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Koogler and Slaven feed industry that feeds them

by Jennifer Showalter WEYERS CAVE, VA — According to the wise words of Albert Einstein, “It is every man’s obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.” Jim Koogler and Jeff Slaven, two successful cattlemen in the Weyers Cave, VA, area, take those words to heart and work to do that each year.

Koolger and Slaven realize the importance of everyone in the cattle business working as a whole to better the industry, face current challenges, and ward off future problems.

These two individuals are very appreciative of what the beef industry has done and continues to do for them. They feel hosting an annual dinner meeting for cattlemen, who they deal with and are friends with, is a simple way for them to bring everyone together and give back.

This is the 10th year Koogler and Slaven have taken it upon themselves to host such an event. Despite it being a rainy evening, around 140 guests from Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia attended.

Following dinner, Dr. Brian Lubbers, DVM, PhD, DACVCP at the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, took the stage and discussed his perspective on a few issues currently fac-

ing the feeder cattle industry.

Economics Lubbers started off by stressing that the feeder cattle market is more volatile today than it has been in the past.

“A 20 cent per hundred weight swing use to be a big deal.

Now we are seeing $3 and $4 moves.” According to Lubbers, corn prices, drought, and low cow numbers are all coming into play.

Feedyards saw record placements in July 2011 because of the extreme drought that much of the south and midwest were facing. With there being no pasture because of the drought, these light weight cattle entered the feedyards about two months earlier than normal. This situation is not made any easier with high feed costs. With all this in place, feedyard margins are currently $34.82 per head while packers are at -$55.18 per head.

A short supply of cattle and increase in international markets continues to support feeder cattle prices. Lubbers predicts that the feeder calf supply is going to get even smaller as the number of cows continues to decrease. The U.S. has around a 16 million head one time feedyard capacity and there are about 12 million head of cattle currently on feed in 1,000 plus head yards.

Dr. Brian Lubbers, DVM, PhD, DACVCP, with the Kansas State Diagnostic Lab, shares his insight on issues in the feeder cattle industry in 2011 during a dinner meeting hosted by Jim Koogler and Jeff Slaven.

A group of cattlemen listen on as Dr. Brian Lubbers shares some of his thoughts following a dinner hosted by Jim Koogler and Jeff Slaven.

Photos by Jennifer Showalter With around 4 million head bunk space available, feedyards are competing for feeder cattle. “Supply of feeder cattle is very, very tight. With the excess feeding capacity and the decreased availability of cattle, we may lose some feedyards,” said Lubbers.

The increase in international markets helped increase U.S. beef export volumes 19 percent and value 32 percent from 2009 to 2010. In 2010, Mexico, Canada, and Japan were the top three markets for US beef, but there are other emerging markets in areas that are heavily populated.

Health Lubbers emphasized that the health risk of cattle adds to the volatility in the market, and in turn buyers are willing to pay more for cattle that are low risk health wise.

“Demonstrated health performance will continue to increase in value when purchasing cattle,” said Lubbers.

With there being very little research for future antibiotics to treat bovine respiratory disease (BRD), Lubbers encouraged producers to wisely use the antibiotics that are available now. Since the 1970s, the death loss in cattle attributed to BRD has not improved

much. Lubbers suggested that BRD may be changing and that bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) is still killing animals.

He then pointed out that bovine corona virus and M. Bovis may be the next players that beef producers have to battle.

Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) is a minor player in the puzzle at this point.

“Our pipeline of antibiotics has gone to nothing. We have to find ways to make what we have work and not have negative impacts on humans,” said Lubbers. He then added, “Some countries have gone ahead to prohibit the use of fluoroquinolones in food animals. We are probably going to see the ban of antimicrobial growth promoters within our lifetimes.”

Lubbers went on to suggest a number of changes that he foresees coming to the use of antibiotics in food animals.

“The way in which we prescribe and use antibiotics is going to change. All anitmicrobials will likely only be used in animals under the prescription of a veterinarian. We don’t know the form of the prescription for feed medications yet, but there will be one.”

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grams are an option for producers, and Lubbers shared his thoughts. “If you can do natural and organic programs right, more power to you, just don’t tear down the rest of us (conventional type of farmers) or set us up for a political nightmare.”

“We enjoy doing this (hosting dinner) and hope participants get knowledge they can use down the road, even if it is just a reminder of something.

It never hurts to be reminded,” said Koogler.

Slaven added, “It’s good to host an event where cattlemen can come together, socialize, and learn something. If you are part of something, it is good to give back to it and strengthen it. We are part of the cattle business and want to take the opportunity to feed back into what we are a part of. We are always appreciative of the people who come out and support us and the willingness of speakers to come to the Shenandoah Valley. The guests over the years have heard of the valley, but have never been able to see it. It is a pleasure to be able to open their eyes to the beef cattle industry in our part of the country,” said Slaven.

Almquist Research Center reunion honors legacy, looks to future When Dr. John O. Almquist presided over the Dairy Breeding Research Center (DBRC) in the Department of Dairy and Animal Science at Penn State University, his research in the physiology of reproduction focusing on the biology of sperm revolutionized the dairy industry. Subsequently, the DBRC was named the Almquist Dairy Breeding Research Center to honor Almquist’s contributions

to reproductive biology.

Currently, the Center for Reproductive Biology and Health (CRBH) is a dynamic and visible center that continues to build on the firm foundation begun when the DBRC was established in 1949. The CRBH has expanded its reach, conducting cutting-edge research in many areas of reproductive physiology and leading the way in expanding a host of collaborative efforts with

other departments and colleges within Penn State and with other research facilities.

To celebrate the legacy of DBRC and the continuing research of CRBH, a reunion of faculty, graduate and undergraduate students and others interested in the work of the center was held Nov. 3 and 4 at Penn State. A tour of the research labs with presentations by graduate and postdoctoral students was part of

the recognition and provided insight into the diversity of research currently being conducted by faculty and students in the CRBH. Coinciding with the recognition of Clif Marshall, vice president of Production for Select Sires, as DAS Distinguished Dairy Alumnus, nearly 50 friends and colleagues participated over the two days of recognition.

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Clif Marshall, DAS Distinguished Dairy Science Alumnus, gets an update on current research from Bhavesh Mistry, a post doctoral student in Wansheng Liu’s laboratory.

by Karl H. Kazaks TAZEWELL, VA — Up until 2007, Jimmy Neel was a lifelong dairyman, continuing a tradition started by his grandfather. Up until the end, Neel still milked in the (since twiceexpanded) stanchion barn built by his grandfather in 1928 when the family began commercial dairying.

For a long time after selling the milking string, Neel kept up with the routines of milking that had been ingrained in him for decades.

“I drove over there to that barn everyday at milking time and got out of the vehicle before I knew what I was doing,” Neel said.

Today Neel continues to farm, primarily beef cattle but also small amounts of specialty crops — primarily pumpkins and tobacco.

Neel keeps 63 spring-calving brood cows — bred natural service with Limousin bulls (for their size) — and also custom grazes two loads of poundage cattle (125 animals) from May to September.

The farm was significantly different during its peak dairy years. The Neels were milking 80 cows a day, feeding 125 in the herd, and making corn silage on some 50 acres a year.

“At one point we were also putting up 32,000 to 38,000 square bales a year at this farm in Tazewell and my grandfather’s farm in Burke’s Garden,” Neel said.

By 2007, the stanchion barn was reaching the end of its useful life, and Neel was faced with the decision whether to invest in a new milking parlor or exit the milk business. At the time he was milking 30 cows.

After consulting with his wife, Joan, Neel decided to leave the business that had employed his parents, had employed him ever since, in his words, he was “big enough to go to the dairy.”

Today, the stanchion barn stands as testament to some 80 years of family effort. It has 80 stalls and

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Jimmy Neel acquired this set of scales from Bill Martin of the Greensboro, NC, livestock market in 1985, when he was building a new cattle barn. countless memories for Neel.

“At one time before milkers came out we milked 70 or 80 cows by hand,” he said. Around that time, by Neel’s count, Tazewell County had five Grade A dairies and 10 or 12 Grade C dairies.

In the early 1970s the Neels put a milk line into the barn; until then they had been using pails. Later, they upgraded the vacuum line from 3/4 inch to 1 1/2 inches.

“That first night after we put in the new milk lines, it made a different sound to the cows,” Neel recalled. “A Holsten put her hoof right under my eye. It made me wonder whether it was the right thing to do.”

Neel enjoyed working in the stanchion barn. “You can milk in here just as fast as you could in an early parlor,” he said. “Nowadays, you can’t keep up with rapid exit.”

What’s more, as there is no well in the center of the barn, Neel had to bend over to get to the udders and use the milkers.

But it didn’t bother him.

“We milked four cows at a time,” he said, “because one man could take care of four milkers. One man couldn’t keep up with six.”

In addition to the stanchion barn, the farm also has a freestall barn.

“We built one of the first of them in this country,” Neel said. “We got a diagram from Virginia Tech.” Prior to

that, cows were kept in pasture.

“I’ve seen lightning hit in here and knock 50 cows flat on their bellies — twice,” Neel said. The freestall barn helped keep the cows out of the weather.

In 1985, when he was building a new cattle barn, Neel acquired a set of scales from Bill Martin of the Greensboro, NC, livestock market.

Neel has long let his neighbors use his chutes and scales. In fact, he said, “We used to group cattle with local farmers to make a full trailer load.” He doesn’t do that as much anymore, because not only are there fewer dairy farmers in the area, but there are fewer beef farmers as well.

For his custom grazing operation, Neel reserves seven paddocks covering some 200 acres. The paddocks are served by a spring fed watering system, utilizing the fresh water that comes from higher elevations in Tazewell’s mountains.

Neel has long been involved in Virginia’s pumpkin industry. “I helped start the Virginia pumpkin grower’s association,” he said, “and was its first president. At one point I grew 20 acres.” This year, after a hiatus from growing pumpkins of some half dozen years, Neel grew four acres of pumpkins.

When he was growing larger numbers of pumpkins, he rigged up a two-row corn planter to use for planting pumpkin seed. He took off one row, and had a funnel and pipe connecting the other planter to the window of the tractor cab.

Then Neel would drive through the field and hand feed pumpkin seed through the funnel and pipe back to the planter.

That’s ingenuity, the kind of trait that sticks with you regardless of your chosen field of agriculture.

That’s why it’s good to know that, even though he may no longer be dairying, Jimmy Neel is still farming.

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Dr. Terry Etherton, Head of the Department of Dairy and Animal Science, said, “The reunion provided a wonderful and unique opportunity to showcase the achievements of DBRC, and focus on the internationally recognized research that is being conducted at CRBH, and its leadership in reproductive biology. The current research builds upon the excellence of the original Almquist Center and expands the impact of the research far beyond the department and our college.”

Dr. Joy Pate, the first director of CRBH, called the get-together a chance for those who had been a part of the strong tradition to interact with present faculty and students, and offer insight into charting the future. “It is a way for us to recognize the significant contributions of so many who worked in the Center and who have moved into professional careers in the field. We are grateful for what they added to

Troy Ott and Alyssa Birt, standing, discuss the research they are doing and its impact on producers with Clif Marshall, left, seated; Bill Heald, back to camera; and Glen Gilbert, standing right. the research, and we welcome their continued input and ideas.” She said the wide-ranging, thoughtful discussion following the lab visits was valuable, and demonstrated strong support for continuing the legacy of reproductive research begun by Dr. Almquist.

Pate explained how today’s research has transitioned from Dr. Almquist’s pioneering work.

Pate said. “We’re continuing the basic research, but in a different dimension. Reproductive efficiency in dairy cows has significantly declined in the last half-century, so research with

the goal of increasing fertility has become extremely important. Current research within the CRBH is more focused on cellular and molecular mechanisms of reproductive tissues, which will increase our understanding of those processes that may be regulated to enhance fertility.”

Phil Senger, President, Current Conceptions, Inc., who had served on the faculty of DBRC from 1980 to1983, said the leadership of Dr. Etherton in doing a “cluster hire” of six new faculty several years ago to revitalize the program was extremely important in laying the groundwork for the excellent work now being done. He praised Dr. Pate for her “tremendous vision” in leading the team, adding, “It thrills me that the heritage continues. They have a commitment to excellence in this field that will stand the test of time. They continue to push forward.”

He encouraged the faculty

and students to become better communicators and learn to tell their story beyond their labs to help increase the understanding of their research and to expand the influence of reproductive science.

Sandi Staros, Vice-President, Creative and Content, Synergy Medical Education, strongly concurred with the need to communicate more effectively.

She said, “It is all biology and science – that is what unites us all. Everyone should have their 15 minute ‘airplane’ conversation prepared so they can readily explain what they are doing.” She recommended that the Center reach out to cancer societies as potential sources of funding, since some of the research projects touch on cancer.

She added, “I thought the reunion was fantastic, and I hope they will have more frequent get-togethers so we can stay in touch. I felt energized from seeing how excited the researchers were.”

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Memories of milk run deep for Jimmy Neel, erstwhile dairyman

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Virginia 4-Hers make themselves known at NAILE

by Jennifer Showalter Earning the right to compete in a contest at the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) is a privilege in itself. Both the 2011 Virginia 4-H Skillathon and Livestock Judging Team members took this privilege to heart, spent endless hours preparing for their national contest, and were rewarded with respectfully placing second and third overall.

Skillathon The National 4-H Skillathon is a youth livestock knowledge event in which students participate in six individual and five team activities. The individual activities include breed identification, equipment identification, retail meat identification, wool judging, hay judging, a quality assurance problem, and a general knowledge test. The team activities include feeding and nutrition, quality assurance, breeding goat selection, carcass and meat evaluation, and a performance and marketing scenario.

“This contest shows real world agriculture problems and situations.

It is not just about the show ring.

The contestants were able to put together everything they have learned through 4-H and FFA events and raising livestock,” said Eric Stogdale, a volunteer 4-H leader and

The members of the Virginia State Skillathon Team that placed second overall at the 2011 NAILE are (L-R) Coffman Liggett, Cole Kaufman, Cory Bennett, Caleb Liptrip and volunteer coach Eric Stogdale.

Photos by Danny Bolin coach in Augusta County.

The 2011 Virginia team was coached

by Stogdale and consisted of Coffman

Cover photo by Karl H. Kazaks Jimmy Neel has switched his operation from dairy farming to primarily a beef operation he keeps 63 spring-calving brood cows and also custom grazes two loads of poundage cattle (125 animals) from May to September.

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Liggett, Cole Kaufman, Cory Bennett, and Caleb Liptrap, all of Augusta County. The team earned its right to represent Virginia by being the top senior team in the Stockman’s Contest at the 2011 State Fair of Virginia.

“Most have been preparing for (the Skillathon) the past eight to 10 years by participating in livestock judging, junior stockman’s, and meat evaluation contest in the state of Virginia.

Since winning the State Fair contest, the team met eight times to prepare for the different events and new information needed to be successful at the national level,” said Stogdale.

As individuals at the NAILE, Coffman Liggett place third in identification, third in quality assurance, and third overall. Cory Bennett placed ninth in identification, second in quality assurance, and eighth overall.

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The contestants are required to rank classes of four animals and then, for certain classes, to verbally communicate their reasons for their decision to several officials. The contestants are scored according to how their placings compare to a set of officials and how well they defend their placing and communicate with officials.

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The 2011 Virginia Livestock Judging Team was selected from the top eight to 10 individuals at the Virginia State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest that was held at Virginia Tech in June 2011. Those representing Virginia at NAILE were Elizabeth Nixon of Orange County, Colby Redifer of Montgomery County, Coffman Liggett of Augusta County, and Jordan McCammon of Rockingham County. Dr. Paige Pratt, from Virginia Tech, coached the team over the summer and fall and took the members to contests in Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, and North Carolina.

Elizabeth Nixon placed 10th in beef, 19th in swine, and ninth overall at the 2011 NAILE Livestock Judging Contest. Colby Redifer was seventh in beef, fifth in beef performance, and 11th overall. Coffman Liggett placed 14th in sheep and 27th overall. Jordan McCammon placed 25th is swine. The team ended up sixth in sheep and goats, fifth in swine, second in beef, ninth in reasons, and third overall.

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The members of the Virginia State Livestock Judging Team that placed third overall at the 2011 NAILE are (L-R) Elizabeth Nixon, Colby Redifer, Coffman Liggett, Jordan McCammon and coach Dr. Paige Pratt.

by Lynne Finnerty Every summer, rural teenagers get jobs on local farms to earn some cash while being outdoors. Some just enjoy helping a relative or neighbor on his farm or ranch — because it really is a great experience to drive a tractor.

Across rural America, young people help cut and bale hay on other people’s land. In the Midwest, many a teen has worked as a corn detasseler, removing tassels from one variety of plants so they can be

pollinated by another and create a high-yield hybrid. For others, their first job might have been picking fruit in an orchard.

By working on farms, their own family’s or someone else’s, young people learn about agriculture, how to respect and care for animals and how to work safely with farm equipment. They also learn important values, such as a good work ethic and taking on responsibility.

But under a Labor Department proposal, such

work could be off-limits to minors. They would not be allowed to work on a farm that isn’t directly owned by their parents or operate any power-driven equipment — even something as simple as a battery-powered screwdriver.

“Under this proposal, it sounds like youths would be allowed to push open the barn door, but whether they can flip the light switch inside is unclear,” explained American Farm Bureau labor specialist Paul Schlegel. “But they

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The real impacts aren’t fully understood.

It could depend literally on how government regulators write the final rules and then interpret them.

Most likely, young people couldn’t even work on their own family farm if, like many farms these days, it’s set up as a corporation or partnership, not wholly owned by the kid’s parents.

The Labor Department says its proposal is needed to protect young people from dangerous work.

However, as is often the case when the feds deal with an issue, the proposal goes too far. It’s like trying to kill a gnat with a

American Farm Bureau Federation sledgehammer.

Farm work can have its hazards, and no one wants kids working when and where they shouldn’t be. But ask any farmer how she learned to do farm work, correctly and safely, and you’re likely to hear that she grew up doing it on either a family farm or through agricultural education programs, which also would be at risk if kids are not allowed to do many farm tasks. If we can’t train the next generation of farmers, then the implications go beyond whether a teenager can earn a little spending money.

Parents, not the federal government, should decide what’s safe for their kids. For those jobs that are particularly haz-

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ardous, the government has a role to play. But the government should at least write rules that won’t threaten the very structure of family farms and rural communities.

