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Dairy farming and bullfighting?

by Megan Van Dorp My name is Megan Van Dorp. I am a junior at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY, where I major in Spanish and Hispanic Studies. I grew up on a small, family-run dairy farm, and my first-loves were cows.

Whenever I can, I find ways to bring my two passions, farming and Spanish, together. In 2011, I spent four months living in Seville, Spain, where I studied Spanish language and culture. Seville is in the southern province of Spain known as Andalusia.

This region of Spain is known as the birthplace of bullfighting. Dairy farming and bullfighting may seem like extreme opposite subjects, but they share bovine protagonists.

I received this opportunity to live in Seville through my college, which prides itself on its study abroad programs. Studying abroad is expensive, but there are ways to make it affordable for everyone. I took it upon myself to design a project in which I would research how bulls are raised in Spain.

Upon returning to the United States, I could use my field research from Spain to create a comparative project. The thesis of this project would be an analysis of how my family raises heifers for dairy farming with how Spaniards raise bulls for bullfighting. I received funding from the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and the Student International Initiatives Fund, which paid for nearly my entire, four-month experience in Spain. The first part of my project focuses on reproduction and how current methods differ between the two countries.

The life of the toro bravo (Spanish bull) culminates in the bullring, but there is a detailed process that leads up to this event. On a ganadería (Spanish farm), the most important animal is the stud bull. Typically, a small ganadería will use one stud bull for hundreds of cows, so he is responsible for the profitability of the entire herd. Great care is used in the selection of this animal.

When choosing a stud bull, farmers take into account the bull’s morphology, genealogy, and his performance in la tienta (a test bullfight to determine the aggressiveness of each young animal). Although how a bull fights and dies in the arena is very important, it is equally important to realize that bulls are not solely assessed based on how well they fight. An important part of bullfighting is the beauty and character of the bull. When the bull enters the ring, he should awe the crowd with his beauty and carry himself in a cavalier way. He will be judged on his “authenticity,” and how well he represents his breed.

In the United States, the trend of crossbreeding dairy cows has grown exceedingly popular over the last decade. My family has Holstein cows, Brown Swiss cows, and multiple cows belonging to every generation between the two breeds. These cows are the perfect hybrid, producing a high yield of milk with the richness unique to the

Swiss breed. In Spain, farmers emphasize la raza pura (the pure breed). They improve the breed using the best animals from that particular breed.

In order to find the best animals from each breed, Spanish farmers attend bullfights religiously. It is estimated that a shocking 30,000 bulls die every year at Spanish and Portuguese bullfights. Nonetheless, at every official bullfight there is a presidente who decides how well the bull performed. If his performance was mediocre or poor, the bull is killed. On the other hand, if the bull put on a great show, his life is pardoned. A select few bulls are pardoned, and these animals become the stud bulls that will father the successive generations of animals.

Bulls and cows of the raza de lidia (the Spanish fighting breed) breed seasonally, which is quite different from dairy cattle who can come in heat at any time. From January until the beginning of June, the cows and bulls graze together, and during this time, the animals reproduce by completely natural means. Artificial insemination is not common in Spain, although it has been the method of choice in the United States since the 1930s. The Spanish bulls and cows are self-sufficient and often only receive grain from the farmers. They roam hundreds of acres of land, and as I was told, it is normal to not see the herd for days at a time.

The reason for the difference in means of reproduction between the two countries largely has to do with each country’s emphasis on a different gender. Bulls can be used on dairy farms, but many farmers choose artificial insemination due to its numerous advantages: sexed semen, the availability of a certain bull’s semen to travel worldwide, genetic engineering for desired traits, etc. Having a bull is also extra work, dangerous work at that. In

An important part of bullfighting is the beauty and character of the bull.

Photos by Megan Van Dorp the United States, the female cow is bullfights each year, in which thouthe desired animal, and the bull takes sands of bulls will die. As you may a backseat. In Spain, the focus is not know, some Spanish provinces have on the cow but on the bull. The bull is banned bullfighting, which in turn has the animal that goes to the arena to be hurt their already suffering economies. fought, in turn providing money for the The balance between lucrative, econoganadería. Therefore, of course a my boosting sport and animal cruelty ganadería will have bulls, where as an is an issue that will continue to be American farm will typically cut them hotly contested in Spain.

Although I was born and raised on a out of the operation for safety and profdairy farm, I know very little about it reasons.

In regards to profit, bullfighting is a bulls and have hardly ever seen a fullvery lucrative sport. The cheapest grown one. Therefore, it was fascinatbulls cost around $3,000, but it is ing for me to travel to Spain and develcommon for a bull of exceptional op a new understanding of the animal breeding to be worth much more. to which I have dedicated so much of There are approximately 3,200 official my life.

A matador (bullfighter), who worked on the farm, gives a small lesson on bullfighting with a calf.

by Jennifer Wagester About 160 dairy farmers participated in seminars held Feb. 8 in Warsaw, NY, and Feb. 9 in Syracuse, NY, to learn about the latest developments in robotic milking. The seminars were hosted by Finger Lakes Dairy Services, Inc. Whitney Davis, Vice President and Dairy Equipment Sales Manager, welcomed each group with a presentation on the newest Lely Astronaut model — the A4.

Lely robotic milking debuted in 1994, and today Lely has over 13,000 units worldwide. The A4 hit the market in November 2011, offering additional features and a streamlined design. The most noticeable change is that the new model provides cows a straight walkthrough. Cows walk in instead of turning into position as required by the A3 model.

The A4 includes a new milk-friendly pump that transports milk to the tank without rotating impellers, which can damage the milk. Its wear parts have been changed to an easy-to-replace cartridge system. The A4 offers on-thespot management with access to the T4C (Time For Cows) herd management program. This software comes with an optional dynamic feeding module (DLM) that changes feed allocations per cow based upon an optimum cost benefit ratio to maximize profits.

After Whitney’s presentation, Daryl Hurst, owner of Finger Lakes Dairy Services spoke to the crowd. Daryl started Finger Lakes Dairy Services about 20 years ago. Over time, his company has grown to a staff of 35 with service centers in Warsaw, Lowville, and Seneca Falls. Five years

ago, Lely approached Daryl about offering robots to the dairy industry.

While there have been challenges, as with any new technology, Daryl is glad he said yes.

As a father and pastor, Daryl makes family a top priority. To him, robots fit with the family farm. Producers can grow their herd with less labor, making time for what counts.

During lunch, participants caught up with neighbors, discussing family and farming. When asked about what brought them to the seminar, many responded that labor concerns have them considering alternatives. John and Marjorie Kuszlyk of Kuszmar Farms in Batavia, NY, were among them. It is difficult to find reliable, responsible employees. Immigration issues and labor laws also cause employment concerns. For many, reducing labor inputs and employment issues makes robots appealing.

After lunch, veteran farmers shared their robotic milking experiences.

Participants then reviewed the Lely software and data management options before watching the equipment in action. Farmers agreed that learning from other farmers is important.

Robert Colby, Nathan Blesy, Chuck Deichman, Dale Hemminger, and Jeff Post were among the presenters.

Robert Colby operates two herds in Spencerport, NY. The 400-cow operation milks with a traditional system while the other uses one robot for 55 cows. The Colbys started with one Lely A2 in 2003 and upgraded to the A3 Next in 2011. The newer model has a faster attachment time and increased

Watch your step

by James F. Bond Have you ever missed a step? Well maybe not missed a step entirely, just caught it with the end of your toe and slipped down to the next step as you try to climb. I’d like to think I’m not the only one who has done this. I’ve worked with cows most of my life and believe me it is much more common with them. They do well with the front feet, but somewhere between the brain and the back feet there must be a side road for the back feet often slip off a step.

Many barns have been designed with steps to be navigated going from a holding area to the parlor. Early parlors were built as high as 2 feet above the holding area. In these barns cows need to traverse a series of steps and slopes to reach the parlor. There is really no need for the parlor to be greater than 4 inches above the holding area, and 4 inches can easily be attained with a grooved ramp.

When milking cows in a parlor that requires them to take steps to gain entry rarely does a milking go by without one or more cows slipping from one step to the next. One day as I was bringing a cow into parlor this happened and the sound of the foot coming down on the next step sounded amazingly like the sound one would hear when hitting a fence post with a

post maul. When this cow hit the lower step with her foot I saw her momentarily flinch from what I assumed to be pain. This got me to thinking about just how much force there is when that foot hits the lower step. I knew there must be a mathematical way to figure the weight of the cow and the distance of the drop and determine the amount of force on the foot when it strikes.

There must also be a way to figure the force of the post ball striking the top of the post. I have to admit that though I tried I could not figure these formulas.

One of my sons had spoken very highly of a mathematics teacher he had in high school. I remembered the name Mrs. Walker and searched the local phone book until I found her number. When I called to beg for assistance in figuring out these math problems, she not only was gracious enough to accept but seemed quite interested in the problem. High school math teacher Mrs. Walker was now Prof. Walker at St. John Fisher College.

A few weeks later I received a call from Mrs. Walker in which she told me that the mathematical problems created quite a stir at the college. She had enlisted the aid of the entire mathematics staff to figure them. The general consensus was that the force of the cows foot slipping from one step to the

cow flow, which have improved milk production.

Robert has found that it takes one to 21 days to train a cow, and it is easiest to train new cows one or two at a time.

The robot has reduced chores to about 45-60 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes at night. It also has made milking less labor intensive and the A retractable feed trough dispenses a herdsperson role more appealing. customized ration while each cow is Nathan Blesy of Blesy Farms in milked.

Springville, NY, appreciated Lely’s abilPhoto by Jennifer Wagester ity to adapt to existing facilities. When converting his 280-cow dairy to robots, operates 13 robots on his 650 cow competitors suggested he build a new herd, growing from four robots in 2007 barn, which he did not want to do. to 13 in 2009. Hemdale Farms is the Nathan implemented four Lely robots largest New York dairy utilizing robots to serve 240 cows with a small addition and the third largest robot dairy in the to his existing facility, and recently world. Lely’s free flow cow traffic phiadded a fifth robot. losophy has worked well for Dale’s Nathan has reduced “fetch cows” farm. He showed how robots have pos(cows that haven’t been milked within itively impacted day-to-day operations, the last 12 hours) by putting them in a his staff, and the cows. Dale also noted lower production milking group. This that while rations fed by robotic milkcauses them to go to the robot for feed ers may need to be adjusted to include as their outside ration is reduced. He more costly ingredients; increased also has noticed that heifers perform milk production, labor savings, and better if left together. After implement- more targeted culling offset it to proing robots, per cow milk production vide a net gain. jumped from 65 to 80 pounds and Overall, robotic milking systems cows could be milked 3 times per day. have shown positive benefits for proIn 2007, Chuck Deichman of Willow ducers utilizing technology to improve Creek Farm in Belmont, NY, became their farming operations. Finger Lakes one of the first in New York state to Dairy Services has sold, installed, and adopt robotic technology. Today, the currently maintains 56 robots on 13 Deichman family manages 90 cows New York dairies, with more on the with two robots. For those interested horizon this year. Daryl Hurst enjoys in utilizing an intensive grazing being a part of the agricultural comapproach, Chuck shared how he has munity and helping farmers meet their achieved optimum intake from grazing goals. He is optimistic about the while using robotic milkers. impact robots will have on the dairy Dale Hemminger explained how he industry and the farming family. next was easily as much or more than the force of someone striking a fence post with a post maul.

The science department had gotten wind of what the mathematics department was figuring, and decided they were going to have their input known.

It was the science department’s contention that although the force to the foot could be calculated as such, each joint in the cows leg would serve as a shock absorber so the force of the blow would be lessened as it traveled up the cows leg.

My concern originally was damage to the cows foot and hocks. I felt that the trauma of these impacts could possibly cause ulcers on the soul of the feet and may also be responsible for some swollen hocks. After hearing the scientific input concerning the amount of force, I still believe these missed steps could be causing damage to the souls of cow’s feet and possibly swollen hocks.

There is a second problem, though less important, that is caused by the slipping feet. I could go on to describe this problem, but they say one picture is worth 1,000 words, and I’ve got to believe one demonstration is worth 100 pictures. So in lieu of writing a book I’m going to suggest a simple demonstration. And no, you don’t need to be a trained professional, and yes, this is safe to do in your own home. All you need is a ping-pong paddle and a cup of

applesauce. First pour the cup of applesauce on your kitchen table as close to the edge as you can without it falling off. Now take the ping-pong paddle and give this puddle of applesauce a good sound smack. This is often what happens when a cows foot slips off a step, except of course were not dealing with applesauce. As you can see by looking around your kitchen this creates quite a mess to clean. Also if anyone is standing near enough to be the recipient of the applesauce, it really tends to create a sudden negative impact on the work environment.

The site of a cows slipping is not a big deal, it happens often and those who work with cows are used to it. I however have no doubt that any farmer who found someone pounding on his cow’s feet with a post maul would stop them immediately and insure that it never happened again.

Although it is not very feasible to jackhammer out concrete and redesign an entire new entry into a parlor there is a simple inexpensive way to lessen the damage to the cow’s feet and legs. I have to believe that if strips of rubber matting were cut and attached to the lower steps they would absorb the majority of the impact force. This at least would cut down on the trauma to the cow’s feet, although I doubt it will do much to cure the applesauce syndrome.

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Robotic milking takes center stage at Finger Lakes Dairy Services

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Year-long classes in farming

by Jane Primerano WEST MILFORD, NJ — A Year on Two-Pond Farm sounds like the title of a children’s book, but it’s actually a series of classes presented by Allison Hosford and Judy Dejosia.

Hosford works the farm and teaches classes in farming techniques, but she’s a world away from where she started her career.

She started working in data processing in the 1960s and spent her career as a systems engineer. After 35 years in a career she called a “total mind challenge,” she retired to farm full time.

Hosford had been a part-time farmer since she was transferred to New

Jersey and moved to her West Milford property. Finally she and her husband, Roger, a carpenter, were able to make it a career.

Her partner in these seminars, Judy Dejosia, isn’t a farmer at all. She has been a teacher in public and private schools and college and has a garden for her students now. She has been taking Hosford’s classes for years and is now studying biodynamic gardening in Hudson Valley, NY. It was Dejosia who suggested putting many of the classes Hosford teaches together in a year-long, once-a-month program.

The year starts in February with

Roger Hosford tends to the pigs on Two-Pond Farm in West Milford, NJ. Photos courtesy of Allison Hosford

Classes at Two-Pond Farm include everything from sheep and syrup to canning and choose-and-cut Christmas trees.

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Preparing the Year. “If you want a garden, now is the time to do all the planning,” Hosford said.

Hosford, and her husband, Roger, keep sheep mostly for meat, but are thinking of expanding their fiber breed.

She will teach the class shearing, skirting, washing and carding the wool, as well as two different types of spinning.

Hosford’s grandparents bought property adjacent to Two Ponds Farm when they retired. Later, her parents bought it and started a choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm in the mid-1960s to produce some income from the property. “It was the only way to preserve property in the 60s, there were no grants, no farmland preservation policy, you had to actively farm,” she said. Allison and Roger now manage the tree farm.

Hosford keeps about 100 laying hens and 150 chickens for meat. She and Roger butcher the chickens themselves and pack them for sale, because chickens are small and easy, she said. They also raise turkeys, 65 per year for meat, which they butcher.

“The chickens are free-range according to the federal government,” Hosford said, adding they have to be fenced in or they would quickly disappear.

“They’re domestic critters,” she noted, “you can’t leave them open to the wild.”

The chickens and eggs are sold along with vegetables in the “honor store” on the property, but they take orders for turkeys starting in August, through October. Most of the turkeys are fairly small and are sold frozen, but at least 15 orders are for very large birds which

are slaughtered at the last minute and are sold fresh. The lambs they send to a USDA approved butcher, but sell the meat at the farm.

In August, students are in the kitchen, canning tomatoes, making sauce and making pickles. “We’ll also harvest seeds from whatever is producing seeds at the time,” she said. “even lettuce.” She notes, “a lot of knowledge about this has been lost.

It’s been a couple of generations since everybody farmed and had all that knowledge.”

September features the unusual combination of pigs and mushrooms.

Two Pond Farm is surrounded by acres of oak forest which is a perfect mushroom environment. She will help the students identify edible mushrooms, then learn how to clean and cook them in preparation for freezing and drying.

Hosford has kept pigs off and on for meat. She teaches about purchasing, feeding, caring for, housing and getting them to the butcher. She has had between four and 14 pigs on the farm at one time.

The last class of the year, in November, concentrates on recordkeeping and pricing for profit. Or, if not profit, at least for eating for free — although Hosford thinks some may be able to make farming pay.

“Some people pay attention and some people just love having chickens or whatever,” she said, but if her students do want to farm for profit, she will help.

For more information, go to www.twopond.com.

Cover photo courtesy of Megan Van Dorp Megan Van Dorp with one of her Brown Swiss/Holstein crossbreeds, Winnie.

by Sanne Kure-Jensen “Achieve the life you want, and be profitable.”

This is the mantra of Holistic Management. “It’s all about goal setting and then measuring all decisions against whether the outcome will move you closer or further from that goal,” said Seth Wilner, farmer and University of New Hampshire Extension Educator specializing in Whole Farm Planning.

According to Wilner, there is plenty of training out there for sustainable practices, farm economics and business planning but very little training available that combines these topics and adds a focus on the quality of farmers’ lives. In January Wilner led the second workshop in a four-part Holistic Management (HM) series at the University of Rhode Island. These hands-on, interactive workshops help farmers accomplish more and enjoy their chosen work.

“There are at least 30,000 ways to lose money in farming and at least 500 ways to make money; this process will help you select profitable ways to yield you the life you want,” said Wilner.

Set Goals How do you want to live your life on your farm? Sometimes it is easier to figure out what depletes you - like feeling tired, achy or making low (or no) profits.

Consider what makes you happy or energized - like time with family or taking a vacation. Think about what photographs are on your refrigerator, decorating your walls or in your wallet. These people or places are important or inspire you. If you were to describe your farm or business to a potential visitor or customer, what would you be proud to tell them? These are the strengths of your farm or business.

Wilner suggests you and your farm or business partners and family members, develop a Values or Quality of Life Statement for your farm, business and family. This list of values might include: being my own boss, working outside, caring for animals, teaching others (family and staff), contributing to the community/volunteer work, etc.

Describe your ideal economic situation such as: having enough for family needs, being debt free, retiring at a comfortable level, travel at least two weeks each year, making donations to charity, etc. List desired relationships with family, staff, friends, community and reputation. Describe physical, mental and/or spiritual health goals, being pain free, teaching or learning new things or valuing your religious community.

This process helps you make decisions that move you towards your goal and target life with increased happiness, higher productivity, pride in your work, profitability and a sense of accomplishment. Not all decisions can move you forward, directly towards your goal; life is not so perfect. Holistic Management will help people recognize when a decision they are making will take them away from their goal. Every farm or business decision affects others: farm partners, staff, family, vendors and customers as well as the animals, crops, land and environment.

Consider efficient capital and resource uses in your production cycle. Make choices based on the best Return on Investment (ROI) of time and money.

Factor in the impact on your farm, soils, landscape and even your view. Consider the sustainable use of your farm, the environment and your energy resources. And, don’t forget to listen to your gut feelings.

Aim for Goals Using the Quality of Life or Values Statement, identify the behaviors, policies, practices, and infrastructure your farm needs to achieve or implement each of these. Typical examples can include: effective time management, conflict resolution, organizational and recordkeeping systems, disaster/risk management system, effective leadership and an effective outreach /marketing system.

Implement policies, practices and behaviors and create infrastructure that bring you towards your life goals. Think about implementing a weekly farm meeting if you want to improve communications. If you value teaching others, you might establish a regular day each week or month where you get together with staff, children or students. If you value good health, you might get better tractor seats or ergonomic tools. If you value more profit from your farm, you might hire a bookkeeper to help you keep more thorough records so you can better evaluate each enterprise. If you value a connection to the land and environment, you might schedule a regular walk around the farm with a camera and field guide.

Confront Barriers to Reaching Your Goals Not having enough money or time are the standard excuses for not implementing these policies and practices.

The reality is farmers do everything. We plant, grow, fix equipment, invent, build, paint, bake/cook, market/sell, keep our records, make deliveries, etc.

Sometimes we resist hiring others because we think we can do it ourselves. Step back and think about whether someone else who specializes in that type of work might do a better or faster job allowing you to do other tasks you enjoy more or can do better. This might apply to hiring a mechanic, serviceman, painter, bookkeeper or delivery driver.

Consider All Available Resources Look at all the resources at your disposal now and potential resources you will need to achieve your life goals. This can include how you wish to be seen by others (honest, reputable, progressive, etc.) Consider every available resource including: 1. People (who influence or are influenced by your decisions): farm staff, neighbors, ag professionals, bankers, customers, vendors, etc.

2. Natural: tillable acreage, forests, ponds, streams, etc.

3. Material: equipment, buildings, livestock, computers, electronics, etc.

4. Marketing/networks: Chamber of Commerce, FSA, PTAs, trade associations, etc.

5. Skills: mechanical, carpentry, marketing, web/computer, etc.

Farmer and University of New Hampshire Extension Educator Seth Wilner, who specializes in Whole Farm Planning, presented the second class in a four-part series on holistic management.

Photo by Sanne Kure-Jansen 6. Financial streams: available funds for farm management: farm income, offfarm income, lines of credit, savings accounts, etc.

7. Community: ag-support systems like equipment dealers/repair, ag-friendly zoning, large animal vets, feed stores, farmers markets/sales venues, etc.

Imagine you inherited the farm or think about a future landscape/farmscape and potential changes to your land with annual or permanent crops, rotations and natural habitat such as hedgerows, meadows, woods or wetlands. These factors all help guide Action Plans which lead you towards your goal. Wilner acknowledges that agricultural practices Do and WILL disturb land. ”By knowing how you want your land to look well into the future, you can assess whether your disturbances (clearing woodland, plowing, planting perennial crops, etc) are moving your farm in your desired direction.” Consider how to manage and fund efforts toward this ideal farm over time.

Make Decisions There are many familiar ways to gather data and make choices including: 1. Research and solicit opinions.

2. Assess pros and cons with paper or spreadsheet and assign points to each item.

3. Crunch numbers 4. Explore alternatives 5. Listen to gut feelings.

Holistic Management uses seven test questions to increase the probability that your decision will move you toward your whole farm goal and be socially, environmentally and economically sustainable.

1. If there is a problem, will this action address the root cause of the problem? To assess the root cause, state the problem and ask “why”? Keep asking ‘why’ until you know the answer.

2. What is the weakest link? a. Social weak link - will the action you are considering adversely affect other people? b. Biological weak link - what is the weakest link in the lifecycle of the

organism to be controlled or protected. c. Chain of production - prioritize your investments in the weakest link in that production chain.

3. What is the marginal reaction?

What action will make the greatest impact or have the highest ROI in terms of time and/or money?

4. What is the projected Gross Profit?

Subtract the Direct or Variable Costs from the Projected Revenue (per acre or other consistent unit). This is the Contribution or Return Toward Overhead.

5. Is this a sustainable action? Will it aim your farm or business toward your future goal(s) for the land, environment, family and financial resources?

6. Where will the money and energy come from, and is everyone comfortable about tapping these resources? Will the project be using farm equity loans, lines of credit, off-farm income or savings?

Does it solve a ‘want’ or a ‘need’? Only continue the project or action if all family members and partners are comfortable.

7. What does your gut tell you? If the proposed project passes all the other tests but fails here, don’t go ahead. You may discover missing information and need to gather more data.

If a project or action passes these seven tests, it is very likely to move you towards your whole farm goal. Often this process points out areas where you need more information. If the action doesn’t pass some or all tests, you can proactively mitigate potential problems.

Wilner notes, “In the end all we should ask of ourselves is to make the best decisions we can with the information we have at that time. Recognize that situations change, and sometimes goals and objectives have to be adjusted to what life offers us. If we are aware of our decision making process, even if external pressures or circumstances force us to make decisions that we know will move us away from our Holistic or Whole Farm Goal, we will be aware that we are taking an action moving us in a direction away from our life goal and we can try to mitigate this in the future.”

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Crop Comments

by Paris Reidhead Field Crops Consultant Bricks without straw With the disastrous moisture surpluses of 2011 still fresh in our memories, it’s wise to plan to manage water resources to the best of our ability. Even areas in the Northeast that did not experience major flooding from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee received abnormally high precipitation. An official reporter for the National Weather Service, who lives one township away from me, said that for calendar year 2011 she recorded over 58 inches of rain equivalent... and her area, consisting of upland soils, never flooded. Where she lives, like most of Central New York, normal annual precipitation is in the 35-40 inch range.

The ability of a soil to absorb and store moisture is largely dependent on its organic matter. My most commonly used sustainable farming textbook is Eco-Farm - an Acres U.S.A. Primer, by Charles Walters and C.J. Fenzau. These writers stress the value of a living soil, i.e., one that is much more than just an inert rooting medium. Citing USDA data, they state that a block of dry soil, with dimensions of one foot by three feet by six inches, weighing 100 pounds, can absorb 3545 pounds of water, if soil organic matter (OM) is 1.5-2 percent.

This poundage is equivalent to about an inch of rainfall.

However, that samesized block of soil, weighing 100 pounds, but consisting of 4-5 percent OM, can hold 165-195 pounds of water. This means that a field with this OM level can absorb 4-6 inches of rain in an hour. Unfortunately, as Walters and Fenzau point out, most of the U.S. cornbelt has OMs in the range of 0.52.5 percent; thus those fields can only absorb about a half inch of rain.

If those low OM fields are situated on flood plains,

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they are very un-resilient to excess moisture of their own or moisture falling upstream.

These low soil OMs, due to mono-cultural corn cropping… at best rotated with soybeans (no perennial sods here)… are very responsible for mega-millions of tons of silts and clays eroding, then traveling down the Mississippi each year. When those huge tonnages, laden with nutrients and pesticides, settle out, an 8,000 square mile dead zone is created in the Gulf of Mexico. The Eco-Farm authors point out that in soils with less than 2.5 percent OM, elements leach out at higher rates, no longer available to nourish crops.

To better visualize how much water can be absorbed by a one percent increase in the soil OM of the nation’s corn ground (slated to approach 95 million acres this year), I crunched some numbers several months ago. I can’t recall the exact figures… nor locate them without a major search… but the numbers tally up something like this: based on the USDA data, the water holding capacity associated with that 1 percent OM increase is roughly equal to the volume of Lake Ontario and all the of New York’s Finger Lakes!

Written records in the Old Testament book of Exodus illustrate, at least for me, the importance of organic material in the mineral fraction of soil.

Approximately 3,500 years ago, the enslaved children of Israel were forced to make bricks. These bricks were made into buildings for the Egyptian rulers.

Bricks were made with straw, which made them stay together… before, during, and after firing, as well as many, many centuries into the future.

The ruler of that land decided to no longer pro-

vide the straw for the brick-makers. So these laborers had to find their own straw, but their brick-making quota was kept the same. The brick-makers were working from dawn to dusk in the clay pits, so they would have to search for straw on their own time.

The Scriptures record that they could not find enough straw, so they ended up using stubble.

Stubble back then may

have been a little different from what we think of now, but for sure, its quality wasn’t comparable to that of straw.

Straw back then was most likely the stemmy material left behind after barley and speltz grains were thrashed; it most likely wasn’t from wheat, and definitely wasn’t a byproduct of corn.

Organic matter is as critical to soil integrity, as the straw was to the integrity of bricks. These days the integrity of masonry products is enhanced with fiber-glass or other synthetic materials. These synthetic materials probably pencil out better than straw nowadays, considering

the cost of anything related to small grains.

Somewhat similar to bricks with straw, Sue and I discovered that one interior wall of our 1939built house had plaster that was reinforced with horse-hair.

When I read soil-test results, the figure I look at first is organic matter.

If that soil characteristic is in trouble, it will take more time and energy to straighten that problem out, than it takes to rebuild pH and the reserves of nitrogen, phosphorus, potash, sulfur, and the trace nutrients.

It’s only common sense that OM’s ability to store water provides an insurance policy against

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drought stresses, should the moisture pendulum swing the other way. If a soil tests less than 3 percent OM, it’s time to pull the parcel in question out of row crop, or at least get a cover crop well-established before the next snow flies.

Clayey materials containing the right binding material have always resulted in good quality bricks. Without the right binding material, I’ve seen where clays… and silts… have ended up resembling pottery much more than a material which a selfrespecting root would want to call home.

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What would the world be like without God Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if our Creator had never established the United States of America? One thing is for sure; there would be 300 million less people on earth. And without the abundance of food that we produce here in the U.S.,

there would be many more going to bed hungry every night.

