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When the wind is right

by Julie Cushine-Rigg Dani Baker and David Belding have a great philosophy at their farm on Wellesley Island, near the St. Lawrence River, “…To build an ecologically, economically, and socially sustainable farm, diversified in plant and animal life...” Part of this philosophy includes a recent addition of wind energy to their 102 acre farm at Cross Island Farms in the 1,000 Islands Region of New York.

The conference was just one in a series that took place in cities including St. Paul, Minnesota and Denver Colorado over the past 18 months. Cross Island Farms was highlighted on the second day of the event at the Desmond Hotel in Albany as a way to showcase how rural and agricultural lands can be optimum places to integrate wind energy projects. With wider expanses of open land than more urbanized communities, agricultural lands present a potentially large market for these projects.

Lisa Daniels, Windustry’s Executive Director, said in a telephone interview following the conference that many advantages such as changes in metering, especially in New York, are making wind energy more feasible. One of the best and first things to do while considering the use of wind energy says Daniels, is to “Check in early and often.” Meaning, to contact everybody from local community

leaders to companies that manufacture and install wind energy systems, and others that will be involved with a potential project, before starting one. This helps to build a rapport with town officials who will be supporters of your ‘green’ project and helps to set a tone for the types of things you’d like to see supported in your community.

Lisa DiFrancisco, of North Coast Energy Systems presented issues concerning potential obstacles to wind projects in ‘Overcoming Barriers in Small Wind’. During this discussion, DiFranciso told the audience about what policies will make small wind a bigger market in the Northeast.

Roy Butler of Four Winds Renewable Energy commented that NYSERDA is very cooperative with small wind projects and offers some funding and incentives to make the option a viable one for customers.

Permits and zoning regarding setback and tower heights may not be in place within every community, or may need to be reevaluated to accommodate a wind energy project. DiFransciso suggested taking a look at other places where a project has been a success and, “Giving it a ditto,” and allowing for the industry to grow, respond and react within communities.

One less barrier in New York is thanks to recent legislation surrounding net metering. Under net

metering, a system owner receives retail credit for at least a portion of the electricity they generate.

Daniels says that this legislation is huge because it helps to make small wind energy more doable today.

How Cross Island Farms welcomed the wind Before Dani even realized she’d be farming, a trip to the southwest which included a stop in New Mexico had a great impact on what her farm is today. “Everywhere I looked, I saw these wind towers that were pumping water for the ranches.

I just loved them,” she said. Fast forward to 2009, and Dani along with David Belding have initiated a test tower for their project.

Where they are, on the more west side of the north country is more open than the east side where mountains tend to break up the wind, making their farm a breezy one. A good fit for fending off mosquitoes (much of their acreage is made up of Class II Wetlands) and starting a wind energy project.

After having a test tower in place for a year, things were still questionable. “We weren’t sure if this was going to be viable or not because most of the data that came back was disappointing. By the time we considered changing the model, there was no money from NYSERDA left.

But I still wanted to do it,” said Dani.

The original tower that

Participants in the recent ribbon cutting event to inaugurate Cross Island Farms' small wind project are, (front row from left): Candace Celestin, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA, Conor Kays, Sales and Design Manager, Alternative Power Solutions, David Belding and Dani Baker, Co-Owners, Cross Island Farms, Addie Russell, NYS Assemblywoman, River District, Darrell Aubertine, Commissioner, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, and Melanie Littlejohn, Regional Executive, Central Division, National Grid.

Photo by Steve Deihl was proposed was 80 feet going to pay 25 percent of about 750 feet from the tall at the hub with the the project, so that was neighbor’s property line data forecasting more big. The grant was al- and about the same disthan an 80 year payback ready secured, just sit- tance from the road. The schedule. Originally the ting there waiting for us farm is zoned resort resipayback schedule was to use it,” recalls Baker. dential, and at the suglooking to be around sev- So she and Belding up- gestion of others, the pair en or eight years. While graded their electric serv- decided to apply to have this was a letdown, Baker ice as part of the criteria. their farm zoned as an and Belding pursued the The electric service to agricultural district when project and discovered their house needed to be they first bought the that to make it happen, upgraded to accommo- farm. Turns out that was and still get the grant, date what the as yet to be the best thing they could they would have to spend determined final project have done. five percent of the total was going to be.

“When it came time to cost of the project by the While still in the plan- do this wind project [we Jan. 1, 2010 or risk los- ning stages, Cross Island discovered that] there’s a ing it.

Farm’s project drew wind overlay district They worked with press coverage due to within the town of OrFourth Coast Inc., (Clay- pros and cons seen by leans but that does not ton, NY) who secured the farmers and seasonal extend to the river or ingrant for the farm residents. Subsequently clude our island,” said through the USDA REAP a representative from NY- Belding. But with the (Rural Energy for Ameri- SERDA happened upon farm being in the agriculca Program) to help get one of several newspaper tural district, of course things rolling after the articles about the wind they were not restricted lackluster data outcome. project and contacted from implementing the “The USDA grant was Baker and Belding to let project. The zoning board them know that if they could not tell them, “No.” were still moving ahead Overall the project has with it, that there was been well received by money available again. neighbors. This is due in Project back on! part because Baker “We contacted Fourth sought out letters of recCoast and then talked ommendation for the with Alternative Power project fairly early on.

Solutions (APS) out of She was able to get enSyracuse,” says Baker. dorsements from two APS’s proposal in turn land trusts, and the Insuggested a tower of ternational Board of 120 feet.

Tourism.

“They (APS) have a lot of Total cost for the projconfidence in the wind ect is estimated to be projection. The 120 feet around $73,000 and its was a minimum height output and payoff has that APS would consider been good. The farm’s doing to have a viable first electric bill after inwind resource,” accord- stalling the turbine reing to Belding. With the flected less than half the confident wind projec- usage of energy within tion, a second test tower the same 30 day period was not needed. the year before. The Baker and Belding opt- farm also has a solar ed not to have guy-wires system (which went onfor their tower, instead line at the end of Sephaving a deeper footing, tember) and Baker reso that animals would be ports that their second able to graze in the pas- bill actually credited the ture. The wind tower at farm with more than 200 David Belding and Dani Baker of Cross Island Farms share their story with the conference participants.

Photo by Lisa Daniels, Windustry Executive Director Cross Island Farms is kwh (kilowatt hours).

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New York 4-H dairy youth poised for greatness Submitted by Deborah Grusenmeyer, Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, PRODAIRY New York State 4-H Dairy Youth teams have had a busy and successful fall for 2011. All year long, young people ranging in age from 9 to 19 are involved in New York’s 4H Youth Development program. These young people, focusing on dairy project animals, have been learning, practicing and participating in county, district and state level events aiming for the opportunity to attend a national or invitational competition.

Young people, 14 to 19 years, representing our State 4-H dairy teams are selected based on their level of skill and performance at our State level competitions, many which are held annually at Cornell University in Ithaca or at the New York State Fair in Syracuse.

Youth participating in 4H animal science focusing on dairy, have a strong interest in all aspects of the dairy industry, dairy production management and the dairy science field. The knowledge and experience gained from these events last a lifetime, in addition to building life skills in communication, networking, decision

making, applying technology, and career and college planning.

The 4-H Dairy Management team competed at the Junior Dairy Management Contest held at the All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, PA. This event is an educational activity for both 4H and FFA members.

Participation provides an excellent opportunity to evaluate top quality animals, receive experience in evaluation and decision-making, and demonstrate knowledge and skills in dairy management through the following exercises: dairy cattle selection, linear trait analysis, diseases and bio-security, meats identification and quality assurance of dairy beef, feed management, identification of grains, forages and by-products, facilities, biology of lactation and mastitis, and farm business management.

This well-rounded approach to learning benefits our dairy producers of the future and its infrastructure. The NY 4-H Dairy Challenge team took 1st place honors at the Junior Dairy Management Contest in Harrisburg. The team members were Erik Shelmidine from Jefferson Co., Peter Gartung from Otsego Co., Heidi VanLieshout from Oneida Co.

and Hunter Calyer from Orange Co. Erik was 3rd high individual overall, Hunter was 7th, and Peter was 10th high individual. Cathy Galley, a dairy producer and 4-H Volunteer from Otsego Co. coached the team. Congratulations for an outstanding job.

New York sent three different 4-H dairy cattle judging teams of youth to compete at national/regional contests this past fall. Dairy Judging requires participants to understand the concepts of dairy cow conformation and provide sets of oral reasons for choosing one cow over another. Making a decision and then defending your decision is a life skill learned through dairy judging. The first 4H dairy cattle judging team competed at the contest held at the AllAmerican Dairy Show in Harrisburg, PA. The team members were Miquela Hanselman from Delaware Co., Andy Chlus, Herkimer Co., Heidi VanLieshout, Oneida Co. and Margaret McKernan, Franklin Co. As a whole the team placed 6th, while Miquela was 3rd place individual overall, Heidi 23rd, and Andy 36th.

The second team of 4-H dairy judges, who traveled to Louisville, KY, to compete at the contest

NY State 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Team members competing at the National contest in Madison, WI are from left to right Meghan Vail from Oneida Co., Emma Andrew from Wayne Co., Dr. Doug Waterman, coach, Cassie Stap from Orange Co., and Andrew Reynolds from Orleans Co.

held at the North American International Livestock Exposition were Devon Simpson (8th Individual), Orange Co., Adam Buckenmeyer (10th Individual), Wyoming Co., Danielle Bartlett, Fulton Co., Logan Martin, Cattaraugus Co. The team as a whole took 4th place honors in the contest against 21 other states, and was 7th for oral reasons. Jamie Flint, a dairy farmer and 4-H volunteer from

NY State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Team members competing at the National Contest in Louisville, KY were from left to right front: Matt Young, Coach, Debbie Grusenmeyer, Coach, Jesse Bonin (team captain) from Columbia Co.; Back: Katie Oster from Madison Co., Casey Porter from Jefferson Co., Justine Bishop from Delaware Co.

Wyoming Co. coached the team.

The team members competing at the National Contest held in Madison, WI, in conjunction with the World Dairy Expo were Andrew Reynolds, Orleans Co., Cassandra Stap, Orange Co., Meghan Vail, Oneida Co. and Emma Andrew, Wayne Co. A great success story was made as the team placed 1st, with high individual placing as follows: Andrew 3rd, Emma 6th, Cassie 18th. For the reasons placing; Cassie Stap was 2nd overall, Emma was 4th, Andrew 13th, and giving New York top score for Oral Reasons.

The team now has the opportunity to travel to Europe for the International Competition in Edinburg, Scotland, in late June through early July. This team of outstanding young people will be spearheading fund raising efforts to raise the monies needed for them to have this incredible opportunity. The Harrisburg and Madison teams were coached by Dr. Doug Waterman of Madison, Co. Congratulations to our Harrisburg team placing 6th, the Madison team placing 1st and the Louisville team placing 4th.

NY State Dairy Quiz Bowl Team who competed at the National Invitational 4-H Dairy Bowl Contest held at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, KY took 2nd honors against 17 other

states. The team worked really hard and left the final match with a 2nd place finish. Instead of the individual question phase we have at our State contest, participants in Louisville take a 50 question written test on Friday Evening and the top 10 individuals on the written test are recognized at the awards banquet. It is very impressive to have all four of our team members in the top five: Casey Porter of Jefferson Co. was 2nd high individual, Jesse Bonin of Columbia Co was 3rd high individual, Justine Bishop of Delaware was 4th high individual, and Katie Oster of Madison Co., was 5th high individual. I am very proud of the team members for their outstanding accomplishments not only taking 2nd at the Nationals, but also the life skill of coming together as a team and the great leadership they each brought to the team. As a coach it is pretty cool to see four individuals from all different corners of New York State come together as strangers on day one and at the end of day two are working together like they have been best friends for years. It is one of those experiences as a coach or a person working in 4-H youth development say to themselves, “this is why we do it”. The team was coached by Matt Young of Ontario Co. and Debbie Grusenmeyer from Cornell University.

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Pay price to dairy farmers under S1640, the Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2011 The following price chart illustrates the price that dairy farmers would receive for their milk across the United States if S-1640 was in place. The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture is mandated to adjust the pay price four times per year.

The Class I utilization will vary somewhat when the prices are adjusted.

S-1640 is the only dairy proposal that can tell all dairy farmers the approximate price they will receive for their milk.

The Class II price (now all manufactured milk) represents the national average cost of production. Existing Class I differentials are added to the Class II price to determine the value of Class I milk.

The supply management program

contained in S-1640 does not tell dairy farmers how much milk they can produce, but if there is an over-production of milk, then there will be a penalty charged on the excess milk produced.

We urge all dairy farmers to support S1640 and get it passed into law.

This pricing formula was compiled by Arden Tewksbury, Manager, Progressive Agriculture Organization, to more effectively equalize the prices paid to dairy farmers in the United States.

These figures approximately represent current economic conditions. “Price Paid to Dairymen” reflects the price dairy farmers would receive under S1640. These pay prices will be readjusted four (4) times per year.

Pro Ag can be reached at 570-8335776 or by e-mail at progressiveagricultureorg@gmail.com .

Dairy farmers help support dairy bill I have been a lifelong dairy farmer in Northern New York State. In addition for many years I hauled dairy cows all over the Northeast for hundreds of dairy farmers. During the last several years, I’ve heard nothing but complaints from these dairy farmers regarding raw milk prices and the high cost of operating their dairy farms.

Over and over again I heard these dairy farmers tell me that we need a new dairy bill that would cover their cost of operating their farms! No kidding! Many of us have been attempting for many years to obtain a new pricing formula that would allow all dairy farmers to cover their

costs. Oh, I call myself a real strong dairy farmer activist. I have to say, where is everyone else? Don’t you dairy farmers feel you deserve to have the opportunity to cover all of your costs?

Don’t you realize there is a dairy bill called the Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2011. The bill is identified as S-1640. It was introduced by Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. of Pennsylvania. (Please don’t be confused by the other bill that Senator Casey introduced called S-1682.)

Believe me, S-1640 is the only bill or dairy proposal out there that uses the dairy farmers’ cost of production to determine the value of raw milk at your farm. (Isn’t it about time?) S-1640 has a

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milk supply management program.

This program doesn’t tell you how much milk you can produce, but in the event there is over-production of milk, then those that over-produce milk may have to pay a penalty on the over-production.

S-1640 also allows a dairy farmer not only to cover their cost of production, but if you operate your farm properly you will be able to realize a profit on your operation. (When was the last time you heard profit?)

I urge all dairy farmers to put your shoulder to the wheel and support S-1640.

Please ask yourself these questions.

1. Do you want a dairy bill that covers your cost plus a profit?

2. Do you really believe the government should be involved in subsidizing insurance programs to cover your cost?

3. Do you really believe that allowing operators of manufacturing milk plants to establish your price is really the way to go?

4. Do you believe that receiving

cheese and butter prices electronically on a daily basis will help your price?

I think all dairy farmers should say NO to processors determining your milk price. You should say NO to insurance programs covering some of your cost.

And you should say NO to continually having your milk prices established by the present system.

Oh, by the way, please remember that S-1640 is the only dairy bill that will not cost the government any money.

Boy, that’s a real twist.

If you want to know what your pay price would be than simply review the pricing chart that Pro-Ag released recently. If you want to review the pricing chart you can call 658-2687 or e-mail at fhagdairyactivist@ridgeviewtel.us You know what, if you don’t get behind S-1640, then please don’t complain to me anymore about your milk prices.

Floyd Hall, Ag & Dairy Activist LaFargeville, NY

Dairy Reform: be careful what you ask for!

The recent in-depth economic analysis by Mark Stephenson of National Milk’s “Dairy Security Act,” which was introduced by Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN), brings to light several unintended consequences that will harm the future of the U.S. Dairy Industry. Stephenson’s analysis shows only a modest reduction in the volatility of milk prices, but a significant decrease in dairy farmers’ revenue. This proposal also has a huge price tag for the taxpaying public, yet is being considered by the “Super Committee” as saving taxpayer dollars.

Congress has a history of making changes to dairy policy that have unintended consequences, such as the dairy price support and product price formulas with make allowances. These programs were well intended, but they remove competition from manufactured product classes and send a signal to our international customers that we will only sell products to them when prices

are high. This approach decreases dairy farmers’ revenue.

I think Senator Robert Casey’s (D-PA) “Dairy Advancement Act” (S. 1682) is a better option for the dairy industry. It cleans up existing policy by removing the dairy product price support program and product price formulas with make allowances and replaces them with a true two-class system, which puts competition back into the marketplace. It sends a clear signal to our trading partners that we will be a reliable supplier of dairy products, while giving farmers the option to use MILC or LGMDairy insurance as a safety net.

Dairy farms are an important part of the local economy, and federal dairy policy needs to align with the real needs and opportunities of the dairy industry.

Sincerely, Clifford L. Hawbaker Dairy Producer and Chairman of the Dairy Policy Action Coalition (DPAC) Hamilton Heights Dairy Chambersburg, PA

Cover photo It is important to use straw to keep calves warm during cold winter weather.

Managing kidding

by Judy Van Put During the third class on Meat Goat Farming for Beginners, Dr. tatiana Stanton, Cornell Small Ruminant Specialist, covered an important topic in a goat farmer’s role, and suggested that goat farmers take the time to learn and know the stages of kidding when starting a breeding program.

The first step is to quietly observe your does. The doe’s behavior will change; you’ll notice her pawing, acting restless and showing a “nesting instinct” such as gathering straw up, separating herself from others.

When the time is near, you may notice her beginning to dilate. With yearling does, however, it will take longer to dilate than with older does who have kidded before. Try to allow her a place to kid that is quiet and without a lot of interruption, and keep dogs away. Once she starts pushing, the water sac appears or breaks, and the kid may be sighted, while she is draining a little bit of water. In 30 minutes the doe will be in hard labor — if not, she’ll need to be examined. (Note that women of childbearing age should wear gloves if handling newborn kids or lambs, birthing fluids or afterbirths, as goats and sheep can carry toxoplasmosis which can transfer to a human fetus; this can

cause problems with blindness and even mental retardation.)

After about 30 minutes, the first kid will emerge (if not, examine the doe.) If she’s chosen a muddy place in which to kid, put the kid on a clean towel and encourage her to move to a cleaner area by slightly moving the kid on the towel. If you move the kid low (down to the ground) the goat will follow the smell of the kid and she will move onto cleaner area.) As the doe starts to bond with her kid, try to be unobtrusive in handling it, to ensure good bonding between the doe and kids.

If the doe refuses to lick off the kid in extremely cold weather, dry the kid vigorously with towels, rags or clean straw to warm him up and to trigger the sucking instinct. Pay special attention to ears and legs to prevent frostbite. Dip the navel cord in 7 percent iodine; if cord is unbroken, hold cord between your two hands and stretch slowly to break, or let doe break it when she stands up. Then kid will breathe when cord is broken. Make sure the kid’s nose and mouth are cleaned off, and that the kid is breathing and has a warm-to-thetouch mouth. If the kid is not breathing, swing him by the hind legs while supporting his head, and clean the birthing fluids out of his nose/mouth. You can

use a basting or nasal syringe to help.

Rub his ribcage, chest and face vigorously. Record the sex and any abnormalities that may be present, as well as litter size and weights for your farm records.

After another 30 minutes the doe may start to push again and prepare for her second kid. Note that does kidding for the first time may progress through the first stages slower than this, but it is still a good idea to cleanly and carefully examine the doeling if progress becomes very slow or stops.

Watch first-timers to be sure they’re going to nurse. This is very important in cold weather so the kid gets critical nutrition into it. Check on the kids’ activity level (healthy kids will usually stretch when they get up and immediately look for a teat to nurse on) and stomach distention (signs of successful nursing.) If you are unsure that the kids are getting milk, strip the wax plugs out of the doe’s udder and check for mastitis or blind teats. Make sure the doe has easy access to water and forage; watch for milk fever or ketosis.

Observe whether the afterbirth has been expelled (this should happen an hour after the last birth) and whether the doe has a hearty appetite. Administer BoSe shots subcutaneously to kids

or oral dewormers to does if this is part of your routine. If necessary, use coats (made from cutting the ends off of tube socks or sleeves off of old sweaters) warming boxes, warm water baths, heating pads or hair dryers to thoroughly dry and warm kids. If using a heat lamp (not recommended due to fire hazard) be absolutely sure that there is no way it can fall over and cause a barn fire. Try to avoid leaving heat lamps or warming boxes unattended.

Put the doe and her kids into a small pen or “jug” if she is having difficulty bonding to her kids. Tie her up snugly, making sure she cannot jump the wall and choke herself if she is refusing to accept a kid or if you are grafting an orphan kid onto her. Assist the kid to nurse frequently until it is accepted.

Neonatal mortality is greatly affected by your herd’s preventive health management program; your herd’s nutritional program; how adequate your facilities are for the season you are kidding (especially for winter kidding); the litter size and season of birthing; and a bit of luck — and being able to find a ‘quick fix’ if necessary! The use of monitors, such as binoculars, webcams, baby monitors, having the kidding area in a place you can see from your window, and even TV monitors can be of great help during kidding time. Good organizational skills will help save precious time.

Cold weather calf management Sound management practices help calves thrive in cold weather.

Cold weather can cause young calves to use excessive energy. It is stressful and puts their health at risk. But, by thinking ahead and using sound management practices, producers can minimize those risks and help their calves thrive.

Calves, especially

young ones, are using lots of energy growing, fighting off disease threats and building body mass during their first few months of life. When cold weather comes along, they have another demand on that energy: staying warm. If calves don’t have enough energy reserve, the cold will rob the energy that should have gone for growth or

30-day period for inclusion of ag parcels in a certified ag district The Broome County Legislature, by Resolution 496 of 2004, established an annual 30-day period during which farmers can submit proposals to include viable land within a certified agricultural district. The 30-day period runs through Dec. 31.

Agricultural districts are designed to encourage the continued use of farmland for agricultural production. Agricultural Districts should not be confused with town-designated agricultural zones, which determine allowable activities.

At the end of the 30-day period, all requests for inclusion are referred to the County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board (AFPB). The Board determines if each parcel submitted for inclusion consists predominately of viable agricultural land

and if inclusion of the land would serve the public interest by helping to maintain a viable agricultural industry within the district.

The recommendations of the Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board to include parcels in an agricultural district are made to the County Legislature, which, following a public hearing will vote to adopt or reject the inclusion of the parcels into an existing agricultural district.

Questions regarding enrollment of parcels into an agricultural districts can be made by contacting Laura Biasillo at Cornell Cooperative Extension, 607-772-8953 or mail to: ATTENTION: Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board, 840 Upper Front St. Binghamton, NY 13905.

disease resistance.

The average body core temperature of a calf is approximately 102 degrees Fahrenheit. Their “thermal neutral zone’ is bounded by 60 at the bottom and 75 or 80 at the top, according to Sam Leadley, Ph.D., P.A.S., Calf/Heifer Management Specialist at Attica Veterinary Associates in Attica, NY. and editor of Calving Ease, a monthly newsletter for calf raisers. So, for them, it starts feeling cold — and energy starts being diverted away from growing and staying healthy — when the mercury drops below 60 degrees. And, the colder the weather gets, the more energy a calf has to use maintaining that body temperature.

How quickly their energy is depleted depends on how effective the producer’s calf management strategies are. And, that can make the difference between health and sickness …even life and death.

There are basically two avenues for minimizing the drain on energy during cold weather months: (1) bolstering the calf’s energy reserves and (2) shielding the calf from the cold that is draining energy. Here are a few easy ways to accomplish both.

Rev up their energy Set the stage for a high energy start by making sure each calf’s dam has had good nutrition. “That

translates into more brown fat, which converts directly to heat and helps calves during the first few days of life warm their bodies during the cold weather,” Leadley explained. It also yields better quality colostrum for the newborn calf. He added that calf energy can be stimulated as much as fourfold in newborns simply by making sure they stand up quickly after birth.

Feed more energy during the colder months.

The amount increased depends on how cold the weather gets. Leadley says he generally recommends a 50 percent increase for Western New York winters. In everyday terms, that correlates to feeding three quarts of replacer or milk per feeding twice daily instead of two quarts per feeding. He and many other experts in the field recommend adding grain to the calf’s diet — as early as day two. That also provides a rich source of energy and heat.

“Grain ferments in the rumen, and after about five or six weeks of age, that fermentation is generating a fair amount of heat,” said Leadley.

Shield them from the cold Protect calves from wind or strong drafts that can compound cold temperatures and further deplete energy. Provide places for the calf to es-

If the bedding material accommodates “nesting,” that will further shield calves from the cold. cape the wind, especially chase calf blankets to where they can lie down. keep them warm.

Lying down exposes less Warming their milk of their body to the wind and water is one more than standing up, so it way to keep the cold from consumes less energy. depleting their energy Make sure their bed- stores. We don’t often ding insulates them from think about it, but when the cold. Earth and con- calves drink cold milk, crete are both very cold in replacer or water, their winter months, so pro- body has to warm it to vide an adequate amount 102 degrees. By feeding of dry, comfortable bed- the liquids in their diets ding material that has at close to body temperagood insulating proper- ture, you can reduce ties. Be certain the bed- that drain on their enerding is thick enough to gy. Leadley says it is improvide a three-inch portant to monitor feedbase, when compressed. ing temperatures, espeIf the bedding material cially for milk. An inexaccommodates “nesting,” pensive rapid-read therthat will further shield mometer can be used to calves from the cold. If a quickly check to see that calf has enough straw “as-fed” milk is not too bedding for winter you much cooler than 102 should not be able to see degrees even under winher feet when she lies ter conditions. down, Leadley said. Or, These are just a few you can test the effective- ways that producers can ness of the bedding your- more effectively manage self by kneeling down on the health of their calves it. If your knees feel cold during cold weather. after a few minutes, you Sound management can be sure that a calf practices such as these will, too. If bedding mate- can help prevent the cold rials are less than desir- from robbing calves of able or don’t allow nest- their energy — and proing, you can even pur- ducers of their profits.

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Crop Comments

by Paris Reidhead Field Crops Consultant Sky didn’t fall Hurricane Irene and tropical storm Lee wrought havoc on a large part of the geography which is called home by our readers. The overall human and economic damage caused by Mother Nature’s misbehavior will take a long time to repair, if ever, in some situations. My sons and I pay taxes on a small parcel of land in Prattsville Township (in Greene County). The village bearing that name suffered more damage per resident than any other local government entity in the Northeast, as the result of century flooding caused by Irene. The fighting spirit evidenced by residents and friends of that village, as they attempt to rebuild their homes and lives, is Olympic-class.

In addition to the human suffering toll caused by the flooding there was the concern regarding flood damage to crops which survived the deluge. I remember the nor’east storm that clobbered Central New York on June 28 and 29, 2006. In our basement we experienced 4 1/2 feet of water, which destroyed our furnace.

Mercifully FEMA replaced our furnace. The depth of water surrounding our house ranged from one inch to 18 inches. A neighbor invited us to stay in her house, situated on higher ground, until the waters receded.

She shouldn’t have worn shorts that day, because she was bitten by fish as she waded through our front yard.

Neighborhood kids had a blast playing in the water, which was roily with silt and clay, and no doubt petroleum and sewage. As far as I know, none of those kids got sick. There was also concern about flood impact on crop quality.

That year there were many quality issues with corn harvested in the Northeast.

Standing corn, most of it roughly knee-high at flood-time, suffered mycotoxin attacks, indirectly, if not directly, caused by the flood. Crop advisors and feed management consultants strongly urged

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farmers to test their harvested crops. We recommend that normally; in 2006 we often nagged producers to test their crops. And there were mold and mycotoxins issues. During Fall 2006 and on through 2007 mold-inhibiting and mold-countering products were sold like crazy. When mycotoxins were identified, recommendations ranged from diluting the tainted feeds all the way up to not feeding them at all, depending on the level of contamination.

Between Irene and Lee I wrote that most likely corn that survived the flooding would in effect pick itself up and get back in the race. For the Sept. 12 column, I penned, “New rains, one of which we are getting as I write, will wash away the clay particles to a large extent. If the rest of the growing season is normal (whatever that is), and the growing-degree-days come the way they’re supposed to, corn is quite a forgiving crop.” I concluded that column with: “Let’s take the 2011 harvest season one day at a time, and not wallow in fear and worry. Often those human weaknesses are more debilitating than the curve balls Mother Nature throws at us.”

But I did strongly urge people to test their crops, particularly corn in all forms.

Some folks with advisory responsibilities were a lot more worried that I was about crop quality issues. I felt they had adopted the attitude Chicken Little, who according to the 19th century children’s tale was beaned by a falling acorn

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and then feared that the sky was falling. Wondering whether I was too nonchalant about floodcaused crop damage, I called Paul Sirois at the Dairy One Forage Lab in Ithaca. As director of that lab, he, more than most people, has his finger on the pulse of crop quality issues.

So yesterday, by phone, he answered a bunch of my questions, and made the following comments, based on his laboratory observations of corn crop quality. He qualified his statements by saying these were just his observations, not scientific findings based on carefully designed experiments. He began by saying that 2011 corn silage samples are showing higher ash levels than they did last year. He believes that this likely re-

sulted from silt and clay left by flood waters on the corn leaves next to the stalk. He said that thus far this fall there have been more requests for mycotoxin tests than there were last year, but the mycotoxin levels don’t appear higher than they were on 2010 corn crops, which is good news.

He said that compared to 2010, this year has shown many more corn silage samples which look much more like snaplage than silage. He attributes this to folks chopping corn much higher than last year so as to leave behind the presumably higher levels of clay and silt found on the lower part of the stalk. He said that this year, more so than last year, crop advisors are recommending that corn be combined for grain then chopped; this move essentially avoids the excess ash problem entirely.

Paul said that while much of Vermont still lacked serviceable roads,

following the floods, that state’s Agency for Agriculture, Food, and Markets (AAFM) was actively addressing the expected crop quality issues caused by Irene and Lee. AAFM strongly recommended that their producers test flood-damaged feeds (in addition to the normal protein, energy, and minerals), for bacteria, molds, mycotoxins, heavy metals, herbicides, other pesti-

cides, and PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls).

The last four tests were beyond Dairy One Lab’s capability, and would have to be performed by a very reputable lab in Pennsylvania.

AAFM stopped recommending these more exotic tests when they learned that package’s price tag was around $800. The sky wasn’t falling, but some jaws were.

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Anderson Wintle My parents bought our farm on Armlin Hill, near Breakabeen in Schoharie County, NY, in 1958. Al-

ways restless and with a dream of owning his own farm, my Dad had already moved us twice in New Jersey.

He would buy a few acres, build a new house, buy a few animals, and then sell and move — always trying to get closer to his dream of being a fulltime farmer, his own boss — a truly independent man. He emigrated from

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Sweden to America in 1926 with the dream of being a farmer, and he worked in factories for nearly 30 years to save enough money to buy one.

We moved on Memorial Day weekend in 1959. I was 9, my brothers John and Peter, were 11 and 16 and my little sister Janice, was 6. My Dad had bought an old truck in which he packed all our belongings. My aunt and uncle accompanied us, driving my Mom and all us kids in her car. It was a long and hot day — unusually hot for Memorial Day — and we were all exhausted after moving everything into our ‘new’ home.

The first summer was filled with exploration and fun. We had 225 acres to explore, including old barns, old homesteads, deep woods and a creek that ran behind the house. We didn’t have cows that first summer or equipment to take in hay, so our summer was free from chores. My Dad commuted early each Monday to his job in New Jersey and came home again late on Friday night. My mother, never one to be idle, spent her days clearing brush from a barn yard overgrown with weeds and young trees. I imagine she was getting ready for having a herd of cows. I only remember playing in the barn yard, swinging on vines in the overgrown trees and splashing in the brook as she worked. We were seven miles from town, my mother didn’t drive and even if she did, my Dad had the car in New Jersey all week. We were isolated, but we never felt alone.

Not every summer was as idyllic as the first. Eventually my father bought cows and farm equipment and we were

all busy farming. As children, it was our job to bring the herd home from the pasture for milking. If we were lucky, we could catch our horse Heidi, saddle her up and ride her to round up the cows. Most of the time she was too smart and elusive to be caught or saddled; it was almost always easier to walk the long hill. My brothers helped milk and I helped clean the cows and carry the milk. The pails were too heavy for a young girl and I spilled too much. I was very good at scraping the cow flops into the gutter and putting out fresh straw for bedding. We kept our cows and our barn very clean. My parents were proud of their lives as farmers, and respectful of the life and all it entailed.

We all helped to bring in the hay.

Our first summer of haying we had little money for equipment and our baler was old and didn’t work well. I rode on the baler to make sure it tied the knots properly. When it didn’t, I shouted for my Dad. He would stop the tractor and baler and come back to tie the knots by hand. I remember having sun-burned legs, red and itchy from the hay seeds and sun and even itchier eyes from the hay dust. But, that was my job. I think I even liked it a little. I understood it was an important job, and I felt important riding with my Dad. After the first summer, we bought newer equipment and I no longer had to ride the baler. My sister and I rolled the bales into groups, so the truck would make fewer stops to load the hay. As we grew older and stronger, we

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Stories from A7 all helped throw the bales onto the truck. My Dad made small bales, so my sister and I could manage them. My brothers helped by driving, and my mother stacked the truck. She was very careful to stack alternate rows cut side up, so the truck full of hay would ride safely without tipping down the huge hill that was our 35 acre hayfield. Both my parents were safety minded and weighed all the risks of farming before letting us kids help.

Many times we baled until late at night. “Make hay while the sun shines”, my mother would say. We would be tired and hungry when we got back to the house. Sometimes my mother would cook something hot between hay runs and it would be ready for us when we got back to the house. Most of the late nights we were almost too tired to eat and a bowl of corn flakes tasted just as good as any hot meal. On the days we were done early, it would be a treat for my Dad to drive us to Partridge Nest in Breakabeen to swim in the creek or to Van’s Dairy Bar in Middleburgh to get an ice cream.

