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Equine massage therapy helps horses heal

by Sally Colby If your horse has always picked up leads easily and then doesn’t, what do you do? Call the vet, the farrier or have a friend watch the horse go? Perhaps the saddle doesn’t fit properly, or the horse is unhappy with the bit you’re using? When all else fails, many equestrians, from weekend trail aficionados to competitive riders, have turned to equine massage for solutions.

Jennifer Parks is a certified equine massage therapist who wanted to get out of the 9 to 5 routine she had been in. She attended an equine massage school, and now helps relieve pain in hurting horses and helps riders reach their performance goals.

“I first experienced massage for myself for migraines,” said Jennifer. “I had an appreciation for what it could do.” Jennifer attended an equine massage school in Ocala, FL, where many top-level horses compete. The school required students to have prior experience in handling horses so that they could concentrate on the intricacies of the craft. The course involved learning a lot of anatomy and physiology along with practical work on many types of performance horses with various soundness issues.

After receiving certification, Jennifer worked on her friends’ horses to further her ability to ‘feel’ problem areas and work them out. She also spent time at Penn National race track. “On the track, it’s horses’ backs that are sore,” she said. “It’s their lifestyle — a lot of hard work and no turnout.”

Jennifer has found that each discipline has common issues. For example, hunters and jumpers seem to have stifle issues, and horses that are worked over higher jumps will often have hamstring problems.

Most of Jennifer’s clients call because they’ve noticed a change in their horse’s performance. She says that if a horse is experiencing deep muscular soreness, they aren’t going to want to work. A sore horse will have trouble controlling the finer movements in their body, which means that the rider won’t be able to get what they want.

Although Jennifer doesn’t have to know the details about a horse’s problem prior to the first massage, she says that it’s helpful to have some basic information. “It helps me to know

where to look,” she said, adding that the owner’s goal is the priority. “I might find a lot of things wrong, but what I really need to know from the owner is what is bothering them. It helps to create a complete picture of what’s going on.”

Many horses have chronic muscular problems that are the result of poor conformation. “For every conformational defect in the horse, there is a corresponding muscle problem,” said Jennifer. “Once you take away the top layer of pain where everything is bound up, the issue becomes apparent.” With these horses, Jennifer finds that a maintenance program is the key to obtaining good performance. She also finds that multiple horses are ridden by the same rider will often have the same issue. “That doesn’t mean the person is a poor rider,” she said. “It means that the rider’s own physical limitations cause problems for the horse. But sometimes the horse has a problem that is the result of early training, or from the way the horse has been ridden. Those problems are ingrained, whether they’re physical or mental. In some cases, the damage is already done, and in the short turn, you need to get rid of the problem that’s already there.”

Another common issue Jennifer finds in performance horses is poor saddle fit, even with costly top-name saddles. She urges riders to make sure that the saddle fit is right for the horse. She’s also a strong proponent for wool pads that, when used on the same horse, mold to that horse’s back over time.

As far as the horse’s response during massage, Jennifer says it’s a matter of understand the horse’s body language. She can tell when she hits trigger points, and can see when the horse relaxes once a particular muscle group is relieved. “What amazes me is that when I hit a spot that I know is really sore, they relax. I’ve had some that will kick and bite and are resistant at first, but they usually open up and relax.”

What Jennifer enjoys most about equine massage is identifying and working on trigger points. “They’re the nerve control center in the muscle,” she said, adding that there are hundreds of trigger points throughout the body. “That’s what makes massage so very important and beneficial. It’s the

As she works on a horse, Jennifer can see how the horse is responding through their body posture and ears.

Jennifer Parks works on a performance horse’s back during a therapeutic massage.

She finds that horses that compete in certain disciplines often have problems in common that can be resolved through massage.

Photos by Sally Colby

most painful work, but through that one point, you’re able to effect change in the whole muscle. It’s a matter of knowing which trigger points to look for when a certain problem exists, and addressing all of the trigger points.”

Equine massage is not a substitute for veterinary care, but it can be incorporated as part of an overall program for a horse’s care. Jennifer says that she is pleased with the professional interaction she’s had with most veterinarians. “They’ve embraced it,” she said, adding that she’s been practicing equine massage for12 years. “They

treat me as a professional.”

Jennifer says those considering massage therapy for their horse should rely on personal references.

“They (the equine massage therapist) should be up front and let you know what techniques they use,” she said.

And although most chronic problems will require the expertise of an equine massage therapist, Jennifer says that anyone can learn basic massage techniques to use on their own horse.

Jennifer Parks accepts new clients in all disciplines, and can be contacted at jparksesmt@yahoo.com.

Equine massage involves a thorough understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the horse.

The first question a calf raiser might ask when Calf Welfare and Comfort — Although there starting up a new operation or making changes to an appear to be disease control benefits to rearing existing one is: “Which is best for pre-weaned calves calves in individual hutches, animals raised in con— hutches or group pens?” The purpose of this arti- finement cannot seek the most comfortable cle is to provide a comparison of advantages and dis- “microenvironment” for themselves. However, if advantages of individual and small group housing designed properly, hutches can allow calves to seek for pre-weaned calves so that dairy farmers and calf shelter or seek fresh air and sunshine. One study raisers can make the best housing decision for their evaluated the amount of time spent lying in the operation. hutch, in the doorway, and in the outside area of Disease Prevention — The primary purpose of outdoor hutches. Calves could capture solar radiaindividual housing is to limit the spread of disease tion as needed in cold weather, shade as needed in between pre-weaned calves. There is some evidence hot weather, and were most active during the times of moderate temperathat the prevalence of tures. some diarrheal disease agents like The use of group Cryptosporidium, cochousing might be beneficidia, and Rotavirus is cial when considering Advantages of individual housing: lower when calves are the welfare and social• Can reduce spread of disease housed in hutches comization of the calf. Group • Can observe individual calf behavior and pared to group pens. housing, containing 2 to health Group housing of calves 6 calves, provides more • Can provide specific feed and amount and before weaning may also calf interactions and observe consumption increase the odds of enriches their environ• Can achieve reasonable weight gain with them shedding E coli ment by adding stimuno effect on future performance O157:H7. Respiratory lus. Group housing can Advantages of small group housing: disease outbreaks tend allow for proper social• Better calf socialization to cluster within calf ization and fulfill calves’ • Group size best 6 to 9 calves housing, which implies requirements for play that close contact is and movement, but is indeed important in dischallenging for caretakease spread. Housing calves in individual hutches ers to keep up on sanitation, manage nutrition, and was a protective factor for pre-weaning calf pneumo- control disease in large groups. Due to this, calves nia compared to calves raised in the presence of will typically encounter higher levels of pathogens at adults. In a study of 236 French dairy farms, inves- younger ages when housed in groups, causing hightigators found that compared to individual housing, er disease incidence and death rates. calves housed in group pens after 1 week of age were Size of the Group Matters — A prospective study more likely to get sick, particularly if they were of calves indicated that those housed in large group housed in groups that had 3 or more weeks in age pens had a higher risk for respiratory disease comdifference. Calf mortality appears to be lowest in pared to calves in individual housing or small group herds housing calves in hutches compared to other pens. Calves housed in group pens fare better in types of housing. A Norwegian study found that smaller groups of 6 to 9 animals compared to 12 to calves housed in group pens had a greater risk of 18 per group. Respiratory disease incidence was lowdying compared to calves housed in individual pens est in calves housed individually, intermediate in for the first month of life. However, if managed care- those housed in small group pens (with 3 to 8 fully, and infection pressure is not high, group hous- calves), and greatest in calves housed in larger group ing for pre-weaned calves does not have to predis- pens (6 to 30 calves with automated feeders). A conpose them to infections. The incidence of diarrhea clusion from this is that if pre-weaned calves are was actually lower in group housed calves compared going to be housed in group pens, the numbers of to individually raised calves in a Finnish study. calves per group needs to be considered.

Key Points

A prospective study of calves indicated that those housed in large group pens had a higher risk for respiratory disease compared to calves in individual housing or small group pens.

The specific effect of isolation on calf welfare and behavior has been examined. Individually-raised calves spent more time next to a man in a pasture than did group-raised calves, indicating a greater bond to humans than to other calves. A drawback to group housing for calves is that they can develop cross-suckling behaviors.

A study of twin heifer calves and effects of isolation versus group rearing found no differences in average daily gain between isolated and groupreared calves, and no differences in the behaviors they measured. They concluded that isolation was not detrimental and may have enhanced the human-animal bond. In one large, multi-site experiment, calves were raised without being able to see other calves (isolation) or in individual hutches

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Protecting dairy profitability through risk management Part 3: Ruedinger Farms’ strategic marketing plan and the budget process

by Sally Colby John Ruedinger, a Wisconsin dairy producer who found that strategic marketing has increased profits, says that hedging line of credit is where working with the dairy team is critical.

“How many dollars do you need? It depends on your risk appetite,” he said. “What’s the size of your dairy?

You need to have a lender you can talk to.” The bank obtains the loan (the hedging account agreement) with the producer and the brokerage firm, and specifies when the bank can draw money from the client. Ruedinger says that the account must be balanced at the end of the day, every day.

Ruedinger devotes time to strategic marketing each day. “I get e-mails every day from Stewart Peterson,” he said. “Conversations with the broker might depend on how fast the market is moving. But the buck stops with me.” With a risk management program, Ruedinger says that it’s important to work with a trusted finance person to track costs. It’s also critical to have a good balance sheet. Debits include fees and commissions, options expense, checks disbursed and futures losses. Credits include options

income, checks received and futures gains.

“We’re fine-tuning our accounting program to balance, and know where debits and credits are,” he said. “Know which columns to put numbers in to get the hedging account balanced, and know what the true profit and losses are. Keep track of beginning balance, profit and loss, and activity for the month. Know where the ending account balances are.”

As far as funding the margin calls on futures contracts, options are purchased through the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Ruedinger works directly with his bank — he has a brokerage account, and the bank receives the same statements he does.

“The brokerage account gains value when the contracts are favorable,” he said, “and loses value when it isn’t. In the end, the margin account has to be balanced — cash is going in and out of the checking account whenever there’s a margin call requirement.”

Ruedinger begins the budgeting process in October. He relies on input from his nutritionist to allow for feed needs, and the dairy manager for estimated milk production. He sends a

first draft to his finance manager, and then a final draft to Stewart Peterson.

Many members of the team are aware of the dairy’s entire financial picture.

“The dairy manager sees the profit sheet every month, and the nutritionist sees it,” said Ruedinger, adding that he doesn’t share finance information with all of his employees.

“Our employees know when times are tough. It’s the communication we have in all aspects of the business that allows me to let some of this roll off my shoulders when things don’t go as well as we’d like. In January, the budget is reviewed, everyone on the team gives a report, and Stewart Peterson provides insight as to where they think markets will be.

The team focuses on best costs rather than least costs — what can be done to reduce feed costs that won’t hurt the cows? For example, during a recent visit with the nutritionist, Ruedinger found that the price of cottonseed was over $400 per ton. The farm is currently over budget on protein and energy costs because commodities have jumped, but Ruedinger decided to keep using the products they were feeding because milk prices

are a little higher.

Ruedinger noted that with 2008 milk prices, most dairy producers lost $800 to $1,000 per cow per year.

However, through sticking with a milk marketing program, he minimized losses to about $20 per cow per month. “If you jump in and out when things are good and you think you can make money, that’s when you’re going to get burned,” he said.

Ruedinger says that the nature of the game is volatile prices in the future. “There will be higher and lower swings,” he said. “We just need to have it a little less volatile in the middle. It’s all about averages — it’s about trying to get the middle of the road price. But you need a solid plan, and you need to know what your cost of production is so you can manage it.

Sometimes you’re contracting lower than your cost because you had a lower option. You don’t really want to go lower, but watch receipts and try to manage the risk side of it. Don’t jump in and out, and don’t try to outguess the market. Follow the plan, take the emotion out of the plan, and trust your lender to work with you.”

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Bunker management offers bottom-line advantages Growing conditions determine fiber digestibility, and the right combination of weather conditions make for an optimum silage crop, say experts at Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business. While temperatures and moisture levels over the course of the growing season will set the stage, producers can actively take steps to preserve silage quality once the silage is harvested through good management, resulting in better feeding material for livestock.

Heat, temperature and light are key factors in determining fiber digestibility.

In 2010, much of the U.S. saw higher temperatures with low to average rainfall. This combination was optimum for neutral detergent fiber (NDF). Cool and wet conditions lower NDF digestibility.

Quality preservation techniques Many factors play into nutritive losses — mainly improper harvest techniques and overall bunker management (ensiling and feedout). Harvest techniques, like crop maturity, dry matter and chop length, have profound effects on packing density and fermentation.

Knowing individual field conditions and hybrid maturities helps growers pick the appropriate harvest date.

Experts recommend walking fields to examine crop maturity levels as harvest nears, helping determine if crops are on target for the expected harvest date.

Under normal conditions, the tasseling date can serve as another way to check

harvest timing.

Harvest is typically six to 10 days away when the crop is about 3 to 5 percent wetter than optimal. Outside factors such as weather and field location can affect the rate of maturity and ideal moisture levels for harvesting forage.

Additional harvest timing and chopping tips can be found in the Pioneer nutritional sciences library at www.pioneer.com.

From there, all factors for preserving quality depend on keeping oxygen out of the forage mass. This is done in three ways, through packing density, covering the bunk/pile and practicing proper feedout management, i.e., defacers.

“As a general rule of thumb, experts suggest producers strive for an average packing density of 15 pounds of dry matter per cubic foot or better,” Putnam said.

Putnam recommends producers get that number closer to 17 dry matter pounds if possible to improve efficiencies.

“By increasing dry matter density by another 2 pounds, producers potentially save another 1.5 percent dry matter from oxygen penetration,” Putnam adds. “Dry matter loss is not fiber; it’s carbohydrates like sugar, so figuring the cost of the loss requires a producer to calculate the cost of replacing that 1.5 percent with an energy source such as cornmeal.”

Cover photo by Sally Colby Jennifer Parks is a certified equine massage therapist. She attended an equine massage school in Ocala, FL, where many top-level horses compete.

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Putnam suggests following the proper packing guidelines. He says layers spread 6 inches or less across the bunk is optimum. He also suggests using the rule of 800 when packing.

Putnam says to multiply the number of tons coming in each hour by 800.

That represents the total pounds of tractor-weight for packing. “If you’re bringing in 100 tons per hour, that means using 80,000 pounds of tractor for packing per hour.”