When Columbus set out to discover a new route by water to the Far East, his main objective was to find a new route so Europe wouldn’t have to contend with those countries that were disrupting the overland trade routes.

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he was instructed to run his former business of interior decorating for the good of the State and was expected to do an even better job for them than he did for himself. We asked him why he agreed to those terms. His reply was, “You’d be surprised what you would do to stay alive.”

After the fall of the Soviet Union, a professor at a large East Coast agriculture college, was asked if he would spend a year in one of the newly liberated countries. His job was to help the farmers develop a system to grow and market their produce to the world markets. Upon his arrival, he was dismayed to find their produce sitting on the docks, rotting from a lack of refrigeration and shipping. Most of the farmers had just had their family farms returned to them after all those years of Soviet occupation. Many had no clue how to manage their new responsibilities because of the years of oppression they had lived under.

In 1948, during his inaugural address, our President made the statement, “All men are created equal, because they were created in the image of God.” This same president had spent 12 years running his family’s farm before joining the army during World War I. It is very obvious that we are where we are because of divine intervention and we should be thankful for the freedoms that we have been afforded and should take these responsibilities of ours seriously!

So God created man in his own image. (Genesis 1:27a) KJV

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A Few Words

assuming that the earth was round; they were just off by a few thousand miles. Our history books state that Columbus went to his grave believing that he had discovered a new route, not a new continent.

How many countries on earth have this beautiful vast domain that stretches from ocean to ocean, with the diverse climates and the beautiful productive farmlands, water supplies of rivers, lakes and underground aquifers? We also are blessed with an abundance of natural resources, too numerous to mention.

We know that without the United States, all the major conflicts would have had different outcomes. At the time of our nation’s birth, there were over two million citizens inhabiting our country. But by the end of the Revolutionary War, we had lost 250,000 people; many were those who gave their lives for our independence and the rest were the loyalists that defected to Canada or England.

Where would all those millions of people have immigrated to if our shores had not been here to welcome them? Many are still coming today because we are still the best place on earth to hang our hats. In the early 1960s, my father hired a factory worker who had defected here from East Germany. He had served in their Home Guard during World War II, but during the Allies’ occupation of Germany, he was shipped off to France for two years, where he milked a herd of cows by hand seven days a week.

After he returned to East Germany,

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New York Agri-Women will be hosting the Second Annual Meeting and Conference at the Hyatt Place Land Island/East End in Riverhead, NY, on March 2-3, and an agritour of Hudson Valley agriculture on March 5.

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“I’m ecstatic about the agri-tour and solid schedule of quality

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wide breadth of New York’s food and agriculture industry.”

On Friday, March 2, the organization will have a series of committee break-out sessions beginning at 4 p.m. followed by a 7:30 p.m. dinner reception. The keynote speaker on Friday night includes the President of American Agri-Women, Karen Yost, from Montana.

Rincker will also give remarks on the “shared challenges and united goals” of the women involved in the New York agriculture industry.

Saturday’s schedule begins with the annual business meeting at 8 a.m. During the annual business meeting, the organization will elect a new leadership team and the current President-

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Elect, Becky Snyder, will transition to lead the organization. “The future of New York Agri-Women rests in the hands of the membership,” Snyder noted. “I’m looking forward to the future of the growing organization.”

Erica Leubner from Tim’s Pumpkin Patch and Professor Sheila Marshman from Morrisville State College will each give a summary of their experience representing New York AgriWomen at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference in Tokyo, Japan and the Commission on the Status of Women Panel at the United Nations in New York, New York, respectively.

Representatives from WELI will subsequently share information relating to women Japan’s agriculture industry.

“I’m especially excited for the panel of female entrepreneurs,” said Marshman, the moderator.

We have inspirational women representing diverse segments of the industry including large commercial agriculture, graphics design, fiber/ fashion, vineyards/wine, and urban/Community Supported Agriculture.

The panel will discuss farm economics, marketing, family communication, managing work-life balance and gender differences.

Uniquely, lunch will highlight “personal style” in the agriculture industry with Danielle Hayes and Cathryn Hagel. Treasurer Molly

Zorn will moderate the event. “Fashion and style” was a popular topic in the member survey last fall,” notes Rincker.

“It’s rare for agriculture conferences to have this type of event but I think it is important.”

The afternoon breakout sessions are jammed packed with two different tracks — “Preparing for Your Future” and “Starting an Agri-Business” — with speakers presenting on everything ranging from solar energy, employment law, disaster preparedness, estate planning, grant writing, accounting, marketing and business formation.

The Hudson Valley agritour on March 5 begins at the Kiernan Farm & Blueberry Inn at 1308 Bruynswick Road in Gardiner, NY. The tour concludes at 5 p.m. at Penning Orchard & Farm Market at 161 State Rt. 94 S, Warwick, NY. “Participants will have the opportunity to taste value-added dairy products, tour Black Dirt County, visit the Harvest Grill & Apple Grader Brew Pub,” said Christine Rolando, district leader and tour coordinator.

More information on the Annual Meeting or Agri-Tour, including complete itinerary and registration form, is available at the New York Agri-women web page at www.newyorkagriwomen.com or email newyorkagriwomen@gmail.com.

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Cow-side forums offer hands on learning for dairy herd managers, employees HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s dairy operators can learn more about cattle care and handling through “Cow-Side Forums” in March. The Forums are hosted by the Center for Dairy Excellence along with other partners in agriculture.

Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, Alltech, Land O’Lakes Inc. and the Pennsylvania Beef Council will join the center to host the forums in Chambersburg, Franklin County, and Brickerville, Lancaster County.

“Animal care and handling is critical to the quality of our products and the well-being of our dairy operations,” said John Frey, executive director of the center. “These forums train dairy employees on proper care and handling techniques on the farm.”

The forums will feature two components: a classroom session beginning at 8:30 a.m. and hands-on instruction from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at a nearby farm.

During the opening session, Drs. Ernest Hovingh and David Wolfgang from the Penn State Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences will review the fundamentals of animal care, the correlation between animal care and profitability and tools needed to provide proper animal care on the farm.

Upon arriving at the farm, local veterinarians will lead the group through a physical examination of the dairy herd. In Brickerville, the ex-

amination will be led by Dr. Terri Coon from Agricultural Veterinary Associations. Dr. Cory Myers from Mid-Maryland Veterinary Clinic will lead the Chambersburg session.

Following lunch, forum participants will join in breakout sessions on downed cow care and management, euthanasia and necropsy, animal movement techniques and body condition, locomotion and hygiene scores, conducted by Hovingh and Wolfgang and Justin Potts of Land O’Lakes.

Forum locations are: Monday, March 26 — Classroom session at the Church of God, 2230 Grand Point Road, Chambersburg, PA; hands-on instruction at Burk-lea Farms, owned and operated by the Burkholder family, 3099 Grand Point Road, Chambersburg, PA. Wednesday, March 28 — Classroom session at Brickerville House Restaurant, 2 East 28th Division Highway, Lititz, PA; hands-on instruction at Old Pike Dairy, owned by Dale Wine and Elvin Risser, 125 Sleepy Hollow Road, Lititz, PA. To register, visit www.centerfordairyexcellence.org and click on “CowSide Forums” under “News and Events” on the homepage. The advance registration deadline is March 21.

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STAMFORD, DELAWARE COUNTY, NY — A dairy farm discussion group is meeting at the Albano Dairy Farm on Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County (CCE-DC) and the Watershed Agricultural Council, topics for the afternoon farm tour and discussion include the farmer’s experience with the new Anderson grain bagger for high moisture corn; the use of BMR corn silage; plans for new dry cow housing; and on-farm soybean processing for oil and extruded meal.

“Farmer Frank Albano will also talk about the positive effects of the new Canadian tie stall system he installed two years ago,” says Meghan Filbert, CCE Dairy Livestock Educator. “This new barn configuration has had a positive effect on the herd and milk production. This session builds upon the successful grain production session held at the Catskill Regional Dairy Livestock and Grazing Conference held last month. When we bring farmers to-

gether, they get a chance to get off the farm, see how others are running their operations, and maybe pick up something new to bring back to their farm.”

Most of the Watershed Agricultural Council’s Farmer Education Program offerings are conducted by CCE of Delaware County and include farm educators throughout the watershed.

The Albano Dairy is located on State Route 23 between Stamford and Grand Gorge. The farm tour and discussion group is free to interested dairy farmers. For questions, special needs, or to sign up, call Kim Holden at 607-8657090. For upcoming events, visit the Council’s events page at www.nycwatershed.org.

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Empire State Fruit & Vegetable Expo continues to grow Addressing the overall theme of Growing for the Health of New York, the speakers included experts in economics and marketing, researchers and Cornell Cooperative Extension agents.

The Farmers’ Direct Marketing Conference started the next day on the lower level of the OnCenter with multiple workshops, educational lectures and presentations scheduled for morning,

by Pat Malin SYRACUSE, NY — Taking a cue from the theme of its conference, the annual Empire State Fruit & Vegetable Expo continues to grow and exhibit a healthy glow.

With 138 exhibitors participating and over 1,200 attendees this year, this expo proved to be a success.

Sales manager for the Expo, Dan Wren of Lee Publications and Trade Shows, said a diverse mix of vendors and presentations, and expanding the exhibits, is the key to organizing a successful event. “We’re very happy with the show. The show has grown and improved by groups working together.

The addition of the New York State Flowers Industries this year opens up

mid-day and late day. In the meantime, the trade show was going on for the entire day on the main floor.

Fruit and vegetable growers, producers, distributors and wholesale dealers from the western New York region bordering Lake Ontario, the “fruit belt,” seemed to predominate the crowd during the show.

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Expo from A13 He said Paige Equipment owner John Paige has been attending the Fruit & Vegetable Expo (ESFVE) since it started 14 years ago.

Ed Fairweather of Wessels Farm in downstate Otisville has looked forward to the show every year for many years.

The farm sells plugs for vegetables, perennial and annual flowers, while also specializing in mums and poinsettias, almost all going to greenhouses, farmer’s markets and retailers. “Economy and weather are the No. 1 factors in this business,” said Fairweather. “The die-hard gardeners will still be out

there, but the best ones in our business need to attract the fringe customer to be successful.”

In view of that special customer, Wessels Farm has branched out into developing deer-resistant varieties of vegetables and flowers for the suburban gardener. Wessels has worked for many years with horticultural researchers at Penn State, Cornell and Rutgers to develop these new products. “We will be offering 20 new (deer-resistant) items this year,” Fairweather said.

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National Organic Program rule amends list of allowed, prohibited materials The National Organic Program published a final rule in the Federal Register to amend the use of materials in organic crop production and processing. These changes, reflected in the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances, will be effective on March 15.

Incorporating feedback from public comments, the rule will allow the use of four new substances in the production or processing of USDA organic products: • Microcrystalline cheesewax, used to hold moisture in logs growing organic mushrooms.

• Acidified sodium chlorite, used to sanitize food and food contact surfaces.

• Non-organic dried orange pulp (in multiingredient organic products), if organic orange pulp is not commercially available.

• Non-organic Pacific kombu seaweed (in multiingredient organic products), if organic Pacific kombu seaweed is not commercially available.

The rule will also prohibit the use of bleached non-organic lecithin, a component of vegetable oils. Lecithin is often used as a natural mixing agent (emulsifier) or lubricant in commercial food production. The rule will clarify an allowance for de-oiled nonorganic lecithin in organic food processing if the organic form is not commercially available.

The final rule, which includes the full regulatory text detailing the allowance and prohibition of these substances, is available at www.regulations.gov (search for keyword NOP-10-0079; NOP-09-02FR).

The changes to the National List published in the final rule were recommended by the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB).

This citizen advisory board is responsible by law to advise the National Organic Program on what substances should be allowed and prohibited in the production and handling of USDA organic products.

NOSB members must consider specific criteria when voting to allow or prohibit a substance, in-

cluding demonstrated need for the substance and its impact on human health and the environment. In specific cases, including three substances addressed in this rule, the NOSB also determines if a substance is available in or-

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Growing vegetables in greenhouses was among the many lectures that dealt with practical matters. There were other lectures devoted to pesticide safety, irrigation, processing vegetables, food safety following a flood, or specific lectures devoted solely to onions, tomatoes, eggplant, corn or winter greens.

There were business-related and more technical seminars, such as boosting workforce productivity, business and labor management, and discussions on changes in government regulations. The conference also presented several sessions in Spanish.

The Expo came to the OnCenter in 2005. “It’s continued to grow for the two years I’ve been here,” said Expo Executive Director Jeanette Marvin. “And it’s growing despite the recession. We had a tough growing year in New York state, but when times are tough, farmers con-

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The Expo organizers also feel a responsibility to keep farmers, growers and producers informed of changes in state or federal agricultural policies. “I think there is a concern about state government in Albany as it seeks to downsize,” Marvin said. “It will mean some changes for agribusiness.”

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week but 46 3/4-cents below a year ago. The barrels closed at $1.48, down a half-cent on the week and 43 3/4-cents below a year ago. Thirteen cars of block found new homes on the week The “Dark Clouds” Are White Issued Feb. 17, 2012 Rising milk production is the “white cloud” hiding the silver lining on dairy’s horizon. Jerry Dryer warned on his February 10 Dairy and Food Market Analyst, “This is not the traditional spring flush arriving earlier than usual.

There will be a traditional spring flush which starts in the South this month and then presses north extending thru May in the Northeast and Upper Midwest.”

“These cows have no regard for the problems being created,” Dryer wrote, and “Some processors are already having problems in their search for available plant capacity. Discounts of as much as four dollars per hundredweight are required to move milk to some plants in the Upper Midwest” and Dryer has

and three of barrel. The NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price fell to $1.5311, down 2.8 cents, while the barrels rolled to $1.5294, down 1.2 cents.

FC Stone dairy economist Bill Brooks said in

the February 13 eDairy Insider Opening Bell that cheese prices dropped more quickly than he originally anticipated, which could mean they’ll turn around more quickly. He anticipates that

cheese purchases for summer grilling will begin to boost prices in March or early April but until then, “prices will likely trade in a relatively tight range.”

identified two very large operations that historically handle surplus milk during the flush in the West and both are “already full” and happening despite very high cull prices.

“It will take a while for the lower prices to have an impact, but then less efficient milk producers will have no choice,” Dryer warned. “They will put a padlock on the barn door. Bankers will be patient with good producers, but have no time left to work with the marginal.” He predicts a “greater-than-usual exit this year.” For more details call 561-445-1074 or write jdryer@dairymarketanalyst.com.

Meanwhile; cash cheese prices were mixed on Valentine’s Week as they awaited Friday afternoon’s January Milk Production report. The blocks closed that Friday at $1.4875 per pound, up 1 1/4-cents on the

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Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed at $1.2925, down 4 1/4-cents, and Extra Grade held all week at $1.2975. NASS powder averaged $1.4039, up 1.9 cents, and dry whey lost another 2.3 cents, slipping to 64.14 cents per pound.

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92 cents from February and $1.64 below March 2011. This is the third month in a row they have declined.

The 2012 average now stands at $18.67 for the north, up from $17.52 in the same period a year ago. The southern average is $18.94, up from $17.79 a year ago.

The March Federal order Class I base price is $16.30, down 73 cents from February, $1.93 below a year ago, and equates to about $1.40 per gallon.

That put the 2012 average at $17.38, up from $16.44 at this time a year ago and compares to $14.74 in 2010.

The NASS-surveyed butter price averaged $1.5220 per pound, down 6.7 cents from February. Nonfat dry milk averaged $1.3930, down 2.3 cents. Dry whey averaged 65.31 cents, down 3.8 cents, and cheese averaged $1.5553, down a nickel.

Dairy producers will be receiving Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) payments. National Milk projected the following as of February 9: 27.3 cents for February; 52.7 cents for March; 79.38 cents in April; 77.84 cents for May; 63.83 cents in June; 45.57 cents for July; and 10.45 cents for August. Details are posted at www.nmpf.org/ milk_pricing/milc payments. The University of Wisconsin’s Dr. Brian Gould also updates MILC projections each week at http://future.aae.wisc. edu/collection/software/current_MIL C_est.xls.

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Horses kept in extremely cold conditions for an extended period; those with minimal shelter, or horses used for heavier work and pregnant or lactating mares will need grain supplementation to meet their energy demands. If your horse will require a combination of hay and grain to meet his nutritional needs, it will cost less to feed more hay and less grain.

Check to make sure that your horse’s vitamin and mineral requirements are met as well.

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Check your hay supply on a regular basis, and feed only clean hay. Discard any hay that shows signs of moldiness, smells musty, or emits clouds of dust when dropped to the floor from a height of a few feet.

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balance, this forecast would lead to 199 billion pounds of milk production in 2012, higher than the January estimate and 1.4 percent above the 2011 total output, according to USDA. On a brighter note;

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Speaking of the world market; prices were lower on the semi-monthly Global Dairy Trade auction. The weighted average price for skim milk powder was $1.48 per pound, down 2.6 percent from the February 1 auction. Winning prices for whole milk powder averaged $1.55 per pound, down 3 percent. The weighted average price for anhydrous milk fat was $1.61 per pound, down 10.5 percent.

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USDA’s weekly update reports that milk production continues to increase in most areas of the U.S. with more surplus milk and components available. The increases are creating balancing issues earlier than normally expected. Pricing levels are under pressure for surplus milk, cream, and condensed skim offerings. Northeast output is increasing due to mild weather. Plant capacity is tight, yet expected to ease a bit as maintenance projects are completed.

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DPW also reported this week that the on-again, off-again financial settlements between Dean Foods and Southern Marketing Agency (SMA) and dairy farmer plaintiffs in the “Southeast Milk” antitrust lawsuit

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Original terms of a $140 million Dean settlement were announced July 14, 2011. However, dairy farmer members of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a co-defendant in the lawsuit, were decertified from the class two weeks later. On February 14, U.S. District Judge Ronnie Greer officially reinstated DFA producer members into a “DFA Settlement Subclass,” making them eligible for the Dean payments, as well as a separate, $5 million SMA settlement proposal. Attorney fees and legal costs could take as much as one-third of the total. Producers must fill out settlement claim forms and mail them to the fund administrator by May 1. The trial date for DFA, National Dairy Holdings, LP, Dairy Marketing Services, LLC, Mid-Am Capital, LLC, and Gary Hanman, former DFA CEO, is July 10.

In politics; the International Dairy Foods Association’s Connie Tipton spoke at a roundtable this week sponsored by the Republican members of the House Committee on Small Business examining the interests of America’s small businesses in the Next Farm Bill. The roundtable included groups representing wheat, corn, and soybean growers; pork producers; and dairy farmers.

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She urged members to co-sponsor H.R. 3372, which would phase out federal milk pricing regulations and allow prices to be negotiated between buyers and sellers and warned that a proposal sponsored by Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN) and backed by dairy cooperatives would impose an entirely new regulatory burden on dairy processors to enforce a new program to periodically limit milk production.

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Farmers Union member testifies to Congress on Farm Bill Energy Title WASHINGTON, D.C. — Missouri Farmers Union member Steve Flick testified on Feb. 15 in front of the Senate Committee on Agriculture on behalf of National Farmers Union (NFU). Flick, the board chairman of Show Me Energy Cooperative, discussed the importance of federal renewable energy programs such as the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), and the Biorefinery Assistance Program to his cooperative and to rural development as a whole.

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Seven Greenwich FFA leaders traveled to Albany for the FFA Governmental Awareness Seminar.

Over 80 FFA members from across New York learned about key agricul-

tural issues and how they could make an impact. Assemblyman Tony Jordan met FFA members from Washington County in the Assembly Chamber and spoke about the main issues that he

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The FFA members from Washington County met in the Assembly Chambers during the Governmental Awareness Seminar. Pictured are: Suzanne Foote, Travis Owens and Aleatha Dennis.

has been working on.

Assemblyman Jordan with his Chief of Staff, Chris Debolt, also led a tour of the Capital. After watching the Senate

resolution recognizing the New York State FFA, Senator Betty Little also took time to meet with the Greenwich FFA members.

These seven Greenwich FFA leaders were among over 80 FFA members from across New York who attended the recent FFA Governmental Awareness Seminar in Albany.

Back row: Curtis Taylor, Alicia Anuszewski, Suzanne Foote, Aleatha Dennis and Travis Owens. Front row: Breana Scribner and Mandy Scheere.

Photo courtesy of Greenwich FFA

Madison FFA holds second annual Farm Toy Show The Madison FFA was very excited about the response to this year’s show as we grew a tremendous amount from last year.

There were 12 vendors and nine dis-

plays from all over New York and Pennsylvania. The students enjoyed the day and couldn’t believe how many people came. We look forward to hosting the show again in 2013!

Victoria Buhrman was 4-H speaker at the NJ Agricultural Convention

Casey Coon with his grandfather’s collection of Massey Fergusons.

Photo courtesy of Julia Hudyncia, Madison Central School Agriculture Teacher/FFA Advisor

Madison FFA’s 2nd annual Farm Toy Show attracted vendors, displays and attendees from New York and Pennsylvania.

Victoria Buhrman, 17, senior class president at Woodstown High School, was the 4-H speaker on Jan. 19 at the New Jersey State Agricultural Convention in Atlantic City.

Buhrman of Upper Pittsgrove is the South Jersey Teen Representative for 4-H and spoke about moving to Salem County from a more urban area and first getting involved with 4-H by caring for a piglet. Since then, she said she has learned a lot about New Jersey agriculture and life.

“Nature and agriculture are incredible and the most beautiful things to experience hands-on,” she told the convention delegates. “I’ve seen corn

grow from a little sprout to a stalk, and it was remarkable. This is something that is not easy to make happen. While it’s a natural process, you have to consider it on an industrial level. This is not something you can leave up to fate, a farmer is providing for too many people. I know now to appreciate every vegetable I eat, from the tomatoes in my spaghetti sauce to the green beans in my TV dinners.”

Buhrman said thanks to her experiences in 4-H, which gave her communication and leadership skills, she plans to go to Neumann University in Aston, PA, to become a doctor of physical therapy.

New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher (L-R), Victoria Buhrman and Henry DuBois, New Jersey State Board of Agriculture President.

Photo courtesy of New Jersey Department of Agriculture

by Angela Shelf Medearis

The Kitchen Diva

Just the facts The health field has many interesting facts that are not well known. Here are some interesting nutrition, health and physical activity facts that might surprise you.

Did you know that ...

1. A sweet red bell pepper has more vitamin C than an orange? One-half cup of red bell pepper has about 95 mg of vitamin C, compared to 70 mg in one medium orange. Try sliced raw red pepper in a salad or saute it in your fajitas for extra vitamin C. 2. Vitamin C helps your body absorb more iron?

We best absorb iron from meat sources, but there also is iron in plants. Vitamin C helps with plant iron absorption as well as counteracting certain foods (such as tea) that may inhibit iron. Add some lemon juice to your tea or mandarin orange slices to your spinach salad to get the most iron from your foods.

3. Stretching after physical activity is more beneficial? A good warm-up before activity is essential, but stretching cold muscles may do more harm than good. At the end of a workout, muscles are warm and stretching can help prevent soreness later.

4. A baked potato with skin has twice as much potassium as a banana? A medium baked potato with skin has about 925 mg of potassium compared with 422 mg in a medium banana. Fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts and seeds are all good sources of potassium, so eat more of them.

5. Beans have nutrients similar to vegetables and meat? They have vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fiber like vegetables, and protein and iron like

meat. They also do not raise blood sugar very much and help with digestion. Everyone should eat more beans.

6. Bread that is brown is not always 100 percent whole-wheat bread? It may be very similar nutritionally to white bread, but with brown coloring.

Read the nutrition label and make sure the first ingredient has the word “whole” in it, then you’ll know you are getting 100 percent whole-wheat bread.

7. Did you know that 0 grams of trans fat on the label doesn’t always mean zero? Companies can round down and list 0 grams of trans fat if the food has less than 0.5 grams. Look for the word “hydrogenated” in the ingredient list to determine if the food does have some trans fat.

(Additional information courtesy of Melissa Bess, Nutrition and Health Education Specialist, Camden County, University of Missouri Extension)

Roasted Red Bell Pepper Soup Red bell peppers are simply green bell peppers that have been left on the vine to continue to ripen.

The long vine-ripening time increases the amount of vitamin C in the peppers. Adding cannelloni beans to the soup provides it with a creamy texture and boosts the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fiber, protein and iron in the dish. Adding the lemon juice boosts the flavors of the soup and helps the body to absorb iron.

1 (15 ounce) jar of water-packed, roasted bell peppers, or 3 fresh bell peppers, roasted and peeled (see Tips below) 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 large onion, chopped

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1 tablespoon minced garlic 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/4 teaspoon sugar 2 (15 ounce) cans cannelloni beans, drained and rinsed 2 (14.5 ounce) cans low-sodium chicken broth 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1. Drain the jar of bell peppers. In a large pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Saute the onion and garlic in the oil for 5 minutes, or until the onion is translucent. Add the roasted red bell peppers, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and sugar. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes.

2. Place vegetables and the beans in a blender or food processor and puree. Add one can chicken broth. Puree the soup until smooth and return it to the pot. Stir in remaining can of chicken broth until mixture is smooth. Heat 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in lemon juice. Soup can be eaten hot or cold or used as a sauce for meats or vegetables.

Tips for roasting fresh bell peppers: Preheat oven to broil. Place bell peppers on a baking sheet and broil on oven’s top rack, using tongs to turn them as each side blackens. Place blackened peppers in a paper bag, close tightly and allow to cool for 20 to 30 minutes. Peel off skin by rubbing peppers with paper towels. Do not rinse peppers.

Discard stems and all seeds, and slice the peppers. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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John Deere 4200 4wd compact tractor with 420 quick tach loader and 60” quick tach bucket cleaned tractor stored inside (716)735-3272.(NY)

white 2-85 for parts many new parts good motor $2850. or best offer. (518)7749753.(NY) FARMALL 200, 230, S-M,56 2-row planter, corn sheller, 6” 20’ auger, cultivators for 200. 518-731-8663.(NY) FOUR TRUCK TIRES 11R 22.5 ON RIMS. 315-946-4115.(NY) VALLEY LIVESTOCK TRAILER 16’ gooseneck 2006 $45. Oliver 1650 9AS narrow Oliver 1550 deisel wide Massey Ferguson 1110 deisel. 845-457-1334 WHITE 5100 CORN PLANTER 4 row JD 740 Transport harrow 20ft. Ford 142 plow 4 bottom semi-mount. 518-827-6384.(NY) VACUUM PUMP $350; Chicken debeaker $200; For chickens 20’ conveyor aluminum $1,000. Call John 413-562-2981.(MA) Great Dane 52” walk behind mower, hydro fresh 18 hp Kohler command $1650. Mtd 48” walk behind gear, 14 hp Kawasaki $1000. (315)536-3994.(NY)

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KNIGHT 2250 MIXER, bottom auger like new $250. Four angus heifers due in June.

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SMALL SQUARE BALE, straw chopper Honda motor. Ubler 810 electric feed cart.

Case 6-bottom plow. 315-492-1510. 315430-4115.(NY)

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315-593-6767.(NY)

JD 3020 DIESEL SYNCHRO, new batteries, new front tires and rims, weights, ROPS and canopy, 4300 hours, $8500.

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OBO. 315-868-8208.(NY)

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REG. Alpine dairy goats, show, pet, 4h. www.9patchalpines.com or 716-337-0363 evenings.(NY)

CLAAS 250RC round baler, new condition less than 7500 bales, washed, waxed, stored inside rotocut monitor $8,500. OBO. 585-610-0490.(NY)

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1988 6610II FORD 560 Farmall 504 Farmall #155 N.H. spreader N.H. #56 rake N.H. 7’ haybine J.D. #446 round baler. 315483-8810.(NY) AVAILABLE JUNE 1ST, 72” fan (5) basket fans inclined conveyer 1w motor 18ft. vaccum pump feed cart most under 2yr. old.

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National Farmers Union Foundation hosts 2012 College Conference on Cooperatives MINNEAPOLIS — More than 90 students from 12 states recently learned about cooperatives from experts across the country. The students were participants in the College Conference on Cooperatives, sponsored by the CHS Foundation and

hosted by the National Farmers Union (NFU) Foundation. The four-day event included participants from Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Texas, Vermont, North Dakota, Montana and Colorado.

“This is an opportunity for Farmers Union and the cooperative community of the upper Midwest to teach young people about cooperative business principles and history, to introduce them to a wide variety of co-ops, and to show them that

there are great careers in strong, ethical and community-minded businesses,” said NFU President Roger Johnson.