The comment period on the proposal has closed. Now the government will continue with the rulemaking process.

As it does, it is hoped that the rules will make more sense for how farms work today, and for youngsters who want the experience of working on a farm. It will be important for farm families and agricultural educators to weigh in to ensure that outcome.

Lynne Finnerty is the editor of FBNews, the American Farm Bureau Federation’s official newspaper.

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Greene is a professor of horticulture at the University of Massachusetts.

His areas of research include control of flowering, fruit set and fruit abscission, use of plant growth regulators on apples, and apple cultivar evaluation.

The workshop also includes presentations on the carbon balance model and use of a new tool — the Equilifruit Disk — for assessing optimum apple crop load. During the afternoon, participants will move to Kuhn Orchards, Cashtown, PA, for a discussion of “Pruning to Manage Crop Load.” This afternoon pruning demonstration is free and will be conducted in Spanish and English, with interpretations provided by Bruce Hollabaugh.

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Values kids learn through farm work are at risk

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Are you protected?

Accidents will happen, even to responsible hunters with over 10 years of experience. Accident frequency and severity can be reduced in a number of ways.

Find out what you can do as a hunter or property owner to protect yourself.

Mike had been thinking about this day for weeks…the first Saturday of hunting season. Mike wanted to make sure everything was perfect since he was taking his twelve year old son hunting for the first time, the same age he was when his father first took him and he shot his first quail.

He has been hooked on hunting ever since.

Earlier in the week he took his son to an outfitter store and got him everything he needed.

Mike spent the previous evening laying everything out. He verified that he had packed his shotgun sling, leg gaiters, shells, hunting vest, and favorite shotgun. Thank goodness he remembered to pack the First Aid Kit. Twenty pounds of gear was packed and loaded in the vehicle. The coffee pot was scheduled to brew at 4:30 a.m.

Mike met up with his hunting partner John and his son at their usual meeting place and time.

The group of four had been hunting for hours, but with no success. Finally, they flushed a large covey out of some plum thickets.

John went off to search for a downed bird. The three other hunters walked over to another covey about 200

feet away. A quail flew up behind Mike and he turned around and unknowingly shot in John's direction. John screamed out in pain.

The rest of the afternoon was spent dressing John's wounds in the field, running to the Emergency Room, and answering questions from the conservation officer interview.

Obviously, the day did not end as expected.

Mike did not expect John to name him in a lawsuit, after all they had been friends for 25 years, but he could have. Fortunately, Mike had purchased liability insurance to cover the hunt club members and the owner of the property where they hunted regularly.

No one expects to go hunting and get injured, but like most any outdoor activity, injury is a risk.

Since firearms are typically involved, the injury may be more serious.

Every year the International Hunter Education Association (IHEA) compiles a hunting accident incident report. The most prevalent “major factors” cited for these accidents include the following: “Failure to identify target, Victim out of site of the shooter, Firearm fell from insecure rest, Failure to use safety belt, Victim moved into line of fire, Shooter swinging on game, Failure to check beyond target, Careless handling of firearm.”

IHEA recommends hunters and shooters follow four basic rules of firearms safety, known as

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K - Keep your finger out of the trigger guard and off the trigger until ready to shoot.

How Can Hunters Reduce Risks?

Hunting accidents of all types happen every year. Most hunting accident victims are responsible hunters who have over 10 years' experience. Although hunting accidents have trended downward as a result of increased hunter education requirements, there are still approximately 1,000 hunting accidents annually. Ten percent are fatal. What can you do to increase safety while hunting?

1. Get proper education. Read, take a hunter safety education course, watch hunter education

videos, take an on-line course. A variety of resources exist. Taking a class can be interesting and rewarding, regardless of how long you have been hunting.

2. Practice the skills needed. It's one thing to be book smart and another to put it into play.

Some students take a course, but then don't touch a firearm until opening day.

Shooting arrows and firearms can be done in a number of safe, supportive places.

3. Follow state guidelines for wearing hunter orange. This universal hunter safety color will dramatically reduce your chance of being mistaken for game. Each state has its own guidelines, which can be viewed on www. IHEA.com under “Hunter Education”.

4. Don't take deer stand safety requirements for granted. Follow the instructions on deer stand equipment and check for faulty equip-

ment. In the state of Alabama alone, 2010 had a record number of deer stand accidents. Fourteen accidents were reported and four of these were fatal.

5. Establish a method for locating and communicating with other members of your hunting party. Have a map that outlines where each member will be hunting. Have an emergency plan in place.

6. Don't forget the rules of safety in your ambition to get an animal. Don't cut corners at the end of the day in order to get a trophy so that you can call it a successful day.

7. Avoid consumption of drugs and alcohol.

How Can Landowners Reduce Risks?

Landowners can assist hunters by making sure property lines are well marked and posting “No Trespassing” signs. Hazards such as wells, cliffs, and cable gates should be well identified to help prevent accidents and in-

jury. A safe area for campfires should be designated. Lastly, establishing open lines of communication with the hunt club can go a long way towards maintaining an accident free environment.

Is Hunting Lease Liability Coverage Needed?

Liability lawsuits can ensue as a result of the emotional and financial stress resulting from injury. If you are leasing hunting land from a private landowner, hunting lease insurance can protect you and your loved ones from financial catastrophe. With a general liability insurance policy, coverage is provided if a club member is found legally responsible for the accident. The beauty of hunting lease liability insurance is the fact that the insurance company is obligated to defend you whether it is a frivolous case or not.

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Most policy holders look for the following benefits to be included: Memberto-Member Coverage, Guest Liability Coverage, Fire Damage Liability, and Liability from tree-stands and ATV's. The coverage most recommended has $1 million per occurrence general liability coverage and $2 million general aggregate.

Who Should be Covered?

All landowners who charge a fee to hunt. Most state statutes offer a lower level of liability protection when there is compensation involved. The American Hunting Lease Association (AHLA) program is designed to protect both the landowner and the hunters and can be purchased by either party.

How Much Will It Cost Prices vary from underwriter to underwriter and are sometimes based upon a number of variables. Some insurers will charge based upon number of people in the hunt club, game harvested, location of the property, size of the property, and cost of lease. Prices can range from $175 and up per policy.

At American Hunting Lease Association the price is based upon one variable: acreage. AHLA is one of the top sellers of hunting lease insurance in the country and gets low pricing due to the high volume of policies sold. Through AHLA, a policy that insures both landowner and hunting club costs only $175 for less than 500 acres.

Does the Landowner need to be Named as an Additional Insured?

More and more landowners are requiring the hunting club to purchase insurance naming the landowner as an additional insured. If the landowners are named in a suit caused by an occurrence of the hunting club on their land,

they will be covered.

What Protection is Provided to the Club in the Event of Legal Action?

If the hunting club becomes legally obligated to pay damages for bodily injury or property damage arising from claims against the club, the hunting lease liability insurance policy will pay all sums due up to policy limits.

What separates American Hunting Lease Association's Policy from other Underwriters?

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We can control a lot of outcomes in the woods, but when tragedy strikes it is better to be safe than sorry. Is it worth the risk to put your financial security at stake due to an unforeseen catastrophe?

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Weed Science Society of America says flooding along our nation’s rivers worsened by invasive weeds This year, flooding has ravaged thousands of homes and businesses in communities across the U.S. and scientists say the prevalence of invasive weeds is one of the factors that may be contributing to the damage.

These foreign invaders are overrunning many vital “riparian” lands — the ecologically diverse natural habitats that run along the millions of miles of our nation’s waterways and help to prevent or moderate flooding.

“Healthy riparian areas populated by native plants can store thousands of gallons of water per acre,” says Linda Nelson, plant physiologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and former president of the Aquatic Plant Management Society. “They filter the water that flows into a stream after a storm or snow melt and can also mitigate the effects of river flooding.

But, unfortunately, the protection capacity of many of our vital riparian areas is being degraded by invasive weeds.”

The native plant species typical of a healthy riparian corridor prosper there and have dense root systems to hold soil in place and protect against erosion.

As a result, the soil is highly permeable and can absorb water entering the river and overflowing the banks. Healthy riparian land can even improve water quality as dense, native vegetation absorbs potential contaminants and traps sediment.

But weeds that overrun

native riparian vegetation can change everything and seriously degrade our nation’s valuable water resources. Common invaders include reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea), saltcedar (Tamarix aphylla) and leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula).

Another good example is knotweed, an aggressive species from Asia introduced here as an ornamental. The most common varieties of this troublemaker include Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum), giant knotweed (P. sachalinense), Himalayan knotweed (P. polystachyum) and a Japanese and giant knotweed hybrid (P. X Bohemicum). Knotweeds have been spotted in 41 states and are becoming a real threat to riparian areas, particularly in the Pacific Northwest.

Knotweed roots are far less dense than those of native plants and are unable to hold soil firmly in place. When knotweed invades a riparian zone, stream banks become unstable and soil is stripped away.

This scouring effect can actually shift a stream channel, create a sloping bank and result in significantly more sediment in the water. It also reduces the ability of both the riparian zone and the stream to hold water — promoting flash floods during periods of heavy runoff.

Why is knotweed so successful at taking over?

Like many riparian invaders, it can spread vegetatively, as well as by

seed. Each plant produces an extensive network of underground rhizomes that can spread up to 65 feet in all directions. Tens of thousands of dormant buds on these underground stems can sprout new bamboo-like shoots that have been known to break through asphalt. “I’ve even seen a picture showing Japanese knotweed that had grown through someone’s living room floor,” says Timothy Prather, associate professor of weed science at the University of Idaho and a specialist in knotweed.

Even a small fragment of a root or stem can launch a new invasive weed colony. You need to

proceed with care and use every tool in your weed control arsenal to control knotweed. Here are a few control tips and best management practices compiled by The Nature Conservancy. Some of these same techniques can be applied to other aggressive plant invaders: • Manual/mechanical control methods such as mowing, trimming, digging and pulling may work if you are persistent over a period of years.

Your objective is to starve the root system, and that means staying ahead of new shoots that are produced from latent buds as you disrupt the plant.

Be prepared to cut down or pull new shoots twice a

month or more from April to August — and then at least once a month until first frost. Repeat the process annually until the knotweed no longer regrows. Also, keep stems that you pull, cut or mow out of the compost pile and well away from any nearby body of water. You don’t want the plant to spread to a new location.

• Foliar herbicide applications may be appropriate for large infestations.

Use only an herbicide approved for riparian use and take precautions to minimize drift. As with mechanical control measures, timing and persistence are important. Multiple applications may be needed to do the job.

• New stem-injected herbicide techniques are showing great promise. A special tool is used to inject concentrated chemicals directly into a hollow in the knotwood stem. It’s a labor intensive process, though, making it best suited for small patches that are easily accessible.

“Reclaiming riparian areas and restoring native species can be vital to flood control, water quality and even wildlife habitat,” Prather said. “It is important that we focus on early identification of invasive weeds, understand their growth patterns and how they spread, and establish an effective management plan before it’s too late.”

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During his annual address Tuesday, Nov. 8, National Grange President Edward Luttrell said the organization must be a leader in advocating for rural America, American values and common sense decision-making.

Luttrell began his address by stressing the need for continued advocacy by the organization for rural broadband build out and a viable U.S. Postal Service for rural residents in front of an audience gathered for the 145th Annual National Grange Convention.

Saying local post offices are “at the heart of our hometowns,” Luttrell called for any changes to the USPS be done with the impact to rural America in mind.

In the light of proposed closures of post offices and the USPS request to change service schedules, Luttrell said the Grange “believes that all reforms should be fully debated while keeping in mind

that the rural mail customer is much more likely to rely on USPS services in light of the current digital divide.”

“We suggest that Congress allow the USPS to be innovative in the modern business world and develop a competitive culture within their employees,” Luttrell said.

Regarding the digital divide, Luttrell said it is necessary for rural America to have access to broadband services in order to “shorten the distance between rural America and state-of-the-art learning and healthcare.”

“Doing more with less is something that rural Americans know very well.

Broadband allows its users to do many things, but most importantly it makes us more efficient at home and at work,” Luttrell said. “Living on a back road should no longer translate to being denied access to cutting

edge communication.”

During the speech, Luttrell also outlined the Grange’s position on energy, saying it is “the lifeblood of our economy and it is a major factor in the quality of our life.”

Luttrell said the Grange would like to see the immediate removal of “legislative and regulatory roadblocks to allow clean energy production to be brought on line within the next 10 years.”

Further, Luttrell said the organization “is not opposed to common sense regulations,” but wishes for President Barack Obama to “halt the growth of onerous federal regulations during this time of economic uncertainty.”

“Common sense spending” is equally necessary, Luttrell said, in order to “bring fiscal responsibility back to our nation.”

“The Grange asks each elected official to lay aside their parti-

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Sometimes more than regulation, the perception of the agricultural industries by the public will shape those industries, Luttrell said, stressing that those working in agriculture must “become educators and creators of public opinion.”

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Dean Johnny C. Wynne of North Carolina State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has announced his planned retirement, effective July 1. Wynne will retire after serving as College of Agriculture and Life Sciences dean for more than eight years, while his association with N.C. State spans half a century.

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“Dean Wynne’s experience and insights with regard to North Carolina agriculture have been invaluable to me and many others on campus and across the state.”

Wynne, a native of the Bear Grass community in Martin County, spent his academic and professional life in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He received a bachelor's degree in crop science from the college in 1965, a master's in 1968 and a doctorate in 1974.

He first worked in the college in 1965 as a graduate research assistant. He joined the

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As research service director, Wynne guided research efforts spanning the agricultural, environmental and life sciences. Research service scientists conduct basic and applied research in university laboratories, at university field laboratories and at agricultural research stations across North Carolina. Under Wynne's leadership, the college took significant steps in the emerging areas of advanced biological sciences such as genomics, proteomics and metabolomics.

During Wynne’s tenure as dean, college programs supported value-added agriculture, including local foods and a growing wine grape-producing and wine-making industry. Faculty members with bioprocessing expertise were hired and programs developed to support biofuels production. The college established a Genomic Sciences Laboratory to provide researchers and students with infrastructure and equipment to conduct genomic, proteomic and metabolomics research. Cooperative Extension programs protected water quality across the state and addressed a national obesity problem with programs designed to help North Carolinians eat healthier diets and exercise more.

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Issued Dec 2, 2011 Federal order milk prices took a temporary jump. The Agriculture Department announced the November benchmark Class III price at $19.07 per hundredweight, up $1.04 from October, $3.63 above November 2010, $1.88 above California’s 4b cheese milk price, and equates to about $1.64 per gallon.

It’s the highest November price in four years and put the 2011 average at $18.33, up from $14.46 at this time a year ago and a disastrous $11.03 in 2009. But Class III futures late Friday morning portended a decline in December, to $18.61. Looking to First Quarter 2012; the January contract was trading at $17.29, February $17.15, March $17.09, and April $16.95.

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The NASS-surveyed cheese price averaged $1.8415 per pound, up 9.4 cents from October.

Butter averaged $1.7824, down fractionally. Nonfat dry milk averaged $1.4522, down 5.9 cents, and dry whey averaged 63.8 cents, up 2.3 cents.

California’s 4b cheese milk price is $17.19, up $1.41 from October, and $4.05 above a year ago.

The 2011 4b average now stands at $16.48, up from $13.25 a year ago. The 4a butter-powder price is $17.70,

down 59 cents from October, but $1.36 above a year ago. The 2011 average is now $19.02, up from $14.82 in 2010.

Sellers tried to “butter up” the Chicago Mercantile Exchange the week following Thanksgiving as a possible record high 56 carloads came and went. You might say “Black Friday” for butter came on Monday when the price jumped a nickel despite 11 carloads trading hands, followed by 14 more on Tuesday, and kept coming. The first Friday of December however saw the price close at $1.63 per pound, up 2 cents on the week and 2 cents above a year ago.

The NASS-surveyed price plunged 12.6, to $1.6467. NASS powder averaged $1.4094, down 4.3 cents, and dry whey inched 0.1 cent higher, to 64.29 cents per pound.

A more typical spread between block and barrel cheese was reestablished. Monday saw a small rebound in both but gave it all back with the blocks closing Friday at $1.74, down 4 3/4cents on the week but still 23 1/4-cents above a year ago. The barrels rolled 8 3/4-cents lower, to $1.7125, and 25 1/4 above a year ago. Only five cars of block traded hands on the week and eight of barrel. The NASS U.S. average block price jumped 6 1/2-cents, to $1.8886, and the barrels averaged $1.9754, up 6.8 cents.

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Week caught the market by surprise, according to Stewart Peterson’s Matt Mattke in Tuesday’s DairyLine broadcast. Futures were factoring in anticipated further declines in cheese, he said, with some months expecting the low $1.50s.

“Seasonally, this is still the time of the year where we should, if buyers are going to step in, this is the time of the year where they should still be looking to do so,” Mattke said,

“As there’s still those end users looking to procure supplies for upcoming holidays.”

But, he wasn’t convinced the rally would hold and warned that, in the past, “When October and November are strong for cheese prices, which is pretty rare, it hasn’t been a good omen for cheese prices in the month of December.” He added that he would not be surprised if the blockbarrel average fell below November lows and,

worst case scenario, “We could see $1.60 cheese tested.” He said that $1.59 to $1.77 “looks like what the downside range of risk could be.”

Mattke advised producers to “Stay defensive in nearby months. Look to the tools you’re most comfortable with whether it be futures, puts, or fences. Keep the protection nearby and in that First Quarter time frame,” he concluded, but “Going beyond that I think it’s a bit early until we see

some indications that the long term trend for the dairy market is turning to down. Right now we don’t see that yet.”

FC Stone dairy broker, Boris Maslovsky, said in their November 28 eDairy Insider Opening Bell that consumer demand may support dairy prices.

“Black Friday was a blockbuster,” Maslovsky said. “Sales were extremely strong, well above expectations and are driv-

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ing equities up. Consumer spending for televisions and other goods may filter into food markets.” However, he cautions that China’s milk imports are down by as much as half so international markets may weigh on U.S. dairy prices.

Dairy economist Bill Brooks disagrees and said heavy consumer spending on television sets doesn’t translate into higher food demand.

“I don’t believe there will be a bump in dairy

prices based on Black Friday,” he said, but adds that consumer spending “could cushion price declines.”