After filling silos, producers should invest in plastic to cover the forage.

They can secure the cover with a weight system. Some producers use tires to secure plastic covers. Other technologies are available for weighting and covering bunkers, such as gravel bags and oxygen barrier liners.

Producers can use plastic to line bunkers, reducing losses along sidewalls. They also can wrap the plastic over, doubling protection on top. If producers choose no cover, the top 3 feet of the forage pile essentially is the cover.

“Leaving a bunker uncovered causes silage to lose up to 45 percent of its nutritive value in the top 3 feet. This is especially important with drive-over piles,” Putnam said.

For those looking to estimate shrink losses or improve dry matter recovery, Putnam suggests a straightforward calculation.

“An easy guide is with 1,000 tons of silage in a bunker and shrink reduced by 5 percent, you save 50 tons,” Porter said. “Corn silage is worth roughly $45 per ton, depending on area. A producer can save $2,250 on 1,000 tons.”

If a producer uses Putnam’s system to replace energy source losses with

cornmeal, the system is slightly more complicated,” Putnam said. “Fifty tons of corn silage at 34 percent dry matter is 17 dry matter tons. If cornmeal is 86 percent dry matter, this means you need 19.76 tons of cornmeal to replace the lost dry matter. If cornmeal cost is $280 per ton, then saving 5 percent dry matter could save the producer $5,532.80.”

Monitoring bunker management Putnam says producers need to keep the silage face clean to protect silage quality. Removing forage from the bunker with facing equipment minimizes the amount of fractures or oxygen penetration compared to gouging with a front-end loader.

“Data shows an average bunker silo loses 15 percent of its dry matter mass during storage and feedout,” Putnam said. “Not all of that can be managed.

There is always going to be some loss from fermentation. However, with good packing, a quality inoculant, appropriate bunker covering and use of a defacer, losses can be limited to 10 percent or less.”

Pioneer experts use an infrared camera to show the variation of heating throughout the face of a bunker.

Increased heat levels result in energy losses. Inoculation Lactobacillus buchneri is a form of management to reduce losses. Inoculants containing L. buchneri help increase bunklife and protect silage from heating and spoilage by microorganisms.

For more information on bunker management and Pioneer brand silage hybrids and inoculants, contact your local Pioneer dairy specialist or visit www.pioneer.com/forages.

Stallman makes statement regarding completion of FTA mock markups WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 8, Bob Stallman, President American Farm Bureau Federation, made the following statement regarding completion of FTA mock markups: “The American Farm Bureau Federation is pleased both the Senate and House committees have approved the Korea, Colombia and Panama free trade agreements through the mock markup process. The process toward finalizing these important trade deals is heading in the right direction.

“The next step is for the administration to send the implementing legislation to Capitol Hill for a Congressional

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vote. It is imperative that the process promptly move forward to ensure the agreements will be completed by August recess. Inaction on these trade agreements over the last four years has opened the door to our competitors in these markets. Further delay will only exacerbate the losses for U.S. agriculture and the U.S. economy.

“Combined, the three FTAs represent nearly $2.5 billion in new agriculture exports and could generate support for up to 22,500 U.S. jobs. These gains will only be realized if the three agreements are passed by Congress and implemented.”

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with the ability to see other calves.

Rearing calves in isolation had some effect on socialization (in the shortterm) but did not affect health or subsequent milk production as it did in an older study where milk production was greater in cows reared in isolation as calves. The social skills of individually penned calves can be equal to that of group reared calves if they are able to have visual contact with their peers.

If calves are grouped, how close is too close? Stocking density for grouped calves was an important risk factor contributing to the risk of diarrhea in a prospective study. If calves had less than 3.28 ft2 they had a 74

percent greater risk of developing diarrhea.

Based on the available evidence, individual housing for pre-weaned calves, particularly those less than 30 days of age, appears to be the soundest recommendation for neonates, as long as they have adequate hutch or pen size and can see and hear their peers. Calves can be grouped but attention to group size and space requirements is still critical as is attention to early signs of disease.

For more information visit http://vetextension.wsu.edu.

Source: Washington State University Veterinary Medicine Newsletter

Commercial exports on a fat basis were forecast higher for 2011. Ending stock forecasts were raised as cheese stocks are larger than expected. Dairy product price forecasts for 2011 were raised from last month as were Class III and Class IV milk price forecasts, in line with the increased product prices.

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cents on both ends of the range. Total U.S. corn use for 2010/11 was projected 145 million bushels lower mostly reflecting the larger-than expected June 1 stocks estimate. Partly offsetting is a 20-million-bushel reduction in use for sweeteners reflecting slower demand from Mexico. Corn exports were lowered 25 million bushels based on the slower-than-expected pace of shipments in recent weeks.

Cash block cheese saw its third week of decline but is still holding above $2 and has been there since early June. It closed Friday July 15 with a surprise 5 1/2-cent rebound on the day, at $2.0575 per pound, still 5 1/4-cents below the previous week, but 48 1/4cents above that week a year ago.

The barrels were steady all week until Friday when they were bid up three quarters to $2.11, 58 1/2-cents above a year ago, and 5 1/4-cents above the blocks. Volume was heavy as a whopping 43 cars of block traded hands on the week and none of barrel. The NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price hit $2.1107, up 2.2 cents. Barrel averaged $2.0991, up 2.6 cents.

Jerry Dryer, editor of the Dairy and Food Market Analyst, attributes the strength in cheese to strong food service demand and exports. “The demand is there,” he said, “The cheese isn’t.”

FC Stone dairy economist Bill Brooks says the supply demand situation in cheese has shifted a bit. Speaking in Tuesday’s DairyLine, he suggested that the block supply has loosened some, pointing to the 17 loads of block that traded in the 4th of July holiday-shortened week. The last time trading approached that level was the week of May 16 when 16 loads traded hands.

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The Agriculture Department again raised its 2011 and 2012 milk production forecasts in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. Cow number estimates were also raised as higher milk prices and lower forecast feed prices support further herd expansion, but milk per cow was unchanged from last month’s report.

pounds from the June estimate. The 2012 total is now projected at 198.8 billion pounds, up 300 million from a month ago. These projections compare to 192.8 billion pounds in 2010 and 189.3 billion in 2009.

USDA expects the 2011 Class III milk price to average $18-$18.30 per hundredweight, up from the $17.40$17.80 projected a month ago. The 2012 range estimate was unchanged, at $16-$17. The 2010 average was $14.41 and $11.36 in 2009.

The 2011 Class IV price is projected to average $19.15-$19.55, up from $18.95-$19.45 last month. The 2012 range is projected at $16.50-$17.60, unchanged from a month ago, and compares to $15.09 in 2010 and $10.89 in 2009.

U.S. feed grain supplies for 2011/12 were projected higher this month mostly with higher expected beginning stocks and production for corn. Corn beginning stocks were raised 150 million bushels reflecting changes to 2010/11 usage projections.

Corn production for 2011/12 was projected 270 million bushels higher based on planted and harvested area as reported in the Acreage report.

Corn use for ethanol was raised 100 million bushels with larger supplies and an improved outlook for ethanol producer margins. Exports were raised 100 million bushels mostly reflecting increased demand from China. Ending stocks for 2011/12 were projected 175 million bushels higher at 870 million. Soybean ending stocks of 175 million bushels were slightly higher than expected.

The 2011/12 season-average farm price for corn is projected at a record $5.50-$6.50 per bushel, down 50

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Virginia Ag Expo returns to Fauquier County The 2011 Virginia Ag Expo will be hosted by Inglewood Farm operated by Bill Ritchie in Bealeton, VA, on Aug. 4, starting at 7:30 a.m.

The VA Ag Expo is the largest agricultural field day held in the Commonwealth of Virginia annually. Over 140 exhibitors and sponsors will have on display all of the most modern equipment, goods and services for all agricultural producers and property owners, no matter how large or small.

Field tours, starting at 8 a.m., will include the Virginia on farm corn and soybean variety plots, soybeans planted following barley versus wheat, slug and nematode control, weed control in corn and soy-

beans, and haying making and storage.

There is no pre-registration or registration fee for attendees. Lunch will be available from local civic organizations and vendors. There will be a wide array of food items including barbecue, seafood, chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs and complete dinners. There will be light breakfast items available for the early arrivals.

The Virginia Ag Expo is a joint project of the Virginia Grains Producers Association, the Virginia Soybean Association and the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service.

For exhibitor and sponsor information contact John Smith at vaagexpo@aol.com.

Pennsylvania educator receives national agriculture education award CAMP HILL, PA — A Pennsylvania educator has been awarded the 2011 Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation Agriscience Award.

Paul Heasley, an agriculture science teacher with the State College Area School District in State College, was one of three educators to win the award, given annually to those who display exemplary innovation in the field of agriculture science.

The award is given jointly by the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, a federal government supported foundation, and the American Farm bureau Federation.

Paul Heasley, left, an agriculture science teacher in State College, and Carl T. Shaffer, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau president, celebrate Heasley's recognition as an outstanding agriculture educator.

Photo courtesy of Pennsylvania Farm Bureau

“Pennsylvania Farm Bureau congratulates Paul Heasley for this distinguished award,” said PFB President Carl T. Shaffer. “This award is a valuable reminder of the importance of agriculture education, and the need to give students at every grade level an introduction to agriculture.”

Heasley has taught agriculture science at the 9-12 grade level for 30 years. The State College educator was

a finalist in the National FFA Organization’s “Agriculture Science Teacher of the Year” competition in 2009, and has been honored with several national instructional innovation awards by the National Association of Agriculture Educators. As part of the CCFF Agriculture Science Educator Award, Heasley received $10,000 to support his educational efforts.

The NDE mixer will cut and mix long stem fiber in an even, consistent ration. They are built with quality components, simple to maintain, while mixing fast and efficiently with NO dead spots. They really do work!

Why buy any other mixer?

Better Utilization & Improved Efficiency = More Turns Lost River, West Virginia beef producer, Tim Wilkins, is a believer after 3 years owning a NDE mixer.

Tim says his NDE’s ability to utilize and uniformly mix rougher, lower cost fiber sources as a benefit. This allows him to better utilize and stretch out his more costly feed ingredients such as corn silage and distiller grains. This in turn enables him to feed out 1 more lead of cattle per year without sacrificing the desired ADG on the cattle he’s feeding. Having demoed several competitive brands of mixers prior to his NDE purchase, Tim states that for his money, there was no comparison. Check out for yourself the NDE advantage!

Knight 4036 Bowtec Mixer, Stainless Liner, Nice Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500 Vermeer SW2500 3 Yr. Old, Bale Wraper, Ex. Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,900 Gehl 7190 Feed Wagon, Exc. Cond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,750 Salsco Round Bale Wrapper, 3Pt Hitch, Good Cond., Ready to Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,250 Anderson 680S Single Bale Wrapper, Big Round-Big Square, Ex. Cond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call!

Rental M&S Grain Crusher, Rollermill/Bagger, does 5’x200’ bags, approx. 2500 bu. High Moisture . .Call!

Jaylor 3425 s/n TB0402653D, Used 5 Years, Ready to Work! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reduced to $18,450 Anderson Hybrid Wrapper (Big Square & Big Round) Used 1 Season, Exc. Cond. . . . . . . . . . . ..$22,500 • Specialized in feeding livestock • Factory authorized sales and service • Trade-in equipment welcomed

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• Avery Weigh-Tronix Service Dealer • Financing and cash discounts available • Used feed mixers available

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) reminds small businesses that Aug. 1 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

Aquaculture enterprises and nurseries located in Brunswick, Greensville, Halifax, Mecklenburg and Southampton counties

and the Independent city of Suffolk in Virginia may apply for disaster loans due to a disaster declared by the SBA. The disaster was declared as a result of the drought and excessive heat that occurred on May 1 through October 1, 2010 in North Carolina. These localities are contiguous to the North Carolina areas that received a disaster declaration and thus, are eligible to apply for

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assistance.

When the USDA issues a disaster declaration to help farmers recover from damages and losses to crops, the SBA issues a declaration to eligible entities affected by the same disaster.

Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to eligible farm-related and non-farm related entities that suffered financial losses as a direct result of this disaster.

Except for aquaculture enterprises, agricultural producers, farmers and

ranchers are not eligible to apply to SBA, but nurseries are eligible to apply for economic injury disaster loans for losses caused by drought conditions.

The loan amount can be up to $2 million with a 4 percent interest rate for eligible small businesses and 3 percent for non-profit organizations with terms up to 30 years. The SBA determines eligibility based on the size of the applicant, type of activity and its financial resources.

Loan amounts and terms are set by the SBA

and are based on each applicant’s financial condition. These working capital loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable and other bills that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred. The loans are not intended to replace lost sales or profits.

Disaster loan information and application forms may be obtained by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955, 800-8778339 for the hearing-impaired, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. or by sending an e-

mail to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.

Loan applications can be downloaded from the SBA’s Web site at www.sba.gov. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

Those affected by the disaster may apply for loans from SBA’s secure Web site at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.

Completed loan applications must be returned to SBA no later than Aug. 1.

* TRACTORS *

Agco Allis 7650 4x4, Cab, Loader, air (1200 hrs) $32,500 JD 3150 4x4, Cab, 96 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$22,500 JD 3130 Loader, 2WD, 85 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,750 JD 2750 2WD, Loader, 75 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 JD 4450 4x4, Cab, 3 Hyd. 145 HP . . . . . . . . . .$36,500 JD 2950 4x4, Cab, Air, 86 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$22,500 JD 1630 2WD, Diesel, 50 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,700 IH 464 2WD, Loader, 45 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,250 IH 656 Wide Front, Canopy, 60 HP . . . . . . . . . . .$6,800 Farmall 400 Wide Front, Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,900 AC 180 2WD, Gas, 64 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,750 AC 6060 4x4, Loader, 68 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,000 Zetor 3340 4x4, Loader, 44 HP (800 hrs) . . . .$13,500 Zetor 6245 4x4 60 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500 NH 8770 4x4, Cab, New Tires, 160 HP . . . . . .$43,000 Ford 9700 Cab, 135 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 Ford 3000 2WD, Diesel, 34 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,650 Ford 3000 2WD, Gas, 34 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,400 MF 6150 4x4, Cab, Loader, 86 HP . . . . . . . . . .$28,500 MF 245 2WD, 41 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,200 Case IH 7230 Cab, 2WD, 170 HP, 4212 Hrs . .$42,500 Case IH MX240 4x4, Cab, 4 Remotes, (1691 Hrs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,500 NH 8560 4x4, Cab, Duals, 140 HP . . . . . . . . . .$39,750

Automatic Wagon Hitch • Works on tractors, pickups, choppers • Built tough to pull even the largest grain wagons • Makes chopping silage fun • Increases productivity up to 25% • Bolts to drawbar • Works with PTO • Iowa State University Tested

BERGMAN MFG. 2866 Quail Ave., Arthur, IA 51431

* INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT *

800-551-4554 • www.bergmanmfg.com

NH 555E Backhoe 4x4, 4-n-1 Bucket, Air, 3600 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$28,000 JD 310D Backhoe 4x4, Ext-n-Hoe Cab . . . . . . . .$26,000 Bobcat 325 Excavator, wt 7500 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,750 Vermeer B27 Excavator, wt 7500 . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,500 JD 550 G Dozer Low Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$28,000 Vermeer V4750 Ditch Witch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,500

* SKID LOADERS *

JD 570 Lifts 1200# 31 HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,800 Case 1825 Lifts 3150# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,500 JD 313 Lifts 1260#, (207 Hrs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18,000 Heston SL30 Bale Spear, Mannie Bucket Lifts 1200# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,800

* HAY EQUIPMENT *

Used 9’ and 10’ Rotopress Baggers (several). Many only 1-2 years old.