To make cooperative education come alive for the participants, students visited CHS headquarters, heard coopera-

tive leaders, farmers, and government experts explain current challenges facing co-ops, and toured housing, retail and marketing cooperatives across the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Presenters included members, directors, em-

ployees and managers from traditional and value-added agricultural cooperatives, as well as perspectives from electric, housing, and worker-owned co-ops, as well as consumer cooperatives such as credit unions, REI and natural foods co-ops. Representatives from recently established cooperatives and the Peace Corps provided perspectives on cooperative development here and abroad.

Additional supporters included CoBank, Farmers Union Industries Foundation, SPIRE Federal Credit Union, CHS, Inc., National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Education Foundation, Minnesota Cooperative Education Foundation, Federated Youth Foundation, and Organic Valley.

“Farmers Union’s activities involve cooperation, education, and civic activism, so it is valuable to have events like this one to help bring those topics together,” said Johnson.

“Our own history is so closely tied with the cooperative movement. Cooperatives were made possible by legislative activity, and brought to life in communities both rural and urban. Farmers Union has a strong commitment to providing cooperative education not only to our own members, but also to the general public, and especially to young people.”

To learn more, visit www.nfu.org.

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More than two months ago, the Northern Wayne Property Owners Al-

liance (NWPOA) called on the Delaware River Basin Commission to lift its

moratorium on gas-well construction and operation in the basin and to admit it cannot manage to adopt a regulatory scheme for natural-gas development in our region.

Now the Alliance has asked its attorney, David Mandelbaum of Greenberg Traurig, to advise the DRBC of the legal reasons why the Alliance believes the DRBC is obliged to take this course.

“We have been very patient with the DRBC, but our patience is wearing very thin,” said NWPOA Executive Director Marian Schweighofer. “There are questions about whether the DRBC even has the legal right to adopt the regulations they were working on, but now with this indefinite postponement of theirs, they’re not even doing that.

“We feel that our rights under the Fifth Amendment have been violated and continue to be,” she said. “And until mid November, when the commission chose not to vote on the draft regulations, we couldn’t even legally challenge the DRBC’s right to impose regulations or question its ability to do so.”

In his six-page letter, dated Feb. 5, NWPOA attorney Mandelbaum argues that the DRBC has imposed a de facto ban on gas development rather than a temporary hiatus to allow its staff the time to prepare and the commission

time to adopt a natural-gas development regime for the basin and that a permanent ban of this sort is not authorized by the compact that created the basin commission.

He further argues that the regulations the DRBC staff has proposed are arbitrary and capricious and overstep the bounds of the authority conferred by the compact and that the DRBC’s actions and ultimate inaction have deprived NWPOA’s members of any practical ability to develop the natural gas under their properties and that this amounts to an uncompensated taking prohibited by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Closing his letter, Mandelbaum suggests that the DRBC is obliged to either begin accepting and in good faith considering permit applications for natural-gas projects or to stand aside and let projects proceed without review and approval.

The Northern Wayne Property Owners Alliance represents more than 1,500 landowning families and organizations and more than 100,000 acres, chiefly in northern Wayne and Susquehanna counties, Pennsylvania. The Alliance can be found on the Web at www.nwpoa.info.

FARM MACHINERY AUCTION "A Well Cared For Line"

SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2012 @ 10:30 A.M. SHARP! 27058 MT. PLEASANT ROAD (CO. RD 543) COLUMBUS (BURLINGTON CO.) NEW JERSEY 08022

Sale at the old VanMater Farm, along County Road 543 between State Rtes. 206 and 68.

From NJ Turnpike Exit #7 follow Rte. 206 south app. 4 miles, take the ColumbusBurlington Exit and at top of ramp turn left onto County Road 543 east, follow 3 miles to farm.

From Rte 68 (just north of the Rte 68-County Rd 537 intersection) turn left onto either County Rd or Mt. Pleasant Road (they intersect about a mile down).

Dedicating more time to grains, selling will be the following haying line: NH 1069 self propelled bale wagon, 160 bales, Ford diesel power, new tires!; IH 1586 tractor, 3 remotes, 2 p.t.o.'s, 3 pt. hitch, 4 sp. trans. with "Hi-Lo", no "T.A.", cab with air, new 20.8x38 rear tires and bolt on duals!; IH 756 diesel, 2 p.t.o.'s, 1 remote, 2 pt. quick hitch, 18.4x34 tires; IH 806 diesel, "Year A Round Cab", "T.A.", 2 p.t.o.'s, 3 pt. hitch, 2 remotes, 18.4x38 tires; Farmall 460 gas, tricycle, 1 remote, 2 pt. fast hitch; Farmall "Super M-TA" gas, tricycle, 1 remote; Farmall "M" gas, power steering, tricycle, hand and foot clutches; Farmall "H" tricycle, motor not running; NH 575 string baler, hyd. tension, 3/4 turn chute; NH 411 discbine 9 ft. 6 in. cut, turtle blades; Kuhn 9 ft. rotary rake; Kuhn GF5001 4 star tedder; Woods 990 3 pt. finish mower; Bale Handler for 160 bale wagons, fits on most front end loaders; Four (4) 16 ft. flat wooden deck wagons; Bear Cat 16 ft. cultimulcher (roll harrow); CIH 5100 grain drill with front grass seeder, (21 x 7 in.) double disc openers, packer wheels; Unverferth gravity flow grain wagon with brand new hyd. seed auger; Woods like new RB84 3 pt. scraper blade; 18 ft. steel dump body on frame with hoist, (nice); Pickup fuel delivery tank; No Small Items!! Please plan to arrive on time!

TERMS: CASH. Honorable checks from known persons in good standing. Unknown persons can leave purchases until their check clears OR bring along a current bank letter of reference address to this particular auction! Acceptable ID for bid card! Nothing to be removed until properly settled for. All items Sell "as is" to the highest bidder! A Short, Clean Sale!!

Owned By: Mr. Walter "Ralph" DuBell 609-314-2099

Auction Agent: Mr. Jim VanHise 609-209-2198 Auction Conducted By James P. Pirrung and Associates

PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC. Wayland, New York Office 585-728-2520 Fax 585-728-3378 www.pirrunginc.com

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Northern Wayne Property Owners Alliance in Pennsylvania continues call for lifting of moratorium on gas-well construction

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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, February 27 • 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. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033 • 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. 12:30 Produce, 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 • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Regular Monday schedule.

Tim Miller, 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, February 28 • 10:00 AM: 97 Loop Rd., Quarryville, PA (Lancaster Co.). 53 Acre Dairy Farm. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-662-

8149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721 • 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Consigned from Washing Co. Farmer. Overstocked sends 10 fresh hfrs., Hols. X. All have had 9 way & have been wormed. Real nice group of hfrs.

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, 800-3213211.

Wednesday, February 29 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Calf Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716296-5041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 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. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-8293105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Man-

B RO U G HT 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

ager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Thursday, March 1 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop off only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033 • 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Our usual run of dairy cows, heifers & service bulls. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 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, March 2 • 10:30 AM: Chesterfield (Burlington Co.) New Jersey. Katona Farms and Neighbors Farm Machinery Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030

Saturday, March 3 • 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. Consignment Auction of Farm & Construction Equipment,

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Heavy & Light Trucks. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:30 AM: Columbus (Burlington Co.) New Jersey. IH Tractors and Haying Equipment for “Ralph” Dubell. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Monday, March 5 • Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin).

Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Saturday, March 10 • 9:00 AM: Penn Y an, NY (Yates Co.). Finger Lakes Produce Auction Spring Farm Machinery Consignment Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 9:00 AM: Penn Yan (Yates Co.) New York.

Finger Lakes Produce Auction Spring Farm Machinery Consignment Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 9:30 AM: 653 Youkers Bush Rd., St. Johnsville, NY. Public Auction. Farm Equip., Guns, Stoves, Tools & Household. Benuel Fisher Auctions, 518-568-2257 • 3:30 PM: Benton Fire Dept., 932 Rt. 14A, Benton Center, 3 mi. N. of Penn Yan, NY. Seneca Farm Toy Auction. Show 8:30 am 2 pm. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.ht m

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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 • Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin).

Monthly Heifer Sale. Group of Springing Heifers from one farm. 1 pm Dairy, followed by sheep, Lamb, Goats, Pigs & feeders.

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

Friday, March 16 • Andover, NJ. Mooney Farms Complete Dairy Dispersal. 180 Head sell - 90 milking age, 90 youngstock. Hi-Grade sire ID Holsteins sell. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-6993637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Saturday, March 17 • 1138 Rte. 318, Waterloo, NY. Third Annual Spring Equipment Auction. Large public auction selling for farmers, dealers, bank repo & construction equipment. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 • 8:00 AM: Mendon, NY. Saxby Implement Corp. Public Auction. 200 Lawn Mowers, Vehicles, New Trailers & Much More. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 10:30 AM: Nathan Mason, Callaway, VA (near Rocky Mount). Another Absolute Auction by Ownby. Farm Equipment Dispersal.

No Buyer’s Premium. Ownby Auction & Realty Co., Inc., 804-730-0500

Monday, March 19 • Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin).

Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale.

Dairy 1 pm followed by sheep, lamb, goat, pigs & feeders. Calves & cull beef approx. 55:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-6993637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Wednesday, March 21 • 8:55 AM: Rising, MD. 3 Day Retirement Auction. Business Liquidation. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-662-8149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721 • 9:00 AM: 3186 Freshour Rd., Canandaigua, NY. Coryn Farm Supplies, Inc. Public Auction of Farm Equip. & Tools.

Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585-2431563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Friday, March 23 • 10:00 AM: Batavia, NY. Jeff & Kathy Thompson Farm Machinery Auction. Selling a full line of farm machinery including Case IH Maxxum 115, Case IH MX110, Case IH 7220, Case IH CX70 plus hay, tillage, barn equipment and much more!. William Kent,

Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com

Saturday, March 24 • Atglen, PA. The Gala at Glen Valley II. Hosted by Glen Valley Farm. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:00 AM: Clymer, NY. Z&M Ag and Turf Farm Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am.

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Monday, March 26 • Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) . Special Holiday Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale.

Note this date is the last week of March. Call for advertising your group - it makes a difference. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-6993637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Wednesday, March 28 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Easter Lamb & Goat Sale approx. 5 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Friday, March 30 • 10:00 AM: Warsaw, Wyoming Co. Estate of Ronald Milcarek Auction. Selling vehicles, farm machinery, tools, & household includ-

ing ‘07 Chevy Silverado, NH TB100 tractor, MF 573 tractor and more! Watch our website for a complete list and photos. William Kent, Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com

Saturday, March 31 • Cobleskill, NY. 31st Annual Cobleskill Dairy Fashion Sale. Hosted by SUNY Cobleskill Dairy Cattle Club. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 205 Hanley Rd, Nassua, NY. Estate Auction. Case-IH 685 4x4 Diesel w/loader, JD 4030, Oliver 1755 tractors, Befco C50 15’ Batwing finish mower, Wood Working & Mechanics tools, Horse equip. & Tack, Lumber, Cattle Show equip. & gates, Asst furniture & collectibles. Jacquier Auctions, 413-5696421 www.jacquierauctions.com • 9:00 AM: Windmill Farm Market, 3900 Rt. 14A, 5 mi. S. of Penn Yan, NY. Equipment Consignment Auction. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.ht m • 9:00 AM: Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY. Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction.

Farm Tractors & Machinery, Lawn & Garden Equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com

Thursday, April 5 • 11:00 AM: 2324 Ridge Rd., Penn Yan, NY. Marvin & Mildred Koek Excellent Farm Equipment Retirement Auction. IH 1420 4WD combine, ‘95 Ford 16’ grain truck, tillage, planting & harvest equip. Dann Auc-

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

HILLTOP AUCTION CO. 3856 Reed Rd., Savannah, NY 13146 Jay Martin 315-521-3123 Elmer Zieset 315-729-8030 HOSKING SALES Sales Managers & Auctioneer 6810 W. River Rd., Nichols, NY 13812 Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 005392 Looking to have a farm sale or just sell a few?

Give us a call. Trucking Assistance. Call the Sale Barn or check out our trucker list on the Web site.

607-699-3637 Fax 607-699-3661 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny.rr.com HOSKING SALES-FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK MARKET Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 008392 P.O. Box 311, New Berlin, NY 13411 607-847-8800 • 607-699-3637 cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny,rr.com LEAMAN AUCTIONS LTD 329 Brenneman Rd., Willow St., PA 17584 717-464-1128 • cell 610-662-8149 auctionzip.com 3721 leamanauctions.com

MEL MANASSE & SON, AUCTIONEERS Sales Managers, Auctioneers & Real Estate Brokers Whitney Point, NY Toll free 800-MANASSE or 607-692-4540 Fax 607-692-4327 www.manasseauctions.com MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION 488 Cherry Hill Rd., Middlefield, CT 06455 Sale Every Monday Lisa Scirpo 860-883-5828 Sales Barn 860-349-3204 Res. 860-346-8550 NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLE Norman Kolb & David Kolb, Sales Mgrs.

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.

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

NORTHEAST KINGDOM SALES INC. Jim Young & Ray LeBlanc Sales Mgrs. • Barton, VT Jim - 802-525-4774 • Ray - 802-525-6913 neks@together.net NORTHAMPTON COOP. AUCTION Whately, MA • Farmer Owned Since 1949 Livestock Commission Auction Sales at noon every Tues.

Consignments at 9 AM 413-665-8774

NORTHERN NEW YORK DAIRY SALES North Bangor, NY 518-481-6666 Sales Mgrs.: Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503 Harry Neverett 518-651-1818 Auctioneer John (Barney) McCracken 802-524-2991 www.nnyds.com PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC. P.O. Box 607, Wayland, NY 14572 585-728-2520 • Fax 585-728-3378 www.pirrunginc.com James P. Pirrung R.G. MASON AUCTIONS Richard G. Mason We do all types of auctions Complete auction service & equipment Phone/Fax 585-567-8844

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

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

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

Groveland, Geneseo, NY 14454 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com TOWN & COUNTRY AUCTION SERVICE Rt. 32 N., Schuylerville, NY 518-695-6663 Owner: Henry J. Moak 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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Auction Calendar, Continued (cont. from prev. page) tioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies, registered and grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030

Friday, April 6 • 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Spring Premier All Breed Sale. Selections are underway. Accepting registered high quality cattle. Give us a call. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Saturday, April 7 • Champlain, NY. Betty & Nelson LeDuc Farm Machinery Auction. Full line of machinery: Case MX120 w/ldr., Case IH 8920, Case 5130, NH TB110 w/ldr., Ford 6610.

Northern New York Dairy Sales, Harry Neverett, 518-481-6666, Joey St. Mary 518569-0503 www.nnyds.com • 10:30 AM: Independence Township (Allegany Co.) New York. Complete Line of Good Farm Machinery and Livestock Handling and Support Equipment for Lyon View Farm.

Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Friday, April 13 • 10:30 AM: Catskill Tractor, Inc., 384 Center St., Franklin, NY. Farm Equipment Consignment and Inventory Reduction. Franklin Used Equipment Sales, Inc. Auction Service, 607-829-2600 • 6:00 PM: Syracuse, NY. NY Spring Color Breed Sale. Held in conjunction with the NY Spring Dairy Carousel. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

groups or single items. Consignments already coming in call today to get into advertising it will make a difference. Expecting a field full of quality farm equipment. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • Quarryville, PA. Wea-Land Holsteins Complete Dispersal. Landis Weaver & Family, Owners. Co-managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farm. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 8:25 AM: Newton, PA. Inventory Reduction. Farm tractors & equipment. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-6628149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721 • 9:00 AM: Gerry Rodeo Grounds, RT. 60 Gerry, NY. Chautauqua County Area, Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 10:00 AM: Argyle Livestock Station, 8 McEachron Hill Rd., Argyle, NY. Machinery Consignment Sale. Franklin Used Equipment Sales Inc., Frank Walker Auctioneer 607-829-5172 • 10:30 AM: Dalton (Livingston Co.) New York. Dr. Lonnie and Donna Meeusen Retirement Auction. Clydesdale Horses, Show Wagon, Tack, new JD Tractors, haying line & general purpose line! Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Friday, April 27 • Waddington, NY. Complete Dispersal for Gary Tiernan. 200 head of AI sired dairy cattle. Delarm & Treadway, 518-483-4106 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Machinery Consignment Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, April 14

Saturday, April 28

• B&R Dairy, West Chazy, NY. Livestock. Full line of JD farm machinery & tiling equip.

Northern New York Dairy Sales, Harry Neverett, 518-481-6666, Joey St. Mary 518569-0503 www.nnyds.com • Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Machinery Consignment Sale. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 8:00 AM: Farm of Don & Betty Duska, 1820 Co. Rt. 7, Ancram, NY. 22nd Annual Auction. Quality Consignments Accepted.

Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610662-8149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721 • 8:00 AM: Beaver Mountain Farms, 1820 County Rt. 7, Ancram, NY. On the Farm of Don & Betty Duksa, 22nd Annual Auction.

Quality Consignments Accepted. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-6628149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721 • 4:00 PM: Syracuse, NY. New York Spring Holstein Sale. Held in conjunction with the New York Spring Dairy Carousel. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

• Rising Sun, MD. 40 plus tractors. Watch for future ads. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-662-8149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721 • Heifer Haven, North Bangor, NY. Machinery Consignment Sale. Northern New York Dairy Sales, Harry Neverett, 518-481-6666, Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503 www.nnyds.com • 8:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. 42nd Annual New York’s Favorite Consignment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 8:00 AM: Benedict Farms, Turin, NY. Complete Machinery Dispersal on the Farm. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 9:00 AM: 796 No. Cream Hill Rd., Bridport, VT. Jim Ferguson Farm Machinery & Small Equipment Sale. All machinery like new.

Wide selection of tractors, tools, hay & farm equip. Well maintained. Addison Co. Commission Sales E.G. Wisnowski & Sons, 800339-COWS or 802-388-2661 • 10:30 AM: Benedict Farms, Turin, NY. Complete Machinery Dispersal on the Farm.

Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 11:00 AM: On the farm Otego, NY. Gretna Acres Registered Brown Swiss Complete Dispersal. 100 Head sell. This is a long established breeding herd (50 years) DHI tested, AI sired. Regular herd health program. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-

Saturday, April 21 • Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Annual Spring Machinery Sale & Plant, Tree & Shrub Auction. Accepting consignments

3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Tuesday, May 1 • 5:00 PM: Greenwood (Steuben Co.) New York. “Warrinerdale Homestead.” The estate of Wayne Warriner, Sr. Farm Equipment. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Saturday, May 5 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Also selling Trowbridge Angus Bulls.

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Friday, May 11 • Arcade, NY. Co-Vista 20th Anniversary Sale. Hosted by Co-Vista Holsteins, the George Family. The Cattle Exchange, 607746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

Saturday, May 12 • Burke, NY. Miller Family Spring Consignment Auction. Contact Paul Miller 518-4836804 (No Sunday Calls). Delarm & Treadway, 518-483-4106 • 9:00 AM: 3080 Spangle St., Canandaigua, NY. Estate of Tom Oliver. Excellent farm collectibles, signs, 2 Oliver 66 tractors. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm • 10:00 AM: University Dr, Torrington, CT. Estate Auction. Ford 2810 tractor w/loader, Hay & 3 ph equip., Farmie winch, storage trailers. Jacquier Auctions, 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am.

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, May 19 • 10:00 AM: Langdonhurst Farm, 1601 Rt. 7A, Copake, NY. Buildings, Dairy, Cattle & Milking Equipment, Case/IH 5240 & Ford 7700, (2) Mack Trucks & Dump Trailer, Hay & Manure Equipment. Jacquier Auctions, 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Friday, June 1 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, June 9 • 9:00 AM: Don Rice Jr., 5761 Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. 15 MM farm tractors & parts, 150 MM farm toys, MM & gas signs.

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

Friday, July 13 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, July 21 • Middleburgh, NY. Reflections of Maple Downs Sale. Hosted by Maple Downs Farm II. Held in conjunction with the NY Holstein Summer Picnic. The Cattle Exchange, 607746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

Saturday, July 28 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am.

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Friday, August 3 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, September 8 • Morrisville, NY. 30th Annual Morrisville Autumn Review Sale. Hosted by Morrisville State College Dairy Club. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, September 15 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am.

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, September 22 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, October 6 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, October 20 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, October 27 • Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale. Hosted

by Cornell University Dairy Science Club.

The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

Saturday, November 3 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, November 10 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Thursday, November 29 • Lampeter, PA. Destiny Road Holstein Dispersal. Jay Stolzfus, owner. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

Saturday, December 1 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, December 8 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am.

Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Friday, April 5 • Intercourse, PA. Past Present Future Sale hosted by C.K. Kerrick & Matt Kimball. Held at te Ben K. Stolzfus sale barn. Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farm. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT February 20 , 2012 Calves: 45-60# .20-.35; 6175# .45-.55; 76-90# .65-.75; 91-105# .80-.85; 106# & up .9250-.95.

Farm Calves: .9750-1.25 Started Calves: .40-.55 Veal Calves: 1.15-1.35 Open Heifers: .85-1.3250 Beef Heifers: .75-.89 Feeder Steers: .81-1.05 Beef Steers: .81-.92 Stock Bull: .85-1.05 Beef Bull: .75-.95 Boars: 13-55 Sows: 45-52 Feeder Pigs (ea): 37.50-50 Sheep (ea): 55-210 Lambs (ea): 130-255 Goats (ea): 115-185; Kids ea. 100-150.

Canners: up to 79.50 Cutters: 80-82.50 Utility: 83-88.50 Rabbits: 11-41 Chickens: 7-40 Ducks: 12-19 *Next Sale is Feb. 20.

On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES East Middlebury, VT February 20, 2012 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean not well tested; Breakers 75-80% lean 84-95.50; Boners 8085% lean 81.50-94.50; Lean 85-90% lean 65-82.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls 92-125# 85-150; 80-92# 85130; 70-80# 85-115.

Vealers: 100-120# 80-85; 90-100# 65-85; 80-90# 7087.50; 70-80# 60-80; 60-70# 60-80.

COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA February 22, 2012 Cows: Canners 38-77; Cutters 77.50-84; Util 85-91.

Bulls: 91-101.50 Steers: Ch 123-125.50; Sel 114-121; Hols. 80-93.

Heifers: Holstein 84-89.50 Calves: 14-68 ea.

Feeders: 68-134 Sheep: 126-135 Lambs: 150-167 Goats: 141-185 Kids: 47-154 ea.

Feeder Pigs: 63 ea.

Chickens: 4-16.50 Rabbits: 4.50-20.50 Ducks: 5-22 * Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA February 21, 2012 Beef Cattle: Canners 40-75; Cutters 65-80; Util 72-85; Bulls 80-95; Steers 95-115; Hfrs. 70-90.

Calves: Growers No. 1 120150; No. 2 90-160; Hfrs. 11.50; Veal 40-80.

Hogs: Feeders (ea) 40-65; Roasters 70-130; Sows 3550; Boars 20-25.

Sheep: .75-1.100; Lambs 1.50-3.

Goats: 120-150 ea; Billies 150-210 ea; Kids .20-1.20 ea.

NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA February 21, 2012 Calves (/cwt): 0-60# 10-35; 61-75# 41-75; 76-95# 30-75; 96-105# 70-76; 106# & up 62-75.

Farm Calves: 80-175/cwt Feeders: 54-91/cwt Heifers: 94-97/cwt Steers: 86-87.50/cwt Bulls: 88/cwt Canners: 22-71.50/cwt Cutters: 72-86/cwt Utility: 87-96/cwt Sows: 40-50/cwt Hogs: 63-74/cwt Shoats: 58-75 ea.

Pigs: 58-72.50 ea.

Lambs: 145-235/cwt Sheep: 40-87.50/cwt Goats: 37.50-250 ea.

Rabbits: 2-7.50 ea.

Poultry: 1-12 ea.

Hay: 16 lots, 3.20-5/bale northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ February 21, 2012 Livestock Report: 34 Calves .20-1.58, Avg 1.03; 44 Cows .58-.96, Avg .74; 9 Easy Cows .42-.71, Avg .62; 9 Feeders 300-500# .861.36, Avg 1.03; 17 Heifers .67.5-1.07.5 Avg .88; 8 Bulls .76-1.08, Avg .90; 9 Steers .73-1.07, Avg .89; 1 Hog .35; 8 Roasting Pigs (ea) 82-100, Avg 57.63; 1 Boar 86; 4 Sows 40; 10 Sheep .68-1.28, Avg .88; 2 Lambs (ea) 60-90, Avg 75; 40 Goats (/#) .952.44, Avg 1.88, 12 (ea) 80215, Avg 131.42; 17 Kids (ea) 32-76, Avg 54.82; 5 Hides (ea) 2-15, Avg 5. Total 230.

Poultry & Egg Report: Bantams (ea) 5.50-6.25; Roosters (/#) 1.25-1.80; Rabbits (/#) 2.50-4.10; Pigeons (ea) 4.25-8; Guineas (ea) 9-9.50.

Grade A Eggs: Brown Jum XL 1.15-1.25; L 1.15-1.20; M .85-.95.

Hay, Straw & Grain Report: 4 Alfalfa 3.20-5.70; 32 Mixed 3.20-7; 3 Timothy 4.30; 5 Grass 3.20-6.20; 1 Mulch 1.60; 1 Rye Straw 4; 1 Ground Corn 7; 2 Oats 3.258.75; 1 Cedar Posts; 4 Firewood 35-55. Total 54.

CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET

BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY February 16, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 40-150; Grower Bulls over 92# 70-180; 8092# 70-165; Bob Veal 10-55.

Cull Cows: Gd 65-85; Lean 45-66; Hvy. Beef Bulls 72-93.

Dairy Replacements: Fresh Cows 800-1400; Springing Cows 800-1300; Springing Hfrs. 750-1450; Bred Hfrs.

700-1200; Fresh Hfrs. 7501550; Open Hfrs. 300-750; Started Hfrs. 100-300; Service Bulls 400-1000.

Beef: Feeders 50-120; Hols Sel 84-108.

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY February 16, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 40-150; Grower Bulls over 92# 100-190; 80-92# 70-155; Bob Veal 1055.

Cull Cows: Gd 68-89; Lean 45-67; Hvy Beef Bulls 75-93.

Dairy Replacements: Fresh Cows 700-1400; Springing Cows 750-1250; Springing Hfrs. 800-1350; Bred Hfrs.

800-1200; Fresh Hfrs. 7501450; Open Hfrs. 400-800; Started Hfrs. 150-500; Service Bulls 600-1000.

Beef: Feeders 60-144; Hols.

Sel 70-108.

Goats: Billies 80-150; Nannies 70-120; Kids 20-80.

Swine: Sow 30-57.

CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY February 20, 2012 Calves: Grower over 92# 110-140; 80-92# 95-140; Bob Veal 58-66.

Cull Cows: Gd 86-90.50; Lean 79-84; Hvy. Beef Bulls 88-91.

Beef: Veal 125; Hfrs. 77.5088; Steer 82-97; Hols. Feeders 86-88.

Lamb/Sheep: Market 170235; Slaughter Sheep 68-90.

Goats: Nannies 110-140; Kids 80. *Buyers always looking for pigs.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY February 15, 2011 Calves: Hfrs. 120-175; Grower Bulls over 92# 120142.50; 80-92# 125-150; Bob Veal 30-65.

Cull Cows: Gd 78-88; Lean 62-81.50; Hvy Beef Bulls 8197.

Dairy Replacements: Springing Hfrs. 825-1500; Bred Hfrs. 650-1200; Fresh Hfrs. 550-1540; Open Hfrs.

475; Started Hfrs. 250-425.

Swine: Hog 67-70.

DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY February 20, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 100-150; Grower Bulls over 92# 110195; 80-92# 75-165; Bob Veal 10-50.

Gouverneur

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Bath

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge Chatham

Cull Cows: Gd 74-90; Lean 66-80; Hvy. Beef Bulls 85-94.

Beef: Feeders 100-140; Ch 117-122; Hols Ch 104-114; Sel 98-103.

Goats: Billies 180 Swine: Boar 20 GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY February 16, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 100-167.50; Grower Bulls over 92# 100157.50; 80-92# 110-185; Bob Veal 30-77.

Cull Cows: Gd 79-88; Lean 70-83.50; Hvy. Beef Bulls 8596.50.

PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY February 20, 2012 Calves: Grower over 92# 140-160; 80-92# 140-162.50; Bob Veal 20-60.

Cull Cows: Gd 77-87; Lean 66-80; Hvy Beef Bulls 9198.Beef: Ch 110-124; Hols.

Ch 98-103.50.

Swine: Sow 55; Hog 6266.50.

BATH MARKET Bath, NY February 16, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 70-130; Grower Bulls over 92# 110-160; 80-92# 90-155; Bob Veal 2060.

Cull Cows Gd 77-90; Lean 62-75; Hvy Beef Bulls 88-94.

Beef: Feeders 75-110; Sel 104; Hols. Sel 94-101.

