2 166# 95.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 2 40-50# 70-87.50; 60-70# 120-134; Sel 3 20-30# 17.5030; 30-40# 29-49; Nannies Sel 2 80-100# 85-105; Sel 3 40-70# 64-74; Billies Sel 1 100-120# 130-170.

BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA October 19, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 71.75, lo dress 65.50; Boners 80-85% lean 62.50-66.75, hi dress 67.2571.25, lo dress 55-57.25; Lean 85-90% lean 56.7561.25, lo dress 48-53.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 14601960# 66-77; Bullocks 980# 67.50-70.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M 2 310# 81; L 3 Hols. 400-405# 63-78; 645# 66; Heifers M&L 1 385-470# 93-100; 500505# 90-92; M&L 2 445-470# 84-90; 755# 74; Bulls L 2 745# 72.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 95-125# 120-150; 90# 115-117; No. 2 Hols. 95-110# 80-115; 85-90# 70; No. 3 100-105# 55-80; 80-90# 4260; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 90-110# 105-145/hd; No. 2 Hols. hfrs.

85-100# 95-100/hd.

Vealers: 82-100# 42-57.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 275# 210/hd; 45-50% lean 280# 175/hd.

Sows: US 1-3 320-400# 165-245/hd.

Boars: 300-700# 110195/hd.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 20-50# 17-36; 60-90# 30-36.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs

Ch 2-3 40-65# 150.50187.50; 70-95# 155-195; 120# 172.50; Gd & Ch 1-2 105-125; Yearlings 165# 98; Rams 190-280# 80-85.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 45-55# 77.50-95; 70# 155; Sel 2 25-40# 32.50-70; 4565# 55-107; Nannies Sel 1 140# 95; Sel 2 110-120# 8085; Billies Sel 1 180# 197.50.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA October 25, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Ch 14001550# 97-102.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 69-75; Boners 65.50-70.50; Lean 62-70.50; Big Middle/lo dress/lights 56-65; Shelly 55 & dn.

Bulls: 1050# 81.50.

Feeder Cattle: Steers L 1 920-1110# 86.50-97.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 95-125# 135-146; No. 2 80-135# 105-135; No. 3 80-120# 65-105; Util 62 & dn.

Swine: Hogs Barrows 303375# 57-65.50; 455-500# 53.25-56.75; 515-570# 53.25-55.50; Sows 500-605# 56-59; 320-495# 55.75-67; Boners 45-53.50; Boars one lot 238# 50.

Goats: Fancy Kids 122-152; Fleshy Kids 100-117; Small/thin/bottle 18-75.

Lambs: Gd & Ch 55-105# 167-212;.

Sale every Tuesday * 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry & Eggs * 6 pm for Livestock starting with calves. * Special Fed & Feeder Cattle Sale Nov. 1.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA Small Animal Sale October 25, 2011 Rabbits: 1-10 Bunnies: 1.50-7.50 Pigeons: 1.25-1.35 Guinea Pigs: .50-4.50 Chickens: .50-5 Ducks: 3-5.50 Turkeys: 17 All animals sold by the piece.

Sale starts at 5 pm.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, PA No report DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC Dewart, PA October 24, 2011 Holstein Heifers: 10861162# 114.50-116.

Cows: Breakers 67.50-72; Boners 62.50-66; Lean 52.50-62.50.

Bulls: 1364-1502# 65-70.

Calves: 124. Bulls No. 1 94124# 120-137; 84-92# 87-97; No. 2 94-120# 110-125; 8092# 75-85; No. 3 94-116# 82102; 80-92# 42-68; Hfrs. No. 1 100-124# 160-180; No. 2 82-114# 65-142; Util 10-35.

Goats (/hd): Kids Sel 1 4050# 62-72; 80# 82; Sel 2 10-

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Eighty-Four 30# 15-42; 30-50# 42-75; 60# 67-80; Nannies 80-100# 72-102; Billies 150# 150-210.

Hay: 12 lds, 75-350/ton.

EarCorn: 4 lds,155-225/ton.

Straw: 3 lds, 120-195/ton.

Rd. Bales: 1 ld, 43/rd. bale.

Firewood: 8 lds, 60-122/ld.

EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA October 24, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 75-79, hi dress 80, lo dress 73; Breakers 75-80% lean 71-75, lo dress 67-69; Boners 8085% lean 67-70, lo dress 65; Lean 85-90% lean 61.5065.50, hi dress 66-68, lo dress 59-60.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 12051935# 73-79, few hi dress 79-88; YG 2 1095# 69.

Steers: M&L 1 300-500# 133-137.50; 500-700# 130; 700-900# 104-116; M&L 2 500-700# 109-110.

Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 110-122.50; 500-700# 101110; 900# 94; M&L 2 300500# 91-109; 500-700# 82.50-94.

Bulls: M&L 1 300-500# 120129, few 132.50-135; 500700# 99-112.50; M&L 2 300500# 100-112.50; 600-700# 88.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 90-120# 110-125; No. 2 90-130# 92.50-107.50; No. 3 85-120# 50-90; Hols. Hfrs.

No. 1 80-120# 125-170; Beef Calves 95-105# 127.50-135; Vealers Util 65-120# 27.5040.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 40-45% lean 255# 64.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 30# 1422/hd.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 1-3 70-100# 187.50-197.50; 110130# 168-177.50.

Slaughter Ewes: Util 1-2 111-222# 70-89, few 120130.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 2 50-65# 72.50-92.50; 70-82# 120-125; Billies Sel 2 170# 100; Whethers Sel 2 90# 122.50.

GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA October 24, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1340-1554# 121-

124.50; Ch 2-3 1246-1516# 116.50-122; full YG 4-5 11921296# 111.50-115; Sel 1-3 1264-1386# 113.50-116.50; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 13001468# 103; Ch 2-3 13301538# 98-102; Sel 1-3 12391476# 93.50-96.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1214-1324# 117.50120; Ch 2-3 1146-1440# 111.50-116; full YG 4-5 1192# 110.50; Sel 1-3 11981330# 106.50-110.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 73; Breakers 75-80% lean 68.7573.50, hi dress 73-75.25, lo dress 65.50-68; Boners 8085% lean 66-70.25, hi dress 70-73.75, lo dress 61-65.75; Lean 85-90% lean 61-66.25, hi dress 67-70.50, lo dress 51.50-60.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 12442202# 72-84, hi dress 14681632# 83.50-86.50.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 4080498# 117-122.50; 540-680# 114-123; Herefords 306# 114; M&L 2 278-462# 90122.50; L 3 Hols. 280-370# 68; 906-962# 73-77.

Slaughter Heifers: M&L 1 364-480# 114-119; 518-676# 104-112; M&L 2 246# 123; 311-480# 105-115; 508-848# 79-95 Slaughter Bulls: M&L 1 284-458# 117.50-135; 515768# 87.50-118; M&L 2 240# 124; 464# 82.50; 518# 105.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 94-116# 130-167.50; No. 2 94-124# 100-135; 86-92# 6585; No. 3 94-114# 60-85; 7892# 55-70; Hols. Hfrs. Co. 2 84-100# 112.50-145; Vealers 62-110# 10-65.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 280-296# 66-70; 40-45% lean 301# 66.

Sows: US 1-3 402-448# 6065; 580-688# 55.50-59.50.

Boars: 658# 27.50.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 2-3 30-64# 212.50-230; 70-105# 187.50-215; 112-148# 185205; 165-178# 192.50-205; Yearlings 107-116# 90-145; Ewes Gd 2-3 202# 97.50.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 45-60# 110-140; Sel 2 under 20# 17.50; 30-40# 62.5067.50; 45-60# 75-120; Nannies Sel 1 130-150# 110127.50; Billies Sel 1 200# 250; Wethers Sel 1 130# 187.50.

INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA October 20, 2011 Slaugter Steers: Ch 2-3 1422-1480# 109.50-111; Sel 1-2 1378# 103.50-104.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1316-1476# 107-110.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 74-79; Breakers 75-80% lean 68.50-70.50, lo dress 67; Boners 80-85% lean 66.5068, lo dress 61.50; Lean 8590% lean 60-63.50, hi dress 66, lo dress 58-59.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 17881906# 72.50-75; YG 2 15002550# 65-68.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 2 600# 97; Hfrs. M&L 1 500# 111; Bulls M&L 1 300-500# 105-122.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 90-125# 112.50127.50; No. 2 90-125# 80105; No. 3 85-120# 50-80; No. 2 84-144# 160-200; Beef type 144-174# 90-100; Vealers 70-120# 10-15.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 298-314# 73-75; 40-45% lean 322# 69; Sows US 1-3 300-500# 56.50-61; Boars 350# 35; 950# 25.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 30# 27.50-42.50/hd.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 1-2 60-80# 192.50-200.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 65# 120; Whethers Sel 1 120# 150.

KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA October 22, 2011 Alfalfa: 1 ld, 195 Mixed Hay: 5 lds, 160-235 Timothy: 3 lds, 180-240 Grass: 8 lds, 140-290 Straw: 4 lds, 160-215 Corn: 5 lds, 40-105 Rye Seed: 4 lds, 8-8.50 Wheat Seed: 1 ld, 7.

LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA October 21, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1215-1605# 124-128; Ch 2-3 1155-1480# 118123.50; Sel 2-3 1040-1515# 114-118; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 23 1235-1675# 99-108; Ch 2-

3 1110-1635# 96-100; Sel 13 1210-1570# 90-94; Hfrs. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1200-1450# 119.50-124.50; Ch 2-3 10451420# 112-120; Sel 2-3 1050-1435# 103-109.

Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 70-76, hi dress 77-80, lo dress 68.50-70; Breakers 75-80% lean 67-72, hi dress 7274.50, lo dress 62-67; Boners 80-85% lean 62-68.50, hi dress 68.50-72, lo dress 5862; Lean 85-90% lean 59-72, hi dress 67-72, lo dress 5359.

Slaughter Bulls: Mon. YG 1 1085-1330# 80-86, lo dress 1545-1740# 73-77; Bullocks 815-1280# 83.50-88; hi dress 830-1210# 93-97.50, lo dress 860-1335# 75-80; Thurs. YG 1 1310-1765# 7983, hi dress 1390-1700# 8689, lo dress 900-1575# 6874.

Graded Holstein Bull Calves: Mon. No. 1 95-120# 140-160; 90-95# 100-105; No. 2 95-120# 120-140; 8090# 80-100; No. 3 95-105# 70-105; 80-90# 60-80; Util 70-110# 25-65; Hols. Hfrs.

No. 2 90-95# 150-180; No. 2 70-115# 70-130; Jersey/Xbred 65-100# 50-70; non-tubing 60-115# 12-55; Tues. No. 1 112-121# 111125; 95-103# 147-153; pkg 90# 85; No. 2 pkg 114# 125; 95-103# 140-149; 83-90# 55-90; pkg 75# 25; No. 3 83108# 49-65; pkg 74# 22; Util 73-105# 15-46; Graded Hols.

Hfrs No. 1 94-113# 197-205; No. 2 75-90# 40-110; nontubing 71-80# 20-40.

Graded Bull Calves: Thurs.

No. 1 pkg 120-128# 140; 94118# 150-160; 90-92# 97; 80-88# 50; No. 2 106-128# 135-150; 94-104# 110-131; mostly 123-131; 80-92# 50; No. 3 90-130# 60-65; 72-88# 30-37; Util 60-110# 17-25; Hols. hfr. calves No. 1 85100# 100-105; No. 2 85-100# 60-100.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA October 18, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 64.50-68.50; Boners 80-85% lean 57.5063.50; Lean 88-90% lean 5056.50.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 95-120# 120-160; No. 2 95-115# 80-120; No. 3 80110# 40-80; Util 70-105# 1045.

LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA October 19, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1205# 117.50; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1370-1465# 105-106; Ch 2-3 1385-1620# 95-100; Sel 1-3 1350-1500# 85-90.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1040-1235# 109-112.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 73.5075.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 66.50-68.50; Boners 80-85% lean 63.50-66, hi dress 68-

71, lo dress 59-61.50; Lean 85-90% lean 58-62, lo dress 50-54.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 13751890# 74-77; YG 2 10301120# 61-65.

Feeder Cattle: Steers L 3 Hols. 378-457# 77.50-87.50; Hfrs. M 1 470# 100.

Vealers: Util 70-110# 40-65; 60-65# 15-30.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 150-165; No. 2 95-130# 115-145; 80-90# 72.50-85; No. 3 80-120# 6085.

Lambs: Ch 2-3 55-65# 180222.50; 77-95# 184-192.50; 105-115# 160-178; Gd & Ch 1-2 40-45# 100-135; Ewes Gd 1-2 135-165# 92.50-102; Util 140-165# 75-86.

Goats: Kids Sel 1 30-50# 79-83; 70-80# 109-122.50; Sel 2 20-40# 55-65; 50-70# 75-92.50.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 one lot 44# 135.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 50-54% lean 290# 69.50.

MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA October 18, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1275-1510# 120123.50; Ch 2-3 1205-1530# 116-121.50; 1620-1650# 110-115; full YG 4-5 15401585# 113-114; Sel 1-3 1220-1475# 109-115; Hols.

Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1285-1580# 102-106; Ch 2-3 1275-1600# 97-102; Sel 1-3 1180-1495# 90-96.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1215-1395# 116.50121; Ch 2-3 1080-1495# 112-116; full YG 4-5 12401280# 108-112.50; Sel 1-3 1055-1305# 106-109.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 67-71, lo dress 60-64; Boners 80-85% lean 63-67, hi dress 67-68.50, lo dress 61-62; Lean 85-90% lean 55.50-60, lo dress 47.50-52.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 11451735# 73-82; hi dress 13502125# 83-87;YG 2 1490# 64.

Feeder Steers: M 1 545# 98; M&L 2 505-715# 88-95; L 3 Hols. 283-491# 70-74; 570910# 67-73.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 50055# 90-97; M&L 2 260-460# 86-97; 580# 85; Herefords 435# 77.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 280450# 91-114; 520-685# 8498; 825# 83; Herefords 515# 80; M&L 2 426-465# 87-94; 520-785# 80-88; L 3 Hols.

3100-490# 67-80; 517# 61.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-125# 120-150; 90# 115-137; No. 2 95-110# 100125; 80-90# 87-110; No. 3 95-110# 62-90; 75-90# 5082; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 90# 165; No. 2 85# 85; Vealers Util 6595# 10-65.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 255-275# 74.50-78.50; 282-300# 74.50-77.50; 45-50% lean 245-275# 72-73.50; 297302# 74.50-75.

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Sows: US 1-3 350-490# 5461.50; 530# 58.

Boars: 370-505# 32.50-40; Jr. 310-335# 50-57.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 20-40# 26-36; 60-70# 34-38.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 36-67# 172-200; 7090# 162-182; Ewes Gd 2-3 103-153# 80-90; 160-185# 67-85; Rams 290-330# 6270.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 5060# 87-107; 80# 107-140; Sel 2 under 20# 10-32; 2040# 35-87; 45-60# 67-90; 70# 120.

Slaughter Nannies: Sel 1 140# 82; Sel 2 80-120# 5080; Sel 3 100-120# 20-40.

Billies: Sel 1 150-180# 155180; Sel 2 120-140# 125.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA October 24, 2011 Cattle: 119 Heifers: Gd 85-90 Cows: Util & Comm. 60-68; Canner/lo Cutter 60 & dn.

Bullocks: Gd & Ch 72-80 Bulls: YG 1 58-78 Feeder Cattle: Steers 85100; Bulls 80-95; Hfrs. 75100.

Calves: 69. Gd 75-85; Std 15-50; Hols. Bulls 90-130# 70-130.