Call for Pricing

Used 7’ 2010 Kelly Ryan.

Hopper beater, hyd brakes, bag lift. $23,900

Used 8’ Salford RTS with 14” HD Roller and 1/2” tines. Like new blades. $9,900. Used 16’ $27,500

Used 12’ Salford 499 Field Cultivator with twin 10” roller and 1/2” harrow tines. $8,500

New and Used Schulte 14’ Rock Rakes. Starting at $14,500.

8’ available as well.

Schulte Rock Picker rental units available for quick field cleanup.

Several units for sale.

Flat Hay Wagon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$850 (New) Kicker Hay Wagon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,250 (New) 8 Bale Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,250 (New) 2 Spinner (pull type) Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,250 (New) Sitrex Hyd. Lift 4 Spinner Tedder . . . . . . . .$5,200 (Demo) H&S 14 Wheel Bi-Fold Wheel Rake . . . . .$9,700

H&S Double Wheel Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,450 NH 256 Hay Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,200 NH 258 Hay Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,350

Financing & Delivery Available (800) 425-7094 www.harttractor.com Exit 141 off I-79, right 3 1/2 miles on Rt. 285 Cochranton, PA

See us at the Virginia Ag Expo Aug. 4th in Bealeton, VA

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Deadline approaching to apply for disaster loans

JOHN DEERE 25 foot transport hay or grain elevator, $575. 27 foot skeleton hay elevator, $375. Bushhog QT bale spear.

570-756-2764.(PA) (1) HOLSTEIN heifer, due beginning of Aug., $1,600. Yates Co. 585-5266829.(NY) FARMALL Cub with 2 way plow, snow plow, cultivator, $2,200; 16 ft. Patz silo unloader, used very little, $4,000; 315-5364506.(NY) WANTED: VW Jetta TDI parts car with a 5 speed 99 to 05, rusty, crashed, or any condition. 518-677-5031.(NY) HOLSTEIN heifer, bred to Angus, due 08/24, confirmed by vet. Tame, calm disposition and healthy. Western New York Area.

716-735-3162.(NY) JD 4030 very good condition, 6,100 hours, asking $10,000. 585-457-3538.(NY) USED JD lawn mower parts, 318, 317, 316, Lt 55, stx 36, 180, 185, 165, 160, 212, 214, 210, Scag 48”. 585-526-6731.(NY)

JD 45 combine, 12 foot grain head, only good engine. 585-669-2679.(NY)

4x4 ROUND BALES hay $15 cash each, loaded on your vehicle. Ron 518-8720077.(NY)

INNES Bean windrower, 4 row, field ready, shed kept, straw wheat small squares twine bales. 315-945-1923.(NY)

GOOSENECK trailer 8x20 ft., flatbed, tandem axle, $14,000 GVW. 315-2323786.(NY)

TWO PUREBRED Holsteins, organic cows for sale, both real nice. 315-515-8484.(NY)

NH 718 2 row corn chopper; NH 717 wide grass head chopper; Clay 14 foot silo unloader, for parts. 860-886-3943.(CT)

ANTIQUE buggy circa 1919 has been completely refurbished, comes with shafts or pole for single or team, asking $1,800.

585-457-9423.(NY)

WANTED: FLAT TOP milk tank, 500 - 600 gallon, excellent condition. 585-4787215.(NY)

MASSEY FERGUSON diesel tractors, 4,000 hours, each $5,999. MF 1085, MF 175, with loader. John Deere haybine 720, 7 foot. 607-656-4568.(NY)

1941 Montgomery Ward hammer mill/bagger, belt driven, $750. Flat top iron cook stove, 42” wide, $500. 845-292-7042.(NY)

TWO Short bred holstein heifers. 607-5982255.(NY)

GLEANER Combines L2, L3, both 4WD, 215’ flexhead 1-6 Row corn head plus parts.

585-526-5911.(NY)

NEW HOLLAND skid steer mounted backhoe, model D 130, $3,500; Ford 7000 transmission and rear end, $1,500.

20.8x38 duals. 716-870-3155.(NY)

FOR SALE: New IDea 353 tandem manure spreader with end gate, new shaft, sprockets, and bearing, $2,900. 716-8638841.(NY)

REG. POLLED black Simmental bull.

Quiet, nice. Work done here. Daughters enter cow herd next year. Must move on.

315-827-4920.(NY)

HAY FOR SALE: 4x3 round bales, mixed grass, good quality, never wet, stored inside!! WANTED: 15.5x38 tractor tires.

607-225-4516.(NY) BRED beef cows, $1,000; Ali Club X bull, $1,100; 4H calf sale, broke to lead, September 10th, 12p - 2p 716-257-9250.(NY)

WANTED: Bush Hog, offset disc, prefer model # 146 or maybe any Bush Hog disc for parts. 585-396-3401.(NY)

WANTED: Haflinger horse for my 14 y.o. daughter. Must be safe and bomb proof.

Will have excellent home. Reasonable.

315-252-1640.(NY)

SHOW QUALITY silkies, white black blue, $5.00 each; Red Golden Pheasants, $20.00 each; Bobwhite quail $2.00 each; WANTED: Ameraucana Rooster. 585-5090471.(NY)

GEHL 1540 blower, Richard top dump blower table, 42’ mow conveyor with chain drive unit, Aquay breeding wheel with pins.

518-895-2590.(NY)

SKINNER - Power curve hay elevator, approx. 80 feet in hay mow. $1,500 or possible trade. 607-988-6348.(NY)

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WANTED: Young Jersey bull, large enough to service 1st calf heifers. 607-5834682.(NY) HAY FOR SALE: Great quality first cutting; Cut in June. $2.00 a bale. Also 68 biq square bales for sale! 315-339-5735.(NY)

FREE Alpine goats! Boys, girls, young, Free two Jacob’s sheep, female, male; Free Siberian husky mix, female. Must Take All!!! 315-531-8670.(NY)

WANTED: Looking for a reasonable used 3 foot by 3 foot round or square bales for sale. Please call Richard at home, 585394-0336.(NY)

ROUND BALES of hay, good quality, early cut, quantity discount, $40.00. 413-2380117.(MA)

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KICKER WAGON - B & E, 9x18, excellent condition, $3,000. 315-536-2717.(NY)

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315-684-7186.(NY)

WANTED: 3 pt. hitch hay rake for small tractor, category 1. 315-536-3844.(NY)

RICHARDTON 750 dump wagon, field ready, $3,200; NH 782 Forage Harvester w/ direct cut head, field ready, $2,000.

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WANTED: CASE model VC restorable or for parts. 845-876-7437.(NY)

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Common dreams, common ground

by Ben LaCross Like all of the young American farmers I know, Leo has dreams, ambitions and goals. He wants to provide a better life for his family. He’s focused on the goal of sending his son to college. It’s a typical American story. But Leo’s story strays from the traditional plot. Leo is from Mexico.

Some would call Leo a farm worker. I call him a farmer. For a big chunk of each year, Leo is my right-hand man, working beside me to tend my Michigan cherry orchard and bring in the harvest.

Leo is invaluable to my success as an American farmer. In fact, Leo is an integral part of my farm’s business family.

Without the seasonal farm services provided

by Leo and his counterparts on farms all across our nation, the ability to grow, tend and harvest food in America would grind to a halt.

I cherish the fact that my farm helps provide for families beyond my own. One of the things I love about being a farmer is extending someone else a job. Agriculture is economic development.

Our nation and our rural communities are strengthened by agriculture, and one major factor in that strength is the jobs that our farms and ranches create.

As I study the landscape, however, I am troubled that the positive aspects of providing the economic boost of a farm job are being overwhelmed by the divisive tone set by those who refuse to understand the demographic reality of today’s agricultural workforce.

While I was growing up and our farm was smaller, local high school kids filled many of the manual labor positions. Older workers from our community would often hire on as sprayers, mechanics and harvesters. A few seasonal migrant laborers would fill in as needed. There is no way to turn back that clock.

Today, most people in our local community have found less strenuous, less demanding jobs — and in some cases for salaries less than what we offer. As our farm has grown and new workers are needed, we have made decisions that

make the most sense for our farm.

This spring, I decided to hire two full time positions to supplement our current workforce. An ad was placed on the local unemployment Web site.

Resumes were submitted. Interviews were conducted. The lack of work experience and skills by many was disturbing.

Propositions to receive payment “under the table” so they could continue to receive unemployment benefits was appalling.

In the end, I needed employees to help grow my perishable fruit. I gave several local candidates a chance. Six men, to be exact, were hired.

Five don’t work for me anymore. Each man had a different reason to leave the job, and each left me scrambling to find qualified replacements.

Amidst this turnover, the rest of my crew returned, many for their 12th year. These men, including Leo, are all from Mexico. As members of our nation’s mobile migrant workforce, they have become essential to the success of each year’s crop on my farm. And they leave each fall to run a cotton gin in Georgia.

The bottom line is that Leo comes to work when I need him and he works for someone else when I don’t. He and other migrant workers contribute to our communities, fill a need and are productive members of society. They aren’t the cause of the financial dismay our country is facing. In fact, I could argue that by moving around the country to stay employed, seasonal laborers are a model of work ethic and entrepreneurship.

Our nation does have an immigration problem, one that can only be solved by comprehensive immigration and border security reform. A patchwork approach of state laws and government agency crackdowns is not a solution.

But we must have an honest dialogue about who is going to perform skilled, manual labor in our country in the future. If we want those workers to be “local,” we must champion skilled, manual labor as a vocation worthy of aspiration.

And, perhaps we will have no other choice. Because Leo’s son is not going to be pruning my orchards in the middle of a cold Michigan winter.

He is going to college.

Ben LaCross chairs AFBF’s national YF&R Committee. He is a cherry, plum and apple farmer in Cedar, MI

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by Ann Swinker, Ph.D. Extension Horse Specialist, Penn State University Pasturing horses and other livestock is the most economical and easiest way to feed. Owners have several options for grazing horses. Some grazing strategies are better at maintaining pasture ground cover and reducing the risk of overgrazing than others.

In the Eastern U.S., any grazing strategy and turning horses out on pasture should not start until the grass has reached a height of 6 inches, and should be stopped when grass has been grazed down to two to three inches. Here are some grazing strategies to choose from, pick one that best matches you management system for your operation: • Continuous, 24 hours a day, seven days a week; • Limiting turnout time; • Rotational grazing; • Partial-season grazing; • Combination of each.

Continuous grazing When horses have access to pasture 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for the whole grazing season (or even 365 days a year), they are being managed under a continuous grazing system. Unfortunately, this grazing strategy often results in overgrazing,

particularly on our eastern smaller farms.

The bad thing about this system, it allows horses to be very selective. Horses repeatedly graze the besttasting plants. This stresses plants beyond their ability to survive. Pasture is never allowed to recover from grazing. In time pastures are soon turned into dry lots where only weeds will grow.

Limiting turnout This strategy allowing the horse daily access to pasture for shorter periods (1 hour to 12 hours per day) is referred to as Limiting Turnout. This grazing strategy is ideal for horse boarding stables or small properties. This system gives every horse some grazing time and is ideal for horse with laminitis or other disorders related to grazing.

Turning horses out on a pasture provides exercise, but adds significant savings in feed costs over time, even if horses are turned out for a few hours per day.

This system works well for people who work 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Rotational grazing With this grazing strategy, horses are allowed to graze one pasture cell at a time. When forage has been grazed down, horses can be rotated into the next cell. The previously grazed cell is then allowed to recover generally it takes about 20-30 days. Or

Horse Section sufficient re-growth 6 to 8 inches, and them horses can be returned to that first pasture to graze.

The size and number of small pasture cells can vary based on available acreage, the number of horses, the productivity of the pasture, and how long the horses graze each cell. Ideally, each pasture cell should contain enough grass to sustain the horses for three to seven days. Grazing for longer than seven days may increase damage due to hoof impaction, mainly near high traffic areas. Horse owners using rotational grazing need to make sure they have enough land to lay out the grazing cells.

You also need electric fence and a lot of it — to divide the pasture land into cells. After the horses are placed in this system, remember to check the grass every day and, if needed, move the horses to the next pasture before overgrazing and trampling of the grass. You have to monitor the grazing progress and remove horses to another cell or take them off the pasture and into a holding lot or paddock if you run out of grass and feed hay.

Pasture divided into one to two acre pasture cells can make effective rotational systems. Remember, horses need more space than cattle or other livestock for social interactions. Rotational grazing is not the best idea for yearling or young foal. They tend to run into the fence and for this system to work most people use temporary electric fence that must be kept HOT. Calculating stocking Rates Most riding horses weighing 1,000 pounds consume 600 pounds of dry matter forage each month.

A pasture planted with orchard grass and some clover will produce three to eight tons per acre per year of forage, depending on rain fall, soil type and species of plants fertilization and management. All of these factors can increase pastures production yields. Most horses require somewhere between one to two acres of pasture land a year to supply all the forage it needs to keep the horse and the pasture plants healthy.