Winters on the farm were hard, especially the first year while my Dad still worked in New Jersey during the week. Our house was old and cold and drafty. We didn’t have central heat, only a poorly designed woodstove in the kitchen during the first year. We didn’t yet have our own cut wood, and I remember my Mom trying to gather enough money for even a partial cord of wood. One time, I remember her having exactly $7 and using it all to have wood delivered.

She was afraid my Dad would be angry because it was probably meant for food or farm bills. We kids felt lucky to be in school during the week where we were warm. Thinking back, I imagine my Mom, being the wonderful selfless mother she was, probably burned very little wood during the day while only she was home to enjoy the warmth.

The years didn’t seem to go quickly, but I now know they did. We all grew and graduated from high school, going on to colleges and marriages and homes with real heat turned on by the flick of a switch.

Our lives grew very dif-

ferent from our lives on the farm. Looking back, nearly 40 years later, I realize what a wonderful gift it was growing up on our farm. We learned to work hard, mostly without complaining, to ‘make do’, as my mother often said, and to enjoy what we had and each other.

I think and look back fondly with memories of my parents and our farm. Some days, when an open window invites the summer breezes in, and a light rain has left a damp wood smell in my upstairs, I’ll climb the stairs and be taken back to my childhood on the farm. I can close my

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The Congressional Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction was unable to come to agreement on $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction and has adjourned.

The failure of the Joint Committee to develop a package of recommendations to reduce the deficit will trigger $1.2 trillion in cuts to domestic discretionary and defense spending, starting in January 2013 under a sequestration process. While the sequestration process is set to be automatic, Congress could act either to block or modify the cut (which has been done in the past).

The American Soybean Association (ASA) strongly supports bipartisan efforts to address our Nation’s deficits in a manner that does not disproportionately cut programs important to maintaining our Nation’s food security and protecting our natural resources. ASA is disappointed that the Joint Committee was unable to agree on a package that addresses our Nation’s deficits.

Likely because the Joint Committee process appeared headed toward failure, leaders of the Senate and House Ag Committees did not and have not yet released the package of recommendations they had crafted to achieve budget savings from agriculture. Essentially, the Congressional Ag Committees had written a new five-year farm bill within the context of the requirements of the Budget Control Act. The Congressional Ag Committees had earlier committed to the Joint Committee that they would reduce farm bill spending by $23 billion

over 10 years. Although the exact breakdown of the cuts was never officially released, $13 billion was understood to be cut from commodity programs, $6 billion from conservation programs, and $4 billion from nutrition programs.

Under the set of recommendations that was leaked last Friday, the Committees reduced spending on farm bill programs by a total of $23 billion, while restructuring the farm program safety net and other programs that are important to soybean producers and others in production agriculture and rural America.

There were a number of positive provisions in the Committees’ leaked recommendations, including streamlined conservation programs, maintained funding for important export promotion programs, and reauthorized key agricultural research and bioenergy programs. ASA was pleased that a farm-level revenue coverage program that complemented a strengthened crop insurance program was included in their recommendations. ASA believes such a program is an efficient, defensible evolution in farm policy that will better assist U.S. soybean producers in managing price and yield risks.

The farm-level revenue program included in the Committee’s leaked recommendations was very similar to the “Risk Management for America’s Farmers” program that ASA had proposed earlier this fall that would partially protect revenue losses by farmers of soybeans and other program com-

modities that result from low prices or reduced yields for their crops.

The program would establish commodity-specific revenue benchmarks for individual farmers based on historical yields and prices, and compensate them for part of the difference when current-year revenue for a commodity on their farm falls below a percentage of the benchmark.

All planted and prevented planted acres would be covered under the plan. The program would complement the existing crop insurance program used by most farmers, which ASA strongly supports and believes must be continued.

While ASA was pleased that the farm-level revenue coverage program included in the recommendations from the Congressional Ag Committees, ASA continues to have major concerns with the target price program that also was included in the Committee’s recommendations. Farmers were to have been able to make a one-time choice to either participate in either the revenue-coverage program or in the target price program.

ASA and other groups — including wheat, corn, barley, sunflower, canola and pulse crops — expressed concern that by raising target prices for some crops close to current market prices and “recoupling” payments to crops actually planted in the current year, the target price program would incentivize producers to base their planting decisions on program payments. Moreover, this program would allow produc-

ers to plant and receive target price payments for any crop on up to the total of base acres on a farm. Providing target price payments on production outside a crop’s historical acreage base could cause sharp swings in planting and production that bear little relation to market signals. This would be a reversal of the decoupled nature of the current farm bill’s counter-cyclical payment program.

The target price program included in the Committee’s recommendations would discontinue planting flexibility achieved under the last four farm bills, a key policy which has allowed producers to respond to market signals rather than the farm program.

Before the Agriculture Committees resume work on a 2012 Farm Bill, ASA believes a thorough analysis on the various programs proposed under the Committees’ leaked recommendations for the farm safety net needs to be completed — including the revenuebased program, the Cotton STAX program and the target price program — to determine producer participation levels, program interaction, and the resulting impacts on planting decisions, crop production, market prices, and program costs.

ASA looks forward to working with Agriculture Committees and all Members of Congress as they continue their efforts to reduce Federal deficits and complete the next farm bill.

Source: ASA Weekly Leader Letter for Wednesday, Nov. 23

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NYSERDA funding helps New York invest in energy from organic waste

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$57 million program funds anaerobic digester projects; Technology creates energy from manure, sewage or food waste The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced $57 million in funding to support anaerobic digester technology that will generate energy through the use of decaying organic materials.

The technology, used mostly by the agriculture industry in New York, will help farms become more environmentally friendly by reducing their dependence on fossil fuel use. In addition to farms, the technology has applications in certain industrial settings, such as food production or wastewater treatment.

Anaerobic digestion, a renewable-energy process, creates biogas fuel from farm waste, wastewater treatment sludge or food processing waste. Microorganisms are used to break down biodegradable materials in a sealed, oxygen-free tank which produces a methane and carbon dioxide-rich biogas that can be burned to generate both electricity and heat.

At the end of the process, the leftover digestate materials can also be used as fertilizer. In the case of farms, the technology can also reduce odors by treating manure in this sealed process, improve nutrient cycle management and lessen farms’ impact on watersheds. It can also limit the emission of methane, a greenhouse gas that is 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide.

“Anaerobic digestion offers farmers the opportunity to lower their energy costs while at the same time providing environmental benefits to air quality and local watersheds,” said Francis J. Murray Jr., President and CEO of NYSERDA. “This renewable energy project is just one way New York will achieve its goal of reducing greenhouse gases and consumption of fossil fuels.”

NYSERDA will invest more than $11 million per year for the next five years to qualifying applicants, in amounts of up to $1 million per applicant.

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“Anaerobic digestion can make our farms more efficient and competitive by lowering the cost of energy. This technology offers significant air and water quality benefits, not the least which is using a greenhouse gas as a source of renewable energy,” said Darrel J. Aubertine, Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets. “This program will help make our agricultural economy stronger and our environment cleaner.”

The program provides about 50 percent of the cost of the power genera-

tion equipment. An additional 30 percent of the cost can be reimbursed by federal stimulus dollars for projects starting construction in 2011.

Applications will be accepted through 2015, or until the funding — awarded on a first come, first served basis — is exhausted.

NYSERDA previously offered incentives toward anaerobic digester equipment in 2010 which attracted 19 applicants representing more than 10,000 kilowatts of capacity and $60 million worth of construction activity.

Examples of anaerobic digestion projects that were recently awarded RPS incentives in New York: • Gloversville/Johnstown Wastewater Treatment Plant. NYSERDA

funding: $923,000 • Sheland Farm, Jefferson County. NYSERDA funding: $210,000 • Patterson Farms, Cayuga County. NYSERDA funding: $361,000 • Sunnyside Farms, Cayuga County. NYSERDA funding: $1 million • Boxler Dairy Farms, Wyoming County. NYSERDA funding: $1 million “New York Farm Bureau was strongly involved in advocating for an RPS strategy that included agricultural energy investments. I’m very pleased that family farmers in New York will continue to be able to leverage NYSERDA funds to install innovative, environmentally friendly and energy conscious equipment. On behalf of NYFB, I thank both Governor

Cuomo and NYSERDA President and CEO Frank Murray for recognizing the contribution of agriculture to the economy and environment in New York,” said Dean Norton, President of New York Farm Bureau.

The program is funded under the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). The RPS fund was created by the state Public Service Commission

in 2004 with the goal of reducing the state’s dependence on fossil fuels.

Today, the RPS — administered by NYSERDA and using funds collected from utility ratepayers around the state — helps pay for dozens of clean-energy projects every year, ranging from large-scale wind farms to photovoltaic panels on private homes.

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Cases of people becoming ill in Europe from vegetables contaminated with human fecal matter remind producers that handling animal manure safely is important.

“Animal manures contain pathogens that can cause health issues in animals and humans if the manure isn’t managed properly,” says Chris Augustin, nutrient management specialist at North Dakota State University’s Carrington Research Extension Center. “However, the majority of manure management systems can reduce manure microbe concentrations in excess of 99 percent.”

Pathogens survive longer under wet conditions, and excess manure in a pen can dam water. Cleaning pens every few weeks improves pen drainage and reduces odor. Push-type blades can be used to clean pens; however; these blades can gouge a pen surface and reduce runoff efficiency. Pull-type scrapers seem to work the best and are less prone to damaging pen surfaces, Augustin says.

Pathogens in field-applied manure may run off into surface waters. Applying manure 100 feet or more away from surface water can prevent the spread of pathogens. Augustin

recommends producers apply manure to fields used for vegetables and root crops in the fall to allow time for the pathogens to die before spring planting. Producers should use spring-applied manure on fields where they grow grains.

Composting manure is a speedy decomposition process. It not only reduces manure volume and odor, but the temperatures the manure pile reaches during the composting process (in excess of 130 F) kill pathogens and weed seeds.

The pile needs to be turned three to five times during composting.

The pile’s heating cycles usually last a week or more. Each cycle must last at least three days to kill pathogens effectively.

Manure spreaders, loaders and compost turners need to be cleaned and disinfected properly because they come in contact with livestock and manure, and they may harbor pathogens.

“Cleaning and removing material from the equipment is 90 percent of the job, while disinfecting is only 10 percent of the job,” Augustin says.

He recommends producers follow these steps:

• Clean the equipment in a designated area away from livestock.

• Remove organic matter because it can serve as an infection reservoir.

• Power wash the equipment with hot water and detergent. Scrub tight areas with a stiff, hard-bristled brush.

• Allow the equipment to dry before disinfecting it. Wet equipment can dilute the disinfectant.

• Follow the instructions on the product label when disinfecting the equipment.

• Properly wash clothing worn while handling animals because it can be contaminated with and transport pathogens. Washing clothes with detergent and drying them at 140 F will kill harmful pathogens.

• Clean footwear with soap and water, then disinfect it. A mixture of 5 tablespoons of bleach per gallon of water works well for disinfecting footwear.

“Manure pathogens can cause health issues, but properly applying manure, cleaning equipment and cleaning pens greatly reduces these issues,” Augustin says. “These practices are all important to protect our food supply.”

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the molecules of the methane contained in the biogas into mechanical energy as it spins a turbine. The mechanical energy produced by biogas combustion in an engine or microturbine spins a turbine that produces a stream of electrons, or, electricity. In addition, waste heat from these engines can provide heating or hot water for use on farm.

As a fuel, biogas composed of 65 percent methane yields about 650 Btu per cubic foot.

Often used when designing systems for the anaerobic digestion of manure, these energy estimates can predict the amount of power production per animal. General estimates predict one kilowatt of electricity production requires five to eight dairy cows.

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Ensuring the 2012 Farm Bill works for Pennsylvania

by George Greig, Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture The federal Farm Bill has been a vital part of American agriculture for decades, shaping agriculture policy and offering assistance to our farmers when they’re in trouble. This mammoth piece of legislation is up for renewal in September 2012, and already one thing is clear: deciding the bill will be tough.

The bill is the nation’s primary piece of agricultural legislation. It offers support, development and funding for programs that allow our agricultural commodities to be more competitive in the global market. The farm bill also provides a safety net to help our farmers deal with volatile commodity prices. Additionally, conservation programs funded through the bill have helped meet regulations related to water quality and environmental requirements.

Up until a couple of weeks ago, consideration of the bill rested on a 12member debt reduction committee tasked with identifying $1.5 trillion in cuts over the next 10 years. House and Senate Agriculture Committee leadership prepared and submitted a Farm Bill plan that would have resulted in a $23 billion savings and reauthorized the Farm Bill for another five years. Ultimately, the committee failed to reach agreement on a deficit reduction package, and now that plan is off the table.

While we don’t know exactly how the next steps will play out, we do know Pennsylvania needs to stay in the conversation.

Pennsylvania farmers and agribusinesses are the leading economic drivers in our state, and because we rely on these programs, much is at stake. We can’t take for granted that the final outcome will be the best for Pennsylvania.

That’s why Gov. Tom Corbett offered to Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation recommendations based on input from agriculture organizations from across the state.

Pennsylvania’s priorities for the 2012 Farm Bill include: • Providing risk management tools for Pennsylvania dairy producers, giving farmers a safety net during times

of low margins, promoting domestic competition for milk and providing business management tools for dairy producers; • Ensuring the Farmland Protection Program and other working lands programs are kept separate from land retirement programs. Pennsylvania leads the nation in farmland preservation; • Maintaining funding for the Environmental Quality Incentives, Chesapeake Bay Watershed and Conservation Reserve Enhancement programs; • Preserving funding for the Commodity Supplemental Food, Farmers Market Nutrition, Emergency Food Assistance and National School Lunch programs. These programs provide nutrition education and food to the underserved in the commonwealth; • Continuing funding for block grants such as the Farmers Market Promotion Program and the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program that help direct market operations and farmers markets get fresh foods into the hands of consumers; • Maintaining funding for the Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention program. This program allocates funds for early plant pest detection and surveillance, threat identification and mitigation and technical assistance; • Continuing support of crop insurance and disaster assistance programs to help Pennsylvania farmers when they need assistance the most, such as the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program and Livestock Indemnity Payments; • Expanding livestock policies such as Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) and Livestock Gross Margins (LGM) and provide more subsidy funds for LGM dairy projects. Dairy is the largest sector of the com-

monwealth’s agriculture industry; and • Continuing to fund Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance (SURE); Livestock Indemnity Payments (LIP); Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP); and the Tree Assistance Program (TAP).

We’ve listened to your requests and have given them to Congress with the full support of our state government, but Congress also needs to hear from you.

It can be tough to wrap your head around a huge piece of federal policy like the farm bill, but I urge you to study the issues that will affect you.

Contact your elected offi-

cials and let them know how important our requests are, and remind them of the critical role that Pennsylvania agriculture plays in our na-

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State/national partnership key to new beef retail marketing program State beef councils are joining with the national Beef Checkoff Program in support of a new retail beef marketing program that has the potential to significantly increase U.S. beef sales. The checkoff-funded program, called Beef Alternative Marketing (BAM), has identified innovative cutting techniques and marketing strategies for securing beef purchases from shoppers who previously looked elsewhere for nutritious, highquality, size-appropriate proteins.

BAM creates smaller filets and roasts out of beef ribeyes, top loins and top

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Also important for the beef industry is that research shows new sales of BAM cuts take nothing away from the sales of larger beef items.

That’s because many consumers who might have shied away from larger cuts, such as women purchasing meat for themselves or their children, appreciate the new sizes and nutritional profiles, and recognized the usefulness of the cuts for both weekdays and weekends.

State support Because they are actively involved in statelevel beef demand-building programs, producers who sit on state beef council boards see the value of this program and have come out to assist in its introduction. For example, the South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC) helped fund a nutrient analysis of BAM cuts that demonstrated that seven of the eight BAM

cuts meet government guidelines for lean, with less fat and waste thanks to extra trimming. Consumers, in turn, perceive a greater value from the product’s leaner fat profile.

The research will be used by USDA to update its National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, which is the gold standard of databases for nutrient composition. The National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference is used by researchers and dietitians around the world.

Involving state beef councils is a benefit for national programs, according to David Dick, a beef producer from Sedalia, MO, and chairman of the Federation of State Beef Councils.

“Sometimes they know where to look better than we do (at the national level),” said Dick. “The local focus will get you into those markets that you don’t think about or can’t focus as deeply on.

With state dollars you can be more pin-point.”

The flip side is also crucial. “We really need

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that expertise that comes in from the national,” according to OBC’s Heather Buckmaster. “They create the program, then we are able to execute them on a state level. So really having that partnership is invaluable. We’re not all re-creating the wheel.

We’re all spokes in that same wheel.”

“It’s the extension of that state/national partnership,” said Dick. “We all pay that dollar, and 50 cents stays under the control of the state beef council boards. But where the Federation becomes important is where you can do those things that a national program can’t. It’s that reach into the local store, into the local mindset to get that real connect with the consumer to find out why they buy your product.

The state program gives you that connection.”

Value added program sets example The highly successful Value Added Cuts program for chuck cuts, which introduced such cuts as the Flat Iron Steak and the Denver

Cut, increased the value of each carcass by $50 $70, according to CattleFax, and a Value Added Cuts program for round cuts is expected to add another $20 - $30. Value Cuts helped set the stage for BAM by showing retailers how changes in beef marketing supported by the Beef Checkoff Program could benefit their operations. BAM takes change one step further, helping show retailers how to enhance beef sales and customer loyalty by modifying cutting and marketing within the stores.

Retailers are always looking for additional sales opportunities, so the BAM program caught their attention, even though “change is not something that’s readily accepted in channel marketing,” said Henger.

Part of the acceptance, Henger says, is the beef checkoff’s track record for successfully moving the industry forward.

“We’re finding that BAM is right on track to be one of the more successful checkoff-funded channel marketing programs,” he said.

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I realized the birds aren’t bothered by all the upsetting news of the day. They just gather food and go about their business. They must know that our Creator is going to provide for them as he has promised.

They don’t even worry about the national budget or the oil prices like we do. They’re lucky.

Have you noticed that the petroleum producers have raised the prices more gradually this time around, unlike a few of years ago when the prices took off like rockets? It reminds me of the story about the frog in the hot water. If you place it in a pan of hot water, it would leap out immediately…But if you put it in a pan of cool water and then turned up the heat gradually, it will just sit there and cook.

The debate of the benefits of ethanol seem to be never ending, depending on which side of the spectrum you are on. We recently received a letter from a retired professional who feels strongly that forest fires and volcanoes are the real culprit when it comes to the

cause of carbon emissions, not energy produced from carbons. He said that managing the forests as well as the harvesting and replanting of our trees is a more effective method of controlling carbon emissions and also would increase our oxygen levels.

He feels that our nation is being bankrupted in search of new technology, which is inefficient and ineffective.

We shouldn’t be taking the food out of the mouths of the starving to make this inefficient fuel. He also believes that if we harvested our oil and coal that we have, we would become more independent and wouldn’t be subsidizing those who would like to see our demise.

There was no mention of conserving our energy, but using everything available to put Americans back to work at all cost. There was also nothing said about the weather extremes we are experiencing or who would pay for the food that would ease the world’s hunger.

So I asked a local corn grower some of the same questions. He said that very little field corn goes into food. We use sweet

corn in a variety of ways, but we don’t eat much of the field corn. Approximately 45 percent is used for ethanol, 25 percent goes into feed, and the rest is used for corn syrup, other corn products, and last but not least what we eat.

As you can see, that debate is a long way from over. But I do wonder if our Creator is setting us up with all this controversial food production, to be able to feed whomever when the time comes that we do need it. As full time farmers, we’re very aware that there seems to be more unsettling weather than when we started 50 years ago.

But it could just be our imagination.

Our preacher made a remark a couple of weeks ago. He wonders what our country would be like if all of our elected officials would seek the advice from the same source that our forefathers did when establishing our country.

For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

(Psalms 2:6) NIV

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Wind as an energy option As both businesses and private citizens continue to look for alternative sources of energy to help the environment, wind continues to generate a back and forth discussion as to its efficacy as an energy solution.

While there are pros and cons to wind, it’s also important to note there are certain myths and misconceptions about wind that can cloud the discussion.

Before discussing the advantages and disadvantages of wind, it’s helpful to examine certain elements of the argument that might be more rooted in myth than fact.

Myths about wind One of the more commonly cited issues surrounding the use of wind turbines to generate en-

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According to HealthLink, a nonprofit organization dedicated to informing individuals about environmental risks to human health, studies have shown that wind turbines may be responsible for 1.5 to 2 deaths per year in most areas. Cats, on the other hand, are responsible for 8 to 10 bird deaths a year in most areas.

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Each year, many pesticide products are discontinued or phased out, leaving growers, commercial establishments and applicators with quantities of potentially dangerous and toxic materials that cannot be placed in landfills. The unwanted pesticides often become a safety hazard and an environmental concern through long-term storage in barns, garages or other areas.

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An independent contractor hired by the Department of Agriculture will collect and package all waste pesticides primarily for incineration at facilities approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. CHEMSWEEP will cover the disposal cost for the first 2,000 pounds per participant. Above that level, participants will be billed at the department’s contracted price.

The program is funded through annual registration fees paid by pesticide manufacturers and applicators. To obtain registration forms or to find additional information, visit www.pda.state.pa.us/CHEMSWEEP .

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Each year, thousands of people report illness from food borne pathogens. Many of these are caused by critical breakdowns in processing and preparing

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Farmers following these guidelines will have a safe product to bring to market. But there are no standards or guidelines concerning retailing venues where farmers sell their products direct to consumers. How do we maintain environments that enhance the safety of the foods being sold?

The Farmers Market Federation of NY and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County received a Federal State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP) grant from USDA AMS to develop a set of guidelines for farmers and farmers market managers to follow to ensure that foods being sold in various farm direct marketing outlets will be protected from potential contamination and be safe for consumers. The guidelines present recommended actions to take to minimize the risks of contamination in the retail setting. Looking at such factors as product, display, animals in the marketplace, vendor hygiene, consumer contamination and other factors, the guidelines will help farmers recognize the potential risks and provide recommendations to minimize those risks. They are based on sound science, compliance with current food safety regulations and ease of farmer implementation, and intended to enhance the quality of local agriculture as well as consumer awareness and safety.

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utilizing the guidelines, the project team has developed a full curriculum for Cornell Cooperative Extension Educators and other farm service providers to use in local workshops to train farmers and market managers in assessing the risks in their retail operations and adopting guidelines that will minimize those risks.

The curriculum covers farmers markets, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), onfarm markets, agritourism, direct delivery and crisis communications. The curriculum can be found at the Farmers Market Federation of NY website, www.nyfarmersmarket.com. There is no fee for download and no restrictions on who may download, only that you provide a name and email address to allow the project team to follow up.

The Farmers Market Federation and CCE Jefferson County will be hosting a series of “trainthe-trainer” workshops to introduce CCE Educators and other farm service providers on the use of the curriculum. Learn how you can help the farmers in your county and region to develop a plan to keep their foods safe in their direct marketing enterprises, keep their customers safe, and ensure the reputation and vitality of their farm operation. The first of these workshops will be held via webinar Dec. 8 from 11 a.m. to Noon; and again on Dec. 16, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

To register, email Diane Eggert at deggert@nyfarmersmarket.com.

Farmers are encouraged to contact their county Cornell Cooperative Extension office. Ask when they will be offering the “Food Safety at Direct Marketing Venues” workshops and encourage them to participate in the train the trainer webinars. The workshops will help you keep your customers safe and your farm secure.

For more information, contact Amanda Rae Root at arr27@ cornell.edu or Diane Eggert at deggert@nyfarmersmarket.com.

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Cornell’s LEAD NY Class 14 tours Rochester’s food systems Cornell University’s LEAD New York Class 14 recently completed the second of 15 sessions designed to develop leaders in our state’s food and agricultural industry.

This session was held Rochester and focused on “Food Away From Home”.

Class members were challenged to look beyond the general perception of who our consumers are and how our food supply reaches them.

Class members participated in a panel discussion with Wegmans staff focusing on food safety practices, product development and consumer trends. After a “behind the scenes” review of Wegmans philosophies, the group toured a Wegmans retail store in Pittsford to see how the company’s corporate initiatives are implemented.

LEADers also visited Foodlink in Rochester where they learned the different avenues by which food was acquired and how it was distributed to area food banks and soup kitchens.

Too see the work of the soup kitchen first hand, the group dined at St. Peters Soup Kitchen and enjoyed an inspiring and heartwarming presentation by St. Peters director, Patty Lorenzen.

The session also included seminars on persuasive speaking training, fundraising, business etiquette and personal development.

LEAD New York 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 - HolLife 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 - Na-

tive 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

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Cornell from A20 Mike Virts - Cahoon Farms James Walker - Erie & Niagara Insurance Andrew Wright Hansen Farms LEAD New York is a two-year program of seminars, workshops and field travel for committed individuals who wish to step up and make a difference in our state’s food and agricultural industry.

Our alumni include growers, lenders, shippers, retailers, educators, marketers, consultants and others.

The food and agricultural system in New York State demands strong leadership on every level. Many of the industry’s most influential professionals have successfully completed the LEAD New York program, which helps participants improve their skills in communication, leadership, issue analysis and networking.

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Scholarships available for students pursuing careers in the beef industry WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Cattlemen’s Foundation is announcing an ongoing initiative to strengthen the future of the beef industry. Together with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the CME Group, ten $1,500 scholarships will be awarded to outstanding students who are pursuing careers in the beef industry.

The 2012-2013 Beef Industry Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors or full-time undergraduate

students enrolled at two-year or fouryear institutions for the 2012-2013 school year.

Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to a career in the beef industry through classes, internships or life experiences. Fields of study for potential scholarship recipients may include education, communications, production, research or other areas related to the beef industry. Interim Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the National

Cattlemen’s Foundation John Lacey said the scholarship program is aimed at helping future industry leaders.

“The Beef Industry Scholarships will help ensure a bright future for deserving students and for the beef industry in the United States,” Lacey said. “Investing in future industry leaders through contributions toward their continuing education is an important way to develop our industry and our young people.”

All submissions for the 2012-2013 Beef Industry Scholarship must be postmarked or received via e-mail or fax by Dec. 9. To download the scholarship application online visit www.nationalcattlemensfoundation.org. To have an application sent to you or for more information contact Barb Wilkinson at bwilkinson@beef.org or ncf@beef.org.

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Apply for Livestock Gross Margin: Dairy Insurance Dec. 16-17 The next deadline for filing for the Livestock Gross Margin: Dairy (LGM-Dairy) Insurance is Dec. 16-17. There is currently no announcement of funding levels for LGM-Dairy for the December application date, but expectations are that the remainder of federal funding for this fiscal year will be assigned to the program.

Federal funding covers both a farmer premium subsidy that reduces the cost of the insurance for producers and covers administrative costs.

Farmers should check with their crop insurance agents to ask about actual availability.

LGM-Dairy insurance pays claims when the estimated gross margin is more than the actual gross margin for the enrollment time period chosen by the farmer at the time of purchase.

Saratoga County dairyman David R. Wood in Charlton, NY, milks approximately 900 cows, raises his own heifers, and crops about 1800 acres of owned and rented land. He has used crop insurance for a number of years and recently enrolled in the LGM-Dairy insurance.

In his video presentation on the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSDAM) website at www.agriculture.ny.gov/ AP/CropInsurance.html, he admits, “I do not like insurance. That’s probably why it took me a few years to get into crop insurance. Once you get in, it offers you some financial security.”

He talks about attending meetings to educate himself about how the insurance coverage could work for his farm. At first he carried just the minimum coverage, later purchasing 75 percent coverage and learning how to divide his fields based on yield production for better protection.

“I started with the minimum of 50 percent coverage, but claims are very unlikely at that level. The next year I increased the coverage, and that has worked very, very well for me.

We’ve done well learning how to work with the crops insurance program,” Wood said.

“Farmers need to know that the Livestock Gross Margin-Dairy insurance is much different than crops insurance. You

have more control over the volumes and units covered by the crops insurance. With dairy coverage you can never be sure of your margin. I make my decision on the dairy insurance at the end of each application period,” Wood said.

For farmers interested in learning more about LGM-Dairy, the 70-page “USDA’s Livestock Gross Margin Insurance for Dairy: What is it and How Can it be Used for Risk Management” manual, written especially for NYSDAM by Brian W. Gould and Victor E. Cabrera of the University of Wisconsin, is considered an excellent primer on this relatively new insurance option. The re-

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The document discusses how gross margins are calculated, how premiums are determined, and expected and actual payment estimates. Milk and feed values are based on future prices from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

Dairy producers can choose to cover up to a maximum of 24,000,000

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In a video from the fall of 2010 posted on the NYSDAM website, Robbins Farms and North Harbor Dairy operator Ron Robbins spoke

about the potential of the LGM-Dairy insurance as a risk management tool.

He said, “We are looking harder (at ways) on the milk side to protect our income. Our biggest challenge is price volatility. We are looking at ways to take the highs and lows out (of the farm business), using risk management tools to limit some of that volatility.”

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by Ann Swanson Learned something new You cannot believe how excited I was this past week when I discovered a neat trick to solve a sticky, messy job. It has always been my job to make the cranberry relish for family dinners. We do not limit our eating to Thanksgiving, but enjoy the condiment frequently with poultry and ham throughout the year.

The original recipe for cranberry relish came from my grandmother so, of course, I make it just as she did. First I grind the cranberries in one of those old-fashioned meat grinders. I always secure the claw to a wooden chair padded with potholders. As I add the cranberries juice builds up in the bowl. As I gradually add the oranges, the juice spills over onto the floor. When the grinding is complete

I have a sticky, messy floor to clean up.

One year I decided to try using my blender to grind the fruit. This works, but it is a very slow process since the top needs to be removed frequently to redistribute the berries. It was not as messy a job, but it took forever just to grind the berries and oranges.

One night just before I fell asleep I had an idea.

What if I tried grinding the berries the way I grate cabbage in the blender? That process is done by covering the cabbage with water and draining the whole thing.

When I was ready to make the cranberry relish I put a few berries into the blender with some water. It worked perfectly. The process was the same for the oranges and the apples. I have changed the original recipe to include ap-

the cooking. I remember the huge wood/gas stove with the warming oven in the kitchen. In my day they had a refrigerator in the kitchen, but an ice box sat in the back room. I do remember the ice man coming with chunks of ice for it.

I remember the dining room table stretched out as far as it would go. I was the first of the greatgrandchildren.

There was a special little apron, just for me, in the buffet.

I remember the towel rack in the kitchen with the continuous towel.

The bar hung against the wall and you moved the towel a little when you needed a dry space. I also remember the drying rack that hung above the cellar door. Although it folded down out of the way, it was seldom down because something was always drying on it. I actually have the drying rack. I hope to hang it in my craft room to use for drying things.

When Great-Grandpa was too old to host the holiday, my grandmother took over. By then our family had grown so we

Ag science delivers more value than cents-off coupons

by John Hart In these challenging economic times, consumers are looking to save money in any way they can. This certainly is true at the grocery store where many customers turn to coupons, advertising circulars and loyalty cards to keep more dollars in their pocket at the checkout line.

The diversity of American agriculture succeeds in providing our nation’s consumers with a vast array of food products.

Shoppers today can select foods based on production practice, locale or value pricing. They can make those purchases at traditional grocery stores, specialty venues, large discount chains, farmers’ markets or even farm-direct stands.

Regardless of where shoppers go to make their food purchases, however, price always comes into play. And for people who make their decisions on price alone, it is important to remember that food prices could be much higher if it weren’t for the efficiency of today’s agriculture and food systems.

Compared to other nations, American-grown food is affordable. That is a fact that today is often taken for granted — so much so that many

scoff at its mere mention. But even in this what-have-you-done-forme-lately environment, it is still valuable to look at the underlying reasons for the success.

Modern farm families and the methods they use to grow food help ensure U.S. food affordability and quality is among the best in the world. This fact goes far beyond any relief provided at the checkout counter by the redemption of a cents-off coupon.

Foremost among the tools farmers use is a delicate but precise combination of nutrient management, crop protection and advancements in biotechnology. A precise plan to control insects, weeds and plant diseases allows farmers to grow more food using fewer resources on fewer acres.

Since the 20th century, U.S. farmers have relied on advances in science and technology to meet the food needs of an ever increasing global population. It has been a true miracle of science, but it has also been a miracle of economics.

A new study conducted for CropLife America by agronomist Mark Goodwin reveals the economic benefits of pesticides. The research finds

that American families save 35 percent on fresh fruit and 45 percent on fresh vegetables because of efficiencies in crop production as a result of crop protection products. The average savings on food from the use of conventional crop protection techniques for a family of four is 47.92 percent overall.

Goodwin’s research also shows that the use of crop protection products adds $82 billion in increased yield and quality to field, nut, fruit and vegetable crops. Increased crop production from the use of crop protection products results in more than 1 million jobs generating more than $33 billion in wages for U.S. workers, according to Goodwin’s research.

The use of modern crop production tools by farmers also reduces the need for tillage, which cuts fossil fuel use by 558 million gallons per year.

And thanks to scientific techniques, farmers now produce four times as much corn and wheat as they did in the early 1900s, without impacting forests or wetlands.

Because of modern agricultural practices and equipment, including satellite and comput-

er technology, methods used to control weeds, insects and diseases today are very precise.

Farmers also follow a strict set of regulations and are educated in selecting and applying only those crop protection products allowed by federal mandates.