Hogs: 18. US 1-2 75-80; US 1-3 70-75; Sows US 1-3 5260; Boars 26-40.

Feeder Pigs: 54. US 1-3 2050# 15-40.

Sheep: 69. SI Ewes 70-80.

Goats: 62-100; Goats 20140.

MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA October 24, 2011 Alfalfa: 195-295 Grass: 175-185 Timothy: 145 Mixed Hay: 60-150 Round Bales: 100-175 Lg. Sq. Bales: 125-145 Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA October 24, 2011 Roosters: 4-7 Hens: 1-2.25 Banties: .25-2

Pigeons: .50-1.50 Guineas: 6.50 Ducks: 3-7 Bunnies: 1.50-6 Rabbits: 4-12.50 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm.

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA October 20, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1215-1603# 125-128; Ch 2-3 1155-1420# 119-124; Sel 2-3 1040-1320# 114.50118.

Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1300-1675# 99-104; Ch 2-3 1100-1495# 96-99; Sel 23 1210-1530# 90-94.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1045-1200# 115-120.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 72-76, hi dress 77-80; Breakers 7580% lean 67-70, hi dress 7174, lo dress 64-68; Boners 80-85% lean 63-67, hi dress 68-72, lo dress 58.50-62; Lean 88-90% lean 59-64, hi dress 65-68, lo dress 53-58.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 13101765# 79-83, hi dress 13901700# 86-89; lo dress 9001575# 68-74.

Graded Bull Calves: Hols.

No. 1 pkg 120-128# 140; 94118# 150-160; 90-92# 97; No. 106-128# 135-150; 94104# 110-131, mostly 123131; 80-92# 50; No. 3 90130# 60-65; 72-88# 30-37; Util 60-110# 17-25.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 85-100# 100-105; No. 2 85100# 60-100.

NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA October 19, 2011 US 1-2: 10-15# 130; 20-25# 200-205; 25-30# 120-140, pkg 170; 30-40# 70-100; 4050# 90-100; 55-70# 80-85; 70-80# 105.

US 2: 20-30# 70-110; 30-35# 70; 35-40# 95-115; 40-50# 70-75; 50-60# 60-85. * Next Feeder Pig sale Wed., Nov. 2.

NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA October 24, 2011 Slaughter Lambs: Non-tra-

ditional markets: Wooled & Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 229-260; 60-80# 209-242; 80-90# 205-220; 90-110# 204-219; 110-130# 181-196; 130-150# 167-183; Wooled & Shorn Ch 2-3 40-60# 194211; 60-80# 177-200; 80-90# 166-181; 110-130# 167-182; 130-150# 156-168; 150-200# 153-168.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M flesh 120-160# 104-119; 160-200# 90-100; 200-300# 82-92; WF 120-160# 88-103; 160-200# 85-100; Util 1-2 thin flesh 120-160# 82-96; WF 120-160# 79-94.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 3040# 104-113; 40-60# 118150; 60-80# 146-170; 80-90# 178-190; 90-100# 175-190; Sel 2 30-50# 72-109; 50-60# 109-124; 60-80# 118-148; Sel 3 30-40# 43-58; 40-60# 60-83; 70-80# 85-100; 8090# 96-111.

Slaughter Nannies/Does: Sel 1 80-130# 119-134; 130180# 122-138; Sel 2 80-130# 95-108; Sel 3 50-80# 78-92; 80-130# 88-103.

Slaughter Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100-150# 171-186; 150-250# 201-216; Sel 2 100-150# 139-154; 150-250# 169-184.

NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Wilmington, PA No report NEW WILMINGTON PRODUCE AUCTION, INC. New Wilmington, PA No report PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Market Summary Compared to last week corn sold .05 to .10 higher, wheat sold steady to .05 higher, barley sold .10-.15 higher, Oats sold .15-.20 higher & Soybeans sold .20-.30 lower. EarCorn sold steady. All prices /bu. except ear corn is /ton.

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.95-7.41, Avg 7.14, Contracts 6-6.05; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.826.65, Avg 6.16, Contracts 5.90-6.28; Barley No. 3 Range 4.70-5.75, Avg 5.22, Contracts 4.50, Oats No. 2

Range 4-5, Avg 4.50; Soybeans No 2 Range 11.3711.72, Avg 11.50, Contracts 11.58-11.72; EarCorn Range 200-208, Avg 204.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.45-7.45, Avg 6.95; Wheat 6.65; Barley No. 3 Range 4.75-5, Avg 4.87; Oats No. 2 Range 4.30; Soybeans No. 2 Range 1111.80, Avg 11.42; EarCorn Range 195-220, Avg 207.50.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.52-7.10, Avg 6.81; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.60-6.33, Avg 5.97; Barley No. 3 Range 4.25-6, Avg 4.78; Oats No. 2 Range 35.10, Avg 3.72; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11.50-11.80, Avg 11.57; EarCorn Range 165-180, Avg 172.50 Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 7.20-7.54, Avg 7.34; Wheat No. 2 Range 7.05; Barley No. 3 Range 4.95; Oats No. 2 Range 4.90; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11.35-12, Avg 11.71; Gr. Sorghum Range 7.05.

Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.45-7.45, Avg 7.04, Mo. Ago 7.41, Yr Ago 5.68; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.60-7.05, Avg 6.25, Mo Ago 6.24, Yr Ago 6.30; Barley No. 3 Range 4.25-6, Avg 4.90, Mo Ago 4.85, Yr Ago 3.20; Oats No. 2 Range 35.10, Avg 4.20, Mo Ago 4.01, Yr Ago 2.52; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11-12, Avg 11.52, Mo Ago 12.48, Yr Ago 11.29; EarCorn Range 165-220; Avg 192, Mo Ago 202.50, Yr Ago 143.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.29-7, Avg 6.58; Oats No. 2 3.50-4.75, Avg 4.06; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.72; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11.27.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary October 21, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 121-128; Ch 1-3 116121; Sel 1-2 109-115; Hols.

Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 102-106; Ch 2-3 96-102; Sel 1-2 90-95.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 116.50-121; Ch 1-3 1090-116; Sel 1-2 103-109.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 67-72.50; Boners 80-85% lean 63-68.50; Lean 85-90% lean 56.5063.50.

Slaughter Bulls: lo dress 70-75, Avg dress 77-86; hi dress 84-89.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 122-135; 500-700# 120-123; M&L 2 300-500# 110-125; 500-700# 97-120.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300500# 108-120; 500-700# 105-119; M&L 2 300-500# 97-114; 500-700# 82.50-107.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 107-140; 500-700# 109-116; M&L 2 300-500# 92-115; 500-700# 82-97.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 10-60.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bulls 95-125# 120-160; No. 2

95-125# 80-140; No. 3 80120# 40-80; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs.

84-105# 150-205; No. 2 80105# 75-130.

Hogs: Barrows & Glts 4954% lean 220-270# 65.5070; 45-50% lean 220-270# 66.50-67.50.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 5962; 500-700# 59-61.

Graded Feeder Pigs: US 12 20-25# 200-205; 25-30# 120-240; 30-40# 70-100; 4050# 90-100; 50-70# 80-85; US 2 30-30# 70-110; 30-40# 70-115; 40-50# 70-75; 5060# 60-85.

Slaughter Sheep: Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 205-235; 60-80# 188-211; 80-110# 184-199; 110-150# 168-184; Ch 1-3 40-60# 176-190; 60-80# 169184; 80-110# 169-184; Ewes Gd 2-3 120-160# 82-97; 160200# 84-97; Util 1-2 120160# 72-84.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 116-134; 60-80# 128153; 80-100# 141-156; Sel 2 40-60# 84-101; 60-80# 102126; Sel 3 40-60# 76-91; 6080# 83-101; Nannies Sel 1 80-130# 100-116; 130-180# 115-130; Sel 2 80-130# 8297; Sel 3 50-80# 53-69; 80130# 69-84; Billies Sel 1 100150# 152-167; 150-250# 190-196; Sel 2 100-150# 135-150.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Hay Market Summary October 24, 2011 Hay & Straw Market For Eastern PA: All hay prices paid by dealers at the farm and /ton. Compared to last week hay and straw sold steady. All hay and straw reported sold /ton. Alfalfa 175-250; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 160-300; Timothy 150-200; Straw 100-160 clean; Mulch 60-80.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 135 lds Hay, 22 Straw. Alfalfa 140-300; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 100-400; Timothy 165-350; Grass Hay 167-360; Straw 120-225 clean.

Diffenbach Auct, N. Holland: October 17, 54 lds Hay, 8 lds Straw. Alfalfa 195-410; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 160-400; Timothy 170-330; Grass 167360; Straw 150-215 clean.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: October 21, 48 lds Hay, 7 Straw. Alfalfa 140-270; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 140-390; Timothy 165-255; Grass Hay 187-255; Straw 162-200 clean.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: October 20, 21 lds Hay, 7 Straw. Alfalfa 195-300; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 180-370; Timothy 335-350; Grass 205270; Straw 120-200.

Wolgemuth Auction: Leola, PA: October 19, 12 lds Hay, 0 lds Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mix 100-245; Grass 142-202; Straw 225.

Summary of Central PA Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 100 Loads Hay, 14 Straw.

Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 95-365; Timothy 180-205; Grass 140-

275; Straw 135-205.

Belleville Auct, Belleville: October 19, 17 lds Hay, 0 ld Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 115-330.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: October 17, 14 Lds Hay, 1 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 140-305; Straw 260 clean.

Greencastle Livestock: October 17 & 20, 4 lds Hay, 1 ld Straw. Alfalfa/Grass 72.50130; Timothy 147.50.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: October 22, 17 lds Hay, 4 Straw. Alfalfa 195; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 160-235; Timothy 180-240; Grass Hay 140-275; Straw 160-215 clean.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: October 18, 19 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 95-310; Grass 110170; Straw 160.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: October 15 & 18, 29 lds Hay, 7 Straw.

Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 95-365; Timothy 140-205; Grass 132180;Straw 132-180 clean.

New Wilmington Livestock, New Wilmington: October 21, 8 lds Hay, 2 lds Straw.

Alfalfa/Grass 150-185; Straw 165-200.

VINTAGE SALES STABLES Paradise, PA October 18, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 72-76, hi dress 77-79, lo dress 68.50-72; Breakers 75-80% lean 68.50-72, lo dress 6266; Boners 80-85% lean 64.50-68.50, hi dress 69.5071.50, lo dress 60.50-64; Lean 85-90% lean 59.5064.50, hi dress 67-68, lo dress 55-59.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 112-121# 111-125; 95-103# 147-153; pg 90# 125, pkg 85; No. 2 pkg 114# 125; 95-103# 140-149; 83-90# 55-90; pkg 75# 25; No. 3 83-108# 49-65; pkg 74# 22; Util 73-105# 1546; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 94-113# 197-205; No. 2 75-90# 40110; non-tubing 71-80# 2040. * Next Feeder Cattle Sale Nov. 11.

WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA October 20, 2011 Loads: 33 Alfalfa: 3 lds, 195-300 Timothy Hay: 2 lds, 335350.

Mixed Hay: 12 lds, 180-370 Grass: 4 lds, 205-270 Straw: 7 lds, 1209200 Firewood: 3 lds, 70-130 Corn Fodder: 2 lds, 1159120.

WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Leola, PA October 26, 2011 Loads: 38 Mixed Hay: 16 lds, 230-340 Timothy: 3 lds, 302-365 Grass: 8 lds, 240-300 Straw: 1 ld, 215 Baleage: 1 ld 50 Rye: 1 ld, 14.25

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LATE ADDITIONS: CONSTRUCTION: 2002 Case 580 Super M 4x4 cab, extendahoe, 3 buckets, 240 actual hrs., Cat 953 EROPS, 70% undercarriage, 6000 hrs; JCB 212S CAH 4x4 backhoe, bucket and forks; JLG 40 manlift 4x4 gas; Bobcat 331 mini excavator, steel tracks; Bobcat 331 mini rubber tracks; Komatsu PC40-6 excavator, steel tracks; TRACTORS: JD 6115D 4x4 CAH loader, 670 hrs., like new; Kubota M6800 4x4, reverser, 1200 hrs.; MF 285 2WD diesel; JD 2940 2WD Hi Lo, 4600 hrs.; Same Panther 4x4; NH 8670 4x4 CAH, 7800 hrs., road gear; JD 7400 4x4 ROPS P/Q; JD 6400 4x4 ROPS P/Q; JD 6310 4x4 ROPS, synchro; JD 4050 2WD CAH quad; JD 4450 4x4 CAH P/S 740 loader; JD 6410 4x4 CAH P/Q; FNH 7740 2WD ROPS, trans. problem; McCormick MTX110 4x4 CAH P/S, 3000 hrs; Farmall M restored; CIH 5220 2WD ROPS; David Brown 990 2WD; Farmall Cub w/plow harrow front blade, Woods belly mower; Farmall H; JD 4400 4x4 hydro mower deck; JD 4700 4x4 hydro loader, 300 hrs.; JD 4610 4x4 power reverser, loader, 1000 hrs; Kubota L2800 4x4 loader, hydro, 3000 hrs.; MF 85 gas WFE; White 6510 tractor; SKID LOADERS: JD CT 322 tracks, 2 spd, 1100 hrs; 2009 Bobcat 763F; Bobcat 763F cab, heat; JD 322 CT track, 2000 hrs., drive motor problem; NH LX 885; Bobcat 853; HAY EQUIP: MF 2150 3x3 sq. baler, 9000 bales, innoculant applictor, tandem axle w/4 bale accumulator, sharp (same as Hesston); NH 315 baler 70 thrower; 2 metal hay wagons; Deutz Allis GP 230 4x4 round baler; IH 440 baler w/thrower; NH 326 baler w/thrower; NH 255 rake tedder; NH 1431 13’ discbine; NH 254 rake tedder; NH 1034 self loading bale wagon; Pequea TT4000 turbo tedder; NH 495 12ft haybine; Hesston 1160 12ft haybine; MOWERS: Bush Hog 3108 rotary cutter; (2) Woods 315 HD 15’ mower; Woods 208 8’ mower; JD F935 front cut mower; FORAGE: NH FP240 tandems (new) Horning processor; JD 300 corn picker 3RN; Hesston 1160 hydroswing haybine; JD 336 baler; NH 56 rake; JD 5460 processor 4R corn head, 4000 hrs. (nice); NH 256 rollbar rake; NH 273 baler; SPREADERS: Knight 8018 spreader Pro Twin; NH 308 V-spreader; NI 3739 spreader; CIH 575 spreader, top beater; IH 540 spreader, top beater; TILLAGE: JD 7000 4RN planter; JD 980 SMS 22ft. field cult., spike harrow, rolling basket; MISC: 16ft. cattle trailer; Pequea 16000lb. gooseneck trailer, 25ft.; New demo 6’ silage defacer skid loader mount; Large asst.

S-K Snap-On Craftsman wrench sets; socket sets; misc. tools; 7ft. 3pt landscape rake; 1000 gal. propane tank.

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Mielke from B3 est price since AMF came on the auction platform in November 2009.

Cheddar cheese for industrial use received an average winning bid of $1.59 per pound, down 8.4 percent, according to the DDR. Meanwhile; the United Nations this week predicted that the world’s population will hit 7 billion at the end of this month. That means a lot more mouths to feed but who will provide it and who will pay for it?

And, speaking of paying for it; the DDR reports that retail milk prices increased for the 12th straight month in September. The milk Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 151.0, up 13.1 percent

from a year ago, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Cheese CPI jumped nearly 2 percent in September to a record high 227.1, and now sits 10.2 percent above a year ago.