Pastures that receive adequate rainfall will grow more forage than dry land pasture. Therefore, less acreage is needed to meet the grazing needs of the horse. However, only a portion of the total yield produced will be eaten by the horse. Grass that is trampled and defecated on will not be consumed. Also, a certain amount of grass residue must be left to maintain good quality re-growth. This portion varies but averages about 30% of the pastures. Remember, with year round turnout — you must supplement with hay during periods of snow cover or when feed is not available. Continuous grazing of pastures of limited acreage may require a recovery period of no grazing to maintain forage health and vigor.

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Do you really know what you are feeding your horse?

Feed companies should be a little more straightforward with their customers. It’s time to stop the confusion and just be straight with the people who keep them all in business.

First, using terms such as superior, extreme, and ultimate do not make a product better than another. Look at the tag guarantees. Are they extensive or limited to just a few nutrients?

Look at the ingredients, are they collective terms like “Processed Grain BiProducts” and “Plant Protein Products” or are they specific ingredients? How can some companies justify using collective terms on most of their products and then specific terms on products they want you to pay an extra $2 to $4 more per bag. Does the formula stay consistent or are they reducing ingredient costs by changing them weekly?

Second, I feel a feed company has the obligation to tell the customer all they need to know about the feed they are using on their horses. If a company determines that a particular product is safe or low carb, then they should be prepared to tell you the actual lab tested NSC (starch and sugar) levels of those feeds and the ingredients

used, not a calculated value. If the customer wants a complete nutrient profile, then it should be made available. What does it say about a company if the sales people responsible for selling the products to the consumer don’t even have access to this information?

Third, comments on advertising and brochures like “controlled energy release” bother me. What does that mean? While it makes some sense and there is some research to support the theory that lower soluble carbs will have some effect, a diet will not make a crazy horse calm or a lazy horse spirited. A great analogy I heard the other day is if you take a lazy person sitting on their easy chair (the lazy horse) and offer them a Krispy Kreme donut (higher carbs), that person is not going to then jog around the block.

Likewise, if you take a hyper personality and feed them nothing but fiber, I don’t think they will then turn into couch potatoes.

It is misleading to elude customers to think that feed will make horses more manageable to any great extent. It is a combined function of feeding a balanced diet, management and training.

Fourth, the sales peo-

ple that represent the feed companies should be well-rounded and knowledgeable horse people. They should be able to answer any feeding question or situation you or your veterinarian may have and give you reasons as to why they make a particular feeding recommendation. If they cannot, they should have access to get that answer in a very short period of time. This involves continual training and certification as equine experts, such as the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS).

Fifth, research isn’t any good unless it is used or used properly.

While there isn’t nearly

as much research on horses as we have on cow, pigs and chickens, there is enough out there to use in formulations to improve the health of your horse. Yeast cultures are a good example of where there is overwhelming independent research on the benefits of improved fiber digestion and utilization from yeast, yet some companies dispute the information presumably to reduce ingredient costs.

Feed companies, have done a lot over the years to cause confusion on how to feed horses from protein levels to tag wars (who has the highest level) on other nutrients. They have been helped along the way by

articles and Web site information written by people more interested in expressing their opinion than on actual research. Feeding most horses is not that hard and the choices you have today are twice that of 10 years ago, primarily because feed companies have maintained the old feeding choices in combination

with new products.

It may be hard to distinguish which feed company to use when comparing similar products.

The information discussed in this article should help you make an educated decision on the best feed company along with the proper product for your horse.

Source: Virginia Horse Council

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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — The equine herpes virus may have garnered national attention when it caused the recent cancellation of horse shows across the western United States, but a veterinarian with Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences says it’s nothing new.

Dr. Jake Werner, attending veterinarian for agricultural animals and wildlife, said he isn’t alarmed by the recent outbreak. The EHV-1 strain stemmed from horses attending the

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“Diseases can flare up when we least expect them, but proper biosecurity measures can help decrease the occurrence and severity of illnesses.”

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horses’ reproductive, respiratory or neurological systems. The current outbreak, which resulted in the death of 12 horses and affected 77 others, has been identified as the neurological form.

Most horses have acquired a latent form of the disease by two years of age, said Werner. The virus is activated after a stressful period, such as strenuous exercise or transport to equine events. All forms are spread by respiratory secretions.

“People can be the vector for disease introduction, not just horses,” Werner explained. “But following good animalhusbandry practices can keep your horse safer.

“Owners can continue taking their horses to shows, trail rides and other events — just minimize the horses’ contact with each other.”

Werner has the following advice for horse owners: • Don’t share trailers, tack and other equipment, such as brushes, buckets and feed pans, without washing them

after each use.

• Wash hands and boots and change clothes while traveling from farm to farm.

• Do not allow nose-to-nose contact for horses returning from other farms, shows or other equestrian events.

• House horses at least one stall away from each other. “The farther the better,” Werner said. “And just like you shouldn’t go to work when you’re sick, don’t move a sick horse.”

The outbreak in the West has been diminishing because of such travel restrictions and biosecurity measures, according to Werner. “When animals move, disease can move, too,” he said.

While a vaccine is available for the equine herpes virus, Werner warns that it is labeled only for the respiratory and reproductive forms. Owners should discuss the possibility of vaccination with a veterinarian.

“Be aware of and vigilant against pathogens,” he said. “Proper biosecurity precautions are cheap insurance toward the health of your horse.”

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Horse farm and stable equipment

by Judy Van Put Owning a horse can be a wonderfully satisfying experience; although an expensive and time-consuming one. Whether you own one horse or many, there is a whole host of equipment that can make the job of keeping horses much easier and in many cases, a bit less costly.

A good place to start is to set your goals of keeping your horses safe, in a place that affords shelter and protection from driving rain and snow, blazing summer sun and biting flies; healthy and in comfortable turnouts with adequate exercise and a minimum of mud; and adequately fed, with good grass and hay and plenty

of fresh clean water.

Keeping your horses safe involves good barrier protection — in other words, good fencing.

There are so many types of fencing to choose from, that will address most every pocketbook — from (barbless!) wire to wood, poly to plastic, rails to tape, electrified or non, even rubber — and many things inbetween. Fencing should be sturdy and solid and easy for your horses to see — perhaps by using flagging in some instances. Your horses should be safe and secure, with gates that open and close properly.

Whatever type of fencing you choose, be sure to have on hand the specif-

ic equipment needed for fence and post installation and repair as this is a necessary task for all horse keepers on a regular basis.

Whether you choose to protect your horses in a barn with box stalls or a simple run-in shed, it’s important to plan ahead and make sure that the structure is of adequate size for the number of horses you keep, and

will protect them from inclement weather. It’s better to plan on a structure that is slightly larger than you think you may require, as there are always additional ‘things’ that need storing — such as feed, hay, tack or equipment.

Adequate ventilation is important to keep the air fresh and provide a cool respite during the summer. In areas that suffer

from intense heat in the summer months, you might consider installing fans in your barn. There are a number of styles and sizes of fans on the market that are safe for livestock use, from large barn fans kept at the ends of your aisles, to smaller units that you can mount on a stall wall that will keep a horse cool, comfortable and free of biting flies while

confined to his stall.

For safety’s sake, keep a flashlight near each entryway, with a list of veterinarian and other emergency contact information in case of fire, floods, windstorm/thunderstorm damage or other emergency situations.

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If your hay is stored in an upper level, a hay elevator is an important piece of equipment that will make the job of storing hay much easier.

insect and rodent protection, keeping manure and soiled bedding picked up and disposed of properly. You’ll need a pitchforks, a rake with a bow head, shovel, spade and leaf rake for general cleanup in and around the stalls or sheds. Rubber mats are a nice addition to a stall — they provide an easy-toclean alternative to the old clay-based stall, and provide more cushion and traction than a wooden-floored stall can. In addition, they are practically indestructible.

Be sure that your gates and barn doors are sturdy and horse-proof.

Many horses utilize their ‘off time’ to figure out how to escape; they can become gate- and latch-savvy, and can turn into accomplices in helping their stable-mates escape from the barn

and/or paddock.

One of the most important things you can do to keep your horses healthy is to eliminate mud in their turnout areas. Especially around watering troughs or turn-out areas — do whatever it takes to reduce mud puddles and mucky conditions. Horses do best on flat grassy areas that minimize exposure to mud and biting insects.

Your horses should have a good supply of fresh clean water at all times. A heavy-duty plastic half-barrel or watering trough is an inexpensive solution. These can be emptied and easily cleaned on a regular basis — we keep a long-handled scrub brush just under the trough to make the job easier.

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2011 Pennsylvania Angus Breeder’s Junior Show

Grand champion bred-and-owned steer — Freys FCF All Star V87-R29 won grand champion bred-and-owned steer. Fred Frey, Quarryville, PA, owns the March 2010 son of Freys Extra Stout R103.

Grand champion bred-and-owned female — Cedar Hill Grace 1961 510 won grand champion bred-and-owned female at the 2011 Pennsylvania Angus Breeder's Junior Show, June 18, in Huntingdon, PA. Alana Eisenhour, Wellsville, PA, owns the March 2010 daughter of H S A F Bando 1961. She earlier won junior champion. Thomas Carper, White Post, VA, evaluated the 87 entries.

Photos by Dave Mullins, American Angus Association.

Grand champion steer — B C A Freedom 06 won grand champion steer. Jeremy Bentzel, East Berlin, PA, owns the February 2010 son of TC Freedom 104.

Grand champion cow-calf pair — Freys KJF Delia M90 T26 won grand champion cow-calf pair. Fred Frey, Quarryville, PA, owns the January 2008 daughter of G 13 Stand Out. A February 2011 heifer calf sired by Check Mate completes the winning pair.

Reserve grand champion owned female — B C A Edella Bismarck D012 won reserve grand champion owned female. Haley Sweitzer, Wellsville, PA, owns the April 2010 daughter of S A V Bismarck 5682.

She earlier won junior champion.

These Angus enthusiasts won junior showmanship.

From left are Shelby Dean, New Castle, PA, champion, and Alana Eisenhour, Wellsville, PA, reserve champion.

Champion Spotlight Heifer — BVA Final Answer Anne won spotlight heifer. Brent Stufflet, Lenhartsville, PA, owns the winning heifer.

These juniors won novice showmanship. Pictured from left are Haley Sweitzer, Wellsville, PA, champion; and Daniel Rohrbaugh, Seven Valleys, PA, reserve champion.

Hannah Grim, East Berlin, PA, left, and Haley Sweitzer, Wellsville, PA, won grand showman and reserve grand showman respectively.

by Mark S. Moses, Robeson County Advisory Council Member Several members of the Robeson County Advisory Council, along with County Extension Director Cathy Graham, traveled to Raleigh and toured areas on the North Carolina State University campus on Friday, June 17.

Ask any of them a question about the trip, and they will surely tell you that they brought back a wealth of knowledge to share with farmers, businesses, adults, and school children of all ages. Making the tour were seven council members, Rogena Deese, Rhonda Faircloth, Mack Johnson, Mark S. Moses, Joyce Peay, Ann Underwood, and Robert Wilkes.

First stop on the arranged tour was the North Carolina Solar House. What intrigued advisory members so much about the Solar House is that it is completely run by light energy from solar panels. The house uses light energy to make electricity that helps run the light fixtures and even the water heater in the basement area of the home.

Carole Coble, manager and information specialist, gave the guided tour of the house. She answered many questions and gave scientific answers on how solar energy is used economically today and how area students learn about this source of energy from the sun.

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A tractor will be one of the most important expenditures for a horse operation to consider. Whether or not you are able to cut and bale your own hay, a tractor will be put to good use in many ways. It is important to mow your fields and pastures to keep the weeds under control and enable grasses to grow; regular mowing will help turn a weedy field into a pasture that can be used for grazing horses. Good grass is best for horses, providing natural forage and turn-out time, and will help to keep your feed bills down to a minimum.

Hay storage is an important consideration for horse keepers. While some operations will have a separate barn, stall or shed for storing hay, in many instances hay will be stored upstairs, above the horse stalls. In this situation,

a hay elevator is a very useful piece of equipment to have and makes the job of filling an upper-level much easier.

Horse feed and supplements will need good dry storage and protection from invasion by animals such as raccoons, opossums, rodents and insects. Bins, barrels or metal-lined containers with tight-fitting lids are necessary to keep feed safe and fresh and healthy for your horses. Each horse will need his own feed tub or bucket — these should be cleaned regularly to prevent contamination from bacteria, insects, etc.

Taking into consideration your horses’ needs of safety, shelter, good hygiene, adequate food and plenty of fresh clean water will keep your horses happy and healthy and make the experience of keeping horses a very pleasant one.

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Mielke from 5 The profitability of cheese plants seems to have recovered as we went through May and into June, according to Brooks, but he warned of the high temperatures and humidity in the Midwest and how Minnesota and Wisconsin milk production lagged year ago levels in May. A fair amount of barrel cheese is produced there and lagging milk production may be tightening the barrel market.

Demand for barrels is probably good, he said, because more people are staying home and eating out less and firing up the barbecue.

Brooks also discussed why the block price is typically 2 or 3 cents above the barrels. Production and packaging costs are a little higher for block cheese, he explained, whereas barrel cheese these days is packaged in a fiber board barrel and is easy to extract for use in further manufacturing “so there’s not as much packaging, not as much cost there.” Whenever the price spread is inverted (barrels over the blocks) the higher costs “squeeze plant margins” he said, especially when you’re paying higher prices for the milk.

He expected more cheese to make its way to the CME looking for a home and warned that people will step away from the market once the price starts slipping and that will pull the barrel lower as well.

Cash butter held all week at $2.03, 25 1/2-

cents above a year ago.

Only one car was traded.

NASS butter averaged $2.0348, down 5.4 cents.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk finished at $1.61, down a penny and a half, and Extra Grade held at $1.61. NASS powder averaged $1.6667, up 0.3 cent, and dry whey averaged 54.16 cents, down 0.6 cent.

Looking “back to the futures;” the Federal order Class III contract’s average for the last half of 2011 was $18.72 per hundredweight on June 3, $18.34 on June 10 and June 17, $18.21 on June 24, $18.19 on July 1, and $18.54 on July 8.

California’s August Class I milk price was announced by the California Department of Food and Agriculture at $23.24 per hundredweight for the north and $23.51 for the south.

Both are up 86 cents from July, are $5.91above August 2010, and equate to about $2.00 and $2.02 per gallon respectively.

The 2011 northern price average now stands at $20.27, up from $16.38 a year ago. The southern price average is $20.54, up from $16.65 a year ago. The Federal order Class I base price is announced by the USDA on July 22.

