Country Folks New England 10.17.11

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Featured Columnist: Lee Mielke

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Celebrating Agriculture 2011 ~ Page 2

“Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.” Proverbs 19:20-21

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Celebrating agriculture at 11th annual Woodstock event

by George Looby, DVM Woodstock, CT, has long considered itself as having strong agricultural roots and, in keeping with that tradition, a number of years ago a group of interested citizens took it upon themselves to organize a day set aside for the promotion of agriculture within the community. The concept was that it would be free and open to all and demonstrate the importance of agriculture to the town and how it has evolved over the years.

The focus would be on the industry itself without the glitter and glitz of the usual country fair and be as informative and educational as possible.

Through a series of negotiations the group was able to enlist the support of the Woodstock Agricultural Society, the sponsors of the annual Woodstock Fair, to use the fairgrounds to stage this event. Not only did the Society allow the use of the fairgrounds, but it became an active supporter of the celebration.

There is no midway, no hawkers, no kewpie dolls just demonstrations and displays designed to show how complex the world of today’s agriculture has become.

It is a great family show where the youngest attendees have the opportunity to sit down with others of the same age and become involved in hands-on activities that would be impossible in the crowded conditions of the Woodstock Fair. Somewhat older children were handed Adventure Maps that guided them to various displays where they were directed to identify items of interest or perform certain assigned tasks. As these were completed adult supervisors stamped the maps as being completed. Awards were given out late in the day to those who made the best of their individual quests.

Demonstrations by loggers and other heavy equipment operators showed off their skills in space that again would have been impossible under fair conditions. The crowds are smaller, thus everyone had the opportunity to observe what is going on without having to crane their necks to see a demonstration of interest. Among the forestry exhibits were portable sawmills and logging trucks equipped to show how logs

are loaded on site and off loaded at the mill. Connecticut is a highly urbanized state, but over 60 percent of the area remains forested so the management of this important resource remains a high priority both for industry and the general population.

A unique feature of the day is the Hearty Farm Breakfast where for $5 one was able to purchase a breakfast of eggs, sausage, pancakes, coffee and juice. The serving size was set by the customer not by the server. Easily the best buy in town. A few selected food vendors set up shop for the day catering to the post breakfast crowd. The chefs for this event were from area schools and the University of Connecticut Food Service.

Animal exhibits allowed fairgoers to test their knowledge of horse breeds with representative animals of each of three major horse breeds present. A number of women were spinning wool and others were proudly exhibiting their quilted blankets. The Brunn Barn Agricultural Museum was open for the day allowing those in attendance the opportunity to view the many agricultural artifacts on display there. It becomes quite predictable for older visitors to the Barn to have stories of their youth when they visited their grandfather’s farm as children.

A farm tour on tractor drawn wagons to the neighboring Fairvue Farm, owned and operated by the Paul Miller Family, was enjoyed by many. The Miller operation is the largest dairy farm in Woodstock currently milking over 700 cows. The Millers were among several other area dairy farmers who started the Farmer’s Cow milk marketing program a few years ago. The Farmers Cow is a group of eastern Connecticut dairy farmers who joined together to market the milk they produce under their own label, this was done in an effort to maximize their profitability and provide the consumer with fresh, locally produced dairy products.

Many support groups provided educational handouts and free information covering a wide range of topics, answering the wide variety of questions that one might expect from people attending a show such as this. The USDA Farm Service Agency, The UConn Extension

Younger children attending the celebration had an opportunity to participate in hands-on activities that would be impossible in the crowded conditions of the larger Woodstock Fair.

A group of women demonstrate wool spinning the old fashioned way, by hand on a spinning wheel.

Service, The Last Green Valley and the Eastern Connecticut Conservation District were among those with booths.

Local producers displayed their wares and offered some for sale.

Farm machinery dealers displayed their machinery, always a hit with the youngsters and most of the older kids as well.

The major sponsor of this event was the Woodstock Agricultural Society, the use of whose grounds and facilities made the event possible. Support at the Gold Sponsor Level included Farm Credit East, Taylor Brooke Winery, The 1772 Foundation and Wal-Mart. Silver sponsors included The Eastern Connecticut Resource Conservation and Development Council, Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm and Mary Anthony and Mark Rzeznikiewicz. Bronze Sponsors were the Blackmer Farm, First Niagara Bank, Linemaster, Putnam Bank,

Putnam Farmers Coop and the Citizens National Bank.

Events such as this are critical if the general population is to be made aware of where their food originates and how important that reality is in their daily lives. FEMA representatives assigned to the area to assist in disaster relief after the recent storm remarked that they were unaware of how complex the food chain was.

This was the 11th annual Celebration of Agriculture and there is every reason to expect it will continue to grow, providing those attending the opportunity to increase their knowledge of agriculture. It is a show that every child should attend to make them more knowledgeable consumers by understanding how their food reaches the dinner table and secondly to consider a career in agriculture at some level, a most worthy career goal.

Scott Horanzy at the anvil, Brunn Barn Blacksmith Demonstration.

Photos by George Looby

Winners of New England Green Pasture awards named One dairy farm from each of the six New England states was recognized as that state’s 2011 Outstanding Dairy Farm of the Year by their respective state’s Green Pastures Committee. The committees are made up of agricultural interests,

such as state and federal agricultural offices and farm organizations.

The farms’ operators were honored at an awards banquet in September at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA. The honoree’s are as follows below:

Rhode Island Wright’s Dairy Farm Inc. of North Smithfield is a fifth-generation family dairy farm that keeps the family tradition of producing quality dairy and bakery products alive every day. There are 10 immediate family members involved in the day-to-day operations, and they make a conscious choice each day to get along and work together for the good of the business. Fifty full- and part-time employees work with the family members to accomplish the many varied tasks necessary to run the operation.

The farm’s 140 cows are milked twice daily in a new, double milking

parlor that was acquired in 2009. All cows on the farm, starting with the calves to the milkers, have diets balanced by a nutritionist. They utilize high-quality forages to form the base of the rations and then complement these feeds with a balanced mixture of grains, vitamins, and minerals.

Wright’s Dairy recently received a Vermont DHIA award for consistently producing high-quality milk. This year, the farm has started to see the results of a new breeding program. The heifers are calving in under 24 months of age, and peak milk has risen.

Mapleleaf Farm, of Hebron, is the 2011 New England Green Pastures Dairy Farm award winner for Connecticut. Pictured left to right are Joyce Meader, University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension; Bruce Sherman, Director of the Connecticut Bureau of Regulation and Inspection; Renée Ellis; Jenna Langevin; Ned Ellis; and Sheila Andrew, UConn Dairy Specialist.

Connecticut Mapleleaf Farm in Hebron, is a 225 cow dairy farm owned by Ned and Rene Ellis. Cow comfort is a high pri-

ority and the open air environment and comfortable stalls of the 1967 free stall barn impressed the judges.

and an increase in milk production.

The farm has taken advantage of grants offered by the Connecticut Department of Agriculture to help agriculture increase profitability by adopting new technology and modern facilities. Maple Leaf Farm has also installed free standing solar panels with federal and state cost-sharing, reducing the high electrical costs experienced by a modern dairy facility.

Chase Hill Farm of Warwick was named the 2011 New England Green Pastures Dairy Farm award winner for Massachusetts. Pictured left to right are Masoud Hashemi, University of Massachusetts Department of Plant and Soil Sciences; Stephen Herbert, Director of UMASS Extension; Mary Jordan, Massachusetts Department of Agriculture Resources; Mark Fellows; Jeannette Fellows; Virginia Fellows and Oliver Fellows.

Massachusetts Chase Hill Farm of Warwick, owned and operated by Mark and Jeannette Fellows, was established by Mark’s parents, Oliver and Virginia in 1957.

Mark and Jeannette assumed management of the farm in 1984. They started rotationally grazing the herd and that led to the farm’s success today.

Currently the cow herd consists of 40 Normande cows and young stock. Not only the raw milk and cheeses from the dual purpose Normande cows is marketed but the beef from the cull cows and whey fed pastured pork is sold as

well. The cows get all of their feed from the diverse pastures and hay fields.

They are fed no grain or silage. Mark and Jeannette also use three draft horses to do an increasing amount of their field work, manure spreading, hay making, logging, and hopefully some day, to power the milking system with a horse treadmill. In 2010 they installed an 8.5 Kw photovoltaic system on the barn which supplies 55-60 percent of their electrical needs and they are considering a wind mill to meet the rest of their electrical needs.

The 2011 New England Green Pastures Dairy Farm award winner for the state of Maine is Hardy Farm of Farmington. Pictured left to right are Henry and Teresa Hardy; Caldwell Jackson, Deputy Commissioner of the Maine Department of Agriculture; and Marjorie Hardy.

Maine The Hardy family farm from Farmington was the Maine Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder in

2009 and Horizon Organics HOPE family farm this year. The farm was featured Maine page A4

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Wright's Dairy Farm of North Smithfield was named Rhode Island’s 2011 New England Green Pastures Dairy Farm award winner. Pictured left to right: Paul Delude; Rachel Brong; Elizabeth Delude; Claire Wright; Ellen Puccetti; Grace Delude; Madleine Delude; Samantha Roberts; Jennifer Wright Roberts and Ron Newman of the Rhode Island Division of Agriculture.

Change is conducted conservatively, with the older barns improved rather than starting new. The wall of the barn was being removed, replaced by a 14feet high curtain that can be rolled up during the summer months for better ventilation. New watering tanks will encourage cows to drink fresh water throughout the day. Larger calving pens will create more comfort for new mothers. All these changes result in less stress on the cows, better health,

Maine Continued from A3 on the Horizon Organic milk carton, highlighted in PBS’s Standards on Perfection and is now the 2011 Green Pasture Award Winner for Maine. A family run Ayrshire dairy farm, the farm shipped their first load of organic milk in October of 2003 and have been shipping to Horizon ever since. The farm has always spread little synthetic fertilizer and only used antibiotics on rare occasions. Being a pasture based system that does rotational grazing from May to November each year, the pasture rules fit perfectly. The herd comprises seven excellent, 20 very good and the remainder of the herd full of good plus classification. They

have had two honorable mention Junior All Americans, two Nominated junior All Americans and three nominated All-Americans.

The family consists of two families; Henry and Teresa Hardy, along with their three kids Marjorie, 20; Ashlie, 17; Andrew, 22, and his wife Ashley 21.

The Hardy family milks in a tie stall barn with a pipeline system. In the past 20 years they have installed a milkroom bark bed, a new manure storage area, and installed several diversion ditches to control runoff. A heavy use pad was installed on the farmstead and a new cow lane has been constructed for transport to the many rotational pastures in use.

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Vermont cow wins Reserve Junior Supreme Champion at World Dairy Expo Britney Hill of Bristol, VT, won the Reserve Supreme Champion of the Junior Show with her 4-year-old cow, Ainger Advent Jessa-Red which is sired

by KHW Kite Advent-Red. Reserve Supreme Champion of the Junior Show will receive a $500 Cash Award courtesy of Udder Comfort. Ameriprint of Sun Prairie, WI, sponsored the royal blanket. A director’s chair was presented in memory of Nelson Rehder, courtesy of Maple Lawn Farm, Tom Lyon Family, Westfield, WI. For the third year in a row, Ben Sauder of Tremont, IL, won the Junior Supreme Champion award. Sauder’s junior 3-year-old cow, South Mountain

Voltage Spice-ET was sired by Golden Elliott Voltage. Supreme Champion of the Junior Show will receive a $1,000 Cash Award courtesy of BouMatic. A royal blanket courtesy of Select Sires Inc., Plain City, Ohio, and a director’s chair sponsored by Royal Brand Embroidery of Ellsworth, Wisconsin were also awarded.

Generous support from sponsors makes the Supreme Champion and Reserve Supreme Champion honors of the Junior Show possible. In 2011, sponsors include Ameriprint, BouMatic, Family Dairies USA, Maple Lawn Farm, Royal Brand Embroidery, Select Sires Inc. and Udder Comfort.

Cover photo by George Looby Kaytiee Antos takes a break with Nutmeg and Caramel at the 11th annual Woodstock, CT, Celebration of agriculture.

Glen Farm of Piermont is the New Hampshire winner of this year’s New England Green Pastures Dairy Farm award. Pictured left to right are Gail McWilliam Jellie, New Hampshire Department of Agriculture Markets and Food; Mary Musty; Dave Ritchie; and John Porter of University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension.

New Hampshire The Glen Farm in Piermont, operated by Dave and Robert Ritchie, is home to 130 dairy cows and nearly 500 acres of land.

Manure is the primary component for nutrient management. Careful manure handling, along with the timely application of woodash and lime, as well as cover crops and crop rotation has allowed the Glen Farm to forego buying commercial fertilizers.

The Glen farm raises Ayrshire, Holstein, Brown Swiss and Jersey cattle with Ayrshire cows in the majority.

The herd average for the Ayrshires is 17,255 lbs. of milk, 619 lbs. of fat and 572 lbs. of protein and for the

Holsteins is 22,980 lbs. of milk, 738 lbs. of fat and 697 lbs. of protein. The somatic cells are consistently around 110,000, suggesting that milk quality is excellent.

Improving genetics of Ayrshire and Brown Swiss cattle has always been a focus point of their breeding work.

Over the years, cows from Glen Farm placed as champions or reserve champions at the NH Ayrshire shows. In 2010 one of their Ayrshire fall calves placed as a reserved champion at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI, and also as a reserve champion at the All American Ayrshire Show.

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Kimball Farm of North Ferrisburgh, was recently selected 2011 New England Green Pastures Dairy Farm award winner for Vermont. Pictured left to right are JD DeVos, Cheryl DeVos, Hilary DeVos and Alan Curler of the University of Vermont Extension.

Vermont A North Ferrisburgh farm family that plans to take their certified organic dairy to the next level by bottling and selling their own milk was named the Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year for 2011. JD DeVos and his wife, Cheryl, received this prestigious award for their overall excellence in dairying including their high-quality milk production; outstanding herd, crop and pasture management; and sound conservation practices. The latter also earned them recognition as the 2010 Otter Creek Conservation Farmer of

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The farmers currently are in the process of establishing Green Mountain Organic Creamery in Hinesburg to bottle their organic milk to sell locally.

SARE Grazing Course: Turning teachers into learners ect and its approach are well designed to bring new holistic planning practitioners — even some of your experienced planners are new to the holistic approach — to a proficient level where they can work effectively and confidently with farmers, and begin to build the experience that can lead them toward expertise.” As a site coordinator, and a participant, I am very excited to see that this process is turning teachers into learners. In my experience, when we are all learning together, we build a stronger network of support, curiosity and appreciation.

Grazing is one of those things that takes a few minutes to learn, and a lifetime to master. With a grazing basics presentation and some books, many farmers new to grazing take the plunge. In the first season, they may watch the grass and animal impacts with an intense eye, but over the years as patterns develop they will likely relax. Many graziers would like to pretend that grazing is all about flexibility and trying new things, but we are all human and some degree of repetition brings with it comfort and stability.

There’s nothing wrong with comfort and stability, as long as it doesn’t interfere with our goals ... and that’s where this comprehensive grazing course, Troy’s willingness to embrace challenge, and our brave trainees come together to serve farmers and help them meet those goals.

First, we started by learning how to work with a farm family to help identify and articulate their farm family goals. On the surface, this seems so simple and obvious as to be ridiculous, but in practice it’s the very hardest thing to do. First of all, it takes time, which is precious to both farmer and advisor. At a time when agencies and organizations have shrinking budgets, taking time to work with an individual farmer for long periods isn’t typically viewed as being the most efficient choice.

For the farmer, there is a constant struggle for “working” time vs. “planning” time. “Planning” time isn’t perceived as being productive time, even though the act of planning can actually mean the farm is more productive, more financially secure and creates a higher quality of life for the farm family. These external (and internal) forces and perceptions make it hard to find or make the time to sit and talk together.