As Goodwin’s research

had a house full with just our family and my great-grandfather’s household. Grandma’s house had a small dining room separated from the living room by bookcases. The only time we used the dining room was during the holidays.

Eventually grandpa converted the space to one large room. He moved the book cases/china cabinets to the end of the room. I got to haul out the candy dishes and pickle dishes when we were going to entertain.

When grandma no longer felt able to make the large meal my aunt Mae took over. We all gathered at the house on Liberty Street for our holiday meals. That was convenient for them because my uncle, the police chief, always gave his men the holiday off making that shift his responsibility. It was easy for him to just drive home to be able to eat.

My marriage brought changes. Since farm responsibilities kept us home at least part of the day, we celebrated with his family. We all gath-

ered at the farm early in the afternoon to enjoy our holiday feast. This family was of Swedish descent so there were traditional Swedish foods. Toward evening the men slipped into barn clothes to go feed the animals. After a pickme-up supper they went to the barn to milk cows.

Holiday meals are memorable. I can picture some of these times without the aid of photographs. I think of the fun we had playing games while the men did chores. We laughed a lot.

Laughter is good for the soul. After the men came back in we had a snack before everyone left for home. I really do not remember much about the food we ate, but I certainly remember the people and the fun we had.

There is a lesson here, folks, do not stress about what you are going to have to eat. The most important part is getting the family together and making memories.

Ann Swanson writes from her home in Russell, PA. Contact at hickoryheights1@verizon.net

FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE American Farm Bureau Federation shows, you can put a very valuable price tag on the economic benefits that American agriculture brings to the checkout counter. It remains a topic worthy of mention, even though for many consumers it has become a basic expecta-

tion. But being able to meet that expectation also has helped put other food quality choices in reach for all Americans.

John Hart is director of news services for the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Maple Confections I Workshop set Dec. 10 in Canandaigua Maple Confections I Workshop — Saturday, Dec. 10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Cornell Cooperative Extension Center, 480 North Main Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424 This Maple Confection Workshop I is part of the Quality Improvement and Market Expansion for New York Maple Value Added Products Project.

This workshop will be conducted by Stephen Childs, New York State Maple Specialist. The workshop will feature training and hands-on experience in making maple confections in particular maple sugar, maple cream, molded maple sugar and crystal coating, and is the first in a series of two confections workshops available for participants. The participants will be trained in using the diabetic glucose meter to measure invert sugar in maple, how to properly blend syrups to a desired level of invert sugar and the factors that control crystal size in maple confections. Class size is limited and participation will be based on first come, first served.

This workshop will be suitable for very experienced as well as novice confection-makers. Each farm will

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Appropriate tools for measuring quality of maple syrup will be available for purchase at the workshop. Additional members from a farm can register for $10 per person.

Pre-registration required. Registration deadline is Dec. 6. To register, send name, address, phone number and check (made payable to Cornell Cooperative Extension), to Cornell Cooperative Extension, Maple Confections I, 480 North Main Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424. For more information or to register, call 585-3943977 x 427 or email your name, address and phone number to nea8@cornell.edu.

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ples because I always have some of them. The packages of cranberries are no longer a pound so I had to make up the difference some way.

I was very happy with my relish and so was the family. I actually made a double batch so that we would have enough. I will no longer dread the process of making the cranberry relish. When it is time to make the relish for Christmas I will do it the new way!

One of the first things I think about when I think about Christmas is the food. The spread has changed throughout the years, but the family always gets together and we always eat.

When I was quite young I used to go to my great-grandfather’s house for dinner. I never knew this great-grandmother because she died one Christmas Eve when my mother was a teenager. I do have her molasses cookie recipe though.

That is the one I use to make gingerbread men.

My great aunt, Marnie, and another lady, Tena, who lived with them did

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“The opportunity exists for the dairy gross margin insurance program to be a great tool for long-term management of the risk of dairying. It puts the responsi-

bility on the farmer to manage risk himself and makes you a better farmer by forcing you to look at your costs. However, the potential of this program to truly be a tool that farmers can use to develop a long-term risk management strategy is dependent upon a solid federal commitment,” Robbins said.

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and crops insurance applications process.

Recorded and slide presentations on Livestock Gross Margin: Dairy Insurance by Cornell Cooperative Extension Small Farms and Organic Dairy specialist A. Fay Benson and crop insurance consultant Charlie Koines are among the resources found on the NYSDAM website.

Information about other kinds of crop insurance applicable to dairy farmers, such as pasture, hay and forage crop insurance, and corn, corn silage and soybean crop insurance, is

also provided there, with information on insurance programs for fruit and vegetable growers.

Crop insurance is made available by county. The NYSDAM website includes a chart that lists counties where the insurance is available, along with important filing dates. Coverage may also be available in other counties by written agreement.

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The conference committee included a policy rider that would prevent the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from making any further progress on the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) rule. The rider effectively prohibits USDA from issuing any other rules related to GIPSA beyond what was sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Nov. 3. As a result, only

some of the poultry provisions included in the original GIPSA rule will be published as a Final or Interim Final rule, and none of the pork or beef aspects of the rule will be finalized.

“The report is disheartening for the fate of U.S. family farm agriculture,” said NFU President Roger Johnson.

“The policy rider that precludes implementation of the GIPSA rule is upsetting. Political pressure and disingenuous economic studies paid for by meatpackers and processors have stopped the rule that would have returned basic fairness and competition provisions to farmers and ranchers. The most critical parts of the rule that Congress

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Further, after the financial meltdown of 2008, Congress increased protection of the economy by passing the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Among the protections included in the legislation was expanded authority of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to improve oversight of derivatives transactions. Such authority

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“This is almost as bad as repealing Dodd-Frank. Reducing funding will make CFTC’s job nearly impossible,” said Johnson. “We cannot expect to avoid another economic crisis if we do not provide regulators with the resources to do their jobs.”

The proposed CFTC budget was a much-needed $308 million. The conference committee recommendation only provides $205 million.

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ARLINGTON, VA — In advance of the Nov. 30 hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, American Trucking Associa-

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“Since these rules went into effect, fatal crashes involving large trucks are down 32 percent, even as truck miles traveled have increased.

These rules are working, so we have to ask: what part of success troubles these groups?

“It is apparent to us that since these crusaders cannot win an argument on the merits, as shown in analysis after analysis of FMCSA’s proposal, they now are attempting to use our country’s weak economy as a wedge, arguing for this rule simply because it will reduce productivity and create driving jobs,” Graves said.

“What this rule will do, if enacted as proposed, is force fleets to put even more trucks on the road, which elevates the risk of a crash. ATA will not support rules that

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ATA estimates that if enacted, these new rules will reduce productivity by a minimum of 5 percent, which artificially creates a need for at least 115,000 additional trucks to haul the nation’s freight. These trucks will need to travel an estimated five billion miles to deliver their goods and, given the most recent crash rates, could lead to an additional 52 fatal crashes, and nearly 900 injury crashes.

“By baselessly cutting the productivity of the industry, these alleged champions of safety will, by forcing thousands of additional drivers and vehicles onto the highway, make our roads less safe,” Graves said. “The highway is our workplace, and we have a vested interest in making it safer for everyone. If compelling evidence existed that the changes these groups want would increase safety, we would embrace it. However, the FMCSA itself said in its proposal the safety benefits of this rule do not outweigh the costs.

“Rules should be written based on sound data and research, not the theories of outside inter-

est groups. We hope and trust the factual record, and not politics will guide policymakers as they

New FMCSA report shows improvements in truck safety American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves praised the efforts of the nation’s truck drivers, safety directors and law enforcement officers for their contribution to the continued progress in the industry’s safety record.

“Based on the latest report from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, fatal crashes involving a large truck have fallen 31 percent from 2007 to 2009 and crashes resulting in injury have fallen 30 percent,” Graves said following a review of FMCSA’s 2009 Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts, recently posted on FMCSA’s website.

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“These safety gains,” Graves said, “are the result of many things, sensible regulation, improvements in technology, slower more fuel efficient driving, the dedication of professional drivers and safety directors as well as more effective enforcement techniques that look at all the factors involved in crashes, not just a select few.”

Graves also chided FMCSA for not doing more to share this good news about trucking’s safety progress.

“These results deserve to be heralded as tremendous progress and very good news for American motorists, our industry and our industry’s regulators,” Graves said. “However, FMCSA has chosen not to highlight these important results. By not celebrating this success, the agency is doing itself a disservice. These results are as much an achievement for FMCSA as they are for the nation’s trucking industry. We are at a loss on why FMCSA chose not to communicate this final data indicating great safety progress.”

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Lowville FFA hits the road

by Haley Zicari and Ashley Willits Twelve students from the Lowville FFA attended the National FFA Convention from Oct. 16–22, in Indianapolis, IN. Students traveling to Indiana included Zach Allen, Jerry Millard, Paige Lyndaker, Brooke Lyndaker, Ryan Willits, Ashley Willits, Kyle Logan, Tyler Ebersol, Courtney Steiner, Mackenzie Smith, Devon Malbouf and Cecelia Scott.

Students left the morning of the 16th on a tour bus filled with other FFA members from surrounding areas like South Lewis, Beaver River, Carthage, Sydney, and Belleville Henderson. On the way to Indianapolis the bus stopped many places for tours. These included The Pioneer Coal Mine, Gettysburg Battlefield, the Veterinary School at Ohio State, The Wilds Outdoor Safari, and Hershey Park.

FFA members finally made their way to Indianapolis on Wednesday, Oct. 19.

While at convention the students attended workshops to increase their leadership skills, visited with college representatives from all over the country, attended sessions to hear motivational speakers like Dave Roever and participated in National Level Career Development Events. Students also attended a special FFA concert featuring

Blake Shelton, Steele Magnolia, and Little Big Town.

Lowville FFA members competed in two national competitions. Paige Lyndaker, Brooke Lyndaker, and Kyle Logan competed in the Dairy Foods CDE (Career Development Events). Great job to Kyle Logan placing silver individually.

The National Dairy Foods CDE is a competitive activity that allows students to prove their knowledge about the recognition, selection and management necessary for quality dairy foods.

Participants must complete a written exam on milk production and marketing, evaluate milk samples for flavor and quality, identify cheeses, evaluate milk sediment pads and milker parts for defects and distinguish dairy and nondairy products.

In the Poultry competition Tyler Ebersol, Zach Allen, Jerry Millard, and Ashley Willits represented Lowville as well as the whole state of New York.

The National Poultry Evaluation CDE is a competitive activity that tests the participant’s ability to select top quality poultry and poultry products needed for successful production and marketing. Event participants must complete a written exam on poultry management, evaluate classes of live birds for eggs

Front Row from left to right - Brooke Lyndaker, Cecelia Scott, Mackenzie Smith, Ashley Willits, Courtney Steiner, Paige Lyndaker Back Row from left to right - Jerry Millard, Zach Allen, Ryan Willits, Tyler Ebersol, Devon Malbouf, Kyle Logan Photo by Mel Phelps

and meat production, evaluate quality of eggs, and evaluate and identify parts and products.

Both teams ranked bronze nationally with Kyle Logan placing silver individually for dairy foods. Each team won first place at the NYS Fair for the privilege of

representing New York State at the National FFA Convention. But the best part of the trip was getting to meet fellow FFA members from all over the United States, more than 53,000 FFA members from across the country joined us in Indianapolis for the occasion.

Rensselaer County 4-H members excel 2011 is not over yet, and Rensselaer County 4-H members continue to go strong. 4-H members Morgan Kunz, Jenna Hart, Courtney Luskin, Olivia and Brigham Logue qualified and competed at the New York State 4-H Hippology contest, coached by Megan Kunz.

Hippology is an equine knowledge contest that has many facets including a written knowledge test, interactive stations that range in topic from nutrition to diseases and physiology as well as equipment identification and judging.

Brigham played on a regional junior team. The Senior Rensselaer County Team comprised of Jenna, Olivia, Courtney and Morgan placed 3rd in the state.

Courtney placed 16th and Olivia 6th Individually. Olivia earned a seat on the New York State Hippology Team and competed at the National 4-H Roundup that was held in conjunction with the

North American Livestock Exposition in Louisville, KY in November. The New York State Team placed 6th in the Written Test phase and 8th in the Stations phase and Olivia placed 11th individually in the judging phase. Overall, the New York State 4-H Hippology Team placed 8th.

All members learned a great deal at their respective contests and are looking forward to the 2012 Horse Education Season! Special thanks to Megan Kunz for coaching the Rensselaer County Hippology Teams and Vicki Bolton for Coaching the New York State 4-H Hippology Team.

If you have any questions or would like more information about this or other 4-H Youth Development programs please contact Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County or your respective Cornell Cooperative Extension office, an EOE/ADA organization.

Pictured left to right are: Morgan Kunz, Jenna Hart, Brigham Logue, Courtney Luskin, Olivia Logue and Megan Kunz.

Riding every Stride 4-H Club sponsors Breast Cancer Trail Ride Riding Every Stride 4-H Horse Club sponsored a fundraising breast cancer trail ride called “Ride The Trail To A Cure” on Oct 2. It was held at The Sweet Water Farm in New Milford, PA. It was a great success, even when the weather wasn’t cooperating. The club

had a total of 32 riders and a tri-team of draft horses pulling an old rebuilt carriage. The team is owned by Jim Axtell Logging and they are used daily in the woods and give carriage rides on the weekend. People were able to ride in the carriage by making

A group of riders at the ‘Ride The Trail to a Cure’ trail ride.

a donation.

4-H Leader, BJ Carey sponsored a Chinese Auction, which was also a great success. Thanks to all who donated baskets. Angie Joines from Pickerings set up a booth to talk about the addition of Purina feeds to her business and to

answer any questions. Seraphin Designs was also set up to design T-shirts.

Route 11 BBQ was a hit with their awesome chicken barbecue dinners. Many thanks to all the great help from everyone that made this year’s trail ride a success.

Axtell’s tri-team of horses were on hand for wagon rides.

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How to have a healthy diet and celebrate too (NAPSA) — Creating great-tasting holiday treats doesn’t have to mean giving up a healthful lifestyle. A little ingenuity and some wholesome ingredients can go a long way toward continuing to follow a healthy diet and still enjoy traditional baked goods-deliciously.

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They’re generally gluten- free and can help you meet your fiber needs.

• Bake it without a grain of salt — Reduce sodium in your baked goods with unsalted butter and lowsodium baking powder. A reduced salt intake can lower blood pressure and prevent hypertension, say the experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. When oil cannot be substituted, unsalted butter is one alternative to lower your salt intake; and you can now get a low-sodium baking powder that’s gluten-free and has no trans fats. Plus, although it has less than half the sodium of ordinary baking powder, the new offering from Rumford is a 1:1 replacement and guaranteed to produce light and fluffy cakes, breads, pancakes and more.

• Be fruitful — or at least let your pastries be full of fruit, such as antioxidant-rich pumpkin. You may like to try this healthful twist on a holiday season favorite:

Pumpkin Mandelbrot With Cinnamon Sugar 3/4 cup unsalted butter 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 3/4 cup pumpkin puree 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoons cloves 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons Rumford Reduced Sodium Baking Powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Cinnamon Sugar Coating: 1 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a mixing bowl, combine butter, sugars, eggs and pumpkin. Stir in spices, 31⁄2 cups of the flour, Rumford Reduced Sodium Baking Powder and baking soda. Stir in more flour as required to make a stiff but soft batter. Using floured hands, spread dough out on the baking sheet into 2 logs about 3 inches and 6-7 inches long.

Bake 35-50 minutes until the log is set and dry to the touch. Cool well and lower oven temperature to 325°F. Cut into diagonal cookies (about 30 pieces).

Place cookies back on sheet and bake to crisp up cookies, about 20-30 minutes. Cool well and then toss cookies in cinnamon sugar (a paper bag works well, just gently shake to coat cookies).

Makes about 3 dozen.

For more information, tips and recipes, visit Clabber Girl at www.bakingfortheholidays.com or call 812-232-9446.

Set yourself, your family and your guests up for good eating and healthful living by baking up a batch of beautiful cookies that are lower in salt and fat and high in fiber and antioxidants - and make great gifts, too.

Holiday weight-gain myth is bunk, scientists say The common assumption that people put on 5 pounds over the holidays has been studied and actually found to be a myth, according to scientists at Vanderbilt University. In fact, weight gain from Thanksgiving through New Year’s is, on average, closer to three-quarters of a pound to 1 pound.

And while this doesn’t sound as drastic, what typically happens with obesity is that people gain weight slowly and keep it on, said Vanderbilt obesity expert Roger Cone, Ph.D., professor and chairman of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics.

“It’s not just overeating at holidays. We are chronically overeating and under-exercising in this country,” Cone said. “And what happens then is your weight gradually creeps up.”

“If we do become obese, it’s because there is a minor difference between what we are consuming and what we are burning,” he said. “So the trick is to try to match your energy expenditure with your energy intake, to try to control your diet overall and keep it healthy, and to try to up your activity until the two are in balance.”

Obesity leads to health-care costs that are 36 percent higher, on average, and a 77 percent increase in medication costs.

Liz Aleman, Healthy Children’s program manager for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, said obesity is the result of poor choices and behaviors more than genetics and metabolism, which means there is a lot a person can do to fight obesity.

Focus beyond the Thanksgiving table and holiday overeating. The struggle with obesity is year-round.

Tips for healthier eating • Drink more water throughout meals to help feel fuller, quicker.

• Be careful with portions (one-half plate should be fruits and vegetables, one-fourth proteins and onefourth grains.)

• Take a long walk after a meal; it is good for digestion and will make you feel better.

• Cook healthy versions of traditional recipes by using resources such as eatbetteramerica.com and mypyramid.gov.

• Use whole grains instead of white for making bread, stuffing and pasta.

• Substitute applesauce for oil when making baked goods such as cookies and cakes.

• Use herbs instead of salt to add flavor to food.

• Adults should exercise 30 minutes a day, which can be divided into 10-minute segments if necessary.

• Use local produce whenever possible. It tends to maintain its nutrients longer than produce that has traveled long distances. (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

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OAK LUMBER 5/4” rough cut, varying widths - 518-731-1590.(NY) ALLIS CHALMERS B with sickle bar, runs good; New Idea hay rake, works good, $1,500 obo for both. 508-441-9835.(MA) BUTCHER HOGS 200-250 lbs., $175/each; Grass fed holstein steer, approximately 400 lbs., $500 - 585-5546962.(NY) JD 2 row picker, NI 1 row picker, NI 12F stock chopper, NI 3722 manure spreader, 2 Killbros gravity wagons. 315-2199090.(NY) 2005 NH BR740 silage special, net wrap, wide pickup applicator, $7,000; Anderson inline wrapper 4’-5’ bale, good condition, $12,000. 585-202-7768.(NY) 10 REG. Holstein yearlings, out of good cows and top A.I. Sires. 315-9633826.(NY) FARMALL “C”, new battery, restored paint, tires, decals, PTO pulley like new, $1,700 OBO. 716-942-3994.(NY) (2) MIRAFOUNT energy free double hole waterers, $300 each. Dundee. 607-2435739.(NY) WANTED: SMALL SQUARE BALES of good horse hay, 50-60 lbs., 50 mile radius Saratoga County. Call evenings, Bob 518435-5860.(NY)

2000 NEW HOLLAND TS100 TRACTORS 4WD ROPS loader 16/16 power shift 4300hr. good tires good condition, $22,500/OBO - 315-730-1067.(NY)

ROTO-GRIND MODEL 760 Tub Grinder, good condition, $11,000; Also 30” Maytag gas range, good condition, $200. Dundee 607-243-5370.(NY)

FOR SALE: 2 BLACK/WHITE spotted draft horses, geldings, 3 years old, Amish broke, 1 ground broke. After 6pm 315-5561065.(NY)

COLORFUL FREE RANGE Muscovy ducks, females, $6 males, $10 dressed ducks, $2.50 lb. No Sunday Calls, Please.

315-536-3558.(NY)

HAYBUSTER 10 foot wide seed drill, new 14” cutting coulters, no small seex box, shed kept, new paint, $4,000. 434-2864198.(VA)

2 WELL GROWN BRED HEIFERS vet checked preg. due April 2012 $1,100/each; 2,000 small square bales grass hay $3.50/bale - 716-474-0758.(NY)

PUREBRED German Shepherd puppies, nice markings, parents on prem., born 10/18 first shots and vet checked, $425 females, $400 males. 585-526-4536.(NY)

5 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, A.I. sired and bred, due Feb.-March, selling because I need room, $1,300/each - 315-7812572.(NY)

WHITE 5100 corn planter, 4 row, $6,000; JD 740 fold up harrow, $950. Ford 142 semi-mount 4 bt. trip plow, $900. 518-8276384.(NY)

KNIGHT KUHN 5135 TMR with scales, excellent condition, $30k new, asking $17k 716-625-9409.(NY)

DRY ROUND BALES, first cut in early July, 4x4 grass hay, stored inside, $25/each.

Boonville 315-942-4475.(NY)

(36) COWS MATTRESSES: Supreme comfort pads by Humane Mfg., $50.00/ea.

315-404-1211(NY)

GOLDEN RETRIEVER pups, AKC ready now; Also, Bush Hog garden tractor, collectors item, 3 pt. mount tiller, plow front mount. 585-554-6219.(NY)

14’ x 70’ cement stave silo, with roof and unloader, vgc, must be taken down. 716984-4348.(NY)

(4) CERTIFIED organic crossbred heifers, due in April; (6) Organic cows, 2 due mar, the rest midlactation $1,100 - $1,400. 315684-3228.(NY)

CUSTOM BUILT draft horse forecart, all new steel construction, Pioneer hubs, spindles, sleeve hitch, hardwood tongue.

Ready to Work!! $850. 315-328-5808.(NY)

REGISTERED BLACK AND WHITE holstein service bull, 2 years old, sired by Primer Red, vaccinated and wormed, $1,000. Fabius 315-677-4013.(NY)

BODCO FEED CART C-30-1-5.5hp Honda motor $1,650. Tractor chains N.H. 272 tractor baler Fahr tedder 4-Star $1,850. 2-4R corn planter 315-926-5689.(NY)

DOUBLE BUNK SLEIGH in good condition $300. David Schlabach, 234 Peru Street, N. Lawrence, NY 12967

STANDARD SIZE DONKEYS: 7 year old jack, 6 year old jenny, 6 month old jack, $150/each. Call 7:30pm 315-4299301.(NY)

FOR SALE: 5 CROSSBRED DAIRY Cows that do not fit my seasonal calving window, low grain herd, 315-655-4395.(NY)

5HP ELECTRIC MOTOR SINGLE PHASE 1-1/8” shaft $300; And 3,000lb. three phase electric chain hoist $700 - 585-4020160.(NY)

IH 700, 4 BOTTOM, AUTO RESET PLOW with depth wheel and coulters, $1,450/OBO - 315-536-6027.(NY)

NH BB 940 lg square baler with rotor cutter and preservative applicator, Generic pto generator, 40,000 Kw, not much use.

518-962-2281.(NY)

FOR SALE: Eby Alum. G. IV. stock trailer in good shape. 518-568-2901.(NY)

NEW HOLLAND 40 Whirl a feed blower, 1000 PTO, good condition $1,000 or best offer. Cayuga. 315-406-5015.(NY) MASPORT M5 vacuum pump 270’ conveyor alley haylage ensilage feeder WANTED: Silo scaffold for 24’ silo, also feed grinder 315-865-8162.(NY) NH 28 Blower, good condition $800. 315536-6150.(NY) HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 15 to choose from, 9 months to shortbred. 518-993-4589.(NY) WANTED: Loader, detachable, to fit Hesston 80-66DT 4 wheel drive farm tractor, good condition, can pick up, will consider all makes. 802-236-4917.(VT)

WANTED: Buying: Haymow tracks and carriers. Wood, steel, rod tracks. Especially NY manufactured. Also their catalogs, advertisements. Buy- Trade- Swap. Collector 717-792-0278.(PA) WANTED: 13 to 14 foot Chisel plow, 3 pt. hitch w/ gauge wheels pref. 607-7763606.(NY) 6275LU DEUTZ TRACTOR 4 wheel drive on steel or tires $4,000/OBO - 607-2438975.(NY)

FORD 8700 tractor. 315-536-4783.(NY) 12KW PTO GENERATOR on 5x10’ trailer $1,200; Model 907 Bobcat backhoe attachment $3,200; Farmall Cub Low-Boy with flail mower $1,500; 315-744-4941.(NY) FORD 5900 TRACTOR 1989 model 2WD 72HP good condition $6,500. Yates County 315-536-0597.(NY) WANTED: Three Point Hitch round bale wrapper. Evenings. 315-496-2098.(NY)

REGISTERED JERSEY BULL Jevon out of Iatola born 3/11; Also organic Jersey heifers and calves; 315-496-2030.(NY)

(2) HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, due in December, asking $1,350. Andrew D. Hershberger, 392 CR 30, Williamstown, NY 13493

8 LUG, 30” STEEL BELTING WHEELS, fair condition; Also 4 Rhode Island roosters. WANTED: One or two hole energy free waterer; 315-595-2875.(NY)

NI 310 one row corn picker, runs smooth, $750. 1972 Chevy c-30 stake 350, runs excellent, 37,000 miles, $1,500. 315-5244007 Eves.(NY)

WANTED: A pair of 11.2x38 rear tractor tires, in good condition, new or good used.

Reasonable, for oliver 66. 607-5328512.(NY)

IH-56, 4R corn planter, front drive needs bearings, back excellent, tires good, $150; Super-H, new tires, rims, tubes, paint, $2,200; 607-863-4422.(NY) WANTED: BARLEY and spelt wanted, three couches for sale, one hidabed, blue & brown & red. L. F. Martin, Penn Yan. 315536-1091.(NY)

WANTED: BELT DRIVEN CORN Sheller; Also roller mill for corn and small grains.

Sam Gingerich, 34529 Zang Rd., Lafargeville, NY 13656

WANTED: Immediately - 8x31 transport grain auger, with electric power. Please leave message. 518-483-3658.(NY)

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Dow Agriscience • 213, 214 Dr. Register & Assoc., Inc • W-305 Dryhill Mfg / Twin Valley Farms Service, LLC • 505, 515, 449A DTN - The Progessive Farmer • 220A Dyna-Tech Industries • 250, 250A E&F Ag Systems, LLC • E-311 Ed Hoover Construction, LLC • D Elanco Animal Health • E-334, E-335 Electrocell Technologies • 705, 722 Eli Fisher Construction • 441 EM Herr Equipment • 446 Emm Sales & Service, Inc • E-369, E-370 Energy Systems & Installations • 614, 615 Equipment Service • 442 Esch Mfg • E-375 Everett Cash Mutual Insurance Group • E-356 Evergreen Fence, Inc • W-311 Farm and Land Realty, Inc • L-301 Farm Works Software • 414, 415 Farmco Mfg • O-308 Farmer Boy Ag Supply • 125 Farmer’s Friend • 600 Farming, The Journal of Northeast Ag • 618 Fastline Publications • 610 Feedmobile, Inc - FMI • E-368 Fetterville Sales • H-304 Fisher & Thompson, Inc • 110 F.M. Brown’s Sons, Inc • 409, 410 Franklin Builders • 225, 226 Frontlink, Inc • 417, 418 Fulton Bank • 206 Garber Farms • 503, 451 GEA Farm Technologies, Inc • 104A Genex Cooperative • W-312 Goodville Mutual Casualty Co • E-316, E-317 Great Plains Mfg., Inc • W-348A Gro-Mor Plant Food Co Inc • 127 Ground Water Assesment • E-340 Growers Mineral Solutions • 246 Growmark FS, LLC • E-321, E-322 GVM, Inc • 114 H&S Manufacting Co. Inc • W-354, O-304 Hamilton Equipment, Inc • 445 Hardi North America, Inc • E-371 Harsco Minerals • 536 Hawaiian Moon • 607 Hershey Equipment Co., Inc • 444 Hillside Ag Construction, LLC • W-337, W-338 Hoard’s Dairyman • E-310 Homestead Nutrition, Inc • 285, 286, 287 Hoober, Inc • E-377, O-314 Hoof Trimmers Association, Inc • 269 Horning Mfg., LLC • 501 Hubbard Feeds • L-201 Hubner Seed • H-302, H-303 Hud-Son Forest Equipment • 242, 243 IBA, Inc • E-327, E-328 Idiehl LLC • 700, 701 International Silo Association • L-208A Iva Manufacturing • E-318, E-319, E-320 J&B Contractors • E-305 J&D Manufacturing • 280, 281 J&J Silo Co., LLC • 291 J. L. Gossert & Co. Forestry • E-347 J.S. Woodhouse Co., Inc • 440 Jamesway Farm Equipment • 135 Jaylor Fabricating, Inc • W-349 Jefo USA, Inc • 207 Kamar Products, Inc • E-358 Kel-Krop Enterprises LLC • W-306, W-307 Kencove Farm Fence • W-318, W-319 Keystone Concrete Products • 272, 273 Keystone Group Ag Seeds • E-361, E-362 King Construction • 254, 255 King’s Agri-Seeds, Inc • 403,404 Kubota Tractor, Corp • 123 Kuhn North America, Inc • 100 Kuhns Mfg., LLC • B Kutz Farm Equipment, Inc • I, J, K, L M, N, O, P, Q Lancaster Ag Products • 427 Lancaster Dairy Farm Automation • 502 Lancaster DHIA • W-332, W-333 Lancaster Farming, Inc • H-305 Lancaster Level-Flo, Inc • 118 Lanco Manufacturing, Inc • W-347 Lanco-Pennland • 429 Land O’Lakes, Inc • H-309A Lapp’s Barn Equipment • A Lawn Care Distributors, Inc • 124 Lely USA, Inc • 111

Lira / Kauffman’s Animal Health • E-331 LR Gehm, LLC / CoPulsation • 416 M. Meyers & Associates • 290 McFarlane Manufacturing Co., Inc • O-107 Mahindra USA • 540, 541 Mahoning Outdoor Furnaces, Inc • 222A, 222B Mark Hershey Farms, Inc • 431 Maryland Virginia Milk • E-323, E-324 Martin Limestone Inc • 257 Mastitis Management Tools • 205 MAX, Mutual Aid Exchange • H-300 McHenry Pressure Cleaning Systems • O-311 McLanahan Corporation • E-312 Melvin R. Weaver & Sons, LLC • 527, 528 Mensch Manufacturing LLC • L-215, L-216 Messick Farm Equipment • 105, 106, O-101 Meyer Manufacturing Corporation • O-100 MH Eby, Inc • W-355 Mid-Atlantic Agri Systems • W-346 Mid-Atlantic Seeds • E-364, E-365 Mid-Atlantic Seeds / Cumberland Valley Co-Operative • 251, 252 Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing • 602 Milk-Rite, Inc • E-301 Miller Diesel Inc • E-308 Miraco • E-336, E-337 MM Weaver • 103, O-106 Monty’s Plant Food Co., Inc • W309A Morrissey Insurance • 424 Morton Buildings, Inc • E-332, E-333 Mount Joy Farmers Co-op • 210 Mueller • 119 Multimin USA, Inc • E NASF • W-304 National Farmers Org - NFO • 534 Nachurs Alpine Solutions • 244, 245 New Holland Agriculture • 108, 109 Nextire, Inc • E-380, E-381 NIOSH / NPPTL • 241B North Brook Farms, Inc • W-335, W-336 Northeast Agri Systems, Inc • 122 Northeast Feed • 214A Northeast Stihl • 511, 512 Nutri Linx, LLC • 721 NYCAMH / NEC • 611 O.A. Newton • W-302, W-303 Organic Valley • 401 Outback Heating, Inc • 262, 263 Owens Corning Basement Finishing Systems • 603 Oxbo International • 104 PA Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) • L-203 PA Dairy Princess & Promotion Services • 624 PA Farm Bureau • 275, 276, 276A, 277 PA Farmers Union • E-309 PA Soybean Board • E-306 PACMA Inc • L-304, L-305 Paradise Energy Solutions • 706 Patterson Farm Maple Products • 240 Patz Corporation • 131 PDM Insurance Agency, Inc • E-326 Pearson Livestock Equipment • O-310 Penn Diesel Serv. Co • E-329 Penn Jersey Products, Inc • E-374 Penn State Agricultural Safety & Health • 241E Penn State University LAL Lab • 241A Pennfield Corporation • 247, 248 Pennsylvania Certified Organic • W-341 Pennsylvania Service & Supply, Inc • 425 Pequea Planter • 432, 433 Perma-Column East, LLC • 438, 439 Petersheims Cow Mattresses, LLC • 137 Pioneer Hi-Bred International • E-349, E-350, E-351 P.L. Rohrer & Bros., Inc • E-300 Plastic Welding • 526 PNC Bank • 407 Poly Excel LLC • 601 Power Pro Equipment • 443 Power Systems Electric, Inc • E-382, E-383 Precise Concrete Walls, Inc • 256 Precision Planting Dealers • W-326, W-327 Priority One • 426 Progressive Pressure Systems • 239 Progressive Publishing • 241 Provita Eurotech Ltd • H-306 Quality Craft Tools • H-301 Quality Milk Production Services • 261 Rain and Hail, LLC • E-315 RCM International LLC • L-202 Red Dale Ag Service • 400 Reed Equipment Sales • W-356, W-357 Reinecker Ag Products • 506, 507 Renaissance Nutrition • 294

Risser Grain • H-307 Roto-Mix, LLC • W-358 RSI Calf Systems • 266, 267 Ruhl Insurance • 402 Ryder Supply Company • E-372 S & I Pump Crete • 278, 279 Salford Farm Machinery, Ltd • W-350, W-350A Sanimax • 436 Schaeffer’s Mfg Co • L-200 Schnupp’s Grain Roasting, Inc • 217 Schulte Industries • C Seedway, LLC • W-342, W-343 Select Sire Power • W-308 Show-Ease Stall Co • 116 Shur-Co • E-307 SI Distributing, Inc • 420, 421, 422 Silo Stop • 708 Silver Stream Shelters • 702 Slaymaker Electric Motor & Supply • E-366 Smucker’s Energy, LLC • 608, 609 Smuckers Meats, LLC • W-338A Sollenberger Silos, LLC • 292, 293 Snyder Equipment, Inc • 423 Stan’s Service Center • L-210, L-211 Steiner • 508, 509 Stein-Way Equipment • 500, 449 Stoltzfus Spreaders • 117 Stor-Loc • 529, 530 Straley Farm Supply • 221, 222, O-102 Stray Voltage Testing • E-325 Stull Equipment Company • 542 Sukup / LnR Feed & Grain Sys. • E-355 Summit Glove Inc / Milkers Helpers • 408 Sundace Vacations • 617 Sunlion Energy Systems • 619, 620 Superior Silo LLC • 118 Susquehanna Bank • 406 Susquehanna Dodge Chrysler Jeep / D.K. Hostetler • 525 Sweitzers Fencing Co • 518, 519, 450 Synagro • 238 Syngenta Seeds • W-344, W-345 SyrVet, Inc • G T.A. Seeds • W-315, W-316, W-317 Tam Systems • E-376 Taurus Service, Inc • W-310 TDL Agritech • F Team Ag Incorporated • E-313 Tech Mix, Inc • 428 The Center for Dairy Excellence • W-331 The Fertrell Co • 533 The Mill • 241C, 241D The Old Mill-Troy • 538, 539 Tigerco Dist. Co • E-353 TM Refrigeration • 268, O-103 Tractor House • 605 Triple-M-Farms • 265 Troop Enterprises & N.T.H. • O-105 Udder Comfort • 204 Uncommon USA, Inc • W-222 Unique Building Systems, Inc • 126A U.S. Farmer • 613 USDA US Dept of Agriculture - APHIS-VS • L-205 USDA US Dept of Agriculture - FSA • L-206 USDA US Dept of Agriculture - NRCS • L-207 USDA US Dept of Agriculture - NASS • L-208 Valmetal, Inc • 136 Van Beek Natural Science • R Vi-Cor • 283 Vigortone Ag Products • 405 Vulcan Materials Company • 227 WA Johnson, Inc • L-302, L-303 Weaver Distributing • E-30, E-303, E-304 Weaver Insurance Group • 249 Weaver’s Toasted Grains LLC • E-330 Wenger Feeds • 227A Wengers of Myerstown • W-351A Westfield Group • W-334 White Horse Construction, Inc • E-338, E-339 White Oak Mills, Inc • 434, 435 Yoderway Buildings, LLC • T Zartman Farms • 107 Zeiset Equipment • 447 Zimmerman Cattle Control by PBZ, LLC • 115 Zimmerman Farm Service, Inc • 504 Zimmerman’s Glasslined Storage • 516, 517, 449B SPONSORS Official Bag Sponsor Sukup / LnR Feed & Grain Sys.