Fluid milk prices may be coming down if retailers pass along the decrease that the Agriculture Department announced in the Federal order Class I base price. The November Class I mover is $18.45 per hundredweight, down $1.11 from October but $1.21 above November 2010, and equates to about $1.59 per gallon.

That pulled the 2011 average to $19.19, up from $15.21 at this time a year ago, and compares to $11.25 in

Benton Holsteins Dispersal

Thursday, November 10, 2011 • 11 AM Intercourse, PA Held at the Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, 1st farm East of Intercourse on Rt. 340 90 Head d Willl Sell!! • BAA A 109.8% % • RHA A 20,940 0 3.7 7 781 1 3.0 0 633 Somee Excitingg Features:: • Mac daughter of Budjon-JK Linjet Eileen (4E 96-GMD-DOM). Fresh in September and looks great!

• EX 91 September Storm w/ 34,890 3.4 1197 3.2 1132 sells fresh in October. Dam is 2E 94DOM • Dusk & Destry daughters sell from "Rosa Russian" (3E 91) 13th generation EX! June Dusk male also sells • 1 EX & 5 VG cows sell from homebred "M" family that has generations of VG & EX cows • Sires include Advent, Aftershock, Baxter, Destry, Drake, Dundee, Outside & Talent. Service sires include Aftershock, Braxton, Guthrie & Sanchez.

All cattle will be pregnancy examined, inoculated against Shipping Fever and tested for immediate interstate shipment. Trucking will be available to go anywhere!

The herd will be re-scored on November 5th and looks tremendous! See the catalog online at www.cattlexchange.com.

Salee Host: Benton Holsteins, PO Box 74, Troupsburg, NY 14885. Bill: 607-525-6296, Bret: 607-525-6119

2009. The Class IV advanced pricing factor was the “higher of” in driving the Class I value. Sources tell me that, unless there’s a big surprise in November corn, soybean, and alfalfa prices, there’ll likely be no MILC payment to producers in November.

The NASS butter price averaged $1.7552 per pound, down 23.4 cents from October. Nonfat dry milk averaged $1.5328, down 1.3 cents. Cheese aver-

aged $1.7437, down 9.1 cents and dry whey averaged 61.21 cents, up 2.2 cents.

In politics; “the cheese got more binding” this week, as they say (whoever they are) as a bill has been introduced to actually stop legislation that contains the main elements of National Milk’s Foundation for the Future dairy reform proposal.

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Joan Christian Auction

Selling Machinery, Golf Cart, Tools & More!

Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 10:00 AM 109 Payne Beach Road, Hilton, NY

Auction to be held at 109 Payne Beach Road just south of The Lake Ontario State Parkway, Manitou Road (Rt 261) becomes Payne Beach Rd approximately 6.5 miles north of Route 104, 10.5 miles north of Route 531.

SELLING: LOADERS: Case 580E backhoe, 3,800 hours, 3 hoes; Ford 5000 tractor with Bush Hog 2400 QT loader, 4,059 hours, gas, 15.5x38 rubber; GOLF CART: Club Car electric cart; YARD: Simplicity 5216 riding mower; Simplicity 12.5hp riding mower; King Kutter 60" finshing mower; (2) lawn carts; Ariens rototiller; Troy-bilt 3' sickle bar mower; 3 pt york rake; 3 pt cultivator; 14 gal lawn sprayer; Walk behind string trimmer; and more!; TOOLS: Numerous Craftsman tool chests filled with tools; Craftsman 5hp upright compressor; Craftsman radial arm saw; Craftsman 10" table saw; Lincoln 225 amp welder; Makita mitre saw; cherry picker; shop fan; quantity of hand tools, power tools, hardware & more!; MISC: 40' box trailer; ladders; hand carts; oil; tire chains; chains; work benches; bikes; pressure washer; Union wood tool box; and much much more!

Watch our website, www.williamkentinc.com, for a full list and photos!

TERMS: Cash, Check, MasterCard & Visa. 13% buyer's premium, 3% discount for cash or check. Nothing to be removed until settled for. All items sold "AS IS".

Sale Managed By/Catalogs

STONEHURST FARM, INC. 1541 LIME VALLEY ROAD • STRASBURG, PA 17579 DON: 717-575-4700 • HAROLD: 717-575-3555 FAX: 717-687-8824 • EMAIL: SALES@STONEHURSTFARM.NET WEB: WWW.HOLSTEINWORLD.COM/STONEHURSTFARM

4236 CTY HWY 18, • DELHI, NY 13753 DAVE M. & MERRY RAMA 607-746-2226 OR FAX 607-746-2911 EMAIL: DAVERAMASR@CATTLEXCHANGE.COM WEB: WWW.CATTLEXCHANGE.COM PA LIC. # AU-204463-E

CATTLE, MACHINERY, & BEEFERS

FRIDAY November 4, 2011 11:00 A.M. Directions: Sale to be held at Jack Wood's Auction Barn, located on Taylor Valley Rd., Cincinnatus, NY-2 miles north of Cincinnatus, just off NYS Rte. 26.

Watch for auction arrows.

(28) Head, (18) Mature cows & (10) Open heifers. (8) Recently fresh. (10) Due for November & December. Some will be fresh by sale day. Nice 1st calf heifers in this group. A Few Black Crosses in this group, and show good udders. Open heifers from 300-600 lbs.

(17) Head out of a 20,000 lb. herd. Nice. (10) Are 1st calf heifers, with some good 2nd calf heifers in this group. Are used to free stall. Bred heifers have been running outside. All due for November & December.

Some are springing close and will be fresh by sale day. AI breeding for years. Good condition.

(20) Consignments from heifer raisers. Good 1st calf heifers. Holsteins and crosses in this group, with some nice open heifers. (1) Jersey service bull. More consignments coming in daily.

Beefers: Black Angus cow & calf combinations. Also a few Red Angus Crosses, are used to fencing and being handled.

Machinery: NH 308 V Spreader w/tandem wheels. JD 780 Hydro-push manure spreader. NH 782 chopper w/#824 corn head. NI 2 row corn picker. NH 352 Grinder/mixer. Wooden hay wagon on running gear, Trailer, ball hitch, w/tandem axle & side racks, 3pt hitch bale spear, (2) 3pt hitch back blades, 5 & 6ft. Misc. items: gates, band saw, tires. Dumping station w/ large glass jar. (2) DeLaval pail milkers, (2) Surge pail milkers, and other misc. milking supplies. 6 ft. bucket. More consignments coming in daily.

Manageers Note: Good cattle at this sale, with good 1st calf heifers. Sale order; machinery, misc., cattle.

Sale Managed By:

Gene Wood’s Auction Service, Inc. Cincinnatus, NY 13040

Tel: (607) 863-3821

Visit us on the Web @ genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com ADVANCE NOTICE: Saturday, November 12, 2011. Michael & Karri Beckwith, McDonough, NY. Complete dispersal of Certified Organic cattle & machinery. Farm has been in the family for over 100 yrs. (60) Head of cattle. (50) Holsteins, w/(10) Jersey Crosses. This is a year round herd that shows milk.

All animals recently tested for BVD & Johne's and are negative. Closed herd, with cows milking 80 lbs.+. Low SCC-150,000. Years of AI breeding. Nice 1st calf heifers in this herd.

Tractors: Ford 8340 4WD w/cab. JD 2030. Gehl 4635 Skid Steer. JD 582 Round Baler-Silage special. (Net wrap & Knives.) Kverneland Bale wrapper. Kuhn FC302 Discbine. H&S CR10 wheel rake & more.

Mike & Karri have done a great job, with many milk awards. The farm has been sold.

Alll New w Building g Material INTERIOR & EXTERIOR DOORS ALL NEW FLOORING, MOLDING, KITCHEN & BATH BRAND NAME TOOLS INCLUDING 15 COMPLETE KITCHEN SETS

AUCTION

Sat., Nov. 5TH @ 10 AM Pre. 9 AM Held On-Site @ 188 S. Main St. Gloversville, NY 12078 COMPLETE KITCHEN DISPLAYS IN MAPLE, OAK, CHERRY, CHERRY SHAKER, CHERRY ROPE, MOCHA, COUNTRY WHITE, AND HICKORY WITH STANDARD AND DREAM STYLES. IN ADDITION CHOOSE FROM GRANITE, CERAMIC TILE, HARDWOOD AND LAMINATE FLOORING, GRANITE & TRAVERTINE TILE, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DOORS, FIREPLACE MANTELS, AND INSERTS, CROWN AND BASE MOLDING, KITCHEN & BATH FIXTURES & FAUCETS, SINKS & VESSEL BOWLS, HALL & CLOSET, BED, BATH & SECURITY ENTRANCE KNOB SETS. 100'S OF SMALL HAND TOOLS AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.

SALE BY COUNTY LINE AUCTIONS: AUCTIONEER JACK BELKNAP FOR INFO PLEASE CALL (518) 773-2247 TERMS: CASH, CHECK, MASTER CARD OR VISA, 13% BUYER PREMIUM W/ 3% DISCOUNT FOR CASH OR CHECK. PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION @ WWW.COUNTYLINEAUCTIONS.COM WE ACCEPT ANY MAJOR CREDIT CARDS.

The International Dairy foods Association (IDFA) praised Senate Amendment 872, “Stop the Peterson Bill,” introduced by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY).

An IDFA press release said “The amendment will prevent implementation of a controversial supply

management program for the dairy industry, offered by Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN), that we have learned will be included in the recommendations of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.”

Gillibrand’s amendment would block a requirement that producers participate in a program to limit supply if they enroll in a new revenue insurance program, according to the press release, adding; “No other U.S. Department of Agriculture farm support or insurance program is tied to a mandate requiring participation in a government supply- management program.”

“IDFA opposes all forms of supply management,” the press release said. “Previous government efforts, including peanut allotments, tobacco allotments, and grain allotments have failed. The 1983 dairy diversion program failed, and ended up costing taxpayers billions of dollars. Congress tried and failed again in 1985 by authorizing a dairy herd buyout program aimed at limiting milk supply by removing cows from production. We should learn from our past mistakes and not go down that road again.”

Dairy Profit Weekly editor Dave Natzke said in his Friday DairyLine report that there are now at least five bills introduced in Congress addressing dairy policy reforms, either as stand-

alone bills, or as dairy platforms in 2012 Farm Bill proposals and, while many of the dairy proposals have some common reforms, supply management remains at the heart of much of the controversy,” and “Complicating the matter are debates over the federal budget and efforts to reduce federal deficits.”

This week, the Senate was considering a package of appropriations bills for fiscal year 2012, which started Oct. 1.

In addition, a 12-member Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, the so-called “Super Committee,” is charged with finding $1.5 trillion in debt savings over the next 10 years, Natzke said. That committee has until November 23 to propose ways to reduce deficits and Congress must vote on those proposals by December 23.

Congressional leaders, including bipartisan House and Senate ag committee leaders, are forwarding program recommendations to the Super Committee, identifying programs that might help address federal deficits. Reports indicate the Peterson Bill may be advanced to the Super Committee for inclusion in deficit-reduction plans, Natzke concluded.

WEEKLY SALES EVERY MONDAY HOSKING SALES - FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK Weekly Sales Every Monday 12:30 Fresh Produce from Casey Farm Market, Misc. & small animals; 1:00 Dairy; **We will now sell lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves and cull beef approx. 5:005:30PM. Help us increase our volume - thus making a better market for everyone. **We are Independent Marketers - working 24/7 to increase your bottom line. Competitive marketing is the way to go.

Monday, Oct. 24th sale - Cull cows ave. .69 top cow .7850 wt. 1412 $1108.42 up to $1191.45, Bulls up to .79, bull calves top $1.40, heifer calves $1.30. Dairy Milking age up to $1275, Bred Heifers $1200.

Monday, Oct. 31st - Held at sale barn: Jones Farm, Freindsville, PA. Complete Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal. 60 Milking age in all stages of lactation & 6 Dry Cows due soon, 10 bred heifers. This herd consists of 50 Holsteins, 3 Jerseys, 17 Jersey Crosses with 24 Milking in their 1st Lactation, 15 Fresh in last 30 days. SCC 200 - 220,000.

Monday, Nov. 7th - Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale.

Friday, Nov. 11th - 11:30AM Fall Premier All Breeds Sale - held at the sale facility in New Berlin. Consignments are coming in rapidly call to participate catalog deadlines are near watch our website - We Don't want to miss anyone. Brown Swiss Semen selling: 11 units of Wonderment selling - bring your tanks.

Monday, Nov. 14th - Monthly Heifer Sale. From one Farm: 11 Registered & 4 Grade Heifers. Registered ones are mostly R&W and on service - they are sired by: Debonair, Lawnboy, Incarne, Tornado with Dams records up to 24,000M. Also 4 Grade open heifers. Also 6 Registered Holsteins From Paul Kobler, 1 being a Rubens from an EX94 Marquis Ned fresh in August also a Fresh Red Rock from the Rubens. Two Advents one Fresh in July & bred back to Milestone all Red or Red Carriers. Also two Milking Shorthorns sired by Supreme; one fresh in March and milked to 65# from a beautiful udder, the other being a bred heifer due in Dec. Monday, Nov. 21st - Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale.

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.

Directions: Former Welch Livestock 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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Schumer, Gillibrand introduce legislation to protect New York’s maple syrup producers and consumers New law elevates legal repercussions of mislabeling maple syrup from a misdemeanor to a felony.

Mislabeling shortchanges producers and defrauds consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Oct. 20 introduced legislation that would make intentionally mislabeling food products as “maple syrup” a federal crime. Currently this form of food fraud is only a misdemeanor. The legislation would make these crimes a felony, increasing sentences that prosecutors can seek for people who defraud consumers and farmers by intentionally mislabeling maple syrup.

“Maple farmers across New York state produce some of the highest quality syrup in the world,” said Senator Schumer.

“We need to crackdown on individuals trying to pass off fake syrup as the real thing, so that our farmers can compete fair and square. The only thing that should be flowing over mom’s pan-

cakes is good, pure, New York maple syrup.”

“New York is the second largest producer of maple syrup in the U.S., and we shouldn’t allow production to be hampered by fraudulent behavior,” Senator Gillibrand said. “This bill ensures that producers of

real maple syrup can sell their product in an honest market and that consumers know what they’re paying for.”