Secondly, it’s hard to ask personal

(L-R) Sen. Bernie Sanders legislative assistant and dairy farmer Jenny Nelson; retired New York NRCS conservationist Rich Redman; farmer and Pasture Outreach Coordinator, UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Jenn Colby; and Mark Krawczyk, permaculture design consultant gathering biological data on a pasture for the NESARE training session. questions without some time together getting to know one another first.

Questions like, “as you look around your farm, what things excite you?” or “why do you want to direct market?” or “what do you want your community to look like after you are gone?” These questions seem simple on the surface, but they reach deeply into who we are as people; questions of core values, life, death and legacy. Essential to this goal-setting process is separating production amounts and articulating what a farmer does not want from what the farm family is actually working toward.

The goal setting has been received very positively by both sides of the project. As one trainee described, “My farmer visits have also been very positive. I am so excited for this experience; it is a very nice change of pace and farmer dynamic to talk with them about the whole by including the social piece.” Farmers are also sharing feedback: “I found the whole afternoon wonderfully productive and informative. The opportunities to spend that much time talking specifics about our farm with someone who is in such close touch with the latest developments on grazing management is absolutely invaluable.”

After our initial work in developing goals, the group has received training in planned grazing and reading the biological landscape to assess how an understanding of ecosystem processes

can help address challenges on the farm and measure their improvement.

The group has also engaged in indepth discussions about high density and taller grazing methods, using animals as tools to change the farm environment, managing livestock nutrition in a changing grazing system, practical definitions of overgrazing, paddock sizing, managing for birds and wildlife, planning forage needs around family events and priorities, and much more. 2011 marks the first full grazing season that the trainees have been working with their farms and there has been a lot to learn, on all sides.

The importance of this project is so much more than simply applying grazing mechanics and walking away.

Signs of successful assistance will be measured by greater forage yield enabling less purchased hay, by reduced bare ground, by increased biodiversity, by loans either secured or avoided (per the farmer’s goals!), by the ability to attend a family event off the farm, by healthier animals, by reduced electricity bills, and most importantly, by meeting the farmer where they are and helping them move toward where they want to be. There is no right answer in this process, only questions and suggestions to help move in the right direction.

Jennifer Colby is the Pasture Program Coordinator at the UVM [Extension] Center for Sustainable Agriculture.

Deadlines near for Northeast SARE grant proposals

The Vermont NESARE holistic grazing training team gathered recently at Apple Cheek Farm.

The fall deadlines for Northeast SARE grants are fast approaching.

If you are planning a Sustainable Community Grant application, it must be submitted online by Oct. 19.

If you are planning a Partnership Grant application, it must be submitted online by Nov. 1.

And if you are planning a Farmer Grant application, it must be submitted online by Dec. 1.

Online submission instructions

are included in the application instructions for each grant program.

To learn more about how to apply, go to the Northeast SARE web site: http://nesare.org/.

There, you can read about eligibility, the process, and look at brief descriptions of past awards. If you have questions that aren't answered in these materials, feel free to call Northeast SARE at 802656-0471.

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by Jenn Colby, Pasture Program Coordinator, UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture Through a SARE-funded project, partners in multiple states have joined together to deliver a training course focused on comprehensive, holistic grazing planning.

While past models of grazing based on calculated average numbers and daily observation have led in many cases to improvements in water and soil quality and financial success, this model includes a focus on planning around farm family goals and needs, as well as new techniques and fieldbased practices. Groups of trainees in three locations — New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont have embarked on a six-session training series taking place over 18-20 months, with the requirement that each trainee work with two to three farmers in the field concurrent with the training experience. Trainees are working with all types of farms, including dairy cow, dairy goat, and diversified livestock farms.

The Vermont training group, which I coordinate through the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture’s Pasture Program, includes trainees from Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire.

These trainees range from UVM Extension personnel to NRCS/NRCD staff, agricultural consultants, and farmers. The trainers have included project coordinator and New York farmer Troy Bishopp, NRCS conservation planner and Holistic Management educator, Phil Metzger, Vermont farmer Eric Noel and others. Training sessions have rotated throughout the state at several farms to vary driving locations, farm experiences and host farmer participation.

We have delivered two formal training sessions and added a farm-based discussion group to talk about overgrazing, planning grazing and performing biological monitoring. The group has grown from the initial trainees to additional service providers, legislators/policymakers, training location hosts (farmers) who would like to learn more about these methods. They are very engaged.

After attending one of the training sessions, a representative from SARE had this comment to share with us, “Expertise may take years of experience to develop, but I think your proj-

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by Paris Reidhead Field Crops Consultant

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Right on the money For the Northeast, 2011 has turned out to be a really weird growing season. Too wet and chilly in April resulted in bushels per acre oat yields that were down a fair amount. Oat test weights were significantly lower, in the mid-20s, way under the 32 pound standard. Most growers thus ended up with half an oat crop. Winter grains, planted last fall, faired quite a bit better.

They seem to smooth out some of the bumps existing between the end of one growing season and the beginning of the next.

Cooler and damper April spilled into May, delaying corn plantings throughout most of the region.

When farmers com-

plained that they had very little corn planted by the last week of May, I tried to console them by saying that they really hadn’t lost much functional growing season.

Heck, shad blossoms didn’t appear until mid-May in most of the Northeast.

During late May, for growers who successfully dodged rain drops, some really nice haylage, as well as balage, was harvested. And occasionally, some beautiful small bales escaped Mother Nature’s grasp for safe haven in the mow. One spring parameter (I guess that’s the right word), that was normal, was the timing of the first thunderstorm: April 4. It wasn’t a violent electrical storm,

but there was some lightning and rumbling, most of it in the distance, i.e., not in metropolitan Hartwick.

On the strength of that thunderstorm, I made a prediction for first killer frost in the fall. Let me review the scientific basis for this type of forecasting: something called the jet stream polar drift rule. This phenomenon dictated that one weather extreme deviating time-wise from the vernal equinox (March 20 this year) would be followed half a year later by the opposite extreme, deviating by the same amount of time from the autumnal equinox (Sept. 23). This climatologic pendulum has scientific basis, at least in mid-latitude areas like upstate New York, and other regions near the 45th parallel. The 45th parallel is halfway between the 30 degree latitude and the 60 degree latitude. The 30th paral-

lel is home base for the southern branch of the northern hemisphere jet stream, while the 60th parallel is home base to the northern branch.

Practically speaking, this means that if the southern branch of the jet stream bounces way north in the springtime, we can expect the northern branch to bounce way south six months later. The southern jet stream heading way north has a dramatic trademark, namely a serious, very summer-like thunderstorm. When the northern branch of the jet stream heads way south, its classic trademark is a killing frost.

I tell folks that the last normal growing season in my memory was 1975.

That year dairy farmers needed weather to cooperate with them… milk prices certainly didn’t. I was employed by Otsego County Cooperative Extension as dairy and field crops agent. I planted

four corn demonstration plots, each with 26 varieties. Tiny seed packages had been prepared, one for each variety (Cornell 110 was one of them).

Some of the seed companies donating seed were Asgrow, Agway, Doebler, Funk, Hoffman, and Pioneer, plus some “public” varieties from other state colleges. My locations of these demos were East Springfield, Morris (the Fairgrounds), Oneonta, and Worcester.

Corn planted May 3 in East Springfield (wonderful Honeoye soils) was out of the ground, with visible rows formed, on May 7. Corn planted a day or two later outside Oneonta on well-drained Susquehanna flood-plain was seven feet tall on July 7. 1975 was a forgiving growing season: even sprayed poorly fields yielded lots of corn silage. I remember one farm in southern Montgomery County (occasionally we agents

crossed borders) had two parallel corn cribs, about 50 feet long, with a drivethrough bay, with a roof over the cribs and the bay (where equipment was normally stored after harvest). That year not only were the cribs full of ear corn, so was the bay in the middle. And the corn was mature enough that this huge mass of corn was able to cure with little or no storage loss. Haven’t seen a “normal” year since.

This year it was a particularly wise idea to plant corn varieties of different maturities, just in case we got hot spells which could cause blasting at vulnerable pollinating times. Peak pollination could vary around these hot spells... a type of hedging. There were a bunch of days in the 90s.

Very little of the Northeast’s corn growing areas experienced “triple digits”, a problem which plagued other parts of

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Productivity depends on ‘big picture’ of farm safety net

by Lynne Finnerty One size fits all — when most shoppers see that label on clothing, it doesn’t inspire much confidence that the garment will suit them. People come in all shapes and sizes.

The same can be said of farm programs. One program cannot and does not fit all farmers.

What works well for southern cotton growers or farmers in New England is probably not the best way to help mid-

western soybean farmers or western wheat growers get through a difficult year so they can keep putting food on market shelves. Even from one year to the next, different programs can make up stronger or weaker threads in the fabric of the food and farm safety net, depending on volatile markets and weather.

That’s why the American Farm Bureau recently sent Congress farm bill recommenda-

tions that call for a “big picture” approach — one that maintains most current farm programs rather than depending on just one or two — to provide a safety net for different types of farmers in all regions.

The ax has to fall somewhere, however. A congressional “supercommittee” is meeting this fall to come up with at least $1.2 trillion in budget cuts. Every part of the federal budget is likely to be trimmed. The

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cuts to the farm bill, including farm, conservation and nutrition programs, could be anywhere in the range of $10 billion to $40 billion.

Farm Bureau represents all types of farmers and ranchers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

Unlike some groups that have called for absolutely no reductions in favored programs, Farm Bureau is taking a more practical stance. It recommends that an equal proportion, 30 percent, of the needed funding cuts be made in commodity, conservation and nutrition programs,

with another 10 percent made in the increasingly important crop insurance program.

The cuts in nutrition programs could come from administrative changes rather than program benefit cuts. The cost of administering conservation programs also could be reduced by consolidating them.

When your clothing budget gets smaller, you don’t stop buying shirts or pants altogether. You look for ways to save here and there. That’s what Farm Bureau is asking Congress to do with cuts to farm bill

programs — spread them around, but still keep everyone “covered.”

Some say farmers don’t need a safety net, because this year’s market prices are high for most commodities. But, so are production costs.

Also, cotton and wheat yields are low, in some places nonexistent, because of drought in the Southern Plains. If a farmer doesn’t have a crop or livestock to sell, good prices don’t benefit him much. Through the current dual structure of risk management and

the country.

Around the first day of fall, our garden needed to be covered up, particularly the egg plants.

Tomatoes we didn’t bother with, since we already had a great harvest. The evening of Oct. 3, the National Weather Channel (and the local ones) forecast widespread killing frost the following morning. So I covered the egg plants again. We hit 27 degrees Fahrenheit in our part of

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Prior to this year, there have been 21 seasons where I have kept track of jet stream polar drift behavior. During four of the seasons, I recused myself from making forecasts because of really weird el

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Oxbo International merges with Ploeger Agro to form the Ploeger Oxbo Group U.S. and Dutch companies create the world’s largest maker of specialty harvesting equipment Two of the world’s leading manufacturers of specialized harvesting equipment — Oxbo International Corp. and Ploeger Agro B.V. — have merged to create the Ploeger Oxbo Group, the world’s largest manufacturer of harvesting equipment and related products for niche agricultural markets. The new company is headquartered in the Nether-

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strengths to form new capabilities together, and that is good news for everyone — employees, customers and business partners alike.”

The new company is owned by five groups — Ploeger and Oxbo executives, VDL (a Dutch manufacturing company) and two Dutch investment firms, Van Lanschot Participaties and Synergia. It will be controlled by a

four-member board of directors — Gary Stich and Andy Talbott, vice president of sales at Oxbo; along with Ad Ploeger and Cees Van Beek, technical director at Ploeger.

Both companies will continue to conduct operations using their current names and brands.

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Focus from 7 income support programs, the farmer can make it through to another year, ensuring that all of us have a top-quality, stable and economical food supply.

The farm safety net has evolved over the last seven decades. And it will continue to change, as it should — to make farm programs work

their best in today’s budget environment.

However, Congress should maintain the complete suit of current farm programs. Even a thinner coat keeps you warmer than none at all.

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

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Emergency Farm Fund launched for farmers affected by Hurricane Irene The CISA Emergency Farm Fund was launched recently by Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) in partnership with Whole Foods Market, Equity Trust and individual donors in response to the damage suffered by farms in western Massachusetts due to Hurricane Irene.

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Congratulations To All Participants Vermont DHIA would like to congratulate all participants in the Vermont State 4-H Dairy Show that took place on August 14th and 15th at the Addison County Field Days Fair Grounds! It was with great pleasure that Vermont DHIA was able to team up with Green Mountain Probiotics to make t-shirts for all of the participants. We are proud to support a great event and the youth of the up-and-coming dairy industry. Also, a special thank you for allowing Sarah Stebbins to hand out the ribbons during the show! She had a great time! Listed below are all First Place winners by class in both Fitting and Showmanship and Conformation.

CONFORMATION CLASSES: Ayrshire: Spring Calf: Kelli Jerome Winter Calf: Amanda Eugair Fall Calf: Peter Carrara Summer Yearling: Ashley Woods Spring Yearling: Kristyn Jerome Fall Yearling: Sean Stanley Two Year Old: Brittany Hill Three Year Old: Sara Ingwersen Four and Older: Adam Pothier Junior Champion: Peter Carrara - Fall Calf Senior Champion: Brittany Hill - 2 Yr Old Grand Champion: Brittany Hill - 2 Yr Old Res Grand Champion: Peter Carrara - Fall Calf Brown Swiss: Spring Calf: Claire Stoner Winter Calf: Hope Kole Fall Calf: Angela Volk Summer Yearling: Shelby Biasini Spring Yearling: Chelsea Young

All of the Vermont State 4-H Dairy Show Participants!

Fall Yearling: Kirsten Breau Three Year Old: Shelby Biasini Junior Champion: Angela Volk - Fall Calf Senior Champion: Shelby Biasini - 3 Yr Old Grand Champion: Shelby Biasini - 3 Yr Old Res Grand Champion: Angela Volk - Fall Calf Guernsey Fall Calf: Tracey

Katelynn

Junior Champion: Katelynn Tracey - Fall Calf Grand Champion: Katelynn Tracey - Fall Calf Jersey: Spring Calf: Tiffany Tracey Winter Calf: Cassie Westcom Fall Calf: Megan Hill Summer Yearling: Parker Royer Spring Yearling: Tim Carson Winter Yearling: Caitlyn Abbott Fall Yearling: Isaac Parent Two Year Old: Natalie McGarry Three Year Old: Katelynn Tracey Junior

Champion:

Megan Hill - Fall Calf Senior Champion: Katelynn Tracey - 3 Yr Old Grand Champion: Katelynn Tracey - 3 Yr Old Res Grand Champion: Megan Hill - Fall Calf Milking Shorthorn: Two Year Old: Kimberly Paige Senior Champion: Kimberly Paige- 2 Yr Old Grand Champion: Kimberly Paige - 2 Yr Old

Senior Champion: Amber Thomas - 3 Yr Old Grand Champion: Amber Thomas - 3 Yr Old Res Grand Champion: Chelsea Abbott - Summer Yearling FITTING AND SHOWMANSHIP CLASSES: 18 Year Olds: Katelynn Tracey, Addison County 17 Year Olds: Ashley Woods, Franklin County

Holstein: Spring Calf: Therese Rainville Winter Calf: Caitlyn Abbott Fall Calf: Chelsea Abbott Summer Yearling: Chelsea Abbott Spring Yearling: Peter Rainville Winter Yearling: Erin Taft Fall Yearling: Angela Volk Two Year Old: Kristyn Jerome Three Year Old: Amber Thomas Four and Older: Kathryn Wright

16 Year Olds: Chelsea Abbott, Franklin County

Junior Champion: Chelsea Abbott - Summer Yearling

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15 Year Olds: Caitlyn Abbott, Franklin County 14 Year Olds Group A: General Manager Brett Denny 1-800-639-8067 (main) 802-233-8662 (cell) bdenny@vtdhia.org Field Services Manager Linda Crossman 1-800-639-8069 lcrossman@vtdhia.org

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Shelby Biasini, Lamoille County 14 Year Olds Group B: Amanda Eugair, Rutland County 13 Year Olds Group A: Dacey Anachiarico, Addison County 13 Year Olds Group B: Chelsea Young, Rutland County 12 Year Olds Group A: Therese Rainville, Franklin County

12 Year Olds Group B: Maggie Kirby, Orleans County 11 Year Olds: Cole Goodhue, Franklin County Junion Fitting and Showmanship Champion: Therese Rainville Senior Fitting and Showmanship Champion: Caitlyn Abbott For more results please see the go to the UVM extensions website at www. Uvm.edu/extensions. It can be found under the Youth Section.