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AUCTION SECTION and MARKET REPORTS MACFADDEN’S YEAR END AUCTION SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10TH • 8 AM

Early listing... much more coming in by auction day!

Tractors - Farm & Construction Eq. - Antiques - Parts & More!!!!

At our yard on US Rt. 20, 4mi east of Sharon Springs, NY Watch www.macfaddens.com for pics. and updates!

Live online bidding available through PROXIBID.COM TRACTORS: Kubota M-120 4WD w/cab & ldr, 2000hrs; '09 McCormick MC 115 4WD w/cab, 168hrs! NH 8560 4WD w/cab 3500 hrs, 140hp; '08 NH TD5050 4WD w/cab; White American 80 4WD w/cab, 2400hrs, Sharp White 270 3400hrs; Nice JD 4450 PS MFWD w/cab - recent overhaul; JD 3155 4WD w/cab; JD 2355 w/ldr; JD 2155 w/ ldr; JD 2440; Kubota M6800 4WD w/ ldr1000hrs; AC 8010 4WD w/cab; Ford 4610 w/ ldr; NH 3010, 1200hrs; (2) JD 4020 dsl-side console; JD 2520 gas- super nice original one owner tractor!

JD3020 PS; Kubota MX5000 narrow; NH 4230 Narrow w/cab; JD 2750 4WD w/ldr; NH6560 HiClearance; Ford 3600 w/cab-1500 orig. hrs; JD 4420 combine w/2 heads, 2500hrs; CaseIH 385 4WD w/ ldr-1800hrs NICE; IH 384 low hrs; Ford 3400 w/ldr; AC 190XT gas; Case 1390; Hesston 980DT; Ford 851; DB 990; IH 656 dsl; MF 265; MF 230; MF 65 w/ldr; AC200; (2) AC 5040; Oliver 1250; JD1010; Ford 8N, 9N, 800; 2000; 3000; JD 1010 w/ PS; Plus many more tractors large and small!!!

COMPACT TRACTORS: JD 4600 w/ldr, 1200hrs; '09 McCormick CT28 4WD w/ldr, like new; NH 1920 w/cab & ldr-low hrs; Kubota B2410 w/ldr & mwr; Bobcat 335 Hydro w/ldr & backhoe; Bobcat 335 Hydro w/ldr; McCormick GX40 hydro-low hours; Kubota BX2200 w/ldr & mwr; NH 1520 w/ldr; Cub Cadet 7234 4WD w/ldr; MF 205; (2) Kubota L175; Kubota L200; Bolens 4WD w/ldr; Economy; CIH 255 w/ mwr; JD 850; Challenger MT 295 4WD w/ldr, 88 hrs, bad engine; '84 Harley Sportster; Woods 7500 backhoe; lots of 3pt implements; & much more.

SALVAGE: JD 7300 SP Forage Harvester 500hrs, fire damage; CaseIH MX 220, fire damage; JD 5460 Forage Harvester, fire damage; 2009 Bobcat V523 Telehandler, fire damage; Kubota M108X 4WD fire damage; more coming in!

INDUSTRIAL: Komatsu 27R excavator, 1800hrs; (2) Teledyne D3600 diesel forklifts; Interstate 9 ton trailer; Vermeer SC2522 stump grinder-low hrs; Caretree 3pt tree spade, very nice; Vermeer front mount tree spade; Bobcat 853 SS w/Hi Flow; Bobcat 743 SS; Case 1825 SS; Kubota L35 TLB; JD 400 TLB; JD 301 w/ldr; JD 450 Dozer; Case 480DLL loader; MF 386 dsl forklift; Johnston 4400 sweeper w/Cummins dsl; Loftness HD 8' flail mwr for skid steer, like new;

Loftness HD trencher for SSL, like new; NH L775 SS; New Lowe SS PHD; Harley rake for SS; Lots more coming in!!

FROM ONE LOCAL OWNER; MF1085; IH384 diesel; Oliver 770 w/ PS & 3pt; Ford 800; Nice NH316 baler w/thrower; NH1465 haybine-like new; NH169 6 star tedder; JD660 rake; (2) steel kicker wgns; Hesston 1095 haybine; 9 ft snowblower; IH710 5x plow; AC 12 ft discs; JD 8200 drill; McFarlane 20ft drags; NH 325 spreader; Gates; etc; FARM EQ: Hesston 545 round baler, like new; Agripac round bale tube wrapper; AG Bag bale tube wrapper Kuhn GF8501 8 star tedder, excellent; Hesston BP25 round bale processor; Krone KR 250D round baler w/netwrap; Claas 62 round baler; Hesston 5530 RB; (2) NH 315 balers; JD 337 & 327 balers; NH354 grinder-mixer; NH 1411 & 415 discbines; Sharp NH 477 haybine; Tomahawk 6060 bale chopper; Durand Wylan 1500 orchard sprayer; Sitrex 9ft disc mower; Fella 7ft drum mower; Kuhn GA4100 12ft rotary rake; Gehl 1285 harvester w/ KP & 2 heads; Great Plains 10ft NoTill drill; NI 3632 tandem box spreader, like new; Excellent Knight 1030 box spreader; Bush Hog 12ft offset disc; Tye 6ft notill drill-never used !;Morra rotary rake; Knight 2170 stationary mixer; 25kw pto alt; Woods 6500 backhoe; JD 4000 14ft disc; Twose ditch bank mower; Moore no-till drill; JD 10ft cultimulcher; Walinga 510 grain vac; Steiner mixer wagon; (3) NI tandem axle spreaders; Hardy 35 ST loader; several other used loaders; Nearly new Shaver post driver; (5) New & Used 3pt snowblowers; England Pellet stove, one yr old; (20+) pcs lawn and garden including Ferris IS 3000; (2) Cub Cadet Zforce; New and old garden tractors, snowblowers etc; (2) large wagonloads of new tractor parts, tools; chain; binders; etc. Lots of bargains-It's Christmas!! Much more by auction day!!!

ANTIQUES: Farmall HV high crop, nut & bolt restoration!! Hand built steam tractor w/1909 Stanley Steamer engine & current boiler inspection; MMG1000 LP gas Wheatland, good original; IH Spirit of '76 garden tractor; Oliver Super 55; JD A on steel; JD Lindeman crawler; JD 60; JD 70; JD M; JD unstyled AR on steel; Case RC; Case CC on steel; IH Super MTA; Farmall 400; (5) Hit & Miss Engines; MH horse drawn spreader; Restored early Farmall H pedal tractor; (2) vintage British bicycles; Much more coming in!

TERMS: Cash or Good Check. Payment in full auction day. List is subject to change. All items sold "as is." 2 Auctioneers bring a friend!! Large items onsite

by Dec 2nd guaranteed to be listed on internet bidding; Consignments accepted 'til 5pm Fri, Dec. 9th. Five percent buyer's premium for internet purchases only.

MACFADDEN & SONS, INC.

1457 Hwy. Rt. 20, Sharon Springs, NY 13459 (518) 284-2090 • Pictures at www.macfaddens.com

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Dairy Pricing Will Remain the Same For Now Issued Nov. 25, 2011 I learned an interesting fact of dairy life when I first began my career in this industry and that is, when milk prices are down, milk production goes up and when milk prices are up, milk production goes up. That hasn’t changed.

October milk output in the top 23 states hit 15.2 billion pounds, according to USDA’s preliminary estimate, up 2.5 percent from October 2010. Output in the 50 states was 16.2 billion pounds, up 2.1 percent.

Revisions subtracted 10 million pounds from the preliminary September estimate, now put at

14.8 billion, up 1.9 percent from a year ago.

October cow numbers stood at 8.48 million head, up 10,000 head from September and 111,000 above a year ago. Output per cow averaged 1,787 pounds, up 20 pounds from a year ago.

California output was up 2.4 percent, thanks to 27,000 more cows and a 15 pound gain per cow.

Wisconsin was up 1.7 percent, on a 30-pound gain per cow, though cow numbers were unchanged. New York saw a 0.2 percent decline on 1,000 fewer cows and unchanged output per cow. Idaho was up 1.7 percent on 10,000 additional cows but output per cow was steady.

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Tues., Dec. 13 at 10 AM Independence Fire Co, 24 Cemetery Rd, Great Meadows, NJ 07838 Preview Dec 6 & 12 from 10 AM to 3 PM at #6 Hope Rd, Great Meadows, NJ Selling Equipment for the Secured Party of Empire Farms, Inc. JD 4955 4WD; JD 7810 4WD; JD 6310 MFWD high crop; Ford 8630; Ford 7000; Ford 5020; Ford 4600; Ford 2910; Ford 2000; Farmall Cub w/sickle; 1985 Case 450 dozer w/6 way blade; (2) 2003 Kenworth T-800 w/Aero Cabs; (2) 1999 Wabash/ThermoKing reefer trlrs; 2000 Trail-eze 48’ trlr w/gas power winch & hyd Beaver tail; Kesmac sod cutter; Turfco Big Roll sod harvester; Brouwer sod harvestor on Ford 3910 tractor; Kesmac Lift 5000 hitchhiker forklift; Ingersoll Rand RT-705G forklift; Toyota T2983 LP gas forklift; Kuhn HR 4003 13.5’ power harrow; 2003 Land Pride Solid Stand 3pt 10’ sod seeder; Holland 3 row transplanter; Monosem 14’ precision plant; Dondi DMR-55B ditch digger; Demco 3pt 200 gal sprayer; JD 995 6 btm switch plow; 2005 Vogt VT80 ice machine; Progressive TD-92 22’ rotary mower; Kuhn 3pt spinner spreader; TERMS: Cash, cashier’s check, certified check, wire transfer, company check must be accompanied by Bank Letter of Guarantee. Call for required format.

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Pennsylvania was down 1.7 percent. Cow numbers were down 3,000 head and output per cow was off 20 pounds, and Minnesota was off 0.1 percent, despite an additional 1,000 cows but output per cow was down 5 pounds.

The biggest increase occurred in Texas, up a whopping 9.8 percent, thanks to 20,000 more cows and an 85 pound per cow average increase, followed by Florida, up 7.9 percent, and Arizona, up 7.2 percent.

The biggest loss was in Missouri, down 1.8 percent, on 2,000 fewer

cows and unchanged output per cow, followed

by Pennsylvania, and Ohio and Virginia, both down 0.7 percent.

Meanwhile; The Agriculture Department’s latest Livestock Slaughter report shows an estimated 242,800 culled dairy cows were slaughtered under federal inspection in October, down 4,000 from September, but 11,300 more than October 2010. The January to October 2011 dairy cow slaughter was estimated at 2.399 million head, up 98,300 from the same period in 2010.

The cash dairy markets only traded three days this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The 40-pound block cheese price saw another week of losses, closing Wednesday at $1.7875 per pound, down 4 1/2cents, but still 32 cents above that week a year ago. The 500-pound barrels rolled 7 cents lower, to $1.80, still 36 cents above a year ago and the fourth week in a row to be above the blocks.

Only seven cars of block traded hands on the week and eight of barrel.

Bill Brooks, economist at INTL FCStone, noted

in the November 23 eDairy Insider Opening Bell that more cheese has been available in the past two weeks than during the previous month.

Spot butter weakened for the fourth consecutive week, with four cars finding new homes. It closed Wednesday at $1.61, down 3 3/4-cents on the holiday week, and 6 cents below a year ago when the butter price melted down 22 cents, to $1.67. The butter price has plunged 27 cents in four weeks.

Cash nonfat dry milk was unchanged on the

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week, with Grade A holding at $1.45 and Extra Grade at $1.48.

Volatility is here to stay according to Paul DeBriyn, President and Chief Executive Officer, of Minnesota-based AgStar Financial Services. Speaking in Tuesday’s DairyLine broadcast, DeBriyn said; “We are in a global economy and there are a whole lot of things that impact it.” He cited economics, the number of people, and geopolitical issues to name a few. He added that the issues we have today will “resolve themselves,” but warned, “We’ll have new ones so volatility is probably here to stay.”

He brought out that risk management is an important part of the grains, swine, ethanol, and poultry industries and dairy is making strides in that regard after dairy producers lost a third of their equity in 2009.

Checking the cupboard; the Agriculture Department’s latest Cold Storage report shows that cheese and butter stocks declined seasonally in October, though cheese inventories remain higher than historical levels, according to the CME’s Daily Dairy Report, and butter holdings remain lower.

October 31 American cheese inventories stood at 614.7 million pounds, down 3 percent from September, 4 percent below those in October 2010, but 9.1 percent above the five year average for that date, according to the DDR. Total cheese stocks amounted to 1.013 billion, down 3 percent from September, 4 percent below a year ago, but 13.6 percent above the five-year average.

Butter inventories, at 129.8 million pounds, were down 14 percent from September, 19 percent above a year

ago, and down 19.1 percent from the average over the 2006-10 period, according to the DDR. eDairy’s Bill Brooks says the butter inventory was higher than expected.

In politics; the Dairy Dairy Report also reported that dairy pricing mechanisms will remain intact for now, as the deadline ran out on the 12-member so-called “Supercommittee” to agree on deficit-cutting measures.

House and Senate Ag Committee leaders on the panel had crafted a new Farm Bill, which reportedly would have incorporated dairy reform based on the Dairy Security Act/Foundation for the Future, but the Supercommittee’s “failure to reach a deal on an overall deficit reduction package effectively ends this effort,” said Representative Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). The two pledged to continue their work to reauthorize food and agricultural policy in the year ahead, the DDR said. The current Farm Bill expires in September 2012.

Dairy Profit Weekly editor Dave Natzke reports that the Supercommittee had until November 23 to come up with a plan, which had to be approved by a simple majority in both houses of Congress, without amendment, by December 23.

The overall Farm Bill package included $23 billion in cuts over the 10year period, according to Natzke.

Now, however, 2012 Farm Bill debate goes back to square one, although the plan offered to the Supercommittee may serve as the base for restarting discussions.

The next deadline for Congress is

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FARM & CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AUCTION

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10TH @ 9:30 AM

At Visscher Farm 1400 S. Main St. (Rte. 282) 1 1/2 mile south of exit 62 off Southern Tier Expressway (Rte. 17-future I-86) Nichols, NY 13812 or 20 miles north of Towanda-Wysox, PA via Rte. 187 detours CONSTRUCTION: JCB 1400 4x4 Backhoe w/ext. hole & cab; Raygo 420 pad foot roller; Yanmar D-50 Mini Excavator; Case 530 tractor loader backhoe; Chipper w/diesel power TRAILERS: 2004 Load King 10T tandem axle dual; tandem axle dual trailer; Tri Axle trailer; 2008 30ft 10T Gooseneck tandem duals; Fruehauf; Transcraft drop deck SKID STEERS: 2007 NH 0185 w/tracks - 1500 hrs.; NH 170; Bobcat 873 turbo; SKID STEER ATTACHMENTS: bale spear; Lowe Auger; Grapple bucket; SS plates; Scarifier; Rock Hound TRACTORS: Case IH CX 60 4x4 w/Great Bend loader "clean"; Ford 3910; Case IH 5130 Maxxum 4x4 w/Case 510 loader; Int 784 4x4 w/2250 ldr.; Kioti LB 1914 4x4; JD 650 diesel w/cab & snowplow; Ford 5000 tractor w/cab & 777 loader; Farmall 560 w/2000 loader; Ford 9N tractor; Int 656 hydro; AC 200 w/cab; Allis Chalmers "B" w/mower, cult & plow; AC 180 gas tractor TRUCKS: Freightliner Conv. Cab; GMC dump truck 5 yd.; 2044 Ford F-150 4x4 - 4 door PU w/140,000 miles EQUIPMENT: NH 790 Forage Harv w/824 corn head; NH 315 baler; NH 310 square baler w/thrower; NH 273 baler plus others; Welger F200 round baler w/Mastercut; Mower Conditioners: Hesston 1014 hydro swing PT7; NH 467; JD 1360 disc w/flails; Manure Spreaders: (2) NH 308 tandem axle scavenger spreader; NH manure spreader w/ double axle & top beaters; NH 155 w/end gate; NI 363 tandem; NH w/top beater; etc.; JD 3 pt blade; rotary mowers; 6' 3 pt rear blade "like new"; cultimulchers; disc; cultivators; plows; chisels; Lucknow TMR Mixer w/scales; Bearcat 1101 grinder mixer; rotary TMR mixer; Grinder Mixer NH 358; (2) Horse Drawn Buggies MISC. "Like New" 9' tall feed bin 6' wide on legs w/discharge auger; "new" 8x8 shed, chicken house, wishing wells, out house; J.D. diesel motor; Cushman front 60" diesel mower w/snow blower; Honda "Big Red" 3 wheeler; 2002 Arctic ZR 800 snowmobile; (4) 250 gallon clean totes; 2x2x6 concrete block; HAY: 10 bales - 700lbs (3x3x8) 1st cutting; plus more to come

TERMS: CASH/GOOD CHECK

NO BUYERS PREMIUM

LUNCH AVAILABLE

HOWARD W. VISSCHER & SON SALES MANAGERS AND AUCTIONEER NICHOLS, NY 607-699-7250

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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, December 5 • 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. A group of Jersey & Jersey cross steers. Misc. & Small Animals. 1 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 607-972-1770 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, 585-584-3033, 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 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. We will be open the day after Christmas - Business as usual. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-9721770 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, December 6 • 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, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

Wednesday, December 7 • Newport, VT. Complete Dispersal of Registered Holstein and Registered Ayrshire herd for Agawam Farm. Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 neks@together.net • 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, December 8 • Lebanon Area Fairgrounds, Lebanon, PA. 2 Day Sale. Dec. 8 & 9! Holiday Holstein Sale. Over 400 head of Reg. & Sire ID’d Holsteins. Cows sell on the 8th, heifers on the

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ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES Rte. 125, E. Middlebury, VT 05740 Sale every Monday & Thursday Specializing in Complete Farm Dispersals “A Leading Auction Service” In Vt. 800-339-2697 or 800-339-COWS 802-388-2661 • 802-388-2639 ALEX LYON & SON Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc. Jack Lyon Bridgeport, NY 315-633-2944 • 315-633-9544 315-633-2872 • Evenings 315-637-8912 AUCTIONEER PHIL JACQUIER INC. 18 Klaus Anderson Rd., Southwick, MA 01077 413-569-6421 • Fax 413-569-6599 www.jacquierauctions.com Auctions of Any Type, A Complete, Efficient Service philcorn@jacquierauctions.com AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL 808 Borden Rd., Buffalo, NY 14227 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com BENUEL FISHER AUCTIONS Fort Plain, NY 518-568-2257 Licensed & Bonded in PA #AU005568

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BRZOSTEK’S AUCTION SERVICE INC. Household Auctions Every Wed. at 6:30 PM 2052 Lamson Rd., Phoenix, NY 13135 Brzostek.com 315-678-2542 or 800-562-0660 Fax 315-678-2579 THE CATTLE EXCHANGE 4236 Co. Hwy. 18, Delhi, NY 13753 607-746-2226 • Fax 607-746-2911 www.cattlexchange.com E-mail: daveramasr@cattlexchange.com A Top-Quality Auction Service David Rama - Licensed Real Estate Broker C.W. GRAY & SONS, INC. Complete Auction Services Rte. 5, East Thetford, VT 802-785-2161 DANN AUCTIONEERS DELOS DANN 3339 Spangle St., Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com dannauctioneers.htm DELARM & TREADWAY Sale Managers & Auctioneers William Delarm & Son • Malone, NY 518-483-4106 E.J. Treadway • Antwerp, NY 13608 315-659-2407

9th. Co-managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop off only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 9:30 AM: 534 Ashby Ridge Rd., Parkersburg, WV. 2 Major Late Model Rental Fleet Job Completion Auctions. Coulson Equipment. Selling Real Estate at 12 noon. 5 acres commercial land on Interstate 77, Parkersburg, WV. Current appraisal available upon request. Online bidding available.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544 • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Dairy Cattle followed by Beef & Calves. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 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, December 9 • 9:30 AM: 317 Main St., Danville, NH. Complete Liquidation Retirement Auction for M&D Equipment, Inc. Screening Plants, Rubber Tired Loaders, Crawler Tractors, Tractor Loader Backhoes, Skid Steers, Hydraulic Excavators, Vibratory Rollers, Detachable Gooseneck Trailers, Truck Tractors, Water Trucks, Sander Trucks, Dump Trucks, Pickup Trucks, Tagalong Trailers, Snows Plows & Spreaders, Spare Buckets, Tires,

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Tampers, Small Generators, Air Compressors and much more. Also 34.2 +/- acre Quarry/Gravel Pit. All Town & State permits.

Approx. 1 million yards of material still in the ground. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544 • 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, 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 • 9:30 AM: 1755 S. E. Frontage R., Sturtevant, WI. Late Model Earthmoving Equipment, Truck Tractors, Dump Trailers, Equipment Trailers, Campers. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544 • 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

Monday, December 12 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) . Monthly Heifer Sale. Featuring Rolling Ridge Dairy Milking Herd Dispersal. 15 Head of Registered Cattle.

Grazing herd with light grain & baleage.

Misc. & Small Animals. 1 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

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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

To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 • 10:00 AM: 12658 S. Winchester, Calumet Park, IL. Late Model Truck Tractors, Dump Trucks, Construction Equip., Attachments, Support Equip & Dump Trailers. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544

Wednesday, December 14 • 9:30 AM: Rt. 38 & 38B, Newark Valley, NY. NY Farm & Construction Consignment Auction. Goodrich Auction Service, 607-6423293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com • 10:00 AM: 12601 State Rd. 545 North, Winter Garden, FL. Rental Fleet Construction Auction, Support Equip., Trucks & Trailers. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Calf Sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041, 585738-2104 • 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, December 15 • 10:00 AM: 2041 Goose Lake Rd., Sauget, IL. Late Model Cat Rental Fleet Auction.

Construction Equip., Attachments, Support, Trucks & Trailers. Online bidding available.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544 • 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.

Model Truck Tractors, various Equipment Trailers: Walking Floors, Dumps, Drop Decks, Hi-Flats & Expandables. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544 • 10:00 AM: Canaan, VT. Complete Dairy Herd Dispersal of 500 Head for Bill & Ursula Johnson. Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 neks@together.net

Saturday, December 17 • 9:30 AM: 4501 Leipzig Ave., Mays Landing, NJ. Rental Return Auction of Construction, Support Equipment, Attachments, Pickups, Dump Trucks, Truck Tractors, Trailers & More. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544

Monday, December 19 • 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. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy.

Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Wednesday, December 21 • 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.

• 10:00 AM: 3277 Lexington Road Richmond, KY. Secured Creditors Auction: Construction Equipment, Drilling Equipment, Support, Trucks & Trailers. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315633-9544

• 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

Monday, December 26 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). We will be open the day after Christmas - Business as usual!

Happy Holiday wishes from The Hosking Family, the Sale Barn crew & Cafe Girls. We appreciate all the business & friends we have made along the way! Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Wednesday, December 28 • 9:30 AM: Tuscaloosa, AL. Large Logging, Construction, Truck Tractors, Dump & Utility Trucks, Support Equipment Auction. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-6332944, 315-633-9544 • 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 30 • 10:00 AM: 398 Old Schuylerville Rd., Greenwich, NY (Washington Co. Fairgrounds). Rental Returns of New Holland, Kobelco, Cat Construction Equipment, Support, Attachments, Trucks & Trailers. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-6332944, 315-633-9544

• 9:00 AM: 5253 Rt. 364, corner of Upper Hill Rd., 1 mi. E of Middlesex, NY. Melvin & Joan Bodine Retirement Auction. Farm is sold, selling farm equipment and shop tools.

Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-3961676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.ht m

Saturday, January 7 • 9:30 AM: Pittsburgh, PA. Very Large Job Completion Auction for Fleischner Excavation. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544 • 10:00 AM: 3517 Railroad Ave., Alexander, NY. Z&M Ag & Turf Auction. Public Auction Sale of Farm Tractors, Machinery, Landscape, Tools, Lawn Tractor & Mowers. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-2431563. www.teitsworth.com

Thursday, January 12 • Portland, OR. Major Job Completion Auction. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544

Friday, January 20 • 12:00 Noon: 73 West First Ave., Windsor, PA. Public Auction of Windsor Meat Market.

Operating business wit retail meat sales & custom slaughtering. Leaman Auctions, 717-464-1128 or 610-662-8149 www.leamanauctions.com

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Saturday, December 31

• Kissimmee, FL. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com

• 8:30 AM: Hoover Tractor, Mifflinburg, PA. 5th Annual New Years Sale. Accepting consignments. Fraley Auction Co., 570-5466907 www.fraleyauction.com

• Penn Yan, NY. Farm Machinery & farm smalls plus a few household goods for Ivan & Verna Zimmerman. L.W. Horst Auctioneer, 315-536-0954

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!

NORTHAMPTON COOP. AUCTION Whately, MA • Farmer Owned Since 1949 Livestock Commission Auction Sales at noon every Tues.

Consignments at 9 AM 413-665-8774

ROY TEITSWORTH, INC. AUCTIONEERS Specialist in large auctions for farmers, dealers, contractors and municipalities.

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

MEL MANASSE & SON, AUCTIONEERS Sales Managers, Auctioneers & Real Estate Brokers Whitney Point, NY Toll free 800-MANASSE or 607-692-4540 Fax 607-692-4327 www.manasseauctions.com

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

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

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

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

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

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.

717-354-4341 Sales Mon., Wed. • Thurs. Special Sales

R.G. MASON AUCTIONS Richard G. Mason We do all types of auctions Complete auction service & equipment Phone/Fax 585-567-8844

L. W. HORST AUCTIONEER 1445 Voak Rd., Penn Yan, NY 14527 315-536-0954 • Fax: 315-536-6189

NORTHEAST KINGDOM SALES INC. Jim Young & Ray LeBlanc Sales Mgrs. • Barton, VT Jim - 802-525-4774 • Ray - 802-525-6913 neks@together.net

ROBERTS AUCTION SERVICE MARCEL J. ROBERTS Specializing in farm liquidations.

802-334-2638 • 802-777-1065 cell robertsauction@together.net

Friday, December 16 • 9:30 AM: 935 US 23 North, Delaware, OH (Delaware Co. Fairgrounds). Over 60 Plus Trailers Sell! One Owner Auction. Late

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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

WILLIAM KENT, INC. Sales Managers & Auctioneers Farm Real Estate Brokers • Stafford, NY 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com WRIGHT’S AUCTION SERVICE 48 Community Dr., Derby, VT 14541 802-334-6115 www.wrightsauctions.com

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT November 21, 2011 On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt No report ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES East Middlebury, VT November 28, 2011 Cattle: 146 Calves: 263 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% Lean not well tested; Breakers 7580% lean 72-78; Boners 8085% lean 66-75; Lean 8590% lean 48-67.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls 92-125# 75-130; 80-92# not well tested.

Vealers: 100-120# 50-70; 90-100# 55-73; 80-90# 5072.50; 70-80# 50-68; 6070# 30-55.

COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA November 30, 2011 Cows: Canners 38-55; Cutters 56.50-64; Util 66-76.

Bulls: 67-82.

Steers: Ch 119-126; Sel 84-108; Hols. 81-96.

Heifers: Sel 64-88; Hols.

71-84.50.

Calves: 4-110/ea.

Feeders: 28-101 Sheep: 71-84 Lambs: 81-159 Goats: 48-168/ea.

Kids: 34-111/ea.

Sows: 55 Hogs: 51-56/ea.

Feeder Pigs: 34-35/ea.

Chickens: 3-8.50 Rabbits: 5.50-18 Ducks: 7-20.50 * Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA Novembe 29, 2011 Beef Cattle: Canners .30.45; Cuttes .45-.55; Util .65.74; Bulls .65-.80; Steers .70-1.15; Hfrs. .60-.75.

Calves: Growers .70-1.30; Hfrs. 1-1.25; Veal .60-1.05.

Hogs: Feeders 35-70; Sows 40-48; Market 55-60.

Sheep: 70-80 Goats: 80-130; Billies 130175; Kids .30-1.10.

Lambs: 1.20-2 NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA November 29, 2011 Calves (/cwt): 0-60# 10-30; 61-75# 20-55; 76-95# 2265; 96-105# 30-60; 106# & up 30-65.

Farm Calves: 70-130/cwt.

Feeders: 33-112/cwt.

Heifers: 45-70/cwt.

Steers: 45-62/cwt.

Bulls: 68-75.50/cwt.

Canners: 25-51/cwt.

Cutters: 51.50-67/cwt.

Utility: 68-77/cwt.

Sows: 50.50-52.50/cwt.

Hogs: 66-76/cwt.

Boars: 16/cwt.

Shoats: 79/cwt.

Pigs: 8-45/ea.

Lambs: 130-230/cwt.

Sheep: 57.50-72.50/cwt.

Goats: 40-155/ea.

Rabbits: 1-6/ea.

Poultry: 1-8/ea.

Hay: 5 lots, 2.10-3.60/bale. northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ November 29, 2011 Livestock Report: 69 Calves .05-1.32, Avg .66; 50 Cows .40-.75, Avg .59; 8 Easy Cows .13.5-.57, Avg .38; 16 Feeders 300-500# .38-.76, Avg .58; 10 Heifers .49-.81.5, Avg .65; 14 Bulls .53-.75, Avg .65; 7 Steers .55.5-1.10, Avg .79; 2 Hogs .41-.45, Avg .43; 2 Roasting Pigs 15; 1 Boar 25; 2 Sows 11-45, Avg 45; 51 Sheep .40-1, Avg .73; 5 Lambs (ea) 80-90, Avg 84, 82 (/#) .84-2.05, Avg 1.76; 9 Goats (ea) 90-135, Avg 120.56; 26 Kids (ea) 10-132.50, Avg 35.19; 4 Hides (ea) 3-5, Avg 4.50; 2 Llamas/Alpacas 4050, Avg 45. Total 360.

Poultry & Egg Report: Heavy Fowl (/#) .60-3.15; Leghorn Fowl (ea) 3.50; Mixed Fowl (/#) .60; Pullets (ea) 4-5; Geese (ea) 10.5014; Roosters (/#) 1.10; Bunnies (ea) 3.50; Rabbits (/#) 1.75-4.75; Pigeons (ea) 2.50-6.75; Guineas (ea) 35.

Grade A Eggs: White Jum XL 1.65; Brown Jum XL 1.90-1.95; L 1.89; M 1.15.

Hay, Straw & Grain Report: 2 Mixed 2.50-5.60; 3 Timothy 3.40-4.10; 3 Grass 3.60-4.30; 2 Mulch 2.40-3. Total 10.

CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY November 24, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .75-1.50; Grower Bulls over 92# .801.50; 80-92# .70-1.20.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .60.75; Lean .40-.62; Hvy. Beef .63-.80.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Fresh Cows 800-1500; Springing Cows 850-1400; Springing Hfrs. 900-1450; Bred Hfrs. 700-1200; Fresh Hfrs. 800-1600; Open Hfrs.

350-900; Started Hfrs. 100400; Service Bulls 4001000.

Beef (/#): Feeders .60-1.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder .75-1.40; Market .80-1.50; Slaughter Sheep .30-.65.

Goats (/hd): Billies 100175; Nannies 70-115; Kids 20-80.

Swine (/hd): Feeder Pig 20-50.

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY No report CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY November 28, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower over 92# 1.05-1.25; 80-92# .65.85; Bob Veal .55-.61.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .66-.72; Lean .60-.66.50; Hvy. Beef Bulls .76-.80.

Beef (/hd): Feeders 98111; Beef Sel 60-79; Veal 89-100.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Slaughter Sheep .63.

Goats (/hd): Billies 110; Nannies 75-92.50; Kids 4546.50.

Swine (/hd): Hog 110; Sow 35-45.50; Feeder Pig (piglets) 22-27.50. *Buyers always looking for pigs.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY No report DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY November 21, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .70-.90; Grower Bulls over 92# 1.101.65; 80-92# .80-1.20; Bob Veal .10-.72.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .64-.75; Lean .58-.66; Hvy. Beef .68.73.

Beef (/#): Feeders .70-.80; Hols. Sel .82-.94.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Market .95-1.05; Slaughter Sheep .70-.80.

Goats (/hd): Nannies 77.

Swine (/#): Feeder pig (/hd) 20-25.

GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY No report PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY November 21, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower Calves over 92# 1.25-1.50; 80-92# .70-1.25; Bob Veal .10-.45.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .625.755; Lean .575-.65; Hvy. Beef Bulls .76.

Beef (/#): Beef Ch 1.141.215; Hols. Ch .95-.97.

Swine (/#): Feeder Pig (/hd) 47.

BATH MARKET Bath, NY No report FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Canandaigua, NY November 30, 2011 Dairy Cows for Slaughter: Bone Util 54-72.50; Canners/Cutters 42-65.

Slaughter Calves: Bob 95110# 40-70; 80-95# 3567.50; 60-80# 30-65.

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Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Bath

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge Chatham

Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed: Bulls over 95# 75-150; 8095# 70-145; 70-80# 65100; Hfr. calves 150-205.

Beef Steers: Ch (grain fed) 110-126; Sel 99.50.

Holsein Steers: Ch (grain fed) 90-108; Sel 80-88.

Hogs: Slaughter US 1-3 65; Feeder Pigs US 103 3051.

Feeder Lambs: Ch 50-80# 175-210; Market Ch 80100# 105-160.

Slaughter Sheep: M 57.50-80.

Nannies: L 75-140.

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

FINGER LAKES HAY AUCTION Penn Yan, NY November 25, 2011 Hay: 1st cut 130-195; 2nd cut 150-300; 3rd cut 215285; 4th cut 210-275.

Straw: 192.50-310 HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY November 28, 2011 Cattle: Bone Util .60-.72; Canners/Cutters .58-.65; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls: Bulls/Steers .68-.78.

Calves: Bull Calves 96120# .80-1.42; up to 95# .10-.95; Hols. under 100# 1.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA No report BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA November 23, 2011 Holstein Steers: Sel 1-3 1205-1320# 71.25-75.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 62.50-65, lo dress 57-60.75; Boners 8085% lean 57.25-60.25, hi dress 64.75; Lean 85-90% lean 53-55, lo dress 46.7552.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1486-1684# 68-73.50.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M 1 630# 92.50; M 2 650# 80; L 3 Hols. 828-952# 70-71.50; Hfrs. M&L 2 258# 90; Herefords 562# 60; Bulls M 1 860# 80; L 3 Hols. 250# 76.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 94-116# 110-152.50, one 170; No. 2 94-124# 77.50-112.50; 88-90# 5060; No. 3 96-110# 50-62.50; 78-92# 30-50; No. 2 Hols.

Hfrs. 90# 100/hd; Vealers Util 72-90# 5-40.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 280340# 230-240/hd; Sows US 1-3 400# 117.50-135/hd; 550# 225/hd; Boars 260# 95/hd.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 1045# 10-34; 65-90# 18-55.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 2-3 68-96# 140-187.50; 120# 152.50; Ewes Gd 2-3 118146# 80; Rams 156-204# 67.50-92.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 70# 130; Sel 2 40-50# 5090; 60-75# 75-80; Nannies Sel 1 100-120# 100-120.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA November 29, 2011 Slaughter Cattle: Steers Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 14901620# 109-112.50; Ch 1470-1645# 105-108.50; Sel & Lo Ch 1515-1715# 95.50-104.50; Hfrs. Sel & Ch Herefords 1350-1420# 114-124; Beef Cow & Hols.

Hfrs. (all wts.) 105.50109.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White & Hols. Hfrs. 75-88; Breakers 70-74; Boners 6573; Lean 65-72.50; Big Middle/lo dress/lights 56-64; Shelly 55 & dn.

Feeder Cattle: Steers L No. 1 485-810# fleshy 8995; one Hols. 1190# 77.50; Hfrs. Hols./Dairy types 9980-1215# 60-90.50; Bulls Hols. 1015-1235# 57.5076.50; one Hereford 1010# 72.50.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 90-120# 135152; No. 2 90-120# 105137; No. 3 80-100# 75-100.

Swine: Hogs 235-290# 5864; 310-385# 60-65.

Goats (/hd): Fancy Kids 127-137; Fleshy Kids 70120; Small/thin/bottle 1067.

Lambs: Ch 75# 185.

Sheep: (all wts.) 62-100 Sale every Tuesday * 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry & Eggs * 6 pm for Livestock starting with calves. * Special Goat, Lamb & Sheep Sale for Christmas.

Tues., Dec. 13 @ 6 pm. * State Graded Feeder Pig Sale for Christmas & New Year Fri., Dec. 16. Receiving 7:30 am til 10 am. Sale 1 pm. * Special Fed Cattle Sales Dec. 6, 20 & 27.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA Small Animal Sale November 29, 2011 Rabbits: 2-2.75 Chickens: 1-6 Quail: 2 Ducks: 3-5 Bunnies: 1-3.50 Chicks: .75-1 Pigeons: 3-3.75 Guinea Pigs: .50-2 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 No report EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA November 28, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 77-78, hi dress 79, lo dress 72; Breakers 75-80% lean 72-

75, lo dress 68; Boners 8085% lean 67-71.50, hi dress 73.50, lo dress 64-66; Lean 85-90% lean 62-66, hi dress 65-67, lo dress 59-61.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1420-1650# 75-80; YG 2 1390-2205# 70-72.

Steers: M&L 1 500-600# 127.50-132.50.

Heifers: M&L 1 300# 132.50; 500-700# 108122.50; M&L 2 300-500# 105-115; 500-700# 101108.

Bulls: M&L 1 300-500# 125-137.50, few fancy 152.50; 500-700# 125-135; M&L 2 300-500# 107.50122.50, thin type 127.50; 500-700# 90-95.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 90-120# 110-140; No. 2 90-130# 80-102.50; No. 3 85-120# 40-70; Beef 90105# 100-135; Vealers Util 65-120# 25-40.

Sows: US 1-3 535# 54.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 1-3 60-100# 168-178, few 180; Yearlings 160-165# 110120.

Slaughter Ewes: Util 1-2 140-270# 60-72.50.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 2 55-65# 60-75; 35# 37.50; Nannies Sel 2 117-130# 7580/cwt; Wethers Sel 2 170# 60/cwt.

GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA No report INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA No report KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA November 26, 2011 Alfalfa: 4 lds, 210-330 Mixed Hay: 13 lds, 160390 Timothy: 4 lds, 215-280 Grass: 17 lds, 160-335 Straw: 6 lds, 150-210 Firewood: 9 lds, 60-90 Clover: 1 ld, 240 Shavings: 1 ld, 70 Oats: 1 ld, 5.50 LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA November 23, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1255-1550# 123.50127.50; Ch 2-3 1115-1520# 119-124; Sel 2-3 11951445# 117-122; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1285-1605# 106112; Hfrs. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1320-1540# 120-126.50; Ch 2-3 1110-1460# 116122.

Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 72.5075, lo dress 68-71; Breakers 75-80% lean 69-73, hi dress 73.50-77, lo dress 6266.50; Boners 80-85% lean 65-68, hi dress 69-71, lo dress 62.50-64.25; Lean 85-90% lean 60-64, hi dress

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Eighty-Four 64.50-68.50, lo dress 54.50-58.50.

Slaughter Bulls: Mon. YG 1 1305-1505# 74-77, hi dress 1430-1835# 81.5090, lo dress 1245-1935# 7071.50; Bullocks 915-1260# 75-78; hi dress 900-1440# 82-90, lo dress 885-1350# 69-72.

Holstein Bull Calves: Mon. No 1 95-120# 145-165; 8090# 100-115; No. 2 95-135# 125-140; 75-90# 70-95# 6075; Util 70-115# 35-65; 5570# 11-25 Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 95-110# 160-200; No. 2 7095# 60-120; Tues. No. 1 95121# 140-157; 85-90# 7080; No. 2 95-115# 137-155; 84-90# 52-60; pkg 74# 32; No. 3 83-111# 40-75; pkg 72# 22; Util 73-107# 12-30; Graded Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 93103# 195-215; pkg 84# 125; No. 2 pkg 93# 202; pkg 83# 120; pkg 74# 65; Non-tubing 70-82# 12-47.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA November 22, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 70-75; Breakers 75-80% lean 64.50-66.50; Boners 8085% lean 58-63; Lean 8590% lean 48.50-53.50, lo dress 45-48.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 130-155; No. 2 95-115# 80-120; No. 3 80110# 40-60; Util 70-105# 10-50.

LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA November 23, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Sel 2-3 1315-1385# 91-99.50; Hols.

Ch 2-3 1190-1650# 95-99; Sel 1-3 1150-1335# 7680.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 73.5074.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 68-71, hi dress 71-72; Boners 80-85% lean 62.5067.50, hi dress 69.50-71; Lean 85-90% lean 5661.50, hi dress 61.50-64.50, lo dress 49-54.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1600-1920# 71.50-77.50.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L

2 300-500# 74; L 3 300500# 62.50-74.50; Hfrs.

M&L 2 500-700# 95-97.

Vealers: Util 70-110# 1050.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 135-160; 8590# 80-100; No. 2 95-130# 100-137.50; No. 3 80-120# 40-80.

Lambs: Ch 2-3 50-70# 172.50-217.50; Sheep Gd 2-3 100-110# 67.50-78; Util 1-3 155-260# 40-55.

Goats: Kids Sel 2 60-65# 93-97.

Feeder Pigs (/cwt): US 1-3 60# 102.50.

Slaughter Hogs: 45-50% lean 220-265# 70-72.

MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA November 22, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1350-1520# 126130.50; Ch 2-3 1065-1430# 120.50-124; 1695# 121; Sel 1-3 1155-1315# 113-115; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 13401460# 105-105.50; Ch 2-3 1225-1655# 98-103; 17051745# 94-95; Sel 1-3 12651380# 94-97.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1160-1220# 123.50125.50; Ch 2-3 1040-1350# 116-120.50; YG 4-5 1275# 113; Sel 1-3 1100-1145# 111-114.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 66-70, lo dress 62-65.50; Boners 8085% lean 61-65, lo dress 56.50-60.50; Lean 85-90% lean 55.50-60, hi dress 65.50, lo dress 50-55.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1075-1840# 72-78, hi dress 1330# 84, lo dress 9051615# 55-73.

Feeder Steers: M 1 370# 125; M&L 2 290-342# 102112; 870-960# 95-107; L 3 Hols. 585-820# 72-81.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 360-490# 115-120; 590# 117; Herefords 600# 72; M&L 2 305-410# 100-117; 670-930# 77-82.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 410485# 117-119; 520# 107; Herefords 425# 92; M&L 2 375-395# 102-105; 740# 92; L 3 Hols. 350# 80; 1005# 77.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-125# 130-170; No. 2 95-120# 95-135; 85-90# 80-107; No. 3 95-110# 6080; 75-90# 55-75; Hols.

Hfrs. No. 1 90# 150; No. 2 85-125# 70-130; Beef X 90# 80; Vealers Util 70-100# 1065.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 263277# 74-76; 285-295# 7275; 335-390# 74-78; 4550% lean 255-285# 71-75; 305-390# 69-74.50.

Sows: US 1-3 415-455# 62-63; 515-635# 59-62.50.

Boars: 350-710# 30-35.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 3550# 19-29; 65# 35.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 60-66# 170-205; 7376# 190-192; 115-160# 147-152; Yearlings 145# 112; Ewes Gd 2-3 137205# 60-85; Rams 195230# 72-77.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 5560# 122-130; Sel 2 20-40# 40-77; 50-70# 70-100.

Slaughter Nannies: Sel 1 100-130# 87-97; Sel 2 90130# 52-77; Sel 3 80-100# 30-47.

Billies: Sel 1 200# 225.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA November 28, 2011 Cattle: 96 Cows: Util & Comm. 63-70; Canner/lo Cutter 62 & dn.

Bullocks: Gd & Ch 78-88 Bulls: YG 1 55-75 Feeder Cattle: Steers 7082.50; Bulls 65-80; Hfrs. 6080.

Calves: 120. Ch 100-115; Gd 60-85; Std 15-60; Hols.

Bulls 90-130# 60-150.

Hogs: 39. US 1-2 75-80; US 1-3 70-75; Sows US 1-3 40-60; Boars 15-42.

Feeder Pigs: 35. US 1-3 20-50# 22-59.

Goats: 80-150 MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA November 28, 2011 Alfalfa: 320, 1 ld Grass: 395, 1 ld Mixed Hay: 125 Round Bales: 85 Lg. Sq. Bales: 140

Wood: 60 Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA November 28, 2011 Roosters: 4.50 Hens: .25-2.75 Banties: .25-1.25 Guineas: 4 Ducks: 4 Bunnies: 4-575 Rabbits: 7-10 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm.

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA No report NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA No report *Next Feeder Pig Sale Wed., Dec. 7.

NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA November 28, 2011 Slaughter Lambs: Nontraditional markets: Wooled & Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 4060# 225-243; 60-80# 206237; 80-90# 181-196; 90110# 178-193; 110-130# 165-182; 130-150# 156171; Wooled & Shorn Ch 23 60-80# 168-181; 90-110# 153-168; 110-130# 140155; 130-150# 140-148.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M flesh 76-91; 200-300# 6681; Util 1-2 thin flesh 120160# 66-80.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 3040# 86-94; 40-60# 90-109; 60-80# 118-136; 80-90# 122-132; 90-100# 128-143; Sel 2 30-40# 68-83; 40-60# 69-87; 70-80# 88-103; 80100# 93-108; Sel 3 30-40# 38-53; 40-60# 42-74; 6080# 70-88; 80-90# 81-94.

Slaughter Nannies/Does: Sel 1 80-130# 99-114; 130180# 114-129; Sel 2 80130# 88-102; 130-180# 94109; Sel 3 50-80# 58-66; 80-130# 69-84.

Slaughter Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100-150# 163-178; 150-200# 200-210; Sel 2 100-150# 122-137.

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-.10 lower, wheat sold mostly steady,

barley sold .05-.10 higher, Oats sold steady & Soybeans sold .15-.20 lower.

EarCorn sold steady. All prices /bu. except ear corn is /ton.

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.42-7.05, Avg 6.75, Contracts 5.405.43; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.25-6.83, Avg 5.94, Contracts 5.20-5.24; Barley No. 3 Range 4.70-4, Avg 540, Contracts 4.75; Oats No. 2 Range 4.40-5, Avg 4.63; Soybeans No 2 Range 10.55-10.71, Avg 10.58, Contracts 10.7010.76; EarCorn Range 198-200, Avg 199.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.25-6.75, Avg 6.60; Wheat 6.83; Barley No. 3 Range 4.75-5.25, Avg 5; Oats No. 2 Range 3.60-4.30, Avg 3.95; Soybeans No. 2 Range 10.5011.50, Avg 10.74; EarCorn Range 195-220, Avg 207.50.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.42-7.10, Avg 6.77; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.60-6.60, Avg 6.10; Barley No. 3 Range 4-6, Avg 4.92; Oats No. 2 Range 3-5.20, Avg 3.86; Soybeans No. 2 Range 10.51-11, Avg 10.73; EarCorn Range 180-190, Avg 185.

Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 6.70-7.10, Avg 6.88; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.94-6.70, Avg 6.32; Barley No. 3 Range 4.95; Oats No. 2 Range 4.50; Soybeans No. 2 Range 10.70-10.95, Avg 10.78; Gr. Sorghum Range 5.95.

Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.427.10, Avg 6.72, Month Ago 7.10, Year Ago 5.30; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.25-6.83, Avg 6.14, Month Ago 6.38, Year Ago 6.02; Barley No. 3 Range 4-6, Avg 5.05, Month Ago 5.06 Year Ago 3.74; Oats No. 2 Range 35.20, Avg 4.12, Month Ago 4.22, Year Ago 2.63; Soybeans No. 2 Range 10.5011.50, Avg 10.71, Month Ago 11.47, Year Ago 11.30; EarCorn Range 180-220; Avg 197.16, Month Ago 195, Year Ago 133.75.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 5.53-6.50, Avg 6.06; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.15; Oats No. 2 3-4.85, Avg 4.07; Soybeans No. 2 10.42.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary November 23, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 124-130.50; Ch 1-3 118-124; Sel 1-2 111-118; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 105112; Ch 2-3 98-103; Sel 1-2 93-97.

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 120-126.50; Ch 1-3 115-122; Sel 1-2 109-114.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 66-73; Boners 80-85% lean 63-68; Lean 85-90% lean 55-61.50.

Slaughter Bulls: hi dress 81.50-90; Avg dress 7481.50; lo dress 65-71.50.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 120-128; 500-700# 124-128; M&L 2 300-500# 100-115; 500-700# 95-114.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 105-126; 500700# 94-116; M&L 2 300500# 95-117; 500-700# 90104.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 109-142; 500-700# 102-127; M&L 2 300-500# 102-132; 500-700# 92-109.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 1050.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols.

bulls 95-125# 130-165; No. 2 95-125# 100-135; No. 3 80-120# 40-80; No. 1 Hols.

Hfrs. 84-105# 150-220; No. 2 80-105# 70-165.

Hogs: Barrows & Glts 4954% lean 220-270# 72-77; 45-50% lean 220-270# 73.50-74.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 54-59; 500-700# 59-63.

Graded Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 30-39# 126-131; 40-49# 111-127; 50-59# 100-118; 60-89# 100-106; 70-79# 9093; US 2 50-59# 101.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 203235; 60-80# 192-214; 80110# 168-200; 110-150# 146-180; Ch 1-3 40-60# 168-204; 60-80# 166-185; 80-110# 160-176; Ewes Gd 2-3 120-160# 72-87; 160200# 63-78; Util 1-2 120160# 62-77.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 73-102; 60-80# 100-120; 80-100# 108-134; Sel 2 40-60# 72-88; 60-80# 84-111; Sel 3 40-60# 56-82; 60-80# 66-90; Nannies Sel 1 80-130# 100-114; 130180# 106-121; Sel 2 80130# 88-102; Sel 3 50-80# 58-72; 80-130# 68-86; Billies Sel 1 100-150# 165180; 150-250# 208-222; Sel 2 100-150# 135-150; 150250# 171-186.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Hay Market Summary Hay & Straw Market For Eastern PA: All hay prices paid by dealers at the farm and /ton. Compared to last week hay sold sharply higher and straw sold steady. All hay and straw reported sold /ton. Alfalfa 175-325; Alfal-

fa/Grass Mixed 170-335; Timothy 150-250; Straw 100-170 clean; Mulch 6080.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 159 lds Hay, 15 Straw. Alfalfa 200-370; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 120460; Timothy 195-400; Grass Hay 100-400; Straw 170-250.

Diffenbach Auct, November 21, 66 lds Hay, 7 lds Straw. Alfalfa 225-370; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 170450; Timothy 195-330; Grass 190-360; Straw 185250.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: November 25, 42 lds Hay, 2 Straw. Alfalfa 200-350; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 150460; Timothy 210-400; Grass Hay 100-400; Straw 235-260.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: November 17, 22 lds Hay, 5 Straw. Alfalfa 540; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 155-360; Grass 170.99210; Straw 170-260.

Wolgemuth Auction: Leola, PA: November 23, 29 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Alfalfa 235; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 120-370; Timothy 155-245; Grass 125-235; Straw 170-215.

Summary of Central PA Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 120 Loads Hay, 28 Straw.

Alfalfa 210-330; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 105390; Timothy 215-280; Grass 150-250; Straw 110210.

Belleville Auct, Belleville: November 16, 18 lds Hay, 4 lds Straw. Alfalfa 245-275; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 105220; Straw 135-190.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: November 21, 21 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 105-315; Straw 200.

Greencastle Livestock: November 14, 4 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass 137.50142.50; Straw 122.50.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: November 26, 39 lds Hay, 6 Straw. Alfalfa 210330; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 160-390; Timothy 215-280; Grass Hay 150-335; Straw 150-210 clean.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: November 22, 11 lds Hay, 9 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 90-250; Grass 145250; Straw 110-180.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: November 12 & 15, 27 lds Hay, 7 Straw.

Alfa;fa 180; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 130-290; Timothy 152.50-265; Grass 152250; Straw 90-150 clean.

New Wilmington Livestock, New Wilmington: November 25, 18 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass 200-

220; Straw 155.

VINTAGE SALES STABLES Paradise, PA November 28, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1255-1550# 126.50129.50; Ch 2-3 1115-1520# 124-126.50; Sel 2-3 11951445# 116-122 Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1320-1540# 121126.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 68-70.50, lo dress 63-65; Boners 8085% lean 62-67 Lean 8590% lean 58-62, lo dress 49-52.50.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 95-120# 120-157; 85-90# 50-100; No. 2 100-120# 80120; No. 3 80-125# 50-75; Util 65-115# 15-50. * Next Feeder Cattle Sale Dec. 9.

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ALL SELLING SATURDAY DECEMBER 10 @ 10:15 A.M. (Blizzard Date: Mon. Dec. 12) 1820 Fox Hill Road ULYSSES, (Potter Co.) PENNSYLVANIA 16948

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EZ Flow gravity box, 6 in. auger, tarp, mounted on JD 1065 wagon running gear; Mayrath 65 ft. 8 in. transport auger, swing out side infeed auger;

HUGE LINE UP Starts Selling App. 10:30 a.m. NOTE: Jim kept a big parts inventory; those new parts will be palletized and sold after their respective counterpart. Jim and Sandy came here in 1981 after 7 years of farming in Chester County. You will find a very well maintained line up of housed equipment! Top End Management!!

SPRAYER-LIME/FERT. LINE-TANKS-PUMPS: Hagie 2100 self propelled sprayer, air ride, 4WD, 1000 gal. poly tank, rinse tank, 75 ft.

(5 section) booms, 5.9 Cummins power, Ravens 460 controller, Ravens GPS light bar, 320/85R34 tires all around, 1880 orig. owner hrs.!; GVM "Tru Trans" 8 ton wet lime/fert. spreader, 30 in. belt, single axle, flotation tires; (1) 6000 gal. and (2) 12000 gal. steel nitrogen tanks with 2 in. valves; (1) 2000 gal. steel water tank with 2 in. valve; (3) mini bulk tanks (app. 200 gal. each) one with some power Max Round Up; (1) 4100 gal. truck mount poly tank with 3 in. valve; (2) 1700 gal. poly tanks with 2 in. valves; (1) 1250 gal. s.s. round horizontal tank on skid, 2 and 3 in. valves; Homelite 3 in. 285 GPM (older) water pump; (3) Honda 2 in. water pumps/hoses;

From the Route 49 turn in Ulysses take Main St. out of town (Main St. becomes Fox Hill Rd), follow 2 1/2 mi. to sale site. From U.S. 6 (Coudersport-Galeton Rd.) take Rte. 449 North 3 1/2 mi. to first hard road "Y" to the right, follow 3 1/2 mi. to site.

FARM TRACTORS: JD 9200 Articulating, 24 sp. quad. range, 1000 "big" p.t.o., 4 hyd. remotes, 3 pt. hitch, radar unit, 20.8R42 tires and duals all around, 3900 orig. owner hrs.!; JD 7820 MFWD, 20 sp. power quad., left hand reverser, front 3 pt. hitch and p.t.o. plus 1 remote, 3 rear remotes, 3 pt. hitch, 540/1000 p.t.o., 6687 hrs., 16.9x28 front tires, 20.8x38 rear tires; NOTE: this unit offered separately and together, with or without: Agco Hesston 3312 front mt. 12 ft. discbine with "Circle C" crusher rolls (note that this discbine can be converted back to conventional 12 ft. pull type, sells with orig. new tongue); JD 7720 MFWD, 20 sp. power quad., 3 hyd. remotes, 540/1000 p.t.o., 380/85R30 front tires, 20.8R38 rear tires, left hand reverser, just turned 1200 orig. owner hrs., sells complete with 746 loader, joy stick control, and 8 ft. bucket; Stone forks/pallet forks and hay fork sell separately; JD 8100 MFWD, 16 sp. power shift, 540, both regular and big 1000 p.t.o.'s, 3 hyd. remotes, 16.9R30 front tires, brand new 20.8R42 rear tires and axle duals, 4295 orig. owner hrs.; JD 7810 MFWD, 16 sp. power quad, radar, 3 remotes, 540/1000 p.t.o., "power beyond", side hill hitch, 14.9R30 front tires, 14.9R46 rear tires and duals with row spacers, 4495 hrs.; JD 6400 2WD, cab, power quad., 2 remotes, 16.9x38 rear tires; JD 6300 2WD, open station, power quad., 2 remotes, 16.9x38 tires, roll bar, 4138 orig. owner hrs.; JD 4600 4WD tractor, turf tires, quick attach loader with bucket, Sims cab, sells with app. 1000 hrs.; JCB 3185 (200 h.p.) 4WD tractor, cab, 54 sp. up to 42 mph, front p.t.o., 1 remote, 4 rear remotes and p.t.o., 5.9 Cummins engine, 2350 hrs.; JCB 2135 (135 h.p.) 4WD tractor, cab, 54 sp. up to 36 mph, 4 hyd. remotes, 14,000 hrs.; JD Hyguard oil app. 140 gal; JD 15-40 plus 50 oil app 80 gal; (3) JD quick hitches; Suit case weights; Few rear wheel weights; Set of 18.4x42 Good Year long/short bar snap on duals; (4) 20.8x42 spare (take offs) Firestone tires; 9 ft. V-plow for front end loader; Degelman 12 ft. hyd. angle blade; etc!

VEGETABLE HARVEST AND MACRO BINS: Ox Bow Super Jack Bean Harvester only 887 orig. owner engine hrs., Ox Bow VPCII 1800 bean head, and offered separately will be the Pix All HPL 630 sweet corn head, plastic spouts and adj. strippers; (NOTE: This unit is the only item in the auction selling with immediate Seller confirmation. Seller will lease with $50,000.00 down on sale day. Call Mr. Hoopes for details and qualifications); Pic Ryte 12 ft. self propelled spinach harvester customized, 10 bin auto fill bed (also has orig. dump box available); App. 80 Macro "double shuttle" collapsible plastic pallet boxes, 40x48x48 in. deep; TILLAGE: Haines (custom designed and built) 3 bed stone picker (8 ft. wide pickup) hyd. driven, hyd. fold rear boom, all new belted chain; White 588 "on the land hitch" 6-b., 20 in. plow (can be 5-b.), cover boards and spring coulters; Krause 4927 25 ft. transport disc, rear hitch; 25 ft. heavy duty custom built hyd. fold steel land roller!; Brillion 32 ft. X-fold cultipacker; Krause 4515 20 ft. disk/chisel, leveling teeth; Krause 4241HR 42 ft. field cultivator, 400 gal. poly tank, hyd. pump, Ravens monitor, 5 rows of spring leveling teeth; Krause 3 pt. 6-row no till cultivator, side hill hitch; PLANTER-DRILL-AND GRAIN TOOLS: Kinze 2600 12 row 30 in. planter, "NG Plus" Monisom units, Yetter row cleaners, Yetter liquid fert. openers, 4-150 gal. fert. tanks, Dickie John 3000 monitor; Krause 5400 30 ft. grain drill, 6 in. spacings, grass seeder, markers, double disc precision openers; Steinlite grain moisture tester and scale;

HAY EQUIPMENT: Agco Hesston 7444 big square baler (4x4x8) used 4 seasons, outfitted with Hay Boss preservative unit, moisture sensor computer, sells complete with Hesston 7445 accumulator, sells with app. 15,100 lifetime bales; (2) Agco Hesston 3312 conventional pull type 12 ft. discbine used 4 seasons, "Circle C" crusher rolls; NOTE: See other Hesston 3312 front mounted on JD 7820 tractor, listed in the tractor section!

(2) Hesston 1340 conventional pull hydroswing 12 ft. cut discbines both with "Circle C" crushers; Claas Linear 780 V-rake, hyd. adjust. width up to 24 ft. used 4 seasons; NH 617 3 pt. 9 ft. sickle bar type disc mower; Krone 550T (5.50/4x7T) 4 umbrella hyd. fold tedder customized to cover full 24 ft.! Used 4 seasons; Allen 8827 double basket rake, 24 ft. coverage, hyd. drive, rubber mt teeth, electric controls; Alamo 3 pt. 84 in. heavy duty rotary mower; Rhino 20 ft. heavy duty batwing mower, 1000 p.t.o., 6 hard tires; Bridon 440 baler twine; (2) new 50x100 hay tarps; 250 gal. tote hay preservative, 12 volt transfer pump; TRAILERS-TRACTORS-TRUCKS: 2002 Mac 53 ft. 102 walking floor trailer, 10 ft. air ride spread, 6 ft. sides, roll tarp; 1998 Wilkins 45 ft. 102 walking floor trailer, 80 in. sides, 10 ft. air ride spread, roll tarp; 1999 Jet 53 ft. 102 composite (alum. top, steel frame) step deck trailer, beaver tail and ramps, air spread axle, (also has alum. log bunks); 1979 Dorsey 46 ft. step deck, beaver tail and ramps, new wood deck 2010; 1963 Rogers 50 ton hyd. detachable low boy trailer; 1978 5600 gal. s.s. tank trailer, 3 and 4 inch valves; 1963 s.s. 4400 gal. tank trailer, 3 in. valve, new air ride susp. 7 yrs. ago; 1992 Freightliner, Interagal 48 in. sleeper, 10 sp., 425 Cat., dual wet lines, air ride, 550,000 mi.; 1990 K.W., day cab, W900, 15 sp., 425 Cat., Henderickson suspension, full lock rears, wet line; 1986 Autocar tri-axle 17 ft. dump truck, 300 Cummins, 8LL; 1985 IH S2500 10-wheeler, 14 ft. dump truck, DT466 engine, 8LL; 28 ft. flat bed body only with lift gate; BIG BOY TOYS-TOOLS AND MORE: Yale 5000 lb. indoor/outdoor forklift, lp gas, pneumatic tires, 3 stage mast, side shift; Fair 848A 8 ft. heavy duty snow blower, (2) 4 ft. blower fans; Kohler natural gas 30 KW generator, Ford motor, can be 1 or 3 ph, 240 or 480 watt; 2010 Haulmark 7x12 bumper pull enclosed trailer, 2980 GVWR; Benco FRP Haulers 1996 32 ft. enclosed box car trailer, tri-axle, bumper pull, 7 ft. ceiling, storage cabinets, etc.!; 1997 Worthington 20 ft. alum. flat deck tandem axle snowmobile trailer; Lincoln square wave Tig 275 stick and tig welder; Lincoln wire matic 255 mig wire feed welder, also does alum.; I.R. 80 gal. vertical tank 5 h.p. 2 stage comp.; Bishman pneumatic operated tire changer; 30 lb. air greaser; Hyd. hose crimping tools with misc. hoses and ends; Jet floor model drill press, 3/4 in. chuck; Honda 5 1/2 h.p. wheel barrow type comp.; Misc. truck and implement tires; Winpower 35/20 p.t.o. generator on cart; 2005 Honda Rancher 400 4x4 4-wheeler; 2007 JD 6x6 Gator with the bigger diesel engine, 860 hrs., custom hyd. dump box! Plus orig. manual dump box; Reynolds model 140S 14 yard pull behind dirt pan; Custom Built pull behind 6 ft. steel land roller; Kubota F3680 front end mower, 6 ft. cut, 4WD, 36 h.p. diesel, 225 hrs. used 2 seasons; Steiner 230 front end mower, 6 ft. cut, 28 h.p. Kubota diesel, 1200 orig. owner hrs.; "Howard Price Turf Equip" 4WD rotary blade, 10 1/2 ft. cut mower,

hyd. fold wings, (5 ft. front and 2/3 ft. wings) 40 h.p. Yanmar diesel, roll bar; JD LT155 riding lawn mower with 38 in. belly mower; Licensed Kenwood 820 repeater with 30 ft fiberglass antenna 40 watt UHF455 freq. complete with 12 mobile radios and antennas (currently in use)!

For DETAILS on Equipment Selling CONTACT Fox Hill Farms/Jim Hoopes 814-848-9753 Office Jim's Cell 607-738-5970 HOOPES TURF FARM, INC. Preston's equip. will be mixed in with his dad's equip. and sold throughout the day.