The CME’s Daily Dairy Report (DDR) echoed the China concern reporting that, in the June to October period, China imported just 150 million pounds of whole milk powder, down 45 percent from a year ago.

Purchases are expected to pick up ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which starts Janu-

ary 23, according to the DDR. Whole milk powder out of Oceania is priced at $1.54-$1.70 per pound, up about 7 cents since mid-October, according to USDA’s Dairy Market News.

FC Stone dairy economist Bill Brooks warned in the December 1 eDairy Morning Executive Edition that the global macro-economic picture looks weak, while milk production is up. He adds that China’s economy has slowed and Eu-

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Disappearance of American cheese was off 4.3 percent, the worst quarter in four years, according to Editor Alan Levitt.

He adds that disappearance of other cheese was up just 1.8 percent.

Combined, total cheese use was down 0.6 percent from the prior year in third quarter after running nearly 5 percent higher in the first half of 2011.

Butter movement, on the other hand, remained robust in third quarter, according to Levitt. Commercial use was up 12.2 percent, “helping to clear very heavy production volumes.” Disappearance was up almost 10 percent in the first three quarters of the year, according to USDA, and manufacturers were successful in moving powder in the third quarter: Nonfat dry milk and skim milk powder use in third quarter was up

about 11 percent versus a year ago, according to USDA production and inventory figures. Fluid milk sales were down 1.3 percent.

USDA’s Dairy Products report indicates milk is being channeled to the churn and the dryer. October butter production hit 146 million pounds, up 6.4 percent from September and 19.6 percent above October 2010.

Nonfat dry milk and skim milk powder output, at 142.7 million pounds, was up 8 percent from 2010.

Cheddar cheese output totaled 249.9 million pounds, virtually unchanged from September but 5.8 percent below a year ago.

American cheese, at 352 million pounds, was up 4 percent from September and 1.2 percent below a year ago.

In export news; the Cooperatives Working Together program accepted 12 requests for export assistance this week from Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold, and United Dairymen of Arizona to sell a total of 7.4 million pounds of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese to customers in Asia, the Middle East,

and Central America.

CWT’s 2011 cheese exports now total 88.3 million pounds.

CWT will have “a very robust future,” in 2012 according to National Milk’s Chris Galen in Thursday’s DairyLine, now that participation exceeds 70 percent of the U.S. milk supply. Created in 2003 to help dairy farmers, Galen said the decision was made two years ago to concentrate on export assistance.

The 2012 budget will be $35 million, according to Galen, with the majority going to American type cheese, a quarter to butter and butterfat products, and $5 million held in reserve for possible inclusion of milk powders if necessary.

“CWT has had a big role the past couple years in helping augment our cheese exports,” Galen said. About two thirds of all Cheddar and American type cheese exported this year was facilitated by CWT, he said, 18 percent of all cheese exported this year has been the result of the CWT and, “at 2 cents per hundredweight, it’s a very modest investment that farmers and cooperatives are making in a program that basically helps everyone with better prices.”

The majority of Asian exports go to Japan, Galen reported, but he expects exports to Korea to continue to grow with the new free trade agreement, plus a significant portion of product is going to the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt. “They are important export markets for the U.S. overall,” he concluded, “And the more people participate, that will give a bigger budget to facilitate more exports.”

Milk prices could average around $20 per hundredweight for 2011, more than $3.50 higher than last year, according to Dairy Profit Weekly’s Dave Natzke in Friday’s DairyLine. “However, two government reports this week, recapping dairy financial factors for October and November, indicate profit margins will be shrinking in the final quarter of the year,” he said.

USDA’s monthly report on milk production costs showed higher October feed prices pushed total production costs to possibly the highest level on

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“So while 2011 milk prices will be up substantially from 2010, higher costs could eat up nearly two-thirds of that additional income,” Natzke said.

USDA’s second report provides another measurement of dairy income.

The monthly milk-feed price ratio, an index comparing the relationship between the average milk price and feed costs, shrunk in November. While November milk prices held steady at $19.90 per hundredweight, higher corn prices offset small declines in prices for soybeans and alfalfa hay, tightening the milk-feed price ratio to the lowest level since May. “For dairy producers who buy feed, hay prices remain especially troublesome, more than $80 per ton higher than a year ago,” Natzke said.

“Most market analysts suggest milk prices move in a three-year cycle, and the last low point was 2009. And while 2011-12 milk prices should average well above the devastating lows of 2009, when combined with anticipated feed prices, the corresponding milk-feed price ratio could rival that seen in 2009,” he concluded.

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The theme “American Agriculture: Feeding the Future, Filling the Gaps” presents an opportunity for students to address how the agriculture industry continues to feed a growing population. Entrants may choose to either write an essay and/or create a video focusing on how today’s growers are overcoming challenges to provide a safe, stable food supply and sustain the significant role agriculture plays in everyday life.

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Home,, Family,, Friendss & You Christmas through the ages • Telesphorus, the second Bishop of Rome, declared in the 2nd century AD that public Church services should be held to celebrate “The Nativity of our Lord and Savior.”

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• In 1643, the British Parliament officially abolished the celebration of Christmas.

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• Between 1649 and 1660, Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas carols in England. Cromwell thought Christmas should be a very solemn day, so the only celebration allowed was a sermon and prayer service.

• A wreath with holly, red berries and other decorations began from at least the 17th century. Holly, with its sharply pointed leaves, symbolized the thorns in Christ’s crown-of-thorns. Red berries symbolized the drops of Christ’s blood. A wreath at Christmas signified a home that celebrated to birth of Christ.

• In 1818, “Silent Night” was written by Austrian priest Joseph Mohr. Legend has it that his church’s organ broke on the day before Christmas. Mohr could not imagine Christmas without music, so he sat down to write a carol that could be sung by a

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• In 1836, Alabama became the first state to declare Christmas a legal holiday.

• The first commercial Christmas card, produced in 1846, featured a drawing of family members happily toasting each other with glasses of wine — a shockingly decadent portrait that was immediately condemned by temperance advocates.

• In 1856, President Franklin Pierce decorates the first White House Christmas tree.

• In 1907, Oklahoma became the last state to declare Christmas a legal holiday.

• In 1937, the first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria.

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WANTED: Nubian goats looking for one or more, registered does or doelings with strong milking qualities for family farm foundation herd. 607-522-5561.(NY)

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PAIR Armstrong Radial 18.4-38, good tread; (1) BF Goodrich16.9x38 6 ply, good, $350 for all three. 603-638-4763.(NH)

WHITE 8900 combine, (2) 6 row narrow corn heads, $5,500 obo; 8800 parts, good perkins engine. 570-537-2501.(PA)

45 Foot mow elevator, excellent condition, $500. 585-690-0784.(NY)

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2005 NH BR740 silage special, net wrap, wide pickup applicator, $7,000. 585-2027768.(NY)

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SNOW BLOWER 7’ 3 pt hitch, round bale spear, AKC Husky pups, Farmall A w/ sickle mower, DeLaval, 2” receiver jar 315337-1499.(NY)

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North Carolina Angus Field Day

by Tina L. LaVallee The North Carolina Angus Association Field Day was held earlier this fall in the scenic, rolling hills outside Lawsonville, NC. The annual field day is the highlight of the association’s season and a cold, rainy day did not dampen the spirits of the over 100 participants. The event was hosted by Mark and Jason Pendleton, owners of Performance Livestock and Feed, a feed mill and stocker operation that fit perfectly with this year’s theme of “Producing Better Cattle and Making a Profit.”

The day began with informative seminars.

Gary Fike, Beef Cattle Specialist for the Certified Angus Beef (CAB)

program, kicked off with an explanation of the Certified Angus rating and how producers can take advantage of the extra premium that these cattle earn at processing.

The Certified Angus Beef program has experienced strong growth in the past few years despite the poor economy because of improved Angus genetics, camera grading, and better health and nutrition that have allowed more cattle to qualify for the rating than ever before. But it is not enough to simply be a black cow, Fike explained, saying that only one out of four individuals qualify for the brand.

“Cattle must display quality at processing,” he said. “The most com-

mon reason a carcass does not qualify is lack of marbling. That can be improved by using a bull with high marbling traits in your herd.” Cattle do not have to be purebred Angus for the program,

but the requirement for marbling usually means that they are. Fike encouraged producers to get the CAB Best Practices Manual from the American Angus Association and adapt its rec-

Producer News ommendations to their personal situations to improve overall quality.

Next, Kevin Milliner of Pfizer Animal Genetics

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More than one hundred attended the North Carolina Angus Field Day. Photos by Tina L. LaVallee

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North Carolina State Fair Angus Show, Oct. 18, 2011

Vandes Emblazon Y213 won grand champion bull at the 2011 North Carolina State Fair Angus Show, Oct. 18 in Raleigh, NC. Vandemark Angus, Spring Hope, NC, owns the February 2011 son of O C C Emblazon 854E. He first won junior calf champion.

CCF Hale-O Georgina Merit won grand champion female. Mackenza Muncy, Staunton, VA, owns the November 2010 daughter of S A V Providence 6922. She first won senior calf champion. Randy Daniel, Colbert, GA, evaluated the 38 entries.

WA 707 Rito 131 won reserve grand champion bull. Wood Angus Farm LLC, Willow Spring, NC, owns the March 2011 son of S A V 707 Rito 9969. He first won reserve junior calf champion.

CH Forever Lady W401 won reserve grand champion female. Brooke Harward, Richfield, NC, owns the April 2010 daughter of TC Freedom 104. She first won senior champion.

North Carolina State Fair Junior Angus Show, Oct. 15, 2011

SLL Keymura Katy 0221 won grand champion female at the 2011 North Carolina State Fair Junior Angus Show, Oct. 15 in Raleigh, N.C. Colleen Jones, Kinston, NC, owns the March 2010 daughter of Plainview Lutton E102. Patrick Dunn, West Lafayette, IN, evaluated the 29 entries.

CCC Sadie V805 won reserve grand champion female. Catherine Harward, Richfield, NC, owns the December 2009 daughter of B C Marathon 7022.

spoke to the group about the use of genetically enhanced EPDs in herd improvement. He commended the Angus breeders for the outstanding data collection system that has put them far ahead of other registered breeds. This data forms the standard EPDs that are available on all Angus with submitted information. But as helpful as the basic EPD (Expected Progeny Difference) can be, it lacks accuracy in many areas and can be enhanced by direct genetic testing.

“Is genetic testing worth the expense?” Milliner asked. “The proof is in the progeny.” Millner explained that the increased accuracy of genetic testing provides as much data as up to 20 offspring, a full season for a bull or a lifetime’s production for a cow. GEEPDs can also better interpret differences between individuals, especially full siblings who often display identical EPDs using the traditional method.

The additional data gained from GEEPDs can assist the breeder in determining which individuals will perform best in their herd and help them make decisions accordingly.

After lunch, Mark Pendleton of Performance Livestock and Feed ex-

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Virginia. Mark Pendleton targets cattle that have often not had the benefit of proper management. “Half the money I make is someone else’s mistake,” he stated. “These cattle often have not had sufficient nutrition, health care, or have not been weaned correctly. It all adds up to cattle that can be bought for what I want to pay.” Pendleton selects heifers because they tend to sell for less than steers. Once purchased, health care becomes the top priority.

“Cattle that get sick never perform or grade as well as ones that never get sick. We try to identify and treat problems as soon as we see them and we try to keep the death rate at 2 percent or less.” Pendleton also makes sure that all his cattle are “bunk broke,” which means that they know how to eat prepared feed and drink from a

tank. This simple action helps the cattle adapt and keep gaining weight when they reach the feedlot.

Feed is obviously a major component of the operation. “The first rule is to feed every day, not just the last 30 days. It does not pay to try to gain weight too quickly, “says Pendleton. Performance Livestock sells its cattle on the U.S. Beef Grid and retains ownership throughout the process. “Our goal is to make $150 profit per head, but sometimes you have to take what the market will pay.

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Doing fecal egg counts (FEC) to monitor parasite burdens or identify parasites is not a reliable tool. “If I take a sample from an animal that has ever been on grass, I can find fecal parasite eggs,” said Sides. “I can’t tell what’s what by microscopic exam.” Sides added that only parasitologists who hatch out parasite eggs can accurately identify them.

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fecal sample might not show the true population of the L4 stage. “This state of this parasite doesn’t shed eggs,” said Sides. “We have to be very careful about evaluating fecal samples because they don’t always show a true picture of the level parasitism.”

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Happy people, happy cattle

by Miranda Reiman “If momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.”

Surely you’ve heard that phrase and get what it means: If the household caregiver isn’t in a good mood, it trickles down to the rest of the family.

At a recent seminar, a management consultant applied that same concept to animal caretakers. When they’re not happy, the herds aren’t happy. When ranchers or feedlot employees are unhappy or feeling stress, how much pride can they take in the job they’re doing?

Call it mammalian empathy or stress-related

Deworming from B5 tration in the animal to be effective against parasites that have overwintered. Time treatments to correspond with green grass growth to get the most use of the products.” Sides advises deworming cows in fall so they go through the winter clean and in spring when grass starts to grow to kill the parasites that have overwintered and re-emerged. “In a true strategic deworming program, I deworm in fall and in spring, and use an injectable as often as I can,” he said.

“For cows, I would inject in spring when I have the highest parasite cows, and use pour-on in fall to get best of both, and inject calves both spring and fall.” In the case of grubicides, it’s important for beef producers to be aware of regional cut-off dates for such products.

Sides says that so far, cattle in the U.S. haven’t had any major problems with resistance, and that the best way to avoid resistance is to use a full dose. He reminds producers to deworm animals at the appropriate time, and to follow BQA procedures.

“Deworming is the most valuable player of any cattle technology,” said Sides. “It’s more valuable than implants, ionophores, antibiotics.

It’s the most profitable management we can employ, whether we’re talking about cow-calf or feedlot.”

errors of management, but those bad feelings are contagious across species. And a growing body of research says cattle that never have a bad day do better all the way through to the packinghouse.

From an animal’s perspective, what exactly does that mean, never having a bad day?

There are variables that no caregiver can completely control, like weather or sickness. But that doesn’t mean a herdsman is helpless; there is much you can do. Approaches like strategic windbreaks or bedding cattle can make them more comfortable in the winter months.

Sprinklers and shade can ease the sweltering

summer heat.

Vaccinations, good nutrition, minimal stress — these can all aid in keeping critters healthy.

Then there are all those details where the caregiver has much greater control: weaning, feeding, animal handling and so on down the list.

Planning ahead and doing everything possible to ease cattle from one transition phase to the next helps. Consistency is another key.

Moving animals in a calm and collected manner (as much as is humanly possible), avoid-

ing “hot shots” and hollering, and focusing on the natural tendencies of the animal can make even the most stressful days seem like good times to those cattle.

You care. Those animals are your lifeblood.

You’re entrusted with their wellbeing and they’re your profit center. But if you have employees, either family or outside hired help, do they feel the same way?

Is that passion coursing through their veins?

This management consultant suggested those

folks keep their purpose top of mind. They’re not just feeding cows and processing calves.

They’re helping to feed the world. Ask them for suggestions and input — an outside perspective never hurts and they might be happier if you show that you value their opinions.

Make sure they know that how well they do their job matters — not only for today, but in the long-run bigger picture.

Do they realize that the way calves are handled affects performance,

both in the feedlot and on the rail?

Many hurdles to happiness for man and beast can be overcome with more communication, more planning. That may not come naturally to every “get your hands dirty” type of manager, but it’ll be worth it in the end.

Especially if, by keeping those calves happily gaining and grading, you make life better for them, for your family and for millions of consumers.

That’s sure to put a smile on momma’s face, along with all those others.

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The Southern Carcass Improvement Project (SCIP) was initiated in 2009 as a collaboration between Kansas State University, Virginia Tech and Gardiner Angus Ranch. Its goal was to measure the impact that a single generation of high-quality Angus genetics can have on feedlot and carcass performance when mated to Brahman-crossed cattle commonly found in the Southern U.S. “It had to show the effect in one generation to have much impact and gain many believers,” said Mark Gardiner, the Ashland, KS, Angus breeder who shared SCIP progress at his family’s bull sale in September.

The idea came up while talking with longtime friend Tom Brink, senior vice president of Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, about beef quality in the South, where many herds were selected for adaptability with little emphasis on carcass traits.

Brink had bought many calves and feeders from those states, and he knew a huge share of them hit a genetic roadblock to marbling. Gardiner had sold many bulls into those states and saw what a difference genetic improvement was making for his customers.

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Three years earlier he and Gardiner wondered, what if a demonstration project could be set up in with a major university to show the added value in breeding to an Angus alternative? They talked to Virginia Tech animal scientists Dave Notter and Bill Beal, geneticist and breeding systems experts, respectively. Gardiner would fund the research if a scientifically valid structure could be set up.

As Beal recalled, “Tom proposed that we identify a group of cows typical of Southern herds and breed them either to typical Southern bulls or highgrowth, high-carcass Angus bulls. The question was how to do it.”

He liked the idea of “demonstration” as opposed to clinical study.

“We could all sit back and go to the Journal of Animal Science, where there are published studies that used bulls with different marbling levels, and they show that what you see is, in fact, what you get in carcass merit. Okay,” Beal said, “but those were controlled studies that some meat scientist did at a university.” Such results still seemed theoretical to real-world ranchers.

A demonstration project may not impress animal scientists, but it had to pass their scrutiny. The target had to be commercial ranchers who had

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Lock-N-Load, Snooki top National Hereford Show in Louisville KANSAS CITY, MO — STAR TCF Lock-N-Load 300W ET won the bull show and KPH Purple Snooki 002 topped the female show at the North American International Livestock Exposition Nov. 17, in Louisville, KY. Mark Ebeling, Cleburne, Texas, judged the 212-head show, and said during the champion bull drive, “These bulls are stout from one end to the other, just like the females. They can all go out and do nice things in the Hereford breed and the beef industry.”