The bill is being introduced in response to a recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration in-

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FEEDER CATTLE SALE

Sat., Nov., 5, 2011 • 10 AM PLEASE BRING CATTLE IN ON FRIDAY, NOV. 4TH

Also selling 12 short horn cows bred for spring to a Trowbridge bull

For info call: 585-394-1515

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK EX. 3 Miles East Of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20 Cash or good check day of sale, nothing to be removed until settled for, Announcements day of sale take precedence over advertising Visit Our Web Site www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Next Feeder Cattle Sale Sat., Nov. 12, 2011 @ 10 AM

MACHINERY AUCTION

Saturday, November 5TH, 2011 at 11:00AM at Edward Footes 227 Upper Turnpike Road, Whitehall, NY 12887 DUE TO HEALTH REASONS, ED FOOTE HAS ASKED US TO SELL HIS ENTIRE LINE OF EQUIPMENT AT HIS FARM. DIRECTIONS: FROM RTE 22 IN N. GRANVILLE, NY TAKE CR 12-A TO CR 12, 7 MILES TO UPPER TURNPIKE ROAD. FROM RTE. 4 IN WHITEHALL, NY TAKE CR 12 TO UPPER TURNPIKE ROAD. FOLLOW AUCTION ARROWS. TRUCK - 2002 GMC 3500 DUMP AUTO 47,000 MILES TRACTORS - FORD 8210 4WD CAB NEW CLUTCH IN 2010, FORD 8000 DUAL POWER WORKS IN LOW ONLY, FORD 4610 4WD W/776F LOADER, IH 784 2WD ALL TRACTORS HAVE GOOD TIRES HAY - SMOKER HAY ELEVATOR, GEHL 1375 ROUND BALER, KUHN GF5001 THA TEDDER, KUHN ROTARY RAKE 2 YEARS OLD, NH 1410 DISKBINE, NH 273 BALER W/KICKER, BUCKET MOUNT HAY SPEAR, 3PT HAY SPEAR, WIFO BALE HUGGER, WOODEN ROUND BALE WAGON ON 10 TON RUNNING GEAR, 4 WOODEN HAY RACKS, 20’ PIPE HAY ELEVATOR FORAGE - NH 790 HARVESTER W/HAY HD, NH 782 HARVESTER W/CORN HEAD, NH 28 BLOWER, DION 1016 FORAGE WAGON W/ROOF, GEHL 970 TANDEM FORAGE WAGON W/ROOF, GEHL 970 FORAGE WAGON, KELLY RYAN 2W-87 AG BAGGER, FLAIL CHOPPER, NH 717 CHOPPER TILLAGE - JD 7200 MAX EMERGE 2 4 ROW CORN PLANTER DRY FERT, BRILLION 7 SHANK CHISEL PLOW, FORD 118 4BT PLOWS, 14’ BRILLION SPRING TOOTH HARROWS, JD 1120 DISC, JD 10’ DISC, 2 FIELD SPRAYERS ONE FOR PARTS, 3 PT FERT. SPREADER CHORE & BARN - NH 165 MANURE SPREADER W/NEW CHAIN, VANDALE STATIONARY MIXER, PATZ FTED ELEVATOR, 2 J&L EQUIPMENT 26’ FEEDER WAGONS, 3 ROUND BALE RACKS, WEAVERLINE ELEC. FEED CART, BUSH HOG POST HOLE DIGGER, WOODEN CATTLE TRAILER FEED - HARVESTER 3/4 FULL OR HAYLAGE, 119 ROUND BALES THIS YEAR, 8 ACRES OF STANDING CORN, 12 ACRES OF STANDING CORN THAT HAS BEEN FLOODED OWNER: EDWARD FOOTE, 2277 UPPER TURNPIKE RD., WHITEHALL, NY 12887 • 518-499-1540 SALE MANAGED BY: THE MCLENITHAN FAMILY CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET CAMBRIDGE, NY 12816 518-677-3895 OR 677-8576

100 Lots Sell

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New York Holstein Fall Harvest Sale Saturday,, Novemberr 5,, 2011 1 • 11 1 AM M • Ithaca,, NY

Sale held at the Cornell University Livestock Pavilion on the Cornell Campus See the entire catalog online at www.cattlexchange.com!

100 lots of the finest Registered Holsteins ever bred in the Northeast will sell! Milking cows, bred heifers, show-age calves & tremendous picks of flushes will all sell! Numerous lots sell with All-American & All-Canadian dams in their pedigrees, or maternal brothers in AI around the world. Whatever your breeding goals may be, we have the cattle to fit your needs!

All cattle are tested negative for BVD and will be ready for immediate interstate shipment. Long distance trucking will be available!

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29th Annual Broome & Tioga Counties Surplus Vehicle & Equipment Auction 100+ Vehicles, Construction & Grounds Equipment & Surplus Items Broome County Hwy. Garage - Binghamton, NY 13901

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November 5, 2011

10:00AM

Auction To Be Held @ Broome County Hwy. Garage, Upper Front St. (Rt. 12), Binghamton, NY. From I-81: Take Exit 6 To Rt. 12 North, 2 Miles To Right on Fallon Dr., Watch For Signs.

Large Auction Of Cars, Trucks, Heavy Trucks & Buses, Heavy Equipment, Lawn & Grounds Equipment, Tools, Shop Equipment, Stolen & Recovered Items, Etc., Etc. (35) Cars, Police Vehicles, Pickups, Service Trucks & Passenger Vehicles (35) Cars & Vans: '00 Dodge Van; '96 Chevy Astro Van; '98 Dodge Stratus; (2) '93 Ford Taurus; '01 Chevy Impala; Olds Cutlass; '96 Olds Cierra Wagon, Low Miles; Many Others; (10) Police Cars & Crown Vics; (15) Pickup Trucks, Service Trucks & SUV's (10) Including: '01, '00 & '96 Dodge 2500 Service Truck; '98 Ford F150 Ext. Cab PU, 4wd; '01 Chevy Tahoe; '99 Chevy 1500 PU Truck; '98 Jeep Cherokee's; '97 Jeep Cherokee; '95 Chevy S10 Pickup; '97 & '92 Ford F350 Service Trucks; '90 Chevy Service Van; '90 Chevy 1500 Pickup; (25) Dump Trucks & Heavy Trucks, Specialty Vehicles, Trailers & Buses Dump Trucks & Heavy Trucks Including: '88 Autocar Truck Tractor; (5) '95-'92 Ford F800 Diesel Dump Trucks, S/A; (2) '99 Chevy 3500 Mason Dump Trucks; '95 Volvo T/A Garbage Packer Truck; '99 Volvo Salter Truck; '69 Am. Gen. Truck Tractor- Army Style, Low Miles; IH Cabover Dump Truck; Push Out & Water Tanker Trailer: '91 Semi Water Tanker Trailer; '96 J&J 48' Steel Garbage / Pushout Trailer; PLUS: (50+) Construction Equip., Lawn & Grounds Equip., Shop Items, Etc. Construction Equip. Including: (2) JD 544E, 4wd Wheel Loaders, 4wd; Ford 3000 Broom Tractor; Large Onan 75kw Diesel Generator; Whirlwind Tub Grinder, JD Dsl, Nice Unit!!; Dresser Dbl. Drum Roller, Diesel, Nice; Gradall Wheeled Excavator; Ford 4630 Utility Tractor, Very Clean, Flood Damage; Alamo 3pth Wing Flail Mower; 6' Flail Mower; Also Many Water & Sewer Pump Items; Swenson Highway Sander For Lg. Dump Truck; Sno-Ex PU Sander; NH 710 Leaf Loader, Ford Diesel Eng.; IH Tractor / Trac Paver; Generac 30kw Genset, Nat. Gas; Gehl Leaf Sucker; (2) Army Diesel Generators; Onan 75kw Diesel Generator; Lincoln Gas Welder / Gen.; Many Other Items!!!; Lawn & Grounds Equip. Including: (2) Exmark Zero Turn Mowers 25 Hr., 72" Cut; Jacobson Turfcat Mower; Jacobsen F12, 12' Wing Finish Mower, Needs Work; JD Mower; JD Cab For 425; JD Snowblower; Troy Built Mower; Many Other Mowers & Grounds Items; Shop Equip., Misc. Items AND Specialty Items Including: BendPak 2-Post Auto Lift, 9k lb.; Aamco Brake Lathe; Coats S34, HD Tire Mach.; Famco 4' Metal Shear; PMC Bandsaw / Peerless; Connecticut Metal Brake; (2) H.D. Grinders; (2) Cooks Lg. Ind. Exhaust Fans; Stolen & Recovered Items, Evidence, Bicycles, Office Equipment, Desks, Some Kitchen Equipment, Etc, Starting@ 11:30AM.; Stolen & Recovered Items; Electronic Items; Jewelry; Video Games, Etc.; Lots Of Asst. Office Equipment Of All Types; Computers & Computer Equipment; (3) Comm'l. Kitchen Deep Fryers; Comm'l. Kitchen Equipment; Victory Comm'l Refrigerator; Kids Chairs, Desks, Etc.; Many Other Items, Too Many To List, Come Expecting Surprises! Special: (2) Chandeliers & Several Wall Sconces Out Of The Forum Theater, Old Ones, Own A Piece Of History!!; Terms: Payment In Full Day Of Auction In Cash, Good Check Or Major Credit Card w/ Positive ID. 13% Buyers Premium, 3% Waived For Payment In Cash Or Good Check. Nothing Removed Until Settled For. NOTE: Live Online Bidding Available Through www.equipmentfacts.com.

Sale Order: 10:00AM - Cars, Trucks, Big Trucks Then Equipment; Starting @ 11:30AM - Evidence, Office Equip., Etc.; 2 Auctions @ Once - Most of The Day, Bring A Friend & Plan Accordingly.

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Quick meal tips for busy families Try this hashbrown broccoli bake for an easy and delicious dinner they’ll love

(NAPSA) — Coming home from work to a hungry family wanting dinner on the table? It is not always easy to find time to put together a wholesome meal.

Orlantha Boeker, a Hungry Jack® spokesperson and busy working mom with a 3-year-old son, understands the importance of serving her family meals that are delicious, budget-friendly and easy to prepare. Here are her quick tips to help you with meals for your busy family: • Try serving breakfast for dinner, also known as “brinner.”

• Take shortcuts by purchasing some of your recipe components pre-made or pre-sliced, such as jarred pasta sauce or pre-sliced fresh mushrooms.

• Always make a little extra so you can enjoy leftovers the next day.

• Instead of ordering take-out, keep your pantry and freezer stocked with go-to staples.

This delicious Hashbrown Broccoli Bake recipe is a perfect family meal and it only takes 15 minutes of preparation. With broccoli, peppers and hashbrowns, your family will love this dish and get their veggies, too. Instead of grating potatoes by hand, a great time-saving tip is to use Hungry Jack Premium Hashbrown Potatoes. They are made out of 100 percent Idaho® potatoes and require no refrigeration, so you can keep them on hand in your pantry.

For more delicious and easy recipes your whole family will love, please visit www.hungryjackpotatoes.com.

Hashbrown Broccoli Bake

Ingredients: 1 carton (4.2 ounces) Hungry Jack Premium Hashbrown Potatoes 2 cups frozen broccoli florets, unthawed, or fresh florets in 1-inch pieces 2 cups diced cooked chicken 1/2 cup diced jarred roasted red bell pepper or

diced fresh red bell pepper 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 1 cup milk 1 cup sour cream 1 cup (about 3 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese Preparation Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat a 2-quart casserole dish with butter or cooking spray.

2. Fill hashbrown potatoes carton to fill line with cold water. Let stand 12 minutes. Drain well in a colander.

3. Mix hashbrowns, broccoli, chicken, bell pepper and black pepper in a large bowl. Spread in prepared dish.

4. Stir together milk and sour cream. Pour evenly over hashbrown potatoes. Top with cheese.

5. Bake covered for 30 minutes. Uncover and continue baking for 15 minutes until top just begins to brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Prep time: 15 minutes Bake time: 50 minutes Makes 6 servings (c) Basic American Foods. Hungry Jack is a trademark of The J.M. Smucker Company, used under license.

A hearty but easy-to-create casserole of hashbrown potatoes, chicken and broccoli can make for a delicious, nutritious dinner.

Open Farm Day The Rensselaer County Dairy Princess Marilyn Lamb helped out at the open farm day at Liddle Holmes dairy farm in Argyle. Marilyn was on hand to help the Liddle family teach the public the about dairy farming. While there Marilyn enjoyed handing out cheese and answering general questions from the public as they toured the farm. She also reminded them to be sure and get their 3 servings of dairy everyday!

The Rensselaer County Dairy Princess program is made possible through the support of the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council and the local planning and management organization funded by dairy farmer checkoff dollars.

Marilyn Lamb is pictured here with Mrs. Liddle and her daughter Haily and some friends.

Marilyn Lamb visits with Mr. Liddle by a calf hutch.

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DEP offers emergency storm relief grant funding for small businesses HARRISBURG, PA — The Department of Environmental Protection has announced emergency funding that will help flood-affected small businesses in 33 counties to make energy efficiency and pollution prevention improvements.

Projects eligible for 50percent reimbursement grants of up to $9,500 could include high-efficiency lighting systems, building insulation, air

sealing, recycling and reuse systems, and new water-conservation technologies.

“These grants can help small-business owners create something positive, moving forward, out of what had been a disaster,” DEP Secretary Mike Krancer said. “I'm calling this our ‘Phoenix Program’ because from the destruction of the flood, there will be a rising of new life for an even

better future with new energy efficiency and pollution prevention. I am delighted DEP can help in this way.”

Grants are available to for-profit small-business owners whose facilities are in counties that were declared eligible for disaster relief by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). All types of small businesses qualify for funding, including manufacturers,

retailers, service providers, mining businesses and agricultural outfits. About $400,000 total is available and comes from the state’s Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act. Costs incurred between Aug. 26 and Dec. 31 are eligible for grant consideration. The grant application package contains the materials and instructions necessary for applying. Applica-

tions must be postmarked or hand-delivered by 4 p.m. on Dec. 31. Faxes or other electronic submissions will not be accepted.

Small-business owners who want to review the program's eligibility requirements can contact the Office of the Small Business Ombudsman at 717-7728909. Copies of the application are also available at the Ombuds-

man’s Office in the Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market St., Harrisburg. Applications are also available on DEP’s Web site at www.dep.state.pa.us To ask a specific question concerning a project, potential applicants should call the number listed above or e-mail epadvantagegrant@pa.go v before submitting an application.

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vestigation that determined that a Rhode Island man was marketing and selling a product as maple syrup when in fact it was cane sugar.

Cane sugar costs about 2 percent as much as real maple syrup, thus defrauding consumers who believed that they were purchasing real maple syrup. The bipartisan Maple Agriculture Protection and Law Enforcement (MAPLE) Act would increase the maximum penalty for fraudulently selling maple syrup that is not, in fact, maple syrup from one year to five years in prison.

Reinventing has been a way of life for most successful farm machinery manufacturers. In most cases the changes were not made to gain market share but to ensure the survival of the company.

It took courage to make the radical changes that many looked on as foolish, and good marketing campaigns to introduce the changes to the farmers of the day. As we all know farmers have gone from horses to some of the most sophisticated equipment known to man in a mere 100 years.

A 1940 Farmall at Empire Farm Days.

During that time many companies were born but few survive today. Let’s look at some of the reinventions that some of the

A 1955 Allis Chalmers at Empire Farm Days.

companies took.

The most notable reinvention took place Aug. 30, 1960 in Dallas, Texas. John Deere an-

nounced to the world their new 4 and 6 cylinder powered tractors.

This was a gamble that no one could have pre-

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dicted the outcome and it turned into a huge success for John Deere with more than 400,000 new tractors sold in the next decade. Because this reinvention happened during most of our lifetimes, it is the one most of us know about, but it is not the only one. In the days of

the agricultural steam traction engines there were many companies that did not survive the transition to smaller, lighter machines and faded into the sunset as the age of steam ended.

One survivor was J.I. Case and Company.

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We build all types of Pole Barn construction... freestall barns, indoor riding arenas, machinery storage, garages, etc.

We have a 90 foot Clear Span truss available and we are offering the Agriculture Bird Free Truss.

We would like to thank our customers for their business!

Dairy Cow & Heifer Sale

Wed., Nov 2ND • 10:30 AM Consignments of Cows - Bulls - Heifers Welcome Weaned Calves to Mature Cows Consigners please provide birthdates, milk wts, fresh dates, Sire & Dam info, Current SCC, Pedigrees on Registered animals especially bulls.

Good uddered recently fresh & close Heifers are in Demand.