Goats: Nannies 100-140.

Swine: Hog 80-84.

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Canandaigua, NY February 22, 2012 Dairy Cows for Slaughter: Bone Util 62-88; Canners/Cutters 52-76.

Dairy Bulls for Slaughter: HY Util 80-92.50.

Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95110# 70-85; 80-95# 65-

82.50; 60-80# 60-80.

Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed: Bull over 95# 75-190.

Beef Steers: Ch grain fed 117-128; Sel 102-113; Hols.

Ch grain fed 92-112; Sel 8488.50.

Hogs: Feeders US 1-3 60 Slaughter Sheep: thin 55120.

Nannies: L 90-140 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 February 14 & 17, 2012 Hay: 100-205, 1st cut; 135325, 2nd cut.

Straw: 185-235 EarCorn: 2.50 * Hay Tuesdays & Fridays @ 11:15 am. Produce Friday @ 9 am sharp!

HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY February 20, 2012 Cattle: Dairy Cows for Slaughter Bone Util .70-.88; Canners/Cutters .58-.65; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls: Bulls & Steers .80-1 Calves: Bull Calves 96-120# .80-1.50; up to 95# .10-.95; Hols. under 100# 1.27.

Goats: Kids 30-85; Goats 140-240.

Dairy: Milking age up to 1350; Bred Hfrs. up to 1100.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA No report BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA February 15, 2012 Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 Hols. Hfr. 1384# 94.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 77.50-82, lo dress 76; Boners 72-77.50, hi dress 79.50-81.50, lo dress 68-72; Lean 85-90% lean 68.50-72.50, hi dress 74-78.50, lo dress 61.5066.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1364# 85, hidress 1564# 90.50.

Feeder Cattle: Steers L 3 Hols. 352# 95; 784-1040# 77-80.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 96-126# 130-157; 9092# 140-155; No. 2 96-126# 120-135; 80-92# 130-137; No. 3 84-110# 89-112; Hols.

Hfrs. No. 1 90-110# 125-170; No. 2 80-90# 60-65; Beef X 88-108# 135-150; Vealers 88-98# 79-90.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 270-280# 180-187.50/hd; 320# 295/hd; 45-50% lean 270-320# 165177.50/hd; Sows US 1-3 350# 125/hd; 600# 180/hd; Boars 450# 120/hd.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 20-60# 16-36; Roasting Pigs 170200# 155-165/cwt.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 62-68# 240-250; 94# 220; Yearlings 128-204# 105165.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 2 50# 120; Nannies Sel 1 150170# 165-185; Sel 2 110130# 90-130.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA February 21, 2012 Slaughter Cattle: Steers Hi Ch & Pr 1315-1530# 130132.50; Ch 1330-1530# 124129; Sel & Lo Ch 12851560# 120-125; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 1360-1575# 114-123; Ch 1150-1625# 108-113; Sel & Lo Ch 1235-1610# 102.50107.50; Thin cpl 90.50-100; Hfrs. Ch 1190-1235# 123.50126; 1 hd 1150# 110.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT 85-87; Boners 81.50-86; Lean 72.50-81; Big Middle/lo dress/lights 69-75; Shelly 68 & dn.

Bulls: 1225-2050# 88-97.

Feeder Cattle: Steers L 2 615-895# 106.50-126; Hols 230-450# 96-115; 830-900# 87-88; Hfrs. 440-795# 102115; Dairy types rough 325515# 59-79; Bulls all types 355-1005# 87-128.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 85-125# 140-157; No. 2 85-145# 124-142; No. 3 75-135# 80-120; Util 80 & dn.

Swine: Hogs 240-285# 6366; Sow 310-460# 54-64; 485-635# 56-59; thin/weak/rough cpl 44-50; Feeder Pigs 55-70# 76-85.

Goats (/hd): L Nannies/Billies 147-220; 1 thin Nanny 110; Families 147-197; Fancy Kids 130-149; Fleshy Kids 110-130; Small/thin 67-95.

Sheep: thin 67-95 Sale every Tuesday * 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry & Eggs * 6 pm for Livestock starting with calves. * Special Fed Cattle Sales Feb 21 & March 6 & 20.

Receiving 7:30 until 10 am.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA February 21, 2012 Rabbits: 10.50-40 Chickens: 3-7.50 Bunnies: 3.50-12 Guineas: 7.50 Guinea Pigs: 1.50-4.50 Ducks: 8 Quail: 5-9 Pigeons: 3.50 Pot Belly Pigs: 35 Eggs (/dz): Brown Jum 1.201.45; XL 1-1.10; L 1-1.10; S 1; Chinese Goose Eggs 2 ea.

All animals sold by the piece.

Sale starts at 5 pm.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, PA February 17, 2012 US 1-2: 6 29# 141; 5 36# 145; 29 42-47# 114-132; 41 50-59# 101-115; 11 97-99# 90-98; 19 114# 95.

US 2: 7 37-48# 87-96; 6 6467# 80-100; 3 82-110# 89100.

As Is: 3 25-70# 40-101. *Next State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Fri., March 16.

Receiving from 7:30 until 10 am. Sale time 1 pm.

DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC February 20, 2012 Slaughter Steers: 14641512# 121-122.50; Hols. Ch 1054-1384# 104-108.50; Sel 89-99.50.

Slaughter Heifers: 13161412# 120-121.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 90.50-93.50; Break-

Pennsylvania Markets Mercer

Jersey Shore

New Wilmington

Dewart Leesport Belleville Homer City

New Holland Carlisle Lancaster Paradise

Eighty-Four ers 82.50-85; Boners 77.5082; Lean 72-76.

Bulls: 84.50-95.50.

Feeder Steers: 124 Feeder Heifers: 484-658# 112.50-124.

Calves: 201. Bull Calves No. 1 95-112# 165-190; 85-90# 150-190; Hfrs. No. 1 82-114# 175-215; No. 2 82-98# 125160.

Feeder Pigs: 30-52.50/hd.

Goats: Nannies 125-150/hd.

EarCorn: 4 lds, 175-250/ton Oats: 1 ld, 5.75/bu.

Hay (/ton): 23 lds, Timothy Grass 115-325; Mixed 115360; Grass 115-360; Alfalfa/Grass 165-335.

Straw: 17 lds, 80-245/ton.

Firewood: 8 lds, 40-85/ld.

Round Bales: 7 lds, 40-65 EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA February 20, 2012 Slaughter Holstein Steers: Ch 2-3 135-1520# 97-101.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75# lean 91.5092; Breakers 75-80% lean 85-88.50; Boners 80-85% lean 79-84.50; Lean 85-90% lean 73-77.50, hi dress 79.50, lo dress 68-72.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 2 16301765# 93-95.50; YG 2 14701650# 84-86.50.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 1 500-700# 135-157.50; L 3 800# 85; Heifers M&L 1 300500# 147.50-167.50; 500700# 132.50-152.50; 700900# 111-131; M&L 2 300500# 130-147.50; 500-700# 110-125; Bulls M&L 1 300500# 157.50-165; 500-600# 137.50-147.50; 600-700# 120-135; M&L 2 127.50-151, few thin type 170; 500-700# 107.50-115.

Replacement Stock Cows: M&L 1-2 middle aged to aged 1050-1440# 92-103, few 107-109.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 90-120# 155-180; No. 2 90-130# 115-150; No. 3 85120# 75-107.50; Hfrs. No. 1 110# 200; Beef Calves 80# 200; 195-250# 147.50-170; Vealers Util 65-120# 42.05-

60.

Slaughter Hogs: Sows US 1-3 500# 62-63; Boars 500# 35.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 60-75# 196-210; 90# 193; Yearlings 125-135# 145150; Ewes Util 1-2 150-217# 65-76.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 50-60# 87.50-100; Sel 2 5562# 69-70; Sel 3 20-40# 2025; Nannies Sel 1 100-145# 100/cwt; Sel 2 110-155# 9193; Billies Sel 1 130# 93/cwt; Sel 2 80# 70.

GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA February 20, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1316-1576# 127.50131.50; 1612-1660# 127130; Ch 2-3 1188-1558# 123-128; 1640-1665# 123.50-124.50; full/YG 4-5 1338-1498# 118-120; Sel 1-3 1154-1470# 117.50-123; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1540# 109; Ch 2-3 1548-1660# 102-107.50; Sel 1-3 14901518# 94.50-101.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1236-1316# 129129.50; Ch 2-3 1306-1442# 121-122; full/YG 4-5 1400# 117; Hols. 1382-1645# 94.50-95.50; Sel 1-3 1378# 116.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 82-87, hi dress 87-91.50, lo dress 78.2582.50; Boners 80-85% lean 79-84.50, hi dress 84-86, lo dress 74-79.25, very lo dress 68-72.50; Lean 85-90% lean 74-80, hi dress 80.25-82.50, lo dress 67-73, very lo dress 59.50-67.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 9401708# 88-99.50, 2208# 96; hi dress 1736# 105, lo dress 1088# 75.50.

Feeder Calves: Steers M&L 1 338# 180; 500-518# 153167.50; 706-848# 125-127; M&L 2 312# 175; 518# 153; L 3 Hols. 860# 97; Hfrs. M&L 1 438# 157.50; 750# 125; M&L 2 300-490# 127.50-160; 508602# 120-158; Bulls M&L 1 324-470# 175-195; 508#

152.50; 982# 117.50; M&L 2 340-464# 137.50-168; L 3 Hols. 338-348# 97.50; 802# 85; Hols. Bull calves No. 1 94-122# 147.50-162.50; 8492# 157.50-172.50; No. 2 94122# 132.50-150; 76-92# 130-160; No. 3 72-128# 85132.50; Hols. Hfr. calves No. 2 90# 145-155; Beef X calves 80-110# 105-180.

Vealers: Util 56-104# 17.5090.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 78-106# 180-232.50; 115-120# 190-215; Yearlings 116-128# 125-150; Ewes Gd 2-3 124# 105; 204# 82.50; Rams 316# 85.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 45-55# 150-157.50; Sel 2 under 20# 7-25; 20-40# 27.50-87.50; 45-60# 80-130; Nannies Sel 2 100-130# 122.50-150; Billies Sel 1 130170# 185-215; Sel 2 120130# 140-180 Wethers Sel 1 120# 200.

INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA No report KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA February 18, 2012 Alfalfa: 7 lds, 150-350 Mixed Hay: 32 lds, 140-340 Timothy: 11 lds, 180-260 Grass: 14 lds, 90-220 Straw: 11 lds, 150-180 Firewood: 7 lds, 60-105 Corn Fodder: 1 ld, 80 LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA February 17, 2011 Slaughter Cattle: Steers Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1315-1465# 125-129.50; Ch 2-3 12351570# 122.50-126.50, muddy 119.50-122; Sel 2-3 12551460# 119.50-121.50; Hols.

Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1320-1730# 109-110.50; Ch 2-3 13001705# 102.50-106.50; Sel 23 1245-1385# 94-100.50; Hfrs. Hi Ch & Pr 2-4 12801450# 128-131; Ch 2-3 1080-1450# 119-124.

Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 80.5087, hi dress 86-96, lo dress 72-83; Breakers 75-80% lean 77.50-84, hi dress 83-86, lo dress 70-78; Boners 80-85% lean 74-80, hi dress 79.5085, lo dress 69-73; Lean 8590% lean 69-78, hi dress 73.50-80.50, lo dress 60.5072.50.

Slaughter Bulls: Thurs. YG 1 1160-1640# 91-94; very hi dress 1420-1575# 132-134.

Holstein Bull Calves: Mon. No. 1 95-120# 130-150; 8090# 160-180; No. 2 95-130# 120-140; 80-90# 130-155; No. 3 80-130# 100-125; Util 70-105# 60-80; Hfrs. No. 1 85-105# 170-240; No. 2 80110# 90-16; non-tubing 6595# 30-65.

Graded Holstein Heifers: No. 1 93-101# 215; No. 2 8391# 100-175; pkg 72# 70; non-tubing 73-93# 52-60.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 85-105# 150-195; No. 2 7095# 105-150.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA February 14, 2012 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 80-85, lo dress 75.50-76; Boners 80-85% lean 73.50-78.50; Lean 8590% lean 68-70, lo dress 5460.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 125-162; 8090# 100-140; No. 2 95-120# 110-130; No. 3 80-110# 80105; Util 70-105# 20-65.

LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA February 15, 2012 Slaughter Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1425-1520# 110.50-111.50; Ch 2-3 14101680# 104.50-106.50; Sel 13 1196-1575# 94-99.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 83-85, hi dress 87-89.50; Breakers 7580% lean 80-83, lo dress 77.50-79; Boners 80-85% lean 77-81.50, hi dress 81.50-83.50, lo dress 73.5076.50; Lean 85-90% lean 7276.50, hi dress 78.50-82, lo dress 68-72.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 11201985# 88.50-96.50, hi dress 1785# 104.

Feeder Cattle: Steers L 1 635# 135; L 3 Hols. 350# 90; 907# 90; Hfrs. 520-630# 145; Bulls L 1 515# 145; Vealers 70-85# 52.50-70; 60-65# 3032.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-125# 130-147.50; 80-90# 140-160; No. 2 95120# 125-142.50; 80-90# 130-145; 70-75# 130-150; No. 3 95-120# 115-125; 8090# 110-125; 70-75# 57.5095.

Holstein Heifers: No. 1 90115# 190-197.50.

Slaughter Sheep: Ewes Gd 1-2 170-210# 112.50-128.

Goats: Kids Sel 1 20-30# 6577; Sel 2 20-30# 57.5067.50; 40-50# 75-95; Nannies Sel 2 90-120# 119147.50.

MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA February 7, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1440-1560# 127.50129; Ch 2-3 1180-1565# 122-126.50;1590-1665# 118-123; full/YG 4-5 10751575# 119-122.50; Sel 1-3 1180-1510# 116-121; Hols.

Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1395-1585# 110-115.50; Ch 2-3 11851590# 104-110.50; 16251650# 105; Sel 1-3 13351480# 97-103.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1230-1295# 127.50131.50; Hols. 1425-1490# 104.50-105; Ch 2-3 11351505# 121-126.50; full/YG 45 1110-1430# 115-120.50; 1530# 95; Sel 1-3 11601275# 114-119.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 87.5091; Breakers 75-80% lean 82-85.50, lo dress 77-80.50; Boners 80-85% lean 74-80, hi dress 79-84.50, lo dress 68-74; Lean 85-90% lean 69.50-74.50, hi dress 7479.50, lo dress 64.50-68.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 12102050# 85-98, lo dress 8901085# 63-79.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M 1 900# 105-130; M&L 2 590# 120; 805# 92; Herefords 512# 130; L 3 Hols. 455# 85; 975# 80; Hfrs. M&L 2 435490# 122-135; 600-715# 8592; Bulls M&L 1 605-705# 112-132; Herefords 340# 152; M&L 2 560-695# 107117; 755-890# 89-115.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 130-147; 8090# 152-165; No. 2 95-125# 117-137; 75-90# 120-152; No. 3 70-110# 80-120; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 80-105# 135-162; No. 2 80-85# 100-125; Vealers Util 55-100# 37-82.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 245-275# 75-83, late sale 71-74; 280310# 73-79, late sale 70-73; 45-50% lean 240-270# 6774; 305-330# 69-69.50; Sows US 1-3 370-475# 4559; 635-715# 55-67; Boars 385-590# 30; Jr. Boars 245295# 51-68.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 15-50# 26-42; 70# 40; Roasting Pigs 172-212# 62-69/cwt.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 42-62# 187-247; 80105# 167-185; 110-140# 122-170; Ewes Gd 2-3 140160# 100-105.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 140-142; Sel 2 under 20# 40; 20-35# 95-120; 4555# 130-132; Nannies Sel 2 90-120# 122-150; Billies Sel

1 160# 225; Wethers Sel 2 150# 167.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA February 20, 2012 Cattle: 75 Cows: Hfrs. Ch 115-118; Gd 105-108; Util & Comm. 7485; Canner/lo Cutter 73 & dn.

Bulls: YG 1 62-85 Cattle: Steers 90-130; Bulls 85-125; Hfrs. 75-130.

Calves: 65. Gd 95-110; Std 15-85; Hols. Bulls 90-130# 100-175; Hfrs. 90-130# 100150.

Hogs: 47. US 1-2 74-78; US 1-3 70-74; Sows US 1-3 4863; Boars 24-45.

Feeder Pigs: 7. US 1-3 2050# 35-40.

Sheep: 18. SI Ewes 80-100.

Goats: 20-150 MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA February 20, 2012 Alfalfa: 245-300 Alfalfa/Grass: 285-325 Grass: 160-300 Timothy: 150-210 Mixed Hay: 110-285 Round Bales: 105-150 Lg. Sq. Bales: 115-125 Straw: 160-230 Wood: 40-70 Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA February 20, 2012 Roosters: 3-5.25 Hens: .50-3.50 Banties: 1.50-3.75 Guineas: 5 Ducks: 5 Bunnies: 4-6.50 Rabbits: 12-20 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm.

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA February 16, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1280-1570# 128131.25; Ch 2-3 1095-1450# 123-127; Sel 2-3 1055-1410# 118-122; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 24 1355-1733# 111-115; Ch 2-3 1300-1660# 101-105; Sel 2-3 1300-1455# 95-97.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-4 1280-1450# 128-131; Ch 2-3 1080-1450# 119-124.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 83-87, hi dress 89-96, lo dress 80-83; Breakers 75-80% lean 79-84, hi dress 84.50-92, lo dress 74-78; Boners 80-85% lean 74-79, hi dress 79.50-85, lo dress 69-73; Lean 88-90% lean 69-73.50, hi dress 73.50-79, lo dress 60.50-64.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 11601640# 91-94; very hi dress 1420-1575# 132-134.

Graded Bull Calves: No. 1 110-128# 135-148; 90-108# 156-172; No. 2 104-128# 134-158; 88-100# 165-177, pkg 80-86# 197; No. 3 90130# 135-155; 72-88# 162178; Util 100-110# 110; 6098# 75-85.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 85-105# 150-195; No. 2 7095# 105-150.

NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA No report NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA February 20, 2012 Slaughter Lambs: Non-Traditional, Wooled, Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 40-50# fancy 285305; 50-60# 245-265; 60-80# 225-245; 50-70# fancy 272287; 80-90# 212-230; 90110# 206-225; 90-110# 234242 fancy; 110-130# 193208; 130-150# 178-192; Wooled & Shorn Ch 2-3 5060# 208-223; 70-80# 212226; 80-90# 205-220; 90110# 185-200.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M flesh 120-160# 108-124; 160-200# 103-118; 200-300# 90-100; Util 1-2 thin flesh 120-160# 101-116; 160-200# 90-98.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 20-40# 104-122; 40-60# 122153; 60-80# 150-167; fancy 170-172; 80-100# 164-184; 100-120# 180-188; Sel 2 3040# 84-96; 40-60# 90-134; 60-80# 128-153; 90-110# 140-168; Sel 3 20-40# 65-83; 40-60# 88-114; 60-80# 103130; Nannies/Does Sel 1 80130# 152-167; 130-180# 167-175; Sel 2 80-130# 129144; Sel 3 80-130# 116-131; Bucks/Billies Sel 1 100-150# 176-195; 150-250# 218-240; Sel 2 150-250# 220-240; Sel 2 100-150# 156-171.

NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Wilmington, PA No report NEW WILMINGTON PRODUCE AUCTION, INC. New Wilmington, PA No report PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Market Summary Compared to last week corn sold .05 to .10 lower, wheat sold steady to .05 lower, barley sold .05 to .10 higher, Oats sold steady & Soybeans sold steady. EarCorn sold steady to 3 higher. All prices /bu. except ear corn is /ton.

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.92-7.28, Avg 7.10, Contracts 5.64-5.74; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.106.80, Avg 6.42, Contracts

6.26-6.28; Barley No. 3 Range 4.70-6, Avg 5.40, Contracts 4.50; Oats No. 2 Range 4.50-4.80, Avg 4.60; Soybeans No 2 Range 11.54-12.09, Avg 11.85, Contracts 11.76-12.05; EarCorn Range 200-205, Avg 202.50.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.80-7.10, Avg 6.94; Wheat No. 2 6.29; Barley No. 3 Range 6.50; Oats No. 2 4-4.40, Avg 4.23; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11.4012.09, Avg 11.66; EarCorn Range 195-225.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.70-7.10, Avg 6.96; Wheat No. 2 Range 67.10, Avg 6.56; Barley No. 3 Range 4-6.20, Avg 4.97; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-5.10, Avg 4.27; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11-11.94, Avg 11.57; EarCorn Range 195-200, Avg 197.50.

Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 7-7.25, Avg 7.14; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.50-7.50, Avg 7; Barley No. 3 Range 6; Oats No. 2 Range 4.55; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11.20-11.80, Avg 11.60; Gr. Sorghum Range 5.90.

Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.70-7.25, Avg 7.02, Month Ago 6.82, Year Ago 7.07; Wheat No. 2 Range 6-7.50, Avg 6.56, Month Ago 6.27, Year Ago 8.15; Barley No. 3 Range 46.50, Avg 5.29, Month Ago 5.20 Year Ago 4.28; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-5.10, Avg 4.36, Month Ago 4.27, Year Ago 2.84; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11-12.09, Avg 11.67, Month Ago 11.03, Year Ago 13.59; EarCorn Range 195225; Avg 205.71, Month Ago 196, Year Ago 156.25.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.10-6.50, Avg 6.34; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.95; Oats No. 2 3.20-4.85, Avg 4.01; Soybeans No. 2 11.84.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary February 17, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 127-131.50; Ch 1-3 122-126.50; Sel 1-2 116-122; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 110115; Ch 2-3 104-110; Sel 1-2 94-99.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 127-132.50; Ch 1-3 121-126.50; Sel 1-2 114-119.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 78-85; Boners 80-85% lean 75-80; Lean 8590% lean 68-73.

Slaughter Bulls: hi dress 96-104; Avg dress 88-96; lo dress 83-89.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 157-187; 500-700# 137-160; M&L 2 300-500# 130-182.50; 500-700# 110142.50.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300500# 145-170; 500-700# 112-140; M&L 2 300-500# 130-145; 500-700# 115-137.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 135-145; 500-700# 118-136; M&L 2 300-500# 125-158; 500-700# 107.50127.50.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 30110.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bulls 95-120# 125-165; 8090# 150-180; No. 2 95-120# 110-150; 80-90# 130-175; No. 3 95-120# 80-125; 7595# 100-160; No. 1 Hols.

Hfrs. 84-105# 170-240; No. 2 80-105# 90-170.

Hogs: Barrows & Glts 4954% lean 220-270# 6471.50; 45-50% lean 220270# 62-66.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 5055; 500-700# 58-60.

Graded Feeder Pigs: US 12 20-30# 150-165; 45-50# 120-125; US 2 20-30# 110120; 30-40# 130-140.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch & Pr 2-3 50-60# 225-260; 60-80# 235-275; 80-110# 200-230; 110-150# 185-220; Ch 1-3 60-80# 220-242; 80110# 175-223; 110-150# 146-175; Ewes Gd 2-3 120160# 106-121; 160-200# 102-117; Util 1-2 120-160# 104-120.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 110-140; 60-80# 145160; 80-100# 152-171; Sel 2 40-60# 90-118; 60-80# 112134; 80-100# 126-142; Sel 3 40-60# 64-82; 60-80# 74-89; Nannies Sel 1 80-130# 140155; 130-180# 152-167; Sel 2 80-130# 118-133; Sel 3 5080# 79-93; 80-130# 95-110; Billies Sel 1 100-150# 178193; 150-250# 219-240; Sel 2 100-150# 145-165; 150250# 165-181.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Hay Market Summary Hay & Straw Market For Eastern PA: All hay prices paid by dealers at the farm and /ton. All hay and straw reported sold /ton. Compred to last week hay & straw sold steady. Alfalfa 175-335; Mixed Hay 170-335; Timothy 150-240; Straw 120-180; Mulch 60-100.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 285 lds 52 Straw; Alfalfa 157-400; Mixed Hay 100460; Timothy 140-400; Grass 100-350; Straw 140-200, mostly 150-180.

Diffenbach Auct, February 6, 119 lds Hay, 18 lds Straw.

Alfalfa 175-350; Mixed Hay 150-460; Timothy 170-400; Grass 210-350; Straw 140200.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: February 10, 79 lds Hay, 13 Straw. Alfalfa 157-400; Mixed Hay 100-335; Timothy 142300; Grass Hay 100-305;

Straw 150-172.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: February 9, 30 lds Hay, 10 Straw. Alfalfa 210-270; Mixed Hay 150-400; Timothy 160-200; Grass 180-290; Straw 165-200.

Wolgemuth Auction: Leola, PA: February 8, 57 lds Hay, 11 Straw. Alfalfa 205-360; Mixed Hay 145-415; Timothy 175-210; Grass 185-260; Straw 140-200.

Summary of Central PA Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 170 Loads Hay, 51 Straw.

Alfalfa 135-365; Mixed Hay 95-320; Timothy 115-275; Grass 80-270; Straw 120220, mostly 160-205.

Belleville Auct, Belleville: February 8, 42 lds Hay, 3 lds Straw. Alfalfa 200-305; Mixed 120-312.50; Straw 135-220.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: February 6, 33 lds Hay, 13 Straw. Alfalfa 310; Mixed Hay 100-320; Grass 100-250; Straw 160-205.

Greencastle Livestock: February 6 & 9, 21 lds Hay, 5 Straw.

Alfalfa 170-365; Mixed Hay 95-207.50; Timothy 147.50; Grass 82.50-270; Straw 110-137.50.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: February 11, 24 lds Hay, 6 Straw. Alfalfa 180; Mixed Hay 165-290; Timothy 220-270; Grass Hay 245270.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: February 7, 50 lds Hay, 8 Straw. Alfalfa 135-320; Mixed Hay 95-285; Timothy 115-275; Grass 80-235; Straw 120-175.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: January 7 & 10, 80 lds Hay, 23 Straw. Alfalfa 145320; Mixed Hay 85-295; Timothy 175-250; Grass 135285; Straw 150-210.

New Wilmington Livestock, New Wilmington: February 10, 40 lds Hay, 3 Straw. Alfalfa 180-200; Timothy 160-200; Grass 160-180; Straw 75-

190.

VINTAGE SALES STABLES February 20, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1325-1585# 127-130; Ch 2-3 1235-1520# 123.50127.50; Sel 2-3 1125-1355# 119-123.50; Hols. Ch 2-3 1450-1730# 102.50-106.50; Sel 2-3 1195-1580# 9699.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1210-1430# 124-26.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 75-80% lean 84.50-88; Breakers 75-80% lean 80.5083.50, hi dress 88-91, lo dress 78.50-79; Boners 8085% lean 80-84, hi dress 86.50-87, lo dress 76.50-79; Lean 88-90% lean 74-79, hi dress 82.50-85, lo dress 6469.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 10901730# 96-100; lo dress 84.50-90; Bullocks 7801005# 104-107.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 95-115# 130-140; 80-90# 100-115; No. 2 100-115# 110-130; 90-95# 90-100; No. 3 80-125# 65-80; Util 75115# 40-70. *Next Feeder Cattle Sale is March 9.

WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA February 16, 2012 Alfalfa: 1 ld, 200 Timothy Hay: 1 ld, 260 Mixed Hay: 9 lds, 190-350 Grass: 2 lds, 185-210 Straw: 4 lds, 135-195 Firewood: 10 lds, 50-140 Corn Fodder: 2 lds 11560/bale.

WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Leola, PA February 22, 2012 Alfalfa: 8 lds, 220-330 Mixed: 39 lds, 135-365 Timothy: 6 lds, 150-260 Grass: 12 lds, 142-255 Straw: 11 lds, 170-205 EarCorn: 1 ld, 195

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2012 Alltech Symposium to Envisage the World of 2050s LEXINGTON, KY — The world population is growing at an incredible rate, which means that people and industries alike must explore innovative ideas in order to plan for the future. Agriculture will play a tremendous role in shaping that future as producers grapple with the challenges of feeding the booming global population — projected to reach 9 billion people by 2050 — while dealing with diminishing resources and environmental concerns. To feed that population, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reports that global food production must double by 2050 to avoid mass hunger. According to Alltech, this can only be achieved through improved technology.

During Alltech’s 28th Annual International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium on May 2023, in Lexington, KY, presenters will cover many topics related to feeding

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In addition to general sessions, the Symposium will provide opportunities for professionals to attend breakout sessions in areas such as aquaculture, beef, dairy, equine, poultry, pig production, pet food and regulatory along with new focus areas offered for this year on food quality, traceability, crop science, legal, marketing, information technology and designer food.

The Symposium will explore possible answers to questions facing the agricultural industry today such as:

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• How can agriculture benefit from the first global youth network?