Preston Hoopes peaked at 80 acres of sod for local customers then got very heavily involved with the natural gas boom in Northwestern Penna. No longer growing sod, selling will be an excellent line of low hr., well maintained equip. that has been housed! Like his dad's equip., it's NICE! .

Trebro Harvestack Sod Harvester (ser. #HS300) used just 4 seasons, automatic pallet stack, powered by JD 6420 MFWD power quad tractor with 500 orig. owner hrs, 14 suit case weights, 24.5x32 rear turf tires and 16.9x24 front turf tires, like new outfit!!; JD 6420 MFWD tractor, IVT trans., 1584 orig. hrs, 3 remotes, (pictured with 650/65R30.5 rear and 21.5x16.1 front "turf and field" tires and rims which will be sold separately), tractor will sell with new 18.4x38 and 13.6x28 long bar Ag tires!; JCB 520 Loadall 4WD "telehandler", 1285 hrs, 4000 lb. lift cap., pallet forks, 10.5-80-18 tires all around; Bob Cat Versa Handler V518 "telehandler" 3600 hrs., 4WD, extendaboom, 4 wheel steer, pallet forks and bucket, Perkins 100 h.p. diesel!; 2001 JD 4700 4WD tractor, "power reverser", 2820 hrs., 1 hyd. remote, 44x18x20 rear and 27x10.5x15 front turf tires; Miller Pro 500BW tow behind sprayer, 45 ft. hyd. fold booms, adj. boom height, all hyd. operated, 500 gal. poly tank, Ravens 460 monitor, foam markers, rinse tank, single axle, flotation tires; Rotadair RX300 3 pt. "one-pass" complete package pneumatic grass seeder unit with stone bury system and cultipacker!; Brand new Water Wick vibrating drainage machine (nice for athletic fields), 3 pt. hitch innovative hitch system (this is Preston's second machine only been used for demo purposes!); Werner 4822 lg. roll self propelled track type sod installer unit; Dakota model 440 "turf tender" fert. spreader, all hyd. with vibrator, blade, reverse flow belt, on 4 wide flotation tires; Progressive TDR-22 22 ft. row max roller mower, hyd. fold wings, used 2 seasons; Progressive (a little older than above) 22 ft. hyd. wing fold roller mower; 1999 Freightliner FL112 tandem "day cab" truck tractor, C12 engine, 10 sp. trans., air ride, diff. lock rear, wet line, 346,000 orig. mi.; Cadman 4000S Hardhose (4 in. x 1400 ft.) tandem axle, turntable, Honda return motor, cart with Big Gun; Rainway "ring lock" 6 in. x 30 ft. alum. pipe, 110 pcs. (3300 ft); Plus elbows and flex hose; JD 1065 wagon running gear with pipe rack; Berkeley (B4EYQBM) 6x4 pump on enclosure cart, 125 h.p. Iveco diesel power unit, hand primer, 2325 hrs; For SPECIFIC INFO. on Hoopes Turf Farm Equipment Contact Preston Hoopes 814-848-5053 Office OR Preston's cell 570-772-4036 TERMS OF SALE: Honorable checks will be accepted from persons known by and in good standing with either the Auction Company or the Hoopes Family. Unknown Persons shall present, at registration, a currently dated "Letter of Good Standing" from their banker, signed, on official letterhead specifically addressed to the "Hoopes Family Auction, December 10, 2011." Unknown persons with acceptable ID but without a bank letter MUST LEAVE purchase until check clears.

Valid ID required for ALL bidder cards! See PICTURES on website www.pirrunginc.com.

NOTE: Private 1800 ft. landing strip right at sale site! Call Jim Hoopes for coordinates. Larger planes can be met at the Wellsville Airport, call to coordinate travel plans.

Auction Conducted By James P. Pirrung and Associates PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC. Wayland, New York • Phone 585-728-2520 Fax 585-728-3378 • www.pirrunginc.com Penna. Auct. #AY000205L; AU001672L; AU-000776L; AU005498L.

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"FOX HILL FARMS"

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Schumer, Gillibrand fight to protect farmers health insurance through dairy and farmer co-ops WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to help protect Upstate New York farmers’ access to health care through dairy and farmer cooperatives. In a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Donald Berwick, the senators asked CMS to consider allowing farmers who are eligible for the new Health Reform law health insurance subsidies to be able to purchase their coverage from the farmer cooperatives and receive the subsidies to make insurance more affordable.

Many upstate farmers currently receive health insurance through the co-op and the Senators wanted to request that they also be able to access the insurance subsidies, if they are eligible because of their income.

The letter was also signed by Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI), Robert Casey (D-PA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).

“Farmers are the backbone of many of Upstate New York’s communities, and it is critical that we protect their access to

quality health care,” said Schumer. “Many Upstate New York farmers currently receive health insurance through dairy and farmer cooperatives, and I urge CMS to forge a solution that meets our farmers’ unique medical insurance needs and ensures they can keep this necessary coverage.”

“Farmers have long relied on their cooperatives for insurance and other assistance,” said Gillibrand, the first New Yorker on the Senate Agriculture Committee in 40 years. “I am fighting to ensure that they can still access health insurance through their trusted cooperatives.”

Schumer and Gillibrand pointed out that “in many cases, the benefits provided under these plans have been specifically designed by the farmers themselves to meet a need that was not being met in the general insurance market,” the letter says. “Many of these benefits, for example, such as milk deduction check-off, 24-hour live access to customer service, and special wrap-around options for accident coverage, are very farmer-specific, and unlikely to be offered in the exchanges.”

WEEKLY SALES EVERY MONDAY HOSKING SALES - FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK Weekly Sales Every Monday 12:30 Produce, Misc. & small animals; 1:00 Dairy; **We will now sell lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves and cull beef approx. 5:00-5:30PM. 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, Nov 28th sale - Cull cows ave. .55 top cow .72 wt. 1694 $1219.68, Bulls up to .78, bull calves top $1.42.

Monday, Dec. 5th - Monthly Fat cow & Feeder Sale. A group of Jersey & Jersey cross steers.

Monday, Dec. 12th - Monthly Heifer Sale. Featuring Rolling Ridge Dairy Milking Herd Dispersal. 15 Head of Registered Cattle. Grazing herd with light grain & balage. Most of them fresh within the last 60 days. Some really deep pedigrees represented - Really nice young herd featuring a just fresh Durham from the Elegance family. Fancy R&W Jr. 2 yr. old sired by Roc-Red. General Cochran Farm Dispersal - 83 head of Grade & Registered Holsteins from the Estate of David Hammond, Amenia, NY. 35 milking age cows of which 15 are springing close, 8 bred heifers, 15 yearlings ready to breed, 25 calves. The General Cochran cattle have always gone on and done very well for their new owners. Also 6 semen tanks filled with semen sell. Also consigned a fresh 3 yr. old Registered Brown Swiss from show winning cow family. High quality Grade & Registered consignments welcome - call soon for advertising.

Monday, Dec. 19th - Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale.

Monday, Dec. 26th - We will be open the day after Christmas - Business as usual!!

Happy Holiday wishes from The Hosking Family, the Sale barn crew & Café Girls - We appreciate all the business & friends we have made along the way.

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

Horse Sale Held At Finger Lakes Livestock In Canandaigua, New York

Saturday, December 10 , 2011 3 miles East of Canandaigua on Routes 5 & 20 in Canandaigua, NY 14224

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

Selling All Breeds Of Horses Draft Horses, Ponies, Riding & Driving Horses Saddlebreds, Standardbreds, Morgans & Crossbreds Horse consigned by: Paul Miller, Vernon Beachey, John Hershberger, Tim Weaver, Mel Hoover & draft horses from Marshall Bowersox! ~ 1 load of fresh standardbreds consigned by Emanuel Shetler!

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

Also selling new & used saddles & other misc. new tack!

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction Phone # (585) 394-1515!

Announcements Day of Sale take Precedence Over Advertising.

Cash or Honorable Check.

Not Responsible for Accidents.

Auctioneer: Mel Hoover -- AU-003111-L • Mel’s cell phone # 717-989-8050

PH (585) 243-1563 FAX (585) 243-3311 6502 Barber Hill Road, Geneseo, New York 14454 WWW.TEITSWORTH.COM

Lakeland Equipment Auction Used Farm Equipment Inventory Saturday, December 10, 2011 9:00 A.M. Tractors, planting, tilling, harvest tools and much more

County Road 5 Hall, NY

This is a preliminary listing only. Additions and deletions are to be expected.

Tractors: JD 6230 75HP 2WD 145 HRS Cab; Ford 7700 2WD 8392 HRS Cab; JD 2350, Cab; JD 4040, Cab; JD 5420 MFWD; IH 8930, MFWD 8660 HRS Cab; Case MX120 MFWD 2284 HRS Cab; JD 2210 MFWD 504 HRS; JD 302; IH 706; IH 1066; JD 2350; JD 3010; JD 4040; JD 4240; JD 4440; JD 5420, MFWD; JD 7800, MFWD Cab; NH 8240, MFWD; IH 8930, MFWD Cab; Case MX120, MFWD Cab; JD 7700, MFWD Cab; JD 7720, MFWD Cab; JD 2210, MFWD 504 HRS; JD 4100, HYDRO, MFWD 702 HRS; JD 4110, HYDRO, MFWD, 967 HRS; JD 4200, MFWD 217 HRS; JD 2940, MFWD 8591 HRS; JD 4010; JD 4030, Cab; NH TN65, MFWD 2000 HRS; JD 6230, MFWD 80 HRS; JD 6230; Ford 6635, MFWD 2900 HRS Cab; Ford 6640, MFWD 3081 HRS Cab; Ford 7700; White 2105; JD 5420N, MFWD 3250 HRS Cab; (4) JD 317 skid steer loaders; NH LX465, skid loader, 6' BKT Combines: Gleaner combine, JD 9500, MFWD Cab 500 SEP HRS; MF 760, MFWD 3800 SEP HRS Lawn and Garden: (8) Zero turn mowers, (15) Lawn mowers Tillage & Planting: JD 1750 6ROW. LIQUID; JD 1750 6 ROW 30" SPNG DRY; UN 225 33' rolling harrow; BR 3130 32' PACKER; IH CRUMBLER 32' SEED BED finisher; JD 200 28' SEEDBED finisher; OT 4900 24' SUPER TRAILER; RC 26' AERATOR; UN 130 15' ZONE builder; JD 4700 60' BOOMS 750GAL SP; JD 348 SQUARE BALER WITH 42 EJECTOR; JD 670 22' OFFSET DISC; JD 980 23' field cultivator; Sunflower 5034 25' field cultivator; Unverferth 130, 6 shank ZONE builder; JD 712, 11 shank CHISEL PLOW; (3) Grain drills; JD 670, 22' OFFSET DISC; JD 980 23' field cultivator; SF 5034, 25' field cultivator; Brillion 28' HC, 28' field CULT; Brillion 144XFOLD, 25' field cultivator; Sunflower 6332-26, 24' mulch finisher; JD 200 28' SEEDBED finisher; Unverferth 225, 33' rolling harrow; JD 970 28' ROLLER harrow; OT 2000, 33' COIL harrow; Brillion 3130, 32' PACKER; KR 4416-D, 16' PACKER; IH CRUMBLER, 32' SEED BED finisher; Unverferth 130, 15' ZONE builder; Brillion 7 shank, 18' RIPPER; JD 200 25' rolling BASKET; IH 800 plow; KR 2860, 9 shank mulch tiller; GL 13shank, 16'3" mulch tiller Case 9 shank, 9 shank SOIL SAVER; JD 215 15' RIGID; JD 216 16' RIGID HEAD; (11) Corn planters, 6, 12, 16 rows Misc: KN 4063 MIXER WAGON; OT 2-2400 VERTICAL MIXER (2) JD HPX Gators; OT 420, BATCH grinder mixer; Degelman 5700, 12' blade; Clark 450 forklift; RC 26' AERATOR; DG 46/57, 10' HYD ANGLE BLADE; OT 60TX, TRACTOR FORKLIFT; OT 1800, ROLLER MILL; SH RS320, ROCK PICKER; KN 3160, REEL AUGIE MIXER; SZ 5DGD, 5 ton spreader; JD 4700, 60' BOOMS 750GAL SP OT GBPS500 500GAL PULL TYPE HI MEGA 350 60' 350 GAL 3PT Forage & Hay equipment: HS M-12 28' MERGER; JD 348 TWINE 540 DROP; NH 575 TWINE 540 1/4 TURNJD 946 13'1" ROTARY; JD 956 14'9" ROTARY; NH 1431 discbine; Kuhn FC313 FC883 mower; Kuhn FC313RF mower; OT 256, round bale processor; OT 806, 3PT BALE shreader; HS M-12, 28' MERGER; NH 56 rake; NH 166, RAKE; OT 918, MERGER; Kuhn 7001, 6 STAR 3PT HITCH; Kuhn GA4100TH RAKE; JD 457 round baler; ME 3245, MANURE spreader; Kuhn 8024, spreader; JD 348 SQUARE BALER WITH 42 EJECTOR; JD 348; TWINE 540 DROP; NH 570, TWINE 540RPM KICKER; NH 575, TWINE 540 1/4 TURN; Kuhn 6918, 6 STAR tedder; Kuhn 5001TH GYRO tedder 540RPM; Kuhn GF5001 4 STAR tedder; Kuhn GF8501T, 3PT 8 STAR tedder; AB 28' FEEDER CART; (4) HS 9X18, BALE WAGON TERMS: Full payment auction day, cash, check, MC/Visa or municipal voucher.

2% buyer's fee waived for payment with cash or check.

Check www.teitsworth.com for more photos.

Programs to cover 100 percent of costs to replace electrical or natural gas systems Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee impacted many New York State farms with severe storm damage. Existing aid is primarily focused on crops and soil conservation. NYSERDA, National Grid and NYSEG have programs that can assist with replacing electric and/or natural gas equipment or systems damaged from the storms.

Please apply to only one program.

Your application will be automatically transferred to the most appropriate program.

NYSERDA - Agriculture Disaster Energy Efficiency Program: Funds are available to cover the cost of damaged electric and natural gas equipment and systems containing energy efficient measures.

• Up to $100,000 per farm • Farm residences ineligible • Farms must pay the System Benefits Charge on their utility bill For applications and information: www.nyserda.ny.gov/agriculture or call 800-732-7399 National Grid – Emergency Agriculture Fund: The goal of the program is to fill gaps in funding allocated to farms or agribusinesses through federal and state programs, insurance or other emergency sources.

• The Fund provides emergency grants of up to $25,000 to impacted farmers and agribusinesses • Funds may be used to offset the costs of repair and replacement of electric infrastructure; and replacement of fixed equipment necessary for the operation of the farm or agri-business including pumps, lighting, ventilation, heating, and cooling • The applicant must have a service address within the National Grid electric franchise area and show evidence of monetary need based on a financial gap that will exist after receipt of funds from other identified sources including those from state, federal disaster aid, insurance or other emergency sources.

For more information and to apply: www.nationalgridus.com/ Click on Upstate NY or call 315-428-6061 NYSEG - Emergency Agriculture Assistance Program: Designed to offset costs incurred by smaller farms and agri-businesses for repair and replacement of customerowned natural gas and electricity infrastructure.

• Grant awards up to $50,000 • Site/facility must be located within NYSEG service area • For larger farms and agri-businesses, the Emergency Building Redevelopment/Revitalization Assistance Program is available up to $200,000, www.nyseg.com/YourBusiness/economicdev/buildingredevrevitapp.html For more information and to apply: www.nyseg. com/YourBusiness/economicdev/agricultureprog.html , 800-7321399 Auction Revised Nov. 22

PUBLIC BUILDING MATERIALS AUCTION

Thurs., December 15th - 9:00 AM Location: Mohawk Valley Produce 840 Fords Bush Rd., Fort Plain, NY 13339

Selling: Cabot Stains; Power Tools; Reddy Heaters Lumber Misc; Bay Window; Double Door; Ext. Door Slab; Garage Doors; Vinyl Railing; Vinyl Windows; Sno Rakes; Bulk Nails; Electrical; Plumbing Supplies; Midwest Fasteners; Dewalt Items; Shop Vac; Gutter; Paint Shaker; Treated Lumber; 4x8 Lattice Auctioneers Note: A Sale You Don’t Want To Miss Food Available All Day Sale held for Curtis Lumber Flooded Materials from Irene All announcements day of sale take precedence to written advertising

Broome County Real Property Tax Foreclosure Auction 90 - Properties Of All Types - 90 Held @ The Forum Theatre, 236 Washington Street, Binghamton, NY 13901

Saturday December 10, 2011 10:00AM 90 - Properties Of All Types Throughout Broome County And The City Of Binghamton Including Commercial Buildings, Single & Multi-Family Homes, Several Vacant Lots, LOTS OF ACREAGE (Over 450 Acres Vacant Land-Parcels Ranging From Small Lots To 158 Acres), Etc, Oil & Gas Rights Convey To Buyers With All The Properties!!

For Complete Brochure, Showing Dates & Times & More Visit Our Website.

Licensed Real Estate Brokers & Auctioneers Licensed Real Estate Brokers In NY, NJ & PA Whitney Point, N.Y. 13862 607-692-4540 / 1-800-MANASSE www.manasseauctions.com

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Disaster relief for damaged farms

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Graduates recommend Annie’s Project, register by Dec. 12 LEWIS, ONEIDA, OTSEGO AND SCHOHARIE COUNTIES, NY — More than one million women are among the 3.3 million farm operators counted in the 2007 Census of Agriculture. The number of women operating farms in the U.S. has increased 19 percent since 2002. For six weeks starting on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, the Cornell Cooperative Extensions of Lewis, Oneida, Otsego and Schoharie Counties are offering Annie’s Project Risk Management Education, a business skills development program designed specifically for women in agriculture from any county.

Course sites are Lowville, Oriskany, Cooperstown and Cobleskill.

Graduates of last year’s Annie’s Project in Oneida and Schoharie counties encourage their fellow women in agriculture to register for the course that will be offered 10 a.m. -2 p.m. every Thursday for six weeks through Feb. 16, 2012. Pre-paid registration with the $50 course fee is required to Extension by Dec. 12.

“Annie’s Project is a great way to network with women in various forms of agribusiness. The topics are pertinent and worthwhile,” says Debbie Finn, who is a managing partner, calf manager and bookkeeper at the 550-cow Finndale Farms in Holland Patent, NY. “Annie’s Project offers a good mix of information to provide a well-rounded experience. This course was a natural progression for the members of our dairy discussion group and it helped strengthen those relationships,” says Sheryl Taylor of Tayl-Wind Farm in

Cassville, NY. Guest presenters and discussion leaders answer questions about production, marketing, and financial, legal and human resources risk management. Training sessions focus on such skills as using agricultural computer programs for efficient recordkeeping, how to buy crop insurance, how to rent or lease land, and estate planning.

Terri DiNitto spent summers on her grandparents’ farm in Lewis County.

Today, she is part of the family that operates the 1,000-acre DiNitto Farms, a Dairy of Distinction in Marcy, NY. Terri says, “Annie’s Project is empowering. I learned a lot about business planning, employee management, insurance and other aspects of running a farm business as well as how to evaluate my own strengths for dairy promotion.”

Annie’s Project inspired Beth Chittenden to invest $50,000 in the development of a Dutch Hollow Farm Discovery Center and hands-on learning tours at the farm nationally known for its Jersey breeding stock in Schodack Landing, NY. Beth says, “Without Annie’s Project I do not think I would have had the confidence and courage to start this on my own. It gave me the drive to set my goals and write the business plan.”

Beth, a certified New York State teacher, welcomed 500 people to an October Open House event and expects to have her new building with room for animals, exhibits, activities and a classroom open in 2012.

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women representing all agricultural sectors from dairy, livestock and crops production to market gardens and value-added production of cheese, yogurt, woolens, soaps and other products.

Carrie Edsall-Enyart of Black Willow Pond Farm in Cobleskill, NY, raises pastured poultry, pork, lamb, and rabbits, and sells eggs and is considering expanding her small farm business. She says Annie’s Project has helped her through making more connections in the local area, strengthening her marketing skills and increasing her knowledge in the area of business planning.

To register, contact Cornell Cooperative Extension in Lewis County: Peggy Murray at 315-376-5270; in Oneida County: Bonnie Collins at 315-7363394 x104, in Otsego County: Amy Chamberlain at 607-547-2536, and in

Schoharie County: David Cox at 518234-4303 by Dec. 12.

Annie’s Project is now offered in more than 20 states across the U.S. with support from the Annie’s National Network Initiative for Educational Success and partial funding from the USDA Northeast Center for Risk Management Education.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced that it will update the methodology to set crop insurance premiums, leading to lower insurance premium rates for many corn and

soybean producers in the 2012 crop year. The rate adjustment is based on findings of an independent study and peer review process. The study is part of RMA’s ongoing effort to improve the methodology of determining premium rates for crop insurance.

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“We are improving the formulation of our ratemaking methodology, and are moving to establish the most fair and appropriate premium rates for today’s producers,” said RMA Administrator William J. Murphy. “On average, these new rates should reduce corn farmers’ rates by 7 percent and soybean farmers’ by 9 percent. As good stewards of taxpayers’ dollars, we welcome the opportunity to match premium rates more accurately with current risks.”

RMA contracted for a

study by Sumaria Systems Inc., which examined premium rates, and the rating process, starting with the United States’ two major commodities: corn and soybeans. RMA then requested an independent expert peer review to provide feedback on the Sumaria study results.

RMA will conduct further review and analysis of the study’s recommendations along with comments and issues raised by peer reviewers, making additional adjustments as warranted and

appropriate. Accordingly, RMA is taking action to implement adjustments to premium rates in a “phased in” approach that allows for any further adjustment pending additional analysis of peer review comments.

RMA periodically reviews premium rates and makes necessary adjustments for actuarial soundness, aiming to establish the most appropriate premium rates for today’s producers. The current approach will make a concerted effort

to adjust premium rates in a manner that recognizes the latest technology, weather, and program performance information. Updated data pertaining to prevented planting, replant payment, and quality adjustment loss experience, was also used in determining rates changes.

RMA has released actuarial documents reflecting premium rates and other program information that will be effective for the 2012 spring crop season.

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TRACTORS Case IH 9110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville CAT D4H LGP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen Ford 8N w/Blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Ford 555B WLB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 2840 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 7930 Lease return . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 4010 w/Loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,800 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5510 w/540 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville AC CA 2btm/cult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville NHTD 80 cab, MFWD, Loader . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville NH TL90 cab 2WD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,500. . . . . . . . . Chatham AC 200 w/ cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 4230 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5325 2WD/Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5065M w/553. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen COMPACT TRACTORS MF 1220 w/mower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,595. . . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 110 TLB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 2305 w/ldr & deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 770 w/ldr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500. . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 790 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,995. . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 850 w/cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500. . . . . . . Clifton Park JD 855 w/cab, & loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,800 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 1600 wam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2210 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 2520 w/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900. . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 3720 w/blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,900. . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 4410 w/420 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500. . . . . . . . . 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 SKID STEER / CONSTRUCTION 72” Sweepster Broom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200. . . . . . . . . Chatham 78” Skidsteer Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Cat 236 cab, heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville NH L160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke NH L170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville MOWERS CONDITIONERS Gehl DC2414 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,500. . . . . . . . . Chatham NH 477 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900. . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 925 Moco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Kuhn FC 302 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500. . . . . . . . . Chatham HAY AND FORAGE Claas 870 SPF H w/Heads . . . . . . . . . $169,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke Miller 310 30’ merger. . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville NH 256 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,850 . . . . . . . . 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 JD 385 RB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville 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 Brillion Seeder 10’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,600 . . . . . Schaghticoke IH 710 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200 . . . . . Schaghticoke IH II Shank Chisel 5700. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,600 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 1450 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2000 6 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2500 4 bottom plow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville BALERS NH 326 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke NH 316 baler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen Hesston 560. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500. . . . . . . . . Chatham Hesston Rounder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville MISCELLANEOUS HARDI 210 3pt Sprayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,850 . . . . . . . . Fultonville POLARIS RAZOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 245 loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 666R corn HD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville 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 Woods 1035 backhoe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,650. . . . . . . . . Chatham Woods RB72 rear blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $425. . . . . . . . . Chatham

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USDA moving to lower insurance premiums for corn and soybean producers in 2012

Section B - Page 14 December 5, 2011 • Let Them Know You Read COUNTRY FOLKS •

Super Committee’s failure sends Farm Bill Back to square one

by Bob Gray The inability of the Super Committee to agree on $1.2 trillion in budget cuts over the next 10 years has thrown the Farm Bill process into neutral. It now looks like the 2012 Farm Bill will be completed in the regular way through hearings and consideration of the bill at the Subcommittee and full Committee level next year.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and House Agriculture Committee Frank Lucas (R-OK) have said publicly “that with the failure of the Super Committee their effort has ended.”

The two Committee chairs have not released the framework of the Farm Bill they had prepared for the Super Committee — not even to their own colleagues on the Agriculture Committees.

Obviously this less than transparent process in crafting a Farm Bill has resulted in a great deal of heartburn among other members of the Agriculture Committees. Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS), the Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, has made it clear he is not on board with the Farm Bill recommendations that were crafted by

the two chairs of the Agriculture Committees and their staff.

A number of members of the Agriculture Committees are calling for a “clean slate approach” which would mean starting all over.

And a number of farm lobbyists here in D.C. are saying that all of these negative comments by other Agriculture Committee members “reflects the fact

they do not have the backing of the rank and file members of the Committee for their proposal.”

In the case of dairy policy there is a package in the form of the Dairy Security Act that was part of the proposal sent to the Super Committee. Therefore it will be a point of departure in developing a Farm Bill next year.

Source: NDFC Newsletter, Nov. 28

TWIN OAKS DAIRY, "PICK OF THE HERD" DISPERSAL

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16TH - 10:30 A.M. FEATURING 220 SIRE I.D.'D FREE STALL HOLSTEINS

THIS A GROUP OF HAND-PICKED, BLEMISH FREE ANIMALS SELLING - NO 3 QUARTERED COWS, NO HIGH SOMATIC CATTLE, AND NONE WITH BREEDING PROBLEMS SELL HERE. APPROXIMATELY 100 SELLING RECENTLY FRESH, SEVERAL MILKING OVER 100 LBS. FEATURING: 85 FIRST CALF HEIFERS, MANY RECENTLY FRESH IN THIS GROUP, 85 SUPER SECOND CALVERS ARE SELLING HERE, AND 30 HEAD OF FOUR YEAR OLDS WITH GREAT UDDERS, PLUS 20 NG HEIFERS FROM THE HEART OF THE HERD. BIG STRONG SPRINGIN

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HERD FACTS: NO BST, DHIA ROLLING HERD AVERAGE 25,500 LBS., 3X, 3.8 FAT, 3.1 PROTEIN, SOMATIC CELL CONSISTENTLY UNDER 70,000. AI SIRED AND BRED, ALL TESTED FOR IMMEDIATE INTERSTATE SHIPMENT. HERD IS AVERAGING OVER 80 LBS. IN THE TANK.

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TO BE HELD IN OUR YARD AT THE CORNER OF ROUTES 38 & 38B IN NEWARK VALLEY, NY. (19 MILES WEST OF BINGHAMTON, 8 MILES NORTH OF OWEGO EXIT 64 OFF I-86)

Tractors: Ford 8700, 8000, 5000 Nice!, 8n, Major w/ ldr original; Case 2470, 970, 870, 930, LA; IH 695 w/ 2250 ldr, 574, 560 Sharp!, H; JD 2155 w/ JD ldr & backhoe, 1050 4wd; Kubota L3400 198 hrs Like New!, B8200 w/ ldr; Deutz D6806 w/cab; MF 85, IH 1086, JD 1010 Crawler loader, Oliver 1365, MF 1020 w/ mwr (bad trans), Ford 8n TLB, Mitsubishi MT372 compact; White 2-105, 2-85 MFWD, MM G1355 Parts Tractors; JD 2010; AC WD; JDM Machinery: NH 310, 276, 275 balers w/kickers; Vermeer 504C Round Baler; NH 455, 450 & Ford sickle bar mowers; NH 489 & 488 haybines; JD 1470 Discbine; (3) NH 56 Rakes & tandam rake hitch; Pequea TT2000 2* Tedder; RP4 3pt wheel rake; Niemeyer 4* tedder; JD 507 PT mower; Woods Batwing mower; 4'-6' Woods & KK finish mowers; Rotary & Flail mowers; Stalk chopper; NH 357 mixer; 1x-4x 3pt plows; (2) Ford 8' 3pt discs; 3pt & FH backblades; Lime spreader; JD 8300 & IH 510 Grain Drills; Hinson 812 Grain Cart, (12) Gravity boxes (9) w/running gears; JD 443 4R corn head; NH 718 Chopper w/ hay head; New Idea 362 w/ endgate, 207, JD 34 spreaders; Krause & JD Transport Discs; NI 3314 Spreader; NH elevator; New Bale & Bunk feeders, Gates, corral panels; Much more by sale day!

Industrial: Skid Steers: Case 1845C, NH LS190, L553; Cat D4H Dozer w/ Cab; MF 220 Skidder; Case 590 4wd Backhoe ehoe; Case 430 w/ ldr & hyd. belly blade; Eager beaver chipper; Buyers Salt Dog spreader; Harley Davidson golf cart; Case 580B TLB; (2) New EZ Kleen Pres. Washers; Plasma Cutter, 40 ton Press, shop crane, metal lathe, bench grinder, bumper jack, Radial arm saw, new tools & more!; 40+ pieces of New SSL Attachments: Grapple buckets, GP buckets, Forks, Sweeper Broom, Tree Shear, backhoe, bale spears, weld on plates & more! Toys & Shop Tools sold inside heated shop at beginning of auction !

Terms: Cash or good check day of sale, nothing removed until paid in full. No Buyers Premium! All items sold as-is where is. Items subject to change due to daily business, call for particular items. Consignments welcome! Check website for daily updates & pictures. This ad was made 3 weeks in advance there will be more than listed!

Lunch onsite- Loaders & loading dock- Plenty of parking- No Buyers Premium!

Goodrich Auction Service, Inc. Newark Valley, NY

607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com

THIS HERD IS A.I. SIRED AND A.I. BRED TO THE TOP SIRES AVAILABLE FROM SELECT SIRES AND ALTA. COWS AND SPRINGERS BY POPULAR A.I. SIRES INCLUDING BAXTER, SOCRATES, DANTE, GOLDENBOY, PRONTO, MINISTER, WILDMAN, MERCHANT, AND MORE. TOP GTPI SERVICE SIRES USED ARE SHAMROCK, METEOR, TONIC, SHOT, COLT, MARAUDER, BRAXTON, LIFT-OFF, PLANET, ETC. NOTE FROM AUCTIONEER ART KLING: OUTSTANDING GROUP OF GREAT YOUNG COWS AND HEIFERS. DON'T MISS THIS AUCTION IF YOU NEED REPLACEMENTS. REMEMBER: 70,000 SOMATIC CELL COUNT, PERFECT UDDERS, HERD HEALTH IN TOP SHELF CONDIITION. TERMS: CASH OR GOOD CHECK WITH I.D., LUNCH STAND, COMFORT FACILITIES. OWNERS: TWIN OAKS DAIRY, L.L.C. 8660 FINDLEY ROAD, MERCERSBURG, PA FARM CELL 717-729-9297

SALE MANAGED BY: KLING'S AUCTIONS INC. 717 789-3883, OFFC. PA. LIC. # AU000500L PEDIGREES/CATALOGS - DANIEL BRANDT 717-821-1238

DIRECTIONS: IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, PA, OFF INTERSTATE 81 AT GREENCASTLE, PA, TAKE ROUTE 16 EAST APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES TO FINDLEY ROAD, FIRST FARM. PLEASE, NO VISITORS UNTIL SALE WEEK, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

PUBLIC AUCTION

GOING OUT-OF-BUSINESS AUCTION Friday, December 16, 2011 at 9:00AM Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 9:00AM Location: Farmersville Equipment, 142 E. Farmersville Rd. Ephrata, PA 17522 Located in the village of Farmersville, PA

Oliver Tractors, New & Used Oliver Tractor Parts, Signs, Toys, Literature, Etc To Be Sold Friday - New & Used Parts, Toys, Signs, Literature & Manuals: 5 Wagon Loads of New & Used Oliver Tractor Parts, 1 Wagon Load of Oliver Operators & Service Manuals, 300+ Pieces of White & Oliver Literature, 400+ New Toys Including Oliver, White, Allis Chalmers, International & Ford, 50+ New Scale Model Pedal Tractors from 1999-2000 - Various Makes Most NIB, 25+ Reground Oliver Crankshafts, 25+ Rebuilt Oliver Cylinder Heads, Starters, Generators, Alternators, Rebuilt Water Pumps, Carburetors, Power Steering Hydra Motors, Clutches, Sleeves, & Piston Sets, Many More New Original Oliver & White Parts.

To Be Sold Saturday - Tractors, Equipment & Used Parts: 1962 Oliver 1900A Wheatland. 1960 Oliver 880 Row Crop Dsl w/Helical Gear Pressure Lube Transmission, Power Steering, Power Booster, Power Traction Hitch. 1947 Oliver 70 Row Crop w/Mounted Cultivator. 1954 Oliver Super 55 Gas Tractor. (3) 1855 Oliver Diesel Tractors. 1850 Oliver Diesel Tractor. (2) 1800 Oliver Diesel Tractors. 25+ Oliver Parts Tractors, 25+ Bolens Lawn & Garden Tractors, Wheels & Tires for Garden Tractors, Ford Econoline Pickup, 50+ Used Rear Tractor Tires, 100+ Used Rear Wheel Rims, 100+ Used Oliver Crankshafts, 100+ Used Oliver Cylinder Heads, 50+ Used Oliver Engine Block, 15+ Oliver Gas & Diesel Engines, Starters, Generators, Alternators, Water Pumps, Power Steering Hydra Motors, Hydra/Power & Over/Under Transmissions.