National Milk’s Roger Cryan says the Federal order Class I milk price “came within a whisker of triggering payments in February, then began rising. Now corn and soybean prices have dropped, widening the gap between projected Class I prices

and MILC target rates for the last few months of the Fiscal Year. No payments are projected through September.”

Commercial disappearance of dairy products during the first four months of 2011 totaled 64 billion pounds, according to USDA’s latest data, up 2.9 percent from the same period in 2010. Butter was up 15 percent; American cheese, up 4 percent; other cheese, up 7.1 percent; nonfat dry milk, down 5.7 percent; and fluid milk products were off 1.5 percent.

USDA reports that

milk production is at or near peak levels in the Pacific Northwest, steady in Utah, Idaho, and the Northeast; declining along the seasonal trend in the Central and MidAtlantic regions with steeper production declines in the Southeast, Florida, Arizona and portions of California due to heat and or humidity.

FC Stone dairy broker Dave Kurzawski says “Hot weather has been on everyone’s mind, mostly in terms of how it will affect grain prices, but now those concerns are spilling into the milk market.” There’s plenty

of uncertainty. The heat will take its toll on milk output and yields however economic concerns could hurt dairy demand here in the U.S. and developing countries. And, increased milk production in Australia and New Zealand could slow U.S. dairy exports.

Milk production in Oceania is at seasonal low levels and the winter season is underway.

Australian winter weather conditions are developing along typical lines, according to USDA. Milk handlers are stating that winter conditions are wetter than usual in

some regions, while moisture is in better balance in others.

Australian milk producers are very optimistic about the upcoming season, according to USDA. Much of this optimism comes from an overall positive the winter and provide a positive start to the new season.

Both countries are in the early days of the 2011-2012 milk production year, thus it is too early to indicate new trends. Production estimates for the new season over last season are starting to develop; 4-5

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Agreements, all of which likely affect what bidders are willing to pay.”

It quoted USDA’s Dairy Market News; “Traders and handlers continue to use the gDT auction platform as a component when determining commercial prices but most are not adjusting their prices as sharply as the percentage changes from the previous auction event.” MPC adds that, “What began as a noble but self-serving tool intended to provide an important improvement in international price transparency, may be approaching an entirely different stage. “Should we say buyer beware?”

The Cooperatives Working Together program announced that it accepted eight requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America to sell a total of 648,371 pounds of Cheddar cheese to customers in the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and Central America.

The product will be delivered through November and raises CWT’s 2011 cheese exports to 49.2 million pounds.

Speaking of exports; Dairy Profit Weekly editor Dave Natzke reported in

Friday’s DairyLine that the value of May dairy exports was estimated at $401 million, virtually unchanged from April, but 40 percent more than May 2010.

May imports, at $212 million, were down 12 percent from April, and up just 3 percent from a year ago. Thus far in fiscal year 2011, exports are valued at $2.9 billion, with a dairy trade surplus estimated at more than $1 billion.

The U.S. exported 289 million pounds of dairy products in May, about the same as April. Exports were equivalent to 13 percent of U.S. milk solids production during the January-May period, while imports represent 2.7 percent, matching the lowest percentage since 1996, according to Natzke.

One other dairy export note, U.S. dairy cattle remain popular on the world market. Exports topped 5,000 head again in May, bringing the yearly total to about 28,500, nearly double the total for the same time last year. Turkey remains the leading market for U.S. dairy cattle, followed by Mexico.

In politics; draft legislation incorporating key

elements of National Milk’s Foundation for the Future dairy policy proposal was announced July13. The text was made available by the House Agriculture Committee’s ranking member, Collin Peterson (DMN.) at http://democrats.agriculture.house.go v/ . The action provides lawmakers, farmers, and others to view the language prior to an official introduction as a bill.

The action drew criticism from dairy processors. IDFA CEO Connie Tipton said “We are disappointed that Rep. Collin Peterson is circulating draft legislation that clearly would take the dairy industry in the wrong direction. Instead of encouraging job growth and reducing regulation on an already overregulated industry, the discussion draft would impose new and intrusive government mandates on dairy markets at the cost of a growing dairy export business and the jobs that have come with it.”

More details are posted at www.idfa.org/news— views/news-releases/details/6175/ .

Meanwhile; CEO Jerry Kozak and staff are on a 12-stop tour across the U.S. meeting with producers to answer questions about their plan.

Locations and times and NMPF’s response to IDFA’s criticism can be found at www.nmpf.org .

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percent higher in New Zealand and 1- 2 percent in Australia. Sales activity out of the Oceania region is minimal as stocks are limited and nearing seasonal low levels.

California’s Milk Producers Council’s July 8 newsletter reports that the number of approved

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AUCTIONS -

FEEDER CATTLE

HAGERSTOWN, MD FEEDER CATTLE: 47.

Steers: M&L few 425550# 122-126; 700-800# 114-122.

Heifers: 475-650# 109113.

Bulls: 200-400# 117-133; 400-500# 123-136; 500650# 96-108; 650-800# 98112; Angus 1440# @ 130.

Dairy Replacements: 75. Springing Hfrs. 11001225; Fresh Hfrs. 11001375; Cows in Milk to 1190; Short Bred Hfrs. 850-1225, Short Open Hfrs. L 8501135, M 650-810, S 300600.

MT. AIRY NC FEEDER CATTLE: 463.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 280-285# 136-151; 320339# 136-150.50; 353-388# 132-143; 450-465# 131; 500-540# 124.50-127; 633# 120; 654# 113; S 1-2 325335# 113-118; 370-395# 100-125.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1-2 353-395# 123-124; 425448# 117.50-118; 452-480# 120-121; 505-545# 116.50118; 600-636# 113-119; 700-740# 109-113; S 1-2 408-435# 97-117; 500-543# 110-115; 550-595# 109114; 615-635# 110.50-112.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 405-445# 126-135; 450479# 124-132; 510-543# 121.50-126.50; 610# 113.50-115; 760# 94.50; S 1-2 410-445# 100-125; 450490# 92-123; 508-510# 108-118; 600-635# 96-107.

SILER CITY, NC FEEDER CATTLE: 446 Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 170# 147.50; 215# 130; 255-275# 140-154; 315345# 120-144; 350-395# 123-143; 415-440# 120140; 450-495# 124-135; 505-545# 128-135; 550571# 126-130; 627-640# 120-125; 680# 117; 725# 116.50; S 1-2 185# 98; 330345# 99-109; 380# 115; 400-445# 99-115; 720# 90.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1-2 270-290# 114-125; 300342# 115-120; 355-395# 115-130; 400-445# 115134; 450-495#) 110-135; 500-546# 110-123; 550595# 111-118.50; 600-635# 108-117; 650-660# 108109; 705# 105; 775# 107; 810# 91; S 1-2 170# 105; 265-295# 100-111; 355390# 95-110; 400-430# 93110; 455-470# 96-100; 540# 101; 605# 90.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 450-495# 115-136; 500545# 118-130; 550-595# 115-127; 600-630# 115116; 665-695# 110-118; 710# 107; 785# 94; 1090# 95; S 1-2 515-545# 104115 ; 555-590# 92-110; 615# 100; 682# 94; 815# 87.

BLACKSTONE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 400-500# 138; 500-600# 126-137.75; 600-700# 129.75; 700-800# 113; M&L 2 300-400# 127; 400500# 134; 500-600# 127132.50; 600-700# 118-126; 700-800# 113; M&L 3 300400# 130; 400-500# 127.50; 500-600# 121; 600-700# 115.50; S 1 400-500# 131; 500-600# 116.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 400-500# 121.50; 500-600# 122; 600-700# 116; M&L 2 300-400# 118-135, mostly 135; 400-500# 106-120; 500-600# 123; 600-700# 108; M&L 3 300-400# 120130; 400-500# 116-123; 600-700# 104; S 1 300400# 109; 400-500# 113.50; 500-600# 116; 600-700# 106.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 149; 400-500# 125.50-133; 500-600# 121; 600-700# 99-116, mostly 116; 700-800# 96; M&L 2 400-500# 119.50-134, mostly 123.25; 500-600# 122; 600-700# 117; S 1 400500# 113-114; 500-600# 114.50; 600-700# 97.

N VA FEEDER CATTLE: 689 Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 300-400# 148-168; 400500# 130-148; 500-600# 127-151.50; 600-700# 124147.50; 700-800# 117-130; 900-1000# 109.50-118.50; 1000-1100# 104; M&L 2 400-500# 125-140; 500600# 119-139; 600-700# 118-135; 900-1000# 92; 1000-1100# 100; S 1 400500# 112; 500-600# 103111.50.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 119-143; 400500# 109-138; 500-600# 108-134.50; 600-700# 108126.50; 700-800# 109; 800900# 97; M&L 2 300-400# 111-125; 400-500# 99-124; 500-600# 105-118; 600700# 108-113; 700-800# 90; 800-900# 90; S 1 400-500# 108-112; 700-800# 84-96.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 145-171; 300400# 130-174; 400-500# 115-148; 500-600# 110130; 600-700# 109-124; 800-900# 115; M&L 2 200300# 132-150; 300-400# 110-147 400-500# 121-137; 500-600# 106-122; 700800# 86-90; S 1 300-400# 113.50-128; 400-500# 101129; 500-600# 105-116.

SW VA FEEDER CATTLE: 837.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 158; 300-400# 129-152; 400-500# 129146; 500-600# 129-139; 600-700# 122-134.25; 700800# 115-130.50; 800-900# 106-122; 900-1000# 95; M&L 2 200-300# 149; 300400# 130-150; 400-500# 129-139.50; 500-600# 125137.50; 600-700# 120-133;

700-800# 115-127; 800900# 100-129.75.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 110; 300400# 115.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 134-150; 300400# 124-138; 400-500# 123-131; 500-600# 116127.50; 600-700# 112-124; 700-800# 110-120; 800900# 100-105; M&L 2 200300# 120-140; 300-400# 119-130; 400-500# 114129; 500-600# 114-124; 600-700# 110-122; 700800# 100-116.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 135-159; 300400# 124-155; 400-500# 120-145; 500-600# 121134; 600-700# 115-126; 700-800# 95-111.50; M&L 2 200-300# 129; 300-400# 125-145; 400-500# 122126; 500-600# 120-131; 600-700# 110-127; 700800# 102.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

FRONT ROYAL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

HOLLINS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 211 Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 135-138; 400500# 128.50; 500-600# 128.50-130.50; 600-700# 121-128; 700-800# 115124; 800-900# 115; M&L 2 400-500# 130; 500-600# 125.50; 600-700# 112-123; 700-800# 114; M&L 3 300400# 128.50.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 400-500# 91-105.50; 500-600# 97.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 125-127; 400500# 117-122.50; 500-600# 119.50-123; 600-700# 116.25-119; 700-800# 110; M&L 2 300-400# 122-123; 400-500# 109-119; 500600# 112-114; 600-700# 110.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 138-150; 400500# 114.50-119.50; 500600# 115.50; 600-700# 108; 700-800# 107; M&L 2 300400# 134-145; 400-500# 124.

LYNCHBURG, VA

FEEDWER CATTLE: 1063.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 400-500# 127-134; 500600# 115-138.25, mostly 138.25; 600-700# 126-131; 700-800# 115.75-121; M&L 2 300-400# 126-144, mostly 144; 400-500# 123.50-134; 500-600# 118; 600-700# 128.50-132; 700-800# 118; M&L 3 300-400# 131-140; 400-500# 122.50-128.25; 500-600# 116-127.25; 600700# 119.50; M 1 500-600# 140.25; S 1 300-400# 124; 400-500# 120-122.25; 500600# 116; 600-700# 118.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 136.50; 400-500# 122-136; 500-600# 115121.25; 600-700# 113114.50; 700-800# 105.50109.50; M&L 2 300-400# 132-142; 400-500# 119.50130; 500-600# 125-127; 600-700# 110-114; 700800# 105-107; M&L 3 300400# 127-128.50; 400-500# 108-112; 500-600# 110120; 600-700# 109; 700800# 102.50; S 1 300-400# 110-113; 400-500# 104112.50; 500-600# 100-115; 600-700# 101.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 139; 400-500# 116.50-134.50, mostly 123; 500-600# 112-125.50; 600700# 117; M&L 2 300-400# 149.50; 400-500# 125137.25; 500-600# 113.50120; 600-700# 117.50; S 1 300-400# 116-136, mostly 136; 400-500# 112-124; 500-600# 117.50.

MARSHALL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

NARROWS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

RADIANT, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

ROCKINGHAM, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

STAUNTON, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 305.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 400-500# 130-148; 500600# 127-151.50; 600-700# 125-147.50; 700-800# 122130; 900-1000# 109.50118.50; M&L 2 400-500# 125-140; 500-600# 120-

139; 600-700# 120-135.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 127-134; 400500# 121-138; 500-600# 120-134.50; 600-700# 114126.50; M&L 2 300-400# 112-125; 400-500# 110124; 500-600# 110-118.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 130-174; 400500# 130-148; 500-600# 110-129; 600-700# 110122; M&L 2 400-500# 126137; 500-600# 110-122; S 1 400-500# 103-110; 500600# 105-116.

TRI-STATE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 335.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 400-500# 135-140; 500600# 129-137; 600-700# 122-134.25; 700-800# 126; 800-900# 106; M&L 2 400500# 129-138; 500-600# 125-133; 600-700# 120133.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 138-150; 300400# 124-138; 400-500# 123-131; 500-600# 118127.50; 600-700# 116-124; 700-800# 110-118; 800900# 102; M&L 2 200-300# 124-140; 300-400# 119129; 400-500# 114-123; 500-600# 114-124; 600700# 111-122; 700-800# 100-112.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 140-148; 300400# 148-155; 400-500# 130-145; 500-600# 125134; 600-700# 115-125; 700-800# 105-111.50; M&L 2 300-400# 132-145; 400500# 122-126; 500-600# 120-131; 600-700# 110121.50.

WINCHESTER, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 428.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 135-139; 400500# 128-148; 500-600# 124-133; 600-700# 125; 700-800# 115.50-124; 800900# 119.50; M&L 2 200300# 140; 300-400# 117132.50; 500-600# 121.50; 600-700# 118-120; 700800# 112-113; 1000-1100# 91.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 110.50; 300-400# 106; 400-500# 99;

500-600# 95.75; 600-700# 92.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 125; 300-400# 110-123; 400-500# 108121.50; 500-600# 105-115; 600-700# 94-115; 700-800# 94-103; 800-900# 85-98.50; M&L 2 200-300# 120; 300400# 115-121; 400-500# 103-117; 500-600# 97-117; 600-700# 103; 700-800# 66-80; 800-900# 88; S 1 300-400# 104-109; 500600# 90.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 131-160; 300400# 118-131; 400-500# 112-131.50; 500-600# 114.50-124; 600-700# 103117; 700-800# 108-112; M&L 2 300-400# 112-125; 400-500# 110-127; 500600# 110-116; 600-700# 100; 700-800# 83-90; 800900# 85-100; S 1 500-600# 105; 600-700# 89.