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22nd d ANNUALL T AUCTION CONSIGNMENT @ BEAVER R MOUNTAIN N FARMS 0 COUNTY Y RT.. 7 • ANCRAM,, NY Y 12502 1820 Farm m Equipmentt and d Tractors Auction n Iss Held d On n The e Farm m Off Don n & Bettyy Duksa 518-329-1321 office • 518-929-3480 Don's Cell

Sale e @ 8:00 0 AM M sharp p on

Aprill 14th,, 2012 Tractorss and d Large e AG G Itemss willl selll starting g att 1:30 0 PM. We invite you to attend and enjoy a day with us at an Old Fashioned Country Auction! Please check our Web sites & watch for future ads.

WE ARE ACCEPTING QUALITY CONSIGNMENTS & ARE LOOKING FOR A COMPLETE DISPERSAL OR TWO TO ADD TO THIS AUCTION. SPECIAL RATES AND ADVERTISING FOR EARLY AND LARGE CONSIGNORS! INTERESTING LINE UP FOR THIS YEAR'S AUCTION Tractors:: IH H Tractorr 444, like new, restored. JD D 2010-D D 1010-G s# Row Crop, 3pt, rollomatic S#T16160T, JD D B Cyclone (W36138)3pt, toplink and w/ JD loader hyd. JD S# 258068 Restored, new tires NF and rollomatic & hyd Ford d 8N Ford d 8N Remotes, in average cond. restored ex C WD D 45. Farmalll Cub w/Hyd, cond w/new tires. Late AC H Cub sized Sickle bar, 4' snow plow, one bottom plow. IH ground drive manure spreader, Oliverr OC-3 crawler, narrow guage, runs, and has excellent sprockets and rollers.

FARM M EQUIPMENT: Bushogg 3 ptt (4)) Pinn wheell rake,never used 1 year old. AC 2 row corn planter snap coupler real nice fertilizer hoppers. Dunham Cultimulcher 8' real nice!

Dunham cultipacker 9'. N Holland modell 451, 7' 3 pt sickle bar mower like new, (2) Orchard sprayers late model, Irrigation pump w/ engine on wheels, Generac 20,000 watt generator w/ liquid cooled engine.Pair of 7000 # trailH 575 baler,kicker,hyd tension,hyd swing. er axles,20088 NH AC C 2 ROW Snap coupler corn planter. Jaeger irrigation pump 6" w/ 6 cylinder gas motor.

Older 6" irrigation pump w/ Chrysler motor, 6 cylinder. 3pt PTO fertilizer spinner w/ wooden box. Handyy Sprayerr modell 2655 6 cylinder diesel, runs good. IH front mount 6 1/2' blade, heavy duty. John Bean S.M.C. sprayer with Wisconsin gas motor. Old wooden tank sprayer w/ pto pump. 3pt windrower for grapes. 5 ton 2 wheel lime and fertilizer spreader, Century Sprayer 3pt 125gallon tank w/ pto pump. New & Used 3pt hitch equipment. Misc tractor parts, weights etc. too numerous to mention.

N & INDUSTRIAL:: 20033 JCB B 280 4x4 Backhoe, drives like new. Ditchh Witch.

CONSTRUCTIION Curtis Sander & Salt machine 1 1/2 yard, good condition. Hyd Boom with bucket "active H 500-c Bulldozer machine model w18lmax" with gas Briggs & Stratton motor, 16hp, 15' lift. IH 3 cylinder, diesel with blade. SHOPP TOOLS:: VEHICLES: 944 Chevyy 1500 PU 4x4 new engine,36,000 miles,good condition with snowplow.

19700 BMW motorcycle R65LS,42,000 miles parked for last 20 years,in heated basement since 1992. 20077 Haulmark 14' tandem axle enclosed van trailer, like new. 19700 Ford Flatbed truck F500, 12ft body, runs good.

LAWN N AND D GARDEN: JD D 70 garden tractor exc.cond restored w/ rear wts, Fordd 1700 4x4 Diesel Tractor, Ford 5ft 3 Point bush hog, Ecolinee "1988"" 24,000 lb Trailer, Pintel hitch electric brakes bevertail & ramps. LESCO walk behind mower 48" good condition. Misc tools; blowers, weed wackers, snows blowers. Leaf Blower.

NURSERY Y & COMMODITIES: Assorted flowering trees. Cherry, Crab Apple, Plum, Sugar Maple,White Birch, Evergreens, Spruce, Pine.Assortment of small containers of Evergreens, Spruce & more! We anticipate our usual run of shrubs, trees & nursery stock.

MISC: Full trailer load of SHOP TOOL items from local shop,welders torches etc!! .2- 13.6x28 tires & rims.100 pieces of pipe 24' long 5 & 6" aluminum.4 new 7.50x20 tires,highway tread.

All kinds of lumber, fence posts etc.Assortment of old milk cans.Tables. Office chairs.

ESTATEE OFF LOCALL CABINET T BUILDER; contractors tools & hardware supplies all labeled.

Bolts, screws, brass screws, nails, colored nails, staples, all kinds of electric & plumbing supplies new & used, all in bins & boxes. Lots of woodworking tools, electric tools, saws, drills, routers, chop saw, drill press, right angle grinders, drill bits (boxes).Torque bits too numerous to mention. Complete of tile equipment. Hand tools, saw horses, antique ice cutter, auger for ice fishing, railroad lanterns, aluminum 10ft row boat with oars & seat, motor battery. Books, clock making, framing hinges, electrical supplies (breakers, switches etc) multiples of every tool. Hitachi chop saw, Dayton 14" drill press, bench grinder.

NO O JUNK,, NO O WORN N OUTT TIRESS AND D NO O FUELL TANKSS OFF ANY Y KIND If you need transportation of items contact Don for Rates and scheduling.

Loader and crew will be onsite for two weeks before the auction Please call ahead to Dons cell for appointments at other times.

Items will be accepted till sundown April the 12th.

WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND BRINGING YOUR ITEMS IN EARLY FOR BETTER PLACEMENT DELIVERY'S ON FRIDAY THE 13TH REQUIRE AN APPOINTMENT GREAT FOOD BY BETTY AND FRIENDS!! • AMPLE PARKING, COMFORT STATIONS

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FARM M MACHINERY Y AUCTION

FOR A FARMS S AND D NEIGHBORS KATONA

FRIDAY, MARCH 2ND @ 10:30 A.M.

344 ELLISDALE ROAD CHESTERFIELD (BURLINGTON CO.) NEW JERSEY 08515 (Crosswicks Area) From NJ Turnpike Exit 7 at Bordentown take Rte. 206 North to 206/130 North, follow along and make right turn onto Ward Avenue toward Crosswicks (Ward Ave is the road between Chickie's and Pete's restaurant and Town and Country Diner). Follow Ward Ave about 4 miles, follow through on Main Street Crosswicks. Just through Crosswicks Ward Ave becomes Ellisdale Road at stop sign, then 1 1/4 miles on right to farm.

Katona's have discontinued commercial tomato farming, and has a good selection along with neighbors to warrant your attention!

Selling will be: TRACTORS: Terex TH528 diesel telehandler, 5000 lb, 28 ft reach, 3 way steer, cab, only 1526 hrs!; JD 2750 tractor, new rubber, 3 pt hitch, Hi-Lo trans, 1 remote; JD 3010 diesel, rollamatic narrow front, 3 pt hitch, 2 remotes, duals, fast adjust rims; JD 3020 gas tractor, wide front, 3 pt hitch, 1 remote; Oliver 77 gas with hyd.; Case 580C backhoe with extendahoe; MF 20 Industrial tractor with loader; Farmall 544 gas, wide front, 3 pt., single remote; Farmall 140; Farmall "A" with cultivator; Kubota F22100 zero turn 60 in. cut diesel powered mower; COMBINES-HARVESTERS: CIH 2188 4WD Axial Flow, field tracker, factory bin extension, trailer hitch, external sieve adjusters, 5100 engine, 4100 separator hrs. (Note: Fall 2011 new feederhouse sprockets, chain and reverser motor, new upper sieve and lower grain pan, all new shaker bearings and rubber bushings); 2006 CIH 1020 30 ft. air reel "CWS" flex head, full finger auger, field tracker head; 1996 Byron 9600 string bean harvester, extra nice and field ready! Only 4762 hrs., with 3150 series header, cold air cab! Many recent updates!; 1991 Pik Rite 190 tomato harvester, elect. controls, forward/reverse header, Longview Odenberg sorter, last used 2007 crop; Two (2) Porterway greens harvesters; MF 1163 corn head; IH 820 22 1/2 ft grain head, nice shape with new fingers, etc!; TRUCKS: 1986 UD (Nissan) CPC diesel, single axle, 33,000 GVW, 11R22.5 tires (60%), brakes are 60%, 6 sp. manual trans., air over hyd. clutch, with Morgan 26 ft. dry box, roll up rear door, curbside door, 278,000 original owner miles; 1984 Ford 9000 tandem axle, 10 sp. trans., wet line; 1962 Ford 700 (V-8, 5 sp.) with grain box and hoist; TRAILERS: 1998 Mac 38 ft. frameless alum dump trailer, 60 in sides, 3 way gate with "coal chute", front lift axle, polished alum wheels, Shurlock roll tarp, extra sharp orig. owner trailer!; (2) tandem axle 5th wheel lift units with trailer pull hitches for field/yard moving, hyd. control, mounted air compressors; 1982 Transglobal 45 ft. spread axle on air ride, full Maxi 80,000 GVW; 1983 Fruehauf 42 ft. West Coast tandem; 1983 Fruehauf 42 ft. West Coast tandem; 1986 Transglobal 45 ft. sliding axles; 48 ft. homemade stretch alum/steel frame; 1978 Transcraft 40 ft.; 1977 Budd 40 ft. sliding tandem; 1971 Brown 40 ft. sliding tandem; 1973 THI 40 ft. flat trailer (needs new floor and sides); SPRAYERS: Rears sweet corn or high crop sprayer with 30 ft offset booms, elect over hyd control, 300 gal ss tank; Wilmar 765HT self propelled sprayer, JD diesel power unit, 60 ft. 3 section booms, 600 gal. tank, foam markers, triple nozzle, Raven monitor, clean water tank, 12.4x42 tires; Vicon LS3010T pull type sprayer, 800 gal. tank, 45 ft. hyd. fold, self leveling boom, nearly new s.s. foam marker, rinse tank, hand wash station, triple nozzle bodies, and set up with GPS compatible Teejet 844 auto controller; Kuker pull type sprayer, 40 ft. manual fold booms, 3 section, elect. shut offs; John Beam FMC 30RC-G air blast sprayer, tandem axle, 550 gal ss tank, Jeep industrial engine; Cagle tandem axle sprayer with 45 ft 3 section manual fold booms, 500 gal poly tank with inducer tank; IRRIGATION: Long 1820 wagon mount hardhose traveler, 4 1/2 in. x 1200 ft. hose, engine return, Nelson big gun on cart; 30 pcs.

8 in. x 30 ft. alum. hook/latch pipe; 50 pcs. 8 in. x 20 ft. Racebilt alum. pipe; (3) Hale model 60 p.t.o. 6x6 pumps with carts, hand primers (one unit is parts machine); (2) soft hose units with carts, 4 in. x app. 500 ft.; TOMATO GONDOLAS: 16 Fiberglass: (6=20 ft. x 36 in.); (4=22 ft. x 36 in.); (4=24 ft. x 36 in.); (2=18 ft. x 36 in.); 14 Steel: (9=20 ft. x 42 in. and 36 in.); (4=25 ft. x 42 in. and 36 in.); (1=22 ft. x 30 in.);

U.S. corn farmers succeeded despite a challenging year in 2011, producing a near-record harvest (12.4 billion bushels) for a crop valued at approximately $76.62 billion despite harsh weather, the National Corn Growers Association reports in its newest World of Corn statistical look at the corn industry both domestic and worldwide.

“The world of corn has come a long way since the single seed kernel was planted next to a fish for fertilizer,” NCGA President Garry Niemeyer and Chief Executive Officer Rick Tolman note in the introduction. “Given those humble beginnings, it’s incredible to imagine that 10 years from now, American farmers will be produc-

ing 17 billion bushels annually... We can only imagine how much further it will go.”

World of Corn is a respected collection of the most important statistics about corn production, exports and consumption, providing key information in a readable format, comparing numbers and trends across the years.

This year’s publication, available online now, also includes a poster-size chart that provides an interesting look into the innovations and achievements that have culminated in today’s U.S. corn industry in a concise timeline format. A special edition of the World of Corn featuring statistics in metric measurements will soon follow.

PLAN AHEAD

MacFaddens Spring Auction

Sat., March 31st, 2012

Worldwide Advertising & Internet Bidding Call early to consign to this big event!

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

(518) 284-2090 Email: info@macfaddens.com web site: www.macfaddens.com

Massachusetts Blue Ribbon Calf Sale March 24th

PLANTERS: Stan Hay 3 pt. 3 row precision belt seeder with various belts, 3-870 units, monitors; Mechanical 6 row (12 person) cell plant or bare root planter, adjustable rows, 3 pt. hitch on front, hyd. center lift, no till coulters, 2-300 gal. water tanks; RJ 3 row carousel planter, draw bar pull, hyd. lift, 300 gal. water tank, plant racks; 3 pt. 4 row veg. seeder with Ventura boxes, Oliver 2 row hyd. lift potato digger; (2) JD 33 precision planters (9 row and 15 row); Like new JD 7000 6 row, original owner, corn/soy planter with liquid fert. Deere monitor, corn and bean boxes each with meters; CIH 5400 15 ft. minimum till grain drill with Yetter cart; Lockwood 6000 4-row semi-mt. pick style potato planter; JD 8300 grain drill (21x7) press wheels;

Eastern States Exposition - Mallary Building West Springfield, MA

TILLAGE: Mem Plow (San Ant., Texas) 9-b. (can be 8) on the land hitch, roll over plow with Oliver bottoms; Sunflower 50 3122 field cultivator, 22 ft. with factory extensions to 25 ft., rear hitch with hydraulics; Unverferth 35 ft. rolling harrow II; JD 1010 30 ft. draw bar pull field cultivator with all new lift cylinders, rear scratch rake, rear hitch; Brillion 16 ft. draw bar chisel plow; Oliver semi-mt. 4-b. plow; Fleco root rake; AC 18 ft manual fold disk all rebuilt in 2011!;

For more information we can be found on Facebook and our website is

GENERAL PURPOSE: NH 1003 84 bale stack wagon; JD 348 string tie baler with 1/4 turn, hyd swing, auto lube; NH 489 (9 ft and 467 7 ft) haybines; Kuhn 3201 3 pt rake; Kuhn GF5001 hyd fold 4-star tedder; JD 216 wire baler with 1/4 turn and hyd tensioner; Miller Pro 4012 silage dump wagon; Gehl MS 329 slinger type manure spreader with big 21.5Lx16.1 flotation tires; 20 ft. tandem axle poultry litter spreader with flotation tires and 1 yr. old floor chain; GSI S2353 10 in. x 70 ft. transport auger with side arm infeed auger; Woods 15 ft. 3180 model 15 ft. batwing rotary mower; Ford 6 ft. flail mower; 18 ft. flat deck hay wagon; Original working corn binder, string tie; 6 vertical poly tanks: (2=2100 gal.); (3=1500 gal.); (1=1100 gal.); Lanair CV100 multifuel waste oil heater; Pre-Register for bidders card Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Acceptable ID required.

TERMS: CASH. Checks accepted from known persons in good standing. Unknown persons will need a current bank letter addressed to this auction OR plan to leave your purchase until check clearance Acceptable ID required for bidders card.

CLINICS START AT 10 AM • SALE STARTS AT NOON

50 CALVES OF ALL BREEDS www.blueribboncalfsale.com YOUTH CAN RECEIVE A 5% DISCOUNT ON A PURCHASE OF ONE CALF All proceeds go to the Massachusetts 4-H dairy program

D SALES STABLES , IN HOLLAN W NELocated 12 Miles East of Lancaster, PA Just Off Rt. 23, New Holland C.

Dairy Cow & Heifer Sale

Owned by Katona Farms and Neighbors For Info Contact Chip Katona 609-820-0436 OR Katonafarms@verizon.net

Wed., Feb 22ND • 10:30 AM

Auction Agent: Jim VanHise 609-209-2198

Auction Conducted By James P. Pirrung and Associates

All Consignments Welcome: Cows - Heifers - Bulls From Started Calves to Mature Cows

PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC.

Consignors: Please send all info w/Truckers

Wayland, New York Phone 585-728-2520 Fax 585-728-3378 See pictures and updates on our web page: www.pirrunginc.com

Thank You

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

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by Ann Swanson Geography in an Ever Shrinking World How good are you at geography? I know my continents, the oceans, and the lines of latitude and longitude. I learned them on my way through school. I also know quite a bit about the U.S. The other night I heard a young woman who was making Swedish meat-

balls say, “Well, at least I know Sweden is party of Switzerland!” I could not believe she really believed that. Where was she when geography was being taught?

In the 1990s during the Winter Olympics there was a great change in the countries in attendance. Many small countries broke away from

little. Most of my husband’s life like that of his family members was spent within a 50 mile radius of the farm. When he became a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard that changed.

First he trained at Fort Dix in New Jersey. Then each summer he traveled to a different spot to train as long as he belonged to that unit.

For a time the cows he raised traveled more than he did. He found a lucrative market that took animals from the farm to Saudi Arabia. Before they could be transported they had to have health pro-

OPEN HOUSE DATES Fultonville - Saturday, March 10TH Goshen - Wednesday, March 21ST Chatham - Friday, March 23RD TRACTORS Case IH 9110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Cat 416 WLB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,800 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Case IH MXU125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000 . . . . . . . . . Chatham Ford 8N w/blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Ford 555B WLB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 7930 IVT/loaded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 4010 w/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,800 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5075 w/553 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5303 w/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 6430 Rental Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) JD 7130 Rental Returns . . . . . . . . . . . $71,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville AC CA 2btm/cult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5325 2WD/cab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville COMPACT TRACTORS MF 1220 w/mower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,595 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 750 w/ldr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2305 w/ldr & deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,900. . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 850 w/cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . Clifton Park JD 375 backhoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,850 . . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 855 w/cab, & loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,800. . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 1600 wam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2210. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,750. . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 3720 w/blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 . . . . . . . Clifton Park JD 4410 w/420 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 855 loader/blower/blade . . . . . . . . . . . $11,900 . . . . . . . Clifton Park Kioti DK455 TLB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen Kubota L39 TLB, canopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,900 . . . . . . . Clifton Park NH TC45D cab/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen NH TZ25DA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,900 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen SKID STEER / CONSTRUCTION 72” Sweepster broom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200 . . . . . . . . . Chatham 78” skid steer blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 96’ pwr rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,800 . . . . . . . . . Chatham NH LS 85 cab/AC/heat. . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . . . Goshen Gehl 3935 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Cat 236 cab, heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville NH L175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville NH LS180 cab/heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . . . Goshen MOWERS CONDITIONERS Gehl DC2414 mo-co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,500 . . . . . . . . . Chatham CIH 8880 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . Schaghticoke NH 1411 mo-co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 925 mo-co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 735 mo-co . . . . . . SOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 946. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 4890 w/890 14’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Kuhn 500 disc mower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . . Chatham Kuhn FC 302 mo-co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville HAY AND FORAGE Claas 870 SPF H w/heads . . . . . . . . . . $169,500. . . . . . Schaghticoke NH 256 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,850 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Miller Pro rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

JD 686 rotary head . . . . . .SOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,000. . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 74 rake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,850 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Double rake hitch . . . . . SOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Miller Pro rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Miller 1416 merger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,500. . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 446 w/mega wide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,500 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen 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 NH 166 inverter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,850 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Pronovost wrapper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,500 . . . . . . . . . Chatham Pequea fluffer 81⁄2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Fahr KH500 tedder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Vicon 4 Star tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen Krone 550 tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,650 . . . . . . . . Fultonville PLANTING / TILLAGE JD 220 disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Taylorway 16’ disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500. . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 7000 6 row. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,800 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 12’ BWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Glencoe 7 shank tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,850 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Brillion Seeder 10’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,600. . . . . . Schaghticoke IH 710 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200. . . . . . Schaghticoke IH 11 shank chisel 5700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,600. . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 1450 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2000 6 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville BALERS JD 458 R baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 . . . . . . . . . Chatham Krone 1500 w/knives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville NH 326 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900. . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 335. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,850 . . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 457. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,000 . . . . . . . . . Chatham NH 316 baler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen Gehl 1470 RB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . . Chatham 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 390 flail mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 6600 combine w/215 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,800 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 7000 Series 3 pt./PTO, front hitch . . . . $4,950 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Bush Hog 4 ft. mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $850 . . . . . . . . . Chatham 7’ loader blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $875 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Landpride 7’ HD blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900. . . . . . Schaghticoke Woods 1035 backhoe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,650 . . . . . . . . . Chatham Woods RB72 rear blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $425 . . . . . . . . . Chatham H&S 235 spreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,950 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Polaris Ranger 6x6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen

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files done and receive various inoculations.

The world of the farm expanded as we shared with the children where the cows were going to end up living.

The whole reason I got to thinking about geography was an assignment that my youngest grandchild had from school. He had to learn the shapes and location of the southern states as well as their names and their capitals.

As we worked and talked about the assignment I remembered doing something very similar with my own children. When they were studying about the states I invested in a puzzle of the U. S. There is no easier way to learn than through manipulation and repetition.

Everything I remember about U. S. geography I learned from a puzzle that I had when I was young. I can still picture those pieces and how they fit together.

We assembled the southern states of the puzzle, but he wanted to do more. In the end we got the whole U.S. together including Alaska and Hawaii that were in the inserts.

The puzzle had the world on the reverse side. Although some of

the names of the countries have changed their location is the same. One can get a good feel for world geography just by doing the puzzle.

Farmers no longer are isolationists. They no longer produce just enough food for the family.

Farm children as well as others need to know about this big world of ours that has become interdependent with other countries through exporting and importing products.

Communication has shrunk the world for all of us. It is more important than ever that we learn to co-exist.

Co-existence does not imply that we change our lifestyle. It does not imply that we accept other’s beliefs.

The U.S. is known as the melting pot because immigrants assimilated the culture here with their own. People make a choice to immigrate here.

They know that people here do not necessarily believe as they do. If they accept that premise, they should not complain. We all have the right to raise our families as we choose. I cherish that right. How about you?

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

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, Feb. 20th sale - Top cow .88 wt. 1714 $1508.32, Bulls/Steers top $1.00, bull calves top $1.50, Kid Goats $30 - $85, Goats up to $240. Dairy milking age top $1350, bred heifers up to $1100.

Monday, March 5th - Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale.

Monday, March 12th -Monthly Heifer Sale. Group of Springing Heifers from one farm.

Friday, March 16th - on the Farm. Andover, NJ. Mooney Farms Complete Dairy Dispersal. 180 Hi-Grade Holsteins. 90 Milking age, 90 Heifers - All AI sired.

Worth the trip!!

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

Monday, March 26th - Special Holiday Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. Note this date is the last week of March. Call for advertising your group - it makes a difference.

Friday, April 6th - 11:30AM Spring Premier All Breed Sale. Selections are underway. Accepting registered high quality cattle give us a call.

Saturday, April 21st - Annual Spring Machinery Sale & Plant, Tree & Shrub Auction - accepting consignments groups or single items. Consignments already coming in call today to get into advertising it will make a difference.

Expecting a field full of quality farm equipment.

Saturday, April 28th - Sale held on Farm. Otego, NY. 11:00 AM. Gretna Acres Registered Brown Swiss Complete Dispersal. 100 Head sell. This is a long established breeding herd (50 years) DHI tested, AI sired. Regular herd health program.

LOOKING TO HAVE A FARM SALE OR JUST SELL A FEW - GIVE US A CALL. **Trucking Assistance - Call the Sale Barn or check out our trucker list on our Web-Site. Call to advertise in any of these sales it makes a difference.

Directions: Former Welch Livestock 6096 NYS Rt. 8, 30 miles South of Utica & 6 miles North of New Berlin, NY. www.hoskingsales.com Call today with your consignments.

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

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

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A View from Hickory Heights

the Soviet Union to become independent nations. Their athletes did not have flags; they did not have national anthems. They were simply there representing their countries with pride.

When my class and I looked for the newly formed countries on the map, they had other names. It was very difficult to find some of them. I know that many schools still have old maps. How are young people to learn geography unless it is taught?

There was a time if you were born and raised on a farm you traveled very

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Seedway Soybeans top New York Central Region contest HALL, NY — SEEDWAY® SG2110 soybeans grown by William Tack placed first in the 2011 New York Soybean Yield Contest, Central Region, with a yield of 64.46 bushels per acre.

The contest, organized by the New York Corn and Soybean Association, recognizes the top yield performances from entries across the state. The 2011 contest included entries from nine counties comprising three regions; West, Finger Lakes and Central.

William Tack of Tack Farms, Baldwinsville, NY, grew 200 acres of corn

and 150 acres of soybeans. An early group two, Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® variety, the SEEDWAY® SG2110 soybeans were planted in a strip-tilled field May 14 in 30-inch rows at a population of 140,000 seeds per acre. The seed was treated with CruiserMaxx® treatment.

2011 New York State soybean production averaged 43 bushels per acre, besting the national average of 41.5 bushels per acre. 277,000 acres of soybeans were harvested for grain in 2011.

Headquartered in Hall, NY, SEED-

WAY, LLC maintains locations in Trumansburg and Mecklenburg, NY, Shoreham, VT, Mifflinburg, Emmaus and Elizabethtown in PA and Lakeland, FL. A full-line seed company, marketing farm, turf and vegetable

seed from the Rocky Mountains to the east coast and Ontario, Canada, Seedway, LLC is a subsidiary of GROWMARK, Inc., Bloomington, IL. For more information visit www.seedway.com.

EASTERN BISON ASSOCIATION 16th Annual Show & Sale March 10th, 2012

NEDPA Conference to be held on March 7 and 8 in Syracuse The NEDPA Conference for dairy producers and their advisors will be held on March 7 and 8 at the Holiday Inn, Liverpool, NY. The conference is coordinated by PRO-DAIRY Program at Cornell University and presented by Northeast Dairy Producers Association and features a progressive agenda and speakers to inspire the Northeast Dairy Industry.

Additional and registration information is online at: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/prodairy/nedpa/index.html.

A sampling of this year’s topics and speakers includes: • The world in chaos... Impact on U.S. agriculture and the dairy industry, Richard Brock, President, Brock Associates; • Industry growth in Wisconsin — role of the producer in public educa-

tion and industry leadership, John Pagel, Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy; • Milk fat and human health — separating fats from fiction, Dale Bauman, Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor, Cornell University; • Impact of new reproductive technologies on herd improvement and the dynamics of replacement programs, Kent Weigel, Dairy Science Professor and Chair, University of Wisconsin-Madison; • Managing multiple sites — use of activity based accounting systems in management, Calvin Moody, Brooksco Dairy, LLC; • Technology in the 21st century: Making safe, affordable, and abundant food a global reality, Jeff Simmons, President, Elanco Animal Health.

Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, PA SALE BEGINS AT 11:00 AM Inspection of Bison 9:00 - 10:30 am For more information contact Bob Sexten 614-419-2809, Tupper Sverduk 717-817-8480 or Aaron Calfee 540-309-9362 Terms: Cash, Check accompanied by bank letter of credit, or credit card - MC or Visa.

3% buyer’s premium waived for payment in cash or check.

LAKEVIEW HOLSTEINS

Friday, March 2, 2012 at 11:00 AM 2456 Route 14 Penn Yan, NY 14527

18 mi. south of Geneva, 18 mi. north of Watkins Glen right along Route 14

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Specializing in registered and grade dairy cattle, Jerseys, complete dairy herds, heifers, and service bulls.

Set up for interstate transportation. Reasonable commission rates. Great dairy location. Licensed and bonded. Auction held every first Friday of the month. Excellent ventilation, all cattle vaccinated upon arrival and vet checked by Keseca Vet. 1.) 5 fresh or close heifers from local farm

Having A Horse Auction?

Running your ad in the Country Folks Auction Section? Don’t forget to ask your Country Folks Representative about the Special Rates for Country Folks Mane Stream.

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2.) 20 open heifers from one farm 750-850 pounds (nice) 3.) 3 fresh heifers from Ezra Peachy 4.) 10 fresh and springing animals from one farm 5.) Few close heifers from heifer raiser 6.) Few fresh heifers from Western NY farm 7.) Lots more heifers and cows to sale date 8.) Few registered bulls confirmed Strong demand for quality dairy cattle, last month we sold 250 head with the sale topping out at $2,300.