Lock-N-Load was slapped grand champion after winning the senior bull division. He is a March 2009 son of LaGrand Reload 80P owned

by TCF & Co., Petoskey, MI, Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, OK,

and Turkey Feather Ranch, Ada, OK. Lowderman Cattle Co., Macomb, IL, and Jake Bloomberg, Berwick, IL, won reserve champion bull honors with JB LCC Quagmire 506 by LCC Back N Time ET. Karey Howes, Taneytown, MD, exhibited KPH Purple Snooki 002 to the champion female title after being named champion junior yearling heifer. She is a February 2010 daughter of THM Durango 4037. Haley Hudson, Harrison, AR, with Churchill Lady 0230X ET by Golden Oak Outcross 18U was chosen reserve champion female after winning the fall calf division. In the cow-calf show, Kyndall Williams, Mount Gilead, Ohio, with PK WMS Ramona Kiss 0903 ET by Grand-

view 7Oaks Sonora 145R, took top honors. She showed with a March heifer calf at side by KJ 2403 Recruit 9662. The reserve championship went to Cody Cope, Columbiana, Ohio, with CRC Sally 373W by SLF Big N Rich.

There was a tie for the premier breeder award between Langford Herefords, Okmulgee, OK, and Purple Reign Cattle Co., Toulon, IL. Premier exhibitor was Four L Herefords, Atwood, TN. Sayre Herefords, Arzenville, IL, exhibited the best six head and first-place get of sire with a group sired by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. In the junior show on Nov. 13, Bailey Buck, Madill, OK, exhibited the champion heifer Blacktop Vicky 028 ET by BR Moler ET. Karey Howes, Taney-

town, MD, won reserve champion female honors with KPH Purple Snooki 002 by THM Durango 4037.

To view complete results of the 2011 North American International Livestock Exposition National Hereford Show visit Hereford.org.

Igentity® DNA profiling helped minimize concerns about selection of specific individuals, too, he added. “We characterized those cattle, cows, bulls and calves, so you could see which ones had marbling potential.”

Consulting with Notter, 22 representative cows were purchased and relocated to the Gardiner Ranch for the ET program; 12 of them produced calves from random mating to sires from eight bos indicus breeds or three Angus bulls. They were born in spring 2010, raised as contemporaries, weaned and fed together through harvest.

Carcass data on 57 of those Angus — or “Southern” — sired calves shows big differences, although leanness was similar as measured by yield grades.

Two-thirds of the Angus-sired group graded Choice, but none of the non-

Angus graded above Select.

On average, the Angus-sired group finished with higher marbling scores, larger ribeye areas, more backfat and heavier carcass weights compared to the Southern-sired group. The value of those differences added up to $134 gross and a net $92-per-head economic advantage after accounting for feed costs.

The Angus sire effects for the firstyear calves included a 103-point marbling advantage-more than a full USDA quality grade-along with nearly another inch of ribeye area and 61 more pounds of carcass.

Larry Corah, Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB) vice president for supply,

said demand for high-quality beef is running high, even as the supply tightens and quality premiums increase. CAB partners sold more than 807 million pounds in 2011, setting a fifth consecutive annual sales record, despite a stagnant to recession-affected economy.

“This project and its results speak volumes about the opportunity just waiting for ranchers in an area not known for high quality to cash in on the millions of dollars in annual premiums paid for quality beef,” Corah said.

And the project continues with 56 SCIP calves born in 2011 backgrounded at Gardiner Angus Ranch.

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SCIP from B7 adapted their herds to challenging Southern environments, but who doubted whether Angus genetics could make a difference in their progeny.

After ruling out multiple herds and locations for adding too many wild cards to the project design, Beal and Notter saw the Gardiner embryo transfer (ET) program as part of the solution: All that was needed were Southern donors.

Simplicity may have allowed some elbow room, but skeptics are universal.

“We couldn’t have either ranchers or animal scientists look at the study and say, ‘well obviously it worked because they picked those donors or those bulls.’ We really went to great lengths to be representative and then utilized random mating of bulls to the Southern donors,” Beal explained.

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HAGERSTOWN, MD FEEDER CATTLE: 111.

Feeder Steers: M&L 300-500# 120-132; 500700# 120-138; 875-950# 118-126; Hols. 700-850# 8789.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 350-500# 105-119; 500650# 115-125; 700-800# 100-112; 2 956# @ 126.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 300500# 115-120, few fancy 133-145; 550-650# 118-120; BW face 1218# @ 77 Red Angus 890# @ 89.

Stock Cows: 58. Bred Cows 800-985; Smaller 700850; Cow/calf prs. to 985.

MT. AIRY NC FEEDER CATTLE: 683.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 260-290# 131-149; 315342# 142-171; 350-385# 139-145; 445# 142; 455460# 138-144; 515-545# 132-139; 554-590# 131138.50; 615-620# 129.50132; 665-690# 116.50-123; 710-715# 112-114; S 1-2 200-240# 107-125; 260-

280# full 86-92; 315-330# 124-126; 358-390# 110-128; 390# full 83-94.50.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1-2 360-368# 119-128.50; 445448# 129.50-135; 451-480# 124-138.50; 500-538# 118125; 557# 123.50; 618-626# 118.50-119.50; S 1-2 180# 118; 210-220# 99-113; 265295# 104-123; 320-345# 102-115; 350-375# 110-117; 400-445# 106-120; 510525# 105.50-108; 670-695# 92-106; 720-745# 99-101; 750-765# 101-102.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 420-447# 130-144.75; 450490# 125-138; 513-540# 120.50-131; 550-580# 123128.50; 610-638# 117-122; 655-695# 115-117.50; 700730# 109.50-113; S 1-2 405-435# 101-114; 450465# 98-113; 500-545# 110116; 550-590# 102-118; 615-625# 91-102.

Bred Cows: M&L 1-2 Middle Aged 1030-1125# 710-870/hd 4-6 mos bred; M&L 1-2 Middle Aged 11301165# 710-960/hd 7-9 mos bred; S&M 1-2 Middle Aged 810-845# 680-700/hd 7-9 mos bred.

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SILER CITY, NC FEEDER CATTLE: 667 Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 205-235# 120-150; 250291# 140-172.50; 300-345# 129-165; 350-395# 130-162; 400-445# 124-152; 450490# 134-140; 500-545# 124-141; 550-580# 118-141; 600-615# 130; 670-685# 126-128; S 1-2 180-185# 95-105; 205-215# 100117.50; 350-395# 90-120; 405-436# 112-119.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1-2 170-190# 115-127.50; 215230# 120-127.50; 250-295# 120-139; 355-395# 119-140; 400-445# 120-140; 450495# 119-138; 500-540# 115-129; 550-595# 116128; 600-645# 108-120; 660-685# 110-116.50; 700720# 107.50-110; 825-830# 91-92; S 1-2 165-190# 90108; 225-235# 102.50107.50; 250-280# 90-112; 300-340# 90-108; 355-395# 94-115; 400-440# 90-114; 450-495# 107-113; 655690# 96-104.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 450-495# 121-148; 500545# 118-135; 550-590# 120-130; 605-640# 120-127; 655-680# 110-122; 700735# 100-109; 750-785# 100-104; S 1-2 455-495# 95-111; 515-545# 100-114; 555-590# 100-119; 610645# 90-113; 650-685# 90108.

BLACKSTONE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 189.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 400-500# 120; 500-600# 110-137, mostly 132; 600700# 108-119; 700-800# 116-123.50; M&L 2 400500# 149; 500-600# 97-132, mostly 132; 600-700# 120; 700-800# 118; M&L 3 500600# 124; 600-700# 115.50; S 1 300-400# 118; 500-600# 115; 600-700# 99.50.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 400-500# 124; 500-600# 100-122.50, mostly 122.50; 600-700# 109; 700-800# 102; M&L 2 300-400# 90123, mostly 123; 400-500# 108-129.50, mostly 129.50; 500-600# 117.75; 600-700# 114; M&L 3 400-500# 106118; 500-600# 122.50; S 1 300-400# 115; 400-500# 118; 500-600# 95-100; 600700# 92.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 155; 400-500# 125-140; 500-600# 120-126; 600-700# 115; 700-800# 111; M&L 2 400-500# 128137; 500-600# 95-137, mostly 118; 600-700# 117.50; S 1 300-400# 128; 400-500# 116-125; 500600# 98; 600-700# 93; 700800# 94.

N VA FEEDER CATTLE: 2868.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 128-168; 400500# 135-164; 500-600# 121-154; 600-700# 114-

138.50; 700-800# 110-129; 800-900# 109-136.60; 9001000# 107-127.25; M&L 2 200-300# 160; 300-400# 129-141; 400-500# 119-148; 500-600# 119-143, few 94; 600-700# 115-129.50; 700800# 101-118.50; S 1 400500# 110; 500-600# 117; 600-700# 115.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 300-400# 83-90; 400-500# 82-89; 500-600# 85.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 115-120; 300400# 121-148; 400-500# 118-136.25; 500-600# 111132; 600-700# 108-121.75, few 94-101; 700-800# 103121; 800-900# 98-114; M&L 2 300-400# 105-127; 400500# 110-128; 500-600# 109-126; 600-700# 109-116, few 95; 700-800# 109-118, few 94-100; S 1 300-400# 100-118; 400-500# 94.50115; 600-700# 90-93.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 136-167; 300400# 124-165; 400-500# 124-159; 500-600# 107.50138.75; 600-700# 104-120; 700-800# 101-110; 800900# 89-97; M&L 2 300400# 127-140; 400-500# 117-139; 500-600# 110-124; 600-700# 93-109; 700-800# 89; 800-900# 80-89; S 1 200-300# 118-126; 300400# 114-120; 400-500# 106; 600-700# 80.50; 700800# 95; 800-900# 82.

SW VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1283.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 134-155; 300400# 137-171; 400-500# 137-162; 500-600# 125-146; 600-700# 120-139.50; 700800# 120-130; 800-900# 100; M&L 2 200-300# 130149; 300-400# 139-155; 400-500# 125-150; 500600# 125-146; 600-700# 119-133; 700-800# 114-129.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 89; 300400# 89; 400-500# 88-92; 500-600# 85-98; 600-700# 68-69; 700-800# 60; 800900# 80.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 117-140; 300400# 126.50-161; 400-500# 127-149; 500-600# 117129.50; 600-700# 113-123; 700-800# 106-112; 800900# 90-93.50; M&L 2 200300# 134-139; 300-400# 124-147; 400-500# 124-141; 500-600# 105-125.25; 600700# 110-125; 700-800# 100-108; 800-900# 93; S 1 300-400# 100; 500-600# 110-115.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 133; 300-400# 149-176; 400-500# 135.50170; 500-600# 125-141; 600-700# 114-129; 700800# 97-114; 800-900# 90; 900-1000# 85; M&L 2 200300# 146; 300-400# 140152.50; 400-500# 120-149; 500-600# 125-139; 600-

700# 104-119; 700-800# 103; 800-900# 80; 9001000# 80.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 51.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 126; 500-600# 111-115.50; 600-700# 96.50-105; M&L 2 300-400# 107-123; 400-500# 115.50118; S 1 300-400# 100-111; 600-700# 90.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 124-151; 400500# 124-125; 500-600# 122.50; S 1 600-700# 80.50.

FRONT ROYAL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: December 2, 2011 Special Cow & Bred Heifer Sale Bred Hfrs. Ret. to Farm: 50. M&L 1, bred 4-6 mos.

975-1150# 1300-1500/hd.

Bred Cows Ret. to Farm: 49. M&L 1 6-10 yrs. old bred 3-6 mos. 1000-1300# 650900/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 102. M&L 1-2, 2-8 yrs. old w/calves newborn to 200# 1250-1775/pr, mostly 13251600.

HOLLINS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 235.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 142; 300-400# 154-156; 400-500# 130-148; 500-600# 130-143; 600700# 126-137.50; 700-800# 126-137.75; 800-900# 118; 900-1000# 107; M&L 2 200300# 146; 300-400# 119; 400-500# 143-146.50; 500600# 111-140; 600-700# 124-137; 700-800# 130.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 95; 300400# 95; 400-500# 83-101; 500-600# 86-104.50; 600700# 81-92.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 157; 300-400# 127-139; 400-500# 124-129; 500-600# 116-121; 600700# 108-118.50; 700-800# 109; 800-900# 75-90; M&L 2 300-400# 128-136; 400500# 114-128; 500-600# 98115; 600-700# 97-111; 700800# 75; 800-900# 78.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 150; 300-400# 150-167; 400-500# 139-150; 500-600# 119-137.50; 600700# 112-119; 700-800# 83; 800-900# 93; 900-1000# 71; M&L 2 200-300# 135; 300400# 100-157; 400-500# 124-138; 500-600# 127-128; 600-700# 93-111; 700-800# 81; 800-900# 87.

LYNCHBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1297.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 156; 400-500# 145-154.75; 500-600# 141142.50; 600-700# 130.50135; 700-800# 120; M&L 2 300-400# 165; 400-500# 144.25-152.25; 500-600# 139-140; 600-700# 129129.50; 700-800# 123.50; M&L 3 300-400# 151; 400500# 140-140.50; 500-600#

126-128.50; 600-700# 117121.50; S 1 300-400# 123; 400-500# 136.50-137.75; 500-600# 129.75; 600-700# 120.50; 700-800# 100.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 134.50; 400-500# 127-128; 500-600# 122.50127.75; 600-700# 114.75115; 700-800# 107-109; M&L 2 300-400# 127143.75; 400-500# 127135.75; 500-600# 122.50129; 600-700# 116.25140.50; 700-800# 199-109; M&L 3 300-400# 127140.25; 400-500# 124-127; 500-600# 114.75; 600-700# 106.75-114; 700-800# 94.50; S 1 300-400# 121133.50; 400-500# 112121.15; 500-600# 109133.50; 600-700# 102; 700800# 89.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 154.50-162; 400500# 136.50-151.75; 500600# 128.50-136; 600-700# 119.75; M&L 2 300-400# 152-161.75; 400-500# 137.75-151.50; 500-600# 131.25-135.50; 600-700# 123; S 1 300-400# 123146.50, mostly 146.50; 400500# 134-134.50; 500-600# 124.

MARSHALL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 53.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 too few to quote.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 106-118; 400500# 114-122; 500-600# 107-109; M&L 2 400-500# 105.50-118.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 500-600# 119-120.

NARROWS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report ROCKINGHAM, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 48.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 300-400# 83-90; 400500# 82-89; 500-600# 85.

STAUNTON, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1650.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 157-168; 400500# 146-164; 500-600# 125-154; 600-700# 132.75137; 700-800# 120-129; 800-900# 116-136.60; 9001000# 127.25; M&L 2 300400# 129-141; 400-500# 119-148; 500-600# 129-143; 600-700# 118-129.50; 700800# 113-118.50; S 1 400500# 110; 500-600# 117; 600-700# 115.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 132-148; 400500# 126-133; 500-600# 120-132; 600-700# 116121.50; 700-800# 114-121; 800-900# 100-114; M&L 2 400-500# 128; 500-600# 117-126; 600-700# 109-116; 700-800# 109-118; S 1 300400# 104-118; 400-500# 100-115.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 158; 400-500# 141-157; 500-600# 129-132; 600-700# 104-120; M&L 2

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MARKET REPORTS

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MARKET REPORTS 300-400# 140; 400-500# 137-139; 500-600# 110-118; 600-700# 100.

TRI-STATE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 685.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 150; 300-400# 158-171; 400-500# 154-162; 500-600# 134-146; 600700# 125-139.50; 700-800# 120-130; M&L 2 200-300# 130; 300-400# 155; 400500# 140-150; 500-600# 125-134; 600-700# 125-133.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 400-500# 88.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 140; 300-400# 136-161; 400-500# 130-149; 500-600# 124-129.50; 600700# 115-123; 700-800# 112; M&L 2 200-300# 134; 300-400# 135-147; 400500# 124-135; 500-600# 117-125; 600-700# 110-115; 700-800# 100-102; S 1 300400# 100; 500-600# 110115.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 150-176; 400500# 140-170; 500-600# 130-141; 600-700# 114-129; 700-800# 114; M&L 2 300400# 140; 400-500# 120138; 500-600# 126-139; 600-700# 104-114.

WINCHESTER, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1006.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 157-160; 400500# 148-160; 500-600# 136.50-143.50; 600-700# 126.50-131.50; 700-800# 127; 800-900# 123.50; 1000-1100# 109.50-113; M&L 2 300-400# 128-139; 400-500# 130-141; 500600# 123-135; 600-700# 121-126; 900-1000# 105; S 1 300-400# 105-135; 500600# 125-128.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 120-134; 300400# 124-146; M&L 2 300400# 118-129.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 145-161; 300400# 146-170; 400-500# 142-161; 500-600# 128-143; 600-700# 113-126; 700800# 98-112; 800-900# 90101; 900-1000# 84-86; M&L 2 200-300# 132-148; 300400# 128-151; 400-500# 130-149; 500-600# 118-131; 600-700# 109-115; 700800# 93-102.50; 800-900# 69-75.

WYTHE COUNTY, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 330.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 134-155; 300400# 137-154; 400-500# 137-154; 500-600# 125-146; 600-700# 120-136.50; 700800# 123; 800-900# 100; M&L 2 200-300# 139-149; 300-400# 139-149; 400500# 125-149; 500-600# 145.50-146; 600-700# 119128.50; 700-800# 114120.50.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 89; 300400# 89; 400-500# 92; 500-

600# 85-98; 600-700# 6869; 700-800# 60; 800-900# 80.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 117-120; 300400# 132-136; 400-500# 138-140; 500-600# 117-124; 600-700# 113-122.50; 700800# 106-108; 800-900# 9093.50; M&L 2 200-300# 139; 300-400# 139-140; 400500# 126-141; 500-600# 105-125.25; 600-700# 116125; 700-800# 108; 800900# 93.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 133; 300-400# 158; 400-500# 149; 500600# 125-137; 600-700# 118.50-119; 700-800# 97106; 800-900# 90; 9001000# 85; M&L 2 200-300# 146; 300-400# 146-152.50; 400-500# 139-149; 500600# 125-130; 600-700# 110-119; 700-800# 103; 800-900# 80; 900-1000# 80.

SLAUGHTER CATTLE SILER CITY, NC SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 1405-1585# 65-68; 1405-1680# hi dress 71.50-78; Boner 80-85% lean 925-1360# 60-69.50; 970-1365# hi dress 72-76; 910-1350# lo dress 5059.50; Lean 85-90% lean 600-785# lo dress 41-46.50; 840-1110# 52-57; 8501270# lo dress 41-50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1415-1450# 77.50-82; 10001325# lo dress 60-74.50; 1550-1915# 77.50-82; 15451745# lo dress 73-74.50.

Cows/Calf Pairs: 1. 1-2 950# middle age cows w/70# calves 570/pr.

Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 50-80.

MT. AIRY SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 930-1395# 63.50-73; 1200-1225# hi dress 75; 1400-1760# 7074; 1630-1675# hi dress 7575.50; Boner 80-85% lean 750-865# 64-69.50; 9051390# 62.50-73.50; 9551395# lo dress 61-62; 14051840# 64-72; Lean 85-90% lean 725-775# lo dress 4054.50; 800-1095# 60-64; 805-1235# lo dress 46-60.

Other Cows: M&L 1-2 Young 910-1045# 66-87; M&L 1-2 Middle Aged 9651060# 63-79.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1085-1435# 70-80.50; 17252300# 73.50-82; 15151665# lo dress 65-68.

Cows/Calf Pairs: 2. S 1-2 595# middle age cows w/210# calves 670/pr; M 12 900# middle age cows w/225# calves 850/pr.

Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 52.50-75.

SW VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 511.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 61.50-72.50; 1200-1600# 62.50-76; HY 1200-1600# 74.50-87; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 56.50-69; 1200-2000# 61.50-73; HY 1200-2000# 69-73; Lean 8590% lean 750-850# 44-64; 850-1200# 48-67.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 64-80.50; 15002500# 70-91; HY 10001500# 84.50; 1500-2500# 89.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 7. M 1, 2-8 yrs. old 1165-1455# 880/hd; L 1, 3-8 yrs. old 970-1100# 660-940/hd.

Cows w/Calves at side: 4. L 1, 2-8 yrs. old w/calves 50-150# 650-1100# 660680/pr; S 1, 10 yrs. old w/calves 50-200# 900# 700710/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 7.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 35/hd.

HAGERSTOWN, MD SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 111.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 71-74; Breakers 6268; Boners 60-65; Lean 5560; thin/light 55 & dn.

Slaughter Bulls: 4. YG 2 68-74.50.

Fed Steers: Sel Lo Ch 1150-1425# 114-120.

Fed Heifers: Calves 65.

Hols. Bulls Ret. to Farm No. 1 95-120# 140-150; 90-94# 120-138; No. 2 95-120# 120140; 90-94# 95-115; 80-88# 65-70; Hols. Hfrs. No. 2 85110# 100-115; Beef X Bull 98# @ 100; Hfr. 86# @ 85.

Slaughter Calves: 42.

80-100# 45-55.

N VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 546.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 63.50-71, few 55-61; 12001600# 62-73.50; HY 12001600# 69.50-78; Boner 8085% lean 800-1200# 57-69; 1200-2000# 56-69; HY 1200-2000# 65.75-74.50; Lean 85-90% lean 750850# 43-55; 850-1200# 42.50-65.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 65-76.75; 15002500# 63-78.50; HY 15002500# 79.50-87.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 89. M 1, few M 2, brd 3-8 mos.

1005-1390# 560-900/hd; M 2, few M 1, bred 3-8 mos.

755-995# 550-750/hd; M&L 1-2, 4-10 yrs. old 900-1100# 760-850/hd.

Cows w/Calves at side: 27. M 1, few M 2 w/calves 1020-1445# 675-1020/pr; M&L 1-2, 4-10 yrs. old w/calves newborn to 200# 1000-1200# 900-1500/pr, mostly 1175-1225.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 84.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 1087/hd; 100-130# 16143/cwt.

BLACKSTONE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 87.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 5865; 1200-1600# 55-68; HY 1200-1600# 69-72; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 5565; 1200-2000# 55-61; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 3852; 850-1200# 45-54.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 50-75; HY 1000-1500# 75-85; 15002500# 77.50-85.50.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 44.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 66.25; HY 1200-1600# 69.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 58-64.50; 12002000# 56-64; HY 12002000# 65.75-71.25; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 47.50-57.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 76.75; 15002500# 69-71.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 14.

M&L 1-2, 4-10 yrs. old 9001100# 760-850/hd Cows w/Calves at side: 22. M&L 1-2, 4-10 yrs. old w/calves newborn to 200# 1000-1200# 900-1500/pr, mostly 1175-1225.

FRONT ROYAL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

HOLLINS, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 51.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 58.50-65; 1200-1600# 6366.50; HY 1200-1600# 6871; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 55-58; 1200-2000# 57-58.50; HY 1200-2000# 62; Lean 85-90% lean 750850# 44-52.50; 850-1200# 52-57.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 63-68; 15002500# 70-76; HY 10001500# 77; 1500-2500# 76.50-79.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 9. L 1, 5-8 yrs. old 985-1200# 670-800/hd; S 1, 3-8 yrs. old 635-740# 450-500/hd.

Cows w/Calves at side: 4. M 1, w/calves 200-300# 1000-1235# 900-1080/pr; L 1, 3-5 yrs. old w/calves 150300# 800-850# 900-1080/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 7.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 4055/hd.

LYNCHBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 310 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 6572; 1200-1600# 65-72; HY 1200-1600# 73-78; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 58.50-67; 1200-2000# 57.50-68; HY 1200-2000# 69-72; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 45-59; 850-1200# 48-59.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 70-77; 15002500# 67-75; HY 1500-

2500# 75-78.50.

MARSHALL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 29 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 63.50-65.25; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 55.5062.50; 1200-2000# 60.2564.25; HY 1200-2000# 6668; Lean 85-90% lean 750850# 29-37; 850-1200# 5457.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 65-69; HY 1500-2500# 74.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 9.

Hols. Steers Bulls 70-100# 5-25/hd; 100-130# 2540/cwt.

ROCKINGHAM, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 172.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 63.50-65; 1200-1600# 64.75-67; HY 1200-1600# 72; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 59.25-63.25; 12002000# 61.50-64; HY 12002000# 67; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 58-65.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 65-68; 15002500# 63-71.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 64.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 2087/hd; 100-130# 143/cwt.

STAUNTON, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 101.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 5561; 1200-1600# 62-72; HY 1200-1600# 75; Boner 8085% lean 800-1200# 57-69; 1200-2000# 63-69; HY 1200-2000# 70-73; Lean 8590% lean 750-850# 43-48; 850-1200# 48-60.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 69-77.

TRI-STATE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 152.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 6472.50; 1200-1600# 68-76; HY 1200-1600# 79; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 6069; 1200-2000# 65-73; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 4451.50; 850-1200# 50-58.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 74.50-80.50; 1500-2500# 80-91.

WINCHESTER, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 334.

Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1000-1100# 124; 11001300# 120-123; 1300-1500# 127.25-128.75; 1505-1665# 115.50-130; Sel 2-3 11001300# 109.50; Hols. Ch 2-3 1300-1500# 114-118; Sel 23 1100-1300# 101-109.50; 1300-1500# 106.

Slaugter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1000-1200# 120-125; 12001300# 123-128.50; 13001500# 115.50-128.75; Sel 23 1000-1200# 108.50.

Jersey/JerseyX Steers: Ch 2-3 1185-1610# 101.50119; 1075-1345# 96-106; Angus Hols. X Ch 2-3 12551585# 105.50-116.50.

Hols/Hols. X Hfrs: Ch 23 1215-1465# 103-115.50; Heiferettes 2-3 1305-1320# 90.50-92.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 52. M &L 1, feew 2, 3-12 yrs. old bred 2-8 mos. 746-1440# 575-1110.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 5. M 2 6-7 yrs. old w/calves 140-250# 899# 1070/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 6.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 82.5090/hd; 100-130# 80122.50/hd.

WYTHE CO SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 214.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 61.50-69.50; 1200-1600# 62.50-67; HY 1200-1600# 74.50-75.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 56.50-62; 1200-2000# 61.50-69; HY 1200-2000# 73; Lean 8590% lean 750-850# 46-64; 850-1200# 51.50-67.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 65-77.50; 15002500# 80-84.50; HY 10001500# 84.50; 1500-2500# 89.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 7. M 1, 2-8 yrs. old 1165-1455# 880/hd; L 1, 3-8 yrs. old 970-1100# 660-940/hd.

Cows w/Calves at side: 4. L 1, 2-8 yrs. old w/calves 50-150# 165-1100# 660680/pr; S 1, 10 yrs. old w/calves 50-200# 900# 700710/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 7.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 35/hd.

HOG REPORT HAGERSTOWN, MD PIGS Pigs & Shoats: (/hd) 120. 25-40# 35-40; 40-60# 45-61; 60-90# 50-67; (/#) 150-200# 68-71; 1 lot 210# @ 74.

Butcher Hogs: 42. US 13 250-280# 73-78; 2 hd 273# @ 92; 290-325# 7079.

Sows: 8. 400-575# 5560.50.

Boars: 420# @ 34.

NC SOWS: 300-399# 5061; 400-449# 53-61; 450499# 50-62; 500-549# 5761.50; 550# & up 58-61.50.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA HOGS: 8.

Barrows & Gilts: US 1-3 250-270# 71; 270-300# 63.

HOLLINS, VA HOGS: No report.

MARSHALL, VA HOGS: No report.

N VA HOGS: 14.

Barrows & Gilts: US 1-3 250-270# 69-71; 270-300#

Marvin and the late Ella Meek were inducted into the Hereford Hall of Fame Oct. 29, in Kansas City at the American Hereford Association (AHA) Annual Meeting. The Hall of Fame honor annually recognizes breeders who’ve dynamically influenced the direction and advancement of the Hereford breed.

Marvin and Ella Meek were in the Hereford business for more than 60 years. For 20 of those years, the pair managed the 26 Bar Ranch in Ari-

zona. “The 26 Bar Ranch will be remembered as one of the most prominent and successful Hereford operations in our lifetime,” says Glynn Debter of Debter Hereford Farm. “The leadership, talents and dedication Marvin and Ella contributed to the many achievements for the ranch and the promotion of the Hereford breed.”

Debter adds, because of Marvin’s knowledge of mating selection, the 26 Bar Ranch herd was unmatched for its environment. Supplying quality

Hereford bulls to top, large-scale commercial herds kept commercial cattlemen confident in the 26 Bar program and the Hereford breed.

Hereford breeder Cliff Copeland of Nara Visa, NM, worked for Marvin and Ella and says it was truly a unique opportunity. “Marvin was a man of moral character and approached everything with integrity, honesty and fairness. Ella was always by his side through thick and thin, and along with raising a family, helped Marvin

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ROCKINGHAM, VA HOGS: 4.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts US 1-3 250270# 69-70; 270-300# 77.

S VA HOGS: No report.

STAUNTON, VA HOGS: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA HOGS: 2.

Sows: US 1-2 300-400# 66.

WYTHE CO, VA HOGS: No report.

Kids: Sel 1-2 60-80# 6070.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110# 60-70; 100-150# 70.

Does: Sel 1-2 50-70# 7085.

MT. AIRY SHEEP: No report.

MT. AIRY GOATS: 25.

Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 40-60# 85, 60-80# 110; Selection 2 40-60# 70. Yearlings: Selection 1 60-80# 115. Does/Nannies: Selection 1 100-140# 125; Selection 2 100-140# 92.50. Bucks/Billies: Selection 2 150-250# 70.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SHEEP: no report

LAMB & GOAT MARKET N VA SHEEP: 53.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 80-110# 182.50-199; 110125# 184; Spring, Wooled Gd & Ch 1-3 60-90# 172190; Wooled, Ch & Pr 1-2 110-130# 170; Wooled, Gd & few Ch 1-2 30-60# 184; 60-90# 175-192.

Slaughter Ewes: Ch 2-4 101; Gd 2-4 87; Util 1-3 73.

HAGERSTOWN, MD LAMBS: 10.

Ewes: 62-70; Lambs 65100# 165-175; 115-135# 160-165.

HAGERSTOWN, MD GOATS: L Nannies 77120; Sel 1 kids 60-70# 97107; 80-95# to 122; No. 2 35-50# to 57.

N VA GOATS: 13.

Kids: Sel 1-2 40-60# 150156; 60-80# 151; Sel 3 4060# 175.

Does: Sel 1 50-70# 75; 100-150# 89-111.

S VA SHEEP: No report.

S VA GOATS: 7.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA GOATS: No report.

HOLLINS, VA SHEEP: No report.

HOLLINS, VA GOATS: 3.

Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40# 10.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110# 100.

MARSHALL, VA SHEEP: No report.

MARSHALL, VA GOATS: 10 Kids: Sel 1-2 40-60# 7080/hd.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 100-150# 135/hd.

Does: Sel 1-2 50-70# 40/hd; 70-100# 67.50/hd.

ROCKINGHAM, VA GOATS: No report ROCKINGHAM, VA SHEEP: 2.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 80-110# 182.50.

SHENANDOAH SHEEP: 32.

Slaughter Lambs:

Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 80110# 188-199; 110-125# 184; Spring, Wooled Gd & Ch 1-3 60-90# 172-190.

Slaughter Ewes: Ch 2-4 101.

SILER CITY, NC GOATS: No report.

SILER CITY, NC SHEEP: No report.

STAUNTON, VA SHEEP: No report.

STAUNTON, VA GOATS: No report.

TRI-STATE, VA GOATS: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA SHEEP: 15.

Slaughter Lambs: Wooled Ch & Pr 2-3 90110# 180; Wooled Gd & few Ch 1-2 60-90# 180.50.

Slaughter Rams: 1. all grades 78.

WINCHESTER, VA GOATS: 54.

Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40# 175-185; 40-60# 160-185; 60-80# 120-180; Sel 3 2040# 109; 40-60# 105-175; 60-80# 85-110.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110# 112-153; 100-150# 132-149.

Does: Sel 1-2 100-150# 84-112.

WYTHE CO SHEEP: No report.

WYTHE CO GOATS: 7.

Kids: Sel 1-2 60-80# 6070.

Does: Sel 1-2 50-70# 7085.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110# 60-70; 100-150# 70.

CASH GRAIN MARKET NC GRAIN US 2 Yellow Corn was 4¢ lower. Prices were 6.33-

6.67, mostly 6.33-6.57 at the feed mills and 5.62-6.33, mostly 6.33 at the elevators.

US 1 Yellow Soybeanswere 1-2¢ higher. Prices were 11.41 at the processors, 11.16 at the feed mills and 10.66-11.11, mostly 11.06 at the elevators.

US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat was without an available trend.

Prices were -, mostly - at the elevators. Soybean Meal (f.o.b.) at the processing plants was 303.70/ton for 48% protein.

Feed Mills: Bladenboro 6.47, -----, ----; Candor 6.63, -----, ----; Cofield 6.33, 11.16, ----; Laurinburg 6.47, -----, ----; Monroe 6.57, -----, ----; Nashville 6.62, -----, ----; Roaring River 6.67, -----, ---; Rose Hill 6.47, -----, ----; Statesville 6.42, -----, 7; Warsaw 6.47, -----, ----; Pantego #2 6.57, -----, ----.

Elevators: Cleveland ----, -----, ----; Belhaven ----, -----, ----; Chadbourn ----, -----, ---; Clement ----, 11.02, ----; Creswell 5.62, 10.86, ----; Elizabeth City 6.13, 11.06, ---; Greenville ----, -----, ----; Lumberton ----, -----, ----; Monroe ----, 11.11, ----; Norwood 6.33, 10.66, ----; Pantego ----, -----, ----; Register ---, -----, ----; Warsaw #2 6.27, -----, ----.

Soybean Processors: Fayetteville, 11.41; Raleigh, 11.41.

RUSHVILLE SEMIMONTHLY HAY AUCTION Prices/ton FOB unless otherwise noted. Delivery beyond 10 miles mostly 2.50 /mile. Hay dry 65 tons.

Alfalfa: Lg. Sq. 750-850# Gd 70/bale.

Alfalfa/Orchard Grass: Sm. Rd. under 1000# 27/bale.

Mixed Grass: Lg. Sq. 650-750# Prem. 45/bale 2nd cut; Lg. Rd. over 1000# Gd 48/bale; Sm. Rd. under 1000# Fair 20/bale.

Timothy: Sm. Rd. under 1000# Gd 27/bale.

POULTRY REPORT NC BROILERS & FRYERS The market is steady and the live supply is adequate to meet the moderate demand. Average weights are mostly desirable. The estimated slaughter for Wednesday in NC is 1,929,000 head compared to 2,093,000 head last Wednesday.

NC EGGS The market is higher on XL & L, steady on the balance. Supplies are moderate. Retail demand is good.

Weighted average prices for small lot sales of grade A eggs delivered to nearby retail outlets: XL 142.69, L 141.31, M 118.86 & S 105.

NY EGGS Prices are 2¢ higher on all sizes. Offerings are light to moderate for trade needs.

Demand continues light to mostly moderate. Market activity is moderate. Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade A & Grade A white eggs in ctns, delivered store door, cents per dz. XL 127-131, L 125129, M 105-109.

FARMERS MARKET NC STATE FARMERS MARKET Beans, Green (25# bx) 30; Beets (25# bg) 17.65; Cabbage (50# crate) Pointed Head & Round 12; Greens, (bu ctn) Collards 9, Turnips 12-13.25, Spinach (25# bx) 18; Peas, Crowder (bu bg) 12-20, Crowder (bu shelled) 24; Peanuts (35# bg) Green 35; Sweet Potatoes (40# bx) 14-21.75; Red Potatoes (40# crate) 18-20.