Heritage Hill Farms - Fort Ann, NY 54x242x12

Jess Monk - Lisle, NY 24x40x11.6

M&M Dixon Farms - Greenwich, NY 40x105x14

Scott Bennett - Waverly, NY 36x60x12

Kerry Metiver - Fort Edward, NY 36x84x10

Rick Powell - Owego, NY 30x36x10

Adirondack Tree Surgeons - Gavenport, NY 80x100x16

Beagle Club - Towanda, PA 24x24x11.6

Joe Lawrance - Perryopolis, PA 40x60x16

Charles Petrie - Little Falls, NY 50x96x15

Jay Andreas - West Franklin, PA 66x80x14, 24x32x14

Whittaker Farms - Whitney Point, NY 45x152x14

Tom Andzulis - Clifford, PA 30x32x13.6

Cooperstown Holsteins - Cooperstown, NY 85x40x14, 40x40x14

25 Weaned, dehorned, wormed & double inoculated A.I. sired heifer calves from 27,000 lb. herd. Birth dates, sire & dam info at ringside.

Mike Galcik - Schuylerville, NY 32x48x11.6

Lavra Fay - Castleton, PA 80x48x16

Thank You

Christene Huston - Chester Springs, PA 36x48x12 Hope Enterprise - Williamsport, PA 20x24x8

Brian Lebarron - Whitehall, NY 50x100x16

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Reinventng from B15 Even though the demand for steam traction engines was still strong, Case developed a tractor and started production in 1912. This reinvention moved Case into the internal combustion age.

The engine on the earliest tractors was mounted cross ways. This design served Case well, but the changing industry necessitated the change to inline engines in 1929.

Some companies tried to reinvent themselves and failed. The MasseyHarris 4 wheel drive is an example. The tractor was manufactured from 1930 to 1938 in Massey’s first attempt at manufacturing a tractor to fit the row crop market. As a 4-wheel drive the tractor was 50 years to early. Massey-Harris also reinvented it self in 1938 when the new tractors introduced that year had an engine on frame design rather than the oil pan of the engine being part of the frame.

The unibody design came to Massey with the purchase of the Wallis company in 1928.

Massey-Harris continued until 1953 when it acquired the Ferguson Company. The original intent was to maintain two separate equipment lines. This proved unworkable and in 1957 the reinvented Massey Ferguson tractors were introduced. Diesel engines were supplied by F. Perkins Company Ltd., which had been recently acquired. These two changes led to Massey Ferguson becoming one of the worlds’ largest tractor manufacturers.

Henry Ford introduced the 2n in 1939 to the American market. This replaced the Model N and earlier model F which were similar. With the addition of the Ferguson System of 3-point hitch with draft control the smaller 9n was the reinvention that Ford needed to increase market share. Over 272,000 9n and 2n were built from 1939 to 1946.

The International Harvester company was formed in 1902. It is unique that no steam traction engine was ever marketed by International Harvester. The earliest tractors from International Harvester were large and heavy.Attempts in the teens and twenties to develop a small all around tractor led to the 10-20 and 1530, but these were the

same design as everyone else of the day. The reinvention of the tractor came with the introduction of the Farmall Regular in 1924.This tractor with a tricycle stance allowed for row crop farming with a tractor for the first time. This was the first row-crop tractor tested in Nebraska. International Harvester and J.I. Case merged in 1984 to form Case International and reinvent itself once more.

Oliver Corporation

reinvented itself when it unveiled the Oliver HartParr model 70 Row Crop in 1935. This was the first Oliver tractor to use a 6 cylinder high compression. Also side panels were added to enclose the engine when most other manufacturers had discontinued them.

The enclosed engine design would identify most Oliver models until the introduction of the Super Series in 1954.

The next reinvention involving Oliver was the

purchase of Oliver by White Motors along with Minneapolis Moline and Cockshutt. The result was the White Tractor introduced in 1974. The late 1970’s would see White Motor Company in bankruptcy selling the White Farm Equipment Division to an investment firm in Texas The next new owner in the reinventing of White was Allied Products of Chicago, also the owner of New Idea.

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A John Deere 420 at EFD.

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4-H Flood Relief Fundraising Campaign — Help 4-H’ers and 4-H programs recovering from flood damage Tropical Storms Irene and Lee left massive flood damage in their wakes across huge sections of New York State.

Counties from the northeast corner to the southeast region and central New York have experienced flood damage.

The devastation of the flooding has displaced 4-H’ers, CCE employees and volunteers. 4-H families have lost buildings and equipment. 4-H members and entire clubs have lost animals, barns, and materials needed to care for their animals. Some County fairgrounds have sustained major damage to 4-H/Youth buildings, barns and pens.

You can help 4-H’ers get back on their feet and their 4H programs get moving again.

Donate to the 4-H Flood Relief Campaign through the New York State 4-H Foundation.

Reinventing from B16 The Allis Chalmers company was taken over by Deutz of Germany in May of 1985. The new company known as Deutz-Allis would be a subsidiary of Klocker-Humboldt-Deutz. The hope was that this merger would lead to a greater presence in the U.S. for Deutz. A true reinvention that failed was the change from orange to green. Farmers in the U.S. wanted orange paint. The air cooled engines from Deutz were not popular with American farmers.

When AGCO was formed in 1990 and purchased the assets of Duetz-Allis the Allis orange paint returned to North America along with more familiar liquid cooled engines.

The last reinvention to discuss is the announcement that the Allis Orange will go away yet again.

AGCO has announced the consolidation of brands in North America to just two tractor brands. The two will be Massey Ferguson and Challanger. For natives of Central New York this may seem a bit odd. Neither of the two brands have ever held a strong presence in this area. Some may even question what the Challenger brand is. Challenger is a brand from Caterpillar given to large tractors and a combine they marketed. One more attempt to reinvent the farm equipment industry.

4-H in the following counties can be helped by donations to this campaign: Broome County, Clinton County, Essex County, Fulton/Montgomery Counties, Saratoga County, Schoharie County, Sullivan County, Tioga County and Ulster County.

Donors may designate gifts to a particular county or counties. Any undesignated gifts will be divided equally among the above counties.

Donations may be made: • Online via credit card by visiting the New York State 4H Foundation Web site at: 4-H Flood Relief. In the “Designation” box, please state “Flood Relief” and the name of any county/counties where you want your gift to go.

• By mail – via credit card or check. The Web site includes a 4-H Flood Relief donation form that can be downloaded. Mail the form, with your check if paying by check,

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The 4-H Flood Relief Fundraising Campaign is a partnership effort between the New York State 4-H Foundation and New York State 4-H.

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POLAND: Approx. 90 acres of farmland - Level to slight slope. Free stall barn and shed. House NOT included. $175,000 (B375395SP)

LEON: 41+ acre farm, 2 story, 6BR home. 20 acres of woods, 14 acres fenced pasture. 2002 barn, 2009 28x50 machine shed, 14x40 saw mill shed. $147,500 (B393244TO)

EASTT OTTO: 91+ acres. Currently hayfield & corn. Additional land MAY be available. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$125,000 (B385023ME) OTTO: Move-in! 3+BR/2BA farmhouse on 30+ acres! Pole bldg. Perfect mini farm! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$114,900 (B389449NO) GRANGER: 114 acre operating dairy, 4 to 6 BR/2BA home, 74 cow tie stall barn, pipeline milker. Make Offer! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$324,900 (B354508CO) LEON: 44+ acre Amish farm. 4BR home, 2 car garage 40x136 dairy barn, 42x66 machine shop (electric in place) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $144,900 (B394673EL) NAPOLI: 51+ acres! Level to slight slope, stream, Sportsman's dream or camp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$64,900 (B393320RO) LEON: Picture perfect 8 acre Amish farm. 6BR home. Barn, lean-to, shop (fully insulated), storage shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $87,900 (B389252RO) RANDOLPH H AREA: 50+- Acres, 8BR home. 40x114' barn, 24x52 shop, 30x56 shed. More land available. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$157,500 (B395214SN)

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Dairy Cattle DO YOU WANT LOWER CELL COUNTS? 40 first calf heifers; 45 second lactation & older; Jersey crosses; NZ genetics; SCC less than 100,000. Nice uddered young herd. Certified organic. No strep ag. No staff a. Asking $1,500/ea. Also bred heifers & calves. 607-286-9362 FOR SALE: (2) Jersey Holstein cross heifers, (1) due 12/24/11, (1) due 1/15/12, $1,200/ea., excellent size and condition. 607-264-3015 FOR SALE: Nitrogen tank and Semen. Durham, Lanslide (R&W), Lynch Lawnboy, High Metro and many more. 74 Straws total. Call 315-7673830.

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Dairy Cattle 110 WELL-GROWN freestall trained Holstein heifers due November & December. Had all shots. 315-269-6600

Heifers & Herds Jack Gordon (518) 279-3101 WANTED: 200-1,000 head Top Quality Young Holstein Cows & Bred Heifers for new dairy. No Dealers Please. Call 570-363-2831 6am-9pm

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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).

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1,000 GAL. MUELLER bulk tank for sale. 315-729-4769

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1980 1500 GALLON Girton milk tank w/2-3hp compressors & 80 gallon pre-cooler, $6,000; 20’ milk pre-cooler, $400; 8 Germania chain link auto take-off units, $400 each; 7 DeLaval glass weigh jars, $80.00 each. Redman Farms 315-408-2764

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BRILLION 26’ X-Fold packer, nice, $9,200; 4 Kilbros gravity bins w/gears. 315-536-3807

CIH 1083 8 row corn head, straight tin, very good cond., $8,500 OBO. 585-721-4728

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Kilbros 350 gravity wagon . . . . . . . . .$2,200 JD Combines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call JD 9510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,900 JD 915 flex head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call JD 843 corn head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,900 JD 4-8R corn head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call JD 8300 drill w/seeder . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,750 Case 8430 Round baler . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Elwood 4WD unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,500 Loaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call IH & White plows 3x-10x . . . . . . . . . . . .Call IH 100# Front End wgts.. . . . . . . . . . . .$105 1st Choice GS520-4 tedder . . . . . . . .$4,500 Chisels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call

Alternative Parts Source Inc. Chittenango, NY •

HIGH QUALITY HAY ELEVATORS FOR SALE • • • • •

Farm Machinery For Sale

Questions? Call us. PH#

315-687-0074

FA L L B A R GA I N S NH 8160 4WD, ROPS, Canopy, 100 HP, LH Reverser, Frt Tires 70%, Rear Tires New . . . . . . . . . . .Was $25,000 NOW $22,000 JD 2750 4WD w/Cab, 7200 Hrs., Good Tires, Nice Looking Tractor w/JD 240 Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18,500 JD 2155 2WD w/New Woods 720 Loader, 6 Ft. Bkt, 2 Remotes, Canopy, Nice Unit! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,500 ‘06 Landini PowerFarm 105 4WD w/New Alo Q30 Loader, ROPS, 2 Hyd., Warranty, 99 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35,000 Ford 8210 Series 2, 4WD, Cab, 7200 Hrs., Good Tires, Runs Good, 95HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,000 IH 1086 w/Cab, 4600 Hrs., Great Buy! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,750 New 2011 McCormick X10-55 4WD Tractor w/Cab, AC, 55 HP, Special Cash Deal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000 Landini PowerFarm 105 2WD, Cab, 99 HP, Very Low Hours, w/Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000 MF 383 2WD, 200 Original Hours, Looks New . . . . . . . .$20,000 Claas 62 Round Baler, 4x5, Good Condition Includes 2nd Baler for Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,500

USED PARTS FOR ALL MAKES OF TRACTORS Check our web site for more good deals!

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

518-284-2090 or www.macfaddens.com

Visit Us Online!!! www.countryfolks.com 24/7/365

$1000 OFF most all corn heads & grain heads. Huge selection. Highest quality in East. Zeisloft Eq. 800-9193322 18.4.38 RICE TIRES on 9 bolt rims, $875.00; pair 30.5.32 Firestone Rice 14 ply on 10 bolt CIH rims, $4,500; pair 18.4.26 Rice tires, 90%, $1,400. 585-591-1234

Will Also Trade Elevator For Hay or Straw

Lengths from 18 to 30ft Made from air craft grade steel tubing Durable power coated paint Simple motor mount creates no belt problems Poly lined chain track for quiet operation

These Elevators are problem free load after load.

We use them every day.

Order Early - Lead Time is 4-8 Weeks

Call Aden Brook Agri Sales – 800 747 3811

CASE IH 770

1994 F700 diesel, 18’ flatbed dump, 150,000 miles, 6 cyl., 2005 hoist & body, $6,500 OBO. 413-320-9174

24’ OFFSET DISC GOOD CONDITION

1995 JOHN DEERE 850C dozer, semi U-blade, single lever steer w/salt tracks, $32,500 OBO. 315-536-3807

2010 EDGE high-flow snowblower, used one season, 36”H 86”W, chute hydraulically controlled, $8,900. 518872-1386 24’ PARKER aluminum dump trailer, 10x22 tires, corn chute, tub in excellent condition. 413584-0782

GT 545XL & RB500 GRAIN DRYERS

(3) JD 750 no-toll 15’ graindrills, priced lower than previous drills. Zeisloft Eq. 800919-3322 352 NH grinder mixer, extension auger, $3,000; 185 bushel Kory gravity wagon, 3 years old, $3,000; 1971 JD 4320, 5800 hrs., $10,000. 130 bales of 1st cut clover baleage, $25.00/bale. 607263-2409 4 USED 15’ & 20’ batwing mowers. Zeisloft Eq. 800-9193322

CASE IH RMX340 & RMX370 DISC LOOK UP AND ORDER YOUR PARTS ONLINE THRU OUR WEB SITE: www.whitesfarmsupply.com 4154 State Rt. 31, Canastota (315) 697-2214 (800) 633-4443

(4) JD 9550 combines, some sidehill, really nice. Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322 3.7% Fin.

962 State Rt. 12, Waterville (315) 841-4181 (800) 859-4483

6 USED GRAIN CARTS in stock, Brent, Kilbros, Parker. 2 with scales. Zeisloft Eq. 800919-3322 75CM SCHULER Mixer Wagon w/scales, $2,500 OBO; 6300 Pronovost tuber w/tubes, $8,000 OBO. 518392-5904 or 518-256-1740

or visit adenbrook.com

NEW ARRIVALS ~ NEW & USED

1981 JD 4420 COMBINE, excellent condition, small grain head, 3,300 hours, $12,400. 315-334-4605

2004 NH TL-100A, 52LC selfleveling loader, 850hrs., 4WD, full cab, very clean, $39,500.

518-872-1386

Farm Machinery For Sale

8207 State Rt. 26, Lowville (315) 376-0300 www.whitesfarmsupply.com

©2007 CNH America LLC. All rights reserved. Case IH is a registered trademark of CNH America LLC. CNH Capital is a trademark of CNH America LLC. www.caseih.com

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Farm Machinery For Sale

NEW ARRIVALS THIS WEEK

2008 Case IH 125 Maxxum C/A, MFD, 500 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . $52,500 2010 JD 7930 C/A, MFD, PQ w/ LH Rev., Only 257 Hrs, Same as New! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $139,500 Ford 4610 w/ Ldr. & Snow Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 NH 885 Skid Steer, 1700 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,700 NH L-150 Skid Steer, 1250 Hrs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 JD 313 Skid Steer, Only 140 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,500 Buhler Allied Snow Blowers in Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call!