Friday’s Auction will be held inside.

Saturday’s Auction will be outside - dress accordingly.

Auctioneer’s Note: After 70+ years in business, Tom Buch of Farmersville Equipment has decided to liquidate the family business due to health reasons. Tom has been an Oliver dealer for many years and has been selling used Oliver parts for the past 25 years. Farmersville Equipment was one of the largest suppliers of Oliver parts in the east. This is an auction you won’t want to miss!

FOR ADDITIONAL PICTURES & DESCRIPTIONS GO TO FARMERSVILLEEQUIPMENT.COM or WOLGEMUTH-AUCTION.COM. Terms: Cash or Check w/Proper ID, full settlement on day of auction.

For specific information contact Tom Buch at (717) 354-2150, his cell phone at (717) 715-2255, or e-mail at tombuch@farmersvilleequipment.com.

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TRENTON, NJ — Jeffery M. Beach of Mount Laurel was elected President of the Communications Officers of State Departments of Agriculture (COSDA) at the group’s annual meeting on Oct. 19, in Colorado Springs, CO, succeeding that state’s Christi Lightcap.

The group, composed of communications professionals from the nation’s 50 state agriculture departments, works

to foster more effective promotion of agriculture and the industry’s issues, as well as giving members a forum to address media coverage on agricultural issues that span state lines. It is an affiliate of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA).

Beach joined the New Jersey Department of Agriculture in 2004 as a public information offi-

cer and has since added roles as policy advisor and emergency management coordinator.

He previously served as a public information officer for the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender, from 1999-2004, and before that was a reporter for various newspapers in Philadelphia and South Jersey, as well as co-host of Mayors Forum, a biweekly cable public affairs program.

Jeffery M. Beach of Mount Laurel was elected President of the Communications Officers of State Departments of Agriculture.

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January 2013, when automatic budget cuts triggered in the law that created the Supercommittee, in the event of Supercommittee and Congressional failures to work out deficit-reduction plans take effect.

“Most say the automatic cuts are too drastic, especially for Defense,” Natzke wrote.

“And, next year is an election year, so any deficit plan developed during the year that makes painful cuts or raises taxes seems unlikely. So, look for this Congress to do what this Congress does best: Pass “continuing resolutions to keep kicking the can down the road.”

Getting back to the increasing milk supply; growth continues in other parts of the world as well, according to the

Daily Dairy Report, which points that, in the third quarter, milk production in New Zealand was 7.8 billion lbs. (+10.5 percent from last year), while production in Australia was 5.2 billion lbs. (+2.2 percent) and output in Argentina was 6.5 billion lbs. (+12.5 percent). EU production was up approximately 2 percent in the Third Quarter.

Looking “back to the futures” combined with the announced Federal order Class III prices, the Class III contract’s average for the last half of 2011 was at $18.72 on September 29, $19.16 on October 7, $18.97 on October 14, $19.12 on October 21, 19.36 on October 28, and $19.54 on November 4. The average for the first six months of 2012 stood at

$16.63 on November 4, $16.72 on November 11, $16.78 on November 18, and was at $16.77 an hour before the close on November 23.

Milk production in the Southwest and California is steady to slightly

higher, according to the USDA’s weekly update.

The Pacific Northwest, Utah and Idaho are near their seasonal production low points.

Production is steady in the Central region and increasing in the East

with the increases building from South to North along the seasonal trend.

Class I use was much heavier the week before Thanksgiving with many bottlers at their largest production schedules for the year. Most balancing

plants have concluded maintenance projects and are trying to make ready all available silos in preparation for the expected heavy milk supplies over the upcoming holiday week, USDA reported.

Rental Units (2) - Ag-Bag G6060 - 9’ Tunnel, One Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$37,450 Starting At $

New Holland BR7060 - 4x4, Silage Special, Net Wrap, New Holland 638 - 4x4, Twine Only. Working Condition, New Holland BR7050 - 4x4, Twine, Excellent Condition, Twine, Great Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$24,775 Field Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,575 Field Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,775

2000 Bobcat 763 - 46 HP, 1500 lbs. Lift, New Tires, Good 2005 Bobcat T190 Track Loader - 1900 lbs. Lift, Bucket, Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,475 Great Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$24,975

Knight 3042 Mixer - 420 Cubic Ft., Working Condition, Field Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$17,975

2010 Club Car XRT 1550 - 20 HP, Kubota Diesel, 4WD, 2010 Club Car XRT 1550 - 20 HP, Kubota Diesel, 4WD, CVT, Dump Box, Canopy, 2 Rows of Seats . . . . .$11,375 CVT, Cab w/Heat, 700 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,275

Woods BH7500 SSL Mounted Backhoe - 7’ Dig, 18” Bucket, Excellent Condition, Fits New Holland LS160-170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,975

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2007 New Holland T1520 - 28 PTO HP, Hydrostatic New Holland TC30 - 25 PTO HP, Hydrostatic Transmission, Transmission, 900 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,975 900 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,975

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2012 New York Junior Holstein Convention / 2012 New York All Breeds Convention The Madison County Junior and Senior Holstein Clubs would like to extend an invitation to everyone to attend the 2012 NY Junior Holstein and the 2012 New York All Breeds conventions.

Reflections 2012 is this year’s convention theme. The conventions will be held at the lovely Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center, 801 University Ave., Syracuse, NY. The dates for the Junior Holstein Convention are, Saturday, Jan. 14 Monday, Jan. 16. The All breeds Convention dates are, Friday, Jan. 20 Sunday. Jan. 22.

As always, the Junior Holstein Convention will be jam packed with great activities and fun. Their weekend will include great competition in various contest such as, speech, interview, dairy jeopardy, dairy bowl, etc. The juniors will hold their state meeting, elections of new officers and select their Distinguished Junior Holstein Member plus, they find the time to socialize with old and make new friends.

The All Breeds Convention will have a busy weekend schedule. Some of the activities will be the famous ET Sale. Holstein USA will hold a regional meeting open to everyone. Several educational seminars are being planned, all participating breeds will have the opportunity to host their state meetings and they will also make short power point presentations of their outstanding cows/activities, reflecting back through the 2011 year.

The scholarship committee will be

holding their silent auction. It will also provide the opportunity to recognize the ALL New York winners plus the various master breeders. We have planned great meals, receptions and a fun time for everyone.

A convention book will be available, a great place to advertise your business, your outstanding cows and/or your family. Please refer to the appropriate form.

We do encourage everyone to attend.

Take note that early registrations are imperative for the cheaper hotel and meal rates. There is a parking garage where convention participates will have the fee waived. The height limit is 6 feet 8 inches. There is a small parking lot for oversized vehicles.

Junior members must fill out a minor medical release authorization form, this can be found at NY Hol-

stein’s website, nyholsteins.com and in the November issue of the New York Holstein News. This form will be sent in with your registration form.

For more information e-mail 2012allbreedsconvention@gmaiil.com or phone Jim Curtis at 315-655-8909, Chris Anderson at 315-655-0613 or Amy Kelsey at 315-655-8909.

All-American Dairy Foundation, Inc. Charter Member status ends The All-American Dairy Foundation Executive Director Bob Heilman announced that the Trustees set the ending date for Charter Member status as Dec. 31. Individuals, Corporations, and organizations making a contribution to the Foundation prior to Dec. 31 will join current Charter Members.

Contributions to the All-American Dairy Foundation have ranged from $5 to over $15,000. Contributions can be made to the office of the; All-American Dairy Foundation, P O Box 11211, Richmond, VA 23230.

George Cashell Trustee indicates that Grants offered by the Foundation are limited to youth activities at the All-American Dairy Show. Cashell stated that the Grants are made to the Pennsylvania Dairy and Allied Industries Association, the sponsor of the All-American Dairy Show held each September at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex.

Country Folks has partnered with the New York State Corn and Soybean Growers Association to publish the winter edition of the Association's newsletter, The NY Crop Grower. This will be a special insert to the DECEMBER 26th edition of Country Folks East and West.

It will also be mailed to all of the members of the association and to prospective members. Extra copies will be going to the Annual Corn & Soybean Expo in Syracuse, January 2012, and also to the New York Farm Show in February.

THE DEADLINE TO ADVERTISE IN THE WINTER EDITION OF THE NY CROP GROWER IS DECEMBER 9TH If you sell harvesting equipment, grain drying equipment, grain storage, seed or provide custom harvesting you need to be in this issue!

To place an ad or to inquire about advertising opportunities in this or future issues please contact your Country Folks sales rep or contact Jan Andrews at jandrews@leepub.com or at 1-800-218-5586 ext 110

Heilman announced that the following Grants were made for the All-American Dairy Show Youth Activities since the Foundation was organized in September of 2010: 2010 Premier National Junior Show, Championship Pageant $3,000, Premier National Junior Holstein Grand Champion $500, in 2011 Premier National Milking Shorthorn Grand Champion $750, Premier National Junior Show Championship Pageant $3,000, Premier National Junior Networking and Career Event $1,100, All-American Showmanship Challenge $500, AllAmerican 4-H and FFA Judging Forum $1,348, All-American Invitational Dairy Judging Challenge $1,560, AllAmerican Pennsylvania Junior Dairy Show Breed Champions and Bred & Owned by Exhibitor $1,000, Total Grant Support $12,758.

Jay Houser, Treasurer, and Dick Chichester, Trustees of the Foundation

oversee the Endowment Fund as established by the Trustees. The Trustees have established a goal of a $300,000 for the Endowment Fund by year end of 2013. The investment policy is to maintain principal and use income returns for Grants.

Updated manual, additional materials available online for free The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) announced that it is releasing an updated version of the Milk and Dairy Beef Drug

Residue Prevention Manual for 2012. One of the areas of focus for the National Dairy FARM Program™, the residue prevention manual can be

found online at www.nationaldairyfarm.com.

The Milk and Dairy Beef Drug Residue Prevention Manual is a concise review of appropri-

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“The use of antibiotics in livestock is undergoing increased scrutiny, and this manual will help ensure that veterinary treatments are used appropriately,” said Jerry Kozak, President and CEO of NMPF. The dairy industry is committed to producing

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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 12 ton 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 1994 NH 575 Baler w/72 Thrower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,600 Knight 3300 Mixer Wagon - Good Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,600 Valvec Steel Hay Wagon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,100 NH 716 Forage Wagon on NH Gear w/roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,250 JD Running Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750 Knight 8118 Pro Twin Slinger Spreader, Tandems w/Flotation Tires . . $16,250 1998 JD 3970 Forage Harvester w/7’ PU Head, 3 Row Corn Head, Good Cond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,000 Knight 3300 Mixer Wagon, Very Good Cond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200 1993 Wil-Rich 3 Point 10 Shank Chisel Plow w/Gauge Wheels. . . . $2,600 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/AC - 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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A MESSAGE TO ALL DAIRY FARMERS We’re not the largest Livestock Dealers, we don’t have the largest advertisements, but we can promise to be honest, fair, and caring when it comes to purchasing and selling your complete dairy herd. You and your cows deserve that much. We also have a quality selection of Reg. and Grade cows at all times for you to choose from.

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PINE TREE RENDERING Route 37, Brier Hill, NY

315-375-8459

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).

FOR SALE: 10 Bred Heifers due early Winter. 5 Holsteins, 1 Jersey, 1 Brown Swiss, 3 Black Cross, $1,250 each.

413-528-4829

Herd Expansions

WANTED All Size Heifers

Also Complete Herds Prompt Pay & Removal

315-269-6600 LOOKING FOR 200-250 bred heifers to care for, starting Fall 2012. Sand free stalls, TMR, well ventilated barn with fans, curtains, overhead doors.

Located in Waterloo. Call for details. Pete 585-202-4583

DEAD - DOWN - DISABLED CATTLE

AMERICAN RENDERING CO. BINGHAMTON, NY

WANTED

HEIFERS

300 Lbs. to Springing Free Stall Herds & Tie Stall Herds

CJM Farm Equipment 802-895-4159 Dogs BORDER COLLIE PUPS. Red, Black, Blue & Merle, working lines, ABCA Reg. Shots.Dep. 518-673-5456

Electrical

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Heifers & Herds Jack Gordon (518) 279-3101 WANTED: 30-40 Organic dairy cows and springers, Jersey or Jersey Crosses preferred. Call 315-480-8665

We have clients in need of herds, fresh cows, bred, and open heifers. Call Us with your information or email jeffking@kingsransomfarm.com

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Farm Equipment CHAIN HOISTS, light & heavy; pipe wrenches & adjustable wrenches; double tackle block w/over 100’ of 3/4” rope; several log chains, various sizes. 315-450-5494 JOHN DEERE 6620 combine, very good condition, many new parts, 28” tires. Also, 443 corn head, and 213 flex, can sell separately. 802-644-5974

Farm Machinery For Sale 08 GILBERT & RIPLO 36” Rubber Tracs, will fit JD or Case combines, used only 10 days. 585-746-5925 $1000 OFF most all corn heads gran heads. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322 1981 INT. 886 tractor with cab, 5000 original hours, $7,500; also DT466 diesel motor, complete with starter, turbo, pump, $1,500. 518-358-2419 1995 JOHN DEERE 850C dozer, semi U-blade, single lever steer with salt tracks, $32,500 OBO. 315-536-3807 1996 JD 9500 4x4 sidehill. We used on 300+ acres. 3.7% fin.

Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-9193322

@ 585-584-9210

1998 CASE IH 2366 4x4, only 1966 hours, was $86,500, now $84,500. Zeisloft Farm Eq., Bloomsburg,PA 800-9193322 3.7% Fin.

Farm Equipment

Farm Equipment

Call Jeffrey at Agri-Fab & Repair, Inc. dba AFR Electrical Service

Lower your feed cost!

Save an average of 3 to 4 lbs of grain per cow per day Going from non processing to a processor. $6.00 corn. . . .

Dairy Equipment

Dairy Equipment

Dairy Equipment

ATTENTION DAIRY FARMERS We Need Good Used Tanks • 100-8,000 ga. - Call Us

• 1000 Gal. DeLaval • 1000 Gal. Mueller M • 900 Gal. Mueller OH OH OH Mueller • 800 Gal.SOLD • 800 Gal. Majonnier • 800 Gal. Mueller OH • 735 Gal. Sunset • 700 Gal. Mueller OH • 700 Gal. Mueller V • 700 Gal. Mueller M • 600 Gal. Mueller OH • 600 Gal. Mueller M • 600 Gal. DeLaval Rnd • 545 Gal. Sunset • 500 Gal. Mueller M

• 500 Gal. Mueller MW • 500 Gal. Majonnier • 415 Gal. Sunset • 400 Gal. Jamesway • 400 Gal. Majonnier SOLD WV • 375 Gal. Milkeeper • 300 Gal. Majonnier • 300 Gal Mueller M • 300 Gal. Sunset • 200 Gal. Sunset SC • 180 Gal. Milkeeper • 150 Gal. Majonnier • 150 Gal. Mueller RH • 100 Gal. Mojonnier

HEAT EXCHANGERS • TUBE COOLER 300-6000 Gal Storage Tanks

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1-800-777-2088

(6) DeLaval Milk Master automatic takeoffs, complete with Harmony claws and power supply. DeLaval 777 vacuum pump. 315-894-8097

505 E. Woods Drive,

USED DAIRY EQUIPMENT

Call 607-722-5728 Anytime

REG. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, 3 bred due March, 8 open, 6 5-8 month old calves. 607761-4966

• 4000 Gal. Surge (99) • 3000 Gal. Storage • 2700 Gal. Mueller OH • 2000 Gal. DeLaval • 2000 Gal. Mueller OE • 2000 Gal. Mueller OH SOLD PA O Mueller • 2000 Gal. • 1500 Gal. Mueller OHF • 1500 Gal. Mueller OH • 1250 Gal. DeLaval SOLD NY Mueller OH • 1250 Gal. PA M • 1000 Gal.SOLD Mueller • 1000 Gal. Sunset F.T. • 1000 Gal. Mueller OH

Dairy Equipment

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JD 4650 MFD, new PS . . . . . . . . . . . . .$28,500 Case IH 9170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,500 CIH 4366 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900 IH 3588 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,250 IH 1086 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,250 IH 966 Fender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,250 IH 1066 Black Stripe, new engine, exc. cond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,500 IH 1066 4WD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 IH 1066 w/LDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500 IH 1066 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,900 IH 806 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,900 IH 656 weak hydro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500 IH 424 w/LDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500 IH 656 diesel, RBT eng . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,500

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Farm Machinery For Sale

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1998 INTERNATIONAL TOWMASTER on 4700 air ride chassis with DT466, 275hp engine, 6 spd. Allison auto. trans., good paint w/perfect interior & air seats. Nearly new Michelin tires & brakes, 25,000 lb. 5th wheel hitch.

Ready to take you on your next trip. 518-993-2618 Fort Plain,NY

2007 CASE IH Steiger, STX430HD, power shift trans., 4 hyd. outlets, 710/70R42 front & rear duals, tires excellent, 2630 hrs., $100,000.

315-447-3008

8’ SNOW PUSHER, standard quick tach, others available, 10% off thru Dec. 31st, 2011.

Pine Ridge Welding and Machine, Penn Yan, NY. 315536-2102

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9600 JOHN DEERE combine w/918 flex head, 2900 separater hours, good rubber, $35,000. 607-731-6284

2010 EDGE high-flow snowblower, used one season, 36”H 86”W, chute hydraulically controlled, $8,900. 518872-1386

Farm Machinery For Sale

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Farm Machinery For Sale

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CHRISTMAS DOUBLER

PRICES REDUCED Bes t in Nor theas t No w in the South

BRILLION 26’ X-Fold packer, nice, $9,200; 4 Kilbros gravity bins w/gears. 315-536-3807 CASE IH 5240 MFWD with loader, nice tractor, $32,900.

Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322 CASE IH MAXXUM 5220, cab, 4WD, 960 Quicke Loader, new tires, $23,500; Barber Green diesel Track Tile machine; NH L885 skid loader, 2 speed, 55hp; Ag Chem Gator sprayer, 500 gallon, 80’ booms, cummins engine. 315-536-8718

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BEST WARRANTY: 1 Year Parts on Motor & Transmission, most all combines BEST QUALITY: Selected Direct from Farm or OEM Dealers BEST SELECTION: Just visit website; We got em BEST TRUCKING: Lowest Rates Available BEST “TRUE” INTEREST: 3.7% 3 Years • 4.2% 5 Years • 4.9% 7 Years Over 25+ Years Selling Combines WE WANT TO SELL YOU YOUR NEXT COMBINE Bloomsburg, PA • Route 44 (Jerseytown) 328 Danville Rd. (Near I-80)

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Knight 3042 Reel Mixer $19,900

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Supreme 900T Tow Type TMR Mixer w/Scales $39,500 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 962 State Rt. 12, Waterville (315) 841-4181 (800) 859-4483 8207 State Rt. 26, Lowville (315) 376-0300 www.whitesfarmsupply.com

With Processors, Hay Heads, 2 Row Corn Heads.

One Like New, Other Fair Shape . . .$12,000 OBO

518-848-4669

FORD 3PT HITCH 3 bottom plow; 3pt hitch back scoop.

315-450-5494 FORD NH 8770, 4WD, 175hp; White 2-110, 4WD, 110hp; White 2-105, 4WD, 105hp; JD 4630, 4WD, 150hp; JD 3020, PS, gas; NH 885 skid loader, 2 speed. 315-536-8718 GEHL 2025 SKID STEER, 60hp, $3,500. 518-638-8491 HERCULES, CONTINENTAL WAUKESHA: Farm and Industrial Engine Parts, M&M Surplus Sales, P.O. Box 381, Chester, NY 10918. 845-4693597, Fax 845-469-0990.

IH 966 Hydrostatic w/IH 2350 loader, $13,500; IH 1256 turbo w/cab, 18.4x38 radials, $10,500; Hesston 7155 chopper, $3,500; Richardson 700 dump wagon, $8,000; 1981 Chevy C60 w/silage dump body, $5,000; old JD rake, $500; Int. 400 gas tractor, $2,000; Harsh 290 mixer wagon, no scales, $1,500.

607-286-9362 IH DISGUSTED??? With your shifting? Now is the time to fix. Put a good tractor back to work. 800-808-7885, 402-374-2202 INLAND STEEL DA92 3pt. hitch heavy duty double auger 2-stage snowblower, made in Canada, 92”wide x 33”high opening, used 4 times, $3,800. 570-446-3170 INTERNATIONAL 574 diesel; International 1586; Case IH 685; Ford 641 w/2 bottom plow, 8’ drag, 6½’ disc; 763 Bobcat skid steer loader; 30hp electric motor. 315-6912927 JD 338 baler, good condition; 910 Pequea fluffer, new condition. 518-843-0999

SW 42T 13’ 9” Rake

$148/Mo. 1.9% for 60 Mos. 15% Down

On Rakes, Tedders, Mowers

8571 Kinderhook Rd. Kirkville, NY 13082

315-687-7891 • 315-510-2400 ©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

2 GEHL 1075 Pull Type Choppers

CORY 185 bushel gravity wagon, $2,700 OBO; John Deere 4320, 1971, 5600 hrs., $10,000 OBO. 607-263-2409

AC 545B wheel loader, very good, 17.5x25 tires, bucket excellent, new starter, engine froze, $3,000. 518-762-1354 B&E MANUFACTURING: Kicker racks, slant bar feeders, headlock feeders, round bale carriers, low profile bale carriers. 315-536-9513

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JD 4630, nice, $12,500; JD tractor & ldr, compact, $10,500; Hesston 4x4 & cab, $7,500; White 4x4 w/cab, 135hp, nice, $12,500; Int. 4x4, $10,500; 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

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Farm Machinery For Sale

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Farm Machinery For Sale

JD 643 corn head, $2,000 OBO; 2-Gehl 970 forage wagons;Valmetel 5600 round bale chopper.315-532-5581

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

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

JD 7000 PLANTER 8x30, liquid, Yetter coulters, excellent, $10,300; JD 8300 drill, double disc, 21x7, nice, $2,200. Mike Franklin 607749-3424 JOHN DEERE 6400 MFWD, dual hydraulics, open station, rebuilt trans, 540/1000 PTO, good condition, $14,500. 315536-3807 JOHN DEERE BALER PARTS. Winter discounts for baler repairs. New & Used hay equipment. Nelson Horning 585-526-6705

Kennedy Tractor (315) 964-1161 Williamstown, NY “We Deliver” Landpride RCR 2510 10’ Rotary mower Demo (like new) trailer type, (3) gearboxes, 540 PTO, hard rubber tires (new list $7,400) Our price $5,950; PTO Generators: 50/25 kw on trailer $2,750 & 70/30 $2,450; Farmi Winches new/used $Call; 3pt Snowblowers; new 5’ $1,890 & $1,990 & used 7’ & 7 1/2’ several in stock; Ford NH 4630 heated factory cab 55-60 HP, Dsl, 1800 hrs, Dual outlets, Super Clean Inside & Out! $11,500; Ford 540 w/Ford LDR 50 HP, Dsl, ps, 3pt live PTO $4,950; Int 574 w/Loader 52 HP, Dsl, gas, Exc. runner outlets $4,950; 4x4 kubota L3410 heated cab 30 HP, Dsl, “ag tires”, hydro $7,950; 4x4 Ford 2120 w/Ford 7109 Loader 4050 HP, Dsl, 1100 hrs $8,950; 4x4 Long 50 HP, Dsl, canopy $6,950; New Pequea 50 Bushel PTO Spreader (new list $3,565) Our price $3,150; JD hard cab for compact w/heater & wiper Complete $1,650; Front Snow Pushers for LDR on Skidsteer 7’ & 8’; Lots more Tractors & Machinery In Stock

Farm Machinery For Sale

KNIGHT 3300 mixer w/Digistar scales, excellent shape.

Call 315-717-7495 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 To North Carolina December is Here!

Last chance to upgrade and defer 2011 taxes!

PleasantCreekHay.com MF MANURE SPREADER runs and operates, $450.00.

Call 315-497-0095 MUST SELL!! CIH 1640 COMBINE w/15’ flex head, good condition, $14,000 OBO. 607-592-1878

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

PARTING OUT 3 cyl. Ford 4000, loader w/large bucket, tires, rims, 505 parts, weights, fenders, 6’ snowblower. 585437-2796

Farm Machinery For Sale

MABIE BROS., INC.

PRICES REDUCED on all combines in stock. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322 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

USED COMBINE PA R T S K & J SURPLUS LANSING, NY 607-279-6232 Days 607-533-4850 Nights

WANTED

Massey Ferguson 165, 175, 265, 275, 285 Any Condition

814-793-4293 WANTED: In good condition, 4 row combine, universal skid steer bucket & mobile home.

518-705-0512

Farm Machinery Wanted 8x31 GRAIN TRANSPORT AUGER with electrice drive wanted. 518-483-3658

WANTED

John Deere 5460, 5820, or 5830 Choppers

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

ATTENTION

Buying Flood Damaged

Shelled Corn With Mold or Sprout Damage

315-729-0918

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

Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

AG LIME HI-MAG

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

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

BUYING Mold & Heat Damaged Grains. Also high moisture corn. Auburn,NY. Call Ralph 315-729-0918

HI-MAG LIME

Delivered by the Truckload 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

Custom Roasting and Cooling Your Soybeans,Corn, etc.

At Your Farm or Mill Serving All of NY State

Fencing

Also BEDDING

SAND

for Horse Arenas or Cattle FOB McConnellsville, NY Delivery Available

888-339-2900 ext. 10 Fencing

Empire Farm Fence & Supply

“Miles of Quality Start Here”

• High Tensile • Split Rail • Misc. Types of Fence • Energizers • Fencing Supplies

WEILER’S GRAIN ROASTING

4097 Rt. 34B, Union Springs, NY 13160 RUSTIN WILSON (315) 364-5240

(315) 549-7081 YOUR SOURCE FOR:

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

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!

Buying Corn, Feed Wheat & Oats

(315)) 549-82266

814-793-4293

Romulus, NY 14541

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn Supplier of Organic Feed and Fertilizer

Improve Your Farm Efficiency

ALL TYPES OF FENCES Pat O’Brien & Sons For all your feed needs!

• Steam Flaked Corn • Protein Mixes

• Corn Meal • Minerals

• Energy Mixes • Nutritional Services

Quali Guara ty nteed

FALL DISCOUNTS NOW

Pick-up or Delivery from our Geneva Feed Mill

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

New MF/Hesston 1734 39"x 52 inch round baler with electric threader, bale ramp and gathering wheels • 10% down, 0% For 60 Mo.

$249/mo

8571 Kinderhook Rd. Kirkville, NY 13082

315-687-7891 • 315-510-2400

MabieBros.Com

Grain Roasting On Your Far m

Soybeans • Corn Barley • Wheat

Waterville Grain Roasting Oneida Co., NY

315-534-8948

Heavy Duty Galvanized Gates

Cyclops Energizers Made in USA

BOARD • VINYL • WOVEN WIRE • HI TENSILE Serving The Northeast

E&A Fence LLC 518-993-5177

771 St. Hwy 163, Fort Plain, NY

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1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

Spr ing Lak e Far ms Quality Services You Can Count On Custom Farming “Since 1995” 50 Mile Radius

HI-CAL Lime & Lime Spreading Electronic Rate Controlling GPS Guidance

Hay - Straw For Sale

Hay - Straw For Sale

Hay - Straw For Sale

STANTON BROTHERS

FOR SALE

ONTARIO DAIRY HAY & STRAW

10 Ton Minimum Limited Availability

518-768-2344 1st & 2nd cutting alfalfa timothy & grass, small squares & large square bales, also round bales. Stored inside. 518-9293480, 518-329-1321 1st & 3rd cutting square bales; 4x5 wrapped 1st cutting silage bales; 4x5 dry round bales. All good quality.

Roscoe,NY 607-498-5812

Clinton Zimmerman Save Money ~ Call Us

Generators

MOELLER SALES 1-800-346-2348 Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers FOR SALE: 2009 GT RB800 grain dryer, ready now, delivery anywhere. 877-422-0927 NEW AND USED Grain Dryers: GT, MC, GSI. Call anytime toll free 1-877-422-0927

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

(518) 234-4052

GOOD QUALITY hay & straw.

Large Square Bales. Will load or ship direct. 802-849-6266,

First Cut, Second Cut, Timothy and Alfalfa 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 BALEAGE for sale, 54”x48” grass and clover mix. Call 315-497-0095 EARLY FIRST CUTTING BALEAGE. Delivery available.

607-965-2314. Also 3 month old Piglets, $60.00 each.

FIRST CUT HAY, grass type, good clean hay, $4/bale, discount for large load. West Sand Lake,NY 518-894-8111

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

Clyde, NY

WE SPECIALIZE IN • Sukup Grain Bins • Dryers • Grain Legs • Custom Mill Righting

ROBERT ROLLE

Hay For Sale

A N MARTIN GRAIN SYSTEMS 315-923-9118

WILL DELIVER

GRASSY HAY FOR SALE, 1st cutting $4.00/bale; 2nd cutting $5.00/bale. 45-50 lb. bales, no rain. Located near Homer,NY. 315-496-2356

Savannah, NY

315-729-1066

NOBODY beats our prices on Voltmaster PTO Alternators, Sizes 12kw-75kw. Engines Sets and Portables Available.

All Grades Hay & Straw Horse & Dairy Quality Bagged Shavings & Sawdust

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

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

ALSO CERTIFIED ORGANIC Low Potassium for Dry Cows

NEEB AGRI-PRODUCTS

519-529-1141

TOO MUCH HAY?

HAY FOR SALE: 4x4 round bales. 315-769-2068 HAY SAVER Plus Hay Preservative, 68% Propionic Acid.

Buffered Surfactant, EPA Registered. 87¢ per pound.

Product availabe in Waterloo, NY. Delivery Available. Conroy Ag, 717-367-5078

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

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

STRAW CALL STEVE

519-482-5365 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

WANTED

HAY & STRAW

CENTRAL BOILER E-Classic OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACES. Cleaner and Greener. 97% Efficient. EPA Qualified. Call today Halloran Farm 845-482-5208.

or email

WANTED

Help Wanted

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Pre Cut Rye Straw

Try Selling It In The

CLASSIFIEDS Call Peg At

800-836-2888

50 to 75 Lb. Bales Hay - Straw Wanted

ALWAYS WANTED TIMOTHY MIXED HAY ALFALFA MIXED HAY 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cuttings Also Small Square Mulch

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 All bale sizes and types, including ROUND BALES, accepted.

Spot Buys or Long Term Contracts Small or Large Quantities Quick Payment Contacts: Kevin Eickhoff 610-926-8811 ext. 5216 keickhoff@giorgimush.com Allen Hollenbach 610-926-5753 ahollenbach@giorgimush.com Michele Fisher 610-926-8811 ext. 5189 mfisher@giorgimush.com

LOT’S OF GOOD HAY: 1st & 2nd cutting. 518-284-2180

WANTED: 1st & 2nd cut big & small squares. 315-363-9105

Hay - Straw Wanted

Hay - Straw Wanted

Looking for Long Term Supply Paid for On Scale

Also Buying All Grades of Hay and Straw in 2 String or Large Square Bales

Nick Fitzpatrick 845-901-1892 or 845-609-7315

Your Weekly Connection to Agriculture

888-596-5329

As our readers say... “Monday just isn’t Monday without your Country Folks!”

We Pick Up & Pay Cell 717-222-2304 Buyers & Sellers

Trailer Load Lots Janowski Bros.

315-829-3794 315-829-3771

For Quality Hay in 2 String Bales

Country Folks

Hay & Straw - All Types

Central Boiler E-Classic OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE. Buy NOW and save up to $1500! The next generation of cleaner wood furnaces has arrived. 97% Efficient. Call Today Border Drive Heating/Royal Stoves 570537-2447

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Call for Competitive Prices

WE DELIVER

519-604-8683

Hay - Straw Wanted

302-737-5117 302-545-1000 WANTED: Construction hay 700 bale loads. Paying $1.25 per bale for bales 32” to 34” long (will buy other lengths).

315-826-3400

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

Help Wanted

HERDSMAN WANTED For modern 350 cow dairy in northern Vermont. Slatted floors, double 10 parlor, sort gate, auto ID, computer. We’ve got it all except the right person. Minimum of 2 years recent experience on large dairy farm required as well as skills in hoof trimming, AI, Spanish and computer literacy; advanced education such as college is a plus. Competitive salary and housing.

References required.

Are you the person who can make things happen?

Send resume and references to

farm1850s@yahoo.com

Commercial Applicator Position Established, successful agribusiness in Western New York is seeking a conscientious, self-motivated individual looking for a career as a commercial applicator. Commercial Applicator’s license preferred, but a Private or Technician license would also be considered. CDL Class A license a plus.

Successful candidate needs excellent communication skills to interact with customers and other employees.

Responsibilities: • Apply crop protection products, fertilizer, and ag lime • Ability to mix, load, and calibrate equipment • Must have good mechanical ability to maintain equipment and perform minor repairs • Accurate record keeping and ability to operate equipment safely and efficiently a must • Willingness to adapt to seasonal fluctuation in workloads (lots of O.T. during busy season) • Shop work or driving position during off-season • Other duties as assigned We offer a competitive compensation package including health, dental, paid holidays and vacation, 401(k) and possible bonus.

All inquiries will be kept confidential. adenbrook.com

585-768-8557

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Help Wanted

Hoof Trimming

WANTED:

DON’S HOOF TRIMMING: Maintain herd health. Sore feet a specialty. Vet recommended. Quality, experience, will travel. 518-6732577 leave message.