We have a specialty mix we feed with grass hay to make transitioning smooth for milking cattle.

April Auction will be on Thursday, April 5 @ 11:00 due to Good Friday.

FOR TRUCKING AND CONSIGNMENT CALL: Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 • Jay Martin 315-521-3123 • Raymond Zimmerman 315-531-8521 Terms: Cash or honorable check. Nothing to be removed until settled for.

Auctioneers note: If you’re in the dairy industry, you will want to be here!

For maximum price vaccinate 2 weeks prior to auctions.

Food stand by the Zimmermans.

Auction Staff: Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 (Pedigrees By) John Mikel 585-356-5551 Leon Good 315-374-2788 Raymond Zimmerman 315-531-8521 Clarence Shirk 570-259-0032 Melvin Lee High 315-651-1924 Jay Martin 315-521-3123

Scheduling Spring Auctions - Call to discuss auction method

Jay Martin Clyde, NY 14433 315-521-3123

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cultural Development Program is providing funds for the workshops that will take place on March 6 in Copenhagen, March 14 in Malone, and March 15 in Canton.

Each workshop will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and include lunch.

In areas where alfalfa snout beetle is unchecked, it is a highly destructive crop pest able to destroy an entire field of alfalfa in one season. Crop damage can be as much as $1,500 per acre for complete loss of a second-year stand of

alfalfa harvested to feed dairy herds and as a cash crop.

The March workshop participants will learn the farmer-friendly techniques for growing and applying native Northern New York nematodes as a biological control for ASB.

Participants will also receive a coupon to cover the cost of the nematodes for application to one field on their farm in 2012. Farmers will be responsible for applying the nematodes to their fields with guidance from local CCE educators.

The workshops will also include an update on the breeding of alfalfa snout beetle-resistant varieties of alfalfa.

The workshops will be held: • Tuesday, March 6, Grace Episcopal Church, Copenhagen, register with CCE Jefferson County, 315-788-8450 or CCE Lewis County, 315-376-5270 • Wednesday, March 14, Emergency 911 Building, Malone, register with CCE Franklin County, 518-483-7403 • Thursday, March 15, Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County Learning Farm, Canton, register with CCE St. Lawrence County, 315-379-9192.

The development of the application of microscopic worms (nematodes) to destroy ASB, and the breeding of ASB-resistant alfalfa varieties have been made possible longterm by the farmer -led Northern New York Agricultural Development Program. The New York Farm Viability Institute has provided additional funding for educating farmers about this cost-effective on-farm biological control solution.

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The Cornell Cooperative Extensions (CCE) of Northern New York will offer free hands-on trainings on the on-farm rearing and application of nematodes to control alfalfa snout beetle (ASB) in early March. The Northern New York Agri-

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Alfalfa snout beetle control workshops set for March 6, 14, 15

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Pennsylvania farm families highlight healthy food at Food Check-Out Week events CAMP HILL, PA — Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) members are celebrating Food Check-Out Week (FCOW), which recognizes that growing and raising healthy food is a farmer’s top priority and focuses on helping consumers eat healthy meals, despite dealing with tight food budgets. The theme of FCOW, on Feb. 19-25, is “Stretching Your Grocery Dollar with Healthy, Nutritious Food.”

“Many Pennsylvanians are facing hard financial times with tight family budgets in this tough economy. Food Check-Out Week activities provide consumers with information that helps them save money when buying food and encourages them to eat healthy food, including fresh fruits and vegetables,” said PFB President Carl T. Shaffer.

A link has been created on the PFB website where consumers can learn more about finding solutions to eating healthy and nutritious food on a tight budget. The link is: foodcheckout. pfb.com (do not use www).

“At a time when many consumers are finding it difficult to meet the needs of their families, farmers continue to provide Americans with the safest, most abundant and most affordable food supply in the world,” added Shaffer.

For the 14th consecutive year, PFB is marking FCOW by making deliveries of food, cash, gift cards and other contri-

butions to Pennsylvania’s five Ronald McDonald Houses in Danville, Hershey, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Scranton. Pennsylvania farm families donated $60,192 to the five Ronald McDonald Houses in 2012. Pennsylvania farmers have collected more than $777,200 in total donations since the FCOW program was initiated by PFB’s

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Susquehanna County farmer Cheryl Matulevich (far right) talks about the role farmers are playing in producing healthy food and informing the public about how they can still eat healthy on tight food budgets as part of a Food Check-Out Week news conference at the Scranton Ronald McDonald House. Also speaking at the news conference were (from left to right) Scranton House Executive Director Richard Bradshaw, Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty and Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Media Relations Director Mark O'Neill.

Pennsylvania Farm Bureau President Carl Shaffer receives a certificate of recognition from Hershey Ronald McDonald House Executive Director Kathy Denton recognizing the substantial contributions Pennsylvania farmers have made to the house, which supports sick children and their families. Farm Bureau donated nearly $13,000 to the Hershey House this year.

Photos courtesy of Pennsylvania Farm Bureau

“You’ree Invited”

Zimmerman Construction 315-246-7640

Doing Concrete and Post Frame Building for 30 Years

SPECIALIZING IN POURED WALLS For Round and Rectangular Tanks with Ramps Tapered Bunk Walls Up to 16’ High and NRCS Projects

SOIL SEMINAR

Growers Mineral Solutions is pleased to present a seminar for farmers interested in a lower input style of agriculture.

Promoting healthier soil / better quality crops with higher brix/sugars.

This seminar is headed by Jim Halbeisen, Director of Research of Growers Mineral Solutions, who is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a B.S. in soil science and an M.S. in agronomy. Jim was born and raised on a crop and livestock farm in Fremont, Ohio and has helped use the Growers Program on Halbeisen Farms since 1954.

Growers Mineral Solutions brings to this seminar, practical, documented research and experience with an understanding of the methods by which it is best implemented by farmers who rely on soil productivity for their living since 1955.

10:00 AM to 2:30 PM Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Skyline Lodge at Highland Forest Kenyon Hollow Room 1254 Highland Park Road Fabius, NY 13063

10:00 AM to 2:30 PM Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Elm Circle 3843 State Route 37 Constable, NY 12926

Contacts for more information: John Sensenig - 315-585-6796 James Smith - 315-682-9315 Home 315-243-7283 - Cell

10:00 AM to 2:30 PM Thursday, March 8, 2012 Bohn Restaurant 5256 Clinton St Batavia, NY 14020

Hope to see you there

Contact for more information: John Sensenig - 315-585-6796

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Quality Work at a Reasonable Price - Free Estimates

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AUCTION MARCH 31ST 9:00 AM SPRINGVILLE

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Check-Out from B16 State Women’s Leadership Committee in 1998.

The Ronald McDonald Houses provide a home away from home for families with seriously ill children receiving medical treatment at area hospitals. “These houses help reduce some of the emotional and financial stress on families with sick children, and can be especially helpful for families living in rural communities who must commute long distances to be with their children at specialized hospitals.

Farm families are thrilled to continue our strong partnership with Ronald McDonald Houses and to play a small role in helping families who use these houses,” concluded Shaffer.

Total donations this year to each Ronald McDonald House include: Danville — Pennsylvania farmers sent food, cash and other donations totaling $22,180 to the Danville Ronald Donald House.

Hershey — Pennsylvania farmers raised $12,900 in donations for the Hershey Ronald McDonald House.

Philadelphia — Pennsylvania Farm Bureau member donations for the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House totaled $15,662.

Pittsburgh — Through the volunteer work of Pennsylvania Farm Bureau members, the Pittsburgh Ronald McDonald House received $4,755 in total donations.

Scranton — Pennsylvania farmers collected $4,695 in food and cash donations for the

Ronald McDonald House in Scranton.

Pennsylvania Farm Bureau is the state’s largest farm organization with a volunteer membership of more than 53,000 farm and rural families, representing farms of every size and commodity

across Pennsylvania.

Right — FFA members provide assistance to Pennsylvania Farm Bureau members by unloading food and other donations at the Danville Ronald McDonald House as part of Food Check-Out Week.

Awareness Campaign aims to reduce the number of farm vehicle accidents on public roads COR TLAND NY — Each year more than 15,000 accidents that involve farm vehicles take place on public roads. Reports demon-

strate that in more than two-thirds of cases, the farm vehicle is hit from behind and that more than 90 percent of collisions happen during normal weather conditions. The Cortland County Rural Road Safety Initiative

(CCRRSI) was created to address this growing problem. CCRRSI, is a coalition that includes Cortland County Farm Bureau, The Cortland County Sheriff’s Department, Cortland County Cornell Cooperative Extension, the

PUBLIC AUCTION

Farm Equipment - Guns - Tools - Household

Saturday, March 10th - 9:30 AM Snow Date March 24th

Location: 653 Youkers Bush Rd., St. Johnsville, NY 13452 Directions: Rt. 5 in St. Johnsville go North on N. Division St. stay right onto Lasselsville Rd. approx.

2 miles make left onto Youkers Bush and watch for signs.

FARM EQUIPMENT: Ford 4630 Turbo w/7310 loader low hrs., 987 hrs., very nice and clean; 3pt. Hydr. log splitter; NH 478 Haybine; 258 NH Rollerbar Rake; JD 336 Baler w/thrower; Flat Wagon; NI 351 Manure Spreader; 6' 286 Bush Hog; 6' York Rake; 16' Horse Trailer; John Deere LT160 Lawn Mower; 2003 Polaris 500 Sportsman 4 wheeler all wheel drive only 319 hrs. w/snowblade; Approx. 150 Bales of Hay. Guns: Bolt Action 30-06 w/scope and tripod, nice; Winchester 120 12ga w/scope; Winchester Model 12 12ga.; Compound Bow; Lots of Ammo; Hunting Knives; Misc. Hunting Supplies.

Stoves: Fisher woodstove, nice and clean; Like New Pellet Stove Tools: Stihl 290 Chainsaw, Yard Machine Tiller, Simplicity 560 Snowblower Household: Washer - Dryer - Freezers - Table - Chairs - Misc. Cabinets - Sofas - Gun Cab. and Lots more not listed!

Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District and Nationwide Insurance.

CCRRSI will hold an informational seminar on March 8, 10 a.m.noon, at Empire Tractor, 638 Rte. 13, Cortland NY, for farmers and other interested parties who use agricultural vehicles.

A representative of the New York State Police will be on hand to pro-

vide an overview of the applicable transportation laws and regulations that will help keep you both safe and compliant when you travel on state and local roads.

Participants will also be invited to spend time in the equipment yard at Empire Tractor in Cortland so that they can inspect equipment and ask any relevant questions.

Registration deadline is March 6.

Registration cost: Free — for members of Cortland and Tompkins County Farm Bureau $5 for all others. This event is open to the public.

Lunch will be provided.

To register, contact Sharon VanDeuson, Cornell Cooperative Extension, at 607-753-507, or email shv7@cornell.edu.

EnSave energy audits deadline is March 30 The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentives Pro-

gram funds Agricultural Energy Management Plans (AgEMP), a program that can help farm-

Auctioneer's Note: Owner wants to relocate and everything must go.

ers save between 10 and 35 percent of energy use in the most cost-effective ways. EnSave will establish an AgEMP for your farm by performing an audit and providing recommendations for equipment as well as a payback period. For more information visit www.ensave.com.

Sale Held for Debi Coffin

All Announcements Day of Sale Take Precedence Over Advertising

TRUCKS, TANKERS, TRAILERS, MACHINERY, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES & TOOLS

TROY Y & LORY Y IRWIN

40 SO. MAIN STREET, EARLVILLE, NEW YORK 13336

SATURDAY MARCH 3, 2012 10:30 A.M. Directions: From Sherburne, take NYS Rte. 12B North 5 miles to Earlville. From Hamilton, take NYS Rte. 12B South 6 miles to Earlville.

Trucks: AT9 tank truck 2000 Sterling, tandem axle, C-12 CAT engine, 370 HP, 10 speed, w/Jurop R260 vacuum pump. 1999 Peterbilt 379 EXT Ultra Cab w/sleeper, Cummings motor, Super 10 speed, new clutch, power windows, AC, heated power mirrors, air ride cab. 1999 Mack Daycab Tractor CH613, E7 motor, 10 speed, heavy specs. 1982 INT Tank Truck. 2500 gal. tank w/Transway vac. pump, lift axle, DT466, 10 speed. 1992 Ford Dump truck. 1989 Etnyre Insulated Transport Trailer, 6600 gal. 1988 Fruehauf Transport Trailer, 7000 gal. Yanmar VIP-35 Excavator, w/push blade, rubber tracks, aux. hydraulic lines.

JD 6675 Skidsteer, JD 220 motor, heated cab, quick hitch. 1995 GMC Jimmy, 4X4. 1989 Chevy plow truck, 4X4, w/Fisher minute mount plow. 2000 Cross Country trailer, 10,000 lb. 2008 Haulmark Trailer.

Recreational: 2001 Yamaha 600 Grizzly ATV, 1630 mi. 2009 Yamaha 125 Grizzly, like new. 1998 Ski Doo snowmobile, long track, 2 spd. forward, reverse, 927 org. miles.

Lawnmowers: Ferris IS3100Z lawnmower w/only 400 hrs. Cub Cadet 1810 MD, 850 hrs., 48" deck, hydrostatic, 18 hp Kohler.

Toolss & Misc.: Hotsy pressure washer, Craftsman Roto Tiller, 5hp. Lincoln 250 mig welder, Lincoln Ideal Arc 300/300 mig/tig/stick welder, liquid cooled. Lincoln 225 AC/DC stick welder. (NEW-only used once!). Acetelyne Torch kit w/cart. 1100 gal. Poly tank. 50' FDA approved water hose. Electric Cement mixer. (4) Port-a-johns. Industrial Scientific Air tester, mod. M40 (CO2, H2S, O2, LEL). Several New H2S testers. Dickie John Control Point Liquid Sprayer Kit, 207 gpm pump, elec. ball valve, flow meter, strainer, wire harness & keyboard. (Brand New!). 2 ea. 300 gal. fuel tanks. 2 ea. Masport liquid cooled vacuum pumps. 20 gal. sand blaster. Pellet stove. 3T pellets. Stoves, wood splitter, chainsaws, tires, tire chains, Tub/shower unit, tools, & more!

Troy & Lory, after being in business for many years, (AL-KLEEN Septic, Plumbing, & Drain Service), are moving south to be with other family members. Equipment in great shape, well maintained, and on a regular maintenance schedule. Still being used daily.

Forr moree information, call Troy @ 315-725-8549, or the auction service.

Viewingg welcome:: Thursdayy & Fridayy beforee thee dayy off thee sale.

Sale Managed By: David Unger

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

Tel: (607) 863-3821

Visit us on the Web @ genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com Friday March 30, 2012: At Jack Wood's Sale barn. (40) Head dairy & Equipment sale.

Land Available Deleware County 200 Acres in East Meredith For Livestock or Produce

Explore land and classified listings or submit your own, and learn more about farming and land access in the Catskills.

(607) 865-7090 info@catskillsfarmlink.org QUALITY AUTO SHOP EQUIPMENT, PARTS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT AUCTION Gary Enck's Car Store Inc. (Former GM Franchise) 4622 St. Hwy. 28, Cooperstown, NY

Saturday March 3, 2012 10:00 AM Top Quality Shop Equipment, Office Equipment, Parts & Grounds Equipment Including: Shop Equipment: (6) Rotary Auto Lifts; Hunter Align. Mach. / Computer; Snap-On Tire Mach.; Snap-On Tire Balancer; Robinair Cool-Tech A/C Recycler; SPX Evap. Emissions Tester; BG Coolant Flush, Rear Axle Flush & Power Trans. Flush; OTC Trans. Jack; Snap-On Battery Tester & Scanners; Ajax Shop Comp.; (2) Accuturn Brake Lathes; PFM On Car Brake Lathe; Brannick Strut Comp.; Torches; Oil Stg. Tank w/ Pump; Front End Jack; Jacks; Shop Benches; A/C Reclaimers; Gas Caddy's; Eng. Hoists & Stands; Battery Chargers; Etc.; Specialty Tools: GM Tech-1 & 2 Palm Scanners; Leak Detection; Approx. 150 GM Specialty Tools In Cases; Snap-On Scanner; Etc.; (2) Waste Oil Furnaces & (2) Stg. Tanks; Parts & Accessories; Corvette Wheels & Parts; Office Equipment; Storage Containers; Mower & Snowblower; Live Interactive Online Bidding Available, For Terms & Details Refer To Our Website. Many More Items, For More Details, Pics, Terms, Preview & Detailed Catalog Refer To Our Website @ www.manasseauctions.com.

Auctioneers Note: Top Quality Items Here To Sell, Don't Miss This Opportunity To Buy Quality! Gary Is Moving To A Different Location To Concentrate On Corvette / Specialty Car Sales; Don't Miss This Auction!!

Real Estate Is For Sale Or Lease By Contacting Gary Enck @ (607) 434-2277

Sales Managers & 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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Dick Meyer Co. Inc. CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-228-5471

www.barnfloorgroovers.com

Construction Equipment For Rent

FA R M R A I S E D H O M E BUILDER, featuring Bill Lake Homes. Your plans or ours. www.kdhomesny.com Call Dave KD HOMES 315-841-8700 kdhomes@frontiernet.net

HEAVY EQUIPMENT FOR RENT. 315-497-0095

Cars, Trucks, Trailers

Cars, Trucks, Trailers

R A R E & FA S T ‘06 Caddy CTS-V

Call today and join our family of satisfied customers!!

Professional Pole Barns

by S&L Builders 35 years of experience Lifetime Warranty We build what we sell

6.0 liter V-8, 6spd std, all options, black w/tan leather interior, 46,000 miles.

No Sub Crews Any Size Or Description of Building Most Structures Erected Within 30 Days Beat Our Price? I Don’t Think So!

570-398-5948 (o) 570-772-2352 (c)

www.countryfolks.com

Reduced to $22,500 518-221-4103 3 orr 518-673-0104 Collectibles WANTED TO BUY: Old Grit newspapers (not the Grit magazine). 518-568-5115

Construction Equipment For Sale 1987 CASE 580K backhoe, 4x4, extend-a-hoe, clamshell bucket, 6,500Hrs., great condition, $21,500. 315-730-2687

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1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Cow Mats

Cow Mats

Custom Butchering

Custom Butchering

New York Custom Processing, LLC Rt. 8, Bridgewater, NY

Now Open & Booking Animals

No Lines ~ No Waiting Custom Butchering

Custom Butchering

ATTENTION FARMERS

All Cuts Vacuum Packed and Bar-Coded for Tracking and a Complete Printed Inventory of Your Product Call For Appointment

315-204-4089 or 315-204-4084 Custom Butchering

Now Booking Hogs & Beef Farmer’s Place, International Gold Medal winner for Ham, Bacon, Sausages, and Beef Jerky. Now taking Beef and Hog appointments. Ham and Bacon smoked on site.

Call 607-847-8234 for your appointment.

Special Rates for Spring!

“We are still processing our award winning venison products.”

FARMER’S PLACE

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

DOUBLE L RANCH 7181 Dunnsville Road Altamont, NY 12009

HAULING of Heavy Equipment and farm equipment.

OVERSIZE OK. 315-4970095

Phone: 518-355-6944 Fax: 518-355-8519

Kelley Meats, LLC USDA Inspected

Ow Ope ner Sinc rated e 19 94

Custom Slaughtering & Processing Beef * Lambs * Hogs * Goats *Featuring In-House Smoking with Natural Hickory Prompt Turn Around & Best Quality *All Beef Dry Aged

Custom Services

5324 County Rd 14 Odessa, NY 14869

“A Farmer Friendly Direct Marketing Service” Owner/Operator Licensed & Bonded

N New Bunks N Resurface Existing Bunks N Driveways N Freestalls 607-764-8738

Dairy Cattle

Dairy Cattle

50 WELL GROWN Freestall Heifers due within 60 days.

Joe Distelburger 845-3447170.

REGISTERED Red & White Holstein calves, possible show prospects, records on dam. 2 Red & White Service Age sires, Absolute & Matrix.

Dams w/records to 28,000, $800 each. Niels Skovsende Oneonta,NY 607-829-8509

95 WELL-GROWN freestall trained Holstein heifers due February & March. Had all shots. 315-269-6600

B.K. Transfer

Barb Kelley

BLACKTOP UPSTATE Asphalt Paving

Call:

Custom Services

USDA Inspected Slaughter & Processing Facility

Custom Services

Won’t Breakdown Like Concrete!

GOT MEAT? WILL TRAVEL. Brandt Mobile Slaughtering offers custom processing of beef, pork, sheep, poultry & venison. Call Jordan at 315493-9120

Custom Services

Custom Services

Toll Free 1.877.208.0123

• Accepting All Types of Livestock

Local 607.703.0052

• Competitive Pricing • Trucking Available

Cell 607.227.5282 Working With You, The Farmer

Monday 9am - 4pm Thursday 9am - 3pm

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: Small young herd of Reg. Jersey milk cows, tested free of Johnes, BVD’s & Leukosis. Popular AI sires, on DHIA, very low SCC, no history of heel warts. Rotationally grazed, friendly & haltered. $2,100 each. 802-866-5001

USED COWS WANTED

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

1-800-777-2088

AMERICAN RENDERING CO. BINGHAMTON, NY

Herd Expansions

WANTED

All Size Heifers

300 Lbs. to Springing Free Stall Herds & Tie Stall Herds

WANTED

HEIFERS (ALL SIZES)

*All Hogs Scalded

Also Complete Herds Prompt Pay & Removal

*We Prepare Hogs for Roasting

315-269-6600

BASKIN LIVESTOCK 585-344-4452 508-965-3370

JUST FRESH @ 2-2, “Million Daughter”, deep pedigree, $1,975. 845-386-1771

- WANTED -

Now Processing Bison, Elk & Fallow Deer (Under State License Article 5A)

All Processing Vacuum Packed High Quality at Low Prices!

We Have Appointments Available...Call Today

(315) 337-4272

8937 Beckwith Road, Taberg, NY 13471

REG. HOLSTEIN COWS High Type - High Production

Heifers & Herds Jack Gordon (518) 279-3101

Fresh Cows Milking 80-100 lbs.

Show Calves - Breeding Bulls Call Greg 518-284-2991

WANTED: Reg. Red & White yearling Holstein service bull.

315-287-3647

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Dairy Cattle

Dairy Cattle

ALWAYSS AVAILABLE: Whether you’re looking for a few heifers or a large herd, we have a quality selection of healthy, freestall trained cattle.

Herds ranging in size from 30-200+ tie or freestall.

Strong demand for youngstock, heifers and herds.

Visit Our New Troy, NY Location!

DISTELBURGER R LIVESTOCK K SALES,, INC. Middletown, NY (845)) 344-71700 buycows@warwick.net

ATTENTION FARMERS

WA N T E D

Down - Disabled & Fresh Dead Cows For Rendering - Courteous Service

315-793-0043

ATTENTION FARMERS Operating 6 Days~Monday thru Saturday

WANTED

Down, Disabled & Fresh Dead Cows for Rendering

PINE TREE RENDERING Route 37, Brier Hill, NY

315-375-8459

WANTED ORGANIC DAIRY HERD and

Dairy Equipment

Dairy Equipment

ATTENTION DAIRY FARMERS We Need Good Used Tanks • 100-8,000 ga. - Call Us

• 4000 Gal. Surge (99) • 3000 Gal. Surge (95) • 3000 Gal. Storage • 2700 Gal. Mueller OH NY • 2000SOLD Gal. DeLaval • 2000 Gal. Mueller OH • 2000 Gal. Mueller OE • 1600 Gal. Surge • 1500 Gal. Mueller OHF • 1500 Gal. Mueller OH • 1250 Gal. Mueller OH • 1250 Gal. Majonnier • 1250 Gal. DeLaval • 1000 Gal. Sunset F.T.• 1000 Gal. Mueller OH • 1000 Gal. DeLaval

• 1000 Gal. Mueller M • 900 Gal. Mueller OH • 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 CT M Mueller • 500 Gal.SOLD • 500 Gal. Mueller MW • 500 Gal. Mueller M

• 500 Gal. Majonnier • 415 Gal. Sunset • 400 Gal. Jamesway • 400 Gal. Majonnier SOLDMilkeeper WV • 375 Gal. • 300 Gal. Majonnier • 300 Gal Mueller M • 300 Gal. Sunset • 200 Gal. Mueller RS • 200 Gal. SOLD SunsetPASC • 180 Gal. Milkeeper • 150 Gal. Majonnier • 150 Gal. Mueller RH SOLD TN • 100 Gal. Majonnier

HEAT EXCHANGERS S • TUBE E COOLER 300-6000 0 Gall Storage e Tanks

We e Do o Tank k Repair

SHENK’S

505 E. Woods Drive,

Sales 717-626-1151

Lititz, PA 17543

Dairy Equipment

Dogs NOVA SCOTIA Duck Tolling Retriever puppies. Beautiful red coats, white on face, 4 white paws, white tip on tail.

Family/farm raised. Vaccinated, dewormed, $400. 315891-3397 Herkimer,NY

NuPulse 40 cow pipeline, 2” dia. w/ washer. $1,700. 315496-2356

Farm Equipment

BORDER COLLIE PUPS. Red, Black, Blue & Merle, working lines, ABCA Reg. Shots.Dep. 518-673-5456

Farm Equipment

M ID - W INTER

B A R GA I N S

518-791-2876

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

BARGAIN OF THE WEEK White 2-85 4WD w/Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,900 JD 450 Hydra-Push Spreader, No Tailgate, Good Working Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,900 NH 315 Baler w/Thrower, Hyd. Tension, Nice . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,750 2011 McCormick X-10 40 4WD w/Loader, Nearly New! Only 15 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$17,500 JD 5440 4WD Forage Harvester w/P.U. Head, 4500 Hrs., New Dura Drum Cutterhead rebuilt in 2011, Priced Right!. . . . . . . . .$12,500 Case IH JX80U 2wd, w/LX132 loader, 91 yes 91 Origial Hours!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$22,000 Claas 180 Rotocut Round Baler, Very Nice . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,500 Claas 46 Round Baler w/Netwrap, Very Nice . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500 Krone RR130 4x4 Round Baler, Wide Pickup, Excellent Silage Baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500 Krone RR280 5x6 Round Baler, Very Good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,750 Case IH C80 2WD, 3500 Hrs, Bargain!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500 ‘07 Krone KW1102 36 Ft. Tedder, Like New!! . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 JD 4050 4 Post, Quad, 4500 Hrs, 3Pt, 2 Hyd, Future Collector Tractor, Factory Yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,500 15 Ft. Brillion Land Commander Very Good . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,000 NH 2120 4WD Tractor w/Loader, 1500 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 Case IH 9X, 800 Spring Reset Plows, Very Good!! . . . . . . . . . .$9,500 2006 Landini PowerFarm 105 4WD Open w/Alo Loader, 99HP, 2 Year Warranty, 0% for 48 Mos!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35,000

Dairy Equipment

CJM Farm Equipment 802-895-4159

1457 Hwy. Rt. 20 • Sharon Springs, NY 13459

BULK TANK WANTED: 3000 gallon or larger, must be in excellent working condition.

607-206-1428

400 GAL. milk tank, flat topice bank, just removed. 585237-3969

ORGANIC HEIFERS 6-8 Months Call

(802) 274-0179 Dairy Cattle

Dairy Equipment USED DAIRY EQUIPMENT

We have clients in need of herds, fresh cows, bred, and open heifers. Call Us with your information or email jeffking@kingsransomfarm.com

www.cattlesourcellc.com

MACFADDEN & SONS INC. 518-284-2090 • email: info@macfaddens.com

www.macfaddens.com Lots More Equipment & Parts In Stock - Stop In

Farm Equipment

THINK SPRING! IH & WHITE PLOWS & PARTS

JD 9420 4500 HRS . . . . . . . . . . . . .$92,500 JD 4650 MFD NEW PS . . . . . . . . . .$29,500 JD 4050 MFD PS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,500 CIH 7120 MFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,500 CIH 4366 NICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,500 IH 3588 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,250 IH 1086 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,250 IH 1066 MFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 IH 1066 W/LDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,500 IH 1066 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,900 IH 966 FENDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,250 IH 856 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,250 IH 806 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,900 IH 656 WEAK HYDRO . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500 IH 424 W/LDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500 FD 4100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,500 FD/NH 8870 MFD NICE . . . . . . . . . .$33,500

BOBCAT CT225 W/LDR NEW . . . . .$14,900 JD 9510 4WD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,900 JD 9510 2WD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$53,000 JD FLEX HEADS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CALL JD CORN HEADS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CALL JD 8300 DRILL W/GRASS . . . . . . . . .$3,750 KILLBROS 350 GRAVITY BOX NICE .$2,200 CORN PLANTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CALL ELWOOD 4WD UNIT . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,500 IH & WHITE PLOWS 4X-10X . . . . . . .CALL FRONT END LOADERS NEW & USED CALL CASE 8430 ROUND BALER . . . . . . .$5,000 1ST CHOICE GS520-4 TEDDER . . . .$4,250 CHISEL PLOWS 9-17 SHANK . . . . . .CALL 33FT AL DUMP TRAILER . . . . . . . . . .CALL LOTS OF DUALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CALL IH, JD, FD TRACTOR WEIGHTS . . . . .CALL

Alternative Parts Source Inc. Chittenango, NY •

COMPLETE BOUMATIC ID system w/240 activity tags.