Needd a Tractorr orr piecee off Equip.,, Calll Us!! We’lll findd itt forr you! www.andrewsfarm.com

ANDREWS FARM EQ., INC. Conneautville, PA 16406 814-587-2450

Gifford’s TEMCO Replacement Parts & Supplies For Agricultural Equipment All Types of Repairs and Welding

Farm Machinery For Sale

Charles McCarthy Farm Machinery TRACTORS • FARM MACHINERY • UTILITY TRAILERS

BUY ~ SELL ~ TRADE PH: 570-869-1551 Cell: 607-759-4646 4698 ST. RT. 3004

F2 Gleaner, w/ grain head, 90 hp, 2,098 engine hours, 1,262 separator hours, only harvested 1,200 acres of corn, rest was oats and wheat. Stored inside every winter, many new parts. $9,000. 585-315-1094

Hesston 4x4 & cab, $7,500; White 4x4 w/cab, 135hp, nice, $12,500; Int. 4x4, $10,500; JD tractor & ldr, compact, $10,500; JD 4630, nice, $12,500; David Brown, $3,500; new dump trailer, $5,000; 9 ton trailer, $1,500; Baler, $2,000; Round Baler $1,500; Corn Picker, $1,500; Corn & Flail Choppers, $1,200 up; Brush Hogs, Discs, Harrows, Plows & more. Excavator, $12,500; Case 450 Dozer, $8,500; JD 350C Dozer, $11,500; White 4x4 ldrhoe, $9,500; Case ldrhoe, $6,000; IH dsl dump truck, $2,500; 99 Ford pickup, $2,000; 08 Dodge 4x4 pickup, $16,500.

BUYING MACHINES DEAD OR ALIVE

Smiley’s Equipment 518-634-2310 IH 1086, 130hp, duals, $9,000; JD 4040, 90hp, dual remotes, saddle tanks, rebuilt motor, hyd. pump, $9,750.

607-588-6723 FEED/GRAIN BIN: Holds 8 tons, new plastic boot, 12’ auger, $1,800 OBO. Little Falls,NY, 315-868-4905

IH 843, 4 ROW CORN HEAD, good shape, $3,000 OBO. 315-271-1005

FLOATATION TIRES: 744400-32 JD rims, 13¼” BC, 11” pilot, offset 18” & 19”, tread depth 2½”, $4,500. 585721-0515

International Heavy Duty Model 1350 Feed Grinder

GEHL 120 grinder mixer; JD 300 corn picker; NI 2 row corn picker; Ni 2 row corn sheller; NH 520 manure spreader.

315-219-9090.(NY)

315-683-5365

GLEANER K COMBINE, 2WD w/12’ grain head, 3 row wide corn head, $3,000/OBO. 315-689-9330

with manual unloading auger, 540 PTO

$2,200.00

JD 4 row Claas style corn head, fits 5000 Series choppers, $5,000. 716-801-5329 JD 4020 DIESEL, 1968, syncro range, original owner, no dents, $7,500. 518-725-6417

Farm Machinery For Sale

MABIES OEM PARTS Massey Challenger Allis White Krone Perkins Hesston Gleaner 315-687-7891 315-510-2400

60 Dublin Rd. Lansing, NY 14882 (607) 533-4850 • (607) 279-6232

TRANSPORT HAY ELEVATORS 1 1/2” square tubing, 14 gauge 24’ - 48’

Hours: M-F 8-5, Sat: 8-3

CIH 1640 COMBINE, recently serviced by Monroe tractor, $18,000 OBO. See at Monroe Tractor in Auburn,NY. 607793-0085

MESHOPPEN, PA 18630

Farm Machinery For Sale

K & J Surplus

(518) 753-6207

Farm Machinery For Sale

570-833-5214

Combine Salvage

136 Kardas Road • Valley Falls, NY 12185

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

Includes Motor & Wheels Other sizes available Call for prices.

We Custom Build Wagon Gears - 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 Ton

MILO MFG. • PENN YAN, NY

315-536-8578

Bobcat V723 Telehandler 4WD, AWS, 7,000 Lb. cap., full cab, ‘04, 1183 hrs w/forks, bucket and truss boom. Machine is in excellent condition!

Call Matt 607-222-4246 Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

JD 4960 MFWD, fresh engine; JD 4760 MFWD, recent trans O/H. Using both on our farms, duals. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800919-3322

JOHN DEERE 6400 MFWD, dual hydraulics, open station, rebuilt trans, 540/1000 PTO, good condition, $14,500. 315536-3807

JD 6620 COMBINES coming out of our ears! Huge selection. Prices reduced. Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322 JD Kernal Processor, reconditioned w/new rollers/bearings, fits 6000 series JD forage harvester, $6,500. 802-758-2138 JOHN DEERE 1 row snapper head, fits 35/38 or ? $800/ OBO. Jerry 315-447-5018 JOHN DEERE 325 skid loader, 1925 Hours, good condition, $17,500 OBO. Carthage, NY. 315-773-3577 John Deere 4020. 845-4694313 JOHN DEERE 730, diesel, fenders & 3pt., very good condition, 315-536-3807

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

JOHN DEERE TRACTOR PARTS

Kennedy Tractor (315) 964-1161 Williamstown, NY “We Deliver”

Many New Parts in Stock RECENT MODELS IN FOR SALVAGE:

• 5215 burnt • E3020 • 4430 qd, cab • 6420 burnt • 5400 4WD burnt • E4020 •3010 •2630 •L4020 PS •2010 We Rebuild Your Hydraulic Pumps, SCV Valves, Steering Valves, etc.

All Units are Bench Tested Many Used Tractor Parts Already Dismantled CALL FOR YOUR NEEDS

NELSON PARTS 800-730-4020 315-536-3737

JOHN DEERE 6620 hydrostatic combine, 6 row, 4WD w/grain & corn head. 518-2793751 JOHN DEERE 693 corn head, contour shafts, good poly, 2 year old chains & sprockets, field ready, $12,000. 315-2920404 JOHN DEERE 930 flex head, Crary air reel 00-10 Series hook-ups, Contour Master dial-a-matic, 1/2” thick MayWes poly skids, stored inside, w/header cart, $14,995.00.

585-704-5762 JOHN DEERE BALER PARTS. Winter discounts for baler repairs. New hay equipment.

Nelson Horning 585-526-6705

KICKER BALE WAGONS $2,350; 8 & 10 Ton Running Gears, $1,325-$1,500; 20’ Bale Carriers, $2,750. Horst’s Welding, 585-526-5954 KILBROS 350 gravity wagon, like new, $3,500; Little Giant gravity wagon, $1,500; Keenan 115 mixer, $5,000; 1969 Chevy dump truck, $1,500. 315-364-8596, 315246-1032

3Pt Snowblowers 4’, 5’, 6’, 6 1/2’, 7’ & 7 1/2’, new/used; Fr. Mt. Snowpushers 7’, 8’& 15’; Dayton PTO Generator/Trailer 50/25kw $2,750; New & Used Farmi Winches; Int 574 w/Int LDR 52 HP GAS Exc. tires w/wheel wts., outlets clean $4,950; Ford 540 w/Heated Cab & Ford LDR 50HP DSI ps 3pt Live PTO $4,950; NH 477 7’ Haybine $625; Int 37 Baler works good $475; NH 256 Rake $675; 4x4 Kubota L3410 / Heated Cab 30HP DSI Ag tires Hydro w/3pt snowblower $9,500; 4x4 NH TC45D w/NH LA 16 LDR 40-45 HP DSI Hydro outlets, Rabbit/Turtle nice! $14,500; 4x4 Ford 2120 w/Ford 7109 LDR 35-40 HP DSI 1300 hrs. $8,950; Ford NH 4630 Heated Factory Cab 55-60 HP DSI 1800 hrs Dual Outlets $11,500; 4x4 Ford 545D Heated cab & Ford LDR 1000 hrs 65 HP DSI $12,900; NH 545D Heated Cab (also A/C) 1200 hrs outlets $9,750; Quicke 980 LDR & 7’ BKT w/mounts to fit MF, Agco & Challenger (NEW!) $4,150; JD Compact Cab soft sides/Glass windshield you put together $65; Hard JD Compact Cab complete w/heater, wipers & lite kit very good shape $1,650; Front Hydr. JD Blade for compact 5 1/2’ complete (came off JD 4400) Very Good Shape CALL; 4x4 Long 50 HP DSI Canopy Reverser $6,950; Vermeer Trencher/ Front Blade low hrs DSI $3,500; New 3 pt Rototiller 4’/slipclutch $1,599; Landpride RCR 2510 Rotary Mower Trailer Type 10’ 540 PTO Demo Model chain guards $5,800 (New List Over $7,400); Int 424 live PTO, hilo, ps $1,950; 4x4 Ford 545D heated cab & Ford LDR 65HP DSI 1000 hrs $12,900; NH 545D heated cab (w/AC) 65HP DSI 1200 hrs Dual Outlets $9,750; Lots more tractors & equip in stock

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LARGE SELECTION OF FARM TRACTORS available.

Call for great pricing. BUYING good tractors too! Located just below LJ HANDS Farm Center, 518-922-6301

Maine e To o North Carolina

MASSEY FERGUSON 285 diesel, 1981, 2wd, 4 cyl.

Perkins, approx. 80 hp, 540 pto, 18.4x34 tires, dual remotes, 3 point hitch, category 2, 2,300 hours, works great! $9,200, Middleburgh, NY. 518-827-4016 NEED MORE HEAD? Large selection late model 18’-20’22’-25’ grain heads. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322 NEW HOLLAND LS 180 skid loader, 2 speed, high flow, nice, $10,500. 570-966-9893

New Skid Loader Attachments, Buckets, Pallet Forks, Manure Forks, Round Bale Grabbers, Bale Spears, Feed Pushers, Adapter Plates, Skid Steer Hitch

MARTIN’S WELDING

315-531-8672

MACK ENTERPRISES Randolph, NY

(716) 358-3006 • (716) 358-3768 Ship UPS Daily www.w2r.com/mackenterprises/

New & Used Tractor & Logging Equipment Parts

NH TB 110 TRACTOR, 90HP, FWD, Loader w/Quick Attach, 4 remotes, new clutch in 2010, good shape, very reliable, $25k/OBO. Little Falls,NY 315-868-4905 ONE YEAR motor & transmission warranty on most all combines. Low 4.9% fixed for 7 years. No payment for 12 months. Zeisloft Farm Eq., Bloomsburg, PA 800-9193322

Need to defer 2011 taxes?

We broker and manage Multi Farm Partnerships.

We can cut the cost of cutting hay...?

Well your neighbor will leave his mower in the shed! Wet Fields?

Make land tile application a part of your crop rotation.

Compare our front PTO tractors speed, options and prices @ PleasantCreekHay.com We travel Farm to Farm in the time it takes most to travel field to field!

PRICES REDUCED: JD 6600 diesel combine, big tires, has been used on our farm for 2 years, excellent, $5,000; JD 6600 diesel combine, 404 engine, nice, $3,600; JD 215 and 220 flex heads, stainless bottoms and poly skids, $2,700 and $3,100; JD 443 low tin oil bath $3,800; Westfield 8x36 transport auger, 5 hp motor, $1,400; JD 643 corn head, $5,300; Mike Franklin 607-749-3424

Farm Machinery For Sale

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

TWO 30.5x32 Titan 12-ply rice & cane tires, 75% tread, no breaks, excellent. $2,600/pair. (2) 30.5x32 Goodyear 10-ply, came of JD 9500, 50% tread, excellent, $1,600/pair. 315-276-5122

Custom Roasting and Cooling Your Soybeans,Corn, etc.

At Your Farm or Mill Serving All of NY State

WANTED

Massey Ferguson 165, 175, 265, 275, 285 Any Condition

814-793-4293 WE ARE STILL BUYING COMBINES. Many new arrivals, with largest selection of quality combines on East Coast. zeisloftequip.com 800919-3322 WIC bedding chopper, used 2x day until cows were sold, $1,600. 315-683-5860

Farm Machinery Wanted

WANTED

RECONDITIONED 4-6-8R 7000 and 7200 planters. Also, one and two row sweetcorn, vegetable, pumpkin planters w/JD Max-Emerge. FrameMount no-till coulters. Custom b u i l d p l a n t e r s . Pe q u e a Planter, 717-442-4406

John Deere 5460, 5820, or 5830 Choppers

SAVE 40-60% on new tractor & combine parts. Big inventory of combine parts. Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

SHARP JD 9500 COMBINE. Literally driven by little old lady. Thru shop every year.

Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

PEOPLE WILL PAY TO HUNT on your land. Earn top $$$ for hunting rights. Call for a FREE quote and info packet toll free 1-866-309-1507 or request at www.BaseCampLeasing.com

SKID LOADER BUCKETS Universal, snow & litter: 66” $485; 72” $540; 78” $595; 84” $650; 48” pallet fork $500; 72” rock bucket $650; 773 Bobcat skid loader, 2344 hrs. w/cab & heat. Fingerlakes Skid Loader Repair, 315-536-0268

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Fencing

Fencing

2033 Brothertown Rd., Deansboro, NY 13328 Phone: (315) 841-4910 Fax: (315) 841-4649 Hrs.: Mon.-Fri. 8am-4pm; Fall/Winter Sat. BY APPT. ONLY www.williamsfarmfence.com

WE SELL: • Treated Posts • Horse Stalls • Bale Feeders • Horse Mats • Gates • Energizers • Waterers • Electrobraid • Cattle Handling Equip.

• And Much More!

WEILER’S GRAIN ROASTING

(315) 549-7081

Supplier of Organic Feed and Fertilizer

Improve Your Farm Efficiency

YOUR SOURCE FOR:

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

ALL TYPES OF FENCES Quali Guara ty nteed

FALL DISCOUNTS NOW

Buying Corn, Feed Wheat & Oats

(315)) 549-82266 Romulus, NY 14541

814-793-4293

Cyclops Energizers

Heavy Duty Galvanized Gates

Made in USA

BOARD • VINYL • WOVEN WIRE • HI TENSILE Serving The Northeast

2011 CROP high moisture corn delivered to your farm.

Also dry corn, whole or ground. 585-732-1953

ATTENTION

Fencing 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

315-729-0918

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

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Buying Flood Damaged

Shelled Corn With Mold or Sprout Damage

E&A Fence LLC 518-993-5177

771 St. Hwy 163, Fort Plain, NY

Visis Us On Facebook!!

Facebook.com/CountryFolks 24/7/365 Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

“BUYERS OF GRAIN” “Call for Market Information and Bids” 518-272-7212 or 800-833-3636 Clayton Charles - Ext. 131 - Corn • John Maloy - Ext. 102 - Soybeans Matt White - Ext. 115 - Oats

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1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Fencing

Fencing

E FARM FENCE & SUPPLY EMPIR “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

Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

ROY’S

SPREADING SERVICE LLC New Lime Hi - Cal

Spreader By Float

cell#

607-434-1024

Roy Van Warner

Generators

GENERATORS GENERAC SERVICE CENTER PTO Units in Stock 25 & 40 KW. Portable & Standby •Shipping Available•

GREENVILLE SAW SERVICE, INC. 518-966-4346 FAX 518-966-4647 Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

Hay - Straw For Sale

Hay - Straw For Sale

Hay - Straw Wanted

1st CUT SMALL SQUARES, $3.00/bale; 2nd cut square, $4.00/bale. 1st cut round, $30.00/bale; 2nd cut round, $40.00/bale. Accessible to tractor trailers. Mike Quinn, Middlebury,VT 802-388-7828

ONTARIO DAIRY HAY & STRAW

WANTED

4’x5”-1000# round silage bales, mixed grass, first and second cutting. Schaghticoke, NY 518-796-2344 450 4x4 ROUND BALES, 800# mixed 1st, 2nd, 3rd cutting, $35-$40/bale negotiable.