WYTHE COUNTY, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 301.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 129; 400-500# 129-132; 500-600# 135; 600-700# 126.50-132.50; 700-800# 124.50-130.50; 800-900# 122; 900-1000# 995; M&L 2 300-400# 130; 400-500# 135.50; 500-600# 134.50-136.50; 600-700# 133; 700-800# 126-127; 800-900# 100.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 132; 400-500# 128-129; 500-600# 116121.50; 600-700# 112119; 700-800# 112-115.50; 800-900# 100-105; M&L 2 300-400# 128-130; 400500# 126-129; 500-600# 115-115.50; 600-700# 110115.50; 700-800# 115.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 124-129; 400500# 120-125.50; 500-600# 121-129; 600-700# 119126; 700-800# 95-108; M&L 2 300-400# 125; 400-500# 125; 500-600# 131; 600700# 127; 700-800# 102.

SLAUGHTER CATTLE SILER CITY, NC SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 1410-1680#

HORSE AUCTION CALENDAR To have your auction listed in this calendar, contact your Country Folks sales representative, or Tina Krieger at 800-218-5586, ext. 108 or e-mail: tkrieger@ leepub.com.

Friday, August 19 • 6:00 PM: New Holland, PA. Horse Sale. New Holland Sales Stables, 717-354-4341 nhsalbarn@aol.com

Saturday, August 27 • 9:00 AM: 140 Perrin Rd., Woodstock, CT. Estate of Ernest Levesque, Farm equip., wood splitter, huge collection of horse drawn equip., tools, air compressors, power washer, chainsaws, lumber, bldg. materials, new Kohler whole house generator,guns, chicken coop, fencing, woodstoves, household antiques & farm collectibles. No buyer’s premum. Jacquier Auctions, 413-569-6421 jacquierauctions.com

To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact Dave Dornburgh at 800-218-5586, ext. 238 • Fax 518-673-2381 • e-mail: ddornburgh@leepub.com Monday, July 25 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.

• 9:30 AM: Athens Stockyards, Athens, PA. Misc. sale starts @ 9:30 am, small animals approx.

12:30-1 pm, followed by livestock (pigs, calves, goats, sheep & beef cattle). All times are approximate. Tom & Brenda Hosking 570-882-8500 or 607-699-3637 www.athensstockyards.com • 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY (Former Welch Livestock). Misc., Produce & Small Animals @ 12:30 pm. 1 pm Dairy, lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following the dairy.

Calves & cull beef approx. 4:30-5:30 pm. All times are approximate. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607847-8800 or 607-699-3637 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Maplehurst Livestock Market, Inc., 4428 Rt. 16, Hinsdale, NY. Selling a dairy of 60 head from Pete Causer, Tutlepoint, PA. Consisting of 30 cows (2/3 in 1st or 2nd lactation), 12 bred heifers, 18 strated calves & open heifers. AI Sired & bred, tie stall, pastured and haven’t been pushed. Also our usual run of quality dairy replacements. Maplehurst Livestock Market, Inc., 716-257-3542 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518392-3321.

• 6:00 PM: Private Consignor - 1985 Chevy Corvette. ‘85 Chevy Corvette 2 door coupe w/Borla stainless steel mufflers. Starts, runs & drives. Undercarriage clean & solid. CarFax available.

• 6:05 PM - LaFayette CSD - Vehicles & Equipment - (3) International 3800 buses, ‘97 Chevy K1500 Suburban, South Bend vertical milling machine, radios, tires & more.

• 6:40 PM - Canaseraga Central School District Assets - 30,000 & 75,000 BTU Modine heaters, (24) 400w metal Halide lamps, fluorescent ceiling lights & wood planks.

• 6:50 PM - Onondaga Corrections - Lightning Rod Cable - Two piles, approximately 500 feet of lightning rod cable that was used above the top section of a jail.

• 6:55 PM - State of Vermont - Pickups & Jeep ‘01 Ford F250 pickup, ‘00 Chevy S10 pickup and ‘03 Jeep Liberty Renegade. All sold with keys & clean titles. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Tuesday, July 26 • 10:00 AM: 1815 Hicks Field Rd. East Fort Worth, TX. Late Model Rental Fleet Construction, Support, Attachments, Trucks & Tralers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944, Site phone 817-847-2071 www.lyonauction.com • 6:00 PM: Livingston Co. Hwy. Shop Facility, Rte. 63, Geneseo, NY (Livingston Co.)`. Livingston Co. Tax Title Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 6:00 PM: Washington County - Light Fixtures.

Troffer 277V T8 w/32w recessed lighting fixtures.

2, 3, & 4 bulb styles. Some w/diffusers, some with backup ballasts.

• 6:30 PM - Town of N. Hempstead - Vehicles & Equip. - ‘98 Ford 545 backhoe/loader, Ford L8000 dump trucks, pickups, autos, GEM cars, buses, Groundsmasters & more!

• 8:15 PM - Wappingers CSD - Vehicles & Equipment - ‘94 & ‘95 Bluebird TC2000 buses, ‘00 Dodge 2500 Ram van, assorted Ford bumpers & tailgates, some new.

• 9:00 PM - North Shore Central Schools Literature - Large quantity (3354 books) of literature. The books are all in good condition; good for export. Complete inventory included. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Wednesday, July 27 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716296-5041, 585-738-2104 • 6:00 PM: Cheektowaga-Maryvale UFSD Tractor. ‘00 New Holland 545D front bucket loader w/Fisher 9-ft HD snow plow, 10-ft FFC push box, pallet forks & 1/3-cu yd bucket.

• 6:05 PM - Town of Cambridge - Tractor & Equipment - ‘81 JD 301A tractor w/loader, mower, counterweights & ROPS canopy, military generator & (2) oil tanks.

• 6:15 PM - Private Consignor - Corvette & Trailer - ‘87 Chevy Corvette 2 door convertible with a new battery & ‘00 Witzco RG-35 35 ton dual axle lowbed trailer. Auctions International, 800-5361401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Thursday, July 28 • 10:00 AM: 7877 Batesville Blvd., Pleasant Plains, AR . Complete Liquidation. Secured Party Auction of late model Cat construction equip., dump trucks, truck tractors. Alex Lyon & Son, 315633-2944, Site phone 731-234-8925 www.lyonauction.com • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Dairy Cattle followed by Beef & Calves. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-8293105 • 6:00 PM: Rockland County - Computers & Assets. Large lots of ThinkCentre & NetVista PC towers, Dell laptop, automotive manuals, Space Saver file storage system & more.

• 6:35 PM - July Second Chance Auction - More than ever this month! ‘05 Ford F550 Superduty pickup, ‘77 Gradall G660 SME, ‘99 Chevy 3500 dump truck & tons more!

• 8:00 PM - Town of Franklin, MA - Vehicles & Equip. - (2) GMC Brigadier J8C042 dump trucks, ‘97 Chevy K3500 Pickup, ‘97 Land Rover, (3) ‘00 Ford E350 vans & more.

• 9:25 PM - Questar III - Modular Bldgs. & Autos Ammco brake lathe, refrigerant reclamation systems, pressure washer, flatbed truck body, (2) modular buildings & more.

• 9:40 PM - Schuyler Co. - Equip. & Tires - Post hole digger, post driver, Blackhawk lifts, grader blade, 2 ton chain pulleys, block & tackles and (6) tires. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Friday, July 29 • 6:05 PM: Private Consignor. Trailer & Equip.

• 6:20 PM - Valhalla Fire Dist. - Surplus Equip. (20) 50’ lengths of 1.5” & 2.5” hose, Olympus D520 zoom digital camera, heater & A/C control & surge protector.

• 6:30 PM - Heritage Centers - Rubbermaid Carts - (7) large 1-yd tilt carts and (5) small 1/2-yd tilt

carts. These are heavy duty carts in good condition. . Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Saturday, July 30 • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 9:00 AM: 40470 Highway 23 Grand Gorge, NY. One Owner, Complete Liquidation of Construction, Attachments, Support, Tools, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944, Site phone 315-559-5900 www.lyonauction.com • 9:00 AM: 291 Maple Hollow Rd., New Hartford, Ct. Sunset Hollow Farmbr. Combined the contents of the Old Mill of Bakersville with the Nathan Estate Tractor collection for this spectacular auction. 19 JD antique tractors, IH, Case & other antique tractors, 1919 Ford Model T depot hack delivery sedan & 1956 IH R190 cab & chassis trucks, Hit & Miss engines & early walk behinds, horse drawn equip., quilt collection & antiques.

Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421

Sunday, July 31 • 6:00 PM: Onondage Co. - Fire Safe Assets. (2) Black Diamond Remington-Rand safe file fire insulated, very heavy cabinet. Dimensions are 30” x 20” x 54.” Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Monday, August 1 • 12:30 PM: New Berlin, NY (Former Welch Livestock). Misc. produce & small animals @ 12:30 pm. 1 pm dairy, lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following the dairy. Calves & cull beef approx. 4:40-5:30 pm. Monthly Feeder & Fat Cattle Sale. All times are approximate. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-699-3637 www.hoskingsales.com • 6:00 PM: Town of Windham. Pickup & Equip. ‘02 GMC Sierra 2500 HD pickup with plow, push mowers, pole saw, weed eater, air compressor & Police car dividers.

• 6:10 PM - Onondaga Community College Assets - Nexlink computer towers, Colex Studio M 50 film processor, conference table & chairs, Tandum lab table & more. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Tuesday, August 2 • 6:00 PM: National Grid MA . Culvert Cylinders (4) various sized, 2-oz/610-gram cylinders: (1) 30” diameter x 6’ L, (1) 40” x 15’ L, (1) 60” x 18’ L, (1) 84” x 23’ L. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Wednesday, August 3 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Friday, August 5 • Queretaro, Mexico. Late Model Construction Equip., Trucks, Trailers, Support & Attachments.

Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 9:30 AM: Tuscaloosa, AL. Complete Dump Truck & Truck Tractor Liquidation plus Construction & Logging Equip. for SLG Trucking. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm.

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

Saturday, August 6

• Edison, NH. Retirement Auction. High Quality Construction, Paving Equipment, Snow & Sander Equipment, Attachments, Support, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 10:00 AM: Farmersville, NY (Cattaraugus Co.).

Raisin Acres Farm Auction. 5th Wheel Camper, Cattle Handling System, Farm Machinery. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Sunday, August 7 • Detroit, MI. Complete Liquidation of Construction, Agricultural Equip., Support & Vehicles. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com

Monday, August 8 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY (Former Welch Livestock). Monthly Heifer Sale.

Call to advertise. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-6993637 or 607-972-1770

Tuesday, August 9 • 6:00 PM: Canaseraga Central School District .

Equipment - 30,000 & 75,000 BTU Modine heaters, (24) 400w ‘03 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Fleetside 4X4 pickup, metal Halide lamps, fluorescent ceiling lights & wood planks. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Wednesday, August 10 • 10:00 AM: West Haven, VT. Complete Dispersal of Oak Creek Farm including 200 free stall Holsteins, complete extensive line of equip., 100 tons of corn silage. Wrights Auction Service, 802334-6115 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. . Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 2:00 PM: NY Steam Engine Assn. Grounds, Gehan Rd, off Rts. 5 & 20, 5 mi. east of Canandaigua, NY. NY Steam Engine Associations 3rd Annual Consignment Auction.

Selling antique and modern farm and construction equipment. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm

Thursday, August 11 • Route 414, Seneca Falls, N.Y. Farm & Equipment Auction. Next to Empire Farm Days Show. Farm Equipment, Tractors, Antique Equipment, Construction Equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 6:00 PM: Town of Fishkill Police - Crown Vic. ‘03 Ford Crown Vic 4 door police interceptor. In overall good condition. New motor at 50,000 miles, everything works. . Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Saturday, August 13 • 10:00 AM: 3277 Lexington Rd., Richmond, KY. Over 50 Cars Sell! Corvette Extravaganza!

Corvettes & Other Classics. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com

Monday, August 15 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY (Former Welch Livestock). Monthly Lamb, Sheep, Goat & Pig Sale. Call to advertise. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637 or 607-972-1770 • 6:00 PM: Harrison Central Schools - Van & Equip. ‘99 GMC Savana G2500 cargo van, Toro 580D mower, Harper Turbo vac 4D, Garland ranges, Traulsen refrigerator & more. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

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MARKET REPORTS 72-76; 1445# hi dress 79; Boner 80-85% lean 9901360# 66.50-75; 10251220# hi dress 76-77.50; 915-1310# lo dress 54-65; Lean 85-90% lean 725735# lo dress 53-54; 805815# 65-68; 895-1015# lo dress 52-59.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1315-1380# 90-94; 11251290# lo dress 78-83; 16051870# 90-93.50; 1735# lo dress 78.50.

Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 30-70.

MT. AIRY SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 975-1390# 70-78.50; 1430-1950#) 72.50-78.50; Boner 80-85% lean 935-1340# 66-80; 1090-1390# lo dress 60.5065.50; 1550-1575# lo dress 62-65; Lean 85-90% lean 935-1125# 65.50-66.50; 870-1290# lo dress 58-65.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1235-1395# 81-88; 15202095# 84-90.50; 18001840# hi dress 96-98.

Cows/Calf Pairs: 4. S 1-2 670# middle age cows w/80# calves 460/pr; M 1-2 885# middle age cows w/60# calves 550/pr; L 1-2 1225-1290# middle age cows w/100-200# calves 1125-1200/pr.

Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 35-125.

SW VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 294.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 65.50-80; 1200-1600# 69.75-82; HY 1200-1600# 76.50-91.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 62-74; 1200-2000# 64-79; HY 1200-2000# 76-84; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 5768; 850-1200# 56-69.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 79.50-95; 1500-2500# 79-103.50; HY 1000-1500# 93.50-125; 1500-2500# 83.50-101.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 2. L 1, 2-8 yrs. old 885-970# 530-770/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 1. L 1, 2 yrs. old w/calf 50# 800# 730/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 6.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 5052.50/hd.