VERMONT DHIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

REGION 1 Counties: Franklin/Grand Isle, VT; Lamoille, VT (W); Chittenden, VT (N) Daren Sizen, Vice-President ..........(802) 524-4412...................dsizen@vtdhia.org REGION 2 Counties: Orleans, VT; Essex, VT (N); Coos, NH (N) Mark Rodgers, President ...............(802) 525-3001................mrodgers@vtdhia.org REGION 5 Counties: Caledonia, VT; Essex, VT (S); Orange, VT (N); Washington, VT (N); Lamoille, VT (E); Grafton, NH (N); Coos, NH (S) Suzi Pike.........................................(802) 253-4304....................spike@vtdhia.org REGION 6 Counties: Addison, VT; Chittenden, VT (S) Melanie Carmichael .......................(802) 759-2089 .............mcarmichael@vtdhia.org John Roberts..................................(802) 462-2252..................jroberts@vtdhia.org REGION 7 Counties: Windsor, VT (N); Orange, VT (S); Washington, VT (S); Grafton, NH (S); Sullivan, NH (N) Kelly Meacham, Secretary .............(802) 295-8563...............kmeacham@vtdhia.org REGION 8 Counties: Bennington/Rutland, VT; Washington/Saratoga, NY Brian Hollister, Treasurer ................(518) 361-4526.................bhollister@vtdhia.org REGION 9 Counties: Windsor, VT (S); Windham, VT; Cheshire/Hillsboro/Rockingham, NH; Sullivan, NH (S); Franklin/Essex, MA; Worcester, MA (N); Middlesex, MA (N) Susan Rushton...............................(802) 843-2719.................srushton@vtdhia.org REGION 10 Counties: Berkshire/Hampshire/Hampden/Norfolk/Suffolk/Plymouth/Bristol/Barnstable, MA; Worcester, MA (S); Middlesex, MA (S); CT (All); RI (All) David Schillawski............................(860) 303-2866 ..............dschillawski@vtdhia.org REGION 11 Counties: Albany/Delaware/Montgomery/Otsego/Schoharie, NY Ray Steidle .....................................(518) 234-4659.................rsteidle@vtdhia.org

Sheep industry shares Farm Bill priorities center for grant-making capability was published in late 2010, and the board of directors was appointed by the Secretary with its inaugural meeting held in January of 2011. The program is eligible for at least $10 million in mandated spending in the Farm Bill and is considered critical to the top national priority of increasing the U.S. sheep inventory.

The Loan Deficiency Program (LDP) for wool and unshorn pelts with nine categories of graded wool-loan rates based on a national rate of $1.15 per pound grease and a non-graded rate of $0.40 per pound. The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) analysis supports a national rate of $1.20 to make graded loans actually available to the industry. Since 2002, there have only been a few months for very limited categories where a graded loan was usable ver-

sus the non-graded category. The non-graded category was intended to provide marketing assistance to flocks too small to justify quality grading of wool with laboratory testing. The 2009 cropyear loan deficiency payments total was approximately $8.5 million with nearly 15,000 sheep producers participating. The 2010 LDP total was $7.5 million. The wool market

increased worldwide in 2011, so there were no payments for the year.

Approximately 10 percent of applicants are producers from the Navajo Nation.

ASI was a strong supporter of the Disaster Trust Fund and found the Livestock Indemnity Program created in the 2008 legislation to be a lifesaver for many farms and ranch families in the

intermountain west and northern plains that lost tens of thousands of sheep in the severe spring and winter storms of 2008 and 2009. Report language addressing storm losses on range lambing operations would be helpful to program administration.

The spending cap currently in place for livestock insurance at the U.S. Department of Agri-

culture’s Risk Management Agency is $20 million. With the inclusion of a new dairy insurance program, the cap will not be sufficient in the future for the needs of the Livestock Risk Program for lamb (LRP-Lamb). The cap must be increased substantially in the next Farm Bill.

Source: American Sheep Industry Weekly, Sept. 23

ALB co-op funding now available The American Lamb Board (ALB) is now soliciting applications for its first round of cooperative funding programs for this fiscal year.

There are two programs, the Supplier Cooperative Funding program, designed for suppliers to fund branded retail or foodservice promotions, and the Industry Matching Grant programs, designed for industry partners to fund local promotions such as festivals, cooking demonstrations and more.

Both programs require a one-to-one cash match from the recipient. Applications are due Oct. 30. To download the complete application, visit www.lambcheckoff.com. For additional information, call the ALB office at 866-327-5262.

The board established both programs to help support projects and activities that promote American lamb and further the goals and objectives of ALB’s

strategic plan.

Source: American Sheep Industry Weekly Oct. 7

NEWSLETTER

Not A DHIA Member But Interested In Lab Results?

Linda Crossman Not quite ready to become a Vermont DHIA member but would like milk component analysis results?

Contact our Vermont DHIA lab and office in White River Junction, VT by calling 1-800-6398067. Tell us what you need and chances are good that we will be able to meet all your sampling needs.

We can supply you with everything you would need to collect your own samples including milk meters, sample vials, shipping cases and instructions or we could arrange for some one to assist you with sample collection.

We will process your samples for butter fat, protein and somatic cell count in our White River Junction lab. You will receive those results on our Hot Sheet. The Hot Sheet is a report generated in our lab that will list

your cows by number in one section of the report so you can locate a specific cow quickly The next section of the report will list the cows by SCC from highest to lowest.

The program will also determine the average SCC of your bulk tank and show you what the average would be if you were to hold out each cow's milk, again from highest SCC to lowest. The Hot Sheet will be created and mailed, faxed or emailed to you, often, the same day the samples are received in our lab.

If you need MUN (Milk Urea Nitrogen) results, we will arrange for your samples to go to the Lancaster DHIA lab in Lancaster, Pa, for testing. The Lancaster DHIA lab can also process your samples for Johne's results.

PCR-Based DNA Mastitis testing is now available from the Lancaster DHIA lab as well. Choose from either a Full Panel

or a Contagious analysis.

If you are looking for Leukosis or BVD results, your samples will be sent to the Antel Bio Systems lab in Lansing, MI. for processing. Antel Bio is also able to process samples for Johne's results.

You may sample your entire herd, a select group of cows you have identified as being "suspect", random animals from within groups or samples from your bulk tank.

You may send us samples as frequently as you want. Arrangements can be made to send you sampling material automatically at regular intervals if you so choose.

If you are interested in more information or would like to learn about pricing for any of the lab services we have available, please call the VTDHIA lab at 800-6398067, Brett Denny at 802-233-8662 or Linda Crossman at 800-6398069.

October 17, 2011 • COUNTRY FOLKS New England • Section A - Page 13

The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) shared with the members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee and the House of Representatives Agriculture Committee the industry’s priorities for the next Farm Bill.

“The industry’s provisions in the Farm Bill are very modest in the scope of agriculture spending but provide the only risk management available for America’s sheep producers,” commented Peter Orwick, ASI executive director. “The industry priorities essentially extend the programs each as authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill."

The National Sheep Industry Improvement Center was authorized in the current Farm Bill with $1 million in mandatory funds and up to $10 million in appropriations authorized per year of the legislation. A formal regulation to implement the

NTTC asks LaHood to halt two rulemakings on wetlines and privatization of tank truck regulations National Tank Truck Carriers has asked Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to direct the withdrawal of two rulemakings that it considers unnecessary and even counterproductive to safety. The first rulemaking would require a ban on gasoline in loading lines on cargo tanks (wetlines); the other would turn over significant cargo tank regulatory responsibilities to a private third party and restrict public access to the regulatory process.

NTTC President John Conley said that his organization took this unusual tactic because the Secretary can provide political cover to his Pipelines Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) which developed the wetlines regulation in response to intense pressure from members of a Congressional committee. Likewise, PHMSA began another rulemaking which would abdicate key government safety responsibility if the petitions from two private groups are

granted.

“I respectfully submit that there are two rulemakings underway at the Department of Transportation’s Pipelines Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) that fall into the President’s category of regulations that are not needed and which would actually harm the safe transportation of hazardous materials,” Conley wrote. “Neither of these regulations was actually initiated by your agency for safety reasons, but rather were the

Trucks

result in one case from intense Congressional pressure and in the other in response to petitions from an industry group that would financially benefit greatly if its petitions are granted.”

NTTC pointed out to the Secretary that House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Ranking Member Corrine Brown (D-FL) urged PHMSA Administrator Cynthia Quarter-

man to not proceed with the wetlines rulemaking.

The wetlines regulations resulted from pressure from certain members of the T&I Committee in the last Congress and in no longer an issue of interest to the majority of the current Congress.

Regarding the proposal to turn over key regulatory responsibilities to a

private entity through a “no-bid: process, NTTC told the Secretary that “while we can respect the gall of these parties to have the government mandate the purchase of their products and services, we urge you to encourage your agency to reject this attempt to fix something that is not broken.”

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NTTC offers free tank truck rollover prevention video with spanish subtitles “National Tank Truck Carriers is pleased to offer free access to the Cargo Tank Rollover Prevention video that they developed with the U.S. Department of Transportation with Spanish subtitles added,” NTTC Chairman Greg Hodgen, Groendyke Transport, has announced. “While it is a requirement that a tank truck driver be able to speak English, we believe that there is a real safety benefit to providing training in the person’s native language.

Rollovers happen around the world and we hope

that this video also will be used in Spanish speaking countries.”

The video focuses on the causes of tank truck rollovers and what actions the driver can take to prevent rollovers. It features tank truck equipment and comments from professional tank truck drivers.

Thousands of copies of the original video have been distributed throughout North America and the video can be downloaded from Department of Transportation Web sites or from the NTTC Web site.

To view the rollover prevention video with Spanish subtitles, visit the National Tank Truck Carriers Web site at www.tanktruck.org and click on ‘news and links.’

There also is a link to the original video on the Web site. Contact NTTC for a free copy of the video that can be reproduced.

“Safety is the key component of NTTC’s mission and we are happy to make this video available at no cost to anyone it might benefit,” said Hodgen.

National Tank Truck Carriers is the trade as-

sociation of the tank truck industry.

For more information, contact John Conley at 703-838-1960 or nttcstaff@tanktruck.org

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Extension Perspectives Extension Fruit and Vegetable Seminar

by Steve Turaj Cheerful orange pumpkins are one sign of autumn in the North Country. How-to grow them successfully will be one major topic of this year’s educational seminar and trade show. It will be held all-day Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the Mountain View Grand in Whitefield, NH. If you’re on our growers list your flyer about this

is in the mail.

Talks this year include a member of NH’s Giant Pumpkin Growers Association. It’s an informative and quite humorous look at the secrets of cultivating these immense pumpkins. Problems encountered with growing pumpkins and winter squash will be addressed by an additional speaker.

Although we’ve had a

good crop year in Coos, others in the state have not fared as well. Headsup! A new insect pest has been identified.

More farmers are trying to extend the market season for produce into later in the year — winter farmers’ markets are gaining in popularity throughout the state.

This makes post-harvest handling and storage

techniques all the more important. Quality is what makes local foods special. Our UNH Vegetable Specialist will have some advice for us on this subject. Small fruit enthusiasts will enjoy a session titled “Thorny Questions about Brambles Answered” by the ever popular Bill Lord.

Our trade show — which gives local farmers

a chance to meet with both nearby and regional suppliers — continues to increase in size. Seed, equipment, irrigation companies are just a few of the 14 now planning to set up. We’re hoping for more. Space is limited, if you’ve an interest in promoting your products to regional growers contact me today. Over 150 people attended our seminar last year.

A special feature of this event is the use of some locally grown foods on

the menu. Many of you will remember that excellent winter squash soup that went so quickly last October. Thanks to some generous farmers we’re planning to expand our menu items. I think a potato leek/potato soup is likely, you’ll have to be there to see what else.

Contact your Coos (UNH) Extension office 788-4961 for early discount and registration information. It’s also on our Web site. Don’t wait too long to decide!

Livestock Gross Margin-Dairy Program enrollment approaching on Oct. 28

Frost Farm Service, Inc. PO Box 546 Greenville, NH 03048-0546 603-878-1542

Townline Equipment 1474 Rte. 12A Plainfield, NH 03781 603-675-6347

Salem Farm Supply 5109 Rte. 22 Salem, NY 12865 518-854-7424

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CORTLAND, NY — The next enrollment date for the Livestock Gross Margin-Dairy Program is Friday, Oct. 28. Livestock Gross Margin — Dairy (LGM-Dairy), is a federally reinsured dairy insurance program supported through the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA).

Jeremy Forrett, Vice President Crop Growers, LLP, urges interested dairy farmers to begin the application/target marketings report process well in advance of Friday, Oct. 28. RMA replenished Livestock Gross Margin Programs funding at the same amount as last year ($20 million), but has allocated less to LGMDairy ($7 million vs. $16 million). “We anticipate a high level of national interest during this enrollment period and emphasize that this program is available on a first-come, first-serve basis” said Forrett.

Class III Milk futures remain positive with the ability to protect a gross margin (Class III Milk futures minus CBOT/CME feed costs) above cost of production in most cases.

LGM-Dairy became available in 2008. In December 2010, RMA provided financial support for the program which encouraged a wider acceptance and by March 2011 the program had run out of funds.

For more information and to begin the process of understanding this valuable program or to enroll milk, contact your local Farm Credit East, ACA branch office or Crop Growers, LLP at 800-234-7012.

A useful tool was developed by Brian Gould at the University of Wisconsin: LGM-Dairy Analyzer: http://future.aae.wisc.edu/lgm_analyzer/

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BIN Dumpers Friday, Powell Sani feed system, rotary table. 315-343-1323.(NY) BORDER COLLIE puppies, working parents, Red Golden Pheasants, White, Blue, and Black silkies, bred mini rex doe, Indian Fantail Pigeons. 585-509-0471.(NY) BORDER Collie pups, all male, 3 tries, 1 white and gray, parents on site, $400 each.

603-523-4471.(NY) MORIDGE grain dryer, 400 bushels, batch type, stored inside; Jamesway 8’ ring drive silo unloader, works. Silo blower. 315-2924229.(NY)

FORD 8N tractor, 1951 3 ph PTO everything works, good tires, new drawbar, ready to work or restore, $1,850. 401-6629131.(NY) CASE IH 1660 combine, excellent condition. 30.5x32 tires. 1020 flex head, 1063 corn head available. Chevrolet C70 diesel, single axle. 315-945-5131.(NY) CERTIFIED ORGANIC Rye for cover crop.

Snoco drum type grain cleaner, $750. 315481-8231.(NY)

TWO STAINLESS steel used milk tanks for maple sap, $400. each, holds 400 gallon.

585-593-2695.(NY) ‘89 FORD, L8000 S.A. 240 hp 10 sp 18 ft grain box, tailgate down makes 22 ft. hay truck. 607-387-6671.(NY) BLACK PLASTIC bulb boxes, for sale, $1.50 each, up to 500 available. 716-6484673.(NY)

TRACTOR PARTS: Cat D4-7U, Cat D6-9u, logging grapple, (Large Rotary) tracks/shoes - (931-D3ABC-D6C-JD450), D318 power unit, complete saw mill Evenings. 508-278-5762.(MA) WANTED: Barn sashes, need two 33 1/2” x 41” and ten 28” w x 35”. Please call 845856-7425.(NY)

WANTED: Sickle bar mower and manure spreader, old, ok, will fix up but complete, rusted, rotted, okay, call with price will cash. 518-922-5027.(NY)

WANTED: Loader, detachable, to fit Hesston 80-66DT 4 wheel drive farm tractor, good condition, can pick up, will consider all makes. 802-236-4917.(VT)

WANTED: Feed grinder/mixer in good shape, will pay fair price. Call evenings.