Wholesale Dealer Price: Apples (traypack ctn 100 count) WA Red Delicious (traypack ctn) 33-34.95, WA Golden Delicious (traypack ctn) 33-34.50, Granny Smith WA (traypack ctn) 34-36.50, Gala WA 29-41.50, WA Fuji (traypack ctn) 34.50-38, WA Pink Lady (traypack ctn) 3841.50; Asparagus (11# ctn) 25.05-27.05; Bananas (40# ctn) 21.50-22.80; Beans, Rd. Green (1-1/9 bu ctn) 2833.65, Pole (1-1/9 bu) 3032.50; Beets (25# sack) 11.55-14.35; Blueberries (flat 12 1-pt cups) 24-34; Broccoli (ctn 14s) 24-27.50; Cabbage (50# ctn) 13.4518; Cantaloupe (case 12 count) 23.15-28.65; Carrots (50# sack) 15.75-22.95; Cauliflower (ctn 12s) 22.7524; Cherries (16# bx) 48; Celery (ctn 30s) 28-30.95; Cilantro (ctn 30s) 19.0520.65; Citrus: Oranges, CA (4/5 bu ctn) 24-34.85, FL (4/5 Bu ctn) 21-22; Pink Grapefruit CA (4/5 bu ctn) 22-25.05; Tangelos FL (80 count bx) 25-26.95; Lemons (40# ctn) 34.35-35.55; Limes (40# ctn) 26-34.35; Oranges CA Naval (4/5 bu ctn) 29.85-30.65, FL Naval (64 count) 19.50-21.50, Tangerines (120 count) 24; Corn (ctn 4 ?-5 dz) Yellow 2225.55, White (ctn 4 ?-5 dz) 22-28.65; Cranberries (24 12 oz pkg) 24.50; Cucumbers (40# ctn) Long Green 20-23.50, Pickles (ctn 40#) 21.45-30; Eggplant (25# ctn) 21-24; Grapes, Red Seedless (18# ctn) 27-45.55, White Seedless 34-37, Black Seedless 28, Red Globe 34; Greens, Collard (bu ctn/loose 24s) 10, Kale (ctn/bunched 24s) 18.7522.85; Turnips, Topped 11.85-14.65; Honeydews (ctn 5s) 17; Kiwi (ctn 117s) 13.65; Lettuce(ctn 24s) Ice-

berg (wrapped) 25.05-26, Greenleaf (ctn 24s) 2426.50, Romaine (ctn 24s) 24-31.50; Nectarines, Yellow/White Flesh (1/2 bu ctn) 22; Onions, Yellow (50# sack) Jumbo 18-24.15, White (25# sack) 14.50-15, Red (25# sack) 15, Green (ctn 24s) 23.45-24.15; Sweet Onions (40# ctn) 2025.05; Peaches, Yellow/White Flesh (1/2 bu ctn) 18; Peanuts (35# bg) Green 5153; Pears, Bartlett (16# ctn) 27; Green (1-1/9 bu ctn) 18.15-23; Red (11# ctn) 32, Yellow (11# ctn) 32; Potatoes (50# ctn) Red size A 18-20.45, Red Size B 25-28, White Size A 14-15, Russett, ID 19.35-20.05; Radishes (30 6-oz film bgs) Red 15.50-15.75; Plums, Red (28# ctn) 22; Squash, Yellow Crookedneck (3/4 bu ctn) 14.15-26, Zucchini (1/2 bu ctn) 19-21; Strawberries CA (flat 8 1-qt conts) 31.9535.05; Sweet Potatoes, Orange (40# ctn) 16-21.45, White (40# ctn) 20-20.65; Tomatoes, vine ripened XL (25# ctn) 17.15-22; Tomatoes, Cherry (flat 12 1-pt conts) 15.15-22.35, Romas (25# ctn) 20-22, Grape (flat 12 1-pt conts) 22-23; Turnips (25# film bg) Topped 14.6517.95.

WESTERN NC FARMERS’ MARKET Apples (traypack ctn) Red Delicious 16-30, Golden Delicious 16-30, Granny Smith 34.50-36;(bu loose pack) Red & Golden Delicious, Fuji, Stayman, Romes 1520; Bananas (40# bx) 18.5020; Beans (bu) Snaps 26-27, Half-runners 35.50-38; Broccoli (ctn) 20-22; Cabbage (50# bg) 10.50-12; Cantaloupes (ctn 9-12 count) 12-18; Cauli-flower (ctn) 22.50-24; Citrus: Grapefruit 14-18, Lee Fruit 17-22, Navels 16.50-20, Oranges 15-18, Tangerines 16.50-20; Lemons (ctns 95 count) 26.50-28, (165 count) 2428.50; Corn (crate) Bi-Color 20; Cucumbers (1-1/9 bu) Long Green 19-20, Picklers (1-1/9 bu crate) 29.50-31; Grapes (18# ctn) Red Globe 24-25, Red & White Seedless 25-32; Lettuce (ctn) Iceburg 20-26.50; Nuts (50# sack) Mixed 125, Pecans 160, Walnuts 130; Onions (50# bg) Yellow Jumbo 13.50-15; Bell Pepper (1-1/9 bu ctn) L & XL 14-16.50; Potatoes, Irish (50# bg) 1620, Russet 15.50-18; Squash (3/4 bu) #1 Yellow Crookneck 21-24, (1/2 bu) Zucchini #1 12-14; Strawberries (flat 8 1#) CA 26-30; Sweet Potatoes (40# bx) Red or Orange #2 12-16; Tomatoes (25# bx) XL & Larger 18-20; Turnips (25# sack) 12.75-15.

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MARKET REPORTS

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AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact Dave Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 • e-mail: ddornburgh@leepub.com Monday, December 12 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Heifer Sale.

Featuring Rolling Ridge Dairy Milking Herd Dispersal. 15 Head of Registered Cattle. Grazing herd with light grain & baleage. Misc. & Small Animals. 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy.

Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-2589752.

• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx.

5-5:30 pm. We will be open the day after Christmas - Business as usual! Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-392-3321.

Tuesday, December 13 • 10:00 AM: 12658 S. Winchester, Calumet Park, IL. Late Model Truck Tractors, Dump Trucks, Construction Equip., Attachments, Support Equip & Dump Trailers. Online bidding available.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315633-9544 Wednesday, December 14 • 9:30 AM: Rt. 38 & 38B, Newark Valley, NY. NY Farm & Construction Consignment Auction. Goodrich Auction Service, 607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com • 10:00 AM: 12601 State Rd. 545 North, Winter Garden, FL. Rental Fleet Construction Auction, Support Equip., Trucks & Trailers. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315633-9544

• 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Calf Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716296-5041 • 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. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 Thursday, December 15 • 10:00 AM: 2041 Goose Lake Rd., Sauget, IL. Late Model Cat Rental Fleet Auction.

Construction Equip., Attachments, Support, Trucks & Trailers.

Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544 • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033 • 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Dairy Cattle followed by Beef & Calves.

Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000 or 315-4277845.

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

Late Model Truck Tractors, various Equipment Trailers: Walking Floors, Dumps, Drop Decks, Hi-Flats & Expandables. Online bidding available.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315633-9544 • 10:00 AM: Canaan, VT. Complete Dairy Herd Dispersal of 500 Head for Bill & Ursula Johnson. Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-5254774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-6268892 neks@together.net Saturday, December 17 • 9:30 AM: 4501 Leipzig Ave., Mays Landing, NJ. Rental Return Auction of Construction, Support Equipment, Attach-ments, Pickups, Dump Trucks, Truck Tractors, Trailers & More. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-6332944, 315-633-9544

Monday, December 19 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx.

5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-9721770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, December 21 • 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041 • 10:00 AM: 3277 Lexington Road Richmond, KY. Secured Creditors Auction: Construction Equipment, Drilling Equip-ment, Support, Trucks & Trailers.

Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, December 23 • 4918 Rozzells Ferry Rd., Charlotte, NC. General Consignment Auction. Godley Auction Co., 704-399-6111, 704-3999756 Monday, December 26 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). We will be open the day after Christmas - Business as usual!

Happy Holiday wishes from The Hosking Family, the Sale Barn crew & Cafe Girls.

We appreciate all the business & friends we have made along the way! Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, December 28 • 9:30 AM: Tuscaloosa, AL. Large Logging, Construction, Truck Tractors, Dump & Utility Trucks, Support Equipment Auction. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315633-9544 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, December 30 • 10:00 AM: 398 Old Schuylerville Rd., Greenwich, NY (Washington Co. Fairgrounds). Rental Returns of New

Holland, Kobelco, Cat Construction Equipment, Support, Attachments, Trucks & Trailers. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315633-9544 Saturday, December 31 • 8:30 AM: Hoover Tractor, Mifflinburg, PA. 5th Annual New Years Sale. Accepting consignments. Fraley Auction Co., 570546-6907 www.fraleyauction.com Monday, January 2 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale. A group of Jersey & Jersey X steers.Misc. & Small Animals. 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-6993637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Saturday, January 7 • 9:30 AM: Pittsburgh, PA. Very Large Job Completion Auction for Fleischner Excava-tion. Online bidding available.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315633-9544 • 10:00 AM: 3517 Railroad Ave., Alexander, NY. Z&M Ag & Turf Auction.

Public Auction Sale of Farm Tractors, Machinery, Land-scape, Tools, Lawn Tractor & Mowers. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com Thursday, January 12 • Portland, OR. Major Job Completion Auction. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315633-9544 Friday, January 20 • 12:00 Noon: 73 West First Ave., Windsor, PA. Public Auction of Windsor Meat Market. Operating business wit retail meat sales & custom slaughtering.

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DECEMBER 21, 2011 7:00 A.M. TRACTORS ABSOLUTE '99 JD 9400 #P020807, PS 9100 HRS B.B. 4HYD 710-38 W/DUALS 90% "VERY NICE" '05 JD 8420 #P031538, 18.4-46 W/DUALS FRT WTS FRT FENDERS 3PTO DELCAB 7090HRS "VERY NICE" '03 JD 8320 #P014101, 18.4-46 W/DUALS 4HYD DEL CAB FRT WTS 5961 HR "VERY NICE" '98 JD 8300 #22666, 4HYD 10 FRT WTS 1500LB 46" W/DUALS SHOWING 489 HRS "VERY NICE" JD 7820 #R030957, MFD PQ 18.4-42 W/DUALS 3HYD DEL CAB 3670 HRS LEFT REV "VERY NICE" '97 JD 7810 #6088, PS MFWD P QUAD LEFT REV '97 JD 7800 #P015034, PS 2WD 18.4-42 NO DUALS 3HYD "VERY NICE" '95 JD 7800 #P002617, DUALS MFD JD 7720 #31564, MFWD P QUAD P/S LH REV 18.4-42 W/DUALS WTS FENDERS DEL CAB 3HYD 3520 HRS "VERY NICE" JD 7200 #H001900, NO CAB 2WD W/JD 720 LDR JD 6300 #143445, MFWD W/LDR CAH P.QUAD JD 5510 #S152422, 2WD NO CAB JD 4850 MFD, REBUILT 1 YR AGO JD 4455 #H006124, QR 18.4-38 W/10 BOLT DUALS 3HYD 4030 HRS FRT WTS "VERY NICE" '85 JD 4450 #21278, PS 18.4-38 W/DUALS 2WD FRT WTS JD 4450, 18.4-38 W/DUALS 12 WTS 2HYD 9700 HRS '79 JD 4440 #014419, CAH QUAD '81 JD 4440 #61254, 20.8-38 PS TL 2HYD '77 JD 4430 #73084, WTS 5606 HRS 500 HRS ON O.H. "NICE '74 JD 4430 #25472, CAH QUAD 2HYD JD 4320 #009040R, 18.4-38 2HYD FACT CAB JD 4240 #10999, JD 720 LDR W/JOYSTICK 6' BKT BALE SPEAR 8700HR 18.4R38 QUAD '73 JD 4230 #11431, PS 18.4-34 3HYD 2 - JD 4230 #22976, CAH QUAD JD 4200, 1250 HRS W/JD 420 LDR HYDRO JD 4020 D, SYNCHRO JD 4010 #22859, DIESEL QH WF 2HYD JD 2640 #242261, W/JD 146 LDR CIH 5488 #877, 3HYD 18.4-38 W/DUALS 7338 HRS '76 CIH 1570 "SPIRIT OF "76 #8801723, DUALS QH 2772 HRS ORIGINAL CIH 1486 #17929, SHOWING 3026HRS 18.4R38 TL 3HYD 2PTO CIH 1486 NEW TA CIH 1086, CAH 18.4-38 2HYD 2PTO CIH 1030 COMFORT KING #8330328 CIH 666 #11764 '07 CIH 305 #Z6RZ02636, C/A MFD PS 18.4-50 DUALS WTS 4HYD 3900HR FRT DUALS "VERY NICE" CIH MX270 #JJA0110316, MFWD 4000HR 50" DUALS FRT DUALS WTS CIH 184 #U047480, W/BELLY MOWER CIH SUPER WD6 #7618J OLIVER 1955 #599-22337, CAB DUALS WTS "ORIGINAL" NH 8870 #D406626, MFWD 18.4-42 W/DUALS S.S. 8179HR "NICE" MM M602 #16906653, 1590 HRS PROPANE MM G705 #900080, 23.1-26 2HYD MASSEY HARRIS 30 #9218A, N.F. GAS KUBOTA L2800 #82208, 394HR HYDRO ROPS MFWD "SAME AS NEW" '91 FORD VERSATILE 946 #475333, 20.8-42 DUALS BB "VERY NICE" FORD 445A #C702309, W/LOADER AC 185 #S1853424, W/LOADER DIESEL "NICE" AC 185, 1799 HRS OPEN STATION FARMER CLOSEOUT, JIM KULT CIH 574, GAS 2250 LOADER 1069 ACTUAL HOURS 1-OWNER "VERY NICE" 3PT 2X PLOW 3PT 6' DISC 3PT HD 8' BLADE FARMER CLOSEOUT, TROY HOLMES (217) 304-0998 '97 JD 9600 #673764 '98 JD 893 CORNHEAD #675478 '98 JD 930F HEAD #676258, W/HOMEMADE HEAD CARRIER POLY 3" CUT FA SS FLOOR ABSOLUTE - ALL ITEMS SHEDDED "VERY NICE" CIH 1420 COMBINE #1747 CIH 943 4R30 CORNHEAD CIH 1020 15' GRAINHEAD #81099 '73 CIH 1070 #8715279, 5400 HRS ENG O.H. 800 HRS AGO '80 CIH 2290 #10236744, 5700 HRS BESTWAY 500 GAL SPRAYER ONE OF A KIND ABSOLUTE ITEMS '74 IH 1066 #27784, CAH 18.4-38 W/DUALS 2HYD 2PTO 1 OWNER 1937 HRS "WOW" IH 1066, 1 OWNER 4600 HRS "SUPER NICE" WHITE 2-155 #301114438, SERIES 3 FWA 18.4-38 W/DUALS 14.9-28 W/FRT DUALS 3HYD TL 2838 HRS 1 OWNER "WOW - ONE OF A KIND" WHITE 2-155 #301114-438, SERIES 3 FWA 18.4-38 W/DUALS 14.9-28 W/FRT DUALS 3HYD TL 2838 HRS 1 OWNER "WOW - ONE OF A KIND" TRACTORS REGULAR JD 9420 #031560, PS 710-42 W/DUALS 4HYD B.B. DIFF LOCK 5990

HRS 300 HR ON NEW PS LOCAL TRACTOR "VERY NICE" '98 JD 9400 #H010784, 710-38 W/DUALS 24SPD TRANS 3 HYD B.B. DIFF LOCK 3165 HRS LOCAL TRACTOR "VERY NICE" '79 JD 8440 #5008, 3PT PTO 3HYD 20.8-34 W/DUALS '95 JD 8300 #3213, 2357 HRS 18-46 DUALS 3HYD QH "NICE" JD 8100 #P024078, MFWD 7700 HRS 3HYD 18.4R46 W/DUALS WTS JD 6030 #33362, 8400 HRS 20.8-38 3PT TL 2HYD ROPS JD 4650 #6442, 20.8-38 DUALS 2WD 2HYD 5562 HRS JD 4230 #24754, CAH QUAD 2HYD 9 BOLT HUBS '69 JD 4020D #213263, 16.9-38 5900 HRS W/JD 725 LDR JD GRAPPLE "VERY NICE" JD 4020 #202807, CANOPY "PARADE READY" '72 JD 4000 #257013, DIESEL W/CAB JD 2150 #L02150R565032 JD 3020 #134056 "PARADE READY" '72 JD 2520 #22998, GAS CIH 3788 #10875, PTO 18.4R-38 DUALS 3HYD 4917 HRS CIH 685 UTILITY #B023584, 16.9-30 2300 HRS 2HYD TL ROPS '09 CIH 305 #Z9RZ04039, 480-80R50 DUALS 4HYD 861 HRS FRT DUALS FRT SUSP FRT WTS "SAME AS NEW" 2 - MF 536 #25051, W/LIQ MANURE TANK FORD 9600 #41270, 7500 HRS 20.8R38 2HYD FORD 6640 #005541B FARMALL F20 #37331, "GREY" COMBINES ABSOLUTE '04 JD 9860 #705854, STS 2090/1500 HRS 20.8-42 DUALS 2WD CM CHOP GS YM W/DISPLAY HI CAP UNLOAD "VERY NICE" '08 JD 9770 #726763, 1165/750HR 20.8-42 DUALS CM BIN EXT CHOPPER HI CAP UNLOAD "NICE COMBINE" '03 JD 9750 #701064, STS 2550/1900 HRS 20.8-42 DUALS CM CHOP 2WD GS Y&M W/DISPLAY SERVICED IN '11 '02 JD 9650 #697181, 2700/2020HR STS 20.8-42 BIN EXT CM GS '96 JD 9600 #667250, 30.5-32 2WD CHOP 4429/3352HR '95 JD 9600 #662257, 3285/2500 HR 18.4-38 DUALS '93 JD 9600 #650938, 3500/2400HR 18.4-38 DUALS 20' UNLOAD '91 JD 9600 #640630, 30.5-32 2WD CHOP 20' UNLD 3800/3000 APROX HOURS "VERY NICE" '91 JD 9600 #641847, 18.4-38 2WD CHOP 2 CHAFF 17' UNLOAD MAUER BIN EXT 3540/2377 HRS '01 JD 9550 #691148, 30.5-32 2468/1873HR BIN EXT CHAFF SPREADER 17' UNLOAD "VERY NICE" '93 JD 9500 #650388, 4100/2700 HR 30.5-32 AG LDR 2000 '93 JD 9500 #650290, 24.5-32 2WD CHOP 2-CHAFF 17' UNLOAD MAUER BIN EXT 3765/2489 '91 JD 9500 #642597, 30.5-32 2WD 1-CHAFF CHOP 20' UNLOAD BISH BIN EXT 4525/3167 '91 JD 9500 #640358, 4143/2771 HR 24.5-32 BIN EXT CHOP LOTS OF RECOND "NICE" '91 JD 9500 #642617, 2WD 30.5-32 2WD 1 CHAFF CHOP MB EXT AG LDR 2000 Y&M 4960/3480 HRS '90 JD 9500 #638180, 30.5-32 2WD CHOPPER '90 JD 9500 #635235, 30.5-32 2WD 1-CHAFF CHOP 17' UNLOAD '89 JD 9500 #631233, 5143/3286 HRS 24.5-32 F CHOP CHAFF '99 JD 9410 #680131, 2700/1800 24.5-32 CHOPPER BIN EXT "VERY NICE" '86 JD 7720 #621293, TITAN II 24.5-32 CHOP 4857HR '82 JD 7720 #509767, 4100HR CHOPPER BIN EXT '85 JD 7720 #615866, TITAN II 4WD 37XX HRS '84 JD 6620 #600477, SH 23.1-26 2WD CHOPPER CHAFF AG LEADER Y&M MONITOR '85 JD 6620 TITAN II #615108, 23.1-26 CHOP JUST RECONDITION "VERY NICE" 2 - '81 JD 6620 #454763, 2WD CHOPPER '03 CIH 8010 #105140, 4X4 1497/1050 HRS 18.4-42 DUALS PRO 600 MONITOR CHOPPER '02 CIH 2388 #269089, 20.8-38 DUALS CHOP SPEC ROTOR 1944/1485HR HYD REV BIN EXT 20' UNLOAD "VERY NICE" '96 CIH 2188 #192858, TRACKER CHOPPER DUALS 2WD 3690/2780 HRS BISH BIN EXT '96 CIH 2188 #192223, 3600/2500HR 30.5-32 LL RT CHOP BIN EXT STD ROTOR AFS MON '95 CIH 2188 #189230, RT MB EXT SP ROTOR CHOP AUGER AFS Y&M W/DISPLAY 3575/2575 30.5-32 '95 CIH 2166 #179357, 18.4-38 DUALS MB EXT SWING AWAY CHOPPER AG LDR PS 3000 Y&M W/DISPLAY 4100/3024 HRS CIH 2144 #72791, 24.5-32 3731/2882 '90 CIH 1680 #47593,30.5-32 FIELD TRACKER CHOP 3690HR '94 CIH 1666 #106306, 30.5-32 BISH BIN EXT CHAFF 3513 HRS '94 CIH 1666 #105701, 24.5-32 2WD MB EXT 3935 HRS F TRACKER 1 CHAFF CHOP "VERY NICE" '94 CIH 1666 #107064, 3600 HRS ROCK TRAP 30.5L32 CHAFF Y&M MONITOR '88 CIH 1660 #36096, 28L26 CHOP RT STD ROTOR LOTS OF MAINTENANCE 1 OWNER 3600 HRS "VERY NICE" '92 CIH 1660 #104122, 24.5-32 CHOP SPEC ROTOR '90 CIH 1660 #39102, CUM ENG 24.5-32 3985 HRS CIH 1640 #35531, 2600 HRS CHOPPER "VERY NICE" CIH 1460 #005986, 28.1-26 F 18.4-16 R CHAFF WHITE 8920 #5A-2059, 3940 HRS '00 NH TR99 #565220, 18.4-42 DUALS 4X4 CHOP MB EXT HYD REV ELEC STONE DOOR 2600/1900 HRS MECHANICS SPECIALS JD 8650, 20.8-38 3PT PTO 3HYD 1700 HRS ON ENG O.H. HAS INT WATER LEAK '95 CIH 2166 #JJC017959, 24.5-32 4X4