315-247-8983 COMPLETE MILKING SYSTEM: MUELLER bulk tank, 500 gallon, with compressor; Surge pipeline, electronic pulsation, 5 units, 160-200’ of pipe, plus more. Call For Details, 315-737-5095

Farm Equipment

Farm Equipment AO SMITH Propane hot water heater, 75,000BTU, used 2 weeks, like new, $1,850.00.

607-387-6903

BUILDING & REBUILDING OF Self-Unloading FLAT BED and

HAY WAGONS FEEDER WAGONS Also SILAGE CONVEYORS For Estimates Call

518-673-8536 518-461-8933 Farm Machinery For Sale 1 YEAR Motor & transmission warranty on all combines sold.

Nobody has warranty like this! zeisloftequip.com 800-9193322 $1,000 OFF ALL Corn Heads & Grain Heads in Stock.

Largest Selection on East Coast. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800919-3322 $1,000 OFF ALL Corn Heads & Grain Heads in Stock.

Largest Selection on East Coast. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800919-3322 1066 INTERNATIONAL tractor w/cab, $10,000; 1033 bale wagon, $5,500; Kuhn 5001TH 17’ fold-up tedder, $4,200.

845-877-9377 after 6pm 1256 IH turbo w/cab, 18.4x38 radials, $9,500; IH 966 Hydrostatic w/IH 2350 loader, $12,000; Hesston 7155 chopper, $3,500; Richardton 700 dump wagon, $8,000; 1981 Chevy C60 w/silage dump body, $4,000; old JD rake, $500; Int. 400 gas tractor, $2,000; Harsh 290 mixer wagon, no scales, $1,500.

607-286-9362

315-687-0074

Farm Machinery For Sale 18 BALE HAY grabber, works with New Holland bale wagons, set up with quarter turn for loading trucks, $4,800. Call 315-945-2259 1966 JOHN DEERE 3020, propane tractor w/JD 48 loader, syncro-range trans., dual remotes, new battery, like new seat, battery box & 15.5x38 rear tires, VG condition, runs excellent, $7,999.

802-866-5001 2000 JOHN DEERE 260, 4300 hrs., cab, heat, 2 speed, 78” bucket, ready for work, $11,800. 315-536-3176 2006 NH 575 Square Baler, super wide sweep, hydraulic t e n s i o n , # 7 2 t h r o w e r, $16,500.00; 2006 Kahn 4120 GP Gyro Rake, $4,000.00; JD 3960 1000 RPM, Long Tongue, 2 Row Corn Head and Hay Head, $6,500.00.

315-688-4531, 315-483-5725 2008 JD 5103 diesel, 512 loader, quick detach bucket, 480Hrs., $15,000. 315-8225904 2008 NEW HOLLAND T5070 MFWD, cab, low hours, only $33,900; Case IH 5240 MFWD, cab, with big loader, $32,900; Ford 6710 MFWD, cab, loader, $24,000. All great buys! Zeisloft Farm Eq., Bloomsburg, PA 800-9193322 2010 JOHN DEERE 5083 farm tractor, 4x4, cab, air, 2 remotes, $35,500. 315-4970095 2010 KUBOTA 3400D loader backhoe, 195 hours, 4x4, $16,500. 315-497-0095

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1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

2010 NH 163 tedder, very little use, $6,000; 2002 NH 1412 discbine, flail conditioner, field ready, $8,500; White 588 6 bottom, plow, spring reset, sidehill hitch, full set of dished coulters, $3,800. 315-3918949

CASE 1390 tractor, 4x4, w/ bucket loader, good condition, $7,300. Case International 8430 round baler, make 4x4 bales, good condition, $4,200.

Ford (Alamo) 947 12’ bush hog, new blades, good condition, $1,150. John Deere 200 mow conveyor, 100’+ w/ hangers and trip, disassembled and in good condition, $750.

Price or best offer. 607-4353681

2012 E-Z TRAIL & STOLTZFUS kicker bale wagons, 9’x18’ w/new wide track gear, $3,600; 12 bale, low profile, round bale carrier, 31’ long, $3,500; & feeder wagons.

Sunnyhill Farm 518-885-5106

FULL LINE OF USED EQUIPMENT: 7000 JD corn planter, no till & dry fertilizer, $8,000; 93 JD 4960 w/Degelman blade, $45,000; Fan manure separator, $15,000. 802-2727009 or 802-223-3868

Gifford’s TEMCO

MABIE BROS., INC. See the Krone Difference for Size, Strength and Unmatched Durability

SW 42T 13’ 9” Rake

$149/Mo. with 15% down

1.9% for 60 Mos.

On Most Rakes, Tedders, Mowers and Balers Offer good til 2-28-12

8571 1 Kinderhook k Rd. . Kirkville, , NY Y 13082

315-687-7891 1 • 315-510-2400

MabieBros.Com m

www.countryfolks.com or visit us on Facebook

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or visit our company site www.leepub.com

JD 7200 4 Row Vac, No-Till Dry Fert., Nice Shape . . . . . . .$6,500 JD 7200 6 Row Vac, Dry Fert., Nice Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500 CIH 955 6 Row No Till, Dry Fert. w/15” Interplants . . . . . . .$15,000

12,500 OBO

CASE/AMCO, 24’ folding disc, H.D. bearings, 18” blades, rock flex, asking $6,000/OBO. 716-213-7843

Hours: M-F 8-5, Sat: 8-3

IH DISGUSTED??? With your shifting? Now is the time to fix. Put a good tractor back to work. 800-808-7885, 402-374-2202

FOR SALE: Wildcat compost turner, less than 50 hours use, mint condition. 315-858-2728

518-829-7790

(518) 753-6207

Corn Planter Sale

9’ ROTO-PRESS BAGGER $

136 Kardas Road • Valley Falls, NY 12185

Farm Machinery For Sale

518-848-4669

Bag Lift, Nice Shape

Replacement Parts & Supplies For Agricultural Equipment All Types of Repairs and Welding

Farm Machinery For Sale

CIH 1640 COMBINE w/15’ flex head, good condition, $14,000 OBO. 607-351-4505

Approximately 225 feet

CLAY BARN CLEANER CHAIN 16”, clockwise travel, good condition, stored on pallets

$900.00

CIH 5500 grain drill; Krause Dominator; CIH Steiger STX375; CIH 7088 Combine. 585370-4653 CIH 8575 big square baler, 60,000 bales, works good, $28,000. Call Lewis at 315531-9315

BP20 HESSTON Round Bale Shredder. Hull-O Farms 518239-6950

CLEANING UP: JD 3020, tired engine, $4,500; JD 4630/4640, bad engine, rough, $4,000; JD 148 loader, with valve, $1,800; JD 544 B loader, needs work, $7,000; Case W 24B loader, needs engine work, $4,500; JD 450 dozer, with 6-way blade, needs work, $4,000; JD 5-bottom hydraulic reset plows, good, $1,000; Leon 10’ silage blade, came off JD 4630, $1,000; 2000 Chevy 2500 4wd pickup, needs work, $1,000; Several junk Chevy 16’ silage trucks, and parts; Patz belt feeder and conveyor parts. 716-801-5329

BRILLION 26’ X-FOLD PACKER, nice, $9,200; 4 Kilbros gravity bins w/gears. 315-5363807

COMBINE:Case IH 2388, 4WD, loaded, w/2 heads 2206 & 2020, great condition, $135,000. 540-825-6929

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

518-284-2710 Sharon Springs, NY

ARRIVING NOW! Several trailer loads of Case IH 1640 & 1660 combines. Eleven (11) now in stock. Prices reduced.

Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322 B&E MANUFACTURING: Kicker racks, slant bar feeders, headlock feeders, round bale carriers, low profile bale carriers. 315-536-9513

Charles McCarthy Farm Machinery TRACTORS • FARM MACHINERY • UTILITY TRAILERS

BUY ~ SELL ~ TRADE PH: 570-869-1551 Cell: 607-759-4646 4698 ST. RT. 3004

570-833-5214 MESHOPPEN, PA 18630

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.

HOULE scraper units, (2) units w/control boxes, excellent condition, $5,000; (1) parts unit, $400; Cultimulcher, 22’ Kewanee, needs some work, $2,200. 315-662-3625 HYRDAPUSH Manure Spreader, Leon 585, top beater & gate, excellent condition, $15,000. No Sunday calls.

315-946-0087 IH 4166, 10’ blades, excellent condition, $12,000 OBO. 518857-7406 IH 700 trailer, 7 bottom, good condition; White 498, 4,5&6 bottom; IH 720 6 bottom onland, nice. 315-536-3807

IH dsl. dump truck, $3,000; new dump trailer, $5,000; 9 ton trailer, $1,500; Excavator, $12,500; Case 450 Dozer, $8,500; JD 350C Dozer, $11,500; White 4x4 ldrhoe, $9,000; Case ldrhoe, $6,000.

JD 4630, nice, $12,500; JD tractor & ldr, compact, $10,500; Hesston 4x4 w/cab, $9,000; White 4x4 w/cab, 135hp, nice, $12,500; Int. 4x4, $13,500; David Brown, $3,500; Baler, $2,000; Round Baler $1,500; Corn Picker, $1,500; Corn & Flail Choppers, $1,200 up. 6 4x4 Blazers & pickups. Several balers; many discbines; hay wagons; hay rakes; tedders; land plows; discs; 300+ tractors; several Woodsplitters; Brush Hogs, Harrows, Plows & more. Acres of equipment; also parts. Buying Machines Dead or Alive

518-634-2310

JD 330 disc, 24’, 22” blades, like new, $6,700; JD 220 disc, 18’, 22” cone blades, very good, $5,500; IH 490 disc, 18’, new, 22” blades, $6,500; White Oliver 252 disc, 16’, mechanical fold, $2,950; JD 13’ B.W. disc, $2,300; JD 8300 drill, 21x7, double disc, nice, grain or soybean drill, $2,400; IH 620 press drill, double disc, seeder, packer wheels, 12½’, $2,200; Westfield 8x36 transport auger & motor, $1,450; 4 sets of JD, White & Yetter cultivators, 6x30, $850 to $1,050. Mike Franklin 607749-3424

IH 800 12 bottom spring reset trailer plow; IH 11 shank disk chisel; IH 10 shank disk chisel; Glencoe 7 shank disk chisel. 315-536-3807

JD 8420, 8200, 7920, 7700, 7405, 7210, 6615, 5500, 5400, 4955, 4560; Case IH 215, MX200, 8930, 7140, MX135, MX120, JX95, C80.

NH 900 chopper. Degelman 14’ blade. 585-732-1953

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

‘07 JD 6615 cab, 4WD, syncro, 4800 hrs . . . . . .$27,500 ’83 JD 2950 cab, 4WD, high & low dual hyd . . . .$13,500 JD 5510 ROPS 4WD, pwr reverser w/541 ldr. . . . . . . .Call ‘07 JD 5325 ROPS, 4WD, dual hyd . . . . . . . . . .$15,800 ’97 Daewoo DD80 cab, 6-way blade, hydro . . .$12,500 JD 6400 cab, 2WD, PQ, 9795 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . .$18,500

Penn Yan, NY

315-536-8919

JD’s in Stock Now, Very Nice Quality Low Hour Tractors JD 8430, 8330, 8270-R, 8410, 6715.

Case IH Trs. in stock now, Low hrs., Like New at Great Price!

Case IH 335, 305, 245, 255, 7140, MXM120, MX120.

Call for details or see us at www.andrewsfarm.com “NO” European models sold here!!!

Good selection of farm equipment as well! Call Us!

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814-587-2450

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Farm Machinery For Sale

John Deere 2010 diesel, $5,000 OBO, excellent condition; 1976 Ford F350 flatbed dump, $2,200 OBO. 607-3514505

LX565 New Holland Skid Steer, L225 New Holland Skid Steer, Case IH 685 tractor, Int. 574 tractor, Gehl 2330 discbine. (2) Feeder wagons, (1) with headlocks. 315-691-2927

JOHN DEERE 260 loader, single lever control, 8’ bucket.

518-376-0244

John Deere 2840 w/148 loader, 80hp, 500 hrs. on new engine, tires 90%, no cracks or welds on loader, nice shape . . . . . .$13,000 OBO Tubeline Bale Boss 1 big bale shredder, skid steer mount, like new . . .$10,500

315-725-0139 JOHN DEERE 3020 tractor, diesel engine, overhauled 2008, $6,800; Gehl 1475 variable chamber silage baler, good condition, $6,200. 315684-3228 JOHN DEERE 347 wire baler with chute, good shape. 315496-2356 JOHN DEERE 4890 self propelled winrower, one owner, excellent condition, 2300 hours; 1850 Oliver tractor, 100hp, w/Perkins diesel engine. 518-843-0999 JOHN DEERE 6400 MFWD, dual hydraulics, open station, rebuilt trans, 540/1000 PTO, good condition, $14,500. 315536-3807 JOHN DEERE 8420, duals, weights, power shift, $104,000.

Brand New NH TD5050, 4x4, cab. 315-447-3008 JOHN DEERE sound guard cab for 3150 w/new compressor & condenser, $3,600 OBO. Nelson Parts 315-5363737 JUST PURCHASED: JD 2755, 2WD, local tractor, nice; JD 4450 & JD 4455, just arrived. Sharp JD 4620, 2WD, new transmission (power shift), w/duals $34,900. 800919-3322 zeisloftequip.com JUST PURCHASED: JD 4555 MFWD, low hours & sharp, farm sale tractor, $55,000.

Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-9193322 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 KINZE 3000 6-row no-till corn planter, double frame, excellent shape, asking price $20,000. 518-965-8269 LOWEST PRICES on combines are always Feb. & March. Save some major money this time of year. 1 year motor & tran. Warranty loves you to next February. 800919-3322 zeisloftequip.com

Maine To North Carolina PleasantCreekHay.com MANURE SPREADER, 2011 H&S 5120 Top Shot, 2000 gallon capacity, just like new.

802-728-5135 McHALE round bale wrapper, sets bale on end, plastic cut & hold, auto bale pickup, used very little, Honda engine & hydraulics, $15,000. 518-6733565 MEYERS Manure spreader, 125 bushel, poly bed and sides, T-bar chain, end gate, very good condition, $3,600.

518-483-7280 NEW HOLLAND 1089 automatic bale wagon, 900 hrs., fair condition. Call 315-2463455 NEW HOLLAND 258 hay rake w/ dolly wheels. Not very old, excellent condition, with nice paint. Asking $2,800. IH 710 4 bottom auto-reset plow, excellent condition, with all new wear parts. Asking $1,800.

607-532-8512 NEW HOLLAND 352 grinder mixer, $1,500; IH Rissler 190 Stationary mixer, $2,600; Harsh 290 mixer, $3,200.

Contact 607-279-2933 NEW IDEA dolly wheel hay rake, Model 402, field ready, excellent shape, last used horse drawn, $1,500; International 2444 tractor w/loader, 2 remotes, good rubber, runs great, $2,750; New Holland 258 hay rake, field ready, fresh paint, $1,750; New Holland 477 haybine, good rollers, works good, field ready, $1,300; New Holland 268 square baler, good condition, works great, field ready, $1,250. 607-829-6817

NEW SKID LOADER ATTACHMENTS • Buckets • Manure Forks • Pallet Forks • Bale Spears • Round Bale Grabbers • Feed Pushers • Adapter Plates • Skid Steer Hitch

Truck Freight Available

MARTIN’S WELDING 315-531-8672 NH 8560, TW15, 8830, 9700; Case 4890, 4494, 2870, 2470, 1370, 2590, 2390. Schulte Jumble 320 rock picker. 585732-1953

Farm Machinery For Sale

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Organic Weed Control

Weeder w/Kovar Tines Horse Drawn 5’-15’ - 3pt. 5’-46½’

Many Options Available

Call Bob at 716-984-7442 PARTING OUT: Case 930, 970, 1070, 1370, 2290, 1394, 1494; Ford 8000, 6000, 4000; Int. 5088, 1586, 986, 886.

New & Used tires & rims of all sizes. 585-732-1953 QUICKE 640 Loader, joystick, valve, self-leveling, quick attach bucket, will fit JD 64006410-6420 tractors, excellent condition, $4,300. 585-3931485 REMLINGER PST, strip-till, 12 row markers, rolling baskets, 3 point, excellent condition. 315-822-5988

USED COMBINE PA R T S K & J SURPLUS LANSING, NY 607-279-6232 Days 607-533-4850 Nights

Pat O’Brien & Sons For all your feed needs!

• Steam Flaked Corn • Protein Mixes

• Corn Meal • Minerals

• Energy Mixes • Nutritional Services

Pick-up or Delivery from our Geneva Feed Mill

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

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Custom Roasting and Cooling Your Soybeans,Corn, etc.

At Your Farm or Mill Serving All of NY State

WEILER’S Grain Roasting On GRAIN ROASTING Your Far m

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SMITH AG SERVICE Morrisville, NY 315-447-7579 mark@smithagservice.com

(315) 549-7081

FOR SALE: 1500 tons corn silage, 1500 tons haylage. All in Ag Bags. 607-565-9677 Green Haven Open Pollinated Corn Seed. ***Silage, Grain, Wild life plots ***Available Certified Organic ***Early Varieties ***Free Catalog ***Green Haven Open Pollinated Seed Group 607-566-9253 www.openpollinated.com

YOUR SOURCE FOR:

WANTED

Massey Ferguson

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

165, 175, 265, 275, 285 Any Condition

Buying Corn, Feed Wheat & Oats

814-793-4293 WHITE 2-105, full cab, 105hp, 2WD, over/under direct trans., good rubber, runs excellent, $7,000. 607-745-3115

Farm Machinery Wanted

WANTED

John Deere 5460, 5820, or 5830 Choppers

814-793-4293

SEED PLATES for an older 6 row International corn planter.

315-496-2356 WANTED TO BUY: Used farm & construction equipment, running or not. Early or late models 1970’s & newer. Will 315-777-2357 WANTED: Implements for Allis Chalmers Model G tractor. 613-432-5764

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn CORN SILAGE & HAYLAGE FOR SALE. 518-965-8269

ROASTED CORN & SOYBEANS FOR SALE TRY ROASTED CORN AND SOYBEANS AND DISCOVER THE DIFFERENCE! Higher Digestibility - Research studies show that roasted corn is more digestible than raw corn.

• Energy levels increased by 30% with roasted corn.

• Roasted corn has gelatinized starch just like steam flaked corn but is less costly to produce.

• If your fecal starch levels are above 2.3% roasted corn will increase profitablility.

• Most dairymen are feeding 10% less roasted corn than raw dry corn.

• Some dairymen are seeing an increase in BF. Purer Feed - Flame roasting can effectively remove mold spores and reduce toxin levels that are harmful to livestock, swine and poultry.

• Better herd health.

Pricing & Availability on Request

518-537-6509 DAVE KIMBALL - CUSTOM GRAIN ROASTING

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(315)) 549-82266 Romulus, NY 14541

REED CANARY GRASS SEED, tested for purity and germ, $2.50/lb. Pete Block 814-757-8495, 814-730-5595 please leave message, speak clearly.

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 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

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Fencing

E & A FENCE

771 State Highway 163, Fort Plain, NY

Bringing Security For Them Peace of Mind For You ~ Sales & Installation of All Types of Fence ~ Visit Our Retail Location by Appointment

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Generators

Hay - Straw For Sale

NOBODY beats our prices on Voltmaster PTO Alternators, Sizes 12kw-75kw. Engines Sets and Portables Available.

100 4x5 dry tubed bales, $40/bale, Frankfort, NY Area.

315-360-5145

MOELLER SALES 1-800-346-2348

10 Ton Minimum Limited Availability

Goats

Quality First - Always

Boar Billy Goat for sale. 2 years old in excellent shape

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 • Email williamsfence@gmail.com

MAPLE PRODUCERS. . .

We carry hi tensile, gripples, corner rollers and much more for sap lines Supplier of Organic Feed and Fertilizer

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

Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

AG LIME HI-MAG

For Rent or Lease DAIRY FARM for rent, 66 stall barn + 2 bedroom house, Delaware County. 607-2785168

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

For Sale

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

SEASONINGS: Home Fries.

Ranch Hearty Steak Seasoning. Catalog H. McIntosh, Box 714, Pittsfield, MA 01202

Financial Services

Financial Services

GOATS: 10-20 bred goats, Alpine and Saanens, 6-10 dry yearlings, good show and milking stock. Must sell. 607838-8227 or 607-280-6617

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

10” U-Trough 50 Feet Call

585-370-5366

For Sale Westfield Augers 1 8x41 pto $1000.00 2 8x61 pto $3500.00 ea.

1 8x61 pto $5000.00 585-370-2900

MEYERS 750 TOWER DRYER 750-800 Bu./Hour Call

585-370-5366

518-768-2344 1st CUTTING square bales; 4x5 wrapped 1st cutting silage bales. All good quality.

Roscoe,NY 607-498-5812 200 wrapped round bales grass hay, 15-17% protein, all tested, $35-$40/bale. Dry round bales, outside, net wrapped, $25.00/bale. 607865-6313 3x3x7 LARGE Square Bales 1st cutting; 4x5 round bales 1st cutting. All stored inside.

845-877-9377 after 6pm 4x4 BALEAGE, $35.00/bale.

607-965-8184 500 BALES grass hay, $40/bale, quantity discounts.

St. Lawrence County, NY. 315393-2818 DRY HAY: Several grades & quality levels available for horse, cow, sheep & goat.

Large square, barn stored, no rained-on hay. Also, straw available. Pick up or deliver.

Free loading. Fox Valley Vail Farms 518-872-1811 FOR SALE: Quality first & second cut grassy hay, big & small square bales. Delivered.

315-264-3900

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

A N MARTIN GRAIN SYSTEMS Clyde, NY

WE SPECIALIZE IN • Sukup Grain Bins • Dryers • Grain Legs • Custom Mill Righting

Hay - Straw For Sale

STANTON BROTHERS

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

315-923-9118

Hay - Straw For Sale

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

Looking for Long Term Customers Wheat Straw, Grass Hay, Mixes and Alfalfa available in large square bales.

FULL TRAILER LOADS ONLY

Call Nick 845-901-1892 Miriam 800-747-3811 or visit adenbrook.com Hay - Straw For Sale

FOR SALE All Grades Hay & Straw Horse & Dairy Quality Bagged Shavings & Sawdust

WILL DELIVER

ROBERT ROLLE (518) 234-4052

Hay - Straw For Sale MADE IN AMERICA!!!

Quality Hay = Healthier Animals! All hay is tested and meets production and nutrient needs... Dry Round, Square & Wrapped, 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th.

Delivery available. 845-9857866

ONTARIO DAIRY HAY & STRAW

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

ALSO CERTIFIED ORGANIC GOOD QUALITY HAY & STRAW. Large Square Bales.

Will load or ship direct. 802849-6266

Call for Competitive Prices

HAY SAVER Plus Hay Preservative, 68% Propionic Acid.

87¢ per pound. Product available in Waterloo, NY. Delivery Available. Conoy Ag, Elizabethtown, PA 717-367-5078

ORGANIC BALEAGE, in tube, 570-549-8119

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

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

Low Potassium for Dry Cows

NEEB AGRI-PRODUCTS

519-529-1141

ORGANIC CERTIFIED baleage, tubed, 4x4, first $35, second, third, $40, round dry 4x5 $30, trucking available.

315-347-2456.

TOO MUCH HAY?

STRAW

Try Selling It In The

519-482-5365

Call Peg At

CALL STEVE

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

CLASSIFIEDS 800-836-2888 or email

classified@leepub.com Hay - Straw Wanted

JUNE CUT 1st cut grass hay, small square bales, never wet, $3.25/bale firm. Approximately 1600 bales. 518-483-9603 after 8pm, cell 518-232-2770 days.

ALWAYS WANTED

JUNE CUT 4x5 round bales, excellent cow hay. 518-5687765

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

TIMOTHY MIXED HAY ALFALFA MIXED HAY 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cuttings Also Small Square Mulch

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Help Wanted

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WANTED

HEAD FEEDER POSITION

FARM HELP WANTED: Basic mechanic skills are necessary. Responsibilities will include: Equipment operation, Milking, Cleaning, Feeding, Equipment maintenance, Crop work. Prior experience required. References required. Family owned 80 cow Registered Holstein Farm. 315-684-9034

Assistant Herd Person

with recent experience doctoring cows. Some assistance in AI breeding on sizeable modern dairy in northern VT. Salary based on experience, housing package possible.

Call 802-782-9058

WANTED: Ag Service Tech

HAY & STRAW

For Sale All Types Delivered Cell 717-222-2304 Growers, Buyers & Sellers

WANTED

Pre Cut Rye Straw 50 to 75 Lb. Bales

302-737-5117 302-545-1000 WANTED: 1st & 2nd cut big & small squares. 315-363-9105 WANTED: Clean average 42 to 50 lb. square bales clean first and second cut hay. Eastern, NewYork area, 450 to 700 bale loads picked up. 203263-5334

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

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.

The right candidate has strong mechanical skills, understands the performance of farm equipment and implements applications.

The job requires computer knowledge and good communication skills. John Deere equipment repair knowledge and experience is a plus.

Technicians have access to state-of-the-art computer diagnostic information, John Deere education programs, as well as performance incentive programs.

Cazenovia Equipment offers competitive compensation package, 401K retirement program, employee discount, personal leave days many group employee benefits.

Apply now...

Fax Resume to (315) 655-8433 Email Resume: jobs@cazequip.com

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Available on an Expanding 1,000 Cow Dairy in CNY A successful candidate will be a motivated individual who will be responsible for mixing and delivering a total mixed ration to the dairy herd as well as overseeing bunk management and feed equipment preventative maintenance.

Experience operating machinery, a valid driver’s license, a willingness to learn, and a positive attitude are a must. Experience as a feeder is helpful, but we are willing to train the right person.

Contact Chris At 315-729-3186 after 7PM A job description is available upon request CHENANGO COUNTY: Small dairy farm looking for a good milker. Good with farm machinery helpful. Wages & house. Or buy the cows & rent farm, I will supply crops.

607-373-0684, 607-334-4917 if don’t answer, leave message, will call back.

DAIRY MANAGER This position is ultimately responsible for the health, safety and performance of the milking herd. Position is a leadership and supervisory role with a team of employees who assist you in completing the day to day activities required to operate a large commercial dairy.

Salary range $60,000+, with future ownership opportunity.

Please send resume to

Dirk@twinbirch.net & Steve@twinbirch.net Or call Steve at

315-730-4111

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Great Opportunities!

Mountain View Equipment, LLC CENTRAL BOILER E-Classic OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACES. Cleaner and Greener. 97% Efficient. EPA Qualified. Call today Halloran Farm 845-482-5208.

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

Poultry Processing Plant Supervisor. On-farm USDAinspected processing. 7500+ birds per week. Upstate New York location. Experience required. Spanish language helpful. Salary depends on experience. Email resume to: MariaW@hvc.rr.com

Help Wanted

Hoof Trimming

Hoof Trimming

Help Wanted

Hogs

WANTED: Young dairyman, skilled in Dairy Herd Management interested in building a Dairy on my farm located in Northern Schoharie County.

518-234-2188

POT BELLY PIG male approx.

6 months $40. 518-568-5817

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Agricultural Equipment Dealer is looking for an experienced Service Manager to oversee the shop operation. A minimum of 5 years experience in Ag or Industrial equipment machinery a plus. Competitive Salary based on experience.

Excellent benefits package, health insurance, retirement, uniforms, etc.

Randalll Implementss Co.,, Inc. 29911 St.. Hwy.. 5S, Y 12072 Fultonville,, NY or email to randall@telenet.net Agricultural Equipment Dealer is looking for an Assistant Service Manager/Service Writer to assist the Service Manager with repair orders, Warranty entry, telephone, etc. Knowledge of Farm Machinery a plus. Requires computer skills, handling customer service calls, good organization skills, etc. Excellent fringe benefits package.

Salary based on experience.