585-738-0106.(NY)

HESSTON 4600 inline baler w/ thrower, $3,500; 3 thrower wagons, 1 metal; 3 pt. chisel plow, $1,000; No Sunday Calls. 315536-7841.(NY)

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JD 6030 and JD 4620 power shift, both w/ 3,200 original hrs., Axle duals. Can be seen at O’hara Machinery. 315-2533203.(VT)

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WANTED: Breeding age Saanen buck, out of good production lines with quality udder form. MUST be CAE free. 585-4663317.(NY)

5 YEAR OLD Dark bay all purpose gelding, broke to all farm machinery, $1,100; 429 Fisher road, Fultonville, NY 12072

HAY TOOLS, barn carrier, grapple forks and misc., Also, baled hay. 315-8538619.(NY)

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UNCERTAINTY IS CERTAIN Issued Oct. 7, 2011 The slippage in dairy product prices took a breather the first week of October and rallied some but crystal balls are pretty cloudy, or should I say “milky” right now.

The 40-pound Cheddar blocks closed the first Friday of October at $1.7650 per pound, up 4 1/2-cents on the week, but a half-cent below that week a year ago and was the first move up in 10 weeks. The 500pound barrels closed at $1.7850, up 14 1/2cents, a nickel above a year ago, and 2 cents above the blocks.

Thirteen cars of block found new homes on the week and 17 of barrel.

The lagging NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price fell 4.2 cents, to $1.7589, while the barrels also lost 4.2 cents, and slipped to $1.7276.

Cheese prices could dip to $1.50, warned Jerry Dryer in his Sep-

tember 30 Dairy & Food Market Analyst, however “others say the order flow is gaining momentum and buyers and end users are comfortable owning cheese at $1.65.”

F.C. Stone dairy broker, Dave Kurzawski, in his October 6 e Dairy Insider Opening Bell attributed the gains in cheese prices this week to the beginning of holiday buying, reporting that USDA’s weekly stocks report showed a 0.8 percent decline, compared with the previous week, but are 3.8 percent above a year ago.

Bill Brooks, e Dairy economist, warned; “With consumers and businesses still fretting about recent economic weakness and Europe’s debt problem, holiday demand might not be as buoyant as originally anticipated,” adding that “Back-toschool sales, which typically reflect holiday sales, were not good.”

Cash butter inched a quarter-cent lower

Wednesday, after holding steady for six sessions, then gained a penny and a quarter on Thursday, and closed Friday at $1.77, up a penny and a half on the week, but 41 1/2-cents below a year ago and reversed five weeks of decline. Only one car was sold this week. NASS butter averaged $1.8084, down 8.3 cents.

Holiday buying for Thanksgiving and Christmas may be providing the lift but butter export potential is “somewhere between zero and nothing,” according to Jerry Dryer.

He adds that “Lower prices on offer in the world market, many still not being reported, preclude the US from selling much and, in fact, butter imports are on the horizon.” He adds the caveat that one source says “All is not lost, there will be some meaningful butter exports before year-end and into First Quarter 2012,” but most other sources disagree, Dryer said.

Cash nonfat dry milk was unchanged with Grade A holding at $1.49 and Extra Grade at $1.58. NASS powder averaged $1.5164, down 2 1/2-cents. Dry whey av-

eraged 60.55 cents, up a half cent. The whey market remains strong.

Looking “back to the futures” combined with the announced Class III prices, the Federal order Class III contract’s average for the last half of 2011 was at $19.63 on September 2, $19.36 on September 9, $19.49 on September 16, $19.21 on September 23, $18.72 on September 29, and was close to $19.07 just before the spot market traded on

October 7.

Fonterra’s Global Dairy Trade auction index slipped for the ninth consecutive session.

U.S. skim milk powder (SMP) for November delivery traded at an average $1.40 per pound while it saw a weighted average of $1.45, down 0.3 percent from the September 20 auction, and the lowest price since December, according to the CME’s Daily Dairy Report (DDR). Anhydrous milk fat aver-

aged $1.68 per pound, down 3.5 percent, and whole milk powder was $1.50 per pound, down 0.7 percent.

Cheddar cheese for industrial use received an average winning bid of $1.72 per pound, down 4.9 percent. The tradeweighted average price for all products was down 1.6 percent from the previous event, according to the DDR. New Zealand had a

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Mielke from 18 great flush, according to Levitt in an interview at this week’s World Dairy Expo. There have been record levels and there were even reports of some delays in pickups as plants struggled to process the milk, he said.

“Buyers look at that and don’t have a sense of panic that they need to buy as aggressively,” he explained, and he said there’s concern over the global financial situation.

“People don’t want to carry a lot of inventory now;

they don’t want to take the risk so that causes a little bit of push back on the buying side as well.”

I’ll report more on U.S. dairy exports next week from our interview at Expo with Margaret Speich of the U.S. Dairy Export Council.

Levitt also reported in his DDR that massive volumes of milk went into butter/powder in August. Butter production hit 133 million pounds, down 1.6 percent from July, but a

whopping 31 percent above a year ago, according to USDA’s latest Dairy Products report.

Year-to-date output is up 16.1 percent.

Nonfat dry milk and SMP amounted to 152.1 million pounds, up 13.1 percent from a year ago.

However, demand from domestic and overseas customers has prevented powder inventories from building, according to the DDR. American type cheese production totaled 347

million pounds, down 0.9 percent from July, and 1 percent below a year ago.

Italian type cheese totaled 364 million pounds, up 0.6 percent from July, but 0.2 percent below a year ago.

Total cheese output amounted to 868 million pounds, up 1.5 percent from July, but 0.3 percent below August 2010.

Pricewise; California’s September 4b cheese milk price was announced at $16.33 per hundredweight, down

$2.27 from August but 85 cents above September 2010, and $2.74 below the comparable Federal order Class III price.

The 4a butter-powder price is $19.29, down 94 cents from August, and $2.68 above a year ago.

The prices reflect changes made to the pricing formulas as a result of the June 30-July 1 hearing, according to the DDR, which said the new formulas added 40 cents to the 4b price, but removed 16 cents from

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the 4a price.

Milk production is lower in Florida and mostly steady to occasionally higher through the rest of the country, according the Agriculture Department’s weekly update. Class I interest is fairly steady though some bottlers anticipate retail promotions may be more widespread in October due to lower Class I prices.

Seasonal increases in the butterfat test and the higher Class I use with schools in session generated larger cream volumes. Cream interest is lighter and most offerings are heading to churns or cream cheese as ice cream production is mostly lighter seasonally and other Class II product interest is mainly steady.

Milk production in Western Europe is maintaining a level that is higher than last year at this time. Many milk handlers and producers attribute the extended production season to favorable weather for early fall. Reports indicate that milk production for the first 7 months of 2011 was up 2.2 percent from the comparable months in 2010, although during the months of April to July, milk output was only up 1.8 percent.

Milk production in the Oceania region continues to increase seasonally. The NewZealand season got off to a strong start and indications are that milk volumes are running heavier than last year at this time.

Milk producers and handlers are stating that the mid-August snowstorm that blanketed much of New Zealand had limited negative impact on the development or start of the new season.

Australian milk volumes are increasing on a steady basis and milk output is projected to peak by the later part of October, according to USDA. In politics; the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) launched a television and print campaign to educate consumers about what it calls “the negative economic impact of the Federal Milk Marketing Order system, a set of regulations that gives the federal government control over setting milk prices.”

“It’s time consumers learned that the price of

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Mielke from 19 their milk is being artificially inflated by a maze of government regulations,” said Connie Tipton, IDFA president and CEO. “Our campaign is about encouraging consumers to tell big government to get out of their milk.”

The commercial, which calls for the elimination of the current pricing system, shows a tiny government bureaucrat enjoying a swim in a glass of milk, much to the dismay of the woman about to drink it. The voiceover states: “It seems like the government is everywhere these days, including in your milk.”

An IDFA press release said “In 1937, the federal government created a huge bureaucracy to establish and enforce milk prices. This maze of regulations and government red tape still exists and it’s costing you every time you buy milk for your family. Don’t you think it’s time for big government to get out of your milk?” Details are posted at www.outofmymilk.com .

IDFA also praised legislation submitted by President Obama that would allow for implementation

of the pending free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama and urged Congress to pass the agreements quickly.

“We’re pleased the administration recognized the extreme importance of these trade agreements to the U.S. economy, and we now urge swift passage in Congress,” said IDFA’s Connie Tipton. “The pact with South Korea is particularly important because it would reduce tariffs and expand market opportunities in a high-value market and add 10,000 or more additional U.S. jobs throughout the dairy supply chain.”

South Korea is the U.S. sixth largest dairy export market, representing $145 million in exports year to date, according to IDFA, and nearly double the value of exports during the same time period last year. U.S. International Trade Commission estimates say full implementation of the agreement with South Korea would increase U.S. dairy exports by as much as $336 million a year and the Panama and Colombia agreements are ex-

pected to produce gains of an additional $25 million each in exports per year.

Meanwhile, Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN) introduced a farm bill proposal this week that includes dairy policy reforms ad-

vocated by National Milk.

Lugar, a former chairman of the Senate Ag Committee, and Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), a freshman member of the House Agriculture Committee, have jointly introduced a bill they call the

Rural Economic Farm and Ranch Sustainability and Hunger Act. The bill would reduce farm program spending by $16 billion, and save a total of $40 billion compared to current policy, according to a NMPF press release.

The legislation includes the key elements of the Dairy Security Act of 2011, which was introduced in the House as HR 3062 by Reps. Collin Peterson (D-MN) and Mike Simpson (R-ID) and

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CISA recognized at conference for its leadership in expanding access to local food SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA — Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) is being recognized for its leadership by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Annual Ounce of Prevention Conference Awards Committee.

CISA is one of two organizations statewide awarded the Department of Public Health’s Commissioner’s Leadership

Award. The award recognizes an individual, organization, program, partnership, coalition or agency that has shown exceptional leadership in creating and promoting health equity or eliminating health disparities through policy or system change.

CISA received the award at the 2011 Ounce of Prevention Conference on Oct. 4.

Joining CISA is Grow

Food Northampton (GFN), a local non-profit dedicated to promoting food security and sustainable agriculture in the Northampton area. GFN is one of six organizations statewide that received the Community Transformation Award. The award recognizes leadership, innovation and creative transformative impact on community health.

“We’re so grateful that the public health commu-

nity is fully acknowledging the impact that access to fresh, local food and strong local food systems have on a community’s health,” said CISA’s Executive Director Philip Korman. “It’s clear in certain communities that more individuals are buying and benefiting from local food access. We need to ensure that all of our residents, independent of income level, have access to the health benefits of

fresh food.”

According to new data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in its annual report on food insecurity, more than 48.8 million Americans, or 1 in 6, lived in households struggling against hunger in 2010.

According to The Food Bank of Western Mass, about 13 percent of Western Massachusetts residents are food insecure, compared to about 10

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Mielke from 20 is modeled after reforms first proposed by NMPF. National Milk testified this week before the Senate Judiciary Committee that current labor and immigration policies “put the U.S. dairy farm sector at a disadvantage and that a change in laws is necessary in order to address the realities of dairy production in America.”

The Federation warned that there’s a persistent shortage of native-born workers interested in employment on dairy farms which is why farmers cannot find enough American workers to milk cows and perform other critical job functions.

“Even in this time of high unemployment, our dairy farmers universally report an inability to find enough American workers, even if they offer better pay than other jobs,” said NMPF President and CEO Jerry Kozak. “Sufficient numbers of local workers are simply not available or not interested in working on dairy farms.”

The challenge of hiring workers in 2011 is no different than in 2008 when NMPF conducted a survey to quantify workforce hiring practices of dairy farms. That survey found that U.S. dairies employed 138,000 fulltime equivalent workers, of which an estimated 57,000 or 41 percent were foreigners.

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percent of residents statewide.

“Buy local campaigns are about more than boutique organic shopping,” said Korman. “It’s about creating strong, healthy, economically viable communities that keep our farmers farming and provide local jobs and healthy food for all residents. We need to ensure that federal government programs, such as SNAP (formerly food stamps) allow recipients access to local food at farmers’ markets, farm stands and food retailers.”

Since its inception in 2004, CISA’s Senior FarmShare Program has distributed more than 1,800 farm shares to seniors in Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin counties, and local farmers have received over $200,000 for their produce. Said one senior participant, “For me, this program means staying healthier, widening the variety in my diet, expanding my weekly groceries, and meeting the farmers first hand.”

Seedway holds 48th Annual Kickoff Meeting HALL, NY — SEEDWAY recently held its 48th Annual Kickoff Meeting for farm seed dealers, marking the culmination of the Company’s 48th year and beginning of the 49th. The two-day event was held in Geneva, NY at the Ramada Inn Lakefront and at SEEDWAY’s Hall, NY, facility and adjacent corn and soybean product demonstration trials.

Dealers from Vermont, New York and Pennsylvania were in attendance.

SEEDWAY farm seed dealers were recognized for their sales achievement during an evening banquet and the following day new programs were announced and dealers toured SEEDWAY® and NK® corn and soybean product plots.

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A large number of SEEDWAY dealers from across the Northeast attended the Annual Kickoff Meeting for farm seed dealers. offering product and program sessions.

Headquartered in Hall, NY, Seedway, LLC maintains locations in Trumansburg and Mecklenburg, NY, Shoreham, VT,

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

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Maine Dairy Promotion Board and Maine Dairy Industry Association are sponsoring a Telling Your Story communications workshop on Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Waterville Elks Club. This workshop is being presented by Dairy Management Inc. staff to supply dairy farmers with the tools and techniques to proactively communicate with consumers and address some of the misperceptions the public has about dairy farming and dairy farming practices.

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Ninth Annual Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge to be hosted in Watertown by Morrisville State College on Oct. 27-29 The ninth annual Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge will be held on Oct. 27 through Oct. 29, in Watertown, NY. Committee Chair Cathy Wickswat of Cargill Animal Nutrition and Host Superintendent Beth Keene from Morrisville State College are leading a team of more than 25 industry volunteers in organizing the event. They expect a total of 120 students from colleges and universities across the northeast and Canada to participate in the

three-day program hosted this year by Morrisville State College.

The Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge is designed to create an educational environment for students in the dairy industry, facilitating realworld team situations.

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Dairy Challenge strives to incorporate a higherlearning atmosphere with practical application to help prepare students for careers in the dairy industry.

“Dairy Challenge provides countless great opportunities for participants,” explained Wickswat. “Many of the students are planning to return to their family dairy farm or work within the dairy industry, so the knowledge and skills they gain are invaluable. From networking with industry professionals to working in teams to evaluate a reallife dairy operation, few other programs offer students the hands-on opportunities that Dairy Challenge does.”