'04 JD 630F #707570, DAMAGED '97 JEEP, SPORT 4.0L 5SPD SOFT TOP 4X4 RUNS GOOD NEEDS WORK JD 5010 WHEATLAND, NEEDS ENG WORK COMBINES REGULAR '08 JD 9870 #725548, 1200/850 CM 20.8-42 DUALS HI CAP UNLOAD 5SPD F.H. BIN EXT POWER TAILBOARD '09 JD 9870 #730106, 4WD 620-42 DUALS 28L26 CHOPPER AUTO STEER BIN EXT GS LOADED APPROX 1200/900 HRS EXT WARE 1 OWNER "VERY NICE" '09 JD 9770 #731777, 990/640 HR BIN EXT CHOP CM HI CAP UNLOAD AUTO STEER EXT WARE "VERY NICE" '08 JD 9770 #727227, 837/744HR 480R42 DUALS BIN EXT CHOP CM LOADED 0 HRS ON ENG O.H. ENG HAS WARRANTY '02 JD 9650 #696956, STS 30.5-32 CHOP 22' UNLOAD CM 2960/2245 GS Y&M "VERY NICE" '01 JD 9650 #692504, STS 30.5-32 LL CHOP BIN EXT 2327/1516HR '01 JD 9650 #692443, STS 18.4-42 DUALS CM BIN EXT CHOP GS Y&M MONITOR W/NO DISPLAY 2795/2071HR '01 JD 9650 #691918, STS 20.8-42 DUALS CM CHOP BIN EXT 1625/1060HR GS Y&M MONITOR 1 OWNER VERY LOW HRS "NICE" '01 JD 9650 #690644, STS 2350/1700 HR LL BIN EXT 20.8-38 DUALS 20' UNLOAD '98 JD 9610 #678711, 18.4-38 DUALS 2WD 2-CHAFF CHOPPER 20' UNLD MAUER BIN EXT GS Y&M W/DISPLAY DELCAB AIR SEAT 3740/2518HR '97 JD 9600 #673522, GS MAUER EXT 28L26 4X4 FLOATERS 2-JD CHAFF CHOP 3815/2575 HILLCO FH '96 JD 9600 #668300, 18.4-38 2-CHAFF CHOP 3424/2679 '95 JD 9600 #662183, 3547/2431HR 18.4-38 DUALS AG LEADER BIN EXT 2-CHAFF CHOPPER '92 JD 9600 #646558, 30.5-32 CHOP 20' UNLOAD BISH BIN EXT 4400/3100 '96 JD 9600 #667409, 4WD W/DUALS 3900/2800 HRS 30.8R32 18.430 BIN EXT CHAFF CHOP '01 JD 9550 #691004, 24.5-32 CM CHOPPER 1-CHAFF 17' UNLD BIN EXT 2620/1900HR GS Y&M MONITOR '01 JD 9550 #690499, 2794/2110HR MAUER BIN EXT 30.5L-32 DUAL CHAFF SPREADER CM '00 JD 9550 #685723, 2465/1652 CM 30.5-32 GS Y&M CHOP 20' UNLD "VERY NICE" '95 JD 9500 #662505, 24.5-32 2WD CHOPPER MAUER BIN EXT 3491/2281 '93 CIH 1644 #97919, 24.5-32 2WD CHOPPER BIN EXT 3503 HR LOTS OF NEW PARTS "VERY GOOD CONDITION" TILLAGE ABSOLUTE 3 - JD 1100 F. CULT. JD 1010 F. CULT. W/5 BAR HARROW '98 JD 980 F CULT, 30.5' SPIKE HARROW X-WHEELS "SUPER NICE" '04 JD 726 SOIL FINISHER, 27' SPIKE HARROW "VERY NICE" JD 726 MULCH FINISHER #10139, 24' SPIKE HARROW "VERY NICE" JD 637 DISC #7332, 32' JD 630 DISC #6231, 25' 2 - JD 230 DISC, 22' JD 210 #025129 JD 30' HOE W/TRANSPORT CIH 4600 FIELD CULT. IH 4450 SOIL FINISHER 36' CIH 3900, 25' ROCK FLEX 9" SPACE W/HARROW CIH 496 DISC, 22' V-RIPPER, 4X 2 - SUNFLOWER 4311 DISC RIPPER, 7X 18' W/HARROW SUNFLOWER 29' DISC '98 SUNFLOWER 6332 26' LAND FINISHER #6378, 3 BAR COIL TINE HARROW W/ROLLING BASKET "VERY NICE" NH SG120 CRUMBLER, "LIKE NEW" M&W SOIL FINISHER 20' LANDALL 9X SOIL SAVER KRAUSE 1900 21' ROCK FLEX DISC KEWANEE 14' CULTIMULCHER GLENCOE 6000 #00108, SOIL FINISHER SPIKE HARROW "NICE" GLENCOE 9X SOIL SAVER DMI TIGER MATE II, 28.6 FIELD CULT W/SPIKE HARROW DMI F CULT, TIGERMATE II 32' DMI FIELD CULT #121547, TIGER MATE 42' 3 BAR COIL TINE HARROW BRENT CPC DISC RIPPER, 5X AR BLUJET 7X RIPPER W/DISC BLADES PLANTERS/DRILLS ABSOLUTE JD 8300 DRILL, GRASS SEED 21X7" JD 7000 PLANTER, 4RW JD 7000 PLANTER, 16RN '08 JD 1790 #725314, 16-31 CCF PNEUMATIC MARKERS "VERY NICE" '06 JD 1790 #715306, 16-31 CCS PDP NT "VERY NICE" '99 JD 1780 #680135, 16/31 VAC NO TILS JD 1780, 12/23 VAC "VERY GOOD" '05 JD 1770 24-30" #710141, CCS PDP '08 JD 1770 #725469, 12-30 TRASH WHIPPERS "VERY NICE" '07 JD 1770 #720105, 16R30 "VERY NICE" '99 JD 1560 DRILL #683057, 15' DOLLY WHEEL AUGER FILL '00 JD 1535 DRILL #685121, CADDY '00 JD 1530 DRILL #685144, CADDY JD 1500 DRILL 3PT HITCH WHITE 6186 #613144, 16R TRASH WHEELS "VERY NICE"

KINZIE 3800 #755228, 24-30 KINZIE 3650 #655047, 12R-23' NO TILL COMBOS REBUILT BULK FILL "VERY NICE" '99 KINZIE 2600 PLANTER #613595, 12-23 NT COULTERS CORN & BEAN UNITS KINZIE 2000 PLANTER #607708, 8RN KM 3000 MONITOR CORN BEAN CUPS YETTERS "VERY NICE" GP 2410 #GP-D1730-97, 24' NT "EXC COND" GP 30' DRILL 3020 #D2010, 10" SPACE GP 30' CONV DRILL, 3 SECTION 3000 TOTAL ACRES PLANTERS/DRILLS REGULAR '07 JD 1890 #720164, 42' 7.5" SPACE HAUKOS MARKERS SELF FILL AUGER W/1910 310BU COMMODITY CART #720124 '97 JD 1850 AIR SEEDER, 42' W/MARKERS W/JD 787 SEED CART W/MONITOR "VERY NICE" '02 JD 1780 #695237, 12R-23 '02 JD 1560 #695660, 15' DOLLY '02 JD 1560 #695654, 15' DOLLY JD 750 20' NT DRILL, 2PT '01 JD 455 #690344, 25' DRY FERT CIH 5500, 30' 7" SPACE "NICE" '09 KINZIE 3800 #755212, 36R-30 CCS-ADS SYSTEM MARKERS LIQ FERT TANK 5500ACRES "VERY NICE" KINZIE 6R CORN PLANTER NO TILL DBL FRAME DRY FERT CORNHEADS ABSOLUTE '06 JD 1293 #716075, PIXALL ROLLS HYD DECK PLATES CIH 963, 6R 2 - JD 893 2 - JD 693 JD 494 #660391 2 - CIH 1083, "VERY NICE" IH 984, IH 864 CIH 883, CIH 863, CIH 843 WHITE 706, 6R MF 1163, 6R CORNHEADS REGULAR '03 JD 893 #701293 '02 JD 893 #695816, STD ROLLS DECK PTO DRIVES JD 643 #621303 2 - '08 JD 612C, HYD PLATES KNIFE ROLLS 2 - CIH 1083 #71917 CIH 1063 #11337257 NH 996 #607675, 6R30 HYD DECK PLATES "EXC" GRAINHEADS ABSOLUTE 3 - JD 930 JD 920 FLEX 3 - JD 925F, 3" CUT JD 918 #625162 JD 912F P/U HEAD #635163 4 - JD 635F JD 220 CIH 2020 #21666, 35' '96 CIH 1020 #220997, FA 30' 3 - CIH 1020, 20' 4 - CIH 1020, 25' 2 - CIH 1020, 30' WHITE 916 GRAINHEADS REGULAR 6 - JD 930F 3 - JD 925F, FF POLY 3" CUT SS FLOOR FA 2 - JD 922F JD 920 #625706 JD 915 #665523, POLY 3" CUT SS FLOOR FA '10 JD 635F #738284 3 - JD 635F JD 215 #587507 JD 213F #369727H 2 - CIH 1020, 20' FA SS FLOOR 3" CUT '03 CIH 1020 #89402, 25' CIH 1020 #224074 CIH 1020 #333971 NH 973 #614196, 16' SS 3" CUT SHELLBORNE CX60 REYNOLDS #860153 FORAGE ABSOLUTE JD 930 MOCO 3 - JD 700 GRINDER MIXER #19526, HYD DRIVE JD 568 RD BALER #357522, NET WRAP MEGAWIDE NH 499 MOWER CONDITIONER NH 355 GRINDER MIXER HYD 17' AUGER HESSTON 565T RD BALER, NET WRAP WAGONS/GRAINCARTS ABSOLUTE KNOEDLER AUGER WAGON KINZIE 840 GRAINCART, RT 900-60R32 TIRES KINZIE 840 CART #2659, ROW CROP 18.4-38 DUALS ROLL TARP "NICE" 4 - KILBROS 350 GRAVITY WAGON 3 - EZ FLOW 220 WAGON BRENT 774 GRAIN CART, 30.5-32 TURF TIRES "GREEN" TARP & SCALES A&L 838 AUGER CART

WAGONS/GRAINCARTS REGULAR PARKER 710 GRAINCART PARKER 450 GRAINCART #11081629 KILBROS 1600 GRAINCART MOWERS/CUTTERS ABSOLUTE JD 425 LAWN MOWER; ALL WHEEL STEER JD 350 SICKLE MOWER JD 275 DISC MOWER 9' JD HX20 BATWING WOODS 3180 BATWING MOWER WOODS CADET 60 ROTARY MOWER WOODS 84" 3PT MOWER BIGFOOT 10' BRUSH HOG INDUSTRIAL ABSOLUTE NH LX865 TURBO SK LDR #870575, DIESEL 2166HR '00 MUSTANG 2050 SK LDR #SH001002466, DIESEL 2500HR MUSTANG 442D SKID LDR, 4-IN-1 BUCKET MASTERCRAFT FORKLIFT #3305 KUBOTA KH41 #11439, 3300HR CANOPY CASE 1845C #JAF0102046, CANOPY BOBCAT 825, CANOPY 2390HR INDUSTRIAL REGULAR CASE 921 LOADER #JEE0093689, CAB W/AC AUTO SHIFT 3495 HRS 26.5-25 TIRES MOFLET FORKLIFT #5340 INGERSOL RAM TELEHANDLER #N/A, 390 HRS 34' BOOM EXT WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE FROM DEALER - SELLS AT 8:00 AM JD 28' TRAILER W/WOOD DECK 2 SETS 18.4-46 10 BOLT DUALS 2 SETS 10 BOLT DUALS HUBS 4" 2 SETS 10 BOLT DUALS SPACERS 12" 4 - ENGINES 1 COMPLETELY REBUILT MISC PLANTER PARTS SET 24.5-32 KNOBBY TIRES SET 23.1-26 KNOBBY TIRES SET JD LIQUID FERT FOR 6R PLANTER MISCELLANEOUS ABSOLUTE JD 48 LOADER JD BIKE 5 - WITCH HAZEL TREES 5 - WHITE SPIRE BIRCH TREES UNVERFERTH HT30 HEAD HAULER UNVERFERTH 14' HYD SEED AUGER SMART BOX SYSTEM FOR JD 7200 W/WIRING HARNESS 16 ROW ROGATOR 854 #8525057, 90' BOOM 14.9-46 TIRES HYD ADJ FENDERS RADAR 750 GAL SS TANK ON BOARD AIR FOAMER SCF 460 MONITOR 4790 HRS VERY GOOD CONDITION 6.5' PICKUP BED W/TAILGATE FOR '04 CHEVY 2500 KUBOTA RTV 1100, CAB AIR HEAT DIESEL HERD F-160 3PT SEEDER DEGELMAN ROCK PICKER #10753, 4 BAT CHEM FARM 500 GAL SPRAYER W/40' BOOM BURR MILL BESTWAY 1000G SPRAYER, X-FOLD BOOMS ABI 126 IRRIGATION SYSTEM, 125' HOSE & SPRAY GUN MISCELLANEOUS REGULAR CIH 595 TANDEM AXLE SPREADER YAMAHA GOLF CART ELECTRIC UNVERFERTH HEAD CARRIER 96" H.D. SNOW BLOWER HESCO MOBEL POWER UNIT #73682 GRAIN CLEANER FC 2080 G6000 AG BAGGER COMPLETE "VERY NICE" 2 - EASY GO GOLF CARTS, ELECTRIC BALZER MANURE TANK 6000 GAL VAC TOP LOAD 30.5-32 REBUILT VACUUM PUMP IN '05 "EXC COND" TITLED EQUIPMENT ABSOLUTE VOLVO SEMI TRACTOR '98 VOLVO VNL 64T SEMI TRACTOR '02 WILSON COMMANDER GRAIN TRAILER, AG/STRAP TRAPS BLACK SS FRONT/REAR PULLED LESS THAN 20,000 MILES "EXC" '99 WILSON HOPPER BOTTOM TRAILER '87 TIMPTE HOPPER BOTTOM TRL '81 TRANSCRAFT COMBINE TRAILER SEVERAL PJ TRAILERS '98 FRUEHOLPH DRY VAN '86 FREIGHTLINER FLC 11242ST SEMI TRACTOR '05 DODGE PICKUP #3D3KS28C95G763528, CREW CAB SHORTBED 4X4 CUMMINGS ENG 207,898 MILES YELLOW

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Dairy Cattle

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Delmarva Farm Service Elam Miller Himrod Farm Supply Homestead Nutrition Genesee Valley Nutrition Levi Fisher Martin’s Ag New Bedford Elevator Norm’s Farm Store Robert Rohrer Steve B. Stoltzfus Walnut Hill Feeds

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Ready to take you on your next trip. 518-993-2618 Fort Plain,NY

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

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New Holland 5635 DT

75 HP, 1,988 Hrs., 12x12 Shuttle, New Holland 7310 Quick Attach Loader, 4WD, Cab, AC, Very Clean! $

2035 Stuarts Draft Hwy., Stuarts Draft, VA 24477 540-337-1090 www.beveragetractor.com

FEATHERLITE stock trailer, 24’ w/2 gates & sliders, 2003, excellent condition, $13,000.