HAGERSTOWN, MD SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 57 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 69-74# hi dress 7779.50; Boners 65-71# few to 74; Lean 60-65; Thin/Light 59 & dn.

Bulls: YG 1 1670# @ 91.50; YG 2 1600-2300# 7782.

Fed Steers/Heifers: 24.

Hi Ch 23 1300-1400# 114116; 1075-1150# 109-112.

Fed Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 1100-1200# 112-116.25; Ch 2-3 1050-1125# 108-

111.50.

Calves: 72. Hols. Ret. to Farm No. 1 95-120# 90-109; 90-94# 70-80; No. 2 95120# 70-90; 85-94# 50-65; Beef X Bull 108# @ 120; No. 2 80-125# 70-95; Slaughter Calves 40 & dn.

N VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 391 Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1300-1500# 110-114; Sel 23 1300-1500# 104-109.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 23 1300-1500# 110-112.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 71-77; 1200-1600# 66-82; HY 1200-1600# 75.5092.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 62-83.50; 12002000# 63-77; HY 12002000# 69-80; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 57-66; 8501200# 51-67.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 74.50-85.50; 1500-2500# 67-89.50; HY 1000-1500# 85-96; 15002500# 86.75-94.75.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 27.

M&L 1, few 2, bred 2-9 mos.

760-1476# 760-1040/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 6. M 1-2, 5-10 yrs. old w/calves 130-300# 8001226# 885-1140/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 89.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 25100/hd; 100-130# 85145/cwt.

BLACKSTONE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 39 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 65-70; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 62-64.50; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 4562.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 87-89; 15002500# 76.50-84.

DUBLIN, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 107.25.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 23 900-1000# 96.50; 10001200# 99-109.75; 12001400# 113.25; 1400-1600# 112.25.

FRONT ROYAL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

HOLLINS, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 71.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 74.75; 1200-1600# 7578.50; HY 1200-1600# 8083; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 72-78.50; 12002000# 70-78.50; HY 12002000# 80-80.25; Lean 8590% lean 850-1200# 5769.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 80-85; 15002500# 87.50-89.50.

Cows w/Calves at Side:

4. M 2, 3 yrs. old w/calf 250# 950# 955/pr; M 1, 8 yrs. old w/calf 150# 1000# 800/pr; L 1, 6-8 yrs. old w/calves 250# 1100-1250# 1160-1260/pr.

LYNCHBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 212 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 63.50-78; 1200-1600# 6983; HY 1200-1600# 84-95; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 65-74; 1200-2000# 65-76; HY 1200-2000# 7780; Lean 85-90% lean 750850# 45-61; 850-1200# 4562.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 76-84; 15002500# 77.50-88; HY 15002500# 89-92.

MARSHALL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

RADIANT, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

ROCKINGHAM, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 120.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 66-73; HY 1200-1600# 77; Boner 80-85% lean 12002000# 63-66.50; HY 12002000# 69-70.50; Lean 8590% lean 750-850# 258.5065; 850-1200# 51-63.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 79-89.50.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 79.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 2595/hd; 100-130# 110/cwt.

STAUNTON, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 35.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 71-77; 1200-1600# 73-78; HY 1200-1600# 78-81; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 66-75; 1200-2000# 69-77; HY 1200-2000# 78-80; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 6166; 850-1200# 62-67.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 75; 15002500# 74-82; HY 10001500# 85-88.50; 15002500# 86.75-89.75.

TRI-STATE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 111.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 73-80; 1200-1600# 76-82; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 62-70; 1200-2000# 66-79; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 56-60.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 85-95; 15002500# 92-103.50.

WINCHESTER, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 70.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 87; 1200-1600# 64-82; HY 1200-1600# 82.50-94.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-

1200# 58.50-84.50; 12002000# 63-76; HY 12002000# 76.50-79; Lean 8590% lean 750-850# 45.5064; 850-1200# 49.50-65.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 83-87; 15002500# 79-86.50; HY 15002500# 89-91.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 27.

M&L 1, few 2, 3-12 yrs. old bred 2-8 mos. 812-1395# 560-1060/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 28. M&L 1, few 2, 3-10 yrs. old w/calves 90-300# 9201695# 850-1560/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 4.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 27.5092.50/hd; 100-130# 105120/cwt.

WYTHE CO SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 145.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 66-75; 1200-1600# 7275.50; HY 1200-1600# 76.50-82.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 66.50-74; 1200-2000# 64-77; HY 1200-2000# 78-84; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 6068; 850-1200# 56-65.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 85-89; 15002500# 80-92; HY 10001500# 125; 1500-2500# 94101.

HOG REPORT HAGERSTOWN, MD PIGS 8.

Singles 40-50# 45-64.

Butcher Hogs: 20. US 12 250-270# 71-72.50; 200225# 65-70; 1 286# @ 73.

Sows: 688# @ 49.50.

Boars: 670-730# 2528.50; 1 308# @ 41.

NC SOWS: 300-399# 51.11-55.70; 400-449# 52.13-56.50; 450-499# 5560.56; 500-549# 57-59.25; 550# & up 58-60.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA HOGS: No report.

HOLLINS, VA HOGS: 3.

No report.

MARSHALL, VA HOGS: No report.

N VA HOGS: 1.

Barrows & Gilts: US 1-3 210-230# 70.

ROCKINGHAM, VA HOGS: No report.

S VA HOGS: No report.

STAUNTON, VA HOGS: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA HOGS: No report.

WYTHE CO, VA HOGS: No report.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 60-80# 130-180; 80-110# 170-180.50; 110-125# 175; Spring, Wooled Gd & Ch 13 30-60# 120-154; 60-90# 161.75-180.50; Wooled, Ch & Pr 3-4 130-160# 150.

Slaughter Ewes: Ch 2-4 51-80; Gd 2-4 77-82; Util 13 83.

Slaughter Rams: all grades 61.

HAGERSTOWN, MD SHEEP: Ewes 125-200# 65-75.

HAGERSTOWN, MD LAMBS: 14. Ch 100-120# 190-199; 60-85# 185-195; Yearling 164# @ 170; Sheep Buck 164# @ 74; Ewes 100-165# 69-75

ROCKINGHAM, VA SHEEP: 41.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 60-80# 180; 80-110# 163177.50; Spring, Wooled Gd & Ch 1-3 30-60# 177.

SHENANDOAH SHEEP: 65.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 60-80# 165.50; 80-110# 180.50; 110-125# 175; Spring, Wooled Gd & Ch 13 30-60# 120-154; 60-90# 161.75-180.50.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-4 77.

SILER CITY, NC GOATS:

HAGERSTOWN, MD GOATS: 15.

L Nannies 100-125; Kids Sel 1 50-70# 105-120; Sel 2 40-60# 50-85.

N VA GOATS: 87.

Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40# 100150; 40-60# 125-176; 6080# 136-161; Sel 3 20-40# 53-90; 40-60# 90-91; 6080# 80-105.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110# 91-136; 100-150# 68-156; 150-250# 76.

Does: Sel 1-2 100-150# 88.

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Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 40-60# 57.50; Sel 3 40-60# 30.

Does/Nannies: Sel 1 70100# 95; Sel 2 50-70# 50.

Wethers: Sel 1 100-150# 120-170.

SILER CITY, NC SHEEP: No report.

STAUNTON, VA SHEEP: No report.

STAUNTON, VA GOATS: No report.

S VA SHEEP: No report.

S VA GOATS: No report.

MT. AIRY SHEEP: No report.

MT. AIRY GOATS: 25 Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 under 20# 32.50; 20-40# 60-62.50; 40-60# 82.50; 6080# 130-140; Sel 2 20-40# 32.50.

Yearlings: Sel 1 80-100# 137.50-147.50.

Does/Nannies: Sel 1 100-140# 120; Sel 2 50-70# 42.50; 70-100# 42.50; 100140# 75-80.

Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100150# 165-175.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SHEEP: no report FREDERICKSBURG, VA GOATS: No report.

HOLLINS, VA SHEEP: No report.

HOLLINS, VA GOATS: 20.

Kids: Sel 1-2 40-60# 37/hd.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 100-150# 100/hd.

Does: 50-70# 45/hd.

MARSHALL, VA SHEEP: No report.

LAMB & GOAT MARKET N VA SHEEP: 95.

ROCKINGHAM, VA GOATS: No report.

MARSHALL, VA GOATS: No report.

TRI-STATE, VA GOATS: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA SHEEP: 40.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 60-80# 200-211; Spring, Wooled Gd & Ch 1-3 30-60# 162-208.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-4 63-96; Util 1-3 71.

Slaughter Rams: all grades 77-90.

WINCHESTER, VA GOATS: 38.

Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40# 175; 40-60# 189; 60-80# 126186; Sel 3 20-40# 83; 4060# 80; 60-80# 85-90.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110# 152.50; 100-150# 150.

Does: Sel 1-2 70-100# 80; 100-150# 100.

WYTHE CO SHEEP: No report.

WYTHE CO GOATS: No report.

CASH GRAIN MARKET NC GRAIN US 2 Yellow Corn was 10 ¢ lower. Prices were 7.337.88, mostly - at the feed mills and 7.38, mostly 7.38 at the elevators. US 1 Yellow Soybeans were 1¢ lower. Prices were 14.53 at the processors - at the feed mills and - mostly - at the el-

FRYERS The market is steady and the live supply is adequate to meet the moderate demand. Average weights are heavy.

The estimated slaughter for Wednesday in NC is 2,673,000 head compared to 2,523,000 head last Wednesday.

NC EGGS The market is lower on small, steady on the balance. Supplies are moderate. Retail demand is moderate. Weighted average prices for small lot sales of grade A eggs delivered to nearby retail outlets: XL 117.57, L 111.36, M 84.86 & S 79.

NY EGGS Prices are unchanged on all sizes. Supplies are light on XL, moderate to heavy on L & M. Retail demand is light to moderate. Market activity is slow to moderate.

Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade A & Grade A white eggs in ctns, delivered to store door, cents/dz. XL 103-107; L 101-105; M 7781.

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evators. US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat was without an available trend. Prices were 6.75-6.97, mostly - at the elevators. Soybean Meal (f.o.b.) at the processing plants was 386.90/ton for 48% protein.

Feed Mills: Bladenboro 7.63, -----, ----; Candor 7.88, -----, ----; Cofield ----, -----, ---; Laurinburg 7.63, -----, ---; Monroe 7.88, -----, ----; Nashville 7.63, -----, ----; Roaring River 7.88, -----, ---; Rose Hill 7.63, -----, ----; Statesville 7.33, -----, 6.72; Warsaw 7.63, -----, ----; Pantego #2 ----, -----, ----.

Elevators: Cleveland ----, -----, ----; Belhaven ----, -----, ----; Chadbourn ----, -----, ---; Clement ----, -----, ----; Creswell ----, -----, ----; Elizabeth City ----, -----, ----; Greenville ----, -----, ----; Lumberton ----, -----, ----; Monroe ----, -----, 6.97; Norwood 7.38, -----, 6.75; Pantego ----, -----, ----; Register ---, -----, ----; Warsaw #2 ----, -----, ----.

Soybean Processors Fayetteville, 14.53; Raleigh, 14.53.

RUSHVILLE SEMIMONTHLY HAY AUCTION Prices/ton FOB unless otherwise noted. Delivery beyond 10 miles mostly 2.50 /mile.

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Home,, Family,, Friendss & You Chicken à la grill (Family Features) — There’s nothing wrong with lip-smacking good barbecued chicken - but there are a lot of other tasty ways to enjoy chicken hot off the grill. These recipes from the National Chicken Council bring flamekissed flavor to your plate in the form of sweet and spicy wings, summerfresh kabobs, and a gorgeous entrée salad.

Quick grilling tips • When cooking chicken outdoors, keep it refrigerated until ready to cook.

Do not place cooked chicken on same plate used to transport raw chicken to Apricot Glazed Grilled Chicken Wings grill.

• Keep food from sticking to the grate chives. by rubbing with vegetable oil or nonPlace wings on grill and cook for 8 to stick cooking spray.

10 minutes. Turn and grill for another • Keep a spray bottle filled with 5 to 6 minutes. water close by so that you can spray With a pastry brush or spoon, brush down flare-ups, which can blacken sauce on wings. Cook for about 1 your food. minute, and turn. Repeat on other For more tips and recipes, visit side of wings. Cook for another 1 www.eatchicken.org. minute. Wings should register 170°F Apricot Glazed when tested with an instant read thermometer.

Grilled Chicken Wings Serve wings garnished with lime Serves 4 wedges.

4 pounds chicken wings, tips removed, and cut at the joint 1 teaspoon kosher salt 3/4 cup apricot preserves 2 garlic cloves, mashed 1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes Juice from one lime, about 2 tablespoons 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1/2 teaspoon cumin 2 tablespoons chopped chives Fresh lime wedges for garnish Season wings with salt. Heat grill to medium high.

In bowl of food processor combine preserves, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, lime juice, vinegar and cumin; process until smooth. Add

Grilled Chicken and Peach Kabobs

Serves 4 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves 2 small zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch rounds 16 cremini mushrooms 3 ripe peaches, cut into eighths (may use frozen if fresh not available) 8 wooden or metal skewers Marinade: 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup coarse grainy mustard 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1 tablespoon orange zest

If using wooden skewers, place in water and soak for at least one hour.

Cut chicken into 1-inch dice. In small bowl, whisk together mustard, vinegar, thyme, salt, pepper and zest.

Slowly whisk in olive oil to combine.

Thread chicken, zucchini rounds, mushrooms and peach slices onto skewers, alternating ingredients. Be sure to leave enough space at bottom of skewer to hold and turn.

Place skewers in a single layer on a sheet pan or baking dish and pour marinade over, turning skewers to distribute marinade. Cover with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and refrigerate.

Marinate, turning skewers occasionally, for at least 30 minutes or overnight.

Heat grill on high heat. Place skewers on grill and cook, turning, for about 10 minutes.

Serve over rice.

Pan-Asian Chicken Escabeche From the Illinois Institute of Art Cooking School, Chicago Serves 4 6 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless 1 tablespoon Chinese five spice powder 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon salt, divided 1 teaspoon black pepper, divided 1 red bell pepper, seeded and quartered 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and quartered 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded 2 cans water chestnuts (5 ounces each) 1 carrot, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks 1 English cucumber, skin on and cut into 1-inch chunks 2 radishes, halved 1 red onion, quartered 1 clove garlic, minced 1/4 cup lime juice 1/4 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped In large plastic zipper bag, combine

Pan-Asian Chicken Escabeche

Chinese five spice powder, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Add thighs to bag, seal well and turn to coat.