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TRACTORS Case IH 9110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville CAT D4H LGP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen Ford 8N w/Blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 7930 Lease return. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 4010 w/Loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,800 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 6715 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 8560 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 8630 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 4240 Quad Cab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5510 w/540 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville (2) JD 244 J Loaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville AC CA 2btm/cult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville NH TL90 cab 2WD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,900. . . . . . . . . Chatham AC 200 w/ cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 4230 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5425 w/542 ldr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5325 2WD/Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5325 2WD/Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5065M w/553. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen COMPACT TRACTORS MF 1220 w/mower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,595. . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 2305 w/ldr & deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 110 TLB, w/cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,800 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 855 w/cab, & loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,800 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 2520 w/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900. . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 3720 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900. . . . . . . Clifton Park JD 4400 w/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,500. . . . . . . . . Chatham Kioti DK455 TLB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000. . . . . . . . . . Goshen Kubota L39 TLB, canopy . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,400. . . . . . . Clifton Park Kubota L5450 loader/backhoe . . . . . . . . $21,000. . . . . . . . . Chatham NH TC45D cab/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen NH TZ25DA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,900. . . . . . . . . . Goshen SKID STEER / CONSTRUCTION 317 Skid steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen Cat 236 cab, heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville NH L160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900. . . . . . . . . Chatham NH L170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville MOWERS CONDITIONERS NH 477 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900. . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 925 Moco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 946 Moco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen Kuhn FC 302 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500. . . . . . . . . Chatham TILLAGE Brillion Seeder 10’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . Schaghticoke IH 710 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . Schaghticoke IH II Shank Chisel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 1450 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2000 6 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2500 4 bottom plow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

HAY AND FORAGE Claas 870 SPF H w/Heads . . . . . . . . . $169,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke NH 258 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville NH Flail Chopper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville DBL Rake Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $950 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Miller Pro Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,900 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Miller Pro Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Miller 1416 merger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke Miller 1416 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 714 Forage Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 3960 forage harv., base unit . . . . . . . . $3,800 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 3970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Gehl 860 w/2R 6’ po . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,950 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Gehl 1470 RB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500. . . . . . . . . Chatham NH 166 inverter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,850 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Pequea Fluffer 81⁄2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Fahr KH500 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Vicon 4 Star Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200. . . . . . . . . . Goshen Kuhn 500 Disc Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500. . . . . . . . . Chatham Krone 550 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,650 . . . . . . . . Fultonville PLANTING / TILLAGE Brillion 18’ Harrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 220 disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Taylorway 16’ disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 2500 4 btm hyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 7000 4RH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,550 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 12’ BWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville BALERS NH 326 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke NH 316 baler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500. . . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 335 Round Baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,850 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Hesston 560. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500. . . . . . . . . Chatham Hesston Rounder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville MISCELLANEOUS HARDI 210 3pt Sprayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,850 . . . . . . . . Fultonville POLARIS RAZOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,950 . . . . . . . . Fultonville ARCTIC CAT 650 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,850 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 135 mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 245 loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . Schaghticoke JD 840 loader w/643. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,950. . . . . . . . . Chatham JD 6620 combine, 4wd, w/643. . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 6600 combine w/215 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,800 . . . . . . . . Fultonville JD 7000 Series 3 pt./PTO, front hitch . . . $4,950 . . . . . . . . Fultonville H&S 125 spreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Great Bend loader for JD 7000’s . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Bush Hog 4 ft. mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $850. . . . . . . . . Chatham 7’Loader blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $875 . . . . . . . . Fultonville Landpride 7’ HD Blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900 . . . . . Schaghticoke Frontier 7’ HD back blade, hyd Angle . . . $1,850 . . . . . Schaghticoke

HUDSON RIVER TRACTOR COMPANY LLC FULTONVILLE 518-853-3405

GOSHEN 845-294-2500

CHATHAM 518-392-2505

SCHAGHTICOKE 518-692-2676

CLIFTON PARK 518-877-5059

and services not covered by grants and loans from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Services Agency, U.S. Small Business Administration, the Vermont Farm Viability Enhancement Program, Vermont Economic Development Authority and other state and national agencies and organizations.

VFWF funds may be used for, although are not limited to, business planning, legal and marketing services, costs associated with hiring replacement labor, technical assistance for facility redesign and similar expenses. In addition, funds may be used to

modify or create a business plan based on the effects of the flooding or a farm emergency plan to protect against future natural disasters.

The money may not go towards capital improvements at the farm or business, building projects, to pay off debts or for purchase of farm equipment, seeds or livestock.

Information and an online application form are available at the VFWF Web site at www. uvm.edu/~vfwf and click on “Application Forms.”

E-mail vfwf@ uvm.edu or call Lindsay Jones at 802-751-8310, ext. 357, with questions or to request an application form by mail.

AUCTION Sunday, October 23rd 11 AM Preview 9 AM-11 AM Elks Lodge #997 17 Spring Street Florence MA 01062 Local Estate items to include: Pennsylvania House Dining room set w/ large breakfront: Twin and Full bedroom sets; tables, cedar chests, trunks, lamps, lusterware tea service; Baldwin spinet piano; vintage sheet music; Hubley cast iron Boston terrier doorstops, large birdcage, old cameras...

Equipment consignment from a local college to include: Kubota L4310 4wd tractor w/ factory cab, 2812 hrs, sells w/6.5 ft Minute Mount snowplow, Toro 2300D REELMASTER greens mower (465hrs) Toro 223D mower 52 inch deck and bagger att., late 60’s John Deere Model 140 lawn tractor, hydrastatic trans, hydraulic JD 4 ft. snowplow and JD tri blade 36in mower deck, Sweepster D32P6 power broom att., fertilizer drop spreader, Marathon Compactor Co. VIP3-04 trash compactor w/ wheel dumpster, 8 Ariens 8hp snowblowers, as well as 1 each 10 hp and 11 hp,Wagner shop press, Hunter tire balancer, Pro-Cut brake lathe, like new fiberglass shortbed truck cap, ‘87 Coleman pop-up camper, Toro workman 3200 diesel 2WD dump body, JD 664B loader, Worthington air compressor, small fork lift.

More detailed listing, photos, directions etc. available at www.auctionzip.com ID #9337.

Terms: Cash/ Check w/ proper ID/Visa-MC 15% buyers premium - 10% for cash or check - 6.25% MA sales tax (tax exempt buyers please show resale certificate when registering)

Raucher Brothers Auctioneers

Florence, MA Donald Raucher MA #AU2233 ~ 413-537-3177

AUCTION Saturday, October 22, 2011 10:30 a.m. sharp Starting with big machines Newport Technologies Machine Shop Airport Rd, Newport VT Due to Estate settlement, we will liquidate Newport Technologies Machine Shop, One of the largest complete tool machine shops in Vermont.

Complete list available and for preview by appointment, call Roberts Auction Service at 802-334-2638 or 802-777-1065 cell, or by email robertsauctions@together.net Preview also available at auctionzip.com Real Estate available by contacting Dave Campbell at Century 21/Farm & Forest Realty at dave@farmandforest.com

AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef.

Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-3223500, sale barn 315-287-0220 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-392-3321.

Tuesday, October 18 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Tuesday.

Groceries, hay, straw, grain & firewood. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Dairy, sheep, goats, pigs and horses; 3:30 PM feeders followed by beef and calves. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518868-2006, 800-321-3211.

Wednesday, October 19 • Manassas, VA. Cat Construction Equip., Support, Attachments, Forklifts, Dump Trucks, Pickups & Equipment Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • Allentown, PA. State Auction. Complete Liquidation of Automotive Dis-

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

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

mantling Operation. MAC Car Crusher, Rubber Tired Loaders, Rollback & Dump Trucks, Vans. Over 100 Cars (40-50 running), UNBELIEVABLE Accumulation of Motors, Transmissions, Shocks, Glass & Much More.Online bidding available.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Early consignments include 32 open heifers & 12 bred heifers. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104 • 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 716296-5041, 585-738-2104.

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Market-

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ing, 607-844-9104 • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104 Thursday, October 20 • 140 Manda Ct., Troy, MO. Complete Liquidation of Concrete Precast Plant plus Real Estate. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944, Site phone 262-903-6269 www.lyonauction.com • Gordonville, PA. Jo-Lan Farm Complete Dispersal. John & Rachel Lantz, owners. Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop off only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 9:00 AM: 423 Ashwood Rd., Darlington, PA. Construction Equip., Trucks & Trailers. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357

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EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKETING LLC 5001 Brittonfield Parkway P.O. Box 4844, East Syracuse, NY 315-433-9129 • 800-462-8802 Bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-776-2000 Burton Livestock . . . . . . . . . . .315-829-3105 Central Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-868-2006 Chatham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-392-3321 Cherry Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . .716-296-5041 Dryden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-844-9104 Farm Sale Division . . . . . . . . . .315-436-2215 Gouverneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-287-0220 Half Acre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-258-9752 Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .585-584-3033 FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK 3 miles east of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Livestock Sale every Wednesday at 1 PM Feeder Cattle Sales monthly Horse Sales as scheduled 585-394-1515 • Fax 585-394-9151 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com FRANKLIN USED EQUIPMENT SALES, INC. AUCTION SERVICE Franklin, NY 607-829-5172 Over 30 Years Experience in Farm Equipment Auctions Frank Walker, Auctioneer P.O. Box 25, Franklin, NY 13775 fwalker2@stny.rr.com

FRALEY AUCTION CO. Auctioneers & Sales Managers, Licensed & Bonded 1515 Kepner Hill Rd., Muncy, PA 570-546-6907 Fax 570-546-9344 www.fraleyauction.com GENE WOODS AUCTION SERVICE 5608 Short St., Cincinnatus, NY 13040 607-863-3821 www.genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com GOODRICH AUCTION SERVICE INC. 7166 St. Rt. 38, Newark Valley, NY 13811 607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com H&L AUCTIONS Malone, NY Scott Hamilton 518-483-8787 or 483-8576 Ed Legacy 518-483-7386 or 483-0800 518-832-0616 cell Auctioneer: Willis Shattuck • 315-347-3003 HARRIS WILCOX, INC. Bergen, NY 585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com Sales Managers, Auctioneers, & Real Estate Brokers

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Monday, October 17 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Lamb, Sheep, Goat & Pig Sale. A flock of 35 sheep & lambs from one farm ranging from 50 - 100# good quality. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.

• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale.

Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-5843033, 585-738-2104.

• 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses

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To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale.

Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-5843033, 585-738-2104.

• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Dairy Cattle followed by Beef & Calves. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef.

Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-3223500, sale barn 315-287-0220 • 5:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Calves, followed by Beef. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-3213211.

Friday, October 21 • Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Vision-Gen & Partners Elite Offering. Hosted by Vision Genetics.

Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full

line of produce, bedding plants & flowers. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 Saturday, October 22 • 8:30 AM: 8721 Woodbine Rd., Airville, PA. Public Auction for Paul Breaud. Dump Trucks, Backhoe, Skid Loader, Paving Equip., Shop Tools, Repairable Vehicles. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman 610662-8149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com • 9:00 AM: Syracuse, NY (NYS Fairgrounds). Onondaga County Area Municipal Equipment Auction of Municipal & Contractor Equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:30 AM: Lyman Truk & Auto, 2429 Rt. 16, Olean, NY. Garage Auction. Tools, Equipment, Truck Parts, Forklift, Wreckers, etc. R.G. Mason Auctions, 585-567-8844 www.rgmasonauctions.com • 10:30 AM: Woodhull, NY (Steuben Co.). Levi Farmwald Retirement Auction. Horses, Dairy Herd & Farm

Machinery. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 10:30 AM: Castile, NY. Ward Bros.

Machinery & Cattle Dispersal. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104 • 11:00 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Fall Machinery Sale. We will be accepting Machinery on Thurs.

20th & Fri. 21st. Already consigned: Case 5220 tractor 4WD loader, cab; NH L150 Skid Loader; HLA sand/sawdust shooter; Rissler 510 feed cart mixer. Please call to get into the following ads. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 11:00 AM: Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY. The Eastern New York Fall Heifer Sale. kmooney498@aol.com, or call 845702-3643 • 10:30 AM: Newport, VT. Selling all Tools and Equipment for Newort Technologies Machine Shop.

Roberts Auction Service, 802-3342638.

Tuesday, October 25 • 10:00 AM: 12601 State Rd. 545, North Winter Garden, FL. Rental Returns of Late Model Construction, Support Equip., Trucks & Trailers.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers &

Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Wednesday, October 26 • 10:00 AM: 175 Wolf Run Rd., Cuba, NY. Estate of Steve Petzen.

Excavating Equip. & Trucks. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Milking Herd Dispersal. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104 Thursday, October 27 • Moira, NY. Carl & Annabelle Bilow.

85 head of Quality Dairy Cattle.

“Super Milk” every year since 1986.

Delarm & Treadway, Sale Managers & Auctioneers, 518-483-4106 • Cleveland, OH. Complete Liquidation Cat Construction Equip. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • 5:00 PM: 2105 Ireland Rd., Brockport, NY. Estate of Skeeter Van Marter. Tools & Equipment. Harris Wilcox, Inc., Auctioneers & Appraisers, 585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com

PA RT I C I PAT I N G A U C T I O N E E R S HOSKING SALES Sales Managers & Auctioneer 6810 W. River Rd., Nichols, NY 13812 Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 005392 Looking to have a farm sale or just sell a few?

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

607-699-3637 Fax 607-699-3661 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny.rr.com

HOSKING SALES-FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK MARKET Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 008392 P.O. Box 311, New Berlin, NY 13411 607-847-8800 • 607-699-3637 cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny,rr.com

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

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

MEL MANASSE & SON, AUCTIONEERS Sales Managers, Auctioneers & Real Estate Brokers Whitney Point, NY Toll free 800-MANASSE or 607-692-4540 Fax 607-692-4327 www.manasseauctions.com MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION 488 Cherry Hill Rd., Middlefield, CT 06455 Sale Every Monday Lisa Scirpo 860-883-5828 Sales Barn 860-349-3204 Res. 860-346-8550 MOHAWK VALLEY PRODUCE AUCTION 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY 13339 518-568-3579 NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLE Norman Kolb & David Kolb, Sales Mgrs.

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.

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

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

Consignments at 9 AM 413-665-8774

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

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

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

NORTHERN NEW YORK DAIRY SALES North Bangor, NY 518-481-6666 Sales Mgrs.: Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503 Harry Neverett 518-651-1818 Auctioneer John (Barney) McCracken 802-524-2991 www.nnyds.com

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

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

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

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

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

Auction Calendar, Continued (cont. from prev. page)

cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Saturday, November 12 • Madison, NY. Fern Hill Farm II Milking Herd Dispersal. 100 outstanding registered Holsteins sell. Jack Russin & Family, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-7462226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Racine, WI. Late Model Earthmoving Equip., Truck Tractors, Dump Trailers, Equip. Trailers, Campers.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Tuesday, November 15 • Houston, TX. Late Model Construction Equip., Aerials, Forklifts, Support, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Wednesday, November 16 • The Pines Farm, Barton, VT. 150th Top of Vermont Invitational Dairy Sale. Free turkey for every buyer!

Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 neks@together.net • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, November 17 • Bow, NH. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Saturday, November 19 • Ledyard, CT (Foxwood Casino).

Earthmoving Construction Equip., Aerial Lifts, Forklifts, Support, Dump Trucks, Truck Tractors, Equip. & Dump Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Wednesday, November 23 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, November 30 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-

ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, December 3 • 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Groveland, NY. Special Winter Consignment Auction of Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks, Liquidations & Consignments. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, December 7 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, December 10 • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 11:00 AM: Ulysses, PA (Potter Co.). Fox Hill Farms (The Hoopes Family) Complete line of upscale vegetable farm equipment. Real estate sells at 10:15 am. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com Wednesday, December 14 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, December 15 • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Wednesday, December 21 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, December 28 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, January 7 • 10:00 AM: 3517 Railroad Ave., Alexander, NY. Z&M Ag & Turf Auction. Public Auction Sale of Farm Tractors, Machinery, Landscape, Tools and Lawn Tractor-Mowers.

Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.

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Friday, October 28 • Bloomfield, NY. Bennett Farms Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal. Bennett Farms, Inc. owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Detroit, MI. Large Construction, Agricultural Equip., Attachments, Support Equip. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Saturday, October 29 • Syracuse, NY. Construction, Support, Attachments, Aerials, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • 20 McCormick Rd., Spencer, MA. Estate of George Adgalanis. 4 Ford tractors, Trucks & Tools, Hay & other equipment. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, Inc., 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com • 9:00 AM: 5563 East Main St., Batavia, NY. Empire Tractor Relocation Auction. Farm Tractors, Equipment, Agricultural Parts, Store Inventory, Store Pictures. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Mason Facility, 10784 Rt. 19, Fillmore, NY. Annual Fall Consignment Auction. Tractors, Farm Equip., Construction, ATV’s, Classic Cars, Tools, Trucks, Camper, Generators, Boats and Lumber.