Randalll Implementss Co.,, Inc. 29911 St.. Hwy.. 5S, Fultonville,, NY Y 12072 or email to randall@telenet.net OPERATIONS COORDINATOR Full Time - Permanent Position

DIESEL ENGINE, HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRICAL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED, CLEAN DRIVER’S LICENSE

Counter/Phone Sales, Scheduling/Dispatching Deliveries, Crop Input Recommendations Agronomy Degree and/or Experience in Related Field, Organizational Skills, Basic Computer Knowledge Excellent Wages & Benefits

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Small Engine Technician

EXPERIENCE PREFERRED

Please Apply in Person 1137 Route 7 North Openings in Middlebury Location 802-388-4482 Benefits • EOE

Blowers Agra Service, Inc. 4694 Country Road, 5, Hall, NY 14463 585-526-6907 fax 585-526-6880 bagras@frontiernet.net

WANTED: FEEDER PIGS in New England or New York.

Please call Loren 802-7307068 w/prices.

Hoof Trimming DAN & JEN WILLIAMS HOOF TRIMMING • 28 Years Experience • VET RECOMMENDED • 607-591-0885 DON’S HOOF TRIMMING: Maintain herd health. Sore feet a specialty. Vet recommended. Quality, experience, will travel. 518-6732577 leave message.

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

Horse Equipment NEW IDEA #12 ground driven rubber-tired manure spreader.

Good working condition. Shed kept. Erin C. Lundy 315-4931051 NEW Rubber-tired fifth wheel parade or ride wagon, used one time. Erin C. Lundy 315493-1051

Horses SMALL White Percheron gelding, broke for wedding carriage, also rides. Also, team of well broke, older Belgian geldings, sound, shod. Erin C. Lundy 315-493-1051 TEAM of 15-3 hand, drafty black 7 year old Percheron half brother and sister broke to all farm machinery; also traffic safe. Erin C. Lundy 315493-1051

Lawn & Garden MANTIS Deluxe Tiller. NEW! FastStart engine.

Ships FREE. One-Year Money-Back Guarantee when you buy DIRECT. Call for the DVD and FREE Good Soil book! 877439-6803

Llamas LLAMAA/ALPACA CHUTE, used very little, $800.00. New $1,699.00. 315-593-6767

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Phone: 315/852-3326 • Fax: 315/852-1104 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:00-5:00; Sat. 8:00 to 4:00; Sun. 10:00-2:00 www.countrysidehardware.com Shipping UPS Daily

SHAW’S MAPLE PRODUCTS 7945 Maxwell Rd. • Clinton, NY 13323

Home/Fax: 315-853-7798 Email: info@shawsmapleproducts.com www.shawsmapleproducts.com Carol Shaw Curt Shaw Cell: 315-725-0547 Cell: 315-725-6512

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607-642-3293

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Extremely hearty & perfect for free range Layer Chicks, Turkeys Ducklings, Guineas, Much More

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Clearview Hatchery PO Box 399 Gratz, PA 17030 THOUSANDS OF AG PARTS available online at www.PaulBparts.com.Sprayer parts include Teejet Nozzles/Tips, Nozzle Bodies, Pumps, GPS Guidance, Foam Markers, and much more.

Weasler PTO Driveline Parts available for North American, Italian, and German series. Or call 717-738-7355 ex.275.

(717) 365-3234 Real Estate For Sale

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CENTRAL VERMONT DAIRY for sale, 394 acres, double 8 parlor, 200+ cow capacity, slurry store, harvestore, bunk silos. $750,000 firm. Cows, machinery, and feed available.

Call 860-836-1524

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Real Estate For Sale

Van Billings Real Estate, LLC Van Billings, Broker/Owner 14 S. Main St., Dolgeville, NY 13329

315-429-0300

FARM SALE IN WALWORTH, NY: 88 acres, 60 tillable, 43 cow newly renovated dairy barn, 2 heifer facilities w/full concrete, machine shed in garage, w/beautiful 1800 4 bedroom 2 bath house. 315730-3312

LOOKING FOR FARM TO RENT or LEASE. Montgomery, Schoharie, Owego, Herkimer areas. Willing to buy on contract. Call 518-7743041

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HELP WANTED

Active farm real estate broker seeks person with extensive farming experience to handle farm sales in Madison County and nearby areas.

Must have real estate license or be willing to get one.

Phone Van Billings @ 315-429-0300

FARMS

DEMEREE REALTY Little Falls, NY 13365 Phone (315) 823-0288

NEEDED: 100-300 Acres Tillable

IN

MADISON COUNTY - LEBANON - EATON - EARLVILLE

QUALITY BUYER WILL PAY MY COMMISSION

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Oppenheim - 37.1 Acres - $110,000

#72 - 241 ACRES on PARKHURST RD. Near MIDDLEVILLE, HERKIMER COUNTY, NY - 120 acres tillable - 30 acres of woods and 90 acres pasture - great views in all directions - not far from the WEST CANADA CREEK - A GREAT BUY FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$350,000 #71 - Hobby farm with 8.2 A. in nice quiet location - 2 story post & beam 7 rm. home mostly remodeled - attached garage - also 40x80 ft. pole barn with 36x60 ft. addition & water - irrigation pond for veg. gardens is stocked w/bass . . . . . . . . . . .$130,000 #70 - 178 ACRES IN STARK, HERKIMER COUNTY, NY - 60 acres tillable - 30 pasture - 80 nice woods, 2 story barn w/72 ties - 26x40 ft. heifer or horse section off main barn. V.G. 8 rm. home with H-W-HEAT - 3 car garage with nice workshop.

Across rd. from #69. EX. Buy at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$289,000 #69 - Farm w/150 A. - 130 tillable, 20 woods, nice apple orchard, outstanding looking property w/very good 2 story home w/beautiful lawns and nice in-ground swimming pool - also outside wood furnace, 2 story barn with lg. heated shop at one end - nice creek borders property - located across the road from #70 Priced at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$435,000 C-62 - Very attractive 1860 built brick Italianate house situated on 45 acre hobby farm, 20 A. tillable, 25 A. pasture. This 2400 sq. ft. home in the process of refinishing has 4 BR, 2 full baths, 8 rooms total, new forced air heating system, new appliances, new roof, finished original plank and hardwood floors. Third floor available for additional living area. 36x90 Gambrel style barn, two large box stalls, Clear Span drivein second story, new roof, new wiring. 24x36 three stall garage with door openers.

Overlooks the Mohawk Valley. Asking $425,000 . . . . . . . REDUCED TO $375,000 C-68 - 107.6 A. Farm, 81.6 A. prime, river bottom farmland with 27 A. woods; spacious, 2400 sq. ft. well-maintained, 150 yr. old farmhouse, 10 rm., 5BR, 1 1/2 baths, new windows and furnace, full cellar, enclosed porch, furnishings included; two-story dairy barn, 48 stanchions, heifer/calf tie-stalls; Patz barn cleaner in covered manure room; 14x70 concrete stave silo; three-bay garage with overhead doors; additional bldgs. for storage, all in excellent condition; one pond and year round creek runs through property. Asking $395,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REDUCED TO $350,000

Beautiful old multi-level barn would make an excellent home. A drilled well, 2 septics and electricity already on the property. 37.1 acres of nice farmland, great hayfields, beautiful and magnificent distant views all makes a perfect spot for a retreat.

POSSON REALTY LLC 787 Bates-Wilson Road Norwich, NY 13851

(607)) 334-97277 Celll 607-316-3758 www.possonrealty.net possonrealty@frontiernet.net David C. Posson, Broker

100-ACRE FARM: 60 cow barn, 30 heifers barn, house, trailer, ready to milk.

Burke,NY.518-483-3370

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Richard E. Posson, Associate Broker

Pricee Reduced d - 2302 - Otsego County Free stall Operation.

Buildings for 300 head. Double 8 milking parlor, 3,000 gallon bulk tank, large concrete pad for feed storage. Good 2 story 4 bdrm home. All situated on 70 acres of land w/40+/- acres tillable, gravel loam soils w/lots of additional land to rent reasonable. Great location. Mins from Cooperstown or Oneonta. Farm would work well for dairy although buildings are conducive for horses and beef.

Farm has 2 trout streams. Excellent deer and turkey hunting. Nice d from m $245,000 0 to o $225,000 area to live and farm . .Reduced 2275 5 - Madison n Countyy Gentleman'ss Farm. 190+/- acres. 60 well drained high lime tillable acres. Balance woods and pasture. 2 large machinery buildings. 50x70 loose housing livestock barn.

Manheim - 42 Acres - $135,000 Barn on about 42 acres with apartment built into barn. Includes the business of Zook’s storage shed, lawn furniture and food goods, but does not include the inventory.

Excellent main roadbusiness site.

Minden - 81.6 Acres - $299,900 Superb Horse Farm - 36x96 Morton Building with 8 gorgeous stalls. Plus old dairy barn, turn out sheds, equipment shed, pond, all fenced.

Remarkable post and beam passive solar design on home with very open floor plan.

Spectacular private setting at end of road. Any offer is subject to court and bank approval.

Manheim - 83 Acres - $440,000 Vintage brick farmhouse fully restored with beautiful floors and trim, keeping the original look, yet with a modern kitchen and baths.The main house has 3200 sq ft including 3 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. There is a 1 bedroom, 1800 sq ft apartment with a huge great room, amazing fireplace and wonderful views. Could be used as a 2 family or in law apartment. Set on 83 magnificent acres of useable farmland this property is ideal for horses or a small sustainable farming operation. There is an old barn and two modern steel barns. The Morton pole barn, 40X80 has water and electricity. Part of a larger parcel, taxes to be determined.

Also an older 72x175 Free stall barn. Good completely remodeled 2 story Victorian home. House is ready to go for two families but could easily be changed to one 5 bedroom home. Farm has a great location, 25 mins to Syracuse. Beef, horses, or gentleman farming. Farm has d from m $300,000 been reasonably priced to sell. . . .Pricee Reduced o $275,000,, makee an n offer,, alll offerss willl bee considered. to da Countyy - 258 acre dairy farm, 80 acres tillable, 8 - Oneid 2308 good well drained flat ground all in hay. Balance woods and pasture. Nice 56 stall 2 story dairy barn, enclosed manure room, 2" pipeline milking system. Big mangers, high ceilings, nice barn to work in. Good 2 story remodeled 6 bdrm, 3 bath, new kitchen and baths; a very well maintained home. 3 out buildings for machinery storage and young stock. Year round trout stream. Excellent deer and turkey hunting. Would make a nice farm to milk a small dairy or would be excellent for beef or horses. Lots of additional land to rent for little or nothing. Nice area to live, hiking, skiing, and snow mobile trails close by. Farm is priced to sell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Askingg $429,000.. That'ss $1,662 2 perr acree with h good d buildings.

9 - Oneidaa Countyy Land - 87 acres mostly wooded. Easy to 2289 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Askingg $120,000

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FEB 20 - MAR 13 Pennsylvania to host Beef Cattle Producer Seminars Seminars beginning at 6 pm are located at the Mercer Co. Extension Office (Feb. 20), Indiana Co. Extension Office (Feb. 22), Belle Vernon Christian Center Church (Feb. 28), and the NRCS Building in Somerset (March 5). Seminars beginning at 6:30 pm are located at Tioga

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FEB 27 Agricultural Taxes Seminar Town of Chenango Community Hall. 6 pm. $25/business. Contact Carol, 607772-8953.

FEB 27-29, FEB 28 Biogass Economics workshop • Feb. 27 - 9 am - 3 pm Genesee County CCE (Batavia, NY) • Feb. 28 - 9 am - 3 pm Auburn Holiday Inn (Auburn, NY) • Feb. 29 - 9 am - 3 pm Madison County CCE (Morrisville, NY).

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2000 Sterling Drywall Boom/Flatbed, Cat 3306 300hp with engine brake, 1998 Peterbilt 357 Dump Truck, Cat C-10, 8LL, 8LL, 18k front axle, 46k full locking rears, double frame, 25’ deck, 30’ of Hendrickson suspension, Double frame, 16’ steel body with electric tarp, 357,503 miles frame behind cab, 177,269 miles. Fasse 300SE boom lift. Rubber 90%. $26,900 $38,500 We will separate the boom from the chassis.

2002 Volvo Tri-Axle Dump Truck, Volvo 345hp, 8LL, air ride, 16’ steel body with electric tarp, 20k front, 46k rears $43,900

Lunch is $10/person.This program has been approved for 2 NYS-DEC recertification credits in categories 1a, 10 and 21; and 1.5 credits in category 23. Those who attend the Bath Crop Symposium will only be eligible for 1 credit in 1a, 10 and 21 and 0.5 credits in category 23. Contact Steuben CCE, 607-664-2300.

FEB 28, MAR 7, 13, 20 & 27 Heardsman Training CCE Oneida office in Oriskany, NY. All class times will run from 10 am until 3 pm unless otherwise noted.

The cost of each session is $5 and includes lunch.2012 Herdsperson Training Sessions: • Feb. 28 - Transition Cow Management by Tom Overton, Ph.D. Cornell University/Pro-Dairy.

• March 7 - Fresh Cow Care and Monitoring & Cow Handling by Dr. Nick Chuff, German Flatts Vet Clinic.

• March 13 - Milk Quality & Mastitis Issues by Dr. Mike Zurakoski, QMPS. • March 20 - Newborn Calf Care & Dystocia Management by Dr. Mark Thomas, Countryside Vet Clinic, Lowville, and Reproduction Management by Katie Ballard, Miner Institute, Chazy, NY. • March 27 - Hands On Learning Portion, hosted by SUNY Morrisville’s dairy facility faculty. Contact Marylynn Collins, 315-7363394 ext. 132 or e-mail at mrm7@cornell.edu.

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1999 Kenworth C500B HD Dump Truck Cummins N14 460hp, 8LL, 18k front axle, 65k full locking rears, 17’ x 84” high body, 234,725 miles, double frame. $38,900

FEB 28 Barn Meeting Albano Dairy, State Route 23, between Stamford & Grand Gorge, NY. 1-3 pm.

Contact Kim Holden, 607865-7090.

Beginning Tree Fruit 4-H Acres, 418 Lower Creek Rd., Ithaca, NY. 6-8 pm. $5/person or $8/couple for 1 class; $10/person or $15/couple for both classes.

Contact CCE Tompkins Co., 607-272-2292.

Dairy Farm Discussion Group to Meet Albano Dairy, State Route 23 between Stamford & Grand Gorge, NY. 1-3 pm. The farm tour and discussion group is free to interested dairy farmers. Contact Kim Holden, 607-865-7090. On Internet at www.nycwatershed.org Hoof and Leg Care of Dairy Cattle/Crop Insurance Ag Center at CCE of Madison County, 100 Eaton St., Morrisville, NY. 1 pm. A nominal $5 fee will be asked to cover handouts and other information that will be available.

Contact CCE of Madison Co., 315-684-3001.

Southern Tier Field Crop Workshop Horseheads Holiday Inn Express, Horseheads, NY. Variety Selection, Pest Resistance and Plant Population Effects on Corn and Soybeans; New Challenges with Field Crop Diseases and Drainage Systems for Improved Crop Health and Environmental Quality.

2008 Kenworth W900 Daycab, Cat C-15 475hp, 13 speed, 13,200# front axle, 46k full locking rears, aluminum wheels, 165k miles, southern truck $94,900

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2002 International S-8100 300 Cat, 9 Speed, 14-40, 4 Spring Suspension, Low Miles, Southern Truck, Priced To Sell Or Trade

1990 International 4900 DT466 6 Speed Trans., 33,000 GVW, Air Brakes, 22’ Dump Flat, Cheap!

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1997 J&B 36’ x 102” Aluminum Dump Trailer, 92” Sides, Swing Gate, Electric Tarp, Spring Suspension, Double Landing Gear, VERY CLEAN Priced To Sell Or Trade

2001 Mack CH613 Daycab Tractor E7 400 Mack, Jake, 10 Speed Transmission, Air Ride, Aluminum Wheels, With or Without Wet Line Priced To Sell Or Trade

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(Qty 2) 2005 IH 9400i Cummins ISX450hp, 10 speed, air ride, 410k miles, 72” double bunk sleepers, rubber 90%, $34,900 each

1999 Western Star 4964SX Cat 3406E 600hp, 18 speed, 20k front axle, 46k full locking rears, 4 lift axles, 25’ of frame behind the cab (double), 195” C-T, Chalmers suspension, aluminum wheels $55,000

2003 Deere 160C LC Excavator 5523 Hours, cab with heat & A/C, Good U/C, long stick, 28” pads, 36” bucket $53,500

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FEB 29 Benefit Concert for Schoharie Crossing Winners Circle, Fonda, NY. 6:30-9 pm. Leap the Creek Benefit Concert for Schoharie Crossing Historic Site Flood Relief. $10 cover charge. Tons of great music, food and it’s for a good cause. Contact Tricia Shaw, 518-829-7516 or e-mail TriciaShaw@parks.ny.gov.

Capital District Vegetable and Small Fruit Program TBA. 9 am - 3:30 pm. Call 518-791-5038 or 518-7750018.

Small Farms Summit Cornell in Ithaca, NY. 9:30 am - 3 pm. And at four other locations around New York State: Voorheesville (Albany County), Canton (St Lawrence County), Warsaw (Wyoming County) and Riverhead (Suffolk County).

A video connection will allow us to communicate across sites. The Summit is free to attend and lunch will be provided.

MAR 1 A Free Credit/Debt Workshop Albany Public Library Pine Hills Branch, 517 Western Ave., Albany, NY. 1 pm. A free money management workshop. Advanced registration is required. Contact CCE, 518-765-3559.

Farm Investments and Windfall Programs Delaware County Resource Center, Cooperative Extension, 34570 State Highway 10, Hamden, NY. Feb. 23, 11 am - 3 pm, with a snow date of Feb. 24. A second program, “Managing Windfalls” will be held on March 1 from 11 am - 3 pm, with a March 2 snow date. The fee for the each program is $10/person. This includes lunch and handouts. Registration and prepayment would be appreciated by Feb. 20. To register, send a check made payable to Cornell Cooperative Extension and mail to P.O. Box 184,Hamden, NY 13782 and indicated which or both programs you are attending.

Heifer Management Workshop Edgewood Restaurant, 566 Elmira Street, Troy, PA. 9:30 am - 3:30 pm. $25/person.

Pennsylvania dairy producers and their dairy employees may attend this workshop for the discounted fee of $12.50. Call 888-3737232.

On Internet at www.das.psu.edu/dairyalliance/education/heifermanagement 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.

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MAR 2 Susquehanna County Dairy Day Elk Lake High School, Dimock, PA. The event kicks off at 10 am and concludes by 3:30 pm. Dairy Day will be filled with educational presentations, free health screenings, commercial exhibitors, lunch and a well stocked dairy bar; which includes milk, cheese and

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John Deere 4020 - 88 PTO HP, 2wd, Runs Good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AS IS $7,995

Gehl V330 - 84 HP, 3300 lbs. Lift Capacity, Cab, Low Hours, Excellent Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$44,975

2008 Club Car XRT1550 - AWD, 23 HP, Kawasaki Gas, John Deere 455 Garden Tractor - Mid Mower Deck, 22HP Knight 8114 Side Slinger - 300 Bushels, 1400 Gallons, Bed Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,575 Diesel Engine, Excellent Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,800 Field Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,975

Tubeline Inline Bale Wrapper, Field Ready . . . . .$12,575

Rockhound 60B Landscape Preperator, Excellent Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,575

Harvestec Crop Preserve System - Came Off New Holland BR740A, Fully Automatic, Excellent Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,775

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Demo New Holland T5060- 90 PTO HP, 4wd, Cab, 2 Rear Remotes, Excellent Condition (Stock Photo) . . . .$38,575

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Farm Equipment: JD 7200 Cons. 12 row liquid planter Vehicles: 1998 Ford F150 2000 Ford Explorer 1998 Chevy Impala Utility Company - pickups, Vans, Bucket trucks Trailers: 2011 14' Utility Trailer w/dovetail 2010 20' Tilt bed trailer

2011 77"X10' utility trailer 2009 6'X14' Dump trailer w/scissor lift 2010 18' deck over trailer w/dovetail (2) tow dolly's Big Toys: Kubota RTV 900 Bobcat UTV w/dump Misc.: (3) 300 Gal plastic water tanks Stand by Gen Set Woods 8' rotary mower

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BENTLEY BROTHERS Inventory Reduction & Consignment Auction

Kubota Tractors & Farm Equipment

Thursday, March 8, 2012 @ 10:00 AM Route 31, 2 Miles West Of Albion, NY • Consignments Welcome SELLING: Farm Tractors: Kubota M8200, cab, 5600 hrs.

Kubota M8200, cab, 4600 hrs.

Kubota M135XDTC, cab, 900 hrs.

Kubota M7040HD, canopy, ldr, 350 hrs.

IH 886 IH B414, ldr IH 1066 IH 404, w/ldr White 2-180, 2wd JD2010 JD 5055E, 4wd, ldr, canopy, 54 hrs.

(2)MF 50 MF 394S, 4wd, cab, 3800 hrs.

Ford 800 Ford 8N Ford 9N Compact tractors Kubota B7610HSD, diesel, 4wd, ldr, 200 hrs.

Kubota B7500HSD, diesel, 4wd, turf, 60" deck, 900 hrs.

Kubota BX2200HSD, diesel, 4wd, turf, ldr, 60" deck, 350 hrs.

Kubota L35 TLB, ldr/backhoe, 2000 hrs.

Kubota BX25 TLB, ldr/backhoe, 500 hrs.

Kubota B2400, ldr, turf tires Kubota L3710, cab, ldr, front blower JD 4110, 4wd, soft cab, ldr, blower, 535 hrs Ford 1710, shuttle, 4wd, turf, 1300 hrs.

Kioti CK30HST, 4wd-hydro-turf, 95 hrs Lawn Equipment (2) Toro17-52 52" Zero turn, deck, Kohler engine Toro 18-52 52" Zero turn, deck, Kaw engine GrassHopper 718, Zero turn, 52" deck, front mount, 1600 hrs.

Gravely PMZ260, Zero turn, 72" deck, 1100 hrs.

Kubota B7610HSD, diesel, 4wd, ldr, 200 hrs.

Kubota B7500HSD, diesel, 4wd, turf, 60" deck, 900 hrs.

Kubota BX2200HSD, diesel, 4wd, turf, ldr, 60" deck, 350 hrs.

Kubota L35 TLB, ldr/backhoe, 2000 hrs.

Kubota BX25TLB, ldr/backhoe, 500 hrs.

Kubota B2400,ldr, turf tires Kubota L3710, cab, ldr, front blower JD LA175, 54" mower deck with mulch kit, 25 hrs.

JD 325,48" mower deck, Hydro-power bagger, 300 hrs.

JD 345, 48" mower deck, 900 hrs.

JD 455, 54" mower deck, diesel, 2000 hrs.

JD LA175 JD 4110, 4wd, soft cab, ldr, blower, 535 hrs.

Kioti CK30HST, 4wd-hydro-turf, 95 hrs Ford 1710, shuttle, 4wd, turf, 1300 hrs.

Kubota T1460, 40" deck, 697 hrs.

Kubota TG1860, 54" deck, diesel Kubota G1800, 54" deck, front snow blower Cub Cadet 3145

Cub Cadet 1641, 44" deck Toro 1638 38" deck Construction Equipment: Kubota KX91-3 excavator Skid Steer Loaders: Volvo MC80, forks & bucket Farm Equipment: Jacto Arbus 400 sprayer- new Pequea HR1140 rake- new Rossi 17' tedder- new 25' Knowles cart harrow 20' Brillion cart harrow Brillion packer 12' Brillion cultimulcher Brillion cultivator, 6 row 16' Oliver 283 drag JD 2 row corn picker JD 7000 4 row planter Ford 3 bottom plow NH 315 w/kicker NH 1411 disk mower NH 847 round baler Hesston 5545 round baler

IH 10' offset disk Big Toys: RTV900 camo Yamaha Rhino, 4wd, diff lock EZGO golf cart Misc: 3pt snow blower Snow blade Pallet boxes Pickup fuel tank 20HP 3 phase electric motor Stone bucket 2446 BushHog loader BushHog SQ48 Woods LR72 rake Bale spade Tree spade Swisher post mower Swisher tow mower, 44"-engine driven Sickle mower, 5' Rotary cutter, 6' Rhino Cutter, 5' pull type

Roy Teitsworth, Inc. ~ Successful Auctions for 42 Years Plain old-fashioned hard work, experience and market knowledge make this the team to choose for successful auctions. Now is the time to call for a no obligation consultation or appraisal. There are many options available to market your business assets. We would be pleased to discuss the auction methods with you. Give us a call today. If you are looking for clean, well-maintained municipal equipment and trucks, at absolute public auction, here are some tentative dates to keep in mind. Please also visit www.teitsworth.com Saturday, March 3, 2012 9:00 A.M. CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Teitsworth Auction Yard, Geneseo, NY Farm & Construction Equipment Heavy & Light Trucks

Saturday, March 31, 2012 9:00 A.M Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction Farm Tractors & Machinery, Lawn & Garden Equipment Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY

Thursday, March 8, 2012 10:00 A.M. Bentley Brothers Inventory Reduction & Consignment Auction Kubota Tractors & Farm Equipment Rt 31, 2 miles west of Albion, NY

Saturday, April 21, 2012 9:00 A.M. Chautauqua County Area Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction Gerry Rodeo Grounds, RT. 60 Gerry, NY

Saturday, March 17, 2012 8:00 A.M. Saxby Implement Corp. Public Auction 200 Lawn Mowers, Vehicles, New Trailers & Much More Mendon, NY Wednesday, March 21, 2012 9:00 A.M. CORYN FARM SUPPLIES, INC. Public Auction of Farm Equipment & Tools 3186 Freshour Rd., Canandaigua, NY Saturday, March 24, 2012 9:00 A.M. Z&M Ag and Turf Farm Equipment Auction Clymer, NY

Saturday, April 28, 2012 8:00 A.M. 42nd Annual New York's Favorite Consignment Auction Teitsworth auction yard Barber Hill Rd. Geneseo, NY

Saturday, June 2, 2012 8:00 A.M. Special June Auction Teitsworth Auction Yard, Geneseo, NY Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks Saturday, June 16, 2012 9:00 A.M. Jefferson County Area Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction Selling Heavy Equipment, Trucks & Trailers Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Watertown, NY Thursday, August 9, 2012 1:00 P.M. Farm & Equipment Auction Next to Empire Farm Days Show Farm Equipment, Tractors, Antique Equipment, Construction equipment Route 414, Seneca Falls, NY

Saturday, September 22, 2012 9:00 A.M. LAMB & WEBSTER USED EQUIPMENT AUCTION FARM TRACTORS & MACHINERY Routes 39 & 219 Springville, NY

Saturday, December 1, 2012 9:00 A.M. Special Winter Consignment Auction Teitsworth Auction Yard, Geneseo, NY Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks, Liquidations & Consignments

Saturday, October 6, 2012 9:00 A.M. Monroe County Municipal Equipment Auction Heavy Construction Equipment, Cars & Trucks 145 Paul Rd., Exit 17, Rt. 390 Rochester, NY

Check it out at www.teitsworth.com March 6-13, 2012 April 3-10, 2012 May 1-8, 2012 June 5-12, 2012 July 10-17, 2012 August 14-21, 2012 September 11-18, 2012 October 9-16, 2012 November 6-13, 2012 December 4-11, 2012

Saturday, October 13, 2012 9:00 A.M. Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction Hamburg Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY

Saturday, May 12, 2012 9:00 A.M. 27th Annual Palmyra Municipal Equipment Auction Town of Palmyra Highway Department Palmyra, NY (Rochester area)

Saturday, September 8, 2012 9:00 A.M. Municipal Surplus & Contractor Equipment Auction Town of Lansing Highway Dept.

Rts. 34 & 34B, Lansing, NY

Saturday, October 27, 2012 9:00 A.M. Onondaga County Area Municipal Equipment Auction Municipal & Contractor Equipment Syracuse, NY (NYS Fairgrounds)

Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:00 A.M. Important Public Auction Recreational Equipment, Farm Machinery, Heavy Construction Equipment C.N.Y. Power Sports, Rt. 11 Cortland, NY

Saturday, September 15, 2012 8:00 A.M. SPECIAL FALL CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Teitsworth Auction Yard, Groveland Farm & Construction Equipment Heavy & Light Trucks Consignments Welcome Geneseo, NY

Tuesday November 6, 2012 Ending November 13, 6pm Monthly Online Auction Check it out at www.teitsworth.com

RTI Online Auctions Keep in mind we also have a web based auction monthly!

This is an efficient and convenient way to sell equipment of all kinds. It runs from the first to the second Wednesday of every month. Please contact Milo @ 585-739-6435, Richard @ 585-721-9554 or Cindy @ 585-738-3759 to consign to any of these auctions.

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