518-392-5904, 518-256-1740

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

A N MARTIN GRAIN SYSTEMS 315-923-9118

Lg. Sq. - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut

ALSO CERTIFIED ORGANIC Low Potassium for Dry Cows

Call for Competitive Prices NEEB AGRI-PRODUCTS

519-529-1141

Hay - Straw Wanted

ALWAYS WANTED TIMOTHY MIXED HAY ALFALFA MIXED HAY

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

607-432-7476

Call 4M FARMS 315-684-7570 • 315-559-3378 Giorgi Mushroom Company, located in Berks County now buying the following materials:

HAY CORN STOVER STRAW

Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

Spot Buys or Long Term Contracts Small or Large Quantities Quick Payment

AG LIME

Spr ing Lak e Far ms

Contacts: Kevin Eickhoff 610-926-8811 ext. 5216 keickhoff@giorgimush.com

HI-MAG

Spreader & Spreading Available Large Quantity Discount ALSO BEDDING SAND & CHICKEN MANURE

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

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

Electronic Rate Controlling GPS Guidance Clinton Zimmerman Savannah, NY

315-729-1066 Save Money ~ Call Us

HI-MAG LIME

Also BEDDING

SAND

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers 30’ MFS drying bin, w/ stirators, $12,000. (3) 18’ grain bins, with drying floor, $3,500/ea. 570-966-9893 F O R S A L E : G R A I N D RY ERS. (1) AB8, $2,000; (1) AB120, $2,400. 607-286-3391 NEW AND USED Grain Dryers: GT, MC, GSI. Call anytime toll free 1-877-422-0927

Delivery Available

888-339-2900 ext. 10

Hay - Straw For Sale Give Us A

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800-836-2888 To Place Your

SCHAFER LIQUID FISH FERTILIZER, 100% Organic OMRI listed. For pricing call WIGFIELD FARMS, Clyde, NY 14433, 315-727-3910

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Generators

Generators

PTO Generators

WALLIS GENERATORS LLC 570-282-2342

100 BIG SQUARE BALES 1st cut, approx. 700lbs., early cut June, never wet, mostly grass, $40.00/bale. 315-339-3865 1000 round bales, 4x4. 315769-2068

STANTON BROTHERS

One WINCO 35,000 watts with trailer & power shaft R. . . $2,850 One WINCO 50,000 watts with trailer & power shaft N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200 Two Winpower 45,000/25,000 watts with trailer and power shaft R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,850 ea

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Delivered by the Truckload for Horse Arenas or Cattle FOB McConnellsville, NY

WANTED: Large Amount of Good Square Hay Bales 4550 lbs. 570-916-0877

Allen Hollenbach 610-926-5753 ahollenbach@giorgimush.com

50 Mile Radius

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All bale sizes and types, including ROUND BALES, accepted.

Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

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518-768-2344 1st CUT ROUND BALES dry hay, 1st & 2nd cut baleage.

Delivered in 40 bale loads.

Nice feed. 315-737-0820 1st CUTTING DRY Round Bales; also 2nd cutting baleage. Delivery available.

315-794-8375

Hay - Straw For Sale BALEAGE for sale, 54”x84” 3rd cutting grass and clover mix. Call 315-497-0095 HAY: 1st & 2nd cut big squares (650-700 lbs.), Large Quantities.

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519-482-5365 HAYLAGE BALES & dry round bales. 700 bales baleage, 400 bales dry hay.

Mulch/bedding round bales available. Albany,NY area.

James Frueh, 518-436-1050 HAYLAGE; Big square bales hay first & second cutting; Big square bales straw. 716-6284470 or 716-433-7235 LOT’S OF GOOD HAY: 1st & 2nd cutting. 518-284-2180

MULCH STRAW

WANTED

Small Squares Rye, Wheat, Oat

518-829-7790

WANTED Hay & Straw - All Types We Pick Up & Pay Cell 717-222-2304 Buyers & Sellers WANTED: 1st & 2nd cut big & small squares. 315-363-9105 WANTED: Construction hay 700 bale loads. Paying $1.25 per bale for bales 32” to 34” long (will buy other lengths).

315-826-3400

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Horses

DAIRY FARM HERDSMAN WANTED

7 YEAR OLD Black saddlebred gelding, 15H, kid broke to ride/drive, asking $1,500.

607-869-2422

The Lands at Hillside Farms a 65-cow, grass-based/sustainable mixed herd dairy farm, seeks a herdsman with a minimum of 2 years experience with dairy cows and field work. Duties include: milking, feeding, field work, and other barn chores as assigned. Position offers competitive pay and benefits with on-site housing negotiable. The Lands at Hillside Farms is a non-profit educational farm based in Shavertown, PA (approximately 10 minutes from Wilkes-Barre).

TEAM of 7 & 8 year old black Percheron 17 hand geldings, Team of old style black 10 year old Percheron mares 16-3 hands and just under 2000 lbs. each. Both teams are well broke. Also, 15-3 hand 6 year old black Percheron gelding and 17 hand plus, spotted draft gelding. Both are broke to harness and saddle. Erin C. Lundy 315-493-1051

Livestock Equipment Round Bale Feeder $150.00 / OBO 518-673-2885

Lumber & Wood Products

Mobile Homes

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SPLIT WOOD for Pennies Per Day, 5h.p. 220 volt electric motor on 22 ton hydraulic splitter, $1,200; Stihl MS362 saw, 18” blade, purchased new $650 in February, has cut approx. 15 cord of firewood, $500. 518-893-2643

FOR SALE: Repossessed single-wide and double-wide homes, discount prices, covering New York State and surrounding states, delivery and setup available. 315-771-6217

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DEMEREE REALTY Little Falls, NY 13365 Phone (315) 823-0288

www.demereerealty.com • demeree@ntcnet.com #268 - Nice dairy/beef farm w/outstanding bldgs. - 236 A. w/100 tillable, V.G. 2 story home w/paved driveway, radiant heat, inground pool, central air & attached 2 car garage - nice barn w/50 stalls on pipeline plus pens, 102x45 ft. Morton bldg. w/24x16 ft. heated shop w/concrete floor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $525,000 #68 - Nice Horse Hobby Farm w/5.2 A. - V.G. 7 rm. 2 story home w/full basement, new oil hot air heat, 1.5 baths, stone fireplace w/wood stove insert, vinyl siding, 2 car garage - also 20x40 2 story barn w/2 horse stalls & tack rm. - also 1 stall garage across rd. - paved driveway, 50’ dug well & creek bordering property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .EX buy at $110,000 #69 - Farm w/150 A. - 130 tillable, 20 woods, nice apple orchard, outstanding looking property w/very good 2 story home w/beautiful lawns and nice in-ground swimming pool - also outside wood furnace, 2 story barn w/lg. heated shop at one end nice creek borders property - located across the road from #70. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Priced at $435,000 #36 - Nice hunting & recreation property on very quiet road - 141 acres near Adirondack Park on south side - 5 rm. A-Frame home w/attached 10x18 ft. breezeway & 20x24 ft. workshop - lots of water - 125 ft. well, 3 ponds, 2 stocked w/bass & 3 creeks - INCLUDES TRACTOR AND LAWN MOWER . . . . Priced at $268,000 B-301 - This income producing property is located on 6 acres. The house is completely remolded and updated. It has a large sprawling yard with an in ground pool right out the back door. The 50x90 pole barn is rented for $1,000/month. It also has a 3 bedroom attached apartment as income. The main barn has 9 overhead doors and has been seasonally rented. The main residence in the house has 3 large bedrooms including a large master bedroom. The bath has a garden tub and shower. It has hot water baseboard heat with a new furnace in 2009. Close to Clinton & Utica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $349,500 C-62A - 84 Acres farmland, mostly all tillable. Spring water supply centrally located in the parcel makes this an ideal acreage for a hobby farm, could be purchased with homestead listing C-62 or separately. Terms available. . . . . . . . .Asking $175,000 C-17 - Wood lot w/5.35 acres on the edge of the Adirondack Park located on paved rd. w/electricity - property has never been logged - very clear brook trout stream running thru property - small hunting cabin - great location for fishing & hunting . . . .$33,000

PLEASE ADDRESS ALL INQUIRES TO

POSSON REALTY LLC

Horse Equipment

Irrigation

787 Bates-Wilson Road Norwich, NY 13851

THREE SETS of draft size bob sleighs with approximately 5’6”x14’ beds. All in excellent conditions. Erin C. Lundy

IRRIGATION PIPE, over 14,000’, aluminum 3” to 6”, fittings, risers, valves, $12,500.

Steve 716-649-6594

Maintenance & Repair

Maintenance & Repair

570-406-6791

KICKER RACKS 8’x16’ Up To 9’x18’ 16’ & 20’ FEEDER BOXES FLAT RACKS

We Rebuild Forage Boxes For Sale - Rebuilt - Dion Forage Box Pickup & Delivery Available

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Richard E. Posson, Associate Broker

2304 - Oneida County Dairy Farm 140 acres, 80+ acres tillable well drained very productive soils right behind the barn, flat to gently rolling fields.

An additional 86 acres close by available to rent. Nice remodeled 2 story dairy barn with 86 stalls. Tunnel ventilation. Nice barn to work in. Attached 74 stall free stall barn w/large bedding pack and pens for calves. Barn has a manure pit for 3 month storage. 2 large machinery buildings. Good 2 story 5 bdrm home and 2 bdrm mobile home for hired help. This is a good turn-key operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asking $450,000 2308 - Oneida County - 258 acre dairy farm, 80 ac tillable, good well drained flat ground all in hay. Balance woods and pasture. Nice 56 stall 2 story dairy barn, enclosed manure room, 2" pipeline milking system. Big mangers, high ceilings, nice barn to work in. Good 2 story remodeled 6 bdrm, 3 bth, new kitchen and bths; a very well maintained home. 3 out buildings for machinery storage and young stock. Year round trout stream. Excellent deer and turkey hunting. Would make a nice farm to milk a small dairy or would be excellent for beef or horses. Lots of additional land to rent for little or nothing. Nice area to live, hiking, skiing, and snow mobile trails close by. Farm is priced to sell, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $429,000 That's $1662 per acre with good buildings.

Call 315-376-3329

NEW, USED & RECONDITIONED PARTS FOR CONSTRUCTION & AGRICULTURE Case-JD-IHC Crawlers Case-JD-Ford-IHC TLB’s Case-JD-Wheel Loaders Skid Loader Parts SPECIAL: MultiKey Construction Sets $45

GOODRICH TRACTOR PARTS

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607-642-3293

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2305 - Oneida County Gentleman's Farm. 30 acres of flat to gently rolling land mostly tillable conducive to growing road side crops. Remodeled two story barn used for storage and vegetable sales. Remodeled 2 story 3 bdrm farm house. Owners are growing and selling veggies road side. Awesome opportunity for someone looking to do this type of business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Priced to sell $159,900 2299 - Very Nice Home - Montgomery County Dairy Farm - 110 acres of beautiful land. 70 acres tillable in 2 fields that lie flat to gently rolling.

Exceptional soils, well drained, high lime. Balance woods. Good 2 story Dairy barn with 45 stalls and a side addition with 25 additional stalls for young stock.

Good 4 bay shop and garage. Very nice remodeled 5 bedroom home with 1 1/2 baths. Has been completely remodeled top to bottom with new siding, windows, and an oil fired furnace. This is a nice little farm with exceptional buildings and land. Owners have retired and have no family to take the farm over.

They have reduced their original Asking price of $400,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . now to $350,000 They would like to sell this good farm beffore winter.

2297 - Western, NY Gentleman's Farm near the beautiful Town of Fredonia mins from Beautiful Lake Erie. Quiet road, nice setting, exceptional buildings. 90 m/l beautiful acres of land. 30 acres in fields and pasture, balance woods. Very nice 2 story remodeled 3 bedroom home with new roof, windows, and septic system. 2 story 36x70 barn used for raising heifers and hay storage, 40x80 machinery building with 2 big box stalls for horses. Year round pond. Owner is currently raising beef and dairy replacements in the past. This would make an nice farm for beef, horses or other livestock. 15 mins to town, Rt 90, and Lake Erie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asking $300,000 2307- Herkimer County - 100+/- acres all wooded. Power and telephone.

Year round stream. Awesome deer & turkey hunting. Mins from the Adirondack Park. Mins from I90, hour to Albany. Seller would like to sell before spring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reduuced from $110,000 to $90,000 for this good property

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Van Billings Real Estate, LLC Van Billings, Broker/Owner

Roofing

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ROOFING & SIDING

14 S. Main St., Dolgeville, NY 13329

315-429-0300

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Newport - 22 Acres - $59,900

Full line Pole Building material. ~ Lumber - Trusses - Plywood.

Beautiful Vintage home in need of total restoration. Being sold in "As Is" condition.

Create a mini farm on this 22 level acres of hay and cornfield within the village. City water available. Victorian carriage garage with great detailing overlooks West Canada Creek.

www.abmartin.net • Email: sales@abmartin.net

Barn on about 42 acres with apartment built into barn. Includes the business of Zook’s storage shed, lawn furniture and food goods, but does not include the inventory.

Excellent main roadbusiness site.

Norway - 69 Acres - $199,900 Wonderful small farm with pasture, barn, hayfields and updated farmhouse in perfect setting on quiet road. Ideal for beef or gentleman's farm.

Second floor of house is apartment but could be converted back to single family. Excellent setting for wildlife, hunting, 4 wheeling, and snowmobiling. New septic installed.

Manheim - 83 Acres - $440,000 Vintage brick farmhouse fully restored with beautiful floors and trim, keeping the original look, yet with a modern kitchen and baths.The main house has 3200 sq ft including 3 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. There is a 1 bedroom, 1800 sq ft apartment with a huge great room, amazing fireplace and wonderful views. Could be used as a 2 family or in law apartment. Set on 83 magnificent acres of useable farmland this property is ideal for horses or a small sustainable farming operation. There is an old barn and two modern steel barns. The Morton pole barn, 40X80 has water and electricity. Part of a larger parcel, taxes to be determined.

Oppenheim - 96.5 Acres - $149,900 Old 4 Bedroom farmhouse set on 96.5 wonderful acres of land. House is being sold “As Is”

Champion - 190 Acres - $365,000

Nice small dairy farm on a quiet country road with plenty of land. Could be organic, 100 acres tillable, 50 acres wood and 30 acres pasture.

32 tie stall barn in excellent condition, new roof and all milking equipment stays. Older solid 6 bedroom house with updates. First time offered for sale in over 100 years, don’t miss out!

Sheep Dairy Sheep - 25 East Friesian Ewes, born 4/2010 due to lamb for the first time 4/2012, $325 each. Proven 3 YO Dairy Ram great conformation $600. 508-248-1845

Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment

MARTIN’S SILO REPAIR Specializing in Teardown & Rebuilding New & Used Staves Silos • Shotcrete Relining • Distributors • Fill Pipe • Replacement Doors • Roofs • Chutes • General Repair

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585-526-6575

Minden - 81.6 Acres - $299,900 Superb Horse Farm - 36x96 Morton Building with 8 gorgeous stalls. Plus old dairy barn, turn out sheds, equipment shed, pond, all fenced.

Remarkable post and beam passive solar design on home with very open floor plan.

Spectacular private setting at end of road. Any offer subject to court and bank approval.

Oppenheim - 37.1 Acres - $110,000 Beautiful old multi-level barn would make an excellent home. A drilled well, 2 septics and electricity already on the property. 37.1 acres of nice farmland, great hayfields, beautiful and magnificent distant views all makes a perfect spot for a retreat.

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CHITTENANGO, NY: 122 acre farm for sale ($329,900). 95 tillable acres. Organic certifiable. Hay, grain, corn, beef, dairy. South-facing, welldrained soils. Two barns.

Electricity, water (Artesian well). Newer 3 bedroom house.

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Large inventory! We ship.

Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage, 715-673-4829

1986 Mack Super Liner, 350 Engine, 10 speed trans., 12,000 front, 38,000 rear, 325,000 Miles, 42,500 or Best. 315-868-3571

Trailers

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315-495-6506 315-404-6721 David Stanek

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3/4 ton, extended cab, short box, V8, 4x4, bed liner and step bars included. Auto transmission, A/C, tow pkg., 19K+.

Sealed bids accepted through November 1st until 4:30pm.

Minimum bid $20,000. Bid opening November 3rd at 4:30pm. Herkimer Co. Soil & Water Conservation District, 315-866-2520, Ext. 3, Monday-Friday 7:00am to 4:30pm New Penn Freightliner single axle, parts or would make a single axle dump $1,500.00.

570-916-0877

TEITSWORTH TRAILERS: Over 400 in stock now! PJ Goosenecks, Dumps, Tilt Tops, Landscape, Car Haulers, Skid Steer & more.

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WANTED TO BUY: Old Grit newspapers (not the Grit magazine). 518-568-5115

REPLACEMENT SILO DOORS & HARDWARE AGRI-DOOR

Trailers

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2005 BARRETT aluminum stock trailer, 8Wx28Lx7H, 3 axle, electric over hydraulic brakes, excellent condition, with extras, $19,000/OBO. 570-398-2688

1995 Peterbilt tractor Double Bunk 3406B Cat Rebuilt, 18speed 24’’rubber, 620,000 miles, $16,500.00.570-9160877

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Jake Stoltzfus 649 South Ramona Rd. Myerstown, PA 17067

Johnstown - 80 Acres - $265,000 Nicely remodeled old farmhouse on beautiful land, including hayfields, pasture and woods. Ideal horse farm with fenced areas, barn with three stalls and hay storage. Additional building has fenced dog run. Access to snowmobile trails. Located on dead end road, this is the perfect retreat!

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SIDE MOUNT Slurrystore, 6219E with 2 barn pumps, great shape, $4,000. 315-3378974

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Trailer Parts & Towing Accessories

Route 12, North Norwich, NY

Trucks

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Martin’s Farm Trucks, LLC

Trucks for All Your Needs - Specializing in Agri-Business Vehicles

Tires & Tire Repair Service AIRPLANE TIRES 14”-50” used & recapped, 34ply, custom rims available. Hill Top Tire, State Hwy. 163, Fort Plain, NY 518-993-2235 (1) GOODYEAR Marathon Tire ST 235/80 R16, Load Range D, good tread $20. (1) American General Tire P 235/70 R16 M&S, Like New $40. 518-673-2858

1997 Int 4700 10’ Steel Dump, 2549.1 1999 McNeilus Truck Mount DT466 175hp, 5 spd., 26,000 GVW, Cement Mixer Body, 9 yard, Truck Hydraulic Brakes, Pintle Hook, that it came off of only had 5,800 101k mi. $13,900 Hrs., Drum is good. $2,900

888-497-0310

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MAY 7 - DEC 17 Cooperstown Farmers Market 101 Main St., Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown, NY. 9 am - 2

pm. Fresh local produce, meat, cheeses, herbs, baked goods, maple syrup, honey, flowers, crafts and much more.

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1 (2)) 19855 FREUHAUFF 80000 GALLON N ALUMINUM M TANKS,, on buds, new pump and book kit field spread or nurse. Very sharp!

9000 GALLON N HEILL TANKER,, New Pump and Swing Boom, With 8 inch Piping Will unload in 4-5 Minutes! Excellent Brakes, Tires and Suspension

19744 Internationall IH H 20100 18 foot body, 66 sides, air brake, DT 466 runs excellent $9,0000 OBO

sion. Save the date and reserve your spot! Beg./Int. Class Tues., 4:30-6 pm.

Intermediate Class Thurs., 4-5:30 pm. Int./Adv. Class Saturdays, 9-10:30 am.

Competition Team Class Saturdays, 11:30 am-1 pm. No Saturday classes Oct. 15.

Tues. & Thurs. classes end Oct. 25 & 27. $30/class, $240/session. Pay for the entire 8 week session up front and get 2 free lessons towards the next group session. Contact Ashley Harr, 518-222-6490 or e-mail ashley@ashleyharr.com.

On Internet at www.ashley harr.com SEP. 12 - DEC. 12 Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program 9 am - 3 pm. Regular attendance at the weekly training sessions is required. Training sites may vary, however, transportation will be provided. The fee for this comprehensive training is $250/person and covers the costs of the training, materials and resources. Contact Donna Peterson, 518-3929576 ext. 103 or e-mail dmp234@cornell.edu.

OCT 5 - NOV 9 Business Planning Class for Farmers Cornell University. All classes are from 7-8:30 pm.

Course fee is $175. Register online at http://nebeginningfarmers.org/onlinecourses/register-for-upcoming-courses.

Call Chuck Hainsworth 585-734-3264

“The Diesel People!”

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NOV 1 Chenango County Farm Bureau 56th Annual Meeting The Silo (just off Rte 206 Coventry, NY. Cowtails at 7 pm. Welcome 7:30 pm. Dinner at 7:45 pm. Cost is $20/person. Special guest speaker: FFA National Representative for Public Speaking Alice Young. Contact Bradd Vickers, 607-3346061 (please use this number to leave a message).

New York Agri-Women Meeting Schmitt Farm, 2366 Roanoke ave., Riverhead, NY. 10:30 am. The cost to attend the event is $35 and participants are encouraged to RSVP before Oct. 21. Contact Rincker, 212-427-2049 or e-mail newyorkagriwomen@gmail.com.

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age. There is a participation fee of $30. The deadline to register for the air rifle session is Wed., Oct. 26 and registration is limited. Contact Albany County 4-H Office, 518-765-3500.

NOV 3 Beginner Maple Syrup Production workshop CCE Broome County, 840 Upper Front St., Binghamton, NY. 6:30 pm. $10/family. Contact Kevin Mathers, 607-584-5013 or e-mail kjm8@cornell.edu.

CCE of Rensselaer Co. Annual Dinner Meeting Hilton Garden Inn, Troy, NY. 6 pm. Pre-registration and payment required by Oct. 28. Open to everyone without charge. Seating is limited so if you plan to attend just the meeting or meeting plus dinner, a RSVP is required

by Oct. 28. $20/person & $16.50 for children 12 & under for dinner. Contact Marcie Vohnoutka, 518-2724210.

Maple Webinar 7 pm. Sugarbush Management and Thinning presented by Peter Smallidge. From a high speed intranet connection come to http:// breeze.cce.cornell.edu/ cornellmaplewebinar..

NOV 3, 8, 9 & 10 Save Energy, Save Dollars Workshops • Nov. 3 - 5-7 pm, Catholic Charities, 365 West 1st St., Fulton.

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NOV 4 Organic Dairy & Field Crop Conference Crown Plaza Hotel, Syracuse, NY. Workshop topics include: grazing dairy cows, diversifying your dairy farm, soil and weed control in field crops, nutrient density in grain crops, food grade grains, seed cleaning and milk quality. NOFA-NY Member $35. Guests of NOFA-NY Member (2 person limit): $25 each. Non-Member: $55.

Children 12 & under free.

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NOV 4 & 18 Beginning Meat Goat Farmer Workshop Series Various Locations throughout Delaware County. Fridays 10 am - 4 pm. Preregistration and prepayment are required by Sept. 23. Fee is $50/person for entire program or $15/program. Make check out to “Cornell Cooperative Extension” and mail to P.O. Box 184, Hamden, NY 13782. Bring a bag lunch and chair. Water and juice will be provided. Contact Janet Aldrich, 607-8656531.

NOV 4-5 & 17 2011 Value Added Institute Farmers and others in the Adirondack Region interested in food businesses have an opportunity to take classes toward a food processors’ certificate issued by the New York Small Scale Food Processors’ Association

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1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com (NYSSFPA) this fall. Classes will be: • Nov. 4-5 - Malone - ComLinks • Nov. 17 - Geneva - New York Agricultural Experiment Station Food Venture Center. $25 registration fee covers three classes and lunch at one of the sites, and the Geneva class with lunch, dinner and graduation at the New York Wine and Culinary Center in Canandaigua, NY. Valued at over $250, this institute is funded by a grant from the United States Dept. of Agriculture’s Northeast Sustainable Agriculture, Research and Education (NESARE) program. Contact Alison Clarke, 585-394-0864 or accompost@gmail.com.

On Internet at www.adirondackharvest.com NOV 5 52nd Northland Toy Club Collectible Toy Show Polish Community Center, Washington Ave. Ext., Albany, NY. 9 am - 2 pm.

Admissin is $3, children under 12 free with adult.

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Fall Hops Conference & Annual Northeast Hop Alliance Meeting Brown’s Brewing Co., Revolution Room, 417 River St., Troy, NY. This meeting is a professional level conference for current and prospective hop growers. Tickets availa b l e : http://nehopalliance.eventb rite.com Seating is limited.

Please register by Oct. 28.

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tional farm member(s). Non Member Tickets: $95 for 1st farm member. $75 for additional farm member(s) NeHA Membership $40/farm membership. Checks can also be addressed to Madison County AED, PO Box 1209, Morrisville, NY 13408.

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Orchid Auction William K. Sanford Library’s Meeting Room , 629 AlbanyShaker Rd., Colonie, NY. 1-4 pm. Viewing and bid registration will begin at 1 pm with the auction beginning at 1:30 pm. Call 518-6733212.

On Internet at www.nenyos.org Southern Tier Maple Program Tyrone Fire Hall, Route 226, Tyrone, NY. 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. A $5 donation at the door is appreciated to cover the costs of the workshop.

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Youth EquiDay 2011 Miner Institute, Route 191 (Miner Farm Road), Chazy, NY. This event is free and open to the public. Registration begins at 9 am. with some light refreshments; the program begins at 9:30 am.

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NOV 5-6 2nd Annual Fiber Festival of New England Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, MA. Sheep Shearing, Workshops, Fleece Sale, Fiber Animals, Demonstrations, Children’s Area, Fiber Fashion Show, Sheep Dog Demonstrations. More than 150 vendors selling raw fleeces, fencing, yarn, clothing, blankets, knitting needles, spinning wheels, shawl pins & brooches, Christmas ornaments, fiber animals, roving, patterns, felting kits, beads & much more. Call 413-205-5011 or aginfo@ thebige.com. On Internet at fiberfestival.org NOV 6 Snowmobile Safety Course Gerald J. Skoda Extension Education Center, 64 Ferndale-Loomis Rd., Liberty, NY. 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. New York State law requires that children ages 10 - 17 earn a snowmobile safe operator’s certificate to operate a snowmobile independently. This class is limited to 25 registrants, ages 10 to 17, so please register early to ensure a spot! A parent or guardian must sign a parental consent form for youth to participate. Each participant is expected to bring a bag lunch and a pencil.. Call 845-292-1680.

NOV 7-8 2011 Cornell Agribusiness Strategic Marketing Conference Hyde Park, NY. A full conference agenda and registration information will be available.

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Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel in Watkins Glen, NY. Come learn how Silvopasturing (sustainable woodland grazing) can improve the health, performance and viability of livestock operations and woodlands in the Northeast.

The conference is open to all, but foresters, graziers, researchers and conservation professionals are especially encouraged to attend this inaugural event. For agenda and registration, visit http://nesilvopasture .eventbrite.com.

Contact Brett Chedzoy, 607-5357161 or e-mail bjc226@ cornell.edu.

Northeastern Silvopasture Conference Watkins Glen, NY. A two day conference devoted to sustainable woodland grazing in the Northeastern U.S. Learn how Silvopasturing can improve the health, performance and viability of livestock and forestry systems.

Intended participants include: Conservation Professionals & Foresters, Livestock Graziers, Woodland Owners, Extension and University Faculty, Students, Ag Support Agency Personnel & Rural Community Development Advocates. The early registration rate is $89 which covers conference meals (breakfast, lunch & breaks). The normal rate of $129 will apply after Oct. 23.

For a complete program, go to http://nesilvopasture. eventbrite.com. A block of rooms has been reserved for the conference at the beautiful Harbor Hotel on Seneca Lake: www.watkinsglenharborhotel.com.

NOV 9 First On The Scene Workshop 6-9 pm. This event is not for first responders such as the fire or police department it is for the true first on the scene, you. The course is free; registration is required

by Nov. 2. Contact Bonnie Collins, 315-736-3394 ext.

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Marcellus Shale Webinar 4-5:30 pm. Register at https://docs.google.com/sp readsheet/viewform?formke y=dFlvd1duSElkQXRRcUltTDRUN2lvblE6MQ. NOV 9 & 16, JAN 10 & 24 Manure Management Workshops • Nov. 9 & 16 - Bentley Creek Wesleyan Church, Bradford Co., PA • Jan. 10 & 24 - Canton High School Room 122/123, Bradford Co., PA. 6:30 pm all sessions. Contact Bradford County Conservation District, 570-265-5539 ext. 6.

NOV 10 Montgomery County Farm Bureau Meetings • 8 pm at a location to be announced.

• 12:30 pm at Travelers Restaurant, Gloversville, NY. Contact Eastern Regional Farm Bureau Office, 866995-7300 or e-mail eny@ nyfb.org.

NOV 11 Maple Production for the Beginner CCE Oswego Co., 3288 Main St., Mexico, NY. Contact JJ Schell, 315-963-7286 or email jjs69@cornell.edu.

NOV 11-12 It Takes a Region - 2011: Conference to Build our Northeast Food System Desmond Hotel & Conference Center, Albany, NY. Contact Kathy Ruhf, 413323-9878, e-mail kzruhf@ verizon.net. On Internet at www.ittakesaregion.org NOV 11-18 North American International Livestock Exposition Sheep Show Louisville, KY. On Internet at www.livestockexpo.org NOV 12 Maple Tubing and Vacuum Workshop CCE Oswego Co., 3288 Main St., Mexico, NY. Contact JJ Schell, 315-963-7286, or email jjs69@cornell.edu.

Paul’s Nursery is Hosting an Open House 69 Wilcox Rd., Fulton, NY. 9 am - 5 pm. Showcasing our hydroponic vegetables that are grown year round in Fulton, NY. Call 315-598-1325.

DEC 1 “Group Housed Dairy Calf Systems” Symposium and Tours Doubletree Inn, East Syracuse, NY. Tours to follow Dec. 7-9. For full details on the symposium agenda and tour sites please visit www.ansci.cornell.edu/prodairy/calfsystems. If you do not have web access, please contact your local CCE Ag Educator.

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both are the greatest contributors to low pregnancy rates. Answers to the drill down questions highlight areas requiring attention to improve performance. Drill down questions are divided into two general categories — factors affecting heat detection rate and factors related to conception rate — and then are broken down into more specific categories: ineffective heat detection, anestrous cows, confinement and footing, heat stress, estrous synchronization program, inaccurate heat detection, artificial insemination technique, ration or feeding management issues, reproductive health, and environmental issues.

Each area of reproduction management is assigned a “risk level” based on the answers chosen. Categories that are assigned a higher risk level indicate an area to focus on when making changes to improve reproductive performance.

Farm data from 2009 and 2010 is being collected through the Penn State Profitability Assessment Dairy Tool from Pennsylvania dairy operations by Rebecca White of the Penn State Extension Dairy Team.

According to White, preliminary data reveals that two-thirds of the farms had an economic loss due to low pregnancy rates and high average days in milk (DIM) had a greater economic loss per cow.

Higher average DIM for a herd can signal a reproductive problem and can lead to lower lifetime production per cow further reducing herd profitability. For example, a dairy herd with an average of 192 DIM and a gross milk price of $20.50, the estimated loss from the increased DIM (192 vs. 185) $89.04 per cow per year.

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