R.G. Mason Auctions, 585-567-8844 or 585-261-8844 www.rgmasonauctions.com • 11:00 AM: Middlesex Livestock Auction, 488 Cherry Hill Rd., Middlefield, CT. Fall Feeder Cattle Auction.

Accepting consignments Fri., Oct. 28 12-6 pm; Sat. Oct 29, 7-11 am.

Middlesex Livestock Auction, Lisa Scirpo 860-883-5828, Sale Barn 860-349-3204 Tuesday, November 1 • Pell City, AL. Truck Tractor & Specialized Trailer Auction. Large quantity of specialized trailers of different configurations: 19 axles, Trail Kings, Liddell, Hobb & others. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Wednesday, November 2 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, November 3 • 9:30 AM: Goodrtich Imp., Inc., 7166 St. Rt. 38, Newark Valley, NY. Public Auction. 100+ Flood Units plus more. Goodrich Auction Ser-

vice, 607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com Saturday, November 5 • Canaan Tire, Gandolfo Dr, Canaan, CT. 5 Oliver Tractors, 1989 Ford Service Truck, Tire and Service Equipment, Office Equipment. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421 • Delaware, OH. Late Model Rental Return Construction Equip., Aerial Lifts, Attachments, Support Equip. & Camping Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • Ithaca, NY. New York Holstein Fall Harvest Sale. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale.

Hosted by Cornell University Dairy Science Club. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon.

C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, November 9 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Feeder Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, November 10 • Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Reserved for a major New York Herd Dispersal w/ a BAA of 110%!

Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Friday, November 11 • 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Fall Premier All Breeds Sale.

100 head of quality all breeds sell.

Call to participate in this sale. Selections are underway. Call if you want to participate. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800,

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT October 11, 2011 On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt Calves:45-60# .25-.30; 6175# .35-.40; 76-90# .45-.50; 91-105# .55-.5750; 106# & up .60-.65.

Farm Calves: .6750-.81 Started Calves: .24-.28 Veal Calves: .70-1.20 Heifers: Open .65-1.4750; Beef .61-.69.

Feeder Steers: .63-.95; Beef .55-1 Stock Bull: .87-1.15 Beef Bull: 79-90 Boars: one at .08 Sows: one at .24 Butcher Hogs: one at .60 Feeder Pigs (ea): 15-50 Sheep, ea: 95-285 Lambs, ea: 120-270 Goats, ea: 65-180; Kids 47.50-150 Canners: up to 59.75 Cutters: 60-64 Utility: 65-75 Rabbits: 6-17 Chickens: 5-18 Ducks: 10-25 ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES East Middlebury, VT October 6, 2011 Cattle: 162 Calves: 192 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 67-75.50; Boners 80-85% lean 62-74; Lean 85-90% lean 5065.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls 92-125# 75-115; 80-92# not well tested.

Vealers: 100-125# 45-77; 90-100# 60-75; 80-90# 4070; 70-80# 50-70.

COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA October 12, 2011 Cows: Canners 10-47; Cutters 48-60; Util 61.50-73.

Bulls: 47-87 Steers: Sel 101-105; Hols.

54-83.50.

Heifers: Sel 74-81; Hols.

56-84.50.

Calves: 2-84/ea.

Feeders: 43-134 Sheep: 125 Lambs: 155 Goats: 97-150/ea; Kids 55125/ea.

Sows: 30 Feeder Pigs: 40-56/ea.

Roaster Pigs: 74-88/ea.

Chickens: 2-13 Rabbits: 2.50-26 Ducks: 4-18.50 * Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA October 11, 2011 Beef Cattle: Canners 3550; Cutters 50-65; Util 6272; Bulls 75-85; Steers 70110; Heifers 65-80.

Calves: Growers No. 70 100; Veal 60-80; Heifers 11.25.

Hogs: Feeders 40/ea; Sows .40-.50; Roasters 60-80/ea.

Sheep: .75-1; Lambs 1.552.10.

Goats: 60-120/ea; Billies 75-170/ea; Kids 20-80/ea.

NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA October 11, 2011 Calves: (/cwt) 0-60# 20-35; 61-75# 15-65; 76-95# 4065; 96-105# 43-55; 106# & up 48-57.

Farm Calves: 70-110/cwt Feeders: 71-100/cwt Steers: 45-71/cwt Bulls: 69-70/cwt.

Canners: 39-50/cwt Cutters: 50.50-67/cwt Utility: 69-76.50/cwt Sows: 31/cwt Pigs: 40/ea.

Lambs: 85-220/cwt Sheep: 45-140/cwt Goats: 54-190/ea.

Rabbits: 1-6/ea.

Poultry: .25-13/ea.

Hay (16 lots): .50-4.20/bale. northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ October 11, 2011 Livestock: 33 Calves .021.28, Avg .73; 43 Cows .34.5-.80, Avg .61; 8 Easy Cows .22-.43.5, Avg .38; 25 Feeders 300-600# .15-1.10, Avg .74; 6 Heifers .56-.87.5, Avg .74; 5 Bulls .58-.88, Avg .66; 9 Steers .45-.90, Avg .76; 3 Hogs .71-.81, Avg .76; 36 Sheep .58-1.22, Avg .99; 2 Lambs (ea) 80, 83 (/#) 1.16-2.12, Avg 1.80; 23 Goats (ea) 40-225, Avg 105.93; 35 Kids (ea) 1187.50, Avg 44.50. Total 311.

Poultry & Egg: Heavy Fowl (/#) 1-1.10; Pullets (ea) 4.25-14; Roosters (/#) 1.10, (ea) 1.50-8; Ducks (ea) 5-6; Rabbits (/#) 1-1.60; Pigeons (ea) 2-4.50; Guineas (ea) 7.50-9.

Grade A Eggs: White Jum XL 1.60; L 1.30; Brown Jum XL 1.90-1.95; L 1.87; M 1.14.

Hay, Straw & Grain: 12 Mixed 2.10-6.10; 13 Grass 2.50-4; 1 Mulch 2.50; 1 Oat Straw 2.50; 2 Firewood 35.

Total 29.

CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY October 6, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .60-1.50; Grower Bull over 92# .701.10; 80-92# .60-1.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .62-.72; Lean .40-.63; Hvy. Beef Bulls .60-.75.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Fresh Cows 600-1200;

Sringing Cows 800-1000; Springing Hfrs. 1000-1450; Bred Hfrs. 700-1150; Fresh Hfrs. 800-1650; Open Hfrs.

300-800; Started Hfrs. 100300; Service Bulls 6001000.

Beef (/#): Feeders .60-1; Hols. Sel .70-.88.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder .75-1; Market .75-1.50; Slaughter Sheep .30-.50.

Goats (/hd): Billies 75-150; Nannies 70-100; Kids 25-60.

Gouverneur

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY October 4, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .75-1.50; Grower Bull over 92# .601.10; 80-92# .60-1.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .58-.73; Lean .40-.64; Hvy. Beef Bulls .60-.76.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Fresh Cows 700-1400; Springing Cows 750-1200; Springing Hfrs. 700-1350; Bred Hfrs. 600-1200; Fresh Hfrs. 700-1300; Open Hfrs.

300-800; Started Hfrs. 150400.

Beef (/#): Feeders .55-.90.

Lamb & Sheep (/#): Feeder .80-1.50; Market 1-1.80; Slaughter Sheep .30-.55.

Goats (/hd): Billies 100170; Nannies 70-100; Kids 30-80.

Swine (/#): Sow .35-.50.

CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY October 10, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower over 92# .90-1.20; 80-92# .60.75; Bob Veal .49-.57.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .62-.68; Lean .53-.5950; Hvy. Beef Bulls .6250.

Beef (/hd): Feeders .400700# 62-95; Beef Ch Hfr. 6868.50; Hols. Ch Steer 55; Veal .150-500# 98-109.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder 1.30-1.80; Market 1.45-1.95; Slaughter .50-.55.

Goats (/#): Billes 1.35-1.60; Nannies .75-.90; Kids .55.65. *Buyers always looking for pigs.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY October 5, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower over 92# .80-1.15; 80-92# .501.05; Bob Veal .05-.60.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .60-.69; Lean .40-.61; Hvy. Beef Bulls .68-.73.

Beef (/#): Feeders 400600# .80-1.40; Veal 200300# 1.10; Hfrs. .90-.95; Steer .88-.93; Hols. Sel .75.82.

Lambs (/#): Market 1.401.60; Slaughter .40-.50.

Swine (/#): Hog .70; Sow .52; Boar .20.

DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY October 5, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower Bull over 92# .90-1.20; 80-92#

Bath

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge Chatham

.65-1; Bob Veal .20-.50.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .66-.72; Lean .55-.64; Hvy. Beef Bulls .66-.72.

GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY No report PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY October 3, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower Calves over 92# 1-1.35; 80-92# .501.20; Bob Veal .05-.70.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .60-.72; Lean .40-.62; Hvy. Beef Bulls .65-.78.

Beef (/#): Ch 1.07; Hols. Ch .92; Sel .82-.85.

BATH MARKET Bath, NY September 29, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. 1-2.10; Grower Bulls over 92# 11.45; 80-92# .70-1.15; Bob Veal .20-.50.

Cull Calves (/#): Gd .61.69; Lean .55-.63; Hvy. Beef Bulls .70-.81.

Beef (/#): Feeders .60-.85.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Market 1.30-1.40; Slaughter Sheep .45-.50.

Goats (/hd): Billies 75-95; Nannies 70-85.

Swine (/#): Sow .46-.50; Boar .20-.25.

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Canandaigua, NY October 12, 2011 Dairy Cows for Slaughter: Bone Util 42-78; Canners/Cutters 38-72; Bulls dairy HY Util 60-70.

Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95-110# 30-65; 80-95# 2562.50; 60-80# 20-60.

Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed: Bull over 95# 80-135; 8095# 75-130; 70-80# 50-60; Hfrs. 72.50-190; Bull calves over 95# 77.50-112.50.

Beef Steers: Ch grain fed 101-116.50; Sel 83-90.50; Hols. Ch grain fed 88100.50; Sel 71-83.50.

Hogs: Sows US 61; Boars US 1-3 26; Feeders US 1-3

10-30.

Slaughter Sheep: M 6061.

Goats (/hd): Billies L 110# & up 60-112.50.

FINGER LAKES HAY AUCTION Penn Yan, NY No report.

Hay Fridays @ 11:15. Produce Mon. @ 10 am, WedFri. @ 9 am sharp!

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

HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY October 10, 2011 Cattle: Bone Util .60-.70; Canners/Cutters .58-.65; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls: Bulls/Steers .60-.70.

Feeders: Hfrs. .80-1.19; Bulls 1.19-1.24; Steers 1.161.27.

Calves: Bull Calves 96120# .80-1.25; up to 95# .10-.95; Hols. Hfrs. under 100# 1.5250.

Dairy: Top milking age 1950; Top Bred Hfr. 1725; Top Open Hfr. 690.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA No report BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA October 5, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 64-67.75, lo dress 58-63.50; Boners 8085% lean 58-63.75, hi dress 61.75-65.25; Lean 85-90% lean 52-58.50, hi dress 60, lo dress 44.50-51.75.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1315-1520# 67.50-68; hi dress 1630# 75;YG 2 1135# 62.75.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 1 315-420# 108-126; 510565# 111-119; M 2 225# 108; Hfrs. L 2 490# 68; L 3

385# 57; Bulls L 1 585# 70; L 2 435# 87; 680# 60; L 3 275-460# 50-75; 500# 58; L 3 Hols. 270-420# 66-70.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 95-115# 120-147; No. 2 Hols. 95-115# 82-120; 8590# 62-72; No. 3 95-110# 57-77; 75-90# 47-60; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 95-105# 180210/hd; No. 2 Hols. hfrs. 80100# 100-140/hd; BeefX 100# 100.

Vealers: 65-100# 12-57.

Boars: 300# 45/hd; Jr. 220# 105/hd.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 1555# 24-54; 65-90# 44-84.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 50-60# 150-185; 70100# 120-185; Gd & Ch 1-2 60-105# 100-120; Yearlings 115-145# 90-100; Ewes Gd 2-3 145-180# 80-95; Rams 145-175# 80-105.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 60-70# 82.50-85; Sel 2 2540# 27.50-45; 45-55# 40-75; Sel 3 20-50# 15-40; Nannies Sel 1 100-120# 80-82.50; Sel 2 100-130# 60-75; Sel 3 80-100# 20-50; Wethers Sel 1 160# 175.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA October 11, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 68-75; Boners 62.50-71.50; Lean 60-68; Big Middle/lo dress/lights 55-64.25; Shelly 54 & dn.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 90-110# 130142; No. 2 90-120# 100-130; No. 3 80-130# 50-100; Util 48 & dn; Hols. hfrs. 80# 125.

Swine: Sows 480-515# 5355.25; Boars 650# 29.75.

Goats: Family 164; Fleshy Kids 66-118; Small/thin/bottle 25-64.Gd & Ch 75-130# 168-205.

Sheep: all wts. 80-138.

Sale every Tuesday * 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry & Eggs * 6 pm for Livestock starting with Calves * Special Fed & Feeder Cattle Sale Tues., Oct. 18 - Selling Registered American

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Simmental Bull.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA Small Animal Sale October 11, 2011 Rabbits: 1-14 Rabbit Families: 10-13 Chickens: .50-6.50 Ducks: 5 Lizard: 10 Bunnies: .50-5 Pigeons: .50-5.50 Chicks: .50-1 Guinea Pigs: .50-1 All animals sold by the piece. Sale starts at 5 pm

Pennsylvania Markets Mercer

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DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC Dewart, PA October 10, 2011 Cattle: 216 Cows: Breakers 65-68.50; Boners 60-64.50; Lean 5659.50.

Bulls: 1190-1270# 7275.50.

Feeder Bulls: L 1 320-410# 110-128; 420-560# 105115; 2565-6266# 95-107.

Feeder Heifers: L 1 304420# 102-123; 424-512# 90121; 515-576# 900-97.

Calves: 192. Bulls No. 1 95115# 132-155; 80-95# 105145; No. 2 95-115# 110130; 80-95# 75-100; Hfrs.

No. 1 84-104# 180-220; No. 2 78-94# 110-155.

Goats (/hd): Billies L up to 175/hd; S 92-120; Nannies 75-85.

Hay: 11 lds, 200-800/ton.

Oats: 1 ld, 3.50/bu.

Wood: 2 lds, 72-145/ld.

EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA No report GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA No report INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA No report KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA

October 8, 2011 Alfalfa: 3 lds, 150-220 Mixed Hay: 8 lds, 85-270 Timothy: 3 ld, 230-250 Grass: 5 lds, 170-260 Straw: 1 ld, 190 Firewood: 5 lds, 65-90 Rye Seed: 2 lds, 14-16 LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA October 7, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1150-1580# 119.50123.50; Ch 2-3 1200-1495# 113.50-120; Sel 2-3 10801380# 108-114.50; Hols. Hi CH & Pr 2-3 1350-1710# 98-102; Ch 2-3 1300-1565# 94-97.50; Sel 2-3 12001410# 88-92.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1290-1435# 113.50116.50; Ch 2-3 1145-1290# 111.50-113.

Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 70-73, hi dress 73-78, lo dress 6870; Breakers 75-80% lean 63-69, hi dress 69-72.50, lo dress 57-63; Boners 8085% lean 61-65.50, hi dress 65.50-67.50, lo dress 57.5061; Lean 85-90% lean 5360.50, hi dress 60.50-65, lo dress 48-55.

Slaughter Bulls: Mon.YG 1 1459-1895# 78-80, lo dress 1610-1865# 68-73; hi dress 1520-1605# 89.50-93; very hi dress 100-18; Bullocks 850-1410# 81.50-84; hi dress 890-1295# 87.50-92, lo dress 1060-1285# 70.5075; Thurs. YG 1 1200-2195# 74-79, hi dress 81-88, lo dress 68-73.