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Feed Bunks & Cattle Guards

Pre Cast Concrete J BUNK FEED TROUGHS FOB Wytheville, VA $150.00 ~ 8’ sections CATTLE GUARDS (deliverable locally) Call for Details!

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Farm Machinery For Sale 1998 INTERNATIONAL TOWMASTER on 4700 air ride chassis with DT466, 275hp engine, 6 spd. Allison auto. trans., good paint w/perfect interior & air seats. Nearly new Michelin tires & brakes, 25,000 lb. 5th wheel hitch.

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ALWAYS AVAILABLE: Whether you’re looking for a few heifers or a large herd, we have a quality selection of healthy, freestall trained cattle.

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DISTELBURGER LIVESTOCK SALES, INC. Middletown, NY (845) 344-7170 buycows@warwick.net

DISMANTLED MF TRACTORS FOR PARTS Large Selection Available

USED TRACTORS & EQUIP. FOR SALE We Buy Tractors For Parts

NOLT’S EQUIPMENT 403 Centerville Rd., Newville, PA 17241 off 81 Exit 11, 2 mi. N of 233

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Farm Machinery For Sale

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JD 8410 C/A MFD, Ft. & Rear Duals, 4 Remotes, P. Shift, Exceptionally clean & sharp and this series is hard to find w/4300 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $115,000 JD 8130 C/A MFD, 46” duals, “2 PTO’s”, Active Seat, Ft. & Rear Wts., 60 gal. pump, 1670 hrs., she’s got it all, the right kind at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $131,000

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Will Be Available December 15th 2010 JD 8295 R MFD, Duals, ILS, 400 Hrs. 2010 JD 8320 R MFD, Duals, 300 Hrs. 2010 JD 8345 R MFD, Duals, 300 Hrs. Call for details. A price that can not be matched anywhere!! If you want one of these after Jan. 1st, will do!

JD 4020 w/148 Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,500 JD 2555, canopy, nice one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,500 JD 2550 P. Steering, remotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,750 Case IH MX220 C/A MFD, 46” duals, “3 PTOs”, only 1800 hrs., very nice unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $84,500 Case IH 7150 C/A, MFD, duals, wts., 4800 hrs, real nice one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,500 Case IH 7140 C/A MFD, duals, wts., “2 PTOs” yes, 2 PTO’s, Ohio Tr. w/4400 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,500 Case IH Maxxum 125 C/A MFD, LH Rev, only 500 hrs., same as new! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54,900 Some More Big Late Model Magnums Coming, Call, Tell me what you need!

New Holland TD5050 C/A 4x4 w/Loader, only 400 hrs., nice outfit, 90HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,500 NH 4630 4x4, w/Loader, LH Rev on the column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,250 Ford 7740 canopy, 2 remotes. . . . . . . . . . . . $13,700 Ford 3000D 3PH, PS, remotes . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,900 Ford 4610 w/Loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900 2010 NH FP 230 3 row & hay head, hay head never used, 100 A. of corn, “No K.P.” - Great Deal!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,500 H&S forage wagons, combos, ft. & rear unload, tandem gears, twin augers, fancy cond. - 1/2 of New! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 NH 1411 discbine, exc. cond. . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,700 NH BR740 Rd. Baler, silage net, wide pickup, applicator, very nice one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,500 NH 575 baler w/#72 thrower, nice . . . . . . . . $10,900 Knight 8132 slinger, new shaft & hammers, 2 new tires, in use here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,500 JD 9510 Combine w/643 corn head, just finished our corn w/this unit, exc. cond., 2900/1800 hrs. package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,500

Call us for your spring equipment needs now and we will find them for you!

Merry Christmas to you & yours and please say Merry Christmas to all, “NOT” Happy Holidays, It Is Christ’s Birthday!

www.AndrewsFarm.com ANDREWS FARM EQ. INC. Conneautville, PA 814-587-2450 or 814-573-3344

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Big Tractor Parts Steiger Tractor Specialist 1. 10-25% savings on new drive train parts 2. 50% savings on used parts 3. We buy used or damaged Steigers 4. We rebuild axles, drop boxes, transmissions with one year warranty.

1-800-982-1769

US or Canada American made quality parts at big savings

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BUSH HOG

USED EQUIPMENT

Hardi 210 Gal. 3Pt. Sprayer MF 245 Tractor Westfield 8x51 Auger MF 1835 Baler White 285 Tractor Miller 5300 Forage Box Miller 1150 Rake IH 37 Baler w/Thrower Westfield 8x56 Auger Hesston 4550 Square Baler Vicon 553 Tedder Farmall 460 Tractor MF 246 Loader White 5100 4R Planter White 6100 4R Corn Planter White 543 Corn Planter Case IH 8830 SP Mower Cond.

MF 285 Tractor White 549 SAR 5 Bottom Plow Int’l. 20x7 Grain Drill Miller Pro Forage Boxes In Stock

STANLEY’S FARM SERVICE

IH DISGUSTED??? With your shifting? Now is the time to fix. Put a good tractor back to work. 800-808-7885, 402-374-2202 JOHN DEERE BALER PARTS: 347, 346, 336, 224, 214, 24T, 14T. Nelson Horning 585-5266705

MACK ENTERPRISES Ship UPS Daily www.w2r.com/mackenterprises/

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PRICES REDUCED Bes t in Nor theas t No w in the South

Randolph, NY

New & Used Tractor & Logging Equipment Parts

PEOPLE WILL PAY TO HUNT on your land. Earn top $$$ for hunting rights. Call for a FREE quote and info packet toll free 1-866-309-1507 or request at www.BaseCampLeasing.com

WANTED

Massey Ferguson 165, 175, 265, 275, 285 Any Condition

814-793-4293 Farm Machinery Wanted

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John Deere 5460, 5820, or 5830 Choppers

814-793-4293

BEST WARRANTY: 1 Year Parts on Motor & Transmission, most all combines BEST QUALITY: Selected Direct from Farm or OEM Dealers BEST SELECTION: Just visit website; We got em BEST TRUCKING: Lowest Rates Available BEST “TRUE” INTEREST: 3.7% 3 Years • 4.2% 5 Years • 4.9% 7 Years

Fencing ELECTRIC FENCE CONTROLLER REPAIRS. Factory authorized warranty center for Zereba, ParMak, many others.

No charge for estimates. Quick turn-around time. Send or bring to our shop, any make, any model. 518-284-2180

For Rent or Lease

Over 25+ Years Selling Combines

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

PleasantCreekHay.com

570-648-2088

CASE IH 1620 combine & 1020 15’ bean head, very clean & sharp machine, condition 7. C.C. Nolan 804-4496435

FOR SALE: 2009 GT RB800 grain dryer, ready now, delivery anywhere. 877-422-0927

The End Is Near!

Last chance to upgrade and defer 2011 taxes!

(716) 358-3006 • (716) 358-3768

WE ALSO STOCK NEW VICON

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

Maine To North Carolina

RD Box 46 Klingerstown, PA

COMBINE: 9500 John Deere 4WD, 918F tedder, 643 corn head, good cond., $25,000.

540-229-8803

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HARLEY-DAVIDSON LOVERS

WE WANT TO SELL YOU YOUR NEXT COMBINE Bloomsburg, PA • Route 44 (Jerseytown) 328 Danville Rd. (Near I-80)

TOLL FREE 800-919-3322 www.zeisloftequip.com

Fully furnished 2BR unit during Daytona Bike Week, March 10-17, 2012 at The Cove, Ormond Beach.

Oceanview - minutes from Daytona Main St. Looking to rent for $800.

Please call 518-848-6469 if interested or 518-858-1130 after 6PM

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Do You Grow or Sell Fruits, Vegetables, Greenhouse or Nursery Crops?

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Our Web Address: www.batescorp.com

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Real Estate For Sale

HUNTING/CAMPING PROPERTY Southwestern Virginia Bland County

62+/- ACRES

Hay - Straw Wanted

ATV Trails, Springs Deer, Turkey, Grouse Adjoins National Forest

WANTED

$90,000

Hay & Straw - All Types

Several Purchase Options Available. Call

We Pick Up & Pay Cell 717-222-2304 Buyers & Sellers

540-255-9112 Help Wanted

VIRGINIA BIN SERVICE

Giorgi Mushroom Company, located in Berks County now buying the following materials:

SPECIALIZING IN GRAIN BIN RELOCATION

Heating

804-387-6462 Hay - Straw For Sale

All bale sizes and types, including ROUND BALES, accepted.

Help Wanted

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

Spot Buys or Long Term Contracts Small or Large Quantities Quick Payment

PATTERSON FARMS

Contacts: Kevin Eickhoff 610-926-8811 ext. 5216 keickhoff@giorgimush.com Allen Hollenbach 610-926-5753 ahollenbach@giorgimush.com

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

Michele Fisher 610-926-8811 ext. 5189 mfisher@giorgimush.com

Hay - Straw Wanted

Is Looking for a Self Motivated Team Player to Join Our Team If you are a Jack or Jill of all things, we are looking for you. Repairs, crop, dairy animals and manure.

Possitive attitude a must and Class A license helpful.

Please Call Jon at

315-729-0438 Hay - Straw Wanted

TOP MARKET PRICES PAID

1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut Hay

For Quality Hay in 2 String Bales

STRAW

Looking for Long Term Supply Paid for On Scale

Also Square Bales of

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Also Buying All Grades of Hay and Straw in 2 String or Large Square Bales

ONTARIO DAIRY HAY & STRAW

Nick Fitzpatrick 845-901-1892 or 845-609-7315

519-482-5365

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

ALSO CERTIFIED ORGANIC Low Potassium for Dry Cows

HELP WANTED

Renaissance Nutrition, Inc. has an opening in Lancaster Co., PA, for a farm consultant.

A dairy background and/or college ag degree preferred, but will train person with potential.

Email resumes to djmahlandt@gmail.com Territory Manager Wanted Animal Medic Inc. is a Mid-Atlantic distributor of animal health products to dairy farms and dealers. We are seeking a territory manager for an established territory encompassing northeast PA, Orange county NY, and accounts in New Jersey. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, selling products to established customers, soliciting new customers in the area, achieving sales objectives and working in a team environment. This is a base salary plus commission position. The job requires a goal oriented, competitive sales person with a strong work ethic. Solid inter-personal skills and organizational abilities are also needed. Experience with livestock is desired.

Send resume via e-mail to: amedic21@gmail.com Or via mail: PO Box 575, Manchester, PA 17345, Attn: Bob Henry

NEEB AGRI-PRODUCTS adenbrook.com

27 Acres Adjoining National Forest in Pulaski County, VA. Little Creek Section Road frontage, stream borders property, can be divided. Wooded property; White Pine, Hemlock, Laurel and Azalea.

Call 910-639-7959 For Additional Info.

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888-596-5329 Help Wanted

Alltech is currently looking for a Territory Sales Representative with a strong dairy background for Pennsylvania. Alltech sales people are highly motivated professionals who provide a natural link between marketing, research and the customer. Alltech ranks among the top 10 animal health companies in the world. The company has experienced consistent growth since it was founded in 1980. Headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, Alltech has a presence in over 110 countries with distributors around the world.

Today it employs 2,600 people and growth continues at a rate of 20 percent.

Key responsibilities include: Regularly visit our industry partners (feed companies, consulting nutritionists, veterinarians, producers, government agencies, etc) across the territory to manage existing relationships while cultivating new relationships Drive sales by identifying customer needs and finding solutions Attend industry events and tradeshows to showcase Alltech in a positive, professional manner

The ideal candidate should have: A strong technical background: BSc, MSc or higher Strong verbal and written communication skills Interest and experience in the animal health or nutrition industries Self-motivated and proactive A valid driver’s license E-mail resumé and cover letter to: mgast@alltech.com

CLOSING DATE: JAN. 1, 2012

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Seeds YES WE HAVE SEED CORN Conventional, GT, 3000GT, CB/LL, GT/CB/LL, Viptera, Waxy 866-471-9465 request@gristmillinc.com

Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment (2) Harris conveyor feeders, (1) 30’-$200, (1) 50’-$250; Jamesway 50’ belt feeder, $300; (2) Jamesway 16’ silo unloaders, $500/ea.; Also, (4) stave silos, concrete, free to take away. 540-832-2952

REPLACEMENT SILO DOORS & HARDWARE AGRI-DOOR Jake Stoltzfus 649 South Ramona Rd. Myerstown, PA 17067

717-949-2034 Toll-free 1-877-484-4104

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

Tractor Parts NEW AND USED TRACTOR PARTS: John Deere 10,20,30,40 series tractors.

Allis Chalmers, all models.

Large inventory! We ship.

Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage, 715-673-4829

Trailers FEATHERLITE stock trailer, 24’ w/2 gates & sliders, 2003, excellent condition, $13,000.

304-667-1828

Trucks 1998 INTERNATIONAL TOWMASTER on 4700 air ride chassis with DT466, 275hp engine, 6 spd. Allison auto. trans., good paint w/perfect interior & air seats. Nearly new Michelin tires & brakes, 25,000 lb. 5th wheel hitch.

Ready to take you on your next trip. 518-993-2618 Fort Plain,NY

Calendar of Events MID-ATLANTIC REGION 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

DEC 8-12 Acres USA Conference & Trade Show Hyatt Regency, Columbus, OH. See website for details.

Call 800-355-5313.

On Internet at www.acresusa .com DEC 12, 14 & 15 Upcoming Nutrient Management Voucher Training & Renewal Courses Allegany Co.. Free voucher training & renewal courses to farm operators who apply nutrients to 10 or more acres of cropland. The two hour nutrient applicator training course is required once every three years for these operators. For additional dates and locations, operators should contact their local Extension office or visit www.mda.state.md.us.

Scroll down the Quick Links to Nutrient Management and click on Nutrient Management Training Classes for the complete 2011-2012 schedule. Locations as follows: • Anne Arundel Co. - Dec. 12. Call 410-222-6757 • Wicomico Co. - Dec. 12, 2011. Call 410-749-6141 • Kent Co. - Dec. 14. Call 410-778-1661 • Carroll Co. - Dec. 15. Call 410-386-2760 DEC 16 & 19 2 Webinars to Help Understand the 2012 Farm Bill Reauthorization Process • Dec. 16 - Conservation - 11 am - 12:30 pm.

• Dec. 19 - Local & Regional Food Systems - 11 am 12:30 pm. Contact American Farmland Trust, 202-3317300.

DEC 20 Penn State Extension Workshop on Crop Load Management Adams County Agricultural & Natural Resources Center, Gettysburg, PA. 8:30 am 3:30 pm. Includes presentations on the carbon balance model and use of a new tool - the Equilifruit Disk - for assessing optimum apple crop load. During the afternoon, participants will move to Kuhn Orchards, Cashtown, PA for a discussion of “Pruning to Manage Crop Load.” The afternoon pruning demonstration is free and will be conducted in Spanish and English. Final date to register is Dec. 14.

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JAN 7 Sheep Symposium Alphin-Stuart Arena.

Blacksburg, VA. Contact Scott Greiner, 540-2319159, or e-mail sgreiner@ vt.edu.

JAN 11 Special Farm Family Relationships Webinar 3 pm. EST. “Dealing with the complexity of family and business relationships that exist on family owned farms,” the webinar will cover these discussion points: • Estate Planning - active and non-active family members in the farm business; • Farm Transition - ownership and control; • Organization - multiple family members working together; and • Exit strategies for the retiring farmer without a successor.

Question should be submitted to c.merry@agconsultants.org at least 10 days prior to the event.

JAN 11-14 National No Tillage Conference St. Louis, MO. Registration is $279/person, with a special $252 rate for additional farm or family members. On Internet at www.NoTillConference.com

JAN 22-24 The National Mastitis Council (NMC) 51st Annual Meeting TradeWinds Island Grand Resort, 5500 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach, FL. For dairy professionals from around the world to exchange current information on udder health, mastitis control, milking management and milk quality. Call 727-3676461.

On Internet at www.nmconline.org JAN 27 & 28 4th Annual Winter Greenup Grazing Conference Century House Hotel & Conference Center, Route 9, Latham, NY. This year’s conference will feature speakers on Wye Angus genetics, grazing behavior, branding your farm’s products, leasing land to graze, extending the grazing season and more. Contact Gale, 518765-3500.

FEB 1-3 Southern Farm Show NC State Fairgrounds. Over 300 exhibiting companies make the Southern Farm Show the largest agricultural exposition in the Carolinas and Virginia. Free admission and free parking make the show a can’t miss for farmers, as well as allied professionals including landscapers and excavation contractors.Show Hours: Wednesday through Friday 9 am - 4 pm. Admission is free. Call 800-849-0248. On Internet at www.southernfarms how.com

FEB 1-4 2012 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show Nashville, TN. Advanced registration is open until Jan. 11, 2012. To register visit www.beefusa.org or contact Kristin Torres at ktorres@beef.org.

FEB 8-9 2012 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit Lancaster Host Resort in Lancaster, PA. Call 877-3265993 or e-mail info@padairysummit.org.

FEB 10 2012 VA Cattlemen’s Assoc. & VA State Dairymen’s Assoc. Annual Joint Convention Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center, Roanoke, VA. 8 am 4 pm. Contact Joan Gardner, 540-828-6960 or e-mail vamilk4u1@verizon.net.

JAN 28 Putting Small Acreage to Work Conference Gaston County Citizens Resource Center, Dallas, NC. 8:30 am - 3 pm. This conference will provide information for people interested in starting or expanding small scale farm enterprises. Class sessions will start promptly after registration. Pre-registration forms and a fee of $35/person and $20 for

each additional person are due by Mon., Jan. 23.

Checks made payable to Gaston County Cooperative Extension. To register go to:http://smallacreage.event brite.com or call Gaston Co. Cooperative Extension at 704-922-2112 for more information.

FEB 29 Webinar - Vegetable Disease Management: What You Need to Know for 2012 Noon to 1 pm. To register go t o http://estension.psu.edu/ve getable-fruit. The cost is $15.

MAR 14 Webinar - New Insect Pests Noon to 1 pm. To register go to http://estension.psu.edu /vegetable-fruit. The cost is $15.

MAR 18 VA BCIA Southwest Bull Test Open House Hillswinds Farm. Dublin, VA. Contact Scott Greiner, 540-231-9159, or e-mail sgreiner@vt.edu.

MAR 24 VA BCIA Southwest Bull Test Sale Wytheville, VA. Contact Scott Greiner, 540-2319159, or e-mail sgreiner@ vt.edu.

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