Ag Service Tech

Cazenovia Equipment Company, a premier John Deere Dealer is looking for experienced service technicians to join our team in any of our eleven locations in New York.

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

The right candidate has strong mechanical skills, understands the performance of farm equipment and implements applications.

Horses

The job requires computer knowledge and good communication skills. John Deere equipment repair knowledge and experience is a plus.

8 YEAR OLD light grey 16-1 hand Percheron gelding; broke single, double and rides. Erin C. Lundy 315-4931051

Technicians have access to state-of-the-art computer diagnostic information, John Deere education programs, as well as performance incentive programs.

Livestock Equipment Round Bale Feeder $150.00 / OBO 518-673-2885

Cazenovia Equipment offers competitive compensation package, 401K retirement program, employee discount, personal leave days many group employee benefits.

Lumber & Wood Products BAILLIE LUMBER CO. buys all species of hardwood veneer logs, sawlogs and standing timber year round.

IMMEDIATE LOCAL PAYMENT AND TRUCKING AVAILABLE. Please call for an updated price and spec sheet today! Smyrna Sawmill 607-627-6547. Mark Mowrey 315-796-6644; Phil Day 315436-2766; Jonathan DeSantis 315-882-8174; Sean Karn 315-436-3588. Boonville Sawmill 315-942-5284. Dave Prezyna 315-436-5329; Paul Snider 315-827-4062 (home) or 315-436-0949 (cell); Tom King 315-436-0936; Lukas Myers 315-263-6909.

Parts & Repair

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For All Makes & Models

MARSHALL ELECTRIC Venice Center, NY

315-364-8452 Real Estate For Sale

FARMS FOR SALE Go to our website

fingerlakesrealestate.com

SELLING A FARM

Parts

Call us at 315-729-3672 Ask for Richard Schmidt We have buyers looking for farms to buy in NY

NEW, USED & RECONDITIONED

RE/MAX Masters 16 Jordan St., Skaneateles, NY Office 315-685-4788

PARTS FOR CONSTRUCTION & AGRICULTURE

GOODRICH TRACTOR PARTS

Fax Resume to (315) 655-8433 Email Resume: jobs@cazequip.com

Rt. 38 & 38B, Newark Valley, NY

607-642-3293

www.cazenoviaequipment.com

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Alltech is currently looking for a Territory Sales Representative with a strong dairy background for Pennsylvania. Alltech sales people are highly motivated professionals who provide a natural link between marketing, research and the customer. Alltech ranks among the top 10 animal health companies in the world. The company has experienced consistent growth since it was founded in 1980. Headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, Alltech has a presence in over 110 countries with distributors around the world.

Today it employs 2,600 people and growth continues at a rate of 20 percent.

Key responsibilities include: Regularly visit our industry partners (feed companies, consulting nutritionists, veterinarians, producers, government agencies, etc) across the territory to manage existing relationships while cultivating new relationships Drive sales by identifying customer needs and finding solutions Attend industry events and tradeshows to showcase Alltech in a positive, professional manner

Real Estate For Sale

Real Estate For Sale

DEMEREE REALTY Little Falls, NY 13365 Phone (315) 823-0288

BULK TANK REPAIR PARTS

Case-JD-IHC Crawlers Case-JD-Ford-IHC TLB’s Case-JD-Wheel Loaders Skid Loader Parts SPECIAL: MultiKey Construction Sets $45

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www.demereerealty.com • demeree@ntcnet.com #40 - DAIRY OF DISTINCTION - Very nice 395 Acre river bottom dairy farm w/240 tillable, 70 pasture & 80 woods - 350 ft. stone barn w/108 tie stalls & room for 75 young stock - 1500 gal.

B.T. & 2" pipeline - 6 stall garage & 100x25 ft. Carriage barn - 4 concrete silos w/unloaders & 40x80 ft. Bunk silo - 3 bdrm. Brick home & 2 fam. tenant house - also 5 rm. mobile home - 1 lg. Pond, 2 springs & 100 ft. Well. Machinery available. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $1,500,000 #718 - Nice 210A. free stall dairy farm w/170 tillable flat to rolling acres w/sandy/loam soil 120 cow free stall barn w/double 10 Beco Parlor w/ATO’s, 3,000 gal bulk tank - also 160 ft. free stall heifer/dry cow barn, 20x41 ft. Sealstore grain silo & 170x100 ft. bunk silo w/concrete floor - Good 9 rm home w/5 bdrms. & 2 baths - corn & wood stoves - nice fireplace, also village water & Artisian spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$550,000 #18 - Great site for new home or business at end of Industrial Dr. Rd., Frankfort, NY - 25 A. open land with city water & sewer - also 45 A. wet lands with lots of wild life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000 REDUCED TO $50,000 #267 - Hobby/horse farm w/49 acres - 27 tillable, 12 pasture & 8 woods - 10 rm, 2 story home in good cond’t w/deck, above ground pool, vinyl siding, steel roof, circular driveway & full basement - 84x40 ft. 2 story barn w/cleaner, 34x18 ft. horse barn w/4 stalls - 24x74 ft. garage w/shop, 26x75 ft. hay storage shed & 14 x30 ft. steel silo - 2 wells & half acre pond w/fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$210,000 C-75 - Completely Remodeled, Certified Organic Dairy Farm In Washington County. Turn Key Operation. 105A Total, 50A Tillable, 45A Pasture (Used For Organic Status But Could Be Tilled), 10A Woods, Land To Rent Available; Two-Story Barn w/68 Tie Stalls w/Mats, 5 Lg. Pens w/Mats, Lg. Milk House w/1000 Gal. Bulk Tank, 8 Milking Units, Knotty Pine Office Overlooking Stable, Tunnel Ventilation, Mixer Rm. And Steel Grain Bin, Patz Barn Cleaner w/Enclosed Spreader Room; Second Barn w/Tie Stalls, Barn Cleaner, Run-In Area w/Head Locks For Heifers; 20x60 Concrete Stave Silo W/Unloader, 40x100 Bunk Silo, Concrete Barn Yard W/100' Concrete Feed Bunk; Two Lg. Steel Bldg. ws/Concrete Floors And Enclosed Shop. Completely Remodeled Center Hall Colonial Home, 8 Rm. 3BR, 1 1/2 Baths, Hot Water Heat/New Boiler, Attached Garage. Second Residence-Ranch Style Home, Newly Remodeled, 2BR, Patio And Garage. Third Site For Residence W/Slab, Septic, Water, And Garage. Back-Up Generator W/Bldg., Good Drilled Water Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asking $695,000 Organic Cattle And Machinery Available.

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

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Kinship Properties Inc. Dolgeville Branch 10 E. State St., Dolgeville NY 13329 • (315) 429-9750 Bonds are paying less than the rate of inflation and stocks haven’t earned their keep for a decade. Here is an investor’s opportunity to own or purchase an interest in the restaurant business. Please contact for meeting information.

The ideal candidate should have: A strong technical background: BSc, MSc or higher Strong verbal and written communication skills Interest and experience in the animal health or nutrition industries Self-motivated and proactive A valid driver’s license E-mail resumé and cover letter to: mgast@alltech.com

CLOSING DATE: JAN. 1, 2012

Alltech | Pennsylvania 1860 Charter Lane, Suite 203 Lancaster, PA 17601 Fax: 717-393-9774 • mgast@allltech.com

Dolgeville ARTHUR’S RESTAURANT and COTTAGE HOTEL • 19 South Main Street Since 1895 this location boasts a long history of restaurant success with a turnkey opportunity. Arthur's Restaurant has been under the current owner since 1991. Restaurant and bar provides a steady customer base and cater to business clientele daily. This 6000 square foot property includes a large equipped kitchen, a separate sports bar with flat TV viewing and ample room for entertainment. Dining area provides family dining and seats 100 for parties and meetings. Additionally there is 4 hotel rooms and 2 apartments. Owner will provide training for 30 days with well trained staff available. This is an exceptional property that generates a profit with significant increases in both revenues and profitability.

Investor's welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$690,000

Kinship Properties Inc. Heidi Mouyos, Licensed Real Estate Agent Cell # 315-717-7269

VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT

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29 DOLGE AVE. This 3 bedroom home with beautiful natural hardwood floors throughout awaits you to move in today. This tastefully designed home features central A/C, new furnace, intricate woodwork cabinets in dining room and kitchen, and a sunroom that leads out to the deck. Two stall garage with plenty of storage and additional work area. Full basement with workshop. Priced to sell! $128,000

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110 SOUTH MAIN ST. Spacious village home priced to sell located on large lot.

Tastefully remodeled inside & out with 2 bedrooms but could be converted up to 4 bedrooms. Large open living room and family room with fireplace in the den area, ceiling fans and multi lighting system accent every room.

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5743 ST. HWY 29 This Victorian style country home has unique molding features, 4 bedroom and two productive business already established! Move in and you are your own boss! 40x40 fabricated steel building with tools negotiable, 20-year guarantee on building, is a welding and heavy equipment shop. Two-stall beauty salon on side of home, making it convenient for a stay at home mom! Lovely landscaped backyard with 100x80 pond and wooded property as well! Great business opportunity in a quaint area! $199,999

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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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POSSON REALTY LLC 787 Bates-Wilson Road Norwich, NY 13851

(607) 334-9727 Cell 607-316-3758 www.possonrealty.com possonrealty@frontiernet.net David C. Posson, Broker

Richard E. Posson, Associate Broker

Showplace Madison County Dairy Farm with a large modern home 2254 - Neat, Clean, & Turn-key. 220 acre farm, 160 exceptional well drained tillable acres with additional 40+ acres to rent. Balance mostly pasture, some woods. Two story 68 stall dairy barn with attached 80 stall free stall for dry cow and young stock. 3 very nice Morton machinery buildings. Nice 2 story 5 bedroom 3 bath Modern Home. This is truly an exceptional farm that has everything. Great milking facility, room for heifers and dry cows, plenty of machinery storage, and enough supporting lands. Farm recently appraised by leading Ag Bank at close to $550,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $550,000 Cattle, machinery, and feed available 2256 - Madison County Free stall Operation. 210 acres 160 acres of very productive tillable land. 2 barns with 280 free stalls. Double 10 rapid exit parlor. Large concrete pad for feed storage. Good 2 story 5 bedroom home with 2 baths. Several custom operators in the area for harvesting and planting feed. This farm is turnkey, ready to milk. Good farming area, agricultural and machinery businesses all close by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asking $550,000

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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!

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Fortt Plain n 515 NELLIS RD A beautiful single family home in a county setting with 3 acres of land, a fenced in play area for children and a room, an open floor plan, two full baths, skylights and a finished basement. It has a new propane heating system and also comes with a Vermont Casting Woodstove. It also has a deck to enjoy the view and a 2 stall attached garage. It must be seen to be appreciated! $170,000

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Fort Plain 203 HEISER RD. A beautiful ranch home in country setting, offers 2 or 3 bedrooms, large master bedroom, loft, large bathroom w/jacuzzi tub, large living room w/propane fireplace, large kitchen, and an open floor plan. Only 8 years old, this home has a lot of natural woodwork and natural light. $169,000

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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.

Call Heidi Mouyos @ 315-717-7269

932 JERSEYFIELD RD. Enjoy this beautiful cabin year round. This newly built home in 2007 comes with all the furnishings and features 2 bedrooms and 1 bath. Never pay high electric bills again, cabin is wired to generator for all power and vent free gas. Brand new gas refrigerator, stove, woodstove with stainless steel liner system, and fully insulated. Price is dropped drastically to sell so don't let this great country propCall Heidi Mouyos @ 315-717-7269 erty pass you by. $99,900

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Excellent main roadbusiness site.

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1179 RIVER ROAD A beautiful ranch home in a nice country setting with 10.3 acres of land. This home offers 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, beautiful woodwork, a full basement with a 2-stall garage, a coal stove and a 6000w propane generator. $139,000

146 GRAY RD. Lovely 18 year old colonial home with two-stall garage. Has awesome view of the Mohawk valley! Three bedroom with master bath, hardwood flooring! Great move-in price! $249,900.

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On the River - Minutes from the Adirondack Park. No Better Location for Roadsidee Sales.

2272 - Located on the Beautiful West Canada Creek. Herkimer County 123 acre Gentleman's Farm. Exceptional soils. 50 acres tillable. Silt Loem. High organic matter and premier vegetable soil. 20 acres of pasture in good fence. Balance woods. Lots of firewood. Awesome hunting.

2 story dairy barn w/65 tie stalls. Enclosed manure room. Side addition for 20 additional heifers. Large drive-in hay mow 10,000 bale capacity.

Good 60x80 machinery building w/8x14 cooler for vegetables. Good 28x48 Greenhouse with water and power. Nice 2 story 3 bdrm home with a large attached 2 car garage. New windows and furnace. Farm is currently used for roadside sales of beef, hogs, and veggies but could be Dairy again. Over 1500 ft of frontage on West Canada Creek. Awesome fishing and kayaking. . . . . . .Reduced from $320,000 to $300,000 m located in Oneida County, NY. Close to 2177 - 662 +/- acre farm 200 acres tillable all in hay, 460 acres of woods and pasture. 2 year round streams, 3 small ponds. Good 2 story Victorian home. 3 large bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths. Attached 2 car garage. Very nice home high ceilings, large rooms. Farm has REA power, cheap electric. Nice location, close to the city of Utica. Close to Adirondack mountains. Lots of road frontage. Would make an excellent investment property or for someone who would like to raise beef, make hay. Excellent hunting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $750,000 Owner will consider selling 480 acres with home for $550,000.

2289 - Oneida County Land - 87 acres mostly wooded. Easy to get to from I90. Great recreational property. Close to trail system. Excellent deer & turkey hunting. Nice place for camp, weekend getaway, or year round residence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $120,000

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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. On Internet at www. otsego2000.org/farmers market.

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.

DEC 7 Annual Dairy Day Miner Institute, Route 191, just west of exit 41 on Interstate 87. This year’s speakers include Dan McFarland, from Penn State Extension and Rick Grant, president of Miner Institute. The speaker program begins at 11 am.

Vendors will be available beginning at 10 am. Dairy Day is open to the public at no charge, with no advance registration required. A hot lunch is available for $5.

Contact Wanda Emerich, 518-846-7121, ext. 117 or email at Emerich@ whminer.com.

Farm Transfer and Retirement Planning Workshop Farm Credit East conference room in Burville, NY. 10 am - 3 pm. $20 for first farm member; 10 for each additional participant from the same farm business. Lunch will be included. Register by

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DEC 8 Commodity Marketing Seminar Berks Co. Ag Center, 1238 County Welfare Rd., Leesport, PA. 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. Contact John Berry, 610-391-9840. On Internet at extension.psu.edu.

NYFB Foundation Raffle Raffle tickets are currently being sold for $5 each or a book of five for $20. Contact Jessica Lopez or Sandra Prokop at 800-342-4143.

Organic Fertilizers & Substrates Hands On Workshop for Commercial Growers Hudson Valley Laboratory, 3357 U.S. Highway 9W, Highland, NY. 8:30 -11 am.

Cost is $15/person if preregistered by Dec. 2. Seating is limited to 30 participants, pre-registration is strongly encouraged. If seating is still available after Dec. 2, fee will increase to $25/person. Call 845-340-3990. On Internet at www.cceulster.org DEC 8-12 Acres USA Conference & Trade Show Hyatt Regency, Columbus, OH. See website for details.

Call 800-355-5313.

On Internet at www. acresusa.com DEC 10 Free Forestry Workshop and Woods Walk for Landowners Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center. 9-11:30 am. Classroom presentation as well as a short woods walk. Landowners interested in obtaining information about managing their forested properties for timber, recreation, wildlife or other goals, should attend. Preregistration is required by Wed., Dec. 7. Contact Cindy Williams, 315-592-9663 or e-mail cindy.williams@ oswegosoilandwater.com.

DEC 14 Watershed Agricultural Council’s Annual Participant Celebration Hilltop Hanover Farm &

WE DELIVER

“Exporters Welcome”

Environmental Center, 1271 Hanover St., Barn F, Yorktown Heights, NY. 4-6 pm, Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments. Enjoy one of Hilltop Hanover Farm’s many popular classes offered throughout the year: 6-7 pm. Fresh mozzarella making demonstration. Please RSVP by Dec. 9. Call 914-962-6355 or e-mail croton@nycwater shed.org.

DEC 14, JAN 14, FEB 7, APR 4 & MAY 10 Basic Farm Business Management Planning 5 dates and locations, choose the one most convenient for you. Helping your farm business achieve success, $25. Choose the site, time most convenient for you.

• Dec. 14 - CCE-Columbia Co, 479 Ste. Rte 66, Hudson, 6-8:30 pm.

• Jan. 14 - CCE-Washington Co, 411 Lower Main St., Hudson Falls, 9:30 am to noon.

• Feb. 7 - CCE-Washington Co, 411 Lower Main St., Hudson Falls, 6-8:30 pm.

• April 4 - CCE-Albany Co, 24 Martin Rd., Voorheesville, 6-8:30 pm.

• May 10 - CCE-Greene Co, Acra, 6-8:30 pm.

Contact Sandy Buxton, 518380-1498 or sab22@ cornell.edu.

DEC 15 Madison County SWCD 3rd Annual Appreciation Luncheon The White Eagle Conference Center, “The Lodge,” Lake Moraine Rd., Hamilton, NY. Noon. We would like to thank landowners, contractors, and those who have shown support towards the goals and visions of Soil & Water Conservation. Please respond by Dec. 8. Call 315824-9849.

DEC 16 New York State Dry Bean Advisory Committee Meeting LeRoy Country Club, 7759 E. Main Rd. (Rt 5), LeRoy, NY. 9:30 am - 3 pm. 1.5 DEC & CCA credits available.

Lunch reservations required

by Mon., Dec. 12. Contact Carol MacNeil, 585-3138796 or e-mail crm6@ cornell.edu.

JAN 5 & 19, FEB 2 & 16, MAR 1, 15 & 29, APR 12 Farm Business Planning Course Ithaca, NY. All classes 6-9 pm. Cost: Sliding scale, $80 - $300 Application required.

Visit www.groundswellcenter.org for online application.

For more information e-mail info@groundswellcenter.org.

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JAN 7 Contestants Sought for Multi-County Maple Royalty Contest Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School. This event is open to young people ages 12-24 who are interested in promoting the maple industry. An optional preparatory workshop will be offered for any potential contestant who would like to attend. This will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 14. from 3:30-7:30 pm, at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School. To participate in the workshop please RSVP to 315-717-6288 no later than Dec. 10. Contact Laurie Jean Britton, 315717-6288.

JAN 10 & 24 Manure Management Workshops Canton High School Room 122/123, Bradford Co., PA. 6:30 pm all sessions. Contact Bradford County Conservation District, 570-2655539 ext. 6.

JAN 11 Special Farm Family Relationships Webinar 3 pm. EST. “Dealing with the complexity of family and business relationships that exist on family owned

farms,” the webinar will cover these discussion points: • Estate Planning - active and non-active family members in the farm business; • Farm Transition - ownership and control; • Organization - multiple family members working together; and • Exit strategies for the retiring farmer without a successor.

Question should be submitted to c.merry@agconsult ants.org at least 10 days prior to the event.

NOV 11-14 National No Tillage Conference St. Louis, MO. Registration is $279/person, with a special $252 rate for additional farm or family members. On Internet at www.NoTill Conference.com.

JAN 20 Lewis County Maple Production for the Beginner CCE Lewis County, 5274 Outer Stowe St., Lowville, NY. Call 315-376-5270 or email mel14@cornell.edu.

JAN 20-22 2012 NOFA-NY Winter Conference Saratoga Springs, NY. For general questions about the Winter Conference, including sponsorship and tradeshow opportunities, please contact Matt Robinson at 585-271-1979 ext. 503 or

matt@nofany.org. For any questions on registration or to register over the phone contact Katie Nagle-Caraluzzo at 585-271-1979 ext. 512 or register@nofany.org. Register by Dec. 7.

JAN 21 Lewis County Maple School CCE Lewis County, 5274 Outer Stowe St.,Lowville, NY. Call 315-376-5270 or e-mail mel14@cornell.edu.

JAN 22-24 The National Mastitis Council (NMC) 51st Annual Meeting TradeWinds Island Grand Resort, 5500 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach, FL. For dairy professionals from around the world to exchange current information on udder health, mastitis control, milking management and milk quality. Call 727-3676461.

On Internet at www.nmconline.org JAN 27 Clinton County Maple School 157 Bear Cub Lane, Lake Placid, NY. Contact Mike Farrell, 518-523-9337 or email mlf36@cornell.edu.

JAN 27 & 28 4th Annual Winter Greenup Grazing Conference Century House, Latham, NY. Please contact Tom Gallagher at tjg3@cornell.edu, Lisa Cox at lkc29@ cornell.edu or Morgan Hartman at blackqueenangus@

yahoo.com for more information and to get on the mailing list for registrations.

Contact Lisa Cox, 518-7653512.

JAN 28 Maple Expo St. Lawrence County. Call 315-379-9192.

FEB 1-4 2012 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show Nashville, TN. Advanced registration is open until Jan. 11, 2012. To register visit www.beefusa.org or contact Kristin Torres at ktorres@ beef.org.

FEB 4 Warren Washington County Maple School CCE Warren Co., 377 Schroon River Rd., Warrensburg, NY. Call 518-623-3291 or e-mail lrg6@comell.edu.

FEB 8-9 2012 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit Lancaster Host Resort in Lancaster, PA. Call 877-3265993 or e-mail info@padairy summit.org.

FEB 11 Greene County Maple School CCE of Greene County, Agroforestry Resource Center, 6055 Route 23, Acra, NY. Contact Mick Bessire, 518-622-9820 or e-mail rgb8@cornell.edu.

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

NEW YORK (cont.)

NEW YORK (cont.)

PENNSYLVANIA

CLAVERACK, NY 12513

NORTH JAVA, NY 14113

SPRINGVILLE, NY

ABBOTTSTOWN, PA 17301

COLUMBIA TRACTOR, INC.

LAMB & WEBSTER, INC.

LAMB & WEBSTER, INC.

MESSICK FARM EQUIPMENT, INC.

841 Rt. 9H • 518-828-1781 www.columbiatractor.com

4120 Route 98 585-535-7671 • 800-724-0139

Crs Rt. 219 & 39 716-392-4923 • 800-888-3403

7481 Lincoln Way 717-367-1319 • 800-222-3372 www.messicks.com

FULTONVILLE, NY 12072

PALMYRA, NY 14522

TROY, NY 12180

RANDALL IMP. CO. INC.

JOHN S. BLAZEY, INC.

2991 St. Hwy. 5S • 518-853-4500 www.randallimpls.com

111 Holmes Street 315-597-5121

SHARON SPRINGS FARM & HOME CENTER

Greenville, NY 10586

SALEM, NY 12865

GREENVILLE SAW SERVICE, INC.

SALEM FARM SUPPLY

5040 State Route 81 West • 518-966-4346

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

MOOERS, NY 12958

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

SHARON SPRINGS, NY 13459

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

1175 Hoosick St. • 518-279-9709 WATERTOWN, NY 13601

WALLDROFF FARM EQUIPMENT, INC. 22537 Murrock Circle • 315-788-1115

WHITE’S FARM SUPPLY, INC. CANASTOTA, NY • 315-697-2214 WATERVILLE • 315-841-4181 LOWVILLE • 315-376-0300 www.whitesfarmsupply.com

ELIZABETHTOWN, PA 17022

MESSICK FARM EQUIPMENT, INC. 187 Merts Dr. 717-367-1319 • 800-222-3373 www.messicks.com HONESDALE, PA 18431

MARSHALL MACHINERY INC. Rt. 652, 348 Bethel School Rd. • 570-729-7117 www.marshall-machinery.com

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ROY TEITSWORTH INC. SUCCESSFUL AUCTIONS FOR 42 YEARS

PH (585) 243-1563 FAX (585) 243-3311 6502 Barber Hill Road, Geneseo, New York 14454 WWW.TEITSWORTH.COM

Lakeland Equipment Auction

• Used Farm Equipment Inventory

Saturday, December 10, 2011 • 9:00 AM TRACTORS, PLANTING, TILLING, HARVEST TOOLS AND MUCH MORE County Road 5 Hall, NY

This is a preliminary listing only. Additions and deletions are to be expected.

Tractors: JD 6230 75HP 2WD 145 HRS Cab; Ford 7700 2WD 8392 HRS Cab; JD 2350, Cab; JD 4040, Cab; JD 5420 MFWD; IH 8930, MFWD 8660 HRS Cab; Case MX120 MFWD 2284 HRS Cab; JD 2210 MFWD 504 HRS; JD 302; IH 706; IH 1066; JD 2350; JD 3010; JD 4040; JD 4240; JD 4440; JD 5420, MFWD; JD 7800, MFWD Cab; NH 8240, MFWD; IH 8930, MFWD Cab; Case MX120, MFWD Cab; JD 7700, MFWD Cab; JD 7720, MFWD Cab; JD 2210, MFWD 504 HRS; JD 4100, HYDRO, MFWD 702 HRS; JD 4110, HYDRO, MFWD, 967 HRS; JD 4200, MFWD 217 HRS; JD 2940, MFWD 8591 HRS; JD 4010; JD 4030, Cab; NH TN65, MFWD 2000 HRS; JD 6230, MFWD 80 HRS; JD 6230; Ford 6635, MFWD 2900 HRS Cab; Ford 6640, MFWD 3081 HRS Cab; Ford 7700; White 2-105; JD 5420N, MFWD 3250 HRS Cab; (4) JD 317 skid steer loaders; NH LX465, skid loader, 6' BKT

Combines: Gleaner combine, JD 9500, MFWD Cab 500 SEP HRS; MF 760, MFWD 3800 SEP HRS Lawn and Garden: (8) Zero turn mowers, (15) Lawn mowers Tillage & Planting: JD 1750 6ROW. LIQUID; JD 1750 6 ROW 30" SPNG DRY; UN 225 33' rolling harrow; BR 3130 32' PACKER; IH CRUMBLER 32' SEED BED finisher; JD 200 28' SEEDBED finisher; OT 4900 24' SUPER TRAILER; RC 26' AERATOR; UN 130 15' ZONE builder; JD 4700 60' BOOMS 750GAL SP; JD 348 SQUARE BALER WITH 42 EJECTOR; JD 670 22' OFFSET DISC; JD 980 23' field cultivator; Sunflower 5034 25' field cultivator; Unverferth 130, 6 shank ZONE builder; JD 712, 11 shank CHISEL PLOW; (3) Grain drills; JD 670, 22' OFFSET DISC; JD 980 23' field cultivator; SF 5034, 25' field cultivator; Brillion 28' HC, 28' field CULT; Brillion 144XFOLD, 25' field cultivator; Sunflower 633226, 24' mulch finisher; JD 200 28' SEEDBED finisher; Unverferth 225, 33' rolling harrow; JD

970 28' ROLLER harrow; OT 2000, 33' COIL harrow; Brillion 3130, 32' PACKER; KR 4416-D, 16' PACKER; IH CRUMBLER, 32' SEED BED finisher; Unverferth 130, 15' ZONE builder; Brillion 7shank, 18' RIPPER; JD 200 25' rolling BASKET; IH 800 plow; KR 2860, 9 shank mulch tiller; GL 13 shank, 16'3" mulch tiller Case 9 shank, 9 shank SOIL SAVER; JD 215 15' RIGID; JD 216 16' RIGID HEAD; (11) Corn planters, 6, 12, 16 rows Misc: KN 4063 MIXER WAGON; OT 2-2400 VERTICAL MIXER (2) JD HPX Gators; OT 420, BATCH grinder mixer; Degelman 5700, 12' blade; Clark 450 forklift; RC 26' AERATOR; DG 46/57, 10' HYD ANGLE BLADE; OT 60TX, TRACTOR FORKLIFT; OT 1800, ROLLER MILL; SH RS320, ROCK PICKER; KN 3160, REEL AUGIE MIXER; SZ 5DGD, 5 ton spreader; JD 4700, 60' BOOMS 750 GAL SP OT GBPS500 500GAL PULL TYPE HI MEGA 350 60' 350 GAL 3PT Forage & Hay equipment: HS M-12 28'

MERGER; JD 348 TWINE 540 DROP; NH 575 TWINE 540 1/4 TURNJD 946 13'1" ROTARY; JD 956 14'9" ROTARY; NH 1431 discbine; Kuhn FC313 FC883 mower; Kuhn FC313RF mower; OT 256, round bale processor; OT 806, 3PT BALE shreader; HS M-12, 28' MERGER; NH 56 rake; NH 166, RAKE; OT 918, MERGER; Kuhn 7001, 6STAR 3PTHITCH; Kuhn GA4100TH RAKE; JD 457 round baler; ME 3245, MANURE spreader; Kuhn 8024, spreader; JD 348 SQUARE BALER WITH 42 EJECTOR; JD 348; TWINE 540 DROP; NH 570, TWINE 540RPM KICKER; NH 575, TWINE 540 1/4 TURN; Kuhn 6918, 6 STAR tedder; Kuhn 5001TH GYRO tedder 540RPM; Kuhn GF5001 4 STAR tedder; Kuhn GF8501T, 3PT 8 STAR tedder; AB 28' FEEDER CART; (4) HS 9X18, BALE WAGON TERMS: Full payment auction day, cash, check, MC/Visa or municipal voucher. 2% buyer's fee waived for payment with cash or check.

Check www.teitsworth.com for more photos.

December Internet Auction Bidding Starts December 7, 2011 @ 6:00 PM Ends December 14, 2011 @ 6:00 PM Municipal & Contractor Equipment • Cars, Trucks and Heavy Equipment This is a preliminary listing only! Please visit our website to view the full listing with pictures.

2006 Chevy Impala, A/C, PW, PL, CC. 185,573 miles, Tires are approximately 40% wear remaining.

Xerox 3001 Map/Document Printer, JCB 185-65 4x4 Fastrac tractor, Cummins working when taken out of service.

Engine, 3 way steering, 4 remotes, 540 & 1000 RPM PTO, Heat & air, jump seat, 5567 1998 AUDI, V-8 4.2 L engine. 94,590 miles. hrs. 25% rubber.

This vehicle was taken out of service a few months ago - operating condition unknown.

John Deere 310 SE 4x4 tractor loader backhoe, standard hoe w/ quick coupler, Military 3KW Gen-set w/military trailer. tires 50%, 2 stick controls, 3670 hrs.

Gasoline engine, No Title or paperwork.

2003 Ford F-550 Dump/Plow Truck, V-10 Gas, Automatic, A/C, Approximately 79,000 miles, Running boards, Hitch, Frame mounted tool/chain box, 8' Rugby dump body, 9' Western Snowplow, 8' Monroe Stainless sander w/ sander flow control valve.

NORTEL MPR25/MPR15 series single phase -48V, 25A switch mode rectifier Also A.C. Data systems Surge Protection device AND used coax and other wire.

2005 Ford Crown-Vic, A/C, PW, PL, CC. 196,945 miles, Tires are approximately 40% wear remaining.

wear remaining.

2003 Chevy Impala, A/C, PW, PL, CC. 9151,270 miles, Tires are approximately 30% wear remaining.

2003 Ford Explorer 4WD, A/C, PW, PL, CC. 191,700 miles. 4.6L engine, hitch, Steering column parts needed. Tires are approximately 60% wear remaining.

2005 Ford Crown-Vic, A/C, PW, PL, CC. 177,200 miles, Tires are approximately 30% - 40% wear remaining.

1998 Jeep Cherokee 4WD, 6-Cylinder gas, A/C, PW, PL, CC. 159,463 miles, Hitch. Tires are approximately 80% wear remaining.

2006 Chevy Impala, A/C, PW, PL, CC. 174,981 miles, Tires are approximately 40% 1999 Ford F-150 Reg. Cab. 4WD Pickup - 50% wear remaining.

Truck. Gas, Automatic, bed liner. Mileage is unknown. Tires are in good condition.

Murray 100 Amp and Square D 200A Breaker Panel boxes with some breakers, 2000 Ford Expedition, A/C, PW, PL, CC. 83,395 miles, Tires are approximately 50% - Meter box, 100 Amp disconnect switch, 70% wear remaining. Decals, lights, two-way Power supply, 12" Sharp TV/VCR w/remote. radios and other police accessories will be International 404 Utility tractor 2WD. S/N removed.

7040J, Gas, PTO, Heavy Duty Canopy, 5' 2001 Chevy Impala, A/C, PW, PL, CC. 153,819 miles, Tires are approximately 30% MB hydro-turn broom, New PTO driven

hydraulic pump, Rear Tires are 70% - 80% Front 1 at 50%.

2000 International 4900 with Aerial Lift Body AL -50-5 and Chip Box, VIN # 1HTSDAAN2YH267900, odometer reads 45,368 miles, DT 466 engine, MD3060P Transmission, 10R22.5 & 11R22.5 Tires 29,000 GVWR, Wiper motor removed, Aerial Bucket cracked.

Toyota Prius, wrecked, motor, battery, parts ok.

2001 Ford Taurus LX 4DSD, automatic transmission, gas engine, PL, PW, AC, cruise, odometer reads 80,666, AM/FM radio, cloth interior.

2001 Chevy 1500 Silverado regular cab pickup, automatic transmission, V6 gas engine, A/C odometer reads 150K, leaking antifreeze into oil, poor brakes, significant rust.

2000 Dodge 1500 regular cab pickup, automatic transmission, gas engine, odometer reads 131,002.

1999 Chev. 3500 crew cab long box pickup, automatic transmission, gas engine, odometer reads 133,919.