Graded Holstein Bull Calves: Mon. No. 1 95-115# 165-185; No. 2 95-120# 130160; 85-90# 60-90; No. 3 95105# 60-75; 75-90# 50-60; Util 65-100# 20-60; Hols.

Hfrs. No. 2 70-80# 110-190; non-tubing 60-75# 22-37; Tues. No. 1 pkg 121# 130; 95-113# 140-154; pkg 90# 110; pkg 85# 75; No. 2 95113# 137-147; pkg 95# 124; 75-83# 35-75; No. 3 73-94# 42-75; pkg 93# 110; Util 73103# 20-50; Graded Hols.

Hfrs No. 1 91-113# 205250; pkg 83# 140; No. 2 8190# 100-165; non-tubing 6580# 12-55.

Graded Bull Calves: Thurs.

No. 1 pkg 120-128# 134; 98118# 149-160; 90-96# 110133; No. 2 pkg 120-128# 134; 98-118# 125-147; 9094# 100; 80-92# 50-58; No. 3 90-130# 50-60; 72-88# 2225; Util 60-110# 11-25; Hols. hfr. calves No. 1 85-100# 100-150; No. 2 80-120# 50100; Util 70-110# 15-50.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA October 4, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 62.50-68; Boners 80-85% lean 53-59; Lean 88-90% lean 48-54, lo dress 44-48.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 95-120# 130-150; 8090# 80-100; No. 2 95-120# 100-120; No. 3 90-120 5090.

Vealers: Util 60-100# 20-45.

LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA October 5 2011 Slaughter Holstein Steers: Sel 1-3 1345-1445# 82.5084.75.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi ch & Pr 2-4 1440# 116; Ch 2-3 1345# 114.75.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 66.2567; Breakers 75-80% lean 62-64; Boners 80-85% lean 56.50-61.50, lo dress 5758.50; Lean 85-90% lean 50-55.50, lo dress 45-49.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1375-1815# 70.50-72; Bullocks 1220-1530# 79.50-83.

Feeder Steers: L 3 Hols.

435-505# 75-77.50.

Vealers: Util 70-115# 40-65; 60-65# 15-32.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 140-157.50; 85-90# 95-115; No. 2 95115# 125-142.50; 80-90# 80-100; No. 3 95-120# 75105; 80-90# 55-75.

Lambs: Ch 2-3 47-50# 189200; 65-80# 150-170.

Ewes: Gd 1-2 170# 88; Util 1-2 100-200# 69-79.

Goats: Kids Sel 1 30# 6670; 50# 90; 80# 122.50; Sel 2 30-40# 50-57.50; Sel 3 50# 57.50-70; Nannies Sel 2 80-90# 74-86.

Feeder Pigs (/cwt): US 1-3 one lot 56# 155; Barrows & Gilts 50-54% lean 235-260# 76-78; 45-50% lean 225# 71.

MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA October 4, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1260-1530# 120-124; Ch 2-3 1185-1545# 114.50120; Sel 1-3 1120-1550# 108.50-114.

Slaughter Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1330-1550# 100.50-104.50; Ch 2-3 1220-1605# 96-100.50; Sel 1-3 1345-1540# 91-95.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1150-1255# 115-117, one 1500# 124; Ch 2-3 1080-1320# 109-114.50; full/YG 4-5 1140-1533# 102107.50; Sel 1-3 1010-1140# 102-108.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 69-70; Breakers 75-80% lean 6368, lo dress 62; Boners 8085% lean 57-62.50, lo dress 52-55; Lean 85-90% lean 52-56, hi dress 55, lo dress 45-52.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1030-1830# 67-74; hi dress 1360-1745# 77-86.50.

Feeder Steers: L 1 325# 127; 600-775# 91-106; L 2 310-445# 84-105; 525-745# 80-89; L 3 Hols. 335-425# 68-77; 730-975# 66-68.

Feeder Heifers: M 1 317415# 95; 540# 90; M&L 2 212-250# 79-90; 320-435# 77-87; 525-695# 70-84.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 332465# 90-120; 500# 89; M&L 2 310-410# 77-97; L 3 Hols.

285-445# 61-71; 795# 72.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 122-160; 90# 115-117; No. 2 95-110# 85120; 80-90# 77-102; No. 3 95-110# 62-85; 75-90# 6075; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 95-105# 185-190; No. 2 Hols. Hfrs 80-110# 77-140.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 10-60.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 240-270# 69-73.50; 280-330# 6570.50; 45-50% lean 220282# 64.50-69.

Sows: US 1-3 460-475# 4655; 545-610# 54-58.50.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA October 10, 2011 Cattle: 108 Steers: Ch 102-105; Gd 94100 Heifers: Ch 100-106; Gd 92-100.

Cows: Util & Comm. 60-68; Canner/lo Cutter 60 & dn.

Bullocks: Gd & Ch 78-83 Bulls: YG 1 63-70 Feeder Cattle: Steers 70100; Bulls 65-90; Hfrs. 6095.

Calves: 54. Ch 90-105; Gd 80-90; Std 15-60; Hols. Bulls 90-130# 60-130.

Hogs: 25. US 1-2 72-73.50; US 1-3 68-71.50; Sows US 1-3 45-61; Boars 35-48.

Feeder Pigs: 32. US 1-3 20-50# 29-55 Goats: 20-160 MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA October 10, 2011 Alfalfa/Grass: 185-245 Grass: 180-205 Rd. Bale: 100 Round Bales: 95-150 Lg. Sq. Bales: 125-155 Straw: 125 Wood: 47.50-55 Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA October 10, 2011 Roosters: 1.50-4.50 Hens: .25-1.50 Banties: .10-1 Ducks: 3 Bunnies: 1-3.25 Rabbits: 8-12 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm.

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA October 6, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1150-1580# 119.50122.50; Ch 2-3 1200-1495# 113.50-117.50; Sel 2-3 1080-1325# 110-112.

Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1350-1710# 98-102; Ch 2-3 1300-1565# 9497.50; Sel 2-3 1200-1410# 88-92.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1290-1435# 113.50116.50; Ch 2-3 1145-1290# 111.50-113.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 70-72, hi dress 73-78, lo dress 68-70; Breakers 75-80% lean 6367, hi dress 67.50-7.50, lo dress 57-60.50; Boners 8085% lean 61-65, hi dress 66-67, lo dress 57.50-60; Lean 88-90% lean 53-57, hi dress 58-62.50, lo dress 4852.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1200-2195# 74-79, hi dress 81-88; lo dress 68-73.

Graded Bull Calves: Hols.

No. 1 pkg 120-128# 134; 98118# 149-160; 90-96# 110133; 80-88# 50-80; No. 2 pkg 120-128# 134; 98-118# 125-147; 90-94# 100; 8092# 50-58; No. 3 90-130# 50-60; 72-88# 22-25; Util 60110# 11-25.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 85-100# 100-150; No. 2 80-120# 50-100; Util 70110# 15-50.

NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA No report.

NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA October 10, 2011 Slaughter Lambs: Non-traditional markets: Wooled & Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 60-80# 216-230; 80-90# 207-226; 90-110# 207-222; 110-130# 204-219; 130-150# 194208; 150-200# 188-205; Wooled & Shorn Ch 2-3 5060# 200-216; 60-80# 190210; 80-90# 194-200; 90110# 192-200; 110-130# 190-202.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M flesh 120-160# 105-120; 160-200# 94-100; 200-300# 84-98; Util 1-2 thin flesh 120-160# 81-96; 160-200# 80-94.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 4060# 106-133; 60-80# 126147; 80-90# 146-161; 90100# 179-186; Sel 2 40-50# 76-87; 50-60# 82-96; 60-80# 101-127; 80-90# 119-134; Sel 3 30-40# 54-68; 40-60# 66-79; 70-80# 65-80.

Slaughter Nannies/Does: Sel 1 80-130# 105-120; 130-180# 110-125; Sel 2 80-130# 89-104; Sel 3 5080# 57-71; 80-130# 68-83.

Slaughter Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100-150# 172-187; 150-250# 204-219; Sel 2 100-150# 138-153.

NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Wilmington, PA No report NEW WILMINGTON PRODUCE AUCTION, INC. New Wilmington, PA No report PA DEPT OF

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CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, PA October 7, 2011 US 1-2: 15 hd, 34-39# 121131; 14 hd, 48# 125; 28 hd, 50-59# 120-134; 19 hd, 6066# 110-127; 12 hd, 70-74# 95-106; 23 hd, 80-92# 8099.

US 2: 18 hd, 109# 85.

US 2-3: 6 hd, 63# 61; 50 hd, 78-80# 78-80.

As Is: 13 hd, 47-55# 10103; 7 hd, 62-118# 75-85 *Next State Graded Sales Fri., Oct. 26 & Nov. 18.

Receiving 7:30 am till 10 am. Sale time 1 pm.

Boars: 365-845# 30.2531.25; Jr. 275-330# 54.5056.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 45# 45; 80# 70.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 50-65# 157-192; 7795# 147-170; 125-130# 137-155; Ewes Gd 2-3 215# 77.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 3035# 67-72; 65# 85; Sel 2 under 20# 10-25; 20-40# 27-52; 45-55# 52-62.

Slaughter Nannies: Sel 1 90-130# 80-92; Sel 2 90100# 57-70; Sel 3 80-90# 27-45.

Billies: Sel 3 100# 30.

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT AGRICULTURE Grain Market Summary Compared to last week corn sold .15 to .20 higher, wheat sold steady, barley sold .10-.20 higher, oats sold steady to .05 higher & Soybeans sold steady to .05 lower. EarCorn sold 5 lower. All prices /bu. except ear corn is /ton.

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.40-7.06, Avg 6.70, Contracts 6.20-6.95; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.586.34, Avg 6, Contracts 5.93-6.12; Barley No. 3 Range 4.70-5.50, Avg 5.10, Contracts 4.75, Oats No. 2 Range 4.25-5, Avg 4.62; Soybeans No 2 Range 10.83-11.28, Avg 11, Contracts 10.94-11.25; EarCorn Range 188-195, Avg 191.50.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6-7.35, Avg 6.68; Wheat 6.34; Barley No. 3 Range 4.60-4.75, Avg 4.67; Oats No. 2 Range 3.804.30, Avg 4; Soybeans No. 2 Range 10-11.28, Avg 10.88; EarCorn Range 195220, Avg 207.50.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.52-7.20, Avg 6.62; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.30-6.40, Avg 5.63; Barley No. 3 Range 3.70-5.60, Avg 4.94; Oats No. 2 Range 34.90, Avg 3.73; Soybeans

No. 2 Range 10.50-11.58, Avg 11.17; EarCorn Range 165-180, Avg 172.50 Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 6.50-6.95, Avg 6.73; Wheat No. 2 Range 7; Barley No. 3 Range 4.70; Oats No. 2 Range 4.35; Soybeans No. 2 Range 1111.60, Avg 11.28; Gr. Sorghum Range 7.15.

Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6-7.35, Avg 6.68, Mo. Ago 8.16, Yr Ago 5.37; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.30-7, Avg 5.95, Mo Ago 6.88, Yr Ago 6.24; Barley No. 3 Range 3.705.60, Avg 4.89, Mo Ago 4.88, Yr Ago 2.67; Oats No. 2 Range 3-5, Avg 4.03, Mo Ago 4.13, Yr Ago 2.33; Soybeans No. 2 Range 1011.60, Avg 11.05, Mo Ago 13.88, Yr Ago 10.84; EarCorn Range 165-220; Avg 190.50, Mo Ago 211.25, Yr Ago 121.87.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 5.68-6.75, Avg 5.98;Wheat No. 2 Range 5.33; Oats No. 2 Range 3.50-4.75, Avg 4.31; Soybeans No. 2 Range 10.73.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary October 7, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &

Pr 2-3 119.50-123.50; Ch 13 113-120; Sel 1-2 108-114; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 100104.50; Ch 2-3 93-99; Sel 12 88-93.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 115.50-117; Ch 1-3 109-114.50; Sel 1-2 102108.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 63-68; Boners 80-85% lean 58-65; Lean 85-90% lean 50.50-57.

Slaughter Bulls: lo dress 65-73, Avg dress 74-80; hi dress 79.50-93.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 120-144; 500-700# 112-140; M&L 2 300-500# 132-140; 500-700# 85-140.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 110-135; 500700# 104-125; M&L 2 300500# 90-110; 500-700# 83110.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 116-145; 500-700# 100-130; M&L 2 300-500# 110-122.50; 500-700# 92110.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 20-60.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bulls 95-125# 120-160; No. 2 95-125# 100-130; No. 3 80-120# 50-100; No. 1 Hols.

Hfrs. 84-105# 150-250; No. 2 80-105# 90-160.

Hogs: Barrows & Glts 4954% lean 220-270# 63-69; 45-50% lean 220-270# 6670.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 5760; 500-700# 61-63.75.

Graded Feeder Pigs: US 12 20-30# 110-200; 30-40# 110-160; 40-50# 80-165; 5060# 80-120; US 2 20-30# 100-165; 30-40# 90-125; 4050# 80-90; 50-60# 90-110.

Slaughter Sheep: Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 190-217; 60-80# 191-211; 80-110# 184-202; Ch 1-3 40-60# 181-202; 6080# 171-196; 80-110# 166190; Ewes Gd 2-3 120-160# 82-97; 160-200# 78-91; Util 1-2 120-160# 74-86; 160200# 70-84.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 90-108; 60-80# 106-140; 80-100# 136-151; Sel 2 40-60# 72-94; 60-80# 88-106; Sel 3 40-60# 34-56; 60-80# 53-90; Nannies Sel 1 80-130# 94-108; 130-180# 101-116; Sel 2 80-130# 6984; 130-180# 81-96; Sel 3 50-80# 49-64; 80-130# 6276; Billies Sel 1 100-150# 165-175; 150-250# 190208; Sel 2 100-150# 121136; 150-250# 169-183.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Hay Market Summary October 10, 2011 Hay & Straw Market For Eastern PA: All hay prices paid by dealers at the farm and /ton. Compared to last week hay and straw sold

mostly steady. All hay and straw reported sold /ton.

Alfalfa 175-250; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 160300; Timothy 150-200; Straw 100-160 clean; Mulch 60-80.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 139 lds Hay, 33 Straw. Alfalfa 130-320; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 120-325; Timothy 195-295; Grass Hay 150-325; Straw 140225 clean.

Diffenbach Auct, N. Holland: September 26, 65 lds Hay, 16 lds Straw. Alfalfa 170-305; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 165-355; Timothy 195-295; Grass 150-340; Straw 140-280 clean.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: October 7, 30 lds Hay, 2 Straw. Alfalfa 175-225; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 160-320; Timothy 250-260; Grass Hay 175-300; Straw 185 clean.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: October 6, 19 lds Hay, 4 Straw. Alfalfa 110180; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 120-325; Grass 195-325; Straw 175-225.

Wolgemuth Auction: Leola, PA: October 5, 28 lds Hay, 11 lds Straw. Alfalfa 130-320; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 137-300; Timothy 225-385; Grass 175-187; Straw 147190 clean.

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Summary of Central PA Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 88 Loads Hay, 13 Straw.

Alfalfa 180-220; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 105335; Timothy 120-200; Grass 110-270; Straw 135205 clean.

Belleville Auct, Belleville: September 28, 12 lds Hay, 0 ld Straw. Alfalfa 205-290; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 140300.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: October 3, 14 Lds Hay, 3 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 120-350; Straw 190-245 clean.

Greencastle Livestock: October 3 & 6, 6 lds Hay, 0 ld Straw. Alfalfa/Grass 102.50-135; Timothy 90105.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: October 1, 19 lds Hay, 4 Straw. Alfalfa 180220; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 105-310; Timothy 175-250; Grass Hay 130-300; Straw 190-200 clean.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: October 4, 13 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 170-335; Grass 110-270; Straw 155.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: September 29 & October 4, 24 lds Hay, 5 Straw. Alfalfa 130-178; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 110-230; Timothy 120-200; Straw 130-178 clean.