Marinate in refrigerator for one hour, or up to overnight.

While chicken is marinating, place red pepper, yellow pepper, jalapeño pepper pieces, water chestnuts, carrot, cucumber, radishes and red onion in bowl of food processor. Rough chop by pulsing the blade. If food processor is not available, vegetables may be julienned by hand.

Place chopped vegetables in large bowl. Add garlic, lime juice, 1/4 cup olive oil, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

Place bowl in refrigerator and allow to sit for one hour or up to overnight.

Prepare gas or charcoal grill. Place chicken on grill and cook, turning, until done throughout, about 6 minutes per side. Cool and shred meat coarsely.

Add chicken to vegetable salad mixture. Add cilantro and parsley; stir well to combine.

Blueberries pop with fun all summer long (NAPSA) — Blueberries are nature’s little blue dynamos, ready to blast, burst and bounce their way into any dish you can imagine. However you use them, fresh blueberries pop with their own unique flavor, color and fun!

In desserts, blueberries are always a winner!

Blueberry pie is a classic and now there’s a variation your family and friends will adore. “BlueberryApricot Pot Pies” are baked in individual servings.

When they come out of the oven, guests break the crisp crust to uncover a filling of luscious, plump blueberries and bits of dried apricots underneath.

Looking for super quick summertime blueberry desserts? Here are a few ideas: • Mix blueberries into prepared rice pudding.

Delight the kids by serving the blueberry pudding in ice cream cones!

• Whirl blueberries with sorbet in a blender, scoop into bowls.

• Stir fresh blueberries into melted blueberry jam and serve over frozen yogurt.

Sure, blueberries taste great, but remember there are good, sound reasons to enjoy blueberries. A

whole cup has just 80 calories and provides fiber, vitamin C, manganese and antioxidants.

Get more recipes for using blueberries at www.littlebluedynamos.com.

Blueberry-Apricot Pot Pies 1 9-inch round refrigerated pie crust (from a 15ounce package) 1/4 cup sugar 4 teaspoons cornstarch 3 cups fresh blueberries 1/4 cup dried apricots, cut into 1/4-inch pieces Preheat oven to 375° F; lightly butter four 3/4-cup (6-ounce) baking cups. Place pastry flat onto a floured board; invert a baking cup 1/2-inch from the edge of the pastry; with a small sharp knife, cut out a circle 1/2-inch larger than the cup; repeat to make 4 rounds; cut a small hole in the center of each. In a medium bowl, combine sugar and cornstarch; add blueberries and apricots; toss to coat; divide equally among the cups. With water, lightly moisten the rim of each cup; place a pastry round on each; fold under the edge and crimp. Repeat. Place cups on a baking sheet. Bake until the filling just begins to

A crisp crust covers the luscious filling in BlueberryApricot Pot Pies.

bubble, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool 5 to 10 minutes.

Serve warm.

YIELD: 4 portions Per portion: 328 calories, 55g carbohydrate, 12g total fat, 5g saturated fat.

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NEW HOLLAND 1044, 119 bale wagon, $3,300. 1033, 104 bale wagon, $3,400.

1030, 69 bales, $1,600. Farmhand 8-bale accumulator and fork, $2,100. Roeder Impl., Seneca, KS 785-336-6103

WE WANT TO SELL YOU your next combine! One of largest selections of late model John Deere & Case IH combines. All sell with 1 year motor & transmission warranty (nobody else does this.) w w w. z e i s l o f t e q u i p . c o m Zeisloft Farm Eq., Bloomsburg, PA, 3.9% fin. 800-9193322

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FOR SALE: Quality first & second cut big & small square bales. Delivered. 315-264-3900

Zetor ZTR-185

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New, Used & Rebuilt We Ship Anywhere CHECK OUT OUR MONTHLY WEB SPECIALS!

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HUNTING/CAMPING PROPERTY Southwestern Virginia Bland County

62+/- ACRES ATV Trails, Springs Deer, Turkey, Grouse Adjoins National Forest

$90,000 2 TARPAN COLTS (Prehistoric breed), look alike yearlings, gentle, halter broke. dixiemeadows@erols.com 540-937-5186

Miscellaneous C A M PA I G N P O S T E R S : Very reasonable prices. Call Beth at Lee Publications 518-673-0101 or email bsnyder@leepub.com

Nursery Stock MUSCADINE GRAPEVINES, varieties include Carlos, Summit & Tara. Price $3.75 per vine. Bodenhamer Farms & Nursery 910-422-8118 office, 910-608-9823 Louie, 910-733-2760 Aaron

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JUL 28 2011 Commodity Classic Queen Anne’s 4-H Park in Centreville. Contact MGPA Office, 410-956-5771.

Grain Marketing for Women Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD. 8:30 am - noon. $10/person and includes breakfast and materials. Call 410-758-0166 or jrhodes@ umd.edu.

AUG 3 2011 Field Day Program Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research & Extension Center, 128 McCormick Farm Circle, Raphine VA. 12-1:15 pm. Register by Fri., July 29. Contact Shenandoah Valley AREC, 540-3772255.

AUG 5 Maryland Nutrient Management Certification Exam Maryland Dept. of Agriculture, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD. 911 am. Individuals who want to become certified to write nutrient management plans for farmers should attend.

The cost is $50; however, government employees and

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Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment SOLLENBERGER SILOS, LLC, 5778 Sunset Pike, Chambersburg, PA 17201. Poured Concrete silos since 1908, Manure Storage and Precast Products. For Information: Ken Mansfield 717-503-8909 www.sollenbergersilos.com “1908-2008” Celebrating 100 Years

NOTE: Calendar entries must arrive at the Country Folks office by the Tuesday prior to our publication date for them to be included in the Calendar of Events. Email: jkarkwren@leepub.com

JUL 26 Nutrient Management Farmer Training and Certification Workshop University of Maryland Extension Office, Ellicott City, MD. Training & certification program for operators of pasture based operations who are interested in becoming certified by MDA to write and update their own nutrient management plans. Call 410-841-5959. On Internet at www.mda.state.md.us JUL 27 Summer Twilight Meeting Kutztown Produce Auction, 209 Oak Haven Rd., Fleetwood, PA. 5-9 pm. Held rain or shine. Please dress appropriately. $6/person, walkins $9/person. Contact Andy Beck, 570-622-4225.

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SEP 16 & 21 14th Annual All Dairy Antiques & Collectibles Show Dairy Activity Center, PA Farm Show Complex & Expo Center, Harrisburg, PA. Fri. noon - 5 pm. Sat. thru Wed. 8 am - 5 pm. Free parking, free exhibitor space & free admission. Featuring Holstein breed items, but all dairy related collectors and invited and encouraged to attend. Antique Consignment Auction Tues., Sept.

20. Contact Gary Gojsovich 717-635-5067 or Lolly Lesher 717-787-2905.

SEP 22-24 3rd International Symposium on Mastitis and Milk Quality St. Louis, MO. Submission of abstracts for presentation at this fall symposium (either as a poster or orally) will be due by March 1. Watch the NMC Web site at nmconline.org for more details.

SEP 30 - OCT 6 65th Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair Robeson Co. Fairgrounds, Hwy. 41 South, Lumberton, NC. Call 910-671-3276.

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On Internet at www.mda. state.md.us AUG 10-12 31st Annual National Pike Steam, Gas & Horse Association Show National Pike Steam, Gas, & Horse Association Grounds, 222 Spring Rd, (4 miles west of Brownsville off US 40), Brownsville, PA. Antique farm, construction, mining equipment, trucks and more. Contact Louis McMaster, 724-356-2307.

SEP 7 Farm Estate Planning Workshop Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD. 8:30 am registration. 9 am - 1 pm. Call 410758-0166 or jrhodes@ umd.edu.

SEP 15-18 State 4-H Championship Horse & Pony Show Virginia Horse Center, Lexington, VA. Contact Celeste Crisman, 540-231-9162, ccrisman@vt.edu or Joi Saville, 540-231-2257, joi.saville@vt.edu.

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Robeson from 17 “I found everything about our trip to the solar house very unique, and I’m hoping one day we can return and learn some more pointers about it,” said Wilkes, a small business owner from Orrum. “I would like to see the people who are on our local school board come up and look at the solar house and get some ideas of what the school children here in Raleigh are doing with solar energy and help spur the curiosity of the kids in our county.”

Next on the stop was a buffet lunch at the University Club where they were greeted by Clinton McRae, South Central District Extension director; Sheri Schwab, associate director of Cooperative Extension; and Sharon Runion Rowland, executive director of development for Cooperative Extension.

During lunch, Rowland gave a brief talk about the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Foundation and how funds are benefiting over 700 causes in all 100 of North Carolina’s counties.

Before leaving the club, the group was invited back during the hot afternoon to cool down with some N.C. State homemade ice cream, made with milk from cows milked at the university’s College of Veterinary Medicine, the next stop on the tour.

Established in 1978, the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine had 700 applications, this year, for only 80 spots. Students learn by performing surgeries, general care of animals and clinicals on the school’s working farm. They have the opportunity for hands-on learning by actually milking cows. The college also has research and teaching facilities, fields for larger livestock, and an on-site teaching hospital.

“It’s good to know we have students there interested in animal health care and that they have so many applying,” said Peay, 4-H program representative. “I plan to go back to Robeson County and share this experience with my 4-H’ers.”

After a quick stop for ice cream, the tour headed for the J.C. Raulston Arboretum, which houses over 5,000 different kinds of plants from all over the world.

“This place is absolutely gorgeous,” said Faircloth, a Pembroke

Area Chamber of Commerce board member. “I don’t have a green thumb, as they say, but whoever takes care of this place has two or three green thumbs.

The flowers and trees, combined with the waterfalls, just makes it breathtaking.”

The tour group then drove to the main campus of N.C. State, driving past several of the university’s landmarks that included the 115foot Memorial Bell Tower that stands at the main entrance to the university on Hillsborough Street and Reynolds Coliseum, the former home of the Wolf-

pack men’s basketball team. Passing through the Centennial Campus and Raleigh’s Farmers Market, the group headed home to Robeson County to tell of their learning experiences.

“I think this tour for our county’s advisory council has been an excellent opportunity to give our council members more information to understand the resources at N.C. State that can help us with the issues facing Robeson County,” said Graham. “I hope the advisory council gained in-depth knowledge of the resources located at NCSU.”

Members of the Robeson Cooperative Extension Advisory Council take time out to pose for a photo in front of the skeletal frame of a sperm whale at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. From left to right are Rhonda Faircloth, Ann Underwood, Rogena Deese, Joyce Peay, Mack Johnson, Robert Wilkes, Cathy Graham, and Mark S. Moses.

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grain platform kits wobble box reel parts knife parts elevator parts feeder parts

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In stock for any brand, any

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2000 Case IH 2366 3473 hrs U17203 (C) $89,813

New trades coming in daily.

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Combine parts.

2005 Case IH 2377 1792 hrs U17463 (A) $162,500

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2008 Lexion 585R 1221 hrs, 665 separator hrs, U17772 (B) $261,250

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TRACTORS 40HP to 99HP Case IH MX100C, 2000yr, LX550 loader, european quick hitch U17862 (H) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,900 JD 2440 1981yr, 6811 hrs, 2WD JD146 loader, 84”bkt U15274 (AC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,250 JD 2755 2WD, cab, side & 3pt. flail mowers, 6ft cutting width each. 3pt. hitch on tractor needs repair (C) . . . . please call TRACTORS 100HP to 174HP IH 1486 1978yr, cab, 2 remotes U17886 (H) . . . . . . . . . $14,900 Case IH 7120 1988, soucy tracks available U18636 (B) $30,000 Case IH 7120 1989 U17990 (B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,500 Case IH 7120 1992 U17996 (B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41,250 Case IH MX135, 2000yr, 5978hrs, cab, MFD, U17885 (B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41,250 Case IH MX120 Pro, MFD, bar axle, 3100 hrs, 2 remotes, 18.4x38 50%, 14.9x28 50%, with Stohl F15HD loader & 84” bucket U10924 (C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64,813 Case IH MX120, 2006 U10985 (C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $63,313 TRACTORS 175HP PLUS Case IH MX240, 1999, 3126 hrs, U17392 (B) . . . . . . . . $80,000 JD 8440 articulated, 1980 17391 (B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,879

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(AC) Adams Center Mike Gaylord 800-962-4686 315-583-5486 (A) Auburn Clay VanNostrand 800-362-4686 315-258-0122 (B) Batavia James Kingston 800-388-4113 585-343-9263 (BG) Binghamton Tom Sutter 585-730-1853 (C) Canandaigua John Poppoon 800-388-6119 585-394-7260 (E) Elmira Tom Sutter 585-730-1853 (H) Hornell Kris Bower 607-481-1562

SP FORAGE HARVESTERS Claas 830 2001yr, 4WD, 2475 engine hrs (A) . . . . . . . . $129,900 Claas 870 2001 4WD processor, 2952 hrs U14751 (A). $141,000 Claas 890 2003 4WD, KP U17684 (H). . . . . . . . . . . . . . $140,000 Claas 890 2001 U17764 (B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150,000 Claas 900 2002 4WD, KP U17683 (B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . $149,900 PULL-TYPE FORAGE HARVESTERS NH FP240 hay head, 3RN (A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,625 NH 900 chopper with 3RN, hay head (A). . . . . . . . . . . . $9,995 Gehl CB1275, 2001, 7ft PU U17957 (H) . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900 WINDROWERS Case IH 8880, 1999 yr, U17827 (H) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,000 BALERS IH 3450 U17823 (H) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,555 Claas 250RC round, 2003 U17997 (B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,873 SPRAYERS / APPLICATION EQUIPMENT Tyler Patriot XL, 4721hrs, 60’ boom, 4-way nozzle bodies, 750 gal tank, 12.4R38 tires, 3-section controller, foam markers, clean water tank U14686 (B) . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,900 JD 4710, 2004 yr, 2850 hrs, 90ft nozzles on 20” spacing & 5-way nozzles, 800 gal poly tank, fresh water & foam markers, chemical inductor, JD tracker system, 380Rx90x46 (C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $124,813 Case IH FLX4300 floater, 1999 U01602 (B) . . . . . . . . $52,900

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2009 Lexion 575R 770 hrs, 458 separator hrs, U17744 (AC) $264,900

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