New Wilmington Livestock, New Wilmington: September 30, 17 lds Hay, 0 lds Straw. Alfalfa/Grass 160185.

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VINTAGE SALES STABLES Paradise, PA October 10, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1315-1450# 121.50123.50; Ch 2-3 1215-1435# 115-121.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1105-1180# 117.25118; Ch 2-3 1090-1160# 113.50-115; Hols. Sel 1-3 1010-1230# 88.50-93.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 62.25-68; Boners 80-85% lean 57-63; Lean 85-90% lean 52.5058.50.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 95-120# 120-145; 85-90# 60-80; No. 2 100-120# 80115; No. 3 80-125# 40-70; Util 65-115# 15-40; Hols.

Hfrs. No. 2 75-90# 90-160.

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WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Leola, PA October 12, 2011 Loads: 24 Alfalfa: 2 lds, 140-150 Mixed Hay: 7 lds, 120-300 Grass: 6 lds, 120-210 Baleage: 2 ldsa, 45-65 Fodder: 1 ld, 142 Rye: 2 lds, 13.50-14 Firewood: 2 lds, 75

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by Donna Erickson Apple crisp with a berry twist There is something about fall, with its cooler days and the abundance of juicy apples, that brings out the baker in us all. Brisk breezes and rustling leaves almost seem to whisper “apple crisp.”

Measure, stir and bake this mouthwatering apple dessert using autumn’s apple harvest and colorful, juicy frozen blackberries. In this recipe the steps are not only simple, but also mixed with play! Every member of the family will want to be part of the preparation, not to mention the tasting when it comes out of the oven!

Apple Blackberry Crisp

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Good Housekeeping Sausage and Pumpkin Pasta There’s no getting around pumpkins this fall! Paired with spicy sausage, convenient canned pumpkin livens up the usual dinner pasta.

1 pound rigatoni 8 ounces spicy Italian sausage, casings removed 5 fresh sage leaves, finely chopped 1 can (15-ounce) pure pumpkin 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1. Cook rigatoni as label directs, reserving 1 cup cooking water.

2. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook sausage on medium 6 minutes, breaking up sausage. Add fresh sage leaves; cook 1 minute, stirring. Add pumpkin and reserved pasta water; mix well.

3. Drain pasta; return to pot. Add sausage mixture; heat through. Stir in Parmesan. Serves 4.

Velvety Pumpkin Soup Enjoy this rich soup as the weather gets colder.

2 tablespoons butter 1 shallot, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1 can (15-ounce) pure pumpkin 2 cups lower-sodium chicken broth 1/2 cup water 1/2 teaspoon salt 1. In 4-quart saucepot, melt butter on mediumhigh. Add shallot, cook 30 seconds, stirring. Add cumin; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Add pumpkin, lower-sodium chicken broth and water. Cover and heat to boiling on high. Stir in salt.

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by Healthy Exchanges Octoberfest Meatballs Octoberfest or Oktoberfest? Which way do you spell it? We may have Americanized a traditional German celebration, but we certainly have embraced the best of their traditions — from polka music to hardy fare.

16 ounces extra-lean ground sirloin or turkey breast 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon purchased graham cracker crumbs 1 teaspoon apple pie spice 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can reduced-fat tomato soup 1 teaspoon dried onion flakes 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray an 8-by-8-inch baking dish with butter-flavored cooking spray.

2. In a large bowl, combine meat, applesauce, graham cracker crumbs and apple pie spice. Form into 12 (2-inch) meatballs. Place meatballs in prepared baking dish.

3. In a small bowl, combine tomato soup, onion flakes and parsley flakes. Spoon soup mixture evenly over meatballs. Cover and bake for 45 to 50 minutes.

4. For each serving, place 2 meatballs on a plate and evenly spoon sauce mixture over top. Serves six.

• Each serving equals: About 208 calories, 8g fat, 14g protein, 20g carb., 328mg sodium, 1g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 2 Meat, 1 Starch/Carb. (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

Filling: 5 apples or about 4 cups when peeled and sliced 1 cup frozen blackberries, thawed slightly 1 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon flour Juice from one lemon Topping: 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 cups quick oats 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Pinch of salt 1/2 cup melted butter 1. To make the crisp, peel the apples. If your children are skilled at using a vegetable peeler, make

peeling the apples a game. Start at the stem, and peel in a spiral motion. Try to make the longest strip without breaking it. If your kids are competitive, they’ll have the apples peeled in no time!

2. Cut the peeled apples into 1/4-inch slices. While you are at it, for a surprise, cut an apple in half widthwise to reveal a star design in the middle. Place the slices in a large bowl. Add slightly thawed blackberries, sugar, flour and lemon juice. Combine and spoon into a medium-size 8-inch-by-11-inch baking dish.

3. For the topping, in another bowl, stir together the flour, oats, sugars, cinnamon, salt and melted butter.

Mix lightly until crumbly. Sprinkle this topping mixture with fingers over apples and berries. Press lightly.

4. Place in preheated oven. If you have a window on your oven door, let the kids keep watch to observe when the fruit juices bubble up through the browned topping. That will be the clue that the apple-berry crisp is done, about 30 minutes.

5. Serve warm with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a sprig of mint on top.

Then give yourselves a standing ovation!

Extra idea: Add a teaspoon or two of leftover berry juice to the whipped cream. Swirl it around to create a purple marbled effect, and then spoon on top of each serving. (c) 2011 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.

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On the River - Minutes from the Adirondack Park. No Better Location for Roadside Sales. #2272 - Located on the Beautiful West Canada Creek.

Herkimer County 123 acre Gentleman's Farm. Exceptional soils. 50 acres tillable. Silt Loem. High organic matter and premier vegetable soil. 20 acres of pasture in good fence. Balance woods. Lots of firewood. Awesome hunting. 2 story dairy barn w/65 tie stalls. Enclosed manure room. Side addition for 20 additional heifers. Large drive-in hay mow 10,000 bale capacity. Good 60x80 machinery building w/8x14 cooler for vegetables. Good 28x48 Greenhouse with water and power. Nice 2 story 3 bdrm home with a large attached 2 car garage. New windows and furnace. Farm is currently used for roadside sales of beef, hogs, and veggies but could be Dairy again. Over 1,500 ft. of frontage on West Canada Creek. Awesome fishing and kayaking.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reduced from $320,0000 to $300,000

Showplace Madison County Dairy Farm with a large modern home #2254 - Neat, Clean, & Turnkey. 220 acre farm, 160 exceptional well drained tillable acres with additional 40+ acres to rent. Balance mostly pasture, some woods. Two story 68 stall dairy barn with attached 80 stall free stall for dry cow and young stock. 3 very nice Morton machinery buildings. Nice 2 story 5 bedroom 3 bath Modern Home. This is truly an exceptional farm that has everything. Great milking facility, room for heifers and dry cows, plenty of machinery storage, and enough supporting lands. Farm recently appraised by leading Ag Bank at close to $550,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $550,000 Cattle, machinnery, and feed available

2302 - Otsego County Free stalll Operation. Buildings for 300 head.

Double 8 milking parlor, 3,000 gallon bulk tank, large concrete pad for feed storage. Good 2 story 4 bdrm home. All situated on 70 acres of land w/40+/acres tillable, gravel loem soils w/lots of additional land to rent reasonable.

Great location. Mins from Cooperstown or Oneonta. Farm would work well for dairy although buildings are conducive for horses and beef. Farm has 2 trout streams. Excellent deer and turkey hunting. Nice area to live and farm. Priced to sell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $245,000

2256 - Madison County Free stall Operation. 210 acres 160 acres of very productive tillable land. 2 barns with 280 free stalls. Double 10 rapid exit parlor. Large concrete pad for feed storage. Good 2 story 5 bedroom home with 2 baths. Several custom operators in the area for harvesting and planting feed.

This farm is turnkey, ready to milk. Good farming area, agricultural and machinery businesses all close by.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $550,000

2280 - Otsego County Dairy Farm. 25 acres total, 10 tillable, balance pasture. Plenty of additional land close by to rent or purchase feed dealers in the area. Single story conventional barn with 55 ties set up to milk. 20x80 young stock barn. 2 upright silos 20x60 & 18x60. Older 2 story 4 bdrm 2 bth home in good condition. New windows, new septic. All located on a quiet road, mins to Cooperstown. Buy for Dairy or would make a nice farm for horses or beef. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $175,000

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www.demereerealty.com • demeree@ntcnet.com #718 - Nice 210A. free stall dairy farm w/170 tillable flat to rolling acres w/sandy/loam soil - 120 cow free stall barn w/double 10 Beco Parlor w/ATO’s, 3,000 gal bulk tank also 160 ft. free stall heifer/dry cow barn, 20x41 ft. Sealstore grain silo & 170x100 ft. bunk silo w/concrete floor - Good 9 rm. home w/5 bdrms. & 2 baths - corn & wood stoves - nice fireplace, also village water & Artisian spring . . . . . . . . . . . . .$550,000 #26 - Ten plus acres between Middleville & Herkimer on Rte. 28 near KOA camp grounds with 40x80 ft. maintenance/shop/garage w/two 16 ft. over head doors, one 14 ft. door, 16x30 ft. storage space inside plus office space - radiant heat in floors, 250 gal. oil tank, dug well & septic. . . . . . . . . . . .$149,000 REDUCED TO $129,000 #18 - Great site for new home or business at end of Industrial Dr. Rd., Frankfort, NY - 25 A. open land with city water & sewer - also 45 A. wet lands with lots of wild life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000 REDUCED TO $50,000 #267 - Hobby/horse farm w/49 acres - 27 tillable, 12 pasture & 8 woods - 10 rm, 2 story home in good cond’t w/deck, above ground pool, vinyl siding, steel roof, circular driveway & full basement - 84x40 ft. 2 story barn w/cleaner, 34x18 ft. horse barn w/4 stalls - 24x74 ft. garage w/shop, 26x75 ft. hay storage shed & 14x30 ft. steel silo - 2 wells & half acre pond w/fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$210,000 C-72 - Operating Sheep Farm located in southeast Montgomery County. 204 A. total with 104 A. forest managed surveyed woodlot, (last harvested in 2007), 20 A. pasture, remainder prime cropland. 36x80 two-story barn, set-up with pens for livestock, 9-crate heated and insulated farrowing room, additional 30x40 wing off of main barn, 40x80 steel pole barn/large doors, 5 outbuildings: 2-16x21; 2-16x30; 1-12x41. Used for livestock, all with water. Completely remodeled 3200 sq. ft. 200+ yr. old farmhouse.

8 lg. rooms, 4 bdrms., 2 full baths, jacuzzi, wood stove in kitchen/dining area, fireplace insert for wood in sitting room, additional wood or coal forced-air furnace, drilled well and pond. Great hunting, woodlot, and cropland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $499,000 C-64 - HOBBY FARM CONSISTING OF 155A - 105 A. tillable, 44 A. woods, 6 A. pasture. Parcel includes 5,000 ft. road frontage along a paved road. The modular ranch home provides 2 bdrms., 2 full baths, central air, and a wrap-around deck. Also, a 1,500 sq. ft. barn suitable for livestock or storage. This property’s location offers level terrain with an attractive pond, in a private, scenic location . . . . . Asking $325,000

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OCT 22 2011 Annual Farm & Agri-Business Tour 9 am - 4 pm all locations.

Visit an Alpaca ranch, dairy farm, tree nursery, sheep & horse farms, a farm store, an historic site and a large veterinarian’s farm. Purchase a tour booklet and map for $10 on tour day and visit all sites or select the ones you want to see. Maps go on sale Oct. 22 at these locations: Reifsnyder’s Ag Center, 7180 Bernville Rd., Bernville, MA 610-488-0667; Geissler Tree Farms, 1051 Cross Keys Rd., Leesport, MA - 610-9264264 and Berks County Heritage Center, 1102 Red Bridge Rd., Reading, MA 610-374-8839. Wrap up your day with dinner at Ontelaunee Grange.

Maine Sheep Breeders Assoc. Annual Meeting Fairfield, ME. Contact Richard Brzozowski, 207780-4205 or e-mail rbrz@ umext.maine.edu.

UMaine Extension Offers Sheep & Goat Parasite Seminar Kennebec Community College, Fairfield, ME. 8 am - 4 pm. $30/person and includes lunch and reference materials. Contact Colleen Hoyt, 207-781-6099 or 800287-1471 or e-mail colleen.hoyt@maine.edu. On Internet at http:// umaine.edu/livestock OCT 29 How to Run A Successful CSA Many Hands Organic Farm, 411 Sheldon Rd., Barre, MA. 9 am - 12 pm. Tour the field growing areas, hoop houses, farm equipment and CSA packing area. Register online with a credit card or Echeck at www.nofamass.org. Preregistration is required unless arranged by phone with the organizer, Ben Grosscup at 413-658-5374.

Cancellations will be honored and refunds issued with notice made (except $8 processing fee) by Oct. 19.

Potluck lunch will be shared when workshop ends. Bring a dish to pass. Scholarships may be available for those who need and apply for them. Contact Ben Grosscup, 413-658-5374 or ben.grosscup@nofamass.org UMaine Extension Offers Intermediate & Advanced Sheep Shearing School Pineland Farms, New Gloucester, ME. 9 am - 3 pm. $45/person and includes lunch and reference materials.

Contact Richard Brzozowski, 207-70-4205 or e-mail richard.brzozowski@maine.edu NOV 4 Maine Dairy Insurance Workshop Workshop and lunch are free for Maine dairy producers. register no later than O c t o b e r 2 8 a t extension.umaine.edu/crop insurance or call 207-5813875 or 800-287-0274 (in Maine).

NOV 5 52nd Northland Toy Club Collectible Toy Show Polish Community Center, Washington Ave. Ext., Albany, NY. 9 am - 2 pm.

Admissin is $3, children under 12 free with adult.

Contact N.T.C., 518-9665239.

NOV 5-6 2nd Annual Fiber Festival of New England Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, MA. Sheep Shearing, Workshops, Fleece Sale, Fiber Animals, Demonstrations, Children’s Area, Fiber Fashion Show, Sheep Dog Demonstrations. More than 150 vendors selling raw fleeces, fencing, yarn, clothing, blankets, knitting needles, spinning wheels, shawl pins & brooches, Christmas ornaments, fiber animals, roving, patterns, felting kits, beads & much more. Call 413-205-5011 or aginfo@ thebige.com. On Internet at fiberfestival.org NOV 11-12 It Takes a Region - 2011: Conference to Build our Northeast Food System Desmond Hotel & Conference Center, Albany, NY. Contact Kathy Ruhf, 413323-9878, e-mail kzruhf@ verizon.net. On Internet at www.ittakesaregion.org NOV 11-18 North American International Livestock Exposition Sheep Show Louisville, KY. On Internet at www.livestockexpo.org NOV 17 A Team Approach to Developing Successful Farm Transfer Plans Doyle Center, 464 Abbot Ave., Leominister, MA. 9 am - 4 pm. Designed for professionals who assist, or would like to assist farmers with any aspect of farm transfer or succession plans. Contact Bob Bernstein, 603-3571600.

NOV 29 Working Together to Preserve Farmland Canterbury Community Center, 1 Municipal Dr., Canterbury, CT. 6:30-9 pm.

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

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On Internet at www. acresusa.com JAN 7 VA Sheep Producers Assoc. Annual Meeting Blacksburg, VA. Contact Scott Greiner, 540-231-9163 or e-mail sgreiner@vt.edu.

JAN 14 NOFA 25th Annual Winter Conference Worcester State University, 486 Chandler St., Worcester, MA. Contact Cathleen O’Keefe, e-mail wc@ nofamass.org. On Internet at www.nofamass.org/con ferences/winter/index.php JAN 20-21 16th Annual VT Grazing & Livestock Conference Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee, VT. Featuring local, regional and national speakers on multiple species grazing management